China Entertainment 1997

Charlie is an activist who is enthusiastic about the performance of Cao Xuan's new album. He immediately bought the digital album as soon as it was released.

He felt that he had started very quickly, and it was less than 5 minutes before it went online. But even so, by the time he purchased the album, the data had jumped to five digits, and every time he refreshed it, it changed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At this rate, Charlie felt that the six-digit number was a membrane that could be broken with a light poke.

However, he doesn't care much about sales, but more about songs and Billboard data.

Charlie had already listened to several other songs that had been listed in advance, and he prioritized the songs that he had not listened to yet.

The first one is called "Reality".

Translated from Chinese, it should be called "Reality". It was first released in 2015. It is also a very popular song in the field of streaming media.

At the same time, this song also has certain electronic music elements, but Cao Xuan's version neutralizes the other accompaniments and is not as obvious as the original.

Compared with most inspirational songs that are hard-working or passionate, the biggest feature of this song is that it has a cheerful melody and a style that is a bit free and comfortable, but it is still positive and uplifting.

Even Cao Xuan personally feels that the melody accompaniment of this song is very suitable for pure music, and the fixed tone of the lyrics somewhat limits the song.

There was another song "Send It" in the original time and space. The melody was exactly the same, but with a different word.

The lyrics of "Reality" are quite inspirational. There is a kind of feeling that no matter what happens in the world or personal circumstances, I will be calm and composed, maintain my original intention, and have a free and easy atmosphere.

"Send It" is a pornographic song through and through. The lyrics are repetitive and unsatisfying, and it's also extremely vulgar. It's probably just to urge the girl to send him photos of her sex.

How should I put it? When comparing the two songs, the latter is called low. Although the melody is the same, the conceptual tone is not at the same level at all.

So Cao Xuan chose "Reality" without hesitation.

Speaking of which, Cao Xuan personally likes this kind of cheerful and relaxed songs, but he himself mostly writes sad love songs, hot-blooded rock songs, or the kind of lyrical and gentle slow songs. There are really not many similar upbeat songs. .

The main reason is that there are too few of these songs, and some of them don’t fit the character, so it’s not convenient for him to pick them up...

Charlie had a good impression of this song, but he personally preferred some sad songs. He clicked the song and played the next one.

"Dancing with Your Ghost"

The Chinese translation is "Dancing with Your Soul", which is a breakup love song. The original version was sung by a female singer and was released in 2019.

This song is also popular on streaming media and is known as the saddest love song in 2019.

This song is also a style that Cao Xuan is very good at. It is ethereal and cold, with a long charm. Although it is sad and lonely, it does not deliberately sensationalize you to tears, but just exaggerates the emotions to attract the audience. .

The latter is obviously more advanced than the former, and is more popular among young people and young people.

Charlie liked this song very much. He found it sad, tenacious and emotionally resonant. He listened to it three or four times with headphones before playing the next song.

The passionate and majestic "Unstoppable".

"That Girl" is deeply emotional and full of regrets.

The healing, fresh, and casual "Past Lives".

…

In addition to the previous four chart-topping songs, the high-energy "High Hopes", the soulful and soothing "All Of Me", the strong and warm "Dusk Till Dawn", and the long-awaited "Closer".

It can be said that every song has its own style, which makes Charlie overwhelmed and full of shock at the same time.

“This is a great song, it’s no less than a masterpiece like “Legend”!”

Although he personally feels that it is unlikely that this album will surpass "Legend", he personally feels that the quality is even better.

Charlie thought for a long time and used the word "purer" to describe it.

"Legend" became a god in one battle, but many songs are actually a little utilitarian. It can be clearly seen that Cao Xuan pays more attention to commercial attributes, and many songs emphasize mass communication and popularity.

However, now that Boss Cao has ascended to the top and has even begun to retire, his song selection tendency has changed again.

Although due to various reasons and personal habits, commercial attributes are still an important condition for the selection of album songs, but the proportion will be much lower. Cao Xuan prefers some songs that are listenable and have a strong style.

Such a choice may be a little worse in mass communication. But it is more likely to be supported and sought after by senior fans and music lovers.

Charlie felt that Cao Xuan's new album was very good. Almost everyone liked it, and even asked him to choose which song was the best.

Until he heard the last song on the album - "See You Again"

This song is also the only song in the new album that Cao Xuan co-writes. He used to be his apprentice Taylor, but now he has become Ouyang Jing.

Speaking of which, Cao Xuan originally planned to find his old partner Mu Ye, but then he heard that the latter seemed to have a problem with Michael Jackson before.

Cao Xuan called specifically to ask about this, only to find out that it was a misunderstanding.

When Michael Jackson became infamous in the United States due to his child molestation case, many people came out to criticize him.

Because the entire public opinion at that time believed that Michael Jackson made a mistake, most people except his fans and a very small number of people believed this.

Following what others said, the then-young Emmanuel also followed suit and wrote a connotation dissing Michael Jackson in a song.

Later, Michael Jackson won the lawsuit and the truth came out. It was not clear whether Michael Jackson had apologized or not, but the relationship between the two was indeed just a nodding acquaintance.

And in addition to this matter, as the ceiling of the American music scene, fans will inevitably have friction between several top singers.

Needless to say, Michael Jackson's influence has continued to rise over the years, and he has become the representative of American male singers.

Even the most popular Justin Bieber can't compare to him. On the one hand, he is a rising star with little qualifications, and most importantly, he is Canadian.

Therefore, just like Justin Bieber and Cao Xuan, no matter how popular they are, everyone is competing for international status, and internal changes among American singers are none of their business.

Mr. Mu believes that Michael Jackson has passed away and a new king should take over. Michael Jackson fans believe that Mr. Mu is still far behind. Even if Michael Jackson is gone, it will not be his turn to take over.

Fans of the two families looked down upon each other, and there was no big conflict, but it was certainly not very pleasant.

Although "See You Again" doesn't express it explicitly, there are still many hints from all parties. Under such circumstances, it would not be appropriate to cooperate with Mr. Mu.

Michael Jackson didn't like to make friends, and Cao Xuan wasn't very familiar with them.

In addition, the actor also discovered that the American music scene is in chaos, and the relationship between black American singers is even more chaotic. Although Michael Jackson claims to be the pride of black people, in reality, the various tricks are very complicated.

In this case, Cao Xuan gave up on looking for an American singer and directly approached Ouyang Jing.

This guy has good hip-hop skills and good English. The two of them had collaborated on "My Sky" before, which left a good impression on Cao Xuan, so if Mu didn't succeed, he hired him as a second partner.

The song "See You Again" has a very good melody, especially the rap, which is very rhythmic, but the highlight is the soulful and long falsetto high note.

This song also comes with a music video. Cao Xuan drives alone and plays the piano on the beach. He browses the scenery from time to time, seeming to miss old friends and the time in those years.

Cao Xuan was alone in the entire video, and no old friend appeared until the last few dozen seconds of the video.

Cao Xuan took out a CD with Michael Jackson's photo engraved on it, smiled lightly, put it in the car stereo, and then drove away.

Among the winding mountains, a car was traveling at a constant speed. The camera moved up, remembering the last part of the song.

“We've come a long way from where we began

Looking back, we have gone through a long journey hand in hand

Oh I'll tell you all about it when I see you again

When we meet again, I will happily tell you everything

when I see you again

when we meet again

When I see you again, see you again

When we meet again, when we meet again

…”

Almost instantly, Charlie immediately understood who this song was commemorating. He who originally thought the song was very pleasant was suddenly moved by another emotion.

Missing Michael Jackson, or lamenting the friendship between Cao Xuan and him, or even feeling a kind of remembrance and agreement for relatives and friends who have passed away from this song.

Time still moves forward, and some people stay in yesterday.

But that kind of sincere emotion that will always live in my heart, warm and sincere, made him unable to help but burst into tears.

At the same time, it also reminded Charlie of a friend who passed away due to illness. If his friend was still alive, he might be married and have children by now. The two of them would still buy a few bottles of wine and barbecue in the winter, drive to the mountains to set up a tent, and enjoy the snow. Eat meat, drink and talk.

To this day, he still misses his friend very much, and hopes that, as the song says, if they meet again one day, they can have a good chat.

This is a song that pierces the soul. Charlie listened to it more than a dozen times. He listened to it from afternoon to evening and slowly regained his composure.

After eating some food, he opened [Bulletin Board Home], and as expected, the forum exploded.

"Wow, wow, that song "See You Again" made me cry."

"China is a pervert, right? All the songs are top quality."

"The magician of Eastern music, that Justin Bieber is not worthy of Cao Cao's shoes in terms of his creations."

"I can already imagine the bloody Grammys next year."

"The person who said before that it was impossible for Cao Cao to win five championships in one specialty stood up and knelt down to apologize to me!"

"Hahaha, with this quality, it is not impossible to set a new record, let alone five championships."

"Why, why do people like this have to retire? It's pop music's loss."

"Although it's only January, I think we can announce that there is no doubt that the number one album in 2013 will be released."

“I thought ‘Legend’ was already a rare album in decades, but Cao came up with ‘Ring down the curtain’ again.”

""Legend" was rated as the best album of the first decade of the new century by authoritative media such as "Rolling Stone" and "Billboard". Now it is hard to say whether the new album can become the best album of the second decade, but it is definitely a strong contender. .”

“Why isn’t Cao an American?!??”

"..."

Not only did the forum explode, but media and music critics from all walks of life also gave Cao Xuan's new album high praise.

Especially "See You Again" is very popular because it involves two big stars. Everyone likes this kind of sympathetic drama.

Even Michael Jackson's family came forward to express their gratitude to Cao Xuan.

The huge popularity and high quality made "See You Again" directly top the Billboard singles chart in its first week.

This is Cao Xuan’s second single to land the first-week championship. The last song he “borrowed” from Boss Huang’s “See You Again”.

At the same time, this is also the 21st [first-week number one single] in Billboard history.

As for Cao Xuan, there are only three singers in history who have two first-week champion singles, Cao Xuan, Britney Spears, and Billboard’s daughter Niu Jie.

"See You Again" not only broke the record for the number one single in the first week, but also brought Cao Xuan's number of number one singles to 14, officially surpassing Michael Jackson and ranking third in history, second only to Sister Niu and The Beatles. Jazz band.

Also breaking the record is the number of weeks winning the championship.

Since the release of the new album, "High Hopes" has been No. 1 for 3 weeks, "All Of Me" has been No. 1 for 1 week, "Closer" has been No. 1 for 1 week, and "See You Again" has just been No. 1.

In addition to the previous 45 weeks, Cao Xuan's Billboard has won 51 weeks in total.

Successfully surpassed Boyz II Men and Usher, ranking third in history, followed by The Beatles with 59 weeks and Sister Niu with over 70 weeks.

From this we can also see why Sister Niu is known as the daughter of the bulletin board. She is featured in every record, and her ranking is extremely high.

With such a person standing in front of him, and an epic band called The Beatles, Cao Xuan didn't think he could reach the top of Billboard's history.

Cao Xuan felt that there was little hope for the number of champion singles. At most, one or two more songs would not threaten two people.

Especially the Beatles, who are ranked first, have a total of 20 number one singles. Although Sister Niu doesn't have many now, she can't stand up to others' stamina.

The first No. 1 single was in 1990, and to have a No. 1 single in 2019 spans a thirty-year cycle. This is not something ordinary people can do.

As for the weeks after winning the championship, Cao Xuan felt that if he worked hard, the Beatles could still surpass him.

But Sister Niu is a bit too much. Unless she continues to explode, it will be difficult to break her record.

With these two mountains blocking the way, and a fellow countryman Rihanna behind her, Cao Xuan couldn't guarantee how long he could keep his record.

However, Cao Xuan is already very satisfied. As a Chinese, he can be ranked in the top five in Billboard history, and is even expected to be in the top three. What else can he be dissatisfied with?

Cao Xuan was relatively calm, but the Americans and the fans from other countries who were watching the excitement went crazy.

Another four championships in one specialty!

Sister Niu and others have more number one singles than Cao Xuan, but how many albums did they release and how many years did it take them to reach this number?

As for Cao Xuan, he has only four albums in total. His first championship was in 2003, just ten years ago.

This efficiency is simply disappointing.

To be honest, many people would have been unable to sit still if Cao Xuan had not announced that this was his last pure music album and that he was preparing to retire from the music scene.

If he were allowed to continue killing like this, the American music industry wouldn't know whether his surname should be Mei or Cao.

Even though this album has such a huge momentum and the billboards are extremely successful, it has not failed to gain popularity and give Cao Xuan a successful ending.

This is not to say that the bulletin board is deliberately letting things slip, but it is giving a certain amount of publicity to give Cao Xuan a certain advantage in competing with other singers.

This is very good. Last year, Uncle Psy's "Gangnam Style" became popular all over the world. It was soaring on the bulletin board and was forced to be ranked second and unable to move.

Psy has gone through many twists and turns, but he still has not become the second Asian to win the Billboard singles chart after Cao Xuan.

This incident had great repercussions in Asia. Koreans were filled with indignation, and China and Japan also felt sympathy.

Some people also questioned why Uncle Psy was frustrated and Boss Cao was killing everyone. It was discovered that Cao Xuan's first EP had a total of three songs, two of which won the runner-up spot.

This is not the first time that Americans have suppressed Asians. Cao Xuan later survived, and Uncle Psy is going through this now.

However, most people are not very optimistic about it. In the end, the situation of "Gangnam Style" is different. Its popularity all over the world is due to a certain amount of chance and luck.

But Cao Xuan was different back then. The quality of the three songs was very high. The first one was good and received much attention, so he naturally accumulated a lot of experience.

Now, although many people are jealous of Boss Cao, the King of China, as long as they are not crazy, they will not think that Uncle Psy can take over from him.

The outside world was shocked by the strength of Cao Xuan's new album, and at the same time, they also wanted to see when they could achieve five championships in one album.

If you wait, there will be no time left.

Cao Xuan finished his promotion in the United States, went home to spend the Spring Festival, and then returned to the United States. The top spot on the Billboard singles chart is still "See You Again".

When he went to the NBA All-Star Game to perform two other more passionate songs, which gained a lot of popularity, he still failed to shake "See You Again".

After it topped the singles chart for the first time on January 5, "See You Again" remained unchanged for two consecutive weeks on January 12 and 19.

Judging from the data from all parties, "See You Again" is even more frighteningly stable. All the data from second to fourth place are added up, and it is still one short of ninth place.

But aside from the championship, the performance of other songs is not bad. At most, six songs were in the top ten of the Billboard at the same time.

It dropped a few songs later, but still maintained 3~4 songs that often appeared in the top ten or even the third or fifth position. Although the level of dominance was not as overwhelming as that of "Legend" back then, it was still enough to attract many people. Swearing.

Cao Xuan actually wanted to scold his mother. He was personally very interested in winning five championships in one specialty.

But "See You Again" was so popular that it not only blocked other people's roads, but also blocked our own.

According to Billboard's own predictions, this song is likely to become Cao Xuan's fourth song to top the charts for 10+ weeks, and there is a high chance that it will win consecutively.

This is originally a good thing, but if this is the case, no one can guarantee how much stamina other songs will have after 10 weeks.

"Well, it would be nice if this song wasn't so popular."

Cao Xuan was very melancholy, and even called a few friends like Avril Lavigne, Emmy, Shakira, and Taylor. He didn't have much experience and wanted to ask them how to make the popularity of the Billboard No. 1 single drop even further. Hurry up.

Because of this phone call, Avril was so angry that she almost broke off their relationship with him. Master Mu put him on the blacklist, and Shakira couldn't help but use foul language.

Even Taylor, who is obedient and obedient, is wondering whether to betray the school.

Nothing else, I really can’t stand this humiliation!

Cao Xuan is worried here, but the new album is making great progress. Not only is it a big hit on the Billboard, but the sales volume is also abysmal.

The album cap is less than one month old, and the total global physical + digital album sales have exceeded 3 million.

This data was very impressive even in the golden age of records, let alone the decline of records now, it is simply a miracle.

It is difficult to say whether this is because Cao Xuan announced his retirement plan, but it still proves the appeal of King Cao Tian.

Even his fans openly clamored to push album sales to 10 million within three months, saying——

If Cao Xuan doesn't quit the music scene, the recording era will never die!