China Entertainment 1997

The 2003 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show featured countless famous scenes.

Lao Mi shakes his tassels, Ji Niangniang is domineering, Fernanda stumbles, the old fox’s classic twist tricks, the card god makes a shocking comeback, Haima’s super big wings...

Of course, now we also need to add Cao Xuan’s singing and interaction with 8 supermodels. Compared with a simple catwalk, this novel performance of catwalk + singing, especially when the male singer and the female model interact ambiguously, every frame is the highlight.

After the Victoria's Secret show ended, fashion reporters or columnists invited to the event praised the Victoria's Secret show on their own media.

It is said to be bold, novel, interesting, brand-new and pioneering, with an intoxicating atmosphere and a new way of thinking for future fashion shows.

Some people criticized the show, saying it was too entertaining and that Cao Xuan's appearance even stole the show.

It should be a catwalk show, not a concert, which is more or less putting the cart before the horse.

There are also a few people who think that the details of the male and female performances are a bit too much and will serve as a bad example. They hope that it will not be broadcast publicly or that the ratings will be limited.

Of course, there are very few people like this. Those who come to see the Victoria's Secret underwear show are basically fashion practitioners, who are more open-minded than the general public. Rather than finding faults, it's more about enhancing their presence.

Overall, it received mostly positive reviews. After all, this is an entertainment business show.

After reaching the standard in terms of scenery, model steps, fashion, etc., even professionals will not impose too many demanding requirements on other aspects. Moreover, judging from the performance effect, it is indeed a rare high-quality performance.

Thanks to the praise from the fashion media, the 2003 Victoria's Secret show became a hit even before it was aired.

Even many fans of Cao Xuan came after hearing the news and wanted to see how Cao Xuan performed on Victoria's Secret.

On November 11, after three days of editing and production, Victoria's Secret aired this year's final show on prime channels and online platforms of multiple TV stations.

Countless long-awaited audiences came to watch.

Gorgeous scenery, fashionable underwear matching that shows the model's temperament, dozens of supermodels and dazzling long legs, coupled with Cao Xuan's two fresh and sultry songs, the nearly half-hour video made people laugh. The audience was hooked.

The ratings for this year's Victoria's Secret show easily surpassed those of previous years, becoming the highest record in history, and were replayed by many television stations.

On the Internet, the click-through rate of the Victoria's Secret show quickly reached the top of the video category on Google and Yahoo.

This Victoria's Secret show and many supermodels, as well as Cao Xuan's related online topics and searches have soared.

Cao Xuan is even more popular personally than other supermodels. On the one hand, his popularity lies in his skills, and on the other hand, he has indeed aroused "public outrage" this time.

The title "American Enemy of Men" is definitely a bit exaggerated, but on the basis of same-sex repulsion and surrounded by so many beauties, it is indeed quite unpleasant.

Many red-necked guys have said they want to compete with Cao Xuan, but Cao Xuan's fans are not easy to deal with either.

They dug out Cao Xuan's Pepsi commercials, clips from "The Matrix", and even fight scenes from "The Legend of Heaven and Sword of the Dragon" and "The Swordsman" that they didn't know where they came from.

Hit him?

Cao Hui Chinese kung fu!

Not to mention, Cao Xuan's fancy fights are quite intimidating to these half-experienced foreigners.

Although there were still people clamoring on the Internet, Cao Xuan did not see anyone looking for him to PK until he left the United States.

Cao Xuan actually wanted someone to compete with him in real life. When he came to the United States this time, under Warner's arrangement, he, Zhu Jiang and two other bodyguards applied for gun licenses.

In the United States, generally only U.S. citizens or green card holders can possess guns, but there are many exceptions.

In a capital society, as long as you have money or know people, you can do many things.

Therefore, although Cao Xuan did not have a green card, he was still allowed to hold a gun, and he also got one for each of Zhu Jiang's two bodyguards. If they dared to come to him for a real-person PK, they would directly set fire to it.

In order to play with guns, Cao Xuan always looked for hotels with shooting venues when he stayed in the United States. He could go in and have fun when he had nothing to do.

After filming for so long, Cao Xuan has played with a lot of prop guns, even very realistic ones, but after all, they are not as interesting as real guns.

Men have only a few hobbies. Cao Xuan collected a lot of cold weapons at home and played with hot weapons when he came abroad.

So cool!

Popular among people, the song "Sugar" is even more popular.

To be more precise, this song was already very popular before. The number three spot on the Billboard Hot 100 already says it all.

The wedding MV for "Sugar" was also successfully released before, and became very popular on the Internet in the United States and even around the world.

It was once used by many fans or listeners who liked this song as an accompaniment to the wedding of newlyweds.

Especially in China, because this song was released in late September, and early October coincided with the National Day holiday. This year, due to SARS, many weddings were postponed to this time period.

Cao Xuan already has a lot of fans, the song is also very popular, and the MV is meaningful, so "Sugar" has been crazy at major weddings.

A netizen from a wedding company complained on Tianya that during the seven days of National Day, he took on double-digit jobs. He listened to this song more than a hundred times and almost vomited...

In Europe and the United States, the "Sugar" MV was even praised by many media for its creativity.

It is hailed as a strong contender for next year's Grammy [Best Music Video], commonly known as the Best MV Award.

The song "Sugar" can surpass the highly popular "Free Loop" and firmly occupy the No. 1 hit song of the "Release" album, and even reached the third position on the Billboard. The creative MV is indispensable.

The performance of this Victoria's Secret show, Cao Xuan 1VS 8 supermodels, added a great boost to this song, making the already popular "Sugar" even more popular.

Warner also helped Cao Xuan to build up momentum. This was a rare opportunity. He just rushed in and completely allowed Cao Xuan to win a championship single.

For this reason, Warner even hesitated to postpone the news of Warner's change of ownership that was originally scheduled to be officially announced to avoid diversion.

And Cao Xuan has not been idle either. He has appeared on several programs in the United States. One of them was with Victoria's Secret supermodels, which seemed to be a scandal.

Because of Victoria's Secret, supermodels are at the hottest stage of the year, and Cao Xuan is also popular. The two parties take advantage of each other's momentum to consolidate and increase each other's popularity.

Of course, the price is that King Cao Tianwang has a few more tidbits. The news spread to the country, and people who eat melons gave thumbs up.

Mr. Cao, you are worthy of being the official!

Different from previous scandals, what is even more scandalous this time is that someone has translated the video of the Victoria's Secret show and sent it back to China for domestic netizens to enjoy - [Everyone is watching, King Cao battles eight supermodels].

This is a title created by the Hong Kong media. These Hong Kong entertainment reporters regret that Cao Xuan is not from Hong Kong.

Otherwise, Cao Xuan alone would have to support many of them, but now it's not bad, especially when Cao Xuan is involved with European and American stars, the people in Xiangjiang like to see it.

In the past, Cheng Long was too unsatisfactory. He only traveled around Asia and didn't have many "good friends" with Hollywood's top actresses.

Fortunately, each generation of Cao Xuan is better than the last. American Britney Spears, Latin Queen, Rock Witch, Hallyu Queen, and the eight Victoria's Secret supermodels, all the new melons are more exciting than the last.

Because of Cao Xuan, no one saw the wealthy second generation of Xiangjiang who were jealous of a certain actress, and passersby on the street openly dissed her.

Damn, what are those chickens worth grabbing? If you have the ability to go to Hollywood like Cao Xuan, you can win glory for Hong Kong.

It’s unclear whether this has spurred Hong Kong’s rich second generation to move collectively into Europe and America, but thanks to this group of Hong Kong media, Cao Xuan is almost equal to Xi Men Qing in Hong Kong.

Shengge every night, I don’t know how many mainland and Hollywood actresses have fallen into his clutches. Two years ago, she was still a little fang Shilong from the mainland. Now she is basically the same name. It is estimated that in another two years, Cheng Long will become the old Cao Xuan of Xiangjiang. .

There was already a big fuss over the four overseas queens at the CCTV-MTV Music Festival, but now eight supermodels are here.

Even though everyone knew it was a normal performance, some leaders couldn't help but call Cao Xuan and ask him to restrain himself.

Cao Xuan has exploded in popularity in Europe and the United States in the past two years and has become a new cultural symbol in China. With different identities and influences, many things should not be too out of the ordinary.

It's okay to have some scandals with a single actress, but having four divas and eight supermodels at every turn is too exaggerated and will have a bad impact.

The crime of hooliganism has been abolished, but the crime of gathering a crowd is still written in the "Criminal Law"...

Because of this incident, Cao Xuan issued a clarification statement in China and issued a lawyer's letter warning, which finally made the media stop for a while, but the video of the Victoria's Secret catwalk on the Internet is still very popular.

Together with this group of Victoria's Secret supermodels, they have also made waves in a small area in China and gained a certain number of supporters.

The two houses in the East and West were quite calm, but the check-up calls had obviously become more frequent, and the two of them took turns calling around the United States late at night.

In the United States, Cao Xuan was not afraid of shadows. He really didn't care whether he was on duty or not. Playing with his wife at night was a great way to relieve his boredom.

With the joint efforts of many parties, the popularity of "Sugar" has been rising steadily this week. Coupled with the already high foundation, there is a high hope of winning the championship.

However, due to last year's shady incident, many people are also worried that Billboard will once again have a thousand-year-old number two.

Therefore, Mike, as a senior executive of Warner, came out to express some connotations, mainly to put pressure on Billboard.

Although Cao Xuan didn't say anything, since last year's shady incident, Cao Xuan has been "showing weakness" and has given the bulletin board enough "respect" overtly and secretly. Invisibly, he has put up the bulletin board.

Let's put it this way, the current public opinion from the outside world is so fierce that even Billboard dare not rank "Sugar" in second place.

It’s either third place or championship, and being second is a naked provocation.

But one thing can't be the other, not to mention that Cao Xuan can't help but come out to complain, for fear that even Warner will have to flex his muscles.

I really think the world’s three major record companies are vegetarians.

What's more, Warner is preparing to sell Warner Records, which itself is a sign of decline. It is most sensitive at this time, and even to save face, it must kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.

At the same time, the new boss Edgar Jr. is about to take over Warner Bros., and he is happy to show his skills to the new employees and win their hearts, not to mention that Cao Xuan himself is one of the shareholders.

The popularity of the song itself, the overwhelming public opinion from the outside world, Cao Xuan's own huge influence, plus the two previous Warner owners who were eyeing it.

No matter how stupid the bulletin board owner is, he will not seek excitement for himself at this moment.

On November 16, 2003, the third day of Cao Xuan's 28th birthday, Billboard announced the album list, and Cao Xuan's new album "Release" ranked second.

Before outside public opinion exploded, Billboard announced the Billboard Hot 100 singles list for the week one day in advance——

First place: "Sugar"

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Fourth place: "free loop"

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No. 12: "Believer"

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No. 49: "The Phoenix"

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No. 71: "The Nights"

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Five songs on the charts, two in the top five!

One song reaches the top! ! !

In the new issue of the magazine released that week, Billboard printed the physical album of "Release" and Cao Xuan's photo on the cover, and gave it a huge slogan.

"The first Asian and Chinese singer to win a Billboard No. 1 single—Chris Cao"

Other American media, such as "Rolling Stone", "American Music", "The Sound of Music", "Times", and "Los Angeles Times", all reported this news in certain sections.

New Billboard No. 1 singles are not uncommon, they happen every year, maybe even every month, but a No. 1 single from China is worth a lot of money.

No matter when we refresh history and achieve unprecedented breakthrough achievements, we always attract people's attention.

The American "People" magazine did a special report on Cao Xuan, listing Cao Xuan's various achievements since entering the European and American music scene.

The first EP album "Chris Tsao" has sold millions of copies in the United States, and during this summer vacation, global sales officially exceeded 10 million.

This is not only Cao Xuan's first diamond album (sales of 10 million), but also the first album in Asia to have widespread influence around the world.

In the past, Asian diamond albums were basically sold mainly in Asia. Cao Xuan is the only album that has blossomed all over the world and achieved widespread influence, even landing on authoritative charts in multiple countries.

Not only has the sales volume been amazing, "Chris Tsao" has also gained a lot in terms of awards. It was nominated for 6 Grammys and finally won 2, setting a new record for Asians to win important awards at the Grammys.

In addition to the Grammy, "Chris Tsao" has also been shortlisted for multiple nominations in the United States and other countries, accumulating more than 30 nominations across four continents: Asia, Europe, the United States, and Australia.

Even though many of the awards here are not very authoritative, and Cao Xuan almost never came to receive the award in person, its influence can still be seen.

With the three songs "Chris Tsao", Cao Xuan has gone from the king of Asia to the first-tier singers in Europe and the United States, and this year's "Release" has taken him to a higher level.

The Billboard singles chart ranking can already prove a lot, and the dazzling sales of "Release" are even more eye-catching.

Less than two months after its launch, sales in the United States have already reached 3 million, in Asia it has exceeded 3 million, in Europe it has exceeded 2 million, and in other places the total is about 1 million.

Before the arrival of 2004, Cao Xuan once again won a diamond album certification.

At present, the total sales of Cao Xuan's genuine albums, personally certified by the International Phonographic Association, have exceeded 40 million, and are rapidly heading towards 50 million total sales.

Globally, relying on the Mesozoic singers in Europe and the United States who have not fully exploded and accumulated, Cao Xuan barely squeezed into the top 50.

In Asia, Cao Xuan ranks second, second only to Japan's B'z group. As for the Japanese queen Ayumi Hamasaki, who is famous for sales, he has not fully exerted his strength yet and was overtaken by Cao Xuan.

As for the Chinese music scene, if the International Recording Association's serious and authoritative sales are calculated, Cao Xuan is undoubtedly the first.

However, the media often exaggerate when reporting. They make up nonsense without checking any information or knowing where to get the data.

Zhang Tianwang sold 60 million at one time, and the total sales exceeded 100 million at the same time. Wang Fei could easily sell 70 to 80 million, and Teresa Teng easily sold 200 to 300 million.

Even Cao Xuan's total sales volume is actually about to exceed 100 million, ranking first in Asia and top three in the world. However, Cao Xuan is not even in the top five in the Chinese music scene.

There is no way, he has been in the industry for a long time and has released many albums. No matter how rampant Cao Xuan's pirated albums are, it will not take time.

However, it’s not that there are no media making authoritative lists. The key is that the data is too small and not attractive enough. There is less real data. On the contrary, the sales volume of casual rumors is more remembered by others.

Including Europe and the United States, they also like to exaggerate data and add some water. For example, Warner has announced that the total sales of Cao Xuan's new album have exceeded 10 million to build momentum for the album's promotion.

However, water aside, Cao Xuan's actual data is also very impressive.

In the European and American music scene where sales are king, nothing is more convincing than green dollar bills.

The two million-dollar albums "Chris Tsao" and "Release" have firmly established Cao Xuan as a first-line singer in Europe and the United States. It is not an exaggeration to call him an international superstar.

At the end of the feature, the American "People" magazine directly called Cao Xuan "a new king of world pop music who continues to make history."

The new king of world pop music!

This is Cao Xuan's new definition in People magazine, which was reproduced by major European and American media. Some European and American music circles, media, and fans recognized it, while others criticized it.

In Asia, there has long been a carnival. All relevant countries, including Japan and South Korea, once again have a large number of media reporting on this matter.

Tops the Billboard Hot 100!

The new world pop music king recognized by the authoritative American media!

Every time Cao Xuan achieves success in the European and American music circles and refreshes the history of Asian singers, there will be a climax in Asia. Cao Xuan's own popularity and reputation in Asia are also rising.

His popularity in some Asian countries even exceeds that of the country's top artists. Sometimes senior officials from other Asian countries will even take the initiative to mention Cao Xuan when they visit the country.

Although the main purpose is to bring each other closer and reduce the sense of alienation, if Cao Xuan is not influential enough, it will not be enough to become a topic of mention.

Cao Xuan was originally scheduled to leave the United States on November 18th, which has been delayed many days from the original plan. His original plan was to return to China in early November to celebrate his birthday.

As a result, due to Victoria's Secret issues, Cao Xuan had to stay a few more days as he was about to make the list.

After reaching the top of the Billboard, there were several important interviews and activities in the United States. Cao Xuan was not able to forcefully recommend, so he could only stay for a few more days.

For this reason, Mr. Xu from the domestic "Xiu Chun Knife" crew almost jumped out of anxiety.

The crew started shooting in mid-October. It has been a month since the production started. Cao Xuan, the male protagonist with the most important role, did not film a single scene. If Cao Xuan was not the boss, he would have been replaced a long time ago.

However, Cao Xuan still cares about Old Monster Xu and is afraid that he will die in a hurry.

On November 22, Warner Records officially held a press conference to announce the company's change of ownership.

The new company will be officially reorganized on January 1, 2004, and will still be named Warner, with its full name being Warner Music Group.

Edgar Jr. became chairman of the board of directors. Although Mike did not become a deputy director, he was also one of the important directors.

Without anyone paying attention, there is another name [Hu Zhang] on the board of directors of Warner Music Group, which is translated as Zhang Hu. He also has another identity-the deputy general manager of Jiaoyang Venture Capital.

Cao Xuan has no intention of exposing himself as a shareholder of Warner Music Group, at least not before the listing.

After the listing, 5% of the shares must be disclosed. It cannot be hidden, but Cao Xuan also hopes to keep a low profile as much as possible and hide behind Jiaoyang Venture Capital, so that he can more or less share some of the pressure.

However, although he deliberately concealed his identity as a shareholder, Cao Xuan attended the press conference as Warner's head singer.

As a representative of the singer, he expressed his gratitude and blessings to his old club, the Warner family, and expressed his warm expectations and welcome to the new owner, Edgar Jr.

As one of the bosses, Cao Xuan is actually a double act. With the influence of a singer, he can not only appease the old employees, but also send signals to the outside world.

Cao Xuan will not leave because of Warner's changes.

The strong support of a popular superstar can correspondingly reduce the negative impacts of Warner's changes, which is why Cao Xuan came forward.

After attending the press conference, Edgar Jr. held a party. Cao Xuan, several other shareholders and relevant senior executives of Warner Music Group were all present.

At this time, except for a few insiders, others knew that Cao Xuan was also one of the new bosses.

It even ranks as the fourth shareholder after Edgar Jr. and two other shareholders.

Among them, the most surprising thing was that Warner Asia President Adam and Vice President Zhou Jianhui came to the meeting and saw Cao Xuan chatting and laughing with the new big boss Edgar Jr.

Adam smiled bitterly and patted Zhou Jianhui on the shoulder: "Zhou, congratulations."

Zhou Jianhui didn't react at first, but immediately he couldn't help but look happy.

Adam is from the Warner family and has already planned to leave Warner Music Group to work at Warner Bros. Pictures. Previously, Zhou Jianhui was worried about whether he would have a difficult new boss.

In fact, judging from his work performance, it is very promising to be directly promoted to president.

But Zhou Jianhui knew that he had no one above him. When the new boss took over, he would definitely send his own people to take charge of the Asian business, and it would not be his turn.

But things are different now. With his relationship with Cao Xuan and his previous achievements, even if he fails to win the title of president of Asia Region, he doesn't have to worry about being made difficult and bullied by his new boss.

And Cao Xuan obviously did not forget him as a "noble man".

When he was famous, it was Zhou Jianhui who worked hard, and the two have always had a good personal relationship.

In addition, Cao Xuan is in Warner, and he also hopes to support his own power and ensure his status. Mike is one of them, and Zhou Jianhui is also a good helper.

So, at the end of the banquet, Cao Xuan specially introduced Zhou Jianhui to little Edgar.

He believed that Zhou Jianhui's resume was enough for Little Edgar to take a high look, and with him as a shareholder, Little Edgar had to sell face.

Warner's shareholders are not monolithic. Edgar Jr. brought Cao Xuan into the game, and the two parties are considered allies.

Most of the time, Cao Xuan and the shares in his hands were on the side of little Edgar, and little Edgar also wanted to give him something in return.

Needless to say, there are a lot of resources on the road to superstardom. Supporting and promoting Cao Xuan is also a reward.

Little Edgar actually knew something about Zhou Jianhui, and after Cao Xuan introduced him, he was on the right track.

Little Edgar did not hide it, hinting to Cao Xuan that after Adam resigned, he would find a way to nominate Zhou Jianhui as the new Asian president on the board of directors, but the subsequent vice president would be appointed by the head office.

Cao Xuan understood what little Edgar was doing. He had already had a huge influence in the Asian region, and now the future regional president was his.

If we don't send a confidant as his deputy, who knows whether the Warner in Asia will be named Cao or Bronfman...

After leaving the banquet, Cao Xuan flew directly to South Korea. Zhou Jianhui saw him off in person. He had some matters to negotiate here and could not accompany him.

On the way, Zhou Jianhui expressed his gratitude to Cao Xuan, and Cao Xuan waved his hand.

"What kind of relationship do we have? It's just a heretic. Lao Zhou, you can contact Mike more in the future. He is in the company and knows a lot."

"Are the Yankees reliable?"

"There aren't many people I can use in the United States, and he knows how to get the most benefit."

"Don't worry, I understand."

Zhou Jianhui nodded. Ever since he met little Edgar with Cao Xuan at the banquet, he understood his position, his mentality changed quickly, and he even began to wonder about Mike's loyalty.

Cao Xuan also made it very clear.

Putting aside his personal relationship with Mike, as one of the few people Cao Xuan trusted in the United States, Mike would make far more money as Cao Xuan's friend than by being a dog to others.

Choose one of the two, and as an American elite, it is not difficult for Mike to make the best choice.

After bidding farewell to Zhou Jianhui, Cao Xuan brought others to South Korea, and Samsung sent someone to pick him up.

The journey was long and it was night time. It was too late to talk about business, so Cao Xuan could only rest first.

Sitting in Samsung's special car, Cao Xuan closed his eyes and rested his mind. When the car arrived, he saw the familiar Shilla Hotel in front of him, and his lips twitched slightly.

Just when I was thinking about changing hotels, a fair-skinned and beautiful intellectual young woman came over with elegant steps and a sincere smile.

"Mr. Cao, long time no see."