Pu Shu is a Chinese singer-songwriter born in Nanjing and grew up in Beijing. He became the first mainland singer signed with Warner Music Group in 1999 after releasing his debut album "I am going to 2000". He was included in the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list for both 2004 and 2005. At the apparent peak of his music career around 2004 after releasing his second album, he faded from public eyes to lead a secluded life for over a decade. He returned to the spotlight with theme song "The Ordinary Road" (平凡之路) for film The Continent in 2014. The song won the award for Best Original Film Song at the 51st Golden Horse Awards, where it was titled "The Road We Pass."

The 51st Golden Horse Awards (Mandarin:第51屆金馬獎) took place on November 22, 2014 at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan.