China Entertainment 1997

In mid-September, the finale of "Love Through Time" finally scored an average ratings of 11.7 for the entire series, temporarily ranking as the 2001 ratings champion in Beijing.

In this year's ratings rankings, it ranked third, second only to "The Swordsman" and "The Mansion Gate".

Even Cao Xuan didn't expect this result. He knew that the show was very popular in the original time and space, but he didn't expect it to be so popular, with a ratings of over 10.

After thinking about it, I can only attribute it to the upgrade and optimization of some plots, the willingness to work hard on publicity, and the excellent platform of Beijing TV for the first broadcast.

Many factors led to better results than the original time and space.

This was the case with the previous "Swordsman", and it makes sense for "Love Through Time" to be reproduced.

You know, Cao Xuan even sacrificed himself to drag Hu Jing into the scandal. These exposures alone are worth 1 to 3 percentage points in the ratings.

According to the gambling agreement, Fanxing earned 12 million, and what is even more impressive is the follow-up second and third rounds and patch advertising.

The minimum guarantee is 20 million. If you encounter someone who is generous, the target of 30 million may not be impossible.

This is one of the top three most watched works in the whole year. Given the same performance, the revenue is relatively low. Fortunately, the cost is not high, so it translates into a lot of money.

And aside from the direct profits from the show "Love Through Time", there are also many hidden benefits for all parties.

The most intuitive thing is that it made Hu Jing famous. Princess Xianxian is now extremely popular, and her reputation is as high as that of Cao Xuan's Linghu Chong and Chen Baoguo's Bai Qiye in the first half of the year.

Hu Jing also successfully broke through the shackles of ordinary popular flowers, directly promoted to the top of the new generation, and gradually began to be as famous as Zhao, Zhang, Zhou and others.

At the same time, this time it also made the star drama famous.

"Journey to the West" and "Love Through Time" were two consecutive dramas that became huge hits in the ratings, and the latter was the biggest hit of the year.

Many TV stations have noticed this film and television company owned by Cao Xuan and are very interested in its projects.

The distribution negotiations for "Yan Shuang Eagle" and "Golden Fen Family" have also undergone favorable changes.

What makes Cao Xuan even more happy is that the end of the broadcast of "Love Across Time and Space" coincided with the launch of CCTV's delayed broadcast of "Love in the Rain".

At that time, "Love Across Time and Space" was the most popular, and it kept the latter under control for two days.

This invisibly lowered the average ratings of "Love in the Rain", which weakened its competitors and helped "The Swordsman" become the annual ratings champion.

Moreover, Hu Jing can be regarded as head-on suppression of Zhao Nasha, who is also a popular actress.

Although it was only a small victory and not something to write home about, it was, after all, the only victory achieved by these little flowers from the Mainland who faced the enemy head-on.

Even if it doesn't threaten someone's halo as the number one female star of the new generation, it still shows the strength of a wave of new top stars from the mainland.

In addition to a hit in the ratings, the two also shot up the music charts.

After "Love in the Rain" was released, it quickly became popular after "Love Across Time and Space".

The two opening and ending songs "Farewell Station" and "I Want It So Much" also became popular, and reached the top ten of the rankings in a short period of time.

Prior to this, the opening and ending themes of "Love Through Time" also achieved this achievement.

The theme song "Providence of Love" has always been in the top ten, reaching the top three at its peak, and now it is hovering in the fifth or sixth place.

Another opening song, "Too Many," also made it to the top ten, but now it's hovering around the top thirteen, occasionally making a counterattack.

It is worth mentioning that the song "Too Many" was originally the theme song of "Oolong", and it is still the same now.

However, because "Love Through Time" was broadcast more than a year in advance, it caused a headache, and "Oolong Love" broadcast in October was automatically reduced to a "second-hand theme song."

Ku Juji's "I Want It So Much" performed well and its ranking in the rankings was quite stable. However, "Farewell Station" sung by Zhao Naha was pushed out of the top list by another song after more than ten days of popularity. ten.

Well, the name of that song is "Broken Bridge with Remaining Snow".

The second chart-topping song from Cao's new album "Chinese Style", with its aesthetic and ancient artistic conception, has added new fire to the rising Chinese style.

If "East Wind Breaks" and "Chrysanthemum Terrace" are ancient Chinese elements + pop music, the two sides are blended and equal, which is relatively easier to understand.

Then "Broken Bridge with Remaining Snow" has an ancient artistic conception, the arrangement is more classical, and it mostly uses folk music. Ancient elements account for more than pop music.

In a sense, the two songs are two branches of Chinese style, and they are also the two original singers Zhou and Xu’s own understanding of Chinese style music.

Both Yuan Shikong and Yuan Shikong also have their own fans. Relatively speaking, Xu has more imitators. It's not that no one can learn from Zhou, but that he can't learn the essence.

And even if you master the tricks and compose songs of the same style, the feeling of singing them will be different from Jay Chou's.

His personal style is so strong that anyone who imitates it will die.

However, the two current styles belong to Cao Xuan, and outsiders only think that Cao Xuan is making a new attempt at Chinese style.

After the release of "Snow on the Broken Bridge", it was well received and soared in the rankings. It also led to the release of "Chrysanthemum Terrace" and Xiao Zhou's newly released "Red Dust Inn".

Among the top ten of the list, Chinese-style songs occupy four places, plus the songs from "Bright Stars" at that time, Hu Jing's "Love Offering" and Sun Yanzi's "Little Lucky".

[Cao Xuan Civil War] is happening again on the charts. Songs written by him are everywhere, and someone has become cannon fodder.

………

Fanxing-related projects were making rapid progress in September, and while they were making huge gains, four aircraft on the other side of the ocean also made a small spark.

Brother Deng became a world celebrity in one fell swoop.

Afterwards, some people have been claiming that this incident was self-directed and self-acted, and it is unknown whether it is true or not. However, Cao Xuan looked at the reports from various parties and it does not seem to be false. At least the building really exploded.

Many people in China are quite happy. The events in 1999 and April 1 this year have caused extremely bad relations between the two parties.

At least among the people, there are many people who are gloating about this incident.

Now everyone is just happy. In fact, from the perspective of future generations, this incident still has a great impact. The strategic focus of Laos and the United States has shifted, and it has also bought us some development time.

Cao Xuan cannot interfere in national affairs, but from the perspective of an entertainment practitioner.

After the 911 incident, many new waves of thought emerged in the United States.

Therefore, Cao Xuan wondered if he could take a share of the pie and make some healing songs to make money... Well, to appease the wounded hearts of the American people, or to take the trouble to give Ya a few critical songs to create a strange wave of yin and yang.

This is not about Cao Xuan scolding the cook when he is full, but standing on the high ground of human morality and criticizing and warning against some unfreedom and inhumane phenomena.

Well, the old BBC...

At the end of September, Cao Xuan went to Hunan Province to participate in the recording of "Happy Camp" to support the upcoming new album.

But before going to Hunan Province, Cao Xuan first took a detour to the Magic City. After more than half a year of preparations, Box Games and Shanda launched the public beta version of "Legend of Hot Blood" on September 28.

As the cash cow that Cao Xuan was looking forward to more and more, he wanted to come over and take a look.

At Shanda Company, Cao Xuan met Chen Tianqiao, the future richest man in China.

Old Chen looks very simple, not as amazing as Jack the Horse, and not as restrained as Pony Gossip. If left on the roadside, no one would think that he is a company CEO.

But Cao Xuan had a deep first impression of him. Chen Tianqiao looked ordinary, but his eyes were sharp and firm.

Professional actors are good at imitating and observing, but Cao Xuan always likes to ponder people.

Seeing Chen Tianqiao, he was thinking about what kind of identity and personality the character would have if he used these kinds of emotions and micro-expressions when acting.

It didn't take long for him to outline a general image - a generation of "heroes" who are ambitious and unwilling to be inferior to others!

"Mr. Chen, you've worked hard, it's all up to you to take control of the overall situation here."

"Mr. Cao is too polite. Everyone has their own division of labor in cooperation."

The two parties exchanged a few tacit greetings and had a few casual conversations, and then Cao Xuan listened to the relevant person in charge of the box game report to him on the progress of the operation.

In fact, as of nearly October, Box Games apparently has nothing to do with Cao Xuan.

This is also the first company that Cao Xuan made "cut off". After all, at this stage, the reputation of game companies is too bad, and they are scolded for making unconscionable money. Not even now, there are few who will not be scolded in future generations.

Cao Xuan didn't expect to be able to hide it from everyone, but he could throw as many pots as he could onto other people's backs.

Although Box Game seems to have nothing to do with Cao Xuan, people from Shanda and Box understand who is the real boss of this "Legend of Hot Blood" game.

“...The data in the first two days of the game’s launch is pretty good, and we are stepping up distribution through operators.

Mr. Chen also followed your suggestions and promoted Internet cafes around the Magic City to a certain extent. Based on the results, he will formulate more detailed plans in the future. "

Cao Xuan listened to the report, but he didn't understand some professional vocabulary and matters.

But it doesn’t matter. Box Games will make a special written report for Cao Xuan and the business consultant team he hired.

Cao Xuan started preparing to form this business consulting team after he bought shares in Penguin, specifically to review reports in areas he didn't understand.

The purpose is simple, to ensure that Cao Xuan is not tricked as an amateur.

It is essential to be on guard against others. Penguin Cao Xuan does not participate in the specific operations. He delegates power to supervise many things in Box Game, involving hundreds of millions or even billions of transactions. There is no guarantee that someone will be careful and play tricks on him.

The business advisory team is here to prevent this. If Cao Xuan really finds out there is something fishy, ​​don't blame him for being rude.

Cao Xuan has never been a living Bodhisattva. At critical moments, he has the means to deal with certain things "reasonably and legally"...

Regarding some specific game operation matters, Cao Xuan does not understand and will not easily interfere. What he is most concerned about is when the game will become profitable.

“Two months of public testing, if all aspects of the data are qualified, you can directly click on the card to charge.”

Chen Tianqiao is also most concerned about this. To put it bluntly, we are businessmen. No matter how well we do in the early stage, the key still depends on how much money the product can make.

In fact, Chen Tianqiao is more eager for the success of "Legend of Blood" than Cao Xuan.

If this game failed, Cao Xuan would have to throw away a few million at most. With his current net worth, it wouldn't be a big deal, but Chen Tianqiao would hardly have the chance to bet on a new game again.