I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 207 This is the value of an actor!
2011 2 Month 2 Day.

New Year’s Eve, 8pm.

"Dad, hurry up, the Spring Festival Gala is starting!"

Dilraba Dilmurat was sitting on the sofa, calling her father Dilmurat, and her mother was already there.

"Didn't Chen Jin want 10 o'clock?"

Dilmurat took a cup of Fu tea, brought it in front of the TV, and asked Dilraba Dilmurat.

Dilreba peeled almonds and pouted: "I'm not looking at him. Our dance troupe also has a show this year, right?"

"The boy you were talking about?"

Mother Di asked her husband who was sitting next to her.

"Yes, he took the art exam with Xiao Di. That kid is amazing. I knew he had a good foundation the first time I saw him!"

"I never thought that I could be on the Spring Festival Gala, and even as a main program!"

The singers of the Dilmurati Song and Dance Troupe will of course analyze the programs of each year's Spring Festival Gala. Many local song and dance troupes submit programs for review every year, and many of them are political tasks. For example, Sun Tao, who can only appear in the Spring Festival Gala.

It is said on the Internet that he was released from prison only during the Spring Festival and is usually locked up in a big jail.

In fact, this is a joke. Sun Tao is from the General Political Department Repertory Theatre and he has to perform on every Spring Festival Gala. He is the actor who understands the doctrine of the mean the most. It is definitely safe to have him on the show and he can appear every year.

Others are either not as good as him or their performance is unstable.

This is the reason why he can perform every year, and his words are also the main hit, because everyone knows that he is the absolute protagonist when he plays a skit.

For many artists, when they appear on the Spring Festival Gala for the first time, they are just there to make up the numbers.

For example, in a song and dance program, if four or five singers sing together, it is impossible to tell who is the main singer or the secondary singer. This kind of program is not very interesting.

"My best friend also went with him. They were the male and female protagonists of Under the Hawthorn Tree, and that's why they were chosen by the director of the Spring Festival Gala!"

"It seemed that they were originally going to arrange a singing and dancing program, but later Chen Jin arranged a poetry recitation..."

Dilraba Dilmurat was explaining to her father that the Spring Festival Gala program on TV had already begun in an orderly manner.

"Poetry recitation...I haven't had it during the Spring Festival for a long time!"

"I think this show has some political tendencies, but Chen Jin's lines and voice should be a plus!"

"..."

The father and daughter were chatting about the show, and there were many others like them.

For example, the homes of Zhang Yishan, Yang Zi and others, almost all artistic families, were discussing Chen Jin's program.

Chen Jin's hometown, on the other hand, is much more lively.

Forty or fifty people gathered in the living room of Chen Jin's house. There was no room left, so they sat in the lobby outside. There were Chen Jin's family members and neighbors. Many of them were not invited by Su Wanyu and Chen Xianqi, but asked casually after seeing the newspapers and news.

Now that their son has become famous, they are afraid of trouble. For example, when "Love Is Not Blind" was released, they were not as excited as "The Hawthorn Tree".

Although this movie was extremely popular, Su Wanyu's office was discussing it every day in the past few days.

But with more talk comes criticism, so Chen Jin's parents have tended to keep a low profile recently and have begun to accept the fact that their son is a big star.

They also know that there are many things that cannot be said, and they all adopt the mentality of "less trouble is worse than more trouble".

But the neighbors wanted to come and watch, and Su Wanyu obviously couldn't stop them. She even had to provide some fruits and snacks, just for fun.

After all, they are here to see their son. You definitely can't chase them away. After all, they mean well.

"Teacher Su, when will your Chen Jin come?"

A neighbor was asking.

"10 o'clock, line up behind Teacher Benshan!"

Su Wanyu smiled, and the neighbors immediately started talking.

"Oh, it's quite late!"

"I thought I was going to play right from the start..."

"What's the show?"

"I saw in the newspaper that it was something like 'Qin Yuan Chun - Changsha', a poetry recitation?"

"This word is incredible. Can he pronounce it?"

"Of course you can. Maybe you don't know that Xianqi's son has played that role!"

"Ah? That doesn't look like it either?"

"As for actors, what's the difference between similar and unsimilar? Does Tang Guoqiang look like him? He doesn't look like him either. Isn't that accepted now?"

The common people of Su City are quite knowledgeable. They were peeling melon seeds and chatting at the same time. Su Wanyu was actually shocked when she learned that Chen Jin was acting in "The Founding of a Party"; Chen Xianqi was quite happy and went to his ancestral grave to burn a few incense sticks.

I also brought fruits and cigarettes.

Obviously, this matter has been reported to the ancestors. The main reason is that the Chen family has been poor for 7 or 8 generations, so this is already a big deal.

Chen Xianqi had to brag about it to his ancestors.

What is different from the Spring Festival Gala where every household chats and laughs while watching it is that the backstage of the Gala is extremely busy.

The actors were putting on makeup and memorizing their lines, preparing to go on stage.

Directors Chen Linchun and Liu Gang would go to the Statistics Department to ask from time to time.

They are connected with the department of radio and television responsible for audience statistics, and the system is also the radio and television's audience ratings big data system, not the common CSM and Nielsen on the market, which are third parties cooperating with local stations.

CCTV is responsible for real-time monitoring by the Radio and Television Department. Television stations are actually unable to check the ratings and have to go through a third party.

"That's not good!"

"When the Spring Festival Gala started at 8 o'clock this time, the combined share of dozens of TV stations was 18.1%!"

"It's 0.2% lower than last year, but the rising curve is similar to last year!"

Chen Linchun said this to Liu Gang beside him, and Liu Gang could actually understand it.

Just as netizens said.

The Spring Festival Gala is indeed getting worse every year, and the ratings are of course the same.

The year 09 was definitely an exception. The highlight was mainly because the program was so outstanding that it occasionally had high ratings.

But in fact, the ratings of the Spring Festival Gala have been declining year by year.

Sometimes it's only a few tenths of a percentage point higher in the second year at most.

The overall downward trend is inevitable.

05 was the peak year for the Spring Festival Gala ratings.

However, in recent years, CCTV has actually been trying to find ways to cooperate with online platforms; this kind of portable platform with the help of a third party is still helpful in improving the ratings.

Some viewers do not turn on the TV on New Year’s Eve, but instead go online.

Mobile phones are very advanced nowadays, and if people can watch the show on their mobile phones, the ratings of the Spring Festival Gala will increase significantly.

These are all ways.

Over the years, the Spring Festival Gala has indeed been advocating change and innovation, at least that's what Liu Gang thinks.

But the one next to him, Chen Linchun, is seeking stability.

The directors of the previous Spring Festival Galas, including him, all had this idea; if there is stability, there will be no big mistakes. If the ratings can remain the same as last year or increase slightly, that would be the best result. A slight drop doesn't really matter.

The ideas of those in a higher position are always different from those of those below.

So this year's ratings are just like this. At least Liu Gang now only hopes that Chen Jin's show can be raised a little bit.

"Director Chen!"

A staff member suddenly walked up to Chen Linchun and said something in his ear.

"Oh really?"

Chen Linchun showed a hint of joy on his face, and said to Liu Gang: "Xiao Liu, the variety show "I Want to Be on the Spring Festival Gala" is pretty good. It was just broadcast on CCTV this year, right?"

"The ratings of the two amateur shows just now hit new highs!"

"Really?" Liu Gang laughed. The song and dance category was under his charge. If the ratings went up, it would be a great thing for him. "Just those two migrant workers?"

“Yes, it originally went down to 39%!”

“It is said that Xidan Girl and Xu Ri Yang Gang have pulled it up again. Now it is 42.7% and is still rising!”

"Is this show hosted by Lao Lang?"

"Yes, Coach Lang did it this year!"

Lang Kun was the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala in the past few years, including the 05 Spring Festival Gala, which had the highest ratings in nearly a decade, and the 09 Gala, which was also organized by him.

"Laolang is still quite capable, and the contestants who made it to the Spring Festival Gala are all very talented!"

"Well, Coach Lang said to give unfamiliar faces a try and give the newcomers a chance!"

The Thousand-Armed Guanyin in 05 and Liu Qie in 09 were actually “newcomers” who were performing on the Spring Festival Gala stage for the first time!
"I don't know if I can hold on. Zhou Jielun is just a few more away!"

"I'll go to the Statistics Department and keep an eye on it!"

Chen Linchun said something to Liu Gang and walked towards the Statistics Department.

After a while, the ratings of Xu Ri Yang Gang's program were officially released - 43.8%!

It is the show with the highest ratings so far.

After that, the ratings continued to decline. Even Zhou Jielun and Lin Chiling's very creative "Preface to the Lanting Poems" failed to reverse the downward trend in ratings.

Jay Chou is currently ranked third among all programs with 41.2%.

The clock struck 9:2, and Zhao Benshan, who was highly anticipated by the people of the whole country, finally appeared on the stage with Xiao Shenyang, Wang Xiaoli and two apprentices.

The skit they performed was "You, My Deskmate"!
In the past few years, Zhao Benshan’s programs were a guarantee of high ratings.

Almost every year it is the first in the gap.

The ratings of his previous show had dropped to 35.7%, but as soon as Lao Zhao appeared on the stage, the ratings immediately went up.

It has to be said that Zhao Benshan is currently the strongest "top star" of the Spring Festival Gala, no doubt about it!

35.9%...36.7%...37.5%...

The skit "You, My Deskmate" had only been on for a few minutes when its ratings soared by 5%. Obviously, many viewers across the country were looking forward to it.

Many times, Lao Zhao’s program can attract 10% viewership.

But this time, Chen Linchun received very bad news.

The real-time ratings of "You Are the One Sitting Next to Me" suddenly began to decline when they reached a peak of 41.8%.

Although the drop is not much, basically, it should not go up anymore.

These real-time ratings can actually very well illustrate a problem with a program.

100% accurate.

Many people think it’s not interesting, so they turn off the TV.

There really are such viewers. Many of them turned on the TV after hearing the news in the QQ group; or they changed the channel. Although many channels across the country are broadcasting the Spring Festival Gala, there are still some channels that are not broadcasting it.

The ratings will only drop if the program is average or does not meet expectations.

For a good show, the ratings will continue to rise until the end, just like the Xu Ri Yang Gang just now.

Old Zhao, it seems like you've run out of ideas.

Chen Linchun sighed. He had thought that Zhao Benshan could raise the overall average ratings, but he didn't expect that even the best talent would grow old. That's right, with the Spring Festival Gala being held every year, it's inevitable that creativity will run out.

He just didn't expect that he couldn't even surpass a singing program.

"I don't know if Chen Jin's show can survive!"

Chen Linchun now only has this trump card left. After the end of "You Are the One Sitting Next to Me", the ratings dropped rapidly.

It dropped directly from 39.8% to 37.5%!

But miraculously, it suddenly stabilized.

It fell by less than 2%.

Li Yong had already appeared on the stage by then, and with the backdrop of high-tech stage design, he recited the opening lines of "沁园春·长沙" in the classic book with deep emotion.

"Today, we are opening a 'Book of Awakening' that has stirred up a century of history!"

"It is engraved on the mountains and rivers of 960 million square kilometers and flows in the blood of 14 billion people!"

“It is engraved on the colorful forests of Orange Island, and it rushes through the streets of the May Fourth Movement and shouts!”

"This is the Youth Declaration written with passion by Chinese youth!"

brush!
As Li Yong narrated and the light and shadow changed, the moment Chen Jin walked out, not only the audience present, but even everyone in front of the TV seemed to have an illusion.

what's the situation?
Is this an actor or just some illusory 3D imaging technology?
If it were 3D imaging, it would be too realistic!
It's like a real person reappearing.

The ratings stopped at this moment and even rose slightly.

Every audience member in front of the TV stared at Chen Jin sitting there without blinking, until he raised his head and spoke the first line.

"The country is weak, and the military spirit is not strong..."

The extremely clear face, coupled with the familiar voice and tone, made many people even stand up from the sofa.

Real person!

This is an actor!

Including Dilimurati, he felt his skin tighten instantly and goose bumps appeared all of a sudden.

Scalp numbness.

"Oh my god, Chen...Chen Jin?"

Dilraba rubbed her eyes, not even bothering to eat, and stood directly next to her father.

And there are many people like him across the country.

Everyone stood up spontaneously and walked to the TV.

"..."

Su Wanyu covered her mouth, she was really unrecognizable.

Is this your son?

The program just popped up with the lead actor’s name written on it.

She knew Li Yong, and Zhu Yanmanzi also knew him. As for the remaining actor...

"Old Chen, Old Chen?"

Su Wanyu pulled Chen Xianqi who was completely dumbfounded. There were melon seed shells at the corners of this guy's mouth and his eyes were actually red.

"Son, it's my son!"

Chen Xianqi was speaking, his voice choked with sobs.

It felt like the words were stuck in my throat and it was difficult to speak each word.

All of them were blocked there, and finally turned into tears that fell down.

Su Wanyu had never seen such a sentimental husband.

He pointed at the TV while crying and laughing, and suddenly looked at his wife and said word by word: "Acting...acting, this is the value of an actor!!"

After saying that, he started crying.

"Uh-huh!"

Su Wanyu, who was standing next to him, also had tears in her eyes and instantly understood all the reasons why her son insisted on doing this.

All the relatives and neighbors present obviously did not hear the conversation between the couple.

In their sight, there was only that thin but tall figure standing up.

Everyone stared at Chen Jin on TV, and his powerful words hit everyone's chest like a hammer.

It's deafening and shocking!
(End of this chapter)