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Chapter 711 Spring Festival Gala Opening: A Little Luck Leads Fans to Carnival
Sina Entertainment News

"Revealing the seven most interesting programs of the Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Horse."

"On the 28th, the program list of CCTV's Spring Festival Gala for the Year of the Horse, with Li Chen as the chief director, was finally officially released."

"From the program list, we can see that the Li's Spring Festival Gala has a 50-50 split between song programs and traditional language programs, and most of the song programs and language programs are written and directed by Li Chen himself."

"Among the seven most interesting programs, the songs of the three Feis (Wang Fei, Liu Yifei, and Sophie Marceau), the two skits after the 'golden partner's solo performance', Cheng Long's sword show, and Zhang Jin's Tai Chi."

Once the program list of Li's Spring Festival Gala was announced, many people became trending searches.

For example, Chenglong came, but Li Lianjie didn’t; Wang Fei came, but Naying didn’t; Cai Ming came, but Song Dandan didn’t.

This is completely different from previous rumors.

Li Chen's selection and employment of personnel once again sparked heated discussion.

"Hahaha, since I took on this job for the Spring Festival Gala, I have no intention of backing out of it unscathed."

"It's not normal to be scolded a few times. If your husband didn't use some drastic measures, he would have eliminated those stubborn people from the Spring Festival Gala long ago."

"It will be unfair if I get scolded for being called 'Li's Spring Festival Gala'!" Li Chen laughed heartily, not caring about the polarized controversy on the Internet.

Some people even said that he was worshipping foreigners and should invite Sophie Marceau, but soon some fans of Li Chen came out to refute his face.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. Inviting a French actor to sing with Liu Huan is the general trend and reflects the friendship between the Chinese and French peoples.

Liu Yifei thought about it and it made sense. Although her husband offended a lot of people by hosting the Spring Festival Gala this time, hasn't he offended a lot of people since his debut?
In the words of my husband: How can you gain the support of others without offending some people!
Soon it was New Year’s Eve on the 30th.

Sina Entertainment News

"The 2014 CCTV Spring Festival Gala will be staged at 7 o'clock tonight. French movie star Sophie Marceau's appearance in this gala has also attracted much attention. With less than hours left before the gala live broadcast, Zhang Ziyi posted a photo with Sophie Marceau on Weibo."

"She also said: "I taught Sophie the New Year greeting gestures, and she taught me to sing La Vie en Rose." According to the Spring Festival Gala program, Sophie Marceau will perform La Vie en Rose with Liu Huan tonight, which is exciting."

"The meeting of the two goddesses also made netizens crazy, and praised it as a true meeting of goddesses."

I have to say that Zhang Ziyi's public relations team this time is really something.

There is a lively scene backstage at the Spring Festival Gala.

Many actors were chatting and laughing in groups of three or five, some were interviewed by the media, and some were taking photos with each other.

Liu Yifei has almost become a mascot, and people who are familiar with her and those who are not all rushing to take photos with her.

Yang Mi and Tang Yan were laughing secretly on the side.

"Why don't you take a photo with Xixi?" Tang Yan asked with a smile.

"I'm not that stupid. When taking photos with her, she always looks the most beautiful. If anyone brings up the little East Evil and the tender beef, I'd be asking for trouble." Yang Mi rolled her eyes.

Liu Yifei breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her husband finally arrived. Then she caught a glimpse of Tang Yan and Yang Mi smiling not far away, and she glared at them fiercely.

"Yifei, can you give us some time for an exclusive interview?" Liu Yifei was about to go find Tang Yan and the others when she was stopped by a reporter from Sina.

She had just finished an exclusive interview with CCTV's live broadcast room. Others who had the same treatment included Cheng Long, Sophie Marceau, and Wang Fei.

Sina’s interview, however, was almost indiscriminate.

But because of this, Liu Yifei could not refuse, not to mention that her husband was a shareholder of Weibo.

"Then you better be kind with your words." Liu Yifei said with a smile.

"Of course. It's too noisy here. Let's go to the lounge next door."

After entering the lounge, Liu Yifei sat on the sofa and the Sina reporter began to ask questions.

"Yifei, when did you know that you would be on the Spring Festival Gala for the second time? Did you know the day when Mr. Li found out that I was in charge of the Spring Festival Gala?"

Liu Yifei shook her head and smiled, "No, I was still abroad at the time. I only found out after I returned home. I remember it was already August."

"I was angry at him for not telling me earlier because I was basically filming last year and my schedule was full. Mr. Li suddenly came to me and I had to adjust my schedule. I felt very sorry for several brands."

The Sina reporter laughed and said, "Is Mr. Li usually so overbearing? But netizens say that Mr. Li is dominated by his wife, and you have always had the final say in your family."

Liu Yifei covered her mouth and laughed, leaning back: "It's not good to talk about this, our family has always been very democratic!"

There was one more sentence Liu Yifei didn't finish saying: the minority obeys the majority. Every time, it is her husband, the minority, who obeys the majority, including her and her mother.

The other vote, Xiao Wuxia, always abstained from voting.

Outside the lounge, Li Chen immediately attracted everyone's attention as he appeared backstage.

Originally, various media outlets were still conducting separate interviews with the actors.

As a result, as soon as Li Chen arrived, a group of them surrounded him like sharks seeing blood.

There were two staff members beside Li Chen, one on each side, one hand shielding the media cameras for Li Chen, and the other hand protecting Li Chen as they walked through the backstage towards the second floor.

The CCTV interview studio on the second floor had been waiting for Li Chen to arrive.

"Mr. Li, you are finally here." The director of CCTV hurried forward and said with a smile.

Li Chen shook hands with the other party and said, "Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

"It's okay, it's okay. We all know that you are the busiest tonight. We just finished interviewing Yifei, so I guess you will be here soon."

Li Chen ignored the other party's joke: "Then let's get started."

"Okay, Mr. Li, please take a seat."

At the beginning of the interview, Li Chen made a statement: "As far as the Spring Festival Gala is concerned, I am an amateur, but my attitude is absolutely professional."

"But directing the Spring Festival Gala is like marriage to me. It only happens once in a lifetime."

"Everyone knows that it is difficult to please everyone during the Spring Festival Gala. Since I took over the work of the Spring Festival Gala, I am naturally prepared to be criticized."

"I have always had the final say in filming, and the same is true for the Spring Festival Gala. Even if I get scolded, I will deserve it."

The director of the studio folded his arms across his chest, looked at Li Chen who was sitting in the center of the studio, and gave a thumbs up to this young man in his heart.

He knows very well how difficult it is to organize the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

With the complicated interpersonal relationships and interference from above, whoever directs the Spring Festival Gala is actually just a puppet. It is difficult for him to have his own style. After all, this is a national project.

There is a vivid metaphor to describe the Spring Festival Gala, which is dancing in shackles.

It's not about what you should do, but what this matter dictates that you should do.

As it approached eight o'clock, the hosts were doing okay except for the two veteran actors Zhang Guoli and Liu Dehua and the three CCTV hosts.

The other hosts who were hosting the Spring Festival Gala for the first time, even He Jiong, couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

Deng Chao was even more nervous. He could make jokes in "Running Man" because he was the captain and could act however he wanted.

But for a grand event like the Spring Festival Gala that is watched by Chinese people all over the world, it is impossible for him to regard the other seven as running men as well.

He Jiong seemed to notice Deng Chao's nervousness and said with a smile, "Relax, the most nervous person right now is probably Mr. Li. If you forget the words or stutter, it will be Mr. Li who will be scolded."

Zhang Guoli also laughed and said, "That's right, when the time comes, Mr. Li will have to settle accounts with you."

Deng Chao quickly put his hands together and said with a smile: "Oh, my teacher He, teacher Zhang, please stop talking. You are putting more pressure on me now."

Dong Qing smiled gently: "Relax, my first time on the Spring Festival Gala was similar to yours, but as soon as I stepped onto the stage, all my nervousness disappeared."

"The audience under the Spring Festival Gala stage is actually smaller than the audience on your Running Man." Everyone tried to ease the tension of Deng Chao and Huang Bo.

At exactly eight o'clock, when the eight hosts appear together in front of the eyes of Chinese people around the world.

It really makes everyone feel refreshed.

Almost as soon as it opened, a heated discussion broke out on several video platforms and self-media platforms such as Penguin, Youku and Weibo.

"When I see Deng Chao's serious look, I want to laugh. I wonder if the queen wants to strangle him to death, too."

"Huang Bo's looks are comparable to Grandpa Bi's. It's true that green leaves always need dogtail grass to set off."

"Xiao Sa is still as stable as ever. If Zhang Ziyi had chosen Xiao Sa, why would she need to ride on the popularity of Sophie Marceau?"

The opening remarks were quite standard, but soon after that, Deng Chao completely got into the mood.

The opening documentary short explains what the Spring Festival Gala is like in the eyes of Chinese people in Chinatowns around the world?
As soon as the documentary ended, there was applause.

It was Sa Beining and Li Sisi's turn to go on stage with Deng Chao.

"You two, Chao's second half of life depends on you two, please don't give up on me!"

"Don't worry, Sisi, we'll escort him to the stage, let's go."

"go!"

Even with a script, the two CCTV hosts almost couldn't handle the style of the Running Man captain.

“Dear audience friends, the Year of the Horse has arrived. I, Deng Chao, would like to wish you all a happy new year!”

Deng Chao's horse-riding action when he appeared on stage really made the audience laugh.

I have never seen any host on the Spring Festival Gala stage who lets himself go like this, and they are all serious people.

A netizen gave a brilliant reply: Watching Brother Chao on the Spring Festival Gala is like opening a blind box, you can never guess what he will do next.

It is strongly recommended that patients with hypertension prepare antihypertensive drugs in advance.

Sun Li also joined in the fun on Weibo: "Brother Chao, I really regret meeting you!"

At the scene, Sa Beining quickly caught up: "Brother Chao, your horse stance is not very stable!"

Deng Chao pretended to be nervous and staggered: "It's right to be unstable. Mr. Li asked me to take the lead, but I stumbled!"

The audience applauded and laughed.

Li Sisi also joined in the conversation: "Brother Chao, don't be careless when you are about to appear on the Spring Festival Gala!"

Deng Chao also gave it his all: "Don't worry, I will go all out today and I promise I won't be late."

The live camera turned to Mary in the audience, who was also clapping and laughing.

Netizens commented: As soon as Brother Chao doesn’t have the Empress by his side to intimidate him, he immediately becomes like a wild horse that has broken free from its reins. It’s really hard for Mr. Li!

The first opening song "Missing You 365 Days" can only be described as mediocre.

But netizens still have something to say.

"Who said that our little Leo deliberately suppressed Huayi? Isn't Zhang Jingying from Huayi?"

The key point is the last five words: from Huayi.

Zhang Jingying set up her own studio and left Huayi, so she was able to perform on the Spring Festival Gala in the year of the Horse.

Starting from the third program, the song and dance "Only Green", the Spring Festival Gala reached its climax early and lasted until the end.

Backstage, Liu Yifei wore a light pink tube-top dress made of tulle, which was bright and charming with three-dimensional star embroidery.

The transparent rhinestone shoulder straps and the bow design on the back make her look youthful and lively.

The half-tied princess bun with slightly curled long hair makes her look like a fairy from a fairy tale.

"The boss asked me to tell you not to be nervous. The decision to fight the whole world for you and the rain I spent with you were all about you!" Yang Siwei smiled and comforted the boss's wife.

Hearing that her husband actually used the lyrics at this time, Liu Yifei felt sweet in her heart and did not forget to tease her husband a few words to relax herself: "He saves himself a lot of trouble. Now he just sits in the audience and watches."

The assistant couldn't help but join in the fun: "Sister Fei, you can't say that. Mr. Li has worked hard for more than half a year, and he can't let his wife enjoy herself."

"Good girl, you forgot who pays you!"

After a few jokes, Liu Yifei was no longer nervous.

When the fourth program, Liu Yifei's solo song "Little Lucky" was sung for the first time on the Spring Festival Gala stage.

The real-time ratings of the Spring Festival Gala have broken the real-time record of the Spring Festival Gala in the past decade.

The eye-catching word "explosion" on Weibo is particularly eye-catching.

Netizens and fans were completely into a frenzy.

"South Korea is still in the Girls' Generation, but we have already entered the Fairy Age, oh my god!"

"Is this the Fairy Sister who was laid off and found a new job? It's so beautiful and sounds so good!"

"I suggest giving stylists a raise. This outfit is a perfect example of a fairy insulator. After all, fairies don't need insulation."

"The goddess's singing is inversely proportional to her appearance. No! This is called a 'broken voice', and it's used specifically to torture fans!"

"I was not happy after listening to it, but I still have my reputation, so I will just play it on repeat!"

"The live camera is on Leo. Leo's affectionate look should be called "The Affectionate Gaze of Left-behind Children in Those Years"!"

Looking at the heated discussions online, Yang Mi felt so jealous.

I thought to myself: "If my senior can write a song for me and sing it on the Spring Festival Gala, I'm afraid my singing skills will be praised by netizens as Wang Fei!"

The backend database of the Spring Festival Gala is filled with joy.

"Hahaha, we finally got some success this year. With this viewership, what else can the boss say?"

"It has to be someone as talented as Mr. Li, otherwise no one can perform well in our Spring Festival Gala!"

Below the stage, Cheng Long and Li Chen sat at a table. The stage was so pleasing to the eye that even Cheng Long was moved.

"Li Chen, it seems like you still owe me a favor, please write one for me too!"

Li Chen said with a smile: "Brother, you are so forgetful. I think you said this when casting for Chinese Police."

"That's right, Chenglong, don't act crazy or stupid. If you hadn't intervened, I would be the leading male role!" Liu Dehua also echoed from behind.

Chenglong laughed out loud.

Several hosts were also discussing the matter backstage.

"Your President Li is incredible!"

"Our CCTV Spring Festival Gala group is going crazy. It is said that the ratings have broken records!"

Huang Bo disagreed: "Isn't this Mr. Li's normal operation?"

(End of this chapter)