On July 8, Yuan Dewang, who served as the chief director of CCTV's Spring Festival Gala, died at the age of 77.
The famous journalist Du Enhu confirmed the news of his death, saying that Yuan Dewang died in Beijing at 3 a.m. on the 8th due to ineffective medical treatment, and many of Yuan Dewang's friends issued articles confirming the news.
Han Qiaosheng posted a message of condolences, pointing out that his collaboration with Chen Peisi, Zhu Shimao, and Tang Jiezhong "Boxing" is Yuan Dewang's masterpiece, Yuan Dewang once served as an art consultant for the program "Happy World Cup", providing many golden ideas, and his death is a big loss to the Chinese TV industry.
Han Qiaosheng:
It is reported that Yuan Dewang was engaged in drama and opera work in his early years, and entered CCTV as a director in 1983, directed the Spring Festival Gala in 1984, 1986, 1987, 1997 and 2004, and was also the chief director of the Beijing Olympic Bid Success Gala "Olympic Love".
For a long time, the outside world has believed that the 1984 Spring Festival Gala was the most successful, and this Spring Festival Gala designed language programs for the first time, allowing Ma Ji, Chen Peisi, Zhu Shimao, Jiang Kun and others to enter the public eye and become famous overnight. And "Unforgettable Tonight" sung by Mr. Li Guyi was also set as a fixed ending song in this session.
"Sketch King" Zhao Benshan teacher on the Spring Festival Gala for the first time was Yuan Dewang shooting, he was worried about language programs when planning the 1987 National Day Gala, when Jiang Kun came to provide candidates, named Zhao Benshan, but Yuan Dewang said that he had not heard of Zhao Benshan, under the recommendation of Jiang Kun, Mr. Benshan appeared on CCTV National Day Gala for the first time, and starred in the sketch "1 plus 1 equals several" The response was enthusiastic, and then opened the road to the Spring Festival Gala.
If there is no Yuan Dewang, the "Bole", masters like Zhao Benshan , Chen Peisi and other masters may be buried, although the two have been away from the Spring Festival Gala for many years, but the call for return has been very high. A few years ago, there was news that Yuan Dewang would invite Zhao Benshan to return to the Spring Festival Gala, but unfortunately this wish did not come true, and now with the death of Yuan Dewang, the possibility of Zhao Benshan returning to the Spring Festival Gala is almost gone.
After learning of Yuan Dewang's death, Liu Shuangping, director of Zhao Benshan's company's "Benshan Media", responded to "express heavy condolences to director Yuan Dewang's death", praising Yuan Yuan Dewang as an excellent director with great feelings and thoughts, directing a number of wonderful programs of the Spring Festival Gala, which will always remain in the hearts of the audience, and we will always miss him.
In addition, Han Qiaosheng said that he had visited Yuan Dewang at home in June, and his physical condition was okay at that time, but it was unacceptable to go too suddenly, and he wished Director Yuan a good journey.