China Entertainment 1997

Cao Xuan's program was kept strictly confidential by the Spring Festival Gala program team. Until the live broadcast, the outside world only vaguely learned two pieces of information.

One is a solo and the other is a new song.

This is not beyond everyone's expectations. Since his debut in the Spring Festival Gala in 1999, Cao Xuan has performed solo and new songs in the past three years, which is almost his signature in the Spring Festival Gala.

Guessing Cao Xuan's new songs is now considered a daily program of the Spring Festival Gala, and its popularity is not inferior to those of language programs.

However, the host's announcement and familiar prelude just now made many Cao Xuan fans a little confused.

Isn't "Stars and Sea" an old song?

Well, it’s not an old song. After all, this song has only been out for more than a month, so it’s still fresh.

But soon everyone understood that the melody was similar, but the lyrics were changed, and the overall concept was completely different.

After Cao Xuan finished singing the first two lines, all the audience in front of the TV saw the video clip that switched from the stage screen.

"A Centenary Journey

Not an easy road

Crossing mountains and seas, never slack off

always looking forward to it

…”

On the three-foot podium, a female teacher pointed at the words on the blackboard and taught the students to read. The primary school students in the audience followed the teacher and read.

In the threshing floor, rural old men and women work hard raising the wheat on the ground.

On the road, it was snowing heavily in the cold winter, and the traffic policemen in cotton-padded clothes tried hard to trap the car and cart in the snow.

At the border post, a People's Liberation Army soldier, fully armed, crossed the steep terrain and walked towards the post near the boundary marker.

In the hospital, the doctor pushed the ambulance and rushed to the operating room. The operating room was very busy.

In the classroom, a group of students wearing high school uniforms are working hard to study. The countdown to the college entrance examination flashes across the blackboard.

In the factory, the steel workers were working hard without raising their heads, sweat flowing freely on their foreheads.

At the scientific research site, some scientific researchers were operating instruments and consoles, and the large screen vaguely resembled a rocket graphic.

In addition to the above, there are also people from all walks of life. Everyone is in one or two shots, their figures are busy and their steps are in a hurry.

The camera switched back to the stage, and Cao Xuan's warm and powerful singing gradually became louder.

"All the ups and downs

Finally blown into dust by the wind

never come back

Coming to you with youth

Across the stars and the sea

Well……"

On the podium, the female teacher picked up the chalk and wrote four more characters. All the students in the audience shouted "I love the motherland" in unison with their immature voices.

At the threshing floor, after harvesting the wheat, the old man looked at his wife and couldn't help laughing, revealing his only remaining front tooth.

On the road, passers-by helped and finally pushed the car out. The car owner thanked the car. The children passing by gave the traffic police a Young Pioneer salute, and the traffic police stood up and returned the salute.

At the border post, I changed posts with my comrades. The young soldiers held steel guns in their hands and guarded the borders of the motherland with firm eyes.

In the hospital, the door to the operating room is open. When the doctor comes out, his face is tired, but he nods and smiles to the patient's family.

In the classroom, students who had finished the college entrance examination celebrated wildly, their eyes full of expectations and longing for the future.

In the factory, the workers after get off work were covered with dust. They were a little embarrassed to smile at the camera. Some young ones gave a thumbs up.

At the scientific research site, watching the rocket take off, all the scientific researchers cheered.

The switching between the two sets of shots touched countless viewers in front of the TV. Everyone saw their own reflections in the people who appeared in these shots.

Everyone is busy, everyone is happy, and they all have their own expectations and beauty in their hearts. Just as the lyrics say - always have expectations, crossing the stars and the sea.

Cao Xuan also sang the second verse at this time. He slowly walked a few steps towards the middle of the stage with a clear voice.

"Wearing the starlight, rush for the exam with all your strength

Ambition is not afraid of high mountains

A century of pride, looking straight at the world

Crossing mountains and seas to continue writing love

stirring in youth

…”

In the short film, a red boat appeared on the South Lake: "Sir, what is the name of our party?"

"Communist Party of China!"

The camera turned again, and at the Nanchang City Headquarters, a young man wearing a red scarf in military uniform fired three shots, and the army carrying the red flag was born.

On Jinggang Mountain, the two teams met again, and a voice with a slight Hunan accent shouted: "A single spark can start a prairie fire!"

After the two battlefield scenes flashed, colorful flags were fluttering, and in the large square filled with people and on the city gate, the same voice solemnly announced to the world.

"The Chinese people have stood up since then!"

A huge mushroom cloud rose from the Gobi Desert, and Mr. Qian's old voice sounded.

“If foreigners can do it, why can’t the Chinese do it?”

At the United Nations General Assembly, the huge voting wall had the majority green light, and the generous smile of an old man was captured in the camera.

On the southern coast, a small fishing village slowly built high-rise buildings, and countless people with dreams rushed towards the tide.

"You can lay off your job, and we will take up the job."

With these solid and powerful words, the five-star red flag and the red flag rose slowly in Hong Kong.

Boom, the rocket takes off.

A news report came to my ears: "On January 10, 2001, China's Shenzhou-2 was successfully launched, marking a further step in my country's manned spaceflight project."

In Moscow, Samaranch's beijing sounded, and thousands of lights in China stayed up all night.

At Wulihe Stadium, the whistle sounded and the whole country was excited!

China's accession to the World Trade Organization is of great significance.

All the scenes from 80 years ago to the present have stirred the hearts of countless viewers, and are more suitable for Cao Xuan's singing.

"Coming to you with youth

Across the stars and the sea

The innocent heart is full of passion

Use youth to compose wonderful things

Never wandered

I'm coming to you

Across the stars and the sea

…”

After Cao Xuan sang the passionate chorus, the emotions accumulated in the video burst out from all the viewers, and many people even felt their scalps numb.

We are confused by the pain of yesterday’s China!

We are in tears because of the rise of China today!

We look forward to the glory of China tomorrow!

The video of "Stars and Sea" is about the past and the present, while the lyrics and emotions are full of the future, majestic and surging.

When Cao Xuan came off the stage, the audience gave him extremely warm applause. Even the host could not stop it, and it even affected the live broadcast process.

Not to mention the TV viewers who witnessed the short video of "Sea of ​​Stars", their hearts were filled with excitement and they could not forget it for a long time.

In this fork in the road of pluralism and openness, many aspects in China have not yet responded, their propaganda concepts have not kept up, and they are unable to grasp the favorable combination of main theme and popularity.

As a result, the main melody was out of touch and even disgusted by many young people.

There may be some people who are obstructing this, but some of them have not grasped the pulse of the times. To put it bluntly, they are behind the times.

The main theme of later generations shines brightly, and the re-establishment of national self-confidence is the most critical. On the other hand, the official reaction has begun. Many propagandas have begun to catch the hearts of young people, and naturally they have received rave reviews.

It not only ensures ideological propaganda, but also has great popularity. It can be out of the circle to the greatest extent, and the publicity effect is also excellent.

Cao Xuan dare not boast, but at this stage his model is very feasible.

If this video and song would only touch people twenty years later, now it is simply shocking.

Cao Xuan admitted that there are indeed many public intellectuals and white-eyed wolves at this stage, but most people are still very simple and patriotic.

They have even personally experienced confusion and troughs, and feel the same way. Looking at the country that is rising little by little, their hearts are full of longing for the future.

Twenty years ago and twenty years later, they may have completely different moods, but the emotions are the same, and they also find their own resonance in the songs.

………

Cao Xuan did not leave as usual this time, but entered the dressing room in the preparation area again, where Mr. Hou and Lao Zhao were waiting after the performance.

The TV in the dressing room was on, showing the live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala.

Generally speaking, the TVs at the venue are rarely turned on. Everyone is relatively nervous and does not dare to be disturbed by external things. They are adjusting and have no time, and they are not in the mood to watch TV.

However, the two people in this dressing room have finished their performances, and as for the last line of "Unforgettable Tonight", they are both Spring Festival Gala veterans, and their mentality is much more stable.

As soon as Cao Xuan entered, Mr. Hou and Lao Zhao gave him a thumbs up. They had just finished watching the live broadcast.

They had listened to the song before during the rehearsal, but they didn't have a deep impression of it. This time, combined with the live video clip, they were deeply shocked, and Cao Xuan's perception was also taken to a higher level.

Mr. Hou didn't have much communication with Cao Xuan before, and they were just acquaintances, but this time he smiled much more cordially when they saw each other again, and warmly greeted Cao Xuan to drink water and eat biscuits.

Many of the older generation take the righteousness of their family and country very seriously. Although Cao Xuan's song cannot represent anything, the attitude it reveals is still worthy of respect.

Whether it was Mr. Hou or Lao Zhao, or others, they were all clear about right and wrong, so they naturally had a high regard for Cao Xuan.

Cao Xuan has a good impression of Mr. Hou, firstly because Lao Guo loves his family and friends, and secondly, he is also generous and easy-going, and doesn't put on any airs.

While waiting to go home for the New Year's Eve dinner, Cao Xuan didn't buy any cookies or water. He chatted with the two people and watched TV leisurely.

This is the fourth time he has attended the Spring Festival Gala this year. He is a serious old man, and his mentality is not much worse than the other two.

It happened to be a coincidence that Cao Xuan's next show happened to be Jiang Kun's cross talk. Seeing him come out, Mr. Hou and Lao Zhao, who had a good relationship with him, both frowned.

As I said before, there is a term for cross talk called "catching fire but not mud".

That is to say, when performing, it is best to perform well in the previous show and warm up the place. If you perform on your own, the atmosphere will be good and the effect will be good.

If the last one messed up and was left out, it would be embarrassing. Not to mention your own performance, you have to be busy wiping the butt of the previous one.

But fire must also have a limit.

If the last performance was too stunning and took away the audience's soul, and they are still thinking about it after the show is over, then the next performance will be worse than a cold start.

No matter what the performance is, if no one is watching, the work is in vain...

Both of them watched Cao Xuan's show. To be honest, Mr. Hou felt that he might not be able to continue. Lao Zhao had this confidence, but it was inevitable that he would have to put in some effort to get the audience's attention back.

As for Jiang Kun, if he was at his peak, there would be no need to worry too much, but now that his partner has changed, and after Liang Zuo's death, the quality of his works has declined seriously.

The whole performance was an embarrassment. The audience hardly laughed in the first five or six minutes, but then they slowly recovered and gave some feedback.

The audience in front of the TV didn't know clearly, but based on their own experience, the two of them probably found it quite embarrassing.

Cao Xuan was a little gloating. He had no objection to Jiang Kun and was completely focused on his partner.

I wrote some gossip in the last chapter but it was deleted. If you dare to do it, don’t take it seriously. You deserve it!