Although the Spring Festival Gala has been over for a few days, it is still the focus of heated discussions.
It's a pity that the Spring Festival Gala programs in recent years always seem to have failed to meet people's expectations.
Therefore, people will inevitably feel nostalgic for the past Spring Festival Gala, those hilarious sketch shows, and the innocent happiness brought by the Spring Festival Gala.
In fact, few people know that there was a New Year's party in 1987, which can be said to be a peak in the Spring Festival party program.
Although the show was broadcast on the first day of the Lunar New Year, its social influence at that time had greatly surpassed the level of the Spring Festival Gala at that time.
Again** this show, you will find that its content is rich and interesting, and the lively New Year's greeting atmosphere composed of many actors brings the audience a long-lost New Year's atmosphere.
Although the show does not have a high rating on Douban, it received a 9A high score of 4.
Various gods and goddesses appeared on the stage, including Guanyin, Rulai, Fushoulu, Manjushri, and Fuxian, among others;
In the story of Journey to the West, beauties compete to show their beauty, including the gentle and elegant king of the daughter country, the amorous Xingxian, the tender Miss Yin, and the beautiful and moving Chang'e;
Sun Wukong and the Jade Emperor sat next to each other under the stage;
The Queen Mother and the Buddha became the "same table" at the table;
Behind Tang Seng was a monster, and Red Boy was sitting next to him.
In the comment section, everyone gave high praise:
The artist is truly a leader in the field of performing arts".
Compared to the current Spring Festival Gala, this is more attractive".
Classics are unique"...
What kind of show is this that can get such high public praise?
Today, let's join in the event known as the "Gala of the Immortals" to experience the shocking and deeply moving moment 37 years ago.
The birth journey of the gala "Qi Tianle" was full of twists and turns.
When it comes to the original intention of holding this party, we must go back to the production process of the TV series "Journey to the West".
At the end of 1981, director Yang Jie received the task of adapting the classic literary work "Journey to the West" into a TV series. She started shooting in 1982 and relied on a photographer and a video camera, which she finally completed after six years of hard work.
The production process of this play is similar to the experience of the four masters and apprentices in the play who go to the west to learn scriptures, full of difficulties and challenges, but fortunately, their ending is different.
The TV series achieved a whopping 89 as soon as it airedWith a viewership rating of 4% and more than 4,000 replays so far, it has become a well-known classic that has accompanied countless viewers to grow up.
However, how are these directly related to the organization of the "Qi Tianle" gala?
The original "Journey to the West" was broadcast while filming, but since 1983, CCTV has broadcast one or two episodes every Spring Festival for the audience to enjoy.
During the Spring Festival in 1986, the show had the first 11 episodes in a row, and it was warmly welcomed by the audience, who were all very eager to learn about the plot of the next episode.
Therefore, in the face of the strong demand from the audience, the senior management of CCTV decided to notify Yang Jie to have one or two more episodes during the Spring Festival in 1987.
In the face of the leader's expectations, Yang Jie always had reservations, because the discontinuous broadcast of the previous episodes had made the whole drama seem fragmented.
This time, she will definitely not accept the leader's decision, because as long as she continues to persevere, the show will be perfectly presented to audiences across the country.
In order to give a clearer explanation to the leaders, Yang Jie suggested organizing a party for the crew members of "Journey to the West" to greet the national audience during the Spring Festival in 1987.
This method helps to alleviate the audience's "longing" for "Journey to the West" and ensures the continuity and integrity of the content of the TV series.
The leader agreed, and instructed Yang Jie to prepare the script first, and then make a decision after reading the script.
Yang Jie is full of confidence in holding such a party, because there are many talented people in the crew. At that time, she was considering whether to hold a "fairy and fan combination" party, so that the leaders and the audience could see the creativity and intention of the party.
Yang Jie invited Yan Su to write the main script of the party, and during this time, the whole crew was still filming in different places.
After receiving the script, Yang Jie was dissatisfied with some parts of it, so she decided to use the night to revise it. After several long nights, Yang Jie finally handed over the final version of the script to the superiors.
When Yang Jie was organizing a meeting of the crew and assigning tasks for the party, the leader of the TV station told her that the party of "Journey to the West" was too cheesy to go on stage.
Yang Jie was very shocked and angry at such a response, she saw that all her hard work and dedication had come to naught, and in anger, she tore the script to pieces.
Unexpectedly, by the next day, the situation at the party had taken a new turn.
In fact, it was Deputy Director Ruan Ruolin who, after many efforts, finally got the consent of the senior leaders to hold the party.
However, this requirement was quite "strict": with a budget of only 20,000 yuan, the program of the evening had to be reduced and not increased to ensure that the entire program would not exceed two hours.
Although Yang Jie was dissatisfied with this request, she still showed a professional attitude, picked up her original ideas and creativity, and decided to continue the party.
She named the grand party "Qi Tianle", which was an unprecedented New Year's greeting party.
In the evening party of "Qi Tianle", all kinds of "immortals" and "monsters" showed their magical abilities.
The evening was full of innovative elements from the start.
Zhu Bajie was holding a huge firecracker, and he originally planned to light it on the open ground, but surprisingly, the ignited firecracker did not **, but became bigger and bigger, always following Zhu Bajie's footsteps.
Bajie jumped around, dodged everywhere, and looked back from time to time when the cannon bamboo chased **, this funny scene is indeed very in line with the image of Bajie.
Bajie hurriedly walked to the venue, and his ** and Senior Brother Sha were making arrangements for the venue. At that moment, the firecracker unexpectedly **, and Sun Wukong rushed out from the inside of **.
Unexpectedly, this firecracker was actually played by Sun Wukong with magic tricks. When Goku appeared on the stage, the entire venue was captivated by the glow of fireworks, and the evening party of "Qi Tianle" kicked off.
This opening is full of dramatic elements, as if instantly bringing the audience into the atmosphere of a TV series.
Once the four masters and apprentices appeared, they immediately attracted the participation of immortals from all walks of life.
A beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky, and many immortals rode this rainbow to the place of the incident.
Yokai of all sizes set off from their caves and invite friends and family to join in this lively event.
Accompanied by the performance of the Huaguoshan Band, the kings and queens of various countries on the way to learn from the scriptures appeared one after another.
In the Tang Dynasty, such as the Shangguo Kingdom, the Baoxiang Kingdom, the Wuji Kingdom, the Chechi Kingdom, the Daughter Kingdom, the Zhu Zi Kingdom, the Saisai Country and the representative team of Gao Laozhuang, etc., are all historical figures that we are familiar with, and each exudes a familiar atmosphere.
Whenever a new team appears, the cheers of the audience always continue to rise, wave after wave.
Obviously, the role of "Hades" was not invited, because he was not suitable to show up at this happy moment.
Everyone is carefully dressed up and appeared as characters in the play, and when the characters on the screen take the stage, the audience seems to have a deeper connection with "Journey to the West".
From the current point of view, the special effects of those former fairies and monsters may seem a little rough, but the sincerity and touching of the whole show have made the audience ignore these rough special effects, leaving only a unique joyful atmosphere.
This was followed by the official performance of the evening, but due to the duration of the evening, it was not possible to guarantee that everyone involved would receive a full presentation of the program.
Therefore, when everyone was present, they performed a song and dance couplet "Greeting the New Year" together.
Even though everyone could only sing one or two lyrics, luckily everyone was able to sing very smoothly and naturally, and they all sounded extremely happy.
The lyrics of this song have been revised very appropriately, just like the sentence that Tang Seng once sang:
When the pigs and monkeys are out of the house, pigs and monkeys, where should we send them, and send New Year's greetings to the TV audience", which is very in line with the theme of this party's New Year's greetings.
In the production team of "Journey to the West", every actor has been strictly screened, and each has unique talents, which is also the main factor for Yang Jie to be confident in holding this party.
In this grand evening, numerous actors displayed impressive acting skills that made the audience unforgettable.
Actress Ma Lan, who plays Tang Seng's biological mother, Miss Yin, is a well-known performer of Huangmei Opera, and she presented a minor tune of Huangmei Opera to the audience as a New Year's greeting.
When it comes to Ms. Yin's choice of actors, there were many difficulties in the casting process, but Yang Jie firmly believed that Ms. Yin's role had to be played by Ma Lan, and finally managed to win a full day of filming.
It is precisely because of Yang Jie's firm belief that Miss Yin did not say any lines in just three minutes of footage, which made her a classic character in the story of Journey to the West and remembered by the audience for more than 30 years.
Back at the performance site, after Miss Yin's performance, the birthday boy and the red boy sang a folk song from the Northeast together, and the scene was extremely lively and festive.
Immediately afterwards, the queen of the Wuji Kingdom joined forces with Chang'e to present a folk song originating from Jiangsu.
In this show, in addition to singing, dancing is also an attractive part one after another.
Zhang Jingdi, the performance artist of the White Crane Fairy, presented us with the dance work "Tang Dance".
Under the illumination of the lights, her dancing shows an elegant posture in silence, and the reflection of the three people constitutes a stunning beauty.
Linghua, the apricot fairy, began to dance gracefully, and she showed an intoxicating dance in her theatrical productions, which fascinated the audience.
This time, at the gala, she once again performed a solo dance called "Inverted Kick Purple Gold Crown", although the difficulty was quite high, her dance movements were smooth and elegant, bringing visual pleasure to the audience.
Now that there are songs and dances, language-related programs are also indispensable.
Teacher Cheng Zhi of "Elder Jinchi" and Teacher Cao Duo of "Yellow Eyebrow Demon King" performed a wonderful lip-sync talk, which was not only fascinating in content, but also very loud in jokes, and they often interacted with the audience.
The kind of atmosphere that makes people feel close, free, and accessible is even better than that of professional cross talk performers.
All the supporting roles participated in the performance, how could the four masters and apprentices be left behind?
Although Tang Seng sang the song "Tang Seng Expressing His Feelings" in a robe, it sounded as if it touched the hearts of mortals. His song is "I'm Waiting for You in That Far Away Place". This is a song written by her herself, and his singing is full of affection.
Many netizens said that they didn't expect Tang Seng's voice to be so pleasant.
Sun Wukong's performance undoubtedly became the focus of this party, as a six-year-old child born in the Monkey King family, every appearance of his appearance was accompanied by the performance of the monkey show.
The six-year-old boy walked on the stage in plain costumes and first staged the drama of "eating peaches without real objects". Although he doesn't have the makeup of the Monkey King, his performance still makes the audience feel as if they are back to the moment when the Monkey King secretly ate the peach.
After eating the peaches, she jumped into the audience, frolicked with the audience and stole a drink, which made everyone present laugh.
When the six-year-old boy changed into the makeup and costume of the Monkey King, the Monkey King with extensive supernatural powers reappeared.
Teacher Six skillfully balanced the stubbornness of the monkey and the majesty of the Great Sage, and won warm applause and praise from the audience.
This was followed by a wonderful performance by Sha Seng, who did not walk on the stage, but stood up in the audience and began to tell the story of "Monkey Eats Watermelon".
He simulated the behavior of several monkeys on his own, each showing a unique emotion, sometimes the naughtiness of the monkeys, and sometimes the bitterness of his face after eating the watermelon skin.
The vivid and realistic facial expressions perfectly demonstrated his profound acting skills, which also made the audience laugh and leaned back.
Zhu Bajie, who is full of humor, will definitely have a wonderful performance.
Before the cross talk performance of "Elder Jinchi" and "Huangmei Demon King", Bajie had already performed a skit with the Bull Demon King, which caused bursts of laughter from the audience.
Next, Bajie once again brought us the performance of "The Song of Bajie", and it is obvious that he is a versatile person.
At the end of the party, Zhao Lirong, who played the queen of Chechi, brought the sketch "The Edge of the Cabinet" to everyone. Dressed in period costume and holding an automatic umbrella, this surprisingly winning look won the audience's enthusiastic applause.
Teacher Zhao Lirong showed her true martial arts, and every movement exuded a strong aura.
Since then, teacher Zhao Lirong has led a new era of the "sketch queen" of the Spring Festival Gala, bringing endless laughter to the audience.
At the end of the party, a song called "The Great Sage" brought the party to a perfect conclusion.
In this evening, each actor played the role of the leading role, and they brought the best wishes and laughter to the audience through their heartfelt performances.
Years later, when the incident is brought up again, people will still laugh and be impressed by the professionalism shown by the actors.
In the work "Qi Tianle", each arrow can shoot three eagles, and when you ** it again, you will deeply feel sincere and touching emotions.
The final form of the "Monkey King" party is inseparable from the audience's deep love for "Journey to the West" at that time.
During the party, all the members of the Journey to the West crew expressed their deep respect and blessings to the audience to express their gratitude to the audience.
The audience saw the characters in the play and some clips that have not yet been broadcast, which is to relieve the pressure of only one or two episodes of Journey to the West a year.
At the party, director Yang Jie provided the audience with a reassuring "reassurance", which is a very important thing."
After all the actors appeared, the Buddha raised a question that attracted much attention, asking when Tang Seng and his three apprentices would be able to reach the Western Heaven in the process of learning the scriptures. In the Leiyin Temple, the Buddha waited anxiously, as if he wanted to wear it.
It's like rushing for an update on the web.
Tang Seng Chi Chongrui made it clear that although he has gone two-thirds of the way, the future is still full of uncertainty. As for when he will be able to arrive in Xitian, this question needs to be further asked by Director Yang Jie.
So, Tang Seng handed over this problem to Yang Jie to deal with.
Everyone gathered around Yang Jie, expecting her reply.
Yang Jie revealed to everyone that the entire crew was rushing to the west day and night, and they had already crossed the sacrificial country and were about to arrive in Yuhua Prefecture. Only after the official news of the Great Lei Yin Temple can they start a complete journey to the west and officially meet with everyone.
However, time is running out this year, and we can only come to you first.
This party can really be described as "killing three birds with one stone".
This is precisely the original intention of this evening, which is to enjoy the performance with a sincere heart and treat everyone in the audience with enthusiasm.
It was finally hailed as a classic of a generation, and it was difficult to compare with it in the past Spring Festival Gala.
At the same time as the party, the audience was also immersed in the memories of this drama with the wonderful performances of each actor.
When we ** this drama again, we will not only recall the plot of that drama, but also recall the innocent good times and the innocent laughter.
What is surprising is that when technology, film and television special effects and even artificial intelligence began to spread widely, and there was everything on the dinner table at night, what people missed most was the simple, innocent, heartfelt laughter of more than 30 years ago.
When we come to this evening, we realize that the smiles of everyone involved are full of sincerity.
At that time, the actors' attitude towards performance was more harmonious and their enthusiasm for the audience was higher.
The total budget for that party was only 20,000 yuan, and the appearance expenses allocated to the actors were not much, and there was a lack of a precise team to package them.
However, they don't pay much attention to these things, they value their sincere heart more than themselves, and they value the feelings of the audience more.
This is a clear departure from some of the current bland performances.
The actors performed very well, and the audience also felt very satisfied.
In fact, this party does not have too many complicated meanings, it is just a party that can make people really enjoy the Spring Festival.
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This unique party has left a deep and unique mark on the historical stage of the Spring Festival Gala, which has never been seen before or since.
In this grand evening, we can feel a festive atmosphere that is difficult to find, and at the same time, it is also filled with a sincere emotion that is more and more nostalgic as time passes.
Nowadays, all kinds of colorful parties seem to be just to attract attention, and ignore the more important content.
The evening party of "Monkey King" attaches great importance to the feedback of the audience, and it adopts a more down-to-earth presentation method, which is more likely to trigger laughter from the audience, which is perhaps the most urgently needed element of the Spring Festival, a day full of joy and harmony.