On the day of shooting, Zhang Yanqi arrived at the makeup room at 8 o'clock on time, and after the makeup was completed at 10 o'clock, he came to the shooting site of SKP-S in Beijing to start work. Under the slightly maniced bangs, his expression is calm and self-sustaining, even if he smiles, it is only a little, as if he is following a set of tightly sewn expression management methods, only those who are familiar with him know, it is mostly out of a shyness, introversion, or the background color that he calls "social fear". During the 5-hour shooting process, Zhang Yanqi strolled around the SKP-S, did not look at the mobile phone, did not drink drinks, did not rest, he seemed to self-modulate to a signal channel without other sound interference, isolated from all things outside the work, focused on sinking into the moment minutes and seconds, enjoying the feelings brought to him by the SKP-S autumn and winter selections, enjoying every moment that was not defined. Most of the time, his gaze is not fixed on a single point, but more like a gaze following a path of thought in his head, which is perhaps the most direct effect of his favorite competitive sports: a high degree of concentration on what he is doing in front of him.
Since joining 88rising to establish the SEVENATION label, Zhang Yanqi has released EP "EMO7" and "SHIFT" successively, marking his identity as a musician to the outside world, the changes that have occurred on him are clearly visible, this year, he appeared on the stage of "Every Day Upward" and "China Rap Summit Showdown", in "Every Day Upward", he joined the "New-tro Brothers", in "Chinese Rap Summit Showdown", his self-introduction is "rap lovers", Named his league the "Rap Learning Group".
This is a modest, low-key posture, but also implies the meaning of starting again, for Zhang Yanqi, this may be a more implicit change, in a chat with him last year, he said that in the past "more rushed, more stubborn" self, after the run-in of group life, became softer, and therefore, when asked about Zhang Yanqi's top Weibo sentence "in the gap between innocence and reality", his answer is not very surprising: "You very much want to retain the innocence of not knowing anything when you were a child." But you have to make some adjustments and compromises when you face reality, so I think it's an inevitable process of growth."
"So you can accept the imperfections of the world?"
"Yes, I think it's very important, imperfection is one of the perfects." Zhang Yanqi revealed a boyish smile, "This is too much of a detour."
No one knows that going from resistance and confrontation to accepting imperfection is part of the perfect world, and what happens to Zhang Yanqi in the process, perhaps, is a natural change. For example, when he was a child, out of the psychology of seeking difference, Zhang Yanqi would deliberately look for some niche music to listen to, and as he grew older, he found that "so many people in the world will always find the same person", and everyone will eventually merge into one place. Between the changes of different identities, there are naturally highs and lows, there are sprints and speed reductions, and Zhang Yanqi, who stands on the new track, has more calmness, he converts to a good state, and wholeheartedly accepts the unpolished life.
Of course, only posture is not enough, the work is the most convincing. In zhang Yanqi's eyes, the new EP "SHIFT" is such a work of "throwing stones and asking for directions", full of exploration. "I think as a young man in my twenties, if I don't try it now, I probably won't really have a chance to try it again." He independently completed the songwriting of all 4 songs, and was deeply involved in the arrangement, constantly polishing various details with the producer teacher.
At the same time as the new EP, the "On The Road on the Road" national tour, from the LED font on the stage to the picture presentation, from the combination of stage and music to each set of costumes, Zhang Yanqi needs to do it himself. Because the theme of the performance needs to be extended to the costumes, Zhang Yanqi has to give the modeling teacher a range according to the stage presented by his own musical style, discuss it together, and then finally decide, which is also one of the challenges he faces in the "social fear attribute", the transformation of identity makes him have to be forced to change passive to active, to contact more people, and make decisions.
But this is regarded by Zhang Yanqi as a necessary process, a period of thick and thin days, before moving forward at full speed again, he needs to slow down his pace, precipitate, observe, learn, and go deep into life. Next, he wanted to make a complete album of his own. He also knows that creation must be accompanied by anxiety and stagnation, just as he did not know what he should live like until now, but he left everything to time, not to define, not to set limits, not to urge, waiting for ideas and feelings to emerge with the true face of life one day.
Mr. Fashion:
Are you a person who likes to shop?
Zhang Yanqi:
I like shopping, but I don't like shopping. Because when shopping, there will always be a lot of people around. Privately, I am more "socially afraid", so when I go out, I will first clarify what I am going to do today, even if I go out shopping, I will not hang out aimlessly, but shopping with a clear purpose. Let's say I went out today to buy shoes, and I'm going to do it. But I think the clothes are not the same, buy clothes need to hang out, there will be unexpected surprises. For example, now that the weather has cooled down, everyone's wardrobe needs to buy some new clothes for autumn and winter, and the usual autumn and winter coats are black and white gray, but come to SKP-S, a fun mall, you will find that in fact, autumn and winter models can also be colorful and avant-garde in design.
Mr. Fashion:
When shopping, will you try it out?
Zhang Yanqi:
Because of the "social fear" attribute, I am actually very embarrassed to try things, because I think that if I try it and don't buy it, I won't want to go. But in fact, I know that I don't have to buy clothes to try on, but every time I put them on, I feel the enthusiasm in the eyes of the clerk looking at me, and after being wrapped in this enthusiasm, it will affect my judgment. Because they will praise you so much, saying that this dress, this piece is too good for you, they are going to sell it, to complete their task, I may buy it with a hot head.
Mr. Fashion:
So when it comes to shopping, are you a person who is easily influenced?
Zhang Yanqi:
I am easily planted. If I think it is really recommended very good, I will buy it, if it is too bad, no matter how much I recommend it, I will not choose to buy, I will buy basically because I think it is quite good. For example, according to the tenth calculation, I have six or seven points like it, and as soon as others recommend it, I may choose to take it home.
Mr. Fashion:
You are exposed to fashion in life and work, so do you think of fashion more as work, or is it something you love?
Zhang Yanqi:
Just like the costume matching on the stage, I may divide it more by work, I often say that my personality is particularly fond of black, if I had to choose myself, all my clothes would be black, it would be very boring. So when I work, I will try to do different color collocations and different challenges, and work gives me an opportunity and reason to challenge colorful and different clothes. I still cherish these opportunities.
Mr. Fashion:
Aside from music and fashion, what else in life do you want to try?
Zhang Yanqi:
All the fun, fun challenges I want to try. Let's say I'm preparing for the host exam right now; There are also some sports, like boxing that they particularly like, and they want to try more. Recently, I was also studying Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, hoping to have the opportunity to actually play in the future, that is, I hope to have some different challenges in life.
Mr. Fashion:
What do you think your ideal life should look like?
Zhang Yanqi:
In fact, until now, I have not found this answer, what should I live like? So I think there may not be such an answer, maybe we don't have to define such an answer. I think all of our lives are not defined, and I think everything is left to the process of practice, and maybe slowly you will have your own feelings and ideas.
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Graphic Editing & Styling: KOSO
Video Editor & Director: DU
Text: Hamster
Vision: YU
New Media Editor-in-Charge: DU
New Media Assistant: Yu Guo
Photo: Chen Lingyu
Makeup: Ma Junchen
Styling Assistant: Zeng Yao
Video Camera: Yihe
Video clip: Witt.T
Video Assistant: CiCi
Venue Acknowledgements: Beijing SKP-S