Chapter 264: Which Song Should Be the Grand Finale?

In this world, there is no such thing as a fixed "Spring Festival Gala closing song."

Every year, the final song of the Spring Festival Gala is never repeated.

To be precise, there has never been a case where any song was repeated across any two Spring Festival Galas.

The same song does not have the possibility of appearing on the Spring Festival Gala repeatedly; no such precedent has ever appeared.

But Luo Mo knew in his heart that there was one song whose status and significance in the Spring Festival Gala on Earth were extraordinary.

The number of times this song has appeared on the Spring Festival Gala is terrifyingly high.

If you want to count it with less effort, it is better not to count how many times it has appeared, but rather how many times it hasn't.

For many viewers, if they don't hear this song while watching the Spring Festival Gala, they always feel like something is strange or missing.

Of course, the reason for this feeling is also because everyone has already gotten used to it.

But from any perspective, this is a song extremely suitable as a Spring Festival Gala closing song.

Xu Chujing has appeared on the Spring Festival Gala several times since her debut, but she has never sung the closing song.

This type of song, whether it is the lyrics or the melody, must meet the situational Requirement and be suitable as a closing piece.

All the songs in her album are undoubtedly unsuitable for this situation.

But since Luo Mo said so, he must have his own confidence.

And one must know, the final song always gives people a very special feeling; its significance is different.

"I'll send you the lyrics and melody when the time comes, you record a Demo, and then send it to Director Qian to listen to?" Luo Mo suggested.

"Okay." Xu Chujing nodded.

Luo Mo wanted her to try it, so she would do as he said.

After agreeing to this matter, she did not forget to remind him: "You need to hurry up with your own song."

"You are a Newcomer who just debuted this year; you have the opportunity to perform solo at the Spring Festival Gala in your first year, so don't just do it perfunctorily." Xu Chujing urged.

"How could I." Luo Mo waved his hand.

He understood what Xu Chujing meant; she was worried that he would spend all his energy on her song, leading to his own work not being well prepared.

"My first time on the Spring Festival Gala also has great commemorative significance for me, so..." He looked at Xu Chujing, blinked, and said: "I plan to unleash a big move!"

"Oh!? A big move?" Guan Fei became curious all of a sudden.

Ding Xiaoyu also raised her head from the side, her little ears perked up to listen.

Luo Mo nodded slowly and earnestly, his face serious.

"I haven't released a new Chinese Style song in a long time myself. Since Director Qian hopes for a Chinese Style one, then I'll make one." Luo Mo said with a smile.

As soon as he said he would make a new Chinese Style song, Xu Chujing immediately felt relieved.

After all, everyone in the music scene is saying: "For Chinese Style, you still have to look to the grandmaster!"

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Several days later, Beijing, inside a certain Siheyuan.

Qian Qingyun, who is no longer young, got up very early.

He basked in the warm winter sun for a while, then took his little bird in its cage for a stroll through the hutongs.

After the stroll, it was actually only seven-thirty.

After returning home, Qian Qingyun changed his clothes, and his driver had already come to pick him up.

Honestly, Qian Qingyun did not want to direct the Spring Festival Gala a second time.

"Being a Spring Festival Gala director is just asking to be scolded," Qian Qingyun thought to himself.

He had already complained about this sentence to many friends.

Directing the Spring Festival Gala is indeed an honor, but he... does he still need any honor to prove himself?

Not to mention that he had already directed a round of it.

For many people, on the first day of the Lunar New Year—no! Starting from New Year's Eve, there is an entertainment program called: Everyone together, roasting the Spring Festival Gala.

In the past, everyone watched the Spring Festival Gala happily; many songs, sketches, and the like were repeatedly deified, becoming classics, and could make many grassroots artists explode in popularity overnight.

But now? There isn't a single year where it doesn't get scolded!

Qian Qingyun was actually diligent enough when he last directed the Spring Festival Gala.

Although the reputation was better than the previous few years, it was still roasted by netizens.

This made Director Qian incomparably frustrated.

During the New Year, he is old and cannot go home to eat the reunion dinner; he has to be busy back and forth the whole time.

It's one thing to be busy all through New Year's Eve, but he also has to listen to everyone scolding him on the first day of the New Year.

"The mood for the New Year is gone!" Qian Qingyun feels annoyed even now when he recalls it.

And what is harder than directing the Spring Festival Gala is directing it a second time.

Those who previously thought you did a trash job will carry bias.

Those who thought you did pretty well will also compare the two galas and have higher Requirements.

Miserable, Director Qian is truly miserable!

Qian Qingyun's current idea is very simple, and that is: "Produce a few more high-profile works!"

These days, marketing accounts lie in wait every year to write jokes about the Spring Festival Gala, so being roasted is inevitable.

If you want a good reputation and fewer scoldings, the most advisable thing is to have a few top-tier programs that everyone praises.

Therefore, among the various types of programs like songs, sketches, and dances, he doesn't ask for everything to be good; he only asks for a few that are exceptionally outstanding!

That is why he thought of Luo Mo at the first opportunity.

The collaboration at the National Day Gala was very pleasant, and the results achieved were also not bad.

"It would be so fitting to have a Chinese Style song during the Spring Festival," Qian Qingyun thought to himself.

Now that the rehearsal time was drawing near, Luo Mo had already sent over the song Demo.

At the same time, he also informed Qian Qingyun that the lyrics and composition for Xu Chujing's song were also his own work.

This made Director Qian, who had heard rumors about the "scandal" between the two, mutter in his heart: "Could these two actually be dating?"

"A diva of the music scene and a rising star of the music scene... that's a pretty good movie subject." Qian Qingyun's occupational disease began to flare up, and he started pondering the character settings for a film.

The car soon arrived at his workplace, and his several capable assistants had already arrived early.

Well, it was the same group of assistants as the last time he directed the Spring Festival Gala.

The difference was that several of them had even less hair.

Today, their task was to roughly go through the programs that had already been submitted.

This could be considered the preliminary review.

If they couldn't even pass the preliminary review, there would be no need for rehearsals.

"The usual rules, let's go through the song category first," Qian Qingyun instructed.

"Understood." A middle-aged man stood up and began fiddling with the equipment.

Once he had finished setting up the equipment, everyone sat in the room and began to listen to the songs.

One after another, one after another...

Among them, old songs and new songs were about half and half.

The old songs selected were all relatively popular and positive songs from the recent period.

But since they were old songs already released on the market, there certainly wouldn't be much originality. Even if the Arranger was slightly modified, it wouldn't be changed too much.

The significance of old songs lies in resonance, in the fact that everyone can join in the Singing. If they were to undergo major renovations, it would be better to just come up with a new song.

The songs kept playing, but Qian Qingyun's expression grew increasingly ugly.

"Everyone says the music scene is going downhill. I'm a filmmaker and don't understand music, but Xiao Liu, Li Gan, you two are the professionals, tell me what you think," Qian Qingyun said.

Xiao Liu and Li Gan looked at each other, then both shook their heads and sighed.

It wasn't that these songs were terrible, but that they couldn't bring any Surprise.

Qian Qingyun asked: "Whose song is next?"

He was becoming increasingly impatient.

"It's Luo Mo's," Xiao Liu said.

Qian Qingyun: Patience level +1+1+1...

"Luo Mo's, huh," he said, then signaled for them to play it quickly.

"By the way, turn the volume up," Director Qian didn't forget to add.

Although what was sent was a song Demo, its completeness was already quite high.

Qian Qingyun listened from beginning to end, and personally, he liked this song very much.

He was not a person who understood music, so his concept of whether a song was good or bad was just whether it sounded good and whether the lyrics and composition were beautiful.

But when he looked up at Xiao Liu and Li Gan, he saw that both of them had looks of astonishment on their faces, with their eyes revealing admiration and disbelief.

"Give me a critique," Qian Qingyun said immediately.

"I dare not critique it," Li Gan said, being quite blunt.

Xiao Liu also nodded in agreement and said: "The Founder of Chinese Style is worthy of being the Founder of Chinese Style. This song of his can definitely tell the audience once again that Chinese Style is all-encompassing, and there are countless things that can be written into songs."

Qian Qingyun nodded. The most surprising thing about this song for him as a director was that, due to the specific nature of the song's theme, the stage design for the entire performance would be very easy to do.

While listening to the song, he had already pondered for a moment and had roughly decided how to handle the stage design and how to execute the special effects.

Qian Qingyun felt that it would 100% be able to bring the audience a tremendous Surprise!

One must know that because it was his first time on the Spring Festival Gala, Luo Mo had brought out one of his Killer moves.

"Very good, whose song is next?" Qian Qingyun asked.

"Xu Chujing's," Xiao Liu said.

Qian Qingyun nodded, an expectant look appearing in his eyes.

He tapped his fingers on the tabletop, and everyone's gaze immediately converged on him.

Director Qian smiled and said: "Luo Mo told me that he wrote this song for Xu Chujing in the form of a closing song for the Spring Festival Gala."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in dismay.

Usually, it is the Spring Festival Gala team that requires singers to perform at certain time slots; this was the first time they had encountered a singer proactively offering a suggestion, and it was for a closing song with such extraordinary significance!

At this moment, the people sitting there had different thoughts.

Qian Qingyun was actually quite indifferent; after all, rather than picking a closing song from a pile of songs with vastly different styles, it was better to have one specially customized.

Since Luo Mo said so, presumably the style of this song should be appropriate.

Then let's listen and see!

Qian Qingyun cast his gaze toward the data sheet.

This song, sung by Xu Chujing and with lyrics and composition by Luo Mo, was called "Unforgettable Tonight."

"Just looking at the song title, it seems quite suitable as a closing song," Qian Qingyun couldn't help but think to himself.

"Unforgettable Tonight," the greatest divine song in the history of the Spring Festival Gala.

Since the birth of this song in 1984, there have only been a few Spring Festival Galas that did not use this song as the closing piece.

Netizens jokingly refer to it as: The strongest "squatter" of the Spring Festival Gala.

If a year's Spring Festival Gala didn't end with this song, people would even feel unaccustomed to it.

For instance, in 2003, the Spring Festival Gala team began collecting submissions for a closing song, and in just over a month, they received over 2,000 entries, but the track finally decided upon was still—"Unforgettable Tonight"!

This work, performed by Teacher Li Guyi, is of extraordinary significance.

As for people like Teacher Li Guyi, we generally do not call them a Singer, but rather call them...

——A Vocalist!

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