▁impossible ▁to ▁re ap ▁financial ▁re wards ▁from ▁their ▁work , ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁poor ▁promotion ▁of ▁their ▁music ▁by ▁their ▁record ▁labels , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁due ▁to ▁current ▁Chinese ▁musical ▁t ast es . ▁ ▁Happy ▁Avenue ▁released ▁its ▁first ▁CD , ▁A ▁Fish ▁in ▁X iao ▁Long ' s ▁Room , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁recording ▁of ▁this ▁album , ▁Wu ▁was ▁writing ▁her ▁master ' s ▁th esis , ▁and , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁recording , ▁post pon ed ▁her ▁gradu ation ▁for ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁Their ▁subsequent ▁disc ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Their ▁track ▁" D augh ter " ▁was ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁Be ij ing ▁Band ▁ 2 0 0 1 : ▁New ▁Rock ▁B ands ▁from ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁compilation ▁CD , ▁produced ▁by ▁American ▁producer ▁Matthew ▁Cor bin ▁Clark . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁Clark ' s ▁efforts , ▁Happy ▁Avenue ' s ▁music ▁achieved ▁recognition ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁their ▁song ▁" D augh ter " ▁in ▁China ▁in ▁the ▁Red ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁a ▁P BS ▁Front line ▁television ▁document ary ▁about ▁contemporary ▁China . ▁ ▁Wu ▁has ▁written ▁candid ly ▁about ▁her ▁experiences ▁with ▁Happy ▁Avenue ▁in ▁her ▁semi - aut obi ographical ▁novel ▁The ▁Double ▁Life ▁of ▁A fe i . ▁She ▁released ▁a ▁four - song ▁solo ▁EP ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7