Are you ready?
"They're here, they're here."
The camera was already set up. Ji Yan tidied his hair slightly and waved at the camera.
That year, the average age of all members of "Wings" was over 36 years old. They had just debuted 15 years ago and released more than 10 albums. As an idol group, they still release dance music in recent years, but they basically no longer do very complicated dance moves.
On their 15th anniversary since their debut, fans have been eagerly anticipating their group variety show, and this year, "Wings" finally included it in their work schedule.
Today we started filming the first episode of our group variety show, which will be broadcast live.
DW Entertainment certainly couldn't produce this kind of program. The group variety show was a collaboration between DW Entertainment and Lemon TV. It's worth mentioning that this year, two senior executives of DW Entertainment officially retired, and Ye Ying took over all the company's affairs. For them, the biggest change was that they were already very arrogant, and after their manager became the boss, they walked around with their heads held high.
—Just a fantasy.
After becoming bosses, the agents felt an even greater sense of responsibility in order to support Sister Ying's ideas.
At DW Entertainment today, "Wing" is not only the brand name, but also the oldest signed artist in the company. He must maintain his authority in front of the company's newcomers and cannot even slack off.
The group variety show aims to showcase the lives of "Wings," including some outings and activities, as well as how they create content and their private lives—all points that fans are very curious about.
After accepting the collaboration, Lemon TV originally thought that only Wing's fans would be interested in the group variety show, and did not have high expectations for the number of viewers watching the live broadcast. However, the number of viewers truly surprised Lemon TV the moment the show went online.
This is already comparable to the viewership of a popular variety show produced by Lemon TV!
Lemon TV also did not expect that viewers would watch their lives with such enjoyment.
...
In fact, fans were already excited when the "Wings" appeared on camera.
As they get older, "Wings" focuses more on tours and album creation, and participates in activities less and less frequently. Among them, the most active is Ji Yan, who has an average of one movie released per year. He is currently the most sought-after box office star, and his ability to carry the box office is recognized in the industry.
Fans imagine that a day in the life of "Wings" must be incredibly glamorous. Although the leader, Xie Mingxuan, has a somewhat cold personality, he is very responsible and his creative talent is among the best in the current music scene.
However--
They saw four people sprawled on the sofa.
"???"
"Is this really me after working overtime?"
Then, Fang Yu silently walked into the refrigerator, picked up a milk ice cream and slowly started munching on it. Ji Yan kicked his butt and said, "Give me one."
"No, you already stole one yesterday."
Fans: "..."
They glanced at the calendar and confirmed the time. The entire "Wings" group was now 36 years old, not 6. On the list of celebrity income, the four members of "Wings" had always ranked very high, earning a large sum of money every year just from royalties.
But this group of people were actually fighting over ice cream!
"Is this what the Wings Squad does every day? Shocking!"
"You can tell... it's very down-to-earth."
"High emotional intelligence: lifelike; low emotional intelligence: chaotic."
After all, "Wings" has passed the age of accumulating fans, and the group no longer lives together every day. However, during the album creation period, they still stay together to think about it—habits formed over so many years cannot be changed in a short time.
So fans witnessed firsthand the members' daily routine of eating chicken feet, munching on ice cream, and chewing potato chips.
"What happened to the promise of hair loss from the arduous creative process?!"
Because after doing nothing all morning, these people actually went out for hot pot!!
"The real Wings Group: Slacking off; The fake Wings Group: Hardworking, diligent, and reliable."
"Hahaha, but it's said that the Wings Group has always been like this; they're not the ascetic monks that everyone imagines."
"The reason for eating hot pot is that Teacher Ji owes everyone 4891 hot pot meals. Why is that? What did Teacher Ji do wrong?"
It's clearly a group of people living a carefree life, but for some reason, the fans are inexplicably happy watching it. They can see that the daily lives of "Wing" and the others are unadorned; this is just their daily routine.
It's not about overly reminding yourself that there's a camera, but about showing your most authentic self in front of the camera.
Perhaps this is the source of their confidence after they have become famous enough.
Inside the hot pot restaurant, the fans listened to the group's rant—
"Now I'm always worried that Sister Ying will suddenly pop up from behind when I eat hot pot."
“Maybe Yingjie has already stolen the ice cream from your fridge.” Ji Yan looked at Fang Yu. “It’s because you love ice cream that you can only hide it in the fridge. You can catch it every time.”
"Hehe, an ice cream is only 2 yuan a stick, but your bag of chicken feet is 5 yuan." Fang Yu suddenly remembered something, "I think I have a really old photo on my phone, should I share it with my fans?"
Ji Yan reached out and pressed down on his phone: "No!"
"If the fans all agree, is that okay?"
"no!"
"Okay, okay, okay! I love seeing embarrassing stories!"
"Teacher Ji, stay calm. No dark history can be darker than that of the Bald Master 23333. I can feel Teacher Ji going crazy."
"Things started to get interesting."
"Man, I need to see photos of all the packages within three seconds."
At the fans' insistence, Fang Yu showed the contents of his phone—a scene of Ji Yan grieving after his chicken feet were confiscated. It was so genuine and heartfelt that it felt like watching a long-running drama that was heart-wrenching from episode 1 to episode 88.
"The reason given was that the chicken feet were confiscated?!"
"Because Teacher Ji was required to lose weight during that period," Fang Yu explained. "He hid his chicken feet very well. Guess where?"
"He hid it behind the album, but unfortunately, Sister Ying came by that day, and she brought her cat. Because everyone was under a lot of pressure during the creative period, Sister Ying brought her cat so that everyone could pet it."
"Teacher Ji was overjoyed when she saw the cat, and there are photos to prove it."
In the footage, Ji Yan is seen petting the cat with obvious enjoyment. Although the cat's expression shows a hint of disgust, it chooses to forgive him for Ye Ying's sake.
"Then, the cat wandered around Teacher Ji's room, came across an album, found chicken feet, and took the chicken feet out to show off."
"Hahahaha, the cat has become a spirit."
"Orcs will never be slaves, and Teacher Ji will always be defeated by cats."
"So, did Professor Ji write 'Battle Maniac'? I remember when we were all interviewed together during our third major, we said that one of Professor Ji's sources of inspiration was cats."
"Hahahaha, no wonder the song 'Battle Maniac' is full of murderous intent. It's food stolen from the mouths of starving people. How cruel!"
"Hilarious! One second he's all smiles, the next he's heartbroken."
"My focus isn't on the creative inspiration for this battle maniac at all; my focus is on how deliciously they're eating hot pot! I haven't even had lunch yet!!"
"+1+1+1. And the captain really is everyone's captain; he even poured the drinks for everyone!"
Xie Mingxuan maintained a serious expression while eating hot pot, and when pouring cola, his expression was as if he were conducting a chemistry experiment, making sure that everyone's cup contained the exact same amount of cola.
"It's confirmed to be obsessive-compulsive disorder."
"I thought I was watching a variety show live, but I turned out to be watching a mukbang. Suddenly, the boiled potatoes in my bowl didn't taste so good."
"Potatoes with a little Sichuan peppercorn oil and two spoonfuls of soy sauce are absolutely delicious, right? I'm eating cabbage."
"...I'm eating broccoli and chicken breast, but I can't bear to turn off the live stream, those damned Wings Group!"
"I suggest that Teacher Ji pay back the 4,891 tons of hotpot he owes his teammates."
"Upstairs, calculating by the ton is really too much for everyone in the Winged Crew, tons lol~"
After finishing their hot pot meal, amidst the watchful eyes of their fans, "Yi" and his friends strolled around the mall and, surprisingly, started... playing claw machines.
They not only played claw machines, but also bought scratch cards.
Fang Yu and Lu Wei pride themselves on being claw machine experts, buying 100 coins at a time. However, in the live stream watched by countless fans, the two failed to win any of the plush toys they tried, from the good ones to the ugly ones, without winning a single one.
I only have 10 coins left, and I need to spend 5 coins to play the claw machine once.
"I will now name this doll Teacher Ji. Now, let's begin Teacher Ji's Great Summoning Spell."
Ji Yan: "..."
"Hahaha, Teacher Ji looks so disgusted."
"Shocking! What made the Chang Kong Award-winning actor turn into a meme, unveiling the mystery of an ancient Eastern summoning technique for you?"
As a result—after naming the ugly doll Teacher Ji, Fang Yu used his remaining 10 coins to grab two dolls.
"@Teacher Ji, my midterm exams are coming up soon, please give me strength!"
"Upstairs, that's obviously not going to work. Learn from me—the omnipotent bald master. I swear on your hair, please let me get a perfect score on my midterm exam!"
"Hey, what did Teacher Ji's hair do wrong? Reflect on it! Teacher Ji has been struggling with his hair since his first album. Now he's released more than a dozen albums and compilations, and his hair is getting thinner and thinner!"
Ji Yan: "..."
He discovered that no matter what the topic of discussion was, this group of people would inexplicably veer towards his hair!
Ha, his hair is very strong and shiny. He even endorsed a shampoo not long ago... He just has a little less hair, but!
I will definitely not go bald!
Even her hairline hasn't receded much!
Fang Yu stuffed the plush toy he had won into Ji Yan's arms: "Teacher Ji, give your brother a hug."
Ji Yan: "?"
He made a new discovery: his teammates are actually his biggest haters, right?
hehe.
As for the scratch-off tickets, they each bought 10, mainly to test their luck for the day.
Then everyone discovered that Xie Mingxuan's luck was off the charts that day. Most of the 10 scratch-off tickets he bought won, and one of them even won 500 yuan, which made Ji Yan very envious.
Because he won 20 yuan.
Don't ask him why, he doesn't know either. The emoticon in the previous line represents his current mood.
"Teacher Ji's luck..."
"Ah, this..."
"Hahahaha, why did you have to hurt Teacher Ji like that!"
The first day of the group variety show was the day Ji Yan got injured.
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