The Rebirth of the Internet Celebrity Godfather

Chapter 675: An Internet celebrity wrote a sketch. It is controversial and may not be accepted. The buff stack is full!

Author: Ling Wusheng

CCTV compound, Spring Festival Gala preparation area.

Everyone in the drama department was busy keeping their feet on the ground, and actors in various costumes were rehearsing nervously. The scene was very lively.

"Move, pay attention to your position!"

On the sidelines, the program director was yelling.

"Pay attention to your cooperation, the two of you must have eye contact!"

"And you, please pay attention to your playing time. You just came on the stage a second too early. Remember, on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, if you are one second too early or one second too late, you will not pass! It's all a big deal! You can't slack off at all!"

"Teacher Lou, you have to remember this word. Hey, you will have an accident on stage!"

In the midst of the lively scene, Mr. Li Hongtu from the Imperial Beijing Opera Troupe was sitting on a pony, with a cold frown on his face.

His disciple Wei Xisheng stood beside him, poured tea and water for him, and consoled him:

"Old man, the program has been decided, so don't be angry."

"Don't be angry?" Mr. Li blew his beard and stared, "Can I not be angry? Look, look!"

He stretched out a pair of old hands like dry branches, pointed at the rehearsing crowd in front of him and said:

"What kind of show is this? One show has Peking Opera, Henan Opera, Yue Opera, Huangmei Opera, Cantonese Opera, a hodgepodge, ah? Isn't this a waste of something from our ancestors?!"

Wei Xisheng also looked miserable:

"Old man, with the current market situation, it would be great if opera could be included in the Spring Festival Gala. Young people don't like this anymore. Everyone likes to watch movies and TV series, so don't be picky!"

When Mr. Li heard what Wei Xisheng said, he wished he could pick up a cane and hit him on the head, but he didn't come. Although there was resentment in Wei Xisheng's words, they pointed out the truth.

For a moment, the wrinkles on Mr. Li's face seemed to get deeper, and he sighed:

“I know young people don’t like it, and it’s not their fault, but we can’t do this!

You have to present the essence of each school on the stage. Even if you only leave one program for opera, you can have Peking Opera this year, Henan Opera next year, and Huangmei Opera the year after that. Let each school and school come up with their own unique skills to attract people at the Spring Festival Gala.

Audience, attract young people, this is fine!

How can it be like this?

Get a bunch of martial arts actors to do all kinds of fancy tricks to accompany the dance. In the middle, we will play arias from various operas. The rhythm is very fast and there are a lot of people. We also add various symphonic accompaniments to warm up the scene. In order to add a few more arias, we will sing the arias carefully.

They were all cut into pieces!

We all don’t like this stuff, how can young people like it? Isn’t this a vicious cycle?”

Wei Xisheng looked around in fear and lowered his voice:

"Hey, old man, could you please lower your voice? Don't let anyone hear you!"

"What happened?" Mr. Li became anxious, "I said, who can arrest me and send me to jail? I just want to ask, is this promoting the quintessence of the country? It's obviously just going through the motions. This is just a show.

It’s even arranged at the firecracker stall! At that time, everyone goes to set off firecrackers and eat dumplings, and those who go to bed early have already gone to bed, so who is watching?”

"Hey, old man, please stop talking."

Wei Xisheng couldn't listen anymore.

When Wei Xisheng was young, drama was very popular and many people liked it. His parents were loyal theater fans, otherwise they would not have given him such a name!

His parents hoped that he would become a hero in the future, so they sent him to the opera house. However, the times were changing so fast that they accidentally threw him off the train of the times.

Nowadays, drama is declining, let alone becoming a role player, it is difficult for him to even eat.

The bottom line is that no one has watched the drama, and fewer and fewer people will watch it in the future.

Think about it in the past, how popular was Mei Lanfang back then? Much more popular than current celebrities!

The appearance fee alone is at least ten gold bars!

Tickets for the show are hard to come by, and many people have to queue up all night to buy tickets, which may not be possible!

Every time he performs, the crowds will always be empty, and he will be the headline on the front pages of newspapers and magazines! Now he is one of the top performers on illegal gambling searches!

Even in Xiao Baga, Big Brother and the United States, masters Guo Jia and Mei Lanfang are famous.

But now?

A large number of theater troupes have disappeared, opera talents have been lost, and the performance market has declined.

Many opera actors have studied opera diligently since childhood, but when they grow up, they find that there is no performance at all! The salary they receive is not enough to support themselves, let alone marrying a wife!

Wei Xisheng's senior brother changed his career to another career, and stopped doing whatever he didn't want to do. Those who could persevere still had to work part-time as takeaways and couriers.

This time, Wei Xisheng rushed to attend the Spring Festival Gala. The Spring Festival Gala was his last hope, but the Spring Festival Gala did not choose him, so he also considered changing careers, but he never dared to tell the old man for fear of hurting the old man.

Mr. Li let out a long sigh and said: "I don't want to say it. It's useless if I say it, and it's useless if I don't. Operators, I don't want the art of opera to be destroyed in the hands of our generation~

"

Wei Xisheng was silent. A strong emotion surged out of his heart, and he was almost moved to tears.

If it wasn't true love, how could he have continued to train for more than ten years? If it wasn't true love, how could he have stayed until now.

However, when faced with ideals and reality, he has to choose reality!

He has to make money, he has to get married, he has to have children!

He really didn't want to leave the opera house, didn't want to make his master sad, and he didn't want to just watch Peking Opera decline more and more and do nothing. But in the face of the rolling wheel of the times, what could he do?!

Nothing can be done!

At this time, there was a commotion in the distance.

"Hey, hey, hey, look!"

"What are you looking at!"

"Teacher Zhu Jun is here!"

"There is a young man following behind, who is that?"

"His assistant, right?"

"No, you don't go online? That's Cheng Yi, he's very popular on the Internet!"

"never heard of that!"

"I know him. He makes videos, right? But why did he come to CCTV? He also went to the Spring Festival Gala?"

The director of the drama program held Zhu Jun's hand: "Teacher Zhu Jun, are you here? Hello, hello, do you have any work instructions?"

Zhu Jundao: "It's not a work instruction. We have a sketch script here and we need an opera actor. Come and find one."

"Hey!", the director's eyes lit up, "That's a great feeling!"

Others also put down what they were doing, gathered around, looked at Zhu Jun eagerly, and discussed in a low voice:

"Wow, this is a good thing. I like skits with opera!"

"That's right, don't worry about whether I can be chosen, it would be great to have this program! This shows that the Spring Festival Gala values ​​our art!"

"Damn, I kind of regret being on this show. Who can help me? I also want to do a sketch, maybe it will become popular!"

"Don't think about it. Let's do this show first. Don't be too ambitious. Do you think anyone can get on? The best ones will definitely be chosen!"

However, some people responded:

"That's not right. Now the first trial has passed and the second trial is still ten days away. Why are you just looking for an actor now?"

"That's right, is it too late?"

"Is it a temporary replacement? But during the first trial, there were no opera skits?"

Some people speculated: "Is this a temporary program added to showcase more operas?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible? It's a skit specially added for opera, it takes so much effort, how is it possible!"

"Sir, times have changed!"

Some people are not optimistic about it: "Can skits with operas work? Haven't many masters tried to combine operas with sketches before? But none of them have been successful, and they have not become popular. Why are the old things mentioned again now? Don't wait until then.

Being scolded?"

"I'm worried about this too, don't let us get scolded too!"

The director asked: "Teacher Zhu Jun, why are you choosing actors at this critical moment?"

Zhu Jun pointed at Cheng Yi and said:

"Let me introduce, this is Cheng Yi, who is famous for making short videos. This time he wrote a script. The director thought the script was good, but there were some controversies. There was no guarantee that it would be cast, so he asked him to find someone to rehearse it. Let's see.

Can you pass the second trial? If you pass, you can go to trial. If you fail, you have no hope."

Zhu Jun didn't cover up, said anything, didn't make a big deal, and didn't deliberately hide anything.

Only by explaining the situation clearly in the early stage and being honest with each other can it facilitate subsequent cooperation. This is what Cheng Yi also means.

The director looked at Cheng Yi, who was harmless to humans and animals, and asked:

"Did this handsome guy write the script?"

Cheng Yi: "Yes!"

Director: "Is this handsome guy shooting videos?"

Cheng Yi: "Internet celebrity."

Director: "Is the script controversial?"

Cheng Yi: "Yes!"

Director: “Maybe it’s possible?”

Cheng Yi: "Yes, it depends on the rehearsal situation on the one hand, and the reaction of the leader on the other."

In an instant, it was as if a basin of cold water was poured on everyone's heads, and the place suddenly became cold.

If an Internet celebrity does not specialize in sketches, but if he writes a sketch script and it is controversial, he may not be able to appear on the Spring Festival Gala.

There are so many flaws that I don’t know where to start.

For a moment, everyone was muttering in their hearts, how unreliable is this!

Zhu Jun asked: "So do we have suitable actors here? Good acting skills and good singing!"

Even picked it up! The director looked hesitant, and no one else answered.

At this time, Wei Xisheng took the initiative to stand up and said, "Yes, I am!"

Cheng Yi took a step forward, looked him up and down, and asked, "Can you sing Xiao Fan?"

Wei Xisheng nodded: "Yes!"

Cheng Yi: "How about a while?"

Wei Xisheng came as he was told: "When I saw the princess stealing the command arrow, I couldn't help but feel happy. I stood at the palace gate and called Xiaofan~~~"

Cheng Yi asked again: "Can you raise the tune again?"

"I'll raise two more tunes!" Wei Xisheng raised his voice and came again, "When I saw the princess stealing the command arrow, I couldn't help but feel happy. I stood at the palace gate and called Xiaofan~~~~~~"

Cheng Yi: "Another expression of joy and sorrow?"

Wei Xisheng:(;Д`)

Cheng Yi nodded: "Okay, then come with me."

There was no sloppiness at all. After the handover was completed, Cheng Yi, Zhu Jun, and Wei Xisheng drifted away, leaving only a dazed crowd.