"Prosperous Times Praise China" CCTV Spring Festival Song and Dance Evening was aired last night at eight o'clock as scheduled, meeting the global Chinese audience. The most anticipated stars such as Zhang Ziyi (Exclusive Interview with Zhao Benshan: That Last Kiss Was My Improvisation), Jay Chou (Exclusive Interview with Zhao Benshan: That Last Kiss Was My Improvisation Listen to Songs), Zhao Benshan, and other celebrities took turns to appear on stage. The most touching part of the entire Spring Festival Gala was undoubtedly the impromptu disaster relief segment added. Whether it was the recitation by the stars, Wei Wei's "Heavy Snow Without Affection But People Have Affection", or the live connection with Guangzhou Railway Station, all were filled with warmth. The reporter also noticed that CCTV News Channel's synchronized live broadcast program with the Spring Festival Gala, "Warmth 360 Degrees", also invited stars who had just performed at the gala, such as Fei Yuqing (Listen to Songs), into the studio to send New Year greetings to the affected people.
Lin Yanwen
Zhang Ziyi Missed Her Lyrics
As one of the most anticipated "big names" in this year's Spring Festival Gala song and dance category, Zhang Ziyi made her appearance early last night. A strapless pink chiffon dress accentuated her extraordinary demeanor. The oversized skirt spread out on the stage, grand and elegant. The scattered flowers on the skirt matched perfectly with the song "Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers". Despite standing still in the center of the stage, she was already stunning. However, although this "big name" had an excess of beautiful stage presence, she was "only to be admired from afar." When the camera focused on her face for a close-up, the reporter noticed several times that her lip movements did not match the lyrics being played in the melody. Although everyone knows that due to objective conditions related to hardware, the song and dance programs of the Spring Festival Gala have always had the "tradition" of lip-syncing, Zhang Ziyi seemed to have prepared too inadequately, failing even to memorize the simplest lyrics. The most obvious instance was when the music played "auspiciousness," but she opened her mouth wide ready to sing "flower," making the lip-syncing trace too obvious, causing laughter and sighs. Some viewers tried to excuse Zhang Ziyi, saying that the frequency of "flower" appearing in "Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers" was indeed too high, almost every line of the lyrics revolved around "flower," so it was no wonder that Zhang Ziyi mistook singing "auspiciousness" for singing "flower."