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

The sound of firecrackers hastens old age, and the thought of one's children's marriage lingers in one's mind.
The neighbor to the east is holding their grandson, the neighbor to the west is laughing, but no one wants my daughter;
I've been to so many matchmaking events that the application materials are piled up like a small mountain.
White-collar workers, teachers, and civil servants all said they wanted to chat more after meeting with me;
It all boils down to one question: When are we getting married and when are we having children? We need you two to make this a perfect family reunion!

The familiar opening rhyme and tongue twister were so catchy that even the audience reacted in unison, cheering loudly...

What's so good about it?
Seeing the formulaic opening of the Spring Festival Gala skits, many viewers are already numb. The catchy rhymes have already started, so how far away can the next wave of internet memes be?
Classic rhymes + punchline + escalating conflict + emotional outburst + arguing and pulling + "Okay" + expressing feelings + discovering misunderstanding + understanding the other party + rhyming summary + dumpling making and smashing. It's been the same routine for years, with absolutely no originality.

The audience at the scene was very supportive, but viewers watching on screen couldn't laugh at all; in fact, they found it rather agonizing.

Not to mention, the theme of this Spring Festival Gala is still urging people to get married and have children; it's packed with all the elements...

To be honest, seeing a comedian in a parent's voice promoting the idea that "being single is a sin" during the Chinese New Year would only make young people feel angry.

This is too preachy. In the past, skits had some kind of mission, but at least they were funny. Now, they don't even perform them anymore. Eight out of ten minutes of a skit is just annoying people.

Not only that, the elders in the family only listen to this. They won't listen to a single kind word. As soon as they see a scene about urging someone to get married, they get excited and immediately say, "See?"

These kinds of skits are made for elders. They know that young people can't be persuaded, so they think of getting their parents to put pressure on them. It's purely malicious.

In the past, netizens could grit their teeth and bear it, but this year they couldn't, because just a few minutes ago, they had eaten the finest chaff.

Yu Weina's skits are full of laughs and have a good plot. The performance is top-notch and far superior to these "model plays."
They used to have no choice because the Spring Festival Gala had no competitors, but now they want to be good people, people in a good mood.

It's a holiday, so at least watch something cheerful.

"It's too much trouble, let's watch Yu Wei's skit to cleanse our eyes."

"I highly recommend the novel 'Protagonist and Supporting Role' which will be performed at the Spring Festival Gala."

"I'm not a shill, I didn't get paid, if you don't like it, come and chop me up."

Compared to the Spring Festival Gala audience, those who have read the novel are still a minority, so many people have spontaneously started recommending it.

The public has suffered from the Spring Festival Gala for too long. If your skit is so bad, can't I at least recommend something better for everyone to watch?

This time, we don't even need Yu Wei's novel to guide us. The audience who are touched by the novel during the Spring Festival Gala will spontaneously spread the word. This popular sentiment will definitely be more effective than "Yu Wei's big hand".

Many viewers don't usually change the channel when watching the Spring Festival Gala, but the enthusiastic recommendations from netizens have led to numerous short videos praising the Gala's sincerity.

Is Yu Wei's fake Spring Festival Gala really that good?
Thus, curiosity became the final straw that broke the camel's back, and viewers who had had enough of the didacticism in the Spring Festival Gala sketches chose to take the first step.

Who knew that once they went there, they couldn't stop. Only after leaving the Spring Festival Gala did they realize that it wasn't raining at all outside. These people were secretly eating so well outside.
Looking back at the unknown young actresses being pressured to get married on CCTV's Spring Festival Gala, they realized just how miserable their lives had been.

Please don't call again, I'm afraid Yu Wei will misunderstand...

Then, Xu Zhen discovered that the Spring Festival Gala's ratings had dropped again, this time even more drastically than before. Only three minutes into the skit "The Reunion Equation," a large number of viewers had already left.

Yu Wei shouldn't be blamed this time. He's not made of iron; how could he write so many chapters of the novel in advance? He only wrote a few that were of reference value.

The sketches on the Spring Festival Gala were bad enough, so there was no need for him to target them.

"The ratings dropped a little just now, but they quickly rebounded."

Seeing Director Xu's furrowed brows, a staff member quietly comforted him, "This is probably just normal fluctuation. The audience is impatient right now, which is normal. They'll be back to normal in a bit."

Xu Zhen's expression softened slightly upon hearing this. That made sense. He had thought the sky was falling when the ratings fluctuated earlier, but they came back up afterward.
Calm down, calm down. The audience is like playful children who go out for a stroll, but eventually they'll get tired and go home on time...

Three minutes later, just as the father in the skit was starting to act as a peacemaker and the situation was about to be resolved, the ratings still showed no signs of recovering.

Isn't it supposed to be a cycle of ups and downs? Why is it only downs? Where are the ups?

Xu Zhen was so angry that he was fuming. This time, it seemed different from the beginning. He went out the door and didn't come back.

How can it be the same? Previously, some viewers changed channels because Yu Wei "led the way," and everyone was just watching both sides for fun. But now they've really left.

Viewers who are truly heartbroken will not simply come back.
Xu Zhen knew their skits weren't good, but the same content hadn't seen such a dramatic drop in popularity in previous years, so there was clearly something fishy going on.

"Let me see the comments in the official live stream."

While having his staff access the live broadcast backend, he also had the stage manager call Feng Qi over. As the director of the language-based program, how could he possibly remain invisible?

As soon as the barrage of comments appeared, Xu Zhen saw someone advertising the novel on the Spring Festival Gala, and repeated several times that the comments next door were even more exciting.

"Oh, so it's you."

Xu Zhen's worst fears have come true: Yu Wei's novels are taking away their market share from the Spring Festival Gala thanks to their high-quality programming.

He was confident that his performances in song and dance were no worse than Yu Wei's, but in sketch comedy, their side had many rules, making it easy for Yu Wei to dominate them.

The impact is currently within acceptable limits, but if this continues...

Just then, Feng Qi rushed over, his face clearly not looking well. He had already watched Yu Wei's skit before coming here.

This matter concerns his livelihood, so he can't help but take it seriously. However, after reading it, he felt like he had an extra burden on his shoulders.

The Spring Festival Gala skit was terrible, so it's not his fault. He had too many tasks from above and could only do them. It wouldn't matter who replaced him.

To put it simply, Yu Wei's highly acclaimed sketch "The Protagonist and the Supporting Role" would definitely not have passed the judging panel if it were submitted. It's not that they were blind to its merits, but rather that it was simply born at the wrong time. "This year's sketch comedy programs are likely to drag the team down."

Xu Zhen's words seemed like a sigh, but they were actually a reminder to Feng Qi that no matter if it was his fault or not, the deed had already happened, and someone had to take responsibility.

Feng Qi understood this as well, which is why he didn't look too good.

"We've run into a tough opponent."

In previous years, Feng Qi was also in charge of the sketches, which were all model plays for the Spring Festival Gala. Although they received a lot of negative reviews, the real-time viewership ratings were still acceptable.

The same content failed this year, simply because it encountered Yu Wei, who stirred up trouble.

Normally, people eat whatever they're given, and if they think it's bad, they don't flip the table. But this year, someone made a better pot, so the audience has a choice.

If it weren't for Yu Wei, would this have happened?
Feng Qi's current mindset is like that of a thief who has made countless mistakes before being caught. He doesn't think he's wrong; he just thinks he's unlucky.

"Yeah, tough nut to crack."

Xu Zhen shared a similar thought: a small skit's decline was a minor issue, but if things continued like this, the situation could become serious.

If the price really falls below the lower limit, he, as the chief director, will be held responsible.

For a moment, the two, who shared the same misfortune, hated Yu Wei intensely. It was truly a clash of fate; how could they have run into such a jinx...

Is it so hard to just be a celebrity honestly?

They complained bitterly, but the viewers who "jumped ship" felt like they had opened the door to a new world. Yu Wei's self-made Spring Festival Gala was really good. Apart from being a little lacking in technical skills, it was better than CCTV in other aspects.

"Gong Xi Fa Cai" is catchy and endearing, while "The Protagonist and the Supporting Role" is full of fun; they really got hooked on it.

Looking at the remaining half of the progress bar, I thought, "Why bother going back? I might as well just watch this thing like the Spring Festival Gala all at once."

I don't like the look of my phone screen, I'll get a bigger one.

Someone, bring a larger cup!

Just as they were deciding to make this place their home, the audience members who had brought them here suddenly started saying in unison, "It's time to go back."

Why go back? Even a good horse doesn't turn back to eat the grass it already grazed. The programs here are just as good as the Spring Festival Gala, why go back and suffer?

These are the very people who were recommending it everywhere, which is why they moved their base. Now they're calling for it to go back. I really don't understand this move.

"It's time to go back. Yu Wei's solo is next over there."

Netizens who saw the comments then realized that Yu Wei's program seemed to be the next one on the program schedule.

It seems I should go back and take a look...

A good horse doesn't turn back to eat the grass it already grazed, but the grass is so fresh and delicious that Yu Wei's single is undoubtedly not to be missed.

Let's go back and take a look first. Anyway, it's a video here, so we can come back and watch it later.

The netizens who promoted "changing the channel" were naturally all readers of Yu Wei. In fact, they were so engrossed in reading the novel that they completely forgot about the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

But just now, they saw Yu Wei's new chapter, which was based on his single "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies".

Yu Wei's novels serve as a timer to prevent addiction, offering suggestions whenever viewers intend to watch the entire series.

If this were any other program, the audience who had already settled in might not be willing to go back, but Yu Wei's face had to be given.

They've made their own Spring Festival Gala and are showing it to everyone for free, shouldn't we support them?
On the Spring Festival Gala stage, Chen Jinyi smiled at the camera, her tone solemn yet warm.

"Dear audience, at this moment, we are about to witness a precious moment. The next song is a work that Yu Wei recently completed and will be sung on stage for the first time."

She paused briefly and looked toward the side of the stage.

"On this night of family reunion, let us listen attentively to this new emotion and feel the pure heart that sings for freedom and travels thousands of miles for ideals."

"Now, let's give a warm round of applause to Yu Wei and the Beyond Band for bringing us this sincere work that carries their heartfelt journey—'Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies'!"

With just the announcement of the program, the real-time viewership of the Spring Festival Gala suddenly soared before Xu Zhen and Feng Qi's eyes, sweeping away the slump of the skit earlier.

The live stream chat was now filled with comments like "He's back" and "I'm a big supporter of Yu Wei," leaving them stunned.

They were the ones who left on a whim just now, and now they're turning back...

They come and go as they please, what do they take us for?
Despite their complaints, the two were genuinely relieved. No matter what, it was good that they were back, and that they had returned just in time!
Seeing Yu Wei officially take the stage, Xu Zhen and Feng Qi exchanged a glance and had to admit that Yu Wei's performance had given them a much-needed boost.

Even though they had been cursing and swearing for a while, seeing this kid now made them feel much more at ease. It was good that he was there; they really couldn't do without him.

Yu Wei's charm lies in her ability to evoke both love and hate.

To save the Spring Festival Gala from disaster, don't ask where the disaster came from... (End of Chapter)