Rhapsody of Entertainment Rebirth

After the second rehearsal without makeup, it was already past mid-July, and the opening of the Olympic Games was just around the corner. The entire capital was busy preparing for this century-old event of China.

The Chinese people's expectations and attention to this Olympic Games are unprecedented. The increasingly powerful China needs a landmark event to shout out to the world. The Chinese people also need such a global event to regain their confidence and come to the Olympic Games. Inspiring!

What happened later proved that this milestone was a sign that China was on the road to rejuvenation!

A few years after the Beijing Olympics, China continued to move forward at an alarming speed and quickly became another superpower.

It has brought an Eastern voice to the Western-dominated world order of the past two to three hundred years.

There were more than 100,000 volunteers for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing alone. You can see traces of Olympic volunteers in almost every corner of the city.

These volunteers are all students from major universities in Beijing. In this way, they have personally experienced the changes that the Olympic Games have brought to the country. They have felt the power of China that is ready to go. The mission is calling them. This generation of China Man is destined to be the main force in revival!

Shanhe's family also came to Beijing at this time. In early July, Qiu Dahai and his wife were taken to the magical capital by their son.

The family drove a business car and entered the capital while enjoying themselves.

Shanhe doesn't have time to spend with his family at the moment. The entire opening ceremony director team has entered the final sprint stage. There are so many things to do that even sleeping has become a luxury!

Fatigue and pressure made the entire opening ceremony director team become thinner and haggard.

Shanhe was no exception, which made the whole family feel heartbroken. Grandma touched her grandson's thin face and her eyes began to turn red.

"My dear grandson, you don't dare to endure it like this, your body and bones are all broken!"

Shanhe hugged his grandma and replied with a smile: "Grandma, I'm fine. I only have one month left. I'll go home to be with you when I'm done!"

"No matter how beautiful you are, your body is not as important as your health!" Grandma took Shanhe's hand and told her, "My dear grandson, you are promising enough. We don't want to be more prosperous and let others worry about it! You can take good care of your health at home!"

"You old woman, aren't you doing our grandson a disservice?" Qiu Dahai, who was standing beside him, also felt sorry for his grandson, but he knew that his grandson was busy with national affairs and could not be delayed. "What your grandson is doing now is a job that honors our ancestors. The whole country is watching them. Well, how can you say that you won’t do it if you don’t want to do it!”

"What's wrong, so many people are pointing at my grandson! He is still a child!" Grandma glanced at her husband, "No matter how glorious the ancestor is, he can't compare to the body and bones of my grandson!"

Shanhe felt her grandma's most simple love, leaning on her body to greedily absorb the warmth, "Grandma, I want to eat fried pancakes and sweet potato glutinous rice, please make them for me!"

"Oh! My dear, you can't eat these fried things right now. You have to drink chicken soup and take supplements!"

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The more you get, the more you have to pay! Those who are capable work hard, and we cannot shirk the responsibility and pressure of mountains and rivers! Busyness and exhaustion will still be the state of his life for the rest of his life.

The whole family is supporting Shanhe in their own way. Grandma, grandma and Xie Meiyu change their ways to supplement Shanhe every day. Grandpa, Yu Zhengchong and Qiu Jiang also try their best to reduce the pressure on Shanhe. Qiu Chuxi directly joined the Bird's Nest volunteers. The procession, always accompanying my brother to witness the arrival of the grand event.

As the Olympics get closer and closer, the director team has made more and more changes. The original plan of only one rehearsal with makeup was temporarily increased to three.

There will be three consecutive makeup rehearsals on July 30, August 2, and August 5.

The last time there will be audience and reporters participating, and the whole process will be exactly the same as the final performance. The Bird's Nest will welcome 80,000 people for the first time, which is the most important preview.

The cultural program has entered the final review and adjustment stage. At this time, the entire director team is following Zhang Yi's ideas. He is the chief director. At this critical moment, he has to make the final decision on everything.

After the second rehearsal without makeup, Zhang Yi and the creative team began to discuss adjustment plans.

Zhang Yimou started to delete the program in a drastic way.

According to his expectations, the entire cultural performance will be reduced by 30%, which means that nearly one-third of the programs will be cut.

Most of the remaining programs will also need to be cut to varying degrees, and several key programs will be lengthened. Zhang Yimou wants to make the opening ceremony performance rhythmic.

This makes the dozens of opening ceremony performance teams all trembling with fear. What they fear most is receiving a call from Zhang Yimou. Everyone knows that once the call comes, it means that the program will be changed or cancelled.

From the creation of the program, to the selection of people, the arrangement and training, the design of props and costumes, and then the constant adjustments and changes, it took more than a year of hard work just to be on the big stage of the Olympic Games opening ceremony.

Participating in witnessing the grand occasion on behalf of the Chinese people, this sense of mission and pride is the biggest motivation that supports all staff to persist day and night.

Now we are just about to go on stage to perform, and all these efforts and expectations have been wiped out with just one phone call. This cruelty and loss is hard to accept!

Shanhe could hear cries at the Bird's Nest almost every day. Among them, the two programs that impressed Shanhe the most were the "Ancient Rhythm of the Qin Dynasty" and "Shadow Puppetry of the Warriors and Warriors".

These two programs are connected in a series. In the original plan, they were the focus of the cultural performance. These two programs took up nearly eight minutes of the one-hour cultural performance and were the core programs that introduced the culture and history of China.

As soon as they received the notice, the entire programming and directing team was stunned. This show has been well-received from the beginning. Although there were many problems during the rehearsal, the programming and directing team believed that there were still many highlights in the show, and they were still working tirelessly to find ways to improve it. .

The rehearsal effect was not ideal, and there was a high probability that the program would be cut down. I never expected that two programs would be completely canceled at once!

This news was like a bolt from the blue to the director and director. How could they explain it to the waiting people behind them?

You must know that it is not just the three thousand performers who are devoted to these two shows. Countless people from the military art troupe, Huaguo Drama University, prop production staff, etc. have paid too much for these two shows for free. !

The program director team immediately found Shanhe and took him to find Zhang Yimou, trying their best to undo this cruel decision.

Shan He followed them helplessly into the chief director's office.

"Director Zhang, if you give us another chance, we are confident that we can solve all the problems, even if it means compressing the program time. It only takes one minute on stage. This is the hard work and hard work of tens of thousands of us!" The director said Team leader Zhang Weidong begged with red eyes.

Zhang Yimou didn't want to face the "Da Qin Gu Yun" writing and directing team at this time. He knew that this decision was too cruel for them.

"I also like this show very much. It is the cultural representative of my hometown. I hope it can be on the Olympic stage more than anyone else, but there is no way. The certainty of this show is too uncertain. No one can guarantee that it will be officially performed. If there is no problem, as long as there is uncertainty, the program will be axed, and we cannot take any risks!"

Zhang Yimou's decisive answer confused the entire writing and directing team. They stayed in the director's office with a sullen face and silently protested.

The silence lasted for a while, and a female director looked at Shanhe with tears in her eyes, "Shanhe, please say something, there are thousands of people, how can we explain to them, you have seen how hard the soldiers train!"

Shanhe looked at the tanned and thin members of the choreography and director, and didn't know how to answer their demands.

"The director team has been discussing this show all night. We are all looking for ways to do it, but no one can guarantee that it will not have problems. Brother Zhang, Sister Chen, this is a big scene that focuses on the world, and it means that I don’t need to do anything. He said that once something goes wrong, we can't make up for it and we can't bear it. The overall situation is more important, so we have to wrong you!"

Shanhe's words caused the female director to collapse. She lay on the table and cried loudly. Several other members of the director also had red eyes.

Shan He and Zhang Yi looked at them in silence, unable to say anything to comfort them.

Silence and low pressure have been surrounding the office. It cannot continue like this. The cancellation of this show will have a huge blow to the morale of the opening ceremony performance team!

Shan He looked at Zhang Yi and said: "Brother, after the cancellation of Da Qin Guyun, the continuity of the program has been affected. Aren't we discussing the temporary addition of an excessive program? Let them give this task to them. Let them I have an explanation for everyone!"

Shanhe's words suddenly gave hope to the despairing director and director team. No matter what the program was, it would be great if they could be on the opening ceremony stage. At least it could represent the hard work of the entire team over the past year, and it would also be a sign of gratitude to those who support them. An explanation.

Zhang Yi looked at Shan He, then at the director and director team with pleading eyes, and nodded, "Okay! Zhang Weidong, you don't have time to be sad. Within ten days, this opera program will take shape. If it doesn't pass the review, it will still be got canceled!"

"Thank you! Shanhe, thank you! Director Zhang! Thank you!" Zhang Weidong stood at attention and saluted with red eyes. "We will start directing tonight. I will issue a military order on behalf of the team and promise to complete the task within ten days!"

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Although no one wanted to face this result, nor did they want to face the thousands of soldiers who had trained hard for more than half a year, the news that the "Ancient Rhythm of the Qin Dynasty" and the "Shadow Puppets of the Qin Dynasty" had been chopped down still reached their ears.

The entire phalanx of soldiers standing outside the Bird's Nest fell into silence and sadness. Almost all the soldiers were crying silently. The choreographers and leaders of the army art troupe just stood in front of the phalanx and accompanied the soldiers in tears.

Ten minutes later, Zhang Weidong walked to the phalanx, gave a military salute to the phalanx, and shouted in a military tone,

"We were selected as performers of the show. This is the need of the country and the people. Similarly, the cancellation of the show is also the need of the country and the people. The duty of soldiers is to obey orders!

Now we have no time to be sad. Within ten days, we will select hundreds of you to retrain new programs. These people will represent everyone on the Olympic stage. People across the country can see your efforts and dedication. Can you Mission accomplished? "

"able!"

"Louder and remember! We are soldiers!"

"Can~"

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The entire scene was faithfully recorded by a camera on the side. This clip quickly spread among all the staff of the Olympic opening ceremony.

The incident was rumored to be very tragic, and all participants in the opening ceremony felt the same. The sense of mission and honor was frequently mentioned among the various program teams. The morale that had been low due to the deletion of programs during this period quickly recovered.

This incident was the work of Shanhe. The atmosphere full of complaints was not a good thing for the opening ceremony rehearsal. The cameras arranged by Shanhe solved this hidden danger.

The entire director team was full of praise for Shanhe's cleverness. No wonder he is so successful. He is so meticulous in dealing with people. He who is good at fighting has no great achievements!

Time flies by due to intense rehearsals and various arrangements.

July 30th arrived in the blink of an eye, and the first dress rehearsal began. Except for the fact that there were no fireworks, there was little difference between this rehearsal and the final official performance. The entire director team was in the stands undergoing the first simulation. take an exam.

This night, the entire bird's nest was rendered particularly vivid with colorful colors!

Various props and costumes of different styles and colors made the entire rehearsal colorful, and each program with great visual impact was completely displayed in front of the entire opening ceremony team.

Both the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee delegation watched the makeup rehearsal on site.

Almost all of these program reviewers watched the nearly two-hour rehearsal with their mouths open.

All kinds of exclamations and compliments came in an endless stream,

"This is an unparalleled performance, so shocking!"

"After the Beijing Olympics, the Olympic opening ceremony will have a new standard..."

"Wow, I feel sad for London. The Chinese have given them a huge problem. After watching this performance, people's expectations will be infinitely higher. What will London do in four years?"

"Yimou Zhang and Hua Guoqiu gave us a perfect night. I believe that in a few days, the whole world will be amazed!"

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Shanhe finally let go of his worries. The entire rehearsal with makeup went smoothly. There were some minor flaws in the show. There were also some minor mistakes in the specific program, but these were harmless and the live audience generally could not detect these problems.

Not to mention the audience in front of the TV!

Since this life he was conducting and watching on the spot, Shanhe even felt that the opening ceremony performance was more grand than the scene in his memory, and the shock it brought to people was even more intense!

After the rehearsal, the entire director team shook hands and hugged each other to celebrate.

It’s not easy! Finally, the opening ceremony went smoothly, and the effect was better than they expected.

That night, the entire opening ceremony team still had a summary discussion, but the atmosphere was very exciting and warm.

Everyone's speeches were very enthusiastic, and the opening ceremony performance is still being improved.

In the early morning, Shanhe and the director team walked out of the Bird's Nest conference room and saw several volunteer girls chatting happily.

Among them is Shanhe's precious sister Qiu Chuxi.

Qiu Chuxi's luck was no worse than that of his brother. Just two days after joining the volunteer team, a volunteer girl on the infield developed cysticercitis.

Because her appearance and figure met the standards, Qiu Chuxi was substituted into the welcoming volunteer team at the venue. Although training every day was very hard, she enjoyed it. She was so happy to be able to participate in the Olympics in this capacity.

My brother is the director and I am a volunteer actor, perfect! The whole family is very happy. In terms of being favored, Qiu Shanhe is no match for me, Qiu Chuxi!

Look, when he becomes a great director, the whole family is not too happy. When I become a volunteer actor, the whole family is happy and excited for me!

"Qiu Chuxi! Come here!" After Shanhe saw his sister, he called her over.

When Qiu Chuxi heard the shouting, her eyes lit up, she trotted to Shanhe, and shouted excitedly: "Brother, the opening ceremony is great, it will definitely shock the whole world, you and Director Zhang are so amazing!"

"Haha... I saw you in the stands!" Shanhe looked at his sweating sister with some distress, "You have been dancing for so long, are you tired? Senior brother, this is my sister, Qiu Chuxi, this is your first time See you!"

Zhang Yimou looked at the two brothers Shan He and responded with a smile: "I know you have a precious sister who is much prettier than you. Are you interested in becoming an actress?"

"Director Zhang, hello, my brother always praises you at home. Our whole family likes your movies!" Qiu Chuxi greeted Zhang Yimou gracefully.

Shanhe handed his sister a pack of wet wipes and said with a smile: "She doesn't look down on our film and television industry. She is now the boss. In the future, she is determined to surpass Ma Yun and open a website that is better than Taobao!"

"Haha... you are ambitious! You two brothers and sisters dare to think and do, and your luck is amazing. Don't tell me that this is really something!"

"Then I'll borrow the good words from my senior brother!" Shanhe replied with a smile, "Xixi, come home with me later. Dad just sent me a message, asking me to take good care of you!"

"knew!"

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Both brothers and sisters are contributing to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, which is an honor for the entire Shanhe family.

Qiu Chuxi was the sweetheart of the family. It was already past one in the morning when the two brothers and sisters got home, and the whole family was still gathered in the living room waiting for them.

As soon as the two brothers and sisters entered the door, they were greeted by four old men who greeted them, and the chicken soup that was hot in the kitchen was immediately served.

While drinking chicken soup, Qiu Chuxi exaggeratedly described to her family the unprecedented grand occasion of the entire opening ceremony rehearsal.

"...It's so exciting. I was shocked when I was standing in the stadium, let alone in the stands. You will know it when you see it with your own eyes in a few days!"

"That's great!" Xie Meiyu looked at her daughter who was dancing happily, "You're the one who's talking so much. Your brother is the creative director, and he's never said such evil things at home before!"

"It was also the first time for my brother to watch the rehearsal with makeup. I heard that their directing team was very satisfied with the actual effect of the opening ceremony. I just saw Zhang Yi, and he smiled so happily! If you don't believe it, ask my brother !”

Shanhe drank chicken soup, looked at his family and nodded in agreement: "The effect is indeed beyond our expectations. For the last rehearsal on the 5th, some audiences are allowed to watch in advance. Then the whole family will go together. Xixi's location is not far from the exit of the passage. , you can see her in the stands!”

"That would be great!"

"Hearing what you two brothers and sisters say, my old man can't wait!"

"My dear grandson and granddaughter are here. I have to go and see whatever grandma says!"

"I know that we Chinese people are definitely not inferior to others in hosting such a large-scale party!"

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The successful completion of the first makeup rehearsal brought joy and confidence to the entire opening ceremony team of nearly 20,000 staff.

The whole team has been in place, and the next two rehearsals will be about improving the details, and the first thing is to maintain the state.

There is no requirement that the program perform better than usual, the most important thing is that it goes smoothly and there are no surprises!

The second makeup rehearsal on August 2 still went smoothly. The only difference from the first rehearsal was that the process of athletes entering the stadium was simulated and time was left for the lighting ceremony.

The successful completion of the two rehearsals relieved the stressed-out director team a little, and the atmosphere at the summary meeting was not as heavy as before.

Shanhe raised the issue of confidentiality for the third rehearsal at the meeting.

In the previous life, Bangguo TV broadcast the video of the opening ceremony performance publicly on TV news, and the incident of exposing the opening ceremony performance in advance left a very deep impression on Shanhe.

This kind of behavior is so bad, it is simply deliberate sabotage. The nearly two-minute clip of the opening ceremony of the previous life of Bangguo TV was widely circulated on the Internet, causing a huge impact on the opening ceremony performance.

In the end, the Bangguo TV station just made a simple apology. The cost of crime was too low. It made the entire Chinese country filled with indignation and helpless. It was so frustrating!

In this life, Shanhe cannot give the shameless Bangguo TV station such an opportunity.

He placed the confidentiality agreement prepared in advance in front of the director team.

After reading the agreement, members of the directing team were very confused about Shanhe's behavior and concerns.

"Shanhe, as a rule, during the rehearsal of the Olympic opening ceremony, the rights-holder broadcasters and some media will be allowed to bring equipment to the site for testing in order to capture the best pictures during the official opening.

However, the International Olympic Committee's requirement is that the content of the opening ceremony must not be leaked in advance, and all media outlets are well aware of the relevant confidentiality policies.

Is your special confidentiality agreement a bit disrespectful to the media from various countries? "

"The confidentiality agreement is to eliminate hidden dangers. None of us can guarantee that every media will consciously abide by the rules. As far as I know, at the 2000 Athens Olympics, some major media exposed footage of the opening ceremony in advance.

This is the Internet age, and the speed of information dissemination is countless times faster. Once something similar happens again, the consequences will be worse than what happened in Athens, and even unimaginable. Our agreement protects against villains but not gentlemen, and no one will feel discriminated against. , let me explain this matter to the media! "

"Shanhe's concerns are reasonable. Since there are hidden dangers, we should take precautions in advance!" Zhang Yimou nodded in agreement, "Have you communicated well with the Olympic Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee?"

"The Olympic Committee and the Olympic Organizing Committee will not object to this confidentiality agreement. This is also a layer of insurance for them!" Shanhe answered affirmatively.

"That's it! Shanhe, you and I will attend the media meeting the day after tomorrow. Your name is very useful! Please be gentle, they will be friends when they arrive in the capital!" Zhang Yimou said in agreement.

"Okay! I'll show my restraint!"