Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

Chapter 109: The Frustrated Journey of Wanwan

Chen Kexin on the other end of the phone wanted to say more.

But Zhou Ziheng didn't give him a chance and said directly:

"Director Chen, if it's anything else, I would have agreed to it.

But I won't agree to this.

Let me tell you this, my current focus is still mainly on the music industry. I will definitely make movies, but it depends on the time.

There’s no way I’m going to sign a long-term contract with any company.”

Chen Kexin heard that Zhou Ziheng really did not want to sign a long-term contract, so he could only say:

"I'm preparing a new script, which will probably start filming in March or April. If you're free by then, the leading role will be yours!"

"Sure, if there's time!"

Although Chen Kexin has a bad reputation in the future and is suspected of defrauding investors.

But for now he is still very reliable.

If he has time, Zhou Ziheng will never refuse to watch his movies.

……

The next morning, after Zhou Ziheng finished all his work in Singapore, he boarded a plane to Wanwan.

At noon, the plane landed.

As soon as he got off the plane, Zhou Ziheng was blocked by fans who came to pick him up.

At that time, mainland brokerage had not yet emerged, information was not available, and artists’ schedules were generally not known to the media and fans.

But the brokerage industry in Southeast Asia has taken off, and Taiwan’s entertainment culture has been improving day by day in recent years.

As long as EMi releases the news in the media, a large number of fans will know the artist's schedule.

As I said, Zhou Ziheng still has some popularity on Wanwan.

Both of his albums were well received here.

The fact that "Sad Pacific" has become Wanwan's album with the second highest sales this year after "Flower Heart" is proof of this.

There weren't a lot of fans who came, only about a hundred or so, but at this time, to have so many fans pick him up at the airport was clearly a proof of his super popularity.

On that day, the news that Zhou Ziheng came to Wanwan made the headlines of Wanwan Entertainment News.

"The mainland's superstar has arrived, his popularity is skyrocketing, and he is no less popular than the Four Heavenly Kings."

There were even newspapers that didn't like Jacky Cheung and made a direct spoof by digging up the deserted scene when Jacky Cheung came to Wanwan before, and comparing it with the scene when Zhou Ziheng came this time, to create a contrast.

……

EMi Records has a branch in Taiwan, and they have specially arranged someone to be in charge of Zhou Ziheng's schedule in Taiwan.

A lady named Zhou Meilin.

She is the regional deputy manager of EMi in Taiwan, which is considered a senior position.

"Although the relationship between the two places has been thawed, Mr. Zhou, you still need to be careful about your speech and try not to mention sensitive topics.

We will prepare the speech for you in advance for each interview, and you just need to speak according to the speech."

In a five-star hotel in Taipei, after arranging a room for Zhou Ziheng, Zhou Meilin began to remind Zhou Ziheng of some issues that needed attention.

Last year, the relationship between the two places broke the ice and cultural groups visited each other.

That is why this year Na Ying and other mainland singers signed contracts with Wanwan Entertainment and began to officially develop their careers here.

However, breaking the ice is just breaking the ice, and the relationship between them is very complicated.

For singers from the mainland like Zhou Ziheng who are not signed to Wanwan Company, many things are very inconvenient when they come to Wanwan.

When they arrived at the hotel, Zhou Ziheng's bodyguard Jiu Ge told him that someone was following them secretly.

It was only after Zhou Ziheng asked Zhou Meilin that he found out that the person following him was actually from a certain bureau in Taiwan.

As for why I followed him, it was simply because I was worried about him.

Afraid that he might spy on them.

This reminded Zhou Ziheng of the future Hu Ge.

He also encountered this kind of treatment when he arrived in Taiwan in 2024.

To be honest, Zhou Ziheng was quite excited about this trip to Wanwan.

As a result, this is it... I thought it was just an ordinary business trip, but Wanwan actually did this.

This really added fuel to the fire in his heart.

Zhou Ziheng once thought of returning the same way.

But there was no way, EMi had already arranged several activities for him, so he had to wait until the activities were over before leaving.

During this trip to Wanwan, Zhou Ziheng had three autograph sessions, two TV variety shows, and attended the Golden Horse Awards ceremony and sang on stage.

The book signing event cannot be cancelled and has been prepared in advance.

The variety show interview has also been communicated and the interview date has been confirmed.

Only the Golden Horse Awards have invited him, but he has not agreed yet.

Zhou Ziheng was unhappy and uncomfortable, and really didn't want to stay any longer, so he asked Florence Hui to refuse to attend the Golden Horse Awards.

Only focused on a few other activities.

First, there was a book signing.

Although a certain department in Taiwan was worried about Zhou Ziheng, they even sent people to monitor him.

But fans don't have so many twists and turns.

There will be three book signing sessions, each with no less than 3,000 people.

Fans were also very enthusiastic about Zhou Ziheng's arrival. Every time he appeared, there would always be enthusiastic screams from the audience.

It was only when he arrived at Wanwan that Zhou Ziheng had a rough idea of ​​his popularity here.

Both albums "Sad Pacific" and "Fairy Tale" are extremely popular here.

The high-quality songs from both albums are widely circulated here.

Walking on the street, you can often hear his singing.

Among them, Zhou Ziheng also discovered a phenomenon that was different from other places.

That is, his photos are selling very well here.

Actually, they are not photos, but posters from his two albums.

A magazine company in Wanwan collected all of his posters together and made them into a photo album for sale.

Unexpectedly, it sold so well that many fans and music lovers went to buy it.

This magazine called Trend Front sold Zhou Ziheng's photos without his consent, which is obviously illegal.

After Zhou Ziheng found out, he immediately asked EMi to come over and negotiate with them, and stopped them from violating Zhou Ziheng's portrait rights.

Since EMi took action, it was naturally impossible for the opponent to continue to fight hard.

Although the newspaper was sarcastic to him in the following days, the photo album had already stopped selling.

Zhou Ziheng also realized a business opportunity through this incident.

That is, he can actually make money through photography.

In fact, this is also a way for current celebrities to make money.

Aaron Kwok and Leon Lai are the big names in photography.

The photo albums of the two have always occupied the top three positions in the photo sales charts in the Chinese-speaking regions.

Didn’t Wanwan organize a top ten idol selection this year?

The reason why Takeshi Kaneshiro in the film is so popular is largely due to the fact that his photo albums are selling so well.

Most importantly, don’t underestimate photography.

This thing actually makes money just as fast as records.

The cost of a photo album is only a few dollars at most, but the selling price is more expensive than a record.

As long as there are sales, the profit will be at least several times more.

After discovering this, Zhou Ziheng couldn't sit still and immediately contacted EMi, planning to collaborate with EMi to produce a photo book.

Instead of letting those newspapers make money, it’s better to do it ourselves.

The two sides finalized some details and decided to start filming after Zhou Ziheng's trip to Wanwan was over.

At that time, Zhou Ziheng will contact the photographer to take the photos himself, EMi will sell them, and then they will split the profits 50-50.

(End of this chapter)