親愛的朋友們：

　　我正在從台灣前往北京的飛機上給你們寫這封信。昨晚在台灣獲得"十大偶像"的殊榮。這個獎對我來說具有很特別的意義，因為我在1997年得過"十大偶像"的最佳新人獎。真的有那麼久了嗎？天啊，時間過得真快。謝謝所有的歌迷朋友這一路來給我的支持。

　　這個星期我花了很多的時間在錄音室裡。每天吃 Pizza和麥當勞、彈吉他、鋼琴、小提琴，走出錄音室的時候太陽已經升起了…啊…一切都回到原來的模樣，這才是我最熟悉的生活！下個月，我將會有三首新作品隨"雷霆戰警"的電影原聲輯推出。這是我第一次製作電影配樂，我發現這跟製作自己的專輯有很大的差別。主要的區別是在電影裡頭，這些歌曲的出現都有它一定的用意，那就是去增加電影的戲劇效果。至於自己的專輯，那是比較個人情感的激發。我替"雷霆戰警"寫歌的靈感是來自於當我看到某個場景的電影片段。然後我問自己："在這裡聽到些什麼呢﹖"接下來，就好像魔術一樣，我真的聽見了什麼。我把它寫下來，那就是一首歌！"雷霆戰警"即將於12月15日在香港舉辦首映禮。我希望你們會喜歡這張電影原聲帶以及我的演出！

　　今天我前往北京是為了出席由 Bulova 鐘錶公司舉辦的一場展覽會和記者會。我最近擔任了 Bulova手錶的代言人和替他們寫了一首歌，名字叫"戀愛時刻"（每天愛你24小時）。這首歌將在11月17日由香港新力音樂以及中國新力音樂發行。單曲裡面不只是收錄國語和廣東兩個版本，還有這首歌的音樂錄影帶VCD以及很多新照片。"戀愛時刻"這首歌是用了12節藍調格式，但又不完全是藍調…

　　最後，我很享受每一個星期給你們寫一封信，因為這會讓你們有機會知道我的近況以及直接從我口中得知我的一些看法。我也會繼續通過這個方式去回答一些你們在網路上和訪問中提出的問題。誰將會負責我下一張專輯的發行以及宣傳？當然，就是新力音樂。我的上一張專輯的行銷和宣傳是經過新力的請求，交由 多利安事務所的一群年輕和有才華的人負責。我沒有離開新力，也沒有打算要離開。 至於誰將會負責我下一張專輯的發行和宣傳？和上一張專輯一樣，同樣是屬 於新力音樂的權限。

祝有個愉快的星期

Homeboy

I am writing to you from the airplane flying from Taiwan to Beijing. Last night I received a "Top 10 Idols" award in Taiwan, an award that has special significance to me because I was the recipient of the Top 10 Idols Best New Artist Award of 1997. Was it that long ago? My, how time flies! Thanks to all you fans for the amazing support you've given me over these years.

This week I have been spending most of my time in recording studios. Every day I've been eating pizza and McDonald's, recording the guitar, piano and violin, walking out of the studio as the sun is rising. Ah, everything is back to normal, this is the life I am accustomed to! I have three new original compositions coming out next month on the "China Strike Force" (Lei Ting Zhan Jing) soundtrack. This is the first time for me producing for a movie soundtrack and I've found it to be very different from producing my own albums. An important distinction is that the songs on my own albums are very personally motivated, whereas the songs in a movie appear for a specific purpose: to enhance the dramatic effect of a scene. I am inspired to write for the "China Strike Force" soundtrack when I see the footage of a particular scene, and then ask myself, "What do I hear here?" And then, as if by magic, I really begin to hear something. I write it down, and that is the song! "China Strike Force" premiers in Hong Kong on December 15th. I hope you guys will like the soundtrack and my acting!

Today I am heading for Beijing for a huge exhibit and press conference held by the Bulova watch company. I have recently become the spokesperson for Bulova watches and I have written them a song called "Time to Fall in Love" (Mei Tian Ai Ni 24 Xiao Shi). This single, which will be released on 11/17 by Sony HK and Sony China will feature not only the Mandarin and Cantonese versions of this song, but also a VCD of this song's music video, and a whole lot of new pictures. "Time to Fall in Love" is a song written in 12-bar blues (lan diao) form, but is not obviously blues.

I enjoy writing this weekly letter to you all because it gives you the opportunity to hear my news and my opinions straight from my mouth. I will continue to use this venue to respond to some of the questions you've asked me on the internet and in recent interviews. Who will handle the distribution and promotion of my next album? Of course, Sony. My last album's marketing and promotion were handled by a team of young and talented individuals called Dorian, at Sony's request. I never left Sony, nor do I intend to. As for who will handle my next albums marketing and promotion, just like last album, it will still be under Sony's jurisdiction.

Have a nice week, Homeboy