Chinese entertainment, from radio love songs to superstars

As the saying goes, "A year's plan starts with spring, and a day's plan starts with the morning."

Naturally, the first day of each month is also very important. Of course, the most important one is the first day of the first lunar month. It is the first day of the year, the first first day. There have been many customs since ancient times, such as gathering wealth, drinking, setting off firecrackers, fortune-telling, and New Year's greetings.

Last night, after Shen Lang sang passionately on the stage of CCTV Spring Festival Gala, he immediately set out on his journey home, rushing back to Chengdu overnight.

Although the clock had quietly passed midnight when he got home and he missed the New Year's Eve dinner that symbolized family reunion, Stefanie Sun waited silently and accompanied him to enjoy another meal.

Under the warm yellow light, the two sat facing each other. Without too many words, the warm atmosphere flowed between them, dispelling the fatigue from all the journey.

Perhaps because of the hard work the night before, I slept particularly soundly. When I woke up naturally, it was already afternoon.

After simply packing up, Shen Lang and Stefanie Sun chose to travel in a low-key manner and went to the orphanage together.

Thanks to the financial support he provided, the orphanage has now been transformed into a new look. The once slightly old buildings have been completely renovated and the environment within the orphanage has also been greatly improved.

The dean stood under the pergola covered with wisteria, with fine wrinkles on the corners of his eyes as he smiled: "Last night, all the young and old in the hospital were watching TV, and your song made the teachers cry." He patted Shen Lang's arm gently, "Especially the line 'I salute you for bending over and walking towards higher places', even an old man like me burst into tears when I heard it."

Shen Lang raised his hand and scratched the back of his head, then smiled gently: "As long as you like it."

Sun Yanzi was standing on tiptoe, admiring the children's paintings on the outer wall of the classroom. When she heard the conversation between the two, she turned her head and glanced at Shen Lang. The crooked rainbow in the painting was reflected in her eyes, which was very gorgeous.

This was followed by the orphanage's 2005 Spring Festival Gala with the theme "Growing Together, Children Celebrating the New Year". All teachers, staff and children in the orphanage gathered together to celebrate the New Year.

The cultural performance opened with the cheerful rhythmic dance "Congratulations on your prosperity". The children on the stage jumped and danced to the rhythm. Everyone was infected by the joy and clapped along with the rhythm.

This was followed by performances by teachers and children, including recitations of "I Love My Motherland" and "Harbor of Love", dances of "Bell Dance" and "Funny Frog", and songs of "Chinese People" and "Chinese Language". The performers sang and danced, happily showing themselves. Each program was carefully prepared and expressed their expectations for the New Year. Everyone applauded and laughed continuously.

Shen Lang deliberately kept a low profile this time, sitting in the back row of the audience with Stefanie Sun, quietly enjoying the show.

When the dean saw that the female companion he brought was not the same one from last year, he was a little confused but tactful enough not to ask any more questions.

After the performance, everyone went to the cafeteria to eat.

The children were already quite familiar with Shen Lang. A few brave ones squeezed up to him with their plates and put the golden fried spring rolls and shiny lion heads into his bowl. There was also a little girl with pigtails standing on tiptoe and said to him, "Brother Shen, eat more," and insisted on giving him the biggest shrimp in her bowl, which made everyone at the table laugh.

What the children looked forward to the most was the gift-giving session. Shen Lang and Stefanie Sun personally delivered the carefully prepared New Year gifts to the children one by one, and gently wished them academic progress and healthy growth in the new year.

The children held the long-awaited gifts in their hands, their eyes curved and their mouths wide open with joy. They all vowed to study hard and live up to the kindness. The clear children's voices echoed in the orphanage for a long time.

This is the first day of the Lunar New Year for Shen Lang and Sun Yanzi, a relaxing, happy, simple but meaningful day.

On this day, the most discussed topic online was last night's CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

The ratings came out this morning. Compared with the average rating of 2004% in 41.60, this year's average rating has dropped to 36.70%.

However, within the scope of domestic ratings monitoring, this year's CCTV Spring Festival Gala has the largest ratings performance, influence and audience size.

On the evening of February 2 alone, the number of people who watched the Spring Festival Gala on CCTV reached 8 million. If the channels at all levels across the country that broadcast the CCTV Spring Festival Gala simultaneously were added in, the number of viewers would be as high as million.

There are two main reasons why the ratings are lower than last year:

First, in recent years, with the development of the economy and the diversification of leisure and entertainment methods, the overall television ratings have been declining. From the perspective of market share, the overall performance of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala has been rising amid fluctuations, indicating that its market competitiveness has not weakened.

Second, this year's Spring Festival Gala is the longest in recent years, lasting from 19:47 to 1:12 in the morning, nearly five and a half hours of broadcast time. Some elderly and children audiences may give up watching the last part of the gala because it is too late, thus affecting the average ratings of the entire gala.

Despite this, Shen Lang's program still set a new record and became the program with the highest ratings on CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

The song he sang, "The Nameless Man", was simultaneously released for free on Qianqian Jingting and was played over 10 million times in just one night.

【￠Fuyan. '】: The melody of this song is simple and moving, unfolding in a soothing but powerful rhythm, as if it is the footsteps of an unknown person moving forward firmly on the road of life.

[Ice Rose Girl]: Shen Lang's voice is as story-filled as ever. He uses his unique voice to sing out the nameless voices of us.

[◆伱丶非我莫处]: The picture depicted in the lyrics is real and delicate. The figures who are running around for life and struggling silently seem to be right in front of us, allowing countless ordinary people like us to find resonance and comfort in this song.

[The setting sun awaits your return]: Do you feel your eyes warm? Those who are also moved by this song must be rainbow-like people. We may be just a nameless little transparent person, but we also have our own persistence and pursuit, and love the world in our own way.

[丨灬转身回目er]: "Nameless" so what? We are full of hope to greet the sunrise every day, we pursue the future with dreams, or shoulder the responsibility of raising children. Every moment that seems ordinary is full of extraordinary.

[明悦别枝惊鹊]: "Nameless person, the car is coming. If you have too many concerns, don't look back. Nameless person, the car is leaving." Nameless person, I am coming. How are you?

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There are more than 10,000 reviews, 90% of which are positive.

Obviously, Shen Lang's song touched everyone's heart.

Didn't they say this year was his year for film and television? How come he dropped a bombshell on the music industry at the beginning of the year?
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The night falls in Chengdu and the lights come on.

In a villa, although the chill of the Spring Festival is a bit chilly, it is much milder than in the north. However, due to the lack of heating, the indoor temperature is inevitably a bit cold. Shen Lang simply turns on the air conditioner 24 hours a day.

There was a soothing atmosphere in the living room. Having just finished a vigorous exercise in the bedroom, Shen Lang and Sun Yanzi walked out of the bathroom one after another. After a short rest, the two started a new entertainment project.

"It's not just the wine last night that makes me cry, it's not just your tenderness that makes me reluctant to leave..."

Shen Lang was seen holding a guitar in his arms, his slender fingers gently plucking the strings, and a melodious melody poured out.

Stefanie Sun leaned on the soft sofa, sang softly along with the accompaniment. Her sweet voice and the sound of the guitar intertwined, making the charm of "Chengdu" particularly moving.

After singing several songs in succession, Shen Lang suddenly stopped what he was doing, stood up, walked to the suitcase, and took out a file bag.

Seeing what he handed to her, Sun Yanzi's eyes flashed with curiosity, and she asked with blinking eyes: "What is this?" "It's a movie theme song. I would like to ask you to help sing it." Shen Lang said concisely, with an expectant smile on his lips.

Sun Yanzi slowly opened the file bag and asked, "Is it the movie you are going to shoot this year?"

Shen Lang nodded slightly, with a hint of smile in his tone: "Well, this movie is about music, and there are too many songs for me to sing all by myself, so I have to 'trouble' you, a big singer, to save the day."

Sun Yanzi's eyebrows curved, her smile was full of joy, and she pretended to be helpless and teased: "Okay, okay, since you are so sincere, I will 'help' with reluctance."

As soon as she finished speaking, her eyes were fixed on the music score.

[——"Dandelion's Promise"

Lyricist: Shen Lang

Composer: Shen Lang

Arranger: Shen Lang]

She quickly scanned the music score, the corners of her lips unconsciously raised, and then she began to hum softly.

Shen Lang cooperated tacitly, his fingertips dancing deftly on the guitar strings, and the melody gradually blended with her singing.

The movie "Secret" includes a total of five songs: the theme song "Secret", and the interludes "Dandelion's Promise", "Rainbow", "Sunny Doll", and "Girl Don't Cry for Me".

In the original time and space, these songs had their own performers. "Sunny Doll" was sung by the second female lead Zeng Kaixuan, "Girl Don't Cry for Me" was performed by the lyricist Huang Junlang, and "Secret", "Dandelion's Promise" and "Rainbow" were all sung by Jay Chou himself.

Now, under Shen Lang's new plan, these songs will have different interpretations. "Sunny Doll" will be sung by the second female lead Liu Shishi in the film, "Girl Don't Cry for Me" will be voiced by Huang Bo who plays a guest role, "Rainbow" will be interpreted by the heroine Liu Yifei, and "Dandelion's Promise" will be given to Stefanie Sun as the title song of the new album, and he himself will only sing one song, "Secret That Cannot Be Told".

"The promise we made to grow up together was so sincere. I have endless pasts to talk about with you, but I can no longer tell whether you are friendship or missed love."

Sun Yanzi closed her eyes slightly, immersed in the lingering rhythm of the melody. After a moment, a gentle smile spread across the corners of her lips: "I like this song very much."

As she spoke, she leaned closer and kissed Shen Lang lightly on the cheek, her eyes filled with emotion: "Thank you."

Naturally, she understood that this was the title song of Shen Lang's new album for her.

Shen Lang reached out and gently stroked her blushing cheek, his eyes full of doting: "There's more."

For him, when preparing an album for his lover, one main song is far from enough, and he always has two main songs.

Following his words, Sun Yanzi noticed that there was another piece of paper underneath the music score of "Dandelion's Promise".

She pulled it out carefully. The melody and lyrics on the score instantly attracted her like a magnet, and her eyes sparkled with joy.

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On February 2, which was the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, the warm atmosphere in the Chengdu villa was still lingering in Shen Lang's heart, but he had to leave this gentle land temporarily and set off on a journey to Los Angeles with Chen Yaochuan, Yu Chuan and Ma Qi.

When they arrived in Los Angeles, the city's sunshine shone on them, which was completely different from the festive atmosphere in their hometown.

Tomorrow night, the 47th Grammy Awards will be held at the Staples Center.

As the singer with the most nominations and the favorite to win the award in everyone's eyes, Shen Lang was surrounded by dozens of media outlets as soon as he landed.

The spotlights kept flashing and reporters' questions came one after another.

A blond reporter was the first to speak, and asked in fluent English: "Shen Lang, how many awards are you confident you can win this time?"

As soon as the voice fell, another reporter was not to be outdone and shouted: "Shen Lang, is your relationship with Taylor real?"

Then, another reporter asked loudly: "Shen Lang, I heard that you are going to enter Hollywood?"

Various questions came up one after another, and the scene was noisy for a while.

Shen Lang has been in the entertainment industry for many years and is already an experienced "old fox". Faced with such a siege by the media, he can naturally handle it with ease.

With a smile on his face, he answered reporters' questions slowly and calmly, his words showing calmness and confidence.

Ten minutes later, under the escort of two personal bodyguards, he successfully broke through the siege, got into his car, and slowly drove away from the noisy airport.

In the afternoon, Shen Lang came to inspect the Los Angeles branch of Jingtao Music.

This year, his work focus is mainly on the film and television industry. Compared with last year, he has invested much less energy in music.

However, he still has clear requirements for the singers under the company - to release at least one album every year, which must be guaranteed.

Fortunately, most of the overseas singers in the company are singer-songwriters. They can compose songs independently, so Shen Lang does not need to worry too much about the creation.

As night falls, the branch becomes bustling with activity. A carefully prepared dinner party is underway and everyone gathers together to bond with each other.

"Teacher, Happy New Year!" Taylor did not spend the Spring Festival in China. She returned to the United States after watching Shen Lang's last concert. At this moment, when she saw Shen Lang, a bright smile instantly broke out on her face and she quickly walked up to him.

"You too, Happy New Year!" Shen Lang responded with a smile, then took out a red envelope and handed it to her.

"Thank you, teacher." Taylor happily accepted the red envelope, which was printed with festive patterns and conveyed warm New Year blessings.

At the dining table, the crystal chandelier cast a brilliant halo of light. As the glasses clinked, laughter and joy rang out one after another. Other singers raised their glasses and wished Shen Lang and Taylor good luck at the Grammy Awards ceremony tomorrow night.

As the night deepened, the neon lights of Los Angeles flickered outside the window. That night, some people fell asleep peacefully while others tossed and turned.

Taylor lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling, rehearsing the scene of the award ceremony in his mind, his heartbeat rising and falling with his thoughts. (End of this chapter)