Chapter 37: Amusement Park Theme (Part 3)
Seeing the confusion on Li Nuo's face, Yu Haoshen quickly explained:
"Let me introduce them."
"These two are the planner and photographer for our music video shoot over the next few days."
"All of The Girls' previous music videos were handled by them as well, so I invited them back for this project."
The mature woman released Lin Quan's ear and walked over to Li Nuo. She smiled and extended her hand.
"Hello, my name is Lin Tian. I'm the chief planner for this music video."
Looking at the tall, curvy woman whose every movement showed a charming and mature elegance, Li Nuo swallowed nervously and replied,
"H-Hello. My name is Li Nuo. I'm currently the lead singer of The Girls."
Hearing his answer, Lin Tian rested her hand on her chin and bent down slightly to take a closer look at his face.
"So your surname is Li?"
"Y-Yes..."
"Hmm... you really do look very similar."
She murmured to herself before straightening up and turning to Yu Haoshen.
"Yu Haoshen, are you sure you only have one younger sister?"
"Huh? Of course."
Yu Haoshen looked surprised.
"I'm just saying, could it be that your parents secretly had another daughter without telling you?"
"Please don't joke about that."
Yu Haoshen looked a little upset.
"Oh, sorry."
"But she really looks a lot like your younger sister."
"Even if they look alike, Miss Li Nuan is Miss Li Nuan. Please don't treat her as someone else."
Yu Haoshen spoke in a bitter tone, his expression becoming gloomy.
More than anyone, he wished Li Nuo really was his only sister.
But he knew that was impossible.
His sister, Yu Siying, was dead.
And he had personally watched her die.
"Big Sis, can you stop saying things like that? Why do you keep bringing up other people's painful memories?"
Lin Quan rubbed his red ear and walked over to Li Nuo. He stretched out his hand impatiently.
"Hello. My name is Lin Quan. I'm the younger brother of this airheaded woman. And I'm also the photographer for your music video shoot."
"You little brat!"
Lin Tian raised her fist.
"Who are you calling airheaded?"
"D-Don't hit me!"
Lin Quan quickly jumped back into a defensive pose.
"I didn't say anything!"
Li Nuo's hand remained frozen halfway through the handshake as he stared at the lively siblings in surprise.
He could not help worrying.
Can these two really be trusted with planning and filming our music videos?
As if reading his thoughts, Ye Feilu quietly whispered beside him,
"Li Nuo-chan, don't be fooled by how unserious they seem. They're actually very skilled when it comes to making music videos."
"I see..."
Thinking about how both siblings had mistaken him for Yu Siying earlier, Li Nuo glanced sideways at An Ran'er.
After struggling internally for a while, he finally decided not to ask whether she had also mistaken him for Yu Siying.
After that, Yu Haoshen explained why they had needed an investor.
The reason was simple.
The company had little confidence in them, so the budget given for the new album was extremely small.
It was nowhere near enough to cover music video production and all the other expenses that followed.
Because of this, Yu Haoshen had contacted many friends for help.
After a lot of effort, he finally found Mr. Chen, who was willing to invest in the production of their new album.
Now they had everything they needed.
A filming location.
Funding.
And a complete production team.
All that remained was to record the new songs and film a music video for each one.
There was not much time left.
So they had to start preparing immediately.
Following Lin Tian's suggestion, they first headed to the carousel, one of the most popular attractions in the amusement park.
Besides representing innocence and childhood dreams, the carousel was also seen as a symbol of love.
According to the story, if two people who truly loved each other rode the carousel at the same time, the horses would carry them to a perfect paradise, and their love would last forever.
Because of that, Lin Tian suggested pairing them up in twos.
Each person would ride a different carousel horse while having fun and looking into their partner's eyes.
Since they were all girls, the feelings shown would fall somewhere between friendship and romance.
It would also keep the playful and youthful atmosphere that matched the theme of the new album.
Meanwhile, Lin Quan's job was to capture suitable footage while they played so it could later be used in the music videos.
It sounded simple enough.
But they failed again and again.
The main reason was that Li Nuo was too nervous and lacked awareness of the camera.
Whenever filming started, he either lowered his head and stared at the ground or looked around aimlessly without knowing where the camera was.
This gave Lin Quan a terrible headache.
As a result, from noon until sunset, they failed to properly film even this single carousel scene.
"Come on."
Lin Quan rubbed his eyes helplessly.
"Can you please look at your partner and my camera? Why do you keep staring at the ground? Is there money lying down there or something?"
"S-Sorry..."
"What's the point of saying sorry? We spent an entire afternoon here! And we still haven't gotten a single usable shot. I'm begging you, please put in a little more effort."
"I... I..."
Seeing Li Nuo looking pitiful and on the verge of tears, An Ran'er could not bear to watch him get scolded anymore.
She turned to Lin Quan and said,
"Why are you in such a hurry? It's her first time filming a music video. Can't you give her more time?"
Lin Quan immediately protested.
"I don't want to rush her either. But you only have five days for filming. At this rate, forget ten songs. We'll be lucky if we finish even one music video."
"Then that just means your skills aren't good enough."
"Oh, sure, sure."
Lin Quan rolled his eyes.
"If that's the case, then find someone better. I'll just leave."
Seeing the atmosphere becoming tense, Yu Haoshen quickly stepped in.
"Alright, alright. Stop arguing."
After both of them quieted down, he sincerely said to Lin Quan,
"A'Quan, Ran'er was a little harsh just now. Please don't take it personally. Miss Li Nuan really is filming a music video for the first time. Please give her a bit more time. We still have four days left, don't we? If it really doesn't work out, we can just reduce the number of scenes she appears in."
Seeing Yu Haoshen's sincere attitude, Lin Quan also felt that he had spoken too harshly. So he accepted the compromise.
"Well... that's not impossible. But isn't she the lead singer? If the lead singer barely appears in the music video, won't that look strange?"
"That's true..."
Yu Haoshen also knew he had a point. But he could not think of any better solution.
The situation was giving him a headache.
Watching everyone argue because of him, Li Nuo knew he was the one holding the team back.
He lowered his head and stared at the ground for a long time.
Finally, he gritted his teeth, raised his head, and said in a trembling voice,
"U-Um… Starting tomorrow… I'll definitely work twice as hard."