Chapter 123 Spring Festival Gala Rehearsal
On the wall opposite the stage of CCTV Studio 1, a huge electronic timing sign was hung, showing: There are still 5 days, 2 hours, 33 minutes and 12 seconds left before the party starts. The numbers showing the second hand are decreasing, reminding everyone in the crew that the Spring Festival Gala is approaching quickly.
Meng Xinshou stood under the stage with a temporary program list on his face, and whispered something with several deputy directors.
This is the seventh rehearsal of the Spring Festival Gala. Each rehearsal is a huge test for the actors, because if they perform poorly, they may be taken down by the crew at any time. Especially this Spring Festival Gala program team clearly requires that all songs and opera programs must be sung in real life, and recording is absolutely not allowed, which puts a greater test on the actors' basic skills and psychological qualities.
"The lighting and sound are in place, all the actors and staff are paying attention, and the rehearsal will officially begin in 5 minutes." Meng Xin said with a microphone.
"Teacher Kong, you can watch it slowly here. I have to go to the backstage to prepare." After hearing Meng Xin's voice, Lu Wei stood up and said to Kong Xiangdong beside him.
Lu Wei's program order is relatively high, and he is ranked 6th on the temporary program list, so he needs to prepare in advance. Kong Xiangdong's piano solo is in the middle of the evening party, and it will take about 2 hours before it will be his turn, so he is not in a hurry to go to the backstage to change his clothes.
He nodded at Lu Wei and said, "Go, don't be nervous."
"Don't worry," Lu Wei agreed casually, then called Zhu Hai beside him and said, "Sister Zhu, let's go."
"Okay", Zhu Hai agreed and showed a sweet smile.
Zhu Hai was originally handsome, especially the pair of curved big eyes that seemed to be able to talk, which was even more adorable. When he smiled like this, he seemed to have a smile flowing in his eyes, which made Lu Wei's face stunned.
"Why are you looking at your sister like this? I have flowers on my face." Zhu Hai looked at Lu Wei and smiled.
Lu Wei, who reacted, smiled embarrassedly and said, "No, Sister Zhu, you are too beautiful, you are distracted before you know it."
"Haha, my mouth is so sweet. If you fool me, Sister Zhu will not be able to find Bei. Let's go quickly."
"Yeah", Lu Wei calmed down and walked quickly to the dressing room in the backstage.
As soon as he entered CCTV's dressing room, a strong fragrance came to his face. Lu Wei's nose couldn't help but itch and immediately rubbed it hard. This action made Zhu Hai chuckle.
"How is it? Are you not very adaptable to the taste?" Zhu Hai smiled.
"Yes, the smell of perfume and cosmetics are so strong that they are drilled straight into the nose, haha."
"It's okay, I got used to it a few times. I didn't get used to it at the beginning," Zhu Hai said.
"You women are wearing makeup every day, and they are not adapted to this." Lu Wei asked foolishly. He really knew nothing about makeup.
"How is that the same? The makeup on the party is different from the usual makeup. In order to highlight the stage effect, the makeup on the party is generally thicker. Although it looks very beautiful from a distance, it looks very exaggerated when you look close. Besides, I don't usually put on makeup, and I don't like the feeling of wrapping cosmetics on my skin." Zhu Hai frowned.
"Haha, that's because Sister Zhu, you are born with beauty, so you don't need any cosmetics." Lu Wei smiled.
"Haha, I'm so young and so oily, I must have deceived many girls." Zhu Haibian said with a smile, finding an empty seat and sat down. A makeup artist immediately came over and asked Zhu Hai's request in a low voice.
"Where is it? I'm telling the truth." When Lu Wei heard Zhu Hai's teasing, he answered casually and found a seat nearby to sit down.
After talking to the makeup artist for a few words, Lu Wei stopped talking and sat honestly on the chair.
Behind him, a group of dancers who had just changed their clothes came. Lu Wei saw that it was the actor who started singing and dancing. He had a white and red dress. His upper body covered the front with only a suspender, revealing a large piece of smooth back and white arms. Lu Wei's face turned red and his heartbeat, and he hurriedly lowered his eyelids.
Lu Wei's little expression did not escape Zhu Hai's eyes. She felt secretly amused in her heart. Unexpectedly, Lu Wei, who looked cheerful and lively, had such a side.
After putting on makeup, the two of them came to the waiting room, chatting about something while waiting for the stage.
The host reported behind the scenes, and the opening song and dance began. This was a large-scale song and dance called "Jade Rabbit Welcomes the Spring", and dozens of people participated in the performance.
Lu Wei watched these people's performance from the side of the stage. Although he had watched many Spring Festival Galas, it was the first time Lu Wei watched the Spring Festival Gala from such a perspective. When he watched it from a close distance, he could see many details that were not visible from the stage. Lu Wei saw an actor behind him doing a jumping action. When he was making a jump, the strap on his back suddenly loosened, revealing a large-scale spring guang. He was busy jumping and tied it with his hands behind him. This mistake made Lu Wei laugh.
Zhu Hai obviously saw it too, so he poked Lu Wei gently and signaled him not to laugh anymore. The director was watching from the side.
Lu Wei looked at Zhu Hai, obviously she was trying hard to hide the smile on her face. Lu Wei murmured in a low voice: "If you want to laugh, just laugh it off, it's easy to hold it up."
After Lu Wei said this, Zhu Hai could no longer hold back and smiled lowly to the director, then said while laughing: "It's all you guys who are funny. You still laugh when you see others make a fool of yourself, you are so mean!"
"Haha, let's relieve your tension." As soon as Lu Wei finished speaking, he saw Niu Yiqun Feng Xiaogong and two others walking in from outside the door.
After staying in the crew for a long time these two days, Lu Wei has seen many stars, gradually becoming immune to it, not as disobedient as he was at the beginning. At this moment, he saw the two walking in, and just nodding with a smile. The two sat opposite Lu Wei, and smiled politely at Lu Wei, and then whispered to each other to pay attention to the performance for a while.
Lu Wei looked at the two people talking in a low voice and said to himself: I usually watch them talk so much crosstalk on the stage and bring so much laughter to everyone, but I didn’t expect that I would have such a focused side. At this moment, the communication between the two people did not have a hint of humor and funny at all, but it seemed very rigorous, which made Lu Wei secretly admire him. This is the quality that a real artist should have.
The song and dance ended soon, and as the host Ni Ping walked onto the stage, he said, "...Accessors, please enjoy the crosstalk "Look at these Two Dads". Performers: Niu Yiqun, Feng Xiaogong." The two immediately sorted out their clothes and walked onto the stage.
Seeing the two people appear, a burst of warm applause immediately sounded from the audience.
As soon as the two of them walked onto the stage, they immediately seemed to have changed, with smiles on their faces. The rapidity of their emotions made Lu Wei sigh.
"Dear audience, happy New Year everyone! Niu Yiqun is here to greet you!" Niu Yiqun said, bowed to the audience, and received a burst of applause from the audience.
"Dear audience, I miss you so much!" Feng Xiaogong said that classic opening remark, which caused laughter from the audience.
The two of them made jokes on stage, and their jokes were shaking smoothly, which caused laughter from the actors offstage from time to time.
Lu Wei and Zhu Hai looked at it, and from time to time, letting out happy laughs, diluting the tension in their hearts a lot.
After the crosstalk, there was an opera sing. Although Lu Wei did not understand opera, Lu Wei was still excited to listen to his solid and authentic singing skills. Anyone who sang well was not much better than singing. The famous singer Tu Honggang was born in Peking Opera. Lu Wei liked the domineering singing style.
Chapter completed!