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After the Zao City concert, Cao Xuan held concerts in Dao City and Quancheng, Shandong Province, then went north to Jinjin, then turned northwest, and exited Liaodong.

Cao Xuan, who has been struggling all the time, did not even participate in the reformed Golden Rooster Award. The Golden Rooster Best Actor he won for the second time with "Dear" was accepted by his "colleague" Zeng Li who won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Empress Nishinomiya, who rarely attends such award ceremonies, took the stage and took away two important awards in one night, overwhelming the stars.

At the same time, "Dear" Yan Bingyan was also awarded the Golden Rooster Best Actress for the second time.

Among the five Golden Rooster Awards for Actor, Dear, three of the five were awarded. [Best Supporting Actor] went to Han Tongsheng from "12 Citizens", and "Best Newcomer" went to Jin Shijia from "One Spoon".

Wang Sunjing's "The Grandmaster" won the [Best Director], becoming the second Chinese-language director to have three gold medals.

As for the first one, Chen Kexin, who won the Golden Rooster Grand Slam two years ago with "Partners in China", not only won three golds for best director, but he also won three golds for best picture.

The winner of the Golden Rooster [Best Picture] is "The Hunt" starring Cao Xuan.

This film, which won Cao Xuan the Berlin Best Actor, did not receive much favor from the Golden Rooster Award organizing committee. Although it won the extremely valuable "Best Picture", it only had this one award.

On the contrary, last month's Golden Horse Awards, "Hunting" went crazy.

Cao Xuan himself once again defeated Feng Pants' "Old Paoer" with "Hunting" and won the Golden Horse Best Actor for the second time. Lao Mouzi also won the Golden Horse Best Director for the first time.

It's a pity that Lao Mouzi is one short of winning the Best Director award to collect three gold medals, and Cao Xuan is also short of winning the Best Actor award twice.

Really, he is tired (tactical retreat)!

For the concert, Cao Xuan, the two best actor award winners, did not go to the venue. Although he was a little arrogant, not many people paid attention to this.

As time came to the end of the year, Cao Xuan's farewell concert finally had only one stop left in Beijing.

December 27, 2015.

December 29, 2015.

December 31, 2015.

After the last three concerts at the Bird's Nest in Beijing, Cao Xuan completely retired and said goodbye to the music scene.

Counting the last three performances, Cao Xuan's global concert attendance exceeded 4.5 million+, covering six continents and more than 40 countries.

It is the most influential concert in the world, if not one of them.

The American "Times" even listed Cao Xuan as the Person of the Year in 2015, alongside a number of historical figures and politicians.

"Times"'s evaluation of Cao Xuan's character is——

"I have never seen such a crazy superstar. At the beginning of the 21st century, when the entertainment industry was becoming highly developed, Chris Cao walked out of Asia from China. In just over ten years, he created an unsurpassed star for the whole world. legend.

And when he chose to leave the music scene, tens of millions of fans around the world paid tribute to their favorite King of Pop. The noisy concert was a grand ceremony for people to bid farewell to him..."

And this is just one of the media. Over the past year or so, countless media reports and fans' spontaneous discussions have made the influence of Cao Xuan's matter reach a terrifying level.

Not to mention the Golden Rooster and Golden Horse Best Actor, even if Cao Xuan won the Oscar, he might not be able to win.

Whether it’s Christmas or New Year’s Day, in the days approaching the end of the year, Cao Xuan basically grabs all the headlines.

The entertainment section is unbeatable.

Wang Toutiao was dissatisfied and wanted to challenge him, just in time for the International Chapter to give birth to a daughter. After struggling for a week, posting pictures and posts on Weibo, he was overwhelmed by Cao Xuan.

Cao Xuan felt embarrassed.

Wang Toutiao proposed at the beginning of this year, the two got married in May, announced her pregnancy in September, and expected to give birth to a daughter in December. All of them were closely related to Cao Xuan's concert or related matters, and not a single headline was made.

Jiji Zhang even called Empress Donggong to find out if the couple had offended Cao Xuan somewhere. Boss Cao was dissatisfied and deliberately targeted...

Despite Wang Toutiao's stubbornness, not many others dared to challenge Cao Xuan at this time. On the contrary, they were quite popular.

The last three concerts were all held at the Bird's Nest. They were also Cao Xuan's three concerts with the largest number of attendees this time. The number of attendees was more than 100,000, and the total number of attendees exceeded 300,000+. The event was unprecedented.

In fact, Fanxing originally planned to hold Cao Xuan's last concert in the Temple of Heaven.

No matter how many people there are, what is important is a good show, which can be regarded as recreating the original Temple of Heaven concert.

More than ten years later, the relevant policies and controls on some official attractions are now much stricter, and many places are no longer open to the public or hosting events, and the same is true for the Temple of Heaven.

After Cao Xuan’s Temple of Heaven concert, it’s not like no one wanted to follow suit, but they failed. In recent years, policies have been further tightened, and no one is daydreaming about it anymore.

That is to say, because of Cao Xuan's influence and the friendship from back then, he dared to think this way.

Not to mention, the relevant units behind the Temple of Heaven, which others directly rejected, actually held a meeting this time to study the feasibility, and even tended to agree.

If Cao Xuan nods, there is a high chance that he may retire in the Temple of Heaven.

But Cao Xuan himself rejected this plan.

The reason is very simple. This move is too high-profile and can easily cause controversy. Cao Xuan just wants to retire from the music scene smoothly, and there is no need for any setbacks.

Moreover, the Temple of Heaven is actually not suitable for holding a concert. It is more of a gimmick and glory. Cao Xuan has already achieved it once, so it doesn't matter the second time. It is better to choose a more professional venue.

"I was the first solo singer in the Bird's Nest, but the concert was never held. This time I will make up for the regret."

Cao Xuan's words finally determined the venue of the concert to be the Bird's Nest, a place that gave Cao Xuan another great honor in 2008.

All 300,000+ tickets have been sold out as early as early December, but the follow-up around the tickets has not ended yet. As Cao Xuan's last three concerts, the outside world is full of extraordinary enthusiasm for it.

Many stars or celebrities went to Weibo to publicly ask for votes. The more famous ones include movie stars Bao Jianfeng, Zhu Yawen, singer Su Xing, Olympic champion Tian Liang, etc.

The one who caused the biggest commotion was Mr. Wang from Wanda. He was not short of tickets, but wanted the best VIP, so he went online to "ask for help."

No one knows whether they really don't have tickets or it's just a gimmick. Anyway, such excitement makes the tickets more popular and valuable.

Even if there are 300,000+ photos, under the impact of tens of millions of people in the capital and countless fans from outside, it is just a drop in the ocean, the tip of the iceberg, and it will be gone in a wave.

At this moment, those who can grab the tickets are not only the lucky ones, but also the ones with a bit of European style...

………

The first two concerts went very smoothly, with almost a dozen hot searches a day.

When the last show on December 31st came, the excitement reached its peak, but at the same time, the mood of farewell also filled the air.

CCTV Music Channel and Penguin Star Video, as well as two foreign TV stations and websites, jointly announced that Cao Xuan’s concert will be broadcast live around the world.

Leaving aside other websites, this is the first time for CCTV to broadcast a singer's concert live.

According to statistics from relevant agencies, the number of viewers covered by the major platforms will reach a terrifying 2 billion. Even if the actual number of viewers is not that many, it is expected to reach tens of millions.

For a singer's commercial concert, this scale and attention have reached its peak.

And this broadcast also greatly alleviated the grievances of many fans and viewers who did not get tickets.

Although I wasn't there, seeing Cao Xuan's last concert live on TV, it somewhat soothed everyone's hurt hearts.

But more people still want to witness it live, and the price of tickets for the last show has soared to outrageous levels.

Jiang Chang was lucky. One of his extra performer brothers got the tickets.

This extra performer brother is actually a fan of Cao Xuan, but instead of going to the concert and thinking about going home for the New Year, he still reluctantly sold the ticket to Jiang Chang for 3,500 yuan.

"Brother, I didn't sell someone else's one for 5,000. I gave it to you because I know you like Cao Xuan. I can't go. If you take some photos and send them back to me, you can still be considered as going to the scene."

The last opportunity to watch an idol's concert was exchanged for money, which made this group actor a little embarrassed and regretful.

He would rather make less money because he wants the tickets to go into the hands of fans who really like Cao Xuanren, instead of attending the concert just to show off to rich people who post on WeChat Moments.

Jiang Chang seriously agreed to the brother's request, added another 1,000 yuan, and then went home with the ticket in hand. He went to bed with a grin on his face at night.

At breakfast, my son, who was already in elementary school, looked down upon his father's moral character and couldn't help but dislike him.

"Dad, the celebrity you are chasing is too old. The girls in our class are now chasing TFboys and Hua Chenyu."

"Get lost."

Jiang Chang cursed angrily: "You're chasing stars when your hair is all grown up. You little brats know nothing about it. You're not even worthy of carrying Cao Xuan's shoes."

"A little bit."

The son made a grimace and left. Jiang Chang was still angry: "As soon as the boss retreats, all kinds of monsters and monsters will come into battle. Maybe in a few years, they will all ride on his head."

"It's not normal for generations of talents to come out of the country."

His wife does not have a fan filter. Although she has a good impression of Cao Xuan, she also thinks that the change of artists is normal. Jiang Chang shook his head and said with a sigh on his face.

"You don't understand. Cao Xuan cannot be replaced by anyone. Once he retires, the Chinese music scene will collapse. It will take at least ten years to recover."

"What does that have to do with you?"

My wife is still calm, and her words still show the fierce and forthrightness of the past.

"If Cao Xuan retires from the film industry one day, you will be anxious. What about the Chinese music industry? You are the leader of the group."

Jiang Chang was so reviled that he could not speak. He could only send his children to school, take leave from work, and concentrate on waiting for the concert in the evening.

He wanted to take his wife with him, and money was not an issue, but the key was that he could not buy a ticket even if he had money, so he had to go alone.

The various units in the capital cooperate well, and given its size, even if there is a large concert and countless lively crowds, it does not cause too much congestion.

Jiang Chang came to the vicinity of the Bird's Nest easily and saw the huge crowd, whose head he could not see at a glance.

"My dear, this is more than 100,000."

"Weibo said that there may be more than 250,000 people at the scene, and the Fourth Ring Road was almost blocked."

Someone next to me replied, it was a girl wearing a white down jacket, and she glanced at Jiang Chang's phone, which was the Weibo account of the famous Internet celebrity [Sunshine Boy].

This person also came to the concert. Outside the live broadcast of pictures and texts, he also used a drone to take pictures. Looking from a high altitude, the entire Bird's Nest seemed to be surrounded by crowds.

"It's amazing. I don't even know if there are so many people here during the National Day."

Jiang Chang was surprised. Next to the girl was a man and a woman. The man was a fat man. Hearing this, he also answered.

"Today is the last show. How can it not be lively? When I came here just now, I met a lot of foreigners, including reporters and fans. Good guy, it's just in time for the 2008 Olympics."

"I read the news. In the past two months, our domestic tourist arrivals have increased by 1.6 million, and nearly 40% of them said they came to Cao Xuan. I don't know how many tickets were robbed by them."

"It's not that exaggerated. Many foreigners originally came to China to travel, but they just added plans to attend concerts, and some wanted to try their luck, but they still mainly focus on tourism. There are not many who come to China just for concerts. .”

The female companion next to the fat man analyzed it calmly.

Although there is some exaggeration in the media, a Chinese singer can make so many foreigners crazy and make those present feel proud.

After chatting for a few words, everyone became familiar with each other, and then introduced themselves to each other.

Several people are fans of Cao Xuan, very die-hard ones, which makes them feel closer and harmonious to each other.

Jiang Chang is the oldest among the few, and his industry is quite special - the CEO of an entertainment agency.

However, several of his clients are group performers. He is said to be a boss, but in fact he is a more formal "group leader".

I heard that he had collaborated with Cao Xuan and had taken photos together, and everyone was envious of them.

But in fact, Jiang Chang wanted to add that he not only collaborated with Cao Xuan, but also sat in Cao Xuan's car to chat, and even almost became a plaintiff.

But this thing was too bizarre. He had said it before, and everyone thought he was bragging. Over time, he stopped telling anyone.

Compared with Jiang Chang, the others are relatively ordinary.

The fat man and his female companion are not a couple, but a pair of brothers. The brother and sister are named Meng, the elder brother Meng Xiaoguang, and the younger sister Meng Xiaomang.

The former is a chef + owner and opened a small restaurant in Chaoyang, and the latter is a teacher.

According to them, the brother and sister have known Cao Xuan since he first became popular, and they have not changed their minds since the early 20s.

For this concert, single Meng Xiaoguang tried her best to get two tickets. She originally wanted to find a girl to watch it with her, but Meng Xiaomang left her husband and children at home and got a ticket with her brother.

"It's great that I have introduced you to my best friends and colleagues. I have a lot of wives. This concert is just for this one time. Don't worry about your sister."

Meng Xiaomang was righteous and confident, causing several people to laugh. Meng Xiaoguang complained in disgust, but looked at his sister with helplessness and a hint of doting.

If he really didn't want to give votes, why would he let sister Cao Xuan, a big fan, know about it.

Neither brother nor sister knew who the other was. Once the ticket was revealed, Meng Xiaomang had to sell her husband to get the ticket.

As for the last girl wearing a white down jacket, her name is Xiao Yu. She claims to be a white-collar worker, but the ticket in her hand is the most valuable VIP.

If you are not lucky enough to grab a full-price ticket, such a ticket would be much more expensive than an ordinary ticket if you want to get it from a scalper. It is said that some people can easily sell tens of thousands of tickets on the black market.

Xiao Yu didn't come alone, there was a best friend blocking the road. She was waiting for someone here, but unexpectedly she went to chat with Jiang Chang and the others.

Ten minutes later, Xiao Yu's best friend hurried over. She was also a fashionably dressed girl with a VIP ticket in her hand.

As they approached the venue, VIPs had exclusive access, and Xiao Yu and his wife bid farewell to everyone.

Meng Xiaomang, who was very curious, searched frantically on her mobile phone in the difficult signal, and she actually found some information.

"That Xiao Yu looked familiar to me just now, but now that I think about it, the founder of the trendy brand, her best friend is a model, and her sales are very popular online."

Jiang Chang and the two elder men didn't understand this stuff, so they listened in a daze, but they knew that this girl was rich.

"Definitely, I can't afford VIP tickets if I don't have money."

Meng Xiaoguang was very calm. It was the last show and tickets were being snapped up like crazy. Very few of those who were lucky enough to grab the original price tickets did not sell them. After all, there was a live broadcast, and many people could not refuse to make a small profit.

So today, more than 70% of the tickets were bought second-hand. In other words, they were all from people who were not short of money.

"Looking at them, they are about the same age as us. They were probably students when Cao Xuan was famous. He couldn't afford genuine records at that time. Now that he has money, he has to make up for it."

Meng Xiaomang used himself to save others and guessed what many people were thinking: "Aren't many people on the Internet saying that I owe Cao Xuan a concert ticket?"

"It's a pity it's so hard to grab."

I don’t know when the term “lack of tickets” came into circulation, but concert tickets and movie tickets are completely different.

The theater chain of the latter is too large and has a high turnover rate. As long as there are copies, it doesn't matter how many people come. But it can't do concerts. Cao Xuan has to sing one performance after another. Even if Cao Xuan is exhausted, he can't satisfy everyone. , the number of sessions is limited.

So you can pay back movie tickets 100 times, but concert tickets are hard to come by and you can’t even buy tickets even if you want to pay them back.

Cao Xuan: "Uh..."

In fact, if you want to pay off your debt, you can also buy genuine records...

The two parties were not in the same place, and they were separated when entering the venue. In front of the TVs and computers, there were countless fans and spectators who did not come.

Fortunately, CCTV only arranged a few on-site interviews on the news channel, and the official live broadcast was the start of the concert.

Penguin Star Video does not have this scruple. It directly broadcasts the whole process inside and outside. Several popular hosts came to the scene in person to conduct various interviews.

A high school in Beijing

Even though it’s New Year’s Day soon, the hard-working high school students still can’t escape the evening self-study

The squad leader took the lead in urging the class teacher to turn on the multimedia TV, connect to the computer, and show everyone Cao Xuan's live concert. Even if it was just some interviews, everyone watched it with gusto.

If the host catches a celebrity in disguise (perhaps deliberately arranged), then everyone's enthusiasm will be even better.

Near the beginning of the concert, the evening self-study had already begun. The class teacher was a little hesitant, but couldn't resist the students' pleading.

"Teacher, just once."

"At worst, I'll give you more homework. It's my last concert."

"Please, teacher."

The head teacher couldn't stand the students, so he simply went along with it once, but ended up having the dean inspect the class.

The dean's expression was very ugly. This was already the fourth class he caught in this first round. He was originally going to order the class to be shut down, but looking at the helpless students, he finally gave a stern reprimand.

"Lower your voice!"

After that, the dean left with his hands behind his back. The class cheered excitedly, and the voices of "Long live the dean" could not be heard.

As for the director's suggestion to lower his voice, it was completely wishful thinking. It's not that the class doesn't allow it, but that once he relaxes, other classes will immediately follow suit.

The teachers basically won't stop me. I only have two periods of evening self-study, and I have a holiday tomorrow, so I feel free to relax a bit.

Besides, teachers are human beings too, and there are many people who really want to see Cao Xuan's concert.

School classrooms, living rooms at home, computers in bedrooms, mobile phones held in cars, small fishing windows in offices, speakers on the road...

At this moment, Cao Xuan's concert was spread to thousands of households through various platforms and media.

Perhaps the ratings are not as good as the Spring Festival Gala, and the influence and attention are even worse than the opening ceremony in 2008, but this concert belongs to him alone.

This is Cao Xuan’s night alone!

………

Under the gaze of 100,000 people at the scene and millions or even tens of millions of fans in front of the screen, Cao Xuan, dressed in a gorgeous gown, slowly fell from the air to the center of the stage.

Many old fans sneered that Cao Xuan still liked to show off, but he had to admit it.

Compared with those years ago, this Chinese-speaking king, who is already in his forties, has changed a lot.

Between the eyebrows and the appearance, there is a bit less of Mo Shangren's jade, the unparalleled elegance of the young master. The high-spirited and sharp temperament at that time has gradually become restrained and matured.

Many people woke up in a daze after seeing this moment.

The super popular stars they were chasing back then are "old", just like themselves, they are no longer young and frivolous.

"There's nothing wrong with retiring like this. Otherwise, it would be too tiring to compete with these young people at your age."

The fans were old-fashioned, but they couldn't stop tears from coming to their eyes.

This is the singer they have liked for more than ten years, and they will never hear him sing again.

Seeing the legend they had witnessed all the way close the mountain and retire was like cutting flesh to their hearts.

Cao Xuan on the stage also had mixed feelings. He wanted to say some opening remarks on the specific microphone, but he hesitated several times before finally speaking with a wry smile.

"I thought that today, I would be particularly relaxed, saying goodbye to everyone with an almost joyful mood, and leaving behind a heavy burden.

But I miscalculated. I don't know how to describe my mood. My heart is empty, as if I have lost something extremely important.

At that moment, I even wanted to regret my decision to retire..."

"Stay."

"Don't quit, we want to hear you sing."

"Don't give up. From now on you can sing if you want. We won't force you."

"..."

Many viewers in the audience responded loudly, wanting to reverse Cao Xuan's decision. Cao Xuan shook his head, his tone choked, but he remained firm.

“There are always gains and losses in life, and I am very lucky to have had a relatively successful career experience and you guys who are willing to support and love me.

I am also very grateful that we have known each other and supported each other for a period of time. Now it is time to say goodbye. From now on, please be safe and cherish each other. "

Cao Xuan stepped back and bowed for tens of seconds, then stopped talking and started the concert performance——

"commemorate"

The fifth Chinese song on Cao Xuan's last album "Cao Xuan" is also Cao Xuan's farewell song.

The lyrics have been changed to some extent compared to the original version, and are more like a person's gratitude and farewell to the group that has accompanied him for more than ten years.

"I just want to hold on to the fleeting time

Say goodbye nicely

Sorry, thank you, I can’t go back to yesterday

I just want to remember this moment

………

I just want to hold on to the fleeting time

Say goodbye nicely

Carve your smiling faces in my heart

Watch the shooting stars streak across the sky

…”

In the last concert, Cao Xuan wanted to be at his best and give a perfect performance.

That's a pity. From a professional point of view, his performance in the last scene fell far short of the standard.

My emotions fluctuated a bit when singing. For example, I choked up when singing "In Memory of Me". During the following choruses, when I saw the tearful fans in the audience, I finally didn't hold back my emotions. My voice paused and I turned around to wipe my tears.

This is not how a professional and mature singer should behave.

In fact, he has encountered similar situations with fans many times before, but he endured them all and still completed his performance tasks well.

But it may be the last scene. Cao Xuan is not a robot. He failed to maintain his inner calm and reach empathy with the audience and fans, and repeatedly lost his composure.

From a professional point of view, such a performance is terrible, but in terms of the emotion of the song, the atmosphere of the scene and the emotional rendering effect, the concert can be described as perfect - perfect!

Not only were the 100,000+ audience members completely immersed in it, but even the audience in front of the screen was deeply touched and was brought into the concert scene.

One after another, familiar songs resound throughout the Bird's Nest country and even around the world.

The beautiful charm of "East Wind Breaks"

The righteousness of family and country in "Chi Ling"

The strong cry of "Blue Lotus"

The high-pitched inspiration of "Your Answer"

…

Cao Xuan has accumulated Chinese classics for more than ten years. The emotion and power bursting out from each song are enough to make everyone tremble and go crazy when they hear it.

At the end of the concert, Cao Xuan sang his favorite song - "The Wind Rises" with all the fans.

"I stopped and walked along the way, following the traces of the young man's drifting.

The moment before I stepped out of the station, I hesitated.

I can't help but laugh at the timidity of being close to home, which is still unavoidable.

But the weather in Lanling is still so warm, and the wind blows the wind from the past

………”

As Cao Xuan sang, the 100,000 viewers in front of him slowly became blurry. In a daze, he seemed to have returned to the cramped bedroom where Xinwu Film and Television worked.

The events of more than ten years unfold slowly like a scroll.

The joy and longing to get a golden finger.

After getting the role, my ambition burst out for the first time.

Returning to the capital with great ambition.

The joy of first becoming famous.

The joy and confusion of receiving letters from fans.

The sweetness of giving each other birthday gifts to Hu Jing in winter.

Quietly and happily living together with Zeng Li.

The concert at the Temple of Heaven was as high-spirited as the King of Heaven.

The peak of the singing world when she won a Grammy.

The pride of hosting a concert.

The responsibilities and expectations of fatherhood.

Determine the reluctance and persistence to retire.

…

The scenes he saw in the past merged and merged, and gradually turned into 100,000+ fans singing with him in front of him.

"Once upon a time, I first knew all the wanderings in this world.

Looking at the horizon seems to be in front of my eyes

I am willing to go through fire and water to walk it again

Now I've walked through this world and wandered around a lot

Over the years, there are different faces.

Unprepared to break into your smile

…”

Fortunately, with the help of God, I have been recognized and loved by so many people in this life. This life has not been in vain.

The last song faded, Cao Xuan put down the microphone, and the lights dimmed. He didn't say anything more, just waved gently to the reluctant fans, and then turned around and walked into the darkness.

"Bye now!"