"You mean the poem he wrote during the encore at the end of the fan meeting?"

Zhang Han, who also watched Wang Yueheng's first fan meeting online, paused for a moment and then asked in a low voice.

At the same time, the name of the poem written by Wang Yueheng quickly came to mind.

"That's right, it's Yue Heng's poem 'Prelude to Water Melody: When Will the Moon Be Bright?'"

"Teacher Yue Heng adapted this poem into a song for the gala without changing a single word. It is breathtaking no matter which angle you look at it from."

"Oh, no, the song title has changed. It's now called 'May We All Live Long and Prosper'."

Seeing the curious expressions on the faces of the two artists who were about to cover Wang Yueheng's works, the gala's director, Li Jingshen, simply smiled and frankly admitted it.

After all, there will be a rehearsal soon, and even if he doesn't say it, everyone will soon hear this new song.

Furthermore, all the celebrities and staff who come here for rehearsals have signed confidentiality agreements in advance.

The reporters responsible for filming and recording the behind-the-scenes footage are all from CCTV's own station, so there's no need to worry about it being leaked in advance.

"That's amazing!"

"It needs to have the beauty of poetry and also conform to musical rhythm. I really can't imagine how this poem should be sung..."

After receiving confirmation from the director, singer Zhou Qian was amazed.

"The song title 'May We All Live Long and Prosper' is a perfect match for the Mid-Autumn Festival!"

Zhang Han, recovering from her surprise, also sighed from the bottom of her heart.

Although she is also a talented musician, asking her to adapt a poem into a song suitable for a gala performance in a short period of time is more difficult than writing a new song!

"Not only is the song arrangement outstanding."

"Our Mid-Autumn Festival Gala this year was also inspired by the 'Past Life and Present Life' model of Wang Yueheng's fan meeting."

"The entire gala was also divided into three stages: 'Moonrise,' 'Moonlight,' and 'Moonlight,' symbolizing the three different stages of the Mid-Autumn Festival full moon..."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Li Jingshen, the general director of the gala, explained the planning and arrangements for the event to the stars present.

We've now officially entered today's rehearsal phase.

What Wang Yueheng didn't expect was...

For this Mid-Autumn Festival gala, the production team even followed the "past life - present life" format from his fan meeting to divide the entire gala.

His work, "May We All Live Long and Prosper," was scheduled to be the final piece in the "Bright Moon" segment.

I learned that even CCTV's Mid-Autumn Festival Gala borrowed from Wang Yueheng's fan meeting.

The other celebrities who came to participate in the rehearsal not far away also cast envious, jealous, or admiring glances.

In addition, like Zhang Han, Zhou Qian, and others.

These celebrities learned the lyrics to the song Wang Yueheng would sing at the gala.

It turned out to be the original text of the poem "Shuidiao Getou" from the fan meeting, and the content was completely unchanged.

Everyone was curious about how this song would sound when sung...

...

Under the direction of the general director Li Jingshen and several music technical directors on site.

The first rehearsal for the 2024 CCTV Mid-Autumn Festival Gala has officially begun.

It's different from the Spring Festival Gala.

The Mid-Autumn Festival Gala consisted almost entirely of music programs from beginning to end.

From solo singing to duets, trios, quintets, piano performances...

Even several well-known hosts from CCTV were arranged to sing a rock song called "New Moon".

Singers Zhang Han and Zhou Qian's cover of "Red-Clad Heroine" was scheduled to be the second act in the first "Moonrise" segment.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival Gala coincides with the anniversary of China's victory in the War of Resistance against Japan.

Therefore, the stage design of the gala, in conjunction with the song "Red-Clad Actress," depicted a moving and tragic story of a patriotic actor who would rather die than submit.

Just like when Wang Yueheng first performed this song, Zhou Qian and Zhang Han also changed into theatrical costumes to perform on stage.

Although I had already enjoyed Wang Yueheng's wonderful performance of this song on Bubble Music or Douyin platforms.

But the two veteran singers dressed in theatrical costumes made their first appearance.