China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 280 Our journey is the sea of ​​stars

New Year's Eve, Haidian Apartment
"You are doing well in England, put on more clothes, hurry home during the summer vacation, and don't run around there."

Zeng's mother gave a lot of instructions, and gave Zeng Li the phone. Zeng Li answered the phone and chatted with his younger sister, Zeng Yu.

Last year, Zeng Yu went to study in the UK, and she couldn't come back for the Spring Festival. The couple were worried about her. They called her on New Year's Eve and found out that they were celebrating the New Year with many Chinese students, so they were relieved.

"You play with your classmates, don't drink, pay attention to safety, call me when you get home, and if I am free later, I will go to England to see you."

"Okay, it's almost enough, international long distance is quite expensive."

"Mom, you have been nagging for more than ten minutes, and you haven't finished talking for a minute."

"You say what you say."

Mother Zeng went to the kitchen angrily to cook, Zeng Li chatted with his sister Zeng Yu for a while, then hung up the phone, then ran to the study, facing the computer screen, holding the phone and pressing it.

Zeng Mu came over to take a look and asked, "What are you doing?"

"I searched for New Year's greeting text messages on the Internet. I sent a few to our dean, secretary, and teachers, as well as co-actors and directors. It's Chinese New Year, so I don't want to send a blessing."

"Search a few for me too, and I'll send them to my colleagues later, and then use your mobile phone to send them. Our director's mobile card, I can't send it through China Unicom."

"It can be sent. I watched the news two days ago, and China Mobile and China Unicom can already send text messages to each other."

"It's fine if you can send it. Don't say that this thing is really easy to use. It can also make calls and send text messages. Whatever you send here, you can continue there. It is much more convenient than a BB machine."

Mother Zeng took the new mobile phone and sighed, it was a new gift from Cao Xuan, and Mother Zeng didn't want it at first, Cao Xuan opened the box and said that it could not be returned, so she accepted it with half push and half.

Although she talked about wasting money, Zeng Mu was very happy in her heart.

Even at the cost of long-distance calls, I called a few girlfriends and colleagues.

Then it was revealed "inadvertently" that when he came back to Beijing and met his daughter's partner, the young man was buying gifts, and he insisted on buying her a new mobile phone.

People are annoyed by her, and if they don't answer the phone, she will send text messages, which is called an experiment.

Zeng's mother used to have a mobile phone, but the old model had a non-Chinese display. She couldn't understand it, so she could only use it to make calls. Now that she has the latest model, she starts to try new functions, and by the way, Versailles.

Zeng Li has been left speechless by her mother for the past two days, secretly complaining to Cao Xuan.

However, Cao Xuan thought the mother-in-law was very funny, and she looked a lot like his mother, Sun Lan. If the old sisters met, they would definitely be able to chat.

After fiddling with text messages for a while, the meal was almost ready, and the two moved the dishes to the living room. After 8 o'clock, this year's Spring Festival Gala officially began.

"Is this program group in charge of meals?"

In previous years, Zeng Mu only watched TV shows, but this year she has a good son-in-law, so she also cares about the situation behind the scenes.

"Take care of the food, there are box lunches in the background."

Zeng Li explained, just as he picked up a piece of ribs, Zeng's mother asked, "What's Xiao Cao's first show?"

"It's more than 9 o'clock, it should be less than 10 o'clock, but this year he has to participate in the last, there are two programs."

"I know, "Unforgettable Tonight", this is not something that ordinary people can sing, Xiao Cao is amazing, it's a solo and it's the ending."

Zeng Mu looked proud, Zeng Li took a breath and said nothing.

Although Zeng Mu was hesitant about the future of the relationship between the two, she was very sure of Cao Xuan's career development, and even felt like she had evolved into an old fan girl. These days, she listened to Cao Xuan's songs while cleaning at home.

Fortunately, Zeng Li and Cao Xuan are considered young couples, with a clear division of labor between outsiders and insiders, otherwise Cao Xuan might become someone else's child in Zeng's mother's mouth.

In fact, what Zeng Li is most worried about is not himself, but his younger sister Zeng Yu. Cao Xuan has raised his son-in-law's career line too high.

If Zeng Yu's future partner had a mediocre career, the pressure on Cao Xuan, his brother-in-law, would be extraordinary.

Zeng Li felt a little guilty, wondering if he was the cheating girl that Cao Xuan was talking about...

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The couple chatted, and this year's Spring Festival Gala officially started, with Ni Ping, Zhu Jun, Zhou Tao, Wang Xiaoya, Li Yong, Cao Ying and other hosts appearing.

Zhao Zhongxiang officially quit the host team of the Spring Festival Gala, led by Ni Ping, and the first host of CCTV became Zhu Jun.

Zeng Mu didn't pay much attention to these hosts, but Zeng Li took a few extra glances at Cao Ying.

The host was born, and now he has begun to transform into film and television, and has been very successful.

In the second half of last year, the blockbuster "Oolong Breaks Through Love" was released, and "Nine-year-old County Grandfather" was broadcast at the beginning of this year, and the ratings were also quite good.

Moreover, the CCTV TV series "Daxue Wuhen" she participated in also allowed her to win the Golden Eagle Award like Cao Xuan, and won the Queen's Award and the Most Popular Actress Award.

With a hit TV series in his hands and the ability to host the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, Cao Ying's career is in full swing and he is one of the most popular hosts nowadays.

Zeng Li paid attention to her because the TV series starring the two had a PK rating in January, and Zeng Li won a small victory.

Of course, there is another more important reason. Cao Ying and Hu Jing's dramas are very close, and they both became popular last year. They are often compared by the media.

This year's Spring Festival Gala is different from the previous ones. There is also a quiz game with prizes. From the interaction with the audience in front of the TV, the audience can participate in the quiz through mobile phone text messages or log on to the CCTV website.

In the future, activities such as collecting five blessings, shaking red envelopes, and emptying shopping carts during the Spring Festival Gala will basically evolve and develop from this link.

But Zeng Li's mother and daughter were too lazy to join in the fun and concentrated on watching the show.

Frankly speaking, the overall quality of this year's Spring Festival Gala has been relatively low in recent years.

Especially the language programs that the audience pays more attention to, generally a little bit stretched.

Feng Gong, Guo Donglin, and Lu Ming collaborated in the cross talk "On and Off Stage", which is somewhat similar to the previous "Old Songs, New Sings".

It’s a guitar, and an accordion, and I’ve changed a lot of songs, among which is a short section of Cao Xuan’s "Dongfeng Po", which has gained enough popularity.

But the most impressive thing about this show is Guo Donglin's singing, which turned into a Jinmen Allegro, praising the national football team for entering the World Cup.

"Hey, entering the World Cup, I don't think anyone is scary, let alone Brazil, Turkey, and Costa Rica, we don't accept him, and we beat them 3-0 every game, everyone agrees."

As a result, someone poured 9 balls in Xia Tian. At that time, some people complained about Guo Donglin's Crow's Mouth...

Feng Gong's cross talk is quite funny, and Guo Donglin is in charge, the chemistry between the two is very good.

The second one is Huang Hong. He collaborated with Gong Hanlin this year, and his works are in the middle of the pack. There are jokes, but they are not amazing.

Cai Ming and Guo Da are not as good, there are not many jokes, and the same is true for several other works, which are unremarkable.

There is also a crosstalk drama by a Taiwanese artist, starring Jin Shijie, but the style may not be very popular with mainland audiences, especially northern audiences, and there is little response.

In fact, many people said that the later Spring Festival Gala skits were not as good-looking as the previous ones. On the one hand, the audience has become more and more knowledgeable and broad-minded because of the Internet. On the other hand, there are insufficient talents and limited themes to develop good works.

On the other hand, in fact, even in the golden period of the Spring Festival Gala, the overall quality of the Spring Festival Gala works every year is uneven, with few brilliant ones and more mediocre ones.

If you compare the work of a certain Spring Festival Gala with all the classic sketches of the Spring Festival Gala, it will naturally be bad no matter what the comparison is.

Of course, the general lower limit of the Spring Festival Gala works at this stage is still guaranteed, most of them are above the standard, and there are wonderful works every year.

Unlike the later generations, not only the lower limit is lower, but there is not even a work to hold the respect.

The classic of the 2002 Spring Festival Gala is Lao Zhao's "Selling a Car", which is also the sequel to last year's "Selling abductees".

It is no exaggeration to say that when Audio-Technica showed up, everyone was smiling. Lao Zhao and Fan Wei played against each other without shaking their burdens. Looking at the faces of the two, they couldn't help but the corners of their mouths crazily raised.

With a flick of the burden, the audience was even more excited, and even all the audience in front of the TV laughed.

Famous lines followed one after another, until 20 years later, some people were still playing memes.

"When is 1+1 equal to 3?"

"Excuse me, there is a monkey under the tree, and a monkey riding on the tree. How many monkeys are there?"

"Because your feet are off the ground, there will be no pressure on your legs, the virus will not be able to go up, and your smart IQ will occupy the high ground again."

"Congratulations, you will answer quickly!"

"Thank you~"

The same model, changed, became a skit again, and even because of the reason of the previous work, the laughter was doubled.

Zeng Li's mother and daughter had a stomach ache from laughing in front of the TV, and audiences like their mother and daughter can be found everywhere in the country.

How classic is the series of "Selling Abductees".

So classic that even if Zhao Benshan plays a fool, people will feel that he is full of bad things in his heart and is ready to fool people.

With Fan Wei's superb acting skills, it took more than ten years to get rid of the shackles of comedians. The big reason is that the image of the Spring Festival Gala and the role of Fan Debiao are too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Cao Xuan's program is the fourth after Lao Zhao's, following Li Yang's "Everyone Speaks English".

This Crazy English model is very popular now, and he is the most out-of-the-box cultural celebrity, roughly equivalent to Yi Zhongtian in "Lecture Room of Hundred Schools" and Luo Xiang in "Outlaw Zhang San".

When Cao Xuan was reviewing English before, he also bought his textbooks, which really helped him a lot.

But it is not as suspenseful and lofty as they advertise, as if a few words of English can be reached the pinnacle of life.

Generally speaking, different people have different opinions, some techniques can be used, but there is no need to treat them as peerless cheats...

Li Yang was able to participate in the Spring Festival Gala this year, not only because of his own fame, but also because of the current environment.

Whether it is the success of the Olympic bid or the entry into the WTO, it indicates that China is actively contacting the world, and the higher authorities also intend to promote everyone to learn English.

The most notable thing is that before this, English was only taught in urban primary schools, not even in many small cities, and there were very few English teaching conditions in township and rural primary schools.

From 2000 to 2001, English began to be fully included in primary school textbooks, and the status of the main subject of middle school English became more and more stable.

It can also be seen from this that the above direction, the overall policy is closer to the international, actively open.

From this point of view, it is a good thing for Cao Xuan. The official wants to have Chinese celebrities who can have international influence and play the Chinese card.

At this stage, the greater Cao Xuan's international influence, the more he will be valued by the higher-ups, and the resources and relative policies he will receive will be more generous and lenient.

Go abroad and rush to the world!
For Cao Xuan now, it is not only career and business considerations, but also other more important factors.

Cao Xuan associates a lot with Li Yang's program, but more people don't care about Li Yang at all, and are full of interest in his program instead.

CCTV also gave an interview, and Ni Ping and Zhu Jun personally announced the scene.

"In the prosperous year of last year, our party and our country ushered in many exciting and happy events."

"Yeah, the 80th anniversary, the successful bid for the Olympic Games, and the entry into the WTO have all given a boost to the people of the whole country."

"Looking back at the past, we have experienced setbacks, but we are persevering in spite of all setbacks. We have not forgotten our original aspirations, and we are young and vigorous, and we are striving to write a brilliant chapter."

"Now, we forge ahead and set sail towards the future."

"The following song "Stars and Seas" was composed and sung by Cao Xuan, paying tribute to the great party and the great motherland!"

The host exited the stage, the audience burst into applause, the stage was slightly dim, Cao Xuan appeared on the stage in a black tunic suit, the melody of "Stars and Seas" sounded softly, and Cao Xuan raised the microphone.

"You are a star in my heart

Keep moving forward according to me
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(End of this chapter)