181: Chapter 181 The Spring Festival Gala Opens! The Goddess of Spring Welcomes the New Year, the Golden Crow Brings Good News, Kunlun Bids Farewell to the Old Year, and Light Shines Across China!

Director Ha Wen, who had just sat down, hurriedly stood up to greet the two space heroes, Commander Yang Weili and Deputy Commander Nie Shenghai.

181: Chapter 181 The Spring Festival Gala Opens! The Goddess of Spring Welcomes the New Year, the Golden Crow Brings Good News, Kunlun Bids Farewell to the Old Year, and Light Shines Across China!

Director Ha Wen, who had just sat down, hurriedly stood up to greet the two space heroes, Commander Yang Weili and Deputy Commander Nie Shenghai.

Although Director Ha Wen was the director of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, this was her first time meeting the two of them.

As Director Ha Wen chatted with Commander Yang and Deputy Commander Nie, she kept speculating in her mind.

In recent years, it was not uncommon for space heroes to appear on the Spring Festival Gala, but they were usually just special guests who would wear their military uniforms, show their faces, get a few shots while sitting in their seats, or at most, say a few words during an interview between programs for a simple cameo.

But this time, it was completely different!

According to Lin Mo, these two space heroes were not only going to participate in the Spring Festival Gala, but they were also going to be the protagonists of a special segment of the Spring Festival Gala!

Thinking of this, Director Ha Wen became completely excited.

If she remembered correctly, from the 2004 Spring Festival Gala to the present year of 2013, it had been almost ten years, and this was the first time space heroes would participate in the Spring Festival Gala as protagonists!

This new program could completely make this Year of the Snake Spring Festival Gala much more brilliant and colorful!

Her reputation as the director of the Spring Festival Gala might even rise with the tide because of this new program!

Arrange it!

Director Ha Wen had already made a decision in her heart; the matter of inserting the new program into the schedule must be arranged!

No matter how long it took, or whether it could fit in, it had to be inserted!

She wouldn't hesitate even if it meant temporarily cutting a few programs!

At the head of the table, Lin Mo did not know about Director Ha Wen's internal changes. Seeing that everyone had already greeted each other and gotten acquainted, he continued to say with a smile.

"Director Ha Wen," "I highly approve of your specific planning for the Year of the Snake Spring Festival Gala."

"Especially your use of 'Brand New China' as the theme, with 'New Spring Arrives', 'New Joy Comes', 'New Ideas Unfold', and 'New Chapter Opens' as the four sub-themes."

"It fully demonstrates that all of our Chinese people are united as one, carrying forward the past and opening up the future," "In the past year, continuing the great cause of China's rise as a powerful nation," "Carrying on the past and opening up the future, continuing to struggle, achieving one major milestone after another, miraculous breakthroughs," "Making our Chinese nation stand even more strongly and proudly in the forest of world nations, and now striding forward with high spirits toward a great new journey—an epic story!"

"It is truly excellent!"

Lin Mo's praise stunned not only Director Ha Wen but everyone present.

This new leader was young, yet he was very eloquent.

A series of inspiring words made everyone feel as if they had personally participated in China's great cause of becoming a powerful nation, and they were almost fired up.

Of course, just as they were getting a little fired up, Lin Mo had already started to change the subject.

"However," "there are still some areas that need improvement."

Hearing this, everyone helplessly twitched their lips.

In China, when listening to leaders speak, one must learn to capture the keywords.

"However," "but," "nevertheless," once these transitional keywords were activated, everyone exclaimed, it was indeed that familiar flavor of Chinese leadership.

Lin Mo didn't think much about everyone's internal activities and continued to smile faintly.

"The four main themes of this program group are all good, but the programs arranged are really too sparse and ordinary!" "They must be changed, all of them!"

Director Ha Wen inadvertently frowned slightly, her mouth slightly opened and then closed, but in the end, she didn't say much. Remembering Li Yong's repeated exhortations just now, she helplessly replied: "Leader, do you have any ideas?" "Tell me, and I will change it."

Lin Mo smiled and waved his hand.

"You don't need to change anything," "Just give me one staff member from the program team, plus two CCTV hosts, and that will be enough."

Hearing this, Director Ha Wen was slightly stunned.

He just said everything had to be changed, and as a result, it was this simple? One staff member from the program team, adding up to only a dozen people, what could this do? ... Director Ha Wen was completely puzzled.

"Director Ha Wen, I don't mean to criticize you." "As a director, you have already done very well." Lin Mo continued with a faint smile.

"But the New Year's Eve Spring Festival Gala is the most important annual program for the Chinese people." "If we don't come up with some substantial, explosive, and beneficial content," "and just engage in social criticism, running sighs and ridicule throughout the program," "or just being overly grand and politically correct, crazily chasing the hot topics of the era," "after a whole night," "there won't be a single program that people can remember," "how can we answer to the people of the whole country?"

Hearing this, Director Ha Wen fell into thought. Shortly after, she showed a bitter smile. "Leader, I understand everything you said, but this is not within my scope of authority..."

Lin Mo smiled and interrupted. "Now it is." "I grant you this power!"

Director Ha Wen was dumbfounded: "Huh?"

After speaking, Lin Mo looked at Li Yong. "Host Li Yong, do you want to go to the moon to play?"

Director Ha Wen and Li Yong were both dumbfounded: "Huh??"

"Host Reporter Sa Ning, what about you? Do you want to go to the moon to open a sub-venue for the Spring Festival Gala?"

Director Ha Wen, Li Yong, and Reporter Sa Ning were all three dumbfounded: "Huh???"

...

Seven days passed quickly. February 11th, New Year's Eve.

At this time, the land of China seemed to have turned into a red ocean. From the north to the south of the great rivers, whether in cities or villages, the streets and alleys were hung with festive items.

Red lanterns, red couplets, red "Fu" stickers, red firecrackers...

Decorating with lanterns and streamers to welcome the New Year, after the strong flavor of the New Year came online, the atmosphere was directly maxed out, and a festive and peaceful atmosphere permeated everywhere.

At 7 PM, every household had finished their New Year's Eve dinner, came to the sofa, and while browsing social platforms on their mobile phones, they waited for the 19:30 Spring Festival Gala to begin.

On the Weibo platform, the Spring Festival Gala preview was released early at 18:00, and at this time, the comment section had already exploded.

"Holy crap! What did I see?" "A moon sub-venue?" "Hahaha! The official account really knows how to stir things up, they probably just built a moon stage!" "Could it be, the official account is talking about that moon overhead!" "You dare to believe this? I'm Qin Shi Huang!" "Damn, don't say that, I actually dare to believe it!" "..."

Just at this moment, the comment section was refreshing crazily. "Quick look, the program list is out!" "Everyone look at the program list!" "Go look immediately!" "..."

After being reminded, the vast number of netizens in the comment section who were crazily arguing flocked to the latest graphic post about the Year of the Snake Spring Festival Gala.

"2013 CCTV Spring Festival Gala." "Theme: Brand New China!" "Four sub-themes," "New Spring Arrives: The Profound Maiden Welcomes Spring, Together Inviting the Bright Moon!" "New Joy Comes: The Golden Crow Announces Good News, The Earth Flows with Gold!" "New Ideas Unfold: Kunlun Bids Farewell to the Old, Establishing a Prosperous Age!" "New Chapter Opens: Continuing the Great Cause, Illuminating China!"

Capturing those nouns on the program list, the comment section of this Weibo post exploded instantly.

"The Profound Maiden?? Kunlun??" "Holy crap! Official daddy, what on earth are you planning to do!" "The Profound Maiden! It's the Profound Maiden! Coach, I want this!" "Damn, the Golden Crow announces good news, what is this Golden Crow?" "Our China, don't tell me they've come up with some new black technology again!" "No, no, can everyone tell me, what on earth are these Profound Maiden and Kunlun things?" "You f*cking don't even know this, are you even Chinese!" "Brothers, this is a 500,000 [shill]! I don't care, I'm reporting it first!" "..."

It was New Year's Eve, and it was the boring wait before the Spring Festival Gala began, so there were many more Weibo netizens than usual.

This Weibo post about the Spring Festival Gala program list rushed to over 6 million comments in just 10 minutes.

This program list directly maxed out the anticipation of the vast number of Chinese netizens.

Unfortunately, it was obvious that the official account didn't intend to inform them in advance, and no matter how much everyone @-ed them, the official account didn't make any reply.

Netizens had no choice but to wait anxiously.

Time passed minute by minute, and soon it reached 19:30. The Year of the Snake Spring Festival Gala officially began!

(Please power up with love!)