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Chapter 461 A Performance Destined to Be Recorded in History (Supplement 46)

On the evening of February 2006, 2, Michigan, USA

Detroit Ford Stadium, home of the NFL's Detroit Lions.

This is one of the most luxurious stadiums in the NFL, can accommodate 8 spectators, and is also a landmark building in Detroit.

And tonight, this stadium is also the venue for the 40th Super Bowl final, with 8 people packed to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks compete for the highest glory of the entire season here.

At this time, the game had already started, and after Cao Xuan quietly observed the field, he returned to the backstage dressing room to wait for the halftime show.

His American manager, Jonah Warner, watched Cao Xuan nervously, fearing that he would not be able to withstand the pressure of 8 people present and hundreds of millions of people performing in front of the TV.

Edgar Jr. and Mike who came from Los Angeles were also a little worried. In less than 5 minutes, Edgar Jr. spoke to comfort Cao Xuan for the second time.

Cao Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and patted little Edgar: "Sir, I already told you that just a few days ago, I participated in China's Spring Festival Gala, which was aimed at a much larger audience than the Super Bowl, so don't treat me like a rookie .”

"Chris, I know about the Spring Festival Gala in China."

Edgar Jr. couldn't help explaining: "But it was a party, and this halftime show has only one person, the concept is completely different."

"It's not that I'm pretending. You go to China to find out how many people watch me sing every year in front of the TV. No matter how many people are in the Super Bowl halftime show, it seems to me the same."

Cao Xuan was really peaceful.

Of course, it is impossible to say that a little nervousness is not emotional, but this is a normal physiological and psychological reaction.

Based on Cao Xuan’s stage experience, it’s better to be a little tense, but it’s not good to be really too loose. It may feel more relaxed in private, but on the big stage, it’s better to correct it a little bit.

The more Cao Xuan has been on the top stages in the past two years, the more stable his mentality is, or the more confident he is.

Before taking the stage, Cao Xuan hardly had any major psychological fluctuations. Sometimes it was not because of himself that he felt worried, but because he was afraid that others would not perform well.

If it wasn't for the fear of irritating little Edgar and the others, Cao Xuan would have been ready to eat sunflower seeds like he did in the Spring Festival Gala a few days ago.

Oh, I’m afraid there are no five-spice and chicken soup for melon seeds in the United States, but Badam is also fine, he likes it very much...

Ignoring the muttering "Sister Xianglin", Cao Xuan took a few glances at the TV at the door, which was broadcasting the screen.

It seemed quite intense, but Cao Xuan couldn't understand rugby. He had a tight rehearsal task here and didn't have time to ask specific questions. Although he had a brief chat with the staff, he didn't fully understand the rules.

Cao Xuan himself mainly watches football. He is considered a fake football fan. At least he knows all kinds of football rules, well-known matches, teams, and players.

As for other ball games, he seldom watches the games, and basically follows the trend during the Olympics, and has only a little knowledge.

Even the most popular basketball in China, Cao Xuan doesn't really understand it, that is, after Dayao entered the NBA, he occasionally followed him to watch it.

He only knows how to read scores and goals, and doesn't understand some unpopular rules. NBA stars can be counted with two hands by name, and they can't even be counted as fake fans.

Not to mention rugby. Before Goldfinger, he had never heard of it a few times, and he had hardly seen rugby in China.

He only knows one football star, Tom Brady, and he knows him because he is the husband of supermodel Gisele Bundchen.

And the owner of this team, like Manchester United, belongs to the Glazer family, so the opponent comes to Old Trafford to watch the game from time to time, and the media introduces it.

Only then did Cao Xuan get acquainted with the number one superstar in history, whose status in rugby is comparable to that of Jordan in basketball.

But apart from this one, Cao Xuan didn't know anyone else, and he didn't pay attention to the news in this area when he came to the United States. He had vaguely heard a few names, but he didn't know the specific situation at all.

Compared with the performance, Cao Xuan is more worried about the media asking about football after the event.

Except for a few terms and simple rules such as [touchdown], [quarterback], and [running back], he really doesn't understand the sport of football. I hope it will not affect the status of the halftime show among fans.

Besides, he is a singer, so why let him chat about football...

.........

No more gossip, finally it was time for the halftime break. Metering equipped with stage equipment and hundreds of staff quickly rushed to the stadium to build the stage as quickly as possible.

These staff have had hundreds of simulation drills before this, and the installation process and sequence are kept in mind, and the movements are smooth and smooth.

A high-end temporary stage of more than 50 square meters covering multiple functions was set up in only about 4 minutes. Even though Cao Xuan had witnessed this scene more than once, he did not hesitate to express his emotion again.

So fast!
This year's Cao Xuan's halftime show stage layout is very simple, a hexagonal stage is placed in the middle of the court, and his band accompaniment is divided into four.About 3000 spectators (many of them are atmosphere groups) came around the stage and waved their hands enthusiastically.

The lights of the entire stadium were dimmed, and Detroit Ford Field, one of the three enclosed stadiums in the entire rugby league, cast a beam of light from above to illuminate the middle of the stage.

Amid the hoarse shouts of the DJ at the scene, Cao Xuan, holding a microphone and wearing a slim-fit suit with bright white and dark gold double dragon embroidery on a black background, appeared in the C position of the audience.

Whether it is sincere support or out of politeness, the 8 spectators present applauded and cheered Cao Xuan at this moment.

"Well, you hold the line
Only you haven't given up
When every one of them is giving up or giving in, tell me
When everyone else stopped trying and frustrated hope
......"

No nonsense, when Cao Xuan appeared on the stage, after a brief appearance of 2-3 seconds, Cao Xuan picked up the microphone and began to sing the prelude monologue of his classic rock song "Natural".

This song is still very well-known in the United States. It belongs to the top three among all Cao Xuan's rock songs, and it can even be watched from the second.

At the same time, because the live performance of this song has an excellent atmosphere, it has also been a must-list for many bands in major rock music festivals in recent years.

This is also the reason why Cao Xuan chose this song. After all, it is a sports halftime show. Relatively explosive songs are easier for audiences on the spot and in front of the TV. Cao Xuan prepared three songs today, all of which are "Burning Songs".

When Cao Xuan began to sing, about 5000 spectators flocked from the stands to surround the stage, surrounded by security personnel.

These audiences are the atmosphere group, at least half of them are arranged support, and the rest are mostly Cao Xuan's fans, which can bring out the atmosphere of the stage to the maximum extent.

Otherwise, no matter how good Cao Xuan sang, even if he lingered around the bridge for three days with uninterrupted sounds of nature, and the audience below was a bunch of dead faces, the performance would have to be smashed.

"Natural" is an old song that has been played thousands of times, and Cao Xuan won it steadily. It's because he listened too much to Goldfinger Douyin, and he was so slightly dazed when he sang the climax chorus that he almost said a word.

"There is a girl named Xiaofang in the village"

beautiful and kind

......"

The old song ended, and it was the first new song of the day, with a positive, cheerful and psychedelic rock melody. Cao Xuan twisted his body slightly, calling for the audience to cooperate.

"Roar"

The fourth song released in Cao Xuan's new album, the Chinese translation is called "Roar", which was released by [Fruit Sister] Katy Perry in 2013.

This song is also a top-notch song, not even a normal top-notch song. It took only 3 weeks to win the top spot on the Billboard Top [-].

In addition, this song also topped the music charts in more than ten countries including the UK, Europe, Australia, Canada, Austria, New Zealand, Ireland, Israel, and South Korea.

At the same time, the MV of this song has almost 35 billion+ views on Youtube, and it has been ranked among the top ten music themes all year round, which shows how popular it is.

Sister Guo Guo also became famous with this song, and she cast off many doubts and became a top singer in Europe and America.

The lyrics and melody of "Roar" are not exquisite, and even a bit slobbery, or just a slightly slobbery song.

But the melody and rhythm with a very magical style, as well as the lyrics reveal fearless doubts and some complicated rules, get rid of the shackles, and stick to your own attitude, like a bowl of fragrant but not greasy inspirational chicken soup, which resonates with the public.

"I got the eye of the tiger, the fire, dancing through the fire
I have the eyes of a tiger, shining through the firelight

Cause I am a champion and you're gonna hear me roar
I'm a born king, hear my roar
......"

At the climax of the chorus, Cao Xuan let go of all the suppression, and roared out his singing voice with a broad and thick treble.

Roaring like a tiger, it seemed to roar at all the sarcasm and doubts facing him, smashing all the jumping clowns, and singing for himself.

And this paragraph also ignited the enthusiasm of many audiences present. This domineering attitude towards all kinds of negativity in life made everyone feel excited.

Similarly, this song is also applicable to today's competition, break all the shackles, let out your own light, roar louder than a lion, and become the last king of today.

In the last nearly 20-second long tune, there are almost no lyrics, just non-stop [oh].

Many audience members also found the trick, and sang along with Cao Xuan who was waving on the stage for about 15 more seconds. The sound waves of tens of thousands of people spread around for miles, and the atmosphere of the scene was immediately bursting with excitement.

Especially the audience around the stage are the ones who can feel the atmosphere the most. At the same time, there are many fans of Cao Xuan, especially with the bonus of the halo filter.

After a song carnival, many people danced profusely with sweat and their faces were flushed, but they still looked at Cao Xuan with fiery eyes, and continued to support the idol on stage tirelessly.

Cao Xuan even saw a few commotions on the stage, as if someone had passed out.

However, seeing the medical staff in the backcourt rushing up directly, he calmed down and didn't care about it any more. It was a major live broadcast and he couldn't allow himself to be distracted.

Nodding to the members of the band, he took a light breath, slowed down for a few seconds, and continued with the third song.

The guitarist played lightly, Cao Xuan held the microphone and strolled on the stage, the passion faded away, and the singing became gentle and lyrical.

“I've been reading books of old
I read old books

The legends and the myths
Those ancient legends and boundless mysteries
.........

like achilles and his booty
.........

Such as the innate power of the Eastern God of War
.........

And Spider-Man's control
Invincible with the Iron Fist of a martial artist
......"

The Chinese translation of "Something Just Like This", "Just Want This", was released in 2017 by two European and American bands, Coldplay and Chainsmokers.

In the end, it entered the runner-up of the British Pop Music Chart and the fifth of the Billboard Top [-] Singles Chart, and won the Grammy and Billboard Music Awards.

However, compared to the "mediocre" list and awards, the most terrifying thing about this song is its popularity.

Because it just caught up with the popularity of Marvel, this song has a lot of superhero colors, and the story behind it is also very touching, which soon became popular all over the world and became very popular in China.

Not only did it rank among the top 10 English songs of the year, but it also seemed to have entered the top [-] on some music platforms.

Cao Xuan modified some lyrics when he came up with this song. For example, in the above lyrics, in addition to Western mythology and American superheroes, he also added elements of Eastern mythology and martial arts.

This is not for the so-called entrainment of private goods.

Cao Xuan is more of a Chinese. Even if he writes an English song, it is definitely impossible to have all western elements. It is most reasonable to add a little oriental color.

In addition to this part of the lyrics, the meaning of the whole song has also been corrected to some extent. Although the original version is based on the prototype leukemia boy who likes superheroes, the lyrics are more a bit biased towards love songs. Although it can be understood as an idol, the temperament is weak.

After Cao Xuan changed the lyrics, the overall feeling is more inspirational.

From the original [I just need a you who kisses me, that's all I want, nothing more]

Become【Although I don't have that great power, but with "you", "you" is my great power. With "you", I can be strong enough to face everything, I just want such support]

"You" can refer to everything.

Players can be understood as fans, singers can be understood as fans, and ordinary people can be understood as the encouragement and support of relatives and friends or the belief in sticking to dreams.In short, inspiration is over.

"Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-do..."

Cao Xuan sang softly, and several musicians in the band followed in harmony. Only the drummer stood up slightly, and then slammed into the drum set. The keyboard player also swayed his body frantically, bringing a very rhythmic electronic sound.

Amidst the explosive drumbeats and rhythm, the spark hole hidden in the hexagonal stage spewed brilliant sparks nearly two meters high upwards.

Cao Xuan took two light steps, his handsome and handsome face shone brightly under the reflection of the sparks, his charm was infinite, and he was like a god in the eyes of many female fans in the audience.

But Cao Xuan didn't care what the fans thought. Accompanied by the strong rhythm of the drums and the melody of the keyboard, the emotions he had been suppressing just now gushed out.

“I want something just like this
that's all i want
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-do
Oh, I want something just like this
that's all i want

......"

Nearly 5000 spectators around the hexagonal stage, as well as tens of thousands of spectators in the surrounding stands, were all ignited by Cao Xuan's singing. They waved their hands, jumped and cheered, and vented their emotions.

At this moment, this landmark building in Detroit was shaken by the carnival of 8 people.

Under the stands, Qiao Na had already taken off her jacket, and was waving wildly around the stage. Mike was not much better, his face flushed, bouncing around like a big meat ball.

Only little Edgar still had some sanity, or his energy was focused on another matter.

Regardless of whether Mike heard it or not, little Edgar pulled off his bow tie, with a wild smile on his face, and pulled Mike to shout over and over again.

"Fuck the Rolling Stones, Cao is number one in the world. This Super Bowl halftime show is destined to go down in the history books like Michael Jackson's. Hahaha, I bet right, no, I made a lot of money..."

(End of this chapter)