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Chapter 306 Liu Yifei's Oscar Red Carpet Interview at the Spring Festival Gala

The Tiangong-1 model on the TV screen looks a little small.

But Gu Bei was very clear that this small model would lead China's aerospace industry to glory.

The Tiangong-1 space station plan, which was just announced, is still being ridiculed by Westerners, who believe that China's space program is incapable of achieving this.

As a result, once they achieved that, the Wolf Clause, which aimed to slow down China's space program, was introduced.

Just as Gu Bei was feeling sentimental, the camera switched from Tiangong-1 to a magnificent golden rooftop, and a program introduction appeared in the lower left corner.

This is a program that combines singing and dancing.

The program clearly stated "Flying into the Sky: Gravity"!
Gu Bei was slightly taken aback when he saw it.

He remembered that when Liu Yifei told him before, the name of the program was simply 'Flying Apsaras,' a conventional song praising the system.

Why is the title of "Gravity" now included?

That's incredibly impressive!

Gu Bei sighed with emotion, realizing that they had found the right partner for Gravity.

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has been quite dedicated to this cooperation.
Not only did it bring the two main characters of gravity to the Spring Festival Gala, but it was also the last grand finale program before the countdown began;
Even the program's title doesn't forget to include the name "Gravity".

In contrast,

Gu Bei's adaptation of Train to Busan, Hangzhou Trip

The script hasn't even been approved yet!

There might still be opportunities to make films about zombies in the next few years.

There have been quite a few low-budget horror films released in China in the past two years, and they've all been quite profitable.

But after the film market exploded two years later, censorship began to tighten, and domestic horror films were almost completely wiped out!
The program introduction in the bottom left corner is now complete.

The camera shifted from the rooftop to the stage; time was still a bit tight.

Gu Bei could still see a group of people carrying a model of Tiangong-1 into the back of the curtain.

The current Spring Festival Gala programs only show these things briefly, sometimes even less than the advertisements by sponsors.

At this time,

Gu Bei finally saw Liu Yifei on the stage.
She kept her makeup for this year's Spring Festival Gala a secret for a long time and was unwilling to reveal it to Gu Bei. This was also the first time Gu Bei had seen Liu Yifei like this.

Although the show's name is trendy with the use of "flying to the sky," the overall songs and dances are still the same old-fashioned style of praising the heavens.

Therefore,
Liu Yifei's styling also leans towards the ancient style that she is best at.

The makeup was bright and elegant.

The dress is a red Chinese-style skirt, with a sleeveless mandarin jacket over a long-sleeved silk inner layer, which adds a sense of layering and lightness.

The top features only very simple embroidery, primarily highlighting an elegant style.

Her lower body was clad in a red skirt, long enough to cover her feet.

Her overall appearance is like a Fuwa (mascot of the Lunar New Year) walking out of a traditional Chinese painting, and she doesn't seem to be on the same level as the other people in the show.

"They're actually quite cute!"

While listening to the three people lip-syncing on the show, Gu Bei sent a text message to Liu Yifei.

She didn't receive it at this time, but she will naturally see it after the program ends.

No wonder Liu Yifei was unwilling to reveal her look for this time in advance.

The Spring Festival Gala production team made her so cute.
Liu Yifei definitely wouldn't agree.
She's probably hoping everyone will forget about her teenage self and remember her as an adult. Isn't the show just reinforcing that stereotype?

However, Gu Bei thought it was good this way; it was a different Liu Yifei!
……

Weibo.

"The countdown is almost over, and Liu Yifei in the last performance was so cute! It really brought out the festive spirit of the New Year, giving me a feeling of going back to the days of the 'Fairy Sister'!"

"Liu Yifei looked beautiful today and sang well, but the show was a bit lackluster. What era are we living in that they're still using the story of Wan Hu flying to the sky!"

"Other sponsors can only sponsor a name, but Gu Bei's Gravity sponsored the song title. Why not just let Gu Bei write a song himself!"

"Indeed, Gu Bei's Love Story is very modern. If he can make the story of Romeo and Juliet modern, then he should be able to do the same with a space story!"

"Forget about it, they're currently leading Leonardo DiCaprio towards an Oscar, and this is the most crucial time!"

"It's Chinese New Year, and Sisi is on the Spring Festival Gala while Gu Bei is in Hollywood, so the two of them definitely didn't talk!"

"Stop dreaming, get up and start the countdown!"

……

Paris.

An Shaokang looked at Liu Yifei on the TV with a proud expression.

He crossed his arms, stole a glance at his colleagues who were still chatting beside him, and then shifted his body, hoping that his colleagues would ask him about Liu Yifei.

After waiting for a long time,
A newly appointed subordinate of the Confucius Institute inquired, "Director An,..."

An Shaokang immediately replied, "That's right, how did you know that the singer on the show was my daughter?"

subordinate:???
I just want to ask, with the countdown about to begin, shouldn't we start preparing dumplings for the feast?

But... well, what can I do when you're the dean?

Other colleagues also turned around, revealing gossipy expressions.

"Dean An, is Liu Yifei really your daughter?"

“I’d heard about it from other colleagues before, but I never expected you to actually be transferred to our Confucius Institute!”

"Dean An..."

……

Jiangcheng.

"mom!"

Liu Yifei's uncle woke up Liu Yifei's maternal grandmother.

For elderly people of this age, staying up until midnight is really too difficult.

But this was the Spring Festival Gala, and it was her daughter Qianqian's Spring Festival Gala performance. Grandma waited on the sofa until she fell asleep.

"what happened?"

Liu Yifei's maternal grandparents woke up groggily.

Before his uncle could speak,
Then they heard Liu Yifei singing on the TV: "Is this Xixi's show?"

They instantly snapped out of their daze, put on their reading glasses, and stared intently at Liu Yifei on the television screen, their eyes glued to her, afraid of missing a single moment of her.

Grandma smiled and said, "Sisi is so cute. Do you remember how we used to dress her in red when she was little?"

Grandpa replied gently, "Sisi looks just like you; she looks good in anything!"

"Oh dear, what are you saying? Look at Sisi!"

……

Kyoto.

"XiXi!" Liu Xiaoli was sitting alone in the living room.

She watched Liu Yifei on TV, but didn't feel any loneliness.

Because she knew very well that she was alone right now, but as soon as Liu Yifei finished, she would definitely rush here as soon as possible.

The bond between mother and daughter allowed her to feel Liu Yifei's presence on television as she watched the girl on screen.

……

A song ends.

Liu Yifei stood in the center of the stage. They were the last program in the midnight countdown, so they didn't have time to leave the stage and directly joined the host in the midnight countdown.

"Dear friends, amidst the laughter and joy, the clock is about to strike midnight!"

The host began the countdown to midnight, "Come on, let's count down, 9, 8..."

Liu Yifei looked at the time on the digital clock and read it aloud along with the host.

The only thing she felt was regret was...

The year 2008, the Year of the Earth Rat, began with Gu Bei and Liu Xiaoli.

But when it ended, I couldn't be with them anymore.

And there's no way to see the spectacular fireworks.

"Gu Bei... Even without fireworks, I hope you can win this time, live up to your efforts this year, and defeat the millionaire from the slums!"

"2! 1! Happy New Year!"

Throughout the studio,

Colorful confetti flew everywhere, landing all over the place.

2009 has arrived!

Who was the biggest winner of the 2009 Spring Festival Gala?

That must be Xiao Fengtian!
A 23-minute skit instantly made him a star across China, with invitations pouring into Benshan Media, demonstrating the Spring Festival Gala's ability to create stars.

This year's Spring Festival Gala achieved a viewership rating of 34.82%.

Among the Spring Festival Galas of the new century, this one had a slightly higher viewership rating, especially considering the current trend of declining viewership.

Liu Yifei also gained a lot from this year's Spring Festival Gala.

Even if she couldn't become as famous as Xiao Fengtian, her red outfit on the Spring Festival Gala was still the most memorable image of that year's gala.

She sang with singers from within the system.
This also earned her some recognition for her singing skills.

After all, even if the Spring Festival Gala is lip-synced, it's still recorded from rehearsals, not just from a recording studio.

After the Spring Festival Gala,
Liu Yifei also received many invitations for gigs and gigs.
With just one simple trip, you can earn hundreds of thousands in appearance fees.

This demonstrates the terrifying star-making power of the Spring Festival Gala at this stage; even established stars like Liu Yifei can still receive tremendous support.

but,

Liu Yifei did not try to make that quick money.
Instead, they rested for two days in Kyoto and then for two days in Jiangcheng.
Then they entered a base where they could not contact the outside world and began the initial training on gravity.

This time it's not the same experience as last time, but a real training program for astronauts, showing them all the training programs they would go through!
Gu Bei, on the other hand, experienced the entire second half of the awards season.

Compared to the first half of awards season,

The second half, since the nomination list has already been released,
Each Oscar voter can cast their vote for the award they deem worthy of winning.
At this point, public relations efforts are no longer very effective, since it's impossible to actually do public relations with every single Oscar judge.

In that case, the line between public relations and ticket buying would be too blurred.

At this point, the performance in the first half and the announcement of awards from various guilds are even more crucial.

"Bruce!"

Gu Bei heard someone call his name and turned around.
Then he saw Harvey walk up to him with a fake smile.

Sometimes, you have to admire someone like Harvey. Even though he and Gu Bei were locked in a fierce battle, he could still chat and laugh with Gu Bei on the Avenue of Stars and even take the initiative to talk to him.

"Harvey, I can't believe you actually dared to come here!"

Gu Bei smiled faintly and looked at the fans on the outside, who were booing Harvey.

"Why don't you dare?"

Harvey followed Gu Bei's gaze and said, "I can take their voices as cheers. After all, The Reader received five nominations, which is quite a victory!"

Gu Bei hadn't expected Harvey to be so optimistic.

But The Reader did indeed have a rough start.

Midway through the awards season, only the acting awards garnered some attention, while the other awards seemed hopeless.
Harvey's publicity stunt propelled The Reader into the Oscars, where it garnered five nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.

And barring any unforeseen circumstances, Kate Winslet, as the youngest six-time Oscar nominee, will be able to take home her golden statuette this year.

In a way, Harvey did win.

The current criticism is only temporary.

But the awards and nominations will remain forever.
Only those who experienced it firsthand, like Gu Bei, would realize how vicious and disgusting Harvey's methods were, which is why Harvey has been able to succeed all these years.

However, Gu Bei recalled Harvey's initial attempt to capitalize on the artist's fame.
He went straight for the kill: "Indeed, it's a pretty good victory. The box office of The Reader's movie should have caught up with the opening weekend box office of The Artist, right?"

Harvey's face immediately stiffened.

Despite the hype surrounding The Reader, the box office has only reached $800 million.

The artist's opening weekend box office exceeded $8 million, and so far, its domestic box office revenue in North America alone has exceeded $80 million. Its global box office has long exceeded $100 million and is heading towards $200 million.

During last year's awards season, he also felt that artists had a good chance of winning awards, so he started to consider artists.

But who would have thought that a black-and-white silent film could have such a huge box office performance?

Harvey retorted angrily, "You'd better be this happy after the awards ceremony. The Academy won't give the awards to you and Leonardo, I can assure you of that!"

"You don't need to worry about my movie!"

Gu Bei said lightly.

Are you getting anxious?
Harvey was like a lion, seeing Oscar as his own territory, so he kept trying to drive away Gu Bei, his enemy.

But I tend to get impatient when I talk too much.
Gu Bei didn't mind; he was willing to continue playing with him a little longer.
After all, waiting to walk the red carpet on this red carpet is boring.

However, he saw the red carpet host walking towards him.
As a top contender for this year's Oscars, the host naturally wouldn't let Gu Bei, this hot topic, slip by.

Not long after leaving the angry Harvey,

Gu Bei was caught by the host Tim Gunn, the most popular designer host on Project Runway, who looks a bit like the old man from McDonald's.

Tim Gunn held the microphone to Gu Bei's mouth and said with a smile, "Bruce, where's your girlfriend?"

Gu Bei immediately saw through the other party's trick.

But he still cooperated perfectly, pretending that he was about to blurt it out.
Then it suddenly dawned on me: "A good attempt!"

"What a pity! It seems we can't help your fans find out your relationship status!"

Tim didn't press the matter further.
The pace of the red carpet interviews was very fast, after all, there were just too many celebrities there, and the three hosts were simultaneously grabbing people to interview.

After a pause, he posed a probing question: "Do you think you should win first tonight, or should Leonardo win first?"

(End of this chapter)