China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 511 The Olympic Theme Song and Winning Marvel (Supplement 34)

The next day, the Fanxing Charity Gala dominated the major entertainment forums, and discussions online and offline were even more lively.

The reason for such a loud noise is that, on the one hand, business giants gather and the amount of donations is astonishing.

Fortunately, those big industrialists are often less well-known, but companies such as the Internet are trendy, even if their heads are not well-known, the company's reputation and influence lie here.

Many bigwigs showed up and accumulated more than 3500 million donations, which is full of highlights and fits the psychology of the outside world.

Chongfu substituting himself in, spending money like water, full of demeanor.

Fu hated thinking about these capitalists bleeding, and felt at ease.

Win-win!

On the other hand, there are celebrities. If you talk about it, you are collecting 1 million donations. In fact, it has nothing to do with most ordinary people. They care more about celebrity gossip.

Yesterday's charity gala seemed to be peaceful, but in fact it was full of undercurrents. All kinds of details made countless "spirits" rush into the melon fields, and their index fingers moved.

The two kings Cheng Long and Li Lianjie met.

Wang Fei's couple and Xie Feng's couple looked at each other awkwardly.

Yan Kuan, Huang Xiaoming, Hu Ge, Nie Yuan and other niche students smiled politely.

The bidding war between many big flowers in the international chapter.

The "sisterhood" of Liu Tianxian, Gu Miaomiao, and Da Mi Mi Fan Xing Sanmei.

There are also countless grievances and entanglements among stars from all walks of life.

For this party, which lasted less than four hours, the media and the melon-eaters brainstormed countless dramas, and edited "Ten Moments of the 10th Anniversary of the Stars", which was popular on Post Bar and Tianya.

Those who knew it was a charity gala, but those who didn’t know thought it was a martial arts conference...

But this is not bad, at least with Boss Cao's face, everyone loves each other openly.

The previous Bazaar Charity Night was wonderful.

Fan Xiaopang, who was "brilliant" in time and space, is now backed by stars, so naturally he doesn't care about the resources of "Harper's Bazaar", and he is busy with filming, so he didn't pass.

The international chapter relies on the organizer Su Liubai as a good sister, and she is tough on Huayi Group all by herself.

Li Bingbing and Mr. Zhou joined hands for a while, together with a talented woman from the Beijing circle who had a good relationship with Huayi, they were overtly and covertly crowding out the international chapter.

The International Chapter did not show any weakness either. With the help of Su Liubai, he got the [02] position and the auction card, beating all the big flowers and niches. After that, he spent another 55 yuan and won the bid strongly.

In addition, there is also Yu Fatty who competes with each other, all of them are Bona bosses.

From the perspective of simply eating melons, the Bazaar Charity Night is even better. A few big flowers in the international chapter are almost torn apart, and the smile on the face reveals two meanings.

【reluctantly】

【Damn it, I really want to tear up this bitch】

As for the Stars Charity Gala, the main advantage is that the scene is big, there are many stars, and there are also a lot of melons. Although it is not sweet, it has a large amount to quench your thirst.

Just thinking about it is enough to get everyone excited.

And even if the stars dare not tear it openly, there are still various small actions, not intense, but there is no deep meaning, careful analysis, it will be more interesting.

There are already many lovers of eating melons, and they strongly appeal for the permanent establishment of the Fanxing Charity Gala, which will be held once a year. This is no more interesting than the golden horse and golden rooster.

However, Fanxing did not give an accurate reply to this, and the implied meaning was actually a polite refusal.

To put it bluntly, unlike "Harper's Bazaar", Fanxing needs to rely on this kind of star party to expand its influence, and has no intention of holding such a party every year.

Most of the celebrities who came to support Cao Xuan and Fanxing had to do charity for the sake of Cao Xuan and Fanxing's face.

Moreover, more than half of the more than 3500 million donations this time were paid by Fanxing system artists or sponsors and endorsement companies brought by Cao Xuan.

Putting aside the role of propaganda, in terms of the efficiency of a single sentence, it is not as fast and neat as Cao Xuan paying for it himself.

If it wasn't for the celebration of Fanxing's tenth anniversary, Cao Xuan wouldn't have held this party. It was too high-profile, and it was suspected of being invited, which would easily cause controversy and murmurs outside, and a good thing would turn into a bad thing.

This kind of example is not uncommon. To be a good person is to be a good person for the rest of your life. It is hard to be a good person. Cao Xuan does not want to be surrounded by so-called "good people".

In contrast, he prefers positioning like "Cao Xuan is a scumbag, but he has more conscience than many people".

Good things are done, but don't get caught up in some unnecessary moral baggage.

Therefore, Cao Xuan is more willing to do charity "silently" than high-profile charity shows that are more gimmicky and entertaining.

Keep at a pace that you can control. You can neither do good deeds without leaving your name, but you also don't want to be widely concerned by the outside world and bear pressure...

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After the Fanxing Charity Gala, Cao Xuan is preparing for the third stage of "The Strongest on the Surface" America Concert.

And, the theme song of the Olympic Games has entered the final stage, and "My Dream" composed by Cao Xuan is one of them.

As the most famous musician in China, the world's most popular superstar, the singer of the theme song of the Olympic Games, the publicity ambassador of the Beijing Olympic Games and other titles.

Cao Xuan's work has easily reached the finals since it was submitted. Even if the referee personally exited the competition, he dared not reject the song easily.

Therefore, it is not so much a final as a tug of war.

The theme song of "Olympic Games", what an honor, who doesn't want a piece of the action.

Cao Xuan's singing is fine, they can't compete, and they can't compete. Now they even have to compete for lyrics and music creation, and they can't do it alone.

"My Dream" is top-notch in lyrics and music, and has a high conception. There is also an English version, which can be said to be very advantageous. It is also suitable as the theme song of the Olympic Games, but it also has a disadvantage.

The interest of this song is more of a personal dream. Even if it can be extended to the country and nation, it still doesn't fit some tone.

The Olympic Games is an opportunity for China to speak out to the outside world, and it is to reveal some ideas.

According to Director Chen, the music director of the Olympic director group, the song "My Dream" is too self-emphasizing and not inclusive enough. It does not show China's concept of actively opening up, integrating into the world, and jointly building a harmonious global village.

But it doesn't mean that Cao Xuan has no supporters.

First, "My Dream" has the best comprehensive quality among the final songs, and it was created by Cao Xuan himself, which fits the individual.

Second, many people think that the Olympic Games is a platform for self-realization in a sense, and athletes are chasing their dreams in the arena.

As far as China is concerned, whether it is the Olympic dream that has been worked hard over the years, or the development dream that has been pursued all the time, it can now be shown to the world through the Beijing Olympics.

It is reasonable to use "My Dream" as the theme song, and it cannot be too appropriate.

Both sides insisted on their own words, and each had its own argument. The opponent had institutional advantages, and Cao Xuan also had his strengths. The result was a constant back-and-forth.

Since September of this year, the selection of the theme song has entered the final stage, and until now in November, there is still no ending, and it finally alarmed the above.

Around October, a conference was held in Beijing and some small changes were made.

Among them was a new leader who also happened to be a team leader at the Olympics, who happened to be an acquaintance of Cao Xuan, and who also happened to agree with the concept of the Chinese Dream derived from Cao Xuan's explanation of "My Dream"... …

The rest is easy.

Cao Xuan had the most advantage in the first place, but Director Chen was stuck waiting for the referee, so he was stuck here. Now that the matter has been resolved smoothly, Cao Xuan directly competed with Lao Mouzi in the rehearsal program.

Whether to use the full Chinese version, or a mixture of Chinese and English, Cao Xuan alone, or find another singer to cooperate, all have to be carefully considered.

But Cao Xuan didn't have to worry too much about it. After the song was decided, he would directly record the song and MV, and then prepare the program.

At the end of November, Cao Xuan went to America to start the final stage of his global concert.

Compared with Asia and Europe, Australia and Asia, the scale of America is slightly smaller.

Mainly in North America, there are only 4 games in South America, and 1 game each in Peru, Brazil, Argentina and Panama.

There are still relatively few English speakers in South America, and the music style is quite different from Europe and the United States. Coupled with economic and security reasons, Cao Xuan only held 4 concerts.

The other 12 shows are all in North America, 2 are in Canada, and 10 are in the United States. Mexico is a bit uneasy this year, and no concerts are held.

Even so, the popularity of Cao Xuan's concert in the third stage is no less than that of the first two stages.

After all, regardless of Asia, Cao Xuan’s English songs are actually more popular in North America, and his popularity and influence in North America are even greater than those in Europe.

Concert venues in New York, Washington, San Francisco, Chicago and other cities were packed, and tens of 10 fans cheered enthusiastically. The American media exclaimed that China Cao had created a wave of music in North America.

Besides the concert, New Line has finally finalized the release time of "Taken".

Early February is the off-season in North America. Although the plate is small, there are not many popular movies in comparison.

There is nothing better than Sylvester Stallone's "First Blood 4" and Fox's superhero "The Shuttle". Disney's "Dancing Out of My Life 2" should not be underestimated.

Even so, Cao Xuan's "Taken" still has the power to fight.

If it is delayed until this year's summer vacation, "Iron Man", "Everybody's Superman", "Raiders of the Lost Ark 4", "Kung Fu Panda", "The Mummy 3" and other Hollywood blockbusters will appear together.

For Cao Xuan, a Hollywood newcomer, it was like a nightmare start.

And in early February, it is almost the Spring Festival in China. If "Taken" is approved to be released in the mainland, Cao Xuan will not only have to compete with Hollywood movies, but also Star Master's "Yangtze River No. 2" and Xiao Zhou's "Big Brothers". Dunk".

Cao Xuan didn't know if he was under attack, but it didn't matter.

In North America, there will be a bunch of Hollywood blockbusters appearing in the summer, and in China, it will be the first part of "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff".

So no matter what the February schedule is, "Taken" cannot be delayed.

However, at this time, compared to the release date of "Taken", Cao Xuan is more concerned about the fact that the acquisition of Marvel shares has finally made progress.

Cao Xuan used part of the cash + shares of Warner Music Group as collateral for a loan, raising a total of almost 4.5 million US dollars, and won 20% of Marvel's shares in one go.

There are shares acquired by financing into the company, and some purchased from other shareholders, plus some scattered shares he bought in pieces before.

At this time, Cao Xuan had more than 23% of the shares in his hands, and became Marvel's second shareholder.

This acquisition is not cheap, and whether there is a premium, even Sunshine Ventures and Marvel are not sure. The key point is "Iron Man" released in the summer.

If "Iron Man" becomes a big hit, Cao Xuan will earn money.

But if it is a loss, Cao Xuan will also fall with Marvel.

Cao Xuan was able to take over the shares of Marvel at this juncture. On the one hand, Marvel was short of money and needed a certain amount of new funds to replenish it. At the same time, there were shareholders who were afraid to stud and were ready to cash out part of it and bring a newcomer over to share the pressure.

It can be said that Cao Xuan, who bet hundreds of millions of dollars at this moment, is full of courage in the eyes of outsiders.

But Cao Xuan himself knew where he had the confidence to make such a bet.

If he remembers correctly, the release of "Iron Man" was a big hit, and soon Disney will bid 40 billion US dollars to acquire Marvel. Cao Xuan's 4.5 million investment is equivalent to nearly doubling directly.

However, Cao Xuan is not willing to just take this number, not to mention the market value of Marvel in the future, with the shares of Marvel, the annual dividends alone will not exceed this amount.

Cao Xuan can make Disney take the lead, but no matter what, he holds nearly 1/4 shares of Marvel and is backed by the rising Chinese market, so he has a bargaining chip...

(End of this chapter)