Shandong Variety Show, see you in 10 years, you surprised me
Ten years ago, I was a junior high school student. At that time, the mobile Internet was not as developed as it is now. Watching TV was my main entertainment activity during the summer. My favorite show is "Happy Forward" on the variety show channel. Ordinary people from all walks of life challenge complex tracks, and their various falls into the water instantly become a source of happiness for me. My favorite player is Xu Zhihui. He is tall, long arms and fast, and often breaks the fastest record.
After "Big Yi Brother" Zhu Zhiwen appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 2012, I watched the "Big Yi Brother" competition video on the Internet and was fascinated by his heroic "Rolling Yangtze River" "East Passing Water" was shocked. At that time, I felt that it was the pride of Shandong people to have a "Spring Festival Gala" contestant in our Shandong TV talent show. "I Am a Big Star" is worthy of being a stage for ordinary people, letting us know that gold always shines!
The success of "Brother Dayi" led to the craze of talent shows. In the following years, more and more people appeared on the "I'm a Big Star" program. There were more contestants and their talent levels varied. . Some netizens cut out clips of certain contestants' auditions and put them together online, causing many netizens who didn't know the truth to misunderstand the show. The overgeneralized editing and the online environment that echoed what everyone else said made me, who watched less and less TV due to academic stress, believe it to be true and lost interest in these programs.
I stopped paying attention to TV programs until I graduated from college, and the Shandong Variety Show Channel completely disappeared from my sight. This year due to the epidemic, I chose to stay in China when I should have continued studying abroad. By chance, I got the opportunity to intern at a variety show channel.
In the first week, the teacher from the promotion department took me on a business trip with the program team of "Variety Caravan", and I followed to learn how the program interacted with the live broadcast on the new media platform. At that time, I realized that variety shows had also caught up with the trend. The channel and this column had already opened Douyin and Kuaishou accounts, with more than 1 million fans. Viewers from other places or who are inconvenient to watch TV can learn about variety shows through their mobile phones. In the channel's programs, you can even see various behind-the-scenes highlights, which are more flexible and interesting than on TV.
On the afternoon of arriving at the destination, the promotion teacher and I broadcast the rehearsal process live on Douyin and Kuaishou platforms. The windy and rainy weather affected the sound and picture effects of the live broadcast, but there were still many viewers actively interacting with me in the live broadcast room. Compared with the rehearsal process of the show, they were more concerned about the physical condition of the host and artists, "Let Ding Zhe and Diandian Wear more!” Messages like “Thanks to the teachers and staff for your hard work” kept appearing, and the cold winter became warmer. I really didn’t expect that there are so many die-hard fans who continue to pay attention to the programs of Shandong Variety Channel!
The bad weather could not stop the enthusiasm and seriousness of everyone on the show. From 2pm to 8pm, every actor and staff member worked hard and walked on stage to audition over and over again. . During this period, a director suddenly felt unwell and was hospitalized for an injection. It was said that she returned to the hotel in the early morning, but I still saw her on set during the official recording the next day. This business trip made me realize that every "variety artist" is serious about producing programs and wants to produce good programs to give back to the audience.
Two weeks ago, I completed the live broadcast of "I'm a Big Star" on Kuaishou for the first time. I was shocked when I went to the recording site for the first time! The stage setting is simple and elegant, the host is handsome and steady, and the judges and teachers are approachable and have no airs at all. During the intermission, I even invited judge Wu Wen to chat with the audience in the live broadcast room, which was very lively! Today, when "traffic is king", this program still maintains a "down-to-earth" style. I saw that among the contestants there are stay-at-home mothers, teachers, workers, female entrepreneurs, veterans, etc. What remains unchanged is that it still provides services to ordinary people. People are provided with opportunities to showcase their talents. What has changed is that the talent level of the contestants has significantly improved, and the live broadcast singing is very beautiful and very engaging.
There are still people on the Internet who use old videos that have been pieced together from several years ago to make excuses. They are simply too ignorant of reality and too outdated! That live broadcast completely changed my original one-sided impression of this program. Since then, I have recommended my parents to watch this program. They also have their own contestants to support, and they will tune into this channel whenever they have time.
What surprises me is that Xu Zhihui, my favorite player ten years ago, is still active in the "Happy Forward" competition.
The veterans are still competing, but the program has already undergone innovative changes: the "Challenging the Internet Celebrity Bridge" series is relaxed and entertaining, and the process of swinging the bridge is fun and enjoyable; in the "Speed Chase" series, fast-running veterans often compete with professional parkour people, It's more competitive, making it exciting and exciting to watch! The new version of "Happy Forward" is even more exciting. I really don't know if I didn't have this internship opportunity!
Last weekend I went out to eat with Fa Xiao. He heard that I was interning at the variety show channel. He smiled and said: "After "Comedy Academy", there will be no more Shandong variety shows!" I shook my head: "Shandong Variety Show It’s still there, but you don’t want to get to know the brand new one. As long as you are willing, if you have time to take a look again, I guarantee you will be pleasantly surprised!” I told him everything I had seen and heard this month, “Yes. There may be new programs next year, come and witness their birth with us!”