Huayu Entertainment: The Birth of a Succubus Top Star

As the sun rises over the land, the Chinese New Year arrives; as the tides surge across the seas, spring is heralded.

Chinese people extend New Year greetings and share the joy of the new era.

……

At 8 p.m. sharp, the annual CCTV Spring Festival Gala began on time with the opening remarks from the hosts.

Singing, dancing, magic, skits, crosstalk... all took turns on stage.

To be honest, this year's Spring Festival Gala wasn't very good either.

In recent years, the Spring Festival Gala has become increasingly homogenized, with both songs and skits taking an emotional approach.

During the Spring Festival, everyone just wants to have fun, but you insist on finding ways to make people cry. No wonder fewer and fewer people are watching the Spring Festival Gala, and more and more people are complaining about it.

Da Tian Tian's performance was scheduled to begin earlier, and their program was arranged to be the sixth to take the stage.

As soon as the performance ended, Da Tiantian ran to Gu Zhiyan's dressing room.

As soon as she entered, she looked up at me and asked, "How did I do?"

"Great, excellent."

Gu Zhiyan knew what Da Tiantian wanted to hear, so naturally he couldn't spoil her mood and just praised her.

Sure enough, Da Tiantian beamed with joy upon hearing Gu Zhiyan's praise.

"You should do your best too! By the way, when are you going to perform on stage?"

"Around ten o'clock."

This time slot is pretty good; it's considered prime time for the Spring Festival Gala.

"What are we going to do after the performance?" Da Tiantian looked at Gu Zhiyan expectantly.

"I need to go home after this is over."

I can only stay at home for a few days throughout the year. Since I happen to be in Beijing for the Spring Festival this year, I should naturally go home to spend time with my family.

"oh."

Upon hearing Gu Zhiyan's words, Da Tiantian, who had been all smiles, immediately lost her smile and looked disappointed.

"Tian Tian".

"What's wrong?" Da Tiantian asked weakly.

"Would you like to come home with me?"

"ah?!"

The sudden surprise left Da Tian Tian momentarily stunned, unable to react for a moment.

"What? You don't want to?"

"Yes, yes," Da Tiantian nodded frantically, then began to feel anxious again, "This is too sudden, I didn't prepare a gift, it's not good to show up empty-handed."

"No need, your presence is the greatest gift. We don't lack anything at home." Gu Zhiyan rubbed Da Tiantian's head.

"No, no, that's too impolite." Da Tiantian shook her head and began racking her brains for a solution.

On New Year's Eve, there's nowhere to buy gifts!

"Alright, stop thinking about it. I've already had Xiuxiu prepare the gifts. Just say you bought them."

It was indeed all prepared. His family naturally knew that Gu Zhiyan would be participating in this year's Spring Festival Gala. Gu's mother had already called him to come home for the New Year after the Gala.

Furthermore, it was explicitly stated to Gu Zhiyan that he must bring one of his girlfriends home to visit, and if one of them came alone, he should not enter the house.

Why do I say "girlfriends"?

This is a perfect example of how a mother knows her son best; Gu Ma knew exactly what kind of person her son was.

From childhood to adulthood, Gu Zhiyan has always been surrounded by girls. When he was in high school, his teacher even came to his home because Gu Zhiyan was dating several girls at the same time.

Actually, that's unfair to Gu Zhiyan. He wasn't dating anyone at all. Girls were pursuing him, and he couldn't bear to hurt any of them, so he could only maintain good relationships with each of them.

If we're talking about a clear boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, that's not the case at all. Since there's no defined relationship, how can you say he's in a relationship too early?

Gu's mother has seen through her son; he's definitely a womanizer.

But there's nothing I can do; he's my own son, and besides, he seems to be quite good at winning girls' hearts.

My son is just so outstanding!

Parents sometimes have double standards. If it were someone else doing this, Gu's mother would probably have already cursed the scumbag.

Since Gu Zhiyan entered the entertainment industry, rumors have been flying everywhere. Others may think that it's mostly hype, but Gu's mother can tell at a glance that it's probably true.

It's real at first glance!

Since Gu Zhiyan doesn't plan to get married so early, well, with so many girlfriends, deciding who to marry is also a problem.

Well, Gu Ma has come to terms with it. Having grandchildren is the most important thing. Whether or not they get married is up to him.

But you have to bring your girlfriends home to meet them eventually, right?

Don't let the child be born before the parents have even met their daughter-in-law.

Since he was spending the day with Da Tian Tian, ​​Gu Zhi Yan naturally took her home, and the gift was prepared in advance.

"You're so kind." Hearing that Gu Zhiyan had prepared a gift in advance, Da Tiantian happily gave Gu Zhiyan a kiss on the cheek.

It seems that Gu Zhiyan's decision wasn't impulsive, but rather that he had planned to take her home long ago.

How could Da Tian Tian not be happy!

The next moment, Da Tiantian became visibly nervous, and one question after another came up.

"Should I dress more formally?"

"What are your hobbies, Uncle and Aunt?"

Are there any particular taboos in your household?

"What should I do if I get nervous and say the wrong thing?"

"Will my aunt and uncle not like me?"

……

Faced with Da Tian Tian, ​​who had turned into a million "whys," Gu Zhiyan was quite helpless.

"Tian Tian, ​​don't be nervous. My parents are very easygoing, and there's nothing in our family that we should be particularly careful about."

"My dad has a very good temper, uh... don't worry about him, he doesn't have the final say at home. My mom likes pretty girls, and she'll definitely like you since you're so pretty."

……

After the conversation, Da Tian Tian's mood visibly relaxed a lot.

As if remembering something, Da Tiantian suddenly said, "I won't stay with you for now. Call me when you're done."

"Where are you going?" Gu Zhiyan asked curiously.

"It's the first time I'm meeting your parents, so of course I want to dress up nicely."

Okay, that makes sense.

Gu Zhiyan nodded: "Then I'll have Xiuxiu accompany you. I'll call her now."

"No need, I'll call her myself. I'm leaving now, see you later."

As soon as she finished speaking, Da Tiantian left in a hurry.

……

After waiting for a long time, it was finally Gu Zhiyan's turn to perform on stage.

Every year during the Spring Festival Gala's singing performances, whether the singers are singing live or lip-syncing is a major focus of public attention and discussion.

To put it another way, there are live performances and lip-synced performances.

Singers with solid skills in folk and bel canto singing generally sing live.

Most pop singers lip-sync.

However, not all pop singers lip-sync. For example, when Jay Chou sang "Confession Balloon" just now, he sang it live.

It's not quite right to say it was lip-synced; according to the production team, it should have been a pre-recorded audio track.

This is a well-known industry practice aimed at ensuring "zero errors" in nationwide live broadcasts.

The director of the Spring Festival Gala once gave an industry definition of "live singing": as long as the recording played is the singer's own recording, it is considered "live singing".

Of course, many audience members and music critics do not agree with this statement. They believe that only the sound produced in real time at the scene can be considered a live performance.

Therefore, the controversy over "lip-syncing" has always existed.

Gu Zhiyan certainly agreed with the opinions of the majority of the audience: how can playing a recording be considered a live performance?

So Gu Zhiyan chose to sing live. If even Jay Chou, the singer with such good singing skills, dares to sing live, what is there for him not to dare to do?

As a professional singer, Gu Zhiyan didn't want to be accused of lip-syncing afterwards.

He can't bear the shame!