Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 66: Be the most beautiful kid in the Spring Festival Gala

Since he has to meet with the CCTV Spring Festival Gala director team today, after the fan meeting, Lu Jiang has to catch a flight to Macau and then transfer back to Beijing, so time is tight.

Before leaving, Lu Jiang and Fan Binbin said goodbye in a hurry.

Fan Binbin arrived in Taiwan in the afternoon, and he came with his parents. At that time, Lu Jiang was also busy preparing for the fan meeting, so the two of them didn't do much. They just asked her to make a guest appearance to give the fans a surprise.

Now that the fan meeting is over and she's under the watchful eye of her parents, she doesn't even have time for sex.
"If you're coming to Taiwan, you should have told me in advance. Even if you come, don't bring your family with you. Look at what's going on now."

Lu Jiang was a little resentful, and Fan Binbin pursed his lips and smiled softly, "I will definitely accompany you after I'm done with this."

"What are you busy with? Why do you need the whole family to go out?"

"A little thing."

"If you don't want to talk about it, forget it. But I have to tell you, I will be even busier from now on. I won't have time until next year."

"I know you're going to have a concert. If I'm free in a few days, how about I come and be your assistant, just like before?"

"You're not filming anymore, so what about your dream of becoming a star?"

“Dreams always come true.”

Fan Binbin's eyes flashed with worry, but he quickly concealed it and then asked, "Lu Jiang."

"What's the matter."

"You said that if I couldn't make it and came to you for help, you would accept me, right?"

"What's wrong with you? Why can't you make it so soon?"

"Answer me first~"

Fan Binbin looked serious.

Lu Jiang also put away his playful smile.

It seems that this girl is really in trouble.

It’s a pity that there is no new treasure chest. Now she still has the golden treasure chest of “Becoming a Superstar’s Wife” on her head, and she can’t see what the difficulty is.

But no matter what, as the man who took her first blood, if she really came to join him, Lu Jiang would indeed accept her.

Let’s not talk about the love life for now. At least in terms of commercial value, Fan Binbin’s potential will be top-level for at least the next ten years.

If she really comes, I will never let her go until I make 9 million from her.

So Lu Jiang nodded firmly: "Of course, if you can't make it, come to me, I will make you the chief steward of the harem, in charge of three thousand beauties."

"You're busy enough!"

Fan Binbin chuckled, and he seemed much more relaxed, unlike before when there was a faint dark cloud on his forehead.

"Go ahead, and be careful on the road."

"Well, give my regards to your parents."

"it is good"

At noon on the 18th, Lu Jiang walked out of the Capital Airport and was greeted by crackling flashes of light. If Lu Jiang hadn't been wearing sunglasses, he would have been blinded.

"Lu Jiang, can you tell me about your experience in Taiwan this time?"

"Tian Zhen said that you helped mainland singers regain their popularity this time. What do you think?"

"Do you think there will be another artist in mainland China who can challenge Hong Kong and Taiwan superstars like you?"

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Countless microphones were placed in front of Lu Jiang, and reporters were talking at once, vying to ask their questions.

Lu Jiang became famous in Taiwan. The media welcomed him like a hero returning from victory, and they almost put a red flower on his chest.

Li Chao couldn't help but be amazed at the scene in front of him. The last time he saw such a scene was when Cui Jian and Dou Wei came back from their tour in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Now, after many years, Lu Jiang is bringing back this kind of treatment.

I can only say that in recent years, mainland popular entertainment has indeed been severely suppressed by Hong Kong and Taiwan.

In this regard, Lu Jiang still maintained the traditional Chinese virtue of modesty, and answered a few questions briefly, neither praising nor criticizing, and being objective and rational.

It’s not that he doesn’t like to show off.

Really know what the actual situation is like.

It is true that he deserves praise for being able to break out of the encirclement of Hong Kong and Taiwan superstars, and he is indeed worthy of being regarded as a hero.

But he knows that in the next few years, the mainstream of the Chinese music scene and even the Chinese entertainment and film scene will still be Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The Four Heavenly Kings still have some influence in the music scene, and with the support of Hong Kong capital, they will dominate mainland male stars born in the 70s for the next ten years.

Richie Jen’s peak period has not yet passed. Although his popularity during this trip to Taiwan exceeded the expectations of Taiwanese media.

But in the eyes of Taiwanese media, Lu Jiang still failed to defeat Ren Xianqi head-on.

Plus there is the ambitious Xie Tingfeng.

The Golden Lion Award halo of "Not Drunk" swept everything in the mainland, but it could not cause a fatal blow to Xie Tingfeng in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

He has the support of the entire Hong Kong community behind him, so it won't be long before he makes a comeback and poses a threat to Lu Jiang.

Dr. Chen has also made a name for himself in Hong Kong.

Zhou, Wang, Lin, Luo, and Tao have also begun or are preparing to begin writing their own chapters.

Taiwan also has four major and three minor divas, two major girl groups tiwns and SHE, and the superb band Mayday, all ready to go.

It can be said that at the end of the 20th century, Lu Jiang won the qualifying race, but in the coming 21st century.

Another golden peak of Chinese music, dominated by Hong Kong and Taiwan, is about to come.

If Lu Jiang can't withstand this wave, the more flowers and applause he receives today, the more ruthless the ridicule and sarcasm he will face in the future.
Rushing out of the airport, Lu Jiang went straight to CCTV.

Soon, Lu Jiang met Zhang Xiaohai, one of the two directors of this year's Spring Festival Gala.

"Here we come, King Lu."

"Director Zhang, please don't say that. On the Spring Festival Gala stage, I'm just a student."

Zhang Xiaohai is a nice person, and his words were not sarcastic but praise.

He won the Golden Lion Award to bring glory to the country, and he was also the Chinese pop king who brought honor to the mainland music scene. He is indeed worthy of the pride of everyone in the mainland.

But since these words were spoken by the director of the Spring Festival Gala, Lu Jiang naturally had to be more humble.

And words alone are not enough, Lu Jiang took the opportunity to give a small gift, ten VIP tickets for the concert, which can be used and sold.

Tickets for Lu Jiang’s concert are expensive and hard to buy now.

This also made Zhang Xiaohai's impression of Lu Jiang even better.

After a while of small talk, we got down to business.

Zhang Xiaohai said directly: "If you sing "Lanting Preface", I will match you with a dance team, and the time will be around 8:45."

Zhang Xiaohai talked about the planning. The total duration of the Spring Festival Gala is about four and a half to five hours.

The worst time period is after midnight, when the least number of viewers can stick around and the ratings also begin to decline significantly.

Therefore, the programs after midnight in previous years were not very exciting. To put it bluntly, this is also a gathering place for people with connections.

A slightly better time is from 11 o'clock to 12 o'clock.

The reasons are basically the same as above.

However, this practice did not change until Lao Zhao from Northeast China became the top star of the Spring Festival Gala.

After 2000, the Spring Festival Gala of Northeast Lao Zhao was scheduled at 10:11 or even after o'clock, with the aim of increasing the overall ratings.

Lu Jiang was scheduled at around 8:, which was the second best time slot.

The best time period is currently considered to be between 9 and 10 o'clock.

The programs during this time period are of high quality, with a strong star lineup. Language programs such as sketches and crosstalk are also concentrated here. There are many interactive links and the atmosphere is warm. This is the time when the audience has the strongest sense of participation.

Now Northeast Lao Zhao's sketches have firmly established themselves in this time slot.

Of course, in addition to time period division, there is also time point division.

The best time is 8 o'clock and 0 o'clock, but the former is the opening and is almost always occupied by large-scale singing and dancing, while the latter also has high ratings, but the position is important and ordinary artists cannot easily get it.

Now Lu Jiang was assigned to 8:, which was a good position, but Lu Jiang was still not satisfied, so he immediately asked if he could be given a better time.

Of course, it is acceptable if he cannot change. After all, this is the Spring Festival Gala stage, and he cannot be willful.

Fortunately, Zhang Xiaohai did not refuse directly, but instead brought up the idea of ​​changing the song.

The director team can flexibly adjust the time according to the content and quality of the song.

Lu Jiang then took out Wang Lihong's "Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth".

This is a work that came out of Situ Zhaodun’s blue treasure chest.

There is no time to make demos these days, but Zhang Xiaohai can understand the music score.

Lu Jiang also started singing directly, which made him feel more deeply.

After singing, Zhang Xiaohai immediately said: "I think this song is more suitable for this year's Spring Festival Gala!"

Then he explained the reasons.

"Lanting Preface" represents the Chinese style blowing in Lujiang.

But the intention of "Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth" can better represent a nation.

If Lu Jiang goes on stage to sing the old song "Lanting Preface", it will play a role in promoting the Chinese style of music and re-enacting traditional culture on stage.

But overall, the current revival of traditional culture in China has not actually been carried out on a large scale. The Chinese style is just taking the lead in this grand proposition.

So if Lu Jiang sings "Lanting Preface", it will probably be similar to Ren Xianqi's singing of "Look at the Girl Across the Street" last year.

It is a summary of the popularity of that year, but its significance is much greater than Ren Xianqi.

But singing "Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth" seems completely different to Zhang Xiaohai.

After all, it is the 2000 Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Dragon, and the zodiac signs match.

This year marks the turn of the century, and the country has just celebrated its 50th anniversary, Macau has returned to China, and the Tenth Five-Year Plan is about to begin.

At the same time, the decision to apply for the Olympic Games for the second time was made last year, and next year will be a crucial year.

In addition, many events are brewing that echo the lyrics "Lift the nation's destiny with your head held high and revive again."

Of course, there are also the various humiliating events that have occurred this year.

"Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth" is undoubtedly more suitable to represent the entire nation's cry to the world.

Zhang Xiaohai even thought that this song might be included in the album.
"My opinion is to sing this song, but the details still need to be discussed with the director team. Lu Jiang, go back and make a demo and send it over."

"Okay, if this is the song, how will the time be arranged?"

"Of course it's midnight. There's no time more meaningful than this."

"." Lu Jiang suddenly felt like he had shot himself in the foot.

Fortunately, Zhang Xiaohai said, "If this song is unanimously accepted, you will be the highlight of this year's performance. The content and order of the entire program will be rearranged. Do you understand me?"

hiss~
Lu Jiang suddenly felt that his shoulders had become countless times heavier.

The matter is temporarily settled.

After leaving the director's team, Lu Jiang went straight to Locke Anluo to start composing music, and even turned down the next three days' notices for this purpose.

Two days later, the complete version of "Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth" was finally completed.

When I came to the director team again, this time it was not just Zhang Xiaohai.

Instead, both chief directors, Zhang Xiaohai and Zhao An, as well as music director Wu Mimi, producer Liu Shukun and other members of the director team were present.

The most important thing is that a senior leader from CCTV was also there.

This is the biggest leader Lu Jiang has ever met.

The big boss is indeed different, he is kind and friendly, like a spring breeze.

After a brief conversation, "Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth" began to play.

After the song was played, the leader looked at the lyrics and discussed it for an hour or so.

Finally made some modifications.

The original version of "Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth" is the theme song of the documentary "Forbidden City". The lyrics use the Forbidden City as the starting point, showing the depth and splendor of Chinese civilization.

But the lyrics are indeed slightly inconsistent with the grand proposition of the moment.

Therefore, in the final revision, specific images such as "Forbidden City" and "Nine Dragon Wall" were replaced with symbols with broader significance such as "mountains and rivers", "Great Wall" and "Yellow River".

The cultural core of the original lyrics, such as "Descendants of the Dragon" and "Chinese Spirit", is retained to highlight the inheritance and tenacity of Chinese civilization.

The chorus changes "Shenwu Gate of the Forbidden City" to "The magnificent mountains and rivers of the Nine Provinces", making the perspective more grand and covering the entire Chinese land.

After the lyrics were finally finalized, the top leader also made the final decision.

Lu Jiang sang "Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth" as the opening solo of the fifth chapter of the entire program "Dragon Jubilee Millennium New Year Ode", and participated in the countdown broadcast as a guest host.

The program is accompanied by a dance troupe, which is specifically managed by dance director Xing Shimiao. The leader has only one requirement: it must be grand and show the heritage of the descendants of Yan and Huang!
After saying this, Lu Jiang couldn't even imagine how spectacular the performance team would be.

Fortunately, Lu Jiang was only responsible for singing, otherwise I would have been afraid of making a fool of myself.

Of course, if conditions permit, his performance can also include some dance moves, and the specific adjustments will be made during rehearsal.

The next thing Lu Jiang needs to do is to prepare for the rehearsal and practice the broadcast lines, after all, he has to announce the countdown.

After it was basically finalized, Lu Jiang felt a lot of pressure, but at the same time he couldn't help feeling proud.

Although midnight is relatively late, the ratings will not be low, and the significance of the program and time announcement are extremely important.

If there are no unexpected events this time, he will basically be the most handsome guy in this Spring Festival Gala!
(End of this chapter)