China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 429 No one stipulates that singers can only perform one show in the Spring Festival Gala

February 2005, 2, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve
In the capital, a snack bar, the proprietress was tiptoeing to reach for the rolling shutter door. Before touching it, she grabbed the rolling shutter door with one hand and pulled it down.

The proprietress looked back and was amused: "Didn't your production crew not have holidays during the Chinese New Year?"

"There are no long holidays for Chinese New Year, but short holidays. Otherwise, who would want to work on New Year's Eve and the first day or two of the first day of the new year?"

Jiang Chang pulled the door halfway, and suddenly remembered something: "Why didn't the Spring Festival couplets be posted?"

The proprietress was a little embarrassed: "You're not here, I'm afraid of heights."

"Is there any in the store? How can there be Spring Festival couplets that don't stick up during the Chinese New Year? Let's go after posting up."

"I remember that the drink seller in the store gave me a set, but there is no paste. Can transparent tape be used?"

"Row."

Jiang Chang stepped on a chair, and under the command of the proprietress, pasted up the Spring Festival couplets printed for the beverage factory advertisement.

[Golden rooster songs on both sides of the strait unify, Kyushu's young children rejoice in three springs]

Jiang Chang admired the couplet and nodded: "The drinks here should be more, the boss pays attention to people."

The proprietress didn't care about the Spring Festival couplets, so she turned around and ran to the store to buy a set of firecrackers. She didn't dare to light them herself, but now that Jiang Chang is here, she can use her strength to order them.

Amidst the sound of crackling firecrackers, the snack bar officially closed, and the notice at the door said it would open on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

The proprietress clapped her hands and greeted Jiang Chang: "Let's go home and make dumplings."

On the way back, the two bought some cooked food. Originally, the proprietress planned to celebrate the New Year alone, so she didn't buy much food. Now that Jiang Chang is here, she still needs to prepare some food. .

During the Spring Festival, prices have increased several times compared to ordinary prices. Jiang Chang bought a catty of beef with sauce and a roast chicken, but the proprietress hurriedly stopped him.

Unlike Jiang Chang, who is a Beijing drifter, the proprietress is from the capital, or Mentougou.

Although he is an out-and-out Beijinger in terms of geographical location and administrative affiliation, in the eyes of the old Beijingers, he is from Yaji Province, so that the proprietress always claims to be a foreigner.

In the late 90s, the newly married proprietress and her husband came to the capital to work hard, but within a year her husband died for some reason and became a widow.

The proprietress couldn't stand all kinds of talk from her natal family, in-law's family, relatives and friends, so she simply stayed in the capital for a long time and opened a snack bar with her savings and borrowed money. Although it wasn't very profitable, she didn't have to worry about food and clothing.

With the confidence of financial independence, the proprietress seldom contacted her hometown and lived alone.

Although free and unrestrained, but sometimes lonely, until Jiang Chang appeared.

In 2001, Jiang Chang, who had just arrived in Beijing, could not earn much money, and life was difficult. He often went to the snack bar to watch TV with the cheek to get acquainted with the proprietress.

At the beginning of 2002, Jiang Chang, who felt hopeless, was about to give up his career in Jingpiao, left the capital, and returned to his hometown.

Before leaving, Jiang Chang came to the proprietress's shop to drink away his sorrows, just saw Cao Xuan's new song "Your Answer", inspired by the song and the inspirational stories in the MV, and determined to stay in the capital.

In the following three years, Jiang Chang still failed to realize his dream of becoming a star.

But fortunately, he persisted for a long time, coupled with his willingness to endure hardships and certain abilities, he gradually made a name for himself in the ensemble circle in the capital.

Nowadays, Jiang Chang is one of the biggest group leaders in the Beijing Film Studio. He has thousands of special appointments and group performance resources in his hands, and he can even chat with many crews and middle-level managers of the company.

Huayu Wen, who was placed at the beginning of the group performance, can also be regarded as the big boss of Novice Village...

In the past two years, the mainland film and television market has begun to prosper, and Jiang Chang's income has also continued to increase. Although he is far from a well-off level, his days are finally getting better.

And that night three years ago not only made Cao Xuan his idol in life, but also the proprietress who always comforted and encouraged him, also left a deep mark on Jiang Chang's psychology.

So in the past few years, he has actually been working two jobs, doing group performances during the day, and working as a waiter, kitchen, chores, and accountant at a snack bar for free at night, and came to a modern version of "Wulin Biography".

Jiang Chang dares to dream of being a star, but his appearance is still somewhat desirable, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a bit like Zhu Shimao when he was young.

The proprietress tolerated him playing with the TV back then, and comforted him when he was at a low point. Although she didn't say she liked him, she still liked him more or less.

Later, seeing Jiang Chang working as a laborer for free, he half-pushed and ordered him around.

Although the salary was not a dime, Jiang Chang’s three meals and four seasons’ clothes were included. Later, he vacated a utility room and a bedroom in the snack bar, and let Jiang Chang watch the store in front of him, but it actually saved half a year’s rent.

In this way, the two men were affectionate, and the concubine was interested, and they had been bored for more than a year. Jiang Chang took advantage of his birthday and drank too much wine, came to the Drunken Chicken and Seized the Eagle Castle, and won the high ground in one fell swoop.

After that, things were easy. In less than two months, Jiang Chang moved from the snack bar to the owner's wife's house.

Up to now, the two have once reached the point of discussing marriage, but the proprietress feels that she is a second-married, a little inferior, and has been reluctant to go home with Jiang Chang to meet his parents.

Jiang Chang doesn't care about this, but he thinks it's not a problem to rent a house all the time, and wants to see if he can get a house before getting married.

But at the beginning of 2005, housing prices in Beijing had already started to soar, with an average price of about 8000-9000 per square meter, and tens of thousands of flats are not uncommon.

Jiang Chang inquired about relatively suitable houses by himself, and the cheapest ones cost more than 6500 per square meter. This price was really difficult for him to bear.

These two things have always been in the hearts of the two of them, and they never forget to say a few words even when they go home to make dumplings for the New Year.

"Today, I heard from an old customer in the store that an expert said that the house price will definitely collapse this year, so let's delay buying for two years."

The proprietress rolled out the dumpling wrappers, and Jiang Chang murmured about buying a house every day at home, which made her pay special attention to housing prices.

"is it?"

"No, it was said that there was a friend who was in the bureau. Insider information, he also persuaded his relatives who had dinner with him to sell it quickly while the housing price was high, rent the house for two years, and buy a new one when the housing price dropped. of."

Jiang Chang's education is not high, he didn't finish high school and dropped out of school, and the proprietress graduated from junior high school. The two of them have little knowledge of these aspects and value other people's suggestions.

"I think what your customer said is unreliable. I met an old man when I was squatting, and he told us that the house price must go up. If you want to buy it, buy it quickly, or it will be even higher after the Olympics."

Jiang Chang talked about what she had seen, and the proprietress was not happy: "Although there are no big bosses in my store, there are also many small bosses and cadres here. You are all old men who live in the basement, and you know what house prices are."

"That old man is different."

Jiang Chang recalled: "We are looking for a living, he came to experience life as a group performer, he can't come two or three times a month, and he doesn't care about the salary, sometimes he invites people to dinner.

I heard people say that his son is very rich. Once it rained heavily, a call was made, and a Mercedes-Benz came to answer him. This kind of person must have more inside information than we do. "

"There is something wrong with this old man who is so rich and still squatting."

The proprietress complained, and Jiang Chang smiled: "Who knows what rich people think, they are boring."

Seeing that the dumplings were almost ready, Jiang Chang went to boil the water and peel the garlic, then hesitated and said.

"Daughter-in-law, I actually have something that I don't know how to tell you."

"If there's anything we can't talk about, let's talk about it."

Jiang Chang bowed his head to gather his words: "You also know that a new film and television city has been built in Baiyangdian, and after the Chinese New Year, the crew will be formally recruited.

At that time, there will definitely be a shortage of professional extras. The person in charge over there contacted me and asked me to bring a group of people there.

That film and television city was invested by Fanxing, and its scale is very large. The direct target is Hengdian in the south. If I can gain a firm foothold there in the early stage and get enough business share, then the down payment for buying a house will really be considerable. "

The construction of a large-scale film and television city is inseparable from all aspects, and group performances are also the top priority.

The various management systems related to group performances must be the official responsibility of Fanxing Film and Television City.

However, the film and television city does not have so much energy and manpower to manage the specific work and business, so it will definitely be assigned to some companies or group leaders.

This is a great opportunity for Jiang Chang.

The Fanxing Film and Television City has just been established. If he enters first, he will take part of the group performance business. After the film and television city becomes prosperous, there will be a lot of benefits.

However, this thing is not without risks.

Fanxing Film and Television City has just started, and the number of crews accepted will not be too many, and the business volume is limited. He will have to survive a period of pain.

It was hard for him to gain a firm foothold in Beijing Film Studio. If he went to Fanxing rashly, everyone would be happy if he won the bet. If Fanxing didn't get up in the end, he would waste his time, and the site and business volume of Beijing Film Studio would no longer exist.

This is not a small gamble for Jiang Chang, and he personally prefers to take a gamble.

Don't look at him as the head of the group who has thousands of group performance resources. It sounds nice to be called a group performance boss, but he is actually an intermediary.

A large part of all the income is spent on managing and maintaining the relationship with the crew. He is more loyal and principled, unlike other group performers who are desperately exploiting his subordinates, and he never does a lot of gray dirty work. bump.

This gave him an excellent reputation among group performances in the Beijing Film Studio, and he was able to rise in just two or three years, and was favored by the person in charge of Fanxing Film and Television City.

But behind the good reputation, Jiang Chang's income is much lower than that of many group leaders of the same level.

If things go on like this, it will take at least four or five years for him and the proprietress to save up a down payment for a house of 100 square meters +, plus marriage, decoration and miscellaneous expenses, provided there are no major changes.

Jiang Chang didn't want to wait so long, and he didn't want the proprietress to wait so long with him, so he wanted to take a shortcut.

The proprietress is three years older than Jiang Chang, she is an out-and-out sibling, Jiang Chang never hides anything from the proprietress.

It was the same this time. When talking about this matter, he confided all his worries, risks, and future plans, and then looked at the proprietress. Whether it was support or opposition, there was always someone to help him think about it.

The proprietress listened quietly, and when Jiang Chang finished speaking, she stretched out her hand and rolled her hair. The white face was stained on her hands, and a layer of cream was applied to her temples. She smiled heartily, just like three years ago.

"You can do it if you want. If you can't, I'll go back to your hometown and open a snack bar. You can't afford a house in the capital, so you can't afford it in your hometown."

"daughter in law."

With tears in his eyes, Jiang Chang was so moved that he wanted to come over and give the proprietress a hug, but the proprietress pushed him away with disgust.

"Don't be hypocritical, the water is boiling, let's serve the dumplings."

.........

After cutting up the beef and tearing up the roast chicken, the proprietress cooks up two stir-fries.

Two cold and two hot four dishes, plus freshly baked pork and scallion dumplings, the New Year's Eve dinner is simple but full of warmth.

"The meal is ready, the Spring Festival Gala hasn't started yet?"

Jiang Chang glanced at the TV advertisement, muttered something, the proprietress ignored him, and took out a bottle of red wine.

"Come on?"

"Come."

There was no goblet, let alone a decanter. Two large bowls that were exactly the same as the dumplings were filled with red wine. The young couple touched each other and drank heavily.

The proprietress, who seldom drank, looked bitter, and hurriedly grabbed a dumpling.

"This stuff is so nasty, astringent and bitter, I remember last time you bought it, didn't it taste sour and sweet?"

"That's grape juice."

Jiang Chang was also not used to drinking, but he was unwilling to waste it. He frowned and took a few sips. He glanced at the TV and was counting down.

"Hey, the Spring Festival Gala has begun."

"Don't just look at it, eat it quickly, the dumplings will be cold in a while."

Dumplings paired with red wine, although the taste is a bit strange, but neither of them are picky people, they ate with gusto, and their eyes still did not forget to watch the TV programs.

The first program of this year's Spring Festival Gala is the opening dance, and then several hosts appear on stage. It is a must-see every year. The young couple who are familiar with the Spring Festival Gala immediately noticed the difference.

"Did the host change this year?"

"Ni Ping didn't come, she's a newcomer."

"It looks good, what's your name?"

"It won't be written on it, Dong Qing."

After discussing a few words, the young couple didn't pay much attention to it. To be honest, the host of the Spring Festival Gala didn't remember much except for brushing his face over and over again.

Many hosts of the Spring Festival Gala can be remembered not only for their qualifications, but also for participating in language programs.

This year's four main hosts, Zhu Jun, Li Yong, and Zhou Tao, have all acted in sketch programs.

Dong Qing also acted with Huang Hong in the future, but the most impressive one is the "Tota King" in magic...

The first program is singing and dancing, and the second program is "Fu Lu Shou Xi" by Liu Tianwang.

There is no [财], probably to distinguish it from Cao Xuan's "Gong Xi Fa Cai".

There is one thing to say, Liu Tianwang's song is full of joy and good luck, and the effect of the show is still good, but it may be because Cao Xuanzhuyu is in the front, I always feel that it is less flavorful.

However, as the opening program, it was really lively and festive, which made many old viewers of the Spring Festival Gala very pleased.

This is the Chinese New Year, like Cao Xuan makes everyone cry every year, it's outrageous!

The three programs are cross talk "Consultation Hotline", performed by Li Weijian and Wu Bin, who won awards in the National Cross Talk Competition.

These two can be regarded as the era of the decline of cross talk in the Spring Festival Gala, and there are few cross talk actors who can talk about cross talk in the Spring Festival Gala and amuse people.

Many people still remember the passage of "cervical vertebrae, cervical vertebrae and cervical vertebrae" after more than ten years.

Unlike the Spring Festival Gala in the later generations, a cross talk can make people sleepy, and everyone taps the floor with their feet in embarrassment, only the little black fat man laughs with his apprentices...

And another skit in the seventh program set off a wave of wild laughter again.

Although Huang Hong is also a frequent visitor to the Spring Festival Gala, the overall number of programs is actually not as good as the others.

Needless to say, Lao Zhao, Chen Xiaoer and Zhao Lirong also have masterpieces emerging one after another. Feng and Niu's cross talk is still regarded as a model of mainstream cross talk.

In contrast, Huang Hong can only be regarded as the second echelon of the language category of the Spring Festival Gala.

In fact, Huang Hong had quite a few excellent works in her early years, and even overshadowed Lao Zhao, who was at the peak of her career at the time, but after entering the 21st century, the overall quality of sketches has declined severely, and she hardly poses a threat to Lao Zhao.

But this does not mean that Huang Hong does not have any high-quality goods, and this year's "Decoration" is his masterpiece of the Spring Festival Gala.

Not only the classics of "Sledgehammer 80, Small Hammer 40" will be passed down forever, but also let Gong Hanlin, who has not developed smoothly since Zhao Lirong left, regain his second spring.

At the same time, it also made Lin Yongjian, who has attended the Spring Festival Gala several times, out of the circle for the first time.

"What are you doing, what are you doing, what are you doing!!!"

"Fortunately, I hid quickly, otherwise my face would be disfigured, you know (PuffPuffPuff)!"

"You smashed my house!"

Playing three roles by one person, especially playing the role of the eldest sister, is simply the soul of this sketch. As long as Jiang Chang and his wife saw him, their smiles never stopped.

After the skit "Decoration", there is the dance "Avalokitesvara with Thousand Hands".

Generally, when the Spring Festival Gala dance program is broadcast, basically everyone goes to the toilet, clears up the dishes, or chats and waits for the next program.

Jiang Chang and his wife were not interested at first, but the proprietress had sharp eyes and saw the small characters introduced at the beginning of the program.

"Hey, Jiang Chang, Cao Xuan is a special guide."

"Where, where?"

Jiang Chang is a die-hard fan of Cao Xuan. He doesn't care about other programs, and his idol must join him.

"Didn't you say you sang with Jay Chou, why did you even participate in the dance?"

"It's a shame you're still a fan, you don't watch the news, Cao Xuan is the art consultant for this year's Spring Festival Gala, and directed this show."

"I don't have time to watch the news every day."

Jiang often maintains the dignity of his fans, but when it comes to his hardcore fans, he is indeed a bit "not qualified".

He rarely surfs the Internet and does not buy newspapers. He only gets news about Cao Xuan from TV or other scattered channels. The timeliness is very poor, and many news about Cao Xuan are not even as familiar to ordinary passers-by who are familiar with entertainment gossip.

Cao Xuan’s TV series, he often has no time to watch; Cao Xuan’s movies, he basically sees pirated discs, and rarely pays to go to the theater to support them.

For the albums released by Cao Xuan, except for the album "四" of "Your Answer", he bought a genuine collection once, and listened to pirated copies or radio stations the rest of the time.

Even so, Jiang Chang admires Cao Xuan more than most people. In the true sense, he regards Cao Xuan as an idol in life, regards what Cao Xuan said and done as his life creed, and imitates and learns from Cao Xuan. One of the most loyal fans.

Jiang Chang wanted to gamble in Fanxing Film and Television City. Although it was largely for the future, Cao Xuan's influence was also one of the important reasons.

The proprietress simply teased a few words, but she didn't chase after him. She knew that Jiang Chang was busy with work and didn't have time to pay attention, so she helped to pay attention, and sometimes shared it with him.

Although she sometimes even gets jealous of Jiang Chang's crazy admiration for Cao Xuan, she also understands what Cao Xuan means to Jiang Chang, so she supports "chasing stars".

Of course, Jiang Chang's star chasing mentality, which is so sensible that he is stingy, is also an important reason why she turns a blind eye.

Another more important reason is that Cao Xuan is a man, and if he were to be a female star, he would have been blown away...

Because of Cao Xuan's presence, the young couple paid more attention to "Avalokitesvara", and then enjoyed a peak visual feast.

Movement, stillness, retraction, expansion, endless, ever-changing, consistent rhythm and extremely fast speed, the strength and beauty of body rhythm coupled with Buddhist elements and gorgeous exquisite costumes make the "Avalokitesvara" in the middle of the TV lifelike, holy and solemn .

At the same time, the shocking impact was so amazing that it shocked all the audience in front of the TV.

Jiang Chang and the young couple were dumbfounded watching the nearly 6-minute video, the two of them didn't say a word, and waited for the dance show to end.

The proprietress rubbed her arms and said, "My husband, I have goosebumps."

Jiang Chang was silent for more than ten seconds before uttering two words, which summed up a thousand words in his heart.

"Brilliant!"

After "Avalokitesvara", after two programs, "Dream Chaser" was sung by the top ten "Rising Stars" and popular contestants.

The song is a good song, and the contestants performed well. Although it is not a surprise, the reunion of the contestants who have been popular for a summer still makes many viewers of "Tomorrow's Star" feel gratified and moved.

At that time, the group of grassroots newcomers who they watched all the way to rise are now standing on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, how can they not make people feel moved.

By the way, everyone discussed the second season of "Rising Star" a few more times.

Fanxing and Jingcheng TV had already announced before the Spring Festival that "Tomorrow's Star" would no longer be held in 2005, and the entire program cycle would be changed to biennial.

The reason is that besides the audition, the biggest theme of "Rising Star" is to cultivate new forces in the music scene.

Nowadays, many of the contestants in the first season have not yet made their debut, and even the album has not been released, so the next batch of new contestants will be launched immediately, which is a bit like fishing out the water.

Of course, if you want singers to develop sustainably and squeeze out the heat of the show to the greatest extent, it is more appropriate to have one every three years.

But the advertising fee of "Rising Star" is still very good. Cao Xuan can hold down to every two years, and he admires his integrity.

Every three years may be a good thing for the players, but from the company's business point of view, the gains outweigh the losses. Even if the competition is held every two years, the internal resistance of Jingcheng TV and Fanxing is also huge, that is, Cao Xuan's high prestige can barely suppress him. Can live.

After "Chasing Dreams and Hearts", it is a must-have opera program for the Spring Festival Gala every year, starring Ma Jinfeng, Meng Guanglu, Liu Guijuan, Ma Lan and other opera artists.

It is worth mentioning that Gao Xiumin, one of the iron triangle, did not participate in the sketch, but performed this opera show as a duo actor.

This is also the only time Errenzhuan performed with other crews in the Spring Festival Gala in decades, which is of extraordinary significance to Northeast Errenzhuan.

And after this opera program, there is also a program with opera color.

"Island Ice Wheel Turns First
See Jade Rabbit, Jade Rabbit rises east again
......"

The first one to come out was Zeng Damei, the Empress of the West Palace, who was painted with light makeup from the opera. Wearing a gorgeous palace costume, she stood on the high platform, pinching a cup in her hand to make herself drunk, and chanting in an opera tone.
The next second the prelude song sounded, and under the platform, a figure in colorful embroidered Tang suit appeared and sang with a microphone.

"That year's snowflakes fell and the plum blossoms opened on the branches
That year, there were too many worries beside Huaqing Pool

Don't say who's who's who's who's wrong
I just want to be drunk with you again in my dream

......"

When the singer appeared, countless people, including Jiang Chang, were stunned by the TV.

Why did Cao Xuan come out?
Didn't he sing with Jay Chou?
Cao Xuan definitely has something to say here. At first, it was confirmed that Zeng Li sang "The Drunken New Concubine" by himself.

But then everyone felt that Zeng Li pretended to be a noble concubine and then sang lyrics, which seemed a bit split. It would be better to have a male singer and cooperate with each other.

So starting from the fourth round of rehearsals, "The Drunken Concubine" changed from a solo to a duet, and Cao Xuan was the cooperating male singer.

Although Cao Xuan has announced the program before, there is no rule in the Spring Festival Gala that he cannot perform two programs by himself.

And he said before that he wanted to sing with others, but he never mentioned that he would only cooperate with Jay Chou.

As the song and dance director of this year's Spring Festival Gala, isn't it normal to contribute more to the Spring Festival Gala...

And the program team of the Spring Festival Gala was also holding back, and kept pressing this matter. The singer of "New Drunken Concubine" in the program list that was released to the public was—Zeng Li...etc.

Because of the word "wait", the moment Cao Xuan appeared, all the audience who knew the news were shocked.

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ps: Plot vote, do you think Cao Daguanren and Xiao Zhou sang "Thousands of Miles Away" in a well-regulated chorus, or other "original" songs...

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