China Entertainment 1997

"You Were a Boy" and another song "That Year in a Hurry" made Anze Xiaoxiao stand out.

It’s hard to say how popular he is, but at least he is no longer a pure person, and he can produce works that can be talked about wherever he goes. After all, starring in the King of Heaven’s MV is not a bad starting point.

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

Among the songs that hit the charts before, the most popular one is called "Under the Sea", which directly made Sun Yanyan famous in one fell swoop.

Then there are "Someone 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 at once, and "That Year in a Hurry" and "You Were a Boy" were at the bottom.

The extremely popular songs are "Paper is Short and Love is Long" and "Lonely Warrior".

The former is Cao Xuan's best love song. Different from the warm and moving "Because of Love" and the sadness and tenacity of "Birds and Cicadas", the singing style and melody of "Paper Is Short and Love Is Long" are slightly playful and cheerful. It is a kind of farewell to the past. Also with expectations for a better future.

The paper is short and the love is long, which means that a short piece of paper cannot fully describe my love for you.

The book has no words, the paper is short but the love is long, but my stories are all about you.

Sad but not sad, pretty but affectionate!

I can’t say that the melody and lyrics of this song are all classics, but it is definitely very memorable and popular. It quickly became popular and became one of the most popular songs in the new album "Hyun".

As for another song "The Lonely Warrior", after much thought, Cao Xuan still did not apply it to "League of Legends". Instead, he modified a little bit of the lyrics and targeted the anti-narcotics 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 was to protect the safety of the anti-narcotics police, and it was also to match the plot of the lyrics. At the same time, his song has commercial purposes and cannot be used with public materials.

However, he later licensed it to relevant units for free as a charity song. Then another version of the MV will be cut based on realistic themes under the premise of confidentiality.

The entire MV is about an anti-narcotics policeman who works as an undercover agent and battles wits with drug dealers, and finally brings him to justice, but he himself is shot and falls to the ground.

In the end, the story of the MV does not say what happened to the protagonist, but turns into words, revealing how many heroes have been sacrificed in recent years, how many drugs have been seized, and how much contributions have been made to the current stable society.

Who says that only those who stand in the light are heroes!

There are 10 songs in the entire album, but for "The Lonely Warrior", Cao Xuan wrote a special Weibo post to express the heroic deeds of the anti-drug police and talk about several tragedies in which his identity was exposed and he was retaliated against.

So they are the lonely brave men, the unknown heroes hiding in the light.

Over the years, drug control has been a key project advocated by the country. There are some celebrities who have come out to appeal, and there are also some movies and TV shows that have been used as warnings. However, "The Lone Warrior" is the first song that has aroused widespread influence.

As soon as the song "Lonely Warrior" was released, it shot to the top of the major charts in a short period of time, pushing many other songs below it.

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

But I didn't expect that the mistakes were wrong, but it actually improved the concept of the entire song "Lonely Warrior" and won widespread support from countless fans.

Even the major official media praised the song a lot, and there is another song favored by the official media, that is "Young China".

Adapted from Mr. Liang Qichao's heroic essay, it is majestic, magnificent, has excellent conception, and is even more applicable than "The Lonely Warrior".

10 songs, the first one blooms!

It contains love songs, healing, self-reflection, youthful sentiments, praising heroes and inspiring young people.

Perhaps the popularity is not as good as that of "Bright Stars" back then, but the quality of the songs is even better.

On January 12, the top ten of the QQ Star Music Daily Chart was dominated by "Lonely Warrior", and it lasted for nearly 50 hours.

And other authoritative lists have almost fallen.

The stronger ones still have two or three other songs left to persevere, while the weaker ones are also rounded out by strong ones.

Not only the new album, but also Cao Xuan's old songs have become popular.

According to the top 100 songs on Baidu's music search this week, Cao Xuan sang 36 songs, and 41 if his creations are included.

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

The media and old fans were all in a state of climax, analyzing which album was better, "Dazzling" or "Bright Stars".

In terms of album sales volume and popularity in the streets, it should be said that "Bright Stars" is even better.

But when it comes to online discussion and influence, "Xuan" is now at the top of 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 singers from Hong Kong and Taiwan, the new generation of mainland artists, and a large number of online singers who emerged after 2000 finally felt the fear and suffocation of those singers when they faced Cao Xuan's performance.

………

United States, a hotel

The hotel's speakers were playing Cao Xuan's new song "Young China", and its clear and loud voice resounded throughout the room.

"A young man has his own youthful madness. His body is like a mountain and his backbone is straight. He dares to measure the sun and the moon again. I am the only young man at the moment..."

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

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

The agent and new company partner Yang Junrong next to him heard this and didn't know how to persuade him.

When Xiao Zhou first debuted ten years ago, he was determined to praise Xiao Zhou as the new king and catch up with Cao Xuan.

Now ten years later, Xiao Zhou has indeed made great achievements and is a well-known Asian king. Now he even has the potential to enter Hollywood, but he has never been able to catch up with Cao Xuan, and has even been pulled further and further away.

Even his agent must admit that last year Xiao Zhou's "Cross Century" and Cao Xuan's "Xuan" are not at the same level.

Even many media did not compare the two albums together this time, which is very rare and can also tell everyone's perception.

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

As proud as Xiao Zhou, it has become increasingly difficult for him to pursue Cao Xuan in the past two years. This time Cao Xuan's "Xuan" made him completely frustrated.

After all, it would be difficult for anyone to maintain their mentality when facing a monster who has maintained his peak for more than ten years and has not only shown no signs of decline, but has even shown a new lease of life.

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

He privately believes that as long as Cao Xuan is alive for one day, Xiao Zhou will be the second best in the Chinese music scene for life.

But there was no need to say this to Xiao Zhou, so as not to damage his self-confidence. On the contrary, he had to find opportunities to cheer Xiao Zhou up.

No matter what happened, even if he couldn't catch up to Cao Xuan, Wannian Lao Er could still hold on.

"The Spring Festival Gala program team has contacted me again and wants you to participate in this year's Spring Festival Gala."

After a pause, Yang Junrong added in particular: "Cao Xuan quit the Spring Festival Gala. They are eager to find someone to replace him. You are the most suitable candidate, Jie Lun, this is an opportunity."

Xiao Zhou couldn't help but look up. Cao Xuan is so popular in the music world today, and the Spring Festival Gala definitely deserves the most credit.

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, he will at least be on par with Cao Xuan in the Spring Festival Gala in the future.

This is still very tempting to Xiao Zhou!

Lying down, lying down, but if there is really a chance to catch up with Cao Xuan, Xiao Zhou will be resurrected with full health immediately.

After ten years of suppression, Cao Xuan was the eldest brother to Xiao Zhou, but he was also a demon in his heart.

"What program did the program team want me to appear on?"

"They value "Lanting Preface" very much. Of course, it would be best to have an original new song, after all, you know."

The new song for the Spring Festival Gala is Cao Xuan’s biggest selling point.

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

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 is excellent programs.

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

"New song..."

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

…

This year’s New Year’s Eve is on February 2nd, so time is quite tight.

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

In addition, to be honest, any 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 great.

But now that Cao Xuan was so stimulated, Xiao Zhou was determined to give it a try.

He already had a few new songs that had not yet been released, but they were not very mature. So he called on his old partner Fang Wenshan, and the two of them picked out the songs, made two of them, and sent them to the Spring Festival Gala director team.

There are three general directors of this year's Spring Festival Gala, one of whom is Ma Dong, who is familiar to many people in later generations.

Ma Ji, one of the famous cross talk artists, is also a well-known host and TV producer. The ratings of his shows are pretty good. Later, he served as the chief content officer of iQiyi and created the hit online variety series "Qi Pa Shuo" and "The Band". "Summer" and so on.

It is worth mentioning that Cao Xuan poached him twice, first as the deputy director of Fanxing Variety Show Department, and the second time as the person in charge of Penguin Star Video Variety Show.

However, Ma Dong was trusted by CCTV at this time, and he did not have a strong desire to resign, so he declined Cao Xuan's invitation.

This year's Spring Festival Gala sketches still have Lao Zhao taking the lead. What worries the director the most is that Cao Xuan, the mainstay of the song and dance category, is missing.

Therefore, one of the focuses of the work of the three chief directors is to try their best to ensure the quality and appeal of song and dance programs after Cao Xuan leaves the Spring Festival Gala.

Cultivate a new pillar and let Xiao Zhou take the top position is Ma Dong's suggestion.

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

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

Another chief director couldn't help but nod, and played the demo: "The style of this song "Exclamation Mark" is too outstanding, and many older audiences may not accept it. The lyrics are also ambiguous, and the "Oh, rely on, rely on" will definitely not be used."

"This song "Shadow Puppet Show" is actually good, and the style matches it, but I always feel it's not as good as the song "Lanting Preface" I mentioned before."

Ma Dong also agreed with the two people's statement: "Time is tight, so let's not be verbose. Otherwise, let's make a decision. We need a new song for "Shadow Puppet Show" and a better quality "Lanting Preface."

"Shadow Puppet Show, I think this song is not bad."

"Stability comes first for the Spring Festival Gala. Jay Chou is not Cao Xuan after all. I propose to use old songs."

After a 1:1 draw, the final balance came to Ma Dong. He hesitated and chose "Lanting Preface".

"The quality of the songs comes first. We can't just indulge in gimmicks. If the show is not good, the backlash will be stronger."

After discussion, the three chief directors gave Xiao Zhou a reply and then talked about the rest of the program.

"Is Cao Xuan really not loose at all?"

"I've made it clear that last year we sang "Unforgettable Tonight", which was equivalent to a farewell ceremony. The water that was thrown out cannot be taken back."

It's not that they can't take 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, the Spring Festival Gala he said goodbye to last year had nothing to do with their director team this year. For a few people, as long as the party is well run, everything else is a trivial matter.

However, Cao Xuan was determined and could not beat himself up. 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 can make them benefit.

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

"The results are good and we have passed the third round of rehearsals. However, I think this song is too sad and might not be 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 Warrior" and "Young China" must be on the list, and the leaders named them."

"Cao Xuan recommended Zhang Jie in "Young China", and the effect was very good. Now I am rehearsing with a group of young actors, so I think there is no problem."

"The idea behind "The Lonely Warrior" is to find a few police heroes to maximize the publicity effect."

"There's nothing wrong with the person, but how is the singing?"

"I listened to it as an amateur, and it was pretty good. The main emotions were in place, and the recording was guaranteed."

"The roles of "Because of Love" have been decided. 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 merged the two versions into one. Yao Beina did the despair version and the Phoenix Legend healed. One by one, the matching effect is excellent."

"Because of Love," "Under the Sea," "That Year in a Hurry," "The Lonely Warrior," and "Young China Talk," five songs entered the fourth round. "People Like Me" is to be determined. If Cao Xuan can't be invited, let him put it on the album It would be nice to move it up.”

"And Wang Li, the winner of the second season of The Voice of China, also sang Cao Xuan's Flowers Along the Way."

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

"This will almost wrap up the singing and dancing category."

"I can't help it. Who can let me sing well?"

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

Now that Cao Xuan has left the Spring Festival Gala stage, the director team cannot bear to use it.

It's just that this year's directing team is more ruthless, and they don't care about external comments. They used five or six songs in one breath. If the subsequent directing team wants to be shameless, they may only use 2 to 3 songs every year.

…

In mid-January, the big news about this year’s Spring Festival Gala began to be published by the media one after another.

Language programs aside, the singing and dancing programs that attracted more attention were Wang Fei and Eason Chan's first reunion, Xiao Zhou taking sister Zhiling to the Spring Festival Gala, and the collective rise of Fan Xingxing singers.

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

It is said that Sister Zhiling went to the Spring Festival Gala, ostensibly to cooperate as a backup dancer, but in fact, a local Taiwanese boss wanted Xiao Zhou to support her.

There were rumors that a big boss had approached Cao Xuan before, but Cao Xuan ignored him. Xiao Zhou didn't have the confidence to do so, so he had to admit it.

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

As for the rise of Fanxingxing, on the one hand, the singers themselves are popular enough, and on the other hand, it is also because this time Cao Xuan’s new songs are used extensively.

Although Cao Xuan will not stop him, he will not let the fat water flow into the fields of outsiders. He can use his songs and let the singers of the stars sing.

The star singer himself has a good reputation, and there was no reason to refuse the Spring Festival Gala, so they hit it off immediately.

Even in addition to the above-mentioned singers and artists, Xiao Jingteng, Li Jian, and Fang Datong formed a small cross-strait and three-region group, which is somewhat imitating the cross-strait and three-region queens of Gu Miaomiao and others in previous years.

In addition, Zhao Xiaodao also participated in a show, but it was not a solo performance, but an opening dance number. Most of them were film and television actors, and they were all artists with a certain reputation and connections.

For example, Dong Bailian, and Lao Mouzi’s new girl, Little Yellow Duck.

The most famous ones are Han Geng and Yin Zhao, who became famous in "Latent". The latter is okay, after all, he is an actor, and he just comes here to show his face.

Han Geng, a popular idol, can only come to the opening ceremony. It is really because of the lack of strength of the team and company. If he signs with Fanxing and cannot get a solo performance, he can still have a duet chorus program without having many people singing and dancing to open the show.

This year is also the year when the number of celebrities attending the Spring Festival Gala is the largest, with a total of ten.

Now it was difficult to do it in the past, because Cao Xuan wanted to avoid suspicion, so the show would only arrange two or three people. Even if there were many people, it would be a chorus by multiple people, and it would count as one show.

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

This also resulted in this year's mighty starry army scene. Although there was no boss Cao Xuan to protect them, a group of people gathered backstage, which should not be underestimated.

But Xiao Zhou was confused.

He thought that since Cao Xuan was away, he would be able to show off, but unexpectedly, this year's Spring Festival Gala included six or seven songs by Cao Xuan alone.

What is this called?

There is no Cao Xuan in the Spring Festival Gala, but there is still his legend!

The key point is that Xiao Zhou's plan has come to nothing. After all, no matter how good he sings "Lanting Preface", he can't possibly overwhelm so many songs in one breath.

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