Huayu 2002, I'm going to dominate the music scene!

As Angela Chang was still in a daze, she suddenly heard a voice, "Miss Chang, you've come here. Perfect timing, they've finished. Let me introduce you."

Xu Yuan gently patted her shoulder, handed her a cup of tea, and then pushed open the door to go inside.

"Xiao Song, Teacher Guo, they've arrived."

The people in the studio looked up, saw her, and their eyes lit up. He took off his headphones, walked out of the recording studio, and strolled out at a leisurely pace.

"Angela Chang!" His tone was very certain. To be honest, this was the first time Song Mo had met Angela Chang in person.

His first impression of Angela Chang was that she was stunning; these days, famous female singers are generally not considered very good-looking.

Sun, Cai, Liang, and Xiao were not great beauties, but each of them excelled in their outstanding temperament and distinctive personality.

For example, Stefanie Sun's style is classic: short hair, white shirt, and jeans. She exudes a neutral, refreshing, and youthful vibe, making her a representative of cool girls.

At that time, Elva Hsiao was one of the few people in the Chinese music scene who adopted a Western style. Her appearance and dressing were more modern and urban, and people generally thought that she looked very sophisticated.

Jolin Tsai only began to transform her image at this time. Before that, she had followed a more common girl-next-door route, and her appearance didn't really have any advantages.

As for Fish Leong, she's an even bigger star, having never been associated with beauty since her debut.

However, Angela Chang is indeed different. With one-quarter Uyghur ancestry, her features are much more three-dimensional and deep than those of ordinary Taiwanese girls, especially her eyes, which are large and round with slightly upturned corners, giving people a sense of stubbornness and unwillingness to admit defeat.

No wonder she was later called the "Electric Eye Doll".

At this time, she still had some baby fat on her face, making her look a few years younger than her actual age. She really looked like a delicate porcelain doll, and her appearance was indeed suitable for acting in idol dramas.

Song Mo's gaze lingered on her face for two seconds, then he naturally extended his hand: "Hello, I'm Song Mo."

Angela Chang snapped out of her daze and quickly extended her hand, speaking softer than usual: "Hello, I'm Angela Chang, nice to meet you."

Guo Liang stood up from behind the mixing console, looked at Zhang Shaohan with interest, and then raised an eyebrow at Song Mo: "Is this the most suitable candidate you mentioned? You have good taste, Song."

Song Mo smiled but didn't reply. Instead, he turned to Angela Zhang and said, "I was just telling Teacher Guo that you're the only one who can do the female vocals in this song. Now that you're here, I'm relieved."

Zhang Shaohan's cheeks flushed slightly. She hadn't expected Song Mo to trust her so much, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Xu Yuan chuckled and tried to smooth things over, saying, "Alright, alright, stop standing and talking, everyone sit down."

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Angela Chang quickly said to Song Mo, "Thank you for your trust, I will work hard."

Upon hearing this, Song Mo chuckled, realizing that the tone was somewhat similar to that of a doujinshi.

After everyone took their seats, Song Mo asked with concern, "Why don't you rest a bit after just arriving? You must be tired from the journey."

Angela Chang quickly shook her head: "It's not hard work. I heard you sing outside just now, and that song was very nice."

Song Mo sat down and looked at her: "Oh? You like it?"

"Yes," Angela Chang nodded vigorously, "The melody is very unique, and the lyrics are very well written. What's it called?"

"Jiangnan," Song Mo said, "is one of the title tracks on my new album."

"Jiangnan?" Angela Chang silently repeated the name in her mind, finding it very evocative.

"Are all the songs you write this good?" she asked curiously.

Upon hearing her words, Guo Liang immediately burst into laughter, "Putting everything else aside, the songs on Xiao Song's album are absolutely top-notch."

During this time, Song Mo gradually gave him all the songs, and after reading them all, he was convinced.

All twelve songs are of very good quality; no wonder this kid is confident enough to cover so many styles in his debut album.

Hearing Guo Liang's words, Song Mo laughed and then said, "I forgot to introduce you. This is Teacher Guo, the producer of my album."

"Hello, Teacher Guo. You can just call me Angela," Angela Chang greeted him quickly.

Before she arrived, she learned from Fu Mao that Guo Liang was Song Mo's album producer. Guo Liang was quite famous in the mainland music scene, so she was very polite to him.

Guo Liang nodded and said with a smile, "Okay, Angela, you can listen to the demo of 'Happy Worship' first to get familiar with it, and then we'll finish the song."

Upon hearing this, Angela Chang obediently sat down beside him, but couldn't help glancing at Song Mo again. Are all of this person's songs really that good?

Song Mo had already turned around and was discussing the recording with Guo Liang.

The two of them spoke quickly, one sentence at a time, and soon finalized the details.

"Alright, let's officially start recording this time. Get ready." Guo Liang said with a smile.

Song Mo put on his headphones, walked into the recording studio, and cleared his throat into the microphone.

Guo Liang sat down at the mixing console and gestured to him. The metronome ticked from the monitor speakers. Song Mo closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then opened them, his gaze falling on the manuscript paper.

The intro of the xiao (vertical bamboo flute) and piano music flowed in through the headphones.

He spoke, his voice slightly subdued compared to the previous version.

"The wind becomes sticky here, clinging to the thoughts of passersby..."

Guo Liang stood in front of the mixing console, his fingers moving lightly across the faders, his brows furrowed slightly, but his eyes were bright.

He listened very carefully, paying attention to every transition and every ending note.

When the chorus started, Song Mo raised his voice a little, but not with all his might. Instead, he left some room for maneuver, making his voice carry a kind of restrained, unspoken emotion.

"Circles and circles, day after day, year after year, I gaze intently at your face..."

Angela Chang stood to the side, holding a cup of tea in her hand, but had forgotten to drink it.

The song ended.

The recording studio was silent for a few seconds.

Guo Liang took off his headphones, leaned back in his chair, and let out a long sigh.

He didn't speak, but instead rewound and listened to the previous segment again. After listening, he turned to look at Song Mo, who was walking out of the recording studio, and nodded.

"This take is good," he said calmly, but with a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth. "You controlled the emotion just right. If you had controlled it any more, it would have been gone; if you had let it out any more, it would have been too much. You struck the perfect balance."

Song Mo smiled, took off his headphones and hung them around his neck: "Then let's go with this version?"

"It's settled then." Guo Liang noted in the recording log, "That's enough, the vocals for this song are done, we can start the new one."

Standing to the side, watching this scene, Angela Chang felt a pang of envy well up inside her again.

She wasn't unfamiliar with recording; she had been to the studio and recorded some demos when she was at Linfair Records, but each time she had to record over and over again, with the producer always saying, "Let's do it again, put more emotion into it."

She had rarely seen anyone like Song Mo who could finalize a recording after just a few takes.

Moreover, he sings really well, not in a way that's just a collection of techniques, but in a way that makes you forget about technique after you've listened to him.

What she didn't know was that Song Mo had already worked through these songs countless times during this period.

And most importantly, he knows what the best state of each song is, which makes it much simpler to handle.