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"Brother with Thorns" ended on the evening of October 29, and 17 artists who participated in the show finally stood out in the finals to form the first generation of "Piping Hot Singing Family" members.
Among the members, four are from Hong Kong, and Chen Xiaochun has won the top spot in the personal favorites rankings, winning two trophies.
The Greater Bay Area, short for guangdong-hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, is a cluster of cities that surround the Pearl River Delta region of China.
"Brother of the Greater Bay Area" is one of the highlights first proposed in the program "Brother Who Cut Through Thorns". Hong Kong actor Xie Tianhua told the Global Times reporter that the origin of this title is unintentional willow, just casually said a sentence in the program "you gang of greater Wan Chai", did not expect to be quickly grabbed and spread by netizens.
"They probably find the name cute and affectionate, like a bunch of friends around them. Therefore, I also hope that with the sign of 'Brother of the Greater Bay Area', we will develop different forms and continue to meet with you. Xie Tianhua said.
Talking about "Brother Who Cut Through Thorns" to make the "Brother of the Greater Bay Area" known and loved by more people, Chen Xiaochun told the Global Times reporter that if the performance of the "Brother of the Greater Bay Area" in the program can become a model and demonstration, it can attract more young people to pay attention to the Greater Bay Area, which is of great significance. "The words 'Brother of the Greater Bay Area' add up to a hope for tomorrow, and we feel very honored and will continue to do something in this name in the future."
Hot topics with the "Greater Bay Area" label have been repeatedly rushed to Weibo's hot search during the broadcast of the program. The "Buddhist system" and "anti-inner volume" of the brother of the Greater Bay Area at the beginning of the program were in stark contrast with the performance of constantly challenging the limits of themselves for the stage effect and bravely stepping out of the comfort zone, and gained more audience popularity.
The program team added more Cantonese classic songs to the song arrangement than the previous music program, including in the final, the contestants selected two golden songs from the two camps, "Sea wide sky" and "Friendship Years", both of which are memories of a generation, and when the two songs were sung again on the mainland variety stage, it triggered a chorus from the audience.
"Before the competition, I really didn't expect that there would still be such a high degree of heat, because some time ago I didn't often come to the mainland, and there weren't many new works, so I was worried that I would be forgotten by the audience, but fortunately they didn't forget Xie Tianhua." This may be related to the previous films, TV series and music of many Hong Kong artists, whose works have influenced generations of people and accompanied them to grow up, and they are impressed, and I think this is the reason to maintain that heat," Xie Tianhua said.
Chen Xiaochun mentioned that they had a good exchange with other artists from different places in the show, collided with fresher ideas, not only established a good emotional foundation, but also contributed a lot of experience to the further improvement of stage performances.
After watching the show, many netizens shouted Cantonese to be good, and the Greater Wan Chai people were also improving their Mandarin proficiency in order to integrate into the mainland, and even completed the performance of a difficult song "Dalabang Bar".
Both Chen Xiaochun and Xie Tianhua believe that "Brother With Thorns and Thorns" is a powerful channel for more Hong Kong artists to understand the mainland's performing arts industry and be ready to seize the opportunity to develop in the mainland. At the same time, this platform enables more mainland audiences to recognize the professionalism and stage style of Hong Kong artists.
In addition to "Brother With Thorns", more Hong Kong artists are integrating into the development of the Greater Bay Area through other forms. Chen Xiaochun mentioned that short video platforms such as Douyin and Kuaishou can also become an important way for Hong Kong artists to narrow the distance with mainland audiences.
TVB General Manager Zeng Zhiwei previously said in an interview that next year is the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, and TVB will work closely with mainland platforms and integrate into the development of the Greater Bay Area.
He said that Hong Kong only has more than 7 million viewers, while the entire Greater Bay Area has a population of more than 80 million, which is a market with great potential for future development. Zeng Zhiwei pointed out that TV stations should assume social responsibilities and transmit more positive energy.