Chapter 87 Chapter 87 New Year's Eve Party (2 in 1)
[Chapter 87, New Year's Eve Party]
At the end of the year, the New Year’s Eve parties of major satellite TV stations are a good opportunity for celebrities in the entertainment industry to show off their faces.
Yuntu TV, Nanxing TV and Dongyang TV, three well-known TV stations, have tried their best to compete for popular stars. As a popular boy band at the moment, FTM naturally received enthusiastic invitations from all three TV stations at the same time.
Xu Baichuan also benefited from this and became one of the most respected agents in the circle. All major TV stations want to win him over and get him to take on more announcements. In addition to the New Year's Eve Gala, a large number of variety shows have also extended olive branches to FTM.
The quoted appearance fees are rising. Xu Baichuan has been in a very good mood recently. He has finally gotten his revenge and can negotiate terms with the TV station.
For example, the order of the red carpet, the specifications of the lounge, the time of stage appearance, etc.
What made him even happier was that the high-end luxury brands he had previously been in contact with saw that FTM's album sales had entered the world charts, and finally put their concerns aside and decided to cooperate with FTM.
However, there has never been a precedent in the industry for a boy band to endorse a high-end luxury brand.
But FTM is different, they are not a simple idol boy band, they have developed very well after going solo - Mo Xun and Tan Junwen are both actors in hit dramas, and it is not difficult for them to endorse high-end luxury brands alone; Fang Yinnian bravely entered the music scene and successfully transformed into a powerful singer; Tang Che and Fu Fei are both very popular and have good temperament.
We invited FTM to be the spokesperson, and spent one dollar on the endorsement fee, but the people we invited were five popular stars.
Buy one get four free, great value for money.
Some high-end luxury brands have invited teams from the sports industry to endorse them, so it is not outrageous to invite a popular team from the entertainment industry to endorse them. At least FTM’s popularity, image, and strength are all very strong in all aspects.
After careful consideration, the brand decided to let FTM be its spokesperson and the official announcement was made on Christmas Day.
Several celebrity teams had been vying for this brand before, and no one expected that it would be won by FTM in the end, which made countless celebrities in the industry jealous.
Some celebrities who didn’t get the endorsement made sarcastic comments behind the scenes: “It’s ridiculous that an idol boy band can endorse luxury goods!”
On the day of the official announcement, a lot of black water troops mocked FTM online.
"The first high-end luxury brand in the industry to hire a boy band as its spokesperson, so low!"
"I used to buy his bags frequently, but I won't buy them anymore."
“What is the brand thinking? Are they waiting for the group to fail so they can earn more money from liquidated damages?”
"Five country bumpkins are actually endorsing luxury goods? This is a world-class joke."
"FTM, on what basis?"
"Is Fang Yinnian's newly opened Yinlan Entertainment a troll company? The data was inflated so that everyone believed it."
These sarcasms were quickly countered by sharp-tongued fans.
"Any one of the FTM members is already a top-tier boy band, and the five of them together are considered a world-class boy band. Why can't they endorse luxury brands?"
"Have some people been kneeling for too long and are fed up with seeing our Chinese idols getting international endorsements?"
"Little-known fact: so-called high-end luxury brands cannot give up the Chinese market. They should have some idea of how much money Chinese consumers can give them in a year, right? FTM is currently the most popular group in China. What's wrong with asking them to be the spokesperson?"
"Your popularity is not even as good as Mo Xun and Fang Yinnian alone, and you still have the nerve to say behind Cricket's back that FTM is unworthy. Do you think you are worthy? Why don't you look at yourself in the mirror first?"
"Is it because someone tried to win the endorsement but failed, so they sent a black army? The sour taste overflowed the screen."
"Stop talking so much, can you afford this brand? You're not the target audience, why are you so excited?"
"FTM's sales exceeded 100 million yuan on the day they were officially announced as spokespersons. The main model bags they carried were sold out offline nationwide. Your ridicule has become ridiculous."
"No boy band has endorsed luxury goods before, so what? FTM is here to create a precedent, so just hold back if you don't agree."
“……”The haters were so shocked that they dared not say a word.
After so many years, what kind of storms have the notes not seen? A few black fans have no killing power anymore, and the sales after the official announcement will be a slap in everyone's face.
The big boss of the brand’s headquarters personally posted a congratulatory message on Instagram, and the official spokesperson was also announced in English on the Internet.
The market is currently in a downturn and many high-end luxury brands have seen serious performance declines, only able to maintain superficial prosperity. China is one of the largest consumer markets in the world, and they are making a lot of money by hiring FTMs!
***
As the end of the year approaches, the official announcement of the New Year’s Eve gala lineups of the three major satellite TV stations has become a hot topic among netizens. This year, many netizens are looking forward to which satellite TV station FTM will go to?
The answer will soon be revealed.
Yuntu TV officially announced the guests for the finale: "We are honored to invite @FTM方隐年@FTM傅飞@FTM谭俊文@FTM唐澈@FTM莫旬 (in alphabetical order of last name) to join Yuntu TV's New Year's Eve Gala. Please look forward to the first stage after the music group's return!"
In recent days, three satellite TV stations have been competing for FTM, offering him the same treatment as top stars in the industry and quoting very high appearance fees. FTM finally decided to go to Yuntu TV, and the decision was made by his agent Xu Baichuan.
Because FTM’s first New Year’s Eve party when it debuted was held on this satellite TV station.
It was the time when Fang Yinnian's microphone malfunctioned and the five teenagers hurriedly switched microphones on the stage.
Xu Baichuan didn't mind that the "staff" who was fired from Yuntu TV made a mistake with Fang Yinnian's microphone due to "carelessness" - get up where you fell.
The treatment Yuntu TV gave FTM this time was the best among the three TV stations, and there is a possibility of cooperation in the future, so there is no reason not to go.
After deciding on the New Year's Eve TV station, the five of them rehearsed dance with the dance troupe at the base.
This time they will sing three songs in a row and perform around 12 am to celebrate the New Year with the audience.
Usually, the guests that TV stations put on around 12 a.m. are the finale guests. After their performances, the evening party ends with a big chorus.
There is no need to say much about the value of the finale.
What’s even more rare is that FTM not only closed the evening party, but also the red carpet.
With two finales, this level of treatment will definitely make fans go crazy.
On December 29, the five FTM members flew to Yuncheng together.
A lot of fans came to the airport to greet them. They were holding amber light signs that read "FTM" and huge banners that read "Welcome back to the music group". Thousands of people stood in two rows on the left and right, and it was so dense that you could hardly see the end of the crowd.
This is definitely the largest fan group to be picked up at the airport for the New Year's Eve party.
The five of them still didn't have any star airs. Just like before, they all took off their sunglasses and waved and greeted the fans who came to pick them up at the airport, which in turn was met with deafening screams of "Ahhhhhh!"
Mo Xun took the initiative to say: "Thank you all for coming to pick me up at the airport."
Fang Yinnian smiled and said to the fans: "It's too cold outside, go back early and be careful."
The fans took countless photos with their cameras pointed at their faces.
Soon, FTM’s airport photos appeared on the Internet.
Five of them were wearing long black coats with sweaters of different colors underneath and slim-fit trousers. They walked over in a row, looking like the collective male protagonists of a modern idol drama.
"The fugitive male protagonists of Green River Novel Network are here~"
"This is a talented group, and also a good-looking group!"
"Fuck, these airport photos have really screwed me over. Is there such a handsome boy band in the Chinese entertainment industry?"
"The village upstairs has access to the internet, but they just found out about the music group?"
"It's really hard to find a substitute for this group of people who are all 180+ with perfect looks. Welcome to join us. You can watch the concert soon."
"The fans at FTM have really good taste. They took photos of them so beautifully, right?"
"Wow, Yinnian's smile touches me, I love seeing him smile~"
"Who are these handsome guys? Oh, they are my five husbands."
"Draw your sword upstairs, just give me one of them~"
"How can you guys openly snatch husbands online? That's outrageous."
"Don't fight over it, I've already got the marriage certificate with them [happy]"
"Hahaha, can you get married to five people at the same time? Are you guilty of bigamy?"
"My husband is the most handsome in the world. I have five super handsome husbands. I am the happiest man in the world."
"You, a male fan upstairs, are here to steal our husbands [Shocked]"
"…Are the notes crazy today?"
"The album release was a big hit, the airport appearance was a big hit, and I guess the concert will be even bigger [狗头]"
"The band has finally reunited and is back, so it's okay to let the fans who have been waiting for years go crazy."
"Join the crazy queue, I want to mindlessly praise the handsome photos of husbands!"
#FTMAirportPhoto# was trending on the search list by countless fans.
Passersby clicked in to take a look - it's really handsome!
Five tall and handsome guys wearing black coats walked out of the airport side by side, just like they were in an idol drama.
This group is worth paying attention to!
***
The New Year's Eve Gala was star-studded. For the next two days, the five FTM members stayed in a hotel near the gala venue and participated in multiple rounds of rehearsals with the TV station.
In a blink of an eye, it was December 31st, New Year's Eve.
In the morning, the five members of FTM took a group of photos in the hotel and posted them on the studio’s official Weibo.
What surprised the fans was that all of them were wearing haute couture dresses!
The high-end brand that they recently signed an endorsement with generously provided them with five sets of specially made dresses, which were decorated with beautiful gold hand-embroidery and diamonds. The designs of the five people's clothes were slightly different, all of which were a combination of black and gold, with long capes on the back of their suits, making them stand there like noble princes.
Many of the high-end dresses that celebrities wear on the red carpet are weird, and every year there are a lot of celebrities whose red carpet photos fail. But the five FTM members were tall, long-legged and good-looking. When they put on haute couture dresses and walked side by side on the red carpet, the media reporters who had seen many handsome men and beautiful women also felt their eyes light up.
These five handsome guys standing in a row are really pleasing to the eyes.
The photographers in the audience kept clicking their shutters, and the host was also very excited: "The next group coming towards us is the reorganized FTM! Welcome to our Yuntu TV New Year's Eve red carpet!"
Many viewers in the live broadcast room were scrolling through the screen.
"FTM is the last person to headline this year's red carpet? Are they that famous now?"
"The order of the red carpet represents the industry's recognition of the stars' status. There is no doubt that the music group has risen in status."
“Who would be dissatisfied with 60 million album sales?”
"Tan Junwen and Mo Xun are still the male protagonists of the hit drama!"
"Fang Yinnian won the Chinese Good Songs Championship, and his own album collection has exceeded 10 million."
"Tang Che's rock band was formed, and after the Xiao Fei variety show started, its popularity was not bad!"
"If you take these guys individually, they're all top-tier celebrities. If you put all five together, it's normal for their status to double."
"Everyone is wearing high-end dresses, suits and capes. Are they going to a party or to ascend the throne?"
"The black and gold dress is so stylish!"
"The five handsome guys have great skin and no acne marks on their faces"
Comparing the red carpet photos released by several media outlets, the five FTM members are in the best condition among all the stars. They are only 23 or 24 years old, very young. Coupled with their recent regular work and rest schedule, their skin condition is too amazing, right?
In the forum's "New Year's Eve Gala Red Carpet Live Photo Selection", FTM was far ahead in the number of votes.
Many passers-by sighed: "Last time they came to Yuntu TV to celebrate the New Year's Eve, they walked the red carpet early and wore clothes from unknown brands. They looked very young, but now they really have the aura of big stars."
"The media reporters in the audience were so enthusiastic. There were so many questions that I couldn't answer them all."
"Back then, they were a small, obscure group that no one cared about, but now they are a top group in the domestic entertainment industry."
FTM was interviewed on the red carpet and was surrounded enthusiastically by media reporters.
Everyone asked many questions about the new album and concert plans. The five of them answered calmly and accepted the flash lights from the audience with smiles on their faces.
Nowadays, they no longer get stage fright when walking on the red carpet.
Just as netizens commented - they are top stars!
***
Shortly after walking the red carpet and returning to the lounge, the New Year's Eve party officially began.
Of course, FTM has an independent lounge backstage this time, and it is the largest one. Xu Baichuan also brought the makeup artist in. After walking the red carpet, everyone took off their haute couture dress jackets and changed into comfortable everyday clothes. After all, they were performing very late, and it would be too inconvenient to move in formal attire.
The five people ate snacks and watched the show leisurely backstage.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door of the lounge. Mo Xun opened the door and saw a person who surprised everyone.
Mo Xun asked doubtfully: "Qu Yan?"
He was once the center and lead singer of the boy band Sonic. It seems that they have no connection with this person?
Qu Yan has a very aggressive face. She put on very bright makeup today, with red eye shadow slanting towards her temples, making her look like a goblin. His style has always been like this, but why did he come to FTM?
Fang Yinnian asked politely, "Hello, what do you want to talk to us about?"
Qu Yan raised his eyebrows, walked towards Fang Yinnian, and stood in front of him: "Yinnian, I have something I want to talk to you alone. Can you come out with me for a moment? My lounge is just in front, let's go over there and talk."
Mo Xun immediately became alert: "Is there anything that can't be said here?"
Fang Yinnian didn't want to go to his lounge to chat alone, but it was difficult to refuse him in person, so he looked at Qu Yan with some embarrassment.
Qu Yan suddenly chuckled: "What are you afraid of? Can I poison Fang Yinnian or eat him?"
Everyone: “…”
Tan Junwen narrowed his eyes and joked, "After all, we were once rivals. It's normal for us to be a little wary when you suddenly come looking for us."
Qu Yan shrugged and said, "Sonic Boys Group has been prepared to disband since the day it was formed, so I have never considered you as my rival. On the contrary, Fang Yin is older than me and his voice is also my favorite type. I have been following him on my trumpet for five years."
After he said that, he opened his cell phone and showed his secondary account to Fang Yinnian.
Followed for more than 1,700 days.
Everyone: “…”
You are worthy of being the one who secretly follows your competitors with a second account.
After the Sonic boy band disbanded, the most popular member Qu Yan had already gone solo. He is now releasing his own album and trying to break into the music industry, and is considered one of the best idols to have developed.
Fang Yinnian smiled and said, "Thank you for your attention. Let's add each other as friends."
He took out his mobile phone and scanned Qu Yan to add him as a friend.
Qu Yan was finally satisfied. He put away his phone and lowered his voice, "I came to you because I have a secret to tell you... Forget it, let's just say it here. Anyway, your teammates are not talkative people."
He paused and said, "Didn't your microphone break during the Yuntu TV New Year's Eve party four years ago? Did you suspect that it was the Sonic boy band who did it?"
Fu Fei said bluntly: "That's right. Your group was also celebrating the New Year on Yuntu TV at the time, and we were in direct competition with your group. We suspected that it was you who did it."
Qu Yan glanced at Fu Fei and said bluntly, "It was Tao Yizhou who did it."
Everyone: “!!!”
Qu Yan said: "That day, my agent asked me to hype up a couple with the captain and dance a duet with my face touching on the stage. I felt a little upset, so I went out for a walk."
"Then I accidentally saw Tao Yizhou's manager coming out of the microphone room, and the person chatting with this manager was the employee who later replaced Fang Yinnian's microphone and was fired by Yuntu TV."
Everyone: “…”
In fact, when Chen Mian said that his earphone was broken during the competition with Tao Yizhou, Hao Gaoleng Taotao in Fang Yinnian's palace had suspected Tao Yizhou and discussed it with Mo Xun in private. But they didn't have any evidence, so they couldn't say much.
I didn’t expect that it was really Tao Yizhou who did it!
Qu Yan said, "Perhaps Tao Yizhou has felt a sense of crisis since your debut? He has always regarded you as a potential rival, because his 'musical genius' persona is a product of the company's marketing, and your voice is better than his, and you can write songs, so you are more talented than him. He probably thinks you will replace him, so he is plotting against you."
After knowing these truths, Fang Yinnian felt a chill down his spine.
Fortunately, he debuted with the group FTM. If he had debuted as a solo singer, his development path would have been completely different from Tao Yizhou's. How would he have been criticized by the other team? Fang Yinnian couldn't imagine it.
Everything seems to be the best arrangement in the universe.
Because he has teammates, even if the microphone is broken, he can still exchange with his teammates on the stage.
If I were standing on the stage alone, I would probably be like Chen Mian back then, and could only blame myself for my bad luck.
This person is really vicious.
Qu Yan continued, "I've known for a long time that he has a strong background. His uncle is the largest shareholder of Shengyao. He bought at least five songs from a friend of mine and claimed that they were his original creations after buying them back."
"As for him copying your songs later, it was actually to force you to leave and get the company to ban you. Otherwise, he could have bought a very good song from outside for tens of thousands of dollars, so why did he focus on your work?"
Fang Yinnian: “…”
He hadn't expected this.
I also felt strange at the time. Why did Tao Yizhou insist on copying his song? Wouldn't it be safer and more cost-effective to buy songs from unknown producers?
Now I finally understand.
So they knew that he refused to give in and wanted to force him to leave Shengyao on his own initiative?
Driving away potential competitors is indeed something Tao Yizhou can do.
However, Tao Yizhou probably didn't expect that Fang Yinnian would actually come back, and FTM could even be reorganized...but his own house collapsed completely.
Mo Xun frowned and said, "He really has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. He has put all his thoughts into dealing with his peers."
Qu Yan exhaled, smiled and said, "I have been holding this in my heart for many years. Now that Tao Yizhou has completely collapsed, I dare to speak out. In fact, when I met you in the bathroom that year, I wanted to remind you, but with Jin Yiyang, that big mouth, around, I didn't know what Tao Yizhou's agent wanted to do with the staff, so I couldn't say much."
"It wasn't until that staff member was fired because of the microphone issue that I figured it all out."
"He must have replaced your microphone."
Fang Yinnian was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "Thank you for telling me this."
Qu Yan narrowed his eyes and said, "You're welcome. I used to be jealous of you. We're both lead singers of boy bands, but you have so many good teammates around you, while I'm surrounded by backstabbing and scheming. Even my former CP, in order to purify their CP fans when they disbanded, tricked me once."
Fang Yinnian: “…”
The fake brotherhood and fake CP of the Sonic group all ended in failure in the end.
In fact, Qu Yan was able to debut as the center in a talent show and she is very talented. If she stayed in that group, she would be dragged down by her teammates. Now that he has developed independently, his popularity has increased even more.
Qu Yan smiled and said, "But now, I am no longer jealous of you. Because I think you are very courageous and have real talent and knowledge. You deserve all the good things."
He glanced at the players on the scene and said, "Sonic has been disbanded for a long time. Both groups of Xingmang Entertainment are useless. The domestic entertainment boy group will depend on you from now on. I hope you can hold on a little longer."
***
After Qu Yan left, everyone felt mixed emotions.
Fu Fei couldn't help but curse: "Fuck, Tao Yizhou, this idiot, actually did so many immoral things behind our backs!"
Tang Che said coldly: "He is reaping the fruits of his own actions."
Mo Xun looked at Fang Yinnian with some distress and asked in a low voice: "Does it hurt to hear all this suddenly?"
Fang Yinnian shook his head: "It's not sad, everything is over. I'm quite happy that Qu Yan can tell me the truth. The person behind the scenes who plotted against us has finally surfaced. Tao Yizhou has now collapsed and retired from the entertainment industry. We don't have to worry about being framed by him again."
Mo Xun reminded: "There are many ways to smear people in this circle. With our current popularity and status, no one dares to tamper with our performances easily. But everyone should still be more self-disciplined in private and don't let anyone catch them."
Tan Junwen sighed and said with emotion: "Alas, it's not easy to be a star, especially when you are still a nobody. You will fall into traps at any time."
Fu Fei smiled and said: "But after becoming a first-tier star, there are more good people around me!"
Tang Che said: "That's right, there are fewer traps. The TV station will ask us to be on the show, so they will naturally not offend us."
This is also the reason why everyone in the entertainment industry tries so hard to become famous.
In addition to realizing your dreams, all your treatment will improve after you become famous. You will have more and more good people around you, major TV stations will take the initiative to show their goodwill to you, endorsements and resources will also line up to come to you, and your career will naturally become more and more smooth.
This circle has always been a place where the strong prey on the weak.
Fortunately, they made it through together.
***
At 11:45 pm, amid the screams of the audience, the five members of FTM officially took the stage to perform.
This time they sang three songs in a row.
For the first song, all members wore white suits and sang the divine song "Far Away". All five of them sang with microphones. Fang Yinnian and Tang Che sang in coordination with their true and false voices and super high notes, which gave the audience goose bumps and made their skulls almost shattered.
The live broadcast room was flooded with “6666”.
"As expected of a music group, their singing skills are really awesome [thumbs up]"
"This song is extremely difficult to cover. I tried but couldn't get it right."
"If you can sing like this with the microphone on, you can probably participate in the King of Singers competition, right?"
"Congratulations on the group's return, it sounds so good!"
After singing "Far Away", they hardly took a break and immediately followed up with the second lyrical song, "Spring Flowers Blooming" from the new album. This song is not the main song, but it is more appropriate for the New Year's Eve concert. The style of the song is very warm and the harmony of the five people is also quite nice.
"The long-lost harmony ahhhh is finally back [tears]"
"What I looked forward to most during every New Year's Eve was the FTM stage."
"Great! The music group is here to spend New Year's Eve with us again."
"Whenever the five of them sing in harmony, whatever they sing sounds great."
After the performance of "Spring Flowers Blooming", a dozen dancers suddenly came to the stage, a passionate music rhythm sounded, and the dancers began to perform.
The five members of FTM took the opportunity to get off the lift and quickly changed into their stage costumes.
They took off their white suits for singing ballads and put on red stage costumes specially prepared for the first performance of the song "Nirvana". The clothes had flame patterns on them to represent the wings of a phoenix.
When the lift came to the ground again and the lights suddenly came on, the whole audience burst into deafening screams.
What a gorgeous shape, a style I've never seen before!
Fang Yinnian stood in the center, and his clear voice resounded throughout the stadium.
"Ancient legends echo through time and space
The Phoenix is shaking
It has experienced suffering and sorrow
Almost forgotten in the darkness of night"
The choreography of this dance is also very beautiful.
The Chinese-style dance design does not require difficult movements, but the gestures are smooth and graceful. Fang Yinnian has a foundation in ballet, so he danced this section particularly beautifully. He imitated the movements of some birds and when he opened his arms, he was so graceful that he seemed to fly into the sky. Together with the neat performance of the dance troupe, it was indeed pleasing to the eye.
Can a boy band dance like this? Many viewers were pleasantly surprised.
Tang Che sang the second verse.
"Time has carved many vicissitudes on it.
The wind and rain constantly hurt its body
But its proud soul never dies
I have been looking forward to the light of rebirth."
Tan Junwen moved to the center position and started a handsome rap.
The rhythm of the song became intense and the dance moves became free and unrestrained. With the strong rhythmic drum beats, Tan Junwen sang and danced, quickly igniting the atmosphere of the entire stage!
"The phoenix is waiting for nirvana in the flames
Just like people waiting for transformation in difficult situations
The pain in the memory is its medal
Every scar is engraved with its tenacity
No matter how long and tortuous the road ahead is
It will only raise its head and fly higher and farther."
Majestic bells and drums played in the accompaniment. At the same time, on the big screen, the phoenix bird spread its wings and flew high. The LED lights under its feet changed rapidly, as if a blazing flame was ignited!
The five members of FTM brought a large group of dancers, and Mo Xun came to the C position and performed the most handsome sword dance of the night in the flames.
They held red microphones and sang in unison—
"The Phoenix is reborn from the ashes
Spread your wings and fly high
It shakes off its old scars
Start a new journey with glory
Phoenix Nirvana Rising from the Ashes
The light will illuminate everyone
The Unyielding Soul of the Ancient Divine Bird
The legend will live forever"
FTM is back with the title song of their second album, "Nirvana", written and composed by Fang Yinnian.
It's about Phoenix.
Aren't they themselves?
Many of the audience in the live broadcast room were moved to tears as they watched the exciting music and dance.
——The legend of the Phoenix’s rebirth will be passed down forever.
——The experience of the FTM boy band will also become the most exciting legendary story in the entertainment industry.
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