Chapter 228 The boss finally came on stage
Winters in the north are still quite cold, especially in Jilin Province, which is located in the northern part of the three northeastern provinces. The temperature around the New Year is around minus 20 degrees Celsius.
Chuncheng, the capital city of Jilin Province, is called Chuncheng, but now it is a world covered in silver.
There was a heavy snowfall a few days ago. Although the roads were cleared quickly, the snow in other places would not melt, and the whole city seemed to be covered with a thick white quilt.
People who live here have become accustomed to it and the weather does not affect their daily lives.
Especially during the Chinese New Year, every household puts up Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters and hangs red lanterns. Children dressed warmly set off firecrackers on the snow outside. The whole city is filled with red and white tones, and the festive atmosphere is strong.
In a high-end villa in Chuncheng, Meng Ziyi was wearing a thin pink home dress, a cute rabbit headband on her head, and no makeup on her face. She was lying on her bed and browsing her phone in a very ungraceful manner.
Looking out from her bedroom window, she saw the outside covered in snow and the whole sky was freezing cold, but the room was warm as spring and very comfortable.
Meng Ziyi looked at the jokes on his phone foolishly. When he was amused by the jokes, he glanced at the time in the upper right corner of the phone.
"Ah~ It's already 8 o'clock! The Spring Festival Gala is about to start!"
Thinking of her, she got up from the bed, put on a pair of pink bear slippers, opened the door and walked quickly to the living room.
The living room of the villa is very large and the decoration style is a bit old-fashioned, with mahogany floors, black leather sofas, and a golden chandelier in the middle.
"Dad, has the Spring Festival Gala started yet?"
Meng Ziyi asked his father who was watching TV in the living room.
"Yes, at the beginning."
Dad Meng has thin hair, is slightly fat, and wears glasses. Although he is middle-aged, one can still vaguely see the shadow of his handsome youth.
The Spring Festival Gala has just begun on the TV opposite.
Mother Meng came out of the kitchen with a plate of fruit and placed a plate of grapes on the coffee table in front of Meng Ziyi.
"How many times have I told you that a young girl must sit and stand properly? Look at yourself, you're either lying on the bed or slumped on the sofa. What a disgrace!"
Meng Ziyi was not surprised at all when she heard the familiar nagging voice. After all, she had been home for more than a week, so it was normal for her mother to dislike her.
"Mom, aren't we at home? I was an old lady when I was outside!
I'm the campus beauty of the film academy, so of course I have to maintain my image."
"Ziyi, I remember you weren't very interested in the Spring Festival Gala in previous years. Why are you so enthusiastic this year?"
Father Meng asked with some surprise.
"This year is different, my boss will be performing on the Spring Festival Gala!"
Meng Ziyi said with a little excitement.
"Your boss? Gu Wei?"
"Dad, you know him too?"
Meng Ziyi was a little surprised. She didn't expect that her father knew Gu Wei's name at this age.
"I don't care about celebrities, but my daughter has signed with their company, so I have to know more about them. What if they are a scammer?"
When he said this, Father Meng frowned.
"You said you signed with an agency, something as big as this, but you didn't even discuss it with your family. If your mom hadn't called you to ask, we would still be in the dark."
"Dad~
I'm an adult now and can make my own decisions on these matters. Besides, our boss is such a big star and also my senior. If he invites me, of course I have to agree quickly.
Look, I've filmed a lot of movies this past year. Your daughter will become a big star sooner or later!"
After hearing what Meng Ziyi said, Meng's father looked helpless.
"Okay, okay, my daughter will definitely become a big star in the future!"
Meng Ziyi came from a well-off family. His father was a businessman and was well-known in the local business community.
She has been spoiled like a little princess by her family since she was a child. No matter what she wants to do, her family will find a way to satisfy her.
Meng Ziyi, who grew up in such an environment, surprisingly did not develop any spoiled daughter's temper. Instead, she had a very good personality.
When she was in high school, she suddenly wanted to apply to an art school and become a star. Her father spent a lot of money to find a tutor for her and also used his connections with some film and television academies. Finally, she was admitted to the Beijing Film and Television Academy as an art student.
Originally, Meng's father wanted to wait until she was about to graduate before helping her find a reliable agency. Even if it cost the family some money, he couldn't let his daughter suffer any grievances.
Unexpectedly, she signed a contract with an agency on her own initiative when she was only in her sophomore year.
When he first learned about this, he thought his daughter had been cheated.
Later, I asked a friend to check her agency and found out that it was a company under the name of the big star Gu Wei.
Although the company is not large in scale, it has great development potential and has already made a female star named Zhang Tianai famous.
He felt relieved after knowing this, but he still scolded Meng Ziyi afterwards.
This year is the Year of the Sheep Spring Festival Gala, and the mascot is also a somewhat cute cartoon lamb.
At the beginning of the evening party, amid the sound of singing and dancing, Zhu Jun, Dong Qing and other CCTV hosts appeared in their best attire.
It is a pity that Li Yong, the host of CCTV and the absolute main force of the hosting team of previous Spring Festival Galas, missed this year's Spring Festival Gala due to personal health reasons.
After the opening song and dance performance, the second program was a song "Good Sons and Grandchildren of China" performed by three actors: Zhang Fengyi, Duan Yihong and Zhu Yawen.
None of the three are professional singers, and the audience does not demand that they sing well. They just come to the Spring Festival Gala to show their faces and add some starlight to the stage.
After the song ended, the third program was the crosstalk "I Can't Stand It" by Yue Yunpeng and Sun Yue.
Guo Degang did not appear on the Spring Festival Gala this year, but his beloved disciple Xiao Yueyue was there.
The song "Five Rings Song" made Yue Yunpeng popular on the Internet and became the most famous crosstalk artist of the second generation of Deyun Club after Cao Yunjin left.
Yue Yunpeng and Sun Yue, who stepped onto the Spring Festival Gala stage for the first time, worked very hard. It can be seen that the crosstalk jokes were carefully prepared by them. They were full of jokes and the effect was very good. The audience was also amused by them and laughed continuously.
The crosstalk ended with a song and dance medley, including Tao Zhe's "All the Best", Zhang Ye's "Small Town Girl", and the last song was "The Most Dazzling Little Apple" sung by Xiao Yang and Wang Taili of the Chopstick Brothers and Zeng Yi and Ling Hua of Phoenix Legend.
Last year, Chopstick Brothers released another cheerful pop song [Little Apple] after [Old Boy].
Since its official release on May 29 this year, it has quickly become popular on the Internet, and at the same time has set off a nationwide craze for cover and imitation.
When you walk on the street, you will see aunties dancing the "Little Apple" square dance. When you turn on your computer, you can also see various versions of the "Little Apple" video. Once you listen to it, the melody in your mind can't stop!
On Youku alone, the cumulative number of views of all videos related to "Little Apple" has exceeded 500 million, setting a record for the highest number of views for a movie promotional video; on Weibo, "Little Apple" topped the Sina Weibo hot topic list and hot search list for three consecutive days; and on major music charts such as NetEase and Kugou, this divine song is also on the list.
With such achievements and popularity, it was natural for Chopstick Brothers to appear on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala this year.
After the song and dance, there is another skit, [Happy Street], a collaboration between Jia Ling and Sha Yi.
This is the arrangement of this year's Spring Festival Gala. On average, one or two singing and dancing programs will be followed by a language program, crosstalk or sketch.
The effect of this arrangement is obviously very good. From the cheerful laughter coming from Meng Ziyi's living room from time to time, it can be felt that they are very satisfied with the program arrangement of this year's Spring Festival Gala.
After all, people's pursuit of happiness is endless, and who doesn't like to watch crosstalk sketches that make them laugh?
Later, some other programs were performed one after another, including "No Matter How Far We Are, We Will Be Together" sung by Deng Ziqi, "When You Are Old" sung by Karen Mok, "Little Cotton Jacket" performed by Feng Gong, Gao Xiaopan and Zhang Xiaofei, and "Adventure at the Station" performed by Pan Changjiang and Cai Ming.
Time slowly came to around 10 o'clock in the evening, and the skit "Catering to Their Tastes" performed by Chen Teng and Mary began to be performed.
Meng Ziyi was getting a little anxious waiting. She searched the Spring Festival Gala program list on her phone and comforted herself:
"It's almost there. There's one more show and then it's the boss' turn."
[Catering to Someone's Taste] tells the story of how the female section chief Ma Jingjing, in order to curry favor with her boss, asks the section member Hao Jian, who is good at playing table tennis, to practice table tennis during working hours to cater to the boss's hobby.
This is an anti-corruption skit, directed and written by Yan Fei and Peng Damo.
It can be said that both in terms of content and the performance of Chen Teng and Mary, the sketch combines satire and humor, and the on-site effect is very good.
However, something went wrong with Shen Teng's last line. The character he played, "Hao Jian", had a line that said "reject pornography, reject gambling, reject table tennis". After the show was broadcast, many table tennis players, including Wang Hao, expressed their dissatisfaction.
Later, one of the skit performers, Chen Teng, posted on Weibo to explain that it was a slip of the tongue. "A slip of the tongue. I said no to pornography, no to gambling, no to flattery, but I said flattery instead of table tennis. Sorry! I upset all those who love our national sport."
Wang Hao and Ma Long then retweeted this Weibo post, and the matter was finally settled.
After the skit, a dance program called "Silk Road Colorful Clothes" was performed by China Oriental Performing Arts Group.
After a graceful dance, the host announced that the next program would be the song "Chi Ling" performed by actors Gu Wei and Zeng Li.
Finally, Gu Wei's show came on, and Meng Ziyi stared at the TV without blinking.
At this time, in the control room of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, the chief director Ha Wen was monitoring the normal progress of the evening party.
Executive Director Yang Lailai, who was sitting next to her, suddenly spoke:
"Director Ha, when it comes to Gu Wei's show, the ratings have seen a noticeable slight increase.
It seems that your decision to invite Gu Wei to sing at our Spring Festival Gala was a wise one."
Ha Wen looked at the ratings trend chart in front of him and felt a little emotional:
"The Spring Festival Gala has become increasingly difficult to produce in recent years. Many young people have gradually abandoned it, and the only viewers who can actually stay in front of the TV on New Year's Eve are the older audiences.
The purpose of inviting Gu Wei is to attract young audiences. The directors of the Spring Festival Gala have been doing this in recent years. Didn’t Feng Xiaogang also invite that Korean star last year?
I just didn't expect Gu Wei to have such a big impact on the ratings."
On the stage, the lights were all dimmed.
Melodious music sounded and the lights on the stage gradually brightened. Gu Wei, wearing a black Zhongshan suit, had a slender figure, a face as handsome as a jade, eyes like stars, a pair of sword-like eyebrows, and a handsome look.
"So handsome~ So handsome~"
Seeing Gu Wei dressed like this, Meng Ziyi couldn't help but exclaim twice, with a silly smile on her face.
"Indeed, your boss is really good-looking. This look is rare even among celebrities."
Meng's mother, who was standing by, rarely said anything to her daughter. She watched TV and echoed the words in agreement.
Zeng Li, who was standing next to Gu Wei, was wearing a theatrical costume. She was tall and her every smile and frown looked very charming.
Behind the two of them are dancers from the Central Academy of Drama.
"The sleeves rise and fall in one act
Singing about joy and sorrow, separation and reunion has nothing to do with me
The fan opens and closes, the gongs and drums sound and then fall silent
Who can tell the story of the love in the play?
”
Gu Wei opened his mouth, and his clear, loud and magnetic voice filled the entire evening party. The song was also broadcast by CCTV and presented to hundreds of millions of viewers across the country.
"Isn't your boss an actor? He sings very well too, and I feel like he's as good as those professional singers."
After hearing the beginning, Meng's father couldn't help but say something.
"Dad, you didn't know that the boss is also a professional singer. He sang the most popular song 'Lone Brave Man' two years ago."
Meng Ziyi said with some pride.
“He sang ‘The Lone Hero’. At that time, that song was played everywhere in the streets and alleys. The kindergarten near us played it every day, and all the kids in the neighborhood could sing it.
I didn’t really care who the singer was.”
Father Meng suddenly realized.
"I am used to putting all my joys, sorrows, anger and happiness into my makeup
No matter how old the words are, the bones and ashes are all mine
In troubled times, duckweed can't bear to watch the flames of war burn the mountains and rivers
I dare not forget my country even though no one knows me.
”
As Gu Wei sang the song, a "star" who was singing an opera seemed to emerge before the eyes of the audience. In that era of war, although he was born in a humble family, he still kept a pure heart for his country and nation. The words "I dare not forget my country even though I am in a low position, even if no one knows me" made countless audiences moisten their eyes.
"People in the audience walked away without seeing the old color.
The people on the stage sang a heartbreaking farewell song
Love is hard to write, she must sing with blood
Who is the guest when the curtain rises and falls?
”
After Gu Wei finished singing, the climax was Zeng Li's opera singing.
The audience, who were already immersed in the singing, were suddenly amazed. It was very rare to have opera singing in such a popular song, and it was even rarer to have such a perfect integration.
Zeng Li's singing of this part is completely professional. She has been learning opera since she was a child. After graduating from elementary school, she entered the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Opera to study Peking Opera, majoring in Qingyi. Later, she was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama to study acting.
It can be said that what she is best at is actually opera, and singing these few lines of opera is a piece of cake for her.
After a section is sung, Zeng Li performs a Kunqu opera recitation in the middle, which is full of theatrical flavor.
Soon the whole song of "Chi Ling" was finished. On the stage, Gu Wei held Zeng Li's hand, and the two bowed to the audience and turned to leave the stage.
At this time, the audience, who had been immersed in the singing, burst into thunderous applause, and some of the audience had tears in their eyes.
A song seems to be about love, but what the audience hears is patriotism.
After the performance, Gu Wei and Zeng Li returned to the backstage to remove their makeup. Although they had rehearsed many times, it was the Spring Festival Gala stage after all, so they were still a little nervous. Now that it was finally over, they felt relieved.
Gu Wei was ready to walk away, but he ended up screwing the performer behind him.
After [Chi Ling], the song [Silk Road] was sung by Na Ying.
After a brief introduction by the host, the eagle went on stage confidently.
At this time, the audience's thoughts were still in the mood created by the singing of "Chi Ling", and some people were emotionally invested and could not withdraw for a while.
This made Na Ying's singing extremely awkward. From beginning to end, he did not receive any feedback from the audience, and the applause at the end of the singing was also sparse.
Fortunately, the director team discovered this situation when she went on stage and asked the camera not to cut to the audience when Na Ying was singing. No one in front of the TV noticed her embarrassment.
Sitting on the sofa, Meng Ziyi stopped paying attention to the Spring Festival Gala after seeing Gu Wei's show end. She took out her phone and thought, "Should I send a congratulatory message to my boss?"
Today's 2 chapters, and I still owe 2 chapters.
(End of this chapter)
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