Ji Yan spent a whole day and a half filming just eight lines of dialogue. At first, he thought he would be rejected by director Li Xiang, but after he finished two scenes, Li Xiang didn't tell him to leave. Instead, he made him do it again and again like a devil.

Ji Yan: "..."

In short, he got the role of He Tang, which was his biggest gain from coming to the "I, Nameless" crew. In addition, Ji Yan also learned about the film shooting process, which was much more interesting than he had imagined.

It would be even better if Director Li Xiang wasn't so fierce.

...

Back at the company, Xie Mingxuan was writing a song. He had recently joined a songwriting variety show that would premiere after New Year's Day. The show tested singers' real-time songwriting abilities, with a one-week deadline, during which each singer had to deliver a satisfactory song.

Xie Mingxuan has always wanted to develop more in songwriting. He wrote several songs for the album "Mist," with "Three Primary Colors" being particularly well-received. If he hadn't become a member of "Wings," Xie Mingxuan would have considered the possibility of moving behind the scenes.

Ji Yan leaned over and took a look. Xie Mingxuan's notebook was covered with dense writing, and the thick cover was already worn through.

He had a plate of candies of various colors next to him.

"Would you like to have one?"

Ji Yan shook his head.

None of them smoked, and eating a piece of candy when they were tired became a habit for everyone. Xie Mingxuan would buy them, as would Lu Wei and Fang Yu. Ji Yan would occasionally pick up a couple of bags when he went to the supermarket. Over time, the candy piled up more and more, along with other snacks. Ye Ying would always help them clean it up whenever she saw it.

Ji Yan rummaged through the cupboard: "Where are the chicken feet I bought last time?"

"Sister Ying took them all away, even Fang Yu's ice cream was confiscated."

Fang Yu loves to eat ice cream. Recently, the temperature in City A has dropped sharply. He was wearing a thick coat and munching on ice cream with a grimace. He even tried to give some to Ji Yan and the others. Ji Yan was very touched, but still resolutely refused.

He doesn't have a masochistic tendency.

"My chicken feet~~~" Ji Yan sighed deeply, "It's okay, I have more."

Xie Mingxuan watched as Ji Yan took out several chicken feet from the CD case of "Mist" and asked him if he wanted a piece.

Xie Mingxuan: "..."

He always thought it contained albums.

From this perspective, Ji Yan is also a talented individual.

"Where are Fang Yu and Lu Wei?"

"Exercising downstairs."

Ji Yan suddenly felt that the chicken feet in his hand were no longer appealing. Among the members of "Wing", he was the least active in exercising, preferring to lie down rather than work out, which is why Ye Ying often stared at him.

Fang Yu and Lu Wei were much more proactive than him in this regard, spending time at the gym downstairs from time to time.

"I just wrote a piece, can you listen to it for me?" Xie Mingxuan strummed the guitar, and gentle music instantly filled the air. Ji Yan closed his eyes and listened quietly. The rhythm of this song was very much in Xie Mingxuan's style, but it was an improvement over the songs he wrote for "Mist".

"It sounds nice."

“I told you it sounded nice, but Lao Xie didn’t believe me.”

Fang Yu and Lu Wei pushed open the door and came in. They had just taken a shower, and their hair was still wet. "Teacher Ji, is the movie finished? How did you feel about it?"

Fang Yu and the others used to call Ji Yan by his real name, but now that they're getting to know him better, they just call him Teacher Ji or Old Ji. They guessed that Ji Yan had been left behind to film a movie, and if it wasn't appropriate, Director Li Xiang should have released him long ago.

Fang Yu and his friends weren't very interested in acting. However, several of their contemporaries from "Idol Century" went on to become actors. From a purely financial perspective, being an actor is much more lucrative than being a singer. Moreover, even if they went to film sets, it wouldn't affect their participation in concerts and various events.

But the members of "Wings" still want to focus on being idols, releasing albums, performing, and at least making the name "Wings" known to more people. Only then might they consider expanding into the acting industry.

“My feeling is—” Ji Yan blinked, “I think I’ll sing instead.”

For him, the scope of acting is too broad. In the group "Wings", there is still a lot he needs to learn. Ji Yan is not greedy and does not think he must become a huge star. He just wants to take it slow and make his life more meaningful little by little.

This is something he only came to understand after experiencing two whole worlds.

This week, Ji Yan participated in the latest episode of "The Voice of China" and successfully became one of the singers who entered the finals.

...

In the blink of an eye, the temperature in City A is getting lower and lower, and there are only 10 days left until New Year's Day. On the street where DW Entertainment is located, the shop windows are full of Christmas decorations, and Christmas songs are playing in the shops.

For the members of "Wings", the greatest joy of Christmas is that they are actually very free!

They recently shot two fashion magazine covers and a watch advertisement. After the promotional period for "Mist" ended, they no longer needed to go to radio and television stations to promote their songs, and suddenly they had free time.

Xie Mingxuan wanted to stay at the company to write songs on Christmas, but the others dragged him out of the office.

"Don't you have any entertainment? Are you already 80 years old?"

A few minutes later.

"I regret it," Fang Yu sighed. "I shouldn't have come out."

The streets were full of couples on Christmas Day, so the sight of several grown men together was truly bizarre.

But in the end, they still strolled around casually.

In Lu Wei's words, couples are dedicated to turning every holiday into Valentine's Day. Not to mention adjacent holidays like Christmas and New Year's Day, even if you go out during the Qingming Festival, the streets are still full of couples. They go out now to save every holiday that has been destroyed by couples.

This makes sense.

They have an unshirkable duty!

The group strolled around the mall for a while, but didn't find anything they wanted to buy, so they went into the bookstore next door.

This is the largest bookstore in City A; it should really be called a book city. In addition to the book section, there is also an audio-visual section. "Mist" is on the shelf for sale. Ji Yan looked through the rows of shelves. All of "Blue's" albums for sale were on them. Ji Yan had collected all of "Blue's" albums, but there was a commemorative edition here that he didn't have.

Ji Yan bought it without hesitation.

He then went downstairs to the book section to buy books, mainly music theory books, and he also bought a few bestsellers. After "Wings", there will be plans to release a new album. He can't rely on Xie Mingxuan and the others forever. Whether it's writing songs or lyrics, he has to work harder himself.

Ji Yan quietly browsed the bookshelves, occasionally pulling out a book to look at. Just as they reached the bookstore entrance, Fang Yu was complaining about why they had to come to a bookstore on such a nice holiday, and that they should do something more exciting. Ji Yan had no idea what the other person meant by "exciting things"—Fang Yu was much more serious when choosing CDs than he was.

After buying their things, the group gathered downstairs.

"You bought so many?" Fang Yu asked in surprise. "You're so hardworking."

However, Ji Yan is a very serious person. He will try his best to learn things he is not good at, and he will still treat things he is good at with a serious attitude. Seeing Ji Yan working hard, the rest of them did not want to be left behind, and working hard gradually became a habit.

"What's next? Let's go eat hot pot?"

"I'll eat it! I want it super spicy and numbing, no one can stop me!"

"But be careful not to let Sister Ying know, or she'll start nagging again." On the surface, Ye Ying is the image of a strong woman in the entertainment industry, decisive and ruthless, but in the eyes of the members of "Wing", Ye Ying is truly terrifying when she nags them - she is more nagging than a mother and controls everything.

Hot pot! Hot pot! Hot pot!

They hadn't had hot pot in a long time, especially during the promotional period for "The Mist," when they didn't touch it at all to protect their voices.

This is the price of being busy; when they were so idle before, they didn't care what they ate.

Before the group had even stepped out of the bookstore, they suddenly heard a tentative call from behind: "'Wing'?"

When the group turned around, they saw several girls looking at them excitedly: "It really is!"

They were holding several CDs of "The Mist" in their hands. Although they were excited, they didn't rush forward. Instead, they tentatively asked, "Can we take a picture together?"

No one at "Wings" would refuse a fan's request. After taking a group photo, Ji Yan took out a pen from his pocket, which he had just bought at the stationery store. The group signed the pen together and then handed the album to the fan.

"We absolutely love the album 'Mist,' every song is so good!"

Keep it up, Wings!

"If they release a new album, I'll still buy it!"

...

As they walked out of the bookstore, smiles were on their faces: "Visiting a bookstore for Christmas...it was great."

At the hot pot restaurant, Fang Yu arrogantly ordered the extra spicy broth, and then, throughout the entire meal, Ji Yan and the others could hear him sniffling like he was sucking on noodles.

Lu Wei complained, "I never want to eat noodles again in my life."

"Don't order if you can't eat it." Despite saying that, the group kept getting drinks for Fang Yu and even ate a few pieces of meat from the extra spicy hot pot to be polite.

It's really spicy!

"It's been quite a while since we had a get-together."

Although "Wings" currently focuses on group activities and spends a lot of time together, they have less and less time to relax together in private. Ji Yan thinks this is a good situation, at least for now, and he hopes that "Wings" can continue like this.

Ji Yan couldn't help but smile.

Fang Yu saw his expression and his eyes turned fierce: "Teacher Ji, did you secretly take a picture of me?"

"Oh, I had forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it."

Ji Yan also looked like he suddenly realized something. He quickly took out his phone and started taking pictures of Fang Yu.

Fang Yu quickly covered his mouth, but unfortunately Ji Yan and the others took photos from all angles, so even if he covered his mouth, he couldn't stop them. Xie Mingxuan went the worst, directly shoving his phone into Fang Yu's face to take a picture.

"I'll post it on Weibo right now." Lu Wei opened Weibo with a smile. After a while, he looked up and gestured to the others, "Hey, we're trending."

It all started with the fan photo we just took—

Jingle Bells: "I was so bored on Christmas that I went to a bookstore and bought 'Wings' album 'Mist'. It had been out of stock for a while, but it was finally restocked recently. I was happy enough to buy the album, but then—I actually ran into 'Wings' in person, all of them!!! I declare that Xie Mingxuan, Lu Weifang, Yu Jiyan are my Santa Claus!"

"And! They are absolutely incredibly handsome in person!! It's no exaggeration to say they are the brightest stars in the crowd!!"

"Jingle Bells" released a group photo of "Wings" and the members. The photo was clearly unedited and unedited, showing the members dressed casually.

"Ahhh, I'm so envious! I was browsing in this bookstore today too, why didn't I run into her?!"

"Fang Yu's red scarf is embroidered with a reindeer!!"

"Ji Yan must be so afraid of the cold that he's huddled up in his down jacket. Even though it's a blurry picture, 'Yi's' looks are still amazing!"

"It's so beautiful!!"

“I thought celebrities would go to all sorts of high-end places for Christmas, but ‘Wings’ actually went to a bookstore. It doesn’t feel strange at all that this happens to them; Wings has always been like this.”

"Autographs from 'Mist'! And a group photo!! What incredible luck!! Who are these members trying to melt with their hands in their pockets? 'Tsubasa' is unbeatable!!"

The album "Mist" helped Wings accumulate a large number of fans, and many fans who had left during the group's slump returned. However, after their popularity soared, Wings did not continue to be active. The members remained focused on their own careers and did not post on Weibo or take selfies frequently.

For fans, seeing another side of "Wing" is also a surprise.