From the airing of episode 5 of "The Voice of China" to the morning of the following day, Ji Yan's Weibo followers increased by a full 5.2 million. Although the increase on the second day was not as dramatic as the first night, it still continued the upward trend.
To some extent, Ji Yan benefited from the popularity of the song "The Traveler".
On Weibo, various entertainment bloggers and music critics are recommending his cover of "The Traveler," and with fans also spontaneously promoting it, the name Ji Yan is becoming increasingly popular.
Fans have also dug up various details about him. However, Ji Yan used to be ridiculed by everyone and his scandals were everywhere. But after this episode of "The Voice of China", at least the impression that he sings badly has been refreshed.
It could even be said that if Ji Yan had been a very good singer from the beginning, his performance on "The Voice of China" might not have attracted much attention. But since he was so bad that everyone in the entertainment industry knew about it, his transformative growth is certainly worth noting.
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After returning to the company, Ji Yan continued to devote himself to the creation of his new album.
Riding on the popularity he gained from the show "The Voice of China", DW also took the opportunity to announce the release date of the new album of the "Wings" boy group on its official Weibo. Time is running out. Lu Wei and Xie Mingxuan have basically completed their tasks, while Ji Yan is still working on the song he wrote. He consulted several teachers on "The Voice of China" and added Qin Xian on WeChat. Now is the time when he is most inspired.
He moved a chair to the windowsill and sat down, biting his pen and scribbling. The other members of "Wing" were also busy, and everyone looked very serious.
Ji Yan really likes the atmosphere of "Wings".
He crossed out sentence after sentence on the paper, tearing half of the notebook in half. He hummed a song as he wrote. Suddenly, Ji Yan stopped and quickly waved to Fang Yu and Lu Wei, "Help me see how this is written?"
The group sat cross-legged, clutching pillows. Ji Yan's expression was somewhat pleased: "Didn't I get stuck for a long time? Look, how about this for the chorus?"
Xie Mingxuan picked up his guitar and started playing. Lu Wei and Fang Yu listened patiently, tilting their heads. After Xie Mingxuan finished playing, Fang Yu raised his hand and said, "I think it's fine!"
“I’ll cast my vote,” Lu Wei said, raising her hand as well.
Ji Yan couldn't stop smiling: "Yay! It's done!"
He felt he had accomplished a huge project, and that he had done it all with his own strength, so he felt a great sense of accomplishment.
"There are still lyrics to it," Xie Mingxuan reminded him. "Have you figured out what you want to express in this song?"
"Not yet." Ji Yan raised an eyebrow at him. "But I know what I'm doing."
That could be said to be the inspiration he got from the song "The Traveler". He had seen Ning Wei perform live and sang the song himself. In the most immersive moment, he seemed to get close to Ning Wei's feelings when she wrote the song.
Ji Yan returned to the window, lowered his head, and put on a serious expression. Occasionally, he would jump down, flip through a book to look up some information, and then return to his original position. Time passed by second by second, and before he knew it, the day had passed.
Ji Yan remained in this state for two whole days. When he was immersed in something, he would become extremely focused. For him, songwriting was a new thing, but he would do his best to do it well, after all, this was "Wings'" first album.
After finishing the last stroke, Ji Yan threw the notebook aside and slumped into his chair: "Finally done."
"Come and take a look."
"Let me go wash my face."
After finishing the song, Ji Yan felt refreshed. He picked up the notebook and gathered around Xie Mingxuan and the others. The notebook was filled with densely packed words and various unrecognizable symbols. Ji Yan turned to the next page: "I copied the last lyrics here."
His handwriting wasn't particularly beautiful, but it was neat enough. There were four large characters on the blue lines of the notebook: "Silent Confession".
"Set foot on that island."
"There was no trace of footprints."
"..."
The song starts off a bit melancholic, but it's actually a very warm song. Ji Yan's lyrics are also quite simple, giving it a youthful feel, unlike the songs released by idol groups nowadays which always include a few lines of English. Ji Yan didn't add a single line.
However, Lu Wei and the others thought his song was quite good, very much like the feeling Ji Yan gives people now, silent yet powerful.
"Can it be used?"
"No problem." Xie Mingxuan patted his shoulder. "It's the first time for everyone. As long as you put your heart into it, the fans will hear it."
Some fans will blindly buy things for their idols, but both sides know very well how much the idols themselves have given and whether they are also repaying their fans with their sincerity.
"Looking back now, being a singer is much harder than I imagined."
“That’s because you’ve decided to do it well,” Lu Wei said with a smile. “Being a singer isn’t difficult, but being a good singer is very difficult.”
"yes."
But Ji Yan felt that the sense of accomplishment from writing a song was irreplaceable by anything else, whether it was the creative process or... the fantasy of one day standing on the stage, with tens of thousands of people standing up and cheering for him, and the entire stage and even the whole world under his control, would inspire him with boundless motivation.
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Ji Yan took out his phone and played with it for a while. There were trending topics about "Blue's" concert in City C being sold out again, as well as Ji Ruan's concert preview. Ji Yan only glanced at the latter news and didn't pay any more attention to it. Just as he was about to play a game, his manager called.
"Sister Ying has such a keen sense of smell, how did she know we just finished?" Fang Yu exclaimed, "I have a tennis game scheduled for the weekend, don't tell me I have work to do this weekend."
Their next task is to go into the studio to record. Once the album is finished, they will be basically done. Nowadays, fewer and fewer singers release physical albums. Digital albums are the common form of album release for singers. However, the members of "Wings" have the same idea: they would rather lose money to make a physical album. After all, this is their first album, and it may be their last album. They want to leave behind at least a commemorative work.
Ye Ying told them that T Fashion magazine wanted to invite them to shoot a cover for their new November issue. That period coincided with the promotional period for the new album, so shooting the cover would be a good way to promote and generate buzz in advance.
“There’s another job.” Lu Wei looked at them after finishing the call. “Director Li Xiang’s new film, ‘I, Nameless,’ is recruiting singers for its theme song. If you’re interested, you can send your work over to the production team, and they will be in charge of selecting the singers.”
"Sister Ying has sent all the work to our group chat. Let's take a look at the details first."
"Wings" develops as a group, but it's normal for members to have solo work. However, there are more monks than porridge in the entertainment industry, and you have to fight for any job. When "Wings" first formed, their work schedule was quite packed. Recently, they've been so idle that they've been jokingly called a "boy band that just sits around doing nothing." Fortunately, Ji Yan gained some attention on "The Voice of China," and with the new album as a carrot to hang on, they've barely managed to salvage some dignity as a boy band.
Upon seeing the group chat content, everyone looked somewhat surprised.
"So much work scheduled for next week?"
Scrolling down, the content was all about "XX Singer" and "Sing XX Together," and everyone's eyes immediately turned to Ji Yan.
They knew very well where the job came from; it was all because Ji Yan's performance on "The Voice of China" was so outstanding.
Ji Yan blinked but remained silent.
Having spent time with Ji Yan at the company, the others had already gotten to know his habits. He was acting a little shy, but he was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
Fang Yu hooked his arm around Ji Yan's neck: "Because you are really amazing."
They were also super excited watching the live broadcast of "The Voice of China"!
Before this, Fang Yu was still in contact with several "good friends" from "Idol Century". Whenever "Wings" had a live performance, they would forward the performance video to Fang Yu and then lament that "Wings" could have developed better, and that Ji Yan had dragged the whole group down. On the surface, they were expressing their pity for Fang Yu, but didn't he know what they really meant? They were just mocking that "Wings" was not even as good as their undebuted group.
That day, after Ji Yan finished singing "The Traveler," Fang Yu quickly forwarded several videos of him performing live. Afraid that the other party wouldn't see them, he even sent them twice. Unfortunately, the other party remained completely silent throughout, rendering Fang Yu's carefully prepared lines useless.
Ye Ying also told them that she currently has some small collaborations on hand, but their work is mainly focused on the album, and she will try to turn down other less important collaborations for them.
Another reason why "Wings" have less work is that the members all have their own pursuit of music. They don't frequently appear on variety shows, especially those fixed variety shows that last for several months. Although they have fewer opportunities to gain exposure, they can spend their time writing songs and learning dance.
It's no exaggeration to say that in the past, the only weakness of "Wings" was Ji Yan. But now, as Ji Yan's strength is gradually being recognized, the members are also looking forward to the day when "Wings" takes the stage again as a group, and they can bring surprises to their fans.
Lu Wei eventually accepted the variety show "The Voice of China," which is similar in type to "The Voice of China," but the competition format is different. After all, Lu Wei has always been the lead singer of "Wings," and his singing skills are the best among them.
Ji Yan's appearance on "The Voice of China" won't be until the week after next. The production team hasn't contacted him yet, and he probably won't know which song he'll be covering until next week. Ji Yan plans to perform as well as possible on the show, since his new album is coming out soon.
"Yanzi, check Weibo! Check Weibo!"
Fang Yu kicked Ji Yan in the butt: "A miracle has happened!"
Ji Yan opened Weibo, and the top trending topic was—"Ji Yan Ning Wei".
Ji Yan: "?"
Scrolling down, the second item is "Ning Wei is following Ji Yan".
When Ji Yan clicked in, he was surprised to find that the person who had followed him was actually Ning Wei herself!
Ning Wei, the lead singer of "Blue," has 160 million followers, but only follows the other two members of the group.
Now Ning Wei has a third person on her watchlist, and that is him.
Ji Yan was completely dumbfounded.
#The domineering boss falls in love with me#
#OnlySpoilingMe#
Ji Yan immediately put these chaotic thoughts to the back of his mind and silently returned to Guan.
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In City C, nearing midnight, Ning Wei, having just finished a concert, sat in the back seat of his car with his earphones still plugged in. If anyone saw what he was playing at that moment, they would know that it was Ji Yan's latest cover of "The Traveler."
"How many times have you listened to this? Aren't you tired of it yet?" Keyboardist Yi Ran said helplessly, "I give up, it's been at least 50 times, hasn't it?"
Ning Wei remained silent, instead turning her head away quietly.
Those familiar with Ning Wei know that while he shines brightly on stage, he is extremely taciturn in private, speaking very little.
Guitarist Du Jian handed over a box of cherries: "Ji Ruan invited us to be guests at his concert, shall we go?"
The members of "Blue" have been together since they were just starting out. Although they have signed with a management company, the company only handles some miscellaneous tasks for them, and they still decide on their own work arrangements.
"I don't want to go, I've been too tired lately," Duan Yiran said.
"Ning Wei, what about you?"
"I'm not going."
Normally, Ning Wei's answer was only two words, which Duan Yiran and Du Jian were used to. But this time, he added two more words—
"It sounds awful."
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