National Tide 1980.

After talking about the food, we have to talk about today's entertainment programs and entertainment projects.

In the past, because Confucianism emphasized "governing the world with rituals", a person had corresponding grand rituals at every stage of his life.

Therefore, from the royal family, princes and ministers, officials at all levels, gentry and wealthy businessmen to ordinary well-off families, whenever a family member reached an important stage in life and held festive banquets around these celebrations, they would often spend money to invite artists from the opera or folk art circles, or even jugglers and magicians, to perform to add to the fun, to create a festive atmosphere, and to show off "God's grace, virtue, fame and wealth."

This action is called "Tanghui".

Although if you count them specifically, weddings should be considered an exception.

Normally, families who are getting married off a daughter-in-law will not host family performances to set the scene.

This is because weddings are much more substantial, complex and elaborate than other celebrations, leaving no "blank spaces" on the wedding day.

But nothing is absolute, this is not a fixed rule.

If some individuals are truly wealthy and like to spend money to show off their wealth, and if the wedding banquet lasts a whole day, then that is another matter.

For example, the family of Ma Huitang, the richest man in Beijing.

Back then, in order to bring glory to the family and increase the festive atmosphere, the wedding of Young Master Sun of the Ma family was held at the Beijing Hotel during the day and at the Ma Family Garden at night, so two banquets were arranged for the guests in one day.

Not only did the Ma family charter all the taxis in Beijing to pick up relatives and friends, but in order to keep the wedding scene secret during the day and avoid interference from outsiders, the Ma family also had everyone cover it with yellow silk.

This is such a big deal, who can do it?

  What’s the big deal about having one more church meeting?

Therefore, as long as you have money, you can hold a church party even for a wedding. There is no saying that it is absolutely not allowed.

What's more, today, specifically when it comes to the wedding of Ning Weimin, the new generation of Beijing's richest man, the actual situation of the wedding has become very different from the past.

The traditional weddings of the past had too many complicated etiquette and feudal rituals, which now seem extremely out of date.

In this way, there will still be gaps in the wedding, and inviting a church party to liven up the atmosphere becomes necessary to fill the gaps.

After all, the theatrical performances at festive gatherings themselves carry a strong sense of celebration, blessing, entertainment, and partying.

It is not only a concentrated embodiment of traditional culture, but also has extremely rich folk cultural connotations.

In such performances, people's traditional beliefs, yearnings, pursuits and other mentalities will be fully revealed, which can be regarded as a grand event in a happy occasion.

In this way, the host can not only make his own wishes as a kind of spiritual comfort and entertainment, but also entertain and thank relatives and friends who come to give gifts and congratulations.

So look at it this way, Jiang Nianyun, who organized the wedding banquet, took the initiative to invite a family to a banquet. This was not without precedent, nor was it a superfluous move.

In fact, quite the opposite is true; it can be considered a brilliant move.

The benefits are obvious. In addition to preventing guests from eating and drinking sloppily at the table, it also provides guests with something to entertain and communicate with while dining.

At the same time, it also greatly reduces the burden of toasting and greeting the newlyweds, giving the bride and groom a chance to breathe.

Precisely because there are such wonderful shows to watch, it becomes easier for guests to exchange pleasantries when toasting the newlyweds.

Especially when the actors on the stage are giving wonderful performances, Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko can get the opportunity to sit down and take a break.

Moreover, to be honest, today's show is indeed packed with many stars and big names, and the program is indeed exciting and interesting.

Even at the annual Spring Festival Gala, there are probably not as many celebrities who come as on this day at Ning Weimin’s wedding, and they are not as important.

If you don't believe it, just watch. At the beginning of the wedding banquet, after Director Huo, Song Huagui, and Pu Jie and his wife took turns to speak on the stage, famous Chinese and foreign actors from the entertainment industry, including the Chen father and son, Liu Xiaoqin, Liang Jiahui, Wang Mingquan, "Wang Xifeng", as well as "Oshima Shigeru" and Miura Tomokazu, also took turns to speak on the stage.

In the end, they didn't even perform anything. They just showed up on stage and expressed their congratulations to the newlyweds verbally, which was enough to trigger cheers and applause from the audience.

  why?

Because of the closed information environment, people in Beijing society don’t have the opportunity to see so many celebrities on a daily basis.

What's more, these people are the most outstanding figures in their respective fields in recent years, and the appearance of each of them alone is enough to cause a riot among mainland movie fans.

And there are both foreign and domestic celebrities.

For most ordinary people, being able to see these people standing together at the same time as if they were in different time and space is like a beautiful daydream.

Finally I saw a real person, alive!

  Isn't that exciting?

Later on, later on, until the real actors come on stage and the show starts.

Instead of calming down, the guests even couldn't control their inner restlessness, making the entertainment show seem a bit out of place.

Because don't forget, Ning Weimin and the others are making a fuss in the front today, but there are still two heavyweight actors who have not shown up yet. They have been staying backstage to prepare, and they are even more powerful than the actors on the stage.

Who are these two people?

Hi, one is Teresa Teng, and the other is John Lone.

The reason why the two people stayed backstage was not only because Ning Weimin deliberately arranged a safe opportunity for Teresa Teng to meet with a "special person", but also because of the needs of the filming of the movie.

You know, according to the script, these actors who were supposed to play the Yang family's relatives and friends were eating and drinking in front of the stage, and the two of them had to have an "accidental acquaintance" backstage and then go on stage separately to entertain everyone.

So in this way, when the guests finish speaking, it is their turn to go on stage.

Just imagine what will happen on the scene.

Unlike traditional opera performances today, the show begins with rituals of breaking the stage, cleaning the stage, dancing the god of wealth, and announcing the stage.

Since there are many famous actors on the scene, whether it is according to the needs of the movie plot or from the perspective of human feelings, many famous actors are destined to perform on stage, which will turn the entertainment program of this wedding banquet into a hodgepodge.

Therefore, the real performance content of the party - the opera programs of the Fenglei Peking Opera Troupe were postponed.

In fact, the first show of the opening was Teresa Teng and her Japanese band.

Whether it is someone who has heard the news or not, whether it is someone who has foreseen it or not.

It doesn’t matter whether they are colleagues in the entertainment industry or not.

Anyway, all adults under the age of 40 became excited when Teresa Teng, who was also wearing a traditional red dress, appeared and started talking.

Regardless of their profession or level, these people get drunk before they even drink.

Especially those who were completely unprepared and caught off guard by Teresa Teng's sudden appearance, screamed loudly.

The cheers and applause at the scene were so enthusiastic.

Even during the banquet, I didn't know which gentleman it was, but he blew the bandit whistle regardless of the occasion.

There is an executive at Pierre Catton who is even more amazing.

Just to show his admiration, he secretly picked up a bouquet that originally belonged to the bride and went on stage to give it to Teresa Teng. This move made Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko laugh and cry. Needless to say, this guy was obsessed with chasing stars.

This is nothing, just wait until Teresa Teng starts singing.

Not to mention the actors who were originally waiting backstage also quietly poked their heads out to the viewing platform and took a peek.

Even the waiters who had on-site work to do suddenly slowed down their movements, as if they were under a spell.

Most of the older guests and younger children, who had originally been puzzled by this, now came to their senses and realized who Teresa Teng was.

After all, Teresa Teng’s songs have been heard throughout the streets and alleys of Beijing for so many years.

Be it pornographic songs or decadent music, her voice cannot be stopped. Her singing has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has become the common memory of the contemporary people.

Even those who are too old to remember her name can hum along with her songs.

This is the influence of a generation of singing queens.

Even Zhang Qiang, who appeared on the cover of Time magazine with her this year and ranked higher than her, cheered for Teresa Teng like a little fan girl.

Artists from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan including Fei Xiang, Liang Jiahui, Zhou Xingchi, Wang Mingquan and Maggie Cheung all applauded and cheered for her sweet singing voice.

The local actors in Beijing were not to be outdone. Among the crowd under the stage, Chen Baoguo and Jiang Wen were the loudest.

  What exactly is Teresa Teng’s status in the Chinese music scene?

How popular is she among the Chinese people?

Just look at the scene and it will become clear.

Needless to say, Huo Yanping, Ning Weimin, and the people from the national television station would be happy to see such a scene.

This made them even more certain that what they were trying so hard to promote today was the right thing to do.

It is extremely necessary to let Teresa Teng perform on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala. It is definitely a great thing that will help to build emotional cohesion among compatriots at home and abroad.

In turn, Teresa Teng herself was also greatly encouraged.

It was her first time in Beijing and also her first time in the mainland. She never expected that people here would like her and her songs so much.

For this reason, she not only strengthened her decision, thinking that this was the right time, but also completely let go and performed freely during the performance.

The Asian queen of pop first sang her more appropriate famous songs "Sweet Honey" and "The Moon is Hazy, the Birds are Hazy", expressing her congratulations to the newlyweds through these sweet songs of love.

She then joked about her desire to get married, and further expressed her envy for the happy couple by teasing the audience with words.

Afterwards, she also sang "On and On", the theme song of the movie "Crazy Rich Asians", so that everyone could enjoy this new song in advance, which has not yet been officially released.

Finally, when she was about to leave the stage after receiving applause, her talent for tampering with lyrics began to emerge again. She even pretended to be the bride's best friend, wanted to give the groom a piece of advice, and used Ning Weimin as a target for ridicule.

Under the attention of the guests, she sang a joking cappella in a humorous way - "I sent you to the outside of the bridal chamber. I have something to tell you. Today you married a good wife..."

When she sang to this point, she paused deliberately, then hummed the accompaniment of "Lenggeligelengeleng" and incited the guests in the audience by raising her hands.

As expected, everyone finally sang along with her: "Don't pick the wild flowers by the roadside..."

This triggered a burst of warm laughter.

At this point, she waved goodbye to everyone, left the stage gracefully, handed the microphone to someone else, and ended her performance.

I have to say, her debut performance was so sensational and so popular.

Just these few songs and the playful and friendly stage style made most of the guests feel that their trip was worthwhile.

In fact, her performance almost brought the normal flow of the wedding banquet to a complete halt.

Because many people couldn't help but stand up while watching the show, few people had time to eat.

The same went for the waiters, chefs, and waiters, who were all watching from the corner of the theater until Teresa Teng returned backstage and everything at the banquet returned to normal.

The person who was most troubled by this was none other than Japanese director Yutaka Osawa.

If nothing else, Teresa Teng’s performance did not match the character she played in the movie.

This is totally the effect of the appearance of a superstar, and it cannot be equated with the identity of an unknown little singer.

So, my original wish to use the performance shots of the wedding scene could not be realized. All those shots were shot in vain and cannot be edited into the movie. I will have to reshoot them later.

All of these things just now can only leave a commemoration for Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko, and are of no other use.

After Teresa Teng stepped down from the stage to remove her makeup, Fei Xiang, Zhang Qiang, Cui Jian and other stars who were Ning Weimin's exclusive guests also came on stage one after another. They all used their songs to give the big boss Ning Weimin the most decent blessings.

Although in terms of performance, each of them was invisibly overshadowed by Teresa Teng.

No one else's performance can achieve the same level of guest interaction and emotional response as Teresa Teng's.

However, there was still warm applause from the audience, which was acceptable. After all, more than half of the guests were young people, and they were quite enthusiastic about their performance.

Besides, this will also help the normal progress of the wedding banquet.

Otherwise, if the guests are still standing and staring at the stage, there will be no need to enjoy the wedding banquet today. Everyone should just concentrate on watching the show.

In addition, local Beijing performers also joined in the fun.

For example, the crosstalk artists Niu Qun and Feng Gong, who became famous this year thanks to the Spring Festival Gala, performed a piece of "Eight Screens".

Then Feng Gong, who is from Tianjin, independently performed a quick-speaking book he had written called "Grow Old Together Forever".

Next, the performers from the folk music band came on stage. The deacons who had been beating the gongs and drums regained their elegant demeanor and performed "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon" and "Carrying the Bridal Sedan" for the guests.

Then, it was Tian Lianyuan, who became famous on TV screens last year with his long storytelling "Generals of the Yang Family", who performed a short storytelling segment for everyone.

The actors of the two top domestic TV series, "Dream of Red Mansions" and "Journey to the West", also performed well.

Because Chen Peisi followed Ning Weimin's advice, he paid a high price to invite Deng Jie, the actress who played Wang Xifeng in "Dream of Red Mansions", and Shen Lin, the actress who played Ping'er, to film "Two Sons Open a Shop" with him.

Shen Lin replaced the role of Yingzi originally played by Zhang Jinglin, and Deng Jie played Erzi's rival Zhang Daju.

So this time they also came to congratulate with Chen father and son, especially before joining the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions", Deng Jie studied Sichuan Opera and Shen Lin studied Yangzhou Opera, so naturally they both performed a cappella performances at this time.

The crew of "Journey to the West" was able to get rid of the financial crisis thanks to Ning Weimin. Today, almost all the actors who played the four masters and apprentices and director Yang are here.

Since Liu Xiao Ling Tong, who plays the Monkey King, is also from a Peking Opera family, he naturally had to perform on stage, recite a few lines from "An Tian Hui", and show off his basic skills in the monkey opera inherited from his ancestors. (End of this chapter)