Chapter 721 What! Wei Lai's Spring Festival Gala show was down?
"Director Li, in order to show my sincerity, we at "Remote" are willing to sponsor and provide some items for the Spring Festival Gala for free. You can rest assured in terms of quality!"
"..."
At the last moment, Lu Yuan said this after careful consideration.
After Li Mingrui listened, he finally hung up the phone.
Then I fell into deep self-doubt.
I don’t know why, but he always has a feeling that the ratings of this year’s Spring Festival Gala may be as explosive as last year’s, but this year’s Spring Festival Gala may be the most annoying Spring Festival Gala ever...
There is no quality one.
At this moment, he felt that he didn't know how to explain to the leaders above.
However, thinking that the upper management had already agreed to Lu Yuan's matter, he bit the bullet and made a call to the relevant departments.
The leaders of the relevant departments were silent for a while after hearing Lu Yuan's request.
Then he finally replied with the word "agree".
Others...
He didn't say anything.
February 5th.
The weather in Yanjing is a little gloomy, and the chill is even worse. Layers of frozen ice picks can be seen everywhere on the streets and alleys.
Lu Yuan led a group of people, swaggeringly wearing work IDs and carrying batches of supplies and props into the Spring Festival Gala decoration site.
Colleagues from the Spring Festival Gala program team greeted Lu Yuan one after another.
Of course, it brings a sense of joy and excitement, but also a trace of tangle and embarrassment...
With joy and excitement, it is certain that Lu Yuan will attend the Spring Festival Gala.
The confusion and embarrassment is that Lu Yuan's advertisements are really too overwhelming.
It seemed that, except for some important locations which were still empty, other places were filled with various advertisements from Lu Yuan.
"The paper baskets for the Spring Festival Gala here must also be labeled as "remote entertainment", and the napkins must also be labeled. Yes, our customized plates are used on the plates... yes, there are also chopsticks, and the chopsticks must be marked with the logo..."
"Tables and chairs? This shouldn't be too conspicuous, but it shouldn't be too inconspicuous either. Yes, well, let's do this. We need to decorate it here too..."
"And in the aisle you walk in... also..."
"..."
Lu Yuan wore a hat and walked around the scene very professionally.
Li Mingrui took a deep breath again.
It feels inexplicably inconsistent.
While everyone in the Spring Festival Gala program group was rehearsing the program, Lu Yuan led a group of workers wearing "remote" entertainment uniforms and mixed in with the Spring Festival Gala staff in an orderly manner, setting up the Spring Festival Gala scene together, and walking here and there.
Go, from time to time directing some places where the "advertising" has not been placed, even some corners...
Wherever the main camera of the Spring Festival Gala could be seen, Lu Yuan honestly did not advertise and maintained a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.
But what the main lens can’t capture...
never mind.
Not to mention.
The evening of February 5th.
When Lu Yuan finally gave instructions on where to arrange the place, he finally nodded with satisfaction.
"Xiao Lu...you..."
"Haha, Director Li, if you have anything to say, just say it. I'm listening."
"It's okay, is it over?" Li Mingrui looked at the scene, then hesitated slightly but finally said nothing.
"Well, it's almost over. After the scene is decorated tomorrow, I'll come over and take a look again..."
Lu Yuan nodded seriously.
In fact, he doesn't think he is a very shameless person.
He feels like he is just a porter and recycler.
Well, it is normal and reasonable to use everything that can be used, right?
"Xiao Lu, this is the current Spring Festival Gala program. Take a look. Is there anything else you need to add?"
"Well, why is my program ranked second to last?"
"It's the finale. In previous years, during the last few programs of the Spring Festival Gala, the ratings began to decline. So, after our discussion, we think it's best for you to be the finale."
"Oh, okay, other programs are fine."
"You really don't want to arrange for other people in the company to attend the Spring Festival Gala this year? This is not like you... Are you okay with people like Joaquin coming on stage?" Li Mingrui suddenly felt uncomfortable after seeing Lu Yuan nod.
He found that he couldn't understand Lu Yuan.
"Didn't the program team also arrange three places for Joaquin? How can I stop it? Moreover, they are all helping in Hollywood now. Everyone is not prepared for the Spring Festival Gala this year. Wait a minute, Director Li, the look in your eyes
What's going on? What do you mean by saying that the Spring Festival Gala is hosted by my family?" Lu Yuan suddenly became very weird after seeing Li Mingrui's expression getting more and more strange, even a little weird.
"You got it wrong, um, by the way... There is one more thing. Liu Bangshun and I discussed it and gave you the title of deputy director and one of the planners of the Spring Festival Gala. What do you think?"
"Assistant director, one of the planners?" Lu Yuan was stunned.
"Yes, I see that you can't take any time off. You probably have to move around when there are no shows. At least these two identities allow you to travel unimpeded to all major places in the Spring Festival Gala with a high degree of freedom." Li Mingrui nodded.
"No need to do other work?"
"Need not……"
"Okay, that's okay."
Lu Yuan nodded.
Naturally, he didn't know that after seeing Lu Yuan nod, Li Mingrui's eyes revealed an indescribable depth of meaning and a smile.
Um……
Also, that long, relieved feeling.
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It doesn’t take long to decorate the Spring Festival Gala.
On January 7th, the Spring Festival Gala scene was completely decorated.
After the decoration is completed, it is the first rehearsal session of the Spring Festival Gala.
Rehearsals are usually based on the performance of the show.
Li Mingqi, one of the leaders of the relevant departments, came to the Spring Festival Gala rehearsal accompanied by his assistant.
He sat in the last row and stared silently at the big stage in front of him.
In fact, every year during the first rehearsal of the Spring Festival Gala, he would come over to watch the program and give some comments.
Last year's Spring Festival Gala was really good in his opinion and he was very satisfied, so he also has certain expectations for this year's Spring Festival Gala.
In fact, every program in the Spring Festival Gala rehearsal was really good. Although the rehearsal was intermittent and some things were not perfect and needed to be corrected, at least Li Mingqi nodded and was very satisfied with the program.
until……
After a young man with short hair and smoky makeup came on stage, Li Mingqi's expression wrinkled slightly.
"Who is this person?"
"Mr. Li, this person is... Wei Lai..."
"Wei Lai?" After Li Mingqi saw some inexplicable and difficult-to-understand songs being sung on the stage, he felt familiar for a moment.
After watching it for a while, Li Mingqi felt strange for a moment as if he thought of some regret.
"Mr. Li, what's wrong?" the assistant asked cautiously.
"Is he the one who suppressed the popularity of the show "I Want to Go to the Spring Festival Gala" planned by Xiao Lu last month?" After Li Mingqi thought about what happened in January, his expression became even weirder.
In fact, he intentionally or unintentionally asked Li Mingrui and others to make the program "I Want to Go to the Spring Festival Gala" a slightly higher level and treat it as a warm-up before the Spring Festival Gala. Of course, he also hoped to have some special programs on it.
Entertainment headlines.
In fact, the ratings of the program "I Want to Go to the Spring Festival Gala" are indeed pretty good...
The popularity of several programs is indeed very good.
He originally thought that it would be Lu Yuan who affected the popularity of "I Want to Go to the Spring Festival Gala". After all, Lu Yuan was doing trouble all day long, and the popularity was so intense that he planned to let Li Mingrui and Lu Yuan give a little hint to keep a low profile in January.
This show gives way.
After all, this show is planned by you, Lu Yuan, so it’s not a big problem if you make way for yourself, right?
Then, when January arrived, he found that Lu Yuan didn't need to give any hints at all, and consciously kept a low profile for a whole month.
Li Mingqi was very satisfied with this. He felt that Xiao Lu was a good man and also very smart. He even wanted to have a chat with Xiao Lu and try to see if he could give him some of the important responsibilities of Huaxia Film...
but……
Lu Yuan is a good person here, but he suddenly keeps a low profile.
Something is not quite right about Joaquín!
Suddenly a guy named Wei Lai appeared!
"I Want to Go to the Spring Festival Gala" is indeed very popular, but all major Weibo and social media outlets were instantly bombarded by this person.
Finally, a program is very popular, making headlines, and at the same time promoting some traditional culture...
All right.
Wei Lai is here again.
Directly using the crushing method, the popularity of the program was completely wiped out.
In line with the hope that the entertainment industry can flourish, as long as it does not involve some messy things, and give some freedom to the Chinese entertainment industry, Li Mingqi did not take action to suppress Wei Lai, but asked Xu Hong to be reminded and hinted. Although at the end of January
By then, Xu Hong understood, and Wei Lai became honest. But somehow, the ratings of "I Want to Go to the Spring Festival Gala" dropped.
Although some efforts were made through some channels, the effect was not very satisfactory.
Regarding this…
Li Mingqi had nothing to do.
"Yes, he is currently a hot and popular star in the Chinese entertainment industry..." the assistant explained seriously.
"Star...well, can you understand what he sings?"
"Ah? Mr. Li, what do you mean..."
"I said, can you understand what he means?"
"this……"
"What genre is he in?"
"..."
"I'm not a rigid person, but I think the Spring Festival Gala program is a little more traditional... I know it may be a trend representative of the younger generation, or it may be an art, but I... forget it, maybe I'm old
Well, we can’t keep up with the times.”
on stage.
Wei Lai continued to dance and sing vigorously, and showed off his post-modern artistic style...
But Li Mingqi stood up and shook his head.
"Mr. Li, how about I discuss it with Director Li, and his program will be..."
"It's up to you. If the younger generation wants to choose a more representative figure, I think Xiao Lu is quite representative. I'll pay more attention to it in the future. After all, I think the Chinese film industry in the future will still have to rely on
Let him take it..."
"Ah, I understand, Mr. Li, don't you want to watch it? Lu Yuan's program is going to..."
"Don't watch anymore." Li Mingqi stood up, "By the way... I heard that Xiao Lu is one of the assistant directors of this year's Spring Festival Gala?"
"Yes, Mr. Li, he participated in the planning of most of the programs. The special effects program at the beginning and the ending song of "Unforgettable Tonight" were all written by him."
"Oh, I understand... I will retire after the Spring Festival Gala next year, haha." Li Mingqi nodded after listening.
There was a little depth in his eyes.
"..."
The assistant looked at the direction Li Mingqi left.
He feels like he understands!
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Joaquin.
"What! Wei Lai's show was canceled?"
"What's going on?"
After Xu Hongda heard the news in the middle of the night, he was stunned.
Yanjing.
"What, Wei Lai's show was canceled? Let me think about whether a new show will be added or a substitute show will be put on?"
"What's going on?"
After Lu Yuan heard the news in the middle of the night, he was stunned.
(Let me clarify, Wei Lai’s prototype is not Kun Kun, so please don’t pretend to be Kun Kun. Really, I have no ill intentions towards Kun Kun... The lawyer’s letter is too much to bear...)