China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 671 Children's Toys and the King of Songs Finals

Cao Xuan, who returned to Beijing from the crew of "Dear", immediately threw himself into the operation of the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers restructuring.

There is a lot of resistance to this matter. After all, there are vested interests here, and many of them are very senior. Compared with them, the fifth-generation directors are considered "young".

But seniority doesn't mean everything. The strength and the current situation are in the hands of Cao Xuan's master and apprentice, otherwise they would not dare to talk about reform.

Moreover, Cao Xuan's master and apprentice did not have their own supporters. Some enlightened seniors believed that Cao Xuan's master and apprentice were doing business and gave them a lot of solidarity and support.

The two sides fought for several days just in the internal war of words, and finally even the first batch of writers in Jianguo moved out.

Cao Xuan, who had a clear advantage, finally won a phased victory.

The Golden Rooster Award will not be moved for the time being, and the Hundred Flowers Award can be temporarily taken out as a pilot for restructuring, and the issue of the Golden Rooster Award will be discussed depending on the restructuring situation and subsequent impact.

This was also something that Cao Xuan originally planned, and he never thought that he would be able to win the two prizes together.

Baihua first, golden rooster second, Xu Xutuzhi's sausage-cutting tactic is the safest and vicious method.

Fan Xiaopang is actually a good candidate, but right now he is so focused on his own company's business that he may not be free to participate in Ghost Blowing Lantern.

Compared to Hu Bayi, Cao Xuan has no preference for Shirley Yang, and has circled a few candidates. As long as they are these people, he has no objection.

Grabbing a deep-fried starch sausage, Cao Yang nodded repeatedly. Hu Jing and Zeng Li usually don't let their children eat these street snacks, fearing that they won't be clean, and Cao Xuan occasionally let them satisfy their hunger.

Yuquan found Sun Nan, the millennium old second in the mainland music scene, and Lin Zhixuan invited Lin Junjie, a representative of his family and Taiwanese singers.

On January 1, Cao Xuan got up and went to Fanxing Film and Television City to participate in the "I Am a Singer" finals.

Huang Qishan's network is slightly weaker, her reputation was not high before, and the large number of gallstones was limited, so the program team came forward and invited Zheng Chunyuan, the singer of the original Korean version of the program.

So a cruel knockout system was specially created, which is to increase competition, create hot spots, and make the show more watchable.

Several main creators have been finalized, and Cao Xuan doesn't have to worry about other characters.

Cao Xuan was often not at home, and Cao Shuangguo, a grandfather, could not get in his way, and he was not very sensitive about it.

"Actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan are not suitable."

Hu Jing pinched him again bitterly, and took Cao Yang to take a bath. Cao Yang was very honest under his mother's hands, but when he was taken away, he quietly gave his father a bad look.

Cao Yang was wearing a down jacket and looked like a little meat ball. Cao Xuan rubbed his head and asked about today's school life.

While eating roasted gluten, Cao Li rolled his eyes and shook Cao Xuan's arm.

As for Xue Zhiqian, he was eliminated in the fourth round and ultimately failed to survive the rematch.

Cao Xuan was taken aback, and couldn't help laughing out loud: "This guy has poisonous eyes."

.........

As for Xia Yu, if you don't need to think about it, let's have a big gold tooth according to the original version, the role of the scene is still quite heavy.

Cao Xuan laughed, but he could see that his son was very happy, even a little more lively than before.

In the past, he had to look over the list of starring roles. Now, if it is not a project that he personally participates in, he may not even be in charge of the starring roles. At most, he will give some instructions and final approval.

As for the other actresses, it's not that they are inappropriate, but the relationship must be farther away, and the box office appeal and promotional efficiency are not as good as these few.

There is also Li Bingbing, who is actually in contact, and even has a high ranking in Wu Ershan's heart.

But at this position, the "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" series is a double-edged sword for Da Mi Mi, with both pros and cons. Empress Donggong can help, but it's up to her to choose.

To be honest, if he was not afraid of disrupting the balance too much, he would have competed with these singers if he wanted to.

Cao Yang didn't understand anything else, but he still understood this gesture. With a scream, he ran to his grandma for help, clutching his buttocks.

The front of this competition system is roughly the same as the original version, and the latter has been changed, which is relatively more cruel.

After coming out, there was obviously a little guilt on his face, and he was embarrassed to help Cao Xuan rub the place where he pinched just now.

Cao Xuan personally admires Liu Huohua more, but there are old grievances, so the narrow-minded Cao Xuan puts Liu Huohua last.

"Just apply it and it's over."

After confirming that it was correct, Cao Yang carried his small schoolbag on his back, said goodbye to his teachers and classmates, and rushed to the Mercedes-Benz business car that his father often sat on on his short legs.

Cao Xuan didn't get out of the car, and the teacher who Zhu Biao picked up was worried, so he called his family to confirm.

"Okay, you can catch another weasel to accompany your son later."

Sure enough, it wasn't just Cao Yang, when Cao Li, who was wearing ponytails, got into the car, his eyes lit up when he saw a pile of delicious food in his younger brother's hands, and he immediately began to sort the dirt.
"Dad, give me some money."

He understands the feelings of sympathy between a group of singers, and he also knows that these veterans are unwilling to show their edge easily, but after all, it is a competitive show, hello, me, hello, everyone, if there are not enough conflicts, there will be less highlights.

"Yangyang, is it cold?"

"Does it hurt?"

Therefore, Cao Xuan deliberately made such a set, he always felt that the original version of "I Am a Singer" was too light on gunpowder.

It's true, Hu Jing's mother is a bit strong, Zeng Li's second mother is not a vegetarian in front of her children, plus she has a quirky older sister, and grandma Sun Lan also dotes on her grandson.

Hu Bayi's final candidate remained among these four candidates. After thinking about it, Cao Xuan gave Duan Long another star to show his importance.

And in the semi-finals, he defeated Huang Guanzhong, a member of the hall band beyond, and successfully reached the finals.

If you lose, you will lose face, and if you win, you will easily offend others!

"Qin Hao?"

Although the Mercedes-Benz business is good, it is really not eye-catching compared to these luxury cars with millions or more.

When the two children finished their hunger and drove home, the East and West Palaces were still off work.

Basically, Cao Xuan kicked the ball far away, Cao Yang ran over to pick it up, and then Cao Xuan kicked it far away. It was said to be parent-child interaction, but in fact it was similar to teasing a dog.

No matter how important the "Ghost Blowing Lantern" series is, it still pales in comparison to Fanxing Group's development and some plans for next year.

Last year, after Huang Jiaozhu completely laid the foundation for film achievements with "Chinese Partner", coupled with efforts in various fields such as business, variety shows, endorsements, and marketing, Huang Xiaoming's reputation and coffee status have improved a lot, and he firmly occupies the domestic entertainment industry. The position of a top-tier male star.

So it's not that Qin Hao has no chance, but compared with his competitors, the price he can offer is really not much.

"Fair, fair, or fucking fair!"

Only Fanxing has sold the program copyrights in South Korea, including "Run", "If You Are the One", "Where Are We Going, Dad", "The Voice of China" and other ace programs.

In addition, he was a few months younger than his classmates when he entered school, so that Cao Xuan often worried that he was too honest and would be bullied by other children at school.

Yang Zongwei and Zhang Jie also reached the semi-finals, but unfortunately one lost to the super dark horse Huang Qishan, and the other lost to Lin Zhixuan.

According to the expectations of the organizing committee, the first Tian Lai Awards will be held at an optional date from June to August next year. Cao Xuan has already begun to shake people in private, planning to be a hit.

Primary school ended a little later than kindergarten, so Cao Xuan played cartoons for Cao Yang in the car, and asked Zhu Biao to get out of the car to buy some snacks.

"I Am a Singer" is a singing competition reality show, and it is the "only" Fanxing so far that has publicly adapted the copyright of foreign programs and re-made the Chinese version.

"My tablemate celebrates her birthday, and I want to buy her a present."

With the continuous development and expansion of Fanxing, the level of Cao Xuan's involvement is getting higher and higher.

If it wasn't for the "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" series to be the key project of Starry Future, and it is a feature-length film series, Cao Xuan would not have been disturbed to personally intervene in the casting.

Cao Xuan didn't favor one person over another. After picking up his son, he turned around and went to the primary school to pick up his daughter.

"It's all green, what do you think?"

Both Yao Beina and Zhang Jie performed well, especially Yao Beina has won the first place in two competitions and is one of the most popular singers in the whole show.

"I want to apply too."

The price was to wait for the two of them to go back. This kid looked like someone had beaten him up. Hu Jing was so angry that he kept pinching Cao Xuan.

For such a situation, Cao Xuan was a little embarrassed, but he still stepped up his efforts, thinking of it as revenge for the Dragon Boat Festival.

There are 4 groups of singers who have reached the finals——

"Why do you want money?"

However, the popularity and volume of the show are here, and several singers are also well-known and popular singers, so they still invited quite good resident guests.

This program is also a new program launched by Fanxing at the end of last year, and it is almost the same as "Where are we going, Dad?"

Of course, Cao Xuan didn't think it would take so long. As long as the Hundred Flowers Awards were successful, he would be able to completely overwhelm the opposition and continue to promote the reform of the Golden Rooster Awards as calmly as possible.

In the past, there was no way, but now that I have strength and status, I have to do something. I hope that in my lifetime, I can give the circle as many clean and fair awards as possible.

"Where Are We Going, Dad" was broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV, and the copyright of "I Am a Singer" was on Beijing TV.

Cao Xuan hesitated for a while, took a piece of paper, wrote down [Duan, Qin] and finally added the word [Hu and Huang] hesitantly.

"I'll give you a wrap tonight."

Cao Xuan played Huang Silang in "Let the Bullets Fly", but he still has a heart of pockmarked Zhang.

After five rounds, a resurrection match will be set up, and many singers who have been eliminated will be compared for another round. There will be a total of two promotion places, and then a total of 8 singers will go to the knockout round or the semi-finals.

To put it bluntly, at Cao Xuan's age, the last thing he fears is wasting time.

Cao Li has a lot of pocket money, which is to prevent him from buying things indiscriminately and cultivate a good view of money since he was a child.

To be honest, it means that the golden signboard of the stars is poking here, otherwise these famous singers may not agree to accept such a direct head-to-head competition in the knockout round.

In fact, preparations for this award have already begun last year. Cao Xuan personally served as the chairman of the award selection committee, and it has basically taken shape.

Sure enough, aside from the casting of this film, Hu Jing talked about the company's trends and plans after the Spring Festival.

Still the same sentence, Cao Xuan was disgusted by the ghosts and monsters who had seen too many awards in the early years.

"Boy, it's normal to be beaten. I'm like his age, and I'm chasing weasels in the field by myself."

The kindergarten teacher took a special look, because the old couple Sun Lan often came to pick them up. She knew that Cao Yang and Cao Li were siblings, and she also had some impressions of the Cao family.

With Cao Xuan's current status and lazy personality, being able to work tirelessly and take the initiative to work on these two things shows that he still attaches great importance to it.

To be honest, Cao Xuan's attention to him is not as high as the rumor that a certain state-owned enterprise giant wants to acquire Penguin...

The national group Yuquan, who has participated in the competition since the first round, has been performing steadily. In the many rounds of competition, the ranking has hardly fallen out of the top three, and he is also the biggest favorite of the singer.

The Voice of Nature, Yao Beina, as a singer under Fanxing, will definitely not let go of this opportunity to show her face.

It is enough for Fatty Wang to use Chen Minghao, and then the little-known Qin Hao, the promotional point of this movie will be cut in half.

After driving away his son, the two talked about a few things about the company.

Qin Hao is definitely a good actor, but the chances of him being in the top position are too small. "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is a commercial film series whose cumulative investment is expected to reach ten figures, and well-known male stars must be given priority.

"Come on, let's pick up your sister from school."

This show originally originated in South Korea. It premiered as early as 2011, and it has been done for several seasons so far.

Hu Jing was not surprised at all. It is no secret that Cao Xuan intends to support mainland actors. When Hong Kong and Taiwan actors do not have an absolute advantage, mainland actors must be given priority.

After she finished tinkering, Cao Xuan took it over and looked at it, raising his eyebrows: "A few of your classmates celebrated their birthdays, and I bought two sets of Barbie dolls, and there is such a big Winnie the Pooh."

In such an environment, Fanxing's introduction of "I Am a Singer" did not attract much attention in China. On the contrary, it caused a lot of trouble in Korea. Many Korean netizens were quite proud and kept "copying" others. Now it is finally Xiong rose once.

But fortunately, although this child was a little bored, he was considered tall and strong among his peers, and he didn't suffer any grievances.

But the status and fame are here, and he has too many off-court auras, which can't form a fair and just voting environment at all, so no matter how greedy he is, he can't join in the fun.

In fact, both Liu Tianxian and Da Mimi have asked about this role, but the former's image is not suitable, Da Mimi is fine, but Cao Xuan can't trust her ability.

Yao Beina and Zhang Jie participated in the first round, and Yang Zongwei and Xue Zhiqian also appeared as replacement singers.

There is even a singing session in the finals this time, that is, the contestants invite their friends to help out.

Facing such a potential "No. [-] brother in domestic entertainment", Fan Xing may not choose him, but it is certainly impossible to ignore him.

Cao Xuan insisted that he was purely a judge and should not be invited. Otherwise, if he helped, the others would surrender without saying anything. But at least at this stage, he had almost no resistance, which was too much of a breach of fairness.

Cao Xuan immediately... fell in love with the child, and decisively placed an order, intending to go back and enrich the entertainment life of the "child".

In the battle of the King of Songs in the finals, Jingcheng TV directly made a live broadcast, and invited Cao Xuan as a guest to witness the birth of the King of Songs.

But he didn't pay much attention to it. The parents of the kindergarten are hidden dragons and crouching tigers. There is a Bentley next door, and there was a Porsche yesterday.

There are several women in the family, and Cao Yang will inevitably be affected. Cao Xuan thinks that in the future, he will really play and communicate with his son alone, so as to cultivate a boy's personality.

However, although the pocket money is strictly controlled, Cao Xuan will always satisfy her with whatever she wants, as long as there is a legitimate reason.

Knowing the son is more like the mother, listening to the son excitedly sharing the time with his father, Hu Jing also realized Cao Xuan's intention.

Many senior executives in Fanxing prefer Huang Xiaoming.

"I know."

For children, these snacks that are not necessarily particular about the streets are much more attractive than meals at home.

The competition system of "I Am a Singer" is very simple. The program group selects 7 singers and conducts two rounds of competition. 500 audiences of five ages will vote on the spot.

As for Duan Long, whether it is his film performance, personal ability, or the trump card of being backed by Fanxing, he is one of the final candidates for the role of Hu Bayi.

The same is true for Hu Ge, but at least Fan Xing's first brother supported him, barely staying in the finals.

"Dear son, you spoiled him like this."

Cao Li kept picking with her mobile phone. Although she was young, she was already an experienced online shopper. Even Sun Lan had to ask her granddaughter for advice on what to buy online.

After the preparatory seminar was held that day, Cao Xuan checked the time and directly asked the driver to drive to the kindergarten to pick up his son.

The child is still young, so he can't tell the truth. The back and forth is just a matter of teachers and classmates. Cao Xuan listened carefully.

Let the two children brush their teeth and wash their faces, destroy the corpses and wipe out the traces, Cao Li went to do their homework bitterly, and Cao Xuan and Cao Yang played ball on the track at home.

On the other side of Hong Kong and Taiwan, there are Zhao Youting, Lin Feng, Zhang Zhen, Shawn Yue, Xia Yu and Tong Dawei under Wang Jinhua's banner, and Qin Hao, who Wu Ershan himself values ​​more. "

On January 1th, the Hundred Flowers Awards announced the restructuring preparatory team. Li Xuejian was the team leader, and Cao Xuan and two other executives who supported the Film Association were the deputy team leaders, preparing for the restructuring of the Hundred Flowers Awards.

These two awards more or less involved a part of Cao Xuan's energy, but fortunately, he only controlled the general direction and negotiated, and the specific details and implementation were run by the people below, which was not too tiring.

"Hu Bayi has a wider range of choices. In the company are mainly Hu Ge and Duan Long. Outside the company, Chen Kun, Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, and Liu Huohua have all been selected.

Yuquan, Yao Beina, Huang Qishan and Lin Zhixuan
These are the four singers in the finals. None of them are good at it. Until the last moment, no one knows who will win the championship.

Cao Xuan took out his mobile phone and called up Taobao: "You look at the selection, and I will pay after the selection."

A certain amount of fame and charisma is required, coupled with the elimination of actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan, Cao Xuan tends to make Hu Bayi's "rougher" image, and the scope is obviously narrowed.

And it's not just the Dragon Boat Festival, the Korean media also compiled his bloodline, insisting that he is a Korean, a scholar can be killed but not humiliated, Cao Xuan can be regarded as "a famous teacher"...

Two-two confrontation, the loser is eliminated, the winner enters the finals, and the final battle of the king of singers takes place.

Cao Xuan loves his daughter and his son, but the daughter, after all, is a girl, so she has to be pampered. The son is more serious, and Cao Xuan is more relaxed when playing with him.

As for Shirley Yang, strictly speaking, there are not many controllable choices.

"Don't tell your mother and second mother when you go home."

For example, for the characters in the "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" series, the competition is extremely fierce now, there are supporters from all sides, and Fan Xing is still unable to make up his mind, so Cao Xuan has to decide it himself.

This is also Cao Xuan's hope, if he had taken a Bentley, Rolls Royce or other luxury car today, he would not have come to pick up the child.

Cao Li's face was a little red: "I was afraid that the delivery would not be good, so I bought them all and picked them out carefully."

However, Cao Yang was quite happy playing by himself. When he was tired from running, he followed Cao Xuan’s lead and kicked after the ball.

To put it bluntly, it was Cao Xuan who came to join in the show, bringing a wave of enthusiasm, and it also had a strong symbolic meaning.

Cao Yang, who just passed his 3rd birthday, has lost a little fat on his face, but he is still a little chubby. His mother and his sister like to squeeze a few when they are free.

Hu Jing was laughed at by her son, and rubbed her fingers: "Let me pinch it twice first, and then I will apply it to you."

The Battle of the King of Singers, which was already highly regarded, became even more gimmick after it was confirmed that Cao Xuan would be there.

Compared with the original time and space, which all borrowed from Han Zong, which caused countless controversies, Fanxing now exports a large number of its own excellent programs.

Compared with Cao Li, who was clever and quick-witted since he was a child, Cao Yang's personality is dull and sweet, even a little naive.

So far, there is only one "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate" Yuhuatian's Chen Kun who is the first to be out. Deng Chao and Tong Dawei have not persisted for too long. These two have never had the qualifications to independently carry out the film.

The two were flirting here, Cao Yang stared at his parents with wide eyes, looked left and right, and raised his hand.

After all, with Cao Xuan in the Chinese music scene, no one dares to be called the king of singers, but if Cao Xuan himself is willing to crown him, others will have nothing to say.

.........

And in terms of the role, Hu Bayi is a native of the capital, served in the army, and went to the countryside to be an educated youth. If actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan come, they probably don't realize what this means, and how can they get the pulse of the character.

"Cao Yang's father has become rich, and the family drives a Mercedes-Benz?"

Especially in the season when Cao Xuan announced his retirement not long after, the title of King of Songs even had some extraordinary meaning.

From a personal emotional point of view, she definitely wanted to push Da Mimi.

After Cao Xuan listened to Hu Jing's words, he roughly narrowed the scope in his heart, and got straight to the point.

"You're quite thoughtful."

Cao Xuan complained about it, but he still chose to pay, and he didn't forget to buy two robot toys for his son.

At the same time, it is also in the preparatory period, and there is also the [Sound of Nature Award] sponsored by the Music Association and other units that Cao Xuan has been promoting.

"What's the charter now?"

"It's not cold, our classroom has heating, but it's warm."

When it was about to close, I saw a set of models of the Three Kingdoms and Five Tigers, which were extremely well-made, and a set of remote-controlled drones, which were also very cool.

Cao Xuan didn't know much about it, but Hu Jing checked the information and made a clear inventory.

"..."

Hu Jing looked at the names inside thoughtfully, but she didn't express too much.

But after all, it is a new award. It takes a lot of effort to create a publicity from scratch.

The effect was quite good. The previous knockout stage almost dominated the Weibo hot searches, and discussions and quarrels were endless, which directly raised the popularity of "I Am a Singer" to a higher level.

As a professional singer, Cao Xuan can be regarded as half a fan of "I Am a Singer", and I am afraid I like many of the singing and stage performances in it very much.

This is considered a hall-level musician in South Korea. He has worked as a music teacher for TVXQ, Girls' Generation and other super groups. In China, he is probably Liu Huan or Luo Dayou.

Although this person's reputation in the country is not obvious, but in terms of pure strength, he is definitely one of the best among the few singing guests.

As for Yao Beina, Wang Zha was released and her best friend Liu Tianxian was brought in directly.

Let's not talk about how well Tianxian sang, but this popularity and gimmick is absolutely awesome, and it directly stole the limelight from other people...

(End of this chapter)