Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 98 Wu Zhuo's Fang Wenshan
"I have no idea what is good or bad in terms of lyrics and music. Huo Zhuo, just tell me which ones you like and I'll support you!"

The members of Fahrenheit each took the lyrics and music that were distributed to them. While everyone else was paying attention to the lyrics and music, Calvin Chen quietly said something to Wu Chao.

Wu Zun beside him also added, "I'll listen to you too."

Wu Zhuo nodded and carefully looked at the songs in his hand.

"Fuck..."

After flipping through two A4 sheets of lyrics and music, Wu Zhuo looked at the third song.

When he saw this, he couldn't help but swear.

"What's wrong?" Calvin Chen looked at him with a puzzled look, "Is the song too bad?"

"No!" Wu Zhuo took a deep breath and suppressed the surprise in his heart.

Wu Zhuo never thought that the songs produced by the company would be rubbish.

Just like a good script requires good actors, the same is true for songs.

For many songwriters, having their songs sung by famous singers is not only a recognition of their abilities, but also an improvement in their status.

Back then, Jay Chou also relied on writing songs for others and only got the opportunity to release records after he became famous.

Perhaps, for professionals in the industry, the professional capabilities of the group Fahrenheit are average, and among its members, only Wu Chao is worth watching.

But it is undeniable that Fahrenheit is very popular!
Being popular means that their albums have fans buying into them.

For newcomers in the industry, this is an opportunity to make a name for themselves and attract the attention of more companies in the industry.

For well-known musicians, this is a good opportunity to make money. As long as the record sells well, those creators who can get royalties can take this opportunity to make a fortune.

Therefore, it will not be surprising to find good songs among those recruited by Huayan.

However, the song in front of him really surprised Wu Zhuo.

"Chinese".

Yes, it’s the song “Chinese” by SHE.

Wu Chao didn't expect to see it in the song selection of Fahrenheit's new album.

I took a quick look at the lyrics and music column and found that the composer was Zheng Nan.

Wu Zhuo remembers him. He was a singer-songwriter who joined HIM Records last year.

When Wu Zhuo went to register the music copyright at the beginning of the year, he also found that this song had been registered with the Copyright Association.

At that time, he was still wondering why SHE had already started preparing songs for next year's album so quickly.

Unexpectedly, the other party actually voted for them.

Putting the song "Chinese" aside, Wu Chao continued to look at other songs.

There were no subsequent songs that he was particularly familiar with, except for "I Like You So Much" and "Summer Snow" written by Tank, which Wu Chao knew.

These two songs were songs by Fahrenheit in their previous life.

After taking out these two songs, Wu Zhuo picked out a few other songs and gave them to Lu Shiyu.

Based on the songs everyone submitted, Lu Shiyu prioritized the songs that everyone had agreed on, and then discussed the songs that disagreed with everyone based on the objections.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that everyone here is either a producer or a company executive.

When they quarreled with each other, they were no better than street urchins.

Especially Chen Yanxin, a talented lyricist from Malaysia. A song he wrote was rejected by most people. He was so angry that he slammed the table and started arguing with others.

In the end, it was Lu Shiyu who made the final decision, which ended the farce.

After finishing the song selection, the meeting started to discuss the planning of this album.

If song selection is the home turf of Huayan Records, then marketing planning is the home turf of Komi.

Feng Jiarui enthusiastically explained to everyone his various promotional plans for Fahrenheit's new album.

From the hype at the beginning of the album production to the planning after the album is released.

He talked a lot.

Wu Zhuo summed it up in one sentence, "Learn from F4."

As for the fact that Feng Jiarui only knew this one trick to learn F4, Wu Chao felt that he was too deeply influenced by Chai Zhiping.

But I have to admit that this trick is very useful.

That’s how Fahrenheit rose to fame. They first became famous through “KO One”, then released records, then filmed TV series, and then released records, and it continued like this.

Under the double bombardment, it would be hard for Fahrenheit not to become famous.

The meeting lasted nearly two hours, and after the discussion was almost over, everyone began to leave one after another.

Wu Zhuo did not leave with the Fahrenheit members.

He found Shi Rencheng.

"Manager Shi, I'm leaving the lyrics for the song 'SORRY, SORRY' in your hands!"

Asking Shi Rencheng to write the lyrics for "SORRY SORRY" was not a company procedure, but Wu Chao personally approached Shi Rencheng.

If the company goes through the process, there will be disputes over the copyright of this song.

But it was different when Wu Zhuo had a private chat with Shi Rencheng.

Regardless of whether Shi Rencheng wants to get royalties or a buyout fee, this is authorized by Wu Chao and has nothing to do with the company.

Shi Rencheng was teaching Chen Yanxin a lesson at this time.

Shi Rencheng holds a very high position in Huayan and is the head of the company's planning department.

At the same time, he is also a famous lyricist in Taiwan. At this stage, his fame is not inferior to that of Fang Wenshan.

His most well-known lyricist works include Rene Liu's "Later", SHE's "Not Yet Lovers" and "Don't Want to Grow Up", and in the future he will write lyrics for Yoga Lin's "Lie".

Oh! He is also the one who wrote the lyrics for Fahrenheit's "Chinese".

"I've read the Korean version of the lyrics you wrote, and I've got an idea. Give me some time."

Shi Rencheng glared at Chen Yanxin fiercely. The other party was considered half his disciple. After joining the company, he often asked him for advice on writing lyrics.

After letting Chen Yanxin leave, he looked at Wu Zhuo:

"But, can't you write lyrics yourself? Why do you need me?"

"I don't have that much energy..."

Wu Zhuo smiled bitterly.

He can indeed write lyrics, but he feels that his level is not good enough to embarrass himself.

"Haha, thank you for giving me this opportunity.

The tune of your song is very good.

There is also a Korean version for reference. This money is so easy for me to make.”

After a brief pause, he said, "I might refer to, or even keep some of your lyrics in the Korean version.

So, if the lyrics of this song come out, your name will be added to the lyrics column.

I will also give you half of the proceeds from the word tax."

Hearing this, Wu Zhuo couldn't help but be surprised.

This big brother is so real!
After thinking for a while, Wu Zhuo said, "Then let's put it this way. After I finish composing the music, I will give the lyrics that I don't have time to write to you, Director Shi."

At this point, Wu Zhuo couldn't help but laugh, "Maybe you will become my Fang Wenshan."

"Haha, that's totally possible. Your songs are all very good, and I think I'm pretty good at writing lyrics. We're a perfect match."

Shi Rencheng was very happy.

He has no shortage of good songwriting partners now.

But most of the collaborations are temporary, and there are very few people who collaborate for a long time.

Now Wu Zhuo, a creative talent whose composing ability is recognized by him, is willing to work with him frequently, which is of great benefit to him.

Why is it that in Taiwan's distribution of royalties for lyrics and music, the royalties for lyrics are only 2%, while the royalties for music are more than 3%?

The reason is that the song is more important.

To be honest, if the melody of a song is not good, no matter how good the lyrics are, it will be useless.

It is very important for a lyricist to have a good composer partner.

Jay Chou and Vincent Fang are typical examples.

(End of this chapter)