China Entertainment 1997

"A lamp of sorrow, standing alone at the window

I'm behind the door, pretending that you haven't left yet

…

A pot of wandering, wandering around the world, hard to swallow

After you left, the wine warmed my memories and I missed you

…

Who is playing the pipa, a song broken by the east wind

Time is peeling off the wall, I see my childhood

…

I'll lead you through the ancient road outside the fence

In these turbulent years, even breakups are silent

…”

At the end of August 2001, the entire Chinese music scene was suddenly rocked by a sad, euphemistic and artistic song called "Dongfeng Po".

When this song was first released, it relied on Cao Xuan's popularity to reach the top five on the charts in just one day and the top three in two days.

But since then, Cao Xuan's own halo has become secondary, and the song "East Wind Break" itself has shined with a light that cannot be ignored.

As early as 1999, Cao Xuan began to write songs for "Little Li Fei Dao" and came up with the first ancient style song "Not a Hero".

At that time, this song attracted a certain amount of attention among professional musicians in the music industry, and also attracted recognition from some fans.

At that time, Cao Xuan did not promote the concept of Chinese style, but emphasized that future songs should add more Chinese elements and combine classical traditional culture with current popular culture.

Cao Xuan's words were praised by many people at the time, but not many people actually took them to heart.

Many musicians combine this element and mix that style, but in fact, only a handful of them are truly successful.

Usually it's just the musicians saying that they praise it, and that's it for business. No one really takes it seriously.

But in 2000, Cao Xuan released "Fireworks Easily Cold". This song performed very well in the "Bright Stars" album and reached the top two on the charts at its peak.

At the same time, it won the Taiwan Provincial Golden Melody Award for Best Lyrics and Best MV. It was also nominated for many other awards and was widely praised in the industry.

More importantly, "Fireworks Easily Cold" caused a certain amount of sensation in the music world.

Cao Xuan took the opportunity to formally propose the concept of Chinese style.

He did not make too detailed a statement, but put forward "Chinese + ancient elements + popular" in a broad and general way. Cao Xuan even wanted to remove the word "ancient" at one time, but this covered too much, so he added it again. .

The reason why Cao Xuan is like this is that he does not want to make the Chinese style too detailed at the beginning. On the broad framework, everyone can freely develop and form a certain category style, and it is not too late to differentiate.

In addition, some people have the idea of ​​​​grabbing territory, using slogans of big concepts, and building momentum first.

It's a pity that although "Fireworks Easily Cold" is also quite popular, it can't stand up to the "Bright Stars" which has too many good songs.

This song has been overshadowed by popular songs such as "The Wind Rises" and "Ten Years". Otherwise, it might not be necessary. Now, Chinese style has become popular.

However, although the new genre of Chinese style was not recognized by everyone at the time, many people in the industry were indeed watching, and a small number of people were cheering for Cao Xuan.

Everyone is waiting for the "Chinese Style" album that Cao Xuan swears by.

However, no one expected that just the first song shocked everyone.

The well-known musician Zhang Yadong personally wrote an article in the newspaper and greatly appreciated "Dongfeng Po"——

“A good piece of music must be a masterpiece that combines artistic conception, melody, and style, and integrates them with each other.

What is extremely rare is that Cao Xuan's "East Wind Breaks" has reached an extremely superb level in terms of artistic conception, melody and style. I personally think it is better than "Fireworks Easily Cold". Congratulations to Cao Xuan, he may really want to Create a new genre. "

Famous mainland musician Sambo also praised this song——

""East Wind Breaks" is Su Shi's original word. Cao Xuan's lyrics are based on the translation and certain expansion of the original word. While retaining the original meaning, it is more understandable to modern people.

What's even more amazing is that he put a lot of thought into composing and arranging the music. The ancient music sounds new and particularly pleasing to the ears. It has both ancient charm and popularity at the same time, and is a reflection of the cultural and emotional beauty of ancient and modern China. "

Li Zongsheng, the popular godfather of Taiwan Province, also rarely stands up and speaks out——

"Actually, I have been paying attention to Cao Xuan's movements, but the longer I observe him, the more surprises he gives me.

I like his Chinese style, and I also hope that there will be more and more new styles in the music world, to establish a sect? I think he did. "

Zhang Yadong is one of the top musicians in the Mainland, Sanbao is also famous, not to mention Li Zongsheng, a representative of Taiwanese pop music and a godfather-level figure.

These industry leaders praised "Dongfeng Po" repeatedly, adding fire to "Dongfeng Po", and some other industry experts also expressed their support.

It’s not that there are no objections, there are even quite a few. After all, the birth of any new sect will always usher in various controversies.

Even with Cao Xuan's status in the music world at this time, wanting to start a sect is still "daring" in the eyes of many people.

But if they objected, they could only shout in the media and on the Internet. It did no substantial harm to "Dongfeng Po" itself.

On the contrary, "Dongfeng Po" has become more and more famous amid this wave of controversy.

On the fourth day on the list, "Little Lucky", "Green Light" and "Meteor Shower" were firmly placed under my control.

As its name suggests, the song "East Wind Breaks" is like a strong east wind that breaks through bamboos and quickly becomes popular all over the country.

Even many speakers in the streets and alleys who prefer popular sad emotional songs put aside the melody of "You love me, I hate you" and played "East Wind Break" on the pipa.

Everyone was shocked by the performance of "Dongfeng Po".

After all, even with the foreshadowing of "Fireworks Easily Cold", Chinese style has not had a widespread impact, and Chinese style is still a novel style.

Such a dominant and explosive performance of this new style only shows one thing, that is, Chinese style has been widely recognized by the public.

The media reporters went crazy with joy.

Last year when Cao Xuan became a god, everyone talked about Rainbow Fart and the lyrics. I thought there would be nothing more to say this year, it was just about continuing the glory.

But I didn't expect that Cao Xuan, who is indeed a leading figure in the Chinese music scene today, came directly to establish a sect.

Look, this rainbow fart material is here again.

Due to large-scale media coverage and previous internal quarrels in the music industry, the word "Chinese style" has become a hot word like "Dongfeng Po".

On the Internet, countless netizens and fans, both knowledgeable and ignorant, have generous words of praise for "Dongfeng Po".

The three major portal websites and related sections of Tianya are full of messages and compliments praising "Dongfeng Po".

"It sounds good, it sounds good, it sounds good, it sounds good, it sounds good, it sounds good, it sounds so good!"

"What a beautiful piece of music. I especially like the erhu in it. It's sad but not sad. I'm drunk."

"You damn thief, why don't you release the album quickly? I want to buy it, take it home and play it all the time."

"Can you imagine? My dad is the most old-fashioned and never lets me listen to those pop songs, but this time he praised "Dongfeng Po". I was dumbfounded."

"Haha, my grandma also likes to listen to it. She carried a small stool to the street and listened to it several times. She said it was delicious."

"Who is playing Dong Feng Po~ on the pipa? The music is so good."

"Cao Xuan really did it with Chinese-style songs with Chinese elements, and the song is so popular, it's amazing."

"Really, I don't want to praise him anymore, but I can't help it."

"I love Chinese style and I must buy the new album."

"..."

Even the people who don’t listen to music vaguely know that Cao Xuan wrote a very powerful song and led a new trend. Although they may not understand the meaning behind it, they remember three things.

"Dongfeng Po" is awesome!

With so many people praising the Chinese style, it must be awesome!

Cao Xuan is awesome!

………

Despite the disturbance from the outside world, Cao Xuan himself is still calm. After all, "Dongfeng Break" is considered one of the pinnacle masterpieces of Chinese style and is the most "standard" Chinese style song.

If this song cannot establish and launch "Chinese Style", everything Cao Xuan does next will be half the result with twice the effort.

Fortunately, "Dongfeng Po" lived up to high expectations and got off to a good start.

It’s hard to say the genre of other songs, but if pop songs want to establish a faction, they must have a fan base.

With a wide reputation, new songs will be produced steadily, a genre style will be formed, and influence will continue to spread, the genre will become more and more prosperous.

While those music experts were still debating whether Cao Xuan was qualified to start a sect, the name of Chinese style had already been imprinted in the hearts of countless people. In a sense, this was already considered a success.

"Dongfeng Po" reached the top spot in late August. Thanks to its excellent quality and the general trend of media promotion, it firmly held the top position.

"Meteor Shower" dominated the charts for two months, and Sun Yanzi's two songs were mass-produced in July. Now there is nothing that can be done about "Dongfeng Po", and it has not even reached the so-called threat.

To be honest, at that moment, Cao Xuan felt a little lonely when he was invincible.

In the peak battle of [Nan Ren Bei Cao] in 1998, he and Ren Xianqi fought in darkness, with no light from the sun or the moon.

In 1999, he fought against all the masters by himself, first defeated the two queens, then competed with Zhang Yu, and finally competed in "Huan Zhu Ge Ge 2".

Last year in 2000, he single-handedly dominated the music scene, and the battle to dominate the charts and become gods seemed overwhelming, but the competition behind it was also fierce.

But this year, Cao Xuan clearly felt that the singers competing with him on the list were far behind.

In fact, it is understandable that Cao Xuan is now at the peak of his fame and status, and the new generation's background is still a bit lacking. With the name of a person and the shadow of a tree, they will definitely be timid before facing off against the rising Cao Xuan.

On the contrary, they are not as good as those old singers who have fought before. Although they have not defeated Cao Xuan, they have fought before and have no fear of fighting.

However, most of these old singers are in decline, their commercial attributes are not that strong, and their ability to perform on the charts is also weak. Few of them can directly compete with Cao Xuan.

Cao Xuan easily dominates the charts, which may be a good thing for others, but he is used to competing with other singers on the charts, and he always feels uncomfortable.

This is also a rare time when Cao Xuan wants Xiao Zhou to grow up quickly.

After all, in the Chinese music world, the only one who can compete with a "bad guy" like me is Xiao Zhou, a real bad guy...