Yu Hua

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Yu Hua (郁华)
Alias(es)	Director Yu; President Yu
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Penguin Video
Occupation / Role	Chief director of Original Music Alliance; variety-show producer; investor
Status	Active 232
First Appearance	Chapter 64, Mysterious Visitor 64

Background

Yu Hua is a Pengcheng native who says his move to Penguin Video was coincidental. He owns a house in Yuzhou, purchased during the company’s expansion there, and has connections extending beyond an ordinary variety-show producer’s position. 95

He serves as chief director of Penguin Video’s large-scale original-music variety show Original Music Alliance. Before Tang Zhi Chu enters the program, Yu Hua warns him that his placement displaces someone previously promised a spot and arranges for Shen Jianxin’s Wildfire Alliance to accept him. 64

Personality

Yu Hua is ambitious, perceptive, and highly conscious of influence. He regards Original Music Alliance as proof of his abilities and a response to relatives who dismiss his entertainment-industry career. Tang Zhi Chu’s performances convince him that both the program and Tang have exceptional prospects. 104 115

He favors indirect solutions that preserve appearances. When his relationship with Wang Xiao Yan reaches its end, he orchestrates a dinner between her and Tang Zhi Chu in hopes that she will withdraw willingly, rather than ending things through open confrontation. 95 96

Despite repeatedly trying to steer Tang’s career toward Penguin, Yu Hua adjusts when Tang proves difficult to control. Their dynamic develops from mutual testing and attempted poaching into a pragmatic business alliance. 116 173 218

Abilities & Influence

Variety Production

Yu Hua designs competitive program rules to create conflict and dramatic momentum, while remaining attentive to how those rules affect individual musicians. He warns Tang Zhi Chu that even an outwardly friendly cast will eventually clash under the format. 95

• Arranged Tang Zhi Chu’s placement with the Wildfire Alliance. 64
• Uses his position to provide Tang practical protection during recordings, including access to his driver, Uncle Zhong. 116
• Reframes Tang’s withdrawal from the stage as a consequence of the creative and competitive pressure placed on musicians. 185
• Invites Chen Si Yang to capitalize on the popularity surrounding Tang and the dating show. 116

Industry Negotiation

Yu Hua recognizes commercial value quickly and uses Penguin’s resources, relationships, and production platforms to pursue it.

• Invested in the film Good and Evil, for which Tang Zhi Chu performs the ending theme “Passing Through the Human World.” 104
• Offered to invest with Tang Zhi Chu in a future studio or entertainment company. 116
• Negotiated with Qian Zhonghuai over production funding and Penguin’s response to Tang Zhi Chu’s growing influence. 173 200
• Became a 15% shareholder in Wildfire Media. 218

Business Interests

• Penguin Video — Yu Hua’s primary professional base and the platform behind Original Music Alliance. 64 116
• Good and Evil — Investor; closely evaluates Tang Zhi Chu’s end-credit song for the film. 104
• Wildfire Media — Holds a 15% stake alongside DY, which also holds 15%. 218

Story Role / Major Arcs

Recruiting Tang Zhi Chu

Yu Hua identifies Tang’s potential early in Original Music Alliance. He gives Tang advance warning about resentment over his placement, helps secure his alliance entry, and advises him to prepare for calculated competitors such as Sun Zhe. 64 95

The Wang Xiao Yan Arrangement

After Wang Xiao Yan asks Yu Hua to help recommend Tang for his program, Yu Hua decides their relationship has run its course. He brings Tang to a private dinner with Wang Xiao Yan and deliberately leaves them alone, hoping Tang will become the catalyst for her departure. 95

Tang’s “Passing Through the Human World” changes Yu Hua’s view of him. Yu Hua recognizes that the song functions simultaneously as a fitting film theme, comfort for Wang Xiao Yan, a message to himself, and a statement of Tang’s own outlook. 104 105

Attempting to Secure Tang’s Future

Yu Hua repeatedly encourages Tang to establish an entertainment company, offering investment and promising that Penguin could help bring it into the capital market. He also attempts to draw Chen Si Yang into his music program to extend the value of Tang’s popularity. 116

Conflict with Penguin’s Suppression Effort

When Penguin seeks to restrain Tang Zhi Chu’s growth, Yu Hua becomes caught between company interests and his own investment in Tang’s success. Qian Zhonghuai offers him production funds amid plans to suppress Tang, while Yu Hua later argues that the short-video division’s strategy harmed his own program without reducing Tang’s influence. 173 200

Yu Hua ultimately protects Tang’s image during the stage-recording crisis by publicly emphasizing the pressure imposed on creators and the exploitative nature of the program’s rules. 185

Wildfire Media Partnership

By the final recording of Original Music Alliance, Yu Hua and Tang have become open collaborators. Yu Hua publicly joins Wildfire Media as a shareholder, holding 15% of the company. 217 218

Relationships

• Tang Zhi Chu — Initially a valuable contestant and potential signing target; later a difficult but respected collaborator. Yu Hua holds a 15% stake in Tang’s Wildfire Media. 64 116 218
• Wang Xiao Yan — Former romantic partner. Yu Hua attempts to end their relationship without public conflict and later provides her an eight-figure house. 95 96 160
• Yu Qiu — Younger sister. Her advancement within Penguin Short Video is tied to the campaign against Tang Zhi Chu, which Yu Hua frames as damage control rather than a true victory. 200 231
• Qian Zhonghuai — President of Penguin Video and a frequent business counterpart. They negotiate over production funding, Tang Zhi Chu’s suppression, and Penguin’s strategic response to Tang’s projects. 173 200
• Chen Si Yang — Tang Zhi Chu’s dating-show partner and a performer Yu Hua seeks to bring onto his music program for commercial momentum. 111 116
• Su Yuan Chao — Industry executive whom Yu Hua observes becoming increasingly aligned with Tang Zhi Chu’s ambitions. 132 133 194