Actor: Thank you.

"See you later, and Happy New Year."

After the banquet, everyone dispersed.

I don’t know when we will meet next time.

And it is actually quite difficult to sit down and have a good meal together.

If you are in the same industry, you are your rivals. How many of you are true friends?
"My friend just drank too much, please forgive me." Liu Tao came out to see the guest off. Wang Keze was already dizzy and fell down motionless.

"fine……"

When she said this, everyone remembered what Jiang Xin had just said.

Everyone was trying to hold back their laughter.

"You have worked hard." Zhang Yuan said solemnly.

"I'm pregnant again, and I have to take care of my husband, so I need to get some rest."

"I'm not tired, thank you for your concern, I'm glad you can come today."

She just thought Zhang Yuan was saying nice things.

But Zhang Yuan was sincerely reminding her to be mentally prepared.

You have to grit your teeth and walk the path you choose.

Get in the car and prepare to leave.

"Huzi, we have to go to CCTV, so we won't send you off."

"Hey, see you later." Gao Hu waved his hand.

"Teacher Dandan, let me give you a ride."

After taking Song Xinxin with him, he drove away.

Gao Hu, feeling a little depressed, hailed a taxi and went home silently.

On the way home, he thought of his good friend Huang Bo, who had grown from an insignificant little character who needed his support to a big star since he started hanging out with Zhang Yuan.

This year alone, he starred in two movies!

In "Crazy Racing" and "Bullfighting", he played the leading male role.

When Gao Hu talked about it during dinner, he felt it was incredible.

Such rapid progress!
Looking at myself, I seem to be standing still or even regressing.

He can’t even play the leading male role in a TV series.

"I guess I was the most unlucky person at the wedding just now."

"I'm afraid there's no unlucky person like me in the entire entertainment industry."

This person is self-pitying.

Little did they know that the hostess of the wedding was the biggest unlucky person in the place.

"Why are you here?" When Zhao Benshan arrived at the rehearsal site of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, he stood up excitedly when he saw him.

"Do you have a work permit?"

"Come in now, I'll call the security," Uncle Benshan joked as he put his arm around his shoulders.

"I just attended a wedding and met Teacher Dandan."

"I came to see you."

"Oh, it's good for you to come. Come and have a drink with me later in the evening."

"no problem."

"Brother!" While he was chatting with Zhao Benshan, a simple and honest voice came from behind him.

Baoqiang rushed out from nearby.

"Sister Cheng Hao, Jiang Xin, hello."

"You are also rehearsing." Zhang Yuan pulled him together to talk.

Baoqiang is quite busy.

Because he participated in two Spring Festival Gala programs this year!
Served as the lead singer in the song "Song of Migrant Workers".

His image is indeed down-to-earth and suitable for this song.

Moreover, Baoqiang looks very happy when he smiles, which is suitable for the atmosphere of the New Year.

Who said he was at a disadvantage because of his looks?

What a great advantage.

He also made a guest appearance in the sketch "Bus Concerto".

"Senior Brother Feng." Zhang Yuan specially took Baoqiang to visit the leading actor of the skit, Mr. Feng Gong, who appears on the Spring Festival Gala almost every year. If Zhang Yuan doesn't hear him say, "Audience friends, I miss you so much," he always feels like something is missing.

Ma Ji and Hou Yuewen are of the same generation, so in terms of seniority in the crosstalk industry, they can be considered brothers from the same school.

Calling someone senior brother shows closeness.

"Baoqiang is my man. He has not been in the industry for long. Please take care of him."

"Hey, we're all family, it's what we should do."

Baoqiang was very happy watching this.

My eldest brother is so impressive!

On the Spring Festival Gala stage, the two biggest evergreens in the language programs are Feng Gong and Zhao Benshan.

Both of them and my eldest brother were polite.

In fact, Baoqiang's evaluation of these two people is biased.

Although Uncle Benshan is more famous, Feng Gong is the real king of the Spring Festival Gala.

Because in every Spring Festival Gala, people from Ma Ji's lineage almost always monopolize half of the language programs.

Zhao Benshan can only take care of one person at most.

I won’t mention Feng Gong, Huang Hong, and Jiang Kun.

The first skit of this year stars "Ju Hao", who is the candidate for the role of "Chief Constable of Guanzhong..." in "Wulin Wai Zhuan" and is Jiang Kun's apprentice.

Wu Bin, who performs crosstalk, and his master Tang Jie Zhong are Ma Ji's partner.

Guo Donglin is a frequent guest at the Spring Festival Gala. His biological father was a disciple of Hou Baolin and he calls Ma Ji "uncle".

The Ma family almost monopolized the official language programs.

This is also the reason why Liu Lanfang was willing to promote him rapidly within the Chinese Folk Music Association.

Let the people of your Hou family check and balance each other.

In addition to these people, there are also some acquaintances.

"It's rare to see you."

How come it’s from your class 96 again... Zhang Yuan walked up to Zhang Ziyi and greeted her.

She did a solo show.

Just her voice.

Anyway, there are soundtracks and recordings, so just listen to it.

"I just saw you after we parted from the crew."

He was also surprised to find Xu Jinglei was present.

Miss Xu glanced at Cheng Hao beside him and sneered.

He was the one who ignored me on the crew, but turned out to like this kind of taste.

I don't even care about you.

"Surprising, I didn't expect you to be here." Zhang Yuan said politely.

"Are you also participating in the Spring Festival Gala?"

"Yes." Xu Jinglei said proudly with his hands on his hips.

"It's a temporary program."

"Due to the snowstorm in the south, we added a poetry recitation program with the theme of disaster relief."

Oh...I said I have never seen Xu Jinglei singing, dancing or anything like that.

Besides, she doesn't know how to do it.

"Are you guys also participating in the show?" she asked.

The rehearsals are all separate, so until the program is fully announced, the participants don’t know what the other programs are or who will be in them.

"No, we're just walking around, joining in the fun, and visiting the studio."

"How can you be so lucky as to wish the whole nation a happy new year?"

After he said that, the woman started to breathe heavily.

He showed a smug look.

“That’s not easy.”

"Don't underestimate this poem recitation. So many people are eager to attend."

"I also had to ask someone to pass me a note to get a seat."

She said this to show that she had connections.

As soon as she announced the number of people in the rehearsal, Zhang Yuan knew who were the people. There were Cheng Daoming, Zhang Guoli, Wang Gang, Jiang Wen... all of them were members of the imperial circle.

She must have followed in Wang Shuo's footsteps.

I can get in by handing in a note... Zhang Yuan thought about it.

Every year behind the scenes of the Spring Festival Gala, all kinds of cops are flying everywhere.

An important job of the Spring Festival Gala director is to balance the forces of all parties and assign work to those with connections according to priority.

"If she can deliver it, so can I!"

Look at how arrogant you are... give it to me!
"Wait for me for a while, I'll be back soon."

He asked Cheng Hao and Jiang Xin to wait for a while and ran to Editor-in-Chief Liu.

The reason why Song Xinxin was brought to CCTV was because he also had things to do.

"Wulin Zhengzhuan" is scheduled to begin broadcasting on the fifth day of the Chinese New Year.

We have now entered the final preparation stage and will start recording soon.

He had to iron out some final details.

"That's it..."

"Create some drama."

"Our program team leaders know the situation, but please don't tell the participants."

"What we want is their true reaction."

"The program is planned too strictly, so it's all acting, there's no conflict, no effect, and it's not good to watch."

Zhang Yuan and Editor-in-Chief Liu talked about it in detail.

"is this okay?"

"It's okay. We are all big stars. We have seen and experienced all kinds of things. It's nothing."

"Anyway, your people can just record the reactions of each group of people, and edit them later based on the requirements."

Editor-in-Chief Liu always thought his idea was very bold. Zhang Yuan's plan was to divide the program into two layers: light and dark.

A clear script for all participants.

Even talent shows are scripted.

But the production team still has a dark script in hand.

No need to let the artist know.

In this way, the artists are on the first level and the program team is on the second level.

But in fact, Zhang Yuan had another plan in mind, so he stayed on the third floor.

After talking about the show, he continued.

"I heard that the Spring Festival Gala added a poetry recitation program?"

"You are well-informed, indeed."

"A task assigned by the higher-ups."

"Why, do you want to participate?" Editor-in-Chief Liu tilted his head and looked at him.

"I was banned from the Spring Festival Gala, how can I participate?"

"Can't break the rules."

Editor-in-Chief Liu smiled and nodded.

That's all good about this guy.

Following the rules means giving face.

The ban was imposed because of the leader's work, but now that the leader is in power, it is not impossible to lift the ban.

But he still abides by this rule, which saves him trouble and prevents people from gossiping about him.

The person who ordered the ban will also feel better.

"But I can't go, can you recommend someone?"

"Sure, as long as the person doesn't have any major problems and meets the requirements, it's fine."

Originally, after he was banned, a place was reserved for his people. It only took a word.

On the other side, a poetry recitation was being conducted during the interview.

In addition to the above mentioned hosts, other CCTV hosts such as Kang Hui, Sa Beining, and Wang Xiaoya will also be joining in the show.

Huayi also arranged a position for Huang Xiaoming, showing its attitude and supporting him.

"The snow is ruthless, but people are kind!"

As everyone was reciting the lyrics one after another with great enthusiasm, the assistant director came to the scene and clapped his hands.

"Everyone stop for a moment, we have some adjustments to our program."

"Ms. Xu Jinglei, please come over here."

The assistant director waved Xu Jinglei out of the room.

In just five or six minutes, everyone saw this man with a gloomy face returning to the house.

Without saying a word, he took the bag with a stern face.

He walked out straight away without saying goodbye to anyone else.

Before leaving, he crumpled the manuscript in his hand into a ball and threw it into the trash can angrily.

The others looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.

"Hello everyone."

A few minutes later, Cheng Hao walked into the rehearsal room with a smile on his face, bowed and greeted everyone.

Those who can stand here are all smart and wise.

You'll understand it at a glance.

Xu Jinglei was removed.

There were many people reciting the poem, each person recited a line, and then there was a "chorus" at the end.

There were 18 participants.

Pay attention to the balance between men and women and the same number.

After all, women hold up half the sky, and this is no mere talk in China.

But among these nine female performers, except Xu Jinglei, the rest are either active hosts of CCTV and also hosts of the Spring Festival Gala, and cannot be replaced.

Or at the very least, they are veteran hosts and artists of the level of "Sister Ju Ping".

Zhang Yuan did not specifically mention Xu Jinglei when he said he wanted to replace him.

He just asked for a seat.

But you are the worst, you got in through connections, who else should we replace if not you?
It's not normal for someone who relies on connections to be defeated by someone with stronger connections.

"I'm Cheng Hao, and I'm very happy to work with you all. I'm still very young and don't know much, so please give me some advice."

Everyone saw that the newcomer was graceful and well-spoken.

In terms of appearance and temperament, he seems to be better than the previous one.

"Manuscript...where can I get it?" The good sister saw that everyone was holding documents, but she had nothing in her hands.

Everyone looked towards the trash can.

The manuscript that Xu Jinglei had crumpled into a ball was inside.

"Xiao Chen, come to my side." At this time, you have to rely on your own people.

Zhang Guoli waved and called Cheng Hao to his side.

"Look at one copy with me first, and let the production crew prepare a new one."

"to make."

Uncle Guoli has come to his house so many times, how could he not know the relationship between him and Cheng Hao.

When the other old emperors saw that Zhang Guoli had shown his attitude, they also welcomed him warmly.

"Whose honey is this?" Jiang Wen asked Zhang Guoli in a low voice.

The old emperor's jargon for describing beautiful women is generally "jian guo'er" and "da mi".

Generally speaking, "guo'er" refers to those who are young and pretty.

Honey refers to someone who is tall, has long legs, and is slightly mature.

"Zhang Yuan's."

"Oh, I heard you can drink a lot?"

"You just drink." Uncle Guoli replied: "That's right."

"Just replace Xu Jinglei now, that's fine."

“That’s…” Zhang Guoli immediately smiled when he saw people praising him.

During the break, others also went to ask the assistant director.

After knowing that a single cop had replaced the person, the other people looked suspicious.

"Are you not afraid of offending Master Shuo?"

"Tsk..." The assistant director sneered while smoking a cigarette.

“The lesser of two evils.”

You rejected the note handed to you by Editor-in-Chief Liu.

Do I have to wait for the director to come and pass the note?

When the director comes to hand it over, he may have to ask an additional question: who refuted it just now?

Then I am still a chicken feather!
Wang Shuo is not from CCTV.

On the other side are the leaders within the system, and it is unclear who they are on the side of.

If you can't even figure out such a simple account, you shouldn't work at CCTV.

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk..." Everyone nodded as they listened, and they all remembered the name of Zhang Yuan who took care of this matter later.

It doesn't concern me, and other people don't care much about it, so they don't feel much about it.

Only one person was a little nervous.

Huang Xiaoming's hands were shaking a little when he smoked.

Fortunately, it was a female replacement.

If it were a man, I would be the unlucky one!

He still remembers the revenge of "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

Now he is considered to be in a mixed situation, with Hua Yi's support and even able to perform on the Spring Festival Gala.

But compared to this, Zhang Yuan not only does not need Hua Yi's support, he can even support others...

So what to do?

I obviously tried my best.

And he is the fastest runner among his peers.

But the gap between me and him is getting bigger and bigger.

Although Xiao Ming is a nice guy, his legs are indeed short and he can't run fast...

"You are so nice to Haohao."

In the rest area, Jiang Xin saw that her friend only came to CCTV for a visit, but Zhang Yuan arranged an opportunity for her to perform on the Spring Festival Gala. She was naturally envious.

"She is capable."

Poetry recitation requires image, temperament, and good dialogue skills.

These programs all meet the standards and have a certain reputation.

No matter how capable an ordinary person is, he cannot get in.

"When will you arrange one for me?" Jiang Xin asked casually.

"Maybe next year." Zhang Yuan thought about it.

At least we have to wait until "Lost" is broadcast.

Otherwise, with Jiang Xin's current fame, she would not be able to meet the requirements of the Spring Festival Gala stage.

"Ah, are you serious?" Jiang Xin noticed his serious expression.

"of course."

Jiang Xin thought about it and realized that Cheng Hao and Bao Qiang, who had followed him the earliest, were indeed participating in the rehearsal.

There aren't many people in our company.

But they have occupied two seats on the Spring Festival Gala, which is such an important and time-sensitive stage!

Maybe I will have a chance next year.

When Zhang Yuan saw Jiang Xin's expectant eyes, he knew how tempting a spot in the Spring Festival Gala was for ordinary artists.

This alone will give him a lot of leverage in attracting talent.

Cheng Hao and Bao Qiang are his living advertisements... (End of this chapter)