Chapter 109 The 2007 Spring Festival Gala is simply poisonous

On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Lin Yicheng returned home.

Watching Zhao Yuxia busying around, Lin Xueliang asked questions here and there.

Lin Yicheng suddenly realized that since he went to college, it seemed that he only went home during the Chinese New Year.

At other times, I am always busy.

But, is it really impossible to spare a few days to spend more time with your parents?

The old couple never complained about anything. Now they can no longer help their son and can only support him silently from behind.

……

"Dad, Mom, when you two are free, let's go traveling together." Lin Yicheng suggested during the meal.

"Why do you want to travel? There are so many things to do at the station..." Before Lao Lin could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhao Yuxia.

"What are you busy with? If your TV station leaves, you can't move on? Even if you're there, what's the point? Isn't the Shaanxi Provincial TV station still in the same mess?"

"Son, where do you want to go? Mom is always free." As Lin Yicheng became more and more successful, Zhao Yuxia no longer had any ambition to work.

At first, she went into business and worked on publishing business because she wanted her family to live a good life.

Later, when Lin Yicheng was writing novels, she thought that if her son chose to become a writer in the future, she could help him.

Now that the family's living standard has improved, Lin Yicheng no longer needs help, and the publishing house has become one of the few large publishing houses in Shaanxi Province, Zhao Yuxia no longer has many goals.

From now on, I will just wait to hold my grandchildren and enjoy the family life.

"It depends on what you think, but it's best to go abroad. It's not convenient for me to travel in China now."

"Okay, I'll look up some information on this later and choose a good place."

Seeing that the mother and daughter had settled the matter in just a few words, Lao Lin could only lower his head and eat.

The economic foundation determines the family status. Without money, you dare not speak loudly.

……

In the afternoon, Lin Yicheng, Lao Lin and Zheng Jun posted the Spring Festival couplets he wrote.

Having just posted the first line of the couplet "May everything go smoothly every year", Lao Lin, who was holding the second line of the couplet "May everything go well with every step", began to speak.

"Your handwriting is a little rusty."

In this life, Lin Yicheng's calligraphy was taught by Lao Lin personally. Comrade Lao Lin's calligraphy is at least as high as several floors.

If you take it to the Shaanxi Calligraphy Association, maybe you can become a director or something.

Of course, it is very likely that they simply do not appreciate it. After all, the aesthetic taste of the Calligraphy Association is known to the whole world.

"I have so many things to do every day, how can I have time to practice calligraphy?" Lin Yicheng said.

"If you have time, you should practice. Reading can improve your moral character, and so can practicing calligraphy. It can temper your character and exercise your patience. If you have any troubles, write a few words and perhaps you will calm down." Old Lin said, handing the second couplet in his hand to Lin Yicheng.

"I see, Dad."

What Lao Lin said does make sense. The things left by our ancestors all have deep meanings.

In less than half an hour, all the Spring Festival couplets were pasted and a pair of lanterns were hung at the door. The red and prosperous atmosphere immediately filled the air.

……

On New Year’s Eve, the family of three, including Zheng Jun, watched the Spring Festival Gala and ate New Year’s Eve dinner.

"By the way, why didn't you go to the Spring Festival Gala this year?" When her son came back, Zhao Yuxia was so happy that she didn't realize what happened.

"I was invited, but I didn't go." Lin Yicheng said casually.

This year's Spring Festival Gala program team invited Lin Yicheng in September, but he turned it down.

The reason given was that they were busy with the release of "Man Jiang Hong" and had no time for rehearsal.

However, this is only one factor.

Most importantly, Lin Yicheng remembered that this year's Spring Festival Gala was poisonous. All the hosts seemed to be possessed by a demon, making frequent mistakes, reciting the wrong couplets, saying the wrong lines, and making incoherent statements.

When we talk, we are in a mess. When we are silent, we are muted. You destroy my stage, and I destroy yours...

It is known in history as the "Three Dark Minutes".

Coupled with the overall poor quality of other programs, this year's Spring Festival Gala recorded the lowest ratings in the decade from 2001 to 2010.

Therefore, Lin Yicheng was too lazy to participate in this year's Spring Festival Gala.

……

After dinner, the family of three ate fruits and melon seeds, watched TV, and stayed up together to celebrate the New Year.

When it was almost midnight, the "three dark minutes" came.

"What is he doing? Why are you interrupting others for words?" In Lao Lin's opinion, the Spring Festival Gala is a sacred stage, and of course he was angry when the host messed up like this.

"What's going on with them?" The chaos on TV made Lao Lin a little confused.

"The previous skit exceeded its time limit. There should have been a program at this time. We can't delay the bell ringing, so it was moved to the back. These hosts came up to save the situation." Lin Yicheng explained.

"That shouldn't be the case. Isn't this tarnishing the reputation of the Spring Festival Gala in front of the national audience?"

"That's right. If it were twenty years ago, they would have to apologize on TV, otherwise they would be drowned in letters of complaint from the audience," Zhao Yuxia also said.

Lin Yicheng also knew what the old couple was talking about. It was the 1985 Spring Festival Gala. That year's Spring Festival Gala was simply terrible. It was impossible to watch it or comment on it.

The next day, "Xinwen Broadcast" apologized to the people of the whole country for this incident!
All I can say is that the program crew at that time, regardless of their abilities, had a good attitude and truly took the audience's satisfaction as a big deal.

It's not like now. I can make mistakes, but you can't tell me. Even if you tell me, I won't listen. Even if I listen, I won't change.

What can you do to me?
What else can the audience do?
We won’t watch it anymore.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the ratings of the Spring Festival Gala have been declining year after year.

……

After the New Year, they still visited the elders of each family to wish them a happy new year. However, there was one difference: the elders no longer said that Lin Yicheng was someone else's child.

They no longer expect their children to achieve Lin Yicheng's achievements; it is simply impossible.

Those peers no longer had any resentment. They had no choice but to submit to Lin Yicheng.

In his hometown of Shaanxi Province, Lao Mouzi can be called "the pride of Shaanxi Province"!
Then, Lin Yicheng defeated Lao Mouzi.

"Oh my god! This kid is amazing!"

(Oh my god, this kid is amazing!)

This sentence is the voice of the elders.

……

Speaking of Zhang Yimou, we have to mention the other side of the “Double Manchu Battle”, “Curse of the Golden Flower”.

In the original time and space, "Curse of the Golden Flower" broke the domestic film box office record of "Hero" with a box office of 2.9 million yuan.

In this time and space, "Curse of the Golden Flower" is much more tragic.

Under the blow of Lin Yicheng and the impact of "Man Jiang Hong", "Curse of the Golden Flower" finally only got a box office of 1.23 million yuan. It is the worst one in Zhang Yimou's costume trilogy.

If we calculate based on the 3.6 ​​million investment claimed by New Picture and Enlight Films, this film will suffer huge losses.

Even with overseas copyrights and overseas profits, it is still not enough!

Lin Yicheng helped them calculate that they could get more than 4600 million yuan in domestic revenue, and they would definitely not get 1 million yuan from overseas, whether it was from selling copyrights or profit sharing. Even if they added in audio-visual, network, and television copyrights, it would still not be enough for 2 million yuan.

Lin Yicheng himself is an insider in the industry, so he is naturally familiar with many details. Just by looking at the cast, the scene construction, the costumes and props, he can roughly estimate the production cost of a film.

The production cost of "Curse of the Golden Flower" would not exceed 1.5 million yuan at most. Even with the publicity, it is still far from the so-called 3.6 million yuan investment.

Therefore, Lin Yicheng felt that New Picture and Enlight Pictures would not lose money this time, and might even make a small profit.

(End of this chapter)