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Chapter 603 Spring Festival Gala?Cao Xuan's cover concert!
"You Were a Boy" and another song "The Year in a Hurry" made Anze take a small turn.

I can't talk about how popular it is, but I'm no longer a vegan at any rate. Where can I have a work that I can talk about. After all, starring in the MV of Tianwang is also a good starting qualification.

The only pity for him is that the two songs he starred in are not particularly popular in the new album.

Of the few songs that hit the charts before, the hottest one was called "Under the Sea", which made Sun Yanyan popular in one fell swoop.

Then there are "People Like Me" and "Because of Love", "Birds and Cicadas" and "My Sky" are worse.

When the album was officially released, there were 5 new songs, "The Year in a Hurry" and "You Were a Boy" were the bottom ones.

The most popular songs are "Short Paper and Long Love" and "Lonely Brave".

The former is the love song Cao Xuan is best at. It is different from the warmth and emotion of "Because of Love" and the sadness and tenacity of "Flying Birds and Cicadas". Also with hope for a better future.

The paper is short and the love is long, which means that short paper cannot finish my love for you.

The book is not written, and the paper is short and the love is long, but my stories are all about you.

Sad but not hurt, pretty but affectionate!
The melody and lyrics of this song can't be said to be classics, but it definitely has a strong memory and popularity, so it quickly became popular and became one of the most popular songs in the new album "Dazzling".

As for the other song "The Lonely Brave", Cao Xuan did not apply it to "League of Legends" after thinking about it for a while, but modified a little bit of the lyrics to target the anti-drug police.

More than 99% of the entire song MV uses animation.

It’s not that Cao Xuan couldn’t find the material. On the one hand, it’s to protect the safety of the anti-drug police officers, and on the other hand, it also fits the plot of the lyrics. At the same time, his song is for commercial purposes and cannot use public materials.

But later he has authorized relevant units for free as a public welfare song.Then cut another version of the MV based on the realistic subject matter under the premise of confidentiality.

The entire MV is about an anti-narcotics policeman who is an undercover agent, fighting wits and bravery with drug dealers, and finally brings him to justice, and himself is shot and fell to the ground.

In the end, the story of the MV did not say how the protagonist is, but turned into words, revealing how many heroes have been sacrificed, how many drugs have been seized in the past few years, and how much contribution they have made to the current stable society.

Who said that a hero is the one who stands in the light!
There are 10 songs in the entire album, only "The Lonely Brave" Cao Xuan wrote a special microblog to express the heroic deeds of the anti-drug police, and talked about several tragedies where his identity was exposed and he was revenged.

So they are the lonely brave, the unsung heroes hidden in the light.

In recent years, drug control has always been a key project advocated by the state. There are also some celebrities who have come out to appeal, and some movies and TV shows have been used as warnings. However, "The Lonely Brave" is still the first song that has aroused wide influence.

Once the song "The Lonely Brave" was released, it rushed to the top of the major charts in a short period of time, and put many other songs under him.

Even Cao Xuan didn't expect this, because he thought that changing the theme of the song from game characters to anti-drug police would reduce the song's performance to a certain extent.

But I didn't expect that there were mistakes and mistakes, but it improved the concept of the whole song of "The Lonely Brave" and won the wide support of countless fans.

Even the major official media gave this song a lot of praise and promotion, and there is another song favored by the official media, that is "Young China Talk".

Adapted from Mr. Liang Qichao's majestic essay, it is majestic, magnificent, with excellent conception, and its applicability is even stronger than "The Lonely Brave".

10 songs, first blooming!
There are not only love songs, but also healing, self-reflection, youthful feelings, praising heroes, and motivating teenagers.

Perhaps the popularity is not as good as "Bright Stars" back then, but the quality of the song is as good as it gets.

On January 1, the top ten of the QQ Star Music Daily Chart was dominated by "Lonely Brave" for nearly 12 hours.

And other authoritative lists have almost fallen.

The stronger ones can still be left with two or three other songs to persist, and the weaker performances on the list are also surrounded by strong ones.

Even not only the new album, even Cao Xuan's old songs have become popular one after another.

In the top 36 songs in Baidu's music search this week, there are 41 songs sung by Cao Xuan, [-] if counting the creation.

Since Cao Xuan's "Bright Stars" became a god, although the follow-up albums also have many outstanding performances, in terms of charts, they have rarely been so brutal.

The media and those old fans were collectively in a climax, and they also analyzed in various ways which album was stronger, "Dazzling" or the previous "Bright Stars".

In terms of the number of albums sold and popularity in the streets and alleys, it should be said that "Bright Stars" is even better.

But in terms of online discussion and influence, "Dazzling" is now the top stream on the Internet, and the popularity of each song is no less than some of the most popular songs of the year.

The new generation of Hong Kong and Taiwan singers and mainland artists, as well as a large number of online singers who rose up after 2000, finally felt the fear and suffocation of those singers facing Cao Xuan's slaughter.

.........

United States, a hotel
The speaker in the hotel played Cao Xuan's new song "Young China", and its clear and loud voice resounded throughout the room.

"Young people have their own youthful madness, their bodies are like mountains and rivers, and they dare to measure the sun and the moon. At present, I am the only young man..."

Xiao Zhou, who was following the promotion of "The Green Hornet", listened to the song, browsed various news on the computer, and looked at the densely packed names of Cao Xuan on the ranking list, with a wry smile on his face.

"Ten years later, brother Xuan is still so strong."

Yang Junrong, the manager next to him and partner of the new company, heard the words and didn't know how to persuade him.

When Xiao Zhou first debuted ten years ago, he determined to make Xiao Zhou the new heavenly king and surpass Cao Xuan.

Ten years later, Xiao Zhou is indeed not weak, he is a well-known Asian king, and now he even has the stance of breaking into Hollywood, but he still can't catch up with Cao Xuan, and he is even faintly pulled further and further away.

Even his agent must admit that Xiao Zhou's "Cross Century" and Cao Xuan's "Dazzling" last year are not in the same order of magnitude at all.

Even many media did not compare the two albums together this time, which is very rare, and we can see everyone's impressions from it.

The battle between the two generations of heavenly kings between Cao and Zhou finally came to an end, or in other words, the outcome was decided from the very beginning.

As proud as Xiao Zhou, it has been more and more difficult to chase Cao Xuan in the past two years. This time Cao Xuan's "Dazzling" made him completely disheartened.

After all, it is difficult for anyone facing a monster who has maintained the peak for more than ten years, not only has not declined at all, and even has a new year, it is difficult to maintain his mentality.

Not only Xiao Zhou was disheartened, but Yang Junrong also gave up early.

He privately believes that as long as Cao Xuan is still alive, Xiao Zhou will be the number two in the Chinese music scene for a lifetime.

But there is no need to say this to Xiao Zhou, so as not to hurt his self-confidence, on the contrary, he will find an opportunity to cheer Xiao Zhou up.

No matter what, even if you can't catch up with Cao Xuan, Wannian's second child will be maintained anyway.

"The Spring Festival Gala program team contacted me again, wanting you to participate in this year's Spring Festival Gala."

After a pause, Yang Junrong added: "Cao Xuan withdrew from the Spring Festival Gala, they are eager to find someone to take the top, you are the most suitable candidate, Jie Lun, this is an opportunity."

Xiao Zhou couldn't help but look up, Cao Xuan has such a strong popularity in the music scene today, and the Spring Festival Gala definitely owes a lot to him.

If he can take over, even if the effect is slightly inferior, it will be of great benefit to him. If he can take over perfectly, at least he can be on par with Cao Xuan in the Spring Festival Gala in the future.

This is still a great temptation for Xiao Zhou!
Lie flat is back to lie flat, but if he really has a chance to catch up with Cao Xuan, Xiao Zhou will be resurrected with full blood.

After ten years of suppression, Cao Xuan is the big brother to Xiao Zhou, and he is also a demon.

"Did the program group say what program they want me to be on?"

"They value "Lanting Preface". Of course, it's best to have an original song, after all, you know it."

The new song in the Spring Festival Gala is Cao Xuan's biggest selling point.

If he hadn't come up with excellent new works every year, no matter how good he sang, he might not be able to become the mainstay of the Spring Festival Gala.

There is no shortage of excellent singers in the Chinese music scene, and the Spring Festival Gala can attract most people. What they really lack are excellent programs.

As for music creation, apart from Cao Xuan, Xiao Zhou is the best in the Chinese music scene, and the Spring Festival Gala also hopes that he can replace Cao Xuan as a new surprise on New Year's Eve.

"New song..."

Thinking about Cao Xuan's Spring Festival Gala classics, Xiao Zhou felt pressured, but still gritted his teeth and said, "I'll try."

...

This year's New Year's Eve is February 2, and the time is still relatively tight.

In fact, long before this, the Spring Festival Gala contacted Xiao Zhou, who declined because he was busy with the "Green Hornet" movie.

In addition, to be honest, a fool can see the intention of the Spring Festival Gala. If Xiao Zhou agrees, he will definitely be compared with Cao Xuan, and the pressure will not be normal.

But now being stimulated by Cao Xuan, Xiao Zhou is determined to give it a try.

He already had a few new songs that hadn't been released yet, but they weren't very mature, so he brought in his old partner Fang Wenshan, and the two picked them out, focused on producing two songs, and sent them to the director team of the Spring Festival Gala.

This year's Spring Festival Gala has three chief directors, one of whom is Ma Dong, who is familiar to many people in later generations.

Ma Ji, one of the famous cross talk performers, is also a well-known host and TV producer. The ratings of the programs in his hands are not bad. Later, he also served as the chief content officer of iQiyi, and single-handedly created the popular online variety "The Story of Strange Flowers" and "The Band". The Summer" and so on.

It is worth mentioning that Cao Xuan had scouted him twice, the first time as the deputy director of Fanxing Variety Show Department, and the second time as the head of Penguin Star Video Variety Show.

However, Ma Dong was quite trusted by CCTV at this time, and he didn't have a strong idea of ​​leaving the job, so he declined Cao Xuan's invitation.

This year's Spring Festival Gala skits still have Lao Zhao leading the way. What worries the director the most is that the song and dance category has lost the mainstay Cao Xuan.

Therefore, one of the priorities of the three chief directors is to try their best to ensure the quality and attractiveness of the singing and dancing programs after Cao Xuan left the Spring Festival Gala.

It is Ma Dong's suggestion to cultivate new pillars and let Xiao Zhou stand on top.

However, when he saw the two new songs sent by Xiao Zhou, he was also the first to frown.

"The song is good, but either the style is not suitable for the Spring Festival Gala, or the quality is poor."

The other chief director couldn't help but nodded, and put up a demo: "The style of this song "Exclamation Mark" is too prominent, and many older audiences may not accept it, and the lyrics are also ambiguous. The "reliable" must not be used."

"This "Shadow Puppetry" is actually good, and the style is also suitable, but I always feel that it is not as good as the "Lanting Preface" I mentioned before."

Ma Dong also agreed with the two of them: "Time is tight, so let's not be verbose, or we can make a decision. We want the new song gimmick of "Shadow Puppetry" and "Orchid Pavilion Preface" with better quality."

""Shadow Puppetry", I think this song is not bad."

"The stability of the Spring Festival Gala comes first. After all, Jay Chou is not Cao Xuan. I propose to use old songs."

It was a 1:1 draw, and the final balance came to Ma Dong. He hesitated for a while and chose "Orchid Pavilion Preface".

"The quality of the song comes first. We can't patronize the gimmicks, because the small loses the big, the show is not good, and the backlash is stronger."

After discussing with the three chief directors, they replied to Xiao Zhou, and then chatted about the rest of the program.

"Cao Xuan is really not relaxed at all?"

"People have made it clear that they sang "Unforgettable Tonight" last year, which is equivalent to a farewell ceremony. The water that was spilled can't be taken back."

It's not that they can't get it back at all, but at least they don't have the face to make Cao Xuan change his mind.

In fact, they knew it well, but they still didn't give up. After all, he bid farewell to the Spring Festival Gala last year. What did it have to do with their director team this year?

However, Cao Xuan was determined, and he couldn't beat himself up, and the three of them could only admit that they were unlucky.

However, fortunately, although Cao Xuan is not coming, there is a new album that will make them happy.

"How did Xue Zhiqian sing "Someone Like Me"?"

"The effect is good, and the third round of rehearsals has passed, but I think this song is too sad, maybe it is not suitable for the Spring Festival Gala."

"Let's wait and see. Pass the song "You Were a Boy". The topic is a bit sensitive."

""The Lonely Brave" and "Young China" must be listed, and the leaders named them."

"Cao Xuan recommended Zhang Jie in "Speaking of Young China". The effect is very good. Now I am rehearsing with a group of young actors. I don't think there is any problem."

"The above meaning of "The Lone Brave" is to find a few police heroes to maximize the publicity effect."

"People are fine, but how about singing."

"I went to listen to it as an amateur, and it was okay. The main emotion was in place, and besides, there is a recording guarantee."

""Because of Love" has already been cast, Faye Wong will partner with Chen Yixun, and Gu Miaomiao will sing "The Year in a Hurry" solo."

"What happened to the final version of "Under the Sea"?"

"Cao Xuan personally participated in the arrangement and combined the two versions into one, Yao Beina took the desperate version, Phoenix Legend healed, one came and one went, the matching effect was excellent."

""Because of Love", "Under the Sea", "The Year in a Hurry", "The Lonely Brave Man" and "Young China" have entered the fourth round. It’s not bad to move up.”

"There is also Wang Li, the champion of the second season of "The Voice of China", who also sang "Blooming Flowers All the Way" by Cao Xuan."

"The song "Angel's Wings" sung by Yang Mi is also Cao Xuan's song."

"This is about to cover the singing and dancing class."

"No way, who will make people sing well."

The three chief directors sighed for a while. In previous years, there were still many songs in Cao Xuan's albums that were suitable for the Spring Festival Gala, but because Cao Xuan himself was there, there were not many cover songs.

Now that Cao Xuan has left the Spring Festival Gala stage, it is impossible for the director team to hold back.

It's just that this year's director team is more ruthless, and they don't care about outside comments. They used five or six songs in one breath.

……

In mid-January, the heavy news of this year's Spring Festival Gala began to be published by the media one after another.

Leaving aside the language programs, the song and dance programs that attracted more attention were Wang Fei and Chen Yixun's first reunion, Xiao Zhou took Zhi Ling's sister to the Spring Festival Gala, and the collective rise of star-studded singers.

Especially the last two items have been dug out a lot of inside information.

It is said that Zhiling's sister went to the Spring Festival Gala, on the surface it was a backup dancer cooperation, but in fact, there was a local boss in Taiwan who wanted Xiao Zhou to support her.

It was rumored that before, some big bosses approached Cao Xuan, but Cao Xuan ignored him, and Xiao Zhou had no confidence in him, so he could only admit it.

Fortunately, Sister Zhiling is very popular, and her backup dancer on stage is also eye-catching, so the Spring Festival Gala program team did not refuse.

As for the rise of the star system, on the one hand, the singers themselves are popular enough, and on the other hand, it is also because they use a lot of Cao Xuan's new songs this time.

Although Cao Xuan won't stop it, he won't let the fat water flow into the fields of outsiders, he can use his songs and let the singers of the stars sing.

Fanxing singer himself is well-known, and there was no reason to refuse during the Spring Festival Gala, so they hit it off.

Even apart from the above-mentioned singers and entertainers, there is also Xiao Jingteng, Li Jian, and Fang Datong forming a small group of cross-strait three places, which is a bit imitated of the cross-strait three-place queens of Gu Miaomiao and others a few years ago.

In addition, Zhao Xiaodao also mixed up a show, but it was not a solo, but an opening dance song. Most of them were film and television actors, and they were all artists with certain fame and connections.

For example, Dong Bailian, and Lao Mouzi's new girl, Xiao Huangya.

The most famous ones are Han Geng and Yin Zhao, who became popular in "Latent". Fortunately, the latter is an actor after all, so he just came here to brush his face.

Han Geng, a popular idol, can only come to the opening. It's really because the team and company are not strong enough. If he signs Fanxing, he can't get a solo, but he can also have a duet show, and it won't be a multi-person singing and dancing show.

And this year is also the year with the largest number of stars and artists attending the Spring Festival Gala, with a total of less than ten people.

Now it was very difficult to do it in the past, because Cao Xuan wanted to avoid suspicion, so there were only two or three programs. Even if there were many people, they would all sing in chorus.

Today, now that Cao Xuan has withdrawn from the Spring Festival Gala, he no longer has this concern, and he will praise him if he has the opportunity.

This also created the scene of this year's mighty starry army. Although there is no boss Cao Xuan to protect, but a group of people gathered in the background, it should not be underestimated.

But Xiao Zhou was dumbfounded.

He thought that Cao Xuan was not here, so he could show a big face, but he didn't realize that this year's Spring Festival Gala alone had six or seven songs by Cao Xuan.

What is this called?
There is no Cao Xuan in the Spring Festival Gala, but there are still his legends!

The key point is that Xiao Zhou's plan will come to nothing. After all, no matter how good he sings "Lanting Preface", it is impossible to overwhelm so many songs in one breath.

He didn't even know if it was the Spring Festival Gala, or Cao Xuan's cover concert...

(End of this chapter)