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

While waiting, Feng Zheng had already made up his mind. If Wu Zongxian agreed to add the "protection clause," he would sign it; if he didn't, he would turn around and leave. If he looked back, he would be a fool!

The next day, I went to Huayan next door. Anyway, their new company was short of people. At worst, I could become a senior brother to SHE!

As it turned out, Feng Zheng was right about Wu Zongxian. Just an hour or so later, he returned to the room with Yang Junrong and Liu Genghong.

After exchanging pleasantries, Wu Zongxian then spoke to Feng Zheng:

"We have carefully considered your request, and our company can accept it. However, if you want to release an album, we also need to give you some requirements."

"What are the requirements?" Feng Zheng asked. "You have to write 50 songs in 10 days, and only the usable ones can be released?"

"?"

Wu Zongxian was stunned...

How did you know?

Feng Zheng: "(￢_￢) Aim"

Feng Zheng never expected that this usual tactic used on Jay Chou would be applied to himself...

He waved his hand and said bluntly, "Forget about 50 songs. An album can only have a maximum of ten songs. I'll write ten for you to see. If you think they're good, then release them; if not, forget it."

Feng Zheng has a repertoire of songs that are all considered hits. If he can't even put together an album, then what the hell would his time travel have been for?

Wu Zongxian, Yang Junrong, and Liu Genghong were all stunned. Exchanging bewildered glances, they seemed to be saying the same thing:

"So arrogant and conceited?!"

Please!

Even those "returnees" aren't this arrogant!

In the millennium, almost everyone knew it was an era of "everything waiting to be rebuilt." After Hong Kong's entertainment industry reached a bottleneck, almost everyone set their sights on Taiwan and the mainland. Due to the relatively slow development of the mainland, more people were targeting the Taiwan market.

In the group "Zhou Wang Lin Tao", apart from Jay Chou himself, the other three are all "returnees", especially Wang Lihong and the abstract godfather Tao Jiji. Because they came from America, their musical styles are deeply influenced by black culture, and they are all very talented.

Even they weren't as arrogant as Feng Zheng in front of them, were they?

Whether he was truly arrogant or just bragging remains to be seen, but his self-assured and confident demeanor was quite charming, even attracting Wu Zongxian for a time.

"OK!"

Boss Wu immediately agreed: "Then we'll take the gamble with you!"

He no longer required Feng Zheng to produce 50 songs in 10 days as he demanded. He only needed Feng Zheng to deliver 2 songs per week, enough to fill an album in a month. During this period, he would review Feng Zheng's work every week, and if the quality of the work declined, he would immediately postpone the album release date indefinitely.

This can actually be considered a "betting agreement," and it remains to be seen whether Feng Zheng is truly capable.

To Boss Wu's great surprise, even with such "hellish" conditions, Feng Zheng didn't even blink, simply waving his hand and saying:

"Bring me the contract!"

Those who knew him would ask for a contract, but those who didn't might have thought he was shouting "Sword, come!"

That's all...

Feng Zheng successfully signed with Wu Zongxian's Alpha Company and arranged to bring two new songs for Wu Zongxian to audition next week.

"This is fucking troublesome..."

In fact, if Feng Zheng himself were to say it, he would wish he could write 10 songs for an album right here and now, and start preparing to produce the album and debut tomorrow!

But everything should have some form of procedure. Writing too quickly inevitably arouses suspicion, and you might get dissected and analyzed.

Feng Zheng arrived quietly but left in style. Wu Zongxian and Yang Junrong personally saw him off at the building, which made Zhou Jielun, who was still at the company, a little envious...

"Jalun, you'd better do your best!"

What's even more crucial is that after Yang Junrong returned, he said something to Zhou Jielun:

"If Feng Zheng can meet Xian Ge's requirements, then you will release albums around the same time. Whether Xian Ge distributes the albums for you or Feng Zheng will depend on your individual abilities."

"Distribution" is a somewhat "modern" term; to be more precise, "album distribution" would be a more appropriate term.

It refers to the process by which record companies or distributors distribute finished records such as CDs and vinyl records to sales channels such as record stores, supermarkets, e-commerce warehouses, and digital platform servers according to a plan before or during the official release of an album.

If a singer's new album is popular and has sufficient distribution, then sales will naturally follow.

But if the distribution volume is insufficient, no matter how popular the singer's album is, fans won't be able to buy it to support the artist, right?

Wu Zongxian's company originally only planned to promote Zhou Jielun this year, and they were sure to distribute his merchandise quite extensively. But then Feng Zheng suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Wu Zongxian's business is a small workshop after all, and it's impossible for both of them to supply large quantities of goods. If they're planning for one artist to become a big star, the other one might suffer a bit.

When artists from the same company release albums at the same time, there's bound to be some competition. Jay Chou understands this, and a fighting spirit gradually ignites in his eyes beneath his baseball cap!

……

It was already dark when Feng Zheng got home. When Liu Genghong's car dropped him off at his door, they ran into Wang Xinling, who was riding her bicycle home.

"Wang Xinling!"

Feng Zheng, sitting in the passenger seat, rolled down the window and shouted to Wang Xinling from a distance. Seeing this, Coach Liu simply reduced the speed of the car.

The setting sun and evening breeze ruffled Wang Xinling's long, black, and glossy hair, revealing her smooth forehead. At first, she didn't recognize Feng Zheng until Liu Genghong's car stopped nearby. Then she looked at Feng Zheng in surprise and asked, "Where have you been? Whose car are you in?"

As she spoke, she looked down towards the driver's side.

Perhaps it was the angle, but she didn't see Liu Genghong in the driver's seat. Feng Zheng didn't bother to introduce him, and instead leaned over the passenger seat and asked, "Didn't you go to the audition today? How did it go? Did you pass?"

Feng Zheng is a pro at veer off-topic and changing the subject.

Wang Xinling, ever carefree, immediately beamed with joy: "Of course I passed! Look how beautiful I am, it would be a miracle if they didn't like me!"

"Hey~ shameless, look how vain you are," Feng Zheng laughed. "Hurry up and ride, I have good news to share with you when we get back."

As he spoke, he waved to Liu Genghong, who was in the driver's seat, indicating that he could accelerate. Liu Genghong grinned, pressed the clutch, shifted gears, released the clutch, and pressed the accelerator in one smooth motion. The engine roared and quickly widened the distance between him and Wang Xinling.

"Hey! What happened?!"

As the sun set, Wang Xinling pedaled so hard her feet were smoking that she almost couldn't catch up with Feng Zheng.

Feng Zheng shouted from the front, laughing heartily:

"Stand up and kick! Stand up and kick now!"

This era is truly wonderful; there are fewer rumors and gossip, and less widespread online information. No one can immediately understand or overthink what you say.

Feng Zheng thought that now that he had returned to this era, he was determined to carve out a place for himself no matter what!

Similarly, he wanted to provide support for the girl riding the bicycle.

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