China Entertainment 1997

After finishing the recording of "Light Chaser", Cao Xuan came back to rest for two days before starting the next plan.

Release a single!

The 15,000 yuan for "Carry Love to the End" + the 5,000 yuan for "Water Margin". After deducting taxes and expenses during this period, and counting the original savings, Cao Xuan now has about 18,000 yuan.

Cao Xuan once inquired about the price of recording a single. The cost of ordinary recording is between 10,000 and 50,000.

The specific price will be determined based on accompaniment requirements, recording equipment, personnel salaries, recording days, etc. If there are any special requirements, it may exceed this range.

Cao Xuan had a little little money, but it was barely enough.

If it doesn't work out, Cao Xuan plans to ask his parents for some money. The family doesn't have much money, but they should be able to scrape together 20,000 yuan.

However, this was all the money his parents earned through hard work, so he really didn't want to talk to his family unless he had to.

After leaving his hometown in early 1995, Cao Xuan only went home once in more than two years.

On the one hand, he was busy making money, and the round trip expenses were not low. On the other hand, it was also because he didn't get out and had no shame in going home.

When he returned to Beijing from Xinwu, Cao Xuan could actually go home for a visit, but he still held back and planned to wait until he made some achievements before going home. The issue of face was secondary, and the main thing was to reassure his parents.

Thinking of this, Cao Xuan's desire for the success of the single became even stronger.

Whether you can go home and have a decent Spring Festival this year depends on it...

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Cao Xuan has already drafted his first single.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s a classic or not, whether it’s high or low quality, or what the deep meaning behind the lyrics and music is, there’s just a bottom line.

The spread must be wide.

The melody is simple, the lyrics are bright and catchy, it can be remembered as quickly as possible, and it is enough to "brainwash" people.

This is Cao Xuan's request for his single. To put it bluntly, he just wants to create a "saliva song".

Cao Xuan has no shortage of high-quality songs. He dare not say that he will catch all the Chinese music songs of the next 20 years, but he basically has some famous songs in his mind.

But a song cannot become popular just because of its good quality. There are many things involved in it. Even putting aside human efforts, there are also metaphysical bonuses such as timing and luck.

In later generations, the original singer is unknown, but there are many examples of cover songs becoming popular.

Wang Feng sang "In Spring" countless times, but it was no match for Xuri Yanggang, who became famous overnight.

Li Jian is the original singer of "Legend", but it was Wang Fei who really brought this song to the top of the Chinese music scene.

Dick Cowboy sang "How Many Loves Can Come Again", and the original singer would not be recognized even if you don't look it up online.

There is also Teresa Teng's classic "The Moon Represents My Heart". How many people know that this is a cover song.

Can you say that Wang Feng and Li Jian are not good at singing?

Or is it that "Legend" and "The Moon Represents My Heart" are of poor quality?

Therefore, with these clear examples, even Cao Xuan himself cannot guarantee that he will be successful if he moves the fire songs of later generations in advance.

Previously, "Countless Brothers" and "Light Chasers" were about selling songs for money. Cao Xuan's key is to impress the people who spend money to buy songs. The audience's feedback is not within his scope for the time being.

It's gratifying if it's popular, but if it's not popular, he won't lose even if he gets the money.

But it's different when it's Cao Xuan's turn to release a single. The purpose of releasing a single is to make money. Whether the fans and the audience buy it is the first factor.

Cao Xuan doesn't want to be popular but not popular, he wants to be both popular and popular, or even not popular.

In their early years, the Four Heavenly Kings were scolded for being bad at singing, but they ended up leading an era.

Phoenix Legend has numerous controversies, but they have survived countless singers and music critics who criticized and besieged them.

Daolang was ridiculed as a singer, and his sales volume crushed the entire music industry. He was not able to defeat the kings and queens who were tied together.

Cao Xuan doesn't care about controversy, nor is he afraid of being "ridiculed". Anyone who sings well or sings well should only praise himself.

As long as the song becomes popular and makes money, and can be liked and recognized by fans and audiences, and feels that the money is not spent unfairly and is worthy of the parents who live and feed them, the rest will be just drizzle...

Cao Xuan picked among the many Wang Zha's divine songs that were popular all over the country, and finally selected three.

"Two Butterflies"

"Ten Thousand Reasons"

"Autumn will not return"

All of them are songs that can almost be engraved into the DNA level. The overlord of the ringtone era perfectly meets Cao Xuan's requirements.

The first song "Two Butterflies" was a huge hit from 2003 to 2005. Singer Pang Long earned hundreds of millions from the copyright of this song.

The second song "Ten Thousand Reasons" had 120 million downloads of ring tones for a single song, creating a sales myth of ring tones.

The third song "Autumn Will Not Come Back", this song is not as amazing as the first two songs, but its popularity is not inferior. The phrase "Let the autumn wind take away my thoughts and my tears", after listening to it once, I Can't forget.

If these three songs still fail to become popular, then Cao Xuan can only resort to the big killer "Mouse Loves Rice", "Love Business" and "The Most Dazzling National Style"...

But once it reaches that point, Cao Xuanzhen will never return to the path of "Brainwashing Divine Comedy".

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Cao Xuan hesitated several times among the three songs, and took the lead in eliminating "Two Butterflies".

Although this song became popular after the turn of the millennium, I remember it was written as early as 1996 or 1997. To prevent overturning, Cao Xuan decided to abandon it.

Of the remaining two songs, Cao Xuan finally chose "Ten Thousand Reasons" which had better results on paper.

"Autumn Never Comes Back" is included in the selection list and can be saved for the next single or album release.

When the time comes, Cao Xuan will look for a few more divine songs of CRBT and make an album [Top Ten Classics of CRBT]. Maybe he can be known as the "King of CRBT" in the future.

After confirming the single, Cao Xuan immediately took action.

After recording two songs in the recording studio, he was considered a semi-expert, and he relied on Liu Huan's connections to find a relatively high-quality and low-price recording studio.

It took Cao Xuan a few days to record "Ten Thousand Reasons", and he spent almost all his money on it.

This was a friendly price that the owner of the recording studio charged for Liu Huan's sake, otherwise Cao Xuan would really have to call home for help.

With the finished product of "Ten Thousand Reasons" in hand, Cao Xuan did not rush to find a cooperative company to release a single. Instead, he went to a karaoke hall and sang for a few days to earn some money for food.

Thanks to being in the recording studio every day these days, Cao Xuan's singing skills have improved a lot. With his fashionable and handsome appearance, the owner of the karaoke bar even gave him a salary increase.

The daily salary was increased from 50 to 60, and there was an intention to let Cao Xuan stay here for a long time. However, Cao Xuanzhi was not here, so he had to decline.

On July 1, 1997, Xiangjiang officially returned.

Cao Xuan watched the TV in the karaoke hall at the time and saw the Chinese flag and the Bauhinia flag rising together. Everyone present cheered loudly.

It has been exactly 155 years since the Treaty of Nanjing in 1842 ceded Xiangjiang Island, and Xiangjiang finally returned to the embrace of the motherland.

Outside, people in the capital spontaneously began to celebrate and parade on the streets, and in the karaoke hall they also began to sing and drink. Cao Xuan took the lead in singing "Ode to the Motherland."

"The five-star red flag is fluttering in the wind

How loud the victory song is

Sing our dear motherland

From now on, we will become prosperous and powerful

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