Returning to Taiwan in 2000 as a patriotic artist

"Sister Yang was just joking that day, and you actually took it seriously?"

Seeing Xiaoyun's wary expression, Gu Bei became even more unhappy:

"No, where did your former competence go?"

"I...I learned it from Sister Yang!" Xiaoyun was almost in tears.

She didn't dare to face Gu Bei directly, so she turned half her body away.

"Sister Yang said, 'When something happens, just keep a professional smile!'"

As she spoke, Xiaoyun actually put on a professional smile!

Gu Bei was both amused and exasperated!

No wonder Sister Yang likes to tease her... She's so naive!

He suddenly snorted coldly and stared at Xiaoyun: "I want to eat peaches tonight."

"If you forget to buy it, I'll put peach lip balm on your lips and then I'll eat your lips!"

"what?"

Xiaoyun looked up in a panic.

The image of her eavesdropping at the door resurfaced in her mind, causing another great shock to her young heart.

"Gu Bei, I... I don't want to marry you, okay!"

After she finished speaking, she lowered her head, her peach blossom eyes glistening with moisture.

"Then remember to buy peaches!"

Gu Bei waved and led Wang Zuxian toward the temporary studio.

Xiaoyun, who was almost in tears, quickly took out her notebook from her pocket after everyone left and wrote: Today, Gu Bei asked me to buy peaches!

Wang Zuxian had just reached the door of the temporary studio when he couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Why are you teasing her?"

"This blockhead actually tried to run away when he saw me, which made me a little angry." Gu Bei pushed open the door. "Jie Lun."

Jay Chou looked up, the shadow of his baseball cap obscuring his eyes, but you could see deep dark circles under his eyes.

"Hey, Gu Bei, you're here."

His voice was muffled and tired.

"This is..." He paused for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "Wang, Wang Zuxian?"

"Hello." Wang Zuxian nodded slightly.

Gu Bei walked over and patted Zhou Jielun on the shoulder: "Sing 'Black Humor' for Sister Wang."

Whether you can get her to star in your music video depends on you.

"Keep it up!"

"Now?" Jay Chou asked nervously.

Gu Bei nodded: "Right now."

Jay Chou took a deep breath, sat back down in front of the keyboard, and began to play with his fingers on the keys.

As the prelude begins, the sound of the piano echoes in the quiet studio, carrying a sense of suppressed, unspeakable sorrow.

Gu Bei led Wang Zuxian to a sofa and sat down.

After the intro piano music, Jay Chou looked up and sang into the microphone:

"I'm sad because I've been holding it in for a long time."

"It's because I've been thinking too much."

"It's all in your head."

His voice had a unique husky quality, like wood sanded with sandpaper, rough yet textured.

You said a bitter smile often accompanied you.

"Being together is a bit of a stretch."

Should I divorce you now?

When he sang the chorus, his voice suddenly rose:

"I don't understand your dark humor."

"I figured it out, but then I was stumped again."

"You've been thinking about breaking up for a long time, haven't you?"

"I don't want to expose you..."

As the last note faded, the studio fell silent for a few seconds.

Wang Zuxian's eyes were red-rimmed; he felt that his past 15 years of romantic experiences were like a dark comedy...

Maybe I've lost my mind!

Gu Bei sighed inwardly as he watched this scene.

The song "Black Humor" is perfect for Wang Zuxian right now.

I don't want to expose you.

It's not that I don't want to, it's that I don't dare!

Because once exposed, a 15-year relationship would become a joke.

Until that day, Yang Wanqing took her to meet Qin Qi's ex-girlfriend and that child...

They look so alike; the father and son are practically identical.

She had no choice but to make up her mind to expose Qin Qi's lie that he had been hiding for 15 years!

"Thank you, Gu Bei."

"I should be thanking you." Gu Bei stood up and shook hands with Wang Zuxian. "It's been a pleasure working with you."

At this moment, Jay Chou walked over with a piece of paper in his hand.

Gu Bei took it and glanced at it. It read:

Love is like a gust of wind; it blows and then it's gone.

There's nothing anyone can do about this kind of pace.

Without you, my soul has lost control.

Dark clouds are descending, and I'm being dragged along by them.

He stared at the lyrics, the melody of "Tornado" playing in his mind.

This song is one of Jay Chou's early representative works, perfectly blending R&B and classical piano. The piano melody in the intro can pull people into the mood of "love is like a tornado".

"Hasn't the music been composed yet?"

Gu Bei took out his phone and called Yang Wanqing: "Hey, Wanqing, I'd like to ask Zhong Xingming from Fasheng Studio to help me compose a song."

"Yes, could you please contact them for me? I'll have Xiaoyun come and pick up the manuscript later."

"Huh?" Jay Chou was a little confused.

He originally wanted to ask Gu Bei for help in creating the musical score.

Unexpectedly, Gu Bei handed it over directly to the Voice Studio.

"No, please." Gu Bei stood up. "We only have one month left to release the album."

"If some things can be delegated to a third party, then let them do it."

"Let's go shoot the music video."

Jay Chou glanced at Joey Wong, looking somewhat nervous.

He walked up to Gu Bei and asked in a low voice, "Aren't you coming along?"

"I have something to do!" Gu Bei pushed Zhou Jielun over. "Sister Wang, thank you for your help."

"Xiaoyun will come to pick you up later. As for the music video, it'll be easy to shoot."

He gave the two of them a rough description of the music video for "Black Humor," which was basically Jay Chou lying on the road singing, while Joey Wong was smoking and walking around on the road.

The two don't need to have any contact or rehearse together at all.

The music video for "Black Humor" was originally directed by Kwong Sing, so there's no problem with Jay Chou directing it himself.

Moreover, Gu Bei had already spoken to Kuang Cheng about it.

As soon as they finished talking, Xiaoyun came over with her head down to take them away, along with the lyrics to "Tornado" and Jay Chou's ideas for the song, to find Zhong Xingming to arrange the music.

Fang Wenshan didn't come today either; I wonder what he's up to.

Gu Bei was the only one left in the studio.

He wanted to register an ICQ account so he could create a fan group and "check homework" in the group.

This idea is a game-changer in the current entertainment industry.

The brainwashed fans of later generations were born from group chats. Once the order was given, all sorts of things were attacked... They even dared to attack official accounts. They were truly amazing!

Gu Bei turned on his computer, found the customer service number on the ICQ official website, and dialed it.

After a few busy tones, the call was connected.

A man's voice came from the other end: "Hello, this is ICQ customer service. How can I help you?"

He speaks Mandarin with a Chaoshan accent, at a moderate pace, and sounds very professional.

Gu Bei was stunned for a moment.

That sound...

Why does that sound familiar?

He suddenly remembered a rumor...

I heard that Tencent was short-staffed in its early days, and Ma Huateng often impersonated customer service representatives and suffered a lot of grievances.

Later, when he had money, he replaced all his customer service representatives with robots...

"Brother Ma, stop pretending, I know it's you." Gu Bei got straight to the point after realizing what was happening.

"How about we talk about buying eight accounts with the number 8?"

After he finished speaking, there was an instant silence on the other end of the phone...