 In 2001, Capital Artists withdrew its business in Hong Kong.Wilfred searched for other record companies but most of them turned him down.With the help from Eddie Ng who gave him the song "舊人" to save him time from finding and recording a demo, and after three years of searching, Go East Entertainment Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, signed him and arranged for him to record his debut album Start Up, which was released in 2004.