In 1989, CCTV's Spring Festival Gala had the deepest impact on Li Yange, which should be the sketch "Lazy Blind Date" performed by Mr. Song, which can be said to be his first impression of Mr. Song, and it is also a program performance that many people remember deeply.

In addition, there is also "Pepper Noodles" performed by Zhu Shimao with thick eyebrows and big eyes and squinting eyes Chen Peisi, this sketch continues the style of "Eating Noodles" performed by the two for the first time in the Spring Festival Gala in 1984.

As for the other programs of this Spring Festival Gala, Li Yange is mostly impressed, and the only thing she still remembers may still be Yang Liping's peacock dance.

So when Director Tang came to inform Li Yange that the people in the Spring Festival Gala column group invited him to participate in the Spring Festival Gala program by name, not because of the uncertainty caused by an interview or inspection, Li Yange's heart was very surprised.

"Director Tang, are you sure that the Spring Festival Gala column group invited me to participate in the Spring Festival Gala? Not a rehearsal or something? ”

You must know that today's Spring Festival Gala is different from later generations, not who is popular can be on it, you must have solid performance skills, and at the same time, you must go through the rehearsal of the number theory, and finally the chief director will finalize the candidate, and you will be on the stage.

And even if it is finalized, there may not be a chance to be on the stage, Li Yange remembers that one year, due to the relationship of time, a program was temporarily canceled, which made the actors who were ready to perform on stage sad for a long, long time.

Director Tang shook his head: "It is true that I invited you to participate in the Spring Festival Gala, I don't know what program I want to invite you to participate in, this is Zhang Xiaohai, the deputy director of the Spring Festival Gala column group, he called in person, you can call and ask after you go back." ”

Taking the piece of paper handed over, Li Yange glanced at the number and the name on it, "Okay, I'll call when I go back." ”

Zhang Xiaohai, Li Yange is not familiar with this person, but he is not a stranger, what impressed him the most was that in 1997, actor Ke Shouliang specially came to the Yellow River Waterfall to celebrate the return of Hong Kong, and specially came to the Yellow River Waterfall to shock the world to fly over the Yellow River.

At that time, the director in charge of the "Flying over the Yellow River" program was Zhang Xiaohai.

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It was past ten o'clock in the morning the next day.

In a coffee shop on Chang'an Street, after Li Yange found a place to sit down, he ordered two cups of coffee, and looked at the newly opened coffee shop while patiently waiting for Director Zhang to come over.

Located on the east side of Tiananmen Square, just four or five hundred meters away from the Central Conservatory of Music, this coffee shop has been open for less than a week, but it is very popular with students of Central Music.

Every noon and evening after class, many students come to order a cup of coffee for more than a dozen yuan, sit in the store while listening to the lazy music in the store, and drink coffee and look at the pedestrians on the road outside through the glass window.

Many people actually don't like coffee very much, because this coffee shop specializes in American coffee, which tastes bitter and unusually astringent, and it tastes burnt.

But there is no way, who made the decoration style of this coffee shop very much in line with the yearning for the so-called petty bourgeoisie in this era.

A cup of coffee, a good piece of music, a book that you can read silently, and you can sit in the store and enjoy a different style.

There was a "clang" sound, the glass door was pushed open, and a young man in his thirties, who was a little chubby, walked in with steps, he looked left and right, and found the target in the corner.

Zhang Xiaohai walked over with an apologetic face, "Mr. Li, I was delayed by riding a bicycle on the road, and I'm sorry to be a step late." ”

Li Yange saw the appearance of the person who came, it was not much different from what he remembered, but he had lost a little weight, and he also got up with a smile and said: "It's okay Director Zhang, I just arrived not long ago, and this coffee shop is so close to our school, it's normal for you to come late." ”

"You may be seated." After Li Yange beckoned the other party to sit down, the waiter happened to come over with a tray, and he said, "Director Zhang, I don't know what you want to drink, so I ordered you a cup of American coffee in advance, if you don't like it, you can order something else." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, I haven't drunk much coffee or anything, Americano is Americano." Zhang Xiaohai waved his hand nonchalantly, and after the waiter put down the coffee and left, he looked at Li Yange in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he was really young enough.

Zhang Xiaohai was very impressed by Li Yange, not only because of the reports of newspapers and TV stations, but also because of the program discussion meeting of CCTV's internal Spring Festival Gala column group.

Since the Spring Festival Gala was officially broadcast in 1983, it has quickly become popular all over the country, and has also become a must-watch TV program for Chinese every New Year.

Such a grand and grand festival catalog, don't look at the broadcast during the Chinese New Year, but in fact, as early as half a year ago, preparations for the Spring Festival Gala had already begun.

The first is to select the program, and the second is to better allow the selected performers such as sketches, songs, dances, and operas to participate in the rehearsal work earlier.

Some of the programs of this year's Spring Festival Gala have actually been finalized as early as mid-October, as for what the final program can be performed on stage, everyone is actually not very clear, because the chief director has not finalized the list of programs, and at the same time, irresistible factors must be considered, and it is often not until January that the decision is made.

Therefore, last week, Zhao An, the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala column group, once again convened a meeting of all the program staff of the column group to discuss the arrangements for some new programs, hoping that everyone can brainstorm and provide more performance programs for everyone to discuss.

Zhang Xiaohai proposed to invite Li Yange, an outstanding young composer who has appeared on CCTV news many times this year and is well-known at home and abroad, to perform at the Spring Festival Gala.

Many people agreed with this proposal on the spot, but some people objected, but in the end, the chief director Zhao An agreed to the proposal after careful consideration.

The two of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, Li Yange took a sip of coffee, looked up and asked curiously: "Director Zhang, wasn't the Spring Festival Gala program determined a long time ago?" Why are you still inviting me to participate? ”

"How do you know the show is set?" Zhang Xiaohai was a little stunned.

"I have a classmate who was selected for the suona performance of a program of the Spring Festival Gala, and I heard him say that the program has been decided."

Zhang Xiaohai said: "Oh, the programs are determined a lot, but they are only partial, and we are still not sure about the specific programs that need to be on them." ”

"That means that even if I agree to Director Zhang's invitation, I may not be able to perform on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala?"

"This ......"

Zhang Xiaohai smiled awkwardly: "Mr. Li, I don't want to lie to you, in fact, I don't know what the programs will be broadcast on the day of the Spring Festival, and I, the assistant director, don't know now, only when everyone gathers for rehearsal, the chief director and the leaders of the station approve it, and then can I have the opportunity to go on stage." However, according to your ability, Mr. Li, I think it will not be much of a problem to be selected. ”

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