Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 826 Empress Awaits Coronation

On the eve of Chinese New Year, the Spring Festival Gala production team finally released the most authoritative and complete program list for the Spring Festival Gala.

The programs that netizens and viewers are most concerned about are those related to Li Chen.

This year's Spring Festival Gala added four branch venues. Except for the Western Regions branch venue, which was pre-recorded, the other three branch venues will still be broadcast live.

Beijing Times reported
"The final program list for the 2016 CCTV Spring Festival Gala has been released! Director Li Chen's four programs dominate the screen, and the mystery surrounding Na Ying's absence has finally been solved."

“2016年2月6日央视独家发布，在除夕倒计时48小时之际，2016年央视春晚最终节目单正式官宣。”

"The most attention-grabbing projects are the four major programs that Rongchen Film Industry Chairman Li Chen has been working on as an artistic consultant for the first time, which also confirms the previous rumors that a certain top female singer 'replaced Na Ying'."

"Among them, the most eye-catching are the opening song and dance of 'Wild Wolf Disco,' which was personally composed and choreographed by Li Chen and performed by three top male stars, Lu Han, Zhang Yixing, and Chen Weiting, as well as the duet of 'Years' by pop diva Wang Fei and Golden Melody Award winner Karen Mok!"

"In addition, the Spring Festival Gala special edition of 'Our Parents' Love' is also highly anticipated, with Guo Tao and Mei Ting returning to recreate the legendary Rong Chen drama from 10 years ago."

While most netizens and viewers focused on Li Chen's four performances, Guli Nazha paid more attention to the performers of the program "Dance and Music in the Western Regions".

The lead dancer was none other than Dilraba, without any prior warning.

Although it was pre-recorded, her achievement of appearing on the Spring Festival Gala twice has already left her far behind.

Moreover, the lead dancer in "Dance and Music in the Western Regions" is not just a simple lead dancer.

The Spring Festival Gala will be broadcast on more than 400 television stations worldwide, reaching an audience of over 10 billion!
More importantly, this lead dancer represents the image of China's Western Regions on the world stage.

Dilraba's victory shows that she has gained the recognition of CCTV.

The domineering CEO Zhang Han held Gu Lina's hand; both were dressed in black and neither was wearing a mask.

Today's public appearance together is less about showing affection and more about dispelling previous rumors of discord stemming from Guli Nazha's bed photos with her ex-boyfriend.

"What's wrong with you? You seem distracted. Buy whatever you like!" The two stopped in front of a high-end luxury store in the mall, and Zhang Han spoke with his usual arrogant tone.

"Let's go back, I'm not feeling well," Gulinaza suddenly said.

"Okay, it's up to you."

Gulina smiled sweetly, knowing that at least she had a boyfriend whose smile was captivating!

In this respect, I finally won against Dilraba.

Sometimes, Gulina even suspected that Rong Chen was deliberately trying to smear her.

But upon closer reflection, he found the idea utterly ridiculous. He was barely a second-tier player at the moment, and there was no reason for the other party to make a move.

However, since the intimate photos with her ex-boyfriend came out, she hasn't had a chance to explain to him face to face. Thinking about this, Gulina's mood became even worse.

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As soon as the Spring Festival Gala program was announced, Wu Yifan's fans were unhappy, and the hashtag #WuYiFanIsBeingSqueezedOut even became a trending topic.

"Why is it that among the three returning sons, only Lu Han is missing, and Huang Zitao is not included?"

"My Fanfan wasn't involved in a contract dispute; she was supposed to compete in the Spring Festival last year with Lu Han, Chen Weiting, and Ning Zetao!"

"Li Chen isn't the chief director, yet he can still influence the Spring Festival Gala. His influence is far too great. The Rong Chen faction is too domineering!"

"Our Fanfan is so wronged."

Qi Jianhong was also furious, but netizens and Li Chen's fans had another opinion: Ning Zetao was also not on the Spring Festival Gala's program list.

You think you're so great on the Spring Festival Gala? You weren't featured last year, but we're saving it for you this year.

Qi Jianhong didn't want to deal with Li Chen, but Li Chen was currently at his peak, and Qi Jianhong was far inferior to him in terms of both financial resources and influence in the film and television industry.

Chenglong didn't want to get involved in this struggle either. His close partner, Huayi, was severely weakened, leaving only Yaolai Laoqi, who was left with no one to fight back.

The online outcry against the unintentional injustice didn't last even half a day before it was overshadowed by trending topics related to other programs from the Spring Festival Gala.

Dilraba Dilmurat has appeared on the Spring Festival Gala twice, becoming a top-tier celebrity. Now that she is in Hollywood, the media has already speculated that the female lead in "Wanxiang Island 2" will most likely fall to Dilraba Dilmurat.

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At 20 p.m. on New Year's Eve, the Spring Festival Gala started on time, but it was still 5 a.m. in Los Angeles. Li Chen got up early to exercise, chatting with his wife and children on video while jogging.

"The Spring Festival Gala has started, and you're not watching it! Dilraba is already out of bed." Liu Yifei panned the camera around the house.

Li Chen saw his mother-in-law and his parents were there, and Xiao Wuxia was sitting on the carpet playing with his toys, wearing overalls.

Li Chen's parents and mother-in-law chatted and laughed.

"Looks like I'm the only one missing!"

"Then you take the role, whoever's missing will be embarrassed! I'm not talking to you anymore, the Spring Festival Gala is starting!" Liu Yifei hung up the phone with a laugh.

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The CCTV studio was filled with distinguished guests and shone brightly.

As the commercials ended and the catchy rhythm of "Wild Wolf Disco" resounded throughout the studio, the Spring Festival Gala for the Year of the Monkey officially began.

Hundreds of millions of eyes were fixed on the opening dance of "Wild Wolf Disco".

Many people hope that "Wild Wolf Disco" will flop and the Li Chen myth will end.

Unfortunately.
The stage platform in the center slowly rose, and Chen Weiting, wearing a red leather jacket, appeared with a handsome and tall figure from behind.

The moment she entered the room, speaking Cantonese with a Hong Kong accent and doing a moonwalk, the scene instantly transformed into a sea of ​​joy.

The dozen or so young male and female dancers were equally energetic, but none of them had Chen Weiting's flirtatious charm; he captivated the hearts of countless young men and women in just a few moves.

"(Cantonese) My dearest flower, I want to take you home for the Lunar New Year, to meet my parents, and let you experience the culture of our hometown."

Cheng Long, sitting in the first row of the audience, clapped his legs and tapped his feet to the rhythm, his face beaming with a big smile.

I thought Mr. Yang must be overjoyed, and Mani must be ecstatic too.

Chen Weiting is about to become a huge star; with just this one appearance, Chenglong has already taken notice.

Li Chen's performance was chosen as the opening dance, which shows he's really talented.

The rhythm was so catchy that if he weren't minding that this was the Spring Festival Gala, he would have stood up and swayed along with the young people on stage.

Huo Wenxi was also at home watching TV and clapping for Chen Weiting.

The Yinghuang artists' group chat exploded.

"Mani, William is so handsome!"

"William's movements are so sexy!" Ah Sa chimed in.

Only she could say something like that, since he's Chen Weiting's ex-girlfriend.

Huo Wenxi ignored the reactions of the celebrities and went to Liu Yifei's house early yesterday morning to wish her a Happy New Year.

Looking at "Wild Wolf Disco" now, Huo Wenxi knows that he owes Chen Weiting a huge favor. Needless to say, Chen Weiting might become the hottest male star in Hong Kong overnight.

The Spring Festival Gala stage is not a karaoke competition like in Hong Kong. Huo Wenxi can already imagine that tomorrow morning, she will probably be overwhelmed with endorsement and commercial performance offers for William.

Leaving aside Huo Wenxi's overjoyed excitement and Yinghuang artists' envy.

The large screen at the venue switched to footage from various branch venues. People were swaying to the song "Wild Wolf," creating a scene of grandeur and glory.

In the waiting area for the artists, Karen Mok wasn't as reserved as Faye Wong. She stood up and swayed from side to side to the rhythm, humming a tune.

"Director Li, this song must be a divine piece, right? It's so catchy!" Mo Wenwei said to Wang Fei with a smile as he swayed back and forth.

Wang Fei glanced at the situation backstage and saw that everyone seemed to be possessed, much like Karen Mok's reaction.

"Director Li is indeed very talented. Even Lin Xi said that he was impressed by Director Li's lyrics."

At this moment, the bullet comments on live streaming platforms such as Youku, Tencent, and iQiyi went completely crazy.

Especially Zhang Yixing's lighthearted entrance and rap in a yellow casual suit paired with a white T-shirt!

"This is the best of times, the most beloved of times. Going home used to be a struggle, but now our high-speed rail is fast. You are the most charming, you know that?"

As soon as Zhang Yixing finished speaking, Lu Han made her grand entrance in a black suit and white shoes.

In the original version, Gem was actually the weakest link. He wasn't good-looking enough, his voice was mediocre, and his dance moves were a major weakness. So, in that version of the show, the dance performances were entirely dependent on Chen Weiting and Zhang Yixing.

But things are different now. Lu Han, who was the final performer, is a trainee who debuted. If she doesn't show off her talent, she would be letting down her title as Asia's top idol.

The combination of rap and dance caused a flood of comments to fill the live streaming platform like a locust swarm.

The live stream chat on major platforms such as Youku, Tencent, iQiyi, and LeTV was instantly flooded with comments.
"Help! Zhang Yixing's deep voice in his rap is so captivating!"

"The deer's dance moves are so cool! Balance king! Balance king!"

"That eyebrow raise from Xiaolu! It made me disappear!!"

"Lee is so good! Making Lu Han appear last is definitely a ratings bomb!"

"This is the best rhythm! This is the best deer-shaped breath!"

"Ahhh, William's wink! So retro Hong Kong style! Forever a god!"

"The three of them together are incredibly cool! I beg Li Chen to create a limited-time group for this!"

"I've finally hit the Xinglu Great Triangle!"

Just as netizens were getting into the fun, they discovered that they couldn't post comments on iQiyi, followed by Tencent, and finally Youku.

Gong Yu's eyebrows shot up in anger! Even on New Year's Eve, she couldn't give him a moment's peace.

"what's the situation!"

"Mr. Gong, the number of bullet comments has exceeded 1.2 million, and the server has crashed! The engineers are working hard to expand the capacity! It will be back soon, Mr. Gong, please calm down!"

"Calm down! If you crash Tencent and Youku too, then I'll calm down!"

"President Gong, with this kind of barrage of comments, even those two companies definitely can't handle it."

No one expected that before the hosts even appeared, the opening dance of the Spring Festival Gala would crash the bullet comments on the three major platforms.

On Weibo, trending topics kept popping up one after another: #Qiyi's bullet comments crashed# #Tencent crashed# #Youku also crashed#.

"Hahaha!" Loud laughter echoed from backstage at the Spring Festival Gala.

As the last note of "Wild Wolf Disco" faded, a burst of cheers erupted in the data monitoring room backstage of CCTV's Studio One.

The real-time viewership ratings soared like a rocket, breaking through 35% and setting a new record for the highest viewership rating for a Spring Festival Gala opening program in nearly ten years!
Director Lü Yitao exclaimed in disbelief, both amused and exasperated: "This is only the beginning! And it's already broken records!"

"That's right, Director Lü, it's 12 percentage points higher than the same period last year?"

On the monitoring screen, the green curve representing viewership ratings soared, reaching its peak when Lu Han made his grand finale appearance.

"I've been working on the Spring Festival Gala for thirty years, and I've never seen such a crazy opening." An elderly man in the audience muttered.

At this moment, Nie Chenxi, the station director, who was at home with his wife and children, picked up his phone and sent a text message to Li Chen: "You're amazing. Thanks to you this time."

It wasn't even 6 a.m. in Los Angeles yet, and Nie Chenxi guessed that young people like Li Chen were probably still asleep, so he sent a text message.

But after a short while, the other party replied.

"You're too kind, Mr. Nie. It's nothing to mention."

Nie Chenxi nodded in satisfaction upon seeing the text message, thinking to himself, "No wonder Li Chen has been able to build such a large business."

At least they know how to be pragmatic. Once they've agreed to a task from above, they won't act like Feng Xiaogang, who got a good deal but then complained.

Zhang Yixing, Lu Han, and Chen Weiting went backstage after leaving the stage.

The three were greeted with thunderous applause.

"William, come on, let's take a picture together." Karen Mok pulled Chen Weiting and took a selfie with her phone.

Chen Weiting, like an obedient puppet, bent over slightly and posed for a photo in a very cooperative manner.

"Karen, is one enough?"

"Haha. That's enough, that's enough."

Lu Han and Zhang Yixing were also surrounded by a group of people and took selfies.

"Boss, this choreography is so dynamic! I got really into it myself! How can you be so talented?" Zhang Yixing breathed a sigh of relief, finally managing to deal with the enthusiastic women from three generations.

"How should I know? Let's go watch the replay!" Lu Han was quite direct. There was no answer to this kind of question. If too many people asked it, a genius wouldn't need a reason.

Liu Yifei watched it with great pleasure, and the opening dance of "Wild Wolf" received rave reviews online.

Liu Xiaoli was lavish in praising him in front of her two in-laws.

“Li Chen is just like you, not only in appearance, but also in his many talents,” Liu Xiaoli said affectionately, holding Li’s mother’s hand.

Although the two were the same age, Liu Xiaoli was obviously much younger than Li's mother.

Li's mother beamed with joy: "No way! If you ask me, it's our daughter who's truly talented, isn't that right, Qianqian?"

Liu Yifei was scrolling through her tablet when her mother-in-law called on her.

"Huh? What's wrong, Mom?"

Liu Xiaoli rolled her eyes at her daughter: "Your mother-in-law praises you for being so talented and tells you not to play with electronic devices anymore, but you just won't listen."

Liu Yifei shrugged, quickly put down her tablet, and lay back on the sofa, laughing, "Moms, I'm heavily pregnant now and can't do anything. It's so boring."

Liu Xiaoli chuckled: "It's not that the two of us wouldn't let you go to the Oscars."

Li's mother also laughed and said, "Xixi, I saw that netizens online call you Empress Xi. I also asked Li Chen. Although he didn't give me a straight answer, I know his personality. If he doesn't deny it, it means he agrees."

"Don't worry, if he can't get that golden statue back for you, I'll gild it and give it to you to use as a golden statue!"

Li's mother's words made everyone laugh.

Liu Yifei frowned and laughed loudly, "Mom, is there really such a big golden statue? That's all nonsense on the internet. I, Empress Qian, can't afford to believe it."

Liu Yifei said this, but in her heart she thought, "My mother-in-law is right. My husband is always tight-lipped. Even if he is 90% sure, he won't say it easily."

(End of this chapter)