The literary era since 1979

Chapter 318 If the sky falls, I will hold it up
At night, the sky became gloomy and gray, as if covered by a thick layer of clouds.

Fangyan drove a Citroen CX20 and took Gong Xing to the downstairs of the CCTV building.

As soon as we entered the studio, the audience was filled with leaders from many relevant units such as radio, television, propaganda, culture, public security, and the Women's Federation.

Gong Xing walked backstage. The dressing rooms were bustling with people coming and going, and performers were already dressed up everywhere.

A voice with a strong Tangshan flavor came to my ears.

"Smash all the Sima jars!"

"Sima Guang smashes the jar!"

"Sima Gang smashes the Gang!"

Following the voice, Fangyan came to the second dressing room on the right, and saw Zhao Lirong rehearsing with Hou Yaowen face to face.

"Teacher Xiao Fang is here!"

"Teacher Zhao, Teacher Hou, please have some candy."

Fangyan smiled and took out a package of fruit candies from his bag and handed it over.

"Wedding candy?"

Zhao Lirong was surprised when she saw the festive packaging.

When Fang Yan mentioned his marriage to Gong Xing, everyone in the room was immediately surprised and came forward to congratulate him.

"Gong Xing is such a pretty girl!"

Zhao Lirong looked around and exclaimed, "Why didn't she come?"

"She's gone to put on makeup, and will be the first to go on stage."

Fangyan changed the subject and asked, "How are the preparations for your skit going?"

“It was quite laborious at first.”

Zhao Lirong said that she was illiterate and could not read the script, which made Huang Yihe and Hou Yaowen very worried.

"Teacher Zhao is indeed a veteran artist."

Hou Yaowen gave a thumbs up, "She asked us to read the lines aloud, and we memorized them by heart after just a few recitations. During rehearsal, we basically didn't make any mistakes. It's really amazing!"

After chatting for a while, Fangyan said goodbye and left, just like a candy boy, handing out candies to all the friends he met along the way.

All the way to the dressing room where Gong Xing was, at this moment, she was surrounded by children from the Galaxy Children's Art Troupe.

"Brother Fangyan, happy wedding!"

Wang Fei ran over immediately.

Fang Yan asked: "You used to call me 'Teacher Fang', why did you suddenly change to calling me 'brother' today?"

"Because you are the husband of Sister Gong Xing."

Wang Fei smiled and said, "We call Sister Gong Xing 'Sister', so of course we have to call you 'Brother'."

"Look at this sweet little mouth."

Fang Yan took out some candy from his bag and stuffed it into her hand. "Don't open it now. Eat it after the performance."

"Thank you, Brother Fangyan!"

Wang Fei smiled happily and ran back to his friends.

Gong Xing put on her makeup and the female host outfit that Fang Hong had designed specifically for her, then smiled at Fang Yan.

Just at this moment, Huang Yihe ran over and announced the start of the game.

"Little Meiman, little Meiman!"

"Here it is!"

"Hey, girls, why are you so slow? Hurry up!"

"Don't be nervous, just play your best."

Fangyan clapped his hands and encouraged Gong Xing, Wang Fei and other members of the Galaxy Children's Art Troupe.

Huang Yihe urged: "Teacher Fang, please don't stay here anymore, go to the judges' table."

Fangyan originally wanted to go see Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao again, but time was tight, so he had to give up and hurried outside.

As the melody of "A Little Happiness" sounded, the final round of review for the Spring Festival Gala officially began.

Wang Fei on the stage seemed to have some of the ethereal qualities of the head of the Xianyin Sect in his previous life, floating in the air, like the sound of nature.

Combined with Gong Xing's mature and sweet voice, they serve as supporting roles for each other when singing solo and complement each other when singing in chorus.

"Well, there's nothing to say."

"There's no need to review this case again. Just pass it."

"agree."

"agree."

Huang Yihe breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the leaders agreed unanimously.

Immediately afterwards, one program after another came on stage. Some were just watched and passed, while others were only watched for a few seconds and then stopped directly.

When it was the turn of "A Day of a Heroic Mother", no one called for a stop from the beginning to the end because everyone was just laughing.

The same was true for "Eating Noodles". Huang Yihe was very nervous at the beginning and didn't dare to look at the crowd. But when Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao gradually got into the state, he suddenly looked down and found that there was no one sitting on the chair at the back. He felt suddenly disappointed.

what happened!

A closer look revealed that many people were laughing so hard that they almost fell over. However, as funny as it was, the leaders in charge of the review were reluctant to make a decision on whether "Eating Noodles" could be shown.

"The overall creative principle proposed by the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television for the Spring Festival Gala is 'positive and uplifting, and entertaining and educational'."

"Laughing without meaning is absolutely not allowed."

Seeing that many leaders also have this attitude, Fangyan argued: "How can it be meaningless? When the people celebrate the New Year, laughter is the greatest meaning! Is there anything more important than making the people happy and satisfied?"

Some people also stood up and said: "Teacher Fang, although this skit is good, it is just for fun and has no positive connotations."

“How can there be no connotation?”

Fangyan narrowed his eyes. "The last sentence of the skit is the highlight, 'Don't take the exam to be an actor, just do what you need to do'. You see, the person played by Chen Peisi thinks being an actor is easy, but he can't even eat a bowl of noodles properly. Isn't he satirizing those people who are too ambitious and have unrealistic expectations? Doesn't the whole skit have educational significance?"

"This...this...this is too far-fetched."

The person being refuted was speechless for a moment.

"Mr. Wu, what do you think?"

Fangyan turned to look at Minister Wu of the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television. He was the one who made the final decision to have "Homesickness" and "On the Shores of Lake Baikal" performed on CCTV's Spring Festival Gala last year. Whether "Eating Noodles" can be performed on the Spring Festival Gala stage as expected this time depends mainly on whether he agrees.

Mr. Wu did not comment, neither nodding nor shaking his head, but just kept the matter aside for the time being.

"I think this year's Spring Festival Gala can set up another award called 'Audience's Favorite Program Award'."

Fangyan looked around and said, "It's divided into song, dance and language categories. What do you think?"

…………

After a heated discussion, Fangyan's proposal was passed by the review leaders.

However, there were still considerable objections to "Eating Noodles", and whether it could be performed on the Spring Festival Gala was delayed until New Year's Eve.

Televisions have become popular in thousands of households, and many wealthy families even own rare color TVs.

Although the screen is only 14 inches, the feeling of watching color TV with my parents at home is so novel and warm.

Yang Xia invited Han Yuemin and his family of three to her home, and the five of them sat neatly in front of the TV.

"Why hasn't it started yet?"

"Mom, there's still half an hour left, don't worry."

Fang Hong and Han Yuemin looked at each other, excited.

I was lucky enough to have the clothes I designed and produced shown on Yanjing TV last year. I never expected that this year not only would they be shown on CCTV, but I would also be able to sponsor and advertise on CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

"How can I not be anxious?"

Yang Xia was extremely anxious. "Why hasn't Xiaoxiang come out yet? Which row did Yanzi say he was sitting in?"

"He's in the first row. If you turn the camera, you'll definitely see him!"

While Fang Hong and others were discussing him, Fang Yan was "interrupted" by Dai Linfeng and Wang Fulin and started talking about "Dream of Red Mansions".

"Test shot number 9, right?"

"That's right, practice and theory are combined while testing and training."

Wang Fulin said that including Gong Ying, there will be more than 60 actors joining the first training class.

The lectures will be given by the Redologists of the Advisory Committee. For example, Hu Wenbin will talk about "Overview of Redology Research at Home and Abroad", Zhu Jiahui will introduce "Northern Life Customs in "A Dream of Red Mansions", Deng Yunxiang will teach ancient etiquette step by step, Qi Gong will personally demonstrate the ancient people's bowing movements, and even small classes in music, chess, calligraphy and painting will be opened.

"Every student must study the original work and try to understand the character."

Dai Linfeng said: "Then during the test shoot, we asked them to play this role today and that role tomorrow. Finally, we determined the roles based on their performances. After the two training sessions, we announced the selection results."

Fang Yan raised his eyebrows: "Two issues?"

Wang Fulin said in embarrassment: "Yes, there are still some roles that have not been cast, especially Jia Baoyu."

Fang Yan said, "Are those people like Hong Jiantao not good enough?"

"We were very interested in Hong Jiantao, but we didn't expect that he had a small scar on his forehead, which was a blemish."

Wang Fulin sighed. Jia Baoyu was the leading male character in A Dream of Red Mansions, so the choice of actor was naturally very picky.

Dai Linfeng said: "Fulin plans to go to Sichuan again after the New Year."

Fangyan thought it was a coincidence, because he would also go to Chengdu after the New Year to meet the editor of Science Fiction Literature and Art.

Wang Fulin asked, "In that case, how about Teacher Fang accompany us again, just like we did in Shanghai?"

"Right on my mind."

Fang Yan agreed readily, and then followed Dai Linfeng to inspect the event before it started.

As a result, Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao were found behind the curtain on the second floor of the studio. They looked lost and depressed, completely out of tune with the joyous atmosphere.

After all, there is less than half an hour left before the live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala, and it is still a question whether the two can appear.

"Even artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan have been invited. What's there to be afraid of? Just follow me!"

Fangyan called Chen Peisi and the other person and went straight to find Deng Zaijun and Huang Yihe.

Deng Zaijun hesitated for a moment, "It's true that no one said I could go on this show, but no one said I couldn't either. I'm the director of the show, so I make the decision. Go on! I'll be responsible if anything goes wrong!"

Fang Yan patted his chest and said, "And me!"

Huang Yihe finally made up his mind, "Then go ahead! But Pei Si, Shi Mao, you two must remember one thing, when you perform, you must follow the script for review, don't add anything, don't make any mistakes, don't change anything!"

"Hey!"

Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao could not help but be moved, and even these grown men were moved to tears.

(End of this chapter)