One weekend in April 1990, "Chia Tai Variety" was launched on CCTV, causing a hot discussion.
The ratings were as high as 30%, which was the case in this late period, and the novel section setting in the show was very attractive.
In particular, the part of "The World is Wonderful" followed the two beautiful women from Taiwan to experience the customs and customs of the world, which greatly satisfied the curiosity of the Chinese people at that time.
In particular, weng Qianyu sang the theme song of the program "Dedication of Love", when the melody of "Love is Love, Love is Amour" sounded, it immediately made the audience fall into a wave of "memory killing".
The program has been broadcast for 31 years now, and it has become the longest-lived variety show in China so far.
In the past 31 years, the show has gone through 5 male hosts and 6 female hosts, and now they have also walked out of different lives.
01, Jiang Kun
Before the launch of "Chia Tai Variety", the program group had two conditions for the choice of host.
First of all, the audience must be familiar with the host; and there must be a certain degree of hosting skills to be able to control the stage.
The program team thought about it and finally thought of a suitable candidate- Jiang Kun, a cross-talk actor.
It turns out that the choice of the program group is not wrong, and Jiang Kun's humorous and friendly typhoon quickly won the love of the audience.
But the host is not his job after all, Jiang Kun did not host for too long in "Zhengda Variety", and then he re-entered the cross-talk stage he loved.
As a disciple of Ma Ji, Jiang Kun began to learn cross-talk in the 1970s and performed many classic cross-talk with old partners such as Li Wenhua and Tang Jiezhong in the 80s.
In particular, the cross-talk "Tiger Mouth Reverie" performed by Tang Jiezhong on the spring evening in 1987 was widely acclaimed as soon as it was broadcast, and it is still repeatedly broadcast on television.
The success of "Tiger Mouth Reverie" also allowed Jiang Kun to get rid of the career bottleneck at that time and enter the peak of his career.
In the past few decades, Jiang Kun has also brought out many apprentices, such as Tang Aiguo, and Dashan, who speaks a thief's Chinese, are his proud protégés.
Not only is his career successful, Jiang Kun's married life is also very happy and stable.
In 1977, Jiang Kun married Li Jingmin, whom he knew when he went to the mountains and went to the countryside, and after the marriage, his wife gave birth to his daughter Jiang Shan.
In 1997, Jiang Kun also adopted a boy in an orphanage and named him Jiang He.
When Jiang He grew up, Jiang Kun respected Jiang He's choice and worked hard to find the whereabouts of his biological parents for him.
In recent years, Jiang Kun rarely appeared in front of the public, as the chairman of the Ququ Association, he occasionally participated in some activities, and he began to enjoy his old age at the age of 70.
02, Yang Lan
At that time, in addition to Jiang Kun, Yang Lan was also one of the hosts of "Zhengda Variety".
At the beginning of each show, the opening words of the two people, "Don't look at it and don't know, the world is wonderful", have long become the audience's deepest impression of the show.
Yang Lan was able to enter the "Zhengda Variety Show" completely by virtue of his own strength.
At that time, "Chia Tai Variety" went to Beijing Foreign Chinese College to select the host, and Yang Lan, who had just graduated, successfully entered the interview, but was harassed by the chief examiner.
One of the examiners asked her a very "bizarre" question: Do you dare to wear a bikini?
In the face of this kind of problem, it is easy for ordinary people to be confused, but Yang Lan calmly replied: This is not a question of whether to dare or not, it is a question of whether it is suitable or not.
Later, the chief examiner told Yang Lan that they wanted to find a "pure" female host.
But Yang Lan was not convinced: she told the chief examiner that the female host was not just a foil for the male host, and that the program needed a smart host, not just positioned as "pure".
Yang Lan's improvisation and unique insight made the chief examiner greatly appreciated, and finally Yang Lan, who had undergone many tests, entered CCTV as soon as he graduated and became the host of "Chia Tai Variety".
In the four years of hosting "Zhengda Variety", from Jiang Kun to Zhao Zhongxiang, Yang Lan can match different chemical reactions, and he is also deeply loved by the audience with his intellectual and atmospheric image.
In 1994, when Yang Lan was at her peak, she suddenly made a surprising choice: to study abroad.
This decision was undoubtedly very risky, because at that time, studying abroad had to resign, and once the visa was denied, it was equivalent to no way back.
But Yang Lan is very determined, she resolutely quit the host job of many people's eyes, and studied at Columbia University in the United States for two years, which also allowed her to gradually find her future direction.
It was also when he was studying abroad that Yang Lan met her future husband Wu Zheng, and the two married in 1995, after which Yang Lan also gave birth to a son.
When he was about to graduate, Yang Lan studied the American talk show model and co-produced a program "Yang Lan's Vision" with Oriental Satellite TV, interviewing people like former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
After returning to China, Yang Lan launched the interview program "Yang Lan Studio" on Phoenix SATELLITE TV, which is the predecessor of "Yang Lan Interview", which has become one of the most popular interview programs in China.
Nowadays, although Yang Lan has faded out of the hosting stage, she is still invited to attend various events from time to time, and she still shines with the title of "China's most successful woman".
03, Zhao Zhongxiang
After Jiang Kun left, Zhao Zhongxiang took his place and became the new host of "Chia Tai Variety".
In fact, at the beginning, Zhao Zhongxiang still had some concerns, he had not hosted such a variety show, could he be competent?
After several episodes of the program were broadcast, Zhao Zhongxiang's stable and peaceful hosting style was recognized by the audience, and even the "predecessor" Jiang Kun said that he took over the job.
At that time, Zhao Zhongxiang had been working in CCTV for more than 30 years, and could be regarded as a "veteran-level" figure of CCTV.
As early as 1959, Shen Li, the only broadcaster of CCTV at that time, was recruiting across the country, and 17-year-old Zhao Zhongxiang entered CCTV after multiple layers of screening.
But in the following ten years, due to the social environment and too young age and other reasons, Zhao Zhongxiang did not get the opportunity to appear on camera, and has been working behind the scenes.
Until 1978, 36-year-old Zhao Zhongxiang finally came to the front of the stage to become the anchor of "News Network" and began to be well known to the public.
In 1981, Zhao Zhongxiang served as the host of the Beijing Middle School Students' Intelligence Competition, but he did not expect that he would have a relationship with the host since then.
Two years later, at the first CCTV Spring Festival Gala, Zhao Zhongxiang served as a speech, and began to host the Spring Festival Gala in the second year, until 2000, a total of 13 sessions.
In addition to "Zhengda Variety" and the Spring Festival Gala, the audience is most familiar with Zhao Zhongxiang's explanation in "Animal World", and his thick and emotional explanation in the program has become a lingering memory of generations of audiences.
After retirement, Zhao Zhongxiang did not give up the stage he served all his life, he wandered in various David TV, successively participated in "Old Zhao Guest Room", "Dance Forest Conference" and other programs, and recorded "Ace to Ace" at the age of 77.
In 2020, 78-year-old Zhao Zhongxiang died of illness, and there has been no voice of Teacher Zhao in the world since then, only through the images of the past to remember.
04, 05, Fang Shu/ Fang Hui
In fact, at that time, in addition to the fixed hosting lineup of Yang Lan and Zhao Zhongxiang, there was also a pair of short-lived hosting partners, that is, actor Fang Shu and her sister Fang Hui.
For Fang Shu, many people should be very familiar, in the 80s of the last century, she was a movie star with the same name as Liu Xiaoqing and Zhang Yu.
As early as 1965, the 7-year-old Fang Shu starred in "Eternal Life in the Fire" as a small turnip head, although the role was not much, but that young and simple face left a deep impression on the audience.
In 1978, Fang Shu was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, and the following year he starred in the classic comedy film "Look at this family", which made a name for himself in the film industry.
The 80s was the peak of Fang Shu's acting career, and she had wonderful performances in films such as "The Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces" and "Young Friends", among which the movie "Sunrise" also won her the Best Actress of the Hundred Flowers Award.
But when his acting career was at its most prosperous, Fang Shu gave up all this because of emotional problems.
In 1994, Fang Shu divorced her husband and famous director Chen Guoxing for many years, and soon after married singer Tu Honggang.
After marriage, Shu basically gave up his acting career and took care of the family wholeheartedly, and later gave birth to a daughter for Tu Honggang.
But the children did not let the marriage last long, and in 2002 Fang Shu and Tu Hong just ended their eight-year marriage, and Fang Shu has been single ever since.
Although Fang Shu still wants to continue to develop in the show business circle after the divorce, he has no choice but to wait for others, coupled with the age problem, Fang Shu can no longer regain the glory of the past.
In 2007, after starring in the TV series "Flying Sycamore", Fang Shu announced that he would stop filming, and since then he has almost disappeared from public view.
Compared with Fang Shu, her sister Fang Hui is not very famous, as a CCTV host, she hosted many programs in the 90s, including "Kyushu Fangyuan" and "Cultural Life".
But in the late 1990s, Fang Hui retreated behind the scenes as the choreographer of "Half the Sky", and now she has retired, disappeared from the public eye, and "disappeared" for many years.
06. Cheng Qian
After Zhao Zhongxiang left, Cheng Qian became the new host of "Zhengda Variety", which was three years.
Surprisingly, Cheng Qian was not a professional host, he actually debuted as an actor at the earliest.
Even if he later became a host, Cheng Qian did not give up his identity as an actor and played roles in films such as "Women's Football No. 9", "Wuji" and "With You".
It is worth mentioning that Cheng Qian's father, Cheng Zhi, is also a famous actor, who has starred in movies since the 50s, and the most well-known role should be Elder Jinchi in the old version of "Journey to the West".
The reason why he embarked on the path of the host was actually a mistake: in 1985, Cheng Qian, who was in the Pearl River Studio Troupe, received an invitation from Guangzhou Television Station to host a legal program.
Unexpectedly, he was stationed at the host post until 1992, when he entered CCTV again, and two years later, he hosted the Spring Festival Gala with Ni Ping and others.
In addition to "Chia Tai Variety", Cheng Qian also hosted the program "Happy Story", which can be said that Cheng Qian in the 90s has achieved the top in the host industry.
But at the peak of his career, Cheng Qian had to choose between acting and hosting because of the conflict between acting and hosting.
In the end, Cheng Qian, who loved acting, chose the identity of an actor after much thought and had to give up his job at CCTV.
But the results proved that the actor's road is not easy to walk, although Cheng Qian also starred in many film and television works, but did not give too deep impression, in recent years has basically faded out of the show business circle.
Compared with the unhappiness of the career, the emotional experience before Cheng is also very bumpy.
In 1992, Cheng Qian married Wang Yue, a singer at the Pacific Arts Troupe, but the marriage ended in divorce within a few years.
The most enjoyable love affair before Cheng Qian is undoubtedly the relationship with Hua Dan Dongqing, the head of CCTV.
In 2001, Cheng Qian and Dong Qing met each other and soon fell in love, and the two fell in love for 6 years.
However, with the continuous emergence of various conflicts in terms of personality and career, the two eventually failed to enter the palace of marriage.
Today, Cheng Qian, who is in his 50s, has a new family, his wife is an outsider who is 20 years younger than him, and he has children between the two, and the family life is very happy.
07. Zhang Zheng
After Cheng Qian resigned, Zhang Zheng, who was then a news anchor, took his place as the new host of the show.
Zhang Zheng, who originally thought that the news was broadcast, was not very accustomed to this entertainment program, but Zhang Zheng's calm and atmospheric style without losing humor quickly merged with the overall style of the program, and there were countless fans for a time.
In the years of hosting "Chia Tai Variety", Zhang Zheng changed three partners, and he was able to create a good program effect with each other, so he also got the favor of the Spring Festival Gala.
In 2001, Zhang Zheng stood on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala for the first time, and he did not show any timidity when he first appeared on the Spring Festival Gala, so he hosted two more Spring Festival Galas since then.
In addition to the Spring Festival Gala stage, Zhang Zheng also served as the host of major events such as the large-scale party for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Party, and after several years of tempering, Zhang Zheng has become a "pillar" of CCTV.
But in 2003, Zhang Zheng, who was at the peak of his career, suddenly disappeared in front of the public's eyes, and just when everyone was speculating, Zhang Zheng appeared in front of the public as the director of the China Performance Management Center.
In the year of life, Zhang Zheng resolutely chose to break on another road, and such courage is worthy of admiration.
After that, Zhang Zheng's "road to politics" became smoother and smoother, becoming the editor-in-chief of Guangming Daily in 2017 and the head of the propaganda department of Hebei Province in 2021.
From the host to the career, Zhang Zheng after the transformation has opened a new chapter in his life.
08. Wang Xuechun
At that time, zhang Zheng co-hosted the "Zhengda Variety" with the female host Wang Xuechun.
Wang Xuechun, who has a sweet smile and is gentle and generous, has a natural affinity as soon as he stands on the stage, so he is also very popular with the audience.
To be able to embark on the road of host, Wang Xuechun has unique family conditions: his father Wang Feng is the first director of CCTV, one of the initiators of the Spring Festival Gala, and the director of the old version of "Journey to the West", and his status can be described as highly respected.
After graduating from college, Wang Xuechun entered CCTV and started from the position of reporter, slowly accumulated experience, and finally sat in the position of host.
In 1994, Wang Xuechun began to host "Zhengda Variety", with the popularity accumulated by the program, she appeared as one of the hosts at the Spring Festival Gala in 1998, and her future was bright.
But like Yang Lan, Wang Xuechun chose to study abroad in 2002 and spent the next year studying in Australia.
After returning to China, Wang Xuechun returned to CCTV, but she no longer served as the host of "Chia Tai Variety", but went behind the scenes and became the producer of this show.
After that, Wang Xuechun also hosted many programs, such as "Guinness China Night" and "Joy Street", which have brought unforgettable memories to audiences at different times.
As for Wang Xuechun's marital status, we have always known very little.
In fact, Wang Xuechun was married as early as the early 90s, but she and her husband have not had children and have been adhering to their "Dink" concept.
Nowadays, Wang Xuechun has long ceased to be the host, occasionally releasing some dynamics on his personal short video platform, and his speech and demeanor still reveal the style of the former host.
09, Ji Xueping
Since 1999, Ji Xueping has become the host of "Zhengda Variety", when she was only in her 20s, she was young and lively, full of vitality, and blew up a "youth storm" on CCTV.
In fact, when Ji Xueping was 14 years old, she starred in the TV series "Sixteen-year-old Flower Season" and gained countless fans with the role of the squad leader Bai Xue.
But after that, Ji Xueping's life did not develop in the direction of an actor as people expected, but turned to the field of host, and before graduating from college, she went to "Zhengda Variety" for internship, and later naturally became the host of this show.
In 2001, Ji Xueping's contract with CCTV expired, and she had planned to go to the United States to study, but she interrupted this idea because of the 911 incident, and went to work at Oriental Satellite TV.
Ji Xueping did not expect that her two programs on Oriental Satellite TV, "Family Studio" and "Guess Who Will Come", received an unprecedented warm response and became the ace program of Oriental Satellite TV.
Not only is the career going higher and higher, Ji Xueping's love road is also smooth.
In 2004, Ji Xueping ended her long-distance love run and married Helide, the son of a rich man in Taiwan, and gave birth to a son and a daughter after marriage.
Ji Xueping, who has a family, gradually fades out of the stage of the host, concentrates on family life and teaches her children, and her life is very happy.
10. Lin Hai
For Lin Hai, we may be more familiar with his identity as the host of Oriental Satellite TV.
But in fact, in 2001, Lin Hai has already entered the host of "Chia Tai Variety", with this national level variety show, Lin Hai is slowly known to the public.
After that, Lin Hai served as a host in programs such as "Guinness China Night", until 2011, Lin Hai left CCTV to devote himself to Oriental Satellite TV, and hosted programs such as "The Voice of Chinese Dreams", "The Goddess's New Clothes", and "Our Song".
In addition to his career, Lin Hai has also experienced two marriages.
The first marriage was with Jin Ling, the ace voice actor of Oriental Satellite TV, who was seven years younger than the other, but the two overcame many obstacles to get married.
The good times did not last long, and the gap between the two people due to work and other issues became deeper and deeper, which eventually led to divorce.
Later, Lin Hai and He Jie, another host of Oriental Satellite TV, met and fell in love, and finally the two married in 2007, after which He Jie gave birth to a daughter for him, and now the family of three lives are very warm and happy.
11. Zhu Xun
Like many hosts, Zhu Xun, who began hosting "Chia Tai Variety" in 2000, became famous at a young age.
14-year-old host CCTV program, 15-year-old for starring in "Rock Youth" was chased to sign, Zhu Xun's starting point in the show business circle is not low.
But at the age of 17, Zhu Xun insisted on choosing to study in Japan instead of continuing to dig deeper in the show business circle.
During his study abroad, Zhu Xun worked odd jobs and brushed the toilet, until the third year of his junior year, when the Japanese NHK Broadcasting Association found a host, and Zhu Xun stabilized in the Japanese hosting industry, which was done for six years.
When he returned to China in 2000, it was "Zhengda Variety" that recruited the host, and Zhu Xun, who had deep hosting experience, was hired and has been stationed on CCTV ever since.
After leaving "Chia Tai Variety", Zhu Xun has successively hosted programs such as "Heart to Heart", "Happiness Bill", "Avenue of Stars" and other programs on CCTV, and has appeared on the Spring Festival Gala many times in recent years, as if he has become the backbone of CCTV's female host.
At the same time as the career is successful, the love life of Zhu Xun and her husband Wang Zhi is also very sweet.
Wang Zhi was also a famous mouth of CCTV, hosting programs such as "Face to Face", and the two had a lovely son after marriage, and the life of a family of three was very full and happy.
"Chia Tai Variety" has gone through 31 years of time, during which it has undergone the revision of the program and experienced many changes of the host, and now the new "Chia Tai Variety" has been renamed "Animal Coming", and the host is Gao Bo.
Although "Zhengda Variety" is still there, whether it is the style form of the program or the popularity of the program, it is long gone, and people can't help but sigh.
In any case, "Chia Tai Variety" has brought countless joys to a generation of viewers, and the hosts of the show have long been part of our fond memories of the show.
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