In August 2023, Yue Yunpeng revealed in a variety show that it takes a year to prepare for each Spring Festival Gala program.
In other words, after stepping off the stage, I started writing manuscripts for next year's cross talk.
The performance, which lasted only about ten minutes, took a year to prepare. It not only shocked the guest Xu Mengtao beside him, but also shocked the audience.
Of course, such a long preparation also made many netizens ridicule it.
"It took so long to prepare, but it's not as funny as Deng Chao jumping around."
"Create such a crap thing in one year?"
"Where is the strength? Why is he always there in the Spring Festival Gala?"
"Who gave Yue Yunpeng Are you confident?"
After the performance of the Year of the Dragon Spring Festival Gala, some viewers complained about its content.
When "one year" meets "ten minutes", it is really confusing and surprising. So, where did Yue Yunpeng's efforts go?
After carefully understanding the causes and consequences, you may understand.
First of all, the tone of the Spring Festival Gala is different.
The Spring Festival Gala is a major project that audiences across the country are looking forward to.
Therefore, this also determines the tone of the Spring Festival Gala - rigor.
is different from performances in small theaters and performances on other stages. When standing on the stage of CCTV Spring Festival Gala, you must conform to the most basic tone, whether it is the subject matter or the way of performance, from every sentence to every detail. Expressions need to be carefully considered.
After meeting these conditions, we still need to consider how to amuse the audience, whether the bag will ring, whether the audience will laugh, whether the response will be good, whether there will be mistakes in the performance, etc.
On the one hand, it has to get rid of the performance habits in small theaters. On the one hand, it must cater to the audience's preferences. On the other hand, it must withstand the polishing of the Spring Festival Gala director team.
The work has been written and passed my own test, can it pass the director's test? Can it stand the test of dozens of directors?
This is the difficulty!
A professional crosstalk actor is going to listen to a group of non-professional directors "criticizing" his work. How should he adjust his mentality to take into account the quality of the work, the joy of the audience, and the satisfaction of the director to complete a work that may deviate from the original appearance?
's review is rigorous and it is difficult for everyone to agree. This is why Guo Degang always laments "it's too hard" when talking about his first appearance at the Spring Festival Gala in 2013.
The work needs to be written, the baggage needs to be loud, and everything needs to fit the tone, which is no small undertaking.
Secondly, the uncertainty of the Spring Festival Gala.
However, the preparation in the early stage is not the most difficult. The most difficult and the most testing of mentality is the eve of going on stage.
because it is full of uncertainty.
For example, when Yue Yunpeng and Sun Yue stood on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala stage for the first time to talk about cross talk, they were frightened into a cold sweat because the venue was temporarily changed.
Before the performance, the studio where they had been staying could watch the performances of other actors in real time. When the actors came off the stage, they continued to perform.
But unexpectedly, he was suddenly arranged to another studio before going on stage. When he would go on stage, he could only judge through the live broadcast screen. As a result, he made a mistake in judgment and said "Happy New Year" in advance, and then stopped. Speak. Upon seeing this, the
director team quickly reminded him to open his mouth and speak, so he added "Happy New Year" before the official performance began.
Yue Yunpeng broke out in a cold sweat because he temporarily changed the studio and said "Happy New Year" again, which disrupted his rhythm. Fortunately, his rich stage experience and strong adaptability did not let the audience see any flaws, and the following performances were performed smoothly.
However, this is only the first hurdle. The second hurdle is to temporarily adjust the duration.
The duration of the Spring Festival Gala is limited, and no mistakes can be made in each program, otherwise it will affect the performance and zero o'clock time of each subsequent program.
In order to avoid making mistakes, the director team needs to constantly hold up countdown signs under the stage to remind them, and the actors on the stage need to have a strong heart and deep skills to respond quickly.
Yue Yunpeng and Sun Yue once encountered a situation where they were reminded that there was only one minute left in the middle of the program. So, while overcoming the psychological tension, they kept deleting lines in their minds to make the ending, and at the same time, they had to do it naturally. Discovered by the audience.
Not only them, Guo Degang was also reminded.
About ten minutes is not enough performance time to fill your teeth. When you get to the stage, you have to be reminded to cut it again. When you cut it, you still have to think about how to let it go and shake off the burden. It is really difficult!
Time is uncontrollable. Actors can make random adjustments based on their own experience and strength, but it is even more difficult if props are uncontrollable.
In 2023, Yue Yunpeng's performance of "My Change, Change, Change" required him to conjure a roasted chicken for the audience. The roasted chicken had been hidden in the machine table. Before the change, he had to keep paying attention to the machine table. You have to step on the mechanism at your feet. If anything goes wrong, all your efforts will be wasted and you will be embarrassed in front of the national audience, or even ruin your entire career.
Mistakes in props are irreversible and everything is uncontrollable, which really tests the actor's mentality.
Similarly, the 2024 Spring Festival Gala also has many uncertainties.
In "Next Stop Spring Festival Gala", Yue Yunpeng revealed that every time he performs his program in the grand rehearsal, he has to perform for 17 or 18 minutes. When everything is ready and waiting for the official performance, he receives a temporary notice from the director: Spring Festival Gala time It's too much. You need to cut off the singing part of your program.
After receiving the notice, Yue Yunpeng could only temporarily remove the song part, and the performance time was randomly waiting to be allocated. In the end, only about ten minutes were left for the official performance, so as to dynamically adjust the overall length of the Spring Festival Gala.
Looking at all the factors, we really don’t have much time to prepare for the Spring Festival Gala in a year.
Finally, the Spring Festival Gala director team has high hopes.
The song was cut and the duration was stuck. The Spring Festival Gala director's appointment at the critical moment also reflects one thing: Yue Yunpeng is very powerful and has high hopes.
Cross talk seems simple, but in fact it is difficult. One sentence less and one sentence more will affect the final presentation effect. However, the director team temporarily adjusted Yue Yunpeng's "I Want to Be Different" instead of Jin Fei and Chen Xi's "The Director's "Minds"" , which is enough to prove the trust of the director team in Yue Yunpeng.
In fact, this kind of trust started as early as 2019.
Starting from 2019, the crosstalk between Yue Yunpeng and Sun Yue has been arranged at the first place in the language program. The purpose is simple: to warm up the scene.
The Spring Festival Gala has begun, with songs and dances presented, and audiences across the country are in high spirits. How can this ignited place not cool down after the songs and dances are over? Who has the ability to steadily capture the audience's enthusiasm? How can subsequent programs be carried out smoothly on this basis? Going down is crucial.
The Spring Festival Gala directing team's ability to place Yue Yunpeng after singing and dancing shows full trust in him, which is something ordinary actors cannot do.
To a certain extent, Yue Yunpeng's performance is not just a performance, but a performance with a warm-up mission, which is a performance that the Spring Festival Gala director team has high hopes for.
From "Wonderful Sayings" in 2019, "Interesting Talk about Life" in 2020, to "New Year's Eve Song" in 2021, and "My Changes, Changes, Changes" in 2023, and then to 2024 "I Want to Be Different", the Spring Festival Gala director team's arrangement for Yue Yunpeng is enough to prove his strength. It is his confidence to live up to expectations for so many years!
The theme of the Spring Festival Gala is happiness and companionship. As an audience, you should not complain with a critical eye. The occasions are different, the tasks are different, and the effects are naturally different. This is not a reflection of true strength.
But one thing is certain, the Spring Festival Gala directing team can put Yue Yunpeng's program first many times, and can be ordered to change the content in critical situations, which is Yue Yunpeng's strength and confidence.
