"Ji Yan, have breakfast." Lu Wei handed Ji Yan a bag. Ji Yan opened it, looking somewhat disgusted: "Coffee again? I want a cola."
"Why are you drinking cola so early in the morning?" Lu Wei forcefully shoved the coffee cup into Ji Yan's hand. "Rest for a while first. You went to bed too late last night."
Ji Yan put down his pen, spun his chair to the sofa, and continued muttering to himself. Although he was holding a coffee, his attention was not on the coffee at all, and he looked quite tense.
Fang Yu took a can of Coke from the refrigerator and stuck it on Ji Yan's forehead, then took the paper with the lyrics printed on it from his hand: "Focus on your food, stop looking at it."
From the moment he decided to stay with "Wings" and finish this album together, Ji Yan has been in this state.
Actually, the album won't be released for a while yet. During this period, the members of "Wings" will also participate in the album's production. Xie Mingxuan has a talent for songwriting, and Lu Wei and Fang Yu also plan to try songwriting. Ji Yan doesn't want their efforts to go to waste, so he naturally puts in 100% effort.
However, his foundation was far weaker than the other three, so he started from almost nothing and had to put in several times more time and effort than the others.
Ji Yan now feels accepted by the other members of "Wings". No matter how good his skills are or how well he performs, no one criticizes him. On the contrary, they are very tolerant of him and have great patience with him.
This was a warmth he had never experienced from his family.
This week, Ji Yan and Xie Mingxuan stayed at the company to work on their new album, practicing singing, dancing, and songwriting. Outside of training time, they would get together to discuss the new songs written by Xie Mingxuan or their ideas for the album. When the discussion got heated, no one cared that Ji Yan was a novice and always had to give his opinion.
After breakfast, the company-arranged instructors will guide them in dance training, followed by the members' independent practice.
"Ji Yan, here." Xie Mingxuan pointed to his waist. "You didn't exert your full strength just now."
"Like this?" Ji Yan did it again.
“Like this.” Xie Mingxuan slowed his movements. “Do you remember how the teacher jumped just now? The strength in your waist and thighs…”
Xie Mingxuan demonstrated while paying close attention to Ji Yan's movements: "This time it's right!"
After watching Ji Yan go through it completely, Xie Mingxuan said, "You actually have a lot of talent for dancing."
He noticed this on Ji Yan's first day of training. Although Ji Yan was not proficient, he picked things up very quickly. He could memorize many moves after being taught once or twice, and it only took him two or three days to learn a dance.
More importantly, Ji Yan was much more hardworking than he had imagined.
Xie Mingxuan didn't know what had happened to Ji Yan, but since coming to the company these past few days, Ji Yan hadn't gone home once, nor had he mentioned his brothers again, as if they didn't exist. Xie Mingxuan remembered that when "Yi" participated in activities together before, Ji Yan would always boast to them about how amazing and handsome his eldest brother was, and how his third brother had recently won a major music award and was the most outstanding young violinist in the country.
But this time, he didn't mention it at all.
Xie Mingxuan glanced at Ji Yan silently.
After dyeing his hair back to black, Ji Yan's face gained a touch of innocence. During the "Idol Century" era, in addition to contestants who broke through with their strength, there were also contestants who gained popularity with their looks. However, in Xie Mingxuan's opinion, none of them were as good-looking as Ji Yan. It's just that he was not suitable for excessive embellishments; a simple white shirt was enough to make him stand out.
At this moment, Ji Yan was focused on dancing. Sweat dampened his hair and gave his face a slight glow. Ji Yan's expression was extremely serious at this moment, and upon closer inspection, it even had a sense of indifference. However, after noticing Xie Mingxuan's gaze, Ji Yan broke into a bright smile, and his clear black and white eyes seemed to flash like stars, which was truly dazzling.
"How was my turn?" Ji Yan stopped what he was doing and looked at Xie Mingxuan with some anticipation.
"Great." Xie Mingxuan gave him a thumbs up.
"Yay!" Ji Yan jumped over and gave Xie Mingxuan a high five. "Thanks!"
"Impressive, Ji Yan." Lu Wei rested her chin on her hand as she looked at him. "Your dancing is almost as good as mine."
Lu Wei is the lead vocalist of "Wings". His dancing skills are weaker than Xie Mingxuan and Fang Yu. However, overall, apart from Ji Yan, the average strength of "Wings" is among the top in the new generation of boy groups. This is why "Wings" fans hate Ji Yan so much. As long as Ji Yan performs well, "Wings" will definitely become popular, if not a huge hit.
Now, while it has indeed gone viral, "Wing" has become a laughing stock among many casual observers.
After dance practice ended, Ji Yan continued to study the sheet music. Afraid that he would forget it, he took a pen and wrote it down carefully in his notebook. He sat by the window, his eyes focused. The wind blowing in from the window made his profile look even more innocent.
Fang Yu couldn't resist taking a picture.
He thought Ji Yan was too photogenic; this photo didn't need any retouching and could easily be on a magazine cover.
After telling Ji Yan, Fang Yu uploaded the photo to Weibo.
Fang Yu: Ji Yan, a serious classmate.
Fang Yu has tens of millions of followers on Weibo. As soon as this post was published, the comments section was filled with "!!!".
"!!! If it weren't for the fact that it's Ji Yan, I wouldn't have recognized him at all."
"This is Ji Yan? This is Ji Yan?? This is Ji Yan???"
"When did Ji Yan start looking like this?!"
"Oh my god, Ji Yan looks so good without his rainbow-colored hairstyle! He's totally my type. He could totally play a senior in a sweet campus drama."
"Who says there aren't any handsome guys in the Chinese entertainment industry? Ji Yan is definitely a handsome guy."
"There's no point in using a heavily edited photo to pretend to be handsome, right? I just want to see Ji Yan leave the Wings Group as soon as possible and stop ruining other handsome guys' lives."
+1.
+10086.
"I don't understand why Brother Yu would post Ji Yan's photos. Is it really necessary to be close to someone like that?"
Fang Yu has tens of millions of fans. Although his popularity has declined after joining "Yi", he is still one of the most watched idols. Shortly after he posted this Weibo, the hashtag "Ji Yan's looks" became a trending topic.
Netizens who saw this entry scoffed at it. So many celebrities boast about their looks on trending topics all year round; they might have had some expectations before clicking, but after clicking—
That's it?
However, the atmosphere conveyed by Ji Yan's photo was just too good. The young man in the picture had a focused gaze, and his movements were completely natural. His black hair was a little messy from the wind, but the lines of his profile were particularly attractive, as if a character from a comic book had come to life.
"I really want to plagiarize... I'm guilty."
"Although I don't know who Ji Yan is, his looks... are my type. I've followed him."
Many netizens followed Fang Yu's Weibo account and started following Ji Yan. Although Ji Yan is a member of the "Wings" boy band, he only has less than 1 million followers on Weibo. A large portion of those followers were bought by DW Entertainment to make the gap between Ji Yan and Xie Mingxuan and the others not seem too big. Even so, Ji Yan's current number of followers is still less than one-tenth of Xie Mingxuan and Fang Yu's.
Netizens couldn't help but look through Ji Yan's old Weibo posts, and the result...
"Is this punk rocker really the handsome guy I'm following?"
"I can only say that the face is quite similar, but—if you have this face, treat it well! God! What do you mean by wasting a precious thing? People with terrible aesthetic sense are hopeless."
"I hope this handsome guy can post some normal photos in the future. It's really amazing to have a face!"
Ji Yan had no idea that Fang Yu's Weibo post had caused such a huge reaction. He was still learning to sing, listening to his teacher sing while trying to find his own feeling. Lu Wei's singing skills were the strongest among them, so Ji Yan stared at Lu Wei and hummed a few lines from time to time.
For him, being an idol was a completely unfamiliar field. He chose this industry to compete with Ji Ruan. The Ji family, starting with Ji Wei, had a negative attitude towards his choice. They thought the idol industry was too low, almost the same as selling smiles. But regarding Ji Ruan's choice, they felt that Ji Ruan was in poor health, and as long as it made him happy, he could do whatever he wanted.
"Ji Yan, your phone has rung several times, answer it," Lu Wei reminded him.
After glancing at the phone number, Ji Yan decisively hung up: "It's been a nuisance call, they've called several times today. Let's continue."
...
The Ji family.
Ji Yushi frowned: "He hung up anyway. What is Ji Yan busy with?"
It's been almost ten days, and Ji Yan hasn't been home once. This has never happened before. When his work in his group decreased, Ji Yan went home more often. Whenever Ji Yushi came home, he was always there.
This time, Ji Yan not only didn't go home, but he also didn't answer his calls.
"Is he throwing a tantrum? Because I scolded him last time?" Ji Yushi's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. "Did I say something wrong?"
“I don’t think so.” Ji Xuekong’s expression was quite calm. “He should be back soon after he makes a fuss.”
Despite saying this, Ji Xuekong thought of Ji Yan's expression that day, which made him feel vaguely uneasy.
However, Ji Yan had had disagreements before, but this time it lasted a little longer. Based on Ji Xuekong's understanding of his personality, Ji Yan would never really leave the Ji family, otherwise he wouldn't have kept opposing Ji Ruan.
Thinking of this, Ji Xuekong asked Ji Yushi, "Do you have time to go to Ruan Ruan's concert?"
"I'll definitely go. What about my older brother?"
“I’ve already sent a message to my older brother, but he hasn’t replied yet.”
"It's rare for Ruan Ruan to hold a tour, and our family hasn't gotten together in a long time. We'll see if my eldest brother is free then, so we can all get together."
"And what about him?"
“He definitely doesn’t want to go to Ruan Ruan’s concert. Forget about it, let’s just leave him be.” Ji Yushi sighed. “Don’t ask him to do anything related to Ruan Ruan anymore.”
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