China Entertainment 1997

Cao Xuan sang three songs in total, none of which were his own works. They were all songs that were popular last year or that he liked.

Zhao Lei's ballad "Rongcheng", Xiao Zhou's single "Confession Balloon", and the theme song "I Want You" from "Donkey Gets Water".

Among them, the latter two are among the top ten songs of the year in the 2017 Tianlai Awards. Since "Rongcheng" became popular in the second half of the year, it will have to participate in the 2018 selection. It is hard to say whether it will win this award.

Speaking of the Tianlai Award, this award initiated and founded by Cao Xuan has been held for three times so far.

With the joint support of the official, Cao Xuan, and the mainland music scene, as well as the resources of all parties, the value of the Tianlai Awards has been rising steadily. Although the background is still inferior to the Taiwan Golden Melody Award, the momentum has far surpassed it.

At least in mainland China, the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards are no longer popular.

Although the Tianlai Award has not yet reached the level of determining the status of a singer, it can still be used as an important resume, and it has the potential to firmly hold the number one pop music award in the mainland.

Cao Xuan's original goal of surpassing the Taiwan Provincial Golden Melody Awards is not a big problem, but many people still express doubts in the short term. After all, the Taiwan Provincial Golden Melody Awards have been established for more than 20 years, and many big-name artists have won awards. New startups are weak in this aspect.

At present, the Tianlai Award still needs to develop steadily, stay a few more years, continue to spread its influence, and finally achieve comprehensive catch-up coverage.

As far as the current situation is concerned, this day is not far away.

Cao Xuan is quite satisfied with the Tianlai Awards in general, especially the Tianlai Singer King and Queen of the Year + Top Ten Awards, which are now quite important in the pop music world.

Especially the latter has become an important basis for major music media to measure the gold content of music songs.

The King of Songs and the Queen of Songs may be slightly inferior to the King of Golden Songs in many people's minds, but it is still a major honor.

Although the Tianlai Award itself is becoming more and more popular, it is somewhat related to the few winners.

Except for the first Tianlai Singing Queen Su Yunying, who is a dark horse and not very popular, the other winners are all famous kings and queens in the music industry, or popular singers.

Some people have speculated whether the Tianlai Awards are intended to create publicity, but the awarding of Tianlai Singers and Queens does have a purpose and is not a forced insider.

Not to mention the first-ever Queen of Songs, King of Songs Eason Chan is one of the most popular male singers in the Chinese pop music scene after Cao Xuan retired.

His works back then were also very popular. Not only did he win the title of King of Tianlai Singer, but he also won the title of King of Golden Melody shortly afterwards. There was little controversy.

The second golden song king is Xue Zhiqian.

Yes, although this singer almost always appeared as a variety show star in the past few years, he did not forget that he was a singer, and he finally broke out in 2016.

"Actor", "Ugly", "Beginner", "What Do You Want From Me", "Gentleman" and many other songs took turns to dominate the charts, becoming the most out-of-the-art singer from 2016 to 2017, not even one of them.

It is precisely because of this that Xue Zhiqian won the Tianlai Singer King, and three of his songs were included in the top ten of the second Tianlai Awards.

Xue Zhiqian became famous in one battle!

He was originally a bit controversial because of his popularity on the Internet, but he has also taken advantage of the aftermath of the Tianlai Awards to become a popular first-line singer. The Tianlai Awards have also become more and more favored by the industry because of his promotion.

The current queen of natural songs was won by Wang Fei with "You're Waiting for Me at the End".

This award was even more controversial than Xue Zhiqian's being crowned king. The former's achievements were very explosive, but he only became popular in the music industry after many years, so many people were suspicious.

His biggest rival at the time, Li Ronghao, was also a newly popular singer. The controversy caused by this was more of a dissatisfaction among fans.

There is no need to say Wang Fei's status and popularity, but his works were not particularly popular back then. Although they were quite popular, they were not considered out of the circle, at least not as good as the popular diva Chen Li back then.

But it is impossible to say that Wang Fei does not deserve to win the award.

Regardless of the singer's popularity, song quality/performance, singing skills, musicality and other aspects, Wang Fei was very good in the current selection. Chen Li may be better in some aspects, but there is no absolute advantage.

It can be said that it was an upset, or that Wang Fei took advantage of his fame and status, but there is absolutely no shady story.

As for the third Tianlai Awards held just last year, the two winners became even more popular.

The king of songs is Xiao Zhou. The song "Advertisement Balloon" is very popular. Coupled with his own qualifications and popularity, if Cao Xuan doesn't come out, who can compete with him.

Therefore, there is no suspense about this award at all, and Li Ronghao, who continues to be strong, will accompany him once again.

It is worth mentioning that there is also a pure newcomer among the current Singing King finalists.

That is Mao Buyi, who won the third season of the national variety show "Tomorrow's Star", which was restarted after many years. He made a killing with his original ability and finally won the championship.

Although two masterpieces were picked up by someone, Mao Buyi, whose creative talent is extremely talented, was not buried.

Not only did he win the championship, he also signed a contract with Fanxing. He was shortlisted for the Singing King of the Tianlai Awards and won the "Best Newcomer". One of his masterpieces also became one of the top ten of the year, and Cao Xuan personally praised him as "a rare creative genius".

It can be said that Mao Buyi went from a pure intern as a male nurse to a highly anticipated super star in the pop music world, and staged an "overnight fame" show.

This year, many talent shows have been launched on major platforms, and they may have been stimulated by Mao Buyi's popularity.

The title of Queen of Tian Lai Song was won by Gu Miaomiao.

The latter released a new album at the beginning of last year. Although there is no super hit masterpiece, many songs are above the standard. The entire album has achieved excellent results, and has even achieved certain results in Asia. It is also the best overall performance in 2017. Chinese album.

The outstanding performance of the album, coupled with the fact that Gu Miaomiao is now the most popular female singer in the Chinese music scene, Wang Fei cannot compete with her head-on.

Gu Miaomiao won the Queen of Heaven, and it was a matter of course.

Deng Ziqi, Zhang Bichen and others, who have become famous rapidly in the past two years, have lost their temper at all. They can vaguely find the helplessness and fear that the Chinese-speaking heroes felt when they were dominated by Cao Xuan.

Interestingly, not long after Gu Miaomiao received the award, her senior sister Taylor Swift released her sixth solo album "reputation", which became a global hit.

The album achieved impressive streaming success and allowed Taylor to dominate the Billboard album charts.

At that time, some people also joked that although Cao Xuan retired, there were still two female apprentices. One is the most popular female singer in the United States, and the other is the most popular female singer in China.

Double stars shine in the eastern and western hemispheres, Cao Clan's disciples achieve great results one after another, and the Great Demon King has a successor!

The awards won by Zhou and Gu have also made the Tianlai Awards more influential.

As I said before, the attention paid to an award depends on who wins the award. The Tianlai Awards are what they are today, and these popular names are indispensable for winning the award.

So it’s no wonder that some people are questioning it. If singers such as Li Ronghao and Zhang Bichen are selected for the Tianlai Awards, their popularity will definitely be greatly reduced.

Cao Xuan was noncommittal about this. He had complained a lot about it in the past, so no matter what the reason, he would not slap himself in the face.

The selection of judges and the award mechanism for the Tianlai Awards are as fair and impartial as possible. I dare not say that it is pure and flawless. No award can achieve this, but insider manipulation is resolutely eliminated.

As for the selection results, there are various reasons, and many things are beyond the control of Cao Xuan alone.

For example, Wang Fei won the award. Her qualifications and status are here. She has been in the industry for many years and has numerous connections. Many of the judges have a history with her, so it is inevitable that they will have biases in their hearts.

Even those who have no friendship are more willing to vote for her because of her reputation and when there is no obvious gap.

It is a normal psychology. If an ordinary person were to be the judge, a Chen Li who has just made a name for himself, or a diva who has been famous for many years, most of them would vote for Wang Fei.

This kind of thing is difficult to avoid and can only be restricted through various voting ratios or the establishment of rules.

Flaws aside, Cao Xuan generally agrees with these selection results. He also specially encouraged Dahua just now, hoping that he would have the opportunity to compete for the Tianlai Award.

However, most of Dahua's songs are mainly in English. The Tianlai Awards have not yet accepted all English songs. Only Dahua singing in Chinese will have a chance.

"Is the Tianlai Award very powerful?"

Dahua has not been in the country for a long time and does not know much about the Tianlai Awards. Cao Xuan deliberately teases him.

"It's amazing. My biggest regret is that I didn't win the Tianlai Award."

"Didn't the teacher take it either?"

This time Dahua was really shocked. As Cao Xuan's fanboy, he cherished Cao Xuan's honor very much.

Since Cao Xuan's last album "Cao Xuan" was released at the end of 2014, he did not participate in the 2015 Grammy Awards, but chose to participate in the 2016 Grammy Awards.

At that time, Cao Xuan, who had retired, finally won three trophies: "Best Male Pop Singer", "Best Pop Performance Album" and "Best Album".

Since then, Cao Xuan has won a total of 24 Grammy trophies.

This number is not only the highest in Asia, but also only one step away from the male singer Stevie Wonder who has won the most Grammys (25 + Lifetime Achievement Award).

If Cao Xuan does not come back, the chance of catching up with Wanda is slim, but he can still narrow the gap.

With Cao Xuan’s honorary achievements, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is a sure thing.

It's just that I'm still young now, so I have to show humility to other seniors first. In everyone's opinion, it's only a matter of time before I win the award.

Such a super boss has never won the Tianlai Award. Is this award so awesome?

Looking at the confused Dahua, the other three laughed, but did not explain, letting him doubt his life.

We chatted and sang in the yard, and in the afternoon we went to the cornfield to take a look at the scenery.

On the way back, we came across a small ancestral hall at the foot of the mountain. A group of people set off firecrackers and erected a stone tablet in the middle of the ancestral hall, with a large number of names engraved on it from top to bottom.

Dahua had never seen a similar scene before, so he watched curiously, leaving Cao Xuan to explain.

This is the memorial tablet of the ancestral hall. It is similar to a genealogy. It records the names of the descendants of each branch of the family. Any important events will also be recorded in it.

Compared with a small genealogy, this kind of memorial tablet placed in the ancestral hall is more grand and grand, and can also improve the cohesion of the family.

"I have a piece at home, similar to this one. During every year and festival, my father goes to worship it."

Cao Xuan can't say that in other places, Lu Province still attaches great importance to these things, especially when the descendants of the family have a good life, they will all contribute money to carve monuments.

While worshiping ancestors, it also represents the prosperity of future generations.

Especially in the early years, the situation in rural society was complicated, and there were many people who would not be bullied. Showing off one's own children was a kind of deterrent to a certain extent.

If you have a limited budget, just build it directly on the mountain. If you have a larger budget, you can build a hut, similar to an ancestral hall, like the one in front of you. It's not a big tiled house and it's located at the foot of the mountain to provide shelter from wind and rain.

What is even more exquisite is to build a luxurious and exquisite ancestral hall, and ask the tribesmen to take care of it, and worship it regularly. The fruits and melons are not decorated, and the incense is constantly burning.

Before Cao Xuan became famous, the old Cao family didn't even have a monument. First, there was no money, and second, there were few people.

Later, when I got money, the social environment also changed. It didn’t matter whether there were few people or not, so I started to mess around.

The latest time Cao Xuan returned to his hometown, the ancestral hall had two entrances, the entrance archway was very well built, all the family tablets were on display, and two older relatives who had no job were invited to serve as "temple blessings".

However, this Cao family ancestral hall has a gorgeous appearance, but the population is very "shabby", and even the memorial tablets of all the deceased ancestors are very empty inside.

The reason is that Cao Xuan's group came from famine and there are not many people at all. So far, there are only more than 30 households.

Cao Xuan's group was led by his great-grandfather, his great-grandfather, to flee the famine. The other groups were all cousins ​​of Cao Xuan's grandfather.

The mud-legged people were born with little to eat, and no one could remember who their ancestors were. Even after the old people left, the descendants of the Cao family still don't know whether they fled from Hebei Province or Jin Province.

Therefore, the genealogy of Lao Cao's family starts from Cao Xuan's grandfather Tianzu, and nothing is known further up. Cao Xuan himself is the sixth generation.

There were only this few people in total, and many people from previous generations could not remember them all. They were pitiful compared to those large ancestral halls in the south. However, the Cao family had money and the older generation was willing to get these things, so Cao Xuan went with him.

This kind of ancestral hall has its disadvantages, but it also has its advantages.

Cao Xuan has established a good relationship with several responsible old men, and many things can be handled in the name of the family.

For example, many relatives come to Cao Xuan to buy a house, get married, go to school, find a job, etc., which makes people tire of it, but it is difficult for their own relatives to refuse bluntly, and they can't control it.

So now there is an extra layer in the middle. A few old men can help him block many things. Cao Xuan can at most pay some money.

As long as he saves worry and effort and does not embarrass his parents, Cao Xuan is willing to pay for the money.

Dahua grew up abroad and was very interested in this culture. He kept asking questions and was especially curious about the genealogy.

Cao Xuan told him: "A temptation that most Chinese men cannot resist is called Guangzong Yaozu. If it can be recorded in the genealogy, there will definitely be no regrets in this life."

Teacher He and Huang Sanshi next to them also believed that this was a kind of romance that only belonged to men.

"What about Teacher Cao? Are there any differences in your genealogy?"

Dahua was keenly aware of the key, and when he asked about Cao Xuan's itching, he showed a reserved smile: "In our family's genealogy, I have a separate page to record my life."

Now both Teacher He and Huang Sanshi looked at Cao Xuan with envy, and the smile on Boss Cao's face became even brighter.

"My performance of singing at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was fortunate enough to be recorded in our local gazetteer, and it was also on a separate page."

Huang Sanshi and Teacher He: "..."

The fist is hard! ! !