The rehearsal for the 2024 Spring Festival Gala kicked off, but two popular sketch actors Shen Teng and Ma Li were unexpectedly missing.
This news was like a shock bomb, which instantly detonated the audience's attention.
The absence of these two tacit partners made the entire Spring Festival Gala rehearsal fall into a tense and uneasy atmosphere.
All of a sudden, speculation and doubts sparked on social media.
Some people think that Shen Teng and Ma Li may not be able to participate in the rehearsal because of other work arrangements, but more people are beginning to wonder if this is the epitome of the overall decline in the quality of the Spring Festival Gala.
The audience's expectations for the Spring Festival Gala seem to be gradually exhausted, because the performance content of the Spring Festival Gala in the past few years is more like catering to traffic stars and Internet hot memes, rather than really focusing on the essence of performing arts.
In this era of information explosion, the audience's aesthetics are becoming more and more critical, and for the annual literary and artistic feast of the Spring Festival Gala, they are eager for more wonderful performances than stage effects to show off their skills.
However, in recent years, the performances of the Spring Festival Gala seem to be getting farther and farther away from the audience's expectations.
Traffic and hot stalks have become dominant, but traditional forms such as sketches, songs and dances have gradually been marginalized.
The audience began to question: Is the Spring Festival Gala really still the Spring Festival Gala?
And the absence of Shen Teng and Ma Li is even worse.
These two sketch actors have always been the stabilizing force of the Spring Festival Gala, and their humorous style and tacit cooperation have become the focus of the audience's love.
However, their absence this year has been a huge disappointment.
Perhaps it is precisely because of the artistic aspiration of the Spring Festival Gala that these talented actors began to keep their distance from the Spring Festival Gala.
In addition to Shen Teng and Ma Li, the performances of some new actors also failed to break the audience's doubts.
Although Jia Bing and other new forces have worked hard, they seem to have not fully integrated into the atmosphere of the Spring Festival Gala, which makes people always feel that something is missing.
Maybe it's the collision of tradition and modernity, or maybe the audience hasn't adapted to the changes in artistic expression, in short, there seem to be some awkward rupture on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala.
Perhaps, we should reflect on what kind of program the Spring Festival Gala is? Is it a platform for chasing traffic and popularity, or is it a palace for inheriting culture and promoting art? As time goes by, the Spring Festival Gala seems to have found a balance between the two, but the recent situation has made people wonder if this balance still exists.
At this moment, we can't help but ask: Is the audience really losing interest in the Spring Festival Gala? Or is the Spring Festival Gala losing the trust of the audience? Perhaps, the Spring Festival Gala needs more reform and innovation, rather than blindly catering to market demand.
The audience is looking forward to seeing more performances that are truly in-depth and connotative, not just those that can create a hot spot in a short period of time.
In the end, perhaps this kind of controversy is what the Spring Festival Gala needs.
As an old proverb goes, "Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize a boat."
"The Spring Festival Gala needs to listen to the voices of the audience and find their original intentions, rather than blindly pursuing superficial liveliness.
Perhaps, only in controversy and reflection can the Spring Festival Gala truly radiate new vitality.
Behind this controversy, we may be able to look at the issue of the Spring Festival Gala from another angle.
With the development of social media, audiences have gradually become active receivers of information, rather than passive recipients.
In this era of information overload, people are more in pursuit of depth and thinking, and they are gradually feeling aesthetic fatigue with empty entertainment content.
If the Spring Festival Gala wants to maintain its status, it needs more in-depth program content.
We can't help but think of the classic sketches of the past that people talk about, those works that convey social observations and human warmth through humorous and witty words.
Perhaps, the Spring Festival Gala needs to return to the era that emphasized wisdom and humor, so that laughter is mixed with thinking about social phenomena, so that the audience can get more inspiration in laughter.
At the same time, the selection of actors for the Spring Festival Gala also needs to be more cautious.
Relying too much on traffic stars and influencers can lead to a decline in artistic quality.
The new force is certainly the vitality of the Spring Festival Gala, but whether to pay attention to their acting skills and performance level when choosing actors, and whether they can really be qualified for the big stage of the Spring Festival Gala, is also a matter that needs to be seriously considered.
Perhaps, there are lessons we can learn from other cultural events.
For example, foreign Oscar ceremonies, in addition to the establishment of awards, pay more attention to the display of performing arts.
Excellent actors and works are presented to the audience through the stage, making the whole ceremony a real artistic feast.
The Spring Festival Gala may be able to learn from this model and create a more colorful and exciting literary event through more selected actors and performances.
Of course, this does not mean that the Spring Festival Gala should become dull and serious.
Instead, we were looking forward to a show that blended lighthearted humor and deep thought.
Just like desserts in life, they must have both a sweet surface and a deep connotation.
Only in this way can the Spring Festival Gala truly satisfy the audience's taste buds and allow them to get the pleasure of the soul while entertaining.
Perhaps, the reform of the Spring Festival Gala should not stop at the adjustment of the performance content, but also include the all-round optimization of program production.
Whether it is possible to make every link strive for excellence through more scientific planning and organization, and can bring better audio-visual enjoyment to the audience, is also a problem that needs to be seriously considered.
Finally, we might as well give the Spring Festival Gala some time to let it gradually find its own direction in the midst of controversy and reflection.
And the audience, perhaps, can also give some constructive opinions and encouragement while criticizing.
After all, the Spring Festival Gala has always been a cultural symbol that condenses emotions and conveys warmth, and I hope it can shine more brilliantly in the new era.
Perhaps, it is in this kind of cooperation and understanding that the Spring Festival Gala can truly achieve a qualitative leap and become a program with more characteristics and cultural connotations of the times.