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.

Pu Shu was born into a family of scholars, his father an accomplished scientist in space physics and retired professor at Peking University.

[3] Pu presented several demos he composed to Gao Xiaosong, a more senior songwriter and music producer.

Gao founded Taihe Rye Music (麦田音乐) with Song Ke in 1996 and started to produce records for Pu Shu, along with a few other singers.

"The Ordinary Road" was covered by Irish boy band Westlife in their first virtual concert live-streamed to the Chinese audience in December 2022, the song received 72 million views within two days of its publication.