Chapter 372

The Yangshi studio was crowded with people.

The review work, which was originally scheduled to start in autumn and end in January of the following year, had to be postponed due to the temporary change of chief director.

Time is of the essence, reduce the process.

The original three rounds of preliminary selection + review + final review have been adjusted to condense the three rounds of preliminary selection into one and a half months, then skip the review and complete the final review before the end of January next year.

The rehearsal is integrated into the subsequent review stage, that is, the review is carried out at the same time, and then a comprehensive rehearsal is concentrated in early February of the following year until the New Year’s Eve on February 2.

“Old Zhao!”

Guo Da’s deep voice sounded, filled with the joy of meeting an old friend.

“I haven’t seen you in a few years!”

“Brother, we were having dinner together a few months ago, why are you starting to count the years now?”

“I’m talking about the Spring Festival Gala.” Guo Da patted Lao Zhao’s shoulder heavily, “Great! It’s good that you’re back!”

“Now that I’m back, the Spring Festival Gala is lively! It’s fun! People are all”

“The people miss you so much!” The iconic voice suddenly sounded, interrupting and taking over Guo Da’s words.

Hearing the voice, they both turned around, and what caught their eyes was Feng Gong making faces, and Guo Donglin with a bright head.

“Hahaha, Lao Feng! Xiao Guo!”

Hearty laughter immediately filled the backstage. However, surrounded by the cheerful atmosphere, Lao Zhao pulled his wrinkles to force out a stiff smile, appearing particularly out of place.

“Hey, everyone is here!” Another shiny head popped in.

“Teacher Chen!” Everyone greeted him quickly.

Not to mention that Chen Peisi is the oldest, he is one of the founders of skits: after Yan Shunkai and Wang Jingyu performed the pantomime “Eating Chicken” in the 83 Spring Festival Gala, he formally polished and developed the skit performance form. In the serious environment at that time, he finalized the “laughing” mission of skits under pressure, providing a model for later generations.

We must pay tribute to everyone who has worked on sketches!
Regardless of age or position.

“What do you mean by ‘old master’? We are already old enough to have one foot in the coffin. How can we old bones still talk about this?” Chen Peisi raised her eyebrows and quickly focused her eyes on Lao Zhao’s face. “Hey, Lao Zhao, what’s wrong with you?”

“Everyone is so happy, why are you the only one with a sad face?”

“Hey, this is stressful!” Lao Zhao sighed, “I haven’t been here for two years, I’m a little uncomfortable.”

“Not used to it? You’ve been through so many storms, and you, Old Zhao, can’t handle this little bit of pressure?” As Chen Peisi pointed it out, everyone’s eyes gathered. Guo Da smacked his lips and approached with a curious look on his face, “Tsk tsk tsk, I don’t believe it!”

“That’s right! Lao Zhao, tell the truth!”

“Old Zhao, huh?” Feng Gong just opened his mouth to tease, but was suddenly stunned.

Suddenly, Old Zhao shivered and even his eyes began to avoid attention.

what’s the situation?
At that moment, he immediately turned his head and looked in the direction of Lao Zhao.

A group of people came into view.

The leader was tall, and he walked with his head held high and with great vigor.

Black leather shoes, black suit.

Under his shiny black slicked-back hair, he wore a pair of pitch-black sunglasses.

“Director Zhen?”

“Yes! Zhen Ta. Really damn accurate!” Old Zhao gritted his teeth and gave Feng Gong a thumbs up, “One glance and it’s a big reveal! That’s right, it’s Director Zhen!”

“My fellow brothers and sisters, you are all regular guests at the Spring Festival Gala, and you all have a lot of experience in dealing with pressure and adjusting your mindset.”

“But I still want to say a few words to remind everyone.”

“Stay strong next time!”

Zhen Jiecheng did not go backstage to greet his acquaintances.

At work, regardless of personal relationships, he leads everyone straight to the studio area.

Below the stage, several rows of judges’ seats had been set up. In the center was the nameplate of the chief director.

“Director Zhen, what needs to be reviewed today are mainly some singing and dancing programs and language programs.”

“Programmes with higher technical requirements will be placed in the next round.”

“The top priority is language programs, including the sketches of Chen Peisi’s team, Zhao Benshan’s team, Feng Gong’s team, and Happy Twist’s team.”

“Cao Yunjin and Liu Yuntian of crosstalk.”

“Wait, didn’t they say they were going to take back the word ‘cloud’? Why is there still ‘cloud’?”

Zhen Jiecheng suddenly spoke up. Even though his sunglasses blocked his curious eyes, his face couldn’t hide his desire to eat the melon.

“Why don’t you ask Teacher Yu Qian’er?” Hu Die smiled, “He must know the inside story.”

As a little fan of Zhen Jiecheng, Hu Die also faced a new challenge in her career: hosting the Spring Festival Gala.

“Okay, I’ll ask later.” Zhen Jiecheng agreed with a smile.

During this period, he had been busy selecting programs and even providing program ideas. Apart from thinking about Senior Brother Lu, Zhen Jiecheng no longer had the energy to pay attention to other things.

In order to reproduce or even surpass some of the works in his memory, Zhen Jiecheng put a lot of effort into “guidance”.

In contrast, the song is relatively simple!
“The Wind Rises” is original, and it’s original after all. It’s a song written by the Japanese, so it would be a waste not to use it.

But for other high-quality songs, Zhen Jiecheng does not plan to directly start writing them. He would rather spend more energy to guide the creation, and if that doesn’t work, he will do it himself, and then put his name behind the original author.

“Alas, after all, not everyone is Jielun!”

“Many people can only create one song that is well-known in their lifetime.”

Thinking of this, Zhen Jiecheng suddenly cursed in his heart,
“Damn it, I should have copied more of Jie Lun’s songs. I should have taken advantage of his creative time to steal as many songs as possible!”

“Anyway, no matter how much he is taken away, it doesn’t prevent him from being Zhou Jielun!”

“So I don’t have to get angry when I see him lying down and messing up! Every day, he complains about being tired even when making an arrangement. Releasing an album is like being constipated, he~tui, it’s nothing!”

“What a pity! I’ve been so busy lately.”

“Otherwise, send an invitation to Brother Qian’er in advance and ask him and his partner to prepare their work. It would be so exciting to be on the same stage with Cao Yunjin and Liu Yuntian for review!”

“I talked to Brother Qian’er about this before at his zoo. He said that if he doesn’t make movies anymore, he can switch to crosstalk. He’ll open a zoo called Tingyunxuan!”

As Zhen Jiecheng spoke, he took a pen and wrote the “Tingyunxuan” artistic font on the paper, which was similar to “Dan Gan Deyun” or “Gan Deyun”.

“In this year’s Spring Festival Gala, a ‘Deyun Club’ flag will be hung above Guo Degang’s program, and a ‘Tingyunxuan’ plaque will be erected behind Cao Yunjin and Liu Yuntian.”

“Hiss! That’s even more exciting!”

“Every round of review is news and attracts attention!”

“If both of their programs pass the review.”

Zhen Jiecheng rubbed his hands excitedly, but soon he sighed with regret.

“Alas! Such a precious opportunity to make the Spring Festival Gala more watchable! It just slipped away!”

“Blame me! Blame me!”

Looking at Zhen Jiecheng’s regretful expression and listening to Zhen Jiecheng’s tone that sounded like a sigh of lost sheep.

Everyone looked at each other, their smiles froze on their lips, and their backs felt cold.

Is this a human being?
Is this something a human can do?
It’s totally lacking in virtue!

Although it is indeed very exciting, although. emmm
“Ahem, Director Zhen! This is only the first round of preliminary selections. There’s still time. Why don’t you call and ask?”

“What if Deyun Club has enough time to create high-quality works? We can just jump the queue for review in the later screening!”

“That makes sense! This is a very good suggestion!” Zhen Jiecheng nodded. “Since you proposed it, then I’ll leave it to you. On the one hand, those who are capable should do more work. On the other hand, as the chief director, I’m already very busy. How can I interfere and steal your work? To put it in a big way, it’s called a one-man show. To put it in a small way, it’s also stealing credit! It’s inappropriate and impolite.”

With a grin, he gave an encouraging look.

As for whether the judge could receive it through his sunglasses, that had nothing to do with Zhen Jiecheng.

“I’m waiting for your good news!”

Time passed quickly while we were chatting.

Soon, the review officially begins!
The first to appear is “On Youthful China”!
Adapted from the lyrics of Mr. Liang Qichao, this is a song about Xu Sangao being tortured again and again.

Especially when the voices of the youth choir sounded, youth and passion were integrated into the passionate melody, and mission and responsibility burst out in the alternation of solo and chorus.

When the last syllable fell, the audience burst into warm applause.

“it is good!”

“The music is great! The lyrics are great! The singing is beautiful and appropriate to the scene!” The praises continued, making Zhang Jie on the stage both excited and nervous.

Looking at Zhang Jie bowing continuously, Zhen Jiecheng suddenly felt like laughing.

At that time, Zhang Jie was chosen simply because his voice was suitable. But because he had the label of Mango TV, it was mistakenly considered as Zhen Jiecheng’s care.

So, led by his daughter-in-law Xie Na, including He Jiong and Wang Han, many others called to express their gratitude.

Inexplicably, I owed Zhen Jiecheng a favor. Then, during the promotion of the movies “Tiny Times” and “Lost in Thailand”, Mango TV’s variety show gave enough screen time and voice-overs, and rejected Lu Chuan on the grounds that the schedule was full, indirectly filling the grave of “The Banquet” with a shovel of dirt.

“Alright!” Zhen Jiecheng raised his hand to signal, and the scene immediately quieted down. “Don’t waste time! Get straight to the point. Will this show pass?”

“Pass!”

“Of course!”

Unanimous support.

“Okay! Next one!”

Next up is the soloist, a leader in the rock scene: Wang Fei.

The “red” singing of “As Wish” has undoubtedly been unanimously recognized.

When “The Wind Rises” came on stage, the unpopular singer’s performance made Zhen Jiecheng give a thumbs up!

Ai Stefanie Sun’s singing is already very nice, and the live-action version has even more charm.

Not only did Zhen Jiecheng give a thumbs up, but the judges also applauded.

The reason is very simple. The first paragraph is “The Wind Rises” and the second paragraph is a new lyrics with the theme of “Crossing the Yalu River”.

The 13 Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Snake marks the 60th anniversary of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea!

From singing solo to leading a chorus with a group of children wearing winter uniforms styled after the Volunteer Army, the lights changed and the background music played on the big screen also transcended time and space.

Sixty years have passed in the blink of an eye.

He dares to cross the icy river and destroy the iron formation, and can lie low on the snowy ridge and block the beacon smoke.

Never forget the green mountains where loyal bones are buried, and remember the heroic souls that penetrate the sky.

“Hiss! It’s so red!”

“Who says it isn’t? The red turns black, the black turns red, it’s both red and black!”

“Wow, he contributed to all three songs. He wrote both the lyrics and music for “As Wish”, he also wrote both the lyrics and music for “On Youthful China”, and he even wrote both the lyrics and music for “The Wind Rises”!”

“What else? He is Zhen Jiecheng! Anyone can call him a bastard, a hooligan, and a man without morals, and even he himself can’t refute it, but no one dares to question his talent! The Central Film Academy protects him, the Beijing Film Academy pampers him, and even the Optoelectronics Institute speaks well of him.”

Beneath the applause, there was a quiet discussion.

Many people noticed that Hu Die’s cheeks were flushed and she cast admiring glances towards the central sunglasses.

“Bah! Damn it, he deserves to be so romantic!”

“Alas! What a pity! This guy has a problem with his thinking. Xiao Hu’s efforts are in vain. His willingness is like playing the lute to a cow.”

“What do you think this guy is thinking? He ignores the beautiful young girl and only wants to pursue the old woman. It’s just a waste of talent! What a shame!”

“Who knows? Anyway, Xiao Hu is definitely doomed. Didn’t you see that this guy was surrounded by Liu Yifei and the other four, and his eyes were not even wandering? Not to mention that Liu Xiahui is not as good as him, even the eunuchs are… Speak of the devil, here comes Liu Yifei and the others!”

Three consecutive unanimous votes passed the resolution, creating a harmonious atmosphere on the scene.

Along with Jing Tian, ​​Liu Yifei, Yang Mi, and Liu Shishi, the four ladies, wearing different styles of slim-fitting clothes, stood gracefully on the stage. Just standing there, it was pleasing to the eye.

The music starts and the dancing begins.

Jing Tian took a step forward, what a beautiful and beautiful woman in the world.

A wink adds a touch of playfulness. A smile fills the dimples with sweetness.

However, as soon as he opened his mouth, the authentic Shaanxi dialect coupled with the song “Meet” created an abrupt contrast that caught everyone off guard.

But it sounds very nice!

The heavy loess plateau is blended with the fresh tone with a hint of sadness, creating a taste that is both funny and playful, and the more you listen to it, the more you addicted to it.

Just as everyone was reveling in the novelty, the baton was passed to Liu Shishi.

The music changes, and the dance moves change too.

Humming “Sheng Sheng Man” in the soft Wu dialect.

For a moment, it seemed as if I was strolling along the Qinhuai River and in the misty attic.

Thirty-six ponds of spring water, I long to see Jiangnan when I am old.

“That’s exactly what it feels like!” Zhen Jiecheng adjusted his sunglasses. “Damn it, even if you’re old, you still have to make me fall in love with you. I want to go to Jiangnan!”

After performing two songs in dialect, the performance switched to modern pop songs.

In order to make a good transition in the form of the music, Zhou Jielun worked hard to lose weight and lost several pounds! It was all due to drinking milk tea to refresh himself.

Zhen Jiecheng once gave Liu Yifei an original song called “Blushing Puberty” which he copied from Korea. After a new adaptation, Yang Mi and Liu Yifei lip-synced the song.

The music is brisk and lively, and the dance moves are also brisk and lively.

Zhen Jiecheng had the dance moves that were popular on short videos in his previous life re-choreographed by professionals, and turned them into the four women on the stage today standing in a row and twisting and dancing.

Not to mention how pleasing to the eyes!

Zhen Jiecheng could even clearly hear the slight sound of swallowing saliva coming from his ears.

Glancing to the side, a group of middle-aged and elderly people were all staring intently.

Not bad! Just swallow your saliva!
This is the effect you want!

“I have a problem with this show! The dancing aspect is not very good!”

“That’s right. The Spring Festival Gala stage is for the general public across the country and overseas Chinese compatriots. This kind of twisting and dancing is not appropriate and has a bad influence.”

When the four women finished singing and dancing, the opinions from the judges did not surprise Zhen Jiecheng. Instead, he winked at Guo Fan, and after receiving a nod in response, he spoke with a smile.

“Oh? What’s wrong?”

“First of all, it’s too tight.”

“Oh? Even tighter than what the ballet dancers wore on the Spring Festival Gala stage in previous years?” Zhen Jiecheng raised his eyebrows.

“Director Zhen, how can this be the same? Ballet is an art! What is this?”

“Oh, so that’s how it is!” Zhen Jiecheng nodded, “Go on, isn’t there still a bad influence? Tell me.”

“The dance moves are too cheesy.”

“Vague?” Zhen Jiecheng interrupted again, “Emm, yes! That’s right! But it shouldn’t be indecent, right?”

“That’s not there.”

“Oh! That’s good! I thought twisting the waist was indecent, I was scared to death!” Zhen Jiecheng patted his chest, and suddenly moved his head closer.

“is it nice?”

“what?”

“Are you happy to watch?”

“No, no, I’m just reviewing the show from a reviewer’s perspective.”

“Really? I don’t believe it!” Zhen Jiecheng sat up straight again and raised his voice, “I just heard someone swallowing their saliva! They were staring intently from beginning to end, they were so absorbed in watching!”

“What? You’re so happy with it, why don’t you show it to the people of the whole country?”

“It’s tacky to watch, so what? In your eyes, the representatives of the people of the whole country are tacky? Because they are tacky, they can’t be on the stage?”

“Tsk, tsk, tsk, there’s something wrong with your thinking! Do you want to be separated from the masses?”

Isn’t it just waving a banner and flattering others? Zhen Jiecheng can do it too!

Faced with the rebuttal of “I am not, I did not, you are talking nonsense”, Zhen Jiecheng ignored it and picked up the loud speaker.

“Guo Fan, play what you just filmed on the big screen.”

“I have to confirm it! What if I heard it wrong because of my deafness or tinnitus, or saw it wrong because of my dizziness? It would be bad if there was a misunderstanding!”

Turn your head.
“Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t take pictures of you on purpose.”

“The audit must be rigorous! It must be recorded, and it must be high-definition! So that we can study and discuss it later!”

(End of this chapter)