China Entertainment 1997

Of course the sack and the wheelbarrow were a joke.

Cao Xuan, together with six or seven assistant bodyguards, plus the team in the United States, and Little Edgar and other Warner personnel, can win 60 trophies, not to mention 6 trophies.

However, Cao Xuan did not bother others and let Taylor hold 3 trophies by himself. Zhang Chong helped him get 3 trophies and planned to go back and take photos for blogging.

But what he hesitated was whether to put the six trophies from this year together for a photo, or go home and take out the previous six trophies together, and arrange the 12 golden gramophone trophies in a row before taking a photo.

What a happy trouble...

Different from Cao Xuan's worries, Taylor was dizzy holding the three trophies, and even felt a little dazed for a while, as if he had won these three Grammys.

The crescent moon formed in his fox eyes, and he smiled stupidly while sitting in the back seat.

As a result, I accidentally tripped when I got out of the car, and a Grammy trophy in my hand fell to the ground. With a click, the golden gramophone and the trophy below were split into two.

Taylor's face turned pale with fright, and he hurriedly bent over to get it. When he saw the trophy broken in two, tears couldn't stop flowing. He looked at Cao Xuan pitifully and said timidly.

"Teacher, I...I didn't mean it."

Cao Xuan rubbed her curly hair and said with a smile: "It's okay, these are all copies, the real Grammy trophy. The organizing committee will mail it to your home afterwards."

Taylor's eyes lit up: "Really."

"This has been the case for the 6 Grammys I won before. Why are you lying to me? The material and weight of the authentic ones are much better than these replicas."

Cao Xuan played with the broken trophy in his hand and said with some regret: "I can only go home and find a replica to put on top, and then take pictures with all 12 trophies."

Taylor: "..."

Just explain, why are you pretending?

But she felt relieved knowing that it didn't matter if she dropped it. If she really dropped the genuine trophy, she would feel really guilty.

Instead, Cao Xuan began to think more and more: "Why didn't I think of dropping it when I was holding the trophy? Otherwise, there would be headlines tomorrow, and there would be too many trophies to hold."

When Taylor heard this, he continued to roll his eyes, but he remembered this in his heart. If one day in the future, he would "accidentally" drop the trophy and stage a famous scene.

Cao Xuan didn't know what Taylor was thinking. He was in the C position at the award ceremony, and the cameras were always watching. He had to socialize on the red carpet and at the celebration dinner afterwards, which made him a little tired.

After sending Taylor back to the hotel, Cao Xuan prepared to go home and rest. Zhang Chong and others contacted Zhang Chong to arrange a private jet flight.

February 17th was New Year's Eve. He couldn't stay in the United States for long and had to return to China soon to attend the Spring Festival Gala.

It took a long time to buy the Beverly Hills Villa, but Cao Xuan could live here for as long as he wanted with his fingers. However, with a professional housekeeper in charge, Cao Xuan could still live anywhere and anytime.

Although he was a little tired, in fact, after winning 6 Grammys in one night, Cao Xuan was calm on the surface but still very energetic. Coupled with the jet lag, he couldn't sleep even when he got home.

Cao Xuan simply swam several laps in the villa's swimming pool, chatted with the East and West Ergong on video calls respectively, and went to bed when he was tired.

But he slept peacefully, and there was an explosion outside.

The last Grammy that Cao Xuan participated in was the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004. He was the singer with the most nominations, but in the end he only won 4 trophies, behind Beyoncé, who won the first award for her first album after her solo career. 5 Grammys.

At that time, there was a big stir after Cao Xuan won the award, but the highest response was in Asia, but it was not in the headlines in Europe and the United States.

But this time it's different. "Legend" made Cao Xuan's fame and influence soar. He is now the most popular and popular king of the world.

It has attracted a lot of attention, and it has become the biggest winner of this year's Grammy. If you don't brag about it, it will not be worth the newspaper sales.

"Washington Times": Won 6 Grammys, the most successful Asian in the history of pop music

"The New York Times": Cao has so many awards that he wants a unicycle

"Billboard Magazine": Grammy [Album of the Year], taking stock of the legendary performance of "Legend"

"The Times": Star shines, China Cao's Grammy night

"The Sun": Cao sent little Taylor Taylor back to the hotel, the playboy became a true gentleman?

It’s not just media sites promoting it. It also inspired many well-known European and American singers, stars or public figures to speak out.

[Avril Lavigne]: “I watched the entire Grammy Awards and I knew Chris was the best!”

[Shakira]: "His performance makes people jealous (laughing). Last night I was sitting in the audience watching him continue to receive awards."

[Coldplay]: "Cao's behavior was so cool (referring to taking photos holding 6 trophies), it will become a Grammy classic."

[NBA Rockets center Dayao]: "Brother Xuan is great. He is the pride of us Chinese people."

[A certain real estate businessman]: "Incredible performance, he makes Grammy continue to be great!"

[A black senator who just announced his candidacy for president]: "I'm not a fan of Cao, but he is indeed an excellent pop singer..."

[Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo]: "I sent him a congratulatory message. I wanted to exchange my jersey for his Grammy trophy, but he was rejected. He asked for the Premier League trophy or the Premier League Golden Boot in exchange (laughing)."

[Eminem]: "Cao is a genius, cooperation? If there is a chance, I will not say no."

[Justin, who was defeated several times by Cao Xuan on Billboard and Grammys]: "Are you polite?"

This is true in Europe and the United States, not to mention Asia, it has reached the sky.

Because Cao Xuan has a mediocre reputation among Korean male fans, the Korean media, which had been reserved for several years, finally couldn't help but take action against Cao Xuan's bloodline.

A non-authoritative Korean newspaper publicly stated that they had conducted multiple interviews and verified that according to "reliable historical records", Cao Xuan, a native of Shandong Province, is likely to have Korean blood.

The ancestors of Lao Cao's family were furious!

Comrade Cao Shuangguo was so angry that he cursed loudly at home.

The Japanese media just wanted to show some face, but they went even more exaggerated and directly voted on the website.

On the historical status of Cao Xuan in the world music scene and Michael Jackson, who is higher and who is lower.

Objectively speaking, Cao Xuan is definitely not as good as Michael Jackson.

Regardless of Cao Xuan's Billboard data, album sales and even Grammy results in the past two years, Cao Xuan has been on par with or even surpassed Michael Jackson in some cases.

But sometimes that’s not what they say. As the most famous world pop star of the last century and one of the representatives of American pop music dominating the world music scene, Michael Jackson’s unparalleled influence and positive gains for the American music scene have made him This is the key to his lofty status in the pop music scene in the United States and the world.

There are many singers who have achieved more than Michael Jackson in various aspects, but with the comprehensive data of all achievements plus popularity and influence, Michael Jackson is firmly among the top three in history.

As for the ancient superstars such as Elvis Presley, they are great, but as time goes by and due to the times, their international influence is slightly less, and the overall evaluation is weaker.

But then again, this does not mean that Cao Xuan is far inferior to Michael Jackson.

Michael Jackson has his own glorious achievements, but Cao Xuan is also the first Asian singer to have a major impact on the world's pop music scene.

Although he sings English songs, it is still a historical breakthrough for the Asian music scene. Let’s not talk about Europe and the United States. In Asia, Cao Xuan definitely has the halo of being local and having a history of breakthrough.

If it is a relatively objective evaluation by the authoritative media in Asia, even with the various halo bonuses from Asia, Cao Xuan can at most reach the top ten in history.

However, when netizens voted, either Cao Xuan was bragging, or even if he tied Michael Jackson, Madonna and The Beatles together, he might not be able to win.

Even among those Japanese singers, except for super popular singers or groups such as Utada Hikaru, Hamasaki Ayumi, Amuro Namie, B'z, Cao Xuan basically kills them all.

As for Hamasaki Ayumi and others, the local halo is too strong, and Cao Xuan really can't do it.

In the same way, singers such as Avril Lavigne and Britney are world-famous, but if they vote on Chinese websites, they will definitely be beaten easily by fans of Xiao Zhou and Wang.

If it weren't for Cao Xuan's frequent outings in Asia, known as the "Light of Asia", a large number of fans, and huge popularity, he might not even be able to be a top-tier singer in Japan.

Whether it was fans enthusiastically or passers-by joining in the fun, hundreds of thousands of people voted, and Cao Xuan beat Michael Jackson by a wide margin with 64.32% of the votes.

Although this is Asia and there are various non-objective reasons, it is still worth mentioning. Europe and the United States openly reprinted this matter and published it with a very eye-catching title.

"The King of Asian Pop, China Cao's popularity in Japan greatly exceeds that of Michael Jackson"

Other Asian media have also made all kinds of rainbow farts, and even India has reported a lot. By the way, imagine whether the next world-famous pop king will be Indian.

In fact, in China's domestic media, Cao Xuan's third Grammy battle did not have much to say, and there was no need for them to do so.

Just by reprinting various reports from foreign media, the sales volume and click-through rate of newspapers are like [a rare man clenching his fists--I can't hold it anymore]

Seeing the praise for Cao Xuan from all over the world, Cao Xuan's fans and passers-by were elated. Don't throw rainbow farts at Cao Xuan with money. It won't be considered until [Cao Xuan receives the award - no words used]. give up.

Cao Xuan got up the next day and saw a lot of rainbow farts after surfing the Internet, which made him feel happy.

It's a pity that there are too few of these humanities heroes. Most of the praise is like "get fatter and write articles--short and small", which makes people feel like they haven't read it at all.

Putting down the computer with some unfinished thoughts, the plane left in the afternoon. Taking advantage of his free time, Cao Xuan called Taylor over to talk about her new album. He couldn't call her "teacher" in vain.

As a result, we didn’t see each other all night. As soon as the little girl saw her, she immediately pushed the golden mountain and fell the jade pillar and knelt down. She clasped her hands in a decent manner and spoke broken Chinese.

"Liger, please wake up and bow down to me!"

Cao Xuan: "..."

He helped the silly girl up and asked with interest: "Where did you learn it?"

"Sister Mei taught me this. She said this is a Chinese rule. She also said that you have to kowtow to the liger and serve tea to be considered a direct disciple. I must be filial to the liger, and the liger is also better to me, just like my godfather and goddaughter. , no, like biological father and daughter."

"She's quite good at teaching."

Cao Xuan complained, but Taylor eagerly searched around the room: "Liger, do you have tea at home? I want to serve you tea."

"Forget the tea, there's coffee, but wait a minute, I have to make a phone call with your parents."

Cao Xuan did not point out that Taylor could understand the relationship between master and apprentice in China, but since he became a master, his parents should still inform him.

When the number came up, Cao Xuan called Taylor's parents. They knew about the teacher and the student, but they didn't understand what the Chinese master and apprentice meant. However, they heard that the relationship was comparable to that of an American godfather, so they happily agreed.

They are not stupid. Cao Xuan is not only a celebrity but also Taylor's boss. More importantly, he is a well-known musician. Why not give his daughter a hug?

Seeing that his parents had no objection, Cao Xuan called Zhu Jiang and a few people to serve as witnesses. Taylor didn't need to kowtow and just bowed and drank a cup of coffee.

Taylor looked at the serious onlookers, as if he had witnessed a mysterious Chinese ritual. His original playful mood also calmed down a bit, and he respectfully handed the coffee to Cao Xuan.

Cao Xuan took the coffee and took a sip. He didn't have any tokens with him, so he asked Zhang Chong to take out 88,800 U.S. dollars and put them in a bag as a meeting gift for Taylor.

Taylor was so happy. The rules in China were so good. You would be paid to become a teacher. The teacher she knew in the past even paid AA for chatting in a cafe.

Zhang Chong saw that she was confused and couldn't help but tell her that it wasn't China's rules that were good, but that the teacher she studied was rich.

88,800 U.S. dollars is hundreds of thousands less when converted into RMB. Ordinary teachers cannot afford this kind of meeting gift, so Taylor gave up the idea of ​​going to China to become a teacher and make a lot of money.

Of course, Cao Xuan was not at a loss either. Taylor made more than $88,800 for Mars Records.

Boss Cao is very particular now, so he just gave him cash because he had nothing on him. Later he planned to find a piece of jade of good quality and carve a jade plaque for Taylor to send as a formal token.

The jade plaque doesn’t need to be too complicated. On the front is “Taylor Swift” in Chinese, on the back is a picture of encouraging people to learn, and then in the lower left corner is the word “Cao”.

But no matter what, the master-disciple relationship is now officially settled, and Taylor has become the top disciple of Cao Clan.

Cao Xuan was also a little more interested in Taylor. After all, he was trained as an apprentice, and he, as a master, also became embarrassed.

In addition to the necessary guidance, Cao Xuan thought about looking back to see if there were any suitable songs, and gave two songs to his apprentice. If that didn't work, he could persuade Taylor to teach a few more boyfriends.

This girl is extremely talented. If she puts more effort into her emotional journey, she might be able to achieve better results than Cao Xuan did for her...

Cao Xuan also instructed Mars Records to let Taylor take advantage of his popularity in the future.

He has been absent from the United States for a long time, and the popularity he gained has dissipated in vain. He might as well give his apprentice more exposure, so that the good news does not go to outsiders.

After struggling for a while, the time came. Cao Xuan bid farewell to Taylor who was reluctant to leave, and took a private jet back to China.

………

February 15th, Spring Festival Gala backstage

New Year's Eve is approaching, and the last major rehearsal has ended, but many Spring Festival Gala programs are still preparing for it, waiting for the live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala in two days.

Xu Ruo is a college student at Northeast Normal University. Her school organized a group dance "Into the City" this year, and she is one of the dancers.

Being able to participate in the Spring Festival Gala is a very rare experience for Xu Ruo, and she also wants to see those stars on TV with her own eyes.

Unfortunately, because their show is a group performance and has always been a bit dangerous, except for the fourth and fifth rehearsals, they often participate in the judging alone.

As for the two rehearsals, the time was tight, and Xu Ruo didn't dare to run around at all, so she could only catch a few glimpses of the stars from a distance.

It wasn't until these days, when the rehearsals were over and the management was relatively lax, that Xu Ruo had the opportunity to get in front of a few celebrities who were working together backstage and ask for an autograph and a photo.

Unfortunately, her favorite singer Cao Xuan was not among them, which inevitably put a damper on Xu Ruo's happiness.

"Ruoruo, I just saw Gu Miaomiao, she said hello to me."

At the end of the rehearsal, during the break, a classmate pulled her excitedly and shared the experience with a happy face.

"Don't you like Li Yuchun?"

"If you like Chunchun, you don't necessarily have to like Gu Miaomiao. She is too gentle and good-looking. I feel like I am going to rebel."

"Fall grass."

Xu Ruo gave her classmates a look of disdain, unlike herself, who had liked Cao Xuan since high school and never changed her mind.

The two were chatting, and suddenly they felt that the dressing room backstage was very noisy, and there were many people running there. They were confused and stopped an acquaintance to ask, and the other party said excitedly.

"You don't know yet, Cao Xuan has come to visit, and everyone is watching the fun."

Xu Ruo and Xu Ruo looked at each other and immediately followed the large army.

Logically speaking, Cao Xuan has appeared in the Spring Festival Gala seven times, so the backstage of the Spring Festival Gala will not be too excited about his appearance.

But then again, new people join every Spring Festival Gala, and the popular Cao Xuan is naturally the first person they hope to contact. Even Lao Zhao is leaning back.

After all, Cao Xuan's nationality is not much worse than that of Lao Zhao, and he has better looks and a higher level of personality. He can look good when taking photos and signing autographs.

Especially this year, Cao Xuan participated in the Brit Awards and the Grammys, two of the world's most authoritative pop music awards, first in the United Kingdom and then the United States in the past two days. He won 9 trophies in a row and dominated the domestic entertainment media. His momentum is booming and he is even more popular. Added fire.

So much so that even the battle-hardened Spring Festival Gala backstage rarely saw a large-scale star-chasing event.

So much so that CCTV specially sent extra Spring Festival Gala personnel to the backstage of the Spring Festival Gala, and even many Spring Festival Gala veterans were amazed.

It must be Cao Xuan who has the ability!

Cao Xuan himself had no way to go out and could only hide in the dressing room. He waited for several directors to come forward to persuade everyone to disperse, and then he regained his freedom.

As is the old rule, visit the pier first.

Especially for that one, this year is basically the last time he attended the Spring Festival Gala. In a sense, the two of them have worked together for nearly 10 years, and they still feel very emotional for each other.

As for other old friends, Cao Xuan also went to visit him. When he returned to the dressing room, it was the turn of others to pay homage to him.

When Cao Xuan first accepted Baidu, they were basically friends. Later, his status in the music world became higher and higher, and singers of all sizes came to visit.

Now that he has become a big shot in the entertainment industry, anyone who is involved in the entertainment industry, regardless of singers and actors, must come and show their face to Boss Cao.

Because there were so many people, many people just showed up, said their names and left to avoid wasting time.

At this point, the meaning of visiting the dock to show your face is no longer significant. It’s more that everyone else is going, and you can’t do it if you don’t go.

He seems to dominate the Spring Festival Gala!

But Boss Cao is also wronged. He is actually too lazy to socialize, but he does have some friends among them, and he can't thank guests behind closed doors. Moreover, when people come to say hello, he can't refuse them. He comes and goes, and he can only be forced to become the "Big Boss of the Spring Festival Gala" .

Among them, one of them left a deep impression on Cao Xuan, Han Hao, who was famous for his low profile.

This guy released a new album in 2004, and the results were mediocre, but he got the opportunity to perform on the Spring Festival Gala, and he was a solo performer in the unit.

And tied with him are A Niu, Xue Zhiqian and Qi Wei. The former is also a veteran singer, and the latter two are popular new stars this year. They are worth pondering.

Starting from her, the so-called [Bingxue Weitian] walked to the stage one by one, adding countless attractions to the Tianya Bagua District.

Cao Xuan's attitude towards these people has always been to hide as far away as possible. No matter what the relationship with the other party is, everyone will stay on the same page.

Fortunately, it may be that Cao Xuan is well-known as a high-ranking official. Most people with backgrounds, especially actresses, generally do not come to Cao Xuan for help.

To some extent, it can be considered an unexpected surprise.

Although Boss Cao is not afraid of offending others, there is no need to make enemies out of thin air. It would be best if the other party can retreat in spite of difficulties.

For example, Han Hao said hello and left directly without any intention of chatting with Cao Xuan. Cao Xuan was so happy.

It is no exaggeration to say that the number of people posting Cao Xuan’s scandal record on Baidu Tieba has already exceeded four digits, and Cao Xuan doesn’t even know how many people he is “taking the blame” for now.

Now, as long as a person's leadership process is not clean, as long as the project he is working on has anything to do with Fanxing and Guolan, he has to be blamed.

Cao Xuan calculated for himself that he had given away at least dozens of "cuckolds" to the coal bosses in his circle.

More than once, he has despised the so-called gossip masters in Tianya. Each one is more useless than the last. There is so much information, but you are picking it up.

It's just a "brother-in-law" argument with the coal boss. Cao Xuan really doesn't want to have any contact with this official group.

Damn, even Li Yunlong dared to touch porcelain, but he couldn't afford to offend him...

After staying there until the evening, Cao Xuan quietly slipped away from the backstage of the Spring Festival Gala, specifically bypassing some of the fans blocking the parking lot.

He knew that this car was being targeted, so he prepared another car in advance, which was called the Three Caves of the Cunning Rabbit.

However, no matter how cunning a fox is, he can still catch a lucky hunter.

The proud Cao Xuan was blocked by Xu Ruo and her classmates who were going to the dormitory to rest, and his ears were almost deafened.

There was no other way, so Cao Xuan could only sign autographs for them obediently.

Xu Ruo held the signed photo in his hand and smiled happily. Cao Xuan listened to the two people's excited expressions of excitement, and seeing that Xu Ruo was an old fan, he simply took out two tickets for the Beijing concert from his bag.

"If you have time, you might as well come and support us."

Xu Ruo and the other two people were holding the tickets, their heads were already dizzy and they could only nod stupidly.

Upon seeing this, Cao Xuan waved and left. After he left for about half a minute, the two of them finally woke up. Looking at the tickets and signed photos in their hands, Xu Ruo couldn't believe it for a moment and couldn't help but stretch his hand to his classmate's waist. .

"Ah, what are you doing?"

Seeing her classmates grimacing in pain, Xu Ruo smiled brightly: "I'm going to post a blog and call my cousin. I envy her so much."

The classmate originally wanted to fight back, but after hearing this, he immediately took out his cell phone and called his best friend.

"Qianqian?"

"What? How do you know I have Cao Xuan's signed photo?"

"What? How do you know I still have tickets to his concert in Beijing?"

"Hey, why are you swearing, hahaha..."

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