Huayu: The Unbelievable Matching Mechanism of Jay Chou's Love Songs

After singing "Darkness Falls," Feng Zheng sang "Gentleness," a song with a completely different style from his previous works "Courage" and "Darkness Falls." It was a very refreshing British rock song, and the line "Not disturbing you is my gentleness" brought the "bitterness" to a new level. It was dashing, romantic, and captured all the emotions perfectly.

When Feng Zheng came out of the recording studio after singing, he could clearly see the "love for talent" shining in the eyes of Wu Zongxian and Yang Junrong. Yang Junrong's hands were trembling as he held the lyrics and sheet music for Feng Zheng's two songs. After a long while, he finally sighed and said:

"Any one of his songs... could be a single that could be a hit single!"

"Courage," "Darkness," and "Gentleness"—any one of these songs could be a hit single to attract fans. If the rest of the album is of this quality, then choosing which song to use as the title track will become a problem.

"That's...that's way too exaggerated..."

The two sisters, Elsie and Eason, who were not far away, and Coach Liu also looked somewhat dazed. Even Jay Chou in the corner seemed to have been "defeated".

He had clearly worked very hard this week, and he had clearly improved a lot in terms of his work, so why did Feng Zheng's two songs, which he casually threw out, so easily shatter his pride and confidence...?

"I finally understand why Brother Xian keeps him so close to his heart and talks about him so much..." Little Ess sighed.

The two sisters didn't have a particularly good impression of Feng Zheng today. Although he was very outgoing, he also gave off a somewhat impolite feeling...

But under the spotlight of his "talent," the two sisters felt that it didn't matter if he was rude!

From now on, he won't need to be polite to others; he'll be the one to decide whether others are polite or not. This is because he is destined to become a rising superstar!

"Haha...hahaha...Feng Zheng, come here..."

Wu Zongxian was excited and immediately pulled Feng Zheng to his office for tea.

In the recording studio, after a brief moment of shock, Little Ace quickly recovered and, pulling Big Ace's shoulder, said:

"Hey, sister, is your 'Meteor Garden' production team also looking for musicians to create an OST?"

Who is the OST?

OST, short for Original Sound Track, is a collection of music created or used specifically for a film, television series, animation, game, or other film and television works. It includes theme songs, incidental music, background music, etc.

Recently, encouraged by his sister, Da Ace took on a role in a Japanese manga adaptation, "Meteor Garden." The production team is simultaneously casting and selecting music. Casting has made significant progress, with several suitable candidates selected from three or four hundred handsome men and beautiful women. However, music selection has been slow to materialize...

They've witnessed Feng Zheng's talent today; if he were to write the theme song for "Meteor Garden," he might actually have a chance...

If Feng Zheng's theme song is accepted by the production team, then Da Ess's already high status in the crew will be further solidified, which will definitely benefit her in future filming.

Big Ace understood this as well, and she nodded, saying, "I'll talk to Brother Xian about it later."

Feng Zheng hadn't even left Wu Zongxian's company when he heard about the "Meteor Garden" theme song. Yang Junrong, being a talent scout, didn't even ask Wu Zongxian for permission before directly making the decision:

"If you have extra energy to write the OST, you can postpone submitting the song next week. Either submit one song, or submit it the week after next."

Whether writing OSTs for movies and TV series is beneficial to Feng Zheng is another matter, but it is definitely beneficial to Wu Zongxian.

Which company produced "Meteor Garden"?

It was made by Kemi and CTS!

Leaving aside the issue of the rice, let's just talk about CTS, one of the "old three stations" in Taiwan. From the 70s to the 00s, it consistently ranked in the top tier and monopolized the Taiwanese terrestrial television market for nearly thirty years. Its policy and resource advantages were extremely significant.

"Meteor Garden" is a key project for CTS this year and is highly valued by them. It goes without saying how much a good, high-quality OST can promote and influence a drama. If Feng Zheng really has the ability to write an OST for "Meteor Garden", then Wu Zongxian, as the boss, will definitely benefit from it.

Compared to all of this, what does it matter if we postpone Feng Zheng's song submission by a week?

If the OST for "Meteor Garden" is finished, he can deliver the song whenever he wants!

When Feng Zheng heard about this, he was both surprised and delighted. He was certain the OST would be written, but the submission would be postponed…

"Dake, no need!"

He waved his hand and said, "I'll still submit the song next week and continue writing the OST; nothing will be delayed."

Wu Zongxian and Yang Junrong: "Keep bragging!"

Although they had only met Feng Zheng twice, they knew a little about his personality. He was arrogant, carefree, and not at all reserved, and he was also really capable. So Wu Zongxian and the others were really looking forward to Feng Zheng's performance.

After seeing Feng Zheng off, Yang Junrong returned to the company and was engrossed in studying the two sets of lyrics and scores Feng Zheng had prepared. Zhou Jielun, who had been quietly observing, approached and whispered a question:

"Brother Junrong, I heard Feng Zheng is going to write the theme song for 'Meteor Garden'?"

"Yeah, Big Ace thinks he should give it a try," Yang Junrong glanced at Zhou Jielun and laughed, "What? You want to try too?"

Everyone knew it was a good opportunity, and as a newcomer, he definitely wanted to seize it, so Zhou Jielun's silence was a tacit agreement.

But facing his expectant gaze, Yang Junrong shook his head and said:

"Jalun, you finally got a chance to release an album. Right now, you should focus on getting the songs on the album right. None of that matters to you."

"But Feng Zheng..." Zhou Jielun wondered how Feng Zheng could release an album and write an OST at the same time.

"You and him..." Yang Junrong subconsciously wanted to say, "Can you be compared to him? That kid writes songs quickly and well. We should let him give it a try."

But then she realized she might be being too harsh and hurt Jay Chou's feelings, so she simply shook her head and laughed, "Jay, have you forgotten what I said about distribution last week? Feng Zheng is writing OSTs, so he might not have the energy to work on the album. This is your perfect opportunity to surpass him. If you perform better than him, and the album sales are higher, you'll definitely be ahead of him, right? Why be so eager to prove yourself?"

"Besides, those OSTs are for TV dramas and movies, and they're most likely sung by the main actors, not him. Didn't you say you didn't want to work behind the scenes?"

"..."

Zhou Jielun didn't say anything, but silently lowered his head.

He understood what Yang Junrong meant; he understood everything...

He was just a little unconvinced...

Am I really inferior to Feng Zheng in every way?

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