China Entertainment 1997

"Friends, I found a treasured new song. My aunt said it was written by her son to be her accompaniment for a square dance. What do you think? How many points can you give it?"

The young man took out his mobile phone and recorded the audio of "Do You Want to Dance" played on Sun Lan's stereo. He searched online for a long time and couldn't find it, so he had to ask for help on Weibo.

There are still many enthusiastic netizens. The main reason is that this song has a cheerful and rhythmic rhythm, which is impressive.

【This song is so exciting, it makes me want to dance】

[Hahaha, the rhythm is so strong, I am already shaking my head and dancing in the bedroom]

[It sounds really good, I’ll give it 8.5 points]

[The voice sounds familiar, but the recording is a little noisy and I can’t hear it]

[It’s such a good song, so heartfelt. Feel at ease]

[The aunties in the video are smiling so happily. Good music puts people in a good mood]

[Written by my son, my aunt must be very proud]

[Listen carefully, the lyrics are well written and have an optimistic and sunny feeling]

[The masters are among the people]

[The song is not bad, but the person who recorded the song is not very good at singing. He is obviously not a professional singer. It would be better if he replaced him]

[What, could it be because of the sound + mobile phone recording effect?]

[Don’t brag, it’s just a mediocre song. Don’t use your hobby to challenge the job of a professional musician]

【……】

Even the young man didn't expect that a short video he took casually would become famous and later become a hot search on Weibo.

On the one hand, the song is indeed eye-catching, and on the other hand, the son's creation of a square dance accompaniment for his mother was quite a gimmick. In the end, many people started bickering.

Many so-called senior music fans or so-called experts in the industry do not agree with the "masters are among the people" advocated by many netizens, and they have started to criticize it.

Netizens were dissatisfied and felt that the song was good. These people were nitpicking and felt guilty that they could not write such a good song, so they ridiculed it.

After a while, the two families started to fight.

The fight is in full swing, and stars are building a wave of publicity. The official Weibo has launched a new single "Do You Want to Dance".

Many fans who have listened to it clicked on it and saw that it was not the same song.

Plagiarism?

Or leak the secret in advance?

The reporters and media opened their eyes even more. Cao Tianwang, who has been in the music industry for more than ten years, is probably going to overturn this time.

Of course, the public is not stupid. Before the rhythm started, some people realized that Cao Xuan might be the son who wrote the square dance accompaniment for his mother.

The quality of the song "Do You Want to Dance" lies here. If it was written by an amateur, everyone might be surprised or disbelieving, but if it was written by Cao Xuan, it would be nothing.

Cao Xuan didn't respond, and ran to Houhai Park with reporters to block people. Sun Lan didn't run into him, but he ran into the aunt who was dancing with him.

The aunt readily admitted: "The person who wrote the song is Cao Xuan. His mother is the vice-captain of our dance team. Our dance team is going to participate in the district competition. His mother specially asked him to write the accompaniment song and also helped the teacher practice the dance. We are rehearsing."

The popularity of this interview was even higher than when Cao Xuan himself released a new single, and netizens made fun of him one after another.

"The only thing in the world that can prevent Cao Xuan from quitting the music scene is that his mother needs accompaniment for square dancing."

"It has to be my mother. Hundreds of millions of people have been urging me to release a new song for several years, but as soon as my mother opened her mouth, she started writing it immediately."

"I understand. This is to let my son learn music and write songs for me when he gets old."

"Other dance team aunts: In a district-level competition, do you need to use nuclear weapons?"

"Strongly support the aunties from other dance teams to report that someone is cheating."

"..."

Some people also focused on the experts and music critics who had previously spoken highly of the song.

"Come out and apologize to me!"

"Cao Xuan can't sing? Is it mediocre? Are you blushing?"

"Hahaha, a big slap in the face scene."

"I thought it was a soft persimmon, but turned out to be a big devil. An excellent script."

"Hold on, I want to write it in my novel."

"Cit up a book title."

"Write quickly and I will reward you, leader."

"..."

The outside world caused a lot of trouble because of this "Oolong", but it also led to the song "Do You Want to Dance" successfully become popular, successfully reaching the top of the charts in a short period of time, and becoming a rare "dance song" in Cao Xuan's career? .

But what many people don’t know is that although this song is very popular, it has not been recognized by Sun Lan and others.

They felt that this song was too explosive and not suitable for their age and style. Many people preferred another light-hearted song "Little Apple".

The melody is cheerful and the movements are simple. It may not be as explosive and boiling as "Do You Want to Dance", but it also has an indescribable magic and is also a good accompaniment for square dancing.

In the final democratic vote of the dance team, more than 65% of people preferred "Little Apple", and "Do You Want to Dance" sung by Cao Xuan was eliminated.

Cao Xuan was hurt, but he had to admit that in the field of square dancing, there were indeed few songs that could compete with "Little Apple".

Relying on their new songs, Sun Lan and others made it through the competition and finally achieved second place. It is worth mentioning that the accompaniment of the championship dance team was another square dance song "The Most Dazzling National Style".

It was also during Sun Lan's competition that the Chopsticks Brothers also released this song online, and in a very short period of time, it became popular in squares across the country.

Although "Do You Want to Dance" had a good reputation and was popular, it was mostly liked by young people. As a square dance song, it was not recognized by square dance adults, at least it was not a popular dance song.

So for most netizens, this is just a joke, and they are not pointing out that Cao Xuanzhen came up with a square dance song.

Until "Little Apple" came out.

How popular has this song become? Cao Xuan's single "Do You Want to Dance" and new English albums such as "See You Again", Xiao Zhou's new album "Twelve New Works" at the end of last year, Zhang Jie, Eason Chan, JJ Lin, Popular singers such as Gu Miaomiao and Wu Gao were suppressed by this song.

The Internet is okay, and there are still some places for popular songs, but in real life, shopping malls, squares, streets, radio speakers, and speakers are all filled with the song "Little Apple."

"You are my little apple

I can never love you too much

The red little face warms my heart

Light up the fire fire fire fire fire in my life

…”

These lyrics once became the nightmare and curse of many people. They sleep with apples and fire at night.

Netizens were impressed. He is indeed the top world king. His moves are extraordinary. He can become so popular with just a commercial dance accompaniment.

Of course, there are also a few people who don't understand Cao Xuan's grandstanding. It's hard to believe that such a slobbery song is actually his work. It's really lackluster.

This statement was immediately refuted by many music critics.

They believe that Cao Xuan wrote the song "Little Apple" deliberately. It is not that Cao Xuan wrote it vulgarly, but that the audience of the song itself is square dance.

Cheerful + simple + strong rhythm + simplicity, with a certain degree of emotional power and impact, which is also the biggest reason for the success of "Little Apple".

The key to this song is not that Cao Xuan wrote it vulgarly, but that Cao Xuan accurately grasped the essence of square dance.

It can also be seen from this that Cao Xuan's understanding and control of popular music has reached a superb level. He can write a song casually, which may seem ordinary, but it is popular all over the country.

This group of people's explanation made even Cao Xuan blush.

But it turns out that when you reach a certain status, no matter what you do, there will be people who will help you smooth things over from all angles.

If other top-tier singers dared to touch such a mouth-watering song, they would immediately be criticized for being self-destructive, and their talents would be exhausted.

But with Cao Xuan's current status and achievements, everyone comments on his true temperament. He is not utilitarian in making music, he does it casually, and he is extremely simple. He is definitely a master of modern pop music.

It's ironic, but it's also reality.

Especially when "Little Apple" is so popular, even if it is a mediocre song, it still has all kinds of halo bonuses. Coupled with Cao Xuan's golden signature, it will not be praised as a god. Something strange happened.

At this moment, the happiest people are actually the Chopstick Brothers. They got Cao Xuan's work inexplicably, and it became popular inexplicably.

Even because Cao Xuan stood in the way, a lot of criticism was avoided, and the road to fame became smoother and quieter. This can be regarded as Cao Xuan's compensation for playing "Oldboy".

………

It’s a new movie, a new album, and square dancing. Cao Xuan has been busy in China for two months.

Looking back at the US Billboard, the number one singles chart is still "See You Again".

From its first-week victory in early February to early May, "See You Again" has dominated the charts for 14 weeks, almost catching up with Cao Xuan's previous two albums "Legend" and "Qing" on its own. number of championships.

If you include the previous three weeks of winning, Cao Xuan's new album has accumulated 19 weeks of winning, and it is also Cao Xuan's best album.

At the same time, it has topped the Billboard singles chart for 14 weeks, making "See You Again" tied for second place on the Billboard singles chart with several classic songs.

Ranking first is a song by Sister Niu in 1995, which has won the championship for 16 weeks in total. With the current situation, it may not be impossible to make a breakthrough.

Today, Cao Xuan is no longer fighting with those singers of the same period on the billboard, but directly attacking various records such as Sister Niu and The Beatles.

Even Billboard officials regard Cao Xuan's album as the final chapter of the legend and assert that Chris Cao is one of the best singers in Billboard history.

Even many harsh American media believe that if Cao Xuan continues to fight in the music industry, most of Sister Niu's Billboard records will be shattered. Fortunately, this big devil has publicly announced that he will leave the music industry.

Many people regretted his decision, but at the same time many people were relieved.

They have been severely suppressed in the past few years, and Cao Xuan's performance is getting stronger year by year.

Colleagues are enemies, and everyone hopes there will be fewer such enemies...

The sales volume of the new album is also very impressive. Although it is not as exaggerated as the 10 million sales in three months that many fans clamored for, it is not far behind.

The fact that countries in Asia, Europe, the United States, Australia and other countries have taught a lesson to many record dealers is what the influence of a superstar is.

According to various predictions, Cao Xuan's total sales of new albums are expected to reach 20 million+, and his total global album sales are also expected to exceed 150 million.

This number is officially certified by the International Phonographic Association, rather than the sales volume promoted by the media or the company, which often contains a lot of water.

For example, Michael Jackson, many media claimed that the number was 300 to 350 million. However, the joint certification of recording associations from various places will only reach 200 million.

In the certified sales volume of the official association, Michael Jackson ranks second, and the first is the Beatles, with certified sales of 250 million+.

The third is Elvis Presley, the American singing superstar of the last century. It was particularly popular in the 1950s and 1970s, and had a strong influence in European and American countries.

Cao Xuan is ranked sixth. In front of him are Madonna and Elton John. Needless to say, the former is a world queen, and the latter is a British national treasure singer and piano player.

In addition, the gap between Mu Ye and Cao Xuan is not that big. Both sides are chasing each other. With the success of the new album, Cao Xuan is currently in the lead.

In addition, Rihanna is also catching up, and the new generation of Justin Bieber, Taylor, and Fruit Girl also performed well.

Again, although the record era is declining, the rise of digital albums may not give the new generation of singers an opportunity to overtake them.

Of course, old singers can also get the glory. Classics are not said to be eternal, but at least they will not become obsolete easily in a short period of time, and scattered pieces can also add a lot of data.

Michael Jackson and the Beatles can surpass Cao Xuan, not only because of the excellent performance of their own works, but also because of decades of accumulation.

They can accumulate, and Cao Xuan can also accumulate. If fortune is really strong enough, maybe when the new generation of singers are overtaken, he can still barely maintain it.

Starting from his second English album "Release", this is already Cao Xuan's fourth album with sales exceeding eight digits.

The clamor of fans is not unreasonable. To this day, Cao Xuan is still one of the best-selling singers in the world, and sometimes he can even remove the "one" for a short time.

For Cao Xuan, the only focus of the new album is to see him achieve five championships in one specialty.

During this period, he and Warner also thought of many ways to push other songs to the top, and even concentrated various resources to "backstab" "See You Again", but still did not achieve any good results.

"See You Again" remains firmly in the top spot.

Whether it was other songs from the new album or new songs from other singers, the runner-up changed six or seven times, taking turns to attack, but life and death could not shake his position.

After being on the charts for several months, only three songs from the new album are still barely in the top ten. However, except for the number one song, the other two are hovering in the seventh or eighth place.

Even if "See You Again" slips from the top spot, they probably won't be able to top it.

In this case, Cao Xuan and the others also changed their attitude and devoted all their resources to "See You Again". Warner executives even wanted to achieve an unprecedented epic achievement of winning the title for 20 weeks.

You know, there are only about 52 weeks in a year, and 20 weeks is almost equivalent to half a year. One song dominates the charts for half a year, which is even more dazzling than five championships in one album.

After all, several people have already achieved five titles in one major, and Cao Xuan himself has achieved this achievement. On the contrary, a song has topped the singles chart for 20 weeks, which is likely to be the highest peak that Cao Xuan can hardly surpass on the Billboard.

After all, in the streaming media era, exposure has spread and competition has become more intense. Although it is difficult to achieve five champion singles from one album, it is not necessarily impossible.

But the chance of a song dominating the charts for nearly half a year was slim in the heyday of the Internet.

The already strong "See You Again", with the support of Cao Xuan and Warner regardless of investment, its championship status is still stable.

Many popular singers such as Martian Brother, Rihanna, Pink Mom, Fruit Sister, etc. have personal masterpieces, and even some championship singles, but they still have no way to get "See You Again".

Even the American media jokingly said that the highlight of Billboard is not who can counterattack and win the championship, but who will be the next runner-up.

Under such circumstances, time passed slowly in May. "See You Again" has won the championship for 17 weeks in total, officially surpassing Sister Niu and becoming the song that has won the most weeks on Billboard.

At the same time, the goal of 20 weeks is only a hair away.

However, at this time, having dominated the charts for more than three months, even if "See You Again" was half the hit, it would inevitably fall into decline.

In the first week of June, "See You Again" finally failed to hold the number one spot after 17 consecutive weeks of winning the title. It was counterattacked by a song co-written by Rihanna and Timmy.

America’s most popular diva + America’s hip-hop king, two superstars working together, it’s not unfair for Cao Xuan to be pulled down this time.

Not to mention, although "See You Again" was counterattacked, it still has enough energy to firmly occupy the second place and can continue to attack the championship.

Offensive and defensive, "See You Again" has been a target for more than three months. Now that the role is changing, it may not be a bad thing.

What's even more gratifying is that in June Cao Xuan's movie "Rescue 3" was released. Although the film and music are not from the same company, it can still increase some popularity and exposure, which will have a certain gain for "See You Again" to regain the championship.

Cao Xuan, who came to the United States to promote "Rescue 3", also found time to help promote the new album. Warner even launched a series of activities to help "See You Again" gain popularity.

Rihanna + Mu Ye VS Cao Xuan

Although they are only competing for the top spot on the Billboard singles chart, due to their uniqueness, Cao Xuan wants to continue his dominance, Rihanna and Emmy want to challenge "See You Again" and "the new king ascends the throne". The three major superstars cannot First frontal collision avoided.

The media, fans, and the general public were very excited, and the fans of the three families were even more excited.

Cao Xuan fans are aiming to win the championship for 20 weeks. God will kill God if he blocks it, and Buddha will kill Buddha if he blocks it.

Fans of Rihanna and Mu Ye are not only fighting for themselves, but also many third-party fans who don’t want to see the Cao Xuan family being the dominant one also support them. For this reason, they even do not hesitate to make a picture that looks domineering but feels sensual and condescending. Operation code name.

Battle to defend the Earth!

This slogan unconsciously portrays Cao Xuan as a super devil, but it makes sense. "See You Again" has won the championship for 17 weeks, so it is very difficult to completely suppress it.

On the one hand, this slogan respects the strength of Cao Xuan and "See You Again". It can also improve our cohesion and unite in the face of powerful enemies.

But countless movies tell us that if we want to win a certain defense battle, the person involved must be the protagonist, otherwise he will be cannon fodder.

Rihanna and Mu Ye are very strong, but they are not the protagonists. After winning the first battle in the so-called Earth Defense Battle, they were slapped hard by Cao Xuan in the second round.

On June 14, the latest weekly chart of the Billboard Singles Chart was published.

Emmanuel Macron and Rihanna, who shouted loud slogans, fell back to second place. "See You Again" returned to the top spot in just one week, taking the top spot for 18 weeks in total.

The battle to defend the Earth has failed, and Devil Cao continues to wreak havoc on the American music scene!