The comprehensive ratings of last year's Spring Festival Gala were 47.
Well, the ratings are pretty good compared to the past.
However, although the ratings are pretty good, the Spring Festival Gala has actually received more and more bad reviews from the public. At the same time, everyone said that the expectations for the Spring Festival Gala have become less and less in recent years. Everyone feels that the Spring Festival Gala is the same and there is really nothing new.
, even the ever-popular song "Drunk Tonight" could not escape bad luck and was severely disliked.
Of course, besides these, there are some other things to like.
Some of Teacher Zhao Benggang's skits are pretty good, but when watching the Spring Festival Gala this year, the audience felt that Teacher Zhao was obviously not as energetic as he was when he was young. He even gave people an indescribable feeling when delivering his lines.
Fatigue.
Zhao Benggang is old after all!
Are you a little overwhelmed and may you never be able to participate in next year’s Spring Festival Gala?
This is the thought that everyone came up with after watching the skit last year.
The reality really disappointed everyone.
Teacher Zhao Benggang would appear in major programs in previous years, but this year is completely different.
Not only has Teacher Zhao Benggang not appeared in the public eye for a whole year, but he has also been photographed many times by the media in the circle of Teacher Zhao being taken by the team to the United States for medical treatment. Even the case photos were exposed by unknown paparazzi.
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The medical records showed that Teacher Zhao had pneumonia and underwent major surgery.
How can Teacher Zhao participate in this year's Spring Festival Gala under such circumstances?
Generally it is difficult.
If Teacher Zhao’s Spring Festival Gala is not there, is it still the Spring Festival Gala?
No one has an answer to this question.
At this critical juncture, Li Mingrui took over the job of chief director of this year's Spring Festival Gala.
Li Mingrui said he was under a lot of pressure. Although he told his superiors that this year's Spring Festival Gala must be changed to give the audience a refreshing feeling, in fact he was still very panicked.
Why?
He had visited Teacher Zhao Benggang several times, and he was indeed recuperating. Although his physical condition was very stable, he declined the request to attend the Spring Festival Gala this time.
He said that he was too tired after attending the Spring Festival Gala for more than ten years.
He is old.
He wants to rest.
Leave the rest to young people, and there really are no good works to come out this year.
When Li Mingrui heard this, he had no choice but to do anything.
I guess Teacher Zhao Benggang really has no choice.
Then his eyes turned to the second person.
This person is Lu Yuan.
Last year, Lu Yuan brought the Spring Festival Gala to almost record-breaking ratings with his song "Go Home Often". If Lu Yuan were missing from this year's Spring Festival Gala, not only would the Spring Festival Gala's ratings not be able to hit a new high, but it would definitely be
Falling to an unacceptable level.
So since he took over the task of the Spring Festival Gala, he immediately started to contact Lu Yuan, hoping that Lu Yuan could participate in the Spring Festival Gala.
But……
He never expected that Lu Yuan's company would refuse. Not only did he refuse, but he also said it very bluntly.
Basically, the reply was: "Thank you, Director Li, for your kindness. I'm sorry that our boss, Mr. Lu, is not going to attend the Spring Festival Gala this year..." or something like that.
Lu Yuan said that he wanted to go home to celebrate the New Year.
After Li Mingrui heard the news of the rejection, he was a little stunned.
Don’t want to attend the Spring Festival Gala?
What is going on?
Doesn’t Lu Yuan know what the Spring Festival Gala symbolizes?
Why not participate?
At first, Li Mingrui thought that Lu Yuan was setting up a score to negotiate terms, but he was going to waste Lu Yuan's time first. When the time was almost up, he thought Lu Yuan would call him.
pity……
Lu Yuan really didn’t call him!
Just when the rehearsal date was slowly approaching, he realized that Lu Yuan really didn't want to participate.
Is it true, do you want to go home for the New Year?
He was anxious.
…………………………
The scent of West Lake Longjing fills the conference room.
Well, it is the authentic West Lake Longjing, not the West Lake Special Well.
Lu Yuan reflected several times and felt that he was indeed a bit stingy before.
It's not okay to be stingy.
You need to have a pattern in your life, and I also need to have a pattern!
So, he gritted his teeth and bought some tea leaves to use when entertaining distinguished guests.
"Mr. Lu, we are here specifically to invite you to this year's Spring Festival Gala. At the same time, I have discussed with the station. As long as you agree to participate in the Spring Festival Gala, basically CCTV stage programs will open the door to your company in the future.
..." After meeting Lu Yuan, Li Mingrui did not play tricks with Lu Yuan, but directly negotiated his own conditions.
He knows Lu Yuan's urinal nature, and he knows that this guy basically doesn't need anything else, the only thing he needs is sincerity.
He understands sincerity.
He felt that he had done a good job.
"Sorry... Director Li, I want to go home for the New Year this year..." Lu Yuan shook his head after looking at Li Mingrui's sincere face.
"Mr. Lu, I also specially applied for a hard-earned fee that is not too much but not too small...Mr. Lu, I hope you can feel my sincerity."
"Director Li, I am not a person who is greedy for money... Moreover, it is really not a matter of money or not for Director Li."
"Ten million!" Li Mingrui stared at Lu Yuan and finally said a number.
In fact, the fee approved for him by the station was only about five million, and he paid the other five million privately.
After all, he is old and he really doesn't want to risk his life.
Spending five million to increase some ratings is perfectly acceptable to him.
"Director Li...it's really not a matter of money." Lu Yuan was silent for a while, then stared at Li Mingrui, "Director Li...have you ever heard of the song "Go Home Often"?"
"I've heard it. After all, this is the song you sang at last year's Spring Festival Gala..."
"Although I sang "Go Home Often", in fact, the number of times I went home in the past two years was really very few...the total number of times I went home was less than one week...Director Li, can you understand this?
Do you feel that way? That feeling of wanting to go home and spend the New Year with your parents..." Lu Yuan was very sincere.
He does like money.
However, if comparing getting money with going home, Lu Yuan would rather go home and watch the Spring Festival Gala with his parents.
"..." Li Mingrui was silent.
He can understand.
He could indeed see a sense of disinterest in Lu Yuan's eyes.
Everyone has the right to go home for the New Year.
"There is a saying that a tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop; a child wants to be raised but cannot be kissed..." Lu Yuan looked at Li Mingrui's silence and added another sentence: "I want to take advantage of the time when my parents are still young and give them more time."
Stay with them."
"Is it really impossible to attend this year's Spring Festival Gala?" Li Mingrui looked up at Lu Yuan again and asked again.
"Sorry, Director Li, well, there is another reason because I had to move the company a few years ago..."
"Moving the company? Oh! Then I wish Mr. Lu a bright future." After hearing Lu Yuan's repeated refusal and unmoved voice, Li Mingrui was deeply disappointed, but he still showed a friendly smile on the surface.
If teachers Lu Yuan and Zhao Benggang were not present in this year's Spring Festival Gala, how much would the ratings of this year's Spring Festival Gala drop?
He doesn't know.
This is bound to be a difficult question to answer.
Zhou Xianzu originally wanted to say something, but when he saw Lu Yuan's expression, he knew that it would be useless no matter how much he said.
"Xiao Lu...when are you going to move the company?"
"In about five days."
"Five days later... then..."
"Um...Brother Zhou, I hope you can keep this a secret."
"Secret?"
"Yes, it's confidential. I want to keep a low profile when moving the company this time... I don't want to cause any sensation."
"It's a good thing to move the company, why keep a low profile?"
"It's just...well, how should I put it...I have been in the spotlight too much in the industry this year, and I realized that I have too many things that are lacking..."
"Xiao Lu, what are your plans for next year?"
"I will go to Yanying..."
"Yan Ying...Xiao Lu, do you plan to be Yan Ying's lecturer?"
"No...I plan to study."
"Yes, yes, yes, study...wait, what did you just say? You said you study?"
"Well, study, I want to learn something systematically, including piano music, writing scripts, including some basic knowledge of lyrics and music... Well, there are too many things to learn, of course, the focus is on piano." Lu Yuan said seriously.
Really say this.
"???"
"????"
When they heard this, Zhou Xianzu and Li Mingrui looked at each other.
Both of them were stunned.
Then they looked at Lu Yuan as if they were seeing a ghost.
What's going on?
A fantasy, right?
Do you study piano music? Study scripts? Lyrics and music...
Is this humor or a joke?
This is wrong!
It’s not like a humorous joke!
When they saw that Lu Yuan always maintained a serious attitude and was not joking at all, they couldn't understand it even more.
study?
What to study?
Do you want to learn how to go to heaven? No, he is already in heaven.
What else should I learn?
Want to learn how to show off?
"Xiao Lu, I really don't understand what you mean."
"Haha, Brother Zhou, Director Li, what should I say? In fact, the things we see may not be true... I am actually not very good at writing songs and playing the piano..."
"..."
"..."
The two looked at each other.
Not very good at writing songs and playing the piano?
Listen, is this what people say?
Your sister!
They suspected that Lu Yuan was showing off.
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Half an hour later, when Li Mingrui and Zhou Xianzu realized that there was really no way for Lu Yuan to attend the Spring Festival Gala, they finally decided to leave.
After all, as time gets tighter and tighter, they really have a lot to do.
Just when they were about to say goodbye, Lu Yuan hesitated for a moment.
"call!"
"Director Li..."
"Mr. Lu?"
"You guys wait a minute for me..."
"Um?"
They looked at Lu Yuan in confusion for a long time, then turned and walked into the office. About ten minutes later, Lu Yuan walked out.
"Director Li... the name of this song is "Unforgettable Tonight", I want to use it to replace "Drunk Tonight"..."
"Well...this..."
Lu Yuan handed Li Mingrui a piece of paper. Li Mingrui looked at it and saw the words "Unforgettable Tonight".
After seeing the content and lyrics and music below, he was suddenly a little surprised.
There is a warm feeling.
this……
The lyrics are so well written!
Although I haven't tried the music yet, Lu Yuan's songs are never too bad.
He still believed these things.
So, you said just now that you're not very good at writing songs or something, so you were really pretending?
Are you all pretending to be cool?
Li Mingrui's mood was a little complicated.
"I know you are reforming this year's Spring Festival Gala. Although I can't participate in the Spring Festival Gala, I hope I can help you..." Lu Yuan looked at Li Mingrui sincerely.
"This..." After the complexity, there was a burst of emotion.
"Director Li... take it. If I can help you later, you can call me..."
"Thank you!" Li Mingrui nodded, then looked at Lu Yuan: "By the way, are any of the artists in your company interested in attending the Spring Festival Gala?"
"Well... I still have to ask them, but I believe they won't refuse."
"If there are any good programs in the past two days, please feel free to contact me! You should have my phone number."
"Yes! Is Teacher Zhao Benggang not going to attend the Spring Festival Gala this year?"
"Well, his health is not good... and at the same time, he doesn't have any good scripts for the time being."
"Director Li...if there is a good script, will Mr. Zhao attend the Spring Festival Gala?"
"This... should I contact him? Wait, do you have a good script?"
"It's not necessarily a good script. The key is that the inheritance of sketches cannot be interrupted. What do you think?"
"right!"
Lu Yuan looked into the distance slightly.
There are other people in the company who seem to be idle as well.
If they are interested, through the skit, can they also appear on the Spring Festival Gala and show their faces?
for example……
This guy Wang Hao can just yell a lot, right?
After Lu Yuan looked at Li Mingrui, he suddenly thought about it...