China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 161 Asian Tour and Golden Eagle Awards

In mid-to-late September, the entire music scene is paying attention to the data of "Bright Stars" on the charts.

In particular, the three major portals directly send people to pay special attention in real time. Whenever there is an update on the ranking of the music rankings, they will immediately go to the news.

The timeliness of paper media is a little bit low, but it can be summed up, and if you invite well-known musicians to comment, you can also get a lot of attention.

Under the huge hot spots, the media began to consciously or unconsciously help "Bright Stars" to build momentum, which made this matter more and more popular. It already had the momentum of the peak battle of [Southern and Northern Cao] in 98.

But at that time, the two people shared the attention equally, and now Cao Xuan is the only central point.

Taking advantage of this shareholder trend, Warner Bros. and Fanxing also officially announced that Cao Xuan will hold a solo Asian tour concert on December 12th.

The duration is about two months, and there are five stops in total, which are Magic City-Taiwan Province-Singapore-Malaysia-Beijing.

Among them, Taiwan Province is 5 venues, Singapore and Malaysia are not sure about the market, and the plan given by Warner is 1 to 3.

As for Cao Xuan's stronghold in the Mainland, Beijing and Shanghai, Warner has planned concerts with 8 people, and even Warner has prepared 2 extra tickets in the capital. meeting.

Once successful, this is also the first concert of 10 people in a single concert in the Chinese music scene, and it will definitely be recorded in history.

However, Cao Xuan is still cautious about this. After all, in the next 20 years, the Chinese music scene can count on one hand the number of people who have held a single concert with 10 people. The difficulty can be imagined.

I am lucky if I succeed, but my life is lost.

Cao Xuan will not blindly pursue the so-called records, being able to hold two concerts with 8 people is already a great success.

The order of the concert is to start from Shanghai, then to Taiwan, to go abroad for two more, and finally to return to Beijing to finish.

This has also been considered. The economy in the mainland is not yet developed. Holding two such large-scale concerts in one go may not be enough for the fans' wallets, so it is best to take a buffer in between.

In addition, if the concerts in Singapore and Singapore are successful, it will also prove that Cao Xuan has completely opened up the Asian market. At that time, he will be the real king of Asia, and his status and fame will rise to a higher level.

It will also be a benefit to the concert in Beijing. At that time, with the momentum of reaching the top of Asia, maybe it can really hold a single concert with 10 people.

It was the first time to hold a concert, and the minimum number of participants exceeded 20, and he had to go abroad. Cao Xuan was still under a lot of pressure, and at the same time he was full of energy.

Not only to give back to fans, the key is to make money.

Many people in later generations said that the profit margin of a singer's concert is considered low among all kinds of income.

That's true, but that's because in later generations, singers can participate in variety shows, live broadcasts, and monetize in various ways. In contrast, concerts are time-consuming, labor-intensive, and may not necessarily make money. Naturally, the price-performance ratio is poor.

Nowadays, the vast majority of singers have no other channels to cash in. Albums + commercial performances + concerts are the main source of money.

And there are many ways in the concert, all kinds, and various profit sharing models.

Some singers get more, some singers get less, and some singers don't even participate in the share, and only get a certain share of the performance fee.

Others don't know, Cao Xuan and Warner have already done profit sharing.

A total of 30% of the box office goes to the venue, security management, and various local public relations. Warner is responsible for stage design, lighting, sound, publicity and other messy things, and also gets 30%.

As for the ticket prices for the five concerts, based on comprehensive calculations based on the performance market, city prices, and Cao Xuan's reputation, the prices for the two concerts in Beijing and Shanghai are——

普通门票180~240，VIP门票共三档，分别为588、888、1088。

The price may be a bit low, but considering the number of people in the concert, it is still within the normal range.

The price in Taiwan province and abroad will be slightly higher, after all, the economy is developed, but it will not be too high, fluctuating around 30-50%.

After a rough calculation, if the attendance rate is good, the box office guarantee is almost more than 5000 million, and Cao Xuan gets 40%, which can be divided into 2000 million+.

It's no wonder that the group of Xiangjiang singers sang 10 consecutive games in the red hall without moving their hands, which is indeed a profit.

However, ordinary singers can't handle Cao Xuan on such a large scale, and I'm afraid the box office will be greatly reduced.

Even for Cao Xuan, such a large-scale concert is not something that can be done immediately.

On the one hand, it has been more than three years since its debut, and there has been no concert, and the fans responded strongly. In addition, it is also because of the momentum of "Bright Stars", coupled with Cao Xuan's vigorous popularity accumulated in the past two years, that he has the courage to make such a big deal in one go.

Even so, Warner has done various research and analysis, and made a lot of preparations, and did not announce the number of people in the concert, so as not to overturn the tickets if they are sold out.

So despite the fact that this concert is so profitable, Cao Xuan can't do it often, either he will hold a big one every two years, or it will just keep flowing.

However, in a few years when the economy develops and the fans' wallets bulge up, they will be able to hold such large-scale concerts for a long time and stably, but at that time, Cao Xuan probably won't like the dividends.

When Cao Xuan announced the concert, it created a sensation among the fans. Many student fans who had no source of income were already preparing to save money.

The situation in the capital is okay, after all, the time is still long, and there is the Spring Festival in the middle, even if you don’t save, the lucky money is almost enough.

The student fans in Shanghai are more nervous. It is already mid-October, and the concert is less than two months away. Time is tight and the task is heavy.

Adult fans who already have income don't have so many worries. If they can't afford VIP tickets, they just grit their teeth and pay for ordinary tickets.

There are also many fans who are well-off, thinking about participating in both Shanghai and Beijing, and even richer fans have already prepared visas, plan to follow all five concerts, and take a trip by the way.

While Cao Xuan was busy with his new album and concert, he also participated in the rehearsal for this year's Spring Festival Gala.

The chief director of this year's Spring Festival Gala has changed again. It is a female director named Wang Xianping.

He was born in opera in middle school, majored in opera at the Central Conservatory of Music in college, and studied directing at Shanghai Opera. Later, he was admitted to the Beijing University of Art to study film and television as a graduate student. He is an out-and-out all-rounder.

Wang Xianping has good qualifications. He has served as the chief director of several large-scale events before, and this time he has taken on the important task, and he is also dedicated to making this Spring Festival Gala a success.

It is said that her first phone call was to Zhao Benshan, and her second phone call was to Cao Xuan.

Needless to say, the former is now the leader of language programs in the Spring Festival Gala, while Cao Xuan is the singer with the best overall performance in the two Spring Festival Gala, plus his current popularity.

Without any hesitation, Wang Xianping sent out an invitation to Cao Xuan for the third Spring Festival Gala.

Cao Xuan once again fell into the trouble of once a year, which song should I sing in the Spring Festival Gala?
In addition to thinking about the program of the Spring Festival Gala, Cao Xuan also took time to go to Star City in Hunan Province to receive an award.

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On October 2000, 10, the 19th China TV Golden Eagle Awards Ceremony was held in Star City.

Cao Xuan was nominated for "Best Supporting Actor", originally he didn't intend to come, but the organizer Hunan TV strongly invited him, implying that he would definitely win the award.

Cao Xuan didn't particularly care about the [Best Supporting Actor] of a TV award, but considering the face of Hunan TV, he still found time to come here.

Of course, there is a deeper reason.

That is, "Youth Bao Qingtian" is very popular in ratings. According to the "audience selection" routine of the Golden Eagle Awards, next year Cao Xuan might be able to win the Golden Eagle Award.

This is not Cao Xuan's idiot's dream. Last year, Little Swallow won the award with "My Fair Princess 2". This year, Lu Yi will probably win the award with "Never Close My Eyes".

As young actors, Cao Xuan didn't think his acting skills were worse than the two of them, and "Youth Bao Qingtian" received enough ratings.

Since they can win Shidishi, Cao Xuan naturally has a chance.

So this year's [Best Supporting Actor] is mainly to make a front stand and have a good relationship with the organizer.

Still the same sentence, the awards ceremony is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships...

In Star City, Cao Xuan met a lot of acquaintances. Wang Zhiwen from "The True Colors of Criminal Police" was shortlisted for Shidi, and Li Youbin from the original time and space should be shortlisted for "Best Supporting Actor", but now it is Cao Xuan.

It's not that Cao Xuan's performance is better than Li Youbin's, but that he is very popular. Many awards in the Golden Eagle Awards are voted by the audience, at least on the surface.

Coupled with the need for exposure by the organizers, Cao Xuan, the popular king, must be more eye-catching than Li Youbin, an old actor.

There are also Guo Donglin and Mr. Zhou from "Daming Palace Ci", one of them was nominated for [Best Supporting Actor] and the other was nominated for [Best Supporting Female].

Cao Xuan also met Lu Yi. Mr. Zhou and him had just finished filming "Like Fog, Like Rain and Like Wind", and they were familiar with each other.

But maybe it was because of same-sex repulsion, the meeting between the two was not pleasant, Cao Xuan had no feelings for Lu Yi, and Lu Yi didn't have any intention of getting close to him, so after meeting each other, Cao Xuan and Young Master Zhou went aside to chat.

"Don't worry about it, he's just like this, he acts with a little arrogance to others, but actually it's good to get acquainted with him."

Mr. Zhou was a little embarrassed. She was the one who pulled Cao Xuan's string just now, but Cao Xuan got frustrated.

"Being famous at a young age has a smooth journey, which is understandable."

Cao Xuan really didn't have any bad feelings towards Lu Yi, regardless of his acting skills, this person doesn't like hype, his family is harmonious, and his character has no flaws.

But there is no bad feeling, no bad feeling, Cao Xuan doesn't have a good impression of Lu Yi, maybe the two sides have a natural magnetic field that is not in the right direction, and they can't talk about hostility, but they can't be friends either.

Cao Xuan was in no mood to pay attention to him, so he turned his head and chatted with Mr. Zhou. It happened that she was popular, and he thought about asking Mr. Zhou to be a guest at the concert in Shanghai.

Mr. Zhou is a little eager to try, but he is a little stage frightened. After all, the psychological pressure of a performance with tens of thousands of people is not something that can be overcome just by saying it.

Cao Xuan asked Mr. Zhou to think about it and give him an answer. If it is successful, he will not lack guests.

The two were chatting, and the host Wang Han came over to say hello. He is not burdened by those bad-hearted younger brothers, and he is the head host highly praised by Hunan Province Taiwan. He is very energetic.

Cao Xuan really wanted to meet He Dan, another head host of Hunan TV, but unfortunately, he went to Shanghai to work after recording "Happy Camp" yesterday, so he missed it.

(End of this chapter)