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Chapter 139 Featured in Time Magazine, Invited to the Year of the Horse Spring Festival Gala

Zhou Yan and Li Man chatted from the first floor to the third floor, and then went to the basement.

Beside Li Man, her female assistant was taking notes diligently.

Zhong Xintong stayed close to Zhou Yan, listening attentively.

"Alright, that's all I have to say. Your company should have no problem with that, right?" Zhou Yan said, then looked at Li Man.

"No problem, absolutely no problem," Li Man thought excitedly.

This is a big order.

Moreover, the villa belongs to Zhou Yan, so once it's renovated, it can be used for playing games.

"By the way, the materials must be the best," Zhou Yan said, not caring about the renovation costs.

"Don't worry about that, we will definitely use the best materials available on the market," Li Man assured her.

"Also, I'm leaving Hong Kong tomorrow. Ah Jiao is my good friend, and she'll be keeping an eye on things here for me."

Zhou Yan also asked A Jiao about this.

The other party was also willing to help.

"Okay, I'll go back and come up with a plan right away."

After seeing Li Man and the others off, Zhong Xintong and Zhou Yan returned upstairs.

Zhong Xintong did not leave that evening.

The next morning, Zhong Xintong drove Zhou Yan to the airport.

Zhou Yan flew to the set of "Hero" and met with the crew again.

Zhou Yan didn't come empty-handed; instead, he brought a whole cartload of things.

There are hot drinks, fruit, and bread.

You can eat whatever you want.

Zhang Yimou found Zhou Yan and explained the situation.

A few days ago, staff from Time magazine contacted their film crew, wanting to take a series of photos for Time magazine.

The cover.

Zhang Yimou naturally wouldn't refuse.

This is an excellent publicity opportunity for "Heroes", and it reaches the whole world.

The editors of Time magazine even specifically asked Zhou Yan if he could be present during the photo shoot.

Zhou Yan's influence in the fashion industry has begun to emerge.

Even the editor-in-chief of Time magazine had seen Zhou Yan's photos and greatly admired him.

Therefore, for this shoot, we specifically requested that Zhou Yan participate.

Zhang Yimou, being a seasoned veteran, naturally understood the other party's meaning, so he decisively instructed Zhou Wei to contact Zhou Yan and have him come over in person.

That's why the events described above happened.

After listening to Zhang Yimou's account, Zhou Yan understood the cause and effect of the matter.

The following day, Zhou Yan met with staff from Time magazine.

This time, it was a photographer who came.

Zhou Yan's hard-earned English finally came in handy, and he could communicate with the other party without any pressure.

Zhou Yan has been studying English, and this trip abroad has further honed her spoken English skills, so she has no problem communicating.

The group took many photos.

Not long after, the five of them appeared together on the cover of Time Asia.

Li Lianjie is undoubtedly in the center position.

Zhang Manyu and Liang Chaowei stood behind Li Lianjie, flanking him on either side, like guardians.

Zhou Yan stood behind Liang Chaowei, and Zhang Ziyi stood behind Zhang Manyu.

This is also the first time Zhou Yan has appeared in this magazine.

Zhou Yan didn't value these things.

But something is better than nothing.

It's like money; no one would complain about having too much money.

Zhou Yan would naturally not refuse these high-quality magazines.

That day, Zhou Yan received a call from Hu En.

"Teacher Hu," Zhou Yan answered immediately.

"Xiao Yan, there's something I want to tell you in advance."

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"Please speak."

"You've been invited to participate in this year's Spring Festival Gala for the Year of the Horse. Get ready," Hu En told Zhou Yan the good news.

"Really?" Zhou Yan immediately became excited.

This is the Spring Festival Gala.

It's a product with extremely high value.

The Spring Festival Gala at that time was not the same as the Spring Festival Gala of later generations.

It has a very high gold content.

So many people want to get on, but they don't have the chance.

"Would I lie to you? Get ready, I believe you can do it," Hu En encouraged.

The Spring Festival Gala invites many people because many programs will be eliminated.

Even after the Spring Festival Gala has started, programs can be abruptly canceled.

Something like that almost happened last year.

In 01, when Huang Hong was performing in "My Father Is in My Home", she got nervous and recited a long passage of lines that had been cut during rehearsals verbatim, causing the show to run nearly 5 minutes over time.

This greatly worried the show's directors.

It's important to know that the Spring Festival Gala's schedule is more precise than a clock; if it goes off by even a little bit, the program has to be cut to ensure the bell rings precisely at midnight.

The production team was sweating profusely and immediately decided to take over Pan Changjiang and Yan Xuejing's "Building Manager No. 3" because it was the "newest" program and sacrificing it would result in the least loss.

This was Yan Xuejing's first time on the Spring Festival Gala. She and her team spent more than three months working on this short performance, revising the lines dozens of times and meticulously refining even her eye contact and stage movements countless times.

She even confidently told her relatives back home, "Wait for me on New Year's Eve," but now that she's all made up and wearing a microphone, she's received the news that her New Year's Eve celebration has been cancelled.

I believe no one can control their emotions.

Yan Xuejing burst into tears on the spot.

Pan Changjiang also pleaded with the production team not to cancel their program.

However, if one program goes overtime, other programs will inevitably have to sacrifice their time.

There's nothing we can do about it.

When Zhao Benshan learned of this, he immediately went to the director and assured him that he would definitely save that time.

And this program is "Selling Crutches".

Therefore, the rhythm of "Selling Crutches" on stage is very tight, and Uncle Benshan and others speak very fast.

And so, the meticulously crafted 14-minute script was condensed into just over 4 minutes during the live stream.

Fortunately, it was Uncle Benshan, Fanwei, and Teacher Gao Xiumin who performed; anyone else would not have been able to handle it.

Later, the hosts, Ni Ping and Zhu Jun, shortened their scripts on the spot, which made up for all the time they had exceeded the allotted time.

This allowed Pan Changjiang and Yan Xuejing to retain their integrity.

After hanging up the phone with Hu En, Zhou Yan began to think about what kind of program she should prepare.

Sing?

My singing ability is average.

Martial arts?

The martial arts were unremarkable.

Having finally made it to the Spring Festival Gala stage, even if I don't become an overnight sensation, I should at least leave something behind.

Otherwise, I would have wasted this opportunity.

"We can't exactly perform a skit," Zhou Yan immediately rejected the idea.

Performing a skit is too difficult.

Moreover, there will be many unexpected situations.

Since it's my first time on the Spring Festival Gala stage, I should be a little conservative.

"It's said that singing on the Spring Festival Gala stage involves lip-syncing. I wonder if that's true. I'll call and ask," Zhou Yan read a report about it in his previous life.

Due to technical reasons, all songs on CCTV's Spring Festival Gala after the millennium were lip-synced, involving singers such as Zhang Huimei and Li Wen.

During the 2011 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, Han Geng's lip movements were found to be completely synchronized with the recording during her performance of "Going Home for the New Year," sparking controversy.

This situation later improved dramatically.

The government has even enacted laws to prohibit lip-syncing.

Zhou Yan called his music teacher, who was a teacher at the Central Conservatory of Music and a colleague of Liu Huan, and they were quite familiar with each other.

Zhou Yan asked the other party to inquire for him so he could prepare in advance.

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