Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

About Zhou Ziheng’s two programs in this year’s Spring Festival Gala.

The first song that Gao Feng collaborated with Andy Lau and Jeff Chang to represent the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong was not "Chinese" by Zhou Ziheng, but "Great China" written and released by Gao Feng in 1995.

The second one needs to be created by Zhou Ziheng himself.

Needless to say, Zhou Ziheng directly took out "See You in 1998" which was a national hit in his previous life.

In their previous lives, Na Ying and Faye Wong were truly well-known to everyone, largely because of this song.

The lyrics and music of "See You in 1998" were not difficult, and Zhou Ziheng copied them down in no time.

It took some time to create the accompaniment.

There is no way. It is near the end of the year and Zhou Ziheng is too busy.

He was going to hold a concert with Leon Lai and others.

Although he may have flaws, he can't be absent in every game!

So, after he finished his performance there at night, he would almost always fly away the next day.

In addition, the drama "Flash Point" has recently begun promotion.

As the protagonist, Zhou Ziheng couldn't help but get some publicity.

On December 16, "Flash Point" was officially released in Hong Kong.

Zhou Ziheng attended the premiere as the protagonist and investor.

Because last year's "The Man from Nowhere" won the annual box office championship.

This year, the media have paid close attention to Zhou Ziheng's new movie, and many media have sent people to attend.

In addition to the media, fans also pay a lot of attention to this drama.

The protagonist of last year's annual box office champion is still very valuable.

Take Stephen Chow and Jackie Chan for example, their subsequent movies received a lot of attention because of their explosive box office success.

The same is true of Zhou Ziheng's "Flash Point".

As soon as this movie was released, it earned 7.6 million in the first three days of its release, ranking first in the weekly box office.

In its second week, the film continued to perform well and grossed 13 million.

In terms of box office performance, this movie is very successful.

There is no doubt that this will be another movie with a box office of over 30 million in Hong Kong.

However, the reputation is somewhat mixed.

Critics who praised the film believed that the fighting scenes in this movie broke through the fighting styles of Jackie Chan and Jet Li and opened up a new fighting style.

Critics felt that the film's plot was a bit confusing, a bit too old-fashioned, and lacked innovation.

Overall, this movie will definitely make money, but it is obviously impossible for Zhou Ziheng to retain the top spot on this year's box office charts.

And this is indeed the case.

As time went into January, Stephen Chow's new movie "The God of Cookery" was released and won the box office championship of the next week. After that, the performance of "Flash Point" dropped seriously.

I can only make three or four million a week.

Zhou Ziheng did not pay too much attention to the drama "Flash Point".

On January 20th, he rushed back to the capital.

I went to Beijing Hengyu Film and Television first to take a look.

This year, Jingcheng Hengyu has produced a total of two TV series.

A drama called "Kangxi's Private Visits" had a very high viewership rating and became a hit TV series in mainland China this year.

Another TV series is "Tai Chi Master".

The drama was aired in November and also achieved very impressive results.

Li Bingbing, who played the female lead, became a popular actress in China. I checked Hengyu's plans for next year and gave some guidance.

Zhou Ziheng then devoted himself to the rehearsal of the Spring Festival Gala program.

Of course, I couldn't avoid visiting my sister's house during this period.

January 1998, 1, New Year's Eve.

Zhou Ziheng appeared on the Spring Festival Gala again.

This is his sixth time to appear on the Spring Festival Gala stage.

Since his debut, he has appeared in every Spring Festival Gala.

Faye Wong even jokingly called Zhou Ziheng a Spring Festival Gala fixture.

The 1998 Spring Festival Gala was definitely one of the most exciting shows in recent years.

This year's Spring Festival Gala's quality was very high, whether it was language programs or song and dance programs, and many classic works appeared.

Among the sketches, Zhou Ziheng likes "New Year Greetings" the most.

In this year's Spring Festival Gala, Zhao Benshan, Fan Wei and Gao Xiumin officially formed the iron triangle and presented the pinnacle of the Spring Festival Gala sketches, "New Year Greetings".

The skit "New Year Greetings" has a natural plot and distinct characters. The performances of the iron triangle are very natural and not at all artificial. It is obvious that the characters' behaviors follow their personalities. The plot conflicts are also very comfortable, and it feels like something is happening around ordinary people.

The sketch contained numerous classic lines that became popular phrases in the years to come.

Another skit that Zhou Ziheng likes is "The Prince and the Postman" by Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao.

In the past two years, Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao performed two sketches consecutively on the Spring Festival Gala stage, "The Great Transformation" and "The Universe's Super Gymnastics Team", but the results were not ideal.

This year their skit "The Prince and the Postman" received mixed reviews.

Some people think that this skit is not funny, the lines are repetitive, the jokes are deliberate, and the comedy methods mainly involve acting ugly and stupid and the exaggerated movements are unoriginal.

But Zhou Ziheng thinks that the skit has a profound meaning. The characters in the skit are obviously better than the foreigners, but they still have to smile. They have obviously apologized, but they are still insulted. Then they can only comfort themselves by saying "this is called giving face to the foreigners."

What is more regrettable is that after this show, Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao never appeared on the stage of CCTV Spring Festival Gala again in the next few years.

Except for the sketches.

This year's singing program is even more of a battle of the gods.

The first is "See You in 1998" by Zhou Ziheng and Faye Wong. Zhou Ziheng and Faye Wong are two giants among the current male and female singers in the Chinese music scene, and their popularity is already very good.

"See You in 1998" is catchy and has a very good meaning. This program has become one of the most popular songs in the singing program category.

Then there is "Greater China" in which Zhou Ziheng participated.

"Great China", sung by three first-line singers representing the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, was immediately loved by the audience after it was broadcast.

Then, other classic singing programs include Song Zuying's "Good Days".

This song won first place in the singing category that night.

The lyrics of this song are catchy, the melody is beautiful and smooth, and there is a sense of auspiciousness from the song title to the lyrics. In the next few years, this song will become a regular guest on the Spring Festival Gala.

Then there is Liu Huan’s “Hero Song”.

This year, "Water Margin" was made into a TV series, which ranked first in the mainland in terms of ratings, and the ending song "Hero Song" became a song that everyone hums.

And that’s not all.

Others include "Entering the New Era", Han Lei's "Traveling Around the World", Huo Feng's "Big Flower Sedan", and "True Hero" sung by Tu Honggang and a group of singers.

In addition, Caidan Zhuoma appeared on the Spring Festival Gala again this year and sang her classic song "On the Golden Mountain in Beijing" again.

It can be said that this year's Spring Festival Gala stage is star-studded.

Even a great song like "See You in 1998" can only be considered one of the classics, but not the most classic.

(End of this chapter)