Cao Xuan got up in the morning, washed his face and brushed his teeth, and ate half a catty of dumplings specially made for him by Sun Lan last night.
Neither his parents are used to the Northeastern pickled cabbage and pork stuffing, but Cao Xuan likes it very much. It is served with garlic vinegar, some soy beef and pickled cucumbers.
Absolutely amazing!
After dinner, it was still early, so Cao Xuan took Zhang Chong to help Cao Shuangguo post the Spring Festival couplets.
First couplet: Good luck every year
Second line: All the best, every step of the way
Hengbiao: Five blessings come to your door
After posting the Spring Festival couplets, Cao Shuangguo hung two more red lanterns in front of the gate, and then took out two hanging firecrackers, one at the door and one at the alley entrance.
There is no ban on fireworks this year. From seven o'clock in the morning, people have started to set off firecrackers one after another. It is crackling and very lively. Everyone's face is full of the joy of the New Year.
Of course, there are exceptions to the exception of being woken up by firecrackers and swearing at your mother...
At half past eight, Zhu Jiang drove up to pick him up on time. Cao Xuan washed his hands and said goodbye to his parents.
"Don't wait for me tonight. Eat when you need to. My show started early and I'll be back before 9:30 pm."
"Your mother and I don't need you to worry about us, let's have a good show."
"Your dad is right, you don't have to worry about us, just sing with your heart, mom will cheer you on in front of the TV."
"Okay, I'm leaving then."
After saying goodbye to their parents, Cao Xuan and Zhang Chong got in the car, first went to Jiang Yue's house to pick her up, then met up with the backup dancers, and finally went straight to the CCTV headquarters.
Compared with last time, there were far fewer reporters blocking the door this time. After all, people were also celebrating the New Year.
However, there are no reporters in the media. CCTV has assembled a live interview team to broadcast live on several CCTV sub-channels to build momentum for the Spring Festival Gala.
As soon as Cao Xuan entered the studio lobby, he was caught by the host, who answered a few questions and gave New Year greetings to the audience in front of the TV.
The backstage of the Spring Festival Gala is busy and crowded. There are thousands of performers and behind-the-scenes staff, and everyone has their own things to do. It's called chaos.
Cao Xuan was considered one of the highlights of this year's Spring Festival Gala. He was treated well and was given a separate dressing room.
Originally, the backup dancers were all arranged to put on makeup, but Cao Xuan was afraid that a group of children would run around, so he left all 20 little brats in his dressing room, letting the accompanying teacher and Jiang Yue watch.
The adult backup dancer followed the unified arrangement and ran to Ren Xianqi's dressing room, which was not far away.
Brother Xiaoqi sings solo, without any backup dancers. In the dressing room, there is only himself, his manager and the makeup artist. Cao Xuan is here, and he has someone to chat with.
It was the first time for both of them to attend the Spring Festival Gala. They would be lying if they said they were not nervous. Chatting with each other could relieve their emotions.
But by the afternoon, the atmosphere backstage became increasingly depressing and tense, and Cao Xuan and Ren Xianqi were no longer in the mood to chat.
Cao Xuan simply returned to his dressing room, allowing Ren Xianqi some private space, while he silently adjusted his preparations, waiting for the official performance to come.
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On New Year's Eve, thousands of families reunite to welcome the new year.
The TVs at home are also turned on, looking forward to this year’s Spring Festival Gala performances.
BBK Electronics, endorsed by Li Lianjie, grabbed the advertising space before the Spring Festival Gala. Against the backdrop of the huge BBK, the clock began to count down.
five
Four
three
two
one
The bell rang, and at eight o'clock in the evening, the Spring Festival Gala officially began.
Along with the opening song and dance, the four hosts Zhao Zhongxiang, Ni Ping, Zhu Jun, and Zhou Tao filed out and delivered their congratulations in a relay style.
Immediately afterwards, the second program began.
"Happy Chinese Year" sung by Sun Yue and Xie Xiaodong has a cheerful melody. As the opening song, it has successfully completed the warm-up task.
The third program is cross talk.
Crosstalk spoken by foreigners.
The leader was the Canadian Dashan, Jiang Kun's apprentice who had been on the Spring Festival Gala several times. There were also three foreigners, including Lao Hei.
The level of cross talk is just that, mainly due to the aura of being a foreigner and being fluent in Chinese.
After that, it’s Fan Wei and Gao Xiumin’s sketch "Comparing Hearts with Hearts".
Last year, the Audio-Technica teamed up for the first time, and the results were quite good. This year, Zhao partnered with Song Dandan, and Fan and Gao also found black girls to create a sketch.
It's a pity that without Lao Zhao, the quality of the sketches is average, and it also makes everyone understand who the real core of the Audio-Technica is.
In fact, Fan Wei had already attended the Spring Festival Gala several times at this time, but he had always been a supporting role next to Zhao Benshan and was not very popular.
The work that made him truly famous was the 2001 film "Selling Kidnappers", in which the Iron Triangle fights to become a god.
After that, Fan Wei became completely popular, and then he collaborated with Zhao Benshan in many sketches, as well as TV series such as "Liu Laogen" and "Ma Dashuai", eventually becoming a golden partner in Northeast comedy.
Shortly after Fan Wei's sketch, there was Ren Xianqi's "The Girl Opposite Looks Over"
Brother Qi, who has half-long hair, first wished everyone a happy New Year and then started singing.
"The girl opposite looks over
look over, look over
The performance here is wonderful
Please don't pretend to ignore me
………”
The song itself is very light and playful. Ren Xianqi sang it with a relaxed and cheerful mood. The performance was very natural. He also walked off the stage and clapped hands with the audience, creating a very harmonious atmosphere.
It is worth mentioning that all the members of the 1999 Spring Festival Gala sang for real. Some details may not be as perfect as the recorded version, but they are more realistic and can move the audience.
Ren Xianqi's song lasts about three minutes, and after that it's Zhao Lirong's "Veteran Takes Action".
At this time, the old lady had been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, but she insisted on going into battle even though she was sick, and also showed off a wave of Tangshan-style English, leaving the audience with her last Spring Festival Gala memory.
While the old lady was still performing on stage, Cao Xuan also appeared in the backstage corridor of the studio to prepare for the show. There were about four more shows before his turn.
Two song medleys, one acrobatics, and the cross talk "Look at These Two Dads" by Feng Gongniu Qun.
This year was also the last time the pair collaborated on the Spring Festival Gala. After that, Niu Qun went to work as an official at the grassroots level, and then suffered a huge setback.
After Feng Gong and Niu Qun broke the hole, they found Guo Donglin to partner again, which made countless viewers remember Goubuli Baozi and Sun Wen smoking a bag of cigarettes.
Later, Feng Gong began to create sketches. Of course, the official term is cross talk drama. He performed it for nearly 20 years and was the artist who appeared on the Spring Festival Gala most often.
After Feng Gong and the other two, the next show will be Cao Xuan.
When Cao Xuan came to the side of the stage with the backup dancers, he could clearly feel that several of the backup dancers were breathing heavily, and some of the children also showed scared expressions.
As the core of the team, Cao Xuan knew that he could not panic at this time, so he patted a few nervous backup dancers and little bastards comfortingly.
"Don't panic, just follow our rehearsal, I will take care of everything."
For the courage of the three armies, seeing Cao Xuan's calm face, everyone's mood gradually relaxed a lot.
At this time, the song chorus program before them also ended, and the host came on stage to join in.
"Be brave and not afraid of difficulties."
Cao Xuan chanted slogans to himself in his mind, then took a deep breath and walked towards the stage amidst the applause of the audience.
