One person's entertainment

Chapter 144, Live and Lip-synching
In 100 years, Runfa readily agreed to Shen Lingyou's conditions, and he had the final say in everything.

As December approaches, the filming of "Love Across Time and Space" has entered its final stage, with actors leaving the crew every few days after finishing their scenes.

The main actors felt a lot more relaxed, but they still had to fight until the last day.

In his spare time, Shen Lingyou began to think about which song to use as the advertising song for Runfa’s 100th anniversary.

An outline of the advertisement was written and given to Zhang Wei to expand. It was based on the original version of the advertisement in the original time and space, which was regarded as a classic, so we just had to copy it.

Advertising songs are more difficult to come up with, either they have to include hair elements or product placement in the MV.

He remembered that in the original time and space, Runfa also hired someone to write an advertising song for 100 years, but it was not as impressive as the advertisement.

Huo Wenxi said that their company is committed to integrating bamboo culture and Chinese herbal medicine culture into products, using products to promote the influence of traditional Chinese culture.

Then, you can use Chinese-style songs.

At this time, Shen Lingyou thought of a song, "Dong Feng Po" by Jay Chou.

The MV is in the style of the Republic of China and can be used to implant products.

Make up your mind and start recalling the songs.

In half an evening, the lyrics, music, arrangement and MV script were all completed.

Zhang Wei also finished writing the advertising script in one day.

The next day, everything was handed over to Huo Wenxi to have 100 Runfa confirm.

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It was mid-December, and there was still one and a half months left until the 12 Spring Festival.

The first rehearsal of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala began in Studio 1 of the CCTV building.

Since the cast of actors used in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala is extremely large, it is impossible to ensure that all programs can be rehearsed at the same time. Therefore, rehearsals are needed in different categories. When the time is right, various departments and programs will rehearse together according to the order of broadcast. This is the legendary joint rehearsal.

According to past practice, CCTV Spring Festival Gala will conduct four or five rehearsals every year. The purpose of this is to ensure that the probability of possible mistakes is kept to a minimum, while also being able to discover problems as comprehensively as possible and solve and improve them in a timely manner.

During this period, new programs may be born, and old programs may be killed.

Even Shen Lingyou and Wang Jingfei's "Meet in 98" is not % certain to be on the show.

"Sister Fei, you're here so early."

"It's not good to be late for this. I came here when I had nothing to do."

Shen Lingyou met Wang Jingfei backstage, both of them were dressed casually.

There is no makeup during the rehearsal, and only the rehearsal in front of the audience later on is full makeup.

"I heard that all the singing programs on CCTV Spring Festival Gala are lip-syncing. Is that true?" Wang Jingfei suddenly asked.

"This..." Shen Lingyou touched his nose and said, "Some are."

The singers lip-syncing during the CCTV Spring Festival Gala is not because they don't have the talent, but to prevent accidents during the performance. Because the Spring Festival Gala is broadcast live and audiences across the country are watching, it would be very embarrassing if an accident occurred in such a grand gala.

From 1983 when the Spring Festival Gala was first held to 1993, it was the era of lip-syncing.

In 1994, director Lang Kun took over the Spring Festival Gala. He proposed the concept of "real singing", saying that real singing must replace lip-syncing so that art can be restored to its original state. Not only real singing, but even the accompaniment tapes were discarded in favor of live band accompaniment.

It was also that year that Wang Jingfei received her first invitation to the Spring Festival Gala, but after the rehearsal, the program was cancelled. There were many different opinions on the reason. Some said that she had poor live musical sense, and some said that she was being arrogant and only went to CCTV for rehearsal three days before New Year's Eve. Later, the station director Yang Weiguang revealed that she was asked to change the lyrics, but she refused sternly and offended people.

Later on, there was both real singing and lip-syncing.

Shen Lingyou has listened to Wang Jingfei singing live. She finds that it depends very much on her condition. When she is in a good condition, her singing is divine, but when she is not, her singing is out of tune.

He is unwilling to lip-sync. His ability is there, so there is no need for it.

Wang Jingfei is also unwilling to lip-sync. In the original time and space, you can see that she sang live for the first time in the Spring Festival Gala. There was a scene of failure, when she sang "Because of Love" with Eason Chan, she was out of tune. However, she sang "Meet in 98", "Legend" and "Years" well.

"Xiao Shen!"

Suddenly, three familiar figures walked towards this side.

They were Shen Lingyou’s three drinking buddies, Liu Huan, Han Lei and Tu Honggang.

They all had their own performances. Liu Huan sang "Hero Song" solo, Han Lei sang "Traveling Around the World" solo, and Tu Honggang sang "True Hero" in chorus.

I introduced Wang Jingfei to them, and Wang Jingfei said hello and left.

"You've won a bunch of awards, but you didn't even treat us brothers to a drink." Tu Honggang really loves to eat and drink.

"Yes, after the rehearsal is over, you can choose the place." Shen Lingyou said with a smile.

"You're great, kid. You've brought honor to us mainland singers!" Han Lei patted his shoulder.

"Hey, Brother Lei, please stop making fun of me." Shen Lingyou said modestly.

"I admire your creative ability. Four albums and forty songs in one year." Liu Huan exclaimed in amazement.

"Brother Huan, we asked someone to write the Japanese lyrics for ten songs, and most of them were written in the past," Shen Lingyou explained.

"By the way, which song will you sing at the Spring Festival Gala?"

“There are so many good songs that we can’t even guess.”

"The Brightest Star in the Night Sky?"

The three of them asked one after another.

"Uh..." Shen Lingyou smiled and said, "It's a new song, written specifically for 1998, called "Meet in 98", sung by Sister Fei and I."

"Needless to say, it's another good song. The directors of the Spring Festival Gala have very high standards." Tu Honggang sighed.

The Spring Festival Gala is the highest-level stage in the country, and it is an honor to be able to appear on the stage.

But this is also the stage with the strictest censorship. There is fierce competition for language programs, and singing and dancing programs are basically by invitation, and most of them are choruses. Being able to have the opportunity to sing solo on the Spring Festival Gala stage can be regarded as the pinnacle of a singer.

This is his second time on the Spring Festival Gala, but he is still singing in a chorus. You know, he already has some very popular songs such as "Farewell My Concubine", "Chinese Kung Fu" and "The Peacock Flies Southeast".

"Maybe it's appropriate for the occasion." Shen Lingyou said with a smile.

"You are too modest. You have to drink a few cups tonight." Han Lei said with a smile.

"When it's your turn, we'll be notified and go listen," said Liu Huan.

After chatting for a while, the town rehearsal began.

Backstage, Shen Lingyou saw many familiar faces from the Spring Festival Gala.

Zhao Lirong, the king of sketches Chen Peisi and Zhu Zhenmao, the golden trio Zhao Benshan, Fan Wei, and Gao Xiumin, Uncle Pan who has not yet sold alcohol...

They were all filled with memories, but now they have become personal witnesses.

Shen Lingyou and Wang Jingfei's performance was the 14th, after Han Lei and Tu Honggang's song joint "Popular Style", while Liu Huan's solo was the 33rd near the end.

Today, they played normally and there were no problems.

Wang Jingfei also demonstrated the strength that a queen should have and sang beautifully.

Shen Lingyou was as steady as ever and conquered the director in the first rehearsal.

After the show, I called Huo Wenxi and went out for a drink with Liu Huan and others.

(End of this chapter)