Returning to Taiwan in 2000 as a patriotic artist

Inside the photography studio, the air conditioning was turned on at maximum power.

Jay Chou pulled his baseball cap down so low it almost covered his eyes, and his fingers unconsciously tapped out a beat on his knees.

That was his instinctive way of relieving tension.

"Jerlen, don't be nervous." Gu Bei patted him on the shoulder.

"But she's Vivian Chow!" Jay Chou's voice was so muffled it was almost inaudible.

How can I not be nervous?

The goddess that even his father wanted to marry.

Calendars featuring Hong Kong's "Jade Girl Leader" from the 1990s were pasted on the bedside of countless teenagers.

Including...himself!

Gu Bei was both amused and exasperated: "Don't have a filter on celebrities, we're all human."

Perhaps it's due to the information explosion of the future, having seen too many celebrity scandals.

He now feels that celebrities are just so-so.

"Even goddesses poop..."

"What?" Jay Chou felt a little hurt.

Just as the two were about to start a discussion about the "goddess pooping" issue, a voice suddenly rang out.

"What are you talking about?"

Gu Bei turned around following the sound and saw Zhou Huimin standing beside him at some point.

She wore a sky-blue halter dress today, her long hair cascading over her shoulders, and only a thin layer of lipstick, yet she was breathtakingly beautiful.

Behind them, Xiaoyun, dressed in a suit jacket and wearing a professional smile, followed closely.

The staff who were setting up the scene stopped what they were doing and looked over curiously.

The studio owner was even more outrageous.

He was a middle-aged man in his forties with a protruding beer belly.

When he saw that Vivian Chow had actually come to film the music video, he practically slid down to his knees and pleaded, "Queen Chow, please give me your autograph!"

"Ah! Ah?" Zhou Huimin was startled.

After realizing what was happening, he grabbed the notebook and quickly signed his name.

The boss who got the goddess's autograph grinned like a fool.

The other staff members didn't dare to come over, and instead cast envious glances at them.

Zhou Huimin raised her head slightly: "Gu Bei, I'm not late, am I?"

"No, we just finished setting up the set too." Gu Bei stepped aside to lead the way. "Let me show you the set. There aren't many scenes in the music video; it's mostly some shots of people looking back and walking."

"One last shot of them sitting opposite each other, and we'll be done."

Jay Chou, who was standing next to him, carefully handed over the storyboard.

Vivian Chow took it, flipped through it, and frowned slightly: "So... I'm that 'lovable woman,' all I need to do is walk, turn around, and smile?"

"Yes." Gu Bei nodded, "There's no need for any dialogue; it's all about eye contact and body language."

Zhou Huimin glanced at Zhou Jielun.

The young man wearing a baseball cap was looking down, his ears as red as boiled shrimp.

She suddenly laughed, a very happy laugh: "Okay, I'll give it a try."

Gu Bei shook his head.

Jay Chou is still too young at 21.

She was as innocent as a little cabbage.

The filming process went much more smoothly than expected.

Vivian Chow has acted in many films and television dramas, so her sense of camera presence is very precise.

Making a music video was too easy for her.

Her walking posture, the angle of her turning her head, and the curve of her smile all required no adjustment from the director.

But Jay Chou...

"Cut!" The director called for the fifth time. "Jerlen, don't look so stiff."

"Are you going to fight her?"

The staff on site were all trying not to laugh.

Gu Bei stood behind the monitor, unable to help but rub his forehead.

He knew that Jay Chou's acting skills, though still somewhat immature, weren't bad when he later acted in movies.

But that was many years later.

Jay Chou is still a young man who blushes when he sees a girl.

Moreover, Vivian Chow was sitting opposite him.

"Director, let's do it again."

Zhou Huimin raised her hand.

Just as her arm was about to fall, she suddenly lifted Jay Chou's chin.

The two were sitting facing each other.

When Jay Chou blushed and met Vivian Chow's affectionate gaze, his eyes changed.

That wasn't acting; it was genuine emotion.

In the shot, the boy's baseball cap was pulled low, and his fingers unconsciously rubbed the hem of his clothes.

"Very good, hurry up and sing."

"Keep it up!"

"Cut!" The director was trembling with excitement. "Great! That take is a hit!"

At 6 p.m., filming for the music video of "Lovely Woman" was completed.

Zhou Huimin prepared to leave.

As she reached the door, she suddenly turned around and looked back.

At that moment, a gentle breeze lifted her skirt, and she looked breathtakingly beautiful in the sunset.

"That song 'Fairy Tale'...did you write it?"

Gu Bei snapped out of his daze and nodded, "Yes, I wrote it."

Zhou Huimin remained silent for a few seconds, then turned and got into the car.

As the car door closed, Gu Bei vaguely heard her humming softly:

You tearfully told me that fairy tales are all lies...

"You can't be my prince..."

Standing next to Gu Bei, Zhou Jielun felt uneasy: "Sigh, Gu Bei."

"Um?"

"Is Sister Zhou... in a bad mood?"

"I think so!"

Gu Bei watched the taillights disappear into the distance, his feelings complicated.

Her boyfriend is a habitual cheater.

The two separated and got back together, got back together and separated again...

In the entertainment industry, a place of fame and fortune, what are you talking about feelings for?

You'll only end up hurting yourself!

"What should we call our studio?" Jay Chou and Fang Wenshan hesitated for a long time.

Both of them decided to listen to Gu Bei.

"Whatever," Gu Bei said, indifferently.

Who knows, we might all go our separate ways someday.

There's really no need to waste brain cells on naming things.

"Jie Lun, when you get back, you need to work with Wen Shan to finish the work as soon as possible." Gu Bei said, his brows furrowed as he faced the setting sun.

Within two months, they had to select four songs from 50, complete the creation process, practice singing, record the songs, and record the music video.

Even with my own five songs, the time was still too tight.

This year's champion single is "Courage" by Six-Eyed Flying Fish.

Next year will be even more terrifying, with F4's "Meteor Shower", Eason Chan's "King of Karaoke" and an obscure singer's... "Green Light"!

The year 2000 was truly a time of chaos and destruction among the gods!

Fortunately, Jay Chou is the runner-up every year, and with his own system, it shouldn't be too difficult for him to fight his way out.

……

Three days later, Suibian Studio was officially established.

20,000 single CDs of "Lovely Woman" were distributed free of charge to major shopping districts, internet cafes, restaurants, and campuses in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Ten thousand of them were sponsored by Ge Fuhong and Chai Zhiping.

The two men thought highly of Gu Bei and hoped to collaborate with him in the future.

at the same time.

Numerous posts with a wide variety of titles have emerged on various music forums:

"What kind of divine melody is this? I've had it on repeat all day at the internet cafe!"

"Who is Jay Chou? I'm in love with his song 'Lovely Woman'!"

"Go to the 'Casual' Studio homepage and download MP3s for free!"

"Shocking! A pop diva's music video has appeared on the 'Casual' studio's homepage!"

When the music video was played in major shopping districts, internet cafes, restaurants, and campuses, people were shocked to see that the female lead in it seemed to be the retired diva Vivian Chow.

In just half a day, the song "Lovely Woman" was put on endless loop.

Many elderly people squat in front of computers, under large screens at the entrances of shopping malls, internet cafes, and restaurants, watching the music video on repeat.

On campus, many fifteen- or sixteen-year-olds liked Zhou Jielun's indistinct voice.

Some older people, who are used to hearing plain, melancholic love songs, find them very distasteful.

Soon, arguments broke out online.

"Lovely Woman" is the best Chinese R&B song of the year!

"Are you talking nonsense upstairs? What kind of rubbish is that?"

"Don't you guys think the female lead in the music video looks familiar? She looks like Vivian Chow..."

"Are you dreaming, upstairs? Vivian Chow has been retired for three years, why would she be filming a newcomer's music video?"

The next moment, a post reignited the discussion on the topic.

"I was the director of the music video, and I really am the 'Jade Girl' icon. I have her autograph to prove it."