China Entertainment 1997

Early February 2007

When he woke up in the morning, Cao Xuan suddenly felt a little distracted. It had been ten years since the day that turned his life upside down.

Cao Xuan suddenly wanted to go to the small dormitory in Xinwu Film and Television City to take a look, but after thinking about it, he forgot about it. Ten years later, I am afraid that the dormitory will not look like it if it is not demolished.

With nostalgia for the past, Cao Xuan didn't have breakfast at home, so he called Zhang Chong to find a breakfast restaurant and ordered steamed stuffed buns stuffed with radish and millet porridge.

However, unlike the steamed buns he ate back then, which had more vegetables and less meat, the steamed buns in other restaurants were full of oil and water. Zhang Chong, who ate the steamed buns with Cao Xuan back then, said they had no taste.

Cao Xuan suddenly felt that history was a circle. Ten years later, it was still Zhang Chong who was eating steamed buns with him. Wang Fei had just given birth to an eldest daughter back then, and now he has just given birth to a younger daughter. The national football team also failed to reach the World Cup.

The only difference is that the two brothers don’t have to fight each other to eat the buns...

Cao Xuan didn't know if it was because he was getting older, and he always missed the past easily.

Zhang Chong doesn't have this worry. In his opinion, Cao Xuan has too much good life and too much leisure.

With a net worth of tens of billions, two daughters-in-law, and a global reputation, he lives a life full of vitality and everything is in competition. He is always wondering what he was doing in the days when he was chewing steamed buns, eating pickles, and crawling into the basement.

However, Cao Xuan was happy to think about it, so he chatted with him, and also mentioned the human-looking Sun Jiang who had provided Cao Xuan with important information about the vacancy of Ximen Qing's role.

Cao Xuan had no friendship with him, and basically had no contact with him since then. On the contrary, Zhang Chong and he were from the same hometown, and they would get together occasionally. I heard that a small supermarket has been opened in his hometown, and his son is several years old.

Zhang Chong was envious when he mentioned this. Sun Jiang's son was about to go to school. Cao Xuan's empress of the West Palace was also pregnant. Only he had been married for several years and there had been no news.

In fact, compared to Cao Xuan, Zhang Chong is quite affectionate.

His wife is the girlfriend he met when he was an extra. When Cao Xuan conquered the West Palace, she was forced to have a "car accident".

Zhang Chong has followed Cao Xuan these years and is the oldest person around Boss Cao. He has a transcendent status and is favored by both the East and West Palaces.

However, Zhang Chong knew how to behave and worked as an assistant to Cao Xuan wholeheartedly, ignoring the company and outside matters.

Cao Xuan did not treat him badly. His annual salary plus bonuses totaled seven figures. When he got married, he also gave him two houses + a car, one in Beijing and one in his hometown. The car was worth millions. Top-of-the-range BMW.

This was only superficial income. He stayed with Cao Xuan, even if he only occasionally listened to him, bought two houses in the capital, and bought some Penguin stocks, his net worth soared.

Therefore, although Zhang Chong is just an assistant who carries Cao Xuan's bag and fetch water every day, he is actually a wealthy man with a net worth of tens of millions, which can be called the ceiling of the assistant world.

With this net worth and income, he is definitely a diamond king. It is no exaggeration to say that several female artists who have dealt with him want to fall in love with Zhang Chong.

The income of celebrities these days is limited, and there are really few who can compare with Zhang Chong, let alone Cao Xuan, who can hold his own firmly.

In the face of temptation, Zhang Chong also made mistakes during his period, and even broke up with his girlfriend for a time, but for various reasons, he finally chose this woman who had been with him since he was young.

To be honest, he was a bit of a scumbag, but Cao Xuan didn't have the shame to criticize others, and he couldn't care less about the couple's affairs.

On the day of the wedding, Cao Xuan was present in person. Not only did he give heavy gifts, but he also came to his hometown for a rare visit and sang congratulations, which gave Zhang Chong and his wife a lot of face.

However, Zhang Chong and his wife never conceived a child, and the examination at the hospital was normal. Zhang Chong has always been worried about it, and he sighs when he mentions it.

It was hard for Cao Xuan to persuade him, after all, he couldn't help with this matter.

But if it doesn’t work, you can contact the eldest princess of South Korea. Her methods are a bit dark and technological. Maybe there is a way...

After eating, Cao Xuan took a photo with the boss and his family who recognized him, and then headed to Fanxing Building.

It has been nearly two months since his grandma passed away. His parents have recovered their emotions, Empress Xigong is becoming more and more stable, and Cao Xuan can focus on work.

In fact, Cao Xuan didn't stay at home completely before this.

I'm rehearsing for the Spring Festival Gala, and I've also taken the time to record a new Chinese album. As expected, it will be released during the summer vacation. In addition, the order of the concerts has also been roughly arranged.

At present, there are roughly three stages.

The first phase is in late February, mainly in Asia, with a total of 12 cities in China including Xiangjiang and Taiwan Province, and then in Asia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and even the Middle East. The duration is about one month.

In the middle of the year, from June to September, is the second phase of the concert. It’s hard to say which month it will be held in, but it will have to be combined with the filming plan of "Three Kingdoms·Red Cliff".

This stage is mainly in Australia, Europe and Africa, and it lasts about one month.

The third stage is the Americas, that is, South America and North America. It should be in November or December at the end of the year, and it also lasts for one month.

Of course, this plan is only a rough idea. Except for the fact that the Asian side has been basically finalized, the next two stages are still just an idea, and there may be some discrepancies in the actual implementation.

But no matter what, Cao Xuan won't do anything about the concert.

Moreover, it lasted for more than three months and accumulated nearly a hundred performances, which will definitely satisfy many fans.

Countless fans at home and abroad burst into tears and ran around shouting, finally there is hope...

Cao Xuan still attaches great importance to this concert tour. His schedule is already tight, and with the birth of his child in the future, his parents are very patient. Even if he has free time, he will spend it with his family.

Again, other singers hold concerts to make money, but for Cao Xuan, holding concerts is really about giving back to the fans.

Cao Xuan may still hold concerts in the future, but they will probably be small-scale or in a few key cities. It will be difficult to do a large-scale tour that will take several months to travel around the world.

In Cao Xuan's mind, if he holds such a large-scale concert again in the future, it will basically be his last farewell before leaving the music scene.

Therefore, Cao Xuan's attitude is very serious. He does not seek to make it a classic, but at least satisfy the fans.

There are twelve cities in the country, and the number of people varies according to the city location.

Cao Xuan did not deliberately pursue the number of people like the last concert. Now he no longer needs these to prove his popularity and status. Safety is the most important thing.

The concert in Beijing was held at the Workers' Stadium. Regardless of the prestige of the stage, only 60,000 tickets were reserved.

In fact, Cao Xuan really wanted to hold a concert at the Bird's Nest, but unfortunately it was too early. He could apply after the Beijing Olympics. But before the Beijing Olympics started, he didn't have the nerve to be the first.

But it doesn't matter, Cao Xuan has been confirmed to sing the theme song on the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. He is still the first singer to hold a "concert" at the Bird's Nest.

There are 60,000 people in Beijing, but the 80,000-person stadium in Magic City can accommodate 80,000 people. It is also the largest crowd in the country for this Cao Xuan tour concert.

As for other cities, the number of people is relatively small. Basically, there are 30,000 to 50,000 people in the venue. The smallest one is the Hong Kong Coliseum, which is about 12,000 people.

The total number of votes accumulated in the twelve cities is almost 500,000, which seems like a lot, but is actually very few.

It may be an exaggeration to think that Cao Xuan has hundreds of millions of fans, but tens of millions are definitely there, and even if they are not his fans, ordinary passers-by are still willing to attend one of his concerts if they have the conditions.

So these 500,000 votes are divided into profits, which is barely enough to squeeze through the teeth.

Tickets were officially sold on February 2. The concert tickets in Beijing were the first to be issued. The 30,000 online tickets were sold out in less than two hours, and offline they were all sold out in less than a day.

Other cities are also in a mess. The worst one is Xiangjiang. There are few tickets in the first place, and it is the last one to sell tickets among the twelve cities. I don’t know how many people are gearing up.

The 8,000 tickets available online were sold out in just two minutes, and only the website itself knows how much of those two minutes was due to information delay.

The most pitiful thing is that of these 8,000 tickets, only a few of the 8,000 tickets were grabbed by locals in Xiangjiang. If there weren't thousands of tickets available offline, I'm afraid no one would bother Cao Xuan even if he spoke Cantonese in Xiangjiang.

Of course, not everyone has the capital to go to Xiangjiang to watch the concert. Xiangjiang fans will still buy back some later, but the price is quite outrageous.

Tickets that originally cost a few hundred Hong Kong dollars each were sold on the black market for thousands, with tickets in better locations costing more than tens of thousands.

Let's put it this way, scalpers paid more attention to this concert than Cao Xuan's fans and had made various plans in advance.

Even though Cao Xuan used various methods to crack down on scalpers, and even hired master programmers to take action, strictly prohibiting online ticket sales, and restricting real-name purchases offline, it is estimated that many people still took advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune.

As for Asia, Cao Xuan can't get involved. Basically, Warner or the local organizer is responsible. Whether scalpers are rampant or not depends entirely on ability.

Among them, there is one in Singapore, one in Malaysia, one in Thailand, three in Japan, two in South Korea, one in Dubai and one in Qatar.

Among them, Japan's three shows are all in Tokyo, and South Korea's three shows are all in Seoul. There is no way that their capitals are the most prosperous, and there is no way to compare them with other cities.

As for the next two countries in the Middle East, it's actually interesting to say that Cao Xuan's original plan was to hold all of Cao Xuan's Asian concerts in East Asia, and he had no intention of going to the Middle East.

But the wealthy people in Dubai learned that Cao Xuan was going to hold a concert in Asia, and paid to invite Cao Xuan to hold a concert in Dubai.

Yes, other concerts are organized by Cao Xuan and the local government. The revenue comes from fans buying tickets and advertising and other revenue. The local government will not give Cao Xuan any money.

Only Dubai is different. They offered $2 million to provide the venue for free and invited Cao Xuan to hold a concert in Dubai.

It is not difficult to understand that Dubai is trying its best to establish a sense of presence. If there is a chance to catch up with Cao Xuan's popularity, millions of dollars is nothing, and it can also improve its own quality.

After all, if a world superstar holds a concert in a certain city, it will bring glory to the city.

Those international metropolises may not care, but rising tourist cities like Dubai still care.

Facing the invitation from Dubai, Cao Xuan did not agree hastily.

Although two million US dollars is a lot of money, it is not enough to make him blind with money. He is holding a concert this time, not a private invitation to perform.

However, according to people in Dubai, Cao Xuan is quite influential in the Middle East. Even though this is an Arab region, it is deeply invaded by European and American culture, so Cao Xuan still has a certain number of fans here.

Moreover, Dubai is a tourist city, with many tourists from Europe and the United States. Many of them are fans of Cao Xuan and are willing to attend the concerts of their favorite singers during travel.

Knowing that there were a large number of fans there, Cao Xuan didn't show any pretense. Anyway, he just added a performance. However, this was a bit of an advertisement for Dubai, and 2 million US dollars was not enough.

At this time, we can see the atmosphere of the oil tycoon.

As soon as I heard that Cao Xuan was willing to come, but the money was not enough, I directly added another 2 million US dollars, and the venue, food and accommodation, etc. were all included. All the income from tickets, advertising, etc. belonged to Cao Xuan, and they did not want a penny.

Boss Cao felt that he was also a public figure. He had always rebelled against others, but this time he really taught him a lesson.

So when it comes to the nouveau riche, it has to be this group of oil thieves...

What made Cao Xuan even more unexpected was that as soon as he finished negotiating the cooperation with Dubai, Qatar came to visit, and under the same conditions, Cao Xuan also went to Qatar to hold a concert.

In the conscience of heaven and earth, Boss Cao is not a money-obsessed boss, but no one can stand the oil tycoon throwing away US dollars like this.

The key is to go to the Middle East specifically to hold two concerts. It just doesn't make sense to add two more concerts casually and not make money.

Although holding a concert is to give back to his fans, Cao Xuan feels that he can make some extra money, which is understandable.

Lao Cao's family is about to import a new baby, and the baby's milk powder, clothes, and diapers all cost money. Empress Xigong can't work for a short time, and the family life is very stressful.

So, Cao Tianwang is so delicious!

Moreover, he waited for Saudi Arabia for several days, hoping that they would not be lonely. Unfortunately, they waited and waited, but in the end they did not come. Cao Xuan could only regretfully set the number of Asian concerts to twenty-two.

Domestic tickets are basically sold out now, and tickets in Asia have not started yet.

Needless to say, the income is not to mention the 8 million US dollars in Dubai and Qatar. The concerts will directly repay the money from advertising and other copyright income.

Even Fanxing is internally considering whether to hold more concerts as the income would be extremely considerable.

Cao Xuan woke them up directly. He made more money this time because he met two wealthy people who were stupid and rich.

According to normal logic, leaving aside all expenses and shares, Cao Xuan only made tens of millions from this Asian concert, which could last for hundreds of millions.

It seems like a lot, but if Cao Xuan spends this time and energy on any project, it will cost more than this amount.

What's more important is that I'm tired.

This is a large-scale concert in front of tens of thousands of spectators. The performance cannot be careless. If you are fully engaged physically and mentally, you will definitely get tired more easily than usual.

There are twenty-two concerts in a month, and Cao Xuan feels a little weak when he thinks about it. It is enough to come once in a while. It is really normal. He is afraid that he will not be able to see his son grow up.

He heard that Zhang Tianwang held more than 100 concerts a year, with an average of less than one every three days. He really didn't know how he managed to hold on.

Fanxing Building, boss’s office

Cao Xuan looked at a large list of concert programs in his hand and called Jiang Yue: "All the singers in the company will be guests at my concert. You can allocate them among them."

Jiang Yue was pleasantly surprised. Cao Xuan's concert guests were still very popular. Many well-known singers were eyeing them. Even if they were company singers, she didn't dare to expect that they could all attend.

Cao Xuan, on the other hand, is very calm and doesn't want his wealth to go to outsiders. Anyway, he has many concerts, so the number of people can be spread out.

"Those who are good at English should practice more on a daily basis."

"what do you mean……"

Jiang Yue is getting more and more surprised. Could it be that the boss wants to lead everyone to counterattack the European and American music scene and bring out a few international superstars.

But it was obvious that she was overthinking it. Cao Xuan was not as big-hearted as she was. He really thought that international stars were just cabbages that could be wholesaled at will.

"No matter what, it doesn't hurt to let them brush their faces more."

Moreover, although Cao Xuan has many friends in the European and American music circles, not everyone can be summoned, and the number of people may not be enough. It is better to let his own singers and artists take over, which is more or less a chance.

After securing the concert guests, Cao Xuan asked again: "How is the Spring Festival Gala over there?"

Nowadays, Star Artists has many singers, and many of them want to participate in the Spring Festival Gala.

Normally, Cao Xuan might have helped. Before this year, he was really not in the mood to ask about his grandma's affairs, but he still saw Fanxing artists during the rehearsal, so he asked.

As the head of the artist management department, it is quite important for a singer to attend the Spring Festival Gala, and Jiang Yue has always paid attention to it.

"Several singers such as Yao Beina and Huo Feng sang "Wife, Husband, I Love You", Gu Miaomiao sang "Fairy Tale Town" solo with Zhang Shaohan and Joey Yung, and Xue Zhiqian and Qi Wei sang your song "You Will Marry Me Today".

By the way, Li Yugang, the winner of "Tomorrow's Star", was also invited to the Spring Festival Gala to sing the song "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" written by you. "

What Jiang Yue said is still very informative.

Yao Beina comes from an orthodox background. Although she signed a contract with Fanxing, she is still very popular and can squeeze into the Spring Festival Gala with a little effort.

Gu Miaomiao's popularity is getting higher and higher, and she has firmly established herself as the mainland's little queen. Her peers Zhang Shaohan and Joey Yung are currently the most prominent female singers in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

The Spring Festival Gala put the three of them together, which to a certain extent meant acknowledging Gu Miaomiao's status.

Xue Zhiqian became popular last year with "Serious Snow", and Qi Wei also became popular with "Tomorrow's Star" and "Painted Heart". Especially "Painted Heart" can take advantage of the popularity of "Painted Skin". Top ten in 2006.

The two of them were popular at the time, and it was normal for them to be invited to the Spring Festival Gala. They just didn't know why they sang Cao Xuan's song "You Will Marry Me Today."

Could it be that because Tao Zhe and Cai Yilin sang this song at the Spring Festival Gala, it was revised by history?

Cao Xuan was a little confused, but he didn't take it to heart. Li Yugang was not a company artist, so he didn't pay attention. Instead, he was a little confused about another thing.

"I remember seeing Dao Lang and Phoenix Legend during the rehearsal. Was it rejected?"

Jiang Yue nodded, with a bit of dissatisfaction on her face: "They are all those people who are full of food. They engage in disputes between elegance and vulgarity, which have implicated Phoenix Legend and Dao Lang."

Daolang released two new albums in 2006, including "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", "Love Is You and Me", "West Sea Love Song" and other widely sung songs, which sold millions.

Phoenix Legend also released a new album in the second half of 2006. The songs included "Free Flying" and "Waiting for the Rose of Love", which greatly increased the number of downloads of ring tones.

Their exposure and popularity may not be as high as those of Gu Miaomiao and others, but in terms of actual results, in addition to Gu Miaomiao, others such as Xue Zhiqian, Zhang Jie, Zhang Liangying and others are ranked behind.

Based on the popularity and influence of their songs, Daolang and Phoenix Legend have every hope of appearing in the Spring Festival Gala, but unfortunately they are too controversial.

The so-called controversy actually started at some point this year. Some musicians, music critics and so-called professional fans began to criticize online songs, and then expanded to the ranks of saliva songs, represented by ringtone songs.

Those people commented that the lyrics of these songs were vulgar, nutritious, and could not be considered music at all. Their existence was an insult to the pop music world and was going backwards.

The work style of Legend of Phoenix and Daolang just hit the muzzle of this group of people, and they were regarded as typical, with crazy output.

Of course, Phoenix Legend and Daolang are not without supporters. On the contrary, there are many netizens who support them.

Although many musicians in the industry did not speak out for various reasons, Cao Xuan directly defended their shortcomings, saying that music should not be divided into elegance and vulgarity. What is vulgar or vulgar cannot be decided by some people.

Because of this incident, he even had a small vendetta.

At that time, the music scene was divided into elegance and vulgarity, and even the folk arts circle joined in the fun. A certain little black fat guy became a typical example and was crazily opposed to the three vulgarities.

The person who suppressed the little black fat man was the leading boss in the music industry, but Cao Xuan, who was also the leading boss in the pop music world, chose to protect his shortcomings and stood on the side of the majority.

Although many people think that Cao Xuan took action because Daolang and the others were under the banner of Fanxing, but comparing the two, it becomes clear who has a higher profile and more magnanimity.

Moreover, while he is against the three vulgarities, Cao Xuan's opinion on whether it is vulgar or not is not something that some people can decide.

Although the two parties are not talking about the same thing and are of different natures, when put together they are a slap in the face.

However, Cao Xuan didn't care about this, so he didn't expect that Dao Lang and others would still be affected. To be on the safe side, the Spring Festival Gala director team dismissed them.

Cao Xuan frowned. He actually didn't like these people very much.

In the early years, Cao Xuan also received a lot of criticism, but his "style" was varied, ranging from saliva songs to high-quality and in-depth songs. The label could not be pinned on his head, and it did not form a big trend at the time.

Nowadays, with the rise of the Internet and ringtone songs, there is a saying that the lyrics are indeed more straightforward and simple, but except for some marginalia, many songs have nothing to do with vulgarity, and everything cannot be killed with one stick.

In fact, even Cao Xuan agrees with some of those people's views, but hates their condescension, frequent labeling, and one-size-fits-all attitude.

Just because they don't like it doesn't mean other people don't like it.

Hundreds of millions of people in the society's sinking market are also fans. These people don't like to talk, but it doesn't mean they don't exist.

Cao Xuan touched his chin: "It's a pity, the Spring Festival Gala song has been decided, otherwise I would have to sing a song to respond to them."

However, just because you can’t sing in the Spring Festival Gala doesn’t mean you can’t sing in other places. Just think of it as a way to promote your new album during the summer vacation...

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ps: Sorry, something delayed me. The update will be posted on time at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.