TTIG Chapter 60.1

The next day, Xu Baichuan called in the MV filming team, and the five began shooting MV scenes according to the script.

 

The title track “Sunny Coast” had many outdoor scenes. Before departing in the morning, Xu Baichuan specifically reminded them in the group chat: “We’re filming outdoor scenes all day today. The UV rays by the sea are very strong, so make sure to protect yourselves from the sun.”

 

Fang Yinnian carefully applied sunscreen. He wasn’t afraid of getting tanned, but worried about getting sunburned and having redness and peeling that would affect subsequent filming, so he needed to protect himself well—the scorching seaside sun was no joke.

 

Mo Xun also applied sunscreen and wore a sun hat when going out, casually handing Fang Yinnian a pair of sunglasses.

 

When the five gathered at the beach, the photography team had already arrived, with several staff members setting up the scene on the beach.

 

Fang Yinnian noticed they were using many balloons, ribbons, and other elements, seemingly building a “summer carnival party” scene.

 

Fang Yinnian asked quietly: “With such a big carnival setup, are we hiring some extras too?”

 

Mo Xun said: “Probably. I saw in the script there’s a group dance section. Maybe during the chorus, besides us five, the extras below will also dance along.”

 

Fu Fei exclaimed: “Wow! That scene must be really lively!”

 

Xu Baichuan walked over wearing flip-flops, colorful beach shorts, and a white old man’s shirt, with a huge straw hat on his head.

 

Fu Fei took a long time to recognize him and couldn’t help complaining: “Brother Xu, why are you dressed like this? I thought some retired old man had wandered onto the set by mistake.”

 

Xu Baichuan: “…”

 

Getting bold now, daring to say the manager looks like a retired old man? Xu Baichuan patted Fu Fei’s head: “I’d love to retire. You guys hurry up and get famous, and after I’m done managing you, I’ll retire with honor.”

 

Fu Fei chuckled: “Then we’ll definitely work hard to give you a comfortable retirement life.”

 

The five were wearing colorful shirts with white pants today—a fresh vacation style. The shirt fabric was light and breathable, very flowing. When the sea breeze blew, Fang Yinnian felt like his whole body was light and about to take flight.

 

Xu Baichuan had the five go get their styling done.

 

Fang Yinnian asked curiously: “Brother Xu, is that carnival stage for filming the MV? Will we hire extras?”

 

Xu Baichuan explained: “Teacher Yan Chi’s Angle dance troupe happens to be in Binhai City recently. I had him bring his team to film the MV with you guys, shooting large-scale group dance scenes.”

 

Fu Fei said: “Brother Chi’s dance troupe must have expensive appearance fees, right?”

 

Xu Baichuan said: “This is also coincidental timing. He Yan has a concert in Binhai on August 8th, and Yan Chi is doing backup dancing for him. He’s taking out one day on the way to film our MV. We just need to cover meals and travel expenses—he won’t even accept payment.”

 

He looked at Mo Xun: “Of course, Yan Chi is also doing this as a favor to Mo Xun. Your teacher treats you pretty well.”

 

Mo Xun’s mouth curved up: “Yeah, Brother Chi is super loyal.”

 

Actually, ever since Yan Chi established his dance troupe, he never took private lessons to teach people dancing anymore. He only agreed to be FTM’s dance teacher as a favor to Mo Xun.

 

He was usually very busy. He would personally oversee FTM’s key dance progress, leaving daily practice to Mo Xun. Xu Baichuan also paid him based on the number of classes he taught, at a discounted friendship price that was quite cheap.

 

Xu Baichuan said: “I’ve contacted He Yan’s manager. You’ll be guests at his August 8th concert. Since everyone’s in Binhai City, it’s easy to coordinate schedules.”

 

Fu Fei said happily: “That’s great! I also want to experience a first-tier singer’s concert in the industry, to gain experience for future concerts.”

 

Mo Xun asked: “Which song will we perform?”

 

Xu Baichuan said: “The three previous singles. The new album won’t be online until mid-August, so we can’t sing those yet.”

 

Singing their previous songs would put much less pressure on them—they were very familiar with the dances and songs, so they wouldn’t need to spend extra time practicing.

 

After getting their styling done, the five came to the beach together.

 

They would be filming MV scenes on the beach all day today.

 

Staff members held light reflectors as the five walked back and forth on the beach, lip-syncing to the music and doing choreography. If anyone’s expression or movement wasn’t right, they had to reshoot.

 

Although the MV was only a few minutes long, the director they hired had quite high standards for the shots.

 

All morning everyone walked back and forth on the beach, nearly wilting under the overhead sun.

 

During the lunch break, Tan Junwen collapsed lifelessly on a lounge chair: “I feel like I’m about to smoke, brothers. Why is it so hot?”

 

Tang Che held a small electric fan, blowing air frantically while complaining: “This summer is just particularly hot.”

 

Mo Xun was also sweating from the sun. He casually picked up a towel to wipe himself and said: “Bear with it. The beach outdoor scenes are just for these few days.”

 

He went to the nearby vending machine to buy several bottles of soda, bringing them over to put on the table, saying: “Come drink some, cool down.”

 

The five bottles of soda were all different colors.

 

Fang Yinnian picked up a red bottle, opened it, and drank a few sips. The cool fruit juice went down his throat, instantly suppressing the heat rising throughout his body. He licked his lips with satisfaction and said: “This fruit juice is really good.”

 

Mo Xun glanced at Fang Yinnian, casually picked up the half-finished fruit juice he’d been drinking, and said: “Let me try it.”

 

Then he calmly drank the remaining half bottle.

 

Yinnian’s bottle was pomegranate juice, with a sweet and refreshing taste. Mo Xun smiled and commented: “It really is good.”

 

Fang Yinnian’s ears inexplicably felt hot.

 

That bottle was one I drank from! If you wanted to try it, you could have bought another bottle, right? Don’t you mind the saliva on the bottle, just taking it and drinking directly…

 

Maybe… straight guys don’t mind these things much?

 

Fang Yinnian’s face burned intensely. He got up to buy another bottle of pomegranate juice from the vending machine and sat nearby, quietly drinking with his head down.

 

Manager Xu Baichuan walked over and said: “We’re going out to sea this afternoon. Everyone bring sunglasses—we’re filming on a yacht.”

 

The five looked at each other and immediately got excited.

 

“Wow, I’ve never been on a yacht!” Fu Fei rubbed his hands in anticipation.

 

“I heard yachts are expensive. Brother Xu, what’s our MV budget? Isn’t the standard too high?” Tan Junwen scratched his head and asked.

 

“I’m not that wealthy to charter a luxury yacht for you guys.” Xu Baichuan looked at them and said, “I rented a yacht that locals use for portrait and wedding photography. It’s not expensive, just a day rental.”

 

“Wedding photos?” Fu Fei was shocked. “That high-end?”

 

“Of course. Binhai City is a tourist destination. Many brides and grooms come to take seaside wedding photos, and yacht photos are an essential item.” Xu Baichuan waved his hand. “Let’s go. After lunch and a short rest, we’ll head out to sea.”

 

At 1 PM, they boarded the yacht and headed out to sea.

 

The sea breeze blew in their faces, much more comfortable than the scorching beach. Several people excitedly spread their arms wide, embracing this blue ocean.

 

“Ahhhh we’re out at sea!”

 

The five people’s excited screams made even the yacht captain laugh, saying: “You young men are really energetic.”

 

Xu Baichuan said: “A bunch of kids, like they’ve been cooped up for too long and finally let out for air.” He complained with his words, but the manager’s eyes were full of smiles.

 

Forget it, he liked these kids too.

 

There was a lot of filming content on the yacht—individual shots of the five, as well as group photos and portraits of everyone sitting at the bow together.

 

The director also used a drone to film their sea voyage from above, and everyone happily waved at the drone.

 

The entire sea surface was filled with their laughter and joy.

 

…

 

Over the next few days, they continued filming the MV by the seaside.

 

The director shot scenes by location, quite scattered. Until the final cut was ready, no one knew how it would turn out.

 

But Fang Yinnian had a feeling this MV would be stunning.

 

Binhai City’s Yunlan Island, where they were staying, had scenery that was simply too beautiful. Just taking random photos with a phone looked great without any filters.

 

During the day, they filmed the “Sunny Coast” MV.

 

At night, they filmed the MV for the sub-title track “Night Scene.” This song was very gentle, telling the story of a couple by the seaside looking at the crescent moon and expressing their love.

 

They needed to film moonlight, starry skies, and the city’s nighttime lights.

 

Binhai City was unbearably hot during the day, but particularly cool at night. The five walked through the city streets with the photography team following behind for location shots and filming, not returning until late at night.

 

Early mornings and late nights every day, yet they didn’t feel tired at all.

 

Because this was their first official album, they all wanted to give it their all.

 

Busy days passed quickly.

 

A week later, most of the shots for both MVs were completed, with only the summer carnival section remaining.

 

Yan Chi and his dance troupe also arrived at the scene.

 

Fang Yinnian was completely stunned—he hadn’t expected Yan Chi to bring over 100 people, both men and women, and even more than 20 children?!

 

They were all dressed in vacation-style clothing: the girls in various chiffon dresses, the guys in beach shorts and sun hats, and some of the children even wore swimsuits. The entire beach became colorful and vibrant because of their arrival.

 

FTM’s “Sunny Coast” played on loop through the speakers. This song had a light, lively rhythm with intense summer passion, perfect for listening to during seaside vacations.

 

During the chorus, FTM’s five members danced on stage while the extras below joined in the carnival—they moved their bodies, cheered and screamed, igniting this summer with their enthusiasm.

 

Several children wearing swimsuits and cute shell headbands stood in the front row, dancing exceptionally well.

 

Although Fang Yinnian couldn’t see the director’s footage, he could imagine—such an enthusiastic scene would definitely add a lot to the MV and further enhance its quality.

 

The MV filming concluded smoothly.

 

The remaining time was spent filming their group variety show.

 

The manager organized many games for them, capturing extensive footage, though no one knew what the final edit would look like.

 

…

 

Time quickly arrived at August 5th. They had been in Binhai for two weeks, and because the MV filming went smoothly overall, they finished their work ahead of schedule.

 

That evening, FTM’s official studio suddenly posted a message: “The long-awaited group variety show ‘FTM Let’s Go Together Season 1′ will officially launch on Bilibili at 8 PM tonight!”

 

FTM’s previous shows had mostly collaborated with Taohe Platform.

 

This time switching to Bilibili, Xu Baichuan also wanted to expand FTM’s popularity on the platform, where most UP creators were quite friendly toward FTM.

 

After FTM won the weekly championship last time, quite a few UP creators had praised them in group posts, though of course there were also some who deliberately sang a different tune and criticized them—those were the minority.

 

After the variety show went online, besides FTM’s fans, many Bilibili users also clicked in to watch due to the homepage promotion.

 

This group variety show was filmed very naturally, particularly everyday, with no trace of “acting”—the five handsome guys’ expressions and movements were all very natural.

 

Clearly the cameraman had been following them throughout.

 

Filming started from the airport, arriving in Binhai and checking into the hotel. On the first day, they had a barbecue on the beach.

 

The scene of the five having a barbecue together was very warm and harmonious.

 

Mo Xun and Fang Yinnian even fed each other food.

 

CP fans nearly went crazy with excitement seeing this scene.

 

“Ahhh MoFang is giving us sugar again!”

 

“Yinnian always gives the first chicken wing to Brother Mo, so biased”

 

“The captain also feeds Yinnian first when he finishes grilling meat skewers”

 

“They sit together barbecuing, and Yinnian even helps brush sauce on Brother Mo’s skewers. Oh my god, they’re truly inseparable~”

 

This segment ended with a freeze frame of the five writing FTM’s logo on the beach and taking group photos.

 

Group fans were also extremely satisfied.

 

“The sunset is so beautiful!”

 

“Ahhh you five living well is more important than anything”

 

“Each of you better stay good for me, don’t collapse!”

 

The second segment was edited footage from their MV filming.

 

The lunch break scene where the five rested and drank beverages together, including Mo Xun drinking Fang Yinnian’s fruit juice, was actually edited in by post-production.

 

Fang Yinnian hadn’t even noticed the camera was following them at the time.

 

The cameraman was elusive, editing in this kind of daily footage—clearly for CP marketing, right?

 

Fang Yinnian was currently sitting with Mo Xun in front of a laptop watching the variety show when a row of colorful flashing characters suddenly scrolled across the bullet comment section—

 

【Ahhh how is this different from an indirect kiss】

 

Fang Yinnian’s heart jumped, and he frantically looked away.

 

How could these fans post such random bullet comments! What do you mean indirect kiss?! It was just drinking a beverage—straight guys don’t have so many concerns about these things. What’s wrong with taking a sip of someone else’s drink when you’re thirsty?

 

Mo Xun had obviously also seen that bullet comment. He chuckled lightly and said: “CP fans are overthinking again.”

 

Fang Yinnian’s heart was beating hard, but he forced himself to stay calm and said: “Exactly. No matter what we do, they can imagine a whole essay from it.”

 

Mo Xun showed no intention of turning off the bullet comments, and Fang Yinnian couldn’t very well take the initiative to turn them off, so he could only continue watching with gritted teeth.

 

The third scene was filmed just a few days ago—the manager had organized games for them on the beach.

 

Everyone lit some wood and sat around it in a circle, creating a small “bonfire party.”

 

Mo Xun said: “Next is FTM bonfire game time. Please welcome our temporary host, student Fu Xiaofei.”

 

Everyone cooperatively applauded.

 

Fu Fei stood up with a brilliant smile and said: “Today’s game theme is—FTM internal team competition. Everyone think of a way to PK, and whoever loses has to accept punishment.”

 

Fang Yinnian asked: “What are the punishment rules?”

 

Fu Fei said: “Decided by whoever wins the game.”

 

Everyone said that was fine.

 

Fu Fei said: “Let’s start with the captain and go counterclockwise.”

 

Mo Xun nodded, flexed his muscular arms, and said: “I’ll PK arm wrestling with you guys.”

 

Fu Fei said: “Come on, everyone cooperate.”

 

A small table was set up nearby. Mo Xun walked over and sat down: “Who’s first? I’m not afraid of anyone at arm wrestling.”

 

Tan Junwen walked over: “I’ll go first.”

 

Fu Fei acted as referee: “3-2-1, start!”

 

Fans in the bullet comment section excitedly cheered for both of them.

 

“Brother Mo, go go go!”

 

“Junwen, take him down!”

 

“Hahaha I think Mo Xun can take on all four~”

 

Both Mo Xun and Tan Junwen’s competitive spirits were aroused.

 

The two guys gritted their teeth and strained, elbows braced on the table, arm muscles tense—you could see they were both exerting tremendous effort.

 

Gradually, Tan Junwen’s hand was pressed down by Mo Xun.

 

Mo Xun smiled: “Do you submit?”

 

Tan Junwen gave a thumbs up: “You’re really something. What’s the punishment?”

 

Mo Xun didn’t make it difficult for him: “The loser drinks half a cup of beverage.”

 

Tan Junwen smiled and drained the paper cup of beverage in one go.

 

Mo Xun called out: “Come on, Tang Che.”

 

Tang Che walked over to arm wrestle with him. Don’t let Tang Che’s thin appearance and cool demeanor fool you—he was actually quite strong.

 

This guy also had an extremely strong competitive spirit. Mo Xun took much longer to press his hand down, laughing: “You’re pretty strong!”

 

Tang Che raised an eyebrow: “Next time I’ll definitely beat you.” Then he consciously drank half a cup of beverage.

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