Chapter 151 Received an invitation
"Here, this is the invitation to the Spring Festival Gala." Liu Xu handed Lin Jingmo a bright red invitation with a gold border.
Lin Jingmo and the members behind him looked at each other, took the invitation letter and opened it to take a look: "Really?"
"Of course not. Let me tell you, this is a great opportunity." Liu Xu spoke excitedly, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
Fang Langxing and the others certainly knew that this was a good opportunity. The Spring Festival is the most anticipated festival of the year for every Chinese, not only because they can have at least half a month off, but also because it is a festival of family reunion.
Every family member will return home before this day arrives to reunite with relatives and friends and enjoy the rare reunion time.
On the night of New Year's Eve, the Spring Festival Gala always accompanies them at this time every year. Even if the program is boring, people will turn it on as background music.
"That's right. You may not be able to go home for the New Year this year." Liu Xu looked at Fang Langxing and the others apologetically. Because the Spring Festival Gala was broadcast live, they would definitely have to stay with it until the end that night, so they might not be able to go home for the New Year.
"It's okay, our family understands." Zuo Chi, the family member with the most relatives, spoke, and the others nodded calmly.
Since they chose to become artists, they have been aware that their professions are destined to prevent them from giving their loved ones enough companionship. There is nothing they can do about it, and they can only make up for it when they have the chance.
Fang Langxing didn't care. He spent every Spring Festival alone anyway. He was used to it. Since he had a job, it was just right. He planned to stay in the dormitory this year anyway.
Since they had accepted the invitation, they should have prepared early. Fang Langxing and his team implemented strict self-management.
The review of works for the Spring Festival Gala is notoriously strict. After registering, they have to go through three reviews before they can stand on the stage. Every year, many artists are stuck in these three reviews, and some programs cannot even pass after being revised dozens of times.
However, there has been more freedom of speech in recent years, and directors also know what the audience wants to see. There are many more language programs and a decrease in pure art programs. More art programs are integrated into other programs to bring something new to the audience as much as possible.
Fang Langxing and his group's program went through very quickly. "Campfire" was a positive song, which was exactly what the program team needed, so there was no hiccup.
Fang Langxing and his friends' show is not just this one, it also includes the coordination of a magic stage and a chorus at the end. All performers on stage have to perform in the chorus, and the magic stage is purely because Fang Langxing and his friends are so good-looking, and both the magician and the program team need them to divert the audience's attention to prevent their magic from being deciphered by the audience all at once.
An Lingyun and his team will also be on this stage this year. This is not their first time participating. It can be said that they are already very familiar with it, just like being at home.
So after knowing that Fang Langxing and the others also received the invitation letter, An Lingyun was quite excited. He asked Fang Langxing to have dinner with him, planning to go out for dinner together after finishing their work.
Fang Langxing naturally would not refuse, and the other members would not object to the proposal of the two group favorites, so the dinner was decided.
On New Year’s Eve, all those participating in the Spring Festival Gala arrived at the venue early to prepare.
Fang Langxing and his group's lounge is on the third floor, not far from An Lingyun's, while the second floor is mostly lounges for the various dancers. They all use large dressing rooms, the kind that may have more than a dozen people in one room at the same time, so it is a bit noisy.
The programs of the Spring Festival Gala had been released a long time ago, so Fang Langxing and his fans naturally knew their itinerary a long time ago. When they set out in the morning, they met several fans who had been waiting outside the venue early. The weather was already very cold, so Fang Langxing and his friends bought hot drinks for the fans and told them to go back early.
The fans were very obedient and went back when they were told to. Most of them lived nearby and after knowing Fang Langxing and the others had returned, they agreed to come over and see them. They didn't expect Fang Langxing and the others to notice them.
However, Mu Tianya recognized that several of the fans were the ones who had come over from the previous illegitimate incident, so he got out of the car and greeted them.
After Fang Langxing and his friends' car had gone far away, the fans went home together with their hot drinks. Everyone had a smile on their face, as if nothing in the world could make them sad.
"There are really so many people!" Yun Zhao, who was leaning on the railing on the third floor and looking down, exclaimed.
There were indeed a lot of people. Dancers wearing various performance costumes could be seen everywhere on the first floor. Some of them were studying dance moves, some were stretching, and everyone was seriously preparing for the next performance.
Before the Spring Festival Gala began, the TV station also launched a derivative program, inviting guests performing on stage to the studio for an interview or something, and the dancers on the first floor also had the opportunity to be selected by the random interview camera. If they could leave an impression on the audience, it would be a great joy.
The interview was not yet Fang Langxing's turn, so they had some free time and sat in the lounge to change into clothes for the interview.
The clothes they wear for performances are different from those they wear for interviews, but they are all from big brands. As their fame grows, various high-end brands have begun to contact them, so these clothes are sent to them by the company.
Because they were on a national TV station, Fang Langxing and the others all dressed in a good-boy style. Fang Langxing himself wore a light pink sweater, which was very fluffy. If he wasn't born with fair skin, he might not have been able to withstand the camera flies of the TV station.
They have now been called to the interview room and are greeting the audience under the leadership of Lin Jingmo.
The two hosts in the interview room heard the news of the soaring ratings through their headphones, and they had a new understanding of the popularity of this boy band which debuted just one year ago.
After asking some questions according to the script, the host turned the topic to their new single "Campfire".
Lin Jingmo introduced: "This song expresses the pursuit and persistence of young people in their dreams. I hope everyone will like it."
Fang Langxing went on to say: "As the lyrics say, no matter how difficult it is, we will work hard to move forward."
Other members also said that this song reflects their mental journey since they formed the group, is full of positive energy, and is also very suitable for performance at today's Spring Festival Gala.
Next are some very common questions that are often asked during the Chinese New Year. With Lin Jingmo and Yun Zhao around, they can give wonderful answers to even these questions that everyone will be asked, which are humorous but not frivolous.
Fang Langxing was blatantly slacking off, secretly grabbing the fur on Yun Zhao's clothes and pinching them. Although he would respond when the members and hosts were talking, his mind was actually elsewhere.
He thought no one noticed that he was distracted, but in fact his teammates had already noticed it. Mu Liunian patted his leg to signal him to come back to his senses, while Lin Jingmo and Yun Zhao also smiled and attracted the host's attention to prevent Fang Langxing from being discovered.
[Lang'er is so cute. Wearing this sweater makes her look more like a little girl. Hehehe~]
[Zhao Zhao's sweater is also very beautiful, is it the same brand? I want to have it!!!]
[I really don't know what you girls like about them? They don't have any masculinity at all. Aren't they all sissy? ]
[Eh? Although, the sissy you mentioned can send you back to your hometown with one punch~]
[I suggest you show your 'manliness' to the sows ~ although the sows will sue you for harassment hahahahahaha]
[What era is this? How can there still be people who say that others are not manly? It seems that they have not been beaten enough~]
In the live broadcast room, some "high-quality" men who had eaten a lot of lemons were broken by the girls' yin and yang and began to swipe the screen even more crazily. However, there were staff watching and they quickly banned several accounts that were making the most noise and cleared out a large number of people, which calmed the live broadcast room down.
After the interview, Fang Langxing and the others returned to their own lounge. They were going to go on stage later, so they had to stay in the audience for a while.