Chapter 523: Touching Porcelain
While Liu Tao was flying to Shanghai to harass Jiang Xin, Xu Kun also brought his brothers to the Spring Festival Gala rehearsal site.
There are still about fifty days to the Spring Festival, but the rehearsal hall is already packed with people. Xu Kun took a quick look and found out that the dance program was undergoing the third review.
Except for the front row where the judges were sitting, all the chairs in the back row were removed. There was not enough space for so many participating groups backstage, so about six or seven hundred people had to sit on the steps.
Because they had already made contacts in advance, chief director Lang Kun came up with the chief planner, chief producer, dance director, costume designer... a total of about ten people.
This movement immediately attracted thousands of eyes to look over there. When they found out that they were the main actors of "Operation Kunpeng", the hall suddenly exploded with a loud bang.
As a result, Lang Kun could only shout while shaking hands with Xu Kun: "Director Xu, I have been looking forward to seeing you guys for so long!"
Xu Kun pointed at the stage and joked loudly: "Coach Lang, you are trying to give us a warning. We haven't even discussed how to do it yet. This review will definitely fail."
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!"
The chief producer next to him shouted, "Director Xu, it's too noisy here, let's talk outside."
The group left the rehearsal hall through the side door and walked a few dozen steps before they were finally no longer affected by the commotion.
Lang Kun sighed, "The last time there was such a big commotion was when Cheng Long and Zhou Jie came to the hall for rehearsal."
Xu Kun smiled and said: "I guess everyone is curious about what kind of program we can perform in the Spring Festival Gala - in fact, we came here mainly to see what the rules of our program group are and what kind of stage effects we need to present.
If necessary, we can find some professionals to help us at our own expense and rehearse the program somewhere else, and then come back for your review when it is almost ready."
"no, I'm fine!"
Lang Kun said hurriedly: "Our program is one of the highlights of this year. The program team must escort us throughout the whole process, and we have also preliminarily selected the group to accompany us."
Then he turned to the chief producer and asked, "Who is using Room 8 now?"
"It should be 'Crosstalk New Year Greetings', performed by 62 people..."
"Tell them to rehearse somewhere else!"
Lang Kun impatiently waved his hands when he was halfway through listening, "Anyway, just stand there and talk. Just find a bigger room. From now on, Hall 8 will be fixed for Director Xu first. It can be assigned to other programs when they are not in use!"
It turns out that the jokes performed by Guo Degang's 300 veteran crosstalk artists actually have prototypes on the Spring Festival Gala - but judging from Lang Kun's disgusted expression, this show will most likely not pass the third review.
Xu Kun quickly declined, "Is this appropriate? Please don't make an exception just because of us."
"It's not an exception. Teacher Zhao Benshan, Jay Chou, and Cheng Long all receive the same treatment. By the way, Teacher Zhao is in Hall 6 across the street."
Xu Kun felt relieved when he heard that he was not a special case.
Lang Kun introduced several people around him one by one, and asked someone to give Xu Kun a contact form, so that Xu Kun could contact relevant personnel if he had any relevant questions.
Because the judges still needed Lang Kun to make the final decision, the task of leading Xu Kun and others to Hall 8 was given to a production manager - there were more than people in charge of various matters in the Spring Festival Gala preparation group alone.
When I arrived at the door of the lobby, I heard a group of crosstalk performers walking out swearing. After all, they are language artists and maybe their crosstalk is not very good, but their swearing level is really high.
After seeing Xu Kun and others, the people in the front row instantly fell silent, and the noisy people in the back were still cursing, but their voices soon died down.
Xu Kun took the initiative to make way for a passage by moving against the wall, and those crosstalk performers walked out with their heads down. There were young ones among them, but most of them were middle-aged, and some even had gray hair.
After the crosstalk performers left, the production manager who led them sighed, "It's not easy for them, crosstalk is getting worse and worse, and many people can't even get enough to eat. They created "Crosstalk New Year Greetings" this time just to use the name of the Spring Festival Gala so that they can go out and make money to support their families."
"Isn't that Deyun Club quite popular?"
Yang Junyi interjected from behind. Although he didn't know much about crosstalk, he had been listening to Deyun Club a lot in the past two years.
The production manager looked back at him and shook his head, saying, "Guo Degang always says that the mainstream crosstalk world bullies him, but how can ordinary people tell who is in the mainstream crosstalk world? The more new listeners follow the trend and go to listen to Deyun Club, the more likely they are to reject other crosstalks."
There is such a saying.
Xu Kun just listened to it as a rumor, since he had nothing to do with the crosstalk world anyway.
Just as he was about to go in and take a look at his "exclusive" rehearsal venue, Xiao Shenyang suddenly came out from Hall 6 opposite and greeted him exaggeratedly: "Hey~ Director Xu, it's really you!"
Then he pointed inside and said, "My master is here too."
Compared to the sissy character in the sketches, he has more of a carefree and ruffian spirit in real life.
But this is not surprising. There are many disciples of Zhao Benshan who have this kind of energy. Xu Kun had seen it before when he followed Xin Ma to mourn Gao Xiumin.
Xu Kun immediately stopped and said to the production manager who was leading the way, "How about this? You guys go in first, I'll go say hello to Uncle Benshan, and I'll be there soon."
Bao Qiang glanced at Xiao Shenyang, and instinctively didn't like this sissy with a ruffian's tone. It was true that Zhao Benshan was a senior boss, but with Brother Kun's current status and position, what did you mean by putting on an expression that said, "My master is in there, why don't you go in and pay your respects"?
But with his personality, he naturally wouldn't show it. He just nodded and said, "Okay, Brother Kun, don't delay too long."
Having said that, he led the rest of the people into Hall 8.
Xu Kun went to Hall No. 6 opposite alone.
Xiao Shenyang had no intention of leading the way. He just pushed the door open and motioned Xu Kun to go in, then followed behind with a swagger.
He has seen a lot of similar things in the past two years. Even if they are celebrities, big names, or senior executives of governments and enterprises, when they hear that their master is present, they will come to pay their respects.
So what if it’s the only one of its kind for thirty years?
After this year's Spring Festival Gala is broadcast, it's hard to say who will be more popular between me and this guy named Xu!
Rehearsal Hall No. 6 is much smaller than the central hall, but it is still too spacious for language programs - there are seventy or eighty people crammed in the hall opposite.
At this time, Zhao Benshang was not on the stage, but was complaining to the people in the team.
"What the hell is a sexual suggestion?!"
Old Zhao sat cross-legged on the ground, slapping the floor angrily and saying, "This is just a gag, it's used to guide the story later. If we delete it, how can our story stand up later? Isn't this nonsense?!"
Seeing that Uncle Benshan was very emotional, Xu Kun did not rush forward to disturb him. As a result, Xiao Shenyang just let him do what he wanted and waited leisurely by the side.
It was Yadan, who was sitting diagonally opposite, who saw Xu Kun and quickly stood up to remind him.
Zhao Benshan looked back and asked Yadan to help him up. He walked forward and said with a smile, "When did Xiao Xu come? Why didn't you say anything?"
As he said this, he glanced at Xiao Shenyang next to him.
Xiao Shenyang hurriedly smiled and said, "Master, we just came in too."
He shouldn't have been the first to say this.
Xu Kun had a bad impression of this guy, but after all, he was in front of Zhao Benshan, so he couldn't just turn hostile, so he smiled and said, "Today is my first day of rehearsal. I heard that you were here, Uncle Zhao, so I hurried over to pay my respects to the mountain gate."
"Haha~"
Zhao Benshan laughed out loud when he heard that, and waved his hand while laughing, saying: "Don't flatter me. At my age, it's all downhill from now on. But you've made such a big name at such a young age. You must have a bright future in the future. Didn't the old teacher say that the world is yours, and it is ours, but ultimately it is yours." At this time, someone brought chairs and the two sat opposite each other. Yadan was busy making tea and pouring water, while Xiao Shenyang huddled together with other staff members, whispering about something.
The last time they were having dinner nearby, Xu Kun noticed that Zhao Benshan was obviously closer to and more concerned about Yadan, and this time he obviously wanted to push her to a higher position, but unfortunately it was Xiao Shenyang who became famous later on.
So it is said that small fame depends on promotion, while great fame depends on luck.
The two chatted for a while, and Zhao Benshan couldn't help but complain about the censorship of the Spring Festival Gala, saying that it was not so strict when he was young. Why is it that the country is becoming more and more open, but the Spring Festival Gala is becoming more and more closed?
"That's because you are always the mainstay of the Spring Festival Gala."
Xu Kun smiled and said, "People who stand under the spotlight are bound to be criticized by all sides. People like us are just joining in the fun. It's enough if others think we are okay."
"That's different. You were named by the higher-ups."
Zhao Benshan said helplessly: "Whether you are on the Spring Festival Gala or not, you are still you. But if there is no such big stage, who would have known me back then?"
When Xiao Shenyang heard this, he stood up and seemed to want to say something, but he finally held back.
After chatting for a few more sentences, Xu Kun prepared to get up and say goodbye.
Zhao Benshan greeted enthusiastically: "Let's get together at noon, and invite Song Xinxin to join us. I haven't heard her scold me for a long time, and I'm a little uncomfortable with it."
"This……"
Xu Kun declined, "After all, this is my first day here, and I don't know if Coach Lang has any plans."
"Then wait until next time."
Zhao Benshan was not pretentious and said with a smile: "Anyway, this rehearsal is just like a marathon, we are all in the same place."
Zhao Benshan personally escorted Xu Kun out the door, looked at Hall 8 across the street, and said with a smile, "You go do your work first, I'll come over to visit you in the afternoon."
At this time, two girls in cool clothes walked towards this side quickly. Xu Kun didn't pay attention to them at first and exchanged a few words with Uncle Benshan.
When Uncle Benshan returned to Hall 6 and turned to go to the opposite side, the two girls were already quite close to him, but their speed was obviously much slower than at the beginning.
These two girls should be from a dance troupe. I don’t know if what they are wearing are performance costumes, but they are very cool and their flesh is very shiny at first glance.
Xu Kun secretly raised his vigilance and looked at them out of the corner of his eye as he walked to the other side. As expected, as he took a step, the two girls suddenly accelerated and bumped into him.
I knew that when there were too many people, there would definitely be some trouble.
Xu Kun sighed inwardly, and before the two men bumped into him, he hurriedly pushed open the door of Hall 8 and went in.
Those two girls dared to come and commit fraud, so they must have extraordinary courage and good looks. If it were before 06, Xu Kun might have been happy to have this affair.
but now……
Unless he knew the girl's background clearly, he wouldn't have time to hide from a strange girl like this, so how could he dare to be scammed easily?
This is probably the price of success.
8号厅和6号厅差不多大小，就是比6号厅多了些凳子椅子，占据了差不多2/3的空间。
The production manager who had led the way earlier had disappeared, and Baoqiang and others were talking to two middle-aged men.
Xu Kun walked over, pointed at the tables and chairs and asked, "Can these things be put away?"
"of course can!"
One of the middle-aged men quickly replied, "Don't worry, Director Wang has gone to call the children from Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School, and we'll ask them to move when the time comes."
The children in this martial arts school should be the ones responsible for "martial arts companions".
Xu Kun asked them what they were discussing just now. The two middle-aged men introduced themselves and found out that they were professional lion dancers invited by CCTV in advance. To put it bluntly, they came to train Xu Kun and his team.
After all, Xu Kun came from a family of lion dancers. Although he had never actually worked in this field, he performed the job quite well. After the two middle-aged men watched him demonstrate it, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Even if no one else is successful, we can let Xu Kun play the lion head and have a professional lion tail play the leading role, and that should be enough to fool people.
Anyway, it doesn't say how exciting it has to be, just that the scene is acceptable.
As he was speaking, a group of teenagers in white kung fu costumes came rushing in from outside. All of them looked curious but also a little reserved. They didn't dare to move forward even after entering the room. They gathered more and more at the door, and then spread out to the two wings.
Seeing this, Xu Kun and Bao Qiang came forward and said with a smile: "We are all martial artists, there is no need to be so restrained - where is your coach? Did you come here by yourself?"
Seeing Xu Kun's friendly attitude, several children immediately rushed to say, "Coach Shen originally came with us."
"As a result, Zhao Lei knocked someone down on the way..."
"No, I bumped into a female demon!"
"They are two women wearing very little..."
"Coach Shen was captured by the goblin..."
Most of the people who practiced martial arts were quite lively. First a few people started talking, and later almost everyone was talking, which made Xu Kun's head hurt.
However, he understood roughly what happened. It seemed that the two girls failed in their scam and were hit on the feet by students from the martial arts school when they were leaving, and then they detained the coach who led the team.
"Okay, okay, everyone, be quiet, be quiet!"
While motioning for everyone to be quiet, Xu Kun took out his cell phone and the contact list, ready to find the relevant personnel to deal with it.
Then a middle-aged man in a black kung fu suit with a golden dragon pattern pushed the door open and walked in with an embarrassed look on his face. Two girls were supporting each other behind him. One of them was limping, obviously with a foot injury.
"Director Xu."
Coach Shen looked at Xu Kun awkwardly, seeming to be hesitant to speak.
The uninjured girl adjusted the straps so that Xu could enjoy the beauty all to himself, and said tearfully, "Our group will have the third trial this afternoon. If she gets hurt... how are we going to explain this to our teachers and classmates?!"
Got~
It seems that I couldn't escape this fraud.
However, Xu Kun would not talk to them directly. Instead, he raised his phone and said, "Wait a minute, I'll ask the preparation team to coordinate and see how to resolve this matter."
As a result, before the call was made, Huo Siyan called first.
Xu Kun walked to the innermost corner and then answered the phone and asked, "Anything serious? I'm rehearsing at CCTV right now."
"Brother Kun."
Huo Siyan said succinctly: "The person I was going to introduce to you may have done something stupid."
"What?"
(End of this chapter)
