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Chapter 233 The Most Popular Male and Female Singers in the Chinese Music World
In August, the song recording of "Chinese Style" has been completed. From the middle of the month, Cao Xuan is mainly busy shooting the MV.

Originally, Zeng Li and Hu Jing were supposed to share the heroine equally, but Zeng Li was in the second half of filming "Li Wei as an Official", and the task was intense and he couldn't get away.

So Hu Jing took over all the MV heroines of "Chinese Style", and Zeng Li starred in the MV of another popular album.

In addition to being busy filming the "Chinese Style" MV, Hu Jing also has to run the promotion of "Love Through Time and Space", which is scheduled to premiere at the end of August.

Fortunately, it was premiered on Beijing TV, so Hu Jing didn't have to travel too far, and there were many stars to arrange it, so I tried my best to take care of the schedules of all parties, and just take care of both ends.

But until September, she will not be free.

"Wulin Outer History" premiered on Jinling TV in mid-September. If the effect is good, it will be broadcast on Xingsu Provincial TV in late September or early October.

September and October were Hu Jing's all-out attack on the top four actresses, and they were also the key to the negotiations between Fanxing and CCTV 9.

Now Cao Xuan's price has basically been negotiated, and there is almost no room for bargaining. Whether it can be raised depends on how much Hu Jing can improve this time.

And Cao Xuan has also officially confirmed the release time of the new album - October 10st National Day.

The album happens to be "Chinese Style", to some extent, it can also be regarded as a gift for the National Day.

At the same time, Cao Xuan also announced the approximate release time of his second popular album, which is the end of December 2001.

It is still within the year of 01, not counting his breaking his promise to release two albums this year, but the English single, which may be slightly delayed.

To release two albums in a row within two months, not to mention the production difficulties such as short time and heavy tasks, the key schedule is approaching, and if one fails, it will easily form a "cannibalistic" situation.

Of course, there is also a chance that they will complement each other and help each other.

Warner originally wanted to persuade Cao Xuan not to be in a hurry, and the two albums could be released later, thinking that "Chinese Style" and the popular album had different genres and themes, so there would not be too much conflict, and the chances of complementary and co-explosion were higher.

In fact, to a deeper level, I want to help "Chinese Style", in case the sales of the former are mediocre, the popular album can come out to win respect.

Cao Xuan is not sure whether "Chinese Style" will be a big hit if it is released a few years in advance, but his confidence in the latter's popular album is still very stable.

This is the confidence brought by the star trilogy whose total album sales exceeded 1000 million+...

But no matter what kind of situation the two albums form, for other singers who plan to release songs in the second half of the year, it is equivalent to facing two Cao Xuans at once, which is not a good thing.

It is no exaggeration to say that some singers are already preparing to adjust the release time of their albums to avoid their edge.

The most exaggerated one is a second-tier pop singer. The album was originally scheduled for November, but now it has been adjusted to April next year. Although it is said to be due to technical reasons, any fool can see what is going on.

Even the media ridiculed that after Cao Xuan officially announced the release time of the two albums, many "faults" in technology, copyright, equipment, business, etc. immediately occurred in many original good albums.

Of course, there are those who avoid the edge, and there are those who face difficulties.

It doesn't have to be a challenge. For these second- and third-tier singers, he arranges his work around the album, and the preparation of various expenses is not troublesome, and he can adjust the schedule relatively more flexibly.

For many first-line or top singers, the personnel and preparation work behind their albums are very complicated, and the singer's schedule is also very tight, and the corresponding promotional schedule has been reserved before it is confirmed.

For example, Cao Xuan, once he has set the album release within two months, he will immediately arrange a promotional schedule and coordinate the time with other work schedules.

So in this case, it is not possible to change it just by saying it, and in most cases you can only bite the bullet.

Besides, other singers may not have no desire to fight for the top.

Although after "Bright Stars", these singers were basically rubbed by Cao Xuan in a circle.

When everyone pulled Cao Xuan down, they were a bit weaker in their determination to be superior, but they still had the courage to make two moves.

Even if they lose, with Cao Xuan's current fame and status, everyone is not ashamed, and it is still a point of publicity, but if they win, they will directly make a lot of money.

To put it bluntly, everyone is "barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes", but Cao Xuan, the defender of the ring, is worried.

It doesn't matter if you lose a few times, but you can't lose too badly. Dugu seeks defeat, and it's a good story to retire silently at the age, but it's shameful to be pulled down from the "altar"...

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Because of this, although Cao Xuan is now known as No.1 in the Chinese music scene, he has been under a lot of pressure.

Others don't know, but he knows how fierce his little brother will be in the future.

Even with Cao Xuan's current popularity and fame, it's hard to say who is better against Jay Chou at his peak, so don't look at him as a big brother, but he has never let go of his "fear" of this little brother.

If 1998 was the last glory of the four heavenly kings, Ren Xianqi took over, and now with Cao Xuan, the era of [Southern Renbeibeicao] joint rule has been achieved.

But now in 2001, Brother Xiao Qi released his new album in January, and the data is quite impressive. It seems that he won't fall under the name of [Nan Ren], but he is already the "Tianwang Yuhui".

Similarly, Zheng Xiuwen and Power Train have also released masterpieces such as "Embracing" and "Walking Zhongxiao East Road Nine Times".

The fire is the fire, but after this climax, Ren Xianqi and several other contemporary singers "announced" that they had passed the peak period and belonged to history.

The decline of these Mesozoic singers, in addition to the reason for the normal decline after the star peak cycle, is the greater reason for the overall rise of the new generation of singers.

When a new generation replaces an old one, the old singer will naturally pass away...

In terms of seniority and time when he became popular, Cao Xuan can barely be considered a member of the Mesozoic generation, but in terms of age, he is younger than many of the new generation.

Cao Daguan refused to accept the "old".

Although the old friends are about to retire, he still has to stick to his position and meet this group of newcomers.

In the first half of 2001, apart from the above-mentioned singers, the most popular song was F4's "Pop Rain".

These four handsome guys set off a trend of "Meteor Garden" in Taiwan, the mainland, and even the entire Southeast Asia. "Idol", a word that was originally a niche word, has become a new position for many young stars.

For Cao Xuan, the F4 big fire, to a large extent, shared a lot of firepower for him.

Compared to Cao Xuan who tried his best to harvest nationality as much as possible, there are fans of all ages, men, women and children, mainly young fans aged 15-30.

F4's target group is more accurate, directly pointing at young female fans.

It cannot be said that they have no male fans, but it is true that more than 95% of them are female fans, and most of them are young female fans under the age of 25.

This kind of fan structure is destined to be unhealthy, and it is also destined to be the most hated by others.

It can be said that at this stage, as good as F4's reputation is in the female fan group, it is as bad in the boy group.

Compared with the four of them, Cao Dascumbag and Xie Feng, the two [Public Enemies of Boys], have become much more pleasing to the eye.

At least Cao Xuan has the real material, and he really killed it by relying on his "talent".

Many boys dared to say that if they had a handsome face, they would be lucky enough to play "Meteor Garden" and still be popular, but they dare not say that with Cao Xuan's face, they could become the king of pop.

And although Xie Feng has been criticized by people because of his second-generation star and temper, at least his subordinates have some real skills, and they dare to work hard in filming.

People are afraid of comparison. I didn't think it before. Once F4 came out, Cao Xuan and Xie Feng's reputation among male fans soared. Cao Daguan, who has always been used to being scolded, even felt a little flattered.

In addition to sharing the firepower, the birth of F4 has indeed affected the popularity of popular male stars such as Cao Xuan.

However, Cao Xuan has a high status, a great reputation, and his foundation is stable enough. Xie Feng is now transitioning to the film industry, and he is protected by the Hong Kong circle, so he has not been affected too much.

As for other people, it depends on the individual situation. If they can hold on to this wave, they will be able to survive the subsequent works.

Another thing that is more difficult is the male singers in Taiwan. The Taiwanese media are all praising F4, and everyone else has to stand aside.

Xiao Zhou was also affected a lot in the original time and space, and he was killed because of his talent.

Now Xiao Zhou's situation is better because he holds two songs by Cao Xuan, which echo Cao Xuan's "Chinese Style".

Even if Cao Xuan doesn't help him, the media will not ignore Jay Chou, who is supported by King Cao.

Since "Meteor Garden" premiered in Taiwan Province in April, it has been gradually introduced to some local stations in mainland China in May.

Countless girls went to Internet cafes to catch up on dramas, and "Meteor Shower" has become the most popular song in recent months.

Since reaching the top in mid-May, until early July, for nearly two months, this song has not moved at the top of the chart.

In addition to "Meteor Shower", "Meteor Garden" also brought an old song popular, which is Cao Xuan's "Love is What You Need", which once entered the top three of the rankings and stayed in the top ten for more than a month.

At that time, "Bright Stars", which had been released for more than half a year, still had two songs "The Wind Rises" and "Ten Years", and the popular Spring Festival Gala "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" "remained" in the top ten of the list .

"Jiangnan", "Fireworks Are Cold" and "Blue Lotus", "Stubbornness" and "Dark Fragrance" are all in the top [-], and they counterattack from time to time.

Although it is not easy for a song to become popular all over the country, there are dozens of songs every year, but under normal circumstances, a song will be popular for a few months at most before disappearing.

The longer the song is popular, the more it proves the influence and quality of the song.

"Bright Stars" has been released for such a long time, and it still maintains such a strong popularity. Its chart ranking and on-demand rate are more stable than many new albums that have just become popular.

So those singers were afraid of Cao Xuan for no reason.

His popularity is strong and long-lasting, not to mention a direct confrontation, even a wheel battle may not necessarily consume him.

One day after "Love Is Your Last resort" was on the list, "Jiangnan" accidentally broke into the top ten, and Cao Xuan's songs accounted for half of the top ten that day.

Afterwards, professional media and music critics commented that this day's ranking was even more disappointing than Cao Xuan's one-man slaughter before.

On the day of Fengshentu chart last year, although it was exaggerated, Cao Xuan put in a lot of publicity efforts behind the scenes, fans were also called to gather together to play the chart, the media also gave their help, and "album" was very powerful.

It belongs to the right time, place and people, which can be met but not sought.

But this time, although it doesn't seem to be a big deal this time, you must know that Cao Xuan has not done any related publicity recently, and fans have not gathered to hit the charts. Normal on-demand.

Even so, a group of singers who were in the promotion period were all rubbed on the ground by Cao Xuan's old songs.

This inadvertent display of dominance is even more disappointing than displaying popularity with great fanfare and impacting legendary achievements...

However, this situation eased to a certain extent in mid-July, and several excellent new songs were on the list.

The first is Han Hong's "The Sea" and "Dawn". In fact, "Dawn" became popular after the 315 party last year.

It's just that "That Piece of Sea" is popular now, and "Dawn" has become popular again.

Before that, Han Hong's reputation was not very big, and it was mainly spread in the capital area. She was more of a music producer and creator, composing or singing theme songs for many TV dramas.

"It's Dawn" is Han Hong's first song that became popular all over the country. This fat female singer hit the front line in one go, and "That Piece of Sea" made her sit firmly in the position.

After Mao Amin, Tian Zhen, Sun Yue, Wei Wei and other popular mainland female singers retired or passed away one after another.

Han Hong can be said to be the only female singer who can compete with the mainland music scene and Naying.

However, Han Hong changed the system in the later period and went to the air administration to serve as the deputy head ([-]). Everyone is not in the same way anymore, and there is no way to compare.

But at this stage, Han Hong is not yet ranked, especially in terms of business, "That Patch of Sea" hit the list a few days before it was overtaken by "A Thousand and One Wishes".

This song was sung by the Taiwanese girl group [4ln love]. It’s actually quite popular. It’s a song I don’t remember clearly, but when the melody sounds, I feel like I’ve heard it all.

This girl group was short-lived. When it was first established, it was actually very powerful. It could compete with the [SHE] group, but it was basically suppressed.

In addition, the relationship between the internal members was mediocre, and because the company's economy was not good, it disbanded after releasing two albums. The only member who made a name for himself was Rainie Yang.

But at this stage, "A Thousand and One Wishes" is really popular, almost shaking the top position of "Meteor Shower".

Until July 7, Sun Yanzi released her new album "Kite", and released two title songs - "Green Light" and "Little Lucky".

One of these two songs is Sun Yanzi's representative work, and the other is a hit that has been popular throughout 2015.

Coupled with Sun Yanzi's own popularity and the gimmick of Cao Xuan's new song, the two songs quickly became popular. On July 7, "Meteor Shower" was knocked off the horse and rushed to the top of the list.

Sun Yanzi, who became popular last year, once again produced a hit work, and her reputation has soared.

In the music scene at the beginning of the century, there was always a saying of "male Zhou and daughter grandson". At that time, the new generation of male singers was respected by Jay Chou, and female singers were headed by Sun Yanzi. The rankings and sales charts were almost killed by these two people.

If it weren't for Sun Yanzi who had to retire from time to time to take a break, and was not serious about career, it really wouldn't be Cai Yilin's turn to form [Double J].

But whether it's [Male Zhou Daughter-Grand], or [Double J], or [One King, One Queen, One Day Group], [New Four Heavenly Kings] Balabala.

In short, Xiao Zhou must be unavoidable, and now, Cao Xuan, like Xiao Zhou at that time, has become a binding word.

After Sun Yanzi became more and more popular, compared to Zhang Huimei and Na Ying who joined later, Warner would definitely be more willing to cultivate Sun Yanzi, who he has become popular in private, and intends to make her the first sister of Warner.

So, Warner came up with a new CP - [Male Cao Daughter Grandson].

Under the promotion of Warner, this ambiguous combination and it is not known whether it will be marked with an asterisk began to appear in major media.

However, Warner's operation has aroused resistance from many people.

The loudest voices of resistance were fans of popular female singers such as Naying, Wang Fei, and Zhang Huimei.

It is undisputed that Cao Xuan is now the most popular male singer in the music world. Even the Four Heavenly Kings of the older generation dare not say that he can overshadow him.

But Sun Yanzi is a little bit older, and Naying doesn't say, Wang Fei and Zhang Huimei are not what she says they can surpass now.

When it comes to the ranking of male and female singers, it must be [Male Cao Queen], [Male Cao Female Zhang], and lastly [Male Cao Nv Na], or the female singers in Xiangjiang, it is not Sun Yanzi's turn to be the junior.

Sun Yanzi's fans quit, a group of outdated "old antiques", what kind of garlic.

He is a man with talent and a woman with good looks, a natural match, it's your turn to gossip...

As a result, Sun Yanzi's fans went to war with one against three, or even more than three, in the media and on the Internet.

Although there are few people, the victory lies in the unity of young people, even though they are reckless, although they are surrounded and suppressed by fans from all walks of life, they just refuse to admit defeat.

Cao Xuan and his fans moved small benches to watch the battle to see who would win and who would lose. Some fans who were extremely bored even went to tease the fans of other male singers.

I intend to attract them to compete for the [Na Cao] statement, so everyone moves their hands and feet and practice their words.

It's a pity that no one was fooled by them. Most of the male singer fans think that they are not Cao Xuan's opponents, but the Four Heavenly Kings and Zhang Guorong can fight.

But the latter has withdrawn from the music scene for many years, and his seniority is much worse, so it doesn't matter whether he is in dispute or not.

The fans of the Four Heavenly Kings are even simpler, as long as the other three are not elected, it doesn't matter who is elected.

Besides, leaving aside the two heavenly kings Zhang and Liu, the number of fans and combat effectiveness of the remaining two may not be comparable to Cao Xuan.

In the end, only two old enemies, Ren Xianqi and Xie Feng, came out to quarrel, but it was not too intense, more like a routine.

Otherwise, if you don't say anything, you think they are afraid of Cao Xuan's fans...

In comparison, male singers generally have more serious rivalries because they have more female fans, while female singers have relatively weaker fans.

But this [male Cao and female] incident was turned upside down. The fans of the major female singers were in a daze, and the fans of the male singers watched the show and commented a few words from time to time.

Cao Xuan also took advantage of it to a certain extent, after all, no matter who fights, he must bring his name.

Taking advantage of this popularity, on August 8th, Cao Xuan began to release the first hit song of "Chinese Style"——

"East Wind Break"

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ps: There is something at home, the update is late, sorry, there is another chapter, and it will be released at [-] o'clock tomorrow morning

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