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

Back home, Song Mo pulled Gao Yuanyuan aside and they listened to "In the Name of the Father" together.

This song has a very unique style, and many fans in later generations even regard it as Jay Chou's best song.

It is over five minutes long, with an intro that is an Italian prayer. The arrangement incorporates classical strings, operatic sopranos and heavy drumbeats. The whole song is filled with a cinematic narrative and a religious mystery, making it exceptionally attractive.

Actually, Jay Chou has written songs with medieval elements before, like "Prague Square," but the overall tone of "Prague Square" is more fairytale and dreamlike.

In contrast, "In the Name of the Father" went completely into a dark, gothic style, which later became unique to Jay Chou.

After listening to the song, Song Mo turned to Gao Yuanyuan and asked, "What did you think?"

Gao Yuanyuan did not answer immediately. She held her water glass, her gaze lingering on Song Mo's face for a moment before shifting away.

"It's alright," she said, her voice low and her tone deliberately flat.

Song Mo stared at her for two seconds, then suddenly laughed: "Do you have to be so conflicted? If it's good, it's good."

Gao Yuanyuan felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, and the tips of her ears turned slightly red.

She lowered her head, took a sip of water, placed the cup on the coffee table, and then looked up. This time, her gaze did not waver; she looked directly at Song Mo.

"But I still think your song is better," she said, her voice more serious than before. As if afraid he wouldn't believe her, she added, "Really."

Song Mo paused for a moment, then laughed, a hint of helplessness in his voice: "Sister Yuanyuan, do you really think I'm that petty?"

Looking at Song Mo's ambiguous smile, Gao Yuanyuan suddenly felt that his face was incredibly handsome.

She turned her face away, feigning anger, and said, "How can you be so ungrateful? I'm only doing this because I see you being criticized so badly by the media!"

Looking at Gao Yuanyuan, who was pretending to be angry, Song Mo couldn't help but chuckle. She was actually quite cute like this.

Although she didn't yet possess the allure of a super straight man's heartthrob in her early twenties, her cuteness was quite rare.

"Okay, thank you then," Song Mo said, looking into her eyes.

Gao Yuanyuan felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, so she changed the subject, "When are you going to Singapore?"

"It'll be in the next couple of days, just waiting for the visa to come through." Song Mo looked away and leaned back.

"Then you'll be gone for a long time again, right?" Gao Yuanyuan said with a hint of reluctance. It had been more than four months since they last met. Song Mo had only been back in Yanjing for a few days when he had to go to Singapore again.

"I'll only be in Singapore for about a week, not too long. I'll probably be having a celebration party when I get back. You, the female lead in the music video, have to give me some time no matter what," Song Mo said with a bit of helplessness. He was actually quite tired from all the traveling lately.

"Okay, I should still be in Yanjing at that time." Gao Yuanyuan nodded seriously.

Since her breakout role in "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber," she has received numerous offers for television dramas, but she has declined them all.

Things change with time. Before, she thought it would be good enough to act in TV dramas, but now she yearns for the big screen. Especially after seeing Song Mo's current achievements, she doesn't know why, but she feels a bit of pressure. After all, when the two first met, Song Mo was just a singer who hung out in bars, but now his album sales have exceeded one million. His rise has been so rapid that it has exceeded everyone's expectations, including Gao Yuanyuan's own.

"Do you have any plans for the future?" Song Mo asked curiously. He knew that Gao Yuanyuan hadn't filmed anything in the first half of the year, and that she had received many offers for TV dramas recently, but she hadn't agreed to any of them.

"Director Wang Xiaoshuai has approached me about a film, but I'm still considering it," Gao Yuanyuan said slowly. These days, ever since fifth-generation directors like Zhang Yimou made their names on the international stage, making art films has become a shortcut for many stars to gain prestige.

Song Mo knew she was referring to "Shanghai Dreams". This film was not only nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes, but also won the Jury Prize in the main competition, which can be considered a great success.

However, this applies to Wang Xiaoshuai. Gao Yuanyuan did not reap much benefit from this film. On the contrary, many people felt that her performance was too weak, and she received a lot of negative reviews.

However, Song Mo did not intend to interfere with Gao Yuanyuan's choice. It was her life, and she had the right to make her own choices.

Moreover, Gao Yuanyuan was able to debut and enter the film and television industry because of Wang Xiaoshuai's "Beijing Bicycle". If this were in later generations, Gao Di would have to call her "Handsome Girl".

"Think this through yourself. Follow your heart. Even if you mess it up, it's okay. I'll definitely support you."

He said this in a very casual tone, as if he were stating something perfectly natural.

But as Gao Yuanyuan listened, a surge of warmth suddenly welled up in her heart. Without a doubt, she was an ambitious actress, although her ambition was not as undisguised as Fan Binbin's.

She feigned composure and deliberately asked, "I haven't even started filming yet, how do you know I'll mess it up?"

Song Mo laughed. "I just wanted to tell you that you can actually be braver. Just do what you want to do."

Gao Yuanyuan looked at Song Mo and nodded heavily.

Song Mo saw Gao Yuanyuan off. She originally wanted to invite her to stay for a meal, but her mother came with a series of urgent calls, so she had to go back first.

Then he listened to all 11 songs of Jay Chou's album by himself, just like he remembered them, which made Song Mo breathe a sigh of relief.

If his butterfly effect were to cause Jay Chou's songs to change, it would truly be a horror story. Fortunately, it only changed the album release date.

On August 15th, Song Mo flew to Singapore.

In the past few days, Jay Chou's album has been selling like hotcakes.

His album went on pre-sale in early August, and within just one week, pre-orders across Asia exceeded 500,000 copies.

Long queues formed in front of record stores across Taiwan, with some fans even arriving as early as 4 a.m. to secure a spot.

Meanwhile, music stores on Hong Kong Island have placed Jay Chou's posters in the most prominent positions. Since Nicholas Tse's cover-up incident, no new generation singer on Hong Kong Island has been able to compete with Jay Chou.

When it is officially released, it will be available simultaneously throughout Asia.

The five major record stores in Taiwan, HMV in Hong Kong, and major music and video stores in mainland China all placed this album on the most prominent shelves at almost the same time.

Promotional posters were everywhere; Jay Chou's photo, dressed in a suit and sitting in a chair, could be seen on buses, in subway stations, and on giant screens in shopping malls.

The songs on the album were discussed one after another.

The arrangement of "In the Name of the Father" has been hailed by music critics as the pinnacle of Chinese pop music, while the melody of "Sunny Day" has brought tears to the eyes of countless young men and women.

The emergence of "Dong Feng Po" has once again brought the term "Chinese style" to the forefront of public attention.

It can be said that Jay Chou used just one song to push Song Mo's painstakingly cultivated Chinese style concept to a new level of popularity.

This is certainly not because Song Mo's four Chinese-style songs are inferior to "Dong Feng Po," but because Song Mo's fame is not as great as Jay Chou's.

There's a saying that goes, "Not being famous is the original sin; once you're famous, everything you do is right."