"I'm leaving now."
"Teacher Ji, don't be in such a hurry!" Fang Yu called out Ji Yan's name cheekily from behind, but Ji Yan had already hurriedly packed up his things and walked out of the gymnasium.
He didn't participate in the work after the concert, which was allowed by Xie Mingxuan and the others. However, Fang Yu still teased Ji Yan a few times, saying that he was seriously prone to forgetting his friends for the sake of women.
The autumn wind was a bit chilly. Ji Yan changed out of his performance outfit and put on a trench coat and scarf—purchased by Teacher Ning. The two of them had the same style; they had just spoken on the phone, and Ning Wei was waiting for him in the parking lot.
Once inside the car, the whooshing wind stopped, and Ji Yan felt warmer. As soon as he fastened his seatbelt, he saw Ning Wei wearing the same scarf as him.
"Why didn't you tell me you were coming to the concert?"
Ning Wei remained silent.
Ji Yan then pinched his face, squeezing it again and again: "Don't try to fool me."
However, when Ji Yan saw Ning Wei's face appear on the camera, he was not surprised at all. He just thought, "Just as I expected." With his teacher Ning's reserved and flirtatious personality, he was definitely capable of doing this. After all, he was a man who could recite a book called "How to Say Sweet Talk" from memory.
and……
Although the car was dimly lit, Ji Yan still noticed something flashing on the back seat. He picked up the bag and saw that it contained several posters and postcards...
Ji Yan: "..."
Okay, Teacher Ning really knows how to do this.
The longer Ji Yan spent time with her, the more he realized the true nature of his teacher, Ning. In short, she was very different from his first impression of her.
It's... often outrageous.
The car drove quietly through the night. Using the dim light inside the car, Ji Yan inspected the entire bag and finally concluded, "You can ask me for all of these."
Although "Wings" has never released a dedicated photo album, they have shot magazine covers, not only for top-tier publications like "Alex," but also for more professional publications like "Music World," and even for home and health magazines that are different from "Wings'" style. Magazines also occasionally release merchandise as a reward for fans.
Every year, DW Entertainment sends postcards and calendars featuring "Wings" to its partners and media, including postcards for all members, individual photos, and album covers and posters. Although the members of "Wings" don't have many, DW Entertainment has a whole warehouse full of them.
Before "Tsubasa" gained popularity, the letters from fans and various merchandise from partners could be packed in just a few boxes. But as "Tsubasa" gained popularity, their merchandise could no longer be contained in just a few boxes. DW Entertainment opened a special room as a warehouse to categorize and fill it with the letters from fans. They have assistants who are responsible for organizing things, and they do this almost once a week.
This is even with "Wing" itself not being very active in its business operations. If "Wing" were to be actively operating, the warehouse prepared by DW Entertainment would probably not be enough to hold all the goods.
It's mainly because the fans are so enthusiastic.
"Wings" are also quite sentimental people. At least they always take the letters written by fans very seriously. Of course, they don't have time to read the letters now, but they still occasionally go to the warehouse to look through the letters written by fans, see what the fans think of the songs they create, and also dig out some inspiration.
After all, they are idols, and idols rely on the support of their fans to persevere.
Ji Yan stayed at Ning Wei's house again that night, but he no longer had time to accuse Teacher Ning of secretly going to the concert behind his back, because before the car even arrived at Ning Wei's building, Ji Yan had already fallen asleep leaning against the back of the chair.
He may be very energetic on stage, but once he stops, he can't stop feeling sleepy.
When Ji Yan woke up, he was wearing a scarf, not his own, but Ning Wei's. The temperature inside the car was also higher than when he got in, so even though he was asleep, he didn't feel cold at all.
Once upstairs, Ji Yan had just sat on the sofa and kneaded the conch shell for a while when he became drowsy again.
He was indeed very tired. After returning from the set of "Black Curtain," he only rested for two days at the beginning and then maintained a working rhythm, and his whole body was very tense.
After all, it was a concert for all the members of "Wings". It had already been delayed because of his joining the crew. Ji Yan didn't want his teammates to accommodate him anymore, even though he knew in his heart that if he wanted to take a break, they would definitely agree.
During his years with Wings, he always felt pampered by his teammates, and even after the end of Idol Generation, his teammates did not give up on him.
After that, Ji Yan filmed one movie after another, and several of them achieved excellent box office results. However, it took him at least several months to film each movie, during which Xie Mingxuan and the others were actually waiting for him.
Without his "wings", it is not a complete "wings", but in recent years, because Ji Yan has been making movies, the "wings" are incomplete for at least a few months of the year.
This is all because his teammates are unilaterally accommodating him.
Ji Yan's only regret was that he could give back so little to his teammates.
Ji Yan would occasionally chat with Ning Wei about these kinds of topics. This was also one of the advantages of having a boyfriend; there were some things that couldn't be said in front of teammates, but could be said to Teacher Ning.
“You don’t need to overthink it.” Ning Wei reached out and patted Ji Yan’s head. “If you have these thoughts, they should know them too.”
Ning Wei, Duan Yiran, and Du Jian have been forming the "Blue" group for over ten years. In his experience, if a group wants to last, whether they are together or not is not that important, but their hearts must be together.
This is true of teams that can stay together for a long time.
Even if the group disbands for various reasons, they can still reunite many years later.
If the members' hearts are not together, even if they participate in activities together every day, attend various promotions, and organize various anniversaries, they will never be able to have confidence in the group they belong to.
Although Ning Wei doesn't like to pay attention to the gossip in the entertainment industry, he is very clear about this matter. After all, the "Blue" group has been around for a long time. During the debut and peak of "Blue", other companies also launched several bands and groups to compete with "Blue".
The "blue" band is still around, but many of their contemporaries have disbanded.
This is related to album sales. If the sales are not good enough, the group will naturally fall apart under the pressure of the company. However, there are also bands like "Blue" that have persisted for more than ten years. Even if their sales are not as good as "Blue", they have been in the music industry for so long that the members have gradually found their own way to survive, and they are even less likely to disband.
"Sigh." Ji Yan sighed softly and took a sip of hot milk.
Aren't you going to drink?
“I don’t like drinking milk.” Ning Wei sat down next to Ji Yan, put a cushion under him, and told him, “You don’t really need to think about it so much.”
"Since you are teammates, they must be willing to accept your shortcomings."
Ning Wei knew about Ji Yan's past experiences, but he hadn't been involved in Ji Yan's interactions with his brothers. Even now that he and Ji Yan were in a relationship, and Ji Yan's brothers from his hometown knew about it, Ji Yan hadn't informed the Ji family about their relationship.
From Ji Yan's feeling of dragging down his teammates and his guilt towards them, we can see that Ji Yan is the kind of person who reflects on his shortcomings. This may be partly his nature, but another part may be due to his experience in the Ji family.
In those people's eyes, he has no strengths, only weaknesses. So even though Ji Yan has completely broken free from their influence, when things happen, he will still take the blame upon himself first. This tendency is more pronounced with those he is closest to.
Ji Yan finished a bottle of milk: "But I think I did pretty well."
"Very impressive."
"It's not up to you."
Ning Wei: "...?"
Then Ji Yan happily carried the conch shell onto the sofa: "Conch shell, am I awesome?"
Conch refused to face Ji Yan's shameless face and chose to turn her back to him.
Ji Yan: "...Heh, this is a face worth 300 million."
The conch's tail sticks out even higher.
Ji Yan wasn't bragging. A website once conducted a poll to rank the looks of male celebrities in the entertainment industry. Among the 50 male stars selected, Ji Yan ranked first and was considered to have a face worth 300 million.
But Ji Yan didn't insure his face. First, he didn't want to waste his money, and second, he didn't feel that he was narcissistic enough.
According to Sister Ying, the company's two bosses did indeed consider this, investing not only in Ji Yan but also in Xie Mingxuan and his team, but after inquiring about the price, they decided to abandon the idea.
Ji Yan couldn't help but ask Ye Ying, "How much money do you want to invest?"
"Starting at 30,000."
Ji Yan: "..."
Hey, this is a face worth 300 million! You can't even afford 30,000?
So stingy, Jin the Skinflint, Wu the Skinflint.
DW Entertainment's stinginess is well-known throughout the entertainment industry. Everyone in the industry knows that DW Entertainment is a company supported by "Wing".
...
On this day, Ji Yan took Ning Wei to search the warehouse.
The main reason was that Teacher Ning was very interested and subtly inquired about Ji Yan several times. For this reason, he even took Ji Yan to the studio's warehouse—there were traces of "Blue" since their debut. Ji Yan found many photos of Teacher Ning from when she debuted. She had single eyelids and didn't like to smile, but she was the kind of face that he found more and more pleasing to the eye the more he looked at her.
While mocking Teacher Ning for being outrageous, Ji Yan carried things out by weight.
Well, he's a bit outrageous too.
But he refused to admit that he was being outrageous; he said he was infected by Teacher Ning.
That's exactly right.
In fact, Ning Wei was not very happy about Ji Yan taking her photos, because when "Blue" debuted, it was known for its ordinary appearance. At that time, all the companies that competed with "Blue" were handsome men. Some took the dashing route, and some took the handsome idol group route. But no matter how good-looking they were, in the end, the handsome men still couldn't beat "Blue".
Ning Wei felt he looked more handsome now, after all, he had been praised by Ji Yan.
But looking at Ji Yan's excited expression, Ning Wei felt that his mentality was probably similar to that of Ji Yan's teammates.
No, it should be a little stronger than his teammates'.
He was completely absorbed in it and wanted his lover to always be smiling and happy.
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