Xinmin Evening News (Reporter Wu Xiang) On July 8, CCTV host Han Qiaosheng published an article revealing that director Yuan Dewang, who had directed the CCTV Spring Festival Gala many times, passed away. As a talented director, Yuan Dewang founded the "Cultural Perspective" and "Friends" columns while working in the CCTV Literature and Art Department, and directed three CCTV Spring Festival Galas in 1984, 1986 and 1987. He also He served as the general director of the Spring Festival Gala in 1997 and 2004, making actors including Zhang Mingmin and Zhao Benshan household names, and allowing Jay Chou to appear on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala stage for the first time.
Yuan Dewang was born in 1947. As a director, he has a unique vision and keen insight. In 1983, CCTV held its first large-scale Spring Festival gala. This format was welcomed and recognized by the audience. In order to bring the Spring Festival Gala to a higher level the next year, Huang Yihe sent deputy director Yuan Dewang to Shenzhen to collect music. A song played by the local driver in the car caught Yuan Dewang's attention - it was "My Chinese Heart" sung by Zhang Mingmin. 》. Subsequently, the director team contacted and communicated with many parties and finally successfully invited Zhang Mingmin. In the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 1984, Zhang Mingmin sang "My Chinese Heart". Overnight, the song seemed to have wings and resounded throughout the country.
In addition, Yuan Dewang also discovered Zhao Benshan with a keen eye. For the National Day Gala in 1988, upon Jiang Kun's recommendation, Yuan Dewang hired Zhao Benshan and Li Jing, who were not very famous at the time. The two co-starred in the sketch "1+1=?" 》 became the first program of that party. It was here that Zhao Benshan caught the attention of the CCTV director team and later appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage.
Jay Chou’s first appearance on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala was also inseparable from Yuan Dewang’s recommendation. When he was the general director of the 2004 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, he wanted to invite Jay Chou to participate. However, after the idea was reported, some experts thought that Jay Chou could not speak clearly. Yuan Dewang and his team came up with a way to launch a signature campaign on the CCTV website, and soon received more than 2 million signatures in support. In the end, the success allowed the young Jay Chou to appear on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala for the first time and sang a song "Dragon Fist".
In addition to his work as a director, Yuan Dewang has also made guest appearances in many film and television works, which are still fresh in people's memory: in the New Year's film "Counterattack", he played Lu Baosheng; in Feng Xiaogang's New Year's film "Big Shot", he played "Film and Television" "Predator" Mr. Zhang left a deep impression on the audience. His acting skills and acting talents have also been widely recognized.
