"The countdown has begun!"

Su Li stared intently at the screen, afraid of missing the moment when "Wings"' new album was released. The "Liuge" platform had been promoting the new album on its homepage for several days, and like the pictures published in "Music Forum" magazine, the album cover of "Mountains and Seas" was very dreamy.

Su Li felt as if she were in a dream.

The moment the minute hand pointed to 12 o'clock, Su Li immediately clicked on it. Great, this time "Liu Ge" ran smoothly, and Su Li immediately caught a glimpse of the entire album—

It was still all the members of "Wings" who wrote the lyrics and composed the music. Su Li thought that Ji Yan would slack off this time, but the other party actually created two whole songs.

So, despite how worried other fans were about Ji Yan winning the Long Sky Award, Su Li remained calm. She didn't think Ji Yan would give up "Wings," judging from the songs he wrote in his first three albums.

With songs like "Leap" and "Fighting Hero," Ji Yan's ambition is all in his songs.

...

Su Li discovered that the album "Wings" has 12 songs. The title track "Flying" was still written by Xie Mingxuan. "Under the Five Finger Mountain" and "Human World" written by Lu Wei and Fang Yu are the second and third main tracks, respectively. Among the 12 songs, Su Li is most interested in "Iron-Eating Beast" written by Ji Yan because the title sounds cute.

Su Li first clicked on "Flying Apsaras".

This song was written by Xie Mingxuan. Su Li had thought it would be a gentle and low-pitched style, just like Xie Mingxuan's voice. However, the moment the music started, the bold and grand feeling in the song made Su Li blink involuntarily.

This is truly a song completely different from Wing's previous styles.

To describe it in detail... In Wings' past three albums, there is no song similar to this song "Flying to the Sky". Upon seeing the song title, fans may think it is a very dreamy song, just like the impression given by the album cover of "Mountains and Seas". However, although this song seems to be about gods, it actually depicts humans.

After listening to the song, Su Li silently looked at her arm, where goosebumps had risen on her skin. The climax of the song, in particular, featured a perfect blend of the four members' voices, which made Su Li seriously recall their previous three albums.

Has "Yi" ever had such a beautiful high note?

It seems there isn't one.

Even though there are many high notes in this song "Flying Apsaras," Su Li didn't hear any showy technique at all. Xie Mingxuan, Lu Wei, Fang Yu, and Ji Yan all had such steady voices. When they sang with their most sincere voices, Su Li could feel the power they gave to the song.

Even though she had only just finished listening to one song, Su Li couldn't help but share it with her friends—

"Have you listened to 'Flying Apsaras'? It's incredibly, incredibly good!"

As soon as Su Li finished speaking, a bunch of people popped up in the friends group. Everyone agreed to listen to "Wings'" new album at the same time. In fact, this group is a collection of music lovers. Whenever any singer in the music industry releases an album, there will always be someone in the group who will buy it to listen to.

Good albums tend to receive more support, while bad albums get fewer buyers and naturally generate less discussion.

However, in recent years, only a handful of artists' albums, such as "Wings," "Milin," and "Blue," have sparked such heated discussions.

"I also think it sounds great! It's really impressive! Is the album 'Mountains and Seas' a turning point for Wings? It feels like they're starting to shift towards a more serious style."

"Actually, that's not the case. You'll understand when you listen to the second song, 'Under the Five Finger Mountain.' That song really shocked me because I couldn't tell at all that it was written by Lu Wei."

After being recommended by a friend in the group, Su Li quickly went to listen to "Under the Five Finger Mountain".

One listen wasn't enough; Su Li listened to it several times. When her mother came in, she only saw her daughter laughing strangely and thought she was listening to some weird song again. Su Li had a history of this; once, a naughty child came to visit and ransacked the house. Su Li endured it for a long time, but finally couldn't take it anymore and played a song that sounded like someone crawling out of the eighteenth level of hell, which scared the naughty child away.

Of course, "Under the Five Finger Mountain" is definitely not a ghost song, even though "Yi" mentioned in an interview with "Music Forum" magazine that they were scared by ghost stories.

On the contrary, the song "Under the Five Finger Mountain" is quite cheerful, and the style is even a bit casual. There is also a short rap section in it. However, this song doesn't seem to have anything to do with Lu Wei. Anyone who has followed "Wings" knows that Lu Wei is the lead singer of "Wings". His voice is clear and stable, and his high notes are especially outstanding.

"Flying Apsaras" sounds more like a song by Lu Wei.

"Under the Five Finger Mountain" is too lively and doesn't match Lu Wei's usual image at all.

But the song is definitely catchy, and the humor and satire express the Monkey King's rebellion. The members of "Wing" also tried their best to make their voices fit the song better.

Su Li hesitated for a while, and then chose "Under the Five Finger Mountain" over "Flying Apsaras," even though no one asked her to choose it.

However, after listening to the two songs, Su Li knew very well that the album "Mountains and Seas" was definitely worth the price. The two songs "Flying Apsaras" and "Under the Five Finger Mountain" alone were enough to make her spend money to buy the whole album.

Her wait was worthwhile; the album "Mountains and Seas" was indeed worth it.

Su Li spent several hours listening to all 12 songs on the album "Mountains and Seas," and she has to say that this album is an improvement over "Crow."

Needless to say, "Flying Apsaras" and "Under the Five Finger Mountain" are excellent, but the third song, "Human World," truly amazed Su Li. This song is also about mythology, but every lyric is inseparable from the mundane realities of life. It is gentle and sings about the ordinariness of people. If Fang Yu's name had not been written in the lyricist and composer section, Su Li would have even suspected that someone else wrote the song.

The contrast between "Human World" and "Under the Five Finger Mountain" made her feel that Lu Wei and Fang Yu had switched identities.

However, Fang Yu had written "The Future" after all, and Su Li never doubted his creative ability. It's just that Fang Yu seemed to always take a comedic approach in "Wings," which made it easy for people to overlook his creative talent.

Ji Yan's songs "Iron-Eating Beast" and "Mending the Sky" are both cute and exciting, and bold and exciting, with very distinct personal characteristics. Su Li recalled carefully and found that these two songs still had the shadow of Ji Yan's previous creations.

Su Li found herself in a dilemma once again.

After each album was released, the group of them would make a playlist and write their thoughts. Su Li struggled for a long time before picking out the songs she liked for the album "Crow". The same was true for "Mountains and Seas". She liked too many songs, which put her in a dilemma every time.

But I have to say, as a fan, this is actually a very happy thing.

Su Lining would rather have ten songs on an album that she likes, making her struggle to choose which one to pick, than have an album full of bad songs where she can't remember anything except for electronic music and "yo yo," and just hears fans bragging about "XX genre" and "XX ideology" on Weibo.

Just thinking about that experience makes Su Li want to groan. For her, hearing songs that sound like shit is just too painful. Unfortunately, she has quite a few followers on her account and often receives private messages telling her to "taste shit."

Su Li quickly uploaded her thoughts on the album "Mountains and Seas" to Weibo. She listened to the album while writing her thoughts, and the amazement she felt from the album had not disappeared. She liked the voices of each member of "Wings" and could hear them clearly without having to listen carefully.

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On Weibo, there are quite a few fans who share the same feelings as Su Li. However, ordinary fans can't think of professional words to express their feelings about listening to this album. For them, the word "good" is the highest praise.

"It sounds great!!!"

"It's so good! Da Yu's songs always touch me. His previous song 'Future' almost made me cry, and this song 'Human World' is the same."

"The fourth album is legendary; in my personal opinion, it's Wings' best album ever."

Music critic "Blind Guest" summarized that "Mountains and Seas" is an album in which "Wings"' musical style has matured. This album retains the advantages of the three albums "Mist", "At 23" and "Crow", but creates a brand new style belonging to "Wings".

"The wait was long, but the album 'Wings' still amazed me. Each song has a distinct style. In terms of creation, 'Wings' has broken away from blindly following trends and has formed its own unique style. In terms of performance, the layers of the voice are clearer, and everyone's singing skills have improved significantly."

"From the first album to the second album... and now to the fourth album, 'Wings' has transformed from idol singers to powerful singers. Every song on the fourth album reflects the growth of the members and is the culmination of 'Wings' debut."

"Blind Guest" truly loves Wings' albums. Starting with "Mist," he has given extremely high praise to every single one of Wings' albums, and this album, "Mountains and Seas," is no exception. At the end of his review, "Blind Guest" even recommended that all his fans listen to this album, explaining that it is the best album in the entire music scene since the release of "Crow."

"Blind Guy's" fans: "..."

If they remember correctly, both "The Raven" and this "Mountains and Sea"... seem to be from Wings?

But this is enough to prove how much the "blind man" appreciates the album "Wings".

But fans who were influenced by his recommendation were not disappointed. As "Blind Guest" described, every song on the album "Mountains and Seas" is a masterpiece.

"By the way, have Wings always been this good at writing songs?"

"This is my first time becoming a fan of Wings Band, and the songs 'Iron-Eating Beast' and 'Mending the Sky' really amazed me. I'm practically a fan of Ji Jingteng, and I already knew he was a great actor, but... did he really write these songs?"

"Teacher Ji has a handsome face, and he looks like the kind of person with a raspy voice who can only jump around aimlessly on stage, but... wow, how come he's so amazing?"

"Upstairs, you're actually right. Teacher Ji really was like that when he first debuted. There's video evidence, and there's also his embarrassing history of turning a sexy dance song into something like calisthenics. The link is here."

However, Ji Yan has evolved at a speed that fans can hardly imagine. He is much more mature than during his time in "Idol Century". His naivety has faded, and he is more confident on the big screen. He has a face so handsome that he could do nothing, but he is also very good at acting, singing, and songwriting.

Fans familiar with him can't help but think of Ji Yan's state when he was first recognized by the Ji family, around the time when "Idol Century" was broadcast. Ji Yan back then was completely different from now.

"Actually, Teacher Ji may not have wanted to work hard at first, but the Ji family forced him to. He had to face reality."

"As a fan of Teacher Ji, I feel that without that experience, there might not be the Teacher Ji we know today. But it is a story that made Teacher Ji very sad, so I will not thank it."

From the moment Ji Ruan's surprise appearance stole the promotional opportunity for their first album "Mist," to the instant sales record set by their fourth album "Mountains and Seas," with all 12 songs neatly dominating the play count charts, fans have witnessed the growth of "Wings" all the way. "Wings" is not the kind of group that is good at promoting themselves; they have carved out their own path with their works.

Fans were both happy and proud, but knowing Wings as they do, even with the outstanding sales of the album "Mountains and Seas", Wings will not stop there.

Although their fourth album has just been released, they are already eagerly anticipating Wings' fifth, sixth, and countless future albums.

...

"Mountains and Seas" was just released on the "Liuge" platform and quickly topped the weekly sales chart. Soon after, it also topped the monthly sales chart. Fans who listened to the album left comments on the platform - there were no criticisms, almost all of them were enthusiastically recommending the album.

The sales of physical albums are also quite impressive. Since the album "Mist," Wings has insisted on releasing physical versions of every album. Fans have also gotten used to buying a physical album to collect. At a time when singers are increasingly inclined to release digital albums, Wings, which has always released physical albums, is a unique phenomenon in the music scene. However, the quality of each of their albums is excellent enough, so fans are willing to buy albums to collect and do not feel like they are being ripped off.

With fewer and fewer physical album sales channels available, Wings' new albums have become a target for printing companies. The print run of the albums "Mist" and "At 23" was insufficient. When "Crow" was released, the company even reprinted the albums "Mist" and "At 23" because once Wings releases a new album, the sales of their previous albums will increase to some extent.

DW Entertainment doesn't mind making a lot of money; every little bit counts, and besides, what "Wing" (referring to a celebrity's) so-called "little bit" is already a huge income for many stars.

After DW Entertainment's repeated failures in developing new talent and its continued losses, the company's executives finally realized that the existence of "Wing" was the reason they could indulge in their fantasies.

Especially after Mr. Jin and Mr. Wu participated in that variety show, their understanding became even clearer.

They used to think that it was because of their keen eye that they signed the group "Wings", and that it was because of their careful training that "Wings" made a name for themselves in the entertainment industry. They believed that they played a decisive role in "Wings'" success.

But in that variety show, the CEOs of other companies openly and subtly said that they had gotten incredibly lucky, inexplicably producing a variety show and signing several idols who were once a rare talent. As a result, they released albums, acted in movies, and won awards. Meanwhile, their companies... sent their trainees to the most developed countries in the global entertainment industry, worked diligently every day to secure resources, and in the end, they finally got to act in dramas with decent casts and signed several good variety shows, thinking they could finally compete with "Wings".

As a result, each of "Wings'" albums became more and more popular, and Ji Yan even won the Best Actor award at the Sky Awards.

Is there even a need for comparison? It's infuriating just thinking about it.

The entertainment industry rarely produces so-called wealth rankings anymore, but "Wing" still occupies a place on various wealth lists circulating within the industry.

DW Entertainment's luck is something others can only envy.