"Are there really that many?"
Ji Yan carefully observed the size of the warehouse, which was larger than he had imagined. Inside, there were several huge metal storage racks, as well as glass cabinets and cardboard boxes. The fan letters and merchandise that "Yi" had received over the years, as well as the trophies that "Yi" had won, including the Chang Kong Award for Best Actor that Ji Yan had won, were all stored here. They were secured with a security lock, so he wasn't worried about them getting stolen.
Not only Ji Yan, but Xie Mingxuan and the others would also come over to take a look occasionally.
“That’s the trophy we received on the day we debuted.” Seeing Ning Wei’s gaze fixed on a crystal trophy, Ji Yan said, “We each received one back then.”
Ji Yan turned the trophy base over to show Ning Wei: "Best Looks Award."
—Although Ji Yan never understood the significance of setting up this award.
Back when "Idol Century" was airing, Ji Yan's skills were so bad that he was constantly criticized, but he was never criticized for his looks. Even during the period when he was being criticized the most, fans would still add "although he is good-looking" when they criticized him. Shortly after the show started, he was recognized as the most handsome among the 32 contestants. He received 31 votes in the contestants' vote for the most handsome contestant. Fans also made polls on the contestants' looks in private, and Ji Yan's votes were always far ahead.
"Give it to me," Ning Wei suddenly said.
"This trophy?" Ji Yan blinked, but before he could react, Ning Wei swiftly stuffed the trophy into her bag. She was carrying a huge sports bag, which was already quite bulging.
Ji Yan: "...Did you get some new stock?"
However, he would generally fulfill Teacher Ning's requests, so Ji Yan only hesitated for five seconds before handing the trophy to Ning Wei.
He was reading letters from fans.
Even now, the assistants still give them the selected fan emails. They usually read about 20 at a time, but they reply to very few because they are always very busy with work and simply don't have the extra time to reply.
The number of letters received can indeed reflect the changes in their popularity. It was a small peak when they first debuted with "Idol Generation", but gradually, the number of letters decreased. However, after the release of the album "Misty", the number of letters gradually increased, and later it became more and more. Some of the fans who wrote letters were old fans who had sent letters before and had always had the habit of writing letters to "Yi". Others were junior high school or high school students who chose very beautiful stationery and had very serious handwriting.
Ji Yan found a small stool, sat down, and slowly read through the letters one by one.
In his hand was a letter sent this summer by a high school graduate who said she had been admitted to her dream university this year.
"I don't have the financial means to go to concerts right now, but I will definitely go after I start working. I look forward to seeing the most dazzling Wings on stage!"
Before Ji Yan could finish reading the letter, he felt his arm being wrapped around Ning Wei's head, whose breath was almost on the back of Ji Yan's hand. Ji Yan pushed him away, but the man stubbornly refused to leave. Ji Yan could only raise the letter slightly so that the other person could see it.
"What about mine?" he suddenly asked.
"They're all in my room, not here."
Ning Wei was the first "fan" to write to Ji Yan. When "Wings" was speculated to be disbanding, there were still fans who wrote to Xie Mingxuan and Fang Yu, but very few wrote to Ji Yan. This is why Ji Yan was able to find Ning Wei's letter and develop a pen pal relationship with her.
The two of them still maintain the habit of writing letters, and they still do so to this day. But this has become a form of playful banter between them. In Fang Yu's words, it's a form of public displays of affection without any additives, a ruthless slaughter of Ji Yan's poor teammates.
Ji Yan's reaction was to slaughter Fang Yu even more viciously.
"Have you chosen everything?" Ji Yan asked.
He felt Ning Wei gently shake her head.
"Then why don't you go see it?"
I want to spend more time with you.
Although Ning Wei's voice was very soft, Ji Yan heard it very clearly.
—They did spend very little time together.
When Ji Yan is free, Ning Wei is usually very busy. When Ning Wei is free, Ji Yan becomes busy again. "Wing" is still in its rising phase, and its current schedule is relatively easy after Ye Ying's selection. If "Wing's" schedule were the same as other stars of the same level, Ji Yan probably wouldn't even have time to eat.
At least for now, he can still meet with Ning Wei during breaks in the tour, and he can still have about a week free each week.
Ji Yan turned his head, and Ning Wei naturally lowered her head. The kiss was very light, but Ji Yan could smell the scent on her body. Ji Yan's ability to identify perfume was almost zero. He only knew that it was a scent that could calm him down.
He was always calmer when he was with Ning Wei.
Even without speaking, he knew that this person would understand what he was thinking.
...
After "Wings" finished their first concert in City A, even though it was late, fans like Lu Meng couldn't wait to post pictures of the event on Weibo. Lu Meng was rather reserved and only posted a few pictures of the stage and "Wings" on stage. Many other fans also took pictures of the concert itself.
"It was amazing!! The live performance was incredible!! Were Wings' singing skills always this good?!"
"The Wings Troupe is performing in my city this time, but according to the schedule, it should be next year. Sigh, hurry up and come!"
"The scene was amazing! The performance of 'Under the Five Fingers Mountain' was so cool and stylish!!"
"I highly recommend Wings' cover of 'Earth Destruction'. In my opinion, it's the best version, second only to the original. I have to say, among all the singers who have covered the color group, Wings will always be my favorite."
The album "Blue" has not been performed publicly since its release. Cover versions always appear on stage before the original versions, but after seeing a number of singers' covers, "Wings" really does have better stage quality.
It doesn't refer to the stage visuals, but to the performance itself.
"Wings" truly studied the song "Earth Destruction," which is why they made the whole stage so exciting and explosive.
"I want to see it too!! I want to hear a live version of 'Earth Destruction' too."
"Speaking of which, after listening to 'The Song of the Little Panda,' I've always fantasized that Da Ning would cover 'The Iron-Eating Beast' at a concert. Wouldn't that be a dream collaboration between the little panda and the giant panda?"
"I'm a heartless +1 machine, the person upstairs has spoken my mind!"
Many songs performed at the "Wings" concert had clear audio; even though the fans' videos were somewhat shaky, the sound coming from the video was extremely stable.
"As someone who was there, I can say that Xie Mingxuan and his team were playing like they were on a CD, and I'm not exaggerating at all. I only had one thought throughout the whole thing—Wings Group is really awesome!"
"Awesome!!!"
Music critic "Blind Guest" also attended the concert. His summary of the concert was called "How a Wings band fan can sing Wings band's praises in a fancy way" by fans. Whether it was the stage effects or the members' singing, "Blind Guest" summarized every detail. In his review of the band, the word he used most often was "mature".
In the eyes of "Blind Guy", "Wings" is already a fairly mature group and is definitely a top-tier group in the current music scene.
Of course, fans didn't miss the final surprise. In fact, after the "blue" was captured on camera, the scene of the three looking like silly geese immediately became a trending topic on Weibo.
"The life of the Color Group that got caught."
Ning Wei, Duan Yiran, and Du Jian: Who am I? Where am I? I don't actually know the person next to me!
"Going to a concert openly is not illegal! Hilarious, the cameraman deserves a bonus."
"I almost died laughing. The cameraman filmed too late. If he had filmed earlier, we might have seen Da Ning and the others' expressions when they heard 'Earth Destruction'."
"What exactly did 'Blue' do wrong? Why were they caught even though they chose the stands? The three of them looked so confused, it cracked me up. I want to ask, after the Wings Group, does the Color Group also have the potential to go down the comedic route?"
"Blue wings confirmed!"
Fans from both sides couldn't help but laugh at this scene, especially the "blue" fans. After all, they've been following their idols for so long and have almost never seen "blue" in such an awkward situation. But besides laughing, the fans couldn't help but leave comments on the "blue" members' Weibo accounts:
"Stop thinking about watching other people's concerts, what about your own?"
"A mature group should start holding its own concerts. Shouldn't fans be more proactive in this?"
"Right now, right now, I want to see 'Fearless' live!!"
Even Ji Yan and his friends weren't spared; "Blue" fans had already posted urging messages in their comments, reminding them to remind "Blue" to hold a concert.
Ji Yan: "Go quickly! But remember to go at a time that doesn't coincide with ours, I want to see it too."
He hadn't been to a "blue" concert in a long time.
This is the downside of being too busy with work: it's hard to take a long vacation, and it's also hard to listen to a concert in peace and quiet.
...
After the concert in City A, Wings' tour continues this year, with at least one concert every week. They need to prepare for the concerts themselves and keep themselves in top condition, so they are constantly busy.
The "Blue" concert also started soon after. Ji Yan was able to meet with "Blue" during the first two stops of his own group's concert tour. In particular, "Blue" performed "Mending the Sky" as a guest performer at the second tour.
The enthusiasm of the fans in the audience even surpassed the moment "Tsubasa" appeared.
However, the "Wings" group wasn't jealous at all. After "Blue" returned backstage, they all handed out pens at the same time, asking for autographs and photos.
The "blue" we are familiar with in real life is different from the "blue" on stage. No matter how many times they complain about each other in the group chat, on stage, "blue" shines with light all over its body, which is super dazzling!
Duan Yiran: "..."
Just as he couldn't understand why Ning Wei and Ji Yan were still writing letters to each other after talking for so long, he also couldn't understand why Ji Yan was still asking Ning Wei for her autograph.
He complained to Du Jian, "Is Da Ning a god?"
"That might really be the case in Teacher Ji's eyes."
“Then I think that in Da Ning’s eyes, Ji Yan is also a god.”
How long has this clingy, newly-in-love vibe lasted? Don't these two ever get tired of it? As an outsider, he can't stand it anymore.
"Be strong." Du Jian patted Duan Yiran's shoulder silently. "This situation will probably last for a long time."
In Du Jian's opinion, Ji Yan and Ning Wei's relationship was not conventional at all. In ordinary people's relationships, the longer the relationship goes on, the clearer each other's flaws become, and they may even gradually get tired of each other. However, in these two, Du Jian did not see any signs of getting tired of each other. On the contrary, the longer they spent together, the thicker their filter for each other became, truly a thick layer.
Hearing Ji Yan's description of Ning Wei, Du Jian would occasionally have doubts, "Is this the person I know?" Hearing Xie Mingxuan and Fang Yu's descriptions, they seemed to have the same feeling.
Ultimately, Du Jian came to a conclusion—it was about personal enjoyment.
This is probably the fun they have when they're together.
Having known Ning Wei for so long, Du Jian and Duan Yiran have always felt that, given her personality, she is very likely to end up alone.
But it didn't happen.
His interactions with Ji Yan might lead them to think about what kind of pot and what kind of lid they need.
The groups that excluded Ning Wei ("Blue") and Ji Yan ("Wing") had a special discussion about this matter, and Xie Mingxuan and the others reached the same conclusion.
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