Chapter 643: Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Ox
After the rehearsal of the Spring Festival Gala, as the New Year atmosphere becomes stronger and stronger, New Year's Eve is getting closer and closer.
The day before New Year's Eve, the Spring Festival Gala program team officially announced the program list for this year's Spring Festival Gala.
Among them, in addition to Han Sen and Ge Qingqi, Zong Qingzhen also appeared in the program list. However, compared to Han Sen and Ge Qingqi's solo performances, Zong Qingzhen sang with three other singers.
A song, and the performance time of the program is quite early, the song singing time is only about one minute, and it is performed together with other song and dance programs.
Because of the existence of Han Sen and Zong Qingzhen, two outstanding male and female singers of the new generation in the music world, the appeal of this Spring Festival Gala to young audiences can be said to have been greatly increased, so much so that as soon as the list was announced, Han Sen and Zong Qing
The names of singers such as Jane and even Ge Qingqi were immediately at the top of the hot search list.
Han Sen's song "Compendium of Materia Medica" was also discussed by many people for the first time.
"Another song that promotes Chinese culture!"
"Last time it was blue and white porcelain, a national treasure, which directly and indirectly increased the value of the entire porcelain industry by more than 20%. This time it's Chinese medicine!"
"Traditional Chinese medicine is going to be popular! Not only popular in China, but also popular around the world!"
"Hansen's songs are so popular, and it's during the Spring Festival Gala. They are definitely the ones that have sparked the craze for traditional Chinese medicine around the world!"
"It's hard to imagine how to write the song "Compendium of Materia Medica". Just hearing the name makes me feel obscure!"
"Han Sen is the person who wrote "In the Name of the Father". Even difficult songs have soul in his writing! And he also has a profound foundation in Chinese culture. This song "Compendium of Materia Medica" will definitely become a hit!"
"Ge Qingqi can actually appear on the Spring Festival Gala, and it's a solo show. It's outrageous! I haven't seen her for a whole year!"
"How magical is this song "Human World" that it can be included in the Spring Festival Gala?"
"As soon as you look at the title of the song, you can tell that it is the kind of song about bitterness and hatred. Alas, the political will is correct!"
While netizens across the country are enthusiastically discussing the list of Spring Festival Gala, the crew of "Kung Fu" is using their promotional time to promote the new movie non-stop. The film crew headed by director Xiang Yihua traveled to many cities to promote and hold premieres.
The screenings achieved great publicity effects, but unfortunately, the lead actor Han Sen did not participate in these publicity activities.
As we all know, Han Sen is going to the Spring Festival Gala!
The next day, with people all over the country watching and expecting, the countdown to the Spring Festival Gala performances began.
Starting from three o'clock in the afternoon, hundreds of buses and nanny vans began to arrive one after another outside the CCTV building.
People from all walks of life who received invitations from all over the world came in droves on this day.
Han Sen, Ge Qingqi and the entire performance team also attended in costumes.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, hundreds of ordinary spectators took their seats one after another with their tickets.
At this moment, TV sets are turned on in every household across the country.
In this grand festival, people are cooking meals, making dumplings, and happily waiting for the Spring Festival Gala to start.
In the TV.
The camera is rapidly recording the preparations before the opening of the Spring Festival Gala.
CCTV Spring Festival Gala location host Zhang Liping and her camera master walked into the iconic building of CCTV from the west gate of CCTV. Facing the security personnel at three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, they walked around and around before entering No. 1
Studio hall backstage.
Tonight, Zhang Liping will live broadcast online in real time through the camera, and relay the scenes that happened in the CCTV building to the people across the country through the CCTV integrated channel.
Along the way, Zhang Liping interviewed countless artists with familiar faces.
Amidst the laughter and laughter, the tense atmosphere before the Spring Festival Gala seemed to be completely gone, and many people's faces were filled with confident smiles.
Except for a few special guests, most of the performers who can appear in the Spring Festival Gala are artists of the older generation with rich performance experience. Even when facing a stage as big as the Spring Festival Gala, they can remain calm, calm and outstanding.
The content of the performance is brought into play.
"Viewers, what you are seeing now is the backstage lounge of Live Room No. 1. This is where artists rest before and after their performances. Let us follow the camera and take a look at the conditions and equipment of the lounge."
As Zhang Liping spoke, she knocked on the door of the lounge: "Hello, is anyone here?"
"Please come in."
Hearing the loud voice, he pushed the door open and showed a perfect host-like smile: "Wow, there are so many people. Hello, I am CCTV host Zhang Liping. I am here to interview the teachers about their preparation status. Oh, look.
Look who is this? Han Sen! Ge Qingqi!"
The entire lounge was very large, covering over a hundred square meters. Han Sen, his performance team, and Ge Qingqi were all chatting in the lounge. When they saw the host arriving, they all stood up and said, "Hello, Sister Ping."
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"Sister Ping!"
Some people who are familiar with Zhang Liping politely call her Sister Ping. Zhang Liping is in her mid-thirties and is well-known throughout the country for hosting a legal program on CCTV. Unexpectedly, today she will serve as a location host for CCTV to interview backstage guests. It is true.
It surprised everyone in the room.
But Han Sen was not familiar with Zhang Liping. He rarely turned on the TV all year round, let alone watched customized programs.
At this time, facing the host's on-camera interview, Han Sen smiled, followed the others and called Sister Ping, and then, under the guidance of Zhang Liping, said hello to the audience across the country.
Zhang Liping looked at Han Sen and asked, "What program is Han Sen going to perform tonight? Is it the same Chinese-style song as before?"
Han Sen replied: "Yes, but not entirely."
Zhang Liping became interested and asked: "What is its name? Is it convenient to reveal some of the creative content?"
Han Sen said: "The song is called "Compendium of Materia Medica", the specific content will not be disclosed, you can see it later."
Zhang Liping smiled and said: "Compendium of Materia Medica"? That must have something to do with traditional Chinese medicine culture. Chinese culture is broad and profound, as vast as the sea. I hope Han Sen will create more and more Chinese-style songs in the future and continue to carry forward Chinese culture.
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Han Sen nodded and said: "Definitely."
After Zhang Liping finished interviewing Han Sen, she did not leave. She looked directly at Ge Qingqi, who was standing behind Han Sen: "This must be A Qi's first time attending the Spring Festival Gala, right?"
Ge Qingqi faced the camera and said calmly and generously: "Yes, this is the first time."
Zhang Liping looked at Ge Qingqi's trembling eyelashes and joked: "How do you feel? Are you nervous?"
Ge Qingqi suppressed the excitement in his heart and said reluctantly: "I'm still very nervous."
Zhang Liping laughed: "Don't be nervous. As long as you perform well tonight, I believe I will continue to see you on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala in the future. Come on!"
Ge Qingqi nodded repeatedly.
After Zhang Liping finished interviewing Ge Qingqi and Han Sen, she left the lounge.
Who would have thought that not long after I left, there was a burst of instructions from the director's team in the headset: "Li Ping, please go back to the room you were in."
Zhang Liping, who was interviewing an old artist, heard this and immediately covered her headset, lowered her head and asked: "What's wrong, Director Zhou? Where should I go back?"
"Go back to the lounge just now and continue interviewing Han Sen!"
"Yes, continue to interview Han Sen? You must stay in that place for at least twenty minutes."
"Twenty minutes?"
Zhang Liping was a little confused. Interviewing a person for twenty minutes, even an ordinary person, without an interview script, is a test of the interviewer's skills. Otherwise, the whole interview will be awkward.
"Han Sen is the biggest topic of the Spring Festival Gala. He is very popular. Even if he doesn't speak and points the camera at him, there will be a steady stream of viewers coming in to watch. Do you understand?" Zhou Weiguo, deputy director of the Spring Festival Gala, said in a low voice.
"Okay, I'll go back right away."
Zhang Liping immediately understood what Zhou Weiguo meant, glanced at the old artist opposite, said sorry, turned around and immediately returned to the original direction.
The old artist was completely confused. Why did he ignore everyone while talking?
He had just stroked his tie and was waiting for the other party to continue asking questions. Who knew that after the other party whispered for a while, before he could react, he turned around, picked up his trousers, stepped on high heels, and ran away in the direction he came from.
The old artist looked at the camera master: "Are you still doing the interview?"
The cameraman was actually dumbfounded.
He glanced at the old artist, then at Zhang Liping who turned to leave, and then looked at the old artist again.
The old artist faced the camera and tried his best to smile. Just when he was about to say something, he saw the cameraman carrying the machine and chasing after Zhang Liping without looking back.
"What the hell?"
The old artist's mouth and eyes were crooked in an angry manner, and the gray beard around his mouth was trembling a little.
Audiences across the country who were watching the live TV broadcast were also stunned at this moment.
Because the entire TV screen was constantly shaking as the cameraman ran wildly.
Soon, Zhang Liping appeared in the camera.
Zhang Liping suddenly stopped in front of the lounge door she had just visited, straightened her messy hair, then took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
"Please come in."
Zhang Liping pushed open the door and walked in. She glanced at the entire lounge again, and then her eyes were firmly fixed on Han Sen. Her brain was running rapidly, thinking about how to delay the interview to about twenty minutes.
Fortunately, she has rich experience in hosting and is used to seeing big scenes. She is not stage frightened at this moment. She kept answering various questions to ensure the length of the interview.
But Han Sen was a little speechless. If you say you want to interview, just interview. Why does it feel like interrogating prisoners? For example, the song "Lonely Warrior" is indeed a tribute to the anti-independence police, but there is no need to treat me as a drug addict.
Should Ruan Qingfeng, the only one, deal with it?
Every word is full of justice and generous speech.
But except for Han Sen, no one else found it too strange. After all, Zhang Liping herself hosted a program in the legal column.
At the end of the interview, Zhang Liping asked with a smile: "I heard that in addition to "Compendium of Materia Medica" tonight, the song "Human World" performed by A Qi tonight was also written and composed by Han Sen yourself?"
Han Sen nodded: "Yes."
"Well, Hansen, you are really a leader in the Chinese music scene. It is rare that someone can have two programs under your name appear on the Spring Festival Gala stage at the same Spring Festival Gala."
At this time, a voice came from the headset. Zhang Liping looked at the time and said with a smile: "It's getting late, there is less than an hour left before the Spring Festival Gala starts, so I wish you all a smooth performance!"
Han Sen finally breathed a sigh of relief. After smiling and waving to the camera, he finally saw the host off.
As soon as Zhang Liping walked out of the lounge, she heard the praise of deputy director Zhou Weiguo coming from the headset: "Not bad, not bad, Liping. In just these 20 minutes of interview time, the popularity is unprecedented, and the ratings are comparable to the official opening of the Spring Festival Gala."
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"Really?" Zhang Liping was shocked and asked in disbelief.
The ratings for the entire Spring Festival Gala were above 40%. If the interview just now had 40%, it would definitely be the most glorious moment in Zhang Liping's career.
"real!"
Soon, it was approaching eight o'clock.
Director Ao Yan personally came backstage, shook hands with the performers one by one, and encouraged each other.
According to the rehearsal process, Han Sen came on the stage approximately 32 minutes into the Spring Festival Gala.
It will be the climax of the party, with a martial arts performance from Songshan Shaolin Temple and a sketch column by national sketch artist Zhao Jingshan.
This period is also the golden time of the entire Spring Festival Gala.
At this time, in addition to the nearly 1,000 spectators and performers at the scene, the number of viewers watching outside the venue through multiple terminals and channels such as TV, the Internet, and social media has exceeded one billion.
This data is already insurmountable for all programs at home and abroad, but for the Spring Festival Gala, it is not worth mentioning.
After all, last year, the number of viewers watching the Spring Festival Gala at home and abroad reached a peak of 1.73 billion.
But now, the reason why there are only one billion people is because the Spring Festival Gala has not officially started yet.
This year's Spring Festival Gala will be centered on Hall 1 and join hands with four sub-venues to highlight Chinese elements, national symbols, regional culture, and the style of a great country.
In the eyes of many people at home and abroad, the CCTV Spring Festival Gala is a cultural symbol and a business card for the external promotion and dissemination of Chinese culture. This business card has become increasingly useful in the past ten years.
Regardless of whether we admit it or not, China has reached the top of the world in economic, military, cultural and other aspects with its undisputed strength.
China's Spring Festival Gala naturally attracts the attention of global audiences.
Time passed quickly.
Eight o'clock.
The world's largest, most watched, highest-rated, and most influential variety show - the 2009 Spring Festival Gala, has officially begun.
The first thing to come on stage was a group of "cow babies" dressed in jubilant clothes.
The children waved colorful ribbons and stepped onto the stage happily.
For China, 2009 is the Year of the Ox, so naturally there will be cultural elements related to the Ox.
Soon, amid the festive music and singing, representatives of various ethnic groups came on stage together, carrying flower baskets and throwing candies and other snacks to the hundreds of guests present.
Immediately afterwards, amid jubilant applause, Zong Qingzhen and four other singers took the stage together and sang the song "Good Luck in the Year of the Ox" to unveil the Spring Festival Gala.
"Great! Zong Qingzhen came on stage so quickly!"
"Uh, Zong Qingzhen is over! So soon?"
At the end of the opening program, five famous CCTV hosts, both men and women, dressed in grand formal attires, walked onto the stage together.
"Friends in the audience and in front of the TV, Happy Spring! Festival!"
“This is the live broadcast of CCTV’s 2009 Spring Festival Gala!”
"As we bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, we must first pay our respects to our brothers and sisters of all ethnic groups across the country——"
"Happy New Year!"
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Accompanied by singing and dancing performances, the entire land of China fell into an atmosphere of joy.
After dinner, every household would sit in front of the TV, eating melon seeds and chewing snacks.
Young people took out their mobile phones and complained about the garbage of the Spring Festival Gala program on Weibo.
While excitedly opening the WeChat shake app, I shook the red envelope crazily——
"Ding! Congratulations on winning a red envelope of 5.9 yuan from China Life Insurance."
"Ding! Congratulations on winning the red envelope of 1.7 yuan from Lao Gan Daddy Group."
"Ding! Congratulations..."
Excellent Spring Festival Gala programs are advancing as time goes by.
Soon, the Eighteen Arhats from the Songshan Shaolin Temple came on stage, presenting a martial arts performance that combined boxing, stick techniques, and formations for the global audience.
At the same time, director Ao Yan's voice came from backstage, throughout the corridors, and in the lounge.
"The next unit, "Compendium of Materia Medica" is ready!"