Chapter 367
"That's all for today..." On the computer screen, two calm and composed news anchors appeared. As the news broadcast was about to end, Zhou Xiao, with foresight, turned down the volume on his phone.
Sure enough, the moment she adjusted the volume, cheers could be heard from the speakers. Even at a low volume, they could still drown out the host's unfinished closing remarks.
Qi Sisi, in the group chat, was incredibly excited. After learning that Zhou Xiao would be participating on tonight's stage, she felt like a civet cat jumping around in a melon field. Perhaps, adding a large melon behind the civet cat would be more appropriate.
Qi Sisi had already thoroughly browsed Xiaohongshu and the forum, but Big Data still hadn't pushed the content she wanted. This was certainly a good thing, as it demonstrated CCTV's strong confidentiality. But for Qi Sisi at this moment, she really would have preferred a less strict confidentiality!
This piece of gossip, which was as big as a nuclear bomb thrown into the NINE STAR fan circle, is now only able to spread among a small group of five people. Thinking about it this way, Qi Sisi doesn't know whether it's better to eat it or not.
What Qi Sisi didn't know was that her thoughts at that moment were exactly the same as Mao Sifeng's! The difference between the two was that one was hoping the staff would release the melon, while the other wanted to release the melon but was warned not to use it as a marketing tool.
For CCTV, the smooth running of the show far outweighed the hype. Huayao's marketing efforts were seen as problematic, so they preferred to waste some of the hype rather than let them mess things up and disrupt the production team's promotional efforts.
Just as they were both scratching their heads, this year's CCTV May Day Gala officially began. Then, all the fans who had been waiting for the show couldn't help but smile knowingly as they watched the screens.
"I'm dying of laughter. These two teachers just finished the news broadcast and now they're hosting the May Day Gala," Li Mo couldn't help laughing in the group chat.
Although they knew that this was a recorded broadcast, it was still quite funny to think that the host who they had been hoping to leave their sight soon not long ago had now become the host of the evening party they were looking forward to.
Zhou Xiao thought about the howling in the group just now, and followed Li Mo's carefree laughter, the corners of his mouth curling up wildly. Even through the network cable, they could feel the tacit understanding between each other.
As the evening began, fans who had secured spots as extras began posting more detailed repos in their own chats. These repos were different from those posted on the day of the recording, and everyone expressed that they could finally have a good time.
Regarding the repo, there's been quite a bit of gossip lately. All sorts of fabricated and out-of-context content has been making the forums abuzz, but the flames haven't spread to Ji Shao's family. The reason for this is that half of the offline spots are occupied by Tiaosi.
As the preview of the gala aired, the internet began to judge the recorded show, which featured many big-name stars. While the live broadcast didn't reveal the hilarious sound effects, the awkward movements of some performers, despite repeated retakes, quickly became a popular GIF.
Regardless of whether there was any ulterior motive behind this, netizens were practically laughing their heads off. As for NINE STAR, the highly anticipated group, some people immediately shared fan-made hair reposts from their online chats. Of course, those with overly exaggerated language that gave people goosebumps were immediately dismissed.
——【Entertainment Forum】——[May 1st evening]
[Theme] Sisters, I feel like NINE STAR’s stage is in danger!
[Main Post] After reading several fan repos, I can basically confirm that the live performance was re-recorded many times! I don't know if it's just the fans trying to save face, but the whole post seems to show that the members were always giving full marks (this is really funny, praising the stage performance while re-recording +1)
1L
I'm already following the domestic scene, what god-level stage are you still expecting? Look at program 6, there are only three people on the stage, why don't you see what the director cuts to?
I heard that the May Day location shoots were all done through advertising. I wonder if the store owners are watching. Anyway, take my advice: quickly file a claim with CCTV!
16L replied to 1L: Then he was directly blocked [funny] Don’t even think about promoting on TV anymore hhhh
40L
I can't stand it anymore. The stage I'm watching now is just a few human voices shoved into electronic music! Those who know understand that you're on CCTV, while those who don't think you're ascending to heaven to bear the brunt of the thunder...
186L
Oh my goodness, I bet you a million dollars that NINE STAR's stage director has definitely changed! Damn! The filming is so good, did they invite a god-level director from Korea?
217L
Hiss...it's still in the band camping format. I have to say the production team is really good. Once this stage is released, it will be a blast.
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As for the NINE STAR stage in the second part of program 12, their appearance directly revitalized the program in the eyes of many viewers.
The May Day gala featured mostly positive, uplifting songs, but many of the performers' performances felt dry and unrehearsed, not like they were being rehearsed. I don't know if it was due to a lack of attention or a genuine lack of effort, but it certainly formed a stark contrast to NINE STAR's performance.
The moment NINE STAR appeared on stage, the show achieved the highest ratings and was the audience's favorite stage, bar none.
As the guitar music ushered in, the vibrant stage immediately caught the audience's attention. The smooth and silky camera lens captured the nine-member group in perfect unison.
For the audience who watched the entire show, NINE STAR's performance was truly heartwarming. The members' vibrant expressiveness was evident in the camera.
When the camera cut to a long shot at the perfect moment, the audience finally enjoyed the shock and infinite charm of the group dance, a rarity in China. Unnoticed, NINE STAR's new song had quietly reached the top of Blueberry Music's real-time listening list.
NINE STAR's perfect stage performance made many audiences feel for the first time the impact of the stage on idols and how much the idols cherish the stage.
Moreover, comparing the two shows before and after "Spring Echoes," it's easier to tell which is better than drinking water. This phenomenal boy group, which exploded in popularity two years ago, unexpectedly proved their strength on this stage.
After the performance, the popularity exploded. Over the past two years, NINE STAR's individual members' fame has gradually surpassed that of the group. While members of domestic talent shows still rely on the group name to gain public recognition, for NINE STAR's members, this "constraint" has long since disappeared.
And unlike other limited talent show groups, there is no royal barrier, and the members' individual development has always been at its peak.
But this time was different. After the stage ended, the name NINE STAR, as a group, surpassed the individual popularity of each member for the first time.
This is what the members and Huayao want to see.
A perfect stage is a medal of pride. NINE STAR’s success on CCTV not only enhanced the value of the group’s name but also made Huayao’s future journey much easier.
With the perfect, god-like stage setting, all the well-known marketing accounts and influencers in the industry posted about it. Even the black marketing accounts that usually use badmouthing celebrities as their KPIs followed suit and secretly took advantage of the excitement.
The small group had been silent since the start of NINE STAR's performance. Despite the silence, the sound of everyone repeatedly scrolling through the progress bar and rewatching the performance was audible to everyone.
For Zhou Xiao, the stage presentation was largely consistent with the points she and Du Huiyue had emphasized. Zhou Xiao could even discern a bias in the post-editing process, clearly influenced by the candid footage she had previously filmed for Ji Shao.
Speaking of candid videos, Zhou Xiao subconsciously glanced at a certain Weibo account. The most popular posts compiled by a big fan were, after opening them, incredibly popular.
And this was Ji Shao's personal blog post promoting the group. Despite the group's popularity, the fans unanimously stayed away from the group. It was a consensus, leaving the public stage for passersby to judge. Of course, there were still a few who would sneak in to read the comments and then leave in high spirits.
Just when she was pondering whether to give her fans a chance to breathe and come back to Ji Shao's direct shooting tomorrow, Zhu Jian's shout of "woc" in the group immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Zhu Jian had originally planned to tell the fan club a little later about Zhou Xiao's participation in the recording of NINE STAR's May Day Gala, because she knew that once the news got out, it would definitely become a trending topic.
But what Zhu Jian didn't expect was that just after CCTV's May Day Gala ended, netizens had already dug up the list of people behind the scenes who filmed the NINE STAR stage. Among them, Zhou Xiao's name was circled in red.
Meanwhile, Mao Sifeng's reaction tonight was in line with everyone else's. Nine Star's performance tonight was truly a source of pride for Hua Yao, and her phone kept buzzing the entire night.
Looking at the string of NINE STAR-related topics dominating the trending search list, my initial thoughts of using tonight's event to hype things up faded. As for what kind of hype? CCTV had, of course, warned me against using pre-announced promotional gimmicks.
What Mao Sifeng didn’t expect was that this generation of netizens are really good at detective work in this area!
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