Man behind viral Chinese hit song Trade War turns up the volume by singing the praises of Huawei and tech firm’s boss
- Lyricist who helped swell chorus of rising nationalist sentiment is also responsible for works praising ‘ironman’ tech boss Ren Zhengfei
The Chinese lyricist behind the viral hit Trade War has written two more songs praising Huawei and its “ironman” founder Ren Zhengfei.
Zhao Liangtian’s anti-US song – set to an old anti-Japanese tune – captured the rising tide of nationalist sentiment and became a viral hit online with lyrics urging Chinese people not to be afraid of the “outrageous challenge”.
The song, which cost him 1,600 yuan (US$230) to produce, attracted more than 250,000 views in just four days after he published it on his public WeChat account last week.
He has also been looking for collaborators to write music for two songs he first published last year – The Song of Ren Zhengfei and Our Name is Huawei.
Zhao said that so far a music teacher from Shandong province has come forward with music for the latter song.