China Entertainment 1997

But no matter what Cao Xuan thinks, it is too early to consider "Swordsman" now.

Zhang Beard probably hasn't even finished writing the script yet. Coupled with a series of preparatory work such as location selection, filming will have to start at least after the spring of next year.

And as I said before, Cao Xuan is not Zhang Jizhong’s only candidate.

Shao Bing, who became popular because of "Spring Rhapsody" and "Red River Valley", was also within the contact range of Zhang Jizhong. This person had already joined the group for official filming in the original time and space, but was later kicked out by Zhang Jizhong.

The crew said that Shao Bing was playing a big role, but Shao Bing refused to admit it and said that Zhang Jizhong had slandered him. No outsider could tell who was who.

But the final result was that Li Yapeng temporarily stepped in and played Linghu Chong.

And Li Yapeng was not brought in casually. Before that, he had been a member of the casting list for the bearded Linghu Chong.

Not only him, but also popular young men such as Lu Yi, Zhou Jie, and Huang Lei are all candidates.

Later, Lu Yi was not cast. It was a pity that Zhang Dabeard wanted him to play Lin Pingzhi, but Lu Yi didn't want to play the second male lead and refused directly.

Zhang Dabeard also had a big heart, and later asked Lu Yi twice to play Yang Kang in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and Duan Yu in "Dragon". However, Lu Yi wanted to play Guo Jing and Qiao Feng more, so he refused for various reasons.

So much so that Zhang Dabeard complained that he was "typically confused", and then Lu Yi replied, "Who is Zhang Jizhong? I don't know him."

Of course, the authenticity of these two sentences needs to be verified, but Lu Yi did reject Zhang Jizhong several times, so much so that there were rumors that Lu Yi refused to accept any male roles.

However, Cao Xuan was not in a hurry for Linghu Chong, but he still called Lao Zhang about Zeng Li to save the crew from deciding on the role.

Lao Zhang was very generous and directly agreed to let Zeng Li come back and audition for the three roles of Ren Yingying, Yue Lingshan, and Lan Fenghuang. Once they were suitable, they would be cast directly.

But Cao Xuan estimated that Ren Yingying was out of luck. Zeng Li's reputation was too weak, and the possibility of winning the heroine was too low.

Lan Phoenix has the best chance, Yue Lingshan can also try, but it also depends on the conditions of other competitors.

………

In late May, Cao Xuan officially named his second album "Sparkling Stars".

It doesn't have any special meaning, it's just that Cao Xuan didn't think of a suitable name, so he simply made this Starry Duology, and he could ride on the popularity of "Starry Stars".

At the same time, Cao Xuan has basically completed all the accompaniment of "Sparkling Stars" and began to enter the recording stage.

Cao Xuan discussed with Warner and the album is expected to be released in July or August, which is quite different from the original release time of mid-year.

After setting the time, Warner began preparations to build momentum for Cao Xuan's new album.

I forgot to mention that after last year's good cooperation, Warner and Cao Xuan formally signed the terms of cooperation at the beginning of this year, which will last for three years, which will end in early 2002.

Of course, if both parties cooperate well, they will have priority to renew the contract.

After reaching a strategic cooperation, Cao Xuan nominally "joined" Warner and became Warner's first brother, expanding Warner's influence. However, in fact, the previous cooperation model is still the same.

In exchange, Warner will invest more resources in Cao Xuan, including helping Cao Xuan enter the international market.

However, Cao Xuan was a little skeptical about this, but there was no harm in giving it a try.

If you really make it to Hollywood, even if you just go around in one circle, it will be equivalent to a layer of gold in today's deformed entertainment industry.

………

After Warner released the news that Cao Xuan's new album will be released soon, the music world instantly began to fill with smoke.

This year Ren Xianqi is busy filming and holding concerts, and has no plans to release an album. He only released two singles along with the film and television.

Therefore, Cao Xuan lost his biggest rival in the music world this year, and at the same time he also lost the key buff [Nan Ren Bei Cao].

Whether Cao Xuan can overwhelm the crowd by himself is a major test for Cao Xuan's new album "Stars Shining".

If this hurdle is passed, Cao Xuan will be the undisputed King of Chinese. On the contrary, although he still has a chance to reach the top, he will have some shortcomings after all.

Cao Xuan is still under a lot of pressure.

After all, he dominated the charts for several months last year and topped the charts for the year, making Cao Xuan a living target in the entire music industry.

He wants to step on everyone to become the new king, and everyone also wants to step on him, a popular fried chicken, to achieve success.

Taiwanese queen Zhang Huimei is already very popular in Taiwan. Now she wants to go north to open up the mainland market, and she really wants to get off to a good start.

Mainland queen Naying was brutally tortured by Cao Xuan last year, so she naturally wants to take revenge and clear up her past shame.

Zhang Yu, the king of bitter love songs, is one of the most popular male singers in the first half of this year. He is in the limelight, and it is inevitable that he would like to try his talents in [Nan Ren Bei Cao].

Xie Feng, the successor of the King of Heaven, is very ambitious. If he wants to reach the top, he must first defeat Cao Xuan, who is currently guarding the ring.

In addition, there are famous singers or newcomers such as Wang Lihong, Mayday, Dick Cowboy, Man Wenjun, Cai Yilin, etc., who are also eyeing Cao Xuan, hoping to slay the god and prove his way.

It is easy to conquer the world, but difficult to defend it.

Looking at the people sharpening their knives, Cao Xuan missed Ren Xianqi especially. Although [Nan Ren and Bei Cao] fought fiercely internally, they were able to join forces to suppress others at critical moments.

Unlike now, when I am alone and weak, I am trapped in a tight siege, and the opponent is not a weak opponent, just in case everyone swarms up.

Against a large number of enemies, the outcome is unpredictable...

But no matter how unpredictable it was, Cao Xuan would not be able to avoid this battle. People would die and birds would fly to the sky, and they would not die for tens of millions of years.

Just one word and it’s done!

On June 10, "Stars Shining" released its first song "Did Someone Tell You" and officially started to build momentum on the charts.

Because there was still some time before the album was released, Warner did not make any efforts immediately, but only invested normal resources to help with the chart.

However, even so, after "Did Someone Tell You" was released, it quickly became popular due to Cao Xuan's super popularity and its easy-to-spread melody and lyrics.

On the fourth day after the song was released, it reached the top ten on multiple charts, and even reached the top five on some charts.

A week later, "Did Someone Tell You" began to spread in the streets and alleys, and the on-demand rate also soared.

Although it has not yet reached the top of the list, it has already reached the top three on some lists, trying hard to complete its mission and build momentum for Cao Xuan's new album.

It is worth mentioning that so far, in addition to Cao Xuan's new song "Did Someone Tell You", his three old songs "Fairy Tale", "Dusk" and "Gong Xi Fa Cai" are still in the top ten on the major charts. Regular customer.

"Gong Xi Fa Cai" has the bonus of the Spring Festival Gala, and the release time is still short, so it can be said that it is in the top ten.

"Fairytale" and "Dusk" have been released for more than a year. It is a miracle that they can still maintain such popularity despite the continuous impact of new songs from all walks of life.

The last song to stay on the charts for a year was Ren Xianqi's "Heart Is Too Soft."

It's so terrifying to be appointed as Cao from the south to the north!