China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 504 The Man Who Applauds All at Old Trafford
Soochow camp, the coach's big tent

Cao Xuan sat on the main seat in armor, with an angry face, and left and right generals Gan Ning (Zhang Zijian), Tai Shici (Duan Long), Lu Su (Hou Yong), and Zhou Tai (Zhao Xiaorui).

And in the big tent, there is also a gray-haired veteran standing there, it is Huang Gai played by Xu Huanshan, an old drama player, looking at Cao Xuan with a face full of resentment.

"Cao Mengde has a million soldiers and a thousand warships, and is invincible in the world. Yuan Shao, Lu Bu and others are not opponents. The general governor listened to Kong Ming's slander and insisted on going his own way. This is not a good strategy.

It is better to follow Zhang Zibu's words, stop the troops and make peace, and surrender to the north, so as to avoid the war in Jiangdong. "

Cao Xuan was furious, and slapped Shuai Shuai: "Huang Gongfu, maybe you are also afraid of death."

"presumptuous."

Huang Gai threw down the helmet on his hand, and stared at Zhou Yu with a murderous look: "I assisted the three generations of the Sun family in Jiangdong to fight in the north and south, defeated Dong Zhuo and Liu Biao, defeated Liu Yao and Wang Lang, conquered the city, conquered the land, first in a hundred battles, with swords, axes and arrows. If you don't take half a step back, Xiao An dares to humiliate me."

"Since you are not afraid of death, why do you say that you have surrendered Cao and disturbed our army's morale?"

Huang Gai's eyes changed, and his voice was low: "When the army is fighting, our army's chances of winning are too small. If we lose, there will be no eggs under the cover of the nest. If Cao's army comes to kill, the Sun clan will be slaughtered. It's better to kill them." Surrender as soon as possible, and you will be a rich man."

"Damn!"

Cao Xuan got up, looked at Huang Gai coldly, and retorted loudly, "You are still a veteran of Jiangdong, surrendered without a fight, and handed over the foundation of the three generations of the Sun family to others. (Sun Jian) ​​and Bo Fu (Sun Ce).

The lord has long stated that he will fight Cao Cao endlessly, and those who dare to surrender Cao Cao will be killed.

When the two armies are at war today, you have deceived the people with your demonic words and disturbed our army's morale. It is really hateful. Come, push out, and behead this old man. "

Huang Gai was detained by the left and right soldiers, still unconvinced, and shouted loudly: "Zhou Gongjin, when I followed General Polu (Sun Jian), you were still breastfeeding in Lujiang, how dare you kill me."

The generals in the tent were startled, and they all went out to intercede, but Cao Xuan refused, and even kicked out Gan Ning who was the most active in intercession.

Fortunately, Gan Ning was smart, so he hired Cheng Pu, a highly respected veteran, who was played by veteran actor Lu Xiaohe.

Its most famous role should be Liang Sanxi, the company commander of "The Garland Under the Mountain", and played Dong Zhuo in "New Three Kingdoms" directed by Gao Xixi, the former time and space.

Under the plea of ​​Cheng Pu and others, Zhou Yu leniently avoided the death penalty, but beat Huang Gai with thirty army sticks.

This scene has gone through several rounds in the first two days, and today it took another whole day to film this [Bitter Trick], Cao Xuan looked at the screen on the monitor and nodded

"This version is more vernacular than before, and the lines of the previous version were still too obscure."

There are many problems in historical film and television, and one of the lines is whether it is historical or modern.

Too much history, it is easy to create a threshold for viewing movies, and many ordinary viewers who don't understand history struggle to watch

But if it's all in modern vernacular, there is no threshold for viewing movies, but it also lacks a sense of historical weight.

How to grasp the balance here and how to choose the size depends on the ability of the screenwriter and director.

For example, "The Wind Rises from Longxi" in later generations is a typical example. On the one hand, it wants to follow the strategy of the Three Kingdoms, and on the other hand, it introduces various modern espionage terms. Some viewers don't care, and some viewers think it is neither fish nor fowl.

"New Three Kingdoms" is even more typical of the typical, with countless jokes in the lines, such as——

"Impossible, my second brother is invincible in the world, he is the only one who kills the enemy, how could he be killed by others."

"The whole army rushed to kill the camp of the Shu army and went straight to Zhuge Liang's four-wheeled cart."

"Zhuge Liang is such a monster, with a three-inch tongue, he killed my military advisor."

"Let me poke him 1 transparent holes."

"..."

In fact, some lines are not bad for the plot situation, but they seem straightforward, but some lines seem particularly discouraged.

Classical Chinese is concise and precise, and good lines are not only very charming in words and language, but they are also cadenced, prioritized, and clear in words when they are presented in the camera. They are full of power and charm.

As a big commercial movie, "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" must lower the threshold for movie viewing.

But it would be wasteful to give up all those lines in classical Chinese, so we still have to find a balance and try to make "ancient vernacular" that modern people can understand.

Since the "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" crew began filming literary dramas, several screenwriters officially joined the crew, and repeatedly revised the lines of the script according to the specific shooting situation.

Even sometimes, many actors directly take two or three notebooks, shoot several versions in one go, and then save them for later editing.

After finishing today's filming, Cao Xuan bid farewell to the director and several actors. He is about to fly to Europe for a concert and has to take another month off.

But everyone is used to it, it's not that Cao Xuan has been asking for leave, but other actors have also done this.

The upper and lower parts of "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" were filmed together, and the crew started shooting in late February. It is almost the end of July, and it has been filming for more than half a year.

It is estimated that there will be two or three months of filming in the future, and it will be impossible to keep the actors in the crew for more than half a year.

Without delaying the filming of the crew, it is normal to switch gears, leave the set for a short time, and take long vacations. Almost most of the leading actors have taken vacations.

Of course, even so, Cao Xuan was the one who asked for the most leave, but he couldn't help being confident in the crew, and others couldn't help it with envy.

.........

At the end of July, Cao Xuan took a private jet to Europe for the second stage of his global concert tour, and the first stop was the UK.

The first concert was at Old Trafford in Manchester.

On August 8th, the new season of the Premier League kicks off. At that time, Old Trafford will have business, and it will be more difficult to think about loaning.

And considering that Manchester United has to prepare before the game, getting the concert done early can also save the venue in advance, allowing Manchester United to adapt to the home court.

As for other courses, Cao Xuan has no such concerns.

If he pays, he has to follow the contract, so as not to delay the team's training. He is not a fan of the club, so he is not in his consideration.

Thinking of this, Cao Xuan suddenly realized that if Chelsea and Arsenal didn't play at home, would they be guarding against him?

July 7, evening
Old Trafford was overcrowded outside the stadium, but unlike usual, the crowd around today wore less Manchester United jerseys, but more of them were holding fluorescent sticks and support lights.

Mike looked at the crowd, and looked at his partner Daniel very proudly: "How about it, Cao can still fill the entire Theater of Dreams without playing football."

Daniel curled his lips, but looked at the dense crowd around him, but he didn't turn back.

Seeing his friend's silence, Mike was very happy, and began to brag about his idol's various deeds.

"Do you know, Cao is the singer with the most fans in the world. In Asia alone, he has more than one billion fans. Do you know what this is? There are not so many people in Europe..."

Mike's statement is also the perception of Cao Xuan by many European and American fans.

Perhaps it was misleading by the media, or it was rumors on the Internet, they counted the entire population of East Asia as fans of Cao Xuan.

And as the news about Cao Xuan in the past two years has been continuously exposed in the Middle East and South Asia, countries such as India and the Middle East may also be counted by them.

It doesn't even need to count other things, one is India and one is China, the two most populous countries serve Cao Xuan, whoever is caught by the "number of fans" will be eliminated...

But then again, with Cao Xuan's current status and fame in Asia, more than a billion fans must be an exaggeration, but hundreds of millions of fans or passer-by fans should be fine.

At least in China, not to mention the reputation, the songs and works are still recognized by all walks of life.

If you ignore Cao Xuan personally and only consider the popularity of the work, hundreds of millions is already a conservative estimate.

The singer with the most fans in the world is still controversial, but with the suffix [one], Cao Xuan is absolutely unavoidable.

So to some extent, it's not like Mike and the others are bragging. Even Cao Xuan's black fans who are unhappy with this statement can only find out the mistake, but cannot completely overturn it.

Mike and Daniel are both fans of Manchester United, the only difference is that Mike is also a die-hard fan of Cao Xuan.

He knew Cao Xuan, thanks to Manchester United. Cao Xuan had come to Manchester United several times to watch football, and he had a good relationship with many of the team's stars. He was a Red Devils star fan highlighted by British and European media.

Mike learned about Cao Xuan from the report, checked the information, and found out that he was a famous singer, so he became curious and listened to Cao Xuan's songs, and he couldn't help himself from then on.

And there are not a few Manchester United fans like Mike. Many people learned about Cao Xuan from Manchester United reports, and then turned into fans.

Similarly, many fans of Cao Xuan who don't watch football know that there is a football club Manchester United from Cao Xuan's related reports.

Especially in China, the number of Manchester United fans has increased sharply in the past two years. Apart from Dong Fangzhuo and other reasons such as good performance in the past two years, Cao Xuan has also contributed a lot.

This is also the reason why the Manchester United Club and Cao Xuan have always had a good relationship, and even cooperated with each other frequently. Everyone boasted about each other and attracted each other.

Mike admired Cao Xuan very much, even faintly above Manchester United, which made Daniel, who is also a Manchester United fan, feel quite uncomfortable.

However, Mike wanted to turn his friend Amway into a fan of Cao Xuan, and even bought two concert tickets at a lot of money, intending to lure his friend into the pit.

You know, the tickets for Cao Xuan’s concerts in the UK are very expensive, ordinary tickets on the black market have been sold for 100-200 pounds a piece, and there may be more good seats.

2007年7月份的人民币和英镑汇率约是15.41，相当于一张普通门票在黑市价值1500～3000人民币左右。

Even in the UK, this money is not a random decimal.

But for Mike, it's just a negligible pocket money, who let him have a father who is the owner of the third largest hotel chain in the UK.

Mike directly spent tens of thousands of pounds to buy tickets for Cao Xuan's many concerts in Europe, all of which were in good locations, and planned to travel to Australia with Cao Xuan if they sounded good.

While Mike was waiting to enter the venue, Cao Xuan also welcomed a group of guests to "visit the class" on the same stage at today's concert.

Essentially, it was a show for both Cao Xuan and Manchester United.

All members of Manchester United's first team were present. Coach Ferguson and several leading stars came to visit the team. The club also sent an official TV station to record, which will later be used as a pre-season welfare egg for the club.

Also recorded is Cao Xuan's concert recording team, which will be used as a sideshow of the concert later.

Cao Xuan had a lot of dealings with Manchester United, but it was the first time he had a private meeting with head coach Ferguson.

The old man known as a hair dryer actually put aside football in private, but he was actually quite kind. He even joked about Cao Xuan, a music magician, why he didn't know how to write a song for Manchester United.

"Jazz, songwriting needs inspiration. If you want me to 'write' a good song, Manchester United must win more championships."

"Haha."

The old man smiled happily, and looked at Ronaldo aside: "It seems that we have to work hard, even if it is for Cao's new song."

Today's Ronaldo is no longer the young Ronaldinho he was back then. Now he is one of the hottest stars in the entire football world, and he is the head star of Manchester United and even the Premier League.

At this time, at the age of 22, he is confident, flamboyant, and rebellious, ready to launch an impact towards the number one in the world.

Hearing what Cao Xuan and Ferguson said, he showed a confident smile: "The Premier League champion already exists, can the Champions League champion satisfy your inspiration?"

Cao Xuan smiled and bumped fists with Ronaldo: "It's a deal, if you win the Champions League, the new song will definitely be fine."

Ronaldo nodded arrogantly, and made an agreement with Cao Xuan: "When I win the Champions League, I will exchange the Champions League medal for a Grammy trophy for you."

"Are you willing?"

Cao Xuan raised his eyebrows. It seems that he was repulsed by him last time when he asked for a trophy. This guy is very unconvinced.

Ronaldo stared: "I won't win the Champions League just once."

Oh, it smells like a president!
Cao Xuan gave a thumbs up: "Domineering, brother will not let you suffer, I will give you two Grammys in exchange."

"Are you willing?"

Ronaldo was puzzled, and this time it was Cao Xuan's turn to play tricks: "I don't know when you will win the Champions League, but after you exchange medals with two Grammys, I still have 10."

Cao Xuan opened his hands and shook his ten fingers back and forth. Ronaldo, who was arrogant just now, suddenly closed himself.

After all, no matter how confident he is, Cao Xuan's trophies are all ready, and his Champions League title is still there...

Besides Ronaldo and Ferguson, Cao Xuan also met his favorite Manchester United player Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and...Dong Fangzhuo.

Dong Fangzhuo returned to Manchester United on loan in January and has been staying with the team. Although he hardly played, he is indeed a member of Manchester United's first team. He even won a Premier League title last season.

"Xiao Dong, kick it well."

For this compatriot, Cao Xuan didn't know what to talk about, so he could only ask about his recent situation, and then encouraged him to work hard.

Looking back, he has a good relationship with Ronaldo and Fernandio, a few players who have a good relationship, and take care of them if possible.

The performance was just around the corner, and everyone didn't say much. They showed up and had a friendly exchange. After gathering more than ten minutes of material, the large team withdrew and went to the VIP to wait for the concert to start.

Cristiano Ronaldo and the more lively Manchester United defender Everton stayed cheeky. When Cao Xuan asked, the two wanted to sing on stage.

Cao Xuan asked the two to sing a few lines. Evra was surprisingly good. He couldn't compare to a professional, but he was pretty good in an amateur.

As for Ronaldo, it can only be said that when God opens a door for you, he will close a window. Singing is all about emotion, without half a skill.

If this kid were to become a singer, he would have to starve to death. The only advantage is that he is shameless, dares to sing, and has a loud voice.
It shouldn't be called Cristiano Ronaldo, it should be called Cristiano Rosa...

Even so, Cao Xuan did not completely reject the two of them.

After all, this is a concert at Old Trafford in Manchester. Many of the fans who came to the scene are actually fans of Manchester United. It is not impossible to let the two come out to be lively without affecting the concert.

Soon, it was completely dark, and about [-] Cao Xuan fans had already entered the venue and took their seats, excitedly waiting for the start of the concert.

In addition to the stands around the entire Old Trafford stadium, the lawn in the middle of the stadium has also been treated to become an open space for stepping on.

There is a stage in the middle of the court, and a cross corridor extending several meters in length, front, rear, left, and right. The cross corridor is surrounded by spectators, and it is the closest position to the stage.

Mike and Daniel were among them. Mike excitedly waved the light stick in his hand, cheering and screaming with the fans around the stage and in the stands.

Although Daniel, who was forced to come here, was not too impressed with Cao Xuan, he was also affected by the atmosphere of the scene at this time, and his face showed a look of anticipation.

When the time came, the lights on the scene fell, and a soft melody sounded. Cao Xuan appeared in a blue slim-fit suit, attracting countless thunderous cheers.

“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
......"

"Something Just Like This", a song that Cao Xuan sang in the Super Bowl, is still very well-known.

Cao Xuan held the microphone in his hand, chanted loudly, waved lightly, and walked through the cross corridor, following his figure across the corridor table and flashing lights on both sides, like stars paving the way.

After passing through the four corridors, all the stars lit up, Cao Xuan came to the middle stage, singing heartily, roaring to a climax.

I want something just like this
that's all i want
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
beep beep, beep beep

Oh, I want something just like this
that's all i want

 …”

The surging atmosphere pushed the entire stadium to a climax. Mike excitedly extended his hand to Cao Xuan in the middle of the stage to cheer, and he did not forget to turn around and ask Daniel next to him.

"Tell me, do you feel his charm?"

Daniel raised his head and looked at the radiant figure on the stage. He wanted to speak hard, but his body danced honestly with the melody.

In the VIP box in the stands, a group of Manchester United players were also cheering and applauding, Evra pulled Ronaldo and laughed.

"Man, I find it's crazier than we play football."

"No, it's not as good as football."

Ronaldo resolutely replied, but still silently added a sentence in his heart, but it is indeed crazy for one person to make so many people mesmerized.

He even had a little bit of envy for Cao Xuan. After all, on the football field, only goals can be so bright, but Cao Xuan has always been the absolute C position of more than 5 people in the whole concert.

Of course, Ronaldo knows that this is not the case, but it doesn't hinder him. He is envious of Cao Xuan's infinite glory at this time.

Cao Xuan didn't know the complex thoughts of the audience. After singing a song, he greeted and interacted with the fans in English familiarly.

"About ten years ago, when I was watching football in high school, I thought that one day I would stand in the center of Old Trafford and enjoy the gaze of tens of thousands of people across the stadium.

But back then I fantasized that I would be a world-class footballer, and now I'm a singer, but anyway, I did it. "

The applause from the stands was thunderous. The vast majority of fans in Europe were fans. No matter which club they fell in love with, they all had similar fantasies and understood the meaning of Cao Xuan's words.

No matter what kind of status Cao Xuan came here, as a fan, being able to do this is enough for them to applaud.

Hearing the applause, Cao Xuan nodded slightly and made a joke.

"It is also one of my wishes to get the applause of the audience. In the future, I will add the applause of the audience at Old Trafford to my resume."

Just kidding, Cao Xuan didn't talk too much about this topic, after all, the audience is more of a fan than a Manchester United fan.

After a wave of interaction, the next song started immediately, and Linkin Park's "Numb" blew up the audience.

In the 4 concerts in the UK, Cao Xuan did not invite many supporting guests. Most of them were British singers that Cao Xuan knew well, and the most famous band should be Coldplay.

Paul McCartney of The Beatles agreed to Cao Xuan's invitation.

However, for some reason, it collided with the schedule of the concert in the UK, and if I can catch up later, it must be a concert in Rome, Italy or Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

In addition to these British or European singers, Cao Xuan still has a starry group of singers.

Overseas where they have little influence, it is not very meaningful to swipe their faces, but they can be exported to domestic sales, plated with gold, and it is also a resume to go back.

The most important thing is that Cao Xuan can be supported for more than ten minutes, allowing time for rest and adjustment.

The singers brought by Cao Xuan this time, regardless of their fame or looks, are all talented singers of the stars, just because they are afraid of losing face in the Chinese music scene.

Zhang Jie, Ping An, Tan Weiwei, Zhang Liangying, Yao Beina, Phoenix Legend, all of them have good voices, and they can stand alone.

Cao Xuan didn't strictly require them to sing English songs, he sang it himself, and came two songs "Ordinary Road" and "The Wind Rises".

Still the same sentence, foreigners can't understand Chinese, but they can still feel the charm of melody music, and they still dance cheerfully with light sticks.

Cao Xuan doesn't care whether he sings in Chinese or English, but he has one requirement, that is, to perform well, and it is best to impress the audience.

Even if these singers are the top performers, it is the garbage time for the audience to go to the toilet, but if they pay for the tickets, you can't be perfunctory.

Either the melody is good, or the lyrics are moving, and no matter how bad you are, you can show off your singing skills. If you can't go on stage, it's useless, so it's better to let everyone go to the bathroom with an empty stage.

Therefore, those who are confident that they can impress the audience with Chinese songs can sing in Chinese, and those who are not confident can sing English songs in a clever way without shame.

Cao Xuan held 4 concerts in the UK, and almost all the star singers sang English songs.

Only Legend of Phoenix sang his masterpieces "Above the Moon" and "Flying Freely". Although the two explained that their English was poor, they couldn't take it for granted. The effect was really good. I heard that after the event, some fans went online to inquire about it. What are these two songs called?

Ronaldo and Evra also got their wish at the end of the concert, and were dragged onto the stage by Cao Xuan as a lucky audience, showing off their singing voice.

The next day, a newspaper in Liverpool ridiculed Cao Xuan that letting Ronaldo take the stage was the worst decision of the whole concert. To use a Chinese saying, a rat droppings ruined the whole pot of soup.

Ronaldo was so angry that he almost flew to Liverpool, and took pictures of the mobile phones of the reporter's family.

However, Cao Xuan himself didn't care much about it. Instead, in the subsequent European concerts, he kept selecting lucky audiences to sing or sing songs with Cao Xuan.

Among them, a Chinese student studying abroad was drawn in Paris, France, and even Cao Xuan was a little surprised by the song "Blue and White Porcelain".

After asking the name, Cao Xuan was shocked when he learned that the foreign student was Fang Che. If it wasn’t for the fact that he found out afterwards that it was just a coincidence, Haoxuan thought that his luck had been robbed, so the title of the book was changed to “Debut from the King’s Concert” Already...

(End of this chapter)