Chapter 080 1st
When Wu Wen and his assistant Xiao Liu came to pick up the members, they saw them gathered together, discussing something.
"The elevators in this building lack Braille signs." An Juesui pointed at the elevator that several people had just walked out of.
Ji Qifeng nodded: "The location of the barrier-free ramp is not very reasonable. There is an obstacle in front."
Jiang Hechu walked at the end and looked around: "Although accessible parking spaces are reserved, there is not enough space around. If you use a wheelchair, it will be very inconvenient."
Assistant Xiao Liu was confused and subconsciously looked at the parking space opposite.
Wu Wen smiled helplessly: "Let's get in the car first and discuss it later."
Only then did they come to their senses, greet the two men, close the car door, and continue chatting animatedly.
Jingxing sighed: "I never noticed before that the lack of barrier-free design would cause so many inconveniences."
"Even now, we cannot fully understand the inconveniences they encounter in life." Shen Xun said seriously: "It would be great if this job could really help them."
Wu Wen listened to the members' conversation and knew that they were preparing for ANC TV's May Day special program.
When Wu Wen learned about the invitation from Lin Chiran, the first thing he thought of was which planning stage Wax&Wane would be involved in.
ANC TV’s May Day special program is called “ANC Special LoVe”, which means that caring for others is also caring for yourself, and that mankind is a community with a shared future. The fixed broadcast time is the May Day Golden Week every year. The program has a large number of planned contents and is broadcast five days a week.
This is a public welfare program with a long history and a certain social influence. The topics raised every year often cause heated discussions for a period of time.
Participants are not limited to entertainers in the entertainment industry, but also include athletes, artists, charity volunteers and some ordinary people who are willing to appear on camera.
Writers, artists, etc. will create works based on the theme of each session, and the proceeds from the sale of their works will be used for charity. Artists will mostly be assigned to projects that require communication with people, and use their own influence to draw more people's attention to these public welfare themes.
It is great news for Wax&Wane to be able to participate in this show. Not only does the program itself have a high level of attention, it is also a very meaningful thing for the members.
This year's theme of "ANC Special LoVe" is the living conditions of people with disabilities in society, and various projects are being planned based on this.
Wax&Wane was assigned to work on barrier-free facilities. Starting from every detail of life, they thought about how the distribution and design of barrier-free facilities could be more perfect and reasonable, and tried their best to reduce the inconveniences that people with disabilities might encounter in their lives.
Since learning about this topic, the members have been thinking about it constantly, whether on the way to the recording site or coming out of the underground parking lot of the studio.
After thinking about it personally, I found that many details that people usually never notice can cause great difficulties for people with disabilities.
Such careful thinking is also a preparation for the dialogue and communication session. If you don't understand at all and just rely on memorizing the script, it will only show an attitude of arrogance and prejudice, which goes against the meaning of the show and is not what everyone wants to see.
With the desire to do a good job on the show, the members take this job very seriously and maintain professional awareness at all times even without being reminded by the producers or agents.
Wu Wen admired the members' seriousness and dedication very much, but he had to interrupt them at this time. In the midst of everyone's discussion, they had already arrived at the recording site of "1st".
"It's a good thought, but you should also pay attention to other work." Wu Wen reminded them again: "We have to record two songs today, one for the debut single and the other for the new single, and then release them in two batches."
After deciding on the song, they had practiced many times. Chen Xun nodded: "We will give it our best."
With steady steps, everyone arrived at the recording site and quickly started today's work. The first song to be recorded was the debut single title song "Escape" that everyone is already very familiar with.
In the simple background, there are microphones in front of the members. Shen Xun adjusted his headphones, cleared his throat, and sang the lyrics in a clear voice.
After singing the first line of lyrics, the musician's live string accompaniment came in, paving the way for the emotion of the song.
Wax&Wane made some adjustments to the performance of the song "Escape". Compared with the complex original arrangement in the album, the "1st" version chose a performance that focused more on vocals, with only simple string instruments, and the emotions expressed in the song became softer.
Jingxing sang the lyrics perfectly, his hands following the melody subconsciously; Jiang Hechu closed his eyes gently, devoting himself to understanding and expressing the song; An Juesui swayed his body slightly, swaying to the melody; Ji Qifeng tilted his head back slightly, holding onto the headphones and immersed himself in it.
Several people harmonized with each other, singing phrases that kept climbing, and their rich emotions overflowed, infecting the audience.
When the melodious ending sounded, Jiang Hechu slowly opened his eyes and saw Wu Wen giving everyone a thumbs up outside the camera. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and the recording of the first song ended.
"1st" was very clear as previously stated. After only recording this one time, we started preparing for the next song. The members got into the mood quickly, captured the feeling they had just had during the recording, and the second song "Eye Line" was also performed smoothly in one take.
The tempo of this song is a little faster. As a new song, the proficiency level is not as high as the debut song that has been sung for several months, but with everyone's great dedication, it was completed well.
Similarly, the live accompaniment of "Mei Xian" was changed to a pure-sounding acoustic guitar, played by Ji Qifeng. The sound of fingers sliding across the strings is deliberately made slow and dull, while the timbre of plucking the strings is extremely clean and crisp; the complex emotions in the song can be glimpsed even from the sound of the piano.
The light and airy sound becomes increasingly elusive as the music progresses, and together with the story-filled lyrics, it pulls people into delusion.
If we only look at the singing skills, compared with professional singers, it is not absolutely perfect, but the members' unique expressiveness interprets the song to the fullest.
In a fascinating way, the song passed through the microphone and the headphones at this moment and remained in the ears of everyone present.
The next second after the music ended, applause broke out. Several people looked up and saw that the staff on the scene were all applauding them.
After thanking the program staff, everyone from Wax&Wane stood up and prepared to leave when a voice suddenly came from behind them.
"Wait..." A boy who appeared out of nowhere called out to a few people.
Wu Wen recognized him as singer Su Zheng, who had participated in the music program "Music Life" with Wax&Wane at the beginning of the year. He was probably here for the recording today as well. I wonder why he called them over.
"Um... hello, I'm Su Zheng." Although Su Zheng called several people, she hadn't thought of what to say yet, so she had to introduce herself.
When they heard this name, the members all had some impression of it. The "Music Life" and "Lucky 7" incidents were also related to Su Zheng, but they had not met him again after that. They just greeted him in a friendly manner.
Su Zheng looked at them and said sincerely, "You sang really well."
His expression was very sincere, and the members thanked him with a smile, but Su Zheng still looked like he wanted to say something but couldn't.
Wu Wen stepped forward and asked directly: "What can I do for you, Mr. Su?"
Su Zheng showed an embarrassed expression, paused and said: "Thank you."
An Juesui blinked and looked at everyone, asking with his eyes, does anyone know Su Zheng and has ever helped him?
The four of them shook their heads silently. Although they had performed on the same show before, it was the first time that Su Zheng spoke to them, and they had no idea what he was talking about.
Wu Wen realized something and was a little surprised, but he remained expressionless.
Su Zheng pursed her lips, looked around, and whispered, "For the two previous incidents of Music Life lip-syncing and Lucky 7 prank, it was fortunate that Wax & Wane stepped in and helped me a lot."
If Wax&Wane had not fought back against the unreasonable tactics of the program crew, as an artist from a small company with no background, he would have had to swallow his anger and suffer these losses in vain.
The members then understood what he meant. After thinking for a while, they didn't say anything and looked at Wu Wen.
Wu Wen understood in his heart that at Lin Chiran's suggestion, Shenghuang's tough style did indeed make many of the methods that were originally not presentable to be slightly restrained. Su Zheng was involved in both things, so naturally she would have some ideas.
Wu Wen said: "Mr. Su doesn't need to be thanked, we just did what we should do."
"No." Su Zheng shook his head. He was the type of person who would say whatever he thought. He couldn't stand the hypocrisy in the circle, but he didn't have much say, so he suffered a lot. In the past, even if other artists encountered the same situation, they would clear themselves of responsibility. However, Wax&Wane is different.
Whether it was the producer Lin Chiran's attitude in responding to the lip-syncing incident, or their uncompromising attitude in pointing out the root of the problem when faced with malicious pranks, it made him see that this group was truly doing their work, and not just putting on a show for traffic.
And after these things happened, Su Zheng clearly felt that some of the conventional rules that once made him depressed were also slowly changing. Even if they could not be eradicated overnight, they at least gave people hope.
No matter what Wax&Wane's motivation for doing this, it is beneficial for artists like him who want to speak only based on their strength.
Su Zheng looked serious and expressed her gratitude sincerely again before being called away by her agent for filming.
Wu Wen glanced at his leaving back and felt a little emotional in his heart.
Being able to help others who have devoted themselves to this cause with aspirations and dreams while Wax&Wane is moving forward, can this be considered as a recognition of the persistence of all the team members?
Later, Lin Chiran heard about this from Wu Wen. While he had the same feeling, he also began to think about how many directions the step he took at the beginning had pointed to.
At the same time, the episode of "1st" where Wax&Wane appeared was broadcast. At the beginning, most of the people watching were fans, who sincerely praised the members' singing skills and expressiveness.
Before long, more and more ordinary viewers came to watch by chance. The fans' praise seemed to have touched the pain points of some people, and different voices began to emerge.
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