1993 My China Entertainment Age

Chapter 3 Spring Festival Gala and the Legend of White Snake

January 21st, New Year’s Eve.

Jiang Xiaofeng had the most sumptuous dinner of the whole year in the cafeteria together with all his uncles, masters, masters, and brothers who were practicing martial arts.

Unlike the vegetarian monks in the temple, lay disciples like Jiang Xiaofeng and martial monks who specialize in martial arts will at least have eggs for every meal, and occasionally meat dishes such as pig's trotters and pork belly.

There's nothing you can do about it. If the monks don't eat meat, they won't be able to withstand high-intensity training.

And this time at the New Year's Eve dinner, there was not only mutton, but also chicken, ribs, black fungus, yuba, etc. Everyone was also given a bottle of Jianlibao in a can, which made everyone very happy.

The guys who practice martial arts are all manual laborers. They train relentlessly every day. As soon as every dish is served, it will be completely wiped out in less than two minutes.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Jiang Xiaofeng and everyone gathered in front of a 12-inch black and white Sharp TV in the cafeteria to watch the 1993 CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

In terms of form, this year’s Spring Festival Gala stage adopted a three-dimensional stage structure—the stage was located in the center of the auditorium.

Before the actors go on stage, they sit in the audience; when it is time to go on stage, they go directly to the stage, and when the performance is over, they walk off the stage.

This kind of stage makes the relationship between the actors and the audience no longer on the stage and off the stage, and the audience also has a sense of participation.

In terms of content, in addition to the three mainland hosts Zhao Zhongxiang, Ni Ping, and Yang Lan, the Spring Festival Gala also invited Liang Yanling, Li Qing'an, and Zhang Yongquan from Hong Kong, Taiwan Province, and Singapore respectively, and through them, it achieved TV broadcasts in Hong Kong, Taiwan Province, and Singapore.

The program mirrored CCTV's program and interviewed Zhang Xiaoyan, Zhang Min, Huang Zhan and other heavyweights in the entertainment industry.

The peaceful atmosphere of Chinese people all over the world celebrating the Spring Festival was fully enhanced.

For everyone, the most anticipated show is not the beautiful singing and dancing, nor the acrobatics, but the sketches and songs.

To be fair, the sketch "The Boss Wife", which Zhao Bensan collaborated with Yan Shuping, Wang Zhongqing, and Su Jie, was one of his previous programs that was relatively low-level, and the response it received was quite average.

On the contrary, it was Niu Qun, and the cross talk "Auction" brought by Feng Gong attracted more laughter and applause.

In the program "Auction", Niu Qun and Feng Gong teased celebrities such as Zhao Benshan, Gong Li, Schlapner, etc., and they also did not forget to "self-defeat" - Zhao Bensan's hat, which Gong Li rode in "Red Sorghum"

The donkey and Schlappner's white hair both fetched high prices. Only Feng Gong's "name" was bid at lower and lower prices, and was finally sold for 2 cents.

Aaron Kwok, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong, with a mushroom-like 46-part hairstyle, performed a song of "Give All My Love to You" that included singing and dancing, singing a declaration of love for the younger generation.

Taiwanese singer Wang Jie, as a wanderer, brought with him some vicissitudes and sentiments. With the song "Going Home", he talked about the feeling of going home on the stage of this Spring Festival Gala and moved countless audiences.

Soon after, the melody of "The Sound of the Waves Still Sounds" sounded, and the song floated into the ears of thousands of people.

"The moon sets and the crow crows. It's always the wind and frost of a thousand years. The sound of the waves is still there. It's not the same night as before. How can you and I repeat yesterday's story today? Can this old ticket board your passenger ship..."

This is a popular song adapted from the famous poem "Night Mooring on Maple Bridge" by Zhang Ji, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty. The singer is none other than Mao Ning, who just won the most popular male singer in Guangfu Province.

On the stage, Mao Ning wore a suit, tie, and a long white scarf. He was young, handsome, and graceful. Coupled with his affectionate but not sad singing voice, he became the prince of love songs in the minds of countless audiences and became a household name.

Big star.

After watching CCTV's Spring Festival Gala, Jiang Xiaofeng felt very excited and couldn't calm down for a long time.

Tonight's Spring Festival Gala program once again confirmed to Jiang Xiaofeng that the dreams about his previous life were true.

Because before he had watched this Spring Festival Gala, he had a deep impression of most of the program content of the Spring Festival Gala.

The next day, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

early morning.

"When, when, when..."

When the bell of the Main Hall rang, Jiang Xiaofeng woke up from his sleep, then quickly put on his monk's robe, and ran to the Main Hall with Huang Baoqiang and his fellow disciples.

The sonorous, clear and exciting bells resounded throughout the temple, giving Jiang Xiaofeng a sense of enlightenment.

The Main Hall is a place for Buddhist activities in the temple. It is surrounded by lush ancient trees and is quite quiet. The stairs and the hall architecture set off each other, making it look particularly solemn and majestic.

Because this day is the Lunar New Year, there are quite a few locals who come to the temple to pray. There is a bronze incense burner in front of the Main Hall, where they burn incense and pray.

The monks in the temple were sitting on the floor meditating, chanting sutras and chanting Buddha's name.

Jiang Xiaofeng was also mumbling words. On the surface, he looked like a devout monk, but his thoughts had already wandered into space and drifted far away.

In Jiang Xiaofeng's opinion, this is probably the last time he will spend the New Year in Shaolin Temple in his life, because soon he will leave here and embark on a new journey.

February 1st, late.

The third program of CCTV aired for the first time the mythological drama "The Legend of the White Snake" starring Zhao Yazhi, Ye Tong, Chen Meiqi and others.

As soon as this drama was aired, it caused a huge sensation in the mainland. It became extremely popular. Regardless of the city or the countryside, almost every TV set in every household was playing the drama "The Legend of the White Snake".

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In fact, as early as November last year, this costume myth TV series that "integrates elements of music, song, dance, and opera" premiered in Taiwan Province, and the ratings at that time were as high as 30%.

After CCTV aired this drama, the ratings reached 43%. It is definitely a phenomenal classic TV drama.

The disciples of the Shaolin Temple also stay in front of the TV on time every night to watch the drama "The Legend of the White Snake".

After the broadcast of "New White Snake", many brothers and sisters have a dream lover in their hearts, which is the White Snake played by Zhao Yazhi.

Of course, there are also many brothers who like Xiaoqing, Bilian, Xu Xian, his sister, and Master Guanyin.

However, generally speaking, most people still prefer White Snake and her actress Zhao Yazhi.

After Huang Baoqiang watched "The Legend of White Snake", he couldn't hold back his excitement and asked Jiang Xiaofeng: "Second Senior Brother, which female star do you think is the most beautiful?"

Jiang Xiaofeng couldn't tell which female star was the most beautiful, but the one he wanted to see most right now was Vivian Chow.

If it were before, Jiang Xiaofeng would have said Zhou Huimin's name without hesitation, but since he had that dream, his views on many things have become different.

He believes that people's aesthetics are not static. Maybe he likes Vivian Chow now, but after a while, he may like another female star.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaofeng smiled and asked: "You are a kid, why are you asking this?"

Huang Baoqiang scratched his head, showed his white teeth, and asked with a smile: "Second senior brother, do you think Zhao Yazhi who plays the White Snake is good-looking?"

Jiang Xiaofeng said angrily: "Of course it looks good, do you even need to ask?"

Hearing Jiang Xiaofeng say this, Huang Baoqiang felt as if he had found a soulmate, and said with a smile: "Second senior brother, I also like Zhao Yazhi. I think she is not like a snake spirit at all, but more like a gentle and kind fairy! I don't like Xu Xian,

I don’t think she looks like a man at all!”

Jiang Xiaofeng said angrily and funny: "The actor who plays Xu Xian is originally a woman, how could she look like a man?"

Huang Baoqiang felt that Jiang Xiaofeng was teasing him, and asked in disbelief: "Second Senior Brother, are you lying to me? How could Xu Xian be a woman? Isn't he a man?"

Jiang Xiaofeng said calmly: "Baoqiang, let me tell you this. The character Xu Xian is a man, but the actor who plays Xu Xian is a woman, and she is pretending to be a man. Do you understand?"

Huang Baoqiang shook his head first, then nodded.

Seeing that Huang Baoqiang was dubious, Jiang Xiaofeng didn't bother to explain to Huang Baoqiang whether he believed it or not.

Soon, Huang Baoqiang stopped worrying about whether Xu Xian was a boy or a girl, and said with longing: "Second senior brother, if I want to marry a wife in the future, I must marry someone like Zhao Yazhi."

When Jiang Xiaofeng thought about the memory of his previous life in the dream, he did not deliberately hit Huang Baoqiang, his younger brother, but reminded him: "Then you have to keep your eyes open. Don't really find a goblin to go home when you grow up!"

Huang Baoqiang said confidently: "Second senior brother, you underestimate me. Don't think I am honest and not very smart. But how can I not tell who is good to me and who is not good to me?"

Jiang Xiaofeng sighed helplessly: "Baoqiang, people's hearts are separated from each other. Don't take human nature too simply and superficially."

Seeing the serious look on Second Senior Brother's face, Huang Baoqiang did not dare to talk back, and nodded in understanding: "I know Second Senior Brother, I will definitely keep my eyes open, and I will never be deceived by goblins!"

(End of chapter)