By mid-to-late June, with the release of new films and the arrival of the summer season, the box office of "Young Love Poems" gradually declined, but it still managed to stay on the box office charts with difficulty.

Ultimately, the film's box office reached 180 million. At a rate of several hundred thousand per day, reaching 200 million was impossible. However, before the film was taken off the screens, Weiyang TV had already bought the broadcasting rights for "Youthful Love Poems," and the film will continue to be shown on Weiyang TV for a fee.

This is Zhu Shuguang's first film to gross over 100 million yuan at the box office. Not only did it break the 100 million yuan mark, but it also earned an additional 80 million yuan at the box office. This was something that the entire crew did not expect before the release of "Young Love Poems".

Ji Yan was also very satisfied.

Before the movie was released, he was somewhat apprehensive. After all, he was a newcomer to the film industry, and this was his first starring role. Only if the movie exceeded his expectations at the box office would he have the confidence to continue down this path.

Moreover, the feeling he got from filming this movie was that as long as he put in a certain amount of effort, he could get 100% reward from his fans, and even details that he himself hadn't noticed, his fans would definitely notice.

Ji Yan will feel compelled to work even harder to repay his fans for their support.

...

Next, he focused all his energy on creating the new album.

The success of the albums "Mist" and "At 23" gave the members of "Wings" even greater ambitions. Especially after listening to "Blue's" album "Silent Bell," they hoped that their third album could be even better, at least closer to "Blue's" level.

Xie Mingxuan, Fang Yu, and Lu Wei also turned down a lot of work to focus on preparing the album.

After adjustments, "Blue" continued with its new tour plans. Ji Yan would not be able to ask Ning Wei out for at least a month. However, before going out, Ning Wei knocked on Ji Yan's door and said she had brought him a gift.

Ji Yan received a box of stones, a local specialty of City C. The stones were smooth and round to the touch, and they looked very nice, clearly having been carefully selected.

"Thank you~" In the WeChat emoji, a panda is frantically kowtowing.

"You're welcome." Ji Yan noticed that Ning Wei used punctuation marks when chatting, and he wrote each word carefully with almost no typos. Ji Yan could tell from chatting with him that he had a serious personality.

But those bouncy, infinite rabbit emojis also made him think...they were kind of cute.

After watching a movie with Ning Wei that time, Ji Yan inexplicably began to pay attention to the details of their interactions: Ning Wei's rabbit emoji, her advice on his career as a singer, and the gifts she gave him... Before he knew it, Ji Yan had received many gifts from Ning Wei, almost one gift for every place he visited on his tour.

There are stones, handmade wooden windmills, old albums found in music stores, and music theory books written entirely in English. In order to understand that book, Ji Yan specially bought an English-Chinese dictionary and looked up each word one by one. So far, he has only finished ten pages.

He couldn't help but ask Ning Wei, "You can understand all of this?"

"able."

Ji Yan: "..."

He wanted to say he didn't understand, but he wouldn't allow himself to show weakness in front of Ning Wei. So he could only take notes while carefully researching, writing down the details according to his own understanding. As he went along with it, he at least mastered all the vocabulary on the "abandon" page.

Ji Yan only learned about Ning Wei's academic background later. He assumed that, given her talent, she must have a formal music education, but it turned out that Ning Wei had actually gone to a comprehensive university, and a top-tier STEM student at a prestigious university. Ji Yan: "...I get it, I'm the only noob in this world."

"Congratulations, Teacher Ji, on suddenly having an epiphany about life." Fang Yu tossed him an ice cream. "Want some?"

"Eat!" Ji Yan angrily ate one, then opened the refrigerator and tore off another one.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter. Going outside feels like being roasted by fire, and your feet feel like they're smoking. Fang Yu has stocked up on a lot of ice cream in the refrigerator, and Ji Yan and the others take it out and share it without any hesitation.

During the songwriting period, they always had all sorts of quirks. It was rare for a song to be written smoothly from beginning to end. Ji Yan's notebook was already full, so he switched to another one, which was almost entirely filled with scribbles that were difficult for others to decipher.

"Old Xie!"

"Brother Xie~"

Xie Mingxuan backed down while coldly uttering the word "get lost".

He was the most successful in terms of songwriting among them because he had been consistently creating songs, accumulating quite a few songs since the beginning of the year. Ji Yan and the others had heard most of these songs and felt that their quality was fully worthy of the new album. On the contrary, Xie Mingxuan himself was not satisfied and kept revising them, wanting to create songs of even higher quality.

Lu Wei, Fang Yu, and Ji Yan said that this is the new Versailles, and Lao Xie never thought that his words would cause such cruel damage to the young minds of his teammates.

"Then shall I teach you?" Xie Mingxuan pushed up his glasses.

The group: "..."

No, thanks.

Xie Mingxuan usually doesn't wear glasses in public, but he wears them when he's writing songs. He doesn't smile much usually, and when he wears glasses, he has the air of a headmaster. Of course, when he's not teaching them how to write songs, he's like everyone else's headmaster, fearless no matter what happens to them.

but!

Once Lao Xie starts teaching them how to write songs, he becomes a true headmaster, increasing his ferocity by 1000%. Whenever he thinks Ji Yan and the others should have done something but didn't, his expression makes them want to dig a hole and bury themselves.

In other words, at this point, Lao Xie is a Saiyan version of Lao Xie, and it's best not to mess with him.

Ji Yan and the others quietly went to the side to write songs.

To prepare for this new album, DW Entertainment contacted outstanding producers both domestically and internationally. Currently, "Wings'" creative process is largely isolated. While creating art does require focusing, it also requires going out and seeing the world.

When they were writing songs, "Blue" would also give them a few pointers.

The "Blue" tour usually takes place once a week or once every two weeks. Sometimes it's on the night after a concert, and sometimes it's during a casual stroll. Duan Yiran talks the most, Du Jian is more of a technical type, and he gives advice to the "Wings" members like he's giving writing guidance. Ning Wei doesn't talk much, but he always hits the nail on the head.

This is guidance from the most outstanding singers, and the members of "Wings" cherish it very much.

Ning Wei and the others certainly wouldn't teach them step by step, but they had a wealth of experience, not only in the creative process itself, but also in their stage performances. Just a few words from them would be enough to benefit them.

"Teacher Ji, can I borrow your pen?"

Ji Yan threw the pen over, only to see Fang Yu frowning, deep in thought. He didn't disturb him further and focused on his own expectations for the new song.

Ji Yan had written one or two songs before.

It's been over a year since "At 23" was released. During this time, it's impossible for him not to write a single song. When filming "Youthful Love Poems" got really boring, Ji Yan would play a few rhythms and think of a few lyrics. But after officially deciding to write songs, what he originally wrote was naturally not enough.

Fortunately, there was plenty of time, so Ji Yan decided to let things take their course.

Inspiration always comes suddenly. When creating, Ji Yan does not rely entirely on sudden bursts of inspiration, but he will not give up waiting for that moment to arrive—not only him, but all the members of "Wing" are like this.

Technology can enable them to write good things, but a sudden burst of inspiration can make them create classics.

...

After this state lasted for about a week, Ji Yan and the others' creative work finally gradually got on track. At first, they hadn't fully adapted to this state of immersion. Once they were truly immersed, they wrote while reflecting on the shortcomings of the two albums, "Mist" and "At 23," and entered a state of complete busyness.

At this time, the members stopped posting on Weibo and were rarely seen by fans going out for walks. So, without any further explanation, fans knew that "Yi" was busy with album creation.

After all, Wings had already said in an interview that the new album would be released at the end of the year or next year.

The fans didn't urge them or yell at them to comment in the comments section. When "Wings" had something to produce, they were always willing to be more patient.

Because—"Wing" has never let them down.

Not even once.

Whenever "Wings" chooses to go into seclusion and then reappears, they always bring works that surprise their fans, as seen in "Misty" and "At 23".

Looking forward to Wings' new album!

"Don't rush, take your time. It's okay if it's released next year, as long as it's not delayed."

"Take your time and write a good song!"

Of course, "Wings" isn't completely secluded. The group's official Weibo account occasionally posts photos of "Wings in the process of creating," but the style is usually "Teacher Ji scratching his head frantically," "Teacher Fang next door banging his head against the wall," "Old Xie in deep thought," and "Viagra sleeping soundly."

In another picture, the "Wings" are sleeping in all sorts of crooked positions, completely lacking any idol image.

Fans: "..."

"I strongly suspect that the official Weibo account is a hater of the Wings Group. You post the most ridiculous pictures!"

"No, no, no, the members of the Wings Group also post quite a lot. They're practically dedicated to showcasing their silly and goofy side to the whole world."

"What you think is seclusion: peaceful study; what you actually do is: scratch your head, bang your head against the wall, and go crazy."

"Old Xie is so calm, no wonder he's the captain!"

"Upstairs, what do you want to do with Lao Xie? Can he stop the rain from hitting the wall or stop Viagra from sleeping? But we have to tag Teacher Ji, please save your hairline, Teacher Ji, your hair is innocent."

"This is undoubtedly the kindest reminder for Teacher Baldy."

"upstairs????"

"If we weren't literate, we would really think the person upstairs posted it was Teacher Ji. What did Teacher Baldy do wrong to deserve such a humiliation?"

The bald teacher, who's been tagged countless times, is thinking: "???"

Are you blind?!

What bald teacher? Can't you tell the difference between "ji" and "zi"?

Unfortunately, not only did the fans see the nickname "Bald Teacher," but the photo of him scratching his head was also widely shared. Since then, fans have taken out this picture to look at whenever they are preparing for final exams or working on their papers.

My idol's pain is my pain.

My idol is me.

I felt happy immediately.