"The winner of this year's Changkong Award for Best Actor is Ji Yan, for his role in 'In the Silence.' Congratulations!"
"This year, Wings' new album 'Madness' once again topped the annual sales charts. The album also received a warm reception in overseas markets, including on Apple..."
In the eyes of fans, if we look back at Ji Yan's career in the entertainment industry, we can only say that he fought a brilliant comeback.
No one could have imagined, and no one dared to imagine, that the idol who had nothing to offer except his looks in "Idol Generation" could actually reach the pinnacle of the entertainment industry.
A multiple-time winner of the Chang Kong Award for Best Actor, the actor with the highest cumulative box office, and the actor with the highest box office gross as a lead actor... Ji Yan's resume is almost perfect. In his many years in the industry, he has never made a bad film. Among the films he starred in, there were some that only grossed tens of millions at the box office. His early film "Young Love Poems" was not particularly outstanding at the box office either. However, even viewers who are not fans of Ji Yan admit that almost every film he participates in is a masterpiece.
Even though the box office was only tens of millions, the movie did not lose money, because the film cost only a few million, and Ji Yan acted in it for free. If you look closely, the movie actually made a lot of money.
To some extent, this is partly due to Ji Yan's independence from capital.
Despite his strained relationship with the Ji family, and his never publicly acknowledging that he was a member of the Ji family, the Ji family's existence did give Ji Yan more freedom in choosing films.
Of course, he is not greedy and will not act in a movie he does not like just for a high salary.
The most expensive film Ji Yan starred in was Luo Yi's "Robot," a hard-hitting science fiction movie with a grand scale. The production cost alone was a whopping 700 million yuan, and the actors' salaries were also quite high. When news of Ji Yan's collaboration with Luo Yi first came out, some media outlets reported that Ji Yan had also succumbed to money.
After all, in the film industry, there are many actors who have representative works and a good reputation when they are young, but end up making bad movies when they get older. After all, actors have to make a living, and a good reputation can't compete with the real money in their bank account.
Of course, at the time, the scale of the movie "Robot" was too big, and the production cost was high. Even with Luo Yi and Ji Yan's reputations, a large number of people in the industry were not optimistic about it.
But the movie was eventually made. Luo Yi swallowed his pride and begged a group of investors, and when there was still a shortfall, Ji Yan and he covered it. Although Ji Yan and Luo Yi had a bit of a disagreement over the film "Alien Invasion," their chemistry was still excellent when it came to actually working together.
Even during the filming of "Robot", there were still many voices of skepticism. Luo Yi claimed that he would make the best science fiction film in China, and a lot of people ridiculed him for dreaming. However, Ji Yan felt that although Luo Yi's words were a bit too confident, he still had the right to say so. After all, "Alien Invasion" is currently the best science fiction film in China, both in terms of box office and word of mouth.
Ji Yan and Luo Yi essentially poured all their savings from years of filmmaking into the project. At first, Luo Yi was hesitant to let Ji Yan invest too much, since he was the one who hired Ji Yan to make the film and would have to pay Ji Yan's salary. In the end, however, Ji Yan's investment amounted to more than that of several film companies combined.
But later, Luo Yi realized that Ji Yan was indeed very rich.
Although Ji Yan doesn't appear on variety shows that cost tens of millions per episode and lives a relatively low-key life, not liking to flaunt his wealth, Luo Yi hadn't heard anyone in the industry say that Ji Yan bought a luxury house or car. However, Luo Yi did a simple calculation and found that, based on Ji Yan's salary, the money he invested in "Robot" was roughly equivalent to his earnings from filming over the years.
Then Ji Yan told him it was okay, because he still had his career as a singer, and he could invest another XXX yuan in Luo Yi if that wasn't enough.
Luo Yi: "..."
Is it too late for him to switch careers and become a singer?
Of course, Luo Yi knew very well that Ji Yan was so rich because their group was really popular. Whether in the film or music industry, those who could reach the top were definitely very rich. In particular, "Wings" kept releasing albums and holding tours. They were relatively low-key in public, but that did not mean their careers were not successful.
Thus, "Robot" was successfully filmed.
This film solidified Ji Yan's reputation in commercial films.
Before this, Ji Yan's three most successful films at the box office were "Black Curtain", "Train Under the Night" and "Terror Cycle". All three films were in the top ten of the domestic box office charts. Ji Yan was the lead actor in all three films. At this time, he was already the most outstanding filmmaker in China in terms of box office performance.
However, among the three films, the best-performing one, "Terror Cycle," only grossed over 4 billion yuan, failing to break 5 billion yuan, and still 1 billion yuan behind the highest-grossing films.
And then, "Robots" appeared.
The domestic box office of "Robot" reached 6.17 billion yuan, breaking the record for the highest-grossing domestic film. This was something no one expected before the film's release. In addition to the domestic box office, the film also performed well overseas. This is because Luo Yi invested a lot of vision for the future in this film. "Robot" is not a purely imaginative science fiction film; it has a bit of hardcore elements.
In short, the film's box office was a huge success, and Ji Yan's investment yielded a very considerable return, even more than he earned from the film "The Vanishing Murderer".
Thanks to the influence of this film, Ji Yan rose directly to the top of the film industry.
The achievements of "Wings" can be described as quite terrifying, with their tour and album records constantly being set.
For Ji Yan's fans, his growth is nothing short of a dream.
When "Idol Generation" aired, almost no one was optimistic about him, but years later, when netizens revisited "Idol Generation", they only mentioned a few members of "Tsubasa".
It can be said that, apart from not leaving behind many works in the television drama industry, Ji Yan is a top figure in both the film and music industries.
Ji Yan won two Chang Kong Awards before he turned 30, and his fans thought that was his peak.
From age 30 to 40, Ji Yan remained at his peak, constantly releasing new movies and creating new songs, remaining active in the music scene as a member of "Wings".
Then, in the blink of an eye, it was Ji Yan's 40th birthday.
Fans originally thought that his year would be as uneventful as usual, with teammates and friends sending him blessings on Weibo. He might spend it with his teammates or with his lover—everyone knows who his lover is.
Fans have gotten used to Ji Yan's daily routine.
When the other party was young, he lived a very ordinary life. At that time, he would occasionally have conflicts with other celebrities. Although it was usually the other party who took the initiative to provoke Ji Yan, after he turned 30, there were fewer and fewer celebrities who had the ability to provoke Ji Yan, and no one would be so foolish as to do such a thing. Ji Yan's life became more and more peaceful.
Of course, for fans, this kind of Ji Yan makes them feel very comfortable. It's easy to be a fan of Ji Yan, as there are good movies to watch and good albums to listen to every year, and Ji Yan will occasionally bring some surprises.
But on my 40th birthday.
Just after midnight, fans did not see Xie Mingxuan and others' usual congratulations. Not only did Xie Mingxuan not send any, but Lu Wei and Fang Yu also did not send any.
"What's going on?"
"Is today Teacher Ji's birthday?"
Just as fans were imagining that the members of "Wings" might have had a conflict while thinking it was impossible, Ji Yan's own Weibo suddenly became active.
He posted a picture of two rings, the simple kind, without any exaggerated patterns.
In the Weibo post, he tagged Ning Wei.
It only contains an image and an @ symbol.
But everything is already very clear.
"!!!!!!!!!!"
"Aa ...
"Forgive me for creating noise pollution with my words, because right now I just want to turn into a screaming chicken! This is a confession, a confession, a confession!!!"
"Is this a confession? Confess!!!"
"Oh my god!!! My CP has finally gone public!! Oh my god, I need to go downstairs for a walk to express my joy, waaaaaah!"
"To put on such a show at 40, could you please give me a heads-up, Mr. Ji? But! Even though my idol has a partner and isn't my only one anymore, I'm still so happy!"
"Isn't this a lifelong commitment?"
"After being together for more than ten years, we can finally go public. Although I think it's a bit late, when I think about Mr. Ji's career and the endorsements he has, I feel that it's already very difficult for him to choose to go public."
"Say yes!! At this moment, I wish I could transform into Teacher Ning."
"They're so sweet! It's really not easy for them to go public. No wonder there's been a wave of contract terminations for Mr. Ji's endorsements since last year. The brands have all hinted that Mr. Ji took the initiative to terminate the contracts, and Mr. Ji himself has admitted it. But in an interview, he said that he had some things he had to do, so he had to cancel the cooperation first."
"Let's wait quietly for Teacher Ning's response."
Fans felt that Ning Wei's style wasn't the type to actively post photos of her rings.
"Teacher Ning looks like a very aloof type."
"Wrong, Teacher Ning isn't aloof at all. Don't forget about the hundreds of albums he owns that have Ji Yan's autograph. He's actually love-obsessed, okay?"
"I can hardly imagine the art style of Teacher Ning, who is obsessed with love."
A few minutes later, Ning Wei finally posted on Weibo.
His answer was:
"Happy birthday."
"OK."
The accompanying picture is of him wearing a ring.
"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!"
"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!"
"Okay, okay, okay, okay, I declare that from today onwards, 'okay' is the most beautiful language in my heart!"
Happy birthday, Teacher Ji! May you always be happy, and happy together with Teacher Ning!
"Tonight was a night I was completely out of my mind. Actually, I always thought they wouldn't go public with it. It's good that they don't, after all, they all have their own careers, and they are the kind of people who are responsible enough to themselves and their teammates."
“I know the cost of going public, but I ultimately chose to go public because you are more important to me.”
"I'm crying for their love!"
Ji Yan and Ning Wei's Weibo accounts were already flooded with birthday wishes from fans. In the comments section at the top, teammates who seemed to have forgotten Ji Yan's birthday also popped up one by one to say hello.
"Teacher Ji, I wish you happiness!"
"Teacher Ji, may you be happy forever!"
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