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

Jin Zhuo said from behind the monitor, "Angela, you don't need to do too much. Just stand there, sing, look at the camera, and smile. Hey, don't smile so happily, tone it down a bit, and give me a look that's sizing me up."

Angela Chang followed her instructions. She actually has a good sense of camera presence, having filmed two idol dramas and being somewhat familiar with the camera.

But music videos are different from TV dramas. TV dramas have a plot and scenes with each other, so you just follow the script.

The music video is empty; there's nothing there but you and the music. Even the music itself is empty, since all you need to do is lip-sync.

"Click, relax your expression a bit more, don't overthink it. You need to know that you two are evenly matched, hunting each other at the party, you understand?" Jin Zhuo said.

Angela Chang stared blankly at Jin Zhuo, her mind filled with thoughts like, "Should I understand?"

Why was it so simple when Song Mo was shooting, but so complicated when I'm doing it? You said it would just be a few poses and that would be it!

She felt helpless, but her past filming experience allowed her to make a quick and rational decision, after all, directors on set are all tyrants.

She immediately took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "Director, I understand. Let's do it again."

Jin Zhuo nodded with satisfaction. It wasn't that he really wanted to make things difficult for Angela Chang. In his opinion, Angela Chang was, after all, a professional actress, and the requirements had to be raised a bit so that the quality of the music video could be improved.

This time, however, her performance was much better. In the video, she stood under colorful lights, looking as if she were glowing. She raised her eyes and looked at the camera with a provocative and seductive air.

"Yes, very good, just the way I want it." Jin Zhuo nodded in satisfaction.

Although many people look down on directors who specialize in making music videos or adult films, Jin Zhuo never thinks he is inferior to those who make movies and TV series. After all, it's not like he has no one to ask him to make TV series. But who can blame him when it comes to making adult films and music videos, which have a short production cycle and make money quickly?

He's an ordinary person, and money is still very important to him, but he also respects his profession and knows that he is a director, so even for music videos and adult films, he will do his best to make them the best they can be.

Watching this scene from the side, Song Mo thought that Angela Chang had a bit of the feel of Zhou Xun in "Painted Skin". If she focused on developing her career as an actress, she would probably have a bright future.

The music video for "Happy Worship" took three days to film. The reason it took three days wasn't due to problems with Song Mo and Angela Chang, but mainly due to team coordination issues. The cinematographer was brought by Jin Zhuo, and the lighting crew was a local team from Yanjing that Bi Xiaoshi found. The two sides hadn't worked together before, so communication wasn't smooth on the first day of filming. Various camera angles and shooting habits had to be explained one by one, which slowed down the process.

Fortunately, everyone was a professional, and by the third day, they had all gotten to know each other's habits, so their teamwork improved considerably.

On the night Angela Chang finished filming, Bi Xiaoshi treated everyone to dinner.

Sitting next to Song Mo, Angela Chang, thinking about her departure the next day, finally couldn't help but ask, "You've really never filmed a music video before?"

"Really." Song Mo picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks. "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Angela Chang lowered her head and poked at the rice in her bowl. "It's just that you seem so natural, like it's your first time filming a music video. I remember the first time I filmed a movie, I was so nervous I didn't know what to do with my hands."

Song Mo smiled and said, "Maybe it's because I'm thick-skinned."

Angela Chang was amused by his words: "Who would say they have thick skin?"

"Being thick-skinned isn't a bad thing. You have to be thick-skinned to survive in the entertainment industry. Only with a thick skin can you withstand the poisoned arrows from the shadows," Song Mo said to her earnestly.

Seeing Song Mo's serious expression, she nodded, though she didn't know why he suddenly brought this up.

Song Mo naturally understood that she didn't take it to heart; at this moment, she was still that confident, energetic, and captivating girl. Some things, you won't understand unless you've experienced them yourself.

He wouldn't have said this if the two of them hadn't gotten along quite well during this period.

At this moment, Jin Zhuo came over and said, "Angila, you've had a hard time these past few days."

Angela Chang raised her glass, "It's no trouble at all. I should be thanking Teacher Jin. I've learned a lot this time. If I release an album in the future, I'll definitely ask Teacher Jin to direct the music video."

Upon hearing this, Jin Zhuo burst into laughter. "We're all from Fu Mao. When you release your album, I'll definitely help you out. Don't worry about that."

Upon hearing this, Angela Chang smiled broadly and thanked him repeatedly.

Song Mo also raised his glass: "Thank you, Teacher Jin. This glass is for you. Let's try to finish filming as soon as possible."

Jin Zhuo clinked glasses with him and drank it all in one gulp.

The next morning, Angela Chang and Julie packed their bags and prepared to return to Taipei.

Song Mo saw them off at the hotel. This time, Julie behaved herself and didn't try to get close to Song Mo again. She just said politely, "Brother Song Mo, let's work together again in the future," and then pulled her suitcase to the side.

Angela Chang stood at the hotel entrance, facing Song Mo.

"Thank you this time," she said. "Thank you for asking me to sing this song."

"I should be thanking you," Song Mo said. "You sang very well, even better than I expected."

"When the album comes out, don't forget what you told me before."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely send it to you. By the way, I don't know where I'll be filming a music video during the Lunar New Year, so there might not be any cell phone signal. I wish you a Happy New Year in advance. Next time I have the chance, I'll come to Taipei to visit you."

Looking at Song Mo's smiling eyes, Angela Chang couldn't help but squint her eyes as well. "Okay, then I wish you a Happy New Year in advance. If you come to Taipei, I'll definitely treat you and show you all around Taipei."

"Okay, it's a deal."

It's a deal.

Angela Chang waved and got into the car.

The car started and merged into traffic. She looked out the window and saw Song Mo still standing at the hotel entrance, tall, wearing a black coat, his hands in his pockets, watching the direction they had left.

Julie, standing nearby, said, "Stop looking, are you reluctant to leave?"

Angela Chang withdrew her gaze, leaned back in her seat, and closed her eyes.

This trip to mainland China was quite interesting. I tried a top-notch recording studio, sang a song I really liked to my heart's content, and even became the female lead in the music video.

But most importantly, I got to know Song Mo.

After seeing Zhang Shaohan off, Song Mo immediately rushed to the studio, where Jin Zhuo and the others were already waiting.

With the Chinese New Year fast approaching, they plan to finish filming the music videos for all six songs—"Happy Worship," "My Territory," "Reverse Earth," "Love Song," "Special Person," and "Southern Girl"—in Beijing before the holiday.

The remaining six songs were filmed in March. Currently, Bi Xiaoshi and his team are hoping that Song Mo's album can be released in May, since JJ Lin's debut album is already scheduled for March.