"Ji Yan is that amazing?" Duan Yiran searched for information online. After the nomination list for the Changkong Award was announced, every website she opened had reports related to Ji Yan on its homepage.
Duan Yiran and Ji Yan were quite familiar with each other, and with Ning Wei, a huge fan, in the group, Duan Yiran felt that she was one of the people in the circle who knew Ji Yan relatively well.
But this nomination for the Sky Award really surprised him.
Although it's true that different professions are like different worlds, who in the industry hasn't heard of the Chang Kong Award? It's a sacred place in the hearts of actors, and many actors may not be nominated even once in their entire careers.
Duan Yiran glanced at Ning Wei's expression and saw that the man was staring at his phone without blinking, only his slightly red ears betraying his mood.
Duan Yiran gestured with her chin towards Du Jian, mouthing, "Look at him, how smug he is."
Du Jian waved his hand: "Don't expose him."
Ning Wei was chatting with Ji Yan, and the topic of their conversation was naturally the Changkong Award. After the "Blue" tour ended, Ning Wei became completely idle, and he was now chatting with Ji Yan more often. Coincidentally, every time he did, Ji Yan was free.
Ning Wei's rabbit sent "Congratulations" to Ji Yan. After receiving it, Ji Yan first sent a panda with its hands on its hips emoji, and then sent a red envelope.
Ning Wei: "?"
Ji Yan: "Everyone gets a share, I'll treat you to milk tea."
Ning Wei had never had milk tea before, and he was wondering what to order when Ji Yan told him that he had already ordered it, along with two cups for Du Jian and Duan Yiran.
If the members of "Blue" are in City A, they usually stay in the studio, writing songs or reading books. Getting together creates a better creative atmosphere.
Ji Yan and the others expressed their support for this viewpoint. Just like students love going to the library, it's more interesting and creates a better atmosphere when a few people are together.
In less than half an hour, the "Blue" studio received several cups of milk tea. The moment Duan Yiran held the milk tea cup, she stared at Ning Wei with an incredulous expression.
It's unbelievable... Even if the earth exploded, he would never have imagined that Ning Wei would buy milk tea.
The way he looked at Ning Wei was as if she were possessed by an alien.
“Ji Yan bought it,” Ning Wei added.
"Oh~~~" Duan Yiran and Du Jian made the same sound, with the "oh" drawn out for an extra long time.
Ning Wei scrolled through her phone and found the invitation to the Chang Kong Awards from a bunch of messages. "Blue" sang the theme song "Healing" for the movie "My Beloved". Although the movie had few nominations at this year's Chang Kong Awards, the theme song was nominated for Best Original Film Song. As the singer, "Blue" was invited to participate in this year's Chang Kong Awards.
"Healing" is actually a song from "The Silent Bell," but it just happened to be chosen for "My Beloved," and it wasn't created by "Blue" specifically for the movie.
Ning Wei hadn't originally planned to attend the Changkong Awards ceremony, but now she thought it wouldn't be bad to meet Ji Yan there.
"Why don't you two walk the red carpet together?" Duan Yiran suddenly suggested.
Ning Wei looked at him with a deep gaze.
“I just asked Xiao Xie and the others. They’re not attending the Chang Kong Awards this year, so Ji Yan will have to walk the red carpet alone. As for us—the red carpet is full of handsome men and beautiful women, why should we join in? You are our authorized representative.”
Ning Wei didn't say anything at first, but after a few dozen seconds, he suddenly blurted out a few words: "I'm not good-looking either."
Duan Yiran: "..."
He thought Ning Wei would come up with some long speech.
"It's okay, you can balance things out with Ji Yan." Du Jian ruffled Ning Wei's hair. "It doesn't matter if you're ugly, as long as he's handsome."
Ning Wei: "...Oh."
He was not comforted at all by those words.
Moreover, he didn't initially admire Ji Yan because of his good looks—he wasn't particularly perceptive about people's appearances; all his sensitivity was focused on his ears.
...
Although the Changkong Awards haven't been held yet, the number of scripts he's been receiving has multiplied since the news of his Best Actor nomination spread. He used to receive mostly idol drama scripts, but now they cover almost every genre, including invitations from several top directors in the industry.
Ye Ying thought several of the scripts were good. First, the main creative team was excellent, with the director and screenwriter being top-notch in the industry. Second, they had enough buzz. Ji Yan received a nomination for Best Actor at the Chang Kong Awards for his role in "Young Love Poems," but this did not mean that Ji Yan would only be involved in art films in the future. He had to make a name for himself in commercial films.
"Take it if you can," Ye Ying patted Ji Yan's shoulder. "I can cover for you for a while, but I can't handle it if it drags on any longer."
After Ji Yan was nominated for Best Actor at the Sky Awards, executives at DW Entertainment started making some questionable moves.
DW Entertainment is well aware of Ji Yan's current popularity. Although the production teams and companies that invited Ji Yan to participate went through Ye Ying's channels, DW Entertainment had also heard about it. The company believes that since Ji Yan is so popular, his fans will definitely support him no matter what he does.
Then let's make a self-produced drama by DW Entertainment! Ji Yan will be the male lead, and a few artists signed by the company will be the second and fourth male leads. Form a DW Entertainment F4, and it will definitely become popular all over the country and even Asia.
Ye Ying felt like crying when she heard this.
Putting aside the fact that DW Entertainment has no foundation in the film and television industry, what exactly is the company's top management so obsessed with promoting F4?
Isn't "Wings" the same as F4? A four-person team is much better than the random people the company picks up.
Knowing they couldn't get through to Ji Yan, DW Entertainment resorted to persistent persuasion and cajoling with Ye Ying, insisting that she find a way to get Ji Yan to take the role.
Ye Ying: "..."
She would have to be out of her mind to do that, but DW Entertainment's perseverance was extraordinary, so Ye Ying could only threaten to run away with "Wings".
Actually, neither she nor "Yi" wanted to leave for the time being. Although the company's senior management occasionally had a brain fart, DW Entertainment's creative environment was indeed the freest. "Yi" could set up a studio, but once the studio was set up, several people would have to handle all sorts of messy tasks. Unless they were focused on being singers like "Blue," it would be great to have the company help with miscellaneous tasks.
The only option left is for Ji Yan to take on a new script.
"Let me study it first." Ji Yan had read most of the script. He was actually interested in trying his hand at a commercial film, preferably one with a tense and exciting plot. However, commercial films have very high production costs, and the pressure of box office success is almost entirely on the lead actors. Ji Yan did not yet have the confidence to shoulder the responsibility of a commercial blockbuster.
"Your own choice is the most important thing," Ye Ying couldn't help but complain. "Those guys in the company just think making money is too easy."
Ye Ying couldn't find anything to criticize in the scripts they gave her, and she had no idea where the company's higher-ups got the confidence to let Ji Yan take the job.
If Ji Yan really agrees to take the role, the entire entertainment industry will probably be laughing their heads off. Who has ever seen an actor nominated for the Sky Award go on to act in a terrible drama? It's practically suicide.
Ye Ying pressed her temples: "Let me think, I need to find them something to do."
Fang Yu stopped Ye Ying: "Sister Ying, isn't Xiangcheng TV going to launch a show where company executives compete for contestants? Why don't you persuade President Wu and President Jin to sign up?"
Ye Ying had indeed heard of that program, but she hadn't considered it to be related to DW Entertainment. Now that she thought about it, it might be feasible.
Many executives at talent agencies have a dream of debuting. Although their two bosses lack a certain image, given their tendency to make stupid mistakes, they might actually become famous.
Ye Ying enthusiastically threw herself into the battle.
Ji Yan was preparing to attend the Chang Kong Awards ceremony.
Several international brands that had a distant relationship with "Wings" once again extended olive branches to Ji Yan, but Ji Yan was too lazy to deal with these high and mighty people. For his red carpet look, he once again chose the domestic brand "Engraving". He had a very pleasant collaboration with them at the last Night dinner.
Essentially, Chi Yan doesn't make a living from fashion. Whether it's releasing albums or acting, Chi Yan's primary focus is always on self-improvement; styling is just an embellishment.
There's no need to dress too extravagantly on the red carpet for the Chang Kong Awards.
Among the actors nominated alongside him, Zhu Jing, Pan Zhimin, and Guo Lei are not the type to care about the fashion world. As for Xi Ming, he holds both box office success and awards, and big brands always fawn over him. The year Ji Yan was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Xi Ming, as the vice chairman of the Chang Kong Awards jury, walked the red carpet, and his outfit was claimed by brands from morning till night.
"Famous actor Xi Ming appeared on the red carpet of the Chang Kong Awards opening ceremony wearing an XX suit."
"Famous actor Xi Ming discussed event matters with members of the Chang Kong Awards jury. His suit was classic and elegant and was from XX brand."
"Famous actor @XiMing..."
Xi Ming had a heavy workload that year. He was a member of the organizer and an award presenter. After the awards ceremony, he also attended several exhibitions. But no matter where he went, the brands’ Weibo accounts would follow him.
Xi Ming isn't even a spokesperson for any particular fashion brand. At his level, he no longer needs to fawn over or pander to the fashion industry.
...
The "Engraved" brand naturally welcomed the collaboration with Ji Yan, and even asked, "Do you have a partner to walk the red carpet with? We can also design women's styling for you."
“There is one,” Ji Yan replied, “but he’s dressed as a man. I’ll send you his size.”
The brand manager agreed.
Ji Yan went to Ning Wei to ask for the size, but Ning Wei knew nothing about it. He got the data from his assistant before giving it to Ji Yan.
The brand manager of "Engraving" didn't think too much about it. Although this was the first time "Engraving" had accepted the collaboration with the Changkong Awards red carpet, the brand had previous experience in designing red carpet looks for celebrities.
Generally, celebrities' red carpet partners are usually people in the industry, but there are also cases where they walk the red carpet with their families. In these cases, celebrities usually choose the same brand for their outfits and their families, and the dresses are naturally provided by the brand they are working with.
So, on the red carpet of the Changkong Awards, when the brand representatives watching the live stream saw the person walking on the red carpet with Ji Yan, their heads went blank.
My first thought was, "I've made a fortune!"
My second thought is, no, that would be a bit of a loss.
I should have asked the designer to use all their skills.
Who would have thought that the partner Ji Yan mentioned so casually would actually be...
Ji Yan is already one of the hardest people to invite in the fashion industry, and his partner... unless it's for concert styling, he won't even give the fashion industry a second glance, okay?
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