Chapter 332 New Operational Ideas and Hilarious "We Are Not Short of Money"

The Mars tourist base was featured on the news broadcast and appeared in front of the people of the whole country.

Although "The Martian" has been taken off the screen and its popularity has decreased, when related news appeared again, it still attracted great attention.

In addition, Shenzhou VII was launched into space not long ago, so this Mars tourist base still attracted the attention of some people who planned to travel during the Spring Festival, and heated discussions about Mars tourism were also sparked online.

"Wow, this is amazing. The Martian is on the news again."

"Although this is to promote the tourism base, it is probably unique for a movie to be broadcast twice on the news. It should be difficult for such a situation to happen again in the future."

"By the way, this Mars tourist base in the news seems to be quite interesting, and there are spaceships."

"Indeed, I originally planned to travel to Dali during the Spring Festival, but now I want to go to Dunhuang."

"I've changed my flight. I was originally planning to go to Sanya, but now I'm going to Dunhuang to see Mars!"

"Let's go together. There are space suits, weightlessness training, and even the living quarters are the same as on Mars. I may never realize my dream of becoming an astronaut in this lifetime, but experiencing it is a dream come true!"

"Loyal fans of The Martian are here to report. You must visit the Mars tourist base."

"I'm from Dunhuang. I went there the day before yesterday. If you want to go, don't hesitate. You can experience everything that astronauts can do there!"

"Is it true? Is the space suit real? Can the rocket fly?"

"The rocket certainly can't fly, and people don't dare to undertake such a dangerous project. Although the space suit is fake, it is very realistic, and you can take pictures for free."

“Is the ticket price expensive? Are there any additional charges for the activities inside?”

“It’s not expensive. The ticket is only over 100 yuan per person. Most of the projects are free. Only a few require additional charges. However, the price is not expensive either. It is very affordable.

The water and snacks sold inside are the same price as outside, so you won’t be ripped off.”

"That makes me want to go, but it's a bit far."

"Distance is not a problem. It depends on whether this special tourism on Mars is attractive enough to you."

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The first Mars tourism base in China has become popular overnight thanks to movies and news broadcasts.

Soon after, advertisements for the Mars tourist base were also widely broadcast on some mainstream local satellite TV stations and on the Internet.

This made the discussion about the base even more lively, and some people even pretended to be insiders of the space agency, saying that they planned to transport Shenzhou VII to the base.

This has made the Mars tourism base increasingly popular on the Internet and in the tourism market.

Offline travel agencies in major cities across the country have also seen a large number of customers coming to inquire.

However, Dunhuang is still too remote. Although many people inquire about it, the number of people who actually set out to visit the Mars tourist base is still not as many as those popular attractions.

Despite this, it has sparked a wave of tourism to Mars.

At the same time, not only the outside world is discussing it hotly, but even the industry is also paying attention.

It is quite rare for a movie to create a tourist attraction, which also gives some companies some ideas.

They are not sure about the performance of this Mars tourism base, but the location of the base is a bit remote after all. If the location is chosen on the eastern coast, it will definitely be promising.

But the prerequisite is that you have to have a blockbuster movie or an attractive feature.

But no matter what, this will also be a direction for film and television companies to operate.

Especially big companies like Huayi and Emperor Entertainment Group are more interested in this model.

This can not only develop tourism, but also real estate!
Although the real estate market is not good now, with the promulgation and implementation of various national policies, the real estate industry, as the most supported industry, will definitely have great potential in the future.

While things were getting busy outside, Liu Zhou and his family also returned to Yangcheng.

Zeng Li's mother went back home after Zeng Li finished her confinement, otherwise Liu Zhou would not have been able to come back to Yangcheng for the New Year.

At this time, Liu Zhou and his family no longer lived in their previous house.

As Liu Zhou became more and more famous and wealthy, it became inconvenient and unsafe to live there.

So as early as two years ago, Liu Zhou bought a villa in Liwan.

This is the earliest luxury villa area in Guangzhou. It not only has beautiful scenery but also has strict security.

However, Liu Zhou's parents and grandfather rarely come here to live. His grandfather still lives in the cadre sanatorium, while his parents bought a house near Jinan University to make it convenient for his father to commute to get off work.

Only when Liu Zhou returns to Yangcheng will the whole family gather at the villa.

The atmosphere of the Spring Festival in Guangzhou is still quite strong. From the Little New Year to New Year's Eve, the sound of firecrackers never stops.

Because my parents didn't know many people in this villa area, they didn't go out to play mahjong after the New Year's Eve dinner this year.

This year, on New Year's Eve, the whole family stayed at home together to watch the Spring Festival Gala, which was a rare occasion.

The biggest highlight of the 2009 Spring Festival Gala was undoubtedly Zhao Benshan's sketch "We're Not Short of Money".

This is the first time that Zhao Benshan has brought his apprentices to the Spring Festival Gala stage. In fact, there is no other way. During Zhao Benshan's peak years, the group was either the Iron Triangle or Black Soil and White Cloud.

Last year's Spring Festival Gala, although Zhao Benshan's work "Torchbearer" made everyone laugh, he burst into tears after he stepped down from the stage.

Zhao Benshan thought the work was bad, and his old partner Song Dandan also felt the pressure was too great, so they announced their withdrawal from the Spring Festival Gala stage and the Black Soil and White Cloud group disbanded.

The Iron Triangle disbanded even earlier. In 2005, one of the members, Gao Xiumin, died of illness, and the other member, Fan Wei, announced his withdrawal from the Spring Festival Gala after the 2005 Spring Festival Gala ended.

In fact, Zhao Benshan wanted to find Fan Wei to work with him again in this year's Spring Festival Gala. Zhao Benshan felt that if he took the lead, Fan Wei would definitely give him face and make a comeback, but Fan Wei avoided it.

In fact, the relationship between the two had already become somewhat strained.

After "Country Love 2", Fan Wei has left Benshan Media and moved closer to the Beijing circle. He has been filming dramas for Benshan Media in the past two years, which can be regarded as giving face to the big brother.

During this Spring Festival Gala, the conflict between the two was completely intensified. He scolded Fan Wei in a variety of sarcastic ways.

However, Fan Wei did not remain silent. He also revealed some things on the show, such as the disparity in performance fees.

Since then, this golden pair has officially turned against each other.

In fact, not only Fan Wei, but Gao Xiumin also had conflicts with Zhao Benshan over interests in the later period.

On the contrary, Song Dandan has always gotten along well with him because he works for the National Theatre of China and there is no conflict of interest involved.

Later, when Zhao Benshan was at his peak, all of his disciples were very well-behaved. But when he declined, one by one they turned into monsters and demons, and in the end, few of them became successful.

Therefore, Zhao Benshan later taught Guo Degang a lesson for not being able to manage his apprentices well, and for being proud of his excellent management skills. In fact, it was ironic that his teaching was not as good as others.

So we can draw a lesson from Zhao Benshan and Guo Degang: in the entertainment industry, which is a place of fame and fortune, don’t try to trap anyone with feelings; interests are the most reliable relationship.

Having too many apprentices will definitely bring bad luck.

However, this time Zhao Benshan and his apprentices appeared on the Spring Festival Gala and achieved great success.

"We're Not Short of Money" is not only full of laughs, but also contains many popular phrases.

"You can have this,"

"This really doesn't happen!"

"Don't look at my young age, but I have concluded that human life is very short. Sometimes it is just like sleeping. One day passes by when you close your eyes and open them again. One life passes by when you close your eyes and don't open them again.
"Incisive."

"What's so insightful? He's a farthead."

"Money is something outside of one's body. Do you know what the most painful thing in life is? People die without spending their money."

"Do you know what the most painful thing in a person's life is? Being alive but having no money."

The scene of ordering dishes and this conversation are classics and are also the climax of the whole sketch.

The master and apprentice pair of Zhao Benshan and Xiao Shenyang gave an extremely outstanding performance.

Judging from the dialogue, it's not that funny. The key is the rhythm of the two people's dialogue, matched with the situation, which takes the art of language to the extreme, and the effect is explosive.

Compared with later generations, most of the Spring Festival Gala sketches use Internet jokes, which is the real advanced comedy technique.

If you watch carefully, you will see that the four people on the stage all laughed a little when they were performing.

However, no one had the time to watch it seriously at this time. The audience laughed and applauded continuously, and most of the audience in front of the TV were also laughing so hard that they were bent over.

Even Liu Zhou's parents, who seldom watched the Spring Festival Gala, laughed out loud, and his mother laughed so hard that her stomach hurt.

After the skit "We're Not Short of Money" ended, there was warm applause from the audience. Even after the actors had left the stage and the host came on, the applause had not stopped.

Liu Zhou could all think of it at this moment that Zhao Benshan must have been relieved.

In fact, the quality of Zhao Benshan's sketches has been declining in the past two years, and he himself can feel it.

Like last year's "Torchbearer", the topic-based composition, the accumulation of jokes, Lao Zhao's pain, and Song Dandan's withdrawal are also related to this.

The pressure is just too great.

Fortunately, this time "Not Short of Money" did not disappoint everyone, and it was even better than they had imagined.

However, one can find a lot of faults with some people who claim to be experts, like they have no substance, are of low taste, they pretend to be rich, they use backdoors, they act effeminate, and they play on ethical issues.

Frankly speaking, these accusations are not groundless. After the Spring Festival Gala, there were indeed some expert critics and some picky netizens who used them to criticize Zhao Benshan.

But as a skit, and a Spring Festival Gala skit at that, "We're Not Short of Money" has accomplished its most important mission, which is to be funny, and very funny.

No sketch is perfect, and even the best works will be criticized by people.

But if it can make the majority of the audience laugh, that is the best compliment to this skit.

What Zhao Benshan said makes a lot of sense. The most important thing about a skit is that it is funny, and a skit cannot educate people.

The reason why people rarely watch the Spring Festival Gala in later generations is that, for some reason, the skits in the Gala always end in forced sentimentality, which makes people feel extremely embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)