China Entertainment 1997

"Saving Mr. Me" will premiere on January 25th, New Year's Eve, the third day of the Lunar New Year, which is January 28th.

Cao Xuan participated in the Spring Festival Gala and had almost no early publicity, so he worked overtime to cut out this episode of "The Voice of China" and use it as a pre-screening promotion for the movie.

After the Spring Festival Gala is over and it can enjoy another wave of popularity, Cao Xuan will also find time to personally lead a wave of publicity.

The boss demanded it, and the program team of "The Voice of China" was also very cooperative.

It was recorded on January 15th, and the program in which Cao Xuan participated was broadcast on the 23rd, two days before the Spring Festival Gala.

The program team released a preview in advance. A figure whose face could not be seen clearly appeared in the aisle leading to the stage from the backstage. The next scene showed the audience cheering wildly and the four instructors laughing in surprise, which directly filled the suspense.

Many loyal viewers of "The Voice of China" were anxious and anxious, wondering what was going on.

Until Liu Huohua posted a photo on Weibo with four instructors on the stage of "The Voice of China" two hours in advance, causing a sensation.

Many fans of Liu Huohua left excited messages in the comment area.

[Brother Huo Hua has participated in The Voice? 】

[Contestants are still guests]

[A few instructors turned around]

[I’m looking forward to it but also a little scared. Don’t embarrass us with Huo Hua’s strength]

【……】

Liu Huohua also deliberately tried to show off, and just replied with "all four instructors turned around" without explaining who he turned around, further misleading the public.

By the time the latest episode of "The Voice of China" was aired, related topics had already reached the top ten hot searches.

On the one hand, "The Voice of China" is very popular, and on the other hand, the participation of celebrities is quite a gimmick, and there are also penguins who are interested in attracting attention.

As a result, this matter spread more and more widely, and many people rushed to the TV to watch the program, wanting to see the performance of the stars participating in "The Voice of China".

It can only be said that Liu Huohua's "exposure" timing was really good.

Two hours before the broadcast starts, everyone has a certain amount of time to react, and the hot spots are concentrated, making it easy to attract viewers.

If it is 1 to 2 days in advance, the initial wave of enthusiasm subsides and everyone starts to dig into the details, many things may not be hidden. After all, there are many viewers at the scene, and even if there are relevant regulations, many people will disclose the information anonymously. .

In fact, before this, there had been news about Cao Xuan's appearance in Tianya and Tieba, but the exposure was not high and it did not attract attention.

If the time is longer and someone digs out these materials, combined with Liu Huohua and the upcoming "Saving Mr. My Life", it will not be difficult to guess the specific situation.

With much anticipation, the latest episode of "The Voice of China" was launched.

In order not to affect the order of the program, after all, Cao Xuan's fame is not a joke, and the program is effective and will definitely attract the attention of a large number of viewers.

If placed in the front and middle, it would easily affect the players behind, so through editing, Cao Xuan was the last one to appear.

So, when the audience saw Cao Xuan and the other two appearing on the red carpet of "The Voice of China" and then Cao Xuan singing on stage, they immediately went crazy.

Many people couldn't help but go online. Shu Fa was so excited after seeing this program that the popularity of related topics on Weibo skyrocketed. [Cao Xuan #中国好声] was a hot search, reaching the top spot within a few hours. .

Related discussions and opinions emerge in an endless stream on major online platforms such as Tianya, Tieba, Weibo, and blogs.

Fortunately, it's January and all major platforms are operating normally. If they can't comment, netizens and viewers will choke to death...

[Go watch "The Voice of China", my God]

[Hahaha, I saw it, Cao Xuan was too crazy, deliberately out of tune]

[The four instructors were all confused, what were they thinking?]

[The part about returning to normal gave me goosebumps. It was sung so well]

[Indeed, the feeling has suddenly sublimated. I have listened to several versions of "The Wind Rises", and the one sung by the boss is the most touching.]

[I think this version sounds better than the original version. It is different from the previous youthful sound and has a bit more of a vicissitude of life]

[The boss is 33 now. As he enters middle age, his mentality has changed. I was not yet 25 when I wrote this song]

[Shit, Cao Xuan is 33, I always thought he was in his twenties]

[I am different from you. I was surprised that he is only 33. I always thought he was already in his thirties.]

[It’s normal. Artists take good care of themselves and look young. Cao Xuan’s personality is calm and his temperament makes him look older. This is also good. Young and middle-aged people can play the role.]

[Haha, after reading the following part, it’s not easy to think about how the boss tried to make the song out of tune.]

[It’s hard for him, I can see he’s very tired from singing]

[Cao Xuan is not as good as me in this regard. I sing casually, and the tune is even weirder than him.]

[It is recommended to participate in "The Voice of China" upstairs. Maybe the instructor will be fooled once and turn around for you]

[The four instructors all stood up and lined up to meet each other]

[Just kidding, except for Liu Huan, who is senior and has a favor to Cao Xuan, who among the remaining three dares to show off with Cao Xuan]

[Eason Chan is the younger brother. Han Hong was recommended and mentored by Cao Xuan when he attended the Spring Festival Gala, which means Ren Xianqi is on an equal footing with him]

[Why are they on equal terms? It’s not that I’m bad at speaking. It was fine back then, but Cao Xuan has long since left these questions behind. In recent years, Ren has long been out of fashion, relying entirely on [Nan Ren and Bei Cao] to support him]

[Don’t make any noise, everyone who can be invited is a friend. There is no need to distinguish between superiors. The four instructors stood up to greet them. Cao Xuan also called Brother Huan and Brother Xiaoqi]

[Shit, let’s do some small business. Where’s my knife? Don’t talk about anything else. The market value of Fanxing is conservatively estimated to be hundreds of billions. Is this a small business? 】

[Not in the mainstream...just living for a living...how could the audience resist going on stage and beating him up]

[The second-rate singer Cao Tianwang, the richest man eats the richest man]

[As expected of you who do the most arrogant things and say the most cowardly words, Thief Cao]

[Look, what is true humility (zhuang) and emptiness (bi)]

[Hey, 110? Someone is talking, no, this is a scam]

[I made Cao Xuan laugh to death, this pretense is really extraordinary]

【……】

Whether it's the lip-syncing before or the jokes later, it brought a lot of discussion to this program.

Later, Beijing TV station and the program team uploaded related videos, and the number of clicks and views took off. Cao Xuan and the program team certainly received a lot of exposure, and by the way, the movie "Save Mr. My" was also exposed.

The popularity brought by this program is much more effective than the publicity that Liu Huohua and others ran for nearly a month.

The main creators and staff who were still complaining more or less because Cao Xuan did not participate in the promotion have stopped at this time. Cao Xuan does have the ability to be willful.

Cao Xuan + "The Voice of China" dominated the hot searches in the first two days of the Spring Festival Gala.

But when the Spring Festival Gala is approaching, even if the aftertaste of this matter is still there, we have to make way for the Spring Festival Gala.

On February 25, at noon on New Year’s Eve, CCTV Spring Festival Gala officially announced this year’s program list on Weibo.

This is also the first time that CCTV Spring Festival Gala has announced its program online. In the past, it has relied on the media. It is difficult to say that there is no influence from Cao Xuan.

Even in 2022, when the Spring Festival Gala is in full decline and has been ridiculed in various ways, the release of the program still dominates the hot search list, not to mention that the Spring Festival Gala is not lonely now, and the influence of the program is even greater.

Not only did it dominate the hot search list, it also immediately became the front page headlines of major online media portals. Among them, the most popular keywords are——

cooperate!

Li Zongsheng, Luo Dayou, Zhou Huajian, and Zhang Zhenyue formed a "longitudinal line" to participate in the Spring Festival Gala skewers.

Jay Chou's "Compendium of Materia Medica"

The most shocking thing is that the two main pillars of the Spring Festival Gala, Cao Xuan and Zhao Benshan, collaborated on the sketch "Not Short of Money".

Someone had already leaked the news about Zongzongxian before, and it was not considered a big news. Although Zhou and Song have different positions, they are both singers after all, so it is understandable that they would collaborate once.

Only the cooperation between Cao Xuan and Lao Zhao really shocked everyone.

[Short sketch Zhao Benshan, listen to songs and listen to Cao Xuan] This is a slogan that has been shouted by the outside world for several years, and it is also the reputation created by Zhao Xuan’s 18th Spring Festival Gala and Cao Xuan’s 10th Spring Festival Gala.

In the past two years, the outside world has recognized the two as the biggest pillars of the Spring Festival Gala. Cao Xuan has even broken the curse of the Spring Festival Gala. As a singer, the audience's expectations even rank ahead of many language programs.

Their programs either have the highest ratings for the Spring Festival Gala, or they have the widest influence. They are also the best "side dishes" to accompany countless people's New Year's Eve dinner.

Unexpectedly, this year the two dishes were cooked together.

Although Cao Xuan still has his own solo show, he obviously has to step aside in the face of the news that the two have joined forces.

Because of this program, this year’s Spring Festival Gala has received the highest attention in recent years.

Even the warm-up program "Year After Year" before the Spring Festival Gala live broadcast has improved a lot, and the Spring Festival Gala director team is smiling crookedly.

………

Beijing, Meng family

Meng Xiaoguang, who has grown into a chef, is now responsible for preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, frying and frying, making eight dishes and one soup.

My sister Meng Xiaomang, who took the postgraduate entrance examination after graduating from university, is already in her second year of postgraduate studies. Although she is a mature and intellectual senior in school, she is still a little girl who has not grown up at home.

He secretly picked up a piece of stir-fried beef and put it into his mouth, narrowing his eyes in pleasure.

"My brother is so awesome. Letting you be a chef is definitely the wisest decision our parents have made in this life."

"Stop talking nonsense, call your parents and ask them to come back quickly. I'll make dumplings now."

When Lao Meng and his wife answered the phone, they gave up chatting with the neighbors and came back with their hands behind their backs. They saw the table full of dishes.

Lao Meng was overjoyed, and his mother Xiao Hua felt a little distressed: "I've cooked so many dishes and I can't finish them all."

"If you're celebrating the Chinese New Year, don't worry if you do more. Anyway, it's just one meal a year."

Different from cheating each other when they were children, the relationship between the brother and sister is more harmonious when they grow up, and they often cover each other in front of their parents.

For example, Meng Xiaomang helped her brother speak up, which was rare when she was a child. If she didn't make up for it, it would be regarded as her kindness.

"What do you know? If you feel comfortable now, you won't be queasy after eating leftovers every day for two days."

Xiao Hua rolled her eyes at her daughter. Saving money is one thing. Xiao Hua, who is experienced in life, understands better that a richer New Year's Eve dinner means the leftovers will last longer.

The big fish and meat during the Chinese New Year are full of oil and water, but my appetite is not that big. I have to eat these leftovers until the third and fourth day of the Lunar New Year. If I go to visit relatives, it will be an extra day, and another relative will come to visit, and I have to cook another table of dishes. The leftovers There are also more dishes...

After a lot of quarreling with her children, they still have to eat. Meng Xiaoguang is good at cooking and now works as a second chef in a restaurant.

Although it is not a well-known restaurant, it can be considered a small achievement. After a few more years of experience, you can form your own team to take over the kitchen or open a small restaurant directly.

The couple, who were originally worried that their son would not be admitted to college, gradually became relieved. The only thing they were worried about was their child's marriage.

Even during the Chinese New Year, they would still press for marriage, but the brother and sister were already prepared. They looked at each other and started to change the subject.

"It's 8 o'clock. The Spring Festival Gala has started. Brother, please turn on the TV."

"Mom, don't you know? This year Cao Xuan and Zhao Benshan will perform in a sketch together."

"Yeah."

Lao Meng became interested, and although Xiao Hua was a little angry at being forcibly changed the subject, she had to say that she was also intrigued by the news.

"The online program list has been revealed. The two of them are collaborating, and there are two apprentices of Zhao Benshan."

"Let's see what time the show is."

"I don't know. Anyway, it won't be past 12 o'clock. Just wait and see. Cao Xuan has two programs today, and there is also a song."

The brother and sister exchanged words with each other and successfully turned the whole family's conversation to the Spring Festival Gala. The two of them looked at each other and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Another escape!

At this moment, countless families across China are like the Meng family, eating New Year's Eve dinner and watching the Spring Festival Gala, waiting for the programs they are looking forward to and like to appear.

The opening song and dance is nothing special. The cross talk and medley of songs are still the same old routine, almost unchanged for thousands of years.

However, the difference this year is that two popular little flowers have appeared in the Spring Festival Gala.

From the end of 2008 to the beginning of 2009, the new four Xiaohuadan were selected. Regardless of whether this list was recognized by everyone, at least the media/audience votes for the selection event were indeed Liu, Yang, Huang, and Wang.

Thanks to the last four major beauties, the brilliant success of these major beauties has made everyone's expectations for the new four minor beauties extremely high, and it has also brought them a lot of attention.

The four young ladies also want to copy or even surpass their predecessors.

In the last four major huadans, all have performed in the Spring Festival Gala. The International Chapter three times, Zhao twice, Zhou Gongzi and Hu Jing both once. However, the latter's "Invisible Wings" was the most successful Spring Festival Gala performance of the four major huadans.

Shuang Bing has been ridiculed by the four leading actresses. In addition to their failure in box office awards, another important resume is that they have never attended the Spring Festival Gala.

Because of this matter, Fan Xiaopang had previously hinted to Cao Xuan that she wanted to attend the Spring Festival Gala. Cao Xuan originally wanted to help her, but this year he missed the filming schedule, so he had to wait until next year.

However, Liu Tianxian made time and sang a song from his own album on the Spring Festival Gala, which was considered a success.

Another Huang Shengyi also relied on his connections to land in the Spring Festival Gala and win a solo song.

It is worth mentioning that the 2009 Spring Festival Gala featured real singing, which was a bit unfriendly to the two Xiaohua who were not professional singers.

Fortunately for Liu Tianxian, he has released an album after all and has received systematic vocal training. The songs he chose were also clever. The melody is soft and soothing, which is easier to sing. His performance is not outstanding, but it is still quite satisfactory.

Huang Shengyi was miserable. He sang children's songs in bel canto, which was awkward to listen to and was also seriously out of tune. It was a scene of overturning.

Precisely because of the real singing in this Spring Festival Gala, Damimi, who had a high chance of landing in the Spring Festival Gala based on her popularity, was personally persuaded to leave by Cao Xuan and Hu Jing.

If Poyin escapes from the Spring Festival Gala, Fanxing cannot afford to lose this person...

But no matter what, the appearance of two popular little girls in the Spring Festival Gala, coupled with the previous selection of the new four little girls, also heralds the new generation of 80-85 girls to land on the stage and start to compete with the big girls for class and power.

People who are more sensitive to the trend in the industry have already seen that a new round of "bloody storm" is about to appear, and all the big flowers watching this scene in front of the TV also have mixed feelings.

Some are indifferent, some are confident, some are indifferent, some sneer, and some feel as if they are facing a powerful enemy and feel sorry for themselves...

The two little flowers were in the front, and the following program was only Xiao Zhou's "Compendium of Materia Medica" worth talking about.

The current audience still can't react. In more than ten years, when everyone hears this song, they can't help but raise their legs and shout slogans.

"The fat around my waist will fall off. I want the mermaid line and vest line."

No one would have thought that Xiao Zhou's two Spring Festival Gala songs, one "Dragon Fist" and the other "Compendium of Materia Medica", would become the best BGM for aerobics.

Don't think about "Blue and White Porcelain" now. I wonder if Liu Genghong in this time and space can compile "Thousands of Miles Away" sung by Cao Xuan and Xiao Zhou...

Interestingly, because it was real singing, Xiao Zhou also made mistakes.

In the end, Xiao Zhou pretended to interact with the audience to cover up the past, but Leeuwenhoeks discovered something was wrong afterwards.

In addition to Xiao Zhou, brother Cheng Long also made a mistake. When singing "Stand Up", his voice was out of breath and almost out of tune.

How can I put it, sometimes I really don’t blame people for lip-synching during the Spring Festival Gala. Everyone has bad moments, even top singers have a "black history" of screwing up.

The Spring Festival Gala attracts so much attention, attracts the attention of the whole country, and is live broadcast. If something goes wrong, sometimes it is too late to make corrections.

The continuous mistakes made the Spring Festival Gala director team backstage very nervous. It was not until they saw Cao Xuan appear that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Meng Xin, who was serving for the first time, was puzzled as to why everyone was so calm. Cao Xuan attracted so much attention and did not lip-sync, so he should be treated more cautiously.

As the assistant director, he showed off with an experienced attitude: "You don't know this, but our station has cooperated with Cao Xuan more than once. Whether it is live broadcast, recorded broadcast, live or rehearsal program, there are no mistakes in all. It is known as a robot. .”

Another veteran added: "Cao Xuan has accumulated credibility in the station for more than ten years. As long as it is his program, no one will be afraid."

Chief director Lang Kun couldn't help but joke: "I have performed on the Spring Festival Gala for ten years and performed live solo at the Olympic opening ceremony. My psychological quality and stage experience and ability are beyond the imagination of ordinary people. It can be described in one word..."

Everyone said in unison: "Steady!"

"Are you so awesome?"

Meng Xin was doubtful. So many big names had made mistakes before, and there was no guarantee that Cao Xuan would not overturn. Everyone was too good at bragging.

Under everyone's belief or doubt, Cao Xuan appeared, dressed in green clothes with mountain and river embroidery on it, elegant and elegant. The soothing prelude was skipped, and Cao Xuan spoke softly.

"The red sun rises in the east, and its avenues are filled with glowing light.

How lucky I am to be born in your arms

Inherit the same blood flow

…”

"Wanjiang" is one of the few main melody songs with extremely high intentions and strong popularity. After its release in 2021, it has been popular throughout the year, but there is rarely a sense of boredom caused by big exposure. On the contrary, the more you listen to it, the more interesting it becomes.

Some people say that this is a song of prosperity for the country and the people. It has heaven and earth in mind and is full of vitality. It can be said that the territory of thousands of territories is inherited from the same line.

Listening to it, one feels injected with infinite hope, encouraging people to work hard and move forward.

After Cao Xuan finished singing the first line, the large LED screen behind him showed scenes of mountains and rivers across the country.

The Great Wall, Mount Tai, the Yangtze River, the sea, the Potala Palace...

Peking opera is performed in the gate building of Beijing, old people play chess on the shore of West Lake, the lively morning tea scene in Guangzhou, and a family in the Northeast happily builds a snowman...

"Across the eight deserts, the nine states are of the same color.

hometown in heart

Only China, cutting edge

The road is blooming

…”

The scene changed again, the snowstorm at the beginning of the year, the sorrow in May, the glory of the Beijing Olympics, the pride of Shenzhou 7 going to heaven, the upcoming 60th anniversary...

One by one, one by one, they all turned into Cao Xuan's singing again.

"We share the hardships, share the blessings, and stand up straight."

Our country is endowed with benevolence

Faith that lasts for thousands of years

The red sun rises in the east, and its avenues are filled with glow..."

The song "Wanjiang" has a beautiful melody and a very memorable chorus, which is conducive to singing.

The lyrics are positive, like poetry, and very stylish. Cao Xuan did not add drama like the original version of Li Yugang, but added a little bit of bel canto singing. I can’t say who is better, but Cao Xuan’s version is more With atmosphere.

This song, like many of Cao Xuan's masterpieces, has a strong ability to render emotions.

Coupled with the special circumstances of this year, it is easy for everyone to feel involved, understand the emotional state of the lyrics and melody, and be deeply shocked.

The exaggerated version even brought tears, but this was different from Cao Xuan's tear-jerking songs in most Spring Festival Galas in the past. These were tears of pride and relief.

In fact, Cao Xuan has been thinking about the song "Wanjiang" for a long time, but he never sang it.

Just because this song talks about the peace and prosperity of the country and the people, if it is not released until a certain time, the effect will not be strong enough.

And 2008 is undoubtedly the most appropriate time. The Chinese people have overcome the pain and ushered in the light, which has also made many people stand upright. At this time, the effects of "Wanjiang" will undoubtedly increase several times.

As we all know, main theme songs are not popular in the Spring Festival Gala, but Cao Xuan breaks this rule time and time again.

Whether it is "Stars and Sea", "Borrowing the Moon", or the sidelined "Yellow Race", "Heaven and Earth Dragon Scale" and "So Many People in the World", they have all achieved strong positive effects.

And this song "Wanjiang" can be said to have the greatest response among the several main theme songs.

I don’t know who took the lead. Most of the audience even stood up and applauded. This is the first time in the decades-long history of the Spring Festival Gala.

So much so that the directing team was stunned and broadcast the scene directly. Cao Xuan was also in a daze for a moment, bowed slightly and stepped down.

This is already the second famous scene that Cao Xuan has created with the Spring Festival Gala audience.

The last time was SARS' "Borrowing the Moon". Cao Xuan bowed to the bright moon for more than 5 seconds. The audience burst into applause and the audience shed tears in the guest seats.

In an interview afterwards, Cao Xuan said that the audience's applause and tears were not directed at himself, but to pay tribute to the medical workers, heroes and the entire people who had worked hard to fight SARS.

By the same token, Cao Xuan also understood that this time everyone was not targeting himself, but the "people and country where we share blessings and share hardships, and the road is full of sunshine" that was praised in "Wanjiang".