Not long afterwards, the Japanese occupied northeast China. Patriotic songs begin to fill the air, and Huang was struck by the potential for music to deliver the nation and stir the soul. He was even more convinced of his ideals of making music his life's vocation.
不久「918 事變」發生，日軍強佔東北，愛國歌曲唱遍了全中國，黃友棣真正感受到音樂能救國、能振奮人心，更加堅持走音樂的路。