The straight man of steel in the entertainment industry

"If you remove a program...it's impossible, the time is too long, if you leave six or seven minutes of blank time for the host, the host will have nothing to say, and the national audience will have opinions..."

"What should I do, Chief Director!"

Chapter 614

按照原本彩排的进度，赵宏斯这个小品原本是23点36分30秒左右结束，可是现在已经到了23点37分52秒才结束。

There are three more programs in the back, and a congratulatory speech from sponsors and foreign embassies that need to be read by the host, and these cannot be changed.

Now the first program after the skit is on stage, that is to say, there are two more programs and a congratulatory speech from sponsors and foreign embassies.

With so many rehearsals for the Spring Festival Gala, it is necessary to set all the times, and after all the shows are performed, just leave a minute and a half for the on-site host.

In this minute and a half, a host said a few words of summary and congratulations, just stepping on the spot to send New Year greetings to the people of the whole country.

This is the established rhythm of the Spring Festival Gala every year. This minute and a half must be reserved, and at least one minute must be reserved for the host to transition and then count down.

But now Zhao Hongsi and Jia Teng's sketch has gone wrong, and there is not enough time for the rest.

Zou Lin, the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala, was very distressed, his mind was running fast, trying to find where he could squeeze out more than a minute.

The show that is currently being staged must not be moved, and the next two shows cannot be moved, because they are all group performances, and it is easy for one person to do it, but dozens of people do not have enough time for a rehearsal in such a short period of time. There is no way to unify them to end more than a minute earlier.

The last moment of the Spring Festival Gala is the moment when the audience pays the most attention. No mistakes can be made. A billion pairs of eyes are staring at it. Even if a group performs a mistake, the audience will find it out.

Zhao Hongsi's sketches have always been the best protected, rehearsals are held alone to prevent leaks, so although Zhao Hongsi's sketches are wrong, they are also known by their insiders.

Zhao Hongsi has rich experience as a teacher and apprentice, and his performance is also realistic. The audience will not find that they are different from the rehearsal.

But if the subsequent program is changed, if something goes wrong, the whole audience may be messed up, and the audience will be able to tell at a glance, the risk is too great.

Zou Lin frowned. Zhao Hongsi's skit was delayed for 1 minute and 22 seconds. Now they have to save this 1 minute and 22 seconds for the next two programs and a reading session.

Zou Lin thought for a while and asked, "How long will it take to wait for the congratulatory messages from the sponsors and foreign embassies?"

"According to rehearsal statistics, it is about 1 minute and 55 seconds."

Zou Lin sighed. The reading of the congratulatory speech only took less than 2 minutes. If you want to save a dozen or 20 seconds, it’s okay. You don’t need to think about 1 minute. 1 minute and 22 seconds is even more impossible.

"It's Ning Yuchao and Tong Lunian, right?"

"Yes."

"Quick, put the intercom through them!"

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At this time, the stage was peaceful, but all the hosts were very nervous. They were all professional hosts, and the Spring Festival Gala was especially important for time. Naturally, they were always paying attention, although they might not all know what happened to Zhao Hongsi's sketch. But those who have rehearsed many times know that there is not enough time now!

The nerves that were already tense all of a sudden became even tighter.

But they are still sticking to their posts, because they know, the director team must know now, the director team will immediately inform them what to do, they just need to stick to their posts.

This is what a professional host should do, and they should trust the ability of the director team of the Spring Festival Gala.

Ning Yuchao and Tong Lu were even more nervous about the hosts. After the next show, they were going to go on stage and read their words, but there was no time left.

The two of them looked at the countdown board at the left back of the venue, their palms sweating slightly.

"Xiao Chao, Tong Lu, can you two speed up the recitation later? We need to buy some time to come out."

Chief Director Zou Lin's voice rang in the ears of Ning Yuchao and Tong Lu.

Ning Yuchao said: "I can double the speed, but..."

Ning Yuchao looked at Tong Lu, the subtext is that he can do it himself, but Tong Lu is not a professional host after all, it can be seen that she is very nervous at this time, it would be good to let her read normally without making mistakes, and I want her to speed up , is estimated to be impossible.

It wouldn't work to switch to another host. After all, they were the two of them for the first few hours. If Tong Lu was suddenly replaced in the end, it is estimated that Tong Lu would be criticized by netizens after the show, saying that she was not capable enough to be replaced in the end.

Moreover, the other hosts were not familiar with reading the words before, even if they could read them completely, there was absolutely no way to speed up. If they had to speed up, there would probably be problems.

Tong Lu knew what Ning Yuchao meant when she saw her, and said, "I will try my best..."

"Twice as fast is not enough. We have to try to set aside 1 minute and 20 seconds. You are only given 30 seconds. At most, you can only give you 35 seconds, no more!" Zou Lin said seriously.

Ning Yuchao's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Do you only read the sponsor's words?"

"No, the congratulations from the embassy must also be read, this is international relations!"

"How is that possible? The 2-minute word is shortened to less than 30 seconds...Even I, I can't guarantee that I won't talk about it. If I can't read clearly, the sponsor and the embassy will have objections!"

After Ning Yuchao protested, Zou Lin was silent for a while, then heaved a long sigh, and said, "It's really impossible... I can only let the last program be removed, and ten of you hosts stand on stage for me for 5 minutes!"

Ning Yuchao was even more desperate. In 5 minutes, their ten hosts could naturally finish without a script. However, such things happened in the Spring Festival Gala in the past two years, and they were criticized by the audience in the end.

Because in the end everyone was waiting for the clock to strike zero o’clock, the hosts would say a few words each, and it was just right to start the countdown, but the host kept talking non-stop, one or two minutes was no problem, three or four minutes would be too long for the audience, 2 minutes is almost the limit of the audience's patience.

Ning Yuchao remained silent. As the host, he could only follow the director's wishes at this time.

But Tong Lu is different. She is not a professional host. At this time, the first thing in her mind is how to solve this problem, not to obey unconditionally.

And asking her to read the words and speed up her speech later, she was also a little frightened. She performed very well today, so she couldn't overturn at the last moment!

At this moment, Tong Lu saw Lin Li who was changing his clothes backstage and was about to go back to the stage!

With a flash of inspiration, Tong Lu immediately said, "Director, I have an idea."

Zou Lin had already decided to treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor, but when he heard Tong Lu say this, he suddenly became hopeful and asked, "What can I do?"

"Let Lin Li read the manuscript we are waiting for!"

Tong Lu said, ran to Lin Li and grabbed Lin Li.

Lin Li was about to go back, but he was puzzled by Tong Lu's sudden pull.

Ning Yuchao knew that Lin Li often created miracles, but this time it was different. Lin Li was not familiar with their lines at all, and they spoke at such a fast speed. Mouth.

Lin Li is not a professional host, how could he do it?

And the difficulty is that speaking fast is enough, and all audiences have to hear clearly.

Especially sponsor brands, they spend a lot of money, if they can't read clearly, they will definitely not agree!

It is too difficult to be fast and clear. Ning Yuchao feels that this is the limit of human beings.

"This... can't be done." Ning Yuchao said.

"What's the situation?" Lin Li was pulled over, seeing the expressions of Tong Lu and Ning Yuchao, and asked in a daze.