Although the CCTV Spring Festival Evening in 2018 has come to an end, the discussion on the content of the party continues. From New Year’s Eve to today, all the programs in the program are occupying the hot search list in fancy, proving their influence with high popularity. Last night, Yang Dongsheng, director of CCTV Spring Festival Evening in 2018, Qin Xinmin, director of language program and director of song and dance program in 2018, accepted the WeChat interview of Mammoth reporter, responded to many questions from netizens and revealed the release process of many popular programs.
Q: The evaluation of this song and dance program has taken care of the appreciation needs of audiences of different ages. How was it initially considered?
A:I think the stage of the Spring Festival Gala is a national stage, which itself is to take care of different audiences, because it is not only for the whole country, but also for the audience of the world, so you can see that what we are pursuing this year is this kind of internationalization, and then it is fashionable, and then there is a mix of nationalization and pluralism.
Everyone says that the Spring Festival Gala is a rich New Year’s Eve dinner, a big meal. That’s just like every Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner on our table has a combination of vegetarian and vegetarian dishes, and then there are different flavors and different dishes. That’s actually the same in the Spring Festival Evening, not only for these viewers who have feelings for the Spring Festival Evening, but more importantly, we must attract the participation and attention of young viewers. It has gone through more than 30 years in the Spring Festival Evening, and we also hope that it can become the best companion for every family through this different style and variety of programs.
Q:tfboys"Me and"2035Have an appointment, is there any special meaning?
A:In fact, it is a theme song. When creating, we hope to convey positive energy to the society, but we don’t want to use a blunt way. We hope that it can be presented artistically. The style of the whole song is easy to spread and be accepted by young people. At the same time, we also found tfboys, three idols that young people have always liked, and they are all young people full of positive energy, because they will be the backbone of social development by 2035.
Q: After the Spring Festival Gala, are your concerns the same as you expected? What will be more unexpected? For example, Faye Wong’s gloves, did their styling directors give any comments?
A:I’ve been watching the internet since I woke up today. I actually love watching netizens’ spit. I think everyone’s interesting comments on the Spring Festival Gala are also good incentives for themselves. To be honest, some of your concerns are really different from what we thought. About this Faye Wong glove, it is really a place that I didn’t expect, but I also think what you said is quite interesting.
Q: Can you tell us about the process of being invited to Faye Wong to sing with Na Ying this time? Is there anything interesting behind the scenes?
A:Please come to Faye Wong and Na Ying this year. I think this may be an idea about the feelings of the Spring Festival Evening, because they first appeared on the stage in 1998, when I just entered CCTV. At that time, the work of the Spring Festival Gala left a very, very deep impression in my mind, and I think it is an excellent work. At the same time of this year’s whole layout of the Spring Festival Evening song and dance program, singing and dancing is not just about grasping the works. More often, we have to lay out the whole actors, that is, how to make the actors fit in well with the program. I think this stage of the Spring Festival Evening must not mean that everyone can sing their own songs casually. What really needs to be reflected on this stage is the director’s art and the director’s creativity, that is, what kind of ideas you have. You may be difficult to present on other programs, but it is possible to achieve it on the stage of the Spring Festival Evening, so at the beginning, we hoped to catch such a program this year, and we called it the design of highlight programs. Then I thought of "Meeting in 1998" and joining hands again after 20 years. With this idea, I began to communicate actively with them.
Basically at the same time, while communicating with Faye Wong, I was communicating with the elder sister. When I put forward this idea, everyone accepted it at once. They all felt that if two people came on stage again in 20 years, they would be very excited. So, it means that the three of us hit it off, and then everyone acted quickly.
In this program, they really have great support for the Spring Festival Gala. That sister has also made a lot of efforts for the creation and promotion of the whole lyrics and songs. When you see the subtitles, you will know that the lyrics of this song are actually written by Na Ying and Faye Wong, who collided with each other.
At first, we thought of a theme: "Reunion". When we get together again, we will feel what it is like. Are we expressing a reunion, a friendship, a passage of time or something? At that time, there were several versions of words in front of us, which were always running in. At last, I felt that maybe this was really a point in the process of communication and collision with the performer himself. No matter how time goes by, I think what the years can finally precipitate is a very good memory, so I have this work this year.
At that time, when we were communicating, even when we were composing, we also said that I hope this work, not a party song, can become a truly excellent music work. So, we are creating in this direction. I think this year’s "Time" works meet our expectations at that time. I was really excited when I first heard the demo, and I got goose bumps all over. Maybe it was because of this feeling. On the other hand, I think the two people really interpreted this work very well.
Q: "The Best Stage" performed by Bo Huang, William Chan and LAY received a very good response. From yesterday to today, it was also a hot search for fancy. How did you come up with this new group?
A:Some of the reactions after the show are actually expected, such as "The Best Stage". At the time of design, in fact, we expected it to be a bright spot on the stage of the Spring Festival Evening. Through the very, very dedicated and hard work of these three actors, I feel that the final effect has been achieved, and the form of dancing together is also the first time to appear on the stage of the Spring Festival Evening.
I have to say here that I think Huang Bo is really a very, very good actor, and he is also a very dedicated director. In this program, he devoted a lot of his own efforts. We had a meeting together, and then discussed the presentation from the initial lyrics to the stage, including the design of dance movements. He participated in the whole process and held a meeting with our director.
At the same time, two other young actors, William Chan and LAY, are also very cooperative. Today, when I saw comments on the Internet, they all said, "Wow, Brother Huang Bo is so handsome and dances so well." But in fact, everyone didn’t know that he really made great efforts. He practiced every day, including his design of every point, and he thought a lot about every movement. Then Wei Ting and Yi Xing also had a good idea and communicated immediately. We kept communicating, and finally this program was presented on this stage through everyone’s efforts.
Q: "Double Heroes" invited two martial arts masters, Wudang and Shaolin, to compete. This is also the first time that it was presented in the Spring Festival Evening. Is this a difficult process? Did the performance achieve the expected results?
A:Wushu program is an indispensable program form in the Spring Festival Evening, so how to innovate is really a difficult problem. If we just continue the last martial arts program, I think it’s easier, because China’s martial arts is really very strong, but how to make it present a different way, I think this is a very difficult thing.
Because there are a lot of observations and inspections in the early stage of the Spring Festival Gala. At that time, I saw the Shaolin monk group coming to Beijing to perform in the Great Hall of the People. In fact, since last year, we have had the idea of inviting the real Shaolin monk group to the stage of the Spring Festival Evening. So after seeing their performance, I went to Shaolin and went directly with the choreographer.
It’s really different to see it on the spot after you go. The real spirit of martial arts is different from the shock that martial arts kungfu brings to you. This program in Wudang is also directed by Dai Bing, one of the directors of this dance in this year’s Spring Festival Evening. He invited the inheritor of Wudang to perform this kind of balance beam performance in a program before, but Qingfengzi was the only one at that time. At that time, we thought that Shaolin’s kung fu was also very good, and Wudang’s Tai Chi combines femininity with femininity. Then we wondered if we could have a magical chemical effect if we combined these two forms this year. It is precisely because this way of balance beam has been used before, so it is an idea of this double hero meeting.
However, they encountered many difficulties in the whole rehearsal process, because Shaolin’s kung fu is that kind of rigid and hard kung fu, and it may not give full play to his advantages on the balance beam, so they rehearsed for a long time and also ran in for a long time. The final effect, I think, should be said to have reached 80% compared with the original idea at that time, but if there is a longer time to run in, it should be more exciting.
Q: Kung Fu boys from Tagou Wushu School in Henan Province.16year15Can you talk about your impressions and comments on these kung fu boys when you board the Spring Festival Evening for the second time?
A:Tagou Martial Arts School is actually an old friend of the Spring Festival Evening. Before that, everyone could see the name of Tagou Martial Arts School on the annual Spring Festival Evening martial arts program, and watched the growth of these children from generation to generation. Many performers of that year have become later teachers. This year, these two somersaults children participated in this year’s "I want to go to the Spring Festival Evening". The child in "I want to go to the Spring Festival Evening" challenged fifty somersaults on the spot, and then the scene exploded, and then there was applause, so we also included it as an element in the whole martial arts program design this year. We want to reflect the profoundness and profoundness of Chinese Wushu and the spirit of Chinese Wushu through this form of change and communication between different sects.
Finally, the program presented on the stage, I think that no matter what, in fact, all the actors have made a lot of efforts. There are several national Wushu champions among them. They all presented the best state to the audience with their very professional and dedicated spirit. I think this has also reached an expectation of our director group and I hope it can be recognized by the audience.
Q: Why did Jackie Chan and Jason Wu arrange a chorus? Some netizens think that their performance kung fu should be more exciting.
A:In fact, Jackie Chan and Wu Jingdu performed martial arts programs on the stage of the Spring Festival Evening respectively, but I think their chorus songs should appear for the first time this year.
Everyone thought that it was good for them to perform a kung fu together, but I felt that because China was chosen this year, it was actually hoped that this patriotic theme and positive energy work could be accepted by ordinary people, and that it could be sung and promote more positive energy in society. Who will sing it? In fact, who can better interpret this work and convey the idea we want to convey. So I thought of Jackie Chan and Jason Wu this year.
I saw a comment on the Internet today, which I thought was particularly well written. It said, "It’s the first time I saw a handshake between two powerful men." I think this may be the meaning of their interpretation of this work.
Q: How did the idea of Huang Xiaoming, Jerry Yan, Wallace Chung and Xia Liao come about? Is the process of four people on the same stage smooth?
A:The program of the four of them is the program of Shandong Branch, because the theme of Shandong Branch this year is traditional culture, so when selecting works, I chose two songs. One is Descendants of the Dragon, and the other is Glorious China. At the earliest, I wanted this actor from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to present it together. Therefore, there will be the cooperation of these four people.
They are also very popular actors. I think the four of them also presented this work very well. Huang Xiaoming is a native of Shandong, but he is very active and cooperative. I think that as long as we are on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, or everyone feels proud to stand here and be able to represent mainland actors, Hong Kong actors, Taiwan Province actors and Macau actors. Therefore, all the actors convey and interpret this work with sincere intentions.
Q: Some of the opening songs and dances were real families, such as Tong Liya and Chen Xiao. They were temporary groups, but the response was very good. What was the standard for inviting actors at that time? Anji Xiaoyu stole the camera, and even went on a hot search today. How did they perform during the rehearsal? Are you worried that it will be uncontrollable during the live broadcast?
A:The song after the opening dance is "New Year’s Eve". When the actors are matched, family, friendship and affection are taken into account. There are also singers and actors’ representatives, including representatives from Hong Kong and Taiwan. Tong Liya and Chen Xiao are just very good friends, and they are also very good actors.
Sha Yi Hu Ke family, I think two people are very serious and dedicated actors, and the two children are very cute. During the whole rehearsal this year, I think it really brought us a lot of tidbits. The little fish is really cute. He often dances or often gives us some different surprises. For example, we all saw it on the screen. He suddenly hugged his brother on that stage, and then when he was off stage, the two children had a good relationship and always brought a lot of joy to the crew.
In fact, I don’t worry that they can’t be controlled when they broadcast live, because I think that the two children are very good at tutoring at first sight. In fact, every time they rehearse, especially Anji is very, very serious. Then he often pats his younger brother to remind him that he should pay attention to this, and then he is particularly careful to remember his own words. They are really cute children. I think this year their family of four also added a lot of highlights to the opening program of the Spring Festival Evening.
Q: What are the criteria for the selection of language programs this year? How to choose a new generation of comedians and actors?
A:An important feature of language programs in the Spring Festival Evening is the degree of joy. It must be comedy, and it must bring joy to people on this night. Then, how can we meet more audience groups, pay attention to the Spring Festival Gala and provide our comedy programs for all audience groups, which determines what kind of actors we are looking for.
Because it is often said that the Spring Festival Evening is a big dinner, and it is difficult for many people to adjust, even so, we try our best to satisfy the appetite of the vast majority of viewers for comedy programs through our efforts. In this way, it will have actors that the old audience likes, and young people will have objects that the young people admire. According to these two criteria, the audience likes them first, so we will select the ones that the young people like in this year’s sketch actor community. At the same time, he has both stage performance experience and comedy performance ability.
Q: In terms of selection criteria, which is more important, funny or conveyed meaning? Are there any regrets that funny stalks are useless?
A:In fact, the two are an organic unity. If you only have laughter, it is a cheap laugh. If you only have meaning, it does not meet our artistic standards. Therefore, in the creation of language programs in recent years, we have a saying that we should not only talk about meaning, but also be interesting. In the organic unity of meaning and interest, we can complete the comedy program that our audience likes.
Q: This year’s Spring Festival Evening, some netizens have begun to sort out golden sentences, such as "Love keeps fresh by confession, love" in the essay "Learning to Drive"TAYou have to say it. ""This is not love, this is blindness "and so on. Were these golden sentences originally anticipated?
A:The golden sentence in "Learning Car" is something we didn’t imagine at first. As far as the law of creation is concerned, there may be two ways to create it: one is that in the process of creation, in the process of plot advancement, it naturally collides with the dialogue of this character. There may be another one, because there is a golden sentence, how to embed it into a reasonable plot that conforms to its production. Just these two ways, in Learning to Drive, I think he is a golden sentence produced in the process of creation.
Q: Every Spring Festival Evening, language programs are the most concerned by the public, and they are also the earliest form of programs. What are the criteria for language newcomers to choose?
A:In fact, everyone should know that over the years, we have a unified standard for actors in the Spring Festival Evening, that is, the four-no-use standard. This four-no-use standard is our basic premise. Under this premise, what kind of young actor we choose to be an actor in our language program in the Spring Festival Evening must also meet the first requirement. He is the actor we need for the characterization of this drama. Secondly, he can accomplish the task entrusted to him by this role well, and thirdly, he is a popular actor among young people.
Q: The African aunt is on fire. How did you think of letting Lou Naiming play this role before?
A:At first, we still wanted to use African actors, and our first target was Wolf Warriors 2, an African grandmother. However, in the process of contact, we found that she could not speak Chinese well, and the language program would not become a language program if the language expression was not good. However, it is difficult for us to find an actor who has both our language requirements and performance requirements, if he is a pure African actor.
At the right moment, at first, we positioned Lou Naiming as the director of this work. After she entered, when we discussed the actor of this sketch together, we were in trouble because we were looking for this old lady. At the planning meeting, our editor-in-chief Jeikiy suggested that Lou Naiming could play this role. At that time, she declined. But then, at our strong request, she tried it, but she didn’t expect it to be very brilliant.