Chapter 52: Training the Spring Festival Gala + Chapter 53: I want to go home for the New Year

Fan Wubing and Fan Heng and his son have been wandering around CCTV's studios these two days.

After the advertisement was implemented, everyone felt much more at ease, and Fan Wubing's proposal to sponsor the party was also handled as a special approval.

Although everyone has not experienced this kind of sponsorship, it does not mean that there is such a thing. Many people who often go abroad know that sponsorship behavior is widely present abroad.

But if you put down the country, you will not avoid utilitarianism. There will definitely be some conservative people criticizing you. Is there only money left in your CCTV's eyes? Why don't you do serious things and don't shoot more films and TV shows that the people like, but just learn the decay of capitalism. What's your intention?!

Fan Wubing scoffed at this, and he clearly expressed his views to the directors, "The so-called critics are all piles of shit, and they will only cause trouble to the society. Whether this program is good or bad, the key is to depend on the response caused by the people. As long as the people are happy, it is undoubtedly the right route! Therefore, for those guys who are quarrel and nitpicking, you can ignore them or expose them to the public, so that they will be much more honest."

Fan Heng was speechless about Fan Wubing and was out of sight. He simply went to talk to the actors who were resting and chatting. You should know that many actors are big bowls that are too big to be bigger, with ratings of 100% (there is no doubt that in China, there is no doubt that CCTV is the dominant one in China. Any local TV station has the most execution of only broadcasting CCTV programs. When it comes to the production of independent programs, there is still a long way to go). It is indeed rare to have close contact with so many film and television celebrities.

Fan Wubing was surrounded by the directors and was very busy.

Even when looking at the scene with a less picky look, Fan Wubing felt that the problem was very big.

The paragraphs are loosely connected, the proportions are seriously out of tune, "clumsy" interspersed, and even the cameras often cannot find the focus. A not-so-exciting crosstalk can kill more than twenty minutes. Zheng Xulan and Liu Xiaoqing each have the opportunity to sing three songs, not to mention Li Guyi, who is the finale of the big bowl, Fan Wubing vaguely remembers that if she included the duets of her folk songs with Jiang Kun and Yuan Shihai, she seemed to have sang ten songs in one breath!

Ten songs! It’s time to hold a personal concert! The singers later could be envious! If anyone could sing ten songs in a row on the Spring Festival Gala in 2008, someone would be willing to do it if you asked him to post ten million!

In order to make the 100,000 yuan sponsorship worth it, Fan Wubing had to tactfully point out some problems on the scene, "It is not easy to hold a party well. From the preparation of the party, the selection of programs, the design of the clothing, the selection of venues, the sound effects and lighting, the camera setting, the gift purchase, the banquet arrangement, etc., all need to be arranged properly."

"We all know this, isn't this shortage of money-" the director nodded and looked at Fan Wubing very innocently.

"Cough cough--" Fan Wubing almost choked. He originally thought that the others had not considered these details, but he did not expect that the heroes were stumped by a penny. He immediately stated, "That's why we proposed sponsorship! Although the money is not a lot, it is still very good if we use it right."

"What are some specific suggestions?" asked the director.

"The key is rehearsal!" Fan Wubing said, "You can't be afraid of trouble. You have to rehearsal at least three times! In this way, you can find problems on the screen. Isn't it just a few video tapes? This is easy to solve! As for the actors, they must also launch a move. This is a performance for the billion people across the country. It is also necessary to overcome any difficulties! What's more, through this live broadcast, many viewers will remember them, which is also a great boost to their future acting career! Speaking of which, they have benefited from it!"

Fan Wubing was teaching earnestly, and the director was also receiving relish.

The cameraman interrupted and asked, "Teacher Fan, what do you think we should pay attention to when shooting?"

"Of course it's the editing and angle! You must have a view of the overall situation and grasp the details!" Fan Wubing replied without hesitation.

"I don't understand--" The cameraman scratched his head, thinking that he was all the director's guns, and he hits wherever he pointed and when did he have a big view?

Fan Wubing just talked about this. Although he had seen a lot, he had never really done it. Since he had said it, he had to bite the bullet and tell everyone about the forms of successful party expressions. Everyone felt that it turned out to be like this.

"Our original idea was to hold an internal CCTV party to make everyone lively. Unexpectedly, the leader later said that we wanted to broadcast live. It seemed that our thinking model was still much more conservative! But if we push it back and start over, it would be too late to go there-" the director was also scratching his head at this time.

No matter who it is, he wants to do his program perfectly, but it is very regrettable that he knows that he has the opportunity to do his program perfectly, but he can only succumb to the power of time. The director's mood at this time is the same.

"So, we need to introduce some new elements!" Fan Wubing pointed out incisively.

"For example, what?" the director asked for advice sincerely.

Fan Wubing replied, "If you want to run the program well, you must fully consider your audience. Our audience is one billion people across the country. Therefore, in the arrangement of the program, you must fully consider the customs of people of all ethnic groups and regions across the country, and join the audience interaction, local plays, and some representative brotherly ethnic programs. You can consider moving them to the stage."

"This one is there!" the director replied, "We set up a hotline for the phone, and added a prize-worthy puzzle program in the middle of the program, and the brothers and ethnic groups invited Hu Songhua!"

"Hu Songhua? Who sings praises? I like it! He is from the Mongolians, right?" Fan Wubing nodded and said.

"Where is it! He belongs to the Manchus!" the director immediately denied.

"Ah?!" Fan Wubing was speechless, "I always thought he was from the Mongolian tribe!"

The director was speechless, but he said again, "The hymn is very nice, but it is not suitable for singing here. We now oppose personality cults within the party, which is not suitable."

Fan Wubing curled his lips and disagreed. However, in the context of the times, he was helpless about this. Although he liked to listen to Hu Songhua's hymns, he never figured out whether Hu Songhua belonged to the Mongolian or Manchu.

All of this cannot stop the arrival of the first Spring Festival Gala.

This is the pace of Volkswagen Entertainment moving towards the front desk.

Chapter 53 I want to go home for the New Year

We were busy until the evening of the 27th day of the 12th lunar month, and the father and son finally implemented all the problems.

With Fan Wubing's guidance, CCTV's Spring Festival Gala event finally looked a little bit. At least the studio had a relatively formal hall instead of being randomly placed in the warehouse. The audio equipment and lighting props were also urgently drawn from various places. The lineup of actors has been expanded, covering many aspects such as songs, dances, crosstalk, sketches, and acrobatics. The most important point is that in the arrangement of the program, the possibility of one person being the dominant, and the original state of several crosstalks being squeezed together or one person singing several songs in a row.

"The Spring Festival Gala is a mass entertainment event, not a stage for personal performances." Fan Wubing said.

"But what if the audience insists on broadcasting someone's program on demand?" the director asked with some concern considering that the hotline might affect the progress of the program.

Fan Wubing said with a little regret, "You are stupid! You can't even cheat?! Isn't this your CCTV strength? What's wrong with the hotline? You can arrange some child care! If the hotline meets your requirements, just do it directly. If it doesn't meet, let the child care! Are you a director or the audience or the director?! The whole party must be held in your grasp. This is the first secret! Without affecting the overall situation, it is still okay to have an interaction. What is the requirement of the audience? At the request of the audience, this is the only magic weapon for you to threaten your superiors! Whoever you want to make a show disagree, you can argue according to reason, that is, it is said that it is at the demands of the audience and needs to perform the show! Then he naturally has nothing to say, only concessions! Do you understand?!"

The director immediately felt cold sweating when he heard this, thinking that this young man had the ability, but he really needed some improvement in his mind. How could he threaten the leader casually? But after all, if he really responded to the audience's request and added a program temporarily, the leader would probably not be able to say a word or two or three or four.

This is a good idea!

The director was very kind, and naturally improved the level of the Spring Festival Gala. The advertisements of Fan’s father and son were taken special care. Given the special contributions they made to the Spring Festival Gala party, the Taiwanese decided to invite them to stay and participate in the first Spring Festival Gala as guests.

Fan Heng was going to hurry up and go home to celebrate the New Year with his son. Now that CCTV invites him, he is a little confused, so he discusses with Fan Wubing what to do if he sees this matter?

"This matter--" Fan Wubing pondered.

Knowing that his son is very capable, Fan Heng never treats him as a child. When he encountered a problem, he first thought about discussing with him. After thinking about it for a while, Fan Wubing raised his head and asked, "Dad, do you think we should leave or stay?"

"I'm also in a dilemma-" Fan Heng replied with a frown, "I originally wanted to go home for the New Year, but CCTV is also kind-hearted. After all, this is a relatively large event. As a guest, you can also increase the popularity of our factory and promote our products. But if this happens, the whole family will not be able to reunite together."

"I don't think this party can be so beautiful. If I can choose, I would rather go home to make dumplings." Fan Wubing touched his head and said with some melancholy.

"Then let's go home! At most, I'll be done if I say sorry to them-" Fan Heng made up his mind.

"No, no, no—" Fan Wubing shook his head, "This matter has a great impact. From an emotional perspective, I hope to go home for the New Year, but from a rational perspective, I think staying to participate in the Spring Festival Gala is more helpful to our career, and this effect is likely to be incomparable to advertising in normal times! So, I think Dad, you should tell the factory and see what they hope you will do?"

"What should I say to them?" Fan Heng hesitated a little.

"Tell the truth!" Fan Wubing waved his hand.

So Fan Heng reported the matter here to the factory via a long-distance phone call and explained that the advertisement had been implemented. CCTV hopes that they can stay as guests to participate in the Spring Festival party.

As a result, the factory director and secretary agreed to Fan Heng staying, and said that this was a great opportunity to promote our Plain Factory by the way, so that he must seize it well and strive to let the people of the whole country understand that in Panshi City, Wangtian Province, there are ordinary workers like our Plain Factory who work diligently and steadily to serve the people.

"There is nothing to do, I can't go back now even if I want to." Fan Heng put down the phone and said to his son with a wry smile.

Fan Wubing shrugged, "If you want to do big things, you have to sacrifice your personal happiness. This is inevitable. Unless you have succeeded, no one can escape from this objective law."

Then the two of them took turns to call their home. Zhang Mei was obviously angry at the opposite side for a long time, but this matter was a foregone conclusion and there was nothing he could do. Fan Heng finally agreed to go home to Wangfujing Street to bring some New Year gifts to Zhang Mei and the children, and that was the only way to deal with it.

"Your mother is getting more and more authority in leadership, which makes me sweat." Fan Heng said to Fan Wubing.

Fan Wubing said with a humming voice, "So dad, you have to work hard! The so-called husband's defensiveness and the hen Sichen is a true portrayal of our family! You are so arrogant that you can't lift your head up by the chief department at home. It will make people laugh at you if you say it! When you go out in the future, I feel embarrassed to say that I am your son!"

"Just, if you say no, it's not!" Fan Heng knocked on Fan Wubing's forehead.

Just in time, the sky was filled with auspicious snow. In addition to going to Wangfujing to purchase some more expensive gifts, the father and son contacted Director Zhang twice and sent him some New Year's goods. During the rest of the time, they basically spent their time in CCTV's drill hall to watch those people practice.

Of course, it’s not in vain to see it, but to give some advice to the actors. Most actors and directors don’t have a big temper, and they humbly accept the problems pointed out by Fan Wubing.

In the director's words, the audience's eyes are sharp, while Teacher Xiao Fan's eyes are shiny. If we can pass his level, the problem will not be big.
Chapter completed!