Sun Xuan patted his shoulder.
"Forget it, Director Ma won't see you."
"We were brothers when we were drinking last time, but this time he's taking you down. Does he even have the face to see you? I had a big argument with him, but there's nothing I can do. He's the chief director."
Lin Chudong forced a smile. "Brother Sun, you've gone to a lot of trouble. Never mind, it doesn't matter. I don't rely on the Spring Festival Gala to raise my profile."
Sun Xuan nodded. "That's right. You're quite popular now. You'll be fine if you develop properly."
"You'll be on the Spring Festival Gala stage sooner or later. Next year, when I'm in charge, I'll see who dares to take my people down!"
Lin Chudong said, "In that case, let's skip the audience. I'd rather go home and spend the New Year."
Sun Xuan opened his mouth, but in the end, he just sighed.
"Alright, Sister Deng doesn't know about this yet. If she finds out, she might go and make a fuss with the director."
Lin Chudong said, "Don't let her know for now. Concern clouds judgment; we don't want to affect Sister Deng's hosting."
Honestly, the Spring Festival Gala was just a lingering obsession in Lin Chudong's heart.
When he was little, he admired those famous people who could perform on the Spring Festival Gala.
After he grew up, he realized how deep the water was in the entertainment industry.
Performing on the Spring Festival Gala didn't really mean anything. No one gives you a medal, and it doesn't significantly increase your income.
It's just a way to prove yourself.
But unfortunately, this stage isn't one you can get on just by having talent.
This obsession might not be realized this year.
"Director Sun, go ahead and get busy. I'll pack up and leave."
"Mhm."
Sun Xuan didn't know what to say at this moment. He was the one who gave Dafei hope. After all the work, drinking with the leaders, and helping to record the program, he was ultimately removed.
He said he didn't care, but who wouldn't feel a sense of disappointment?
After Sun Xuan left, Qiu Chengdong walked over.
As soon as he sat down, he also sighed.
"Dafei, I heard about this. I also went to see Director Ma, but there was nothing he could do. Let's understand each other."
"I have a comedy show after the New Year. If you're interested, come and be a host for me."
Lin Chudong said, "Thank you for the opportunity, Director Qiu."
"Mm."
Qiu Chengdong patted his shoulder and quickly went back to work.
Both directors were very busy. They had delayed a lot for his sake, and they actually cared a lot.
Liang Yin frowned, "Does Wu Bo have that much ability? Replacing Da Fei at this time?"
Lin Chudong sneered, "Maybe he prepared for this a long time ago, wanting to have some new blood on the Spring Festival Gala."
Liang Yin snorted, "He's not worthy? Shen Jianbin must be up to some tricks."
Lin Chudong said, "It doesn't matter. Everyone, go home for the New Year."
Liang Yin asked, "Are you all going home?"
Jing Feifei shook her head, "I don't want to go back. I'll go back to the company."
Wang Zhi and the others also wanted to go back to the company. They had greeted their families and come to the Central Television Station for the Spring Festival Gala. Since there was no opportunity, they might as well go back to the company.
Liang Yin said, "Alright, let's go back to the company and make dumplings."
Liang Yin wasn't discouraged. She packed up her things and then pulled Lin Chudong's hand and walked out.
At the same time, at eight o'clock sharp, the Spring Festival Gala officially began!
After a large-scale dance, the six hosts walked onto the stage from backstage.
Walking in the middle were the two pillars of CCTV, Deng Siqing and Lü Jun.
Deng Siqing held the microphone and said to the camera with a smile.
"China Central Television!"
"China Central Television!"
"Dear audience friends, Happy New Year!"
"The words 'I'm coming home' express the eagerness of countless children to return."
"The words 'I'm home' express the loving family reunion of countless families."
"Tonight is New Year's Eve..."
The host performed perfectly, and the entire city of Jingcheng was brightly lit. It felt like a carnival inside the television station.
In the orphanage in Jiaocheng, Teacher Yan and a group of children surrounded the television, watching the host enthusiastically recite the New Year's greetings.
"Teacher Yan, when will Uncle Dafei come out?"
"Soon, soon. You can go out and play if you want, I'll call you when he comes out."
"No, we want to wait here!"
Liangyin Media.
"President Yao, when will Brother Fei perform?"
President Yao said, "As for 'Loyalty to the Nation', you'll hear it soon. Focus on writing your code and get it done for me. It must be finished tonight. We'll test it the next two days, and launch it on Wednesday. If you don't finish, none of you are sleeping."
"You've all been idle at the company for a month now. How can you be so shameless as to take a salary? Don't drop the ball at this critical moment, and don't make me look bad in front of President Lin."
Everyone wore a long face. "Understood, Brother Yao. We have to write code even during the Spring Festival. It's really miserable."
"If you're miserable, eat some sweets. The boss's wife has bought you plenty of food. Don't be ungrateful. I've turned up the volume on the TV outside. Go out and watch when you hear President Lin's voice."
At this moment, Lin Chudong and the other six people were standing at the entrance of CCTV.
Looking at the brightly lit high-rise buildings outside, their moods were complex.
Someone had already started setting off fireworks, but the fireworks were too bright, a bit dazzling.
"Let's go."
Just as Lin Chudong was about to leave, his phone rang. It was Song Jing calling.
"Hello, Sister Song?"
"Da Fei, where are you?"
"I'm at the door, what's up?"
"Come back quickly! Qiqi says you're not downstairs, and she refuses to go on stage! The director is freaking out. Only you can help now!"
"Alright, I'll be right there!"
After saying that, Lin Chudong said, "Let's go back for a bit."
He then quickly rushed back.
Qiqi's performance was either the third or fourth act. And this girl, at this moment, refused to go on stage.
Only this young lady could be so willful. If it were anyone else, the director would have chewed them out and told them to get lost a long time ago.
In the backstage area, Lin Qiqi had changed her clothes and was sitting on a chair with her mouth pursed, arms crossed, and looking unhappy.
Sun Xuan and Ma Youfu were both there, and Song Jing was also accompanying her.
"Qiqi, be good. It's almost your turn. Dafei will be back soon. Just go up first."
Lin Qiqi pouted, "I don't want to. I can't sing."
Ma Youfu was sweating profusely. It was the first time he had encountered this situation. He kept looking at his watch, but he didn't dare to urge her. Who dared to upset Lin Qiqi?
Sun Xuan stood aside, saying nothing. Let's see how you handle this after you took Dafei away.
If Deng Siqing found out about this, things would be even worse.
With those two women throwing tantrums, Ma Youfu's blood pressure just wouldn't be able to handle it.
Finally, Lin Chudong jogged in.
"Qiqi, hurry up and get on stage."
Seeing Da Fei return, Lin Qiqi finally smiled.
"Da Fei, go down there and direct for me."
Ma Youfu was a bit embarrassed. "Da Fei, go quickly, stand behind the first camera."
"Okay."
Song Jing breathed a sigh of relief. Da Fei had finally arrived.
Only Da Fei could handle this young lady.
He quietly walked in from the audience seats and stood behind the camera.
Deng Siqing saw him backstage and greeted him.
Lin Chudong also responded with a smile, his face showing nothing unusual.
On the television, Lin Qiqi appeared in the center of the stage, wearing a long dress.
There were no dancers, only her on the entire stage.
Her sweet appearance immediately drew applause from the audience.
"My wife is on! The third act! This year is starting early!"
"My wife is actually singing a solo? What song is it?"
"Are you blind? Look for yourself. 'Congratulations, Congratulations,' by Da Fei, lyrics and music."
"Da Fei is awesome! His work is on the Spring Festival Gala."
"Da Fei himself is here too? Didn't you guys look at the program?"
"..."
Qiqi held the microphone with both hands, a sweet smile on her face. Looking at Lin Chudong in the audience, she felt much more at ease.
"On every street and alley, In everyone's mouth, The first words upon meeting Are Congratulations, Congratulations."
Subsequently, Qiqi made a gesture of giving New Year's greetings with both hands.
"Congratulations, Congratulations, Congratulations to you Congratulations, Congratulations, Congratulations to you..."
This adorable appearance simply melted people's hearts.
"Ah ah ah, I'm dead, my wife is so cute, take my life!"
"Qiqi is so beautiful, how can there be such a cute person!"
"Da Fei's song is so awesome, it's sweet and festive, specially customized for Qiqi, right?"
"My wife is finished singing, and the year is over."
"What is Qiqi looking at? She doesn't seem to be looking at the camera?"
"You don't think she's looking at the teleprompter, do you?"
"The Spring Festival Gala is all lip-synced anyway, no need for a teleprompter."
"..."
They, of course, didn't know that Qiqi was looking at Da Fei.
The performance, lasting just over a minute, quickly ended. Qiqi performed steadily, her expression sweet, and she won resounding applause.
Qiqi went offstage, sent Da Fei a WeChat message, and then quickly got in the car to go home. Her family was waiting for her to eat; it would take over an hour by private plane.
After Qiqi left, Lin Chudong had originally wanted to leave too, but Sun Xuan walked over and grabbed his arm.
"Da Fei, since you're here, you might as well stay a while. There's a seat over there."
"Brother Sun, there are quite a few people backstage,"
Sun Xuan said, "You sit here. I'll arrange them. I can make the decisions on this."
Sun Xuan immediately took out the walkie-talkie and arranged some seats for Liang Yin and the others. Although they weren't next to each other, and the seats weren't the best, they would still get a few shots.
Sun Xuan had already done his best to achieve this.
You have to know that the audience of the Spring Festival Gala weren't ordinary people; they were either rich or influential, and they all wanted to show their faces.
This year's Spring Festival Gala program was decent, but the netizens were still not very satisfied.
"This year's director isn't good. Was that skit just now? It was so awkward, I didn't laugh the entire time."
"All day long, it's just making dumplings. Promoting positive energy is fine, but there also needs to be some humor, right?"
"Looking forward to Teacher Zhao Jinrong's performance."
"Only Teacher Zhao's performance is worth watching, the others are really not worth it."
"..."
Around ten o'clock, with Deng Siqing's announcement, Mao Feifei led a group of martial arts team children onto the stage.
The stirring music began, and Mao Feifei walked out in a martial arts uniform.
"Fellow countrymen across the nation, Happy New Year!"
"Kids, get on stage and practice!"
"…"
When Teacher Zhao Jinrong appeared on stage, the audience erupted in thunderous applause.
This was the kind of respect an old artist deserved.
As soon as Teacher Zhao appeared, the atmosphere became lively.
The Tangshan accent immediately made the audience laugh.
While everyone was performing, a director in the audience raised a sign.
Each time the sign was raised, it notified the actors that a minute had passed.
The Spring Festival Gala had to strictly control time; this skit was given a total of ten minutes, and they absolutely could not exceed this time.
During rehearsals, they finished in just over eight minutes, but in the live broadcast, the audience was too enthusiastic, and the applause would be longer.
"Tai Chi Eight Trigrams Linking Palm, China has miraculous skills!"
The audience below immediately cheered in unison!
This was so reminiscent of an elderly Chinese woman's aura!
"Teacher Zhao is awesome! Whose song is this? It's so uplifting!"
"Yeah, it captures the essence of Chinese martial arts!"
"This song is awesome. I'll check who the original singer is after it's over."
"..."
Mao Feifei continued the next section. His voice was good, more akin to Da Fei's imposing manner.
"The staff sweeps a large area, The spear picks a line, Light as a swallow in the clouds…"
"We are filled with boundless spirit!
Externally train the muscles, bones, and skin,
Internally train a breath,
Combining strength and softness, never yielding!
We hold the universe in our hearts!"
The drums and gongs resounded together, the surging momentum sending chills down one's spine, involuntarily igniting a surge of excitement!
Subsequently, Mao Feifei, Zhao Jinrong, and the martial arts team performed a short routine of martial arts.
The music played in the background was also the original version.
"Da Fei! That's Da Fei's voice!"
"Damn, it really is Da Fei! This is Da Fei's song. No wonder it's so awesome. It's Da Fei, makes sense!"
"The camera's on Da Fei! Da Fei looks so handsome today, worthy of being my man!"
"Big Fei's music is really everywhere. Qiqi just went down, and Teacher Zhao is up again. Is this guy trying to monopolize the entire Spring Festival Gala?"
"It would be perfect if Big Fei also did the finale. Then he'd really have monopolized the Spring Festival Gala. It's a pity though, that the finale is by the Heavenly Queen Zhang, Big Fei isn't qualified yet."
"..."
Teacher Zhao's performance drew cheers and applause from the audience. Qiu Chengdong let out a long sigh of relief. With this program, he probably wouldn't get scolded this year. Language-based programs are really difficult.
This song, once performed, was much better than the previous programs. Big Fei's musical talent saved the program.
Big Fei is truly a talent, but it's a pity, the power of capital is too great...
Backstage, Deng Siqing and Lü Jun were in the back.
Seeing the audience's reaction, Deng Siqing's face was full of admiration.
"Da Fei is amazing... How many more acts does Da Fei have?"
A director quickly ran over and said.
"Sister Deng, there's been a last-minute change to the program. 'Loyalty to the Nation' has been changed to Xu Feng and Wu Bo's performance. The director asked me to inform you, don't mess up the announcements."
Deng Siqing immediately frowned. "Are you kidding me?"
She put on the headset of the intercom and immediately questioned,
"Director Ma, what's going on?"
Ma Youfu's voice came through, "Sister Deng, quickly announce the act, follow the arrangements!"
Deng Siqing's face darkened, and she strode towards the stage.
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