After talking about the food, we have to talk about today’s entertainment programs and entertainment projects.
In the past, due to Confucianism's emphasis on "ruling the world with etiquette", a person had corresponding grand etiquette at every stage of his life.
So from the royal family, princes and ministers, officials at all levels, gentry, merchants and wealthy businessmen, down to the ordinary people from well-off families, whenever family members reach an important stage in their lives, festive banquets are held around these celebrations. Sometimes, people often spend money to invite artists from the opera industry, folk art circles, and even juggling and juggling to perform to add to the fun, to heighten the festive atmosphere, and to show off "God's grace, virtue, fame, and wealth."
This is called "Tang Hui".
Although we have to count them in detail, weddings should be considered an exception.
Usually, families who marry a daughter-in-law do not invite church performances to show off their marriage.
Because wedding celebrations are far more substantial, complex, and complicated than other celebrations, there is no "blank" on the wedding day.
But there are no absolutes, and this is not a certain rule.
If some people are really rich and like to spend money to buy prestige, and the wedding banquet lasts a whole day, then that is a different matter.
For example, the family of Ma Huitang, the richest man in Beijing.
I remember that in those days, in order to enhance the family status and increase the happiness, the happy event of Master Sun of the Ma family was held in the capital hotel during the day and in the Ma family garden in the evening. Two banquets were arranged for guests in one day.
The Ma family not only hired all the taxis in the capital to pick up relatives and friends, but in order to keep the wedding site confidential during the day and avoid interference from other people, the Ma family also had people cover it up with yellow silk ribbons.
How big of a feat this is, who can do it?
What’s the point of calling one more meeting?
So as long as you have money, you can have a wedding ceremony, but I don’t say you absolutely can’t.
What's more, today, when it comes to the wedding of Ning Weimin, the new generation's richest man in Beijing, the actual situation of weddings has become very different from the past.
In the past, there were too many complicated etiquettes and feudal-tinged ceremonies in traditional weddings, which now seem extremely outdated.
In this way, there is still a gap in the wedding, and inviting guests to join in the fun becomes a necessity to fill the gap.
After all, the theatrical performance of Xiqing Tanghui itself has a strong nature of celebration, blessing, entertainment, and partying.
It is not only a concentrated expression of traditional culture, but also has extremely rich folk cultural connotations.
In such a performance, people's traditional beliefs, yearnings, pursuits and other mentalities will be fully exposed, which can be called a grand event in a red wedding.
With this, the host can not only wish himself well as a kind of spiritual comfort and entertainment, but also serve as a kind of hospitality and reward for the relatives and friends who come to congratulate them.
So you have to look at it this way. Jiang Nianyun, who was organizing the wedding banquet, took the initiative to invite the whole party. This was neither unprecedented nor superfluous.
In fact, it's just the opposite. This is actually a clever move.
The benefits are obvious. In addition to preventing guests from sitting at the table eating and drinking foolishly, they also have something to entertain and communicate with during the meal.
At the same time, it also greatly reduces the burden of toasting and greetings for the newlyweds, giving the groom and bride a chance to breathe.
Precisely because there are exciting programs to watch, it becomes easier for the guests to communicate with each other when toasting the newlyweds.
Especially when the actors on stage are giving wonderful performances, Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko should have the opportunity to sit down and take a rest.
To be honest, today is indeed a gathering of stars and big names, and the program is indeed exciting and beautiful.
Even at the Spring Festival Gala every year, there were probably not as many celebrities as there were at Ning Weimin’s wedding, and they were not as important.
Just watch it if you don’t believe it. At the beginning of the wedding banquet, after Director Huo, Song Huagui, and Pu Jie took the stage to speak one after another, Chen and his son, Liu Xiaoqin, Liang Jiahui, Wang Mingquan, "Wang Xifeng" and "Da Dao" from the entertainment industry Several famous Chinese and foreign actors, including Shigeru and Miura Yuka, also took the stage to say a few words.
In the end, they didn’t perform anything. They just showed up and congratulated the newcomers with words in front of the stage, which was enough to trigger cheers and applause from the audience.
Why?
Because of the occlusion of the information environment, in Beijing society, how can everyone have the opportunity to see so many celebrities on weekdays.
What’s more, these people are all the most outstanding figures in their respective fields in recent years. The appearance of each of them alone is enough to trigger a riot among mainland movie fans.
And there are foreign stars as well as domestic stars.
For most ordinary people, being able to see these people who seem to be in different time and space at the same time, standing together, is simply like a beautiful daydream.
It can be regarded as seeing a real person, a living person!
Aren’t you excited?
Waiting for a while, waiting for the actual actors to appear on stage and the show to be staged.
Not only did the guests not calm down, they even couldn't control their inner agitation, which made the entertainment program seem a bit overwhelming.
Because don’t forget, Ning Weimin and the others are making a fuss in front today, but there are two heavyweight actors who haven’t shown up yet. They have been staying backstage to prepare, and they are more "smart" than the actors on the stage. "Bigger."
Who are these two people?
Hi, one is Teresa Teng and the other is Zun Long.
The reason why the two of them stayed backstage was not only because Ning Weimin deliberately used this opportunity to arrange a safe opportunity for Teresa Teng to meet with "special people", but also because of the needs of the film shooting.
You know, according to the script, the actors playing the roles of relatives and friends of the Yang family were eating and drinking in front of the stage. The two of them had to complete the "accidental acquaintance" backstage, and they had to go on stage separately to entertain everyone.
So, after the guests have finished speaking, it is their turn to take the stage.
Think about it, what will happen at the scene.
Today is different from the traditional opera hall. The opening ceremony includes the ceremony of breaking the stage, cleaning the stage, dancing the God of Wealth and announcing the stage.
Since there are many famous actors at the scene, whether it is based on the needs of the movie plot or from a human perspective, many famous actors are destined to perform on the stage, which will turn the entertainment program of this wedding banquet into a hodgepodge.
Therefore, the real performance content of the hall - the opera programs of Fenglei Peking Opera Troupe have been postponed.
In fact, the first program that opened was Teresa Teng and her Japanese band.
Whether it is people who have heard the news or people who have not heard the news, whether they have foreseen it in advance or people who have not foreseen it.
It doesn’t matter whether they are colleagues in the entertainment industry or not.
Anyway, adults under the age of forty were all excited when Teresa Teng, who was also wearing a traditional red dress, appeared and spoke.
Regardless of occupation or level, these people get drunk before they even drink.
Especially because he was completely unprepared mentally. He was caught off guard by Teresa Teng’s sudden appearance, and he screamed and burst into lungs.
The cheers and applause at the scene were so enthusiastic.
Even during the dinner, I didn’t know which uncle it was, but regardless of the occasion, he blew the whistle.
There is an executive from Pierre Cardin who is even more amazing.
Just to show his admiration, he actually borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha, secretly picked up a bouquet that originally belonged to the bride, and went on stage to give it to Teresa Teng. This move made Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko dumbfounded. Needless to say, this kid was obsessed with chasing stars.
This is nothing, wait until Teresa Teng starts to brighten her voice.
Not to mention the backstage actors who were originally waiting quietly appeared on the observation deck and took a sneak peek.
Even the waiters who had on-site work to do, their hands and feet slowed down, as if they had been immobilized.
And most of the older guests and young children who were still baffled by this now woke up and realized who Teresa Teng really was.
After all, for so many years, Teresa Teng’s singing has never stopped in the streets and alleys of Beijing.
Whether it is a pornographic song or a melodious sound, her voice cannot be stopped. Her singing has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has become a common memory of the times for contemporary people.
Even those who are too old to know her name can hum her songs along with her singing.
This is the influence of a generation of diva.
Even Zhang Qiang, who appeared in Time Magazine with her this year and was ranked higher than her, cheered for Teresa Teng like a little girl.
Together with artists from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, Fei Xiang, Liang Jiahui, Zhou Xingchi, Wang Mingquan and Maggie Cheung, they all sincerely applauded her sweet singing.
The local actors in Beijing did not give in at all. In the crowd under the stage, Chen Baoguo and Jiang Wen were the two boys who shouted the loudest.
What is Teresa Teng’s status in the Chinese music scene?
How popular is she in the hearts of the Chinese people?
Just look at this scene at the scene to make it clear.
Needless to say, of course Huo Yanping, Ning Weimin, and people from the national television would like to see such a scene.
From this, they can be even more sure that what they are trying to do today is the right thing to do.
It is very necessary for Teresa Teng to appear on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala. It is definitely a good thing that is conducive to the emotional cohesion of compatriots at home and abroad.
In turn, Teresa Teng herself was greatly inspired.
It was her first time in the capital and her first time in the mainland. She never expected that people here would like her and her songs so much.
For this reason, she not only strengthened her decision and believed that she was right this time, but she also completely let go of her restraints during the performance and acted as she pleased.
The Asian singer first sang her famous songs "Sweet Honey" and "Hazy Moon, Hazy Birds" in sequence, expressing her congratulations to the couple with her sweet praise of love.
Then she joked about her hatred of getting married, and further expressed her envy of the happy couple by teasing the audience's verbal interaction at the scene.
After that, she also sang the movie theme song "The Stream" from "Crazy Rich Asians", letting everyone enjoy this new song that has not been officially released yet.
Finally, when she came to the end after receiving applause, her talent for tampering with lyrics started to show up again. She even pretended to be the bride's best friend and wanted to give the groom a piece of advice, using Ning Weimin as a target for ridicule.
Under the attention of the guests, she sang a joke acapella in a humorous way - "I sent you to the outside of the wedding room. There is something I want to tell you. Today you are married What a good wife..."
At this point, she paused on purpose, and then hummed the accompaniment of "Leng Er Er Lin Er Lin" while raising her hands to the guests in the audience. actions to incite.
Unsurprisingly, everyone finally sang the line with her - "Don't pick the wild flowers on the roadside..."
This sparked a heated discussion. of laughter.
At this point, she waved to everyone, left the stage gracefully, handed the microphone to others, and ended the entertainment performance.
I have to say that her performance was so sensational and so popular.
These few songs and the playful and friendly typhoon made most of the guests feel that their trip was worthwhile.
In fact, her performance almost brought the normal flow of the wedding banquet to a complete halt.
Because many people couldn't help but stand up during the viewing process, few people even bothered to eat.
The same goes for the people passing the dishes, the chefs and waiters, all watching from the corners of the theater. It wasn't until Teresa Teng returned backstage that everything at the banquet returned to normal.
The one who is most troubled by this is the Japanese director Yutaka Osawa.
For no other reason, Teresa Teng’s performance does not match her movie character.
This is completely the effect of the appearance of a superstar, which cannot be equated with the identity of a little-known singer.
So, my original wish to use performance shots such as the wedding scene did not come true. These were all shot just now and could not be edited into the movie. Reshoots would have to be done later.
These things just now can only be left as a souvenir for Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko. Other than that, they have no other use.
After Teresa Teng came off the stage to remove her makeup, stars who were exclusive to Ning Weimin such as Fei Xiang, Zhang Qiang and Cui Jian also appeared on the stage one after another. They all used their songs to give Ning Weimin, the big boss, the final victory. Decent blessings.
Although in terms of performance effects, each of them was invisibly overshadowed by Teresa Teng.
No one else’s performance can achieve the same level of guest interaction and emotional response as Teresa Teng.
However, the audience still applauded enthusiastically, which was not bad. After all, more than half of the guests at the scene were young people, and they still liked their performance very much.
Besides, having said that, this is also conducive to the normal progress of the wedding banquet process.
Otherwise, the guests will still stand and stare at the stage. Let’s not eat at the wedding banquet today and just concentrate on watching the show.
In addition, folk art programs with local actors in the capital also joined in the fun.
For example, Niu Qun and Feng Gong, crosstalk actors who have just become famous through the Spring Festival Gala this year, performed a piece of "Eight Screens".
Then Feng Gong, who is from Jinmen, independently performed an allegro script "Growing Old Together Forever" that he had compiled.
Next, the actors of the folk band came on stage. The deacons who had just played gongs and drums returned to their elegant demeanor and performed "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon" and "Carrying the Sedan Chair" for the guests.
Then Tian Lianyuan, who became famous on the TV screen last year with the long-form storytelling "Yang Family General", gave everyone a short story telling.
The actors in the two top TV series "A Dream of Red Mansions" and "Journey to the West", which are now regarded as the top domestic TV series, also have their own performances,
because Chen Peisi followed Ning Weimin's advice , paid a high price to invite actor Deng Jie, who played Wang Xifeng in "A Dream of Red Mansions", and actor Shen Lin, who played Ping'er, to film "Two Sons Open a Shop" with him.
Shen Lin was used to replace the role of Yingzi originally played by Zhang Jinglin, and Deng Jie played the role of Zhang Daju, the rival of Erzi.
So the two of them came together with Chen and his son to congratulate them this time. Especially before joining the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions", Deng Jie studied Sichuan Opera and Shen Lin studied Yang Opera. Naturally, there were a cappella performances at this time.
The crew of "Journey to the West" relied on Ning Weimin to survive the financial crisis. Today, almost all the actors who played the roles of master and apprentice, as well as director Yang Da, are here.
Since the Liuxiaolingtong who plays Sun Dasheng also comes from a family of Peking Opera, it is natural that he has to perform on stage, recite a few lines of "An Tianhui" and demonstrate the basic skills of the ancestral monkey opera. (End of this chapter)