A grand feast for the Chinese entertainment industry

Chapter 154 Attending the Spring Festival Gala

Su Huilun felt somewhat uneasy.

Although every room in the backstage lounge of CCTV's live broadcast hall is pitifully small, the one assigned to her was relatively acceptable, barely enough for her to walk around in a small circle.

There was a little over an hour until the live broadcast of the 1997 Spring Festival Gala.

She appeared early, around 08:42, which means there were still two hours before her appearance.

Lin Jianlu reclined on the double sofa, watching her walk around the room in circles.

A helpless smile.

Suddenly she turned around and saw it. "Why are you laughing at her?"

"I didn't laugh!"

"You will laugh!"

"I didn't laugh."

"It's normal for people to be nervous when singing in front of a billion people for the first time! Just because you're not nervous doesn't mean others can't be nervous too? You're so annoying!"

"I'm not laughing!"

"You will laugh! You will laugh!"

It became unreasonable, pounced on Lin Jianlu, and pounced on her, landing on top of her. She was so small.

His chin rested on Lin Jianlu's chest, his words slurred and he looked utterly helpless. "What should I do? I'm so nervous." — "What can you do? How about we have sex?"

"puff……"

She laughed first, then propped herself up, her eyes practically drooling, and her voice suddenly became cloying, "Don't keep seducing me! I can't help myself, and it'll hurt the baby!"

Lin Jianlu smiled, reached out to fix her hair, and leaned in to kiss her on the lips. "It's okay! It's just lip-syncing! I heard the live stream signal will switch to the rehearsal recording from yesterday at any time."

But she still pouted.

But suddenly, before she could continue to whine, the door was pushed open, and a head peeked in, only to quickly retreat. Su Huilun said irritably, "Come in, it's not like we haven't seen this before!"

Her assistant, a girl in her early twenties.

In the past, she rarely needed an assistant because she wasn't famous enough and didn't have many situations to handle, so she didn't want to pay an extra salary. However, in the latter half of the year, things gradually changed. "Lemon-tree" had started to gain popularity, but recently, during the promotional period for "Duck," her commercial activities, invitations, and program appearances increased significantly, so she hired an assistant. She was recommended by Sylvia Chang.

"Sister Huilun, Brother Lu's assistant is looking for him."

"Oh."

So Su Huilun took the initiative to get down from the floor. Because the two of them liked to be affectionate in the room, and the room was so small, the assistant couldn't stay in the room at all, so he always ran to the door to guard the door and keep watch.

Lin Jianlu then went over and opened the door. It was Liu Xiaoli. "Teacher Zhao Benshan has come to your room."

So I went back.

It wasn't far, just a few dozen meters away in a corridor.

Zhao Benshan was already in the corridor; he could be seen from afar, and everyone shook hands and hugged.

Speaking with a pure and refined Tieling accent, he said, "I was thinking of asking you to go out for a smoke."

"go!"

While others might feel nervous and excited about appearing on the Spring Festival Gala, Lin Jianlu doesn't; he mainly treats it as a casual visit.

I got to know several famous artists and singers within the system. It's all about building connections. I don't expect to use them, and it's best if I don't, but getting to know them can't hurt.

He didn't feel particularly drawn to people in the sketch comedy and crosstalk genre, but he knew people like Engineer Feng and Zhao Benshan, who were very shrewd. They would get to know each other by chance if they bumped into each other in a corridor.

Zhao Benshan was exceptionally clever. Seeing that Lin Jianlu was interested in the hand-rolled cigarette in his hand, he immediately taught Lin Jianlu how to roll it. She learned it in no time. Wow, they actually got along quite well under the pretext of smoking.

Even if Lin Jianlu were to mingle backstage here, he would only smoke a maximum of three cigarettes a day, two of which were for him.

He's incredibly famous now, a mainstay of the Spring Festival Gala, and he earns a lot from his gigs. To put it bluntly, despite the glamorous appearances of many big stars, actors, and singers, there aren't many in mainland China who are as wealthy as him. He truly came from the grassroots. Although he may not understand those high-level theories, he has a thorough understanding of drama, comedy, characters, and logic.

To put it bluntly, in the current Chinese-language entertainment industry, when it comes to character development, storytelling, and dramatic conflict, Lin Jianlu believes his level is completely above that of the top directors in mainland China, and he is in no way inferior to the top commercial film directors in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Lin Jianlu didn't really care how famous he was; she genuinely respected his abilities.

We'll have a smoke together, chat for a while, and then head back.

At this point, the evening news broadcast had already started, and the atmosphere backstage became increasingly tense.

He didn't go to Su Huilun's room to comfort her, but returned to his own lounge, where he just lay on the sofa in a daze—his arrival time was much later, around 10:40.

Feeling extremely bored, I chatted with Liu Xiaoli.

"Have you booked your plane ticket?"

"I didn't book a plane ticket... I booked a train ticket."

"Whatever you say! Remember, come back on the sixth day of the first lunar month."

"I know it's definitely not too late."

"Hey, can you bring your daughter back this time?"

"I'm definitely bringing her back with me." "Okay."

Then they fell silent again.

Recently, Lin Jianlu has been staying in the capital for several days at a time, which is quite unusual. He takes her with him when he goes to handle various matters, and they see each other almost every day. When they get in the car to go to the next place, they often chat in the car, to the point that they gradually run out of things to talk about—there are things they want to talk about, but they can't.

His third wife will be ten years old next year. What should he talk to his mother-in-law about at this time?
…………

The Spring Festival Gala will begin soon.

At this moment, Lin Jianlu suddenly remembered that last year during the Spring Festival, she accompanied her father to buy New Year's goods in the courtyard, and they watched the Spring Festival Gala together on New Year's Eve.

Wow, that was fast!

Before 8:30, Su Huilun went to wait for her turn.

She couldn't see what the performance was like, but after she came offstage, she quickly felt relieved and went straight into Lin Jianlu's dressing room, where she could be smug again. "Actually, it wasn't that scary. The scene looked bigger than some galas, and there were more cameras, but I didn't feel anything else."

She patted Lin Jianlu's face playfully, teasingly saying, "Jianlu, don't be nervous later!"

As a result, Lin Jianlu grabbed her, pressed her down there, and slapped her buttocks several times, leaving her with a blushing expression.

At 10:20, Lin Jianlu went out to wait for her turn.

As with every rehearsal before, the performance teams before and after him couldn't help but steal glances at him—he was incredibly famous, to the point of being the number one idol in the country.

Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as an idol group in mainland China right now, because the concept doesn't even exist yet. But since he came out, the mainland initially just relayed the tone of Hong Kong and Taiwan media, calling him a genius, a little king, a new king, and finally an Asian king. But in the second half of the year, mainland newspapers started reporting that he was the number one idol in China.

A person's rise to fame depends half on their own merits—their own work must be of high quality—and half on persistent and unwavering praise. Most people, especially young people, are somewhat prone to blind following. With all that hype, they can truly become the number one idol in mainland China.

He's a singer who's good-looking, talented, and has great singing skills.

Finally, I entered the elevator platform, and then, I exited.

He was dressed in a snow-white suit, and his hair was styled like an adult's.

A deeply sentimental, artistic type, with a melancholic air in their eyes—

"I wish I could become the angel you love in a fairy tale, spreading my arms to become wings to protect you..."

In the past, Lin Jianlu became famous through her songs, cassette tapes, and music videos. Later, she became famous in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and through scandals and gossip. Of course, she also became famous in various newspapers and magazines in mainland China.

He has never officially performed or made a public appearance on the mainland.

And now, this can basically be seen as his first major meeting with mainland audiences.

I am so handsome and dashing, yet also deeply sentimental and melancholic.

At that time, countless people across the country were singing along in front of hundreds of millions of television sets—"Fairy Tale" was incredibly popular, the song was a huge hit, and the music video was a huge hit too!
In this era of limited entertainment, television variety shows were almost nonexistent, and dramas were so popular that demand far exceeded supply. Apart from television, people had virtually no other form of entertainment. Therefore, a song like this, paired with a music video story like this, created an incredibly memorable experience!

Even at the venue, many people were singing along.

After the song ended, he spread his arms and bowed to the audience as the platform slowly descended.

He felt that his performance was close to perfect.

Backstage, after hugging Su Huilun, he immediately received a call from his mother, "Son, you look so good today! When we go to wish your grandparents and great-grandparents a Happy New Year tomorrow, remember to wear this outfit!"

"All in white during the Lunar New Year? Are you sure?"

"Uh...yes, that's true! Sigh, this outfit is really smug! Oh well, whatever, all white is definitely not good! Hey, hey, then wear the outfit you wore before, the one where you held Chen Hong and Yu Feihong's hands and had them take pictures. That outfit was good-looking too, and stylish!"

"to make!"

After hanging up the phone, the other person was already holding Su Huilun, saying, "Don't stay in a hotel tonight, I'll take you to meet your in-laws?"

"what?"

Su Huilun, who had been excited, was instantly terrified upon hearing this. "Today...today?"

After her mother lost her temper, she called and scolded her son. Lin Qingxia went to work as the general manager of Forbidden City Film Studio. Although they didn't see each other all the time, she still felt uncomfortable. Even though Lin Qingxia was very respectful to her every time they met, she still felt awkward. This woman may look young, but she was actually over forty years old. She was only two years younger than her and she was her daughter-in-law. Who could stand that?
Even if she's beautiful, I can't stand it!

But Lin Jianlu told her that she was pregnant.

The elderly mother immediately had no objections.

Not only did he have no objections, but a few days ago he even specially invited Brigitte Lin home for a meal. After the meal, he coaxed Brigitte Lin, saying he would take her to see a doctor specifically to help with the pregnancy. As a result, when they took her to the doctor, he felt her pulse and found it was a boy. Oh my, the old mother was overjoyed. She told her son, "It's fine if he's a little older. Anyway, we're not going to marry him. It's good to have another child for us. When he's older, he'll be able to take care of people and raise the child well."

So you can see that it's okay to mess around, as long as you can bring your mother grandchildren in the end, she'll accept them.

Let's take this opportunity!

Although this woman is six years older, it's only six years older. In the old mother's mind, that's not too much of a problem. Besides, she's carrying her granddaughter in her belly, which adds to the pregnancy.

At this time, she had just returned from a solo performance on the Spring Festival Gala, and with the added boost of her celebrity status.

It will definitely go smoothly.

"What's wrong today? Isn't today the perfect day? My parents know you're pregnant, so they've wanted to meet you for years! And today is New Year's Eve... You're the first person I'll bring home to celebrate the New Year with my parents!"

Her eyes lit up immediately, "I'll go!"

(End of this chapter)