China Entertainment 1997

The Empress of the East Palace really admires Damimi, especially after Cao Xuan gave her approval, she became even more enthusiastic.

Cao Xuan is most famous for his "musical talent" and is known as a genius that has never been seen in a century.

Of course, if Cao Xuan's entire net worth were to be revealed, in the current [money comes first] environment, it's hard to say who would be more concerned about Cao Xuan's "musical talent" or "business ability."

But aside from these two items, Cao Xuan has another ability that is more popular.

That is having a unique vision.

Hu Jing, Dong Xuan, Gao Yuanyuan, Yan Kuan and others were basically promoted by him. If this can be considered capital operation.

When Jay Chou first debuted, Cao Xuan pointed at Xiao Zhou and said he was his successor. After a few years, his vision was as good as the best in the world.

As Penguin Blog became popular and Penguin was about to go public, the story of Cao Xuan’s investment in Penguin was also revealed.

Rumor has it that Cao Xuan had just become popular at the time and bet all his wealth on it. He sold his house and land and used the money to acquire a lot of shares in Penguin.

When Cao Xuan spoke to the outside world, in addition to being optimistic about the QQ project, he was also optimistic about the founding team such as Xiao Ma Ge.

And Xiao Ma has lived up to his expectations. Now Penguin is one of the top Internet companies in China, with a total market value of more than 8 billion yuan.

Although Cao Xuan was deliberately vague and various information was confusing, even if an insider broke the news, the outside world was not sure how many shares he owned, but it is conservatively estimated to be more than 30%.

However, [Jiaoyang Venture Capital], which actually holds Penguin shares, has been transferred overseas by Cao Xuan, and the shares are kept confidential. Cao Xuan, the founder, claims to be only a small shareholder.

But no matter what, no matter how many shares Cao Xuan originally took in Penguin, today, it is estimated to have increased hundreds of times.

[Cao Tianwang’s wonderful eye for knowing ponies] has become a legend in the investment community.

Another good story is about Cao Xuan, Hezizi and Shanda, known as the "Two Giants of Smart Eye Games".

Cao Xuan neither admitted nor denied whether Box Games was owned by him, but Hu Jing definitely knew what was going on, so she trusted Cao Xuan's vision.

When she heard Cao Xuan praise Da Li Mi as a good young man, her original attention was increased.

After landing a small role as a concubine in "Beauty's Scheming", Hu Jing took Damimi back to Beijing directly, planning to settle Rong Xinda's contract.

Hu Jing has not thought clearly about whether to sign Damimi to Fanxing now, but since she wants to praise people, she must not let Damimi stay in Rongxinda.

Otherwise, if she brought Da Mimi out, Rong Xinda would be jealous and wouldn't let her go. Wouldn't this become someone else's wedding dress?

So first let Damimi become a free agent, and then try out the quality. If the quality is good, then sign a contract with Fanxing.

Hu Jing is not afraid that Da Mi Mi will not sign with Fan Xing after she becomes famous.

Putting aside the thigh that she had finally picked up, she turned around and went to hang out with others. If Da Mimi was really so stupid, Hu Jing didn't need to worry too much. Even if she was picked up, she would still be cannon fodder.

Damimi’s contract is easy to resolve.

Although she is a newcomer that Rong Xinda values ​​​​more, she is just a newcomer. The proprietress of Fanxing came to ask for someone in person, and Li Xiaowan agreed without much hesitation.

Hu Jing's wife is a follower, and her acting style is very similar to Cao Xuan's. They are both show people. Rong Xinda respects her a foot, and she pays him back a foot.

She paid Damimi's liquidated damages in full out of her own pocket, and also introduced two dramas to Rong Xinda's artists.

"The Domineering President Falls in Love with Me", for which she was the producer, was short of a second male lead and was directly given to Prince Rong Xinda, Lin Yusen.

Guolan Entertainment also invested in a Republic of China drama, and Hu Jing decided to give Rong Xinda a male or female lead.

Even though Rong Xinda is a well-known film and television company in the industry, its size is not on the same level as Fanxing.

Not talking about film and television cities and theater chains, Rong Xinda is only good at film and television production and artist management.

Fanxing has launched more than double-digit TV series this year, with a total of no less than 300 episodes, including 2 to 4 theatrical movies. Artist management is also in full bloom and prosperous.

Rong Xinda's film and television output this year may not even reach one-third of Fanxing's, and artist management relies entirely on Zhou Gongzi and Chen Kun to take the lead.

Moreover, as the resources are becoming less and less, Mr. Zhou also intends to change jobs at the end of his term, and Chen Kun will probably not be able to retain him in the future.

Now Rongxinda can barely maintain its situation. If these two pillars are gone, Rongxinda will inevitably fall unless it launches new pillars and a series of hot products.

It's not that Li Xiaowan doesn't value Yang Mi, but he doesn't want to offend Hu Jing because of a newcomer.

Hu Jing's bold move also relieved Li Xiaowan's depression a lot.

Especially her son Lin Yusen, who has just made his debut, Rong Xinda is watching him from top to bottom, and she is too embarrassed to praise him directly. If he can become famous through Fanxing's drama, it will be natural for Rong Xinda to praise him again.

After the contract was terminated, Li Xiaowan personally escorted Hu Jing to Rong Xinda's door.

Seeing that the little girl who played the "maid" in "Da Ming Palace Ci" now had to accompany her for three minutes, Li Xiaowan couldn't hide her emotion and stood at the door for several minutes before leaving.

Not to mention Da Mimi, who looked at Hu Jing with eyes full of admiration.

In her previous impression, Li Xiaowan had a very majestic image, and Rong Xinda was not a small company. She originally thought that her hemp contract would be very troublesome, and that she might be exposed to the media or even go to court.

Unexpectedly, Hu Jing took action in person and solved the problem in one meeting. The dignified and quiet Li Xiaowan she had seen in the past became a kind aunt.

Damimi, who was still a newcomer, saw the reality of the entertainment industry, and at the same time she became more aware of how thick the thigh she just hugged was.

"Sister Jing, don't worry, I will repay you the termination fee in the future."

"Don't worry about money, you can give it to me when you have it."

Hu Jing is not short of the two money, but she understands better what is the meaning of friendship and hatred. Although she will support and help Yang Mi, she will not give it blindly, so as not to spoil Yang Mi.

In this regard, Hu Jing, who is in a high-end workplace and has worked hard in the entertainment industry, is smarter than Teacher Zeng.

Of course, it is not ruled out that she learned lessons from Teacher Zeng’s experience...

While driving, Hu Jing asked Damimi, the passenger, "Do you have a place to stay?"

"I live at home, and my home is in the capital."

"Okay, then I'll take you home first. I'll find you tomorrow and then report to the crew. In a few days, and in a few days, I'll take you to meet the director of "Wulin Gaiden."

"Sister Jing, I will listen to you."

Hu Jing was very satisfied with Damimi's well-behaved behavior. After thinking about it, she let go and said: "You work hard and pay attention to your studies. It's best to pass the Nortel exam. As long as you perform well later, I will recommend you to The company signed a contract,

Later, the company will shoot a Jin Yong drama, and I will help you run it and get a good role. "

Damimi's eyes lit up, Jin Yong's drama, this is much more valuable than any sitcom.

"Thank you, Sister Jing, you are so kind to me."

"You are mine, and I will definitely help you. When you join the company in the future, you don't have to think about anything. Just aim at one person and surpass her."

"Who?"

"The Liu Yifei who plays Wang Yuyan."

Damimi recalled it, and a pure and beautiful bun-shaped face appeared in her mind, and she was instantly confident.

She didn't have the guts to be tough on Little Fatty Fan, but a little girl younger than her would be easy to catch.

Damimi, who was born with the sassiness of a big girl in the capital, patted down her modest capital at this time and made a bold statement.

"Sister, don't worry, I won't let you down."

"Sister, I believe you."

What Hu Jing likes is Damimi's spirit and hard work. Even if her personality and audience popularity are not as good as Liu Tianxian's, then she doesn't have enough talent, so she has to work hard.

………

While Hu Jing was busy training Damimi, Cao Xuan was not idle either. He returned to the capital for a round of inspections and then started working on his fifth Chinese album.

The last Chinese albums he released were "Chinese Style" and "Four" released in late 2001 and early 2002.

As of April 2004, Cao Xuan has not released a new Chinese album for more than two years, and his fans are going crazy.

After all, for Chinese people, no matter how nice English songs are, they are still not as friendly as Chinese songs.

In the past two years, Xiao Zhou, Wang Wang, Cai Yilin, and Sun Yanzi in the Chinese music scene have danced with joy one after another, and they have become the new kings and queens of the music scene.

Although Cao Xuan is competing on Billboard, winning consecutive Grammys, and is known as Asia's No. 1 King, he is a first-tier singer internationally.

But everyone still misses the time when Cao Xuan dominated the Chinese music scene alone.

It just so happens that these new singers have gained some experience in the past two years. They are no longer the little minions that Cao Xuan could squeeze and flatten at will. Everyone wants to see what sparks will come from the collision.

The new king stepped on the corpse of the old king and ascended the throne?

Or is your eldest brother still your eldest brother?

This new album contains the most songs. In addition to the usual ten new songs, Cao Xuan's singles from the past two years are also included.

For example, the Spring Festival Gala versions of "Stars and Sea", "When You Are Old" and "Borrowing the Moon" in the Spring Festival Gala in the past two years.

The single "You Will Marry Me Today" produced by Leisure, the dynamic zone advertising song "Ring ring ring", the opening theme song "Beloved" of "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer", and related songs of "When Men Are in Love" and "Embroidered Spring Knife" .

In total, the new album contains about 20 songs, which is definitely a big album with a lot of content.

From April until mid-to-late July during the summer vacation, Cao Xuan prepared to promote "Xiu Chun Dao".

In the past three months, Cao Xuan will focus most of his energy on this album, and part of it will continue to pay attention to Fanxing’s blockbuster variety show this year——

"Star of Tomorrow"

2004 is destined to be recorded in the history of mainland variety shows.

Hunan Channel launched the first season of "Super Girl", Modou Channel also launched its own talent show "My Style My Show", and Fanxing joined forces with Beijing Channel to launch "Tomorrow's Star".

All three draft companies are targeting the summer season and have launched audition modes from March to April.

There is no doubt that the most popular one among them is "Tomorrow's Star".

Cao Xuan specially approved the production cost of 30 million yuan and reserved an additional 20 million yuan. In the current mainland variety show market, it is definitely one of the best investments.

Of course, Cao Xuan is not a fool. Behind the high production cost of "Tomorrow's Star", there are also a large number of advertisers who endorse him.

Many cooperative companies have settled in, and as long as the show has enough influence, Cao Xuan can get his money back without hesitation, not to mention that he has pulled together China Mobile and Penguin to prepare a text message + online (Q coin) vote for the show.

If this thing is done well, the profit will be considerable, comparable to or even exceeding advertising revenue.

With the support of Cao Xuan, the "Star of Tomorrow" program team made great efforts.

The auditions for the first season of "Super Girl" are only in key cities in several neighboring provinces such as Hunan, Hubei, Jiangsu, and Sichuan. Although "My Type, My Show" is open to the whole country, it is mainly targeted at magic cities. and surrounding areas.

"Stars of Tomorrow" directly divides multiple regions according to east, west, north and south, and sets up audition points in 20 cities across the country, truly realizing nationwide auditions.

Penguin Blog, the three major portals and Beijing TV are fully following the event and will edit and broadcast a considerable portion of the audition and re-test footage to build momentum.

The audition period is from April to June. After the initial registration audition, those who pass the audition will directly re-examine locally.

After passing the re-examination, a competition area-wide PK will be held. At this stage, it will basically be officially broadcast on TV, and the audience voting mode will even begin to be tested.

In the end, the top five from each city division, who are also the top 100 in the country, were selected to go to the capital for the finals.

This competition system is very similar to the later "Super Girl" and "Happy Boy", but it is not exactly the same. Now that "Super Girl" is still in the exploratory stage, the competition system will naturally become the original creation of "Tomorrow Star".

In addition to the cruel and intense competition system, Cao Xuan also invited a large number of celebrity judges.

From the stage of competing for the top 100 in the country, they have appeared one after another. When the top 100 compete, they are basically all celebrity judges. Cao Xuan and other big names are present in person in the finals.

At the same time, "My Style, My Show" is mainly aimed at young people, and "Super Girl" is aimed at women.

Although "Tomorrow's Star" is designed to find the next singing star, it mainly focuses on young newcomers, but in principle, anyone regardless of gender, age or status can sign up to participate.

Audit scope, overall momentum, celebrity guests, restrictions...

"Tomorrow's Star" surpasses the other two programs in every aspect. Except for a few people who would rather be chicken heads than phoenix tails, all good prospects who have a little confidence in themselves will go directly to "Tomorrow's Star".

Even if you don't make it to the top 100, if you pass the re-examination, you will be able to meet celebrity judges and will definitely be on TV. It is a good experience, and you may even get an autograph.

If we can stick to the top 100 in the country, that will be great.

Fanxing was very explicit this time, directly stating that he was trying to cultivate new stars in the music industry, and the rewards were extremely generous.

Each of the top 100 players in the country is guaranteed a bonus of RMB 10,000. They will then be eliminated and fight. The higher the ranking, the more bonuses they will get. The champion himself will receive a RMB 500,000 grand prize directly.

The bonus payout alone is several million. Of course, there are corporate sponsorships, not just money from the program team.

In addition, the top ten players in the country and the top ten players on the popularity list (the same person only occupies one place) will not only receive a bonus of 100,000, but also directly sign a contract with Fanxing, who will release a single or album for them.

The top three and champions also have various other benefits.

Including being a guest at celebrity concerts, Cao Xuan writing songs himself, guaranteeing the Spring Festival Gala in Beijing, and running the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, etc...

Although some benefits were not stated clearly at the beginning, such as running the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, at least the "Star of Tomorrow" must have enough influence for Cao Xuan to be recommended.

But most of the conditions can still explode directly, and then the outside world will be boiling.

Grassroots transformation into star!

In this era when talent shows and variety shows have just started, they are quite topical, with many supporters and many opponents.

But it is undeniable that "Star of Tomorrow" has gained countless audiences and attracted a large number of good talents.

………

Beijing, Baihua Recording Studio

"I'm looking up at the moon

How many dreams are flying freely

…”

The rich and majestic female voice made the manager outside the recording studio very satisfied. When Linghua and Zeng Yi came out, they couldn't help but praise: "The song that Teacher Wei picked for you is really good. It's catchy and fits your style very well." style."

Ling Hua and Zeng Yi were also very happy, but at the same time they still had lingering fears.

"Fortunately, my boss pointed out the suspicion of plagiarism and now I have the copyright for the cover. Otherwise, I would be over if I posted it and was discovered."

The agent was also very angry: "How many times have I told you, if you can learn from it, please explain it to us. I almost got cheated."

"Forget it, let's not mention this. You two get ready. Tomorrow is your audition. Although you will definitely be able to pass it, you can't take it too lightly.

The boss has said that "Stars of Tomorrow" will not take too much care of you this time, especially before the top 100 competition. If you can't even enter the top 100 in the country, there is no need to bother. "

After the manager finished speaking, he hurriedly left to find Gu Miaomiao and several other singers to explain.

Phoenix Legend and the two looked at each other and couldn't help but feel a little excited. After two years of dormancy, it was finally their time to shine.

…

Sichuan Province, Rongcheng

Zhang Jie finished today's concert, then went to the backstage to find his boss and asked for leave.

"Is there something going on at home? I'm still not satisfied with the remuneration. We can talk about it."

The boss was unwilling to let him go. He was joking. Thanks to this [Xiao Cao Xuan], his bar had become one of the top nightclubs in the neighborhood, and he didn't want his cash cow to run away.

"You are very kind to me, but the bar is not a long-term solution after all. I want to try there."

Zhang Jie pointed to the door of the bar, where there happened to be a poster of "Tomorrow's Star".

Seeing this, the boss hesitated for a moment: "I can't hinder your child's future, just go ahead and I will cheer you on in front of the TV."

"thank you boss."

Zhang Jie bowed, left the bar with his guitar on his back, and left the nightclub in Chengdu where he had been working hard for two years.

…

Magic City, the audition place for "Star of Tomorrow"

A thin young man wearing a white headband came to the stage and bowed, introduced himself, and then at the judges' signal, he began to gently swing his body and sang Cao Xuan's "Love Must Have a Last Resort" a cappella.

"...I'm afraid I have nothing to give you, and it takes a lot of courage to love you..."

Just as he entered the state, the cell phone in his pocket rang. The young man took out his cell phone in embarrassment and answered the call.

"Hey, I'm auditioning. I'll talk later."

The audition judges were amused and did not embarrass him, letting him continue singing.

"...It takes a lot of courage to love you. I'm afraid I will fall in love with you...I'm sorry, teacher, I'm sorry."

Looking at the embarrassed young man, the judges were also amused: "Who called you just now."

"my friend."

"You call him back and tell him the results of the audition."

"You didn't say that."

"You fight first, and I'll tell you when it's time to fight."

The young man could only call and have an awkward chat with the other party: "The audition is not over yet. The judges asked me to call you. I don't know if you have passed or not."

The judges were amused and laughed: "Congratulations, you can tell your friends, you passed."

"Really, ah, I've passed..."

The young man happily shared it with his friends, then hung up the phone, bowed and left.

He left the room, but the judges' smiles had not dissipated. Audition judges usually work in pairs, with one being a professional music critic/musician/music teacher/related practitioner and a program team member.

The staff member of the program team took the initiative to look at the camera: "Have you recorded it? This young man is very interesting. I can let him be included in the audition editing later."

"Don't worry, it's all recorded."

The photographer gestured OK, and the staff nodded: "I think this young man has a topic that needs to be highlighted. What is his name?"

The professional music judge next to him took a look at the information: "Xue Zhiqian, 21 years old this year."

…

Rongcheng, audition office

A girl with a ponytail rushed out of the audition site, glanced twice, and threw herself into the arms of a middle-aged woman.

"Mom, I passed."

"Okay, Mom knows Zhenzhen that you can survive. Let's go, Mom will buy you a rabbit head."

"Thank you, Mom."

The girl held her mother's arm, and at the same time did not forget to stuff her pass into her bag. She would need it later for the retest.

The breeze blows, and you can faintly see the names flashing by on the pass——

Zhang Jingying

…

Northeast, Shen City

"Brother, please give me face, and I have to take care of you. Bosses, my aunt and uncle are watching, and I will give you a dragon to suck water..."

A young man wearing a skirt and lipstick showed off three bottles of beer with a smile and left the stage with a smile amidst the cheers of the audience.

As soon as I entered the backstage, I couldn't help but run to the toilet, where I vomited completely. A fat girl hurried over to pat me on the back.

"I told you not to come today. You're already in poor health and you're still trying to hold on."

"I can't do it if I don't come."

The young man wiped his mouth and gave a wry smile: "If we don't make money, we won't be able to pay the rent, so we'll sleep on the street."

"Hey, what do you think about what I told you last time?"

"How can a duet singer like us be on such a big stage?"

"Let's give it a try. If you can really reach the top 100, it will cost you 10,000 yuan, regardless of whether you become famous or not."

"Okay, let's go sign up tomorrow."

The young couple was discussing when a colleague suddenly flashed across the background: "Xiao Shen Yang, what are you doing? I'm urging you from the front."

"Coming, coming, coming right now"

…

All these, from the Northeast to Qiong Province, from the Magic City to Northern Xinjiang, whether they are newcomers who want to become famous in one fell swoop, or frustrated singers, or even music students, or even grassroots people with dreams.

Many people saw the advertisement for "Star of Tomorrow" and took action.

All of a sudden, all the heroes gathered together to compete, and a large number of good talents appeared in the audition alone.

At the same time, it also made the program "Tomorrow's Star" completely popular...