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Chapter 477 "Tomorrow's Star" Season 2 Champion (Update 22)

The third trailer of "Painted Skin" quickly became popular. Everyone guessed the plot of the movie based on the trailer, but ignored that trailers can be faked.

And it’s not the first time Cao has done it!

In 2003, the trailer of his debut film "When a Man Falls in Love" was cut into a pure love movie, calling on countless couples to watch it during the Chinese Valentine's Day.

Everyone thought it was a sweet love movie and happily entered the theater, but they didn't expect that there was a knife in the candy. The plot was so heart-wrenching that countless people almost cried like dogs in the theater.

This time in the trailer of "Painted Skin", Cao Xuan made another false propaganda, but it was not as serious as last time. He just reversed the plot through deposit editing.

But there is no other way. "Painting Heart" corresponds to the plot of the movie, and there must be a heart-breaking story as the MV to maximize the effect of the song.

But if the main plot of the "Painted Skin" movie is cut out, the audience will not need to watch it again, so a simple modification will not only meet the needs of the MV, but also not cause spoilers for the movie.

For this reason, Cao Xuan specifically stated at the end of the MV trailer that this trailer is purely fictional and any similarities are purely coincidental.

However, the prompt font is a bit small, and it only appears for about a second or two. It is difficult to notice it without inhuman eyesight and reflexes.

As for the effect of the MV editing.

The big guys at Station B can make Lin Daiyu fall in love with Voldemort, Sun Wukong, Chen Xiaoer and Harry Potter, not to mention professional editors, it’s a piece of cake.

If there is enough material, let alone Mr. Zhou, just let Cao Xuan, Duan Long and Huang Bo have a love triangle...

Not to mention the people outside, even the cast and crew were confused. Mr. Zhou even called Cao Xuan to ask if the script had been changed, why the plot was wrong with her acting.

After learning that it was a "fraudulent trailer," Mr. Zhou dropped three words and hung up the phone.

"You're awesome!"

The release of the third trailer also heralds the countdown to the release of "Painted Skin", and the main creators are also preparing to enter the promotion period.

Compared to Cao Xuan's previous films, the promotion work for "Painted Skin" was relatively easy.

The golden signatures of the previous movies, Cao Xuan, the top among the top, + the second of the four little actresses + the old monster Xu, hardly need to make too many appearances, and countless media are chasing after to expose it.

In comparison, the only movie in 2006 that could barely compete in terms of influence was "The Golden Armor" by Lao Mouzi + Fa Ge + Gong Li + Xiao Zhou.

This is also largely due to the fact that Lao Mouzi was elected as the chief director of the Olympic Games and collaborated with Gong Li for the second time many years after they broke up, which created enough gimmicks.

In addition, "The Night Banquet" and "Baby Project".

The former has the golden pair of Feng and Ge, as well as two young stars, Zhou Gongzi and Jiujiazhang. The latter has Cheng Long leading a group of popular new generations in Hong Kong, but its influence is still slightly lower than that of "Painted Skin".

There is no way, Cao Xuan is now at the height of his power, especially after becoming a god in "Legend" and becoming one of the world's top superstars, he will kill Buddha when Buddha blocks him, and God when God blocks God.

Unless there are important gimmicks such as Cheng Long and Jet Li co-starring, Lao Mouzi and Director Chen co-directing, Xing Ye and Zhao Benshan collaborating, four little actresses or four kings crammed into one movie, etc. No one inside can suppress Cao Xuan.

The person in charge of some theater chains even publicly stated that with the four words "starring Cao Xuan", the movie is guaranteed to have a box office of more than 100 million.

This is of course a bit exaggerated, but it also shows Cao Xuan's influence in the film market today.

"Painted Skin" has not yet been released, and the outside world estimates that the box office will start at 150 million, with a high probability of exceeding 200 million.

You know, there are only three movies with a box office of more than 200 million in the mainland, "Titanic", "Heroes" and "New World".

If Cao Xuan hadn't understood the film market and the expectations of the industry and the outside world for him, he might have thought he was being flattered.

Cao Xuan and other main creators participated in several variety shows, including the "Star of Tomorrow" competition where the top 20 were promoted to the top 10, with Mr. Zhou and Hu Jing serving as judges.

Qi Wei, who came to limelight with "Drawing Hearts", although he was busy practicing singing before and did not perform particularly well in these rounds of competitions, he still made it to the top ten in the country due to his soaring popularity.

Compared with the first season, the top ten in the country in the second season of "Tomorrow's Star" are obviously inferior.

Qi Wei, Shang Wenjie, Li Yugang, Ma Tianyu, Xiao Jing

Yang Zongwei, Li Yifeng, Lin Youjia, Wei Chen

There is also a left-behind from Mongolia, Abu He, who has a top tenor voice, no less good than last year’s Ulan Ya.

Except for Qi Wei, Xiao Jingqi, Ma Tianyu and Wei Chen who are determined to join Fanxing, the remaining six have been in contact with other companies.

Fanxing doesn't have a strong will to stay. If they are willing to stay, Fanxing will not turn them away except Shang Wenjie.

However, compared with the first season, the allure of the stars this year is "reduced".

After all, in the first season, Fanxing's music department was just getting started, and there were only a few singers under its umbrella. Joining would get a lot of resources, and it was the first choice for most of the show's contestants.

By the second season, the Stars Music Department is full of talented people, and the internal competition pressure is very high.

At the same time, during the first season of "Stars of Tomorrow", the talent show had just emerged, and many record companies did not respond, so Stars struck first.

In the second season of this year, many music and management companies have been keeping an eye on them since the auditions. If they come across a good talent, they will contact them immediately.

It's just that many qualified players are waiting for a price, looking for better treatment and companies. Although they are contacted, they basically don't negotiate contracts unless they are eliminated.

But no matter what, the players this year have many more choices than the players in the first season.

If Fanxing aggressively wooed them and promised a certain amount of resources to focus on training, they would probably change their minds. However, Fanxing's response was mediocre, and the balance in many players' minds was tilted.

After the top ten competition, Fanxing still didn't make a move, and popular players who were eliminated, such as Zhang Han, Jing Boran, Qiao Renliang, etc., successively announced that they had signed with a certain company.

It is worth mentioning that Zhang Han and Yu Haoming were signed by Tianyu, a subsidiary of Hunan Province. Jing, Fu and Qiao followed Huayi. Chengtian, who had been silent for the past two years, also grabbed a Puba. First.

The latter is relatively less famous among the people of the original time and space, but now he is known as Xiao Lihong because of his collision with a certain king, and is very popular on the show.

Among the male players, there are only three people, Ma Tianyu, Zhang Han and Li Yifeng, who can hold his head firmly.

Ma Tianyu is sympathized with because of her good abilities, personal and family reasons, and her baby face, which makes her a lot of female fans.

Li Yifeng and Zhang Han mainly rely on their looks, one is sunny, the other is cool, which is a popular style nowadays, so Wei Chen, Qiao Renliang, Jing Boran and others who also sell their faces have not sold them.

Especially Zhang Han, whose "dead face" looks similar to Chef Xie's is particularly popular, and many girls eat this one.

In addition, the [Traffic Police Incident] had not happened yet, and many people were wondering whether Fanxing had not signed up this good young talent to train him, or he might just be a little Xie Feng from the Mainland.

But no matter what, Fanxing didn't like the second season of "Stars of Tomorrow", but other companies were quite happy, and to a certain extent, it gave Fanxing a good reputation.

Boss Cao is very generous and never eats alone!

However, unlike the poor performance of the contestants, in terms of business, the second season of "Tomorrow Star" has made a lot of profits.

Although fans' text messaging voting is subject to certain restrictions, based on the popularity of the previous season, the advertising fees and other income of "Tomorrow Star" in the second season have achieved a leap.

It is no exaggeration at all. Just from the advertising fees alone, Beijing TV and Fanxing jointly made at least hundreds of millions. Adding in other income, Fanxing's income in the second quarter was only a lot more than the previous quarter.

Leaving aside Cao Xuan's personal income, Fanxing's internal variety show department's income has far exceeded that of the music department and artist management department, second only to the film and television production department, and is an important income pillar of Fanxing.

However, it is not all smooth sailing for the Variety Show Department. Compared to the film and television production department, which has a steady stream of and strong momentum, the Variety Show Department currently still generates the majority of its revenue from "Stars of Tomorrow".

The other two programs were no longer as brilliant as they were before.

The ratings of the program "I Love to Remember Lyrics" have been declining, and it has been decided to officially end it at the end of the year.

"Boys and Girls Go Forward" is no longer at its peak. Although it has decided to retain it, it is estimated that it will take a back seat. Now efforts are being made to train new hosts to take the top spot.

Next year, the Stars Variety Show Department will prepare 4 to 5 new variety shows, focusing on two of them to create a new star of Stars variety shows to replace the vacancy after the completion of "I Love to Remember Lyrics".

Fanxing's bonuses are based on performance. The more revenue you generate for the company, the more you will earn, and the higher your chances of being promoted in the future.

Currently, the company has three vice presidents, one for administration, one for film and television, and one for artist management. The variety show department really wants to appoint a vice president to ensure the voice and interests of its own department.

Boss Cao is naturally happy for his employees to write papers. If the variety show department continues to work hard, it can also put some pressure on other departments.

In early August, the top four were selected for the second season of "Stars of Tomorrow"——

Transcribed by Ma Tianyu, Qi Wei, Li Yugang and Xiao Jing.

Three of them have signed Fanxing contracts, and even Cao Xuan has to admit that it is indeed a bit like a shady story.

Cao Xuanhui and several big names attended the finals, and the top four faced off in pairs. Ma Tianyu and Qi Wei were eliminated first.

This is also normal. The strength of these two people is indeed weaker than the other two. In the finals, it is not possible to win simply by relying on popularity.

In the end, Xiao Jingqi and Li Yugang staged a decisive battle, in which the two sang Cao Xuan's classic songs almost coincidentally.

Xiao Jingqi sang two songs, "I Believe" and "Skin", giving full play to his high-pitched voice.

Li Yugang sang "Chi Ling" and "Drunk Concubine" which he is good at again.

That's right, Li Yugang had already sung these two songs before, especially "The Drunken Concubine" three times in total, which had already become his killer move.

But there is no way. His advantage in reverse acting is indeed great, and his acting skills are extremely amazing, which has allowed him to win many times.

As the old saying goes, one trick will eat you up.

At least for now, Li Yugang, the cross-dressing audience, is not tired of hearing it, and he really likes it, so he is not afraid of using old tricks, as long as they work.

In the end, Li Yugang defeated Xiao Jingqi with an extremely narrow advantage and won the championship of the second season of "Tomorrow Star".

Prior to this, Li Yugang had decided to join another company. While Cao Xuan was lamenting that Fanxing's shady case had finally been cleared, he was also worried about what song to "write" for the other party.

"Just Met You" or "Along the River During Qingming Festival"?

"Wanjiang" won't work, he will be useful in the future...