Early January.
New Year's Day.
Everyone welcomed a short holiday.
And it wasn't far from the Spring Festival, which fell in early February this year.
Chinese people have a special sentiment for the Spring Festival, returning home to celebrate regardless of their wealth.
Even from a thousand miles away, one longs for home during the Spring Festival.
To visit parents, greet relatives, and chat with old friends unseen for a long time. Dafeng Novel Network.
Of course, there was also a most popular entertainment activity: watching the Spring Festival Gala with parents after the New Year's Eve dinner.
Setting off fireworks and watching the Spring Festival Gala was almost a tradition for Chinese people.
However, due to firework bans in some areas, the festive atmosphere had been fading, and with the gradual development of the internet, the Spring Festival Gala had been increasingly abandoned by young people.
Thus, the popularity of the Spring Festival Gala had been declining year by year.
Su Yu 1 went to Kyoto.
As soon as he arrived at the Lin family's manor, he received a call.
"Xiao Yu, congratulations on your twelfth consecutive championship."
It was Liu Qingfeng, the former director of "China's Treasures."
"Thank you, Uncle Liu," Su Yu said gratefully with a smile.
This Liu Qingfeng was a good friend of Lin Chaoyang, and Su Yu had met Liu Qingfeng through Lin Chaoyang's recommendation. Liu Qingfeng had official backing and often organized large official events.
Furthermore, his daughter, the guqin prodigy Liu Qingxue, had also helped Su Yu a lot, so Su Yu treated him with great respect.
"Xiao Yu, have you arrived in Kyoto?" Liu Qingfeng chuckled and continued to ask.
"Uncle Liu is amazing. I just arrived at the Lin family villa..." Su Yu looked back. Was he being followed?
"Haha, I'll be there soon. I have two pieces of good news to bring you this time. Ask Lin Chaoyang to brew me a pot of good tea," Liu Qingfeng said cheerfully.
After Su Yu agreed, they hung up.
Judging by the time, Liu Qingfeng should be preparing for the Spring Festival Gala, and him contacting him now.
Su Yu had a guess in his mind.
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Lin Family Manor.
Lin Yanyu and Su Yu were swaying on a swing leisurely.
It had to be said that although Lin Chaoyang's residence was not in the city center, its comfort was unparalleled. Moreover, the manor was vast and comfortably decorated, making it ideal for retirement.
The Lin Chaoyang couple had just finished brewing tea in the pavilion.
Liu Qingfeng arrived.
"Haha, it seems I've arrived at just the right time." Without any politeness, he sat down, took the tea handed by Lin Chaoyang, and drank it in one gulp.
After finishing, he smacked his lips and frowned, "Your tea isn't good enough either."
"Giving this tea to you is simply a waste of precious resources..." Lin Chaoyang shook his head with some heartache.
"I say, Old Lin, you're so rich, why are you still bothered by such things?" Liu Qingfeng's face immediately darkened.
"Some things cannot be bought with money," Lin Chaoyang said seriously.
"Cough cough... Never mind, Xiao Yu, come here. I've brought good news this time." Liu Qingfeng decided not to bicker with Lin Chaoyang any longer.
He took out a folder from his briefcase.
"Spring Festival Gala performance invitation document?"
Su Yu walked to the pavilion and glanced at the folder.
"This Spring Festival Gala, you and Chen Rong both have slots," Liu Qingfeng said with a smirk.
"I'm still performing opera?" Chen Rong asked.
She was a regular at the Spring Festival Gala. With Liu Qingfeng's connections and her status and skill in the opera industry, her presence was expected.
"For the performance, you might not have to sing opera this year. Choose a positive song, perhaps a pop song," Liu Qingfeng pondered.
"That sounds good too," Chen Rong nodded.
As the opera industry had now become a hot trend in traditional culture, this year's Spring Festival Gala had arranged for many opera singers. Chen Rong had been singing opera every year and found it a bit tiresome. It would be better to sing a pop song for a change of pace.
"Uncle Liu, why do I have a slot too?" Su Yu asked, confused.
He knew that his identity as Dark Night Rabbit had not yet been revealed, and in the eyes of the public, his identity as a producer was more prominent.
It made sense for them to select his works for the Spring Festival Gala, but for him to perform himself, honestly, he still had some gap compared to other singers, even if the identity of Dark Night Rabbit was revealed, that gap would still exist.
After all, the singers who appeared on this program were all veteran vocal gods like Han Qi and Liu Huan, or positive energy singers who had made significant contributions to society.
"Everyone sees your contributions to traditional culture, so no one will dare to say anything if you go," Liu Qingfeng exchanged a look with Lin Chaoyang, then explained to Su Yu with a smile.
"Alright..." Hearing this, Su Yu already had a guess.
Liu Qingfeng's explanation was quite reasonable.
Since his debut, Su Yu had written songs for various associations and had always been a positive energy figure, writing patriotic songs and serving as an ambassador for purifying the online environment. If he were to appear on the Spring Festival Gala, no one could really object.
Moreover, with his current popularity, he could attract more young people to watch the traditional program of the Spring Festival Gala.
"However, this time the official has designated a song, and there are many things involved, so it's not convenient for me to ask them to change it..." Liu Qingfeng continued.
"Which song?" Su Yu was taken aback.
He knew that these programs had to go through layers of selection, so it was normal for Liu Qingfeng not to be able to make the final decision.
"Blue and White Porcelain." Liu Qingfeng opened the file, and next to the name Ting Yu was the song "Blue and White Porcelain."
"Blue and White Porcelain?" Su Yu raised his eyebrows in surprise.
He still remembered that when Lin Yanyu sang this song before, those judges had found fault with it. However, after time had passed, the lyrics that were criticized by the judges were later analyzed by music critics. Now, this song was hailed as the pinnacle of ancient style.
"Because the program includes content related to porcelain culture, the official requested your song 'Blue and White Porcelain.' It was originally intended for a vocal god to sing, but we proposed you sing it, and unexpectedly, the official approved this suggestion," Liu Qingfeng explained with a smile.
Lin Yanyu, the original singer, was naturally not yet qualified to appear on the Spring Festival Gala. Therefore, a vocal god was first considered to sing it. In fact, if she were to appear, it wouldn't be a good thing; instead, it would likely cause significant controversy.
Because as a newcomer with no significant contributions to society or qualifications, netizens would not approve.
Although it was a great exposure opportunity, it also required social contributions commensurate with the opportunity.
Later, at Liu Qingfeng's recommendation, the officials felt that Su Yu singing it himself would also be excellent, so they handed the song over to him.
"Okay, then it will be Blue and White Porcelain," Su Yu looked at Lin Yanyu, and seeing her nod with a smile, Su Yu agreed.
All his songs maintained their original form, except for this song whose original singer was Jay Chou, and there was no version by Jay Chou. This Spring Festival Gala would complete that version.
"Then what should I sing?" Chen Rong suddenly asked.
Her situation was different from Su Yu's. She was considered a national-level singer, and she could suggest her own performances. Su Yu's case was that a program had already been decided, and the singer was changed at the last minute.
If Chen Rong were not to sing opera, she could choose from classic old songs or songs with opera elements. The song "Chi Ling" was quite good, depicting the patriotic feelings of the older generation of opera performers.
"Mom, I'll give you a new song, one that praises the older generation, it should be very suitable," Su Yu suddenly thought of a song.
"Ru Yuan."
The concept of this song was very good.
The scenes that the parents' generation strived for were realized in the children's generation.
It praised the progress of the times and the hard work and dedication of the older generation.
It was very positive.
It was very suitable for performances like the Spring Festival Gala.
Moreover, Su Yu had no worries about Chen Rong's singing skills.
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