Poverty alleviation variety show goes to the countryside, my talent can no longer be hidden

Chapter 403: Not a word, not a word

Xu Lingyue's return did not attract any attention on social media platforms.

During the year she was away, apart from releasing a song "Always Quiet" on Douyin, she basically disappeared from the Chinese music scene.

In the Chinese entertainment industry where things are constantly changing, disappearing for a year is basically equivalent to quitting the circle. If it weren't for her identity as "Zhou Hao's girlfriend", she would have probably been forgotten long ago.

However, after Xu Lingyue came back, Zhou Hao was temporarily unable to run out to see her because he was "under house arrest" by Kong Lin.

Before completing the final round of rehearsals, he was ordered not to leave the studio and had to be available at any time.

Although he felt a little unhappy, Zhou Hao still obeyed the order. He put himself in Kong Lin's shoes and knew how much pressure Kong Lin was under right now, so he could understand it.

Time is tight and the task is heavy. We must grasp every minute and every second and strive for perfection to make this show appear perfectly on the stage on New Year's Eve.

Xu Lingyue is also a reasonable person. After learning about the situation, she did not complain at all. Instead, she advised Zhou Hao to work with peace of mind. After all, not everyone has the opportunity to participate in the Spring Festival Gala.

The next day, Zhou Hao received a Fetion video call from his mother Li Guiqin, and Xu Lingyue unexpectedly appeared in the camera...

Seeing Li Guiqin's face that couldn't close her mouth, Zhou Hao was really afraid that she would accidentally lose her big teeth.

As the Spring Festival approaches, the media's attention has finally begun to shift to the Spring Festival Gala.

According to past practice, by this point in time most of the Spring Festival Gala programs have already been revealed, and basically the only thing left is the order of arrangement.

However, the situation this year is very special. Except for a few programs that were exposed, most of the programs are still kept tightly covered and no clues can be found at all.

This situation inevitably caused a lot of suspicion and discussion.

"Why have only a few programs been exposed until now? Will there be any accidents?"

"My uncles are here. I heard that there were many unexpected events during the preparation of the Spring Festival Gala and the preparations were very difficult."

"I can testify to this. My relative works for CCTV. He said the situation during this year's Spring Festival Gala is very dangerous and a major accident is expected to occur."

"I heard that too. It was said that the program list had not been finalized until last month. It's outrageous."

"What's going on? Why is it like this this year?"

"I heard that the director wanted to make innovations, but encountered stubborn resistance from conservatives, and then things came to a standstill."

"Fuck, they can start a fight just for the Spring Festival Gala?"

"This director is not very good. Only those respected old directors can control the situation."

"I wouldn't agree with this either. I heard that this director invited a lot of popular celebrities to perform on stage. Is that a stage they can handle? It's totally nonsense!"

"That's true. I'd rather watch those old faces rehash the old stuff than watch those traffic stars with expressionless faces go up and make ghost videos."

"It's over. Will this year's Spring Festival Gala embarrass the whole world?"

These were originally just discussions among netizens, but at the height of the storm, a "well-known folk artist" suddenly jumped out and accepted a written interview.

"…Innovation doesn't mean doing things indiscriminately. It doesn't mean that you can completely subvert tradition in the name of innovation, right?"

"Now there are people online calling for reform and change in our folk art industry every day, but this is easier said than done. What our ancestors left behind is the essence of the industry. What if you change it without permission and it ends up in a mess?"

"It's not that we are conservative and don't accept new ideas, but some things you have to do step by step. If you just use drastic measures right away, are you saving people or harming them?"

"Besides, are some so-called innovations really suitable for our industry? This is still a process that requires demonstration and experimentation. It doesn't mean that new and foreign things are necessarily good. We can't just throw away the cultural treasures accumulated over 5,000 years of civilization, right?" "If the changes are too shabby, how will we explain to our ancestors?"

The entire interview did not mention the Spring Festival Gala at all, but basically every word was about it.

Anyone with normal cognitive abilities can see clearly what he is alluding to.

Then take a look at the source of this news...Southern Group.

That's OK, it's definitely not an accident.

If you don't innovate, people will say you are conservative and out of touch with the mainstream of the world.

If you innovate, he will say that you have forgotten your roots and are making random changes just for the sake of change.

Good and bad words are waiting for you, and the main purpose is to find fault.

However, even though his intentions were obvious, with the instigation of some people with ulterior motives, the report still caused an uproar, and doubts and discussions about the Spring Festival Gala began to become rampant.

Various conspiracy theories began to spread widely on major social media platforms and marketing accounts.

The most outrageous version even fast-forwarded to the point where the Spring Festival Gala was preparing to change the director at the last minute, replacing the old director to save the day...

It doesn’t cost money to spread rumors anyway, so why not take advantage of the free traffic?

Having witnessed the entire process of the brewing and development of this storm, Zhou Hao was extremely speechless.

Some people are still saying that there is no freedom of speech in China. On the contrary, the domestic speech environment is too free, which gives these evildoers room to stir up trouble everywhere...

However, these things are not something he can control, so let them be. The only thing he can do now is to ensure that there are no accidents in his show.

As long as you can complete your show smoothly, it will be a great achievement!
Twenty days before New Year's Eve, a complete dress rehearsal with makeup was held in CCTV's central studio, and all the programs on the main stage were performed in makeup!
This time, Zhou Hao was finally able to watch all the programs on the main stage, which was indeed a refreshing feeling.

The programs that should be shown to the audience are clean and refreshing, just for a laugh; the programs that should be valuable, including Zhou Hao's program, are there, and they are not ambiguous at all, and are very exciting!

This clear-cut cutting method will definitely cause a lot of discussion after it is broadcast, but it doesn’t matter, the audience will definitely like it.

Because everyone can find their favorite program here. Maybe I don’t like program A at all, but it doesn’t matter. Program B is completely tailor-made for me without any flaws!
Take the Spring Festival Gala of Global Village next door for example... Do you think the overall quality of the Spring Festival Gala in the years at the turn of the century was really that high?

not necessarily.

But why does its reputation among the people remain so high?
It's very simple, because the programs at that time were very pure and everyone could find their favorite programs in them.

Even just one is enough.

Maybe it was Liu Qian's magic, or maybe it was Uncle Benshan's skits... Countless people waited for a whole night just for this show, and after watching it, they were very satisfied and gave it rave reviews.

They don't care whether other programs are good or bad because they know that the audiences of those programs are different.

However, in the following years...it’s hard to put it into words.

After watching the entire rehearsal, Zhou Hao felt relieved.

This Spring Festival Gala may not be stunning, but it will definitely be the most eye-catching one in recent years!
The audience's reaction will prove everything!

(End of this chapter)