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Chapter 658 One Special, Four Crowns, A Despairing New Album
Charlie is an active member of Cao Xuan's new album. He bought the digital album as soon as the album was released.

He feels that he has already started quickly, and it is not more than 5 minutes before the launch time, but even so, by the time he buys the album, the data has jumped to five figures, and every time he refreshes, it changes at a speed visible to the naked eye.

If things went on like this, Charlie felt that the six-digit number was a membrane that could be broken with a single poke.

He doesn't care much about sales, though, but more about songs and billboard data.

Charlie has already listened to several other songs that were released in advance to hit the charts, and priority is given to the songs that have not been listened to yet.

The first song is called "Reality".

The Chinese translation should be called "Reality". It was first released in 2015. The original time and space is also a very popular song in the field of streaming media.

At the same time, this song also has certain electronic elements, but Cao Xuan's version has neutralized other accompaniments, which is not as obvious as before.

Compared with most of the inspirational songs that are hard-working or passionate, this song is characterized by a cheerful melody, and a style with a little unrestrained and comfortable feeling, but it is also positive.

Even Cao Xuan personally thinks that the melody accompaniment of this song is very suitable for pure music, and the fixed tone of the lyrics limits this song somewhat.

The original time and space has another song "Send It", the melody is exactly the same, but a different word is set.

The lyrics of "Reality" are quite inspirational. One of them is that no matter what the world is like, or the level of personal encounters, I remain calm and maintain my original intention, with a kind of free and easy air.

"Send It" is a down-to-earth little yellow song. The lyrics are repeated in various ways, not to mention nutritious, and they are also very obscene, probably urging the girl to send him a photo of the fruit.

How should I put it, the two songs are compared, the latter is called a low, although the melody is the same, but the intentional tone is completely different from the same grade.

So Cao Xuan chose "Reality" without hesitation.

Speaking of which, Cao Xuan personally likes this kind of cheerful and relaxed songs, but he himself is more of sad emotional songs, hot-blooded rock, or that kind of lyrical and gentle slow songs. There are really few similar cheerful songs. .

The main reason is that there are few such songs, and some of them are not in line with the character design. He is not very convenient to smash...  

Charlie has a good impression of this song, but he personally prefers some more sad songs, and after smacking it, he plays the next one.

Dancing with Your Ghost

The Chinese translation is "Dancing with Your Soul", which is a breakup love song. The original version was sung by a female singer and was released in 2019.

This song is also popular in streaming media and is known as the most sad emotional song in 2019.

This song is also a style that Cao Xuan is very good at. It is ethereal and cold, and has a long charm. Although it is sad and lonely, it does not deliberately stir up your tears. .

The latter is obviously a bit more advanced than the former, and is more popular with young people and young people.

Charlie liked this song very much. He felt sadness, tenacity, and emotional resonance. He listened to it three or four times with headphones before playing the next song.

The passionate and majestic "Unstoppable".

Love to the depths, "That Girl" full of regrets.

Healing, refreshing, and casual "Past Lives".

……

In addition to the previous four hit songs, the high-energy "High Hopes", the soulful and soothing "All Of Me", the strong and warm "Dusk Till Dawn", and the long-awaited "Closer".

It can be said that each song has the style of each song, which makes Charlie overwhelmed and full of shock at the same time.

"The first masterpiece, this is no less than "Legend"!"

Although he personally thinks that the possibility of this album surpassing "Legend" is not high, he personally thinks that the quality is better than that.

After looking for ideals for a long time, he used the word "more pure" to describe it.

"Legend" is a god of war, but many songs are actually a little utilitarian. It can be clearly seen that Cao Xuan pays more attention to commercial attributes, and many songs emphasize mass communication and popularity.

But up to now, Boss Cao has reached the top and even started to retire, and the tendency of song selection has changed again.

Although due to various reasons and personal habits, commercial attributes are still an important condition for the selection of album songs, but the proportion will be much lower. Cao Xuan prefers some songs that are pleasant and compelling.

Such a choice may be a little worse in mass communication.But it is more likely to be supported and sought after by veteran fans and music lovers.

Charlie felt that Cao Xuan's new album was very good, he liked almost every song, and even asked him to pick the best song for a while.

Until he heard the album's last song - "See You Again"

This song is also the only song sung by Cao Xuan and others on the new album. Formerly it was apprentice Taylor, but now it has become Ouyang Jing.

Speaking of which, Cao Xuan originally planned to find his old partner, Mr. Mu, but later he heard that the latter seemed to have had a holiday with Michael Jackson before.

Cao Xuan made a special call to ask about it, only to realize that it was a misunderstanding.

At that time, Michael Jackson was notorious in the United States because of the child molestation case, and many people came forward to criticize him.

Because the whole public opinion at that time thought that Michael Jackson made a mistake, so except for his fans and a few people, most of them believed it.

Following what others said, Mr. Mu, who was still young at the time, followed suit and wrote a paragraph in a song to diss Michael Jackson.

Later, the Michael Jackson lawsuit was won, and the truth came out. It was unclear if Mr. Mu did not apologize, but the relationship between the two really only stayed at the point of nodding.

And apart from this, as the ceiling of the American music scene, fans will inevitably have friction among several top-notch singers.

Needless to say about Michael Jackson's influence, Mr. Mu's reputation has continued to rise over the years, and he has become a representative of American male singers.

Even Justin Bieber, the most popular right now, can't compare. On the one hand, he is a rising star with little qualifications, and on the other hand, he is Canadian.

Therefore, Justin Bieber and Cao Xuan are the same, no matter how popular they are, everyone is fighting for the international position, and the internal changes of American singers are not their business.

Mr. Mu thinks that Michael Jackson has passed away, and the new king should be in the position. Michael Jackson fans think that Mr. Mu is still far behind. Even if Michael Jackson is not there, it will not be his turn to take over.

The fans of the two groups are not very eye-catching, and it is impossible to say how big the conflict is, but it is really not very pleasant.

Although "See You Again" did not expressly state it, there were still a lot of hints from various parties. Under such circumstances, it would not be appropriate to cooperate with Mr. Mu.

Michael Jackson didn't like to make friends, and Cao Xuan was not very familiar with them.

In addition, I also discovered that the American music scene is chaotic, and the relationship between black American singers is even more chaotic. Don't look at Michael Jackson's so-called black pride, but the actual gaps between various tricks are very complicated.

In this case, Cao Xuan also stopped looking for American singers and went directly to Ouyang Jing.

The hip-hop level is good, and English is also good. The two worked together on "My Sky" before, which made Cao Xuan have a good impression, so Mr. Mu couldn't do it, so he asked him for a second match.

The melody of the song "See You Again" is very good, especially the rap is very good, very rhythmic, but the finishing touch is the soulful and long falsetto treble.

This song is also paired with the MV. Cao Xuan drives alone and plays the piano by the sea. He browses the scenery from time to time, as if he is missing his old friends and the old days.

The entire video is of Cao Xuan alone, and does not appear to be an old friend until the last tens of seconds of the video.

Cao Xuan took out a CD with a photo of Michael Jackson engraved on it, smiled lightly, put it into the car stereo, and drove away.

Among the winding mountains, a car was moving at a constant speed, the camera moved up, and I remembered the last song.

"We've come a long way from where we began
Looking back, we have traveled a long journey hand in hand

Oh I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
When we meet again, I will happily tell you everything

when i see you again
when we meet bye
When I see you again, see you again
When we meet bye, when we meet
......"

Almost instantly, Charlie immediately understood who the song was commemorating. He, who originally thought the song was unusually good, was instantly moved by another emotion.

Missing Michael Jackson, or feeling Cao Xuan and his friendship, or feeling a kind of reminiscence and agreement for the departed relatives and friends from this song.

Time is still moving forward, and some people are left in yesterday.

But the kind of sincere emotion that will always live in my heart, warm and sincere, made him burst into tears.

At the same time, it also reminded Charlie of a friend who passed away due to illness. If the friend was still alive, he might have married and had children now. The two of them would still buy a few bottles of wine and barbecue in winter, and drive to the mountains to set up a tent and enjoy the snow. Eat meat, drink and chat.

To this day, he still misses his friends very much, and hopes that as the song says, if they meet one day, they can have a good chat.

This is a song that pierces the soul. Charlie has been listening to it more than a dozen times. After hearing it in the afternoon, he slowly regained his calm.

After eating some food, he opened the [Bulletin Board House], and to his expectations, the forum was fried.

"Woooooo, that song "See You Again" made Lao Tzu cry."

"That China is a pervert. All the songs are excellent."

"Eastern music magician, that Justin Bieber is not worthy of Cao Ti's shoes."

"I can already imagine next year's Grammys."

"The person who said that Cao couldn't be a professional with five crowns stood up and knelt down and apologized to me!"

"Hahaha, with this quality, let alone five crowns, it's not impossible to refresh the record."

"Why, why are people like that going into retirement, it's the loss of pop music."

"Although it's only January, I also think it's okay to announce that the first album of 1 is no longer in doubt."

"I thought "Legend" was a rare album for decades, but Cao came up with "Ring down the curtain"."

"Legend was rated as the best album of the first decade of the new century by authoritative media such as Rolling Stone and Billboard. It is hard to say whether the new album can become the best of the second decade, but it is definitely a contender. ."

"Why isn't Cao an American!!??"

"..."

Not only did the forum blow up the pot, but all media and music critics who knew the goods also gave Cao Xuan's new album a very high evaluation.

Especially "See You Again" is very popular because it involves two superstars. Everyone likes this kind of sympathy.

Even Michael Jackson's family came forward to express their gratitude to Cao Xuan.

The huge popularity and high quality made "See You Again" directly airborne in the first week of the Billboard singles chart.

This is Cao Xuan's second first-week airborne champion single. The previous one was "See You Again" by Boss Huang, which he "learned from".

At the same time, this is also the No. 20 song in the history of Billboard [the first week's champion single].

And singers like Cao Xuan who have two first-week champion singles, there are only three in history, Cao Xuan, Britney Britney, and Billboard's daughter Niu Jie.

"See You Again" not only broke the record of the first-week champion single, but also brought Cao Xuan's number of champion singles to 14, officially surpassing Michael Jackson and ranking third in history, second only to Niu Jie and Pi Tou band.

Also breaking the record is the number of championship weeks.

Since the release of the new album, "High Hopes" won the championship for 3 weeks, "All Of Me" won the championship for 1 week, "Closer" won the championship for 1 week, and "See You Again" just won the championship.

In addition to the previous 45 weeks, Cao Xuan's bulletin board has won 51 weeks.

Successfully surpassed Boyz II Men and Usher, and ranked third in history, ahead of the Beatles at 59 weeks and Niu at 70 weeks.

It can also be seen from this why Sister Niu is known as the daughter of the bulletin board, she is featured in every record, and her ranking is extremely high.

With such a person standing in front of him, coupled with an epic band, the Beatles, Cao Xuan doesn't think he can reach the top of Billboard's history.

Cao Xuan feels that there is not much hope for the number of champion singles. At most, there will be one or two more songs, which will not threaten two people.

Especially the Beatles, who came in first, had 20 number one singles. Although there are not many Niu sisters now, they can't hold back their stamina.

The first champion single was in 1990. In 2019, a champion single can be produced, spanning a 30-year cycle. This is not something ordinary people can do.

As for the number of weeks to win the championship, Cao Xuan felt that the Beatles could still surpass him if he worked hard.

But Sister Niu is a bit too much. Unless you continue to explode, it will be difficult to break her record.

With these two mountains standing in the way, and a fellow villager Rihanna slaughtering at the back, Cao Xuan couldn't guarantee how long his record would be maintained.

However, Cao Xuan is already very satisfied. As a Chinese person, he can rank in the top five in the history of the bulletin board, and he is even expected to be in the top three. What is there to be unsatisfied with?

Cao Xuan was still calm, but those Yankees and fans from other countries who were watching the fun were all crazy.

Another four championships!

Sister Niu and the others have more number one singles than Cao Xuan, but how many albums they have released, it took a few years to reach this figure.
As for Cao Xuan, there are only four albums in total. The first time he won the championship was in 2003, and it has only been ten years.

This efficiency is simply disappointing.

Seriously, if Cao Xuan had not announced that this was the last pure music album and was about to retire from the music world, many people would not be able to sit still.

To let him go on like this, the American music scene doesn't even know whether the surname should be Mei or Cao.

Even this album has such a big momentum, and the bulletin board is very smooth, it has not lost its popularity, and it will give Cao Xuan a plan to end it successfully.

Not to mention that the bulletin board deliberately released water, but to give a certain page publicity, so that Cao Xuan and other singers have a certain advantage in competition.

This is very good. Last year, Uncle Bird's "Gangnam Style" became popular all over the world.

Uncle Bird has been tossing and turning, and he still hasn't become the second Asian to win the Billboard singles chart after Cao Xuan.

This incident has a great response in Asia, the Koreans are filled with righteous indignation, and China and Japan are also closely related.

Some people also questioned why Uncle Bird was frustrated. Boss Cao killed the Quartet, and was turned out. At the beginning, Cao Xuan's first EP had a total of three songs, and two of them took the old news of the runner-up.

It's not the first time that the Yankees have suppressed Asians. Cao Xuan later survived, and Uncle Bird is going through this now.

However, most people are not very optimistic. In the final analysis, the situation of "Gangnam Style" is different, and it has a certain chance and luck that it can be popular all over the world.

But Cao Xuan was different back then. The quality of the three songs was very high, and the first one was well-received, so he naturally accumulated a lot.

Now, although many people are jealous of Boss Cao, the Chinese king, but as long as their minds are not crazy, they will not think that Uncle Bird can take his class.

The outside world was shocked by the strength of Cao Xuan's new album, and at the same time, they were also eating melons, wanting to see when they could achieve five championships in one major.

Wait, there will be no days.

After Cao Xuan's promotion in the United States ended, he went home for the Spring Festival, and then returned to the United States. The number one on the Billboard singles chart is still "See You Again".

When he went to the NBA All-Star Game to perform two other more passionate songs, he gained a lot of popularity, but he still did not shake "See You Again".

从1月5号首次空降单曲榜冠军后，1月12号、1月19号连续两周，《See You Again》动都没动。

Judging from the data of all parties, "See You Again" is even more terrifyingly stable. All the data from No.2 to No.4 are added up, and there is still a ninth place.

But aside from the championship, the performance of other songs was not bad, and at most, there were six songs in the top ten of the billboard at the same time.

It has dropped a few songs in the follow-up, but still maintains that 3~4 songs often appear in the top ten or even the third or fifth position. Although the level of dominance in the chart is not as overwhelming as that of "Legend", it is enough to attract many people. cursed.

In fact, Cao Xuan also wanted to scold his mother, and he was still very interested in one speciality and five crowns.

But "See You Again" was so popular that it not only blocked the way of others, but also blocked the way of one's own.

According to Billboard's own prediction, this song is likely to become Cao Xuan's fourth song to win the championship for 10 weeks +, and there is a high probability of winning the championship in a row.

This would have been a good thing, but if that's the case, after 10 weeks, no one can be sure that other songs will have some staying power.

"Well, if only this song wasn't so popular."

Cao Xuan was very melancholy. He even called Avril Lavigne, Mr. Mu, Shakira, and Taylor. He didn't have much experience. He wanted to ask them how to reduce the popularity of Billboard's number one single. Hurry up.

Because of this call, Avril was so angry that he almost broke off with him, and Mr. Mu pulled him into the blacklist. Shakira couldn't help but swear.

Even the obedient and obedient Taylor with a smile was wondering whether to betray the teacher or not.

Nothing else, I really can't stand this humiliation!
Cao Xuan is worried here, but the new album has been making great progress all the way. Not only is the billboard killing the Quartet, but the sales are also huge.

The album cap is less than a month old, and the total global sales of physical + digital albums have exceeded 300 million.

Even in the golden age of records, this statistic is very impressive, not to mention the decline of records now, which is simply a miracle.

It is difficult to say whether this is because of Cao Xuan's announcement of his retirement plan, but it still proves Cao Tianwang's appeal.

Even his fans publicly clamored to push the album sales to 1000 million within three months, and said-

If Cao Xuan doesn't quit the music scene for a day, the record era will never die!
(End of this chapter)