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"In the end, we bore the brunt of it all..."

It was already evening when the second rehearsal ended. Although there were fewer programs than the first rehearsal, it took much longer. You can imagine how much torture they went through during that time.

Apart from Yu Wei, every single one of them was destined to be targeted.

Even if they perform well, it's useless; if you nitpick, they'll still feel the pressure. After all, they're Yu Wei's protégés, so dealing with pressure is inevitable.

Of course, considering the two armies are at war and they're visiting each other, it's already quite impressive that they can withstand the pressure; it's better than the show being canceled.

The fact that the criminals who were exposed this time were able to stay means they're safe. As long as they don't mess things up, their appearance on the Spring Festival Gala is a sure thing.

"I'm actually fine."

Qi Luoan benefited from Yu Wei's popularity and received relatively little criticism, since her only performance was a duet with Yu Wei.

Yu Wei was standing on the stage. Their fates were intertwined, and even if Xu Zhen and the others were to nitpick, they would restrain themselves.

So this is what they call boyfriend power?

Another person who didn't get much criticism was Lin Yuting. Well, Xu Zhen and the others were just settling personal scores, but they still had some conscience...

If they get scolded too harshly, they'll feel like slapping themselves in the middle of the night.

The one who got scolded the longest was, of course, the legendary stress-resistant King Qi Yuan. In fact, he performed quite well, but his timing for entering the game was too bad, so he was nitpicked for more than 20 minutes.

The situation was so dire that even other guests attending the Spring Festival Gala could hardly bear to watch.

What surprised them most was that after enduring the pressure for half an hour, Qi Yuan remained calm and composed after stepping down, something no one had expected.

"I've already said it, the more pressure I'm under, the more I enjoy it."

Qi Yuan was not affected by what had just happened at all. In times like these, one should be more confident. The fact that the director was targeting them meant that they had done the right thing.

The novel's Spring Festival Gala has long been a Damocles' sword hanging over their heads, and all they have to do is cooperate with Yu Wei to wield it!
Watching Qi Yuan's dashing figure disappear into the distance, everyone fell silent for once. To be honest, this kind of mentality is worth learning.

I admire it but don't advocate it, because if you love to endure hardship, you'll have endless suffering to endure, and not many people can stand being under constant pressure.

They didn't dare linger after leaving CCTV. There were too many media outlets waiting to interview them, and Yu Wei was currently in the eye of the storm, so an interview could easily go on and on.

Yu Weimen knew the area well and led Qi Luoan and the others out of the exit near the building. However, Zhang Lingye and Fei Hong, who were with the main group, couldn't escape and were caught by the reporters.

Their questions were very pointed. They immediately asked about the novel's appearance on the Spring Festival Gala, asking if they had participated. They wouldn't let us leave until we answered.

When Yu Wei and the others returned to the Starry Eyes Studio to film a skit that night, the interview videos of the two were already available online.

"Hello, teachers. Could you briefly discuss the differences between this year's Spring Festival Gala and the novel-themed Spring Festival Gala?"

They start with deadly questions, and even traps. If you answer directly, it means you're participating in the Spring Festival Gala of Novels, and you're very likely to fall into their trap.

"This year's Spring Festival Gala, holy crap, I'm telling you, hey~ seriously! This, you know, the Spring Festival Gala's programs, just holy crap, oh my, putting everything else aside! The Spring Festival Gala, this~"

Zhang Lingye started spouting nonsense on the spot, saying a lot of things but nothing useful. Fei Hong, honest and not good at fancy tricks, simply shook his head and waved his hands without saying a word.

It can only be said that the two of them did a good job of keeping it a secret. It wasn't until half an hour after Yu Wei started filming that they hurriedly rushed back.

Taking the shortcut only resulted in being stopped until now; it would have been better to just follow Yu Wei and take the long way...

Once everyone was present, the filming of the skit officially began. Since Yu Wei joined the team to prepare public service advertisements, his daily routine has been like this: working during the day and taking time out in the evening to film a program.

The plan is progressing smoothly. After all, he doesn't need to practice, and his teammates have plenty of time to practice. It's not a problem to finish filming one movie every three or four days on average.

They were in no hurry, and with two weeks left until Lunar New Year's Eve, all six skits were completed.

Only a few songs remain, and they can proceed smoothly even without Yu Wei.

"We'll try to finish filming ten days ahead of schedule, and use the rest of the time for editing."

For pre-recorded galas, post-production is still very important, which is where the importance of connections comes in. Yu Wei directly contacted the production team of "Music Blind Box".

Yu Wei has done a great service for this program, and Cheng Xu has always remembered this kindness. Naturally, he will help with such a small matter whenever he can.

Moreover, being able to personally participate in such a major event that challenges authority is itself of extraordinary significance, which is an irresistible attraction for any variety show personality.

"Did you hear that, especially your songs?"

Yu Wei criticized Tong Yulu and Chi Leying, saying that it was just a simple duet with low technical difficulty.

If you just sing it sweetly, all the problems will be solved...

"You make it sound so easy."

Chi Leying sighed. It wasn't a matter of whether it was difficult or not; the song Yu Wei gave them was too strange, and it just felt awkward no matter how they sang it.

Yu Wei clearly had something up her sleeve to get the two of them to sing "We promised to hold hands from now on".

But the song was really good, and the melody was very catchy, so it's only natural that they couldn't bear to give up the opportunity.

All I can say is that he knows how to manipulate people.

"Consider it a sacrifice for art. The netizens who listen to your songs in the future will remember your contribution."

The song "Pinky Promise" may not be considered a top-tier song in the traditional music scene, but it will definitely make waves in the ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) world.

For singers, breaking into new niches is an opportunity that is absolutely something they can only dream of.

Yu Wei tried to persuade her for a long time, but found that Tong Yulu remained silent, just sitting there playing on her phone. "You're like a centipede that won't go in?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Tong Yulu exclaimed "Holy crap!" and hurriedly stood up, frantically shaking her phone as she shouted.

"Out, out..."

"You damned beast! What happened to you?"

If it weren't for the fact that the image on the screen was clearly a solid color, Yu Wei would have thought she was hopelessly addicted to a gacha game.

"Spring Festival Gala Program List!"

Tong Yulu, well-versed in workplace etiquette, immediately handed her phone to her boss, Yu Wei.

Upon hearing this, Yu Wei looked down and realized that the plain-colored picture was a program, with the year and zodiac animal pattern indicating the New Year.

[February 16-20:00
See you on New Year's Eve

Director: Xu Zhen
Assistant Directors: Ye Shengyu, Feng Qi
Looking at the content, all of their programs are included, so this is undoubtedly the program list for this year's CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

"That's strange, I don't think the official announcement has been made yet."

Qi Yuan and the others who had gathered around also took a closer look. The official program list for the Spring Festival Gala is usually released a few days in advance, and there are still two weeks to go.

"You don't understand this."

Tong Yulu explained in a serious tone, "Haven't you noticed that the Spring Festival Gala program list always starts circulating online first?"

"By the time CCTV released it, most netizens already understood."

Yu Wei had heard about this before; it seemed that the program list for the Spring Festival Gala would be released in advance in a semi-spoiler-like manner.

The insider information mentioned by netizens is actually a deliberate move by the authorities. The delayed release allows them to gauge public opinion and facilitates emergency adjustments if any program becomes too controversial.

Another aspect is creating suspense and a sense of ritual. At this time, various versions of the program schedule always circulate online.

Some are just hype by fans in the Chinese entertainment industry, some are purely for show, and some are just nostalgia stories about a group of old fans returning. Under these circumstances, even if the real program list is released, it's not certain that anyone will believe it.

This kind of half-true, half-false spoiler method can effectively generate anticipation, and verifying the authenticity of the program list is part of the anticipation for the Spring Festival Gala.

This program list, which couldn't be more authentic, only started circulating today, and Tong Yulu just saw it too.

Because of its incredibly realistic design, it quickly went viral on various chat groups and short video platforms, generating a great deal of discussion.

The program order is basically the same as the second rehearsal. The third is the skit "To Help or Not to Help", and the seventh is Yu Wei's "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies".

However, Qi Yuan, who was originally in the top ten, was moved to the twentieth place, which should be after ten o'clock...

"It's been moved out of prime time, that's a huge blow."

Even the usually optimistic Qi Yuan was stunned; this blow came rather suddenly.

"That's good. Your song takes a warm and gentle approach, which is good because you need to wait for the audience's emotions to settle down before you can perform well. The prime time slot is too noisy."

Yu Weizhen wasn't trying to comfort him; the party had just started at eight or nine o'clock, who would be lamenting about the time passing...

Everything is the best arrangement.

While her friends were figuring out the performance times, Yu Wei glanced at the comments section of the program schedule. Unfortunately, not many people seemed to believe it.

"Yu Wei's team has so many shows, are they kidding me?"

"I believe Qi Yuan and Zhang Lingye can be on the show, but why should Su Jian be on the Spring Festival Gala?"

"Doesn't anyone think that Qi Luoan is the strangest person on the list? How can an ordinary person like her get on the Spring Festival Gala?"

"Even Lin Yuting is here, does that mean even the watchdog of Yu Wei's studio can go up and be a mascot?"

It's no wonder netizens don't believe it; the program list has too much Yu Wei content, and there are an absurd number of people related to Yu Wei.

The only four people caught on camera at the Spring Festival Gala rehearsal were Chi Leying, Tong Yulu, Fei Hongzhang, and Ling Ye (from the previous incident).

Apart from them and Yu Wei himself, the others seemed out of place. Did they really think the Spring Festival Gala was Yu Wei's private property, where he could just appear whenever he wanted?
Those familiar with Yu Wei know that these people are all his loyal followers, and without exception, they are all characters who joined the association in the novel.

Bringing ten of your own people to the Spring Festival Gala in one go, treating the Spring Festival Gala like a novel?

Thinking about the novel-themed Spring Festival Gala, netizens have another reason to question this program list. Yes, Yu Wei also organized a novel-themed Spring Festival Gala, so these people must be the main force of the novel-themed Spring Festival Gala.

How could the Spring Festival Gala possibly recruit the main force of an enemy station? How could the mastermind, Yu Wei, be so highly involved?
Impossible, absolutely impossible. Your program list is too fake. You can fool Yu Wei's fans, but don't fool yourself too.

"Have you noticed that these shows all look familiar?"

These titles are usually only mentioned briefly in Yu Wei's novels, but some readers will always remember them.

Reminded by the comments section, they opened Yu Wei's novel, and the comparison left netizens dumbfounded. Aren't these all programs that appear in the novel?
"Come Home Often," "Love Each Other," "Serve the Country with Utmost Loyalty," "Where Has the Time Gone?"... Every program can be found in the original text.

Even the short piece "The Boatman's Love" was performed by veteran artists Zhong Qing and Ye Shengyu.

There are at least ten programs that come from Yu Wei's novels alone. Who would believe that?
This program schedule is so unbelievable that even Yu Wei's fans wouldn't believe it, and even seasoned readers would comment, "Are you kidding me?"

A complete fabrication, pure fantasy! (End of Chapter)