F4 Defeats Fahrenheit in Bringing 11 Billion Dollar of Income
Regains Throne for Selling Taiwan
[2009.06.06]

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Last year, idol group F4 endorsed Taiwan tourism and acted promotion ambassadors to Japan and Korea. They brought in 11 billion dollars of profit for Taiwan. However, Fahrenheit who took over the endorsement was not able to bring in the same effect and only made 1.1 billion dollars in the first half of the year. Earlier it was rumored that because the promotional effects were not as good as anticipated, the Tourism Bureau might invite F4 to regroup and to endorse next year, however, Cheng Yi-ping, a representative for the Tourism Bureau expressed: [Who did you hear this from? There is no such thing. We are still asking for bids.]

F4 is extremely renowned in Japan and Korea. Last year, they became promotion ambassadors for Taiwan tourism with beautiful results. Although each member earned an endorsement fee of NTW $8M, tourists from Japan and Korea reached a record of 1.16 million people and brought in an estimated NTW $11B for Taiwan. This year, the newcomers Fahrenheit took over however their combined endorsement fee of $5 millions was far less than that of one person in F4. The endorsement fee for Fahrenheit was much cheaper and in addition, the four belonged to the same management company which made it easier for communication and coordination. In comparison to F4, other than not starring in a drama together, all other duties that they were supposed to do, nothing was left out.

Unfortunately, Fahrenheit’s first event for the year in February did not turn out well. First the rumor of fan club paying people to act as fans came out. Now, although it had not been even six months yet, it was rumored that because the endorsement effect was not as anticipated, the Tourism Bureau might go back and asks F4 to endorse again for next year. However because the endorsement fee for F4 was overly high, it might be some other type of collaborations instead. For example, this March, the Tourism Bureau spent $2M to set up an international fan club for Vic Zhou and had received $4 billion tourism income in return. This set a good precedence.

With regards to F4 taking up the duties again because the effect of Fahrenheit endorsing tourism was not as anticipated, Cheng Yi-ping expressed: [We won’t be asking for bids until June so right now, don’t know what will happen.] However, she emphasized that it was not due to poor results since Fahrenheit had their supporters too. Head of the Bidding Committee Hou Wen-Yan expressed: [I have not heard such a thing. I need to understand the situation a little more.] However, the managers for Jerry Yan and Vic Zhou both indicated that they had always been in contact with the Tourism Bureau but the question of taking up the endorsement again was still undecided. The manager for Fahrenheit indicated that Fahrenheit’s endorsement term was for 2 years and the contract will end until next July, therefore for the time being, there would not be any changes.

Good News from Fahrenheit – Fantasy Concert Will Take Place Oct 24/25 at Taipei Arena
Longest in Arena History, Three 20 feet Catwalks Built for Close Contact with Fans
Sick Jiro Attended Press Conference and Rushed to Doctor after Announcement


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Fahrenheit returned to Taiwan yesterday after ending a three-day marathon album promotion trip to Malaysia. Today, they immediately held a press conference for the 2009 Fantasy Concert Tour and announced that after Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore and Malaysia, they will finally returning to Taipei for their 10th and 11th performance taking place at the Taipei Arena on Oct 24th and Oct 25th.

To hold a ticket-selling concert in their hometown was of great significance to Fahrenheit. They expressed that they must announce this good news to their fans in person. Even Jiro who was ill and pale insisted in attending the press conference before rushing off to see the doctor. The staff was also worried that Jiro might have been infected with H1N1 and made a special trip to buy a thermometer to ensure that Jiro was not running a fever before allowing him to attend the press conference. Wu Chun shared: [It is probably because these three days in Malaysia, our schedule was so tight that we almost didn’t have any time to sleep so our immunity system is weaker.]

When the Fantasy concert was held overseas, the marvelous performances, extravagant costumes and costly prop all received high accolades from fans. The interactions between those onstage and in the audience heated up the atmosphere. For this 10th performance in Taipei, Fahrenheit indicated that it would be just as good as the previous performances. In addition to having segments that were well-received by fans and the gigantic and extravagant hot-balloons appearing in the Taipei Arena, in consideration of all the fans in the audience so that everyone could interact with Fahrenheit, the organizers even spend big bucks to create three catwalks that are 20 feet long at the left, right and center of the stage so that the fans could come in close contact with Fahrenheit. Fahrenheit also took the opportunity to urge the fans to sing-along at the time instead of simply screaming and taking pictures. Wu Chun in particular urged: [I want to feel what it would be like to sing-along with over 10,000 fans. Surely it would be very HIGH.]

Other than new designs for the stage and props, the individual talent segment for Fahrenheit would also be more elaborate to showcase their talents even better. The self-proclaimed B-Box expert Calvin Chen expressed: [My B-Box instructor even praised me in his blog that my ability to absorb and learn is as strong as a tampon. Therefore everyone should definitely anticipate our individual showing.] Other members who were also currently working with a tight schedule also expressed their determined ambition: [We will find time to practice even if it means we can’t sleep. Although it would be a bit tiring but that is OK.]

Given Fahrenheit’s strong money making power, the concert in Taipei Arena attracted many sponsors. With regards to holding two concerts in a row in Taipei, Arron Yan shared: [We are not worried about ticket sales. Tickets for the Taipei concerts didn’t go on sale until May 30th but today during the press conference, many fans already brought their tickets for us to autograph.] That was an indication of the high popularity and selling ability of Fahrenheit.

During the press conference, to show their appreciation to Fahrenheit and as an indication on the importance they placed on the concert, representatives from the organizer as well as various sponsors specially presented Fahrenheit with gifts such as ginseng gift box and crystal goblets.

credits: HIM

Calvin Chen angry at Wu Chun, wants to kick him with one leg

Date: May 30, 2009
Time: 1 PM
Place: Prince Hotel
Event: Fahrenheit "Loving you more and more" press conference

Wu Chun advances to the big screen, Calvin Chen is angry, wants to kick Wu Chun with one leg!

Wu Chun is shooting the movie “14 Blades”, Fahrenheit’s other 3 members were “in a bad mood” maybe because of envy? It was Calvin Chen who made the biggest reaction, “We don’t have the chance to shoot a movie so maybe I can go to Hengdian to be an extra in Wu Chun’s movie, playing bit parts like “kick Wu Chun with one leg” and after that another one, yeah!” He also said that this year Wu Chun is shooting a movie, then it would be better if next year he exchanges with the other 3 members and shoot idol dramas and the 3 will shoot movies! Hahaha! Apparently Calvin Chen also wants very much to advance to the big screen.

Da Dong whose drama arrangements is full, said that he isn’t especially envious of Wu Chun because as an actor, it’s only natural to want to try making movies, but as Fahrenheit’s schedule has been booked full, if they want to make movies, it won’t be until a year and a half later!

At this time, Wu Chun suddenly said he wants to clear up the reason that he’s not shooting idol dramas. He said, “It’s not that I’m not shooting idol dramas anymore, it’s that I’m waiting for a good opportunity and a good role. While I’m shooting “14 Blades” I still frequently think about dramas." Asked about Ella who’s now happily working with Jerry Yan, whether he has any special feelings? He said, “Ella is like that with everyone she works with, she’s always happy with her partners.” 

As well, Calvin Chen is now simultaneously “rolling” 2 idol dramas, one is “Love Buffet” with Arron Yan and the other is “Momo Love” with Jiro Wang, staging “love rival confrontation dramas”, but he said that in reality they’re all good friends la! Da Dong also for this drama is diligently training judo ne!

credits : AF

Arrived in Malaysia and clarified rumours - Wu Chun will continue to act in idol dramas

Wu Chun said he's being wronged by the rumours circulating that he's not going to act in idol dramas anymore. The moment the hilarious Wu Chun saw Malaysia's reporters, he immediately took initiative and clarified that the report which says he's not going to film idol dramas anymore is not true. He expressed that there may be a chance that he'll act in an idol drama next year.

Wu Chun ever starred in idol dramas Hana Kimi, Romantic Princess etc and have all obtained
rather good ratings, but in recent years he has been switching to challenge the big screen and seldom appear in idol dramas, hence it has sparked the saying that he will not act in idol dramas anymore. Due to this, Wu Chun was worried that it would cause a misunderstanding. During this trip with the other 3 fahrenheit members Jiro, Calvin and Arron to promote their album Yue Lai Yue Ai in Malaysia, Wu Chun took the the opportunity to clarify this matter during the press conference.

"Actually, I want to film idol dramas. Now I'm waiting for a suitable character.
If everything goes well, I would be able to film an idol drama next year."

At the side, Arron saw that Wu Chun took the initiative to clarify this matter and he mischieviously copied Wu Chun and said "I also want to clarify!" In the end, the other 3 members looked at him curiously and who knows, Arron just smiled and said "Nothing lah"

The other 3 members envy Wu Chun for filming movies

Wu Chun, who has switched to challenge the big screen, was previously at Heng Dian to film 14 Blades, which caused the other 3 members of Fahrenheit to be filled with envy, especially Calvin who promoted himself and requests to do a cameo and expressed that he won't mind leaving immediately after filming.

After seeing Calvin, Wu Chun joked and said "Is it ok to be those who get beaten up?"
Calvin laughed and said "Anything is ok"
Jiro, who was at the side, also couldn't hide his envy and expressed that he wish to film a 
movie next year too.

Previously, when Wu Chun was in Japan Osaka for promotion, due to his foot injury which hasn't fully recovered, he had to sit on the wheelchair to take his temperature, yet after that,
he was being photographed shopping around for barbequed meat. The two instances were greatly contrasted and reported by the media. Regarding this matter, Wu Chun explained that at the airport, he needs to walk a long distance, hence he chose to sit in the wheelchair. As for buying the barbequed meat, it was just beside the hair saloon, so he just went somewhere nearby to buy. At this point, he also couldn't resist correcting the report and said, "Actually the barbequed meat was bought to be eaten at Heng Dian, not to bring back to Brunei." *(barbequed meat as in the dried and flat ones, which can be kept for
quite long)*

Translated by NicoleYBJ @ Asianfanatics Wu Zun thread

I am Aaron Yan

Regarding some untrue rumors, I don't want to make reply because I do not have time to worry about these ignorant rumors. We have concert coming up and new dramas to be filmed, everyone is trying to do their best in their own things, yet there are these people who come and mess things up, causing stress in others, and making me feel very tired, mentally tired.
From what I see, those people who created the rumors wanted to split up Fahrenheit more than anyone else.
I don't remember I had this type of right to decide on so many things. Don't forget that I am the same age as most of you, if you want to bully people, don't pick the weak ones to fight. In a certain aspect, I don't want to think too much about the future. If you plan to do me harm, please show your identity. I, Aaron Yan, am already very used to being bullied, but I am also used to crawling out from thorns. Even if my entire body is covered with blood, I will still do my best in what I wanted to do.
Please be clear that whether to renew contract is an important decision of each individual. No one can interfere with anyone else, and no one can blame others. Don't judge me by my age as to whether I can be ruthlessly bullied, also don't treat me as a weakling.
At this point, I also call upon all the true supporters of me and Fahrenheit to not make any replies to such ignorant rumors. Don't increase your attention to them and reduce your own strength. 
Rumors ends with the intellectual. Let's us all be intellectuals, and maintain a cheerful mood. I only hope all of you will support us happily. Regarding those words that have already caused harm to me, I am willing to take it all on my own. Reflecting on the entertainment industry as a whole, there are many wonderful groups that stay strong, never thought that my own fans would become so ununited, making my heart ache to the point of insomnia.

Credit to AF 

Reader's digest June 2009 Wu Chun Cover translation

Title: Call me the King of Finance Management

Young Idol superstar Wu Chun has a handsome appearance, can sing and act and since 
his debut 3 years ago, his fame has spread rapidly across various countries like Japan and Korea. His fans only know that he's from Brunei, from a wealthy family, and that he's a true blue Prince Charming on a white horse, but they do not know that he's also a smart and capable businessman
*(EH EH EH WHO SAY WE DON'T KNOW! LOL~)*

Yet to turn 30, Wu Chun has already opened two super luxurious gyms in his hometown Brunei,
and he's also the distributor for a world renown watch, two nutritious products and many gym equipments.

Even though Wu Chun is very humble and expressed that his income is nothing compared to the Royal family in Brunei, but he also expressed that to him, earning money doesn't seem to be difficult at all.

When he was 15, he had already organized a Brunei Nationwide Universities Basketball competition, and that was the first income he made during his teenage years, which is 1000 Brunei dollars. (about USD700)

"It wasn't difficult to attract the teams from universities to join the competition.
I used games from NBA such as 3-point Shootout, highest scorer (bleah bleah...) etc... 
*(sorry I don't know how to translate)*
I faxed and gave flyers to all the universities and tertiary institutes, and invited them to form teams of 5 to join the competition. Because the games I organized were more fun than the usual competitions, hence about 30 over teams came forth to join the competitions. The registration cost for each team is 80 Brunei Dollars. Hence we collected about $2400. 

I approached various companies one by one to get them to sponsor the sports drinks and trophies for the event free of charge. After subtracting the fee for the judge, which was $50, 
the rental and other costs, which was $500, I still made $1000 profit." Said Wu Chun.

Who says a 15-year-old boy 'does not have hair above his lips and can't do things well'?
(It is a chinese saying, which implies youngsters lack experience and hence cannot do things well) Wu Chun said, probably because he was young and hot-blooded (passionate), his tone was very sincere, hence many companies and undergraduate students who took part in the competition trusted him a lot.

Two years later, when he was 17, he opened a trendy billiard *(or pool? Coz in chinese, 
they call billiard and pool the same thing)* centre which caused a stir in Brunei.

When Wu Chun thought of the first time he became a boss, he was very proud of himself and said, "When I was in Australia for studies, I became homesick and wanted to go back to Brunei in less than 3 months. My friends and I went to play billiard/pool to kill boredom and upon seeing that the billiard/pool centre just need a few tables to earn money, I thought I might as well open one myself."

Wu Chun said, when he was in Australia for 3 months, he learnt to mix many types of cocktail 
and beverages and he thought, "the billiard/pool centre in Brunei does not have a bar, just set
up a beautiful bar counter, mix the beverages myself, the cost for one cup of drink is just
1 Brunei dollar. Sell it for $5 and I will make 80% profit!"

The cost of 10 billiard/pool tables, renovation, 12 employees and the monthly rental of 
540 Brunei dollars, he and his buddy each forked out 15 000 Brunei dollar and started the business. To their surprise, the billiard/pool centre was crowded with people since its opening, everyone had his special mocktail *(coz no alcohol allowed in Brunei)* and they recovered the 
capital invested within few months.

"Business that make good profits will definitely be copied by others. Lots of billiard/pool centres
began to pop up nearby." Wu Chun said, while the billiard/pool centre was still popular, he convinced his partner to sell their shop and all in all, they each earned 15 000 Brunei dollars and the shop's television, audio system and billiard/pool tables became their 'prized possessions'.

Wu Chun said, his father's land and property business has operations in Mainland China, 
Singapore and Brunei. In his childhood memories, the car garage in his house had two posh cars which cost millions. He didn't have to worry about having no food to eat or no clothes to wear and he had a monthly allowance of 150 Brunei dollars to spend. 

During Chinese New Year, his red packet is a lucky number. Every year, he will be given 1688 Brunei dollars *(In chinese, 1688 sounds similar to having a good fortune all the way)* and his 
dad will bring the whole family overseas to buy stuffs. Everyone is given a cap of NT $30 000 
to spend on branded clothes.

Logically, Wu Chun can actually relax and be a rich man's son. But he said, because he had always wanted to save up to buy his own Subaru sports car, so since young, he had always saved up the allowance which his parents gave him and he can't bear to spend them. His dad knew that the money he made through the billiard/pool centre is not enough, so when he sent Wu Chun to Australia for studies, he bought one for him. Wu Chun said, "I felt very regretful. I was fanatic about modifying cars and I almost spent all my savings."

Today, Wu Chun is not into branded labels, modifying cars but he's aiming to open ten over gyms all over various countries. Wu Chun expressed, many people see that he release audio records, do filming , attend shows, busy like a bee, at the most he can only sleep about 5 to 6 hours a day, but whenever he has a few minutes of free time, he will turn on his laptop and use
emails to manage his two gyms in Brunei.

Is he too obsessed about making money?
"Actually I don't care about the money. Money can't buy health, I know about this when I was 
25 years old, when my mom passed away due to cancer."
He said, that year, he graduated from university and was planning to return to Brunei,
but his dad suddenly told him to fly to Singapore to meet his mom. He was very happy and 
went to the local hotel, but when what he saw was his mom's pale face and heard that his mom hid her illness from him for 7 years and the cancer is already at a very bad stage, 
he was at a loss.

"I accompanied my mom to Russia, America, Mainland China, Singapore and see her through chemotherapy, food therapy, all sorts of traditional therapies but in the end, the cancer cells still reached her liver, lymph and her whole stomach was bloated. No matter how hard the doctor tried to extract the fluids, he just can't extract everything.... My heart broke into pieces." Wu Chun said.

After his mom left this world, Wu Chun was determined to be a child who will not let his mom down. He said, "One day my dad will age and I want to support my dad for the rest of his life."
He emphasized that, to him, the gym is just a few times bigger in scale compared to the
billiard/pool centre. The most important thing is how to reduce unnecessary expenses.
Similarly, when it comes to buying gym equipments and health products, other people would
spend money by purchasing directly from other countries. He would go on the internet to 
compare prices. He realised that if he becomes the distributor first, he can save up half 
of the cost and he can even import equipments and sell to other gyms and make more profit.

"Everything must be done personally and done with my best effort. Like when I applied to be
the distributor for Brunei, I didn't spend a lot of money, because I went to each government
department myself and I made an overseas call to the company headquarters to explain that the demands in Brunei will not be a lot, but I will work hard to develop the business, so
when someone orders one, I can only order one. The company headquarters believes that
there is great potential for future development to have me as the distributor, so they approved.

We asked Wu Chun, what kind of rich man would he want to be?
He said, "When my mom was alive, she often brought me to old age home, orphanage to donate money and items. She also adopted two African kids. After I started working, I also adopted two. After she passed away, now I have 4. I thought, only when I have money, then I can do more charity, and I can also bring my dad around the world using my own ability, wouldn't this be very happy?

He said, he does not spend unnecessarily and someday, he will definitely be able to manage an
multinational gym.

 

credit : AF

Jiro's bloodshot eyes, Calvins's Panda eyes makes Ken Chu think of the hard training days

Source : Sing pao
translated : elvenstar87 

F4 and Fahrenheit are collaborating again, just previously after Jerry Yan and Wu Chun filmed [Hot shot] together, not long after they will begin shooting GTV drama [Mo Mo love]. Cast wise there will be Ken Chu, Vanness Wu, Jiro Wang and Calvin Chen. In [Mo Mo love] opening shoot ceremony, among them that attended was Vanness Wu, to face the 2 younger generations, Ken Chu self ridiculed himself for already turning 30yrs old, becoming the oldest cast member.

When accepting interviews with the reporters, Ken Chu holding up the microphone, seeing Jiro's bloodshot eyes and Calvin's pair of panda eyes, Ken Chu couldn't hold back and said :” Just seeing them I can see that it was like us back in the days, being trained very hard”. For the 1st time cooperating with Jiro and Calvin, Ken laughed saying :” I heard the recording technician reveal that Jiro in the dim recording studio would still wear sun glasses, I think he's really interesting”. As the police academy wrestling teaching assistant, Ken Chu, when asked if Jiro would be a possible opponent he laughed saying: “Maybe la!” Jiro replied : “Please! Teaching me how to fall gracefully is enough”.

credit : AF

So sweet...

During an afternoon of May, 2009
The forever glorious “Wu Chun” arrived at the Taipei Office!

“hey! hey! What are you doing here?”
“Huh?!”
YA! Got caught by me...

Sharing the sweetness of the afternoon with everyone in this picture! 
This afternoon we shared your compliments,
We also felt very sweet at heart…
Thanks big bro Wu for sharing, 
Thank you for being so considerate to us when you're eating alone.
SO ~ sweet…/1

May, is another “preparation” month!
Fahrenheit dramas will start filming soon,
FahrenCiti will also be finishing up in construction,
Warm-up for the Taipei concert in October will also start,

FahrenCiti website will also be uploading some of Fahrenheit's Japan promotion pictures and behind the scenes clips soon,
Finally, thanks for your cake once again , it was really yummy!
SO ~ sweet…/2

Hope everyone 
is well

FahrenCiti

credit : aiwa - frhgloba1

May.11.09 Calvin, Aaron gives red packet for branded hand bag

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Translated by aiwa@FahrenheitGloba1

During Mother's Day yesterday, Fahrenheit's Calvin was working in Singapore, he said he has already celebrated Mother's Day ahead of time, because his older sister just recently got married, on Mother's Day this year, there was an extra "brother-in-law" to join in the celebration, making him feel refreshed, in the past he would give a red packet to his mom, expectantly this year, he gave NT10,000 cash to his mom, with the whole family gathered together to celebrate.

Aaron almost buys his mom a branded hand bag each year, hoping his mom can have different styles of bags, forever young and beautiful. Besides eating dinner with the two families of his dad and friends this year, he also gave his mom a branded hang bag, worth around NT10,000 to show his Filial piety.

 

Credit to aiwa@Fahrenheit Globa1

Not worried to Swine influenza and the most important is the eating ; Wu Chun crazy buy the pork for back to Brunei. ?
不怕猪流感吃最重要 吴尊狂购猪肉美食返汶莱 

Previously emphasized for the safety of eating pork , WHO ( World Health Organization ) corrected the news in a few day ago and said that the swine influenza virus ( pig flu ) can infection in human .There is dangerous for human consumption and attracted people who love to eat pork to fear . To quit eating pork . In Taiwan, Wu Chun is not afraid of swine flu. In free day ( no work) is the crazy day to buy the pork and dried meat floss and other dry food . Also try to test eating while side to buy ! WHO recently said that swine flu can infection in human and in the pigs blood may carry the virus ( H1N1 influenza ) . Virus will continue to survive after cold storage . So it is not appropriate for human consumption ( i don't sure this sentence maybe the reporter's opinion.?). This remarks recieve the concerns by many people who love to eat pork . At the same time also rise to fear in a lot of people to consume pork products . However, there is always "Big stomach King" in the title that Wu Chun is not afraid of swine flu and continue to eat the pork meal . In free day ( no work) also specifically to purchase of pork for cooking the food !

credit : AF