"Ji Yan, want to practice again?" After resting for a while in the afternoon, Xie Mingxuan suddenly called out to Ji Yan. Recently, the two of them had been going into the recording studio together more often, and practicing together was better than one person shouting alone.
"Sure."
Actually, Ji Yan wanted to tell Lao Xie that he didn't have to call him by his name so formally when practicing singing. However, Lao Xie became very serious when it came to music. He stopped calling him Teacher Ji and started calling him by his original name.
However, Ji Yan thought this was fine too.
If Lao Xie takes things seriously, he will unconsciously become serious as well.
"Should we call in outside help?" Ji Yan suddenly asked.
"Foreign aid?" Xie Mingxuan looked puzzled, but after a while, he suddenly realized, "You don't need to... bother them like that."
Ji Yan didn't explicitly tell anyone else that he was dating Ning Wei, but among them it was practically an open secret, because Ji Yan made no attempt to hide it.
When Ji Yan encountered trouble with the creation of "Wings", he used Ning Wei almost blatantly.
Lu Wei and Fang Yu both said they were dazzled by the display of affection.
Even when he was with Ning Wei, Ji Yan never got distracted by anything related to "Wings". He completed everything with 100% efficiency, including albums, songwriting, performances, and practice. Xie Mingxuan and the others sometimes felt that Ji Yan was very divided. Even when he liked someone, he could still keep himself clear-headed and rational.
But thinking about it carefully, this is just Ji Yan's personality.
He used to care a lot about the Ji family members, but once he saw through them, he never hesitated to sever ties with them.
This does not mean that Ji Yan is cold-hearted.
He simply prefers to pour his emotions into people who are worthy of his devotion, like them. Ji Yan can always work hard for "Wings" and remain active in the entertainment industry as a member of "Wings," dancing dances he is not good at and challenging vocal ranges he is not good at. Even though he is the most watched among the new generation of film stars, in Ji Yan's self-introduction, the idol group Wings member is always listed first.
After Ji Yan established himself in the film industry with "Young Love Poems" and "The Vanished Murder Case", some marketing accounts secretly published articles implying that Ji Yan would soon leave "Wings" behind.
Looking at the entire entertainment industry, any member of an idol group, like Wen Xiang in the past, even if they can only consistently play the male lead or second male lead in TV dramas, will try their best to break free from their former idol status and move towards the higher-level TV drama circle.
Especially after the news of Ji Yan and Xi Ming's collaboration on a movie came out, the countdown to the disbandment of "Wings" was brought up by marketing accounts. All sorts of messy rumors flew around, such as members falling out and higher-ups wanting Ji Yan to develop independently. Even though the members took the initiative to stand up and deny the rumors, the rumors were still very popular.
When they saw this message, they were secretly eating potato chips behind Sister Ying's back. But after seeing these marketing accounts spouting nonsense, their potato chips suddenly lost their appeal.
...
Since the other members of "Wing" do not need Ning Wei's help for the time being, Ning Wei's plan to infiltrate "Wing" has failed once again.
In fact, Xie Mingxuan and his team were quite welcoming of Ning Wei's guidance when they collaborated before. However, once they confirmed Ning Wei's relationship with Ji Yan, their interactions with Ning Wei became a little awkward, as if they were taking advantage of Ji Yan's family (?).
The closer the two were, the less they wanted to bother each other, because they hoped that Ning Wei and Ji Yan would have a proper and equal discussion, rather than using Ning Wei's fame to boost "Wing's" popularity.
Xie Mingxuan knew perfectly well that neither Ning Wei nor Ji Yan would think that way. Both of them were quite straightforward, but as Ji Yan's teammates, they would inevitably have more to consider.
"This must be the worried old father, right?" Fang Yu identified with the character and put himself in the role. "My son's rebellion has broken my heart."
Upon hearing this, Ji Yan chased Fang Yu all the way to the restroom and successfully cornered him there. Fang Yu cried out "Dad, I'm sorry" ten times before giving up. Ji Yan happily recorded the conversation and started playing it on repeat after waking up in the morning.
Fang Yu: "Are you a pervert?"
"Thank you for the compliment."
"Teacher Ji is beyond saving. Lao Xie, Wei Ge, shouldn't you do something about Teacher Ji's shameless behavior?"
Lu Wei waved her hand gently: "It has nothing to do with me. Anyway, I'm not the one calling him 'Dad'."
"Captain~~~"
Xie Mingxuan: "You take the role?"
Fang Yu promptly shut up. He would rather be told "Dad, I'm sorry" by Ji Yan every day than be the captain. Xie Mingxuan, the captain, was the scapegoat, the one who treated everyone to hot pot, and the one who was in charge of small talk. He was 100% a perfect fit for the phrase "endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens".
Old Xie tried to get rid of the captain's identity for the 108th time, but he never succeeded even once.
He will always be elected with the highest number of votes, three.
The most hurtful thing for Xie Mingxuan was when Ye Ying also participated in the vote. Xie Mingxuan thought his manager could understand him, but the truth was that, apart from the fact that he received four votes, nothing changed.
In Ye Ying's view, Xie Mingxuan was the only one who could keep the other three in check.
...
Ning Wei didn't say anything about being rejected, but Ji Yan noticed that he started sending sad rabbit emojis—Ji Yan had always been curious about where he got those rabbit emojis from. Because rabbits express sadness by drooping their ears, sometimes the left ear droops down, sometimes the right ear droops down, and... Ji Yan couldn't help but watch him be sad a few more times.
Ji Yan felt that his mentality was indeed a bit abnormal.
To comfort the disappointed Teacher Ning, Ji Yan sang "The Little Panda Song" to Ning Wei.
The song is both gentle and lively. After Ning Wei sang it once, Ji Yan asked him for the sheet music and learned to sing it himself. According to Ning Wei, he would put this song in the next album of "Blue". Ji Yan thought he would give the song a more serious name, but Ning Wei insisted on using the title "Little Panda Song".
Because this combination of song title, melody, and lyrics is the most perfect.
"Is your album almost finished?" Ning Wei asked Ji Yan.
"It'll be done soon." Ji Yan sighed softly. "I felt like the recording process was a bit of a breakdown."
"Then I'll have to wait a while longer."
Ning Wei has only heard two songs written by Ji Yan in the new album, and they are not the official versions. He is also looking forward to the album "Wings" not only as Ji Yan's lover, but also as a fan of "Wings".
"Take your time, Teacher Ning," Ji Yan said with a smile. "I'm also waiting for your new album."
Ji Yan felt no guilt whatsoever, because compared to "Blue", "Wings" released albums much more frequently. "Blue" had only released one album, "Silent Bell," in the past few years. It's no exaggeration to say that fans had already heard it so many times that it was worn out.
Of course, this freedom is accumulated from each of Blue's albums. Even though they only release an album every few years, there are still fans willing to wait patiently.
The pressure that "Wing" is currently under is actually a result of her efforts towards future freedom.
In any case, it's never wrong to work hard.
...
One morning, when Ji Yan and his friends went into the recording studio to record the song "Flying Apsaras" again, unlike before, they experienced a strong sense of smoothness for the first time. It was probably because the weather was very good that day, the sky was very blue and the clouds were very white. On the way there, the wind was gentle and warm, which made people feel good without them.
It's hard to describe how I felt during this recording.
In fact, they didn't use many techniques. In fact, you could say that their performance was only slightly better than the previous recording. But it was precisely because of that slight improvement that all the shortcomings of the song "Flying Apsaras" were filled.
Xie Mingxuan extended his hand first, followed by Lu Wei, Fang Yu, and Ji Yan. The group gripped each other's hands tightly and then gave a high five: "Yay!"
After trying and practicing so many times, this is the state they are looking for—not everyone is 100% perfect, but if the "Wings" group can achieve 100% perfection, that's enough.
"Finally finished recording."
"Starting today, I'm going to be a real salted fish, and nobody can stop me."
"Flying Apsaras" was the last song recorded for the album "Mountains and Seas". The recording of the other songs went smoothly, but this song kept getting stuck. However, no matter how small the problem was, the team did not want to just gloss over it. They could only work on it again and again and re-record it.
Now that they were finally relieved of their burden, they all felt the urge to lie down.
"How about taking a couple of days off?" Fang Yu asked the others for their opinions. "Let's go out for some food and drinks, and then wander around a bit?"
Ji Yan raised his hand: "I agree."
"I have no objection either." Xie Mingxuan and Lu Wei both nodded. "They do need to relax a bit."
The most troublesome process is now over. Although there are still many things to do for the album release, no matter what the cover, music video, or promotion looks like, the quality of the song will always be the top priority.
Of course, Ji Yan never had a moment to rest.
In April, the highly anticipated Sky Award finally announced its nomination list for this year's competition.
The Chang Kong Awards are a major event in the film industry, especially the competition for Best Actor and Best Actress. Although it may seem like just a few minutes at the awards ceremony, in fact, it involves a battle of public relations between major film companies, a comparison of the actors' acting skills, and even a competition for the best red carpet looks.
The competition for the previous Changkong Award was so fierce that it deserves special mention in the history of the award. Although the competition was not as intense as the previous one, the announcement of the nomination list still sparked heated discussions among netizens.
The nominees for Best Actor are:
Zhu Zhihe, "Towards Dawn".
Wu Shi, "The Wind Destroys the Border Pass".
Ji Yan, "The Vanished Murderous Intent".
Cui Jinwei, "Burn, Youth!"
Qiu Wei, "Battle Zone".
"Ji Yan brought it up again??"
"This is Ji Yan's third nomination for the Sky Award, right? Holy crap, it's no exaggeration to say he's the number one of the new generation."
"Zhu Zhihe, Wu Shi, and Cui Jinwei are all on the nomination list. Speaking of which, most of Ji Yan's competitors in recent years have been born in the 1950s, right?"
The nominations for Best Actor have just been announced, and many netizens immediately noticed an excessively young name on the nomination list. However, while Ji Yan's previous two nominations were shocking enough, this time, netizens have gradually gotten used to it.
Because Ji Yan has the ability to be nominated time and time again.
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