China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 489: The Asian Concert and the Battle Between Sophistication and Popularity
2007 year 2 early month
Waking up in the morning, Cao Xuan was suddenly a little dazed. It had been ten years since the day that turned his life upside down.

Cao Xuan suddenly wanted to go to the small dormitory in Xinwu Film and Television City to take a look, but it’s okay to think about it. Ten years later, the dormitory might not look the same if it hasn’t been demolished.

With nostalgia for the past, Cao Xuan didn't eat breakfast at home, so he called Zhang Chong to find a breakfast restaurant, and ordered a steamed stuffed bun with radish and millet porridge.

However, unlike the buns he ate back then, which had more vegetables and less meat, the buns in other restaurants were full of oil and water. Zhang Chong, who ate buns with Cao Xuan back then, said it was tasteless.

In a daze, Cao Xuan really felt that history was a circle. Ten years later, it was Zhang Chong who ate buns with him. Back then, Wang Fei had just given birth to his eldest daughter, and now he just gave birth to his youngest daughter. The national football team also failed to qualify for the World Cup.

The only difference is that the two brothers don't need to grab the buns...

Cao Xuan didn't know if it was because he was getting old, but sometimes it was easy to miss the past.

Zhang Chong didn't have this trouble. In his opinion, Cao Xuan just had too many good times and was free.

With a net worth of tens of billions, two daughters-in-law, and a world-renowned reputation, he lives a life full of vigor and vitality, and everything is competing for development. He always wonders what he did in the days when he ate steamed buns, ate pickles, and drilled into the basement.

But Cao Xuan was happy to think about it, so he chatted with him, and also mentioned that Sun Jiang, who looked like a human being, provided Cao Xuan with important information about the vacancy of Ximen Qing's role.

Cao Xuan didn't have much friendship with him, and basically had no contact with him afterwards. On the contrary, Zhang Chong and him are from the same hometown, and occasionally get together. I heard that now there is a small supermarket in his hometown, and his son is several years old.

When Zhang Chong mentioned this, he was envious. Sun Jiang's son was about to go to school, and Cao Xuan's Nishigong empress was also pregnant. He was the only one who had been married for several years and hadn't seen anything for a long time.

In fact, compared to Cao Xuan, Zhang Chong is quite affectionate.

His wife is the girlfriend he met when he was a group performer. When Cao Xuan attacked the West Palace, this one was forced to have a "car accident".

Zhang Chong has been with Cao Xuan for these years, he is the oldest person around Boss Cao, his status is detached, and the East and West Palaces sell him face.

But Zhang Chong knows how to measure, and he wholeheartedly serves as Cao Xuan's assistant, ignoring the company and outside affairs.

Cao Xuan didn’t treat him badly either. His annual salary plus bonuses added up to seven figures. When he got married, he was given two houses + a car, one in Beijing and one in his hometown. The car was worth millions. top-of-the-line BMW.

This is only superficial income. He followed Cao Xuan, even if he listened to him occasionally, hoarded two houses in the capital, and bought some penguin stocks, his net worth took off.

So, don't look at Zhang Chong as an assistant who carries bags and water for Cao Xuan every day, but he is actually a local tycoon with a net worth of tens of millions, which can be called the ceiling of the assistant world.

With this net worth and income, he is definitely the fifth king of diamonds. It is no exaggeration to say that several female artists who have dealt with him before all want to fall in love with Zhang Chong.

The income of celebrities these days is limited, and there are really few who can compare to Zhang Chong, let alone Cao Xuan, who can hold his thigh properly.

In the face of temptation, Zhang Chong also made mistakes during his period, and even broke up with his girlfriend for a while, but for various reasons, he finally chose this woman who followed him when he was in his infancy.

To be honest, it's a bit scumbag, but Cao Xuan has no face to talk about him, and he doesn't care about the couple.

On the day of the wedding, Cao Xuan came to the scene in person. Not only did he present a great gift, but he also came to his hometown once in a while to sing congratulations, which gave Zhang Chong and his wife enough face.

However, Zhang Chong and his wife have never been pregnant with a child, and they went to the hospital for an examination and it was normal. It has always been Zhang Chong's heart disease, and he sighed when he mentioned it.

Cao Xuan is not easy to persuade, after all, he can't help in this matter.

But if it doesn't work, you can contact the princess of South Korea. Her methods are a bit black technology, maybe there is a way...

After the meal, Cao Xuan took a group photo with the owner's family who recognized him, and then went to Fanxing Building.

It has been nearly two months since my grandma passed away, my parents have recovered, Nishinomiya Niangniang has become more and more stable, Cao Xuan can also focus on work.

In fact, before that, Cao Xuan didn't completely stay at home.

There was a rehearsal for the Spring Festival Gala, and I also took the time to record a new Chinese album. Not surprisingly, it will be released during the summer vacation. In addition, the order of the concert is also roughly arranged.

Currently, there are roughly three stages.

The first half of February is the first stage, mainly in Asia, including Hong Kong and Taiwan Province, a total of 2 cities in China, and then in Asia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and even the Middle East, which lasts for about a month.

The middle of the year, that is, from June to September, is the second stage of the concert. It is hard to say which month will be held, but it will be combined with the shooting plan of "Three Kingdoms·Chibi".

This stage is mainly Australia, Europe and Africa, and the duration is about one month.

The third stage is the Americas, that is, South America and North America. The time should be November or December at the end of the year, and it will also last for one month.

Of course, this plan is only a rough idea, except that the Asian side is basically finalized, the next two stages are just a concept, and there may be some differences in the actual implementation.

But no matter what, Cao Xuan won't do anything about the concert.

And it lasted more than three months in one breath, accumulating nearly a hundred games, which will definitely make many fans have a hard time.

Countless fans at home and abroad burst into tears, ran and shouted, finally there is something to look forward to...

Cao Xuan still attaches great importance to this concert tour. His schedule is already tight. In addition, when the child is born in the future and his parents are impatient, he will spend time with his family even if he has free time.

Still the same sentence, other singers hold concerts to make money, but for Cao Xuan, holding concerts is really to give back to fans.

Cao Xuan may hold concerts in the future, but it is estimated that they will be small-scale or in a few key cities. It is difficult to take out a large-scale tour that will take a few months all over the world in one go.

In Cao Xuan's heart, if he holds such a large-scale concert in the future, it will basically be his last farewell before leaving the music scene.

So Cao Xuan is very serious, not trying to make it a classic, but at least satisfying the fans.

Twelve cities in China, the number of people varies according to the location of the city.

Cao Xuan did not deliberately pursue the number of people like he did in the last concert. Today, he no longer needs these to prove his popularity. Safety is the most important thing.

The concert in Beijing was held in Gongti, leaving aside the face occupied by the stage, only 6 tickets were reserved.

In fact, Cao Xuan really wanted to hold a concert at the Bird's Nest, but unfortunately it was too early. He could apply after the Beijing Olympics, but he didn't have the face to rush ahead after the Beijing Olympics.

But it doesn't matter, Cao Xuan has been confirmed to sing the theme song on the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, and he is still the first singer to hold a "concert" at the Bird's Nest.

The capital city is 6 people, and Shanghai is still the same stadium with 8 people, which can hold 8 people, which is also the largest number of people in this Cao Xuan concert tour in China.

As for other cities, the number of people is relatively small. Basically, there are venues with 3 to 5 people, and the least is the Xiangjiang Red Pavilion, which is about 1.2 people.

The cumulative sum of twelve cities is almost 50 tickets, which seems to be a lot, but in fact it is very few.

It may be exaggerated to say that Cao Xuan's fans are in the hundreds of millions, but there are definitely tens of millions, and even if they are not his fans, ordinary passers-by are willing to listen to his concert if they have the conditions.

So the 50 tickets were distributed, and it was barely squeezed between the teeth.

Tickets were officially sold on February 2, and the concert tickets in Beijing were the first to be issued. The online 2 tickets were sold out in less than two hours, and the offline tickets were sold out within a day.

Other cities are also in a mess, the worst is Xiangjiang, which has few tickets, and it is the last one to sell tickets in the twelve cities, so many people are gearing up.

It took only 8000 minutes for the 2 online tickets to be sold out, and how much of these 2 minutes was information delay, only the website itself knows.

The most pitiful thing is that for the 8000 tickets, very few locals in Xiangjiang grabbed them. If it weren't for the thousands of tickets offline, I am afraid that Cao Xuan would have no one to speak Cantonese in Xiangjiang.

Of course, not everyone has the capital to go to Xiangjiang to watch the concert. Later, Xiangjiang fans will buy back some, but the price is outrageous.

Tickets originally priced at a few hundred Hong Kong dollars a ticket were fired up to several thousand on the black market, and more than tens of thousands for better locations.

Let's put it this way, scalpers paid more attention to this concert than Cao Xuan fans, and made various plans early on.

Even though Cao Xuan used all kinds of methods to crack down on scalpers, and even recruited expert programmers to help, strictly forbids buying tickets online, and restricts real-name purchases offline, it is estimated that many people still took the opportunity to make a fortune.

As for Asia, Cao Xuan can't even get involved. Basically, Warner or the local organizers are responsible.

One in Singapore, one in Malaysia, one in Thailand, three in Japan, two in South Korea, one in Dubai, and one in Qatar.

Among them, three games in Japan are in Tokyo, and three games in South Korea are in Seoul. There is no way that their capital is the most prosperous, and there is no way to compare with other cities.

As for the latter two countries in the Middle East, it’s actually interesting to say that Cao Xuan’s Asian concerts were originally planned to be in East Asia, and he didn’t plan to go to the Middle East.

But the local tyrants in Dubai learned that Cao Xuan was going to hold a concert in Asia, and paid to invite Cao Xuan to hold a concert in Dubai.

That's right, Cao Xuan negotiated with the local area to hold other concerts, and the income came from fans buying tickets and other income from advertisements, and the local area would not give Cao Xuan money.

Only Dubai is different, bid 200 million US dollars, provide the venue for free, and invite Cao Xuan to come to Dubai to hold a concert.

It is not difficult to understand that Dubai is desperately trying to gain a sense of presence. If there is a chance to catch a wave of Cao Xuan's popularity, a few million dollars is nothing, and it can also improve its own status.

After all, when a world superstar holds a concert in a certain city, it will add glory to the city.

Those international metropolises may not care, but a rising tourist city like Dubai still cares.

Facing Dubai's invitation, Cao Xuan did not rush to agree.

Although 200 million US dollars is a lot, it is not enough to make him look at the money. He is holding a concert this time, not a private invitation to perform.

However, according to what Dubai said, Cao Xuan is quite influential in the Middle East. Although this is an Arab region, it is deeply disturbed by European and American culture, so Cao Xuan still has some fans here.

Moreover, Dubai is a tourist city, many tourists come from European and American countries, many of them are fans of Cao Xuan, and they are willing to participate in the concerts of their favorite singers while traveling.

Knowing that there are a large number of fans, Cao Xuan is not hypocritical. Anyway, he just added a performance, but this is a bit suspected of advertising for Dubai, and 200 million US dollars is not enough.

At this time, it can be seen that the atmosphere of the oil tycoon is coming.

As soon as they heard that Cao Xuan was willing to come, but the money was not enough, they directly added another 200 million US dollars, and the venue, board and lodging, etc. were all included.

Boss Cao felt that he was also a man of the scene, and he was always the one who turned against others, but this time he really taught him a lesson.

So in terms of nouveau riche, it has to be this gang of oil dumpers...

What made Cao Xuan even more unexpected was that just after he finished his cooperation with Dubai, Qatar came to his door, and Cao Xuan also went to Qatar to hold a concert under the same conditions.

The conscience of heaven and earth, Boss Cao is not a master who is obsessed with money, but no one can stand the oil tycoon throwing US dollars like this.

The point is that if you go to the Middle East to hold two concerts, that’s all. It’s really unreasonable if you don’t make money by adding two more concerts.

Although the concert is to give back to the fans, it is understandable for Cao Xuan to feel that he has made some extra money.

Lao Cao’s family will soon add a baby to import, and the child’s milk powder, clothes, and diapers will not all cost money. Nishinomiya cannot work for a short time, and life at home is under great pressure.

So, Cao Tianwang is really fragrant!
Moreover, he waited for several days in Saudi Arabia, hoping that they would not be left alone, but unfortunately they waited and waited, but in the end they didn't come. Cao Xuan could only regretfully set the number of concerts in Asia to 22.

Now the domestic tickets are basically sold out, and the Asian tickets have not yet started.

Needless to say, the income, not to mention the 800 million US dollars in Dubai and Qatar, is to directly pay back the cost of the concert just by relying on advertising and other copyright income.

Even Fanxing internally pondered whether to hold more concerts, the income is extremely considerable.

Cao Xuan woke them up directly. This time he made more money because he met two local tyrants with a lot of money.

Logically speaking, regardless of the various expenses and share, Cao Xuan only earned tens of millions from this Asian concert, which cost hundreds of millions.

It looks like a lot, but with this time and energy, Cao Xuan can do more than this amount of money for any project.

More importantly, I am tired.

This is a large-scale concert in front of tens of thousands of spectators. The performance cannot be sloppy, and the body and mind are devoted, so it is bound to be more fatigued than usual.

There are 22 concerts in a month, Cao Xuan feels a little weak when he thinks about it, it's just a one-off once in a while, it's really normal, he's afraid he won't see the day his son grows up.

He heard that Zhang Tianwang gave more than 100 concerts a year, with an average of less than three days. He really didn't know how he managed it.

Star Building, Boss Office

Cao Xuan looked at a large list of concert programs in his hand, and called Jiang Yue: "All the singers from the company will be counted, and they will all be guests at my concert, and you will assign them."

Jiang Yue was very pleasantly surprised. Cao Xuan's concert guests were still very popular, and many well-known singers were eyeing them. Even if they were singers from the company, she didn't dare to expect to be able to attend all of them.

Cao Xuan was very calm, and he didn't let the fat water flow to outsiders. Anyway, he has a lot of concerts, and the number of people can be spread out.

"Those who have good English skills usually practice more."

"what do you mean……"

Jiang Yue is getting more and more pleasantly surprised, maybe the boss wants to lead everyone to counterattack the European and American music scene, and then bring out a few international superstars.

But it was obvious that she was thinking too much. Cao Xuan was not as big-hearted as she was.

"No matter what, it won't hurt to let them brush their faces more."

Moreover, although Cao Xuan has many friends in the European and American music circles, not everyone can be called, and the number may not be enough. It is better to let his own singers and artists top him, which is more or less an opportunity.

After finishing the concert guests, Cao Xuan asked again: "How is the Spring Festival Gala going?"

Now Fanxing Artist has a lot of singers, and many people want to hit the Spring Festival Gala.

In normal times, Cao Xuan might still help out. Before this year, because of his grandma, he was really in no mood to ask. However, during the rehearsal, he still saw the figures of Fanxing artists, so he asked this question.

As the person in charge of the artist management department, it is still very important for singers to go to the Spring Festival Gala, and Jiang Yue has been paying attention to it.

"Yao Beina, Huo Feng and several other singers sang "My Wife, Husband, I Love You" together, Gu Miaomiao, Zhang Shaohan, and Joey Yung sang "Fairy Tale Town" as a solo unit, and Xue Zhiqian and Qi Wei sang your song "Today You Will Marry Me".

By the way, Li Yugang, the champion of "Tomorrow's Star", was also invited to the Spring Festival Gala to sing the song "A Picture of Rising the River during Qingming Festival" written by you. "

What Jiang Yue said contained a lot of information.

Yao Beina came from an orthodox background. Although she signed a contract with Fanxing, her roots are still young, and she can squeeze into the Spring Festival Gala with a little work.

Gu Miaomiao's popularity is getting higher and higher, and she has firmly established her position as a mainland queen. Zhang Shaohan and Joey Yung are the most prominent female singers in Taiwan and Xiangjiang.

Putting the three of them together in the Spring Festival Gala meant to acknowledge Gu Miaomiao's status to a certain extent.

Xue Zhiqian became popular last year with "Serious Snow", Qi Wei also became popular because of "Star of Tomorrow" and "Painting Heart", especially "Painting Heart" borrowed from the popularity of "Painted Skin", the popularity can be rushed Top ten in 2006.

The two are very popular, and it's normal to be invited by the Spring Festival Gala, but I don't know why they sang Cao Xuan's song "Today You Will Marry Me".

Could it be that Yuan Shikong, Tao Zhe and Cai Yilin sang this song in the Spring Festival Gala, so it was corrected by history?
Cao Xuan was a little puzzled, but he didn't take it to heart. Li Yugang was not an artist of the company, so he didn't pay attention, but he was puzzled by another matter.

"I remember seeing Sword Wolf and Phoenix Legend during the rehearsal, and they were brushed off?"

Jiang Yue nodded, with a bit of resentment on her face: "It's all those people who are full, and what kind of disputes are going on between the refined and the vulgar, and they have implicated Phoenix Legend and Sword Wolf."

Sword Wolf released two new albums in 2006, including "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", "Love Is You and Me", and "Xihai Love Song", which sold millions of songs.

And Phoenix Legend also released a new album in the second half of 2006. The songs in it include "Flying Freely" and "Waiting for the Rose of Love" and other songs, maximizing the number of ringtone downloads.

Their exposure and popularity may not be as good as Gu Miaomiao and others, but with real results, apart from Gu Miaomiao, Xue Zhiqian, Zhang Jie, Zhang Liangying and others are all behind.

According to the popularity and influence of the songs, Sword Wolf and Legend of Phoenix are fully expected to appear in the Spring Festival Gala, but unfortunately they are too controversial.

The so-called controversy actually started at some unknown time this year. Some musicians, music critics and so-called professional fans criticized online songs, and then expanded to the ranks of salivary songs, represented by CRBT songs.

Those people commented that the lyrics of these songs are vulgar and nutritious, and they are not music at all. Their existence is an insult to the pop music scene, and they are going backwards.

The work styles of Legend of Phoenix and Dao Lang just hit the muzzle of this group of people, and they were regarded as typical and crazy output.

Of course, Legend of Phoenix and Sword Wolf are not without supporters. On the contrary, there are many netizens who support them.

Although many musicians in the industry did not speak out for various reasons, Cao Xuan directly defended his shortcomings, saying that music should not be divided into refined and vulgar, and that vulgar is not something that some people can decide.

Because of this, he also made a small feud.

At that time, there was a distinction between refined and vulgar in the music world, and even the quyi circle followed suit. A certain little black fat man became a typical example, and was crazily turned against the three vulgarities.

It was the leader of the folk music industry who suppressed Little Black Fatty, but Cao Xuan, who was also the leader of the pop music industry, chose to protect his weaknesses and stood by the majority.

Although many people think that Cao Xuan made the move because Daolang and the others were under the banner of Fanxing, but comparing the two, it will be revealed who has the higher status and the more magnanimity.

Moreover, he was anti-vulgar, and Cao Xuan said that vulgarity is not something that some people can decide.

Although the two parties are not talking about the same thing, and the nature is not the same, but put together is a slap in the face.

However, Cao Xuan didn't care about these things, so he didn't expect, but he didn't expect that Daolang and others would still be affected, and the director team of the Spring Festival Gala still brushed them off to be safe.

Cao Xuan frowned. He didn't really have a good impression of these people.

In the early years, Cao Xuan also received a lot of criticism, but his "style" was changeable, there were salivary songs, and there were high-quality in-depth songs, the hat could not be pinned on his head, and there was no big trend at that time.

Now that the Internet and CRBT songs are on the rise, one thing to say, the lyrics are indeed straightforward, but except for some borderlines, many songs have nothing to do with vulgarity, and everything cannot be killed with a single stick.

In fact, even Cao Xuan agrees with some of those people's viewpoints, but hates their condescension, easy labeling and one-size-fits-all attitude.

Just because they don't like it doesn't mean other people don't like it.

Hundreds of millions of people in the sinking market of society are also fans. These people don't like to talk, but it doesn't mean they don't exist.

Cao Xuan rubbed his chin: "It's a pity, the songs for the Spring Festival Gala have already been decided, otherwise I have to sing a song to respond to them."

However, not being able to sing in the Spring Festival Gala doesn't mean that you can't sing in other places. It's just a ranking for the new summer album...

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ps: Sorry, there is some delay, and the update will be posted on time at 8:[-] tomorrow morning
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