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Zhang Yixing: Ten years at sea, coming and not yet
China News Service, Beijing, December 5 (Reporter Lang Lang) The ship will temporarily dock.
Shenzhen officially started sailing in August and concluded successfully in Chongqing in December. With a distance of more than a thousand kilometers between the starting point and the end, Zhang Yixing’s 2023 “Great Voyage – Endless” Tour Concert Tour passed through 8 cities and sailed for half a year.
This is the third journey of captain Zhang Yixing and “Sheiker” (nickname of Zhang Yixing’s fans). Unknowingly, it has been more than 10 years since his debut.
In order to make every departure exciting and unique, from performances to gifts, he has been practicing and preparing.
The unknown sea is vast and boundless, and the captain’s sail always moves forward.
The picture shows Zhang Yixing.Source: Zhang Yixing Studio Weibo
Captain, I’m reluctant to dock
“unwilling.”
We have arrived in Chongqing, the last stop of the “Great Voyage with Far and Far Away”. Even with a vague nasal sound, we can still hear the nostalgia in Zhang Yixing’s voice.
One of the regrets this time was not being able to sing the Chinese-style part of the song (such as “Gaixia Song”) with fans in more cities. He wants to use his channel to let more people see that traditional culture can be used A fresher way to express it.
Although there have been many hot searches for this tour clip before, and the concert tickets in many cities were sold out, after the overall tour, Zhang Yixing said: “I don’t feel that there is any one performance that makes me particularly satisfied.”
In many conversations in the past, whenever he was asked about topics related to “satisfaction”, his answer was “no.” As a Libra, he is a perfectionist, “For me, there is nothing that makes me feel particularly satisfied. I think it can all be better, but I have done my best at that stage.”
Rather than his own feelings, he cared more about leaving a good experience and memories for the people who came to watch the performance, so even if the cost was higher, he chose the four-sided stage format.
During the tour, he was photographed many times going to the hospital and to the Beijing concert. The extremely stressful movie promotion and concert arrangements prevented him from taking effective rest when he was sick. When he didn’t have to face the media camera, his eyes suddenly became brighter. Dim – Even so, he did not cancel the tour, requiring himself to “do his best in every performance. In addition to his own show, he must also take care of where each audience is sitting, whether they are comfortable, and whether they are comfortable.” What are some ways to better compensate for the shortcomings…”
This cautious captain never finished his words. He only responded seriously to topics related to performance, creation and “shells”. Regarding his self-evaluation, he chose to hand the microphone to the hands of those who sailed together.
For each tour, the audience will receive a small gift. “I hope to leave them with a special memory.” This is his wish, but when expressing it, he leaves more space for the staff and organizers. : “Let’s work together and put all the focus on the product itself. I believe my shells should feel this.”
“After this patrol, I want to patrol for another five hundred years.” He still has many things he wants to do with the “Shells”.
“One step at a time, step by step, um, I will.”
The picture shows Zhang Yixing.Source: Zhang Yixing Studio Weibo
Helmsman, always looking forward to the next departure
In the time when there is no sailing, the captain is just a helmsman, longing for the sea breeze and the stars reflected on the sea.
Zhang Yixing, who was temporarily docked, drew the big ship in his heart: the new concept EP of “THE DIRECTION” is available to everyone.
Among them, “Breathe” and “Purple” are his favorites. “Rise” is also good, but compared to the first two songs, it has a “a bit sad” style. Although the title of the EP contains a heading, he said the style is “casual”. Perhaps during the journey of self-exploration, the captain is also facing his own inner conflict.
The word “hard work” has always been with him. For so many years, he has never tried to do nothing and simply rest. “At least at the moment, I don’t know what the point of doing this is.” He received praise from the industry and gained the love of the public, but he was also restrained for a period of time.
Shells often tell him that “dreams are the most precious and hard work is cool.” He is worried that because he said in an interview that “you can’t work too hard”, people think he thinks hard work is uncool.
The picture shows the cards Zhang Yixing gave to the “shells”.Source: Zhang Yixing Studio Weibo
Before singing “Breathe” at the concert, Zhang Yixing said very loudly: “I still have dreams, and I still have power.” He hopes to use this song, this method, and the form of dialogue with everyone, “Tell them, I know, of course I know (working hard is cool), because that’s me, Zhang Yixing.”
He got a response. At the concert, the “Shells” shouted: “We will always be with you!”
The helmsman with the wind in his blood always yearns for the sea. The old year has come to an end, and Zhang Yixing’s course for the new year has also become clear. This course seems to be an encrypted communication with the “shells” and cannot be traced by outsiders.
“For next year’s plan, please fans pay attention to our ‘Not Tired Paradise’, just write “Not Tired Paradise” and they will know.”
Did you remember it? Bulei Paradise hides the secrets shared by those who sail together.
The picture shows Zhang Yixing.Source: Zhang Yixing Studio Weibo
Sailor, set out alone for ten years
On his own ship, he is a unique captain; but looking at the boundless sea, he is also one of many sailors.
Today’s captain LAY was once a sailor on other large ships. He kept the agreement for ten years and finally left the ship, then took the helm and set off alone.
Now, this self-designed route is about to enter its 9th year.
In “Extreme Challenge”, he grew from a “little sheep” to a “little fox” and gained friendship: “The friendship between our men’s gang is simple, pure and ultimate.” The tour ended in Chongqing, coincidentally. , the hotel he stayed in was very close to the hot pot restaurant where he cried when he was filming “Extreme Challenge”. The night he arrived in Chongqing, he went to check in: “Revisiting the old place, the memories slowly came to my mind. I missed my brothers. .”
This friendship allowed him to be appreciated in the movie “A Good Show”. The audience gradually felt that Zhang Yixing was not only a “singer”, but maybe also a good “actor”.
——But he always remembers that he is a singer, “this is the starting point of dreams.”
This dream was so big that many people didn’t believe him and even laughed at him for a time. At first he would fight back, and the accusations would become more intense; later he thought for a long time and said, “The voices from the outside world are feedback from the market. Everyone will try to get rid of something for a period of time. To me, these things are everyone’s I am willing to absorb whatever the market gives me.”
“It’s just that if you say that I am just a pure character, then I hope you can see more of a different version of me through this label. It may be a label of mine, but behind this label, there is this living person , this diverse person with multiple perspectives, I hope everyone can see it.”
Later, Warner America’s headquarters collaborated with Zhang Yixing to release his next album, commenting that he was “one of the biggest superstars in Greater China. He has attracted audiences around the world with his extraordinary talent.” He starred in the movie “All or Nothing” With a cumulative box office of 3.848 billion, it became the 2023 summer box office champion and broke 16 records in Chinese film history.
“This process is full of excitement, thrills and fun.”
“Actually, we attribute many things to a certain reason, because of what it was like ten years ago. In fact, it’s not. I think it’s because of this heart, which is where the heart is. For example, I particularly love this industry. Sometimes, I feel as if I don’t know that ten years have passed. When I see this face in the mirror, I may feel that I am already 32 and I can’t believe it, but I still feel like I am 17 years old and just graduated from the High School Affiliated to Normal University. The school gate and the mentality of entering society are quite amazing.”
When the ten-year contract ended and he announced that he would start sailing alone, he said this:
“Destiny gives the sweetest candy to the child who waits longest.”
The picture shows Zhang Yixing.Source: Zhang Yixing Studio Weibo
Sailor, imagine the shore
From the above, it is not difficult to see that as the captain of “The Great Voyage”, Zhang Yixing has a clear direction in his heart and among his subordinates.
The direct manifestation of this sense of direction is that thinking about problems starts from a result-oriented perspective.
In a past conversation, we had talked about “resting with nothing to do,” and he said, “Why should I rest? Why should I rest? I didn’t realize what it would bring.”
During the tour break, whenever he has time, he will do a City Walk in the city where he is touring. This is the arrangement of the team. He bluntly said that because his life experience is limited, he needs life materials after becoming an actor, and art comes from life, so he needs to feel the nutrients of life. “It just takes this opportunity to feel everyone’s daily life, and it also provides me with some materials for acting.” .”
When daily life becomes a kind of “material”, what does “life” itself mean?
There is a line in the movie “The Pianist on the Sea”: “Looking from the land, you can hear the sound of the sea, but you cannot hear this sound on the ship. Its sound is like a cry, telling you that there is life. The possibilities are endless.”
