Chapter 96: Evil Friends
The lights in the venue suddenly dimmed, and expectant voices rang out from the audience.
The plucking sound of the acoustic guitar was clearly heard in every corner of the venue. The hazy prelude of "Eye Line" pulled people from reality into fantasy, and the audience's eyes were focused on the center of the stage.
In the darkness, the people on the stage were half-hidden by the misty smoke. As the piano sounded, the lights slowly lit up, and the figures on the stage gradually appeared in front of everyone.
It was the first time for many people in the audience to see Wax&Wane in person. They exclaimed excitedly and followed the five members closely, not wanting to look away from the stage for even a second.
Feeling the enthusiasm and love of the audience, the members raised their microphones, and their charming voices and rapid drum beats came in at the same time. The vague and ambiguous emotional changes and thoughts were well controlled, and the singing seduced people into falling into the world described in the song.
The atmosphere at the scene infected everyone, and the melody of "Eye Line" was deeply engraved in their minds. At this moment, the emotions of everyone present were moved by the five people on the stage. Every smile and wave would become the best gift of the day.
The last phrase ended quietly, and then the second single, the B-side song "Sick", was performed. The gorgeous and strange tunes, the intense and complicated dance steps, and the sharp eyes every time she turned around made the audience hold their breath unconsciously.
The powerful songs and dances easily captured everyone's attention. It is as if the morbid possessiveness is dissected and displayed, the strong and heavy love is like being in the deep sea, the surging emotions under the calm appearance make people tremble.
It was not until the end of the song and the ending pose that the audience gradually came to their senses and looked at each other. They saw surprise in the eyes of the people around them because of the strong expressiveness of the people on the stage.
When I listened to the second single, the song was already amazing. I never expected that the live version would be several times more infectious than this, which is really a pleasant surprise.
Every audience member at the scene was conquered by Wax&Wane. Warm applause and cheers came like a tide, and the atmosphere in the entire venue reached its highest point.
"Hello everyone, we are——Wax&Wane!!"
The uniform voices echoed in the venue, and anyone could hear the enthusiasm of the five people.
The members were in high spirits and walked to the front of the stage together, greeting the audience with smiles on their faces.
"Welcome everyone to the Wax&Wane second single "Eyeline" release day commemoration event. Did you like our performance just now?"
The people in the audience were also excited and responded loudly and enthusiastically.
"like!!"
“Love it so much!!!”
"Oh, the real person is so close, I'm going to faint!"
Hearing the enthusiastic responses from countless different voices, the members smiled at each other.
An Juesui held the microphone and said, "Is there anyone who has received the record? Please raise your hand so we can see it!" As he said this, he also raised his hand high.
The next second, countless arms in the audience were raised and waved, trying to be seen by the few people on the stage.
"Wow, so many viewers have already received the new single!" An Jue Sui said with a smile: "Let me reveal that everyone from Wax&Wane also received it this morning~"
The members were very happy when they saw the audience raising their hands. They were able to get the record at this time and come to the event. They probably made reservations long before the release date.
"It feels really good to hold the physical record in my hand!" Jingxing said as he picked up the record released this time from the table that the staff had just pushed over and showed it to the audience.
Chen Xun also opened the record packaging in his hand and said, "I really like the cover and disc of this single, it fits the concept very well." The disc was covered with colorful lines, which was extremely dazzling under the bright lights.
Ji Qifeng also nodded: "The overall style of this album is very unique, and so is the MV. I can't forget it even after watching the finished film for a long time."
"You're making the audience too curious by saying that." Jiang Hechu said with a joking smile: "Among the audience who got the record, maybe some of them haven't had time to watch the MV yet?"
As expected, many of the audience who arrived at the venue early to attend the event did not have time to watch the full version of the MV. They only watched a 1-minute edited version from the Mytube channel. They were still unclear about the complete plot of the MV, and their curiosity was immediately piqued.
“The pictures this time are so beautiful, it’s such a great shot!”
“Those who have seen it want to watch it again!”
"Ahhh, what a plot! I want to see it now!"
Noticing the eager expressions of the audience, An Jue-sui blinked his cute droopy eyes and said, "Then let's watch the MV of the title song "Eye Line" together now! The story this time is also very interesting."
As soon as he finished speaking, the big screen behind the members lit up and began playing the title song MV directed by Han Ruoming.
The picture is filled with brilliant colors. The psychedelic lights shine on the colored glass, reflecting neon lines and forming a magical mirror.
In the mirror, scenes appeared one after another: the butterfly shadow on Jiang Hechu's body, the blue rose on Ji Qifeng's chest, the colorful spots of light beside Jingxing, and the huge stained glass window in front of An Juesui.
The dreamlike scene was beautiful and strange. It kept appearing, disappearing and overlapping in the mirror. The strange pictures amazed the audience again and again.
Jiang Hechu looked at the constantly flashing images, and raised his voice slightly: "There are only four of us."
"Yes, Captain, where are you?" An Juesui chuckled.
All eyes in the audience were on him, and those who knew the truth were already snickering.
Shen Xun blushed slightly: "It will be soon."
The scene on the screen changed, from inside the mirror to outside the mirror. Shen Xun was holding a bamboo umbrella, watching the scene in the mirror comfortably, and occasionally performing some small magic to tease the person in the mirror.
Jingxing exclaimed: "The big boss is here!"
"I didn't expect that the captain was the mastermind this time." Ji Qifeng said silently.
An Juesui couldn't help laughing: "The mastermind... Captain, did you hear that? Qifeng said you are the mastermind, hahaha..."
Shen Xun's face turned even redder, and he said a little embarrassedly: "Actually, I quite like this story."
"It's really interesting." Jiang Hechu curled his lips: "It's rare to see Shen Xun teasing people like this."
Jingxing thought for a moment and said, "So this is a story about the captain leading everyone into a mirror to play a trick on them, right?"
"...Strictly speaking, there should be only three people who were introduced." Ji Qifeng had already analyzed the plot, and at this time he looked at Jingxing subtly.
"Hmm?" Jing Xing was puzzled and asked in confusion: "What about the other person?"
Shen Xun smiled helplessly: "The other person was curious and walked in on his own."
"Oh, who is it... uh..." Jingxing finally realized the problem. He smiled awkwardly and looked at his teammates several times, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
Jiang Hechu smiled and said, "Don't look at it, it's you."
Jingxing rubbed his face, unable to bear the sight. A few strands of his soft light golden hair lifted up slightly, revealing his natural temperament.
The audience who had just watched the MV also started laughing, and the venue was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
After watching the MV, the members began to talk about other related topics instead of the album.
An Jue Sui, as the host, asked the question: "This time, the second single "Eye Line" is based on the concept of four emotions. I believe the audience also wants to know how we, as members of Wax&Wane, view these. What do you think?"
Jingxing volunteered and spoke first: "As expected, friendship is what we are most familiar with! The producer probably assigned this theme to us because of this. However, the relationship between Wax & Wane is a little different from the bad friends that the song "Miss" wants to express, but they are both very important friendships in life."
Shen Xun thought about it, then nodded with a smile: “Although I have never encountered the evil friends mentioned in “Miss”, I feel that it would be very interesting to actually meet them.”
Ji Qifeng also replied: "Indeed, just like the instruments in this song, people may think they are fighting, but in fact they make up for each other's shortcomings. I am a little curious about how such friends get along in real life."
An Juesui, who was standing by, blinked and said jokingly, "Qifeng, I didn't expect you to like friends like this. Otherwise, I will play the role of a bad friend for you starting tomorrow! Don't worry, I will definitely let you understand me deeply!"
The atmosphere was very relaxed, and the audience started laughing, and those who were nearby had already started complaining.
"The childhood sweetheart group also got hit today!"
"Hehe, a little trick of a straight man, don't think I'll do it."
The two men spoke at the same time, and then looked at each other.
The members on the stage who accidentally heard these words couldn't help but laugh.
Jiang Hechu joked: "Hey, it's work time, please be careful of the impact."
An Juesui gave him an innocent look: "I didn't say anything..."
"I told you not to show off." Jiang Hechu was overjoyed.
"Okay, by the way, He Chu, you haven't said anything yet." An Juesui recalled the scene when he created this song, thinking: "It was He Chu who proposed the concept of bad friends at that time. It seems that you have a deep understanding of it?"
The landmine was successfully transferred to Jiang Hechu. Ji Qifeng saw An Juesui's little thoughts and couldn't help laughing.
Jiang Hechu, however, was leisurely and had no intention of hiding anything. He readily admitted, "You can say that."
An Juesui was surprised: "Hey, then He Chu should be the one who understands this kind of emotion the most among us. Let's talk about it! What is it like to have a bad friend?"
The members also turned their attention to Jiang Hechu. After debuting together for so long, they have never heard that Jiang Hechu has a bad friend.
Shen Xun thought of some things in the past. Was it the friend who took photos with Jiang Hechu and sent messages from time to time?
Jiang Hechu was probably recalling something, his expression became extremely interesting: "Maybe it's like, when you are inflated, they will pour cold water on you, and when you are down, they will also mock you?"
Jingxing choked: "Uh... does this have anything to do with friendship?"
Ji Qifeng couldn't help but say, "It sounds like an enemy."
"That's right!" Jiang Hechu's smile seemed a little distorted for some reason: "It is often accompanied by inexplicable attention and harassment at irregular times."
An Juesui didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Um...we are talking about friendship...right?"
Chen Xun inexplicably felt that Jiang Hechu's attitude seemed more like he was saying one thing and thinking another, so he asked tentatively, "If that's the case, why do you want to continue to be friends?"
It was rare for Jiang Hechu to be stumped by a question. He was stunned for a moment, then remembered that they were still at the event. He wanted to quickly continue the conversation and subconsciously said the answer in his heart: "Even so, he is still the one and only and most important friend."
Shen Xun asked: "Why? Aren't they all bad influences?"
Jiang Hechu looked a little awkward, but still answered: "There are some good things about him, like remembering my preferences and sending me gifts, and showing concern for me under the guise of sarcasm..."
Jiang Hechu couldn't stand it anymore and quickly changed the subject: "No, it's too corny to continue. Next, next question!"
She was clearly complaining in the morning about Ji Qifeng's abrupt change of subject, but when it came to her, she also looked the same. But if someone said this directly to Jiang Hechu, he would definitely not admit it, and would even put on an infuriating smile and ask if you have any questions.
An Juesui was well aware of Jiang Hechu's bad character and didn't want to be punished by him later, so under pressure from him, he turned to the next question.
The audiences in the audience were watching with great interest. Isn't Jiang Hechu's personality typical, tsundere?
In a hospital ward in Country B, an unlucky Chinese trainee who had suffered a broken bone in a car accident was watching the live broadcast and thought the same thing.
By the way, I took screenshots of everything Jiang Hechu had just said and sent them to someone in my address book named "Dead Tsundere".
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