Perhaps, as he described himself, his enthusiasm and passion were released unreservedly in the studio of CCTV. Li Yong outside the work room was in a daze, alone, smoking a cigarette, with few words, which seemed a bit dull or even boring. He said, if you are dressed up and yelling in your life, wouldn't it be a mental illness?
He sat in front of a reporter and chatted, one cigarette after another in his hand, and the elves dancing in front of him were restrained. Occasionally, the corners of his eyes reveal a little shallow tiredness, and his eyes are less ghostly and more peaceful and casual. During the conversation, we mentioned his three-year-old daughter. At that moment, a bright and warm smile spread on his face, and he could almost feel that his heart became extremely soft in an instant-"My daughter is now the most important part of my life and the one I care about most."
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From the painter's dream of "dreaming of China"
At the beginning of the year, he won many awards, including "the most popular host of the year" and "the best entertainment host of the year"; Subsequently, he won the title of "China's most valuable program host" with a value of 420 million yuan; Later, in the "Top Ten Famous Mouth" published by CCTV, he was on the list for three consecutive years ... Recently, the topic around Li Yong has been the most lively, with numerous awards and rankings. As a party, he was calm and relieved when he talked about this: winning the prize is certainly not a bad thing, no matter what organizational evaluation, it is always an affirmation. I won a lot of prizes, and occasionally I would secretly have fun when I was alone. However, he cares more about hearing praise from an ordinary audience than gold or silver medals.
I'm not interested in talking about awards. Speaking of "Chinese Dream", Li Yong's expression suddenly "lit up", just like when he presided over it. Li Yong has been very busy recently, because he was the chief planner and host of the CCTV "Dream of China" TV competition in 2005. If we say that for many ordinary people with rosy artistic dreams, "Dream China" gives them the opportunity to realize their dreams under the banner of "passion makes their dreams come true"; So for Li Yong, the stage of CCTV is the beginning of many of his dreams, and it is the place where his dreams begin.
Teenager: Walking on the street with a drawing board on his back.
Li Yong's resume is not without turning point.
Li Yongsheng grew up in Xinjiang, and his childhood wish was to be a painter. During his short childhood and adolescence, he often walked on the streets of his hometown with his sketchpad on his back. If the teacher hadn't told him at the beginning, "painting pays attention to bloodline. If you don't have talent, you'd better regard it as a hobby." More than ten years ago, he might have chosen an art academy. Today, in the busy work with little gap, my boyhood hobby has quietly returned to a secret corner.
University: giving up drama and choosing Guangyuan
When I was admitted to the university, the notices from Shanghai Theatre Academy and Beijing Broadcasting Institute arrived at home in tandem. Because his family resolutely opposed Li Yong's going to the theater and thought that he had no great future as a drama actor, he chose Guangyuan.
About this past, Li Yong neither rejoiced nor sighed too much. "If you didn't go to Guangyuan's broadcasting department, there wouldn't be today, and you might even be a walk-on in the troupe. But, who knows, maybe I will succeed in the field of drama, or even greater success? These things are hard to say. "
CCTV: More willing to be a reporter and director.
In any case, the blueprint of childhood has fallen into distant time and space before it can be fully unfolded. 199 1 year, graduated from Li Yong university and came to CCTV. In the next fourteen years, the stage of CCTV became a platform to hold up his dream.
"From behind the scenes to in front of the stage", Li Yong's presiding road is only a retrograde road.
"Man, you should go out." In college, Li Yong decided that he didn't have much promise in broadcasting. After he entered the TV station, he was more willing to be a reporter and director. In his eyes, broadcasting means reading other people's manuscripts and having nothing of his own. So he worked as a reporter for the China Report for a while.
No matter how unwilling I am, the wheel of fate pushes Li Yong to be the host. 1995, with the transfer to Zheng Da Variety Show before the show, the host position of four CCTV programs Tianya * * * became vacant at this time, and Li Yong was selected into the station. Li Yong is not very enthusiastic about this new job. He has always insisted on giving priority to the director, supplemented by the host. Today, speaking of this passage, Li Yong still insists that "I was mainly a director at that time, and the host was a part-time job, not a sideline."
Maybe it's hard for you to imagine how Li Yong, who is now a colorful entertainment host, was jealous of the variety show host. Just to "obey the organizational arrangement", in June 1998 65438+ 10, he was transferred to "Gathering together" as the host. At that time, the host of the variety show was a bit like a vase, but Li Yong insisted on writing in person, and the written words were not a rigid format language, and the serialized form was also very novel. At this time, signs of Li Yong's pursuit of personal style have begun to appear.
Many years later, recalling the past, Li Yong said that it was his own experience of planning, directing and hosting that made him clearly understand what kind of person he was, what kind of image he should appear in front of the camera and what he should say to the audience. "I know where my characteristics are and how to show them; Know what the audience will like and accept me; I don't have to passively listen to others to guide me and tell me what to do and say. The initiative of the host is completely in my hands. "
Turning point: Accidentally breaking into luck 52
1998 5438+00 In June, a brand-new program appeared quietly, and Li Yong's life trajectory took a turning point.
1In the summer of 998, CCTV bought GOBINGO, a large-scale gambling entertainment program, from Britain for 400,000 pounds. GOBINGO has a history of 30 years in Britain and is a pure gambling program. After stripping off the nature of gambling, he changed his face and landed on CCTV. This is lucky 52.
"Holding Lucky 52 was a complete accident. I didn't even consider winning in advance. At that time, I just thought it was fun, so I gave it a try. Who knows, it will be me. " When Li Yong stood in front of the British experts in the column group in a suit, the fashionable old man suddenly became interested-"It seems to be him!"
As soon as he took over Lucky 52, Li Yong was puzzled, because there was no precedent for this kind of program in China. Without precedent, there will be no rules and regulations. Li Yong, who has always been confident, simply let go, laughing and cursing her free and full nature.
This is the first interactive program of CCTV, which sweeps away the serious and lively temperament of CCTV programs. Accustomed to the profundity of the benefits of both white water and water, the seriousness of Zhao Zhongxiang, and the profound feelings about the hardships of life, a man named Li Yong will show his feelings heartily, which will drive the audience and participants to follow him enthusiastically.
Li Yong himself said that since Lucky 52, he fell in love with the profession of host. "I can't say for sure what year and day it is, but I know that I have a feeling of attachment to the stage under my feet. This stage has given me enough space to play, and my thoughts and personality can be shown to more people through this. "
Seven years in an instant. After seven years, Lucky 52 is now a golden signboard of CCTV2. In seven years, when the style of Lucky 52 became stable in maturity, Extraordinary 6+ 1 was born. This program is the "product" of a group of people constantly meeting big masks in the spring of SARS in 2003. The concept of "building civilian idols in six days" is new, and the program is also new. Li Yong in the program is also different from that in Lucky 52. Instead of throwing cards everywhere, he danced Latin dance with headphones, although his limbs were a little stiff and his movements were inevitably funny. The image of Li Yong smashing golden eggs with a hammer has become a new screen totem.
Watching Li Yong wander between two programs, sometimes exaggerated and sometimes reserved. What remains unchanged is his curly big steel head, colorful shirt, fancy suit, grinned geek, understandable self-mockery, and his praise for the players ... Yes, this person is not picky in appearance or deep and elegant in speech, but he is one of the most popular hosts at present.
Li Yong once said with a smile that the number of people who like him ranges from 4 to 104. Why are they so popular? He said: "This is the change of the times. Now everyone needs a more natural and peaceful host who doesn't take himself seriously at all and has no sense of distance. For example, in this year's Spring Festival Gala, when there were still 30 seconds before the final bell rang, our hosts Zhou, Zhu and Dong all expressed their feelings. I still like the simplest' Happy New Year to my grandparents'. "
As for the mainstream or not, he asked: "What is the mainstream? Like Zhu Jun? He just has a different hairstyle from mine. I feel that I have been doing mainstream things, and what the public needs is the mainstream. "
At least for the health of the family.
It's no exaggeration to describe Li Yong's current working rhythm with "gyro". "Lucky 52" and "Extraordinary 6+ 1" are two weekly broadcast programs. Recently, the host of "Dream of China" TV contest joined in, and the planning meeting and program recording are going on like a wheel war. Therefore, the topic inevitably turns to health issues.
Insomnia: 12 diazepam once.
"Yes, most of the sleeping pills in the CCTV infirmary are rationed to me." Li Yong said in a joking tone: "It won't be insomnia all night. On the one hand, I "toss" and "cultivate" myself. Everyone went to bed in the middle of the night, but it happened to be the prime time for me to think, so I have been thinking about what details can be improved in the program, how to handle it more delicately ... and so on, these are trivial things. Usually it's dawn when I think about it, and I'm almost asleep at that time. Moreover, if one program is recorded, especially if two programs are recorded continuously from the afternoon, the whole person is in a state of high excitement, the festival catalogue is all recorded, and the audience has gone home, but I am still very excited and can't calm down at all. How can I sleep? "
Therefore, in the days when there is no need to record programs, Li Yong falls asleep at dawn, and sleeps for four or five hours. But if you record the program in the afternoon, you can only take sleeping pills once 12 valium, otherwise you can't sleep. 12 diazepam, which is a shocking dose, is usually enough for an adult to sleep for a whole day, but Li Yong seems to be used to it.
At home: I am very happy to be oppressed by my wife and daughter.
Of course, Mrs. Havin can't stand it and is ordering him to "quit" sleeping pills. In life, Li Yong absolutely follows the principle of "listening to what his wife says". "I am trying to change it. For example, what you can do during the day will never be put off until after dinner, and you won't think about it at bedtime. Also, I have recently been considering whether to try some exercise to make my body better. "
At this time, Li Yong said with confidence: "Good health is the most important thing. At least you should keep a good posture. Because I am not only the host, but also the father of my husband and children. "
Speaking of the words "the father of the child", the warmth poured out from Li Yong's eyes.
"In fact, I am a particularly homesick person. It is especially interesting to accompany my daughter and chat with her when you are free. " When she was less than two years old, when her daughter saw Li Yong on TV, she would run to his arms to see him. Now that my daughter is almost 3 years old, I turned off the TV when I saw a female audience hugging him or something on TV. "I am still young, but I already have a little confused consciousness. For example, now that she introduces me to others, it is this tone-'Look! That's my dad! "His name is Li Yong!" "
When Li Yong said with a smile, "I am at the bottom of my family, oppressed by my wife and daughter, and I feel particularly happy", when he vividly described his daughter's charming attitude, an idea crossed my mind: when the host brought him achievements, when his father made him so intoxicated.
Making people happy is also art.
Debut: particularly simple and lovely
Hu Qi, who co-hosted "Gathering Together" with Li Yong, still remembers Li Yong's nervous appearance when he debuted in "Entertainment Host": "The facial muscles are a little paralyzed, and he tried to talk to me before playing, incoherent, especially simple and lovely." Looking at Li Yong who is so comfortable in front of the stage today, I wonder how many old audiences still remember the rookie who didn't feel how to stand and talk?
Now: I'm holding my breath.
"In fact, now, I am very nervous every time I host a program." I used to be nervous and incoherent, but now my nervous heart is full of energy. "I hope every program can give me a surprise. Standing on the stage, I feel relaxed naturally, but my heart is always sliding. The host stood on the stage and had to think about his responsibilities. If this program comes down, the audience will laugh unhappily, the rhythm will not be well controlled, the atmosphere will not be hot enough, and even the ratings will drop. These are the' dereliction of duty' of the host. "
Realm: Tired but gratified.
Li Yong does not deny that this host, he is very tired. "I am not tired or happy about that realm, and I can't reach it. Tired is tired, tired is tired, I am human, not made of steel. Fortunately, God gave me great endurance. Of course, my heart is still relieved, because although my input consumes energy, I see that the ratings, income and influence of the program are constantly expanding and are constantly sought after by the audience. At this time, I am gratified and tired. "
Immersed in the mood of "very tired, but very gratified", Li Yong did not forget to emphasize his insistence on "entertainment position"-"I will not consider the transformation in hosting, and I will not give up being an entertainment program host and turn to journalism. What happened to entertainment? Don't say that entertainment is not profound. Making people happy is an art. In fact, I think if I become a news program host, I believe I can do it with ease and the ratings are not bad, but I don't want to. Personally, I don't think it is necessary to try everything. Now standing on this stage, I feel that I am not working, which has become my enjoyment. "
While enjoying the present situation, Li Yong reveals a trace of "contentment": he doesn't want to host more similar programs, and he doesn't intend to appear in various talk shows, except Lucky 52 and Extraordinary 6+ 1. "Just focus on what you are doing. The probability that the audience will see me is high enough. You see me more, I'm afraid I'll be bored and tired of aesthetics. "
I asked him, when will he feel aesthetic fatigue? Li Yong smiled disapprovingly: Probably not for long. Because a leopard cannot change his spots. And like this, I'm actually a little annoyed myself.
Paranoid, but not depressed
I am awesome at work, and I listen to my wife in life.
"I am a Taurus with type A blood." Li Yong, who claimed that he didn't believe in the constellation blood type theory, liked to use this sentence when describing his personality. The persistence of details, the stubbornness of not hitting the south wall and not looking back, flows in his blood. "If I have any idea, it must be carefully considered, so be sure to let me have a try. Don't try to persuade me not to do anything, I won't leave it at that. If I fail in my attempt, I will admit it. " Li Yong described himself as not only complicating simple problems, but also refusing to listen to people's advice. He bumped into a lot of south walls, always covered in blood, hurting for a long time, and then rushed into another south wall.
The producer of "Extraordinary 6+ 1", Mrs. Havin, is a completely opposite role, simplifying complex problems in a bold and neat way. Such a combination of producer and host is close to confrontation, but Li Yong said that most of the conflicts between them ended in resolution. "Fortunately, we are husband and wife."
Because they are husband and wife, when there are contradictions at work, they will put down the roles of producer and host, showing more tolerance, communication and compromise between husband and wife. Li Yong said that he was a man who refused to give an inch of land in his work, so he always played the role of "persuader". "I keep telling her, just let me try, and I can't change it." . Li Yong won many battles in his work, and gained the upper hand. The "price" he paid was that he absolutely compromised his wife in life. "I listen to her in life, and there is no principle."
When you are upset, drag everyone to the meeting.
Li Yong's paranoid and stubborn temper makes people wonder whether he will get depression. Speaking of this, Li Yong laughed it off. "No, I will find someone to talk to when I am bored. Especially when there are troubles at work, I will call everyone to the program group for a meeting. " The Extraordinary 6+ 1 program group calls Li Yong "Li Shifu" from top to bottom. What Li Shifu likes is that no matter big or small, everyone can get together and talk, and a group of people can argue with each other. In the constant collision of ideas, the troubles disappeared and new ideas came out. "Extraordinary 6+ 1" is the result of a group of people wearing big masks during SARS. When discussing the extraordinary 6+ 1 anniversary celebration, the night talk on New Year's Eve lasted until four o'clock in the morning, thus the Chinese Dream was born.
"Don't worry, although I am paranoid, I won't get depression because I know what I want." When he said this, Li Yong looked certain. Then someone asked him, "What do you want?" He stopped for a long time, dusted off his cigarette ash and showed his trademark narrow smile: "I won't tell you until I tell you."
Li Yong's little information
Place of birth: Xinjiang
Blood type: type A.
Constellation: Taurus
Hobbies: chatting with friends and watching VCD.
Favorite book: The Art of Life by Lin Yutang.
Favorite motto: do whatever you want.
The most unforgettable thing: falling in love