China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 174 Recognized (New Generation) Chinese Music Leader (Part [-])

At the end of November, Yunnan Province

Cao Xuan held a signing event in Kunming City, and there were 5000 fans and people who came to participate. This is still controlled by the government, otherwise there will be more.

Now that Cao Xuan is becoming more and more popular, he can basically cause a large-scale sensation when he comes to the street.

So now Cao Xuan will not do too much publicity when doing signings and the like, and negotiate with the official in advance to avoid accidents caused by too many people.

Even the staff responsible for related affairs of Warner and Fanxing laughed at themselves.

Others who hold similar activities are afraid that no one will come, and want to use the loudspeaker to shout to the world, but they are afraid that too many people will come, so they sometimes find ways to suppress the heat.

Cao Xuan is also regarded as the son-in-law of Dian Province. Although it is not disclosed, it does not affect his position in the hearts of fans in Dian Province. He is the most popular among pop singers.

But to spread to the entire singer, the most popular singer in Yunnan Province must belong to the king of folk songs, Mao Jiachao...

Yunnan cannot live without Mao Jiachao, just as the West cannot live without Jerusalem.

The status of folk songs in Yunnan Province in Yunnan Province is almost the same as cross talk in Jinmen, Henan Opera in Henan Province, Qin Opera in Qin Province, duozhuan in Northeast China, and folk minor tunes in some areas of Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu...

That is something that has greatly enriched the amateur cultural life of the broad masses of the people and is engraved into the DNA.

The city may not feel it yet, but in the countryside, these things beat all the pop songs.

Cao Xuan is a native of the countryside, and he learns some things from his parents on a daily basis. Even in Zaoshi, his base camp, many people only know that he is popular, but he doesn't listen to many songs.

The biggest impression of Cao Xuan's songs is the Spring Festival Gala, followed by songs such as "1 Reasons" and "Autumn Will Not Come Back" that have been sung badly in the streets and alleys.

And "The Wind Rises", "Blue Lotus" and "Fireworks Get Cold" have even aroused extensive discussions and music trends in the industry.

But in the vast rural areas, people still prefer to listen to——

Folk songs, ditties, and duets such as "Pinch Your Hip", "Healthy Everyday", "Brother-in-law and Sister-in-Law", "Little Widow Visiting", "White Flowery Thighs Are So Lingling".

This is not a black area, nor is it discrimination against rural areas, but a fact, and it is not a big deal.

Food and sex are also sexual, but ordinary people can't avoid the love between men and women. Great writers still wrote colorful poems, and those classic operas in the West also have many 404 plots.

It's just that they express more implicitly and have a higher depth of connotation, and these folk and local cultures are more accessible and straightforward.

It is precisely this simple and straightforward style that has been widely disseminated at the grassroots level in rural areas with relatively low levels of education.

In the past, it was just a small theater troupe performing from village to village. Later, with the rise of TV and DVD, this kind of rural culture quickly became popular, forming a certain scale, and even supporting a large group of folk artists.

It was not until the advent of the smart phone era and the popularity of short videos that these things were relatively replaced.

Of course, these things disappear, and naturally there are new trends, such as live broadcasting...

Therefore, no matter how popular Cao Xuan's songs are, they can only be popular in cities, towns and young people, and have been crushed by local culture in rural areas.

In fact, there is also a way to break the game, that is, CRBT + square dance bombing, but Cao Xuan, the king of pop, can't let go of this face.

Then there is only one way - go to the Spring Festival Gala.

This is Cao Xuan's heaviest weapon against local culture at present. More than half of his fame among middle-aged and elderly people in rural areas comes from the Spring Festival Gala in the past two years.

Most rural people these days don't read newspapers, don't surf the Internet, and rarely listen to music. They don't know about the status of singers.

If you want to leave an impression in their hearts, you have to rely on the number of Spring Festival Gala, brushing your face again and again.

Of course, there are not no special examples, such as Teresa Teng, who is a real all-round killer of both sides, men, women and children, and rural grandmas in their tens of years have heard "Sweet Honey".

However, Cao Xuan is not obstinate and must be known by the whole people. Every artist has his own audience, so there is no need to blindly pursue all the young and old.

Handsome guys don't attract female fans, but catch old men to compete, isn't that full of food?

So Cao Xuan worked hard, but he didn't force it. It's best to be able to pass the kill.

And don't forget, Cao Xuan is not just a singer, he is also an actor. What a singer can't do, he can overtake in a corner as an actor.

Many people may not be able to recognize his face, but many of them know that he played Bao Zheng and Ximen Qing.

With three prongs in film, television and song, Cao Xuan may not be able to become a "national treasure" artist known to all...

.........

But regardless of the rural market that Cao Xuan can't conquer for the time being, he is becoming more and more popular in the pop music world.

Sales volume and charts are already old topics, and now people are discussing the groundbreaking that Cao Xuan's album brought to the pop music world.

The first is "The Wind Rises".

As I said before, for songs like "The Wind Rises" and "The Light Chaser", which became popular in later generations, various musical elements and arrangement techniques, for the music scene in 2000, there are many things that are very novel .

Beautiful and fresh lyrics, mature and popular melody, the idea is not limited to most of the current love songs, inspirational, youth and other elements, but has a broader concept, giving fans and listeners more room for thinking . .

Leaving aside those artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan, there are not many musicians who can achieve this in a certain scale in their works before, and Pu Shu is one of them.

However, Piao Shu's personal style is more focused, not as "all-round" and more popular than Cao Xuan.

Many music critics believe that Cao Xuan's songs have broadened the horizons of current musicians for future creations, and they have contributed a lot.

In addition, "Blue Lotus" also attracted a certain degree of attention.

Everyone who plays music has his own rock dream, especially the rock wave in the mainland has not stopped for a few years, and the seeds of rock are still buried in the hearts of countless people.

Cao Xuan was so popular before and became the most popular pop king in the mainland, but in the hearts of those rock music fans, he has never taken him seriously.

Ya is just a popular player, there is no hero at the time, so that Zhu Zi became famous. From the moment rock and roll fell, the Chinese music scene died...

But this song "Blue Lotus" really gave Cao Xuan a lot of impression points in the hearts of those rock veterans.

Everyone feels that this little boy still has a few brushes. He is indeed talented, but he just doesn't use it in the right place.

Of course, there are also people who think that "Blue Lotus" is not considered rock and roll, and think that Cao Xuan is simply taking advantage of the popularity of rock and roll to make money, and is a scum and cancer that the rock and roll world does not welcome.

This kind of statement is not recognized by the outside world at all. To a certain extent, rock music fans are the most disliked in the music circle, at least in the mainland music scene.

The reason is because the attitude of the rock circle is too high and the mouth is too smelly.

It's not just rock and roll, classical, jazz, electronic music, and later rap, folk, antiquity and other relatively small circles have similar problems.
Among them [some people] always have an inexplicable sense of superiority, thinking that what they like is the best, and others are rubbish.

There are all kinds of disdain chains, big and small, and the popular one with the widest audience is the target of public criticism.

At the same time, in turn, those who love popular culture and are not interested in many small circles will also belittle the culture of small circles.

The two sides look down on each other, which is almost an unsolvable problem, and if they meet, they will be torn apart.

However, the Internet has not yet developed at this stage, and many niche music circles have not yet formed a scale.

However, due to its high audience and early development, the rock circle has formed a certain scale, and it cannot even be regarded as a niche culture, but the base of popular music is larger.

Rock music is not favored by the government, and pop music has an overwhelming advantage in media resources and audience base.

Some rock fans' criticisms of "Blue Lotus" were either ignored, or they were besieged and ridiculed, and even not only external attacks, but also internal rock circles were torn apart.

In the face of mass pop culture, niche circles huddle together to keep warm, but it does not mean that they are monolithic, on the contrary, internal conflicts are deeper.

Just talking about the rock circle, without mentioning the distinctions between styles such as heavy metal, punk, and slow rock, and without talking about the distinctions between Europe, America, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the mainland, just comparing fans of major bands is enough to make it noisy.

Moreover, the band may not necessarily be united. All kinds of conflicts between the lead singer and the members are commonplace.

Therefore, Cao Xuan fans didn't need to bother at all. Not long after the group started, the rock circle started to match up frantically, and even many veterans of the band were pulled off the stage.

In fact, with Cao Xuan's current popularity, the song "Blue Lotus" is now released by him, and it has received far more attention, discussion and exposure than the original release by Spacetime Xu Wei. .

It's even an exaggeration to say that Cao Xuan's wave has, to a certain extent, given the current sluggish rock scene a boost.

Many rock singers who are in a period of hesitation and confusion feel great excitement when they see a phenomenal rock song that has been out of the music scene for a long time.

Rock isn't dead!

From this point of view, Cao Xuan has contributed to the rock circle, but people may not appreciate it, and Cao Xuan does not want to ask for credit.

He has rock and roll feelings, but he is not very interested in the rock and roll circle, and he is unwilling to get involved in their affairs. Everyone lives in peace and does not interfere.

If we say "The Wind Rises", it is known as broadening the horizons of musicians, and "Blue Lotus" has given a wave to the sluggish rock circle.

Then works such as "Ten Years", "Dark Fragrance" and "Absolute Infatuation" represent that Cao Xuan has a very high awareness and creative power of the current pop trends in the music world.

Music critics praised and criticized this point.

Those who praise think that Cao Xuan's creation of current pop music has reached a state of perfection, and he can already produce blockbuster works in batches. He is indeed the most outstanding singer-songwriter in the Chinese music scene today.

Under the leadership of Cao Xuan, pop music continues to spread its influence among the public. From a grand strategy point of view, it has begun to counterattack Asia.

Those who depreciate are still repeating the same old tune, thinking that Cao Xuan wasted his talent, he should not start with the current popular culture, but open up more new elements to make a way for the Chinese music scene.

Nowadays, Cao Xuan is more of a businessman than a musician, putting the cart before the horse.

Regarding the latter remarks, Cao Xuanli ignored them, not to mention whether he could write or not, even if he could "write", pop culture is staged, and it is easy to mess up when the pace is too big.

Hundreds of people under him are waiting for him to eat. If Cao Xuan patronizes innovation and the result is not recognized by the public, who will make up for him for all kinds of losses.

Cao Xuan hopes that the Chinese music scene will be good, and he will try his best to "lead".

Besides, who said he didn't start a new trend?
Last year's "Don't Say Heroes" laid a certain foundation of antiquity/Chinese style, and this year's "Fireworks Are Cold", Cao Xuan officially presented the concept of Chinese style, which caused a certain range of sensation in the music scene and was widely acclaimed .

This can almost be said to have opened up a new genre. Those people were blind and had to talk about his other songs.

But in fact, this also proves that the concept of Chinese style has not really been recognized by the industry and audience.

Cao Xuan thought, the next step is to release a special Chinese style/ancient style album, the album name is "Chinese style", which will completely let this genre out of the circle, and also establish his identity as the founder of Chinese style.

Chinese style, this word is too good.

This is not just a matter of creating a genre of music, but to some extent it can be regarded as promoting Chinese culture, and even establishing the existence of a cultural phenomenon or value.

More than just positive energy, it is simply positive energy!
If this card is played well, Cao Xuan will directly gain a layer of golden body protection, and even be regarded as a model by the authorities.

Therefore, Cao Xuan and "Bright Stars" are the gods, in addition to the crazy smashing of the charts and hot sales, but also the deep impact on the Chinese music scene, which is also an important reason for countless people in the industry to blow up.

The sales volume of one person is hot, although it is powerful, it is not enough to be popular in the entire music scene.

But if it not only sells well, but also brings positive influence and changes to the industry, it is even expected to drive the development of the entire industry.

Then his status and influence in the industry will be elevated by more than one level.

Wang Fei and Zhang Yadong said that Cao Xuan is the leader of the Chinese music scene and may not be recognized by everyone.

But to say that Cao Xuan is currently the leading figure in the Chinese music scene, more than half of the audience would agree.

If you add a "new generation" prefix or "one of" suffix, there will be no objection...

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