Chapter 35 Preparing for the Spring Festival Gala for Employees
After hearing what Xu Yuzhen said in the courtyard, Mrs. Cheng felt angry again.
"Jianwen, look at Li'er, the better. We can't go into puddles. Remember this from now on. You and Jianwu must be in harmony, unite, and live a decent life for others to see!"
"Grandma, please stop talking. I'm going to visit Jianwu right away. I'll let Guanli'er play for a few days. I'll have to deal with him sooner or later!"
As Cheng Jianwen said this, he stood up and went out. He happened to see Cheng Guanli following Xu Yuzhen happily to the front to receive the letter. He was so angry that he lowered his head and trotted away.
Cheng Guanli went home, stamped it on the slip, and took the letter from the postman.
Sure enough, it was a reply from the editorial office of Youth Digest Magazine.
A few days ago, he took the time to write a manuscript and sent it to Youth Digest Magazine.
I originally thought it would take ten days and a half to get a reply.
Unexpectedly, I received a reply within a few days.
I hurriedly opened it and couldn't help but smile.
Xu Yuzhen asked with a smile: "What's a good thing? I'm so happy."
"Hey, I wrote a manuscript a few days ago and it was accepted."
"That's good, but why haven't you heard of this Youth Digest?"
"It's in the initial stage, and it's expected to be available on the market next month. The reply said that my contribution will be published in the first issue."
In addition to a reply notifying him that his submission had been accepted, the editorial department also sent a letter of invitation, hoping that he would continue to contribute to the next issue of the magazine.
As for the manuscript fee, it will be paid one month after the magazine is published. At that time, you can go to the post office to collect the money with the remittance slip sent by the postman and personal identification.
Of course Cheng Guanli is happy. He knows the future prospects of Youth Digest, which is the youth magazine with the largest circulation in the country.
The publication was launched in January 1981. Fortunately, I found time to write a few articles every month, so I didn’t have to worry about running out of money.
His workload has been relatively light in recent days, and he has completed the station director's task for a month ahead of schedule.
He helps Teacher Huang with housework every day, so he naturally has more free time. Teacher Huang makes sure to let him rest every Sunday.
That Saturday, after getting off work, Cheng Guanli rode his bicycle to the machinery factory to find Su Ying.
"Su Ying, will you take off work tomorrow?"
"Have a rest and go out to play?"
"Yeah, you said it in advance. I just came to ask you if you want to go play. Is there any place you want to go?"
Su Ying did not answer immediately, but asked with a smile: "Are we just the two of us?"
Cheng Guanli smiled and said, "Who do you want to take with you?"
"If I don't bring anyone with me, it's just the two of us. Let's go to Beihai Park. It's closer. You can get there by bicycle. Climbing the Great Wall is too far."
"It's really close. It's closer than my house to the front door. Cheng, we agreed, I'll pick you up tomorrow morning."
Now Su Ying's parents are no longer obstructing her and Cheng Guanli's affairs.
They just asked Su Ying to bring Cheng Guanli home as a guest before the year before.
Cheng Guanli can go at any time.
But Su Ying, who had always been optimistic, became cautious. She had been waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity for her parents to recognize Cheng Guanli once they met.
She didn't want her parents to say anything after seeing Cheng Guanli and feel a little dissatisfied.
Therefore, Cheng Guanli was never invited to his home.
The more she looked forward to it, the more afraid she was of screwing it up.
Only when I was playing with Cheng Guanli did I not think about these trivial things.
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Since Cheng Guanli returned to the capital, great changes have taken place in the courtyard.
At this juncture, I no longer expect Cheng Dehai and his three brothers to die, and Jianwen and Jianwu no longer live in Cheng Guanli's house in the middle courtyard.
Cheng Jianwu was released from detention, his job was gone, and he became a veritable street kid.
The Liu family in the middle courtyard and the Cheng family in the backyard have completely fallen out. There was a bit of conflict in the past few years, but now they don't even talk to each other when they meet.
Cheng Guanli was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing large ripples.
It took several months for the courtyard to slowly return to its former peace. Only Cheng Dehai was still in the detention center and had not come out.
In the blink of an eye, it was the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the Chinese New Year was just a few days away. Cheng Guanli’s work became very busy.
Every year, Taili prepares a gala for employees to welcome the New Year.
This year is special because Teacher Huang has written an application and proposed to have a nationally broadcast Spring Festival Gala, although the superiors have not yet approved it.
But the director of the station has requested that this staff Spring Festival Gala be regarded as the first rehearsal of the Spring Festival Gala.
The heavy responsibility of directing fell on the shoulders of Teacher Huang. Cheng Guanli was Teacher Huang's assistant, so naturally he was also busy early and late.
Regarding the arrangements for this gala, Teacher Huang set a time of 3 hours, starting at 6 pm and ending at 9 pm.
The date is set on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, so that all employees will celebrate New Year’s Eve tomorrow.
The entire process will be videotaped and the video will be submitted to superiors for viewing.
As for the arrangement of actors and programs, Cheng Guanli suggested to Teacher Huang that in addition to inviting Lao Maoer and Chen Xiaoer to perform sketches, it would be best to invite some old artists who do not work at CCTV.
Teacher Huang nodded and said with a smile: "We want to go together. Since it is a trial Spring Festival Gala, we will follow the real thing."
Cheng Guanli said: "It's a pity that the time is too short and the scale is small, so there is no chance to invite some famous performing artists from other provinces. If the show is broadcast nationwide, we will really have to invite actors from all over the country."
Teacher Huang said: "Yes, the Spring Festival Gala is for the whole country, and it can also be said to be for overseas Chinese all over the world. Of course, the content must be rich, but there is still a long way to go for national live broadcast. At least we do not have enough live broadcast equipment, and
The penetration rate of TVs nowadays is also very low. Take your house as an example, I remember there is no TV, right?"
"Hey, it's true. Even if the superiors approve it, it can't be implemented immediately. However, since the country has changed its policy and the economy is developing day by day, I think the penetration rate of TVs will double every year."
"So we strive to win steadily and make no mistakes. Let's invite some artists who live in the capital for this year's staff party. This is already breaking the rules."
The performances at the employee New Year's Eve Gala in previous years were all performed by employees from various departments in the station.
It is indeed an innovation to invite people from outside CCTV to perform in Taiwan this time.
The final list includes Mr. Hou, who speaks cross talk, Mr. Liu, and Mr. Mei, who sings Peking opera. We also invited old artists who performed acrobatics on Tianqiao before liberation to perform acrobatic stunts.
As for the audience, in addition to the employees in the station, every employee can invite their family members to watch.
This can also be regarded as an attempt to target the general audience.
After watching the performance, the audience’s opinions and comments are also collected.
It was much more convenient for Cheng Guanli to be one of the organizers and planners. He not only invited Lao Guantuan and Xu Yuzhen to watch, but also invited Su Ying's family and asked Su Ying to convey the invitation to Director Su.
Naturally, the factory director didn't come. He was also quite busy as the New Year was approaching.
Su Ying's parents were very surprised, and asked their daughter with a smile: "Yingying, why didn't you bring the ceremony to our house as a guest in advance? It would be so embarrassing to directly accept his invitation at CCTV!"
"Oh, Mom~ I was afraid that you would find fault, so I kept putting it off. Now it's okay, let's go directly."
"Yes, you girl, you have made your parents lose their way. It would be inappropriate not to go. Going to see the ceremony makes it seem that your father and I are not like that. I know you are talking to him, and you don't want to see his face.
When I heard that CCTV had invited me to a party, I declined. It seems like we like to take advantage."
"Okay, Mom, don't worry about this. Cheng Guanli doesn't think so much."
"I think you must have deliberately waited until the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month to talk about it. You will join my mother's army!" This chapter has been completed!