China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 88: The South and the North Cao

But no matter what Cao Xuan thinks, it's too early to think about "Swordsman".

Zhang Dabeard now estimates that he has not even written the script, plus a series of preparatory work such as scene selection, and the start of the film will be at least after the spring of next year.

And as I said before, Cao Xuan is not the only candidate for Zhang Jizhong.

Because Shao Bing, who became popular in "Rhapsody in Spring" and "Red River Valley", was also in the contact range of Zhang Jizhong. This person had already joined the group to formally film in the original time and space, but was later kicked by Zhang Jizhong.

The crew said that Shao Bing was playing a big game, but Shao Bing refused to admit it, saying that Zhang Jizhong slandered him.

But in the end, Li Yapeng temporarily stepped up and played Linghu Chong.

And Li Yapeng didn't pull it in casually. Before that, he was a member of Zhang Dabeard's Linghu Chong casting list.

Not only him, but Lu Yi, Zhou Jie, and Huang Lei are all candidates.

Later, Lu Yi lost the election, and it was a pity that Zhang Dabeard wanted him to play Lin Pingzhi, but Lu Yi didn't want to play the second male lead, so he refused directly.

Zhang Dabeard is also big-hearted. Later, he asked Lu Yi twice to play Yang Kang in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and Duan Yu in "Dragon and Eight Parts", but Lu Yi wanted to play Guo Jing and Qiao Feng, so he refused for various reasons.

So much so that Zhang Dabeard complained that he was "typically confused", and then Lu Yi replied, "Who is Zhang Jizhong, I don't know him."

Of course, the authenticity of these two sentences remains to be verified, but Lu Yi did reject Zhang Jizhong several times, so that there were rumors that Lu Yi was not a man.

However, Cao Xuan was not in a hurry for Linghu Chong, but he still made a phone call with Lao Zhang about Zeng Li, so that the crew could not decide the role.

Lao Zhang was very forthright, and directly agreed to let Zeng Li come back to try the three roles of Ren Yingying, Yue Lingshan, and Lan Fenghuang. Once they were suitable, they would decide directly.

But Cao Xuan estimates that Ren Yingying is out of the game, Zeng Li's reputation is too weak, and the possibility of winning the heroine is too low.

Blue Phoenix has the greatest chance, and Yue Lingshan can also try it, depending on the conditions of other competitors.

.........

In late May, Cao Xuan officially named his second album "Stars Sparkling".

It doesn't have any special meaning, it's just that Cao Xuan didn't think of a suitable name, so he simply made this two-part series of "Fantasy Stars", and he could also rub off the popularity of "Dinnings of Stars".

At the same time, Cao Xuan also basically completed all the accompaniment of "The Stars" and began to enter the recording stage.

Cao Xuan and Warner discussed it, and it is expected that the album will be released in July and August, which is not too different from the original release time in the middle of the year.

Once the time was determined, Warners began to prepare for Cao Xuan's new album.

Forgot to mention that after the good cooperation last year, Warner and Cao Xuan formally signed the terms of cooperation at the beginning of this year.

Of course, if the two parties cooperate happily at that time, they have the right to renew the contract first.

After the strategic cooperation was reached, Cao Xuan nominally "joined" Warner and became Warner's first brother, expanding its influence for Warner, but in fact, how to cooperate before is still the same model.

In exchange, Warner will devote more resources to Cao Xuan, including helping Cao Xuan enter the world.

However, Cao Xuan is a little skeptical about this, but there is no harm in trying.

In the event of a true entry into Hollywood, even if it is a circle, in today's deformed entertainment circle, it is equivalent to a layer of gold plating.

.........

After Warner Bros. released the news that Cao Xuan's new album will be launched soon, the music world instantly began to be filled with gunpowder smoke.

This year, Ren Xianqi is busy with filming and concerts, and has no plans to release an album. He just released two singles along with the film and television.

Therefore, Cao Xuan lost his biggest rival in the music world this year, and at the same time he also lost the key Buff of [Southern Renbei Cao].

Whether he can overwhelm the heroes alone is a major test for Cao Xuan's new album "The Stars Glittering".

If this hurdle is over, Cao Xuan is the undisputed king of Chinese. On the contrary, although there is still a chance to climb to the top, there are still some regrets.

Cao Xuan was still under a lot of pressure.

After all, he dominated the charts for a few months last year and sold first in the year, making Cao Xuan a living target for the entire music scene.

He wants to step on everyone to reach the top of the new king, and everyone wants to step on his popular fried chicken to achieve himself.

Zhang Huimei, the queen of Taiwan Province, has become a mess in Taiwan Province. Now she wants to go north to open up the mainland market, and she really wants to make a good start.

Na Ying, the queen of the mainland, was brutally abused by Cao Xuan last year. Naturally, she wanted to take revenge and relieve her former shame.

Zhang Yu, the king of bitter love songs, is one of the most popular male singers in the first half of this year.

Xie Feng, the successor of the King of Heaven, is very ambitious. If he wants to reach the top, he must first defeat Cao Xuan, who is currently defending.

In addition, there are famous singers or newcomers such as Wang Lihong, Mayday, Dick Cowboy, Man Wenjun, Cai Yilin, etc., who are also eyeing Cao Xuan, expecting Tushen to testify.

It is easy to conquer the world, but difficult to defend the world.

Looking at the people sharpening their knives, Cao Xuan missed Ren Xianqi very much. Although [South Renbei Cao] fought fiercely internally, they could also join forces to suppress others at critical moments.

Unlike now, I am alone and weak, trapped in a tight siege, and the other party is not a weak hand, in case everyone swarms up.

Outnumbered, the outcome is unpredictable...

But no matter how unpredictable it is, Cao Xuan will not be able to avoid this battle.

One word and you're done!
On June 6th, "Stars Glittering" released the first song "Did anyone tell you", and officially began to hit the charts.

Because there is still some time before the release of the album, Warner did not make efforts to come up, but just invested in normal resources to help the chart.

However, even so, after the release of "Did someone tell you", it quickly became popular with Cao Xuan's super popularity, as well as his easily spreadable melody and lyrics.

On the fourth day after the song was released, it reached the top ten on several charts, and even reached the top five on individual charts.

A week later, "Did someone tell you" began to spread in the streets, and the on-demand rate also soared.

Although it has not yet reached the top of the chart, some of the charts have already rushed into the top three, trying to complete their tasks and build momentum for Cao Xuan's new album.

It is worth mentioning that, so far, in addition to Cao Xuan's new song "Did anyone tell you", his three old songs "Fairy Tale", "Twilight" and "Gong Xi Fa Cai" are still in the top ten on the major charts. regulars.

"Gong Xi Fa Cai" has the bonus of the Spring Festival Gala, and the release time is still short, and it can be said that it is stable in the top ten.

And "Fairy Tale" and "Twilight" have been released for more than a year, and it is a miracle that they can still maintain such popularity under the impact of various new songs.

The last song that could continue to dominate the charts for a year was Ren Xianqi's "Heart Too Soft".

The South and the North Cao are so terrifying!
(End of this chapter)