By the third day of its release, "Black Curtain" had already grossed nearly 1 billion yuan. The entire crew was very relaxed, and every additional day the film was shown would be pure profit. Now, several major professional film websites have raised their predictions for "Black Curtain's" box office from 2 billion to 3 billion yuan. It is very likely to become Ji Yan's highest-grossing film.
Although--
In the "Wings" group chat, Fang Yu and Lu Wei both expressed that Ji Yan's character was too terrifying, and as teammates, they were a little scared.
Ji Yan: "...Am I now the poster child for perverts?"
"Almost there, Teacher Ji, keep it up! Become the most abnormal of all, the King of Abnormality, soon!"
Ji Yan: "Hehe."
He has been busy with promotional tours recently. Although it is not as tiring as holding a concert, he is either staying in a hotel or on a plane every day, and he feels like he is always busy and running around. However, as the number of days of release increases, the box office of "Black Curtain" has slowly increased from 1 billion to 2 billion, breaking Ji Yan's personal best box office record. Despite the fierce competition in the summer movie season, "Black Curtain" still broke through the encirclement with its excellent quality.
Among young actors, Ji Yan's box office performance is quite remarkable.
"The Curtain" is a movie co-starring him and Xi Ming. Although he is ranked after Xi Ming, Ji Yan's role is no less important than Xi Ming's. However, if a male lead had to be chosen, Xi Ming would definitely be the first choice, since Gu Chao represents light and Li Yu represents darkness.
The roadshow and promotional activities for "Black Curtain" officially ended in August. The film's box office had reached 3 billion yuan and was still rising. If nothing unexpected happens, the film may be released until October. Although the film is still showing in theaters, several video platforms have already sent cooperation invitations to "Black Curtain".
But Ji Yan's work has come to a temporary end.
During the release of "The Curtain", Ye Ying handed Ji Yan several scripts she wanted to invite him to participate in. After reading the contents, Ji Yan's first reaction was to refuse: "Don't you think the roles I play are twisted enough?"
In short, Li Yu has now become a frequent subject of various video edits, with all sorts of buffs stacked on him, such as a perverted boss and an evil overlord. Fortunately, fans will not edit Li Yu and He Tang together, after all, the character of He Tang is too wonderful, and even fans who are keen on fan creations do not want Li Yu and He Tang to have any connection.
After the release of "Black Curtain", Ji Yan's strength and ability as an actor were further recognized.
...
He can have a slightly longer vacation now.
The sports movie he was going to star in would not start filming for a while. Although the members of "Wings" were also considering creating their fifth album, everyone was in a relatively relaxed state of mind. At least they were not in a hurry to show the finished product to the audience. This was a kind of aftereffect of the tour. They needed some time to get back to their original work rhythm.
On numerous occasions, the agent summed it up in one word—lazy.
She had been leading the "Wings" group for more than a year or two. Although the members had come up with so many high-sounding excuses, such as adapting to different rhythms, Ye Ying knew that these people just didn't want to work and wanted to be lazy and stay at home.
Ye Ying chose to let them go.
After all, "Wings" are no longer young people just entering the entertainment industry. They have their own way of surviving in the entertainment industry. Most of the time, Ye Ying is unwilling to restrict them. Ye Ying herself is the same. When she took over "Wings", she was only in her early 30s, but she is already 40 years old this year. Her drive and ambition are indeed not as good as when she was young. Sometimes she herself pursues a more carefree life.
In fact, the current "Wings" has just not achieved the same legendary status as "Blue". However, in terms of achievements, they can already look down on most of the stars in the music industry. Whether it is the sales data of tours and records, or the members' honing of their singing skills and emotions, even though Ye Ying is a recognized strict manager, she can hardly find any flaws in the members of "Wings".
It's no exaggeration to say that it wouldn't be impossible for the members to choose to retire now.
The entertainment industry is a glamorous yet complex circle. No one can guarantee that they will remain popular forever. If they want to stay popular, they must put in many times more effort than the average person. But in Ye Ying's opinion, since their debut, "Yi" was just a group of boys with musical dreams. They have always had musical dreams, so they have been creating and releasing albums. But they have never thought about the issue of staying popular forever. From the perspective of time, rather than saying that they want to stay popular forever, it is more accurate to say that they want to continue singing as singers and continue to present good music to their fans.
Red is merely a byproduct of their hard work.
Ye Ying is now at a very peaceful state of mind. As her manager and a friend who has been with the members all along, she only hopes that the "Wings" can always be safe and sound.
She felt that as they reached the age of "Yi", they gradually stopped being bound by the identity of idols and could freely do what they wanted.
"Sister Ying, I love you, mua~"
"Roll away! Roll away! Roll away!"
Ye Ying not only handles Yi's work-related matters, but also deals with the company's senior management almost entirely on her own. She can be described as a shield in front of Yi, capable of blocking not only knives and swords, but also inflicting significant pain when she strikes someone.
...
With the promotion of "The Curtain" over, and nothing for Ji Yan to worry about on "Wing's" side, Ji Yan's most important task now is to rebuild a deep relationship with his boyfriend and his boyfriend's cat.
Sometimes he felt that he hadn't been good enough to Teacher Ning. When he got busy with work, he would prioritize work first. He usually only chatted with Teacher Ning on WeChat, but they rarely met in person. Upon closer examination, it was actually Teacher Ning who had been tolerant of him.
Ji Yan was actually very clear about this.
Unfortunately, this is the busiest time of his career. As a member of "Wings" and as an actor, he is on the rise. Ji Yan is not love-obsessed, and it would be difficult for him to give up his career for love. However, he inevitably feels guilty towards Ning Wei. He has always felt that his relationship with Ning Wei should be two-way, rather than Ning Wei always being tolerant of him.
But Ji Yan couldn't help feeling very lucky.
He didn't meet anyone else, but he met Ning Wei. Ji Yan had never been in another relationship, but he felt that he probably would never meet someone who treated him better than Teacher Ning. Although she didn't talk much and her sweet words sounded like they came from third-rate romance novels, Ji Yan could feel that he was being genuinely loved whenever he was with her.
Ning Wei's personality might seem dull to outsiders, but Ji Yan likes her very much.
Because in this way, only he can see the side of Teacher Ning that is unknown to outsiders, only he knows how much this person likes to bite randomly, and only he knows what this person looks like when blushing, and... the sudden acceleration of this person's heartbeat at a certain moment.
Thinking about it carefully, he and Ning Wei had been dating for several years, but Ji Yan had never had the idea of breaking up with her. He just wanted to be with Ning Wei forever.
During the final stage of the "Black Curtain" promotional tour, Ning Wei happened to be quite free. As the singer of the theme song, he only attended one premiere with the "Black Curtain" crew. He did express his intention to participate in the subsequent tour, but Ji Yan felt it was unnecessary.
He knew very well that Ning Wei's decision to sing the theme song of "Black Curtain" was probably closely related to him. Ji Yan also liked the song "Pure White," but when he listened to the song, he would think of Teacher Ning's indulgence towards him, and he would feel that Teacher Ning could stop indulging him so much.
He also hoped that he could treat Teacher Ning better.
When Ji Yan knocked on the door, Ning Wei was indeed at home.
Ji Yan didn't hear Ning Wei's footsteps, but he did hear the sound of Hailuo scratching at the door with its claws. After being spayed, this cat became even more ferocious and returned to its original cold and ruthless personality. It especially couldn't stand seeing Ji Yan and Ning Wei together.
Ji Yan and Ning Wei once complained: "...the way it looks at me is like I'm a third party."
Ning Wei: "..."
Ning Wei could only send an ellipsis and then use a cute rabbit emoji to get away with it.
Ji Yan: "Teacher Ning, don't you think you're becoming more and more perfunctory?"
He discovered that whenever his teacher Ning refused to answer a question or couldn't answer it at all, he would unleash the ultimate weapon: the rabbit emoji. If one wasn't enough, he would send two. As a result, Ji Yan complained to him that he didn't dare to eat the local specialty rabbit head when he went out for a promotional event.
After all, her boyfriend had done too many wrong things with the rabbit.
Ning Wei chose to continue using the cute rabbit emoji to get by.
As expected, after Ning Wei opened the door, Hailuo rushed up like an arrow. Unfortunately, Ji Yan had not forgotten his excellent skills in dealing with cats. He quickly hid behind Ning Wei and then swiftly went inside.
Ji Yan's house in this neighborhood has been renovated. He occasionally comes to stay. When he has work nearby, Ji Yan reserves rooms for Xie Mingxuan and the others. Usually, if they finish work late, they will stay nearby for the night. After their debut, the members of "Yi" have bought more than one house. One of them is in the same neighborhood, which is the house they agreed to live in together in the future. The other houses are located in more scattered places, but this is indeed convenient for work. After all, the company is here, and "Yi" still regards City A as its base.
"Here you go." Ji Yan handed Ning Wei a box.
"What?" Ning Wei took it from Ji Yan's hand. After opening it, he found that it was a DVD of several movies that Ji Yan had starred in before. It was a memento for the main creators. The DVD of "Black Curtain" has not been made yet, but it should be soon.
"I heard from Duan Yiran that you watched 'The Curtain Falls' several times, didn't you?"
Ning Wei had already watched the movie once on the day of its premiere, but according to Duan Yiran, he watched it once with Duan Yiran and once with Du Jian. In total, he had watched it at least three times.
“Li Yu is too bad, you’ll become bad too,” Ji Yan sighed. “Watch something with a little bit of positive energy.”
Although the DVD of "The Vanishing Murder" was also included, Ji Yan felt that the ending of that movie was at least not bad.
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