China Entertainment 1997

According to research, the predecessor of the Spring Festival Gala was the "Spring Festival Gala" in 1956, which was a party organized by several official media.

There were many great gods present at that time.

Qian Lao, the father of two bombs, mathematician Hua Luogeng, writers Lao She, Ba Jin, Peking opera masters Mei Lanfang and Xin Fengxia, cross talk master Hou Baolin, first-generation actors Bai Yang and Zhao Dan, business representative Rong Yiren and many other social celebrities.

However, this party was not broadcast on television, but was recorded on film and later screened across the country.

Afterwards, CCTV was established in 1958 and actually held Spring Festival galas one after another. However, due to various conditions, the influence was minimal.

In 1979, CCTV resumed broadcasting and held another "tea party" Spring Festival Gala.

This party was different from the previous rigid "praise of virtues" report-style party. It adopted some relatively new ideas at the time and was also broadcast on TV on New Year's Eve.

This gala still had a certain impact at the time, but television was not yet popular at that time, and the "Spring Festival Gala" still did not make it out of the entertainment industry.

Until 1983, CCTV adopted the live broadcast method and held another Spring Festival Gala.

Hou Baolin and his disciples took part in the show, coupled with Li Guyi's epoch-making song "Hometown Love", the Spring Festival Gala attracted widespread attention.

The following year, CCTV struck while the iron was hot. Chen Xiaoer's "Eating Noodles" was released, creating the history of Spring Festival Gala sketches, and Ma Ji's "Universe Brand Cigarettes" amused countless viewers.

There is also the song "My Chinese Heart" sung by Hong Kong singer Zhang Mingmin, which aroused strong national sentiments in the audience.

Since then, the Spring Festival Gala has completely gone out of the entertainment industry and has become a deep memory in the hearts of countless Chinese people.

The Spring Festival Gala every year also turns into a literary carnival.

Mainland's popular and top singers, sketch comedy elites, and even annual hotshots will appear on this stage to perform to audiences across the country to celebrate the New Year.

So gradually, the Spring Festival Gala has become the biggest hot spot of national attention during the Spring Festival, and reporters have tried their best to gain attention from the Spring Festival Gala.

Before 1997, all programs of the Spring Festival Gala were strictly confidential. The actors, programs, and performance formats were not disclosed to the outside world. If you want to know, just go and watch the program.

But after 1998, in order to further attract viewers, CCTV would selectively reveal some information to the media, mainly to build momentum for the party.

The media is also happy to cooperate, so every year when the Spring Festival is approaching, major newspapers and magazines will put on repertoire.

"Guess, guess who will be attending the Spring Festival Gala this year"

After a whole set of procedures, the Spring Festival Gala has built enough momentum, the media has gained enough popularity, and even the actors have been exposed, but only the audience has been fooled.

Today I am happy because so-and-so went to the Spring Festival Gala, and tomorrow I am angry because so-and-so was dismissed. It is a waste of emotions.

………

But aside from other things, this year’s Spring Festival Gala is definitely impressive.

Leaving aside the language programs that feature comedians, the singing program has a relatively luxurious lineup compared to previous editions.

Li Tianwang, Cao Xuan, Liu Huan, Zhang Huimei, Na Ying, Wei Wei, Tian Zhen, Xie Feng, Lin Xinru...

There are either kings and queens, popular idols, and a bunch of powerful singers.

In the past, the language programs of the Spring Festival Gala were the best, but this year only Zhao Benshan and Song Dandan can compete.

Feng Gong also broke up with Niu Qun, Jiang Kun had begun to decline, Pan Zi and Gong Hanlin collaborated for the first time, Huang Hong, Cai Ming, and Guo Da each took the lead, and the partners they cooperated with were not strong partners.

Many media are optimistic that singing programs will double their sales this time, overwhelming language programs.

However, Cao Xuan was not so optimistic.

This year's language Spring Festival Gala program is indeed not very eye-catching, but the song program, despite the gathering of big names, there are only a few memorable songs.

Wei Wei, Tian Zhen and others' cross-dressing counts as one, "Nine-Nine New Songs" sung by a group of singers counts as one, Li Tianwang's "Happy 2000" electronic music rave counts as one, and Xie Feng's "wedding" counts as one.

But the influence was limited to that year, and those few sketches, until 2021, some people can still remember the lines.

Therefore, Cao Xuan will not be tempted to compete with language programs for influence, as long as he sings his own songs well.

Last year Cao Xuan's "Gong Xi Fa Cai" and "Go Home Often" were the most popular songs in the Spring Festival Gala. Now when the New Year comes, they start to be played in the streets and alleys.

This year, Cao Xuan's goal is still to keep three out of five, hoping that "Yellow Race" can shine as much as possible.

February 4, 2000, the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month

There is no New Year's Eve this year, so the 29th is New Year's Eve, and the Year of the Dragon Spring Festival Gala will start at 8 o'clock that night.

Fo City, the crew of "Young Man Bao Qingtian"

The crew was very user-friendly. They booked the hotel restaurant and gathered all the actors and staff who stayed on the crew together to have New Year's Eve dinner and watch the Spring Festival Gala.

After all, one of the male protagonists and bosses of the show also stars, so everyone wants to see the excitement.

The cast of "Young Man Bao Qingtian" includes people from all over the world, and the New Year customs are different in different places.

After thinking about it, the crew and the hotel simply prepared rice cakes, glutinous rice balls, dumplings, and noodles. They also prepared more than 20 large pots of food and had a buffet New Year's Eve dinner. You could get whatever you wanted.

Hu Jing is still with Ren Quan, Li Bingbing, and Shi Xiaolong. Li and Ren are from Northeast China, and Shi Xiaolong is from Henan Province. They will definitely eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year.

As a native of Yunnan Province, Hu Jing does not have the custom of eating dumplings during the Chinese New Year. They eat a variety of home-cooked dishes, mostly meat dishes, and their staple food is mostly rice or milk pancakes.

However, Hu Jing went to school in the capital at the age of 11, and now her taste has been almost assimilated. She eats Yunnan cuisine and also likes northern cuisine.

During the Chinese New Year buffet, she picked up some dishes and ordered a bowl of dumplings from Li Bingbing and the others.

"Xiaolong, eat more."

A few people found a seat close to the TV, and Hu Jing and Li Bingbing kept picking up food for Shi Xiaolong.

When Shi Xiaolong was filming, his father accompanied him to take care of him. During this Chinese New Year, something happened in his hometown, so Shi Xiaolong's father returned home to deal with it.

On New Year's Day, Shi Xiaolong, a child in his early ten years, was left alone on the set. It was quite pitiful. It was inevitable that Hu Jing and Li Bingbing would take more care of him.

But Shi Xiaolong himself was quite happy. Without his father watching, he felt like a fish in water. He happily ate dumplings and waited to watch "Brother Bao"'s Spring Festival Gala program.

Shi Xiaolong's careless appearance made Hu Jing a little envious. Although she left her parents to go to school at a very young age, she would go home every Spring Festival.

This year is the first time to celebrate the New Year alone without my parents. Cao Xuan is not here yet, so it is inevitable that I feel homesick.

Ren Quan and Li Bingbing, who have been in the industry for several years, do not have this dilemma. They already understand the efforts behind the artist industry.

If you earn more and become famous, you must pay the price you deserve. This is normal.

If you want free time and easy work, you also want to make money and become famous. The benefits are all yours and will be opened by your family...

While talking and laughing, Hu Jing also answered a phone call from home, and on TV, the Spring Festival Gala also officially started.

During the opening song and dance, International Zhang wore a magenta midriff-baring top that looked like a bellyband, and magenta bell-bottom pants, dancing and singing with a bright face.

"This seems to be your classmate, the one who won the Silver Bear Award with Director Zhang?"

Li Bingbing asked Hu Jing, Hu Jing nodded, and Li Bingbing sighed with envy.

"That's great. She directed a masterpiece as soon as she debuted, and even appeared in the Spring Festival Gala. She is probably the most developed in your class."

"almost."

Hu Jing should have been envious long ago, but now her mentality is very stable, and she is still showing off with Yourong Yan and Li Bingbing.

"Our class hasn't graduated yet, and there are several people who have collaborated with big directors. Ziyi is a girl, Yuan Quan won the Golden Rooster, and Liu Hua has also made several movies."

"Then the success rate of your class is quite high."

Li Bingbing was a little surprised. She was in the 93rd grade of drama. Apart from her and Ren Quan, there is only one Liao Fan who is somewhat famous in the whole class. The other students are still struggling, and only a handful of them are starring.

Hu Jing's class hasn't graduated yet, but several of them have already been filmed. Hu Jing herself is also the second female lead in a TV series with an investment of tens of millions.

Thinking back to the scene when they first graduated, Bambi was so annoying...

The international chapter ends after two minutes. This is the disadvantage of the opening. It is very likely that you have finished singing, and the audience has not even turned on the TV.

Of course, there are also advantages to opening the show. After all, you are the first one to appear, so you have more impression points than actors in normal time periods.

But overall, the best performance time for the Spring Festival Gala should be around 8:30 to 10:30 pm. The later the time goes, the more distracted the audience’s energy becomes.

As for the so-called prime time near midnight, it was all supported by Lao Zhao.

For the sake of balance in the entire Spring Festival Gala, CCTV deliberately placed Lao Zhao in that position specifically to retain the audience.

So it wasn't prime time at all, but Zhao Benshan's time. Many people were waiting to watch his sketches during the Chinese New Year.

Later, when Lao Zhao withdrew, CCTV wanted Lao Guo to take over, but failed. After that, CCTV also looked for other people, but no one could take up the lead.

This so-called "golden hour" has gradually become unworthy of its name.

Nowadays, Lao Zhao has not been given that important task. His performance time is around 9:10. In the front row are Zhang Huimei and Cao Xuan, both of whom are also prime time.

After the International Chapter program, brothers Niu Qun and Feng Gong came on stage to chat with the hosts, but they did not collaborate in cross talk.

After a while of gags, Niu Qun stepped down, Feng Gong stayed on the stage, and his new partner Jinmen Lin Junjie came online.

The cross talk "Old Songs and New Songs" is Feng Gong's last cross talk work in the Spring Festival Gala, and it is also the most impressive work of him and Guo Donglin.

In the 2000 Spring Festival Gala, if Zhao Benshan and Song Dandan were not so popular, Feng Gong's program would have become the best language program this year.

At this time, Guo Zi still had hair and not many wives. He and Feng Gong dug holes in each other on the stage, leaving behind a series of classic scenes.

The most impressive thing is the Goubuli steamed buns, which are thin-skinned and filled with eighteen pleats. The female representative of the United States ate three of them in one go.

As a result, countless people still remember this Tianjin snack, and its popularity even exceeded that of pancakes and fruits. Many outsiders passing by or going to Tianjin for business make a special trip to taste it.

It's a pity that the quality is getting worse and worse, and even the people of Jinmen don't want to see it.

There is a joke in later generations, saying that if you want to anger the witty Tianjin people, you only need three sentences.

①Pancakes with fruit and grilled sausage.

② Goubuli steamed buns are the most delicious.

③Guoan is the champion.

………

After Feng Gong's cross talk, it was "Sisters in the Army" by sisters Zhang Weiwei and Zhang Lili.

These two were female military representatives at the 50th anniversary military parade. They were twins. Because of their good looks, they attracted much attention and were later specially invited to perform a program by the Spring Festival Gala program team.

After that, there will be a series of song programs, including "New Year's Eve" by Wen Zhaolun, "Make a Phone Call" by Lin Zhixuan and others, and "Looking for Friends" by Chen Hong, Bai Xue and others.

The most important one is Wei Wei, Tian Zhen and others' "Celebrities Come Together to Make New Year's Eve". In addition to two days later, there will also be Spring Festival Gala evergreen Li Guyi, as well as Zang Tianshuo, Shang Changrong and other famous opera stars and powerful singers.

Because Li Guyi participated in this show, this year's Spring Festival Gala did not have the song "Unforgettable Tonight", and only a background sound played at the end.

In fact, "Unforgettable Golden Night" has not completely become the theme song of the Spring Festival Gala. It only appeared many times at the end.

It wasn't until the 2001 Spring Festival Gala next year that "Unforgettable Tonight" was completely designated as the ending song. It must be sung every year, and the original singer Li Guyi has led the singing many times.

Only in 2012 was it canceled once for the sake of innovation. As a result, the audience strongly opposed it, saying that the Spring Festival Gala had lost its soul, so it was changed back the next year.

Cao Xuan's program was behind a group singing program. I don't know if it was a bad idea of ​​the director team, but Wang Siyi was the one who announced the curtain for him.

Seeing Wang Siyi mysteriously saying that a handsome guy will appear soon, and cutting out that this guy also participated in the Spring Festival Gala last year. After the show was well received, many people guessed that it was Cao Xuan.

On the Foshi side, not only Hu Jing and the others, the entire restaurant was quiet, looking at the TV screen.

Sure enough, the cast introduction appeared on TV——

Song: "Yellow Race"

Lyricist: Cao Xuan

Composer: Cao Xuan

Vocals: Cao Xuan

Performance: Henan Opera Tagou Martial Arts School

As the cast appeared, a flute with high-spirited melody sounded, and several small fireworks exploded on the stage. Two teams of martial arts team members wearing bright yellow clothes quickly came to the center of the stage, posed and practiced fists and kicks.

After a prelude of more than 20 seconds, Cao Xuan, wearing an open black windbreaker, appeared on the stage. Accompanied by a powerful band, his passionate and powerful voice sounded.

"From the waves that have traveled five thousand miles

Or a city wall to be rebuilt?

Yellow after all history has faded

Gather into the sunset and dye it on me

…”

"Ahhh, so handsome."

Hu Jing turned her head and looked at the excited Li Bingbing speechlessly. She hadn't called her boyfriend handsome yet, so it was someone else's turn.

However, she didn't care about Li Bingbing at the moment, and turned to look at Cao Xuan on the TV with starry eyes.

Today's Cao Xuan is really handsome, and his tunes are passionate. He himself has also changed from the relatively restrained typhoon in the past, with a rebellious look on his face that refuses to obey the arrangements. He sings to his heart's content, with a wild and uninhibited temperament, full of a kind of masculinity. The hormonal charm.

This new temperament that is different from Cao Xuan's previous image is eye-catching. The more familiar he is, the more surprised and shocked he is.

Hu Jing showed the starry eyes of a girl. A thousand miles away in Jingshi, Zeng Li also looked at the confident, arrogant and radiant Cao Xuan on the TV, his eyes intoxicated.

Not only the two of them, but many female viewers across the country were blinded by Cao Xuan.

Even the male viewers, who looked dismissive on the surface, were muttering in their hearts: "This guy is indeed handsome."

Cao Xuan was on stage and didn't know the reaction outside the TV, but the enthusiastic feedback from the audience could still be clearly felt.

He sang harder and harder, his voice became louder and fuller, and he even sang the chorus in an almost shouting manner.

"Yellow race, come to the earth

puff up a new chest

Yellow man, walking on the road

The world knows I am different

The more turbulent it is, the braver it becomes

The world is changing and I want to break through it

Be open and magnanimous, go to all directions

After five thousand years, it’s finally my turn to play

…”

Cao Xuan chose this song not only because of its exciting melody, but most importantly because of its meaningful lyrics.

The yellow race does not refer to human race, but refers to the Chinese people.

The lyrics are full of strong national emotions and patriotic enthusiasm. They not only praise the great Chinese nation, but also earnestly hope for China's bright future.

At the turn of the old and new centuries, this song is timely and suitable for the occasion, so it was chosen by Cao Xuan for the Spring Festival Gala.

And the facts proved that Cao Xuan's choice was not wrong.

"Yellow Race" not only contains the popularity that many patriotic songs lack, but also has positive energy. Coupled with Cao Xuan's wonderful singing, many people were impressed and impressed.

Perhaps this song is not as popular as "Gong Xi Fa Cai", but in terms of performance and political significance behind it, "Yellow Race" is even better.

Cao Xuan even thought that he could "compose" more rock-style songs in the future.

When performed live, the effect is indeed more popular than those love songs, and he sings it very well himself.

But no matter what, as the last line of lyrics was sung, Cao Xuan bowed and left the stage, and his second Spring Festival Gala performance came to a successful conclusion.

But Zhang Huimei, who performed next to him, felt uncomfortable.

The scene was about to be blown away by Cao Xuan. It was not easy to get the audience's attention and emotions back in an instant...

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