"Come back early this Spring Festival, and we'll steam some buns for you to take with you."
"I also want to eat crab."
Crabs are produced in Z County. Although they are available locally, they are still not cheap. When Ji's parents were alive, they would always buy two crabs for Ji Qing and Ji Yan during the Spring Festival. After their parents passed away, the burden of taking care of Ji Yan fell on Ji Qing. For two Spring Festivals, Ji Qing couldn't bear to buy crabs because she really couldn't afford them.
Ji Qing felt sad when she thought about that time, but the saddest time was when she sent Ji Yan back to the Ji family.
Fortunately, it's all over now.
"Yes, you have everything. Work may be busy, but you must take good care of your health," Ji Qing instructed Ji Yan. "You must also keep a good mood."
"I know, I'm not your student."
Ji Qing's elementary school now has psychology education classes, and the teachers pay special attention to students' mental health during class. Ji Qing has learned some things from this.
He recently started using Weibo and followed Ji Yan and several of his teammates' accounts. Ji Yan's Weibo comments were almost entirely filled with praise from fans, but there were also occasional insults. Those netizens' insults were really nasty, and Ji Qing was quite worried that Ji Yan's mood would be affected.
"Don't worry," Ji Yan patted Ji Qing on the shoulder, "I'm super strong."
He pointed to the muscles in his arms: "Look how strong they are!"
Ji Qing looked at him helplessly: "Fine, fine, you're strong."
He then reminded Ji Yan, "If Ji Wei and the others come looking for you again, don't be too forceful. After all, they are your own brothers..."
Ji Yan glanced at her brother silently: "Brother, you're just too soft-hearted. I feel fine now, but before, they were the source of my pain."
"What I mean is, no matter what, you come first." Ji Qing tied Ji Yan's scarf. "Remember to eat properly, don't eat chicken feet all the time, and eat less snail rice noodles."
Ji Yan: "..."
As expected, having Sister Ying and her brother exchange WeChat contacts was a mistake; the two were clearly on the same side.
Ji Yan returned to City A this time, and Ji Qing still drove him back. But no matter how much Ji Yan insisted, Ji Qing wouldn't allow him to buy anything expensive for himself. Ji Qing is usually very easy to talk to, but he was quite stubborn on this point.
But Ji Yan was also stubborn. This time, he didn't take Ji Qing to the mall, but instead took him to a 4S store. He wanted to get Ji Qing a new car because the one he was driving now was too old.
Ji Qing refused outright: "I'll buy the car myself, you don't need to worry about it."
"You bought my car too, right?" Ji Yan's expression was awkward. "I don't buy cars for other people."
He knew his brother's financial situation well. Although his brother was not living badly, he had spent a lot of money on him before, and now he had children to raise, so he still had to be careful with his money.
"You're not allowed to buy it." Ji Qing stared at him seriously. "Being a celebrity does pay very well, but you also need to think about the future and save more money to give yourself more security."
Under Ji Qing's threat to jump out of the car if he took him to buy one, Ji Yan had no choice but to give up.
...
After Ji Yan's holiday ended, "Yi" had significantly more work in the period leading up to the Spring Festival.
This is mainly due to the response from Snow Mountain TV's New Year's Eve concert—whether it was the stage performances of "Falling in Love with You" and "Future" presented by "Wings," or the collaborations between Ji Yan and Ning Wei on "Reversing Time" and "Leap," they were all considered the best performances of the year.
Therefore, various programs at the end of the year extended invitations to "Wings", including variety shows that only required one appearance, as well as some commercial performances.
"The price has gone up!"
Fang Yu exclaimed, "I'm so touched! Our net worth has doubled!"
Last year, Yi's appearance fee for a single performance was 800,000 yuan, even though the offer was above market value. Now, Yi's package price for a variety show appearance is 2 million yuan. In fact, because the members have never appeared in a variety show of the same type before, the production team is promoting Yi's first appearance, and the price can be increased by another 1 million yuan.
For them, this is indeed a set of enticing numbers.
However, Wings are not short of money now. This year, the albums "At 23" and "Mist" sold very well, and the members received a large share of the profits. They are not the type to be extravagant. Although every now and then people would urge them to invest in some project, Ji Yan and the others almost never participated in such activities. Perhaps it is related to their small county background. When it comes to money, the members are always very cautious.
Before this year's Spring Festival, "Wings" had another stage to perform on, as well as participating as a guest in a talent show.
This is actually a brand new talent show launched by the production team of "Idol Generation" after several years.
The reason is simple—"Wings" became a hit.
When "Idol Century" was launched, it coincided with the peak of idol talent shows in China. "Idol Century" launched the debut group "Wings", and several outstanding contestants made their mark in the entertainment industry. However, the development of "Wings" was not outstanding. Ji Yan single-handedly ruined the entire group, and the development of other contestants was not very good either. They could only appear in some self-made web dramas.
Of course, there are a few that have developed quite well, but they are still far from meeting the industry's expectations when the show was launched.
As a result, idol talent shows have gradually faded in popularity over the past two years.
But no one expected that "Wings" would suddenly become a hit after the release of the album "Mist". The sales of the two albums made the group directly enter the ranks of the top groups in China. "Fly" won the Changkong Award, Ji Yan's film and television career went smoothly, and the group's performance at the New Year's Eve concert caused a sensation. "Wings" actually exceeded the expectations of the "Idol Century" production team.
In the entertainment industry, once a successful role model emerges, others will naturally flock to follow suit.
The success of "Wings" led the production team of "Idol Century" to revive the talent show "Super Idol". The show has already aired three episodes and received a good response. The fourth episode is a segment where senior students help out in a singing competition, and the production team tried to extend an invitation to "Wings".
In fact, the Super Idol production team never expected that Yi would accept the invitation. Yi was the last group they invited because, in the production team's mind, the possibility of Yi accepting was the lowest. This is also the ecology of the entertainment industry—regardless of whether celebrities become famous because of a certain program, if you want to successfully invite them after they have become famous, that's a different price.
The Super Idol program initially invited four idols, but only two agreed to attend.
At that time, the show "Idol Century" produced several contestants. These four are among those who have developed quite well in the entertainment industry and are qualified to be the male lead in a web drama or the second or third male lead in a TV series.
There was no other way, so the SuperIdol production team had to turn their attention to "Yi". They invited "Yi", and even if "Yi" didn't agree, the production team wouldn't lose out.
However, to the program team's surprise, they received a positive response from "Yi" within half a day of sending out the invitation.
"Xie Mingxuan and the others have agreed?"
"I agreed."
The producer was also somewhat surprised: "Are you sure it's every single member of the 'Wings' group?"
"Ye Ying provided a list of four people."
Once the list of "Wings" is finalized, the Super Idol program team will no longer need to invite any new guest performers, as the program team originally invited six idols.
"Wen Xiang is probably going to regret this," the producer sighed.
Wen Xiang was the main target of the "Super Idol" program team this time, but unfortunately, the program team sent several invitations, and Wen Xiang's agent replied that he refused each time.
Wen Xiang is one of the most successful contestants from "Idol Century," with a large fan base. After his debut, he successfully switched to a more powerful agency and has recently been able to play the second male lead in a drama series starring popular young actresses.
However, compared to the popularity and buzz surrounding "Wings," Wen Xiang still has a long way to go.
Especially after the recent New Year's Eve concert on Snow Mountain TV, "Wings" not only had their live performances widely shared by netizens, but the group's performances were also imitated by many content creators. Ji Yan and Ning Wei's stage performances were hailed as classics. When Snow Mountain TV conducts its year-end review, the songs "Leap" and "Reverse Time" will definitely not be missed.
The Super Idol production team is well aware of how difficult it is to invite "Wings" now, at least ten times more difficult than Wen Xiang. Moreover, inviting "Wings" means generating a lot of buzz, not only for "Wings" themselves, but also for the former contestants of Idol Generation who will likely gain considerable attention.
In the entertainment industry, popularity is practically a celebrity's lifeline.
"But it's because they don't want to come, there's nothing we can do about it," the producer said. "Think about it carefully, there are still differences between people, no wonder 'Wings' has been popular for so long."
"That's true now, but when 'Wings' first debuted, nobody thought they would get to where they are today, right?"
"Of course."
Even the producers couldn't help but marvel at how high "Wings" would rise to prominence. Recently, nearly half of the contestants on the "Super Idol" program have claimed that "Wings" is their idol. Each member has a group of admirers, and even Ji Yan is no exception.
The producers sometimes felt that whether someone becomes famous or not in the entertainment industry is a matter of fate, but Wings handled the situation quite well. They didn't mind that "SuperIdol" was a new show, nor did they mind partnering with contestants who were less famous than them, and they weren't too picky about the price either.
...
SuperIdol airs once a week, but the show is completely closed. The contestants' filming footage from the past week will be edited out. If there are guest performers, their schedules will definitely be more than one day. The guests will have to guide the contestants and also complete their final performances.
The show's fans already knew that there would be a guest performer in the next episode, but no one knew who the guest performer would be before the show aired, which can be considered a gimmick left by the production team.
However, fans did know that senior students would be making guest appearances in the next episode, and speculation about their identities has never stopped.
Will Zhang Quanmo come?
"Wen Xiaoxiang should be coming, right?"
"I was actually more looking forward to Chang Yu, because I felt he was a perfect match for Yu Jiuze."
"By the way, do you guys think there's any chance the Wings Group will show up?"
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