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Chapter 31 During the Spring Festival Gala

On January 1, the TV series "Water Margin", based on China's four great classics, was broadcast on CCTV-8. The mainland market once again welcomed an excellent TV series that will go down in history.

Time passed quickly as Zhang Chen tried to hide his incompetence.

Soon it was January 1th, the waiting area for the 27 Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Tiger.

As a new artist, Zhang Chen is not qualified to have a lounge of his own.

In an era where seniority is everything, at his age, he would need to work for a few more years before he could gain a status that matches his current ability.

Grammy Award winner? You should still call him "senior".

Capital? Don't you see where this is?

Zhang Chen's program was scheduled at the 24th place, neither at the front nor at the back. Before him was an opera program, and before that was Mao Ning, Liu Dehua and Zhang Xinzhe's program "Greater China".

When it was almost time for Zhang Chen to go on stage, he couldn't help but get a little nervous. It was the first time for him to sing a song so formally. He closed his eyes, adjusted his breathing, and once again confirmed that the volume of the ear monitor and the accompaniment could be clearly transmitted, then he quickly ran onto the stage.

Why run? Because time is tight and the camera is on the host, so the performers of the next show need to quickly find their own standing spots on the stage and wait until the host finishes speaking before performing.

Since 1956, the format of the Spring Festival Gala has changed several times. Initially, several official media jointly organized domestic celebrities to participate in film recording. It has been held several times in the more than ten years after the establishment of CCTV, but the ratings and influence have been negligible.

It was not until the "tea party"-style Spring Festival Gala in 1979 that the rigid "praise" atmosphere of the past was abandoned and some novel ideas were applied to the gala, which gave the Spring Festival Gala a definite form.

The Spring Festival Gala really became popular when Hou Baolin and his disciples performed crosstalk, and teacher Li Guyi's epoch-making song "Homesickness" attracted the attention of the general public.

Immediately afterwards, CCTV brought skits to the stage. Chen Peisi's "Eating Noodles" and Ma Ji's "Cosmic Brand Cigarettes" made countless audiences laugh and made the audience truly remember the programs and actors that appeared in the Spring Festival Gala.

From then on, every Spring Festival Gala has become a must-see program for family reunions in this land.

The popularity of the Spring Festival Gala has also attracted countless singers and actors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong.

It can be said that every Spring Festival Gala will attract widespread attention from the beginning of its preparations, and guessing who will be on the Spring Festival Gala has become a hot topic among the nation.

Just when the 98 Spring Festival Gala was halfway through, all the members of Zhang Chen's family were sitting in the living room of an exquisite villa in Jiangcheng.

Sun Fangping bought this villa some time ago, so that she could have a place for the whole family to gather after returning to her hometown. She didn't let her son go home to show off his wealth. How is this different from walking in the night in fancy clothes?
"Fangping, why hasn't Chenchen come on stage yet?" Zhang Chen's grandmother is now 70 years old. She raised five sons and a daughter alone in difficult times. Now all her children have started their own families and have their own children. It is time for her to enjoy her retirement.

So when the third son's wife bought such a big villa, the old lady immediately decided to have the whole family come here to celebrate the New Year and watch her good grandson's performance on the Spring Festival Gala.

At this time, everyone stopped what they were doing and sat in front of the TV, waiting for Zhang Chen to appear.

Just now, they were playing cards or chatting to the background music of the Spring Festival Gala, but when it was their own children's turn to appear, they had to pay close attention.

"I'm coming."

As one of Zhang Chen's cousins exclaimed, Zhang Chen's figure slowly enlarged under the TV camera.

As the accompaniment slowly progressed, a group of child dancers began to recite:
"If the youth are prosperous, the country will be prosperous. If the youth are strong, the country will be strong."
When youth is free, the country is free
"

After the two recitations were finished, Zhang Chen appeared in everyone's sight. He slowly raised the hand holding the microphone:

"The red sun rises with great light

The river flows out and flows into the ocean

The hidden dragon's scales and claws fly into the abyss
The roaring tiger and all the beasts in the valley are frightened
"

A song with lyrics written in prose by Liang Qichao and music composed by modern people, a collaboration across time and space, singing the dreams of two generations of young people.

At a time when the entertainment industry was not yet developed, this song, which was excellent in every aspect and had catchy lyrics, left a deep impression on everyone in front of the TV.

Zhang Chen's stable live performance with the microphone on also impressed many backstage guests. They thought that Zhang Chen's albums were only able to achieve such an effect through post-production sound editing, but they didn't expect his live performance to be so stable, so stable that not a single frame of the backup tape was played.

"Zhang Chen, sure!" Liu Huan's performance was after Zhang Chen, and the song he was going to sing was the theme song of the recently popular TV series "Water Margin".

"Teacher Liu Huan, thank you for your praise. I will continue to learn from you." Zhang Chen was shaking all over. This was the state of relaxation from a highly tense state, and he was also a little excited.

Don't think that he has hosted many large-scale evening parties in his previous life, but this is the first time for him to face the audience as a singer, and he has to face billions of viewers right from the start. Even regular guests of the Spring Festival Gala would be nervous.

"The song is well written! A young man should be full of vigor and vitality." Liu Huan patted Zhang Chen on the shoulder and encouraged him, "Before you didn't appear on the show, no one knew you very well, but after tonight, I believe everyone will know you. Remember to hide when you go out, hahaha!"

"Uh, okay." Zhang Chen also thought of this, but fortunately, he didn't plan to show up in public, so there was no need to worry.

"I heard that this song will be included in your new album?" Liu Huan suddenly asked.

"Well, this song has been included in the new album."

“When will it be released?”

"The second day of the new year."

"I'll remember it and buy a copy when the time comes. I like this song."

"What do you want to buy? I have it in my bag backstage. I'll get it for you right away." After Zhang Chen said this, he said hello to Liu Huan and hurried to his rest area.

Now Zhang Chen always carries some of his own albums with him. It’s not that he is narcissistic, but sometimes when someone asks you for an album, it means they want to make friends with you, and it’s also a recognition of your identity as a singer. Of course, Zhang Chen has to be prepared for this.

"Zhang Chen, are you planning to go back?" Just when Zhang Chen got the album and was about to go back, a familiar voice came to his ears.

When Zhang Chen looked back, he saw a familiar figure.

　Asking for monthly tickets, recommendations, collections, and rewards~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)