China Entertainment 1997

On August 20, 18 days after the release of "Xiu Chun Dao", the mainland box office reached 124.4 million.

It has officially overtaken the 124.3 million "House of Flying Daggers" which was released half a month in advance.

In the new picture, Boss Zhang was depressed for more than half a month, and finally couldn't help breaking his guard and complained to the media.

First, he implicitly expressed that filmmaking was being suppressed, and made connotations about Cao Xuan and China Film Group. Then he complained angrily about piracy, and finally he attacked movie fans and critics.

He said that the poor reputation of "House of Flying Daggers" is due to the outside world's prejudice against Lao Mouzi and an injustice to domestic commercial films. It is just a "blush" comment on the faces of movie fans and film critics.

This angered netizens, fans and critics, and they criticized Boss Zhang and Lao Mouzi on the Internet and in the media.

Tianya and Penguin Blog are the main battlefields. Han Han, a young writer who has just joined the blog, took the lead and damaged Lao Mouzi's film from beginning to end.

Little did he know that more than ten years later, he and Lao Mouzi would praise an actress together, and then they would be chased and scolded by netizens...

However, at this stage, Han Han is definitely a representative figure of the post-80s generation. He is still some distance from the so-called youth opinion leader, but his fans and supporters have already formed a large scale.

After coming to Penguin Blog, Han Han was extremely active and soon became a popular public figure on the blog.

However, in his early years, this person was relatively "outspoken" in his speeches, and his words were radical and sensitive. He only had an account on Penguin Blog for half a year, and was banned for more than a dozen comments.

To this end, Han Han also teamed up with some public intellectual friends to issue a joint statement similar to "Freedom of Speech on the Internet" and wrote several short articles to attack Penguin Blog.

Penguin Blog: Ah, yes, yes, yes

I turned around and found an opportunity to ban Han Han and several leaders again, and it was a relatively heavy "sentence" of half a month.

This depends on the fact that his blog has great influence and is relatively active, otherwise his account will be deleted and banned forever.

Because of this incident, Han Han was very angry. He heard that he was planning to start a personal website. Later, he hooked up with the Sina blog that was being prepared, and seemed to be planning to recruit a group of public intellectual friends to settle in.

When the news came out, even Xiao Ma was alarmed and called Cao Xuan specifically to discuss whether to relax the rules of Penguin Blog.

Little did he know that this matter was exactly what Cao Xuan wanted. No matter how strict he was, there would always be times of negligence.

They also specially found a suitable place (fen) and keng (keng) where they could get the freedom they wanted, and Penguin Blog itself would be at peace.

As for whether the departure of these people will affect Penguin Blog.

After a gap of nearly a year, Penguin has attracted huge user traffic, and has a super star team brought in by Cao Xuan himself, plus the marketing excitement of multiple events such as "Tomorrow's Star".

Nowadays, the user registration of Penguin Blog has begun to hit the 100 million level, and the number of people active online every day exceeds 10 million (browsing for more than 10 minutes).

With such a large user base, the departure of Han Han and others will definitely have some impact, but it will obviously not damage the foundation of Penguin Blog.

To put it bluntly, let alone Han Han, even if Cao Xuan takes Fanxing artists to switch jobs to Sina, he may not be able to break Penguin's muscles and bones...

Cao Xuan ignored the debate about "House of Flying Daggers". After the road show, he returned to the capital and rested for a few days to prepare for the finals of "Stars of Tomorrow".

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Starting from the 15th of last month, "Stars of Tomorrow" began the competition for the top 50 to advance to the top 20. After half a month, the top 20 in the country were finally determined.

In order to gain better momentum, the subsequent games also avoided the Athens Olympics. In addition, there were too few players to support too many games, so the original continuous daily broadcast became a live broadcast on Saturday and Sunday.

On August 7th and 8th, and on August 14th and 16th, the top 20 players in the country will advance to the top ten in the country.

The competition format is two-by-two PK, divided into three rounds of fighting. Those with higher comprehensive scores will be promoted, and those with lower scores will be eliminated. After four days of live broadcast, they will finally advance to the top ten in the country for "Stars of Tomorrow".

Beijing Division—Phoenix Legend

Beijing Division——Yao Beina

Jinmen Division——Gu Miaomiao

Chengdu Division——Zhang Jie

Chengdu Division——Zhang Jingying

Shen City Division——Gao Jin

Magic City Division——Ping An

Guangdong Province Division——Chen Chusheng

Mongolian Province Division——Ulan Ya

Wu City Division——Yang Chengang

These ten groups of players, except for the last one, Yang Chengang, who took some tricks, were basically all made through hard work.

The reason why Yang Chengang was able to take advantage of it is very simple. He released the title song of his album "Rat Loves Rice" in advance, and quickly became famous on the Internet by virtue of being ranked among the top 20 nationally ranked "Rising Stars".

Yang Chengang also received a very high popularity bonus. In the competition between the top 20 and the top ten, he defeated Abao from the Chang'an Division and got the ticket to advance.

And Yang Chengang also became the favorite to win the championship with this song, ranking among the top ten in the country in terms of popularity.

And on August 21st, the top ten in the country began the semi-finals, which was a fierce battle between the top ten and the semi-finals.

The top ten draws are divided into two divisions, A and B. There are 5 groups of players in each division. After two rounds of competition, the one with the highest comprehensive index will advance first.

The remaining 4 groups of players will compete for the last ticket to the finals in the second round.

The two-day live broadcast of the semi-finals of "Tomorrow's Star" also broke the ratings record of Beijing TV Station. Especially in the second round of extra games, the highest ratings have exceeded 20%.

Not to mention crushing the Olympic events of the same period, even "News Lianbo" can have a chance.

By the time of the semi-finals, the top ten players in the country were all popular players. Even the less popular players were all extremely powerful, and the popularity votes they received were terrifying.

In the second round of extra rounds in Area B, Gu Miaomiao's life was hanging by a thread. In order to support her idol in the finals, her fans burst out with great enthusiasm for voting.

In a short period of time, it gathered more than 2 million popular votes, surpassing the second-placed Zhang Jingying by nearly 1.2 million votes.

Host Hua Shao almost thought the machine had an accident on the spot, which also surprised countless people about Gu Miaomiao's popularity and the influence of "Tomorrow's Star".

Leaving aside the latter, within a few months, "Tomorrow's Star" has already become a phenomenon variety show.

Although everyone was surprised by this number, they were still somewhat mentally prepared. After all, it had reached the climax of the show, and many people expected that there would be a large number of popular votes.

But even so, many people are still envious and jealous when they think that Gu Miaomiao, a new singer who has not even officially released an album, can win 2 million+ popularity votes.

This is equivalent to 2 million real money!

Although it is largely due to the bonus of the "Star of Tomorrow" program, Gu Miaomiao's popularity and influence can also be seen.

If she is properly cultivated, with her popularity base, good looks and excellent professional abilities, she might be able to create a little mainland diva.

This is not Miaomiao, she is simply Xinxin, with a golden light all over her body...

In addition to Gu Miaomiao, the votes of several other top players were not bad, otherwise they would not have forced Gu Miaomiao to the second round.

As for the top ten players in the country, except for Yang Chengang, Wulan Yaya, and Chen Chusheng, who have signed with a management company, the remaining seven have all been won by Fanxing.

With this group of singers, just relying on the aftermath of "Tomorrow's Star", within two years, Fanxing was able to eat a lot. How could other companies in the outside world not be envious after seeing it.

He didn't take the opportunity to cause trouble because Fanxing ate the fat meat himself and left some lean meat, soup, and bones for everyone to share.

Besides, "Stars of Tomorrow" will be held again next year or the year after that. Everyone wants to follow suit and use the platform to promote their own newcomers, and they don't dare to offend the stars easily.

Otherwise, if a big tree attracts the wind, all kinds of shady and messy things would have long been involved in "Star of Tomorrow".

Even so, "Star of Tomorrow" actually encountered a lot of minor disturbances.

However, the media matrix and Internet platform under Cao Xuan are not just for free, and Jingcheng TV has a network of connections and resources. The two parties worked together to protect it, and finally allowed "Tomorrow Star" to be successfully completed.

But some other corrections were also made, such as when it was promoted from the top 50 in the country to the top 20.

"Tomorrow's Star" announced to the public that it is not recommended for minors to vote. Once discovered, the vote will be invalid.

Of course, considering that the Internet now requires mobile phone numbers, it is basically not up to the level of real-name system, so it can only be regarded as a slogan.

At the same time, "Tomorrow's Star" stipulates that a single mobile phone number or blog account can only cast a maximum of 1,000 votes, and large-amount voting is restricted.

Of course, if you are really capable and create hundreds of accounts to swipe votes, the program team will not be able to control it. The main thing is to prevent ordinary viewers from voting.

1,000 votes is neither too much nor too little. If you are really high up, it will only hurt your body afterward, but it won't have a big impact.

At the same time, it also prevents minors from voting secretly without telling their parents, and sets an upper limit so that they will not have no regard for their idols.

Even if there is that kind of desperate and isolated phenomenon, the "Tomorrow Star" program team has made it easier to deal with the statement and restrictions.

In fact, given the current environment, Cao Xuan does not need to be so cautious. Even if it is fully liberalized, if something goes wrong, everyone will blame the person involved, not the program team.

However, in order to seek a good reputation and out of personal emotions, Cao Xuan still made certain restrictions.

Moreover, the Stars of Tomorrow and the [Tomorrow Charity Fund] under Cao Xuan’s name have reached a series of cooperation, and several charity activities were carried out while the show was still on air.

Previously, the program team of "Tomorrow's Star" donated a total of 5 million+ to the recipients of the Tomorrow Fund's support.

After the selection of the top 20 in the country, the 20 teams of contestants who advanced also visited several welfare homes and nursing homes in Beijing under the arrangement of the program team, and organized charity performances for children and the elderly.

It is expected that during the finals, some assistance recipients will be invited to watch the game in person.

10% of all popular votes received in the finals will be used for charity.

For all these reasons, although "Tomorrow's Star" has made a lot of money, its image is still positive and it has received some support from the superiors. Some official media published newspapers and praised "Tomorrow's Star" for its charitable actions.

Selfishly speaking, with these auras, "Stars of Tomorrow" can avoid some monsters and monsters and lay a solid foundation for the next season in the future.

With a little more structure, while the program entertains the public, it can also make a positive contribution to charity and help people in need.

Boss Cao couldn't help but shed a few crocodile tears when he thought about it.

What a positive energy!

Under the aura of positive energy, "Stars of Tomorrow" finally determined the top four in the country.

In Zone A, Zhang Jie advanced directly and Phoenix Legend made it out of the second round.

In Area B, Yao Beina was directly promoted, and Gu Miaomiao grabbed the last spot with 2 million votes.

The top four are all singers under Fanxing, so it's hard not to make people wonder if there's something shady.

But there is one thing to say. It is definitely unrealistic to say that Fanxing does not take care of his own artists at all, but the shady story is really out of the question.

Especially in the top ten competition, 7 of the 10 people are signed singers of Fanxing. There is no need for one to fight against one's own.

Fanxing even hopes that the final four will have a non-Fangxing singer, so as not to make it look like they did a shady thing.

But I can't bear it. Zhang Jie and the others are very powerful in fighting.

When Zhang Jie came to "Star of Tomorrow", he showed his characteristics as "Little Cao Xuan". From the audition to the semi-finals, he sang all Cao Xuan's songs.

The nickname "Little Cao Xuan" was suddenly spread from nightclubs in Rongcheng to the whole country, and he successfully established the image of Cao Xuan's die-hard fans.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Jie not only became one of Cao Xuan's most famous fans, but also attracted a large number of Cao Xuan fans to cheer for Zhang Jie, one of his own.

Zhang Jie lived up to expectations. After several years of training, he had an excellent grasp of the popularity of Cao Xuan's songs.

In the first round of the semi-finals, a heart-wrenching English rock song "Natural" stunned the audience, narrowly defeating Phoenix Legend and Chen Chusheng, and became the first to advance to the finals.

To be honest, this year's "Rising Stars" is a bit overwhelming, with female singers generally being more popular.

The most popular male singer is undoubtedly Chen Chusheng, followed by Zhang Jie, and a handsome guy from Jinling who was eliminated from the top 20.

The melancholy and calm temperament inherent in his birth and the original music style have made him known as the "Poet of Tomorrow" by the outside world, no less popular than Gu Miaomiao and Jinsha's "Two Beauties of Tomorrow".

Ever since he won the Guangdong Provincial Division Championship and made his official appearance to the national audience, Chen Chusheng's popularity has remained high, overwhelming everyone and ranking first among male singers.

Zhang Jie had used Cao Xuan's popularity a few times, but he was suppressed again soon, so that the fans of both men were a little uncomfortable with it.

Before the start of the top ten games, Chen Chusheng was hailed as one of the favorites to advance to the finals.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Jie broke out in the first round. In the second round, he performed abnormally. The original song he produced did not achieve the expected effect, and he was unexpectedly picked up by Phoenix Legend.

So much so that after the Zone A competition ended, many fans of Chen Chusheng were very dissatisfied and attacked the "Star of Tomorrow" program team, claiming that it was shady.

But it doesn't matter. Basically since the top 20, whenever someone fails to be selected, there will be fans claiming that there is something shady.

Justice prevails in people's hearts. Fanxing and the program team know that they are not doing anything shady, so they are naturally confident.

Chen Chusheng is very popular, but on the stage of "Tomorrow's Star", popularity does not mean everything.

There are many scenarios where popular players crush powerful players. There are also many situations where powerful players seize opportunities, give their best, and counterattack to slap popular players in the face.

Gu Miaomiao is even more popular and is currently at the top of the popularity list. She was stepped on the head by Yao Beina in the first round of Area B and was promoted. In the second round, she fought tooth and nail to advance.

If promotions were based on popularity, there would be no competition. Just put people in a row and let the fans of each company vote.

But no matter what, the top four national teams of "Stars of Tomorrow" were announced and the final night will be held on August 28th.

If I can win the championship, I will not only receive a huge bonus of 1 million, but "world superstar" Cao Xuan will compose a song for him and recommend him to participate in the 2005 CCTV Spring Festival Gala rehearsal.

This was acknowledged by CCTV personally. They also took a fancy to the popularity of "Tomorrow's Star" and planned to cooperate with the marketing.

Besides, all I promised was to attend the rehearsal. Whether I can appear on the Spring Festival Gala depends on the singer's own ability and the quality of the program.

But even so, it is enough to make many singers envious.

And the above are only the obvious rewards, there are more hidden benefits.

For example, if you meet a player of the same class, the champion will inevitably be a head taller, have more publicity and exposure, be more valued by the company itself, and will also attract attention from all parties.

Apart from other things, there are rumors that Fanxing is already in contact with some commercial endorsements for "Rising Star" contestants.

Although there are no specific regulations yet, if you are the champion, you will definitely not be able to get around the endorsements, and you can earn more or less.

With the popularity of "Stars of Tomorrow", even if the company takes the lion's share, the prize money that ends up in the hands of the players will not be much worse than the championship bonus.

Fame, interest, honor, future...

Although this championship is only a temporary victory, the temptation is big enough.

At this point, all four groups of players have a chance to succeed. Everyone wants to defeat the others and aim to win the championship.

Beijing TV Station, Fanxing and Penguin Blog are frantically building momentum for the "Stars of Tomorrow" finals.

Except that on August 27, Liu Feiren won the record-tying championship at the Athens Olympics and won the 110-meter hurdles gold medal, which completely stole the limelight from "Star of Tomorrow".

In the remaining days, there will be headline news about "Tomorrow's Star". On the morning of August 28, the official blog of the program team announced the list of judges for the finals.

Asia's Little King - Jay Chou

[South Ren] Beicao——Ren Xianqi

Asian Queen——Wang Fei

One of the Four Heavenly Kings——Liu Tianwang

Mainland music boss——Liu Huan

Kung Fu Superstar——Cheng Long

The world’s pop king——Cao Xuan

The lineup of judges in this finals is definitely one of the most luxurious lineups in the Chinese music industry at present, and one of them can even be removed.

In fact, according to the original plan, Cao Xuan also planned to ask Avril Lavigne and other European and American singers to help serve as off-site judges.

But later I found that translation was required, and the video connection was not necessarily stable, making live streaming accidents easy, so I had no choice but to give up.

But even so, this lineup is enough to make the outside world cheer.

In fact, during the semi-finals, many people looked forward to the final lineup when they saw Sun Yanzi, Wang, Mo Wenwei, Zhang Xinzhe, Wei Wei and other big names.

As expected, Cao Xuan has never disappointed in terms of connections and appeal.

Last year's CCTV-MTV Music Festival was a gathering of heroes, including almost half of the Chinese music scene.

This time in the "Stars of Tomorrow" finals, seven superstars have joined forces to serve as judges.

Some people even joked online that instead of watching the contestants compete, they would rather have the judges sing a few lines.

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August 28, backstage at the "Star of Tomorrow" recording studio

Cao Xuan, the producers and related personnel personally welcomed several judges.

"Brother Huan, it's too early."

"Sister Fei, please come inside."

"Brother Hua, thank you for coming."

"Brother Xiaoqi, our Nan Ren and Bei Cao are united again."

"Xiao Zhou, come in with me and I'll introduce you."

"Brother, thank you for your hard work. Come on, let's go in together."

The six judges other than Cao Xuan were all close personal friends of Cao Xuan. After saying hello, they readily agreed to come over and help.

Of course, some of them also intend to use the "Star of Tomorrow" platform for publicity.

Xiao Zhou's new album "Qili Xiang" was just released at the beginning of the month, and Liu Tianwang, Cheng Long and Wang Fei have movies released.

The former is "House of Flying Daggers" which is currently in theaters and "A World Without Thieves" at the end of the year. The latter two are "New Police Story" and "2046", both of which will be released in late September.

Although it's still a month away, it's still a publicity period and it's good to build a foundation for an impression.

After all, it is rare to find a platform with such high attention like the "Tomorrow Star" finals, which is of great benefit to the promotion of the film.

In fact, Cao Xuan himself also has publicity needs. Whether it is "Xiu Chun Dao" which is currently being released, or the upcoming "New Police Story" and new album, there is no harm in showing his face more.

Although they are all big names, they are also divided into three, six or nine ranks. Everyone basically respects Cheng Long and Cao Xuan, with Xiao Zhou accompanying them at the bottom.

In fact, in terms of fame and status, Ren Xianqi should be the weakest at the moment. Apart from his stronger qualifications, he is really not as good as Xiao Zhou, who is currently in the limelight.

But I can't stand that he and Cao Xuan are a "combination". Without Nan Ren, how can Bei Cao come from? If you don't give him face, you will belittle Cao Xuan.

That's it for other places. In Cao Xuan's home court, Nan Ren and Bei Cao merged, and Xiao Qi's status automatically improved.

Several people chatted in the special lounge, talking about interesting things that happened between them, and livening up the atmosphere.

While chatting, Cao Xuan got up and went to the bathroom. On the way, he happened to meet an acquaintance, a fat little black guy who hadn't shaved his head yet.

Today he is the outfield host, interviewing spectators and contestants, and running around with cameramen.

I don't know why, but Cao Xuan felt happy when he looked at this fat little black man. He waved over and asked a few questions.

"How are you doing here?"

"Very good. Thank you for the opportunity."

The little black fat man didn't dare to be shy in front of Cao Xuan, so he answered with a bit of restraint, and Cao Xuan waved his hand.

"If you want to thank me, thank you, master. I also care about Mr. San. There is a sitcom in the company. I will tell you later that you can play a supporting role in it."

"Oh, thank you for your help and taking the trouble."

"It's nothing, do your best, and don't lose the cross talk show. I've listened to your cross talk show, and it's quite interesting. If you have any difficulties, come to me. If you have any more questions, don't dare to tell me. There's no problem in supporting your stall."

"Have you...heard my cross talk?"

Although the little black fat man was happy and reserved in the previous conversation, his mentality was stable enough. However, when he heard Cao Xuan praise his cross talk, he couldn't hold back his emotions.

"Isn't that the Deyun club in Tianqiao? My partner is a fair, fat man with big eyes who can play allegro..."

"Huo, you have really been there."

Several pieces of information were correct, and this time the little black fat man believed him. Instead, he was annoyed that he didn't realize that there was such a big shot hidden underneath.

Cao Xuan didn't explain either. In fact, he had never been to Deyun Club in person. When he first became famous, Little Black Fatty hadn't moved yet. Later, he looked so familiar that he couldn't go.

The reason why he was able to suppress the little fat man was, on the one hand, to understand information about future generations, and on the other hand, "Cao Xuan" in Golden Finger had been to Deyun Club and was a frequent visitor.

Not to mention Deyun Club's current No. 1 Beiwei Road, it is also the future Guangde Building, Sanli Bridge, Sanqing Garden, and "Cao Xuan" has been heard.

But at that time, most of the performances were performed by Little Black Fatty's apprentices. If you wanted to see his performances, you had to spend money to buy tickets for commercial performances.

After fooling the fat little black guy, Cao Xuan was satisfied and returned to the lounge to continue chatting. When it was almost 8 o'clock in the evening, the live broadcast of the finals was about to start, and a few people filed out.

The finals of "Tomorrow's Stars" will also begin...