Save the Bachelor of Heaven

  Chapter 369 370 [I want to go to the Spring Festival Gala]

  At the end of 1985, CCTV approached Xiang Nan again, hoping that he could help produce a few more works.

  In 1983, 1984, and 1985, Xiang Nan wrote songs, each of which was pleasant to listen to, and became popular every year. It has become an indispensable part of the Spring Festival Gala.

  Xiang Nan readily agreed, but still made a request. He hoped that he could also be on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala.

   "Actually, I'm good at singing, and I hope I can also perform on stage." He thought of the humanity of the Spring Festival Gala program group.

  In recent years, there have been eight if not ten people who became popular by singing his songs. Why are they so popular, traveling around, singing a song, earning hundreds of thousands.

   He wrote so many songs that he never saw a dime. This is too unreasonable. So he also wants to go to the Spring Festival Gala. Let’s not talk about making money or not, at least you have to be famous.

  Besides, in the 1980s, those who were able to attend the Spring Festival Gala were basically elites in the literary and art circles, and they would become masters in the literary and art circles in the future.

  He is going to make some friends now, when the time comes, these will be all his contacts. Can't prepare for when it will come in handy.

   "With your reputation and status, we certainly welcome you to participate in the Spring Festival Gala. But we have to review and censor first. After all, the Spring Festival Gala will be broadcast live nationwide, so we have to be cautious." The humanity of the Spring Festival Gala program group.

  Xiang Nan starred in "The Garland Under the Mountain" in 1982, and became a well-known national star and won the love of countless people.

  In the past two years, he has successively filmed "Midnight", "Outpost in the Birch Forest", "Under the Bridge", etc., further consolidating and enhancing his reputation.

  So in terms of fame and status, going to the Spring Festival Gala is not a problem. The program team was just worried that his singing was not as good as a professional singer, so they proposed to review it first.

   Xiang Nan did not object to this.

  He naturally had confidence in himself, and immediately, he took out the song "Speak from the Heart" that he wanted to sing.

   In addition, two songs "Good Luck Comes" and "Where is Spring" were also presented for other singers to sing.

   These three songs quickly passed the review of the program group. After passing the review, find an arranger to arrange the music, find a band to play, and record the accompaniment tape.

  Xiang Nan also accepted the review of the program group.

   "To tell you the truth, I also miss home. The old mother at home has gray hair..." He held a microphone, accompanied by music, and sang affectionately with tears in his eyes.

  Under the stage, the CCTV Spring Festival Gala preparation team listened carefully.

   Soon after singing a song, the members of the preparatory team whispered to each other. After some exchanges, they unanimously agreed to let Xiang Nan go to the Spring Festival Gala.

   "Comrade Liu Feng, I really didn't expect that you could sing so well. We really lost our fortune before, and we should have invited you to perform." Huang Yihe, the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala, held Xiang Nan's hand.

  …

  In the next two months, Xiang Nan will go to the Spring Festival Gala program group to report every now and then.

  Rehearsals and reviews over and over again, the procedures are very cumbersome and the process is very boring.

  But Xiang Nan didn't care too much, instead he took the opportunity to meet many friends.

For example, Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao who played sketches; Yu Junjian, Yin Xiumei, Jiang Dawei, Cheng Fangyuan who sang; Feng Gong, Liu Wei, Hou Yaowen, Shi Fukuan, Jiang Kun, Tang Jiezhong who talked about cross talk; hosts Zhao Zhongxiang, Liu Xiaoqing, Wang Gang and so on.

   These are the elite backbone of the literary and art circles in the Mainland, getting acquainted with them has greatly expanded Xiang Nan's network of contacts.

  And these people are also very happy to get acquainted with Xiang Nan, especially those singers who are more enthusiastic about Xiang Nan.

   "Ms. Liu, the songs you wrote are really nice. I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with you." Yin Xiumei said gratefully.

  In 1984, she participated in the Youth Singing Contest, won the championship, and became famous in one fell swoop. In 1985, she sang the song "Party, Dear Mother" written by Xiang Nan on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala. And with this song, it became popular all over the country overnight.

   Now she is already a popular singer in the Mainland. And drinking water does not forget the well digger, and traces the source, of course she would like to thank Xiang Nan for writing such a good song for her.

   "No problem, welcome anytime." Xiang Nan smiled.

  In addition to Yin Xiumei, Jiang Dawei also asked Xiang Nan to thank Xiaoping on his behalf. Because the song "In the Place where Peach Blossoms Bloom" he sang was composed by Xiaoping.

  "We Serve as Soldiers" sung by Yu Junjian; "Young Aspirations Don't Sorrow" sung by Cheng Fangyuan; "Good Days" sung by Dong Wenhua are all written by Xiang Nan. So they are very grateful to him.

  Even Zhu Shimao was very grateful to Xiang Nan. He became famous with the movie "The Wrangler". The script and novel of "The Wrangler" were all written by Xiang Nan, so he was also very enthusiastic when he saw Xiang Nan.

   Because of this, Xiang Nan made many friends in the Spring Festival Gala program group, and his network expanded rapidly.

  …

  February 8th, New Year's Eve, at 8:00 pm, the Spring Festival Gala will be officially broadcast live.

  Xiang Nan wore the 85-style military uniform and sang "We Serve as Soldiers" solo, which won the love of audiences across the country.

  A small village in Qilu.

  Liu Feng's parents specially moved the TV station to the yard, so that all the young and old in the village could come and see their son's demeanor on stage.

   "Hey, this is really the second child. Ouch, I haven't seen him for more than ten years, and he is still so young."

   "That's right. The second elementary school is promising now, and it's a big cadre in Yanjing. I heard that it earns several thousand a month."

   "Oh, the old Liu family's ancestral grave is smoking. I think I was so poor that I couldn't wear pants, but now I have TVs, washing machines, refrigerators, telephones, and tape recorders."

   "Why don't you talk about the second little skill, not only did he eat the imperial food, but even his brother was transferred to the city, and served the iron rice bowl."

  The villagers watched TV and talked about it, with endless envy in their words.

  …

   Those old members of the art troupe, many people are watching TV at the moment.

   Seeing Xiang Nan appear on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, many people were both surprised and happy.

   "Oh, it's actually the old head! Hey, can you believe it, he is my old head."

   "Liu Feng is getting more and more promising now, and even attended the Spring Festival Gala. He is still so energetic."

   "Who would have imagined that the poor boy back then is now so powerful."

   "Ding Ding, when he pursued you back then, you really should have agreed to him, and now you are the one who is doing well."

  Many people also expressed emotion frequently.

  …

  Xiang Nan's singing in the Spring Festival Gala made him a popular singer.

   "We Serve as Soldiers" resounded through the barracks and became another song of soldiers.

  Because his reputation is so high, Zongzheng even considered transferring him to the singing and dancing troupe, allowing him to participate in daily performances.

   But when discussing with Xiang Nan, he still refused.

   Just kidding, he just wants to be famous, but he doesn't want to be transferred to the song and dance team.

   You should know that after being transferred to the song and dance team, almost half of the 365 days in a year will be performed. On average, two to three hundred performances are performed a year.

  And as a soldier, you must obey the dispatch and be on call. No matter how hard it is, no matter how remote the place is, you have to go. It is really hard.

  Compared with it, it is much easier to stay in the creative team, and you can stay at home and enjoy the happiness every day. So unless he had a brain hole, he wouldn't be transferred to the singing and dancing team.

  (end of this chapter)