Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 103

December 2001, 1.

Three days before New Year's Eve, Lu Jiang and F3 once again came to the backstage of the Spring Festival Gala to participate in the final rehearsal.

Lu Jiang had actually been invited to perform at the Spring Festival Gala as early as August.

When the album "Beautiful Rivers and Mountains" was released, he could not be absent in terms of popularity, sales and intention.

However, as "Meteor Garden" became a hit in Southeast Asia and spread all the way to the mainland, two weeks ago, the director team sent another unexpected notice, inviting F4 to perform on the Spring Festival Gala.

It's so hot!

It was so popular that Deng Chao and the other two had no time to do anything else.

After returning to China on January 1st and taking a short break for three days, "Meteor Garden" premiered, followed by various advertisements, interviews and other announcements.

Add to that the Spring Festival Gala, and I’ve been busy all the way until now.

Even though the company had already given the three of them a share of the profits from the Southeast Asia trip, each person received about 450 million before tax.

But these three people simply have no time to deal with the issue of buying a house.

As a result, none of the "buy a house" treasure chests on the heads of the three people fell down.

This also made Lu Jiang's plan to harvest a wave of new treasure chests after the Golden Finger upgrade before the New Year fail.

However, Lu Jiang's first reaction after receiving the notice was that this adaptation was good. If it was similar to the original, let alone being on the Spring Festival Gala, it would probably have been banned by now.

The second reaction was that he was "downgraded" and his solo performance was replaced by a group performance.

Fortunately, after a detailed chat, I found out that this year he enjoyed similar treatment as Xiaoyanzi last year.

Last year, Xiaoyanzi performed three programs, and this year, Lu Jiang performed two programs.

F4's chorus "The First Time" and solo.

Of course Lu Jiang could refuse, but how could he possibly refuse something like this?

After learning the news, Deng Chao and others were so excited that they couldn't sleep all night.

What followed was immense tension.

When we received the notice, we had already rehearsed the Spring Festival Gala three times. Although it is not uncommon to change the program at the last minute, the pressure faced by the new program is also enormous.

The good news is that the three of them have gained stage performance experience in the past six months, and as long as they perform normally, they will pass the test smoothly.

However, after the fourth rehearsal, the director team still decided to lip-sync.

The three of them didn't think much of it and instead felt relieved, but Lu Jiang felt a little embarrassed.

I am a superstar who is good at singing and composing, but I actually have to lip-sync!

It would be fine if the whole show was lip-syncing, but this year's Spring Festival Gala had both live singing and lip-syncing, and Lu Da Tianwang, who is a top student, was actually among the poor students.

This also caused him to be teased by the two older sisters in turn when he visited backstage.

Let her tease him, after all, Lu is indeed a good brother in front of them.

But after coming out of the dressing rooms of the big sisters and big guys, Lu instantly turned back into a big guy, and he was a big guy with three "bodyguards", going door to door backstage. Everyone greeted him with a smile and said hello warmly. Lu Jiang was smiling the whole time and looked approachable, but he just had the feeling of a bully backstage at the Spring Festival Gala.

There's no way, it's too successful.

There were several groups performing on this year's Spring Festival Gala.

Such as the dynamic boy group, the youthful beauty girl group, the mysterious boy group, the dreamy country style group, etc.

Some are newly established, while others have been established for many years.

But when it comes to F4, let alone them, even Japan and South Korea, the base camp of Asian group singers, have to admit defeat when they see them.

Everyone wanted to learn some experience, so they followed.

Then the team suddenly became quite large.
After briefly visiting some relatives and friends along the way and introducing the three of them to the senior leaders, the rehearsal began.

The two programs of F4 and Lu Jiang were scheduled earlier this time and were connected.

At around 9 o'clock, F4 came on stage first. After singing, Lu Jiang stayed and interacted with the hosts Zhu Jun and Cao Ying for a few words before starting his solo song.

The solo song this time is "Gong Xi Fa Cai", which I composed myself without using any cheat codes.

It is not difficult to restore it. After all, as long as the most important sentence "Congratulations on your wealth" remains unchanged, the rest of the lyrics can be as festive and auspicious as possible. It is not difficult to write lyrics.

Lu Jiang could remember most of the melody, thanks to his frequent shopping trips to the mall during the Spring Festival in his previous life, when the same song was played every time.

After finding two lyricists and composers to restore it, although there are definitely some differences from the original version, it is usable as long as it is usable.

After the rehearsal, Lu Jiang took the three of them home.

This time, because they had to perform on the Spring Festival Gala, the three of them could not go home for the New Year, but none of their families came.

The reasons were all the same, saying they didn't want to cause trouble or distract their sons. In reality, they basically just wanted to enjoy first-hand praise in front of relatives and friends at home.

But this also makes the three of them feel particularly lonely during this year's New Year.

After Lao Lu found out, he immediately and warmly invited the three of them to his home to have New Year’s Eve dinner and celebrate the New Year together. After all, the courtyard was very big, so three more people were not a problem at all.

Lao Lu's family is not large, with only one son for three generations. It has been deserted for so many years, but that doesn't mean Lao Lu really doesn't like the hustle and bustle.

Especially after Lao Lu "avengeed his previous shame" in the past two years, he has become more and more eager for a lively and bustling home.

Lu Jiang did mention that if one really likes to be lively, one might as well try to invite grandpa and his family to spend the New Year together.

Although my grandparents are my in-laws, they are sensible and decided to invite them over to celebrate the New Year together. This is a way to show filial piety to my deceased mother and also save us the pain of being watched during New Year's greetings.

Lao Lu said meaningfully: "Only when you are in the highest position of seniority can you really feel the excitement below you. Do you understand what I mean?"

Lu Jiang understood immediately.

This is version 3.0 of urging marriage.

Therefore,
Don't answer, don't answer, don't answer
January 2001, 1, the 23th day of the twelfth lunar month, was still a day without New Year’s Eve.

As soon as Lu Jiang got up, he saw Deng Chao and the other two helping Lao Lu put up Spring Festival couplets.

Lao Lu stood far away with his hands on his hips.

Higher, left, right.
He was so powerful and majestic.

First couplet: Celebrate the glorious day together in the Year of the Dragon
Second line: In the Year of the Snake, we will run towards a brilliant future together
Horizontal banner: A bright future

After pasting the Spring Festival couplets on the door, the five people stood and admired them.

It connects the past and the future, and has good meaning.

Lao Lu takes on the role of the head of the family and wishes everyone a better future.

Lu Jiang: "Isn't your use of the word '混' quite wrong?"

Lu Jianguo: "Only after you have established a family and a career can you stop being a slacker, don't you agree?"

Three people: Oh, yes, yes, yes!
Lu Jiang shut up again.

This is the 3.0.1 version of urging marriage!

We had a simple meal in the morning, and at noon Lao Lu ordered takeout from the Beijing Hotel.

It is considered a small New Year’s Eve dinner, and the big New Year’s Eve dinner will be after the performance in the evening.

After a simple meal, the three of them started DIY.

Yu Bo is from Northeast China and knows a little about cooking. He is the main person responsible for rolling out bread and dumplings.

Deng Chao is from Jiangxi, but he doesn't know anything. His family did send him some bacon, so he cut it into a plate and prepared it, and then helped make dumplings.

Qiao Zhenyu is from Guangxi. He is a pretty capable young man who can kill chickens and make boiled chicken.

Three dishes for three people, prepared in advance, and then put together with the takeaway New Year’s Eve dinner in the evening. Although the color, aroma and taste will definitely be crushed, the point is to have a meaning.

After working until four o'clock, everyone quickly took a nap to get enough rest. At 7 o'clock, except Lao Lu, the rest of the people set out for the CCTV building.

At this time in Guilin, Guangxi, Qiao Zhenyu's grandfather's house was very lively.

In front of the TV, Qiao's father and mother were the center of attention, but neither of them spoke much, and it was all the relatives talking.

"Xiaoyu, you have been smart since you were young"

Similar beginnings have happened countless times today.

After the beginning, it is often about some interesting things that happened when Qiao Zhenyu was a child, even if there are many things that Qiao Zhenyu himself does not know.
But as a celebrity, you have to bear this burden.

Qiao's father and mother were beaming, laughing along, or waving their hands, sometimes denying the relatives' praise of their "wise foresight and good parenting", and sometimes pulling up a child from a relative's family to share the pressure.

Qiao Zhenyu became famous too quickly, and the couple had a hard time adapting to it for a while.

But it's really great to be the center of conversation, unlike before when I just sat on the sidelines.
At this time, the Yu Bo family in Liaoning was in a similar situation.

My son has become famous, very famous, and he became famous so quickly.

When wealth comes pouring down on them, at least before they encounter any setbacks, ordinary parents will not be able to organize much "defense" for a while.

The same goes for Deng Chao's family. Even though Deng Chao's father is a university professor, he can't resist the enthusiasm of his relatives at this time.

It's too red, and it turns red too fast, it's scary.
As we were chatting, the Spring Festival Gala finally started on TV at 8 o'clock.

The opening song and dance of this year's Spring Festival Gala was a duet of Sun Yue and Hong Kong singer Daniel Chan. "Today is So Good" was lively and cheerful, and did a good job in warming up the audience.

The second one is Sister S’s classic song "Getting Better and Better", which is one of the most popular songs in 01.

The third one is a skit, "The Matchmaker" performed by Guo Da, Cai Ming and others.

Language programs are still more attractive than singing and dancing programs.

So when the first language program came out, the adults in the three families who were eating, drinking and chatting automatically reduced the frequency of chatting.

This is also the norm for the Spring Festival Gala. You can listen to the songs or not, but people usually watch the sketches and crosstalk.

As a regular guest at the Spring Festival Gala, Jason Statham's comedic skills are still outstanding.

During the period when he and Cai Ming were working together, they were a famous golden pair in the Spring Festival Gala. Basically, Northeast Lao Zhao was number one, and they competed with Huang Hong and Feng for the second place.

After Guo Da withdrew from the Spring Festival Gala, Cai Ming transformed into a sharp-tongued old lady. The first two years were better, but she was scolded every year for the rest of the years, which made countless people miss Guo Da and Statham.

At this stage, after years of combination, Guo Da and Cai Ming have become one of the signature programs of language programs, and the effect is also good, making everyone laugh.

After the performance of "The Matchmaker", after two songs and dances, it was the crosstalk "Getting More and More" by Feng Gong and Guo Junjie, which looked similar in structure to "The Matchmaker".

It can be said that the subject matter is the same, but the effect is very good, and it is ranked second in the language category this year.

After watching this segment, someone from all three families simultaneously asked, "When will Bo'er/Xiaoyu/Chao come out? It's almost 9 o'clock." The children then replied in unison, ":, the tenth show, almost there."

After knowing that it was "soon", the following hot dance could only attract the gentlemen, while the rest of the people began to feel very uncomfortable, and some of the parents of the three even had sweaty palms.

It wasn't until the host finally mentioned F4 that the tense expressions of the three families finally reached their climax.

At the same time, countless young people watched the drama in front of TVs across the country, and CCTV's ratings soared, drawing a big positive line.
"Look, my brother-in-law is coming out, call me brother-in-law, brother-in-law~"

Shandong, Fan Binbin's home.

Fan's mother held Fan Chengcheng in her arms and taught F4 how to talk on TV.

Father Fan immediately corrected him: "Teach Lu Jiang later when he sings solo. There are four of us now, how can we tell who is who?"

Fan Binbin, who was sitting on the side, was speechless when he saw this scene.

Fan Chengcheng is only 7 months old!
One dares to teach, and the other has the nerve to correct.

Really served!

But before she could complain, Fan's mother turned around and looked at her and asked, "When are you going to be on the Spring Festival Gala?"

The real purpose of these words is not wine.

Performing on the Spring Festival Gala is not the most important thing.

The important thing is that if Fan Binbin appears on the Spring Festival Gala, he will spend New Year’s Eve in Beijing.

Wouldn’t the two families then have an excuse to celebrate New Year’s Eve together?

Fan Binbin took a deep breath and said nothing, but turned up the volume of the TV:
"Friends are only there when you are so lonely that you can't even call out

I sent care as soon as possible
Warm eyes help you see the truth
Reclaim that piece of nature

Surround you, hold you tight, believe in you

"

"The First Time", a song about friendship.

The four people on TV wore simple modern clothes and changed their hairstyles. They were not as exaggerated as in the TV series and became good kids.

Combined with this song, the energy is very positive, which is one of the reasons why F4 was able to perform on the Spring Festival Gala.

But Fan's mother said, "It's not a good thing for men and women to be friends for too long!"

"Mom~"

Fan Binbin was helpless.

So far, their relationship has not actually been told to their parents.

There was indeed a "misunderstanding" between the two at the beginning, but now Fan Binbin has turned things around and mentioned countless times in front of the media that it was just friendship.

The purpose is simple: it is not good for both parties to hype up a romance rumor too early.

Although it was voted first on the Internet.

But making it public is another matter, and it might cause a lot of trouble.

Of course, the most important thing is that Fan Binbin himself feels insecure.

Although, she now knows that she may never be able to defeat Lu Jiang in the future.

But I am still young after all, so I have to try again. If I can't beat her, I have to be better than all the other women.

For this reason, in order to maintain a unified stance and avoid trouble, she never told her parents at home that their relationship had actually gone beyond friendship.

This also made Fan's parents a little anxious this year.

Fan Binbin could only say again: "Don't worry about it, just watch TV!"

Fan's mother raised Fan Chengcheng and said, "How can I not worry? Chengcheng will be able to speak in a few days. Do you want him to call you brother or brother-in-law?"

"Don't, if the paparazzi take a picture of it, they'll think it's our child."

"Then you have to have a plan too. You'll be 30 in a few years!"

Fan Binbin was completely speechless: "I'm only 20 after the Chinese New Year!"

"Isn't it just a matter of seconds?"

"Then I'll give you an answer before you turn 30, okay?"

"30 is too late"

Fan Binbin had a slight headache, but luckily the next show was about to start.

"Lu Jiang sang solo!"

Fan Binbin called out, and Fan's mother immediately turned around, hugged Fan Chengcheng, and raised her voice again: "Look, it's my brother-in-law, my brother-in-law."

Fan Chengcheng: “Yeah yeah~”

Fan's mom: "Look, Chengcheng can talk~"

Fan Binbin and Fan's father looked at each other.

The former is speechless, and the latter is probably the same now.

Then, with a festive prelude, Lu Jiang, wearing a red Chinese Tang suit, appeared in the middle of the stage, surrounded by children's dancers.

"This is a festive outfit. I'll make a small one for Chengcheng later."

Fan's mother was lost in herself, but Fan Binbin ignored her, his eyes fixed on the person on TV.

"I congratulate you on getting rich

I congratulate you on your wonderful
Good luck every day
Put aside all worries
Full of happiness
"

Even without a golden finger, Lu Jiang can easily sing this kind of song.

As long as the performance is full of enthusiasm, can create a cheerful and warm atmosphere, make everyone feel blessed, and make the audience feel happy, it is a perfect performance.

The cheerful lyrics also attracted the attention of the audience who usually ignored the song and dance program in front of the TV, and then they nodded in approval.

Who doesn’t like to get rich? It’s even better to be congratulated by big stars on Chinese New Year.

In the past, most of Lu Jiang’s fans were young people. After “Beautiful Countryside”, he attracted a lot of middle-aged people with “The Prodigal Son Returns” and “The Shepherd of Keketuohai”.

But overall, the age distribution of his fans is still relatively low.

Now that "Gong Xi Fa Cai" is out, many middle-aged and elderly people have also been impressed by him through the Spring Festival Gala stage, and remember this young singer who always has a smile on his face.

After the Spring Festival Gala, or starting from today, "Gong Xi Fa Cai" will be played in major shopping malls every Chinese New Year.

These people can match Lu Jiang with the song in their minds.

What is this called? This is called nationality.

Nationality and fame are different.

Many celebrities are very popular in the media and on the Internet, but apart from their fans and people who follow the entertainment industry, most ordinary people don’t know them at all.

This type of people may seem to be well-known, but in fact their fame is just empty.

Once you show signs of decline one day and leave the circle surrounded by media and fans, it will be easy to become out of date and be forgotten.

On the contrary, artists with high national popularity are recognized by people wherever they go.

Maybe they are not particularly famous, but their career life will be longer and more lasting, and they will be more respected.

Lu Jiang is not lacking in fame now, but his popularity has always been his weakness. I believe his situation will improve after the Spring Festival Gala.

Of course, in addition to the great benefits to Lu Jiang in the long run, "Gong Xi Fa Cai" also brings many immediate benefits.

"I congratulate you on getting rich

I congratulate you on your wonderful
The best please come

bad please go away
oh
The more gifts you give, the less blame you feel~
"

After the song was finished, the audience applauded spontaneously.

TV viewers may not have realized it, but the people at the scene clearly felt that it was the loudest applause so far in this Spring Festival Gala.

Although this is basically for one's own wealth.

But it is undeniable that the song was indeed a success.

The original version of "Gong Xi Fa Cai" is one of the classic songs of the Spring Festival Gala.

When many old fans of the Spring Festival Gala saw this, they knew that Lu Jiang would definitely be a regular guest of the Spring Festival Gala in the future.

The reason is very simple. The Spring Festival Gala is a gala. Galas are very important. We invite celebrities and have family fun.

But the most important thing is the "Party".

You are very popular, so the last two times were not a big problem.

But if you want to stay a regular guest at the Spring Festival Gala, you must have the ability to hold up the stage.

Just like Xiaoyanzi, among the three programs in last year's Spring Festival Gala, none of them was the most popular. That's because she was really famous in 99.

But if you really look at the show's effect, it is actually inconsistent with her popularity, and it is far behind.

To put it bluntly, she doesn't have the ability to carry a show.

For this reason, Xiaoyanzi's popularity dropped slightly this year, and she automatically left the director team's first choice list.

But now Lu Jiang is different.

It’s true that he performed on the Spring Festival Gala twice because of his popularity.

But the songs performed on both Spring Festival Galas were of high quality.

The program not only conquered the audience of the Spring Festival Gala, but also conquered CCTV behind the scenes.

Just like Lao Zhao, Huang Hong and others from Northeast China, after the ratings and feedback of "Gong Xi Fa Cai" come out, Lu Jiang can say that he has established his own brand in the Spring Festival Gala, and has his own fame, status and fixed audience in the Spring Festival Gala.

If he can come up with another high-quality song next year, he will be a must-see on the director team's list in future song programs.

In other words, it is a guarantee of ratings and one of the mainstays of the station.

Even if his popularity fades in the future, he can still return to the Spring Festival Gala stage by relying on his legacy as a classic program, as long as the quality of the program he submits is roughly the same.
(End of this chapter)