China Entertainment 1997

On June 10, 1998, the World Cup opened in France

For the first time, 32 teams participated in this World Cup. Brazil defeated Scotland 2:1 in the opening game.

Cao Xuan, who had just held a book signing in Changshan, Hebei Province, watched the game with Zhang Chong in the hotel.

Zhang Chong deeply regrets that Ronaldo did not score a goal.

This guy doesn't really understand football, but he has heard of Ronaldo, so he automatically becomes a Brazilian fan.

What impressed Cao Xuan the most was the World Cup theme song "Cup of Life" sung by Rhett March. The passionate tune made people couldn't help but sway to the melody.

Speaking of which, when Cao Xuan was promoting his album before, he was interviewed by the media. The reporter happened to be a football fan. Hearing that Cao Xuan also watched football, he asked him to predict the winner of this World Cup.

At this time, Ronaldo was at his peak. Before the game, many people believed that he would become the new football king if he won the championship. Brazil was naturally also a favorite in the World Cup.

This reporter was very optimistic about Brazil, but Cao Xuan, who knew the result, said that the host France had the advantage of home court and was expected to reach the top.

Cao Xuan still vaguely remembered that after he finished speaking, the reporter looked like he didn't understand the game.

Later, the reporter actually posted Cao Xuan's prediction. After Cao Xuan saw the report, he wanted to see what the reporter would look like if the butterfly effect did not occur in the final and France finally won the championship.

Cao Xuan stayed in Ji Province for five days, sold almost 30,000 albums, and then headed south to Lu Province.

The people in my hometown still support Cao Xuan.

According to Warner's statistics, the areas where Cao Xuan's albums are sold the most are Beijing and Tianjin. This is Cao Xuan's base after his debut and he has the largest number of fans.

Then came Lu Province, where the family members scolded Ximen Qing, but were unambiguous when it came time to spend money to support him.

This time Cao Xuan could be considered a return home. He worked very hard during the autograph signing. He stayed in Quancheng and Dao City for a total of a week. After that, he also temporarily added two autograph sessions in the tobacco market. The total sales volume exceeded 80,000+.

Many of them are not fans of Cao Xuan, or they are just listeners but not purchasers and piracy enthusiasts.

After Cao Xuan held a book signing in the local area, many people knew that Cao Xuan was from Lu Province, and their hometown feelings burst out, so they bought one or two pieces to support him.

When transportation was not yet developed, there were few travels between places, and most people had a strong sense of rurality. It was a matter of great pride for a big star to appear in their own province or city.

Even as transportation developed later, the rural concept gradually faded away.

But there are still many people who have a hometown filter for celebrities in their hometown and instinctively feel close to them.

By the time Cao Xuan left Lu Province and rushed to the next province and city, the total sales of "Stars Dotted" had exceeded 700,000, and it was less than two months before the album was released.

Several of the album's title songs continue to dominate major music charts.

"Fairy Tale" has been at the top of the list for more than a month, and "Dusk" is also extremely reliable at the second place.

On the contrary, the competition for third place is fierce. Naying's "Conquest" is durable and tenacious, but her "Run" has sufficient stamina, and she has been eyeing the third place.

In addition, in June, Hong Kong singer Gigi Leung released her masterpiece "Coward", and Karen Mok and Wu Bai jointly released "Reasons to Be Strong". The two songs quickly reached the top ten and posed a threat to "Run" and "Conquer".

The popularity of "Angel Wings" and "Autumn Never Comes Back" has dropped slightly, but they still remain in the top ten.

The terrifying sales and performance of "Starry Stars" shocked half of the Chinese music world.

No one thought that Cao Xuan, a clown who was ridiculed last year for not knowing his own abilities, would be so outrageous with his first album.

The term "Nan Ren Bei Cao" was mentioned again, but it was different from the previous two times of ridicule and encouragement.

This time, everyone really recognized that these two people are singers of the same level.

Perhaps, Cao Xuan is not as good as Ren Xianqi for the time being.

But with his current explosive potential, no one would think that Cao Xuan is not worthy of being ranked alongside Ren Xianqi.

Even the Taiwanese media, which has always been venomous, made some sour remarks, saying that Cao Xuan's album sales were all in mainland China and Hong Kong and Taiwan were not popular at all, but they did not dare to say that Cao Xuan was a loser.

The media in Xiangjiang were happy to see the joke, and they kept making fun of the Taiwanese media being slapped in the face by Cao Xuan in the newspaper. This mistake made Cao Xuan gain a wave of popularity in Xiangjiang.

Now I'm thinking of asking him to make a R-rated movie. The remuneration is less than 5 million, so it would be a shame to ask him to do it.

The mainland media went against the trend of following the trend and spoke highly of Cao Xuan. They directly defined Cao Xuan as a representative of the new generation of mainland singers and a key figure in the mainland music scene to resist the torrent of entertainment from Hong Kong and Taiwan in the future.

The words were so exaggerated that even Cao Xuan himself couldn't stand it. He suspected that these people were not flattering him, but trying to praise him.

Sony, who almost reached a cooperation with Cao Xuan before, is now so regretful that his intestines are blue.

But now I can only watch as Warner is full of food. Not only has it reversed its previous decline, but it has also taken an initial foothold in the mainland market, leading other record companies by a long way.

Because of this, Warner boss Zhou Jianhui now wants to imprison Cao Xuan, calling him three times a day in the morning, noon and evening to greet him.

have you eaten?

Are you tired?

what's the weather like?

How did you sleep?

Do you have to pay attention to your health?

Cao Xuan compared the frequency of his calls to Hu Jing and Zeng Li, and both felt that he was a cold scumbag.

Of course, the dignified president of Warner Greater China does not just have time to chat with Cao Xuan. Zhou Jianhui's purpose is to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with Cao Xuan.

If it was just a strong intention before, now seeing the sales of "Starry Stars", Zhou Jianhui is determined to win Cao Xuan.

Cao Xuan was not in a hurry about this matter.

Although the cooperation with Warner this time was good, other major record companies have also extended generous olive branches to him. Who to cooperate with depends on shopping around.

Personally speaking, Cao Xuan still prefers Warner. After all, he has a good foundation for cooperation. If there is an equal or even a small gap, Warner is the first choice.

The album was a hit, which brought Cao Xuan a huge popularity boost, and he also received many film and television invitations.

In Hong Kong and Taiwan, the distinction between singers and actors is sometimes not so clear. It is very common for someone who is good at acting to sing, and who is good at singing to act.

Many excellent singers are also good actors, and they focus on being versatile.

In today's mainland, there is a clear distinction between singers and actors. There are not many people who develop their career in film and television singing, and Cao Xuan is considered an outlier.

More importantly, although Cao Xuan is more accomplished as a singer, he cannot stand up to Ximen Qing, a senior official, and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Many people hear Cao Xuan's name and know he is a singer, but when they see his face, most people's first reaction is Ximen Qing.

Having a well-known role as a foundation has made many directors and producers not regard him as just a singer, thus ignoring his identity as an actor.

On the contrary, after learning about Cao Xuan's information, many people focused on his popularity.

When Ren Xianqi was most popular last year, people from Taiwan Province were looking for him to play Yang Guo.

Cao Xuan has acting experience, outstanding appearance, and high popularity. He is simply a hot commodity that is hard to find...

I ate something bad and kept vomiting and defecating. I really don’t have the time to write. I’ll just update it today.