Huayu 1995

Chapter 336 Golden Melody Awards (Part 1)
This time, Fei Yu-ching came to the airport to pick up Su Chao.

Zhou Chuanxiong and Su Chao have a good relationship, but Zhou Chuanxiong works for Sony, and Sony is worried that Su Chao will poach him, so they don't want Zhou Chuanxiong and Su Chao to get too close.

Moreover, Zhou Chuanxiong regards Su Chao as his benefactor.

Speak with utmost respect.

I treat you like a brother, and you treat me like a godfather.

It's pretty boring.

Did you watch the show?

Fei Yu-ching did not bring a driver; he drove a seven-seater minivan himself.

Fei Yu-ching probably thought Su Chao would bring several assistants and bodyguards.

In fact, Su Chao only brought Taoist priests and monks with him.

"I didn't watch it, I can't receive the channel."

Su Chao was helpless. The show he participated in, "Dragon Brothers and Tiger Brothers," had already aired, but since he was in mainland China, he had no idea how well it had been received.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. It's pretty much the same as when we recorded it; there's hardly any editing."

Fei Yu-ching told Su Chao about what happened after the show aired.

The viewership ratings were very high at the time.

It could even be said to be the highest-rated episode of "Dragon Brothers and Tiger Brothers" this year.

Visitors from mainland China are only one aspect.

The appearance of Ni Ping and Jiang Kun two years ago did not significantly affect the ratings.

The main reason is that Su Chao is too popular in Taiwan.

Dominating the Dragon and Tiger Chart is something no mainland singer has ever done before—the term "princess" is generally assumed to refer to Hong Kong singers.

"There are a few newspapers in the back seat that reported on this program. You can take a look."

Fei Yu-ching was prepared.

Su Chao found the newspaper and flipped through it; unsurprisingly, it was all praise.

The fact that the viewership ratings are so high means that many people are definitely interested in Su Chao.

The media, by keeping up with the trend, will also allow fans to see more positive reports.

Moreover, even if there were any negative things, Fei Yu-ching would not show them to Su Chao, as that would be too embarrassing.

The negative feedback mainly focused on the program's format.

Is it a sign of distorted humanity or moral decay that a mainland Chinese person comes to Taiwan to tell dirty jokes?

Moreover, this mainland talent is not even nineteen years old.

But looking at it from another angle, she's not even nineteen years old yet, and she's able to hold her own against the host on the show, so can't we say she has a great sense of variety?

"The song we sang also became a hit."

Fei Yu-ching was referring to "Far Away," a song that premiered on a variety show.

The variety show used this as a gimmick during its promotion.

It happened to be the time when Su Chao's album was selling like hotcakes, and the songs he wrote for others were also dominating the charts.

Some people will even buy an album just because it contains a song written by Su Chao.

This is also the main reason why the episode set a new annual viewership record.

Was it pirated?

Su Chao asked curiously.

This song was not officially released, but it was essentially released through variety shows.

Once you release it, pirates won't let you off the hook.

"That's for sure. Some pirated albums use my name, claiming that I released a new album, but they're full of random songs. However, most of them are released under the name of your third new album."

Where there is profit, there will be industry.

Piracy industries exist in every country and region.

It has nothing to do with the so-called national quality; the key is whether a strong crackdown will be launched.

MP3 players are what can truly destroy the piracy industry.
"Hey bro, you can put it in your new album, we'll put it anywhere, no charge."

Su Chao is sometimes very generous to his friends.

"Thank you~"

Fei Yu-ching didn't hold back either.

Unfortunately, Su Chao refused to stay at his house.

Fei Yu-ching didn't insist on it either.

Rumors about Fei Yu-ching being gay have been circulating widely in the entertainment industry for some time.

Some say he prefers hairy men, and he has been photographed by the media entering and leaving a luxury mansion with strange men on multiple occasions. Given this, everyone should probably avoid each other.

However, some news reports say that he doesn't want to get married because he has "sexual fastidiousness".

Meanwhile, someone revealed that he once said that the new house should have three rooms, with the husband and wife each sleeping in one room, and the middle room being a "business room" where they would return to their respective rooms after finishing their business. Therefore, to this day, no woman is willing to marry him.

Su Chao stayed at a hotel near the venue of the Golden Melody Awards.

If you need to travel, the hotel will help arrange a car and may even provide a driver.

Anyway, it's all included in the fee.

That evening, Su Chao arrived at the red carpet waiting area ahead of time.

To attend the 3rd Top Chinese Music Awards, I had to ride a skateboard to the event in order to save time.

Although he made it to the time arranged by the organizers, and news reports mostly praised him for being handsome, only he himself knows how disheveled he actually was at the time.

There were already quite a few people in the waiting area.

To be honest, Su Chao doesn't know many Taiwanese singers at all.

Some songs aren't popular, so they simply can't be sold in mainland China.

There are also very popular singers, but they are on the verge of retirement and don't have any good songs left.

For example, Chen Shuhua.

Chen Shuhua can be considered a legendary figure, with classic representative works such as "When Dreams Awaken", "Rolling Red Dust", "Laughing at the Red Dust" and "Clearly My Heart".

For mainland Chinese music fans, she is one of the top three singers in Taiwan.

Even though there were no goods to buy, Su Chao still chatted with him politely.

Whether it's a past life or this life, you could say you grew up listening to other people's songs.

Seeing this person today, Su Chao felt that the trip was worthwhile.

After all, Chen Shuhua's singing career was essentially interrupted in the early 90s due to accidentally consuming diet pills containing amphetamines.

"When I first started out in the world, I often sang your song 'Rolling Red Dust' in karaoke bars. It was my favorite song."

After shaking hands with the other person, Su Chao discovered that the other person's shop had a singing ability attribute point.

Priced at 300,000.

There are also 800 advanced singing skill experience points, priced at 400,000.

Attribute points are a bit expensive; although I can afford them, it feels like a waste.

Su Chao decisively took the experience points.

After advancing to the advanced level, the experience bar becomes extremely long, making it difficult to reach the master level in a short period of time.

However, even with the same advanced experience bar, as the experience bar gradually increases, your singing skills will still improve accordingly.

Su Chao also discovered something else.

The experience points you gain from someone will be imbued with that person's characteristics.

For example, the experience points bought from Chen Shuhua, after using them...
Fortunately, there are not only singers here, but also some songwriters.

It's okay if you don't know them.

shake hands!

You can see the other person's personal shop as long as there is physical contact.

For example, this guy named Yao Ruolong wrote "The Most Romantic Thing" for Zhao Yonghua.

Su Chao saw it in his store...

The three songs are "I Think I Am the Sea", "Farewell Song" and "The First Dream".

The last song was a Japanese song with lyrics, and the price was ridiculously high, so Su Chao didn't take it.

"I Think I Am the Sea" is a song by Huang Lei, and one of his few musical works. Because it was very cheap, only 15,000 yuan, Su Chao bought it and planned to put it in the music library of Red Star Production Company.

"Farewell Song" is a rather distinctive song.

Su Chao really wanted to take the challenge and get the 40,000 yuan.

Later, they also received three songs: "Listen to the Sea," "Single Love Song," and "Lover," which cost them 160,000 yuan.

Su Chao's red carpet appearance was slightly earlier, leaving him no time to continue searching for his prey, so he had to enter with Fei Yuqing.

Fei Yu-ching was nominated for Best Male Mandarin Song Singer and Best Vocal Album.

The Golden Melody Awards usually arrange a companion for the winners.

Since Su Chao didn't have any familiar female singers to walk the red carpet with, he simply walked with his friend Xiao Ge instead.

Fei Yu-ching didn't care either.

Their duet is quite popular in Taiwan, and everyone is urging them to record it on an album for official release.

Walking the red carpet together is quite proper.

(End of this chapter)