Chapter 220 219. Leading the trend

The program schedule for the Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Monkey was determined and announced a few hours before the broadcast, which aroused heated discussion after the announcement.

"Jay Chou, there's Jay Chou this year, I want to watch Jay, I want to listen to 'Dragon Fist', it will definitely rock the house!"

"There is also Karen Mok and Chyi Chin singing "The World Outside". I am really looking forward to this show. Karen Mok's legs are so amazing and beautiful."

"Mingming, help me see who will be in this year's skits and crosstalk?"

"Grandpa, don't worry. We have Zhao Benshan, Fan Wei, Gao Xiumin, Guo Da, Guo Donglin, Huang Hong and others. Anyway, all those familiar faces from the Spring Festival Gala are here this year. Oh, and there's also Yan Shunkai. Don't you like this old man very much?"

"Yan Shunkai has them all. Oh, let me tell you, Yan Shunkai was my grandfather's idol and memory when he was a child. He was a great actor in The True Story of Ah Q. He was a national first-class actor. I forgot which year's Spring Festival Gala he performed in The Man Zhang San. I still remember a few lines from his performance."

"Okay, why don't you just take a nap first, and I'll call you when these programs start, and then you can get up and watch them."

A middle-aged man took out a bottle of wine from the cabinet, put it close to his nose and smelled it, then smiled and nodded, and decided to drink it tonight.

The old man took a look and asked curiously, "Why are you willing to take this wine out? Isn't it your treasure? Aren't you reluctant to drink it?"

The son smiled and said, "Times are different now. This year, we invited a world-famous star to the Spring Festival Gala. He is my idol. I never thought that I would be able to see him on the Spring Festival Gala one day. This is a dream come true. We must celebrate."

"Dad, who are you talking about? You're still a fan."

A middle-aged woman came out of the kitchen and said, "Why not? Don't think your parents are old-fashioned. We were also fans when we were young."

"But chasing stars back then was not as convenient as it is now. You couldn't fly around or go to concerts. You mainly used cassettes and videotapes to do so."

"Your dad was talking about Michael Jackson. At that time, your dad got the videotape from somewhere. After watching it, he started looking for Jackson's audio and video materials everywhere and learned to do the moonwalk."

"Moonwalk? What is a moonwalk?"

"The dance created by Michael Jackson was so cool when performed. At that time, everyone around me was learning it. But now I can't do it anymore. I have gained weight and my belly is big. I can't do it anymore."

The son, who is in middle school, shook his head. It was obvious that he had no impression of his parents' idol. After all, when Michael Dunk was at his most popular, he was less than ten years old. How could he understand these things?

Dad twisted his ankle a few times, as if trying to find the feeling he had back then, but after trying a few times he gave up.

"By the way, do you remember the song you often listened to some time ago? It's called "Rolling in the Deep", and it was sung by Michael."

"What! It's him!"

The son's eyes widened in surprise. He had heard this song so many times. Not only did he listen to it on his mp3 and on the Internet, but it was also played in music stores and barber shops for a while. He couldn't help but hear it when walking on the street.

"The song is nice, but I still think Jay Chou is a better singer. Just wait and see."

This scene, which happened in an ordinary family in Yanjing, was also happening in thousands of households across China.

Every era has its idols. It is rare for a star’s influence to last for ten years.

It is normal that the younger generation, especially the non-Western younger generation, does not know Michael. Eric did not know him when he was a child.

But after tonight, his name will surely spread throughout the land of China.

In the CCTV studio, as the stimulating BGM sounded, the black and red lights immediately attracted the attention of everyone present. Those who needed to go to the toilet were involuntarily attracted and sat down.

Five dancers on each side, wearing black suits, white shirts, red gloves and black hats, walked onto the stage.

At the same time, five red ropes suddenly fell from the ceiling, and five dancers in black suits descended from the sky in various poses.

The opening scene alone instantly stunned the entire audience and the viewers in front of the TV. Their eyes seemed to be attracted by a magnet and they could no longer leave the stage.

Many people suddenly had a feeling that this performance was not just singing and dancing, but was fundamentally different from other shows.

A dozen dancers performed various moves, with swaying feet, flying suits, and ballet postures.

Under the black and red light, the stage looks messy but very beautiful, highlighting the qualities of a professional dancer.

Suddenly, the music pitch suddenly rose and all the dancers fell down.

Countless fireworks flashed on the dancer in the middle of the stage. After he fell down, his black suit and white shirt were exposed, but he was not wearing red gloves.

Michael told Eric that after he understood the significance of the Spring Festival to the Chinese people, he wanted to wear a red jacket and sing a happy song.

However, after communicating with CCTV, CCTV still recommended that he wear a black suit and white shirt because this outfit is too classic.

Apart from him, no other singer can pull off the style.

After accepting CCTV's suggestion, Maike chose to recreate his classic performance at the MTV Awards Ceremony on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala.

On the stage, a close-up shot instantly focused on Michael. The passionate background music faded away, replaced by quiet humming and crisp snaps of fingers.

Snap! Snap! Snap! With the snap of his fingers, the music of his signature work "Dangerous" sounded, and Michael twisted his body gently, shaking his head slightly while walking slowly forward.

"The way she came into the place I knew right then and there."

"I noticed the moment she walked in."

"There was something different about this girl."

"This girl is different."

"The way she moved her hair her face her lines."

"Her walk, her hair, her face, her graceful lines."

"Divinity in motion As she stalked the room."

"Every move she made when she stepped in seemed to have some kind of divine power."

A few whispers, seemingly not loud, can be clearly heard by every audience member.

You don't need to understand the lyrics to clearly feel the mysterious and dangerous feeling.

Bang! Michael's hand slowly raised and suddenly dropped. The moment his hand touched his body, a violent drum beat suddenly sounded in the background music, perfectly timed.

At the same time, the dancers in black suits who had fallen down around them seemed to be activated. They stood up gracefully from the ground and stood behind Mike.

Although they are all big men over 1.8 meters tall, when they dance, they are as lithe and slithering as water snakes, full of freedom and naturalness.

"The girl is so dangerous, take away my money and throw away my time."

"This girl is really dangerous. She took my money and wasted my time."

"You can call me honey, but you're no damn good for me."

"You can call me babe, but you're doing me no good."

"She came at me in sections with the eyes of desire."

"She came toward me on the block, the flames of desire burning in her eyes."

"I feel trapped into her web of sin a touch a kiss a whisper of love."

"I fell into the web of evil she had woven, a gentle caress, a passionate kiss, a soft whisper of love."

The soft singing continued, robot dance, jazz dance, locking dance, break dance, tap dance, countless dance styles were incorporated into this song by Maikou. His posture was extremely graceful, and each dance step was exactly on a drum beat, just like adding the finishing touch to the song.

For ordinary singers who sing and dance, music and dance steps are two separate systems, and it is rare to be able to achieve complete sync.

What's more, the movements have to be graceful, which makes it even more difficult.

And Maikou's dance is perfectly integrated with the music. When the music is at its climax, the dance steps must also be at their climax.

When the dance steps reach their climax, the music must also be at its climax. The dance steps are equal to rhythm.

When the music is there, the meaning is there, and when the meaning is there, the dance steps are there! At this moment, Jay Chou, Xie Xiaodong, Qi Qin, Karen Mok, A-Du, and all the professional singers, no matter what field they sing, whether it is folk, pop, or bel canto, are on the stage.

Everyone stared at the man on the stage, watching him dance calmly and confidently with each step and move.

In the past, there was a chain of contempt in the field of music: classical music despised jazz, jazz despised rock, rock despised folk music, folk music despised pop music, and pop music despised rap music.

After a few more years of development, rap will despise rap, and rap will despise Pang Mailang.

But this moment no longer exists. No one feels noble anymore, and no one feels that their singing is superior to others.

Because the man on the stage had conquered the entire audience. In the past, they had only heard of him but had never seen him in person, and they felt a bit superior to him, but today they were all convinced.

Karen Mok looked at Chyi Chin beside her and said: "Fortunately we went on stage before Michael Jackson, otherwise I'm afraid no one would watch."

Qi Qin nodded in agreement. Although he was not a singer or dancer, he was extremely accurate even if one only listened to the songs.

What's more, Michael was still dancing, and his breathing didn't show any signs of disorder at all, which was totally unreasonable considering his age of over 40.

"The King of World Pop is indeed worthy of his reputation. I suddenly feel very regretful."

"What are you regretting?"

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"I regret not taking a flight to see Jackson's concert. He was at his peak at that time. I also regret not asking for autographs and taking photos during the rehearsal. I'm afraid I won't have the chance after the concert ends."

Jay Chou raised the corner of his mouth, came over to show off and said: "I got it, signed on the clothes, out of print!"

As singers and dancers, Lin Yilun and Jie Xiaodong understand the difficulties better. The more they understand, the more they admire.

"He has an air of kingliness about him. How did he train these dancers? Why are they so uniform?"

Lin Yilian kept shaking his head, thinking about his own stage performance, which was simply crushed to pieces in an instant.

The Spice Girls and Cuties already have stars in their eyes.

Singers such as Han Lei, Tian Zhen, and Song Zuying also admire him very much.

At the same time, everyone felt sorry for the singer who was performing behind Michael Jackson.

The contrast is too strong, it is doomed to be tragedy.

"dangerous, the girl is so dangerous!"

"Danger, this girl is very dangerous!"

"Take away my money, throw away my time."

"Take my money and waste my time."

"You can call me honey, but you're no damn good for me."

"You can call me babe, but you're doing me no good."

"dangerous, the girl is so dangerous!"

"Danger, this girl is very dangerous!"

"I have to pray to god cause, I know how lust can blind."

"I can only pray to God because I know how greed can blind the mind."

"It's a passion in my soul."

"There is an urge hidden in my soul."

"but you're no damn lover friend of mine."

"But you are definitely not my lover, and even less my friend."

Singing and dancing, Maikou was like a king, leading his guards on tour.

Sometimes it is a movement that is difficult to distinguish the main and secondary if you don't pay attention, and sometimes it is a twisting movement with clear priorities and prominent edges.

With the brim of his hat pulled down, Maikou's feet moved back and forth, left and right at an extremely fast speed, like butterflies flying through flowers.

This dance step puts a lot of strain on the ankles, and most people cannot perform it as naturally and flexibly as he does.

"His rhythm has changed again. What a great ability to adjust."

"It's more than amazing. Fast and slow, dynamic and static, oblique and straight, violent and gentle, all the elements quickly move towards their opposites in his performances, and then quickly return to their original forms."

"This dance is so pleasing to the eyes. Is this the king who conquered the whole world?"

"Tingfeng, compared to Jackson, we are still far behind."

"Nothing, I don't plan to sing anymore and focus on acting. Edison Chen, you are an amphibious singer, so study hard."

"Fucheng, can you tell how many dance styles Jackson's dance moves incorporate?"

Aaron Kwok shook his head: "I need to watch the replay. He covers too many areas."

"Honey, I feel like I've suddenly become a fan of Michael Jordan. He sings really well and dances even better!"

"Can you sing better than me?" Wang Feng asked back.

"Yeah, much better." Ge Huijie nodded.

"Lao Cui, this song obviously incorporates elements of rock and roll."

Cui Jian nodded and said, "Michael Jackson is a top music master. I have listened to his songs. "Beat It" and "Give In To Me" are a perfect blend of rock and roll. Amazing!"

The singers and the audience in the venue were stunned by the performance, as were those outside.

From the moment the program was announced, singers all over China were paying attention and staying in front of their televisions, ready to appreciate the abilities of the world's king of pop.

And now they have seen it, and from the moment they saw it, there is nothing else they can say except admiration.

Snap!

Snap!

Amid the sound of breaking glass, every time Michael waved his hand, the dancer lying on the ground would suddenly raise his upper body.

The extremely accurate timing makes the movements full of power and impact.

At this point, the performance has lasted for more than 5 minutes.

You should know that the program schedule of the Spring Festival Gala is very tight. If one program is longer, the other programs will have to be shortened.

Generally speaking, if the singer is singing in a group, more time can be given.

But in the case of a solo, giving 3 minutes, let alone 5 minutes, is already very generous.

But after watching this show, I believe everyone will shut up.

No one complains that Michael Jordan takes up too much time, they just hope he can take up more of it. With a free world-class performance and an unparalleled audio-visual feast, what else could you ask for?

Oh!

With a signature scream, all the dancers fell down together.

Only the king is left standing on the stage! (End of this chapter)