The aftershocks of the Sky Award lasted for several days, and the number of views for "Fly" reached a new high. However, for the members of "Wings", the focus of their work next is still on the new album.
The recording of the new album is currently underway, and fans have heard rumors and have been asking questions on DW Entertainment's official Weibo account. DW Entertainment has not given a clear answer, only revealing that the new album will be released this year.
Compared to other idol groups, "Tsubasa" releases albums quite frequently.
The recording of the new album was more complicated than that of "Mist" because the 10 songs on the album are more diverse in style, including ballads, rock, and more upbeat tracks, while "Mist" had a relatively simple style.
Ji Yan and Fang Yu sat on the floor mat, munching on ice cream while reciting lyrics. Xie Mingxuan and Lu Wei were a bit more upright than them, but they were also reciting very seriously.
They recorded one song at a time, and also discussed the first single from the new album.
The title of the album "Mist" was decided early on, but the title of the second album was delayed for a long time. The title song was also in a state of struggle. Ji Yan and Xie Mingxuan preferred Fang Yu's "Future", while Lu Wei and Fang Yu themselves preferred Xie Mingxuan's "Falling in Love with You".
The latter is a love song, while "Future" is about the friendship between the members of "Wings". In other words, what they were struggling with was the overall style of the new album.
Both songs, "Future" and "Falling in Love with You," could be singles, but the two songwriters felt that the other's song was better. The choice then fell to Ji Yan and Lu Wei, but they chose different ones.
"How about we roll the dice? Whoever rolls the highest gets to choose," Fang Yu suggested.
"Be serious."
"I'm so conflicted," Ji Yan sighed. "I'm so conflicted that I want to eat spicy snacks."
“You’re not conflicted,” Fang Yu glanced at him, “you just want to eat spicy strips.”
Actually, Ji Yan doesn't really love spicy strips. Every time he buys a pack, he only eats one or two strips, and the others have to finish the rest for him. Once the spicy strips are unpacked, the whole house smells of them, which is particularly pungent. But Ji Yan claims that this will stimulate his inspiration.
In response, Xie Mingxuan, Lu Wei, and Fang Yu all agreed that Ji Yan was a little bit abnormal.
Having no other choice, the group listened to the songs "Falling in Love with You" and "Future" over and over again.
"Falling in Love with You" is a sweet song about lovers, a style that "Wings" rarely tries, since they are all still single. "Future" is a warm and inspirational song, and there were already a few songs of this type in "Mist," so the group didn't want to completely repeat the path of that album.
After all, it's a rare new album, so we should try more things out.
"How about 'Falling in Love with You'?" Xie Mingxuan thought for a moment, "Even though I wrote the song."
“The Future has too much of a ‘Wing’ feel to it. I feel that we don’t need to be confined to one style now.”
Anyway, they're not big names in the music industry, so changing their style won't have much of an impact.
"The only problem is that if we suddenly change the style of the title track, fans might have some issues."
"Then 'Falling in Love with You' is the first main track, and 'Future' is the second main track."
Ji Yan actually prefers "Future" a little more, but he also feels that "Wings" can try to make a small breakthrough in the new album.
"And then there's the album title and album cover. Ugh, I feel so tired every time I release a new album."
When they released "Mist," they felt overwhelmed and disorganized. The situation didn't improve with the second album; in fact, they became more and more troublesome because they were thinking about too many things.
If nothing unexpected happens, the third major will probably be even more troublesome.
The album "Mist" went smoothly from production to release, but after its official release, Ji Yan and his team still discovered problems with the album, so the second album naturally needed to be more meticulous.
"Ji Yan, when you re-record later, pay attention to your breathing and don't pronounce words so tightly."
"Fang Yu, don't rush to take pictures next time."
Xie Mingxuan reminded them, and Ji Yan and Fang Yu both nodded vigorously.
Xie Mingxuan has a cold and aloof face with deep eyes. He is usually expressionless, but when you get along with him in private, he has the best temper among the "Wings" group—as long as it doesn't involve songwriting or singing practice.
When it comes to serious matters, Xie Mingxuan becomes exceptionally serious. When his dark eyes look at them, both Ji Yan and Fang Yu feel a little intimidated.
Although he has released the album "Mist," Yi has never considered himself a mature singer. His singing skills still need improvement, and he is still learning how to write songs. DW Entertainment does not have abundant music resources, but the company is helping them connect with talented album producers and inviting music teachers to give Yi more guidance.
...
On this day, the group was discussing inviting Jiang Ya to shoot the album cover—the cover photo of "Alex" taken by the latter had already been sent to "Yi's" work email. Ji Yan and the others were very satisfied with the effect of the photo, feeling that it was somewhat similar to the style of their new album.
The second album is more lively than "Mist". Since the title track is "Falling in Love with You", the album as a whole should naturally go in a sunny and bright direction. They felt that Jiang Ya could produce the effect they wanted, but Jiang Ya is always very busy, so he might not agree.
Ji Yan got up and took a sip of water when the phone suddenly rang. He looked at the number and saw that it was Director Li Xiang calling. The two hadn't seen each other since the Chang Kong Awards ceremony. Although Ji Yan was a little confused, he answered the phone quickly.
"You're going to act in Old Zhu's movie?"
Ji Yan was confused: "Old Zhu, who?"
"Zhu Shuguang, an old guy, was bragging to me that he had invited you to play the male lead in his movie."
Ji Yan was even more confused: "I haven't received any messages. Are you sure?"
"I guess he hasn't told you yet. Old Zhu may have a foul mouth, but he doesn't lie." Li Xiang sighed on the other end of the phone. "It's a pity I don't have any good films on hand, otherwise I wouldn't have given him this opportunity."
Ji Yan: "...Director Li, I've been busy releasing an album lately, so I don't have any plans to film any movies for the time being."
"It won't delay you."
Ji Yan: "..."
What exactly happened?
...
Li Xiang and Zhu Shuguang met at a formal meeting. In private, the two would never speak to each other. During a break in the meeting, Zhu Shuguang took the initiative to reveal that he was interested in inviting Ji Yan to be the male lead in his new film.
As Zhu Shuguang spoke, he glanced at Li Xiang and said, "I think this kid has a lot of potential, but he didn't really show it in his previous film."
Li Xiang: "..."
Ha, I won't bother with him.
Li Xiang simply called the person in question directly.
If Ji Yan were to actually act in Zhu Shuguang's film, Li Xiang wouldn't object. Although his relationship with Zhu Shuguang was strained, he still knew Zhu's abilities, and Zhu Shuguang was quite accomplished in art-house films. If Ji Yan could act in one of his films, it would definitely be beneficial for his future career. ...
Sure enough, not long after Li Xiang called, Ji Yan received a notification from Ye Ying.
“Sister Ying, I really haven’t had any time lately.” Ji Yan sighed. “Last time I filmed ‘I, Nameless,’ I was really exhausted.”
"Director Zhu's movies are so popular that others can't even get them released. You should think it over carefully."
Just as Ji Yan was about to return to Ye Ying, he noticed his friends casting their gazes at him. He lowered his voice and said, "Sister Ying, you know I have an album to prepare recently."
Ye Ying wanted to persuade him further, but she usually respected Ji Yan and the others' opinions. When it came to work matters, she would prioritize the members' ideas. Since Ji Yan insisted, she could only say, "Then I'll give you another day to consider it. Tell me when you're sure you want to refuse."
...
Ji Yan turned around and met three pairs of curious eyes.
"Teacher Ji, did you turn down another valuable project?" Fang Yu leaned closer. "Judging from Sister Ying's tone, it must be a pretty good film, right?"
"Are your ears that sharp?"
"Because Sister Ying has always been a good person, she basically won't recommend bad jobs to us."
Ji Yan had no choice but to tell the truth.
"Go ahead," Fang Yu gave him a push. "Why wouldn't you go? That's Zhu Shuguang."
"Go for it." Xie Mingxuan also looked on with agreement. "You can try other job opportunities. You can't sing and dance on stage for the rest of your life, can you?"
"Go away, go away." Lu Wei looked at him. "Your reason for not going is that you don't have time to record the album? It won't take too much effort, will it?"
He also revealed a piece of news: "Director Liu Yang is filming a new movie about musicians, and Sister Ying helped me get a role in it."
Liu Yang is a niche director who originally worked as a documentary filmmaker. After transitioning to feature films, he has consistently achieved good results. His films are highly professional and he is always a favorite to win awards.
Ji Yan looked at him silently.
“D brand recently invited me to walk the runway. Don’t look at me, the brand said my figure is very suitable…” Fang Yu’s voice grew softer and softer.
Here's what happened—after the blunder at the Changkong Award, Fang Yu, in order to prove he had a great physique, deliberately showed off his muscles in photos…
The others in "Wing" scoffed at his actions, but Fang Yu said they were all just jealous.
The Changkong Awards red carpet boosted sales for TR menswear, with significant growth not only in suits but also in shirts, hoodies, and T-shirts. Wing's look on the Changkong Awards red carpet was named the best-dressed men, and their photos went viral on major social media and fashion platforms for a week.
For TR, this is undoubtedly the most effective form of publicity.
TR is currently in talks with "Wings" in hopes of further collaboration, but when it comes to specific conditions, TR remains aloof like a luxury brand and has very demanding requirements. The brand has not made any concessions to "Wings". Just then, D brand extended an olive branch, and Fang Yu was invited by D brand to be a model for their new season's fashion show.
"Old Xie, are you the only one without any new tasks?"
At this moment, Xie Mingxuan was the only honest person in Ji Yan's Wings Gang.
"Not yet, but soon." Xie Mingxuan smiled faintly. "It should be a better job than I imagined."
Judging from Xie Mingxuan's expression, Ji Yan guessed that the work he was talking about was probably related to songwriting.
“So go ahead,” Lu Wei said. “Even though our jobs aren’t settled yet, we should still try to seize suitable opportunities. You have talent, so don’t waste it.”
Lu Wei and the others had seen the film industry's evaluation of Ji Yan after the announcement of the Chang Kong Awards nominations. They knew very well that Ji Yan's talent in acting was no less than his talent in singing.
Ji Yan can choose not to go, but she shouldn't choose not to go for the sake of the group; there's a huge difference between the two.
"Are you still in debt?" Fang Yu asked him directly. "You haven't paid off your debts yet, so don't be picky."
“Then I hope Director Zhu’s personality is a bit gentler than Director Li’s.” Ji Yan had barely finished speaking when he saw Lu Wei and Fang Yu winking at him. He couldn’t help but ask in confusion, “What’s wrong?”
"According to industry rumors, Director Zhu's temper is much worse than Director Li's. Director Li is considered to have a relatively good temper among directors in the industry."
Ji Yan: "..."
...Perhaps he failed to appreciate Director Li's good temper?
Although Ji Yan was personally selected by Zhu Shuguang, he still had to go through an audition process before the film officially started shooting. Ji Yan's only acting experience was the role of He Tang, which was successfully filmed under the guidance of director Li Xiang.
Zhu Shuguang sent over a small portion of the script, and the audition was scheduled for a few days later. Ji Yan needed to prepare for this scene.
After recording all the songs for his new album, Ji Yan threw himself into preparing for this drama.
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