China Entertainment Times 1999

Chapter 133 Spring Festival Gala accident, lip-synching controversy! (Please subscribe!)
Only one day later, Lin Xuan received a call from Wang Xianping.

After discussion among all members of the director team, they agreed to the plan proposed by Lin Xuan.

Tu Honggang also accepted the invitation to participate in this year's Spring Festival Gala.

However, in order to ensure the effect of the program and prevent accidents at the Spring Festival Gala, the director team decided to let the two lip-sync.

Starting from the 83 Spring Festival Gala, singing and dancing programs have always been lip syncing.

It wasn't until 94 that Lang Kun, the general director of the Spring Festival Gala, made a bold attempt to make all singing and dancing programs real.

In order to minimize the mistakes of singers, the singers who performed on stage at that time were basically ethnic and bel canto singers, and there were no popular songs.

At the beginning of 99, the director team wanted to invite Anita Mui to participate in the Spring Festival Gala.

Because she had to prepare for the concert, Anita Mui did not agree to participate until more than ten years before the Spring Festival Gala performance.

I just arrived in the capital the day before New Year's Eve and only had one hurried rehearsal before going on stage.

As a result, there was a problem with the six backup dancers, so she could only perform alone. In addition, the lighting, screen switching and other aspects were not coordinated well.

The final effect was that she was all alone on the stage, baring her teeth and claws.

The most terrible thing is the ear return failure. Anita Mui cannot hear any sound and can only sing by feeling.

When she came off the stage, she knew her singing was bad, lost her temper, and couldn't help but burst into tears when she was drunk.

As expected, after the Spring Festival Gala was broadcast, the audience complained and the media criticized it.

Since the turn of the millennium, lip-synching has once again appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage.

Therefore, Wang Xianping's decision was not directed at Lin Xuan and others, but that all singers participating in the Spring Festival Gala must lip-sync.

Because Lin Xuan had to perform martial arts, his requirements were stricter, and the director team asked them to record backup tapes in advance.

Once he makes a mistake during the Spring Festival Gala, CCTV will directly play the backup tape to ensure that the program is foolproof.

People who don’t understand the situation always like to question the lip-syncing of the Spring Festival Gala and compare it with foreign programs.

In fact, it is very difficult to run the Spring Festival Gala well.

Let’s not talk about the issue of lip-syncing. Let’s take this year’s Spring Festival Gala as an example.

When Huang Hong was performing the sketch "Dad at Home", he mistakenly re-added the parts that the director asked to delete, causing the entire program to time out by several minutes.

It was these few minutes that disrupted the entire process of the Spring Festival Gala.

Because according to convention, all hosts must go on stage at zero o'clock for a countdown.

Therefore, the time of each program is set in advance and interlocked. If one program times out, the following programs can only be deleted.

Wang Xianping was about to delete Pan Zi's program. At the critical moment, Zhao Benshan stepped forward and said that he could speed up and squeeze out a few minutes.

So when he, Gao Xiumin, and Fan Wei performed the sketch "Selling Kidnappings", their rhythm and lines were very fast.

As soon as they took the stage and the audience's applause had not stopped, the performance had already begun.

But as the old saying goes, the more anxious you are, the more likely you are to make mistakes.

According to the original script, Gao Xiumin shouted "Turn it, turn it", and Fan Wei was supposed to ride around the stage and then stop to take the lines.

But because he was nervous, he did not ride in circles. He answered as soon as Gao Xiumin opened his mouth.

This sudden change scared the other two people to the point where they broke out in sweat.

Fortunately, the two of them took over smoothly, otherwise it would have been a stage accident.

Even so, both of them had psychological shadows about this incident.

When Fan Wei was later interviewed, he lamented: "The live broadcast is too scary."

Even these sketch actors who have been performing on stage all year round make mistakes, let alone young actors who don't have that much stage experience.

Therefore, it is understandable to record backup tapes in advance for the final effect.

Lin Xuancai is not so pretentious, he must really sing and act.

After Wang Xianping finished explaining the matter, he gave Tu Honggang's phone number and asked the two of them to take time to practice the song.

Lin Xuan called immediately.

Tu Honggang happened to be free in the afternoon, so the two made an appointment to go to the recording studio to practice singing together.

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After lunch, Lin Xuan drove to the video studio.

This shed was chosen by Tu Honggang. The front door is not very flashy. It must be that the two parties often cooperated, so they chose this shed.

After entering the room, he saw a dark-skinned, tall man with a long face sitting on the sofa.

"Hello, Mr. Tu, I am Lin Xuan."

"Hello, I've heard of you for a long time."

Lin Xuan walked over to shake hands, and Tu Honggang quickly stood up to respond. The two inevitably exchanged business blows.

The amazing thing is that as a singer, he always stutters when speaking, but he doesn't have this problem on stage.

After exchanging pleasantries, the two went to the recording studio to practice singing.

Tu Honggang was born in a musical family. His mother Hu Yansheng sang folk songs and was the original singer of the song "Nine-Nine Sunny Sky".

His voice is slightly hoarse and his tone is domineering.

If Han Lei is the voice of the emperor, then Tu Honggang is the voice of the general.

His "Chinese style" is majestic and majestic, rather than the delicate and graceful style he later adopted.

It's hard to say which one is better, but Lin Xuan still prefers the grand style.

The two sang together several times, and Tu Honggang also praised Lin Xuan greatly.

I thought he was an actor and his singing skills must be limited, or he was simply a studio singer.

But after listening to it live, his stereotype of Lin Xuan was completely shattered.

This guy can sing really well.

There are such talented people in this world... good at singing, good at acting, and handsome.

Are you saying it's irritating?
During the break, the two sat on chairs and chatted.

Chat about gossip, music, acting, business...

Tu Hong started doing business in the early 90s, basically making money every time he made a business.

To manage such a business at that time, it can only be said that he had no business talent at all, but he was addicted to food.

While chatting, Lin Xuan thought of the TV series he was about to shoot, so he half-seriously and half-jokingly asked him to help sing the theme song.

The TV series "Wind and Cloud" is divided into two parts.

The first part is called "Wind and Cloud Dominate the World", the theme song is "The Wind Sweeps the Clouds Blow", and the ending song is "Forever and Forever".

The second part is called "Wind and Cloud", the theme song is "Wind and Cloud", and the ending song is "The Cloud of True Love".

The problem lies in this song "Wind and Cloud".This song is a cover of an island country song, and the chorus is all in English.

The crew did not modify it and used it directly, which led to the strange situation that in a costume TV series, most of the ending song is in English.

The theme song sung by Tu Honggang in "Wind and Cloud 2" is also called "Wind and Cloud".

This song is bold and majestic, and it goes well with the TV series.

It's a pity that Tu Honggang is not a songwriter, otherwise Lin Xuan would have invited him directly.

The two practiced in the recording studio until evening.

Lin Xuan basically mastered this song and cooperated well with Tu Honggang.

In the evening, the two went to a restaurant to have dinner together.

Tu Honggang took the initiative to pay the bill because of his age, and the two made an appointment to drive home separately.

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Early the next morning, Lin Xuan was woken up by a call from the real estate agent.

He said that he had found several suitable courtyard houses and asked him when he would be free to view them.

Hearing this, Lin Xuan perked up: "I'm free today... Let's meet at nine o'clock... Okay."

After the phone call, he washed up and drove to the meeting place.

It was inconvenient to park in the alley, so Lin Xuan parked his car in a nearby underground parking lot, then took the agency's motorcycle to the first courtyard house.

The agent took out the key and opened the door and introduced:
"Director Lin, this is a standard three-in-four courtyard with an area of ​​760 square meters.

The owner is a big boss and he has renovated the courtyard both inside and outside. "

Lin Xuan followed him, watching as he walked.

The decoration of the courtyard belongs to the Chinese style, and it is more traditional, which is different from the new Chinese style in the future.

Lin Xuan looked at it from the perspective of the future, and the style in front of him seemed a bit rustic.

However, the owner also considered convenience and converted the side room upon entering the courtyard into a garage, which can accommodate seven or eight cars.

Entering the second courtyard, the front is the living room and master's study, the east is the guest room, and the west is the storage room.

The third courtyard has one main room and two side rooms. The east side is the kitchen and the west side is the toilet.

The courtyard is connected by a walkway, so you don’t have to worry about getting wet on rainy days.

If they were more particular, these verandas would have to be painted by masters.

After looking around, Lin Xuan was basically satisfied.

A perfect score of 80 would be 90 points, and if the decoration style were changed, it would be [-] points.

"How much does the owner of this courtyard house want to sell for?"

"Ten thousand per square meter, the entire courtyard is 780 million."

Lin Xuan was slightly surprised. It was only 01.

"The price is too high."

The salesperson explained with a smile: “This house is renovated and can be moved in with just a bag, so the price must be higher.

Moreover, this courtyard house is very close to the Forbidden City. When you climb up to the roof, you can see the corners of the Forbidden City. "

"Although the decoration is good, the quality is not good, and there are no expensive furniture."

Lin Xuan asked sarcastically: "Isn't the landlord willing to pay a penny?"

The salesperson nodded and said: "The homeowner is a big boss and he is not short of money, so he is unwilling to lower the price.

This house was originally for his parents to live in, but it was just renovated and his mother was gone.

After taking care of the funeral, my father went back to his hometown, not wanting to stay alone in the capital. "

"Well...it's quite pitiful. My son has made money, but he has not been able to enjoy happiness."

"Hey, yes."

"Let's go and see other homes."

The two got on their motorcycles and arrived at the second home in less than 2 minutes.

Compared to the previous one, this courtyard house looked very dilapidated.

The exterior walls have not been repaired and the house has not been redecorated.

"The area and layout of this courtyard house are similar to the previous one. It's just that it's not well-decorated and it still looks like it was run down more than ten years ago."

The two walked over and saw that the yard was overgrown with weeds and the doors of several rooms were broken.

Lin Xuan just looked at it, feeling inexplicably eerie.

"Hasn't this place been inhabited for a while?"

"Yes, the owner bought it as an investment. He bought it five or six years ago and has never rested it."

"No wonder, the crew filmed the haunted house right here without having to re-set the scene."

Hearing this, the salesperson laughed twice and explained:
"Although this courtyard house is dilapidated, it is cheap. It only costs 3000 per square meter, and it only costs about 200 million to buy it all."

"It still needs to be renovated."

Lin Xuan was familiar with the usual sales tactics and continued to criticize: "Pretend seven or seven hundred and eighty-eight, and you can't get another 200 million."

"That one is cheaper than the one just now."

"You could see the corner of the Forbidden City from the roof of the room just now. What can you see from this room?"

"This……"

Now the salesperson doesn’t know what to say.

A good place is expensive, these are the market prices.

Lin Xuan walked around a few times and found that there were three courtyards in this alley from beginning to end.

If you open them all up and decorate them properly, the scene will definitely be very grand.

As he thought about it, Lin Xuan felt a little moved.

"Are the two courtyards on the left and right for sale?"

"Ah!" The salesperson looked confused: "Are you going to buy them all?"

“If the price is right, it’s not impossible to buy them all.”

"Then just wait a few more days and I'll find someone to contact you when I get back."

"Okay, I'll wait for your call."

(End of this chapter)