Chapter 439 No one sleeps tonight 4
The night is getting deeper.
It was already 11 o''clock, and the streets and alleys of the capital were quiet and empty. Except for employees in special positions, everyone was celebrating the New Year at home.
A car rushed back from CCTV, drove into the alley of North Street, and stopped in front of the courtyard door. The secretary hurried in and entered the living room in the backyard: "Report! Got it back!"
"So fast?"
“They have straps ready to go!”
The senior leader took the tape, looked at it, and said with a smile, "Okay, let''s learn together after the party."
"I conveyed your message. Most people have no problem, but Minister Zhu said that Comrade Chen Qi and Comrade Gong Xue will fly to Berlin on the first day of the new year to participate in a film festival."
""Life is Beautiful", I know."
The big leader nodded, indicating that he understood the matter.
The secretary went out again to arrange a meeting for tomorrow.
These days, people in the literary and art circles have a good chance of meeting central-level leaders, such as Yuan Kuocheng and Liu Lanfang. On the first day of the Lunar New Year in 1984, they were invited to Haizi to spend the Spring Festival.
"Wow!!"
At this moment, the granddaughter and grandson suddenly screamed and stared at the TV.
The stage was filled with smoke. Li Lianjie and Li Saifeng, dressed in ancient costumes, each with a sword, flew out from both sides. After a few moves in the air, they landed firmly on the two scenery bridges.
“…”
The big leader frowned slightly and didn''t like this performance very much, but it didn''t hurt to think about it. The Chinese New Year was all about being lively, and at least the masses would definitely like it.
…
"Wow!"
"Fuck...ugh!"
As expected, the studio was already buzzing with excitement.
Although the stage was small, the two of them only flew a short distance, and the height was not very high, but it was flying after all! What''s more, the action design is also wonderful. The two of them go back and forth, and Li Saifeng, a little girl, performs tricks very beautifully.
Wearing a green dress, she looks like Ah Qing in "Yue Nv Sword".
In order to enhance the atmosphere, a small amount of dry ice was also put in. There was no dry ice machine at this time, so the dry ice bottles could only be shaken manually. Do not put more, as it would not dissipate after a while, and the room was prone to lack of oxygen.
Just a little smoke will do.
This program is quite popular, and the people love to hear it and shout about it.
Immediately afterwards, before the smoke cleared, the crew of "Journey to the West" appeared, including Tang Monk Wang Yue, Sixth Teacher, Ma Dehua, Yan Huaili and Yang Jie. "Journey to the West" has already aired a pilot episode "The Kingdom of Black Chicken". Yang Jie introduced the progress and previewed the episode "Stealing Ginseng Fruit" on the second day of the Lunar New Year.
Chen Qi added a small link for his bad taste.
"This is the actor who plays Zhu Bajie, Ma Dehua!"
"Hey, your name is Dehua too? Come on, come on..."
Ma Ji led Zhu Bajie to the audience, pointed at Andy Lau and said, "We Hong Kong compatriots also have a Dehua, please get to know him!"
"Hahaha!"
The whole audience burst into laughter.
"Hello hello!"
Liu Dehua stood up, was very curious about Zhu Bajie''s makeup, shook hands with him, and left a historic moment.
"If this is revealed in future generations, I will become a god!"
Chen Qi was in a dark corner, making twisted complaints. He deliberately made this Spring Festival Gala valuable. What he wanted was the founder of the world for future generations to worship!
He didn''t interfere much with "Journey to the West", he just checked in.
I wrote an episode of the script "Fun Jing Daughter''s Kingdom" and planned to have Gong Xue make a guest appearance as Tang Monk''s mother. The guest appearance in "Journey to the West" is not a loss of status, but it is a good story.
Sun Wukong still found Teacher Six.
What Teacher Six is ??like is a matter of opinion, but there is nothing to say about him playing a monkey. He performed a scene where he played with a stick and stood up!
…
Before I knew it, the party started at 8 o''clock and had been going on for more than 3 hours.
People can''t stay excited for a long time, and I''m basically a little tired by now.
When Zhao Benshan was at his most brilliant, CCTV would put his skits in the back row, making them the last language program before midnight. The first is to tether the audience and stabilize the ratings, and the second is the sense of rhythm.
When everyone is a little tired, click and have another climax.
The same goes for Chen Qi. He arranged several rhythm points, and "Eating Noodles" enjoyed the same treatment.
"Now it''s our movie actors'' turn to perform. Please enjoy their sketches..."
"Wait! Wait, don''t let go yet!"
Gong Xue pretended to announce the curtain, but was actually going through the process. Zhu Shimao came up with a big bowl and a red plastic bucket, saying: "Our actors haven''t arrived yet!"
"Ah? What should we do?"
"Can you move the program to a later stage?"
"That show is all messed up!"
"How about you help me out and help with a show?"
"I can''t act!"
"Look what you said, if you come to act, our work will definitely be popular all over the country..."
Zhu Shimao kept inviting, but Gong Xue refused. At this moment, a lazy voice with a bit of a bitch, which sounded like a backward young man, intervened:
"Hey, master? Master?"
"Why are we short of actors here?"
The camera turned and focused on a creature.
Wearing a woolen hat and a jacket that is one size too big, the sleeves come down to cover the handles, and the pants are one size larger, wide and wide, and look casual...Looking at the face, he has short eyebrows, small eyes, and a big nose. , round head and round head, flowing in the air.
What kind of ruffians, unscrupulous traders, petty thieves, the likes of which only appear once in thousands of years!
Of the first two sketches, "Eating Chicken" has no lines and is considered a pantomime; "Eating Noodles" is full of satire and good content, but the laughs are not explosive enough; only this "Eating Noodles" is the purest comedy sketch.
"Say! Say it! Say something!"
"Speak!"
"Uh-no feeling!"
"Stop! What don''t you feel? What don''t you feel?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The performers on the same stage had seen them rehearse, but the audience had not. They were laughing so hard. This was not the canned laughter, or the assistant director directing from the side, it was completely genuine happiness!
"Say! Say something!"
"I asked you to say something... Stop! Stop!"
"Director, do you still want to eat? That''s almost enough!"
“Serve noodles, serve noodles, serve noodles!”
"Hahaha, you''re teasing me to death, these two are so interesting!"
"Call your dad to come in. Don''t set off the firecrackers yet! Let''s do it after watching! Oh, look at him like that..."
The audience in front of the TV was a little tired or sleepy, but they were suddenly refreshed by this sketch.
On the stage, Chen Xiaoer had already eaten several bowls, and his eyes widened: "How can I eat this? No, no, no, I can''t squat anymore!"
"Get him a chair!"
"Say something! Say something!"
"Why are you so anxious...hiccup!"
The cast and crew at the scene all laughed together, even though they had watched the rehearsals several times, and at the same time a great sense of accomplishment arose: they had truly brought joy to everyone and spread laughter throughout the country!
Actor coordinator Wang Enfa sat in the corner, looking to another place. His mental journey was clearly divided into three stages: he thought he was unlucky and suffered, he was full of motivation due to subsidies, and now, there are only two words left: glory. !
The 20 CCTV people are not fools. When they get this job, they all know that their names will be recorded in the history of China''s radio and television with this show.
Just when they were full of enthusiasm and preparing for the final stage of the party... Huang Yihe pinched his watch and hurriedly found Chen Qi: "Timeout! Timeout!"
"How much more?"
"At least 2 minutes!"
"Tsk! The effect is great!"
Chen Qi watched the performance end and bowed on the stage to express his thanks. Zhu Shimao and Chen Peisi, who were enjoying the overwhelming applause, fully felt the uncertainties they faced in controlling the Taiwanese party.
The response to "Eating Noodles" was so enthusiastic.
For example, when a baggage rings and the audience laughs, the two of them have to let the laughter pass before saying their lines. And because the atmosphere was so good, the two acted very relaxedly. Even adding a word on the spot would prolong the overall time.
Chen Qi looked at the program list.
Two more songs and then zero.
"There is definitely not enough time. I can''t finish the second song. What should I do?" Huang Yihe asked.
"Put it after midnight!"
"Is there still a gap?"
"Put it off for a while!"
Chen Qi immediately found Zhao Zhongxiang and Gong Xue and talked about this.
Soon, the singing was over.
Get ready for zero o''clock.
Until this moment, the women''s volleyball player who has attracted much attention finally appeared.
In 1981, the Chinese women''s volleyball team defeated Japan in 7 games and won its first world championship in the three major goals. In 1982, the Chinese women''s volleyball team won the World Championship again!
This was the beginning of the heyday of the women''s volleyball team, which ended with five consecutive championships.
Team members Sun Jinfang, Zhang Rongfang, and Lang Ping stood on the stage and received the warmest applause of the party. Why is it that when future generations recall the 1980s, the women''s volleyball team''s championship is an indispensable node?
Just because when national self-confidence is low, competitive sports can best boost morale.
"Whoosh!"
After a long time, the applause subsided. The painting styles of Ma Ji and Jiang Kun were inappropriate at this stage. Zhao Zhongxiang came in person and deliberately fidgeted for a while before Gong Xue appeared with a palm-sized red button.
"We have a celebration and the switch is this button."
"I''m going to ask our women''s volleyball girls to press the button the same way they play volleyball."
"What if we miss?"
"Then our celebration will be over."
"Oh, you''ve made me more stressed!"
Lang Ping was born in Tianjin and studied in Beijing since he was a child. He speaks with a Beijing accent, spinning a volleyball in his hand and saying, "Can we just play?"
"Then you have to use your special skills. How about a smash?" Gong Xue said with a smile.
"Okay, you have to put it on the ground."
Gong Xue held the switch and deliberately walked farther and farther one step at a time. Zhao Zhongxiang became anxious: "Comrade Gong Xue, please come back!"
"It''s okay, just put it there!"
Ever since, the switch was placed on this side, and the women''s volleyball girl stood on the other side, across the stage.
Chen Qi looked at his watch repeatedly.
Huang Yihe was also sweating.
This is a small link. A sky full of ribbons and sequins have been prepared above the stage, and the switches are controlled separately. Even if you can''t hit the button, it''s okay - of course Lang Ping can definitely hit it.
The women''s volleyball girls also knew the process in advance.
After pretending to study a few words, he decided to let Zhang Rongfang serve. Sun Jinfang passed the ball and Lang Ping smashed it.
"Shall we give it a try first?"
The three of them tried it again, and Lang Ping dunked hard. The volleyball hit the table against the switch and missed!
"It''s almost too late!"
Chen Qi continued to look at his watch, ran directly to the auditorium, stood out of sight of the camera, and made gestures to the stage, which meant: Stop dawdling, hurry up!
Gong Xue immediately picked up the ball and ran to hand it to Zhang Rongfang: "Then let''s officially start!"
Zhang Rongfang understood this. Before the rehearsal, as long as it officially started, the countdown would start. Sure enough, Zhao Zhongxiang said: "At this moment, we are about to usher in the new year, and there is still a period of time left, let us count down together..."
"10, 9, 8!"
The entire audience began to count down.
"5, 4, 3!"
With a count, Zhang Rongfang served, and Sun Jinfang took a stance and passed the ball to Lang Ping. Lang Ping jumped up, waving his arms like he did against Japan in the final, and made a beautiful smash.
Ouch!
Because he missed the hit just now, everyone''s hearts were raised, both inside and outside the court, and they stared at the volleyball without blinking.
Just hear a bang!
The volleyball hit the switch accurately. Maybe it was the sound of the ball hitting the ground, maybe it was the sound of the balloon popping. With a bang, countless ribbons and sequins prepared above the stage fell down one after another, floating like rain.
In the midst of joy and joy, accompanied by a heavy sound of bells, all the dancers came on stage together, rushing up from the left and right sides. Ma Ji and Jiang Kun also came on stage and stood in a row.
"Thousands of years have passed since the past, but the magnificence lies in the present!"
"We water the harvest with sweat and move forward with hard work!"
"Listen, it''s the bell of the new year. We bid farewell to 1982 and welcome 1983!"
"Happy New Year everyone!"
"when!"
"when!"
"when!"
A distant sound of bells was heard at the scene and echoed in the TV. This was the sound created in post-production.
Immediately, the screen switched to the bell tower of Tanzhe Temple on the outskirts of Beijing.
Chen Qi decided to ring the bell at midnight, and searched everywhere. The bell and drum towers in the capital were in disrepair for a long time and could not be rung. He also visited Guangji Temple, Yonghe Temple, and Baita Temple, and finally found Tanzhe Temple, which contained a bell from the Qianlong period. Bronze bell.
I saw Zhao Zhongxiang, Gong Xue, Lang Ping, Liu Dehua, Zhong Chuhong, and Zhang Mingmin holding a 30-kilogram wooden hammer and hitting the bell one after another.
Of course, this is just the picture, not the sound.
Among these people, Zhao Zhongxiang represents CCTV or the official government, Gong Xue represents the mainland''s literary and artistic circles, Lang Ping represents the sports world, and those few are Hong Kong compatriots. We all work together...
Therefore, some leaders lamented that if they could see Taiwan compatriots and overseas Chinese ringing the bell together, they would die without regrets!
In later generations, the Spring Festival Gala would ring at midnight, starting in 1983.
Chen Qi added flowers to make the process more eye-catching. The distant and thick sound coming out of the TV seemed to spread all over the country, all over the country.
“…”
In the courtyard, the big leader slowly leaned on the sofa, feeling a little tired.
He wanted to give himself a short holiday on New Year''s Eve, but ended up watching four hours of TV. He knew there would be some programs later, but they were no longer important. So far, the entire Spring Festival Gala seemed to be slowly unfolding and then closing. The picture scroll shows colorful, joyful singing and laughter.
And it''s not just joy, but also touching places, and places where the artistic conception is sublimated...
It is now coming to an end, and with the sound of the bell, it is endlessly memorable.
"No one will sleep tonight!"
(No more...)
(End of chapter)