Chapter 042 Warming up
As the discussion of the Chen Xun incident slowly died down, Wax&Wane's debut promotions also entered the final stage.
A large number of announcements are used to increase exposure. The group variety show regularly releases the production footage of the debut single and the members' daily lives, and magazine interviews that have been done are also published as scheduled.
In the early morning, sunlight shines through the glass and falls on the colorful magazine covers.
In the convenience store, Zhou Qing put down her coffee and couldn't wait to open the new issue of "Frontier". This was the first time that Lin Chiran accepted an exclusive interview with a magazine as a producer after graduation.
It has been a long time since the announcement of his transformation into a producer, and the fans who initially found it difficult to accept have gradually reconciled, Zhou Qing being one of them.
Her obsession with SLANT made her a little resistant. Even though she knew that Wax&Wane had a close relationship with Lin Chiran, her focus was only on Lin Chiran's plans and talents, and she never wanted to get to know the members in depth.
There are many such people. Maybe they are not interested, or maybe they are unwilling to accept it. To put it more paranoidly, Wax&Wane has snatched away the Lin Chi Ran who once existed in the hearts of fans.
Zhou Qing wasn't exactly repulsive, but she was still a little subtle when facing Wax&Wane. I watch as the person I have supported for many years gradually drifts away from me. I hope he gets better and better, but I am reluctant to see the familiar face in my memory gradually fade away.
After reading the personal interview section, Zhou Qing stood up and left, throwing away the empty coffee cup. The automatic door opened in front of her, a cheerful melody sounded, and her footsteps suddenly stopped. In the end, I couldn't help but care, so I resigned myself to sitting back by the window and taking out the magazine I had just bought.
"Jingxing... Jingxing... found it." Zhou Qing muttered to herself as she turned to the turning point mentioned by Lin Chiran, wanting to know what made him make up his mind.
[Interviewer: Jingxing, Producer Lin mentioned your meeting. Can you tell us about this story?
Jingxing: You mean the two times we performed in the square? They really left a deep impression on me, and looking back at them now, it feels like a fateful encounter? (Laughs) At that time, I was not very familiar with Brother Lin, but his unique aura was hard to ignore even when we met for the first time.
Interviewer: I heard that you often performed outdoors before your debut. So that’s how you met him. Does unique aura mean noticing his outstanding appearance and temperament, or the aura that comes with being a famous artist?
Jingxing: Brother Lin is indeed outstanding in appearance and temperament, but what is even more difficult to ignore is the feeling he gives people, which is that he is very professional. The performance was held in a square near the school. In the evening, many passers-by would stop to watch the performance. It was very popular with everyone.
The audience’s love can be felt from their expressions and the atmosphere. This is mostly the case at live shows, but Brother Lin gives people a different feeling. Occasionally I met his gaze, and he seemed to be looking at the show from a professional's bystander's perspective, calmly observing the reactions of the performers and the audience. At first I thought he was not satisfied with the performance, but he stopped and watched the whole show. I was very concerned at that time.
Interviewer: Didn’t you have any conversation?
Jingxing: Not at that time, but coincidentally, we met again the second time. 】
What follows is the story of a successful signing. Compared to this, Zhou Qing is more concerned about the "professionalism" mentioned by Jingxing.
Yes, he has always been the most professional idol, having been in the industry for ten years and debuted for eight years. From the day Zhou Qing met SLANT, she has never seen Lin Chi Ran slack off. Some fans say that the stage is his life, not only referring to the time when he performs, but the entire idol career, this huge and gorgeous stage that will eventually come to an end.
As the perfect idol in everyone's mind, people have doubted more than once, does Lin Chiran really not get tired?
This passion was enough to sustain him through ten years. Why, after the show was over, he could retreat behind the scenes without any regrets, carefully arranging the show and watching other actors who were working non-stop on the stage?
Some fans are keen on interpreting their idols. After reading the interview and Jingxing's words, Zhou Qing didn't know whether her understanding was close to his inner thoughts.
He wanted to break away from the perspective of an artist, believing that idols would also be affected by the emotions of their fans, and chose to re-examine the existence of idols as a producer.
Is it annoying? Maybe not. If you really no longer love it, you will just choose to leave completely.
Zhou Qing was puzzled as to what made Lin Chi Ran come up with such an idea. Lin Chi Ran was almost perfect and meticulous on stage, but he often hid his true self deeply under an absolute sense of professionalism.
After becoming a producer, he seems to be more open.
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Different from the endless entanglement of Lin Chiran’s fans, Wax&Wane’s fans are more like celebrating the New Year.
"Frontiers" is very good at digging out stories and provides readers with a lot of "top secret information".
For example, Ji Qifeng had watched Jingxing's performance before. Word of mouth spread in the university town that there was a blond mixed-race handsome guy who was proficient in all kinds of instruments. Ji Qifeng liked guitar and wanted to form a band but couldn't find anyone. He had always wanted to find time to practice with friends through guitar, but because he spoke too briefly and forcefully, Jingxing's friends thought he was here to make trouble...
"Ah, is that you they were talking about?" Jingxing was surprised. He happened to have something to do that day and didn't come. He just heard from his friends that a cold-faced man came and kept asking Jingxing where he was.
"Hahahahahaha, so it turns out that Qifeng, you went out with your zither on your back that day and came back with a depressed look on your face. You went to challenge the master!" An Juesui laughed so hard that he held his stomach.
"I don't want to challenge you." Ji Qifeng's face turned slightly red, and he looked at An Juesui with some embarrassment and anger: "You are the same."
"Frontier" revealed that An Juesui is a loyal fan of Lin Chiran. Although he has a cheerful personality, he is still "ashamed" to express his ardent fan love to Lin Chiran himself. With the encouragement of the editorial department, he talked endlessly about how he secretly skipped classes to watch concerts and saved up his pocket money to buy peripheral products.
Ji Qifeng poked An Juesui speechlessly. It was clearly the first time they met that he rushed up to ask for his autograph.
An Jue-sui blinked his innocent eyes: "Actually, I wanted to take a photo, shake hands and hug... I am so satisfied to be able to work together now!"
"Secretly skipping classes?" Lin Chiran said faintly, "You were still a junior high school student at that time."
"Haha...haha...Brother Lin, when did you come?" An Juesui noticed that Lin Chiran appeared in the car at some point.
"It was here before you came." Lin Chiran pointed to the lounge in the nanny car. As the debut date approached, the workload doubled, so they had to take every minute to rest.
"Brother Lin, please continue to rest. Let's not talk for now." Shen Xun said carefully.
"It's okay, I've gotten enough sleep." Lin Chiran stretched his joints a little: "So what's the matter with skipping class?"
"It's not really skipping classes, my parents helped me get leave." An Juesui looked out the window: "Because they want to watch it, too."
Jingxing was a little surprised: "So open-minded, let's take leave together to go to the concert." Although he grew up in a mixed-race family, he was not so free.
An Jue Sui explained: "My parents are more of a laissez-faire person. As long as it's not too extreme, they will generally agree."
Ji Qifeng, his childhood friend and neighbor for more than ten years, nodded and confirmed that he had envied An Juesui's family atmosphere for many years. If it weren't for that little episode, he probably wouldn't have had the chance to stand here with An Juesui.
Lin Chiran couldn't help laughing after hearing this. It was really a free atmosphere.
Wu Wen, who had been busy contacting the venue, looked at the time and reminded, "We are here to warm up for the Yunhai tour in City A. Today's rehearsal time is tight, so we need to confirm it as soon as possible. The two Yunhai teachers will be here this afternoon."
The members straightened their expressions and responded seriously.
Lin Chiran said: "I'll come in the afternoon. Didn't you say it would be in the evening?"
Wu Wen thought about what Yun Hai's agent said and explained, "From what their agent said, those two wanted to inspect it in person, so they brought it forward."
Lin Chiran smiled helplessly. He hadn't met Rong Haiqing and Yun Yueming privately for many years. When he received the invitation, he had a hunch.
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Yunhai’s tour this time celebrates their fifteenth anniversary of debut and is on a grand scale. The stop in City A was chosen to be in an open-air stadium that can accommodate 80,000 people and will last for three consecutive days.
Wax&Wane started rehearsing as soon as they arrived at the venue. Although it was just a warm-up performance before the official performance at Yunhai, such opportunities are rare and not every senior artist will pave the way for the younger ones.
Performing in a studio and performing in a large stadium with tens of thousands of people are two completely different concepts. Wu Wenben was a little worried that the members would be stage fright, but he felt relieved when he saw that they were fully engaged and had no time to be distracted.
They didn't have much time left for rehearsal, and when Rong Haiqing and Yun Yueming arrived, they had just finished the last rehearsal.
Applause came from behind. Lin Chiran turned around and saw the people in front of him. As expected, he smiled and greeted them: "Uncle Rong, Uncle Yun, long time no see."
"Long time no see, Master Lin." Rong Haiqing said with a smile: "The new group is doing well, but didn't you say you wanted to be an idol for life? Why did you switch to being a producer now?"
Lin Chiran smiled helplessly: "It was said many years ago, Uncle Rong still remembers it."
"Don't pay attention to him, Chi Ran." Yun Yueming said calmly: "He has been saying recently that you didn't listen to his advice at the beginning, and he continued to nag you when we met."
"It was because I was too young and reckless at the time. I understand that Uncle Rong meant well." Lin Chiran said.
"You know why we haven't contacted each other for so many years and you deliberately avoid me at the company?" Rong Haiqing's tone was somewhat resentful. He watched his child grow up, and he must be very sad.
Lin Chiran tried to avoid it at first, thinking that he didn't need to be so shy after becoming famous. But he lost the chance to speak and had a look of apology on his face.
Seeing this, Rong Haiqing said, "Forget it, it's not good for people to know that we knew each other in the past few years." The matter involves Lin Jing and Xu Wanqing, and it would not be good for Lin Chiran, who is still an idol, to be involved.
Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Yun Yueming looked at Wax & Wane who were rehearsing on the stage and said to Lin Chiran, "You have a good eye this time. They all look talented and serious. They will debut on the 11th. President Xu hasn't interfered with the company's affairs for a long time. Does he know about this?"
"Grandfather knows. He just doesn't like me being active in front of the stage. He doesn't have any objections behind the scenes." Lin Chiran shook his head: "Maybe he still wants me to take over."
"After all, there is no other heir except you. If Wanqing..." Rong Haiqing wanted to say that it would be better if Xu Wanqing was still alive, but when he saw the look in Yun Yueming's eyes, he stopped talking.
Lin Chiran didn't mind: "If grandpa still insists, I will seriously consider it in a few years."
Rong Haiqing and Yun Yueming were a little surprised when they heard this.
"But not now. We still have to walk a long way with them."
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