Have you ever been a celebrity? Why are you writing about entertainment?

"It finally begins."

Hu Xing glanced up at the screen, then looked down again and continued scrolling through his phone.

On the coffee table in the living room were dumplings that Mom had just cooked. Steam rose gently, forming soft curtains of mist in the flickering light of the television.

"Xingxing, stop playing on your phone and watch the Spring Festival Gala."

Hu Xing grunted in agreement, his fingers still swiping rapidly across the screen. As a longtime fan of Yu Wei, he was still more interested in the legendary novel's Spring Festival Gala.

He found Yu Wei's account, and the first video on the homepage was two and a half hours long, clearly his target for tonight.

Urged by his mother, Hu Xing glanced at the TV as a formality. The opening performance of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala was quite spectacular, and even though he wasn't interested, he couldn't help but watch it a few more times.

It was quite entertaining, but he didn't understand it. It seemed like the opening was always the same every year—spectacular and stunning, but he couldn't remember anything about it afterwards.

It's like watching a blockbuster movie packed with special effects; you can't say it's bad, but there doesn't seem to be any need to discuss it.

Hu Xing believes Yu Wei's performance on the Spring Festival Gala will be even better!

Just as he was about to click on the video to watch it, a notification window suddenly popped up, leaving him frozen in place.

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what?
Is this the update time?
Hu Xingren was dumbfounded. Shouldn't Yu Wei be backstage at the Spring Festival Gala preparing to go on stage at this hour? How could he still be updating his novel?

The most outrageous thing is that Yu Wei already updated on time during the day, and this chapter is even an extra update...

He wasn't the only one to receive the update notification; at the same time, almost everyone who was following the novel received the same reminder.

At 8 p.m., everyone's New Year's Eve dinner had just begun, and they were either watching the Spring Festival Gala or looking down at their phones when they inexplicably saw that the novel had been updated.

Yu Wei is so dedicated! Even while performing on the Spring Festival Gala, he doesn't forget to update his novel.
Readers who were already accustomed to following the story subconsciously clicked on it, and the plot of the novel came to the chapter where the protagonist, Wei Yu, participated in the Spring Festival Gala.

The lights in the Golden Hall dimmed, and the audience held their breath, waiting for the start of an annual art extravaganza.

The drumbeats, like spring thunder, resonated throughout the venue, officially kicking off the Spring Festival Gala's opening program, "May All Things Prosper."

The very first sentence of the new chapter left them bewildered. Wait, isn't this the very first program of the Spring Festival Gala?

Watching the opening performance "Everything Prospers" celebrating the New Year with gongs and drums, and then looking at the related descriptions in the novel, many netizens felt it was utterly absurd.

Yu Wei's novel is actually being streamed live via text...

The Spring Festival Gala in the novel was exactly the same as the one on TV; the text and the images complemented each other perfectly, leaving them completely bewildered.

While people can't fast-forward through the Spring Festival Gala, they can with novels. Many netizens with quick eyes and hands, proficient in quantum speed reading, quickly read three pages and went straight to the end of "Everything Prospers".

The novel describes the show in great detail, including the stage transitions and the subsequent singing segments.

Even before the singing segment aired on TV, they already knew what was going to happen next...

These kinds of shows are all about novelty. Once people know the details of the subsequent performances, they lose all interest in watching the Spring Festival Gala.

They were actually spoiled by the novel?

Other online novelists certainly couldn't do this, but Yu Wei could, because he had participated in the rehearsals and understood the content of each program.

Then, these programs, which were supposed to be shown tonight, were written in advance and released on time tonight.

It's not really a leak, because the program and the novel are updated simultaneously. It's just that reading the text is faster than watching the video, so netizens got ahead of the curve...

Netizens who realized this were like those who had opened the door to a new world. They continued watching and discovered that the second program was called "Gong Xi Fa Cai" (Wishing You Prosperity).

What is this? Isn't the second program on CCTV's program schedule "Auspicious Dance"?

The second program hasn't aired yet, and writing it out beforehand would be a leak, so Yu Wei is very sensible.

His novels are not just for spoilers, but also for guidance.

Unlike the detailed introduction at the beginning of the performance, the content of "Gong Xi Fa Cai" was quite cryptic. After watching for a while, netizens only knew that it was a song.

Curious netizens about what "Gong Xi Fa Cai" was quickly realized that the program was probably part of Yu Wei's self-produced Spring Festival Gala.

Watching the colorful little figures jumping around on TV, netizens who had long lost interest in the spectacle clicked on Yu Wei's novel, "Spring Festival Gala," almost as if by magic.

……

Are you updating now?

Qi Luoan had planned to observe Yu Wei's performance on the Spring Festival Gala, but as soon as he opened his phone, he saw an update notification.

With Yu Wei right in front of her, he naturally couldn't type or publish new chapters; clearly, this was content he had written in advance and scheduled for release.

What does it mean to be updated at the same time as the Spring Festival Gala?
"Shhh."

Yu Wei made a shushing gesture and quietly slipped into the village, telling everyone not to shoot.

The unspoken understanding between the two made Qi Luo'an realize instantly that Yu Wei had planned this all along...

She calmly clicked on the main text, but after reading it for a couple of seconds, her eyes widened in surprise. This kid had actually been hiding this trick?
Yu Wei had previously stated that in order to compete with the Spring Festival Gala, he would unite all forces that could be united. He changed his work, sought help from friends, used his connections, and even filmed a public service advertisement.

However, there is one more thing: the wise seek strength within, while the unwise seek it without.

Yu Wei's greatest talent is not anything else, but writing novels. This is his core skill and his real trump card.

"You don't think I was just putting on a show by rehearsing and typing, do you?"

The reason he was writing furiously during the Spring Festival Gala rehearsals was not to type words, but to take notes and study each of his opponents.

The Spring Festival Gala has a very deep history, and even though it is becoming increasingly weak now, it has indeed influenced several generations.

Not to mention the overwhelming publicity surrounding the Spring Festival Gala and its dominance over all television broadcasting channels, this is inherently an unfair battle.

How easy is it for their makeshift team to win?

Yu Wei doesn't intend to be a hands-off manager and believe in fate. While those works are excellent, as the user of those works, he also has to take action.

His novels, his intelligence, and the habit of following his updates cultivated by tens of thousands of readers are all crucial elements.

Yu Wei had been diligently working on his manuscript for this silent battle. The Spring Festival Gala in the novel, of course, refers to the Spring Festival Gala that has appeared in the novel; the previous plot only included the judges, and the actual Spring Festival Gala segment hasn't been written yet.

Everything is for today.

The novel's plot and the Spring Festival Gala were launched simultaneously. Each program had a corresponding plot he had written in advance. As long as readers clicked in to watch, they would subconsciously click in to watch if they became curious about the program.

On the other hand, he also wrote a real Spring Festival Gala program before each novel program, and he wrote it in exceptional detail.

What happens when readers, already bored after being given spoilers, see a show they've never seen before...?

Weakening the opponent while promoting oneself is Yu Wei's true strategy, something a novelist can do.

"Won't this leak secrets?"

Qi Luoan didn't think this was a dirty trick. The Spring Festival Gala has so many resources and is backed by CCTV. Even the news broadcast will promote it.

Faced with this situation, what does it matter if Yu Wei uses some tricks?

"No, all my chapters are scheduled in advance. The corresponding chapters will be released after the program airs."

Yu Wei's main approach is to play it safe and not be greedy. He doesn't need to spoil too many programs; he just needs to include the "in progress" part from the Spring Festival Gala live broadcast.

Rather than spoilers, this process felt more like a live broadcast; he was using the novel to accompany everyone while watching the Spring Festival Gala.

Even if there are slight changes in the time, he can directly change the release time here. The enemy is in the open while I am in the dark, which is all about exploiting the information gap.

Xu Zhen and the others were focused on the Spring Festival Gala the whole time and wouldn't pay attention to his novel for a while.

Even Liao Ling, a die-hard fan, was extremely busy at the moment, so how could she have imagined that he had hidden a bomb in the novel?

"Many people have forgotten that I have always been a novelist."

Under the influence of soft spoilers, many readers unconsciously lost interest in the Spring Festival Gala programs and began to turn their attention to the novel's Spring Festival Gala.

They absolutely had to see what was going on with this "Gong Xi Fa Cai" (Wishing You Prosperity) song. It also has a storyline, so why is it so mysterious?
The video opens with a simple, bright red logo that reads "Novel Spring Festival Gala" in artistic lettering.

Because they arrived a little late, the video already had a lot of comments, starting with a screen full of "High energy ahead".

Surrounded by comments, a male singer, dressed in a well-tailored red Tang suit, calmly walked to the center of the stage.

It's Yu Wei; clearly, the opening performance here will be a solo by him.

There were no dancers accompanying them, and the LED screen in the background was simplified, only displaying auspicious cloud patterns.

This, on the contrary, made netizens somewhat respectful, and they wanted to see how this simple opening, which was obviously the opposite of the Spring Festival Gala, would be performed.

"I congratulate you on getting rich

Congratulations on your wonderful performance!
The best please come

bad please go away
"It's never wrong to be overly polite."

The lyrics were so straightforward that they surprised everyone. On the Spring Festival Gala, a stage that usually emphasizes subtle meanings, it was rare to see such a blatant blessing for "getting rich".

Yu Wei wore a sincere smile, and his voice carried a reassuring warmth. They looked at the person on the screen and began to listen attentively.

“I wish

Girls all over the world
嫁 一 个 好 男孩
The two little ones will always be together.

Without any hidden agendas, this song is simply a blessing: wishing the girl a happy family and the child intelligence and brilliance.

These words and phrases are so simple they're almost childlike, yet they feel like a heartfelt greeting from a neighbor.

While netizens listened to the song quietly, the elders sitting next to them who were eating quietly stopped what they were doing and listened attentively.

“I wish

Dear Aunt
Thirty-six lap race

He remained calm and composed, without even breaking a sweat.

The slightly humorous lyrics immediately made the elderly people listening to the song nearby laugh out loud; this song is quite interesting.

Listeners then realized that the song's blessings were so comprehensive, covering everyone from children to the elderly, from families to careers.

Like "Good Luck," this is a down-to-earth piece that doesn't offer any lofty perspectives but simply expresses heartfelt blessings to every listener.

At this moment, they were completely immersed in the festive atmosphere created by the song.

The lyrics that I used to find straightforward now sound particularly pleasing to the ear. Isn't this the kind of auspicious saying we should hear during the Lunar New Year?
swagger

Lotte will help you avert disaster.
恭喜 发财
"You have to shout it loud and clear."

During the interlude, the singer looked at the camera and began to greet them from afar, her red Tang suit swaying slightly with her steps.

Viewers who saw this subconsciously smiled, not with the artificial expressions deliberately created for the camera during the Spring Festival Gala, but with genuine smiles.

As the song neared its end, golden confetti suddenly rained down on the stage, like symbols of wealth flying everywhere.

Yu Wei raised his voice in the golden rain.

"I congratulate you on getting rich

I congratulate you on your wonderful
The best please come

bad please go away
"It's never wrong to be overly polite."

Only then did they realize that they had started humming along without even noticing, their fingers tapping lightly on their knees.

As the last note faded, the living room fell into an unusual silence, broken only by the applause that followed the opening performance of the Spring Festival Gala on television.

However, no one cared. (End of Chapter)