Chapter 197: The Year of True Singing
At the Air Affairs Center, Lin Zixuan put forward his own ideas and submitted the sketches and songs he wrote.
At present, the filming of "The Story of the Cooking Class" is very fast, the cost is controlled well, and the budget will not exceed the budget while ensuring quality. The cooperation between the two parties is very pleasant.
Even if there are some minor problems, Lin Zixuan and Feng Xiaogang will not have any conflicts with the troops.
The leaders of the Air Affairs Center expressed their support for the Spring Festival Gala, which can show the rich and colorful cultural life of the troops through the Spring Festival Gala.
Besides, the idea of this sketch is very good and has been unanimously recognized by them.
The background of the sketch is that in order to support the soldiers who guard the frontier, the local government specially opened a special line for the soldiers to call home to greet the New Year, reflecting the revolutionary tradition of the army loving the people and supporting the people.
The actors are ready-made, just take time to rehearse, and they have no reason to refuse.
However, the leaders of the Air Affairs Center had some opinions about the song called "A Letter to Family", and felt that this song had family affection, but it was not masculine enough, and it was not in line with the identity of a soldier when singing it.
At this time, the songs on the army were all magnificent tone, full of masculinity and fighting spirit. Even female singers used bel canto singing, full of energy.
"A Letter from Home" is a folk song, suitable for literary and artistic youth to play and sing, with a little melancholy and sentimentality.
This is very contrasting with the image of the army, and it is not suitable to put it together. They think it is best to separate the sketches and the songs.
Lin Zixuan thought about it and found that it made sense. He originally wanted to achieve the greatest tear-jerking effect through the combination of the two, but did not consider the issue of style matching. It seemed that mixing and matching was not suitable for this era.
He took the song away and left only the sketch.
The Air Affairs Center has special personnel to deeply process the sketches, organize actors to rehearse, and send them to the program team of the Spring Festival Gala.
Lin Zixuan returned home and talked about this to Mu Shanshan.
"This song is pretty good, with a strong sense of family affection. It's a pity for the Spring Festival Gala. It's not necessary to do so." Mu Shanshan said regretfully, "Why do I show it to the director and find a singer to sing it, what do you think?"
"You can do it, don't forget to collect money from the Spring Festival Gala crew." Lin Zixuan joked.
The Spring Festival Gala crew will not pay Lin Zixuan, but if a singer wants to sing "A Letter from Home", he will have to pay for Lin Zixuan's lyrics and compositions to buy out the copyright of the song.
"Are there anyone you know who is suitable for singing this song?" Mu Shanshan asked.
Lin Zixuan recalled and found that he had little intersection with the singer circle.
The Beijing entertainment industry is a general term, including actors, singers, crosstalk, acrobatics, etc. All people who work in literature and art belong to this circle, and he mainly engages in the film and television industry.
Among the people he knows, Zhang Yingying from Huacheng is a singer and has now become a famous Chinese singer and a regular visitor to the Spring Festival Gala.
Among the actors, Jiang Shan can sing, but this song is not suitable for her to sing. Other singers have met each other at parties and know each other, but they are all common friends.
"Let's worry about the Spring Festival Gala program team. I'm not familiar with the singer." Lin Zixuan responded.
"Or you sing it yourself, and if you sing it well, you will become a singer," Mu Shanshan joked.
"I know my own weight. I usually sing for myself, so I don't go to the Spring Festival Gala to cause trouble. It's not that easy to become famous. Now I have to make a living by my ability." Lin Zixuan shook his head and said.
He was inspired because this year's Spring Festival Gala has made a major change, that is, to eliminate lip-syncing.
From 1983 to 1993, the Spring Festival Gala can be said to be the era of lip-syncing. This is because of the existence of pre-reserved broadcast tapes. Once an actor has an accident on the stage, the broadcast tapes will be pre-reserved pre-reserved.
There have been basically no accidents in the Spring Festival Gala of these eleven years.
The audience does not think that they are not watching live broadcasts. Only those who actually come to the Spring Festival Gala understand what's going on.
After all, the Spring Festival Gala is a feast for the whole nation, and it is the most basic requirement to not make mistakes.
However, the director of this year's Spring Festival Gala proposed the concept of "real singing", replacing lip-syncing with real singing, so that the art can be restored to its original state. He also canceled the accompaniment belt and used live band accompaniment.
This is undoubtedly a bold decision, quite risky, and can also be said to be very artistic.
In this way, the selection of singers will be very cruel.
Any singer who has poor singing skills or performs poorly in the selection process will be eliminated. In comparison, singers who sing bel canto take advantage of others. If they are really capable, singers who sing popular songs will be very dangerous.
There are almost no Hong Kong and Taiwan singers on the current program list of this Spring Festival Gala.
It’s not that the Spring Festival Gala program team did not send an invitation, but that when they heard that they wanted to sing on the spot, they all looked for reasons to decline, but they came to take risks, and it would be too shameful if they were beaten down.
Even if you don’t get beaten, you can’t guarantee that you can perform well on New Year’s Eve.
Once they fail to perform, they are seen by Chinese audiences and reported by the media, and may ruin their singing future.
So, it is just a joke that amateurs like Lin Zixuan run over to make things boring, and Mu Shanshan said this.
To be honest, Lin Zixuan admires this ideal director of the Spring Festival Gala, but he thinks the risk is too great and it is unpaid.
Doing this is not only the pressure of the singers, but the pressure of the director team is even greater.
If the live broadcast on New Year’s Eve is not effective and not as "perfect" as in previous years, it will not only be scolded by the audience, but also criticized by leaders, and it will also involve the use of pre-cast tapes in previous years.
It can be said that it moves the whole body with one move.
Do ordinary people want to watch a "perfect" Spring Festival Gala or a flawed Spring Festival Gala? Do they pursue authentic artisticity or enjoy perfect entertainment?
Some people watch the Spring Festival Gala for fun, while others pay more attention to the authenticity of performances. This is an indescribable topic.
Mu Shanshan participated in it and could feel the solemn atmosphere of the Spring Festival Gala program team, and success or failure was achieved in one fell swoop.
As a host, this Spring Festival Gala is also a test, and she must be very energetic to deal with it.
She handed the song "A Letter from Home" to the director of the Spring Festival Gala. The director thought it was good. Although this song was not that kind of festive song, it was full of deep family affection.
In China, during the Chinese New Year, family reunion is the focus. This song represents the voice of wandering children who are wandering outside and is very meaningful.
However, the lyrics need to be changed. The sentence "If you are not strict, don't go." Although it is a kind of concern for being a son and it is very realistic, it cannot be sung like this on the Spring Festival Gala.
After discussing with Lin Zixuan, it was changed to "I feel too tired and I'll take a leave", so there is no problem.
Next, the director team of the Spring Festival Gala needs to find a folk-style singer to sing this song. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!