During filming, Ji Yan and Ning Wei didn't have much contact. They didn't like to call or video chat, and their daily communication was almost entirely through emojis. Ji Yan discovered that Ning Wei had collected a bunch of rabbit emojis, so many that he thought Ning Wei had hired someone to draw rabbits for him.
When will filming be finished?
"Even after filming is finished, I'll still be very busy, as I have a concert in the second half of the year."
As soon as Ji Yan finished typing that sentence, the other party sent a sullen and melancholy rabbit emoji. Ji Yan could only reply with an emoji of rubbing a cat's head.
He was indeed very busy. Even while filming "Black Curtain," Ye Ying's work requests kept coming in, something that hadn't happened when filming "Young Love Poems" and "The Vanishing Murder."
Winning the Best Actor award at the Chang Kong Awards is indeed different; it not only represents an improvement in status but also a change in how people within the industry perceive the winner.
Recently, the jobs Ye Ying has been giving Ji Yan are mostly from film and television associations and departments in charge of film. Although he can turn down some of them by saying he's going to film a movie, there are still some jobs he can't turn down. At this time, the company's General Manager Jin and General Manager Wu come in handy. They can go and wait in Ji Yan's place for a while, and the organizers are usually very understanding.
After all, if Ji Yan himself can't come, the fact that company executives are coming is enough to prove DW Entertainment's sincerity.
"You can do that?" Ji Yan blinked, somewhat shocked.
“But they can’t be reused repeatedly,” Ye Ying chuckled. “They actually quite enjoy attending these kinds of events.”
One reason is the vanity of middle-aged men, and on the other hand, they can tolerate my long meetings where I only say three points, each of which is divided into eight sub-points.
Occasionally, Ji Yan would ask for leave to attend events. Although Qu Xiyu was somewhat dissatisfied, she would usually approve it. If it were Zhu Shuguang or Li Xiang, they probably wouldn't. These two had been established in the film and television industry for a long time and had a lot of influence. Even if they didn't let him go, no one would say anything. But Qu Xiyu was different. Since becoming a director, she had experienced countless compromises. As a woman, she knew very well how unfriendly this industry was.
She could refuse to release him, but she didn't want Ji Yan to be put in a difficult position because of it.
However, Ji Yan often runs into Xi Ming at events he attends when he takes leave, as Xi Ming is a leading figure in the film and television industry and would never be absent from important occasions.
Later, Xi Ming and Ji Yan developed a tacit understanding regarding leave requests. If it was an event they absolutely had to attend, they would both request leave together. This way, the production team could arrange the scenes for other actors in a timely manner. If Ji Yan requested leave one day and Xi Ming requested leave the next, the production team's shooting schedule would be disrupted.
...
During his conversation with Ning Wei, Ji Yan learned that "Blue's" new album was about to be released. As Ning Wei's boyfriend, he decided to use some inside privileges to trick her into giving him a copy of the new song.
He prepared his headphones and even chose a quiet evening when he wouldn't be disturbed, then devoutly clicked on the new song.
The familiar melody that suddenly flooded his ears made Ji Yan blink. The next moment, he couldn't help but send Ning Wei several question marks.
He was very familiar with this song, having listened to it countless times; it was none other than "The Little Panda Song".
"...Please don't try to fool me, thank you."
"Because I want you to come back as soon as possible, preferably in time for the release of the new album."
Ji Yan roughly calculated: "Our current filming pace is already quite fast, but it will still take at least another month and a half."
In front of the computer, Ning Wei slightly loosened her grip on the cup, and unconsciously clicked on the calendar.
A month and a half, 45 days, plus the days they hadn't seen each other before, made him feel like time had never been so long.
Even though Ji Yan and Ning Wei didn't see each other often while filming "The Vanished Murder," for some reason, as the filming of their new movie "The Curtain" progressed day by day, Ning Wei suddenly found that he was inexplicably more anxious while waiting for Ji Yan to finish filming.
I want to meet them soon, I want to play my new song for them, and I also want to...
"That's what couples in the throes of new love are like," Duan Yiran said sarcastically from the side. "Why don't you just go find him?"
The filming location of "The Curtain" is not far from City A. With the current convenience of transportation, it is not troublesome to go see Ji Yan.
"Never mind," Ning Wei shook her head. "I don't want to bother him."
Duan Yiran: "..."
The romance between these two is incredibly pure.
In fact, Duan Yiran really wanted to ask Ning Wei how far he and Ji Yan had progressed, but as a teammate of many years, based on his understanding of Ning Wei, he knew that this person probably wouldn't say anything, and might even beat him up in a fit of anger.
Not asking = knowing nothing = everything is peaceful.
Asking = not knowing anything = getting beaten up + getting a cold shoulder + getting yelled at by the conch shell.
Upon closer examination, it does seem like a loss.
Moreover, no matter what, that is Ning Wei's private life. He can be curious, but he cannot overstep the boundaries.
After all, their lead singer has an extremely eccentric personality, so it's easy for Ji Yan to coax him, but if it were him trying to coax him...
Duan Yiran couldn't help but imagine that scene, and then shook her head frantically.
Forget it, a rational person shouldn't try things they're not good at.
Ning Wei has time to chat with Ji Yan via text message, but this doesn't mean that "Blue" is very free. On the contrary, the preparation mode for each album of "Blue" is similar to that of "Wings". The creation is completed independently by the members. Unlike "Wings", "Blue" basically completes the album cover production, arrangement and MV shooting independently by the studio, and is responsible for its own profits and losses. For example, the cover of the album "Silent Bell" was drawn by Du Jian.
Ning Wei is the core of "Blue", which is recognized by the entire music industry. However, Duan Yiran and Du Jian also compose and participate in the arrangement. The accompaniment of "Blue" songs includes various sounds such as piano, zither, water droplets, and tapping of bowls and chopsticks. These are the rhythms that the three of them found little by little through collaboration.
Creating an album is never easy, and even for "Blue," who has released countless albums, each album still represents a new challenge.
But when she's busy, Ning Wei feels she misses Ji Yan more.
He thought falling in love was a magical thing.
Since his student days, Ning Wei has devoted himself to music. Later, he founded "Blue" and gradually went from being unknown to the public. He has always felt that he is a person who has no interest in love. Even when they debuted, the band was always associated with the issue of a chaotic private life.
But Ning Wei wasn't interested. Music was enough for him. He didn't care about high income or luxury homes and cars. Only music could arouse his interest and give him motivation.
Hearing the cover of "The Traveler" marked the beginning of his genuine interest in someone's voice.
Ning Wei didn't know why, but he just found Ji Yan's voice very attractive. Even though Ji Yan's singing skills were not among the best in the music industry at that time, Ning Wei was still moved by his voice.
Then came the accumulation of songs, and the more he listened, the more fascinated he became by the other person's voice. He started writing letters around that time, and gradually, he came to understand the person better and better. He realized that simply understanding the person was not enough, and his fascination with the voice gradually turned into a fascination with the person.
This was a very unfamiliar emotion to him, and Ning Wei didn't know how to explain it.
Fortunately, Ji Yan is a very simple person, and the other party also likes his music. Therefore, his plain and taciturn personality is not a flaw in the other party's eyes. He expresses himself in a direct way, and the other party accepts him directly without setting any obstacles for him.
Being together felt like a natural and logical progression.
After they got together, Ning Wei felt that his life hadn't changed. Everything was still the same as before. The biggest difference was that he liked Ji Yan more and more and wanted to show off what he had to him, whether it was his collection, his music or his creative ideas.
No matter what he says, the other person will listen very attentively.
Only when the other party went to film "Black Curtain" did Ning Wei realize how long the time had been. He felt that he wanted to invade the other party's life more urgently, but he was also worried that he would scare the other party away by being too restrictive.
This is also why I didn't visit the set of "The Curtain".
Ji Yan had told him all about his exhaustion while filming "Black Curtain." He was very tired, whether it was dealing with scenes with Xi Ming or dealing with troublesome action scenes. Even during his rest time, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to filming.
Ning Wei didn't want to put the other person under too much pressure. If he went, Ji Yan would probably give him the time that was originally meant for rest.
There's no need for that. The other person just needs to do what they like, film well, and get some rest.
Ning Wei could only chat with Ji Yan silently, occasionally sending him snippets of his new song to keep him entertained. Looking at the angry panda emojis on her phone, Ning Wei couldn't help but imagine Ji Yan on the other side of the screen wanting to hear the new song, and before she knew it, he would smile.
Even when preparing for his new album, he would think of this scene, and his expression would immediately soften.
At this time, Duan Yiran would secretly pat Du Jian on the shoulder or send him a message: "Look, Da Ning is starting to become a pervert."
Most of the time, Ning Wei relied on listening to the album "Mountains and Seas" to relieve boredom. He most often listened to the songs "Iron-Eating Beast" and "Mending the Sky," but he didn't miss any of the songs on the album. He also appreciated the music of "Wings" very much. The feeling of the four people's voices blending together is very different from the performance of one person alone.
"Mountains and Seas" became the album that was played most frequently during the creation period of "Blue's" new album. The first three albums of "Wings" were also played on repeat. They could play all four albums on repeat in a day. As a result, Duan Yiran secretly sent a message to "Wings" to urge them not to be lazy and to hurry up and finish the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth albums.
The "Wings" group: "..."
In short, I have no idea what to do.
Duan Yiran also admitted that the album "Mountains and Seas" is very good. The key problem is that even the best album will become tiresome if played every day.
Ning Wei never gets tired because Ji Yan is like Xi Shi in his eyes. They are so in love that the more they look at each other, the more beautiful they become. But Duan Yiran will.
He had already heard the instructions to pinch the philtrum.
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