Things had gotten serious!
That afternoon, the news spread like wildfire!
"The Spring Festival Gala's executive director resigns?"
"Director Li clashes with his superiors!"
"Li Ke Quits!"
"Central TV has confirmed this matter!"
"The Spring Festival Gala is shrouded in shadow. No one wants to take it on?"
"The people suggest that the Spring Festival Gala be canceled!"
"Where will this year's Spring Festival Gala go?"
Central TV quickly issued a statement.
Following that, Li Ke also made a statement. He gave a simple explanation of why he had withdrawn from the Spring Festival Gala. He was rather restrained in what he said, but from reading between the lines, it was obvious that Li Ke was emotional.
In the past, Central TV's Spring Festival Gala would have already decided on a director by this time, and even the first approval session would have been almost completed. But this year, forget about the first approval session, even the executive director had not been decided yet. Even Li Ke, who had been delayed for a long time, had resigned. Did they have to start all over again?
Choose a new director?
Make a new plan?
Hire new actors?
The stage wasn't even set up yet!
Was there enough time?
Therefore, when this news came out, it caused quite a stir in the country. The public was rather pessimistic and did not have high hopes for this year's Spring Festival Gala. Now, it was even more doubtful.
On Weibo …
"Even Director Li quit?"
"This is a hot potato. He shouldn't have accepted it in the first place!"
"Yeah, Director Li's movie is already very good. He should just focus on filming it. Why did he have to get involved in the Spring Festival Gala? He's just looking for trouble for himself."
"Great, now there's no one to be the executive director!"
"Who else can we find?"
"I don't know. I've looked for everything I could."
"Yeah, the executive director of the Spring Festival Gala has been changing one after another over the past few years. All of the most famous gala directors in the country have been used before, as well as famous directors from the film industry. There are also those who have returned from overseas and those from Central Television. Old Hai, Old Qu, Big Li, who hasn't been here before? What was the result? It gets worse every year, with the viewership ratings getting lower and the reputation getting worse. The executive director of the Spring Festival Gala has almost never been reappointed. Whenever someone comes, they'll be the scapegoat. Once they're done, they'll step down and replace them with a new director every year, just like that. "
"I'm afraid we can't make it this year, right?"
"I don't think it's going to end well. I don't think it's going to be broadcast anymore."
"That won't happen. The Spring Festival Gala will definitely be done."
"But there's no one left now. Even the big directors have used them."
"There are plenty of junior directors."
"There might be a lot of small-time directors who are eager to take charge of the Spring Festival Gala, but the higher-ups would also have to approve of them. This isn't a place where just anyone can come. If they want to take charge of the Spring Festival Gala, they have to have some achievements first, right? He should at least have some ability and achievements, right? Otherwise, who would believe you? Actually, don't be fooled by how fiercely everyone scolds them. Every year during the Spring Festival Gala, we would ridicule them and mock them every year. There are even a lot of people who say that they don't want to watch it anymore. I remember that this has been going on for four to five years now, right? But in the end? On New Year's Eve, don't we still sit in front of the TV? Sigh, everyone has feelings for the Spring Festival Gala, which is why they are so disappointed. Actually, we all hope that the Spring Festival Gala will do well and have expectations. "
"Yeah, my childhood memories are all about the Spring Festival Gala."
"Yeah, that was so good. I miss it."
"Let's see who they invite to save the day."
"Anyway, I can't think of a suitable candidate."
Weibo.
In the forum.
Moments.
On the street.
In the company.
The whole nation was in heated discussion!
The media was only joining in on the fun!
The people's attention on the Spring Festival Gala had also reached its peak. Every citizen was concerned about the development of the situation, waiting for the latest news from the higher-ups!
…
The literary circle was also in a mess!
At Zhang Ye's Studio.
Ha Qiqi, Zhang Zuo, and the others were frowning.
Little Wang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Director Li, are you really not playing anymore? What should we do then? "
Zhang Ye said, "Who knows?"
Tong Fu said, "We don't care who the director is, as long as we can get on the Spring Festival Gala."
Ha Qiqi said helplessly, "The problem is that other than Director Li Ke, none of the other big name directors in the country have a good relationship with Director Zhang, right? Even if they give our Director Zhang face, it's unlikely that they'll go against all opinions and go against Central TV's pressure to invite him, right? "
Zhang Zuo said angrily, "What do you think we're doing? The program has already been prepared and the script has almost been finalized. With Director Li gone, we'll have to start all over again. The list of performers that Director Li invited back then definitely won't count anymore. We're still counting on the Spring Festival Gala to get into the S-list!"
The phone rang.
The famous skit actress, Ci Xiufang, called.
"Aunt Ci."
"Boss Zhang, I heard that you were there? What's going on! "
"I'm not sure either. I think Old Li quarreled with the higher-ups and then quit. I tried to persuade him, but he wouldn't listen to me."
"Hai, what about our program?"
"You were invited too?"
"Yeah, that's why I'm so anxious. Are we going to prepare or not?"
"Who knows?"
After that, Zhang Xia's call came.
Zhang Xia was also one of the invited performers for this year's Spring Festival Gala.
"Zhang 'er, did Central TV contact you about the program?"
"No, what about you?"
"They didn't contact me after that. I asked, but it was a mess over there."
"Hai, it's all a mess now!"
"Yeah, it was too sudden and we weren't even prepared. We can only wait for the new director to take over before the program list can be released again."
"Then we'll just have to wait. There's no other way."
…
The Spring Festival Gala's organizing committee.
In the large conference room, several dozen people were in a panic.
There were people from Central TV, comrades from the Ministry of Culture, and leaders from the SARFT. Everyone was worried about the executive director of the Spring Festival Gala!
"Old Li is too much!"
"Yeah, how could he resign just like that!"
"There's no point talking about this now. Who do you have in mind? Quickly recommend them!"
"Supervisor Chen, what do you think of Director Wang Qi?"
"Wang Qi won't do."
"Yeah, his qualifications are too low."
"What about Li Chaoran?"
"Little Li is a master director in the theater world, but he's too different from the Spring Festival Gala. The gap is too big, so letting Little Li take charge of the Spring Festival Gala would be a joke."
"Then there's really no one else!"
"Yeah, there are only so many of the top directors in our country. I can count them on two hands. Even if we lower the requirements a little, it definitely doesn't exceed 20 people. Most of these people have held the flag for the Spring Festival Gala before, but the effects weren't good. Perhaps because the criticism was too great and it affected their reputations, some of the other top directors didn't want to take on this hot potato and stayed far away from it."
"There's really no one else?"
"There's really no one left in the camp of the top directors."
"That might not be the case."
"Eh? Old Han, who else is there? "
"That person … forget it, let's not talk about it."
"Are you keeping us in suspense? Hurry up and tell us. "
"That person is a little special."
"Special? Is he a top director? "
"He's a top director. Moreover, he's one of the top directors in the country. He's quite different from Li Ke. In the film industry, although Li Ke is a top director, he can't be considered number one. He can only be considered as one of the top three directors in the film industry. But that person's directing skills are ranked number one in his industry."
"Ranked number one?"
"Yes."
"Is there a big gap between his industry and that of a gala director?"
"Not really. In fact, it might even be smaller than the gap between a film director and a gala director."
"Who is it? Don't keep us guessing, Old Han! "
"But that person … well, that person's temper isn't that good."
Hearing that, the conference room fell silent for a moment!
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air!
"You mean him?"
"It's him?"
Everyone looked at each other. They had clearly guessed who Old Han was talking about!
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