Ministry of Culture.
Ding Qiao came over early in the morning, made a pot of tea in the office, and read today's morning newspaper first. It was full of news about Thatcher's upcoming visit to China, and the two sides started consultations on the Hong Kong issue.
"There is nothing to discuss, Hong Kong must return!"
"If we had not considered multiple factors, we would have taken Hong Kong back long ago."
He used to work in the news and knew a lot of inside information. He was muttering to himself in the room. Suddenly a man walked in and said with a smile: "Old Ding, you are early enough!"
"It's quite early for you!"
Ding Qiao stood up quickly. The person who came was none other than Zhu Muzhi, the official leader of the Ministry of Culture. He is 66 years old and should have retired. However, he has deep qualifications and rich experience, and the organization still needs him to continue working.
"I met with the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, and what they meant was that they are responsible for the food, accommodation, and entertainment of Hong Kong personnel in the capital. They don't care about TV parties and other things. We have to handle it."
Zhu Mu's way.
"I have been having meetings and researching in the past few days. It is really not easy to organize a unique party. Most of the comrades are still old-minded and come up with political tasks. So what is the difference from before?"
Ding Qiao is in charge of movies, and it is not within his scope of work, but who knows that someone under his command proposed and is implementing this matter?
Leaders take advantage of subordinates.
"So I plan to leave it to Xiao Chen. He is young and has a flexible mind and is familiar with people in Hong Kong. He is a perfect fit."
"Well, that's the truth. The party must be unique, otherwise it will become a joke if we fight for the dominance!"
Zhu Muzhi nodded and was very emotional. Who would have thought that the Ministry of Culture would produce such a talented person? The film is good, it can earn foreign exchange, and it can also unite the front, and eat three things with one fish...
Seeing that the time was almost up, one person carried a large vat of tea and went to the conference room.
…………
Huang Yihe is in his 40s this year.
In 1949, he joined the army and joined the art troupe. In 1950, he went to the battlefield to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea. After changing careers, he joined CCTV as a director.
He had just received a task. The station assigned him to be the director of this evening party, and he had to cooperate with the Ministry of Culture. It was a bit baffling, why was it that the TV station had no final say in the TV evening, and he had to cooperate with the Ministry of Culture?
But if the organization arranges it, you have to obey it.
In the morning, he rode his bicycle to the Ministry of Culture, hurried upstairs and found the conference room.
…
Chen Qilai is already familiar with the Ministry of Culture.
In the past, every time I came here, I was almost always looking for trouble, and I had to argue with other scholars. Later, as my results gradually became more impressive, there were fewer and fewer troubles, and more and more people stood on my side.
Maybe everyone has figured it out, why should we oppose Chen Qi?
He is young, cannot be promoted, has no conflict of interest, and his achievements are the glory of the entire system. Why should he object?
"Xiao Chen!"
"Xiao Chen is here!"
Many people took the initiative to say hello, and he responded to them all with a smile. He found a seat and sat down. People came one after another. Zhu Muzhi was a little surprised to see him. Was the official leader personally involved?
"Everyone is here, please be quiet!"
Ding Qiao hosted the show and said: "Let me introduce a comrade first. This is Director Huang Yihe from CCTV and the director of this party. Let's work together."
Huang Yihe stood up and nodded.
Chen Qi glanced at him. This man was very capable and had been the director of 5 Spring Festival Galas in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1990.
After saying a few polite words to start, Ding Qiao added: "Xiao Chen is in Hong Kong and I called him back from all the way. Those who are capable work hard. The organization has decided to give this task to you. What do you think?"
"I accept the mission!"
"Okay, everyone is here today, would you like to share your thoughts first?"
"good!"
Chen Qi did his duty, turned his head, and looked at Huang Yihe. Huang Yihe was also looking at him, with a bit of dissatisfaction in his eyes - CCTV had not been tortured by Chen Qi, and it was natural for the old director to cooperate with the young people to work.
"..."
Chen Qi smiled and said: "Director Huang, how big of a studio can CCTV provide?"
The other party was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect to ask this first, and said: "About 600 square meters!"
"Stage settings, lights, microphones, etc. are all available in the stage, right?"
"Everything is there!"
"Where are the clothes?"
"The station does not provide any funding, and there is no cost for costumes or labor. The actors provide their own costumes. Or if you have sufficient funds, you can allocate some funds."
Chen Qi did not answer and continued: "Let's set up a round table. There are seven or eight people at each table. How many tables can we set?"
"Leave some space on the stage to seat more than 100 spectators!"
"If it is live broadcast, can you meet the live broadcast standards?"
"..."
Huang Yihe pursed his lips. He was uncomfortable with the other party's straightforward and condescending style, but he couldn't lose the face of CCTV and said: "It can be achieved!"
"good!"
Chen Qi expressed his understanding, paused, and said: "We'll do it the same way!
First of all, decide on the name. Since it will be during the Spring Festival, why not broadcast it on New Year's Eve and call it "Spring Festival Gala"!
The tone should be cheerful and joyful. We won't do anything serious. This party is just to make the people happy.
But don’t be too casual. You still need to have big thoughts. For example, the host must say at the beginning: “We wish the people of all ethnic groups in the country, compatriots in Hong Kong and Macao, compatriots in Taiwan, overseas Chinese, and all Chinese people around the world a happy New Year!”
Hiss!
The whole audience gasped at Director Havin.
Someone said: "Xiao Chen, it would be great if we added compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao. Aren't compatriots from Taiwan a little sensitive?"
"Why are you so sensitive? Today I'm looking for Hong Kong stars, and next year I'm looking for Taiwanese stars. Isn't it appropriate to talk about Taiwan compatriots? And we can distribute the video of this party to Hong Kong, Taiwan, and overseas. How many Chinese people are there out there?
!”
Chen Qi continued: "In the format of the party, I want to interact with the audience. I will set up several phones at the scene. The audience can call in to request the program, leave messages, express their opinions, and set up a few riddles for the national audience to guess. If they guess correctly, they will be given small gifts.
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It doesn’t have to be expensive, anything like a notebook or pencil case will do!”
"Depending on the specific content, depending on the characteristics of the venue, we can't do big shows, such as chorus, group dances and other multi-person collective projects, so we have to be small and precise, with a hundred flowers blooming.
For those who like to listen to singing, solos and small choruses will be arranged; for those who like to watch dancing, solo and duet dances will be arranged; for those who like language, crosstalk and sketches will be arranged; for those who like folk arts, magic, acrobatics, and opera can be arranged..."
"Wait a moment, what is the skit?" Huang Yihe was confused.
"It's just a short drama that a few people perform for less than 20 minutes. The theme can be positive, or it can criticize current ills, but the form must be mainly amusing."
Nowadays, there is no concept of "skit" in China. It was the Spring Festival Gala that gave birth to this program format.
“In terms of staffing, we need to find the most popular actors in various fields.
For singing, go to Li Guyi, for cross talk, go to Ma Ji, for making movies, go to Li Lianjie, for singing, go to Yuan Shihai, and so on.
There will be 4-6 hosts tentatively. There will be a main host who will be responsible for following the process and controlling the tone, and a deputy host who will be responsible for joining the show and not leaving any gaps between programs..."
Chen Qi said a lot in one breath.
Everyone was dumbfounded, and Huang Yihe was also dumbfounded. After receiving this task, he racked his brains to think about how to come up with something new. He did have some inspirations, and some of his ideas coincided with each other.
But these things seem to have been in Chen Qi's mind for a long time, and they are more complete and thoughtful.
"The organization assigned me tasks, and I tried my best, but to be honest, I really don't have much time. I still have a lot of things to do in Hong Kong, and I have to leave in a few days."
After Chen Qi finished speaking, he added: "Let's finalize the big picture first, and then study the details later. Director Huang has to worry a lot about this."
"..."
There was silence for a moment, and then Zhu Muzhi suddenly spoke and joked: "It seems that everyone is not used to this speed. Xiao Chen is very efficient in doing things. Let's not hold back. We must set the framework today and everyone can express their opinions on what they think is inappropriate."
, let’s discuss it together.”
It became lively in an instant, you said something to me.
Since there is no specific program and not many things are targeted, it is mainly focused on "entertainment". Everyone agrees that it should not be too serious, but this scale must be grasped.
Overall, I really didn’t hold back this time and basically agreed with Chen Qi’s ideas.
After coming out of the Ministry of Culture, Chen Qi went to Huang Yihe and said, "Director Huang, how about this, you and I each come up with a program list, we pair up, and then we start preparations immediately. The framework is easy to figure out, the process is easy to figure out, and the program is the core
.”
"Okay, when will we discuss it?"
"Tomorrow!"
"tomorrow???"
Huang Yihe was startled. Chen Qi's accelerated working state made everyone unaccustomed.
"I'll be leaving in a few days, I really don't have time!"
"Okay then, let's meet tomorrow."
He had no choice but to agree.
(There will be more tonight...)
Chapter completed!