The 2021 Spring Festival Web Gala from China Media Group wowed viewers Thursday evening on CCTV-1, multiple mobile apps and web platforms. The gala also saw a creative blend of Huayin Laoqiang, a traditional Chinese opera, and rock music. Senior artists and musicians of the Huayin Laoqiang opera joined hands with all-female rock band 844 to perform a cross-genre music show called "9,9,81."