Chapter 42

Listening to Peng Bin sing the song with some difficulty, Jin Yufan couldn't help but smile. "It's Me," yes, the song Jin Yufan gave to Peng Bin was the very song that made Lin Junjie famous and firmly established him in the Taiwanese music scene, "It's Me."

Of course, compared to Lin Junjie, Jin Yufan first considered directly pirating Pan Shuai's songs, because Jin Yufan felt that his own success story was very similar to Pan Shuai's, and he was also very good at dancing. Covering Pan Shuai's songs and adding dance routines would likely have a much better effect.

Unfortunately, Jin Yufan eventually gave up on pirating Pan Shuai's songs. After careful recollection, Jin Yufan suddenly realized that most of Pan Shuai's early classic songs were actually covers.

Pan Shuai did have many good songs, but these songs didn't meet Jin Yufan's standards. Even if he pirated them, the final effect probably wouldn't reach his ideal level.

Jin Yufan didn't have the time to slowly build up his fan base and popularity. On the contrary, after spending a year at the Korean DSP Entertainment, Jin Yufan gradually came to appreciate the explosive popularity that Korean entertainment companies idolized.

Compared to Chinese singers, who need to slowly build up their popularity and reach a certain level before becoming popular or even a small king, in Korea, various methods and promotional strategies are used to ensure that new artists receive significant attention even before their debut. Then, they are launched to achieve explosive popularity and attention.

After that, the popularity is gradually cultivated, turning the bubble popularity into real popularity, and turning fans into true supporters. In this regard, the program "Debut Documentary," a collaboration between major entertainment companies and TV stations, has made a significant contribution.

Therefore, Jin Yufan didn't choose to pirate Pan Shuai's songs. After all, Pan Shuai only had a few classic songs, and these songs were all covers, just with Chinese lyrics. Moreover, the original singers had already created and released these songs, so Jin Yufan couldn't pirate them even if he wanted to.

It must be said that Pan Shuai's success, especially in the early stages, was largely due to covers, and mostly of Korean songs. It's no exaggeration to say that Pan Shuai's early success was largely due to covering Korean songs.

Although Pan Shuai's own efforts eventually made him a versatile small king, no one can deny that without the early covers of Korean songs, Pan Shuai would never have achieved his future success.

If you count carefully, classic songs like "Gecko Walk," "My Microphone," "Can't Help But Love," "Zen Dance," "We All Make Mistakes," "Tell Me," and "Happy Worship" are all covers of Korean songs.

(Without checking, you wouldn't know, but after checking, it's quite surprising. The Crazy One didn't realize that most of Pan WeiBo's good songs were covers of Korean songs. At least, all the Pan WeiBo songs that the Crazy One can sing are from the list above.)

Therefore, Jin Yufan ultimately gave up on Pan WeiBo and chose Lin Junjie, one of the four young talents from Taiwan. After all, Lin Junjie hadn't debuted yet, so pirating his songs would be stress-free and guilt-free for Jin Yufan.

Of course, Jin Yufan also considered another undebuted Taiwanese singer, David Tao, but David Tao was the weakest of the four young talents, with the fewest songs and the least number of classics.

Jin Yufan could only remember a few songs, and his favorite was "Betrayal." However, "Betrayal" didn't come out until 2008, so pirating it now would be a bit premature.

Piracy is a technical skill. If you pirate too early, the song might not fit the era or the occasion, and Jin Yufan might end up being ignored or even unnoticed.

Back in the day, the Chinese rock band Beyond wasn't very popular, often being overshadowed by the Tai Chi Band and the Tat Ming Pair, always being the third wheel.

It was only after the death of Wong Ka Kui and the arrival of a new era that Beyond's songs became widely popular, and Beyond transformed from the third wheel to the representative of Hong Kong bands in the eyes of the Chinese people, becoming a legendary presence in Hong Kong music.

Therefore, the era and context of the song are very important. Jin Yufan felt that pirating "Betrayal" now was still too early. Of course, Jin Yufan really liked "Betrayal" and didn't plan to leave it for David Tao. He intended to pirate "Betrayal" around 2006.

In the end, Jin Yufan chose Lin Junjie's debut hit, "It's Me." The song had a very beautiful melody and catchy lyrics, and Jin Yufan was much handsomer than Lin Junjie. Therefore, Jin Yufan chose "It's Me" as the song to get Taiwan Universal Music to take him seriously.

There was no reason why Lin Junjie could become famous with "It's Me," while Jin Yufan, who was not inferior to Lin Junjie in any way, would fail if he released the song in a similar era.

Jin Yufan sat calmly in his chair, watching Peng Bin sing with difficulty, and couldn't help but smile.

Peng Bin sang several times, becoming more and more familiar with the song, and his performance became smoother. Because the song was easy to learn and catchy, Peng Bin could even sing the chorus without looking at the lyrics.

"Good, good, good!" Peng Bin stopped singing, stood up from his chair, and looked at Jin Yufan excitedly, saying, "Yufan, I didn't expect you to have such talent for songwriting. This song is amazing. But I have one last question: how fast and how good are your songwriting skills?"

"Number one in the world!" Jin Yufan knew the importance of Peng Bin's question. For a record company, a songwriter who can write quickly and maintain quality is incredibly valuable. Therefore, Jin Yufan didn't hesitate, stood up, and said firmly.

Number one in the world, Jin Yufan said this with utmost confidence. After all, he had so many songs to pirate. If anyone doubted him, he could pirate dozens, even hundreds of high-quality songs in a few minutes, and see if they still doubted him.

Jin Yufan's firm expression left Lu He and Peng Bin stunned. They didn't know where Jin Yufan's confidence came from, but they were impressed by his claim of being the best.

However, Peng Bin didn't say anything. He believed that this was Jin Yufan's absolute confidence in his songwriting talent. Therefore, Peng Bin didn't say anything more, just nodded and said, "Alright, you two can go back and rest today. You can also explore Taipei. I'll go and secure more resources for you from the company."

Peng Bin was a man of action. After Jin Yufan and Lu He indicated they could leave, Peng Bin didn't insist on seeing them off. Instead, he turned around, took the lyrics and melody of "It's Me," and entered the top floor of the company, heading straight for President Wang Weizhong's office.

On the third day, when Jin Yufan and Lu He returned to Taiwan Universal Music, they received a completely different treatment.

First, Jin Yufan met President Wang Weizhong and General Manager Zhang Songhui of Taiwan Universal Music and had a brief conversation with them, receiving their approval and encouragement.

At the same time, Peng Bin informed them that the upper management of Taiwan Universal Music was now taking them seriously. Because "It's Me" had received positive evaluations from the company's professional teachers, Taiwan Universal Music decided not to let Jin Yufan idle and planned to debut him sooner.

Moreover, Taiwan Universal Music decided to shoot an MV and record the song, with the debut scheduled for the Wild Day Out concert by the company's top artist, Wu Bai, at the Hong Kong Kowloon Convention and Exhibition Center in January 2003.

In just one day, Jin Yufan's treatment at Taiwan Universal Music had changed completely.

If before, Jin Yufan was just an outsider, a minor character, then with "It's Me" as his calling card, he had successfully entered the upper management's radar and was beginning to be taken seriously and cultivated.

Jin Yufan couldn't help but feel smug: "Hmm~~~ Not bad."

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