China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 497 Girls' Generation and Arabian Horses

Cao Xuan's two concerts in South Korea had slightly more guests.

The main reason is that many Korean singers want to come over to catch the popularity, and Cao Xuan also wants to praise star singers, so there are a few more guests on average.

However, the number of songs is about the same as usual. The guests at domestic concerts all have two songs for one person. In Korea, there are a few lesser-known ones who only sing one song.

Speaking of which, Cao Xuan has a lot of contacts in Korea and some assets, but the artists in the entertainment industry are really not very familiar.

The most familiar person is Lee Jung Hyun, the Queen of Hallyu, and Kim Hee Sun, who starred in the movie "Mythology", has also met a few times. The others basically rarely meet, and some people's names are unclear.

However, Cao Xuan basically knew all the bosses of several Korean film and television and entertainment agencies, and a few had met more than once.

For example, Korea's No. [-] entertainment agency SM Company, what many people don't know is that Cao Xuan has shares in this company.

The companies that Cao Xuan invested in South Korea mainly focus on games, such as NEXON, which developed "Bubble Hall" and "Dungeon and Warriors".

As early as a long time ago, Cao Xuan was laying out the layout of this company, borrowing some Korean contacts, and took 45% of the shares in one go. In the past two years, he has continued to increase his holdings, and it is almost 60% so far.

It is not impossible to continue to take more shares, but if this continues, the founders and core team will be forced away.

Cao Xuan's purpose of making money is not to rob the company and kick out the core team. The company has become an empty shell, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Of course, Cao Xuan has always been defensive.

He has been keeping the box game in high-density contact with this company. If possible, Cao Xuan would not mind hollowing out the company directly, and then move the core to the box game.

In addition to NEXON, Cao Xuan has successively invested in and acquired some game companies, such as the company that developed "Cross Fire"
NEOWIZ and other companies.

These shares were put together, and Cao Xuan set up an investment company to manage and supervise the assets of these shares.

Unless you are in the industry, many Koreans don't know that it is a Chinese who controls half of the Korean game industry.

But even if they knew, it probably wouldn't matter.

After all, even for giants like Samsung, the biggest shareholders are actually Americans. As long as the Koreans are still in charge of the company, the Koreans will use the spirit of Ah Q to comfort themselves.

Even though Cao Xuan is the major shareholder and gets more than half of the profit every year, at least it is still a Korean company...

Although Cao Xuan mainly invests in Korean games, it doesn't mean that he doesn't invest in other companies at all, especially Cao Xuan's old business in the entertainment industry. If it's suitable, he doesn't mind investing a wave.

Game companies have ample cash flow. Although several companies haven't produced their peak games yet, their annual income is still considerable.

On the premise of not affecting the company's development, Cao Xuan will get a certain amount of dividends every year, and the accumulated amount will be quite considerable in a few years.

Coincidentally, SM and JYP are in the stage of rapid rise and need financial support. More importantly, they are greedy for the Chinese market in the hands of Cao Xuan, so they hit it off.

JYP has a little more shares, about 10%, and SM is strong, with an estimated 5%.

The sources of shares in these two companies are very complicated. There are various companies interspersed under them. Cao Xuan holds different shares, so he can only make a general calculation.

There is one thing to say, both of them are a bit wary of Cao Xuan, and the shares given are extremely limited. After all, Cao Xuan is a well-known entertainment boss in China, and they are afraid that they will be eaten by Cao Xuan if they don't borrow their strength.

In fact, they were thinking too much. Cao Xuan really didn't care about them. His intention to get the shares of these two companies was very simple.

The Hallyu boom is about to begin, and the shares of the two companies are sure to appreciate.

Cao Xuan can't stop Hallyu, so let Hallyu make money for him...

Moreover, if you take the shares, you can also count as breaking into the enemy's interior. In case of a conflict, you can't counter it, and you can also cause some trouble.

besides.He really has no intention of joining or even annexing these two companies.

To be honest, Hallyu is very strong, but the real profit point is in China and Japan and other countries, and the plates are limited.

Cao Xuan himself doesn't want to engage in the so-called era of idol traffic in China, and he has nothing to worry about about the Korean Wave.

By the way, it's over to grab the bottom line and make quick money. After the peak period of Hallyu is over, the market value of these entertainment companies will be the same. Cao Xuan's game company assets in Korea can beat them.

If he really wanted to make money in South Korea, he wouldn't bother to mess around with these entertainment companies, and directly teamed up with the eldest princess to usurp the throne of Samsung. That would be called a big business...

Cao Xuan basically doesn't interfere with the operation of the two companies, but only met a few times with the heads of the two companies, but this time he came to Korea for a concert, and the heads of the two companies collectively came to ask for something.

As I said before, the concert of a world-class king like Cao Xuan is a very rare stage.

Especially for newcomers who have not debuted or have just debuted, it is a major resume. There are several well-known singers around the world.

Before Liu Tianxian wanted to release an album, he planned to take advantage of Cao Xuan's popularity, and Korea also naturally had this idea.

Of course, the enthusiasm is not in vain. For example, in this Korean concert, both companies have contributed to help Cao Xuan invite important guests to help out.

SM invited An Qixuan, and TVXQ and JYP leader Park Jinyoung will be present in the concert in Japan, and they will also bring some of the company's popular artists.

In addition to Lee Jung Hyun and Kim Hee Sun that Cao Xuan found himself, the lineup of the Korean concert can be called luxurious.

The newcomers that the two companies intend to promote are two girl groups.

The name of JYP's girl group is [WG], the full name in English is [Wonder Girls], and it is translated into Chinese as [Wonder Girls].

They just debuted at the end of last year, and they are currently JYP's most popular rookie group.

SM's girl group hasn't debuted yet, originally planned to be in the middle of the year, but I really can't bear to give up the good opportunity of Cao Xuan's concert, and plan to make an early debut at Cao Xuan's concert in one fell swoop.

The girl group's English name is [Girls' Generation], translated into Chinese as - [Girls' Generation].

If Liu Tianxian is the number one heroine of Chinese entertainment, then the number one heroine of Korean entertainment is basically a rotation within Girls' Generation.

There are not a few who write Chinese entertainment heroines but don't write about Liu Tianxian, and there are not a few who have achieved results, but Korean entertainment heroines who don't write about Girls' Generation are rare.

In fact, Cao Xuan is not very familiar with Korean boy and girl groups, and most of his understanding of them is based on domestic influence.

There is no doubt that Girls' Generation is the most influential Korean girl group in China.

Even Cao Xuan, who is a bit blind to Korean actresses, can easily recognize three or four of the nine legs.

Compared with letting Girls' Generation debut in their own concerts, Cao Xuan is more concerned about whether the unspoken rules of the Korean entertainment industry are true.

I want one to fight nine!

Before the concert, Cao asked...no, Cao Xuan met Girls' Generation and Miracle Girls respectively.

However, Boss Cao still has integrity, he just encourages and persuades them as a senior and boss, but he almost loses himself in the voices of the girls adoring Obama.

Damn, it's no wonder that the group of Korean entertainment colleagues who are desperate to capture Girls' Generation, the average person really can't hold it.

In the last concert in Korea, Girls' Generation and Miracle Girl made their debuts and sang a single.

Afterwards, Girls' Generation danced to Cao Xuan for two songs, which were specially requested by Cao Xuan. It was purely malicious.
With what happened today, no matter how popular Girls’ Generation is in the future, they will always add a prefix—to debut as a backup dancer at Cao Xuan’s concert.

In the absence of the eldest princess, Cao Xuan's longing for something has not progressed, and he has no intention of staying in South Korea.

After the concert, I went directly to Japan, and held three concerts at the Tokyo Dome.

Tokyo Dome is a stadium in Japan, the home of the Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese professional baseball league, and also hosts many major events.

In addition to sports, Tokyo Dome also has a strong influence in the Japanese music scene, and countless super big names hold concerts here.

For example, Michael Jackson in 1987, Madonna, the world's pop queen in the 90s, and all the super popular singers or bands in Japan.

In the Japanese music scene, countless singers are proud of holding a concert at the Tokyo Dome, and even some fans will regard idol idols holding a concert at the Tokyo Dome as a major resume.

It is rumored in China that the Tokyo Dome must have a certain status before it can be held. Generally, singers do not approve it at all.

But one thing to say is that the venue fee is not cheap, and ordinary singers can't afford it. Even if they can afford it, due to the high cost, the concert will not make much money, which means that the honor outweighs the benefits.

At the same time, in the eyes of many Japanese, it is a shame that the Tokyo Dome has less than 3 seats.

As a result, many non-popular singers in Japan do not have the financial strength to go to the Tokyo Dome, and many foreign artists cannot gather so many fans.

As a result, holding a concert at the Tokyo Dome is getting higher and higher, and it even becomes a great honor.

TVXQ is known as an Asian group, one of which is talked about by fans is that they have held many concerts at the Tokyo Dome, which proves their popularity in Japan.

When Cao Xuan came to Japan for a concert this time, he didn't make a second choice, and went straight to the Tokyo Dome.

At that time, some people thought that it would be no problem for him to hold a concert at the Tokyo Dome with his popularity in Japan, but it would be a bit risky to hold three concerts in a row.

However, these people still underestimated the popularity of Cao Xuan in Japan.

There were 5 tickets for a single show and a total of 15 tickets for the three shows. They were all sold out in less than two hours after ticketing, breaking Madonna's fastest sales record for foreign singers.

So far, TVXQ has not held a concert at the Tokyo Dome.

Cao Xuan didn't know if he was the first Asian singer to hold a concert at the Tokyo Dome other than Japanese singers, but he was definitely the first Chinese singer.

After all, it is not so difficult for Chinese singers to support 5 people in Japan.

Apart from Cao Xuan, the only qualified one is Teresa Teng, but when she was active in Japan, the Tokyo Dome had not yet been completed.

Others, such as Zhang Tianwang, may also have the influence of winning, but they have never opened in the Tokyo Dome.

The largest concert of Chinese singers in Japan is held by Wang Fei, Jay Chou and Mayday at Tokyo Budokan.

More than 1 in a single game, and only 25000+ in two consecutive games, only about half of the Tokyo Dome, and most of them are Chinese.

As for Cao Xuan's 15 tickets, more than 80% are Japanese fans, and when they were sent back to China, there was another disturbance.

But Cao Xuan didn't care about this "XXNo.1" record anymore, he was almost numb.

If the Tokyo Dome held a concert, he would have to write a lot, then the two concerts he held in South Korea also broke the record of Chinese singers, and he will be No.1 in the following concerts in Dubai and Qatar. .

If the second and third stages of the global tour in Europe, America, Australia and Africa are spread, then there will be more records, counting each one, enough to write a small paper...

There is nothing to say about the Japanese concert. The more interesting process is that this concert invited Masami Nagasawa and Yui Aragaki from the fan club back then.

The two little girls back then are now artists, Yui Aragaki is still in its infancy, and Masami Nagasawa is already a popular floret in Japan.

The big screen showed the scene of several people in the fan club singing "The Wind Rises" together. After a few years, the three of them sang "The Wind Rises" again on the same stage.

Well, the two male fans who also sang along five years ago were forcibly ignored.

In fact, Cao Xuan wanted to find those two male fans, but unfortunately, one of them went abroad to the United States, and the other entered Tongliao Longchang to gain enlightenment because of a fight and wounding.

So I can only find two people, Nagasawa Masami, and they happen to be artists, and they are willing to come over to brush their faces, and everyone hits it off.

After the concert, Masami Nagasawa, Cao Xuan's loyal fan, invited Cao Xuan to dinner with some shyness.

Cao Xuan fell into a tangle. He didn't dare to act rashly because Luo Li violated the law. Now the legal problem is gone, but will sleeping fans be unethical...

.........

In late March, Cao Xuan left Japan for two concerts in Dubai and Qatar.

The scale is not particularly large. The number in Dubai is about 2, and the number in Qatar is about 35000.

However, Cao Xuan's visit to these two countries still caused a great commotion in the local area.

It is only now that Cao Xuan realizes that he has so many rich fans.

A member of the Qatari royal family loved Cao Xuan's songs crazily. He tried every means to invite Cao Xuan to his home as a guest, and then pointed to a luxury car in an underground garage and asked Cao Xuan to pick it out as a gift.

Cao Xuan was not interested in cars, but he took a fancy to this fan's Arabian horse.

The eyes are piercing, the whole body is pitch black, the body is fat and strong, tall and well-proportioned, the hair is smooth and smooth, the neighing is powerful, and the steps are as fast as flying.

Cao Xuan has made his debut for so many years, and has filmed many costume dramas. Of course, horseback riding is indispensable. For example, "Xiuchun Knife", he has several circus scenes.

Having been on the set for so many years and even been to the grasslands, Cao Xuan has seen thousands of horses instead of tens of thousands, and this horse is the most beautiful one he has ever seen.

Maserati, Lamborghini, Cao Xuan didn't have that hobby, but he was really moved by this horse.

He was ashamed to be given as a gift, and expressed his willingness to buy it at a high price, and he didn't even have to accept the reward for the concert in Qatar, as long as he gave him the horse.

Although Cao Xuan has made a fortune for so many years, although he is not stingy, but because he was used to being poor since he was a child, he is more housekeeping, especially when dealing with himself. Most of the things he buys are based on practicality, and he does not deliberately pursue some non-essential things for enjoyment.

Unless that thing, he really, really likes it.

For example, this horse, he really likes it from the bottom of his heart, money and so on are secondary.

After all, housekeeping belongs to housekeeping, and there is no need to hold on to money if you should enjoy it.

He worked hard to make money, not just so that he could do whatever he wanted without thinking about other things at this time.

With a wave of his hand, Boss Cao also let the local tyrants in Qatar know what it's like to be hit by money. $400 million to buy a horse is not enough to add more.

The tycoon fan froze for a moment, and then became furious.

Not because Cao Xuan took his love, but because Cao Xuan insulted him with money.

This batch of Arabian horses can be given away, but not sold!

He invited his idol to come to his house as a guest, sold his horse at a high price, and killed him with a knife. It was rumored how he would be in Qatar and even the entire Arabian Peninsula in the future.

What a disgrace to the oil guys!
Therefore, this fan didn't want money, and insisted on giving this Arabian horse to Cao Xuan, but Cao Xuan definitely couldn't take it.

Arabian horses are not cheap in the first place. Although this horse has not participated in the competition and is famous, but it is so handsome, I am afraid that the bloodline will not be bad, and the price will not be lower if it is not pure blood.

Cao Xuan didn't know the market price, but he heard that some king horses could sell for hundreds of millions of RMB, so he wondered why this horse cost more than 800 million RMB.

So the two fell in love, the local tyrant didn't want money for life and death, Cao Xuan was too embarrassed to go whoring for nothing, but he wanted money for life and death.

"Cao, you are insulting me."

"Ahama, listen to me, the money must be given. I am very grateful if you are willing to give me the horse. I can't let my friend suffer."

The two pushed each other, and then almost quarreled, causing all the attendants and assistants around to look at each other.

Is this the rich man's world?

If you two really don't want it, you can give me the money, I'm not afraid of insults.

The two argued for a long time, and finally came up with a compromise solution. The local fan named Ahama gave the horse to Cao Xuan, and Cao Xuan ordered two sports cars he liked for him.

Regardless of the difference in value between the two, the key is to meet the needs of the two, and everyone is happy.

More importantly, the two have become friends since then. Cao Xuan is very grateful to Ahama for his willingness to be an adult. Ahama thinks that Cao Xuan is very interesting, a fastidious person, and worthy of friendship.

Inviting this new friend back to China as a guest, he served as the host, Cao Xuan bid farewell to everyone, and ended the first stage of the global concert of "The Strongest on the Surface",

As for the Arabian horse he named [Wuzi], it had to be in Qatar for the time being, and he would be picked up after Cao Xuan went back to China to complete the formalities and find a stable.

Although it was only a short time of contact, Cao Xuan's love for Wu Zai grew deeper and deeper, and he wished he could hug her when he slept.

It's a pity that the schedule is not enough, otherwise he really intends to stay in Qatar for a few days and spend more time with his precious lump.

As the sun sets, the horse gallops wildly, sits bumping on the horse's back, feels the strong wind blowing towards the face, and all troubles are gone.

Cao Xuan was a little bit addicted, and he was still savoring it while sitting on the plane.

No wonder the price for buying Lu Bu, one is Diao Chan and the other is Chi Tu. Cao Xuan didn't really understand it before, but now he understands it a little bit.

Give him two more BMWs, it's something... Ahem, even that little chubby fairy is playing around...

　This one is a little short, I will make up for it tomorrow
　　
　
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