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Chapter 1335: The ‘Flying Apsaras’ amazes the audience!

Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

On Weibo.

Flaming!

Heated discussions!

Controversy!

Even after losing Zhang Ye, their spiritual leader, the flaming army was still as strong as ever.

The discussion around “Time” was instantly drummed up. In an instant, it surpassed the topicality of the opening dance and moved up to the main page of Weibo. It was now trending at #1 on the headlines. Although the hosts had only briefly introduced it, and even though the cameras did not give Little Hu Die too much screen time, the performance had immediately set off an overwhelming discussion. Further, judging by things, the momentum of “Time” did not seem like it would die down anytime soon!

Zhang Ye’s Spring Festival Gala was showing its lethality for the first time!

Unwittingly, the Chinese population all around the world was starting to get involved in this discussion!

…

At Central TV.

The Spring Festival Gala’s organizing committee.

“What?”

“The discussion amongst the public has risen to a crazy level?”

“The topicality has shot through the roof?”

“This—this—”

“This is the most controversial performance in the program list, and there were a lot of objections to it within the production team at the beginning. If not for the strong insistence of Director Zhang, this act would have been cut a long time ago!”

“That’s right, so how did it manage to get so much attention?”

“Isn’t it just spinning in circles?”

“It looks like Zhang Ye was right. We were still wondering why Zhang Ye had put so much emphasis on this act. But now, we finally know why.”

“Just how did he achieve this?”

“Yeah, why was he able to do it?”

“I know why. It’s because we’ve always insisted on doing a serious Spring Festival Gala. In the past, the previous executive directors also thought this way. Everyone just wanted to focus their efforts to make it better and ensure that every act was done perfectly. We wanted to make sure that no one could nitpick on them, yet the facts have proven that the results have never been good. The audience has never accepted what we did. But Director Zhang is different from the other directors. He is the best variety show director out there. What he sees from his point of view is different from what a gala director has in mind. What he’s doing is to defy the expectations of people. He is trying to create a discussion amongst the audience so that they will come forward and be a part of the event voluntarily. Besides, this act is also very creative. The set and dress are both very beautiful!”

“I still don’t get it.”

“Hur hur, that’s why we can only sit and watch from here while Zhang Ye is the executive director of the gala.”

“Hai, it looks like we laymen should really just stop commanding the professionals in the future. Zhang Ye has really schooled us today.”

…

It was a perfect opening!

They were off to a good start!

The emotions of the people had been stirred. This was exactly what the Spring Festival Gala’s opening act needed to achieve. Up until this performance, it could be said that there hadn’t been a Spring Festival Gala that had done it better than this year’s had. But everyone knew that this was only the beginning. The upcoming acts were the real highlights of the event. Those were the ones that really mattered!

The statistics of the previous years made it very clear that in every Spring Festival Gala, the starting two acts would catch the attention of the viewers who just wanted to take a look for the fun of it. Perhaps they did that out of curiosity or habit. But once they found it to be uninteresting, some parents might bring their kids out to set off firecrackers or turn off the television and start playing mahjong instead. They would probably not turn the television back on after that. This was the point in every Spring Festival Gala where they would lose a great deal of viewership, so the next act would play an extremely crucial role!

This was an uphill battle!

And the army that Zhang Ye had sent forth would naturally be the elites!

In the production control room.

Over the intercom:

“Standby, performers!”

“The props are to be up within ten seconds!”

Zhang Ye pressed the intercom button. “Hosts, drag the introduction out for another ten seconds.”

At the venue.

The hosts were quick to react.

“Oh you, you’re too good at bragging.”

“Hur hur, it looks like he’s gonna soar to the skies.”

“With my size, it would be rather difficult to do that. But it does seem like a group of ladies are going to soar to the skies instead.”

“Oh? Is that so?”

“Shall we watch together then?”

“Alright!”

They did their best to churn out the ten seconds for the preparations!

Zhang Ye immediately instructed, “Camera 2, move forward! It’s starting!”

He silently breathed a sigh of relief.

Ladies!

It’s all up to you all now!

…

The TV image cut to the main stage.

“Flying Apsaras 1 .”

Costumes: Zhang Ye.

Score: Zhang Ye.

Choreography: Zhang Ye.

Performers: Air Force Song and Dance Troupe.

The music played!

The stage lights dazzled!

Seven ladies dressed in golden costumes were already standing there 2 !

The entire stage was filled with a visage as beautiful as the Dunhuang Murals 3 !

…

Online.

Everyone was once again shocked by this set!

“It’s so beautiful!”

“There’s simply nothing to criticize about this set!”

“The more I look at it, the more I feel amazed!”

“Is that a starry sky behind them?”

“It’s also appeared below their feet! There’s a starry sky all around!”

“I’m still more interested in to the language performances.”

“Yeah, I’m not interested in dances anyway. The effects are good, but there’s nothing special about it once you’ve seen enough of them.”

“Haha, did you guys see the text that was just onscreen? The costumes, score, and choreography are all by Zhang Ye. The earlier opening dance was also choreographed by him. Could all of the acts on this year’s Spring Festival Gala really have been planned by Zhang Ye himself? Even down to the costumes?”

“This fellow might attract a lot of scolding, but we really can’t criticize his ability.”

“This year’s Spring Festival Gala must have tired Lord Zhang badly!”

On the screen.

The seven ladies were dancing.

It was slow.

It was gentle.

It didn’t feel intense.

Every twinkle and smile was full of beauty.

“Why are they dancing so slowly?”

“I can’t feel any excitement in it.”

“Is it the same old thing all over again?”

“I’m not watching anymore. I’ll take my kids out to set off firecrackers.”

“No matter how they dance, that’s all there is to it.”

“I’ll be waiting for midnight to come back to see Little Hu Die. I wanna know if she’s fainted by then or not.”

Some people were getting ready to turn off their televisions.

But all of a sudden, the seven ladies on television performed a move that shocked the entire world’s Chinese population. They started to slowly lean backwards.

Many of the viewers who were about to turn off their televisions stopped.

“Ah?”

“What are they trying to do?”

“Don’t fall!”

“Fuck, do they intend to lean all the way backward?”

“Haha, that’s impossible.”

“Yeah, they already out of balance.”

“They’re really brave to push it so far. If they fall over, that’ll be it. It’d definitely become an incident on the Spring Festival Gala.”

“Heavens!”

“Why are they still leaning backwards?”

“This—”

By now, the seven ladies had leaned over into right angles. Furthermore, they were not holding on to any supports!

That’s right!

They were bent 90 degrees backwards in the air!

It was as though they were no longer bound by gravity!

This shocked all of the audience so greatly that they almost jumped out of their seats!

What the heck!

Are you all serious?

Can you really line on your backs in midair?

…

At Zhang Ye’s maternal grandma’s house.

His mother shouted, “Aiyo, what the hell!”

His eldest younger sister said in surprise, “Oh my God!”

His second sister looked on dumbfoundedly. “Heavens!”

His first uncle and other relatives all got the goosebumps!

…

At Old Wu’s parents’ house.

Wu Changhe was staring in shock. “What’s happening? What the heck is going on?”

Li Qinqin was also shocked silly. “H-How did they do that!?”

Wu Mo’s jaw hit the floor. “This is so impressive! It’s super impressive!”

Fat Sis and the rest of their relatives were also shocked out of their wits!

“They didn’t fall over?”

“Why didn’t they fall over?”

…

In a household.

“Mom, let’s go.”

“Hold on.”

“Let’s get going. We have to set off the firecrackers.”

“Aiya, just go by yourself. I want to watch this.”

“What are you watching?”

“Celestials!”

…

On Weibo.

“Damn! Damn!”

“Those ladies are really soaring to the skies!”

“Why can they do that!”

“Damn, this doesn’t make any sense!”

“Why aren’t they affected by gravity?”

“This is too godly!”

“This dance is so beautiful!”

“Aiyo, hey, can someone explain how they did it?”

“They’re from the Air Force Song and Dance Troupe, right? Even gravity can’t affect them? They should fucking belong to the Space Force Song and Dance Troupe instead!”

“Previous poster, I give you a perfect score for that comment!”

“Hahahahaha!”

…

At the venue.

At this moment, the seven ladies on stage executed an even more outrageous move. They stood on one foot and then leaned sideways 4 . They were clearly not balanced anymore, and if it were any other person, they would have already fallen over. Yet, the ladies were still wearing smiles on their faces and dancing uniformly as they stood firmly without falling over!

The visual impact of this was simply too strong!

The live audience members immediately broke out in exclamations and applause!

“God!”

“Does it have to be this amazing!”

“This dance is absolutely perfect!”

“The choreographer is fantastic!”

“Well, the choreographer is Zhang Ye!”

“This is obviously quite a slow dance with no particular traits that are special. But these seven ladies have made the dance look so godly! This movement that defies gravity is a stroke of genius!

“Yes! A stroke of genius!”

“This year’s Spring Festival Gala really does seem like it’ll be different!”

…

In a dance group chat.

“Old He, what’s happening?”

“I don’t quite understand it either.”

“This dance defies all logic!”

“There must be a mechanism somewhere.”

“But where? I can’t figure it out!”

“I know!”

“Teacher Sun, how exactly do they do it?”

“It’s their shoes. Look carefully, the seven of them have not raised their right legs once since the beginning. They did not move it at all. It must be affixed to the platform, so their center of gravity has been shifted to where their right leg is supported. It’s just that their costumes are covering the point of support!”

“It looks like that’s really how they’re doing it!”

“Is it that simple?”

“Simple? For such a creative way of doing things, who else besides Zhang Ye could have come up with such an idea? And this dance is very difficult to perform as well. It would require a very long time to practice to sync their moves up. They might even get injured while trying to execute those moves!”

“This Zhang Ye, how godly!”

“When did he make the switch to choreographing dance?”

“Damn, he really doesn’t intend to give us a chance at making a living!”

…

Shock!

Dumbfoundedness!

Amazement!

Thrill!

The TV viewers were all reacting in different ways. They had never seen such a dance, nor people dancing in such a way before!

It was simply amazing!

And too beautiful to watch!

Only Zhang Ye knew the origins of this dance. It was an act from his previous world’s 2008 Spring Festival Gala. On that year of the Spring Festival Gala, this performance had amazed all the viewers and stood out against many of the other acts. It received even more love than many of the popular language performances in his previous world and was praised by countless people. Even in the few years after that, this dance was not forgotten by people. As long as there was any mention of classic Spring Festival Gala performances, as long as there were replays of the Spring Festival Gala’s classic performances on television, this dance called the “Flying Apsaras” that had amazed countless people would always be included!

This was one of the most amazing dances ever on the Spring Festival Gala in Zhang Ye’s previous world.

If there really had to be another act that could be spoken in the same breath, then only that one dance could go head to head with “Flying Apsaras.” And as it happened, that dance had also been brought over here by Zhang Ye. He did not let any of the most classic Spring Festival Gala dances from his previous world escape from his clutches!

Right now.

“Flying Apsaras” had made its appearance in this world!

It had shocked the entire world’s Chinese population here!

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apsara | also known as celestial maidens

2. https://youtu.be/Xh3OM5CTRj0

3. https://www.shine.cn/feature/art-culture/1711146354/

4. https://youtu.be/Xh3OM5CTRj0?t=150