China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 574 Shining Grammys, a story of master and apprentice
On January 2010, 1, Cao Xuan flew to the United States to participate in this year's Grammy.

His new album "Qing" performed very well last year. In just half a year, its physical and digital sales approached 1000 million. In the current record market, it can be called outstanding.

The chart performance is even more impressive, although only "Hello" and "Shape of You" topped the Billboard singles chart for the week.

However, the two songs jointly dominate the charts. Since late September last year, they have reached the top alternately. Until now, at the end of January this year, they are still in the top five.

And in the first two weeks, "Shape of You" won the championship for another week, winning a total of 1 weeks.

It also became Cao Xuan's third song to win the championship for more than 10 weeks after Cao Xuan's "Sugar" and "Rolling in the Deep".

As for "Hello", it has only won the championship for 6 weeks. Although it has performed well, it is still inferior to "Shape of You".

At the same time, the 16 weeks of the two songs, plus the 29 weeks of Cao Xuan’s previous eight No. 45 singles, Cao Xuan has won the billboard singles chart for [-] weeks, successfully surpassing the late Michael Jackson and ranking first Fives.

At the end of last year, Billboard magazine selected the top ten billboard singers in the first decade of the 21st century, Cao Xuan ranked second, second only to Niu Jie.

To be honest, it is not an exaggeration for Cao Xuan to reach the top just considering the number of winning songs, time and the influence of his works.

But Sister Niu is also very strong, setting countless records, and the time has lasted for a long time. From 1990 to 2010, there may have been lows, but she has always been the top of the billboard.

Of course, it's hard to say if there's any inside story here, after all, the Chinese are not as popular as the American sisters by nature.

At the same time, Cao Xuan also successfully squeezed out the Chicago band, and was named one of the top ten most successful artists in the history of Billboard in the Billboard list not long ago.

Along with him are Niu Jie, Michael Jackson, the Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Elton John, Madonna and other world legendary music superstars.

In Billboard and even in the history of world pop music, Cao Xuan has undoubtedly become an important stroke.

But even so, many people still think that Cao Xuan has been suppressed, and the American "Rolling Stone" publicly complained for Cao Xuan——

"Cao's music achievements are obvious to all, but because of his nationality and skin color, countless musicians and the media have biased glasses for him, and even ignore Cao's various achievements intentionally or unintentionally.

I believe that if Cao was a white American, he would have replaced Michael Jackson as the new world's number one pop superstar..."

Many European and American media always like to give some so-called "sadness" to Cao Xuan, as if he is a poor man who has been oppressed.

But in fact Cao Xuan didn't feel how miserable he was, and he was not a fool. He had long understood the cruelty of reality and the hypocrisy and narrow-mindedness of some foreign devils, so he didn't expect to meet many good people.

With the existing resources, he can keep the two positions of Billboard and Grammy, and his career goes smoothly, so he is very satisfied.

It would be a real "sadness" if he was always number two on the list and accompanied by award nominations...

Of course, Cao Xuan doesn't dislike the "personal design" that these people gave him. Children who can cry have milk, and gaining sympathy points sometimes has unexpected benefits.

The success of "Qing" made Cao Xuan once again nominated for 6 Grammy awards this year.

【Best Single】

【Best Production】

【Best Album】

【Best Pop Vocal Album】

【Best Pop Male Singer】

【Best MV】

The number of nominations is not too many, but each award is a big hit. Even with the most conservative estimate, Cao Xuan will not return home empty-handed this year.

However, even Cao Xuan will give way to the three women this year.

Beyoncé, the most popular queen in the United States today, whether it is the old Madonna, Niu Jie, or the Mesozoic Britney and Avril Lavigne, has to avoid her edge.

This year's Grammys, Beyoncé received 10 nominations, no two in the limelight. Even Cao Xuan's power on the billboard with "Qing" does not dare to say that she can compete with her.

The other is Lady Gaga, a rising star this year, who is not only popular in North America, but also famous all over the world.

Nominated for multiple Grammy awards in the dance music category this year, it has attracted much attention.

The last one is Cao Xuan's good apprentice Taylor Swiftwitt.

This girl is also very popular in North America. She is currently the most popular country female singer. This year's Grammy has won 8 nominations, second only to Beyoncé, and she has won all the country awards.

At the same time, she and Cao Xuan jointly won 14 nominations, which definitely fulfilled the saying of "famous teachers make excellent apprentices".

At the same time, because the two of them directly competed for two awards, this master-student duel became one of the biggest gimmicks of this year's Grammys.

However, in the eyes of the two parties, they did not take this matter to heart.

It doesn't matter to Cao Xuan, he doesn't lack one or two Grammys. Taylor herself doesn't think she can beat her master and Beyoncé in the four general categories. Her goal is the country category.

For Taylor, who is just 20 years old, any Grammy is enough to keep her excited for a long time...

The master and apprentice walked the red carpet back and forth, and Taylor excitedly gestured to Cao Xuan.

"Master, you are too powerful. In the past few months, "Qing" has not scared the rankings."

When "Legend" dominated the music scene, Taylor saw it with his own eyes, but he hadn't made his debut at that time, so he didn't have a deep understanding.

Now that he has really entered the music scene, and has played on the Billboard charts, he knows how difficult it is to have a top single, and what it means to be able to dominate the charts for so many weeks.

When Taylor was not afraid of tigers when he was a newborn calf, he still wanted to surpass his master. Now the closer he is to Cao Xuan, the more he can understand the gap, and the more he admires Cao Xuan.

In her opinion, Cao Xuan has been able to dominate the charts and win awards repeatedly. His talent, ability, and means are all top in the music world.

If she can learn six or seven points, wouldn't she be a little diva casually...

Cao Xuan didn't bother to chat with his apprentice, but also took her to see the world, and got acquainted with all the big names and bosses.

The entertainment industry is used to ordering dishes, and Cao Xuan has not been in the United States for a long time, so he helped Taylor to build up his reputation when he had the opportunity.

After wandering around, the second Grammy Awards ceremony finally started.

Cao Xuan didn't have a show, on the one hand, he didn't have time to contact for rehearsals, and on the other hand, he paved the way for newcomers.

Taylor originally only had two songs to perform, Cao Xuan negotiated, and she added one more song, which is also the guest who performed the most at this year's Grammys.

The Grammys are an important stage in the North American music scene. A famous superstar like Cao Xuan may not be able to make it, but a rising newcomer like Taylor is a rare opportunity.

Cao Xuan, who has been to the Grammys many times, has a peaceful mind and is not too obsessed with awarding awards. Instead, he can enjoy the music quietly.

Let's talk about openness in the American music scene. Many big names firmly control the front-line positions, but if we say conservative, singers in the middle and lower reaches are replaced very quickly.

Cao Xuan didn't know many people without coming to Grammy for a few years.

He does know Lady Gaga, the hottest newcomer this year, and her songs are not bad, but Cao Xuan personally doesn't appreciate that stage style.

For an "old antique" like him, it's really a bit too pioneering...

Soon it was awarded to the popular category, and Cao Xuan won [Best Pop Vocal Album] and [Best Pop Male Singer] without any suspense.

Especially [Best Pop Male Singer], this is the fourth time Cao Xuan has won this award.

Successfully tied with Sting and Stevie Wonder, and tied for the highest number of Grammy awards.

In recent years, Cao Xuan has been the most successful Grammy pop singer, and is currently recognized as the top three popular pop kings in the world music scene.

The remaining two are John Mayer and Justin Timberlake.

In fact, apart from the three of them, there are still a few popular male singers who are also wrong, but in terms of popularity, influence and popularity, they are easily crushed and beaten by the three.

The king of pop is not only based on performance and strength, but appearance is also a very important key.

For example, Stevie Wonder, whose achievements and fame may be comparable to the three, but with that rough and greasy big black face, fans are only willing to listen to songs, let alone personal fans.

The three of Cao Xuan and the others were able to tie for the roost, and a handsome face definitely contributed a lot.

Justin is a playboy, John Mayer is melancholic and literary, and Cao Xuan is more complicated.

Handsome and handsome with oriental mysterious temperament, he is not only a prodigal son in love, but also known for his "talent".

This kind of all-round hexagonal fighter doesn't dare to say that it can kill all, but it can indeed meet the needs of many people and greatly expand the fan base...

"The second Grammy [Best Country Song] is - "White Horse" Taylor Swift."

As the award presenter announced the award, Taylor with golden curly hair immediately jumped up, opened his mouth in surprise, screamed, turned his head and hugged Cao Xuan, and jumped up and down again.

"Master, I won the prize."

"Get on stage, this is your moment."

Cao Xuan patted his apprentice and encouraged her to come to the stage to accept the award, then stood up and applauded her, and only quietly rubbed his ears when he sat down.

After all, she is a powerful singer with a really high voice...

"Oh my god, I really won an award."

Even though he had made certain psychological expectations in advance, Taylor still couldn't help being surprised and dazed when he actually won the Golden Record trophy, for fear that this was just a dream.

There was good-natured applause from the audience, after all, Taylor was still a little girl in her early 20s at this time.

Comparing people's hearts, if they get the Grammy at this age, I'm afraid they will lose their composure even more.

Grabbing the trophy, Taylor jumped up and down happily on the stage, and then gave her acceptance speech. In addition to thanking her parents and staff as usual, she also mentioned Cao Xuan emphatically.

"...I would like to thank my master in particular. He has provided me with a lot of help and taught me how to deal with music and life. In the days to come, I will regard him as my goal and role model, and work hard to learn and catch up... …Thank you, Master…”

For the last 5 words, Taylor specially switched to Chinese, and the pronunciation is quite accurate. It can be seen that he has practiced it in private, and Cao Xuan is also very relieved.

I didn't hurt this apprentice in vain!
In the subsequent "Best Country Female Singer" nominated by Taylor, Cao Xuan was the award presenter.

As soon as he showed up, everyone knew it, and it was almost certain that the award belonged to him.

Sure enough, Cao Xuan glanced at the envelope, and called out his apprentice's name again.

During the award presentation process, Cao Xuan added a special sentence to his apprentice: "Taylor, don't listen to other people's nonsense. In my heart, your album and MV are the best."

"Oh--"

As soon as Cao Xuan said this, there were constant screams at the scene, and the camera kept slamming Beyoncé's face.

His words actually have a source. Last year at the MTV Awards, Taylor beat Beyoncé to win [Best MV].

At that time, the award was presented by Kanye West, the one who was nicknamed Kanye, who cheated on Taylor with Kardashian, and was finally kicked by others.

This guy was an award presenter, and he took Taylor's face off the stage and said Beyoncé's music video was the best.

Taylor was a newcomer, and he didn't dare to challenge this guy, so he could only accept the award in embarrassment.

Afterwards, Cao Xuan directly blasted in front of the media, naming the other party as rubbish, and today Grammy specifically responded.

At the same time, Cao Xuan also deliberately stated to the outside world that Taylor was under his cover, and he wanted to pretend to be a kid and find someone else.

Looking at the domineering and protective Cao Xuan, Taylor's fox eyes became heart-shaped. If it wasn't for Cao Xuan's quick flashes, he might have hugged him and gnawed on him.

When stepping down, Cao Xuan went out to look for Beyoncé, indicating that he was mainly against Kanye West just now, and if she did, he apologized.

Beyoncé smiled wryly to indicate that it was okay, and hugged Cao Xuan and his disciples in greeting.

In fact, she is also very hard.

For the major awards over the years, many people feel that it is unfair, and there are so-called "shady scenes" every year.

But unless someone is messing around, most of the time, most of the time, they will spray the organizer after the fact and will not target competitors.

Taylor is a newcomer, even with Cao Xuan as his backer, he won't be in the way of a popular queen like Beyoncé.

Obviously, the award is the choice of the judges, and it was wrong to point the finger at Taylor, and to lose face in front of the award ceremony. Cao Xuan, a master, came to avenge him, and he deserved it due to emotion and reason.

However, Beyoncé's most aggrieved thing is that this was not what she meant, it was entirely Kanye West's own opinion.

At that time, it caused her a lot of trouble. This time, Cao Xuan stood up for his apprentice. Although the target was Kanye West, as the person involved, she still inevitably bear the brunt.

The most important thing is that she can't get angry yet.

Kanye West was speaking for her in name, and Cao Xuan also stated that he was against Kanye West and had nothing to do with her.

The incident started because of her, and she followed suit, but it had nothing to do with her, and she didn't know who to turn to when she was angry. How could Beyoncé have a clear mind, and even went on stage to accept the award with two points of depression.

This depression also affected her luck for the awards. In the subsequent competitions for "Best Single" and "Best Album", she lost to Cao Xuan, allowing Cao Xuan to win the two most important awards.

However, Beyoncé avoided Cao Xuan and went wild in the field of R&B, which she is good at, and finally won 5 awards, still the singer with the most awards in this year's Grammy.

Cao Xuan's 4 trophies followed closely behind, but in terms of gold content, he was much better than Beyoncé.

Taylor also won 3 country trophies, and "accidentally" missed one during the interview, successfully fulfilling his wish when he watched Cao Xuan's Grammy purchase.

The 7 Grammy trophies won by the mentor and apprentice have also become a good story of this year's Grammy.

The media asked them to stand together and frantically took photos of the two of them. Maybe a few years later, it would become a classic Grammy photo.

It is also worth mentioning that the organizing committee awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award to Michael Jackson, who passed away last year, and his two orphans came to accept the award. This is the most touching thing about this Grammy scene.

.........

After the awards ceremony, Cao Xuan was still thinking about having a verbal fight with that Kanye West, and the other party's black material was ready.

In the end, I don't know if Cao Xuan's expression was too reserved, or this guy was cowardly, or he felt that the public opinion was not on his side. Anyway, he didn't say a word, and a reporter came to pick things up, but he didn't get a reply.

Cao Xuan didn't expect this guy to be so useless.

If you think about it, there's a lot of slander about this stuff, and many of them end up competing with women, so it's not a big deal in essence, and it's normal to be cowardly.

However, the black material he spent money on should not be wasted in vain. Cao Xuan simply submitted the article to some media who were willing to make trouble, and he must have won a few headlines.

This can be regarded as Boss Cao's own contribution to the spiritual and entertainment life of the American people at his own expense...

Cao Xuan didn't stay in the United States for too long. Seeing that Kanye West didn't move much, he packed his things and returned to China.

During this time, the follow-up influence of Grammy also began to slowly feed back.

Counting the 4 Grammys this year, Cao Xuan has personally won 16 Grammys.

Although it can't be said to break the record yet, it is still among the best active singers. Considering his age, many people think that Cao Xuan may be able to break the record in the future.

The European and American media praised Cao Xuan a lot. Words such as [great], [legendary], [unbelievable], and [remembering history] kept throwing at Cao Xuan.

The Asian media, which had been wildly touting at this time in the past, was relatively "cold" this time.

It's not that I don't want to brag about Cao Xuan, but that I really have no words to say. I've praised him a few times before, but now I can't boast anything new, forcing many reporters to look through old news for inspiration.

The domestic media are smarter, if they praise Cao Xuan himself for not being a hit, then pay attention to her apprentice.

The Chinese have trained an American queen, and it feels very cool...

As I said before, Taylor is now a country singer, and her popularity is mainly in North America. Apart from fans in the European and American circles, not many ordinary people in China have heard of her.

Of course, many people know that Cao Xuan has an American female apprentice.

But many people know that there is such a person, but they may not be able to match the number. After all, there are too many foreign girls who have contact with Boss Cao.

What about your Pepsi Britney, godsister Avril Lavigne, Latin beauty Shakira, screen couple Anne Hathaway, Victoria's Secret Angel, world supermodel...

It is not an exaggeration to say that he has no memory, and he really can't show his head. Taylor's reputation in Asia is relatively weak, so he naturally has no sense of presence.

But this time because of the Grammy, she showed her face well.

Thanks to Cao Xuan, the influence of the Grammys in China may be more than that of the Oscars.

Taylor, a 20-year-old girl, won three trophies in a row and became one of the biggest winners of this year's Grammys. Moreover, she was on the same stage as a teacher and apprentice, which became a good story. This fox-eyed curly-haired girl was immediately remembered.

The cause and effect of Cao Xuan's defense of Taylor at the Grammys was also uncovered, giving Taylor a lot of sympathy points.

It also made Kanye West notorious in the country, but it didn't hurt him at all. Originally, this guy's popularity and reputation in the country were bad.

The popularity in China and Asia has greatly increased, which has also expanded Taylor's career territory.

Mars Records is considering, if the conditions are right, Taylor can come to China to hold a few fan meetings or small concerts to test the waters.

It has long been a well-known secret that Cao Xuan will bring Asian popularity bonuses to European and American actresses.

Avril Lavigne and Anne Hathaway are the best examples. The former is one of the hottest European and American female singers in Asia, and one of them can even be removed.

The reason why she has such a high popularity, apart from her own reasons, is also an important reason for her various connections with Cao Xuan.

After the latter "Taken 2", its popularity in Asia has soared, and the Internet search index has more than doubled, and there are also crews with Chinese, Japanese and Korean backgrounds seeking cooperation.

Therefore, among European and American actresses who want to open up the international market, Cao Xuan is definitely a favorite.

As Cao Xuan's apprentice, Taylor has a bundled efficiency, and the effect may be even better than Avril Lavigne. Naturally, Mars Records needs to dig a lot, and maybe it can open up a new profit point.

After returning to China, Cao Xuan focused his energy on the rehearsal for the Spring Festival Gala.

Because Cao Xuan announced his withdrawal from the Spring Festival Gala in advance, this year's Spring Festival Gala was extremely gimmick, and the attention was even more frightening.

Whether they are sincere or follow the trend, many people want to bid farewell to Cao Xuan, the New Year's Eve dinner that has accompanied them for 12 years.

Cao Xuan's program has also become the most watched program in this year's Spring Festival Gala, with Lao Zhao and Xiao Shen Yang, who is so popular in the sky, both ranked behind.

In the fifth round of rehearsal, Cao Xuan visited many old friends one by one, which can be regarded as a farewell to some extent.

After all, there will be a live broadcast on New Year's Eve, and everyone is preparing for the show. Cao Xuan can't say hello, so he might as well talk now when he has time.

Maybe we can meet each other in other places in the future. When the Spring Festival Gala is on stage, there will be no such handsome shadow of Cao Xuan in the future.

Many people couldn't help but sigh with emotion, after all, in terms of age, Cao Xuan was considered the youngest of the gang of nail-biters.

In many people's imaginations, when they all retire, the young Cao Xuan will still be in his prime, leading a group of new generation artists to lead the Spring Festival Gala.

But unexpectedly, they were still struggling on the stage, and Cao Xuan had already withdrawn and left.

Many veterans of the Spring Festival Gala couldn't help but think about it. For example, Guo Dastanson, who had already intended to retire, also talked about his retirement plan with his partner Cai Ming.

Lao Zhao also felt bad, Audio-Technica broke up, Song Dandan left, and now Cao Xuan, an old acquaintance, is also leaving.

The people he knew left the Spring Festival Gala one by one, which made Lao Zhao feel more and more depressed. If it weren't for the disciples still relying on him for support, he might have the idea of ​​retiring.

Looking at the moaning crowd, Cao Xuan didn't have much fluctuations. This group of people shouted every day that they were under pressure to retire, and they might not really leave one in a year.

So just listen to similar bitterness, unless an official like him announces his withdrawal, otherwise Cao Xuan will not believe it...

　The plot of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is too one-sided in my thinking, and I was confused by many comments. I don't like it at both ends, and I can't come back later.
　　It’s not easy to change now, let’s see if I have a chance to make up for it later, I will pay more attention to similar plots in the future, I hope everyone will forgive me

　　
　
(End of this chapter)