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

Is Wu Zongxian a "pitfall"?

Of course!

This person runs a wide variety of businesses, including catering, fitness, blockchain, LED industry, and so on.

However, apart from his main job as an artist, everything else can be described as "completely unprofitable"!

There are also rumors that he is a gambler...

In short, whether it was losses from business or gambling, his debts were quite staggering, which led to the sale of his record company and artists such as Jay Chou, Wen Lan, and Liu Genghong to Holiday Records in 01.

Essentially, Wu Zongxian is a "businessman," and calling him a "talent scout" isn't wrong, but this talent scout is indeed a bit too "frivolous," too unreliable, and a big mouth—he bastardly tells everyone everything…

Normally, Feng Zheng wouldn't consider Wu Zongxian's company. After all, Feng Zheng doesn't want to personally experience signing a contract this year only to have it sold off next year. But then again, if it's about "copyright," then it's not without room for consideration.

Do you know why Feng Zheng was so hesitant and didn't know which company to choose?

A major reason for this is that many record companies now require that the copyrights belong to the company...

In this day and age, not every artist really pays attention to "copyright awareness." Many artists enter the industry with the idea of ​​making a quick buck and then leaving, and some of their works are indeed tailor-made for them by creators hired by their companies and have little to do with them.

At first, it wasn't a big deal, but if the contract expires and isn't renewed one day, good heavens, not only will they be unable to sing any of their previous signature songs, but some ruthless ones will even take back the artist's "stage name"!

Su Dalu, Deng Ziqi, and Wang Sulong—which of them didn't suffer greatly from this?

Especially Suda Green, their representative works are no less than Mayday's, and they were more famous than Mayday during the "Battle of the Gods" era. However, while Mayday held various large-scale tours to make money every day, and sang 10-beat E6 with great skill, Suda Green couldn't even get a commercial performance with their representative works, and were even forced to change their group name. They were in a terrible situation...

you say!

How could Feng Zheng not pay attention to this silly thing?

Although Wu Zongxian is a profit-driven businessman, he is actually quite eager to find talented people. If someone can demonstrate enough talent, he is not unwilling to make concessions in this regard.

Jay Chou is a prime example!

If the "copyright" is in your own hands, then so be it if it gets sold next year. Anyway, the copyright will all be back in your hands when the contract expires. By then, you'll be fully developed and can start your own business, making a few million in copyright fees every year without lifting a finger. Isn't that great?

Moreover, from this perspective, being sold is not necessarily a bad thing, because if they directly signed with a subsidiary of Hao Le Di, they might not be willing to add such a "copyright protection clause" to the contract. However, with Wu Zongxian's company being sold, Hao Le Di was forced to comply with Wu Zongxian's contract.

To put it bluntly, you won't suffer too much in the short term, but the long-term benefits are absolutely enormous!

"No matter what, we can go and take a look first."

As Feng Zheng made his decision, Liu Genghong began introducing their company...

While it's called an introduction to the company, it's really just an introduction to the boss, Wu Zongxian, since he's currently the only thing their company can boast about.

Wu Zong from this era is doing quite well in the entertainment industry. He has achieved remarkable results in variety shows and music, especially in variety shows. He hosted many popular variety shows such as "Guess Guess Guess" and "Sunday 8 O'Clock Party". At that time, there was a "host income list" in Taiwan, and he was at the top of the list.

Taiwanese people's outgoing, outspoken, and playful nature really benefits them in variety shows. Little S and the time management master, my role model, are prime examples. If you really compare them, even South Korea's Yoo Jae-suk and others might not be able to match them. As for mainland China…

Forget it, mainland variety shows are just a roadside affair, full of pretentious social niceties and frivolous nonsense. They're so lowbrow that they'll only get lowerbrow from now on, so let's not even mention them.

Feng Zheng patiently listened to Liu Genghong's grand promises, and only agreed when Liu asked him again if he was interested in visiting their company, feigning reluctance.

"Where are you staying now? Near the record store we visited last time?" Liu Genghong asked. "Brother Xian's company is having a listening session for a new artist today. If you have time, I can come pick you up now and take you there."

Having heard that Coach Liu was a warm-hearted person, Feng Zheng didn't know he was this kind of warm-hearted. It was really hard to refuse such a kind offer, and since he had nothing else to do anyway, Feng Zheng nodded and agreed.

The two were talking on the phone around 1 p.m., and Liu Genghong arrived around 2 p.m. He was driving a dark red Ford Focus. The car wasn't big, but in this day and age, owning a car meant you were already very powerful.

At that moment, Feng Zheng felt secretly fortunate that Liu Genghong had come to pick him up. Otherwise, he really didn't know when he would arrive this afternoon. After all, he couldn't afford a taxi. In this day and age, you think it's a joke that you can buy a car for 8 yuan and recoup your investment in 4 months?

"Feng Zheng, over here!"

"Brother Geng Hong..."

After exchanging greetings, Feng Zheng opened the passenger door and got into the car. After a few brief pleasantries, the two set off, navigating through the congested traffic, and finally arrived in front of a rather impressive high-rise building.

The building was about thirty or forty stories high. Liu Genghong led Feng Zheng all the way to the fourth floor. As soon as they got off the elevator, they saw several men and women who looked to be Feng Zheng's age standing in the corridor, each holding a document or something, looking just like prospective office workers waiting for an HR interview in later generations.

Wu Zongxian's company is still very keen to recruit new talent at this time. After all, the company has only been established for a short time and is not large in scale. It is a "small workshop". Everyone knows that this stage is a period of rapid development and growth in the market. Of course, the more artists you discover, the more money you can make.

So, Mr. Wu was actively recruiting people on variety shows and discovering potential talents. He even told his friends that he would introduce good people to him. At this stage, he was really "eager for talent". Otherwise, Liu Genghong would not have accidentally seen Feng Zheng's information, called him, and picked him up that day.

"That's why they were able to discover Jay Chou, their execution is amazing..." Feng Zheng thought to himself.

Today's "Newcomer Works Audition" is actually a kind of "private talent show" in a strict sense. After all, the "recording conditions" of this era are very limited. It is not possible to record a demo at home and send it over to judge the quality of the work as easily as in later times. Therefore, this inefficient and direct method can only be adopted.

Most of the people present were introduced by friends or connected through various channels. They wore all sorts of clothes, and some even wore makeup. Perhaps because they knew they were aiming to become stars, they were all quite excited and quite outgoing, chatting with those around them.

Among the group, there was only one boy wearing a baseball cap, with his head down, huddled in a corner, looking somewhat introverted and out of place among the beautiful women around him.

When Feng Zheng's gaze swept over the boy, his pupils contracted slightly...

"Jay Chou looks incredibly young at this age..."

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