China Entertainment 1997

Zeng Li asked for a few days off from school, claiming to be part of the audition crew.

Well, that’s not a lie either.

After all, Cao Xuan is the producer and producer of "Sword Rain", and the two of them did have a lot of auditions at home, and even Empress Xigong was forced to go through the unspoken rules of the producer Cao, and finally got the role.

Zeng Li also knew that the movie "Sword Rain" was worthless to Cao Xuan. Cao Xuan agreed to participate mainly because of her. He was still very happy and moved in his heart. He was particularly gentle and carefree during this period.

It's a pity that Boss Cao didn't give away Brother Dong's tiger bone and antler wine in the end, but drank it himself...

A week later, Zeng Li returned to school. On the one hand, Cao Xuan treated it coldly, and Fanxing also had a dedicated public relations team, which made the matter a lot less heated.

I don’t dare to write about the specific situation. Nowadays, celebrities’ scandals and gossips are blocked if they are written about. Anyway, I understand everything and don’t know how to search for it.

No matter what, in terms of scale, Cao Xuan and Zeng Li, who are talking and laughing together at tourist attractions, are nothing compared to this.

Not to mention ordinary netizens, even the group of classmates and "good sisters" from Dongxi Ergong can't help but enjoy online.

In fact, this matter cannot be said to be outrageous or scandalous. The parties concerned are a serious unmarried couple, so it doesn't matter if they act more intimately.

It's just that the international chapter is too famous and the domestic entertainment industry is relatively conservative. At least there are no similar incidents that have caused a sensation.

And because of the XX scandal of Teacher Chen and others last year, most netizens have a relatively calm attitude towards this. They just take what they have, but they don't think it's anything special.

Overall, it did not bring any harm to the reputation of International Chapter. It just added a piece of gossip after dinner, and to a certain extent, it pushed her into the limelight.

If there are no twists and turns in this trend, time will pass. It will be fine, but if there are continuous negative blows, the impact will be huge.

Cao Xuan always felt that someone at Sanzhongmen was probably plotting against the International Chapter.

The first two doors were actually not a big problem, but they pushed her to the forefront. In the end, the most serious "explosion of Juan" incident occurred, which was fatal with one blow. If it hadn't been for the recovery of blood from several excellent works, she might have been left in the cold.

However, Cao Xuan checked it himself and found nothing wrong. In the final analysis, it was Jiu Zhang who left the clue, otherwise there would be no real way to target her.

The two of them didn't have a particularly good relationship. Cao Xuan didn't want to help her wipe her butt, and he was quite disgusted with her behavior, so he simply waited for her to suffer on her own.

The second house of the East and West also eats the melon silently without making any expression.

To be honest, if it were the other classmates in Class 96, the two of them would not hesitate to help, but they would definitely help if they could. International Zhang was one of the few college classmates who was disliked by both of them at the same time.

It can be seen that the international chapter is very popular, so even if she is calculated, it is normal. There are too many people in the circle who are unhappy with her...

When Teacher Zeng went back to class, the crew of "Sword Rain" also started preparations.

In fact, at the very beginning, when Cao Xuan appeared in "Sword Rain", he thought about having Mr. Xu film it.

However, Mr. Xu is thinking about making a female-themed movie, and he is also busy with the post-production of "Detective Dee: The Tongtian Empire".

This movie is said to be a martial arts film, but it actually uses a lot of special effects, and it will take a lot of time in post-production. Although it takes a lot of time to complete, it is expected to be released at the end of the year.

Old Monster Xu didn't have time, and there weren't many other directors who were good at martial arts. Cao Xuan thought it would be better to let Su Zhaobin, the original director, direct it. At least the martial arts scenes would be shot well.

This Su Zhaobin is considered a student of Wu Baige, a native of Taiwan, and the film's sponsor is also from Taiwan, so the original version has so many Taiwanese actors.

But now that the movie is produced by Fanxing, Fanxing naturally has the final say in the cast.

The male and female protagonists are Cao Xuan and Zeng Li. Fan Xiaopang replaced Big S as the second female lead, and the King of Wheels is played by veteran actor Wang Xueqi. Needless to say, this person's ability is very good. Cao Xuan is almost not the other choice.

As for supporting roles such as Lei Bin and Cai Shi, Cao Xuan doesn't need to worry too much.

In-house producers and directors negotiate with Fanxing, and basically focus on actors who collaborate with or have good relationships with Fanxing artists.

The movie still requires a certain amount of time in advance. The original plan for "Sword Rain" was to start shooting in the second half of the year after the summer vacation.

However, since Cao Xuan has dramas in the second half of the year, it is very likely that the schedule will be bumped up. Therefore, in order to cooperate with him, the director and producers worked hard to catch up with the schedule and prepare to start filming in advance.

There is no way, this opportunity cannot be missed. If Cao Xuan gives up because the schedule is not suitable, the crew of "Sword Rain" will suffer a big loss.

So no matter what, we must rush to start filming in May or June. At worst, we will finish shooting Cao Xuan’s scenes first, and we will deal with other scenes later.

Cao Xuan didn't pay much attention to this movie. To be honest, he just played with Zeng Li and praised Xigong, and didn't put too much energy into this movie.

In late February, news about "Sword Rain" was revealed for the first time.

To be honest, Cao Xuan was a little worried at first. The news about the movie had intensified the scandal between him and Zeng Li, causing trouble. After all, the two had just been rumored to have an affair, and they were filming together. It was hard not to think too much.

But I didn’t expect that there were mistakes. Because of this, some wise men made reverse speculations. They boldly inferred,

The scandal between Cao Xuan and Zeng Li is actually a routine, the purpose is to promote the new movie...

To be honest, Cao Xuan was stunned by this idea. After thinking about it carefully, it actually made some sense.

In principle, if there were rumors of an affair between the two and there was no official confirmation, they would have to be treated coldly. However, they suddenly made a big fanfare about making a movie together. No matter how you look at it, it seems to be a deliberate marketing promotion.

Therefore, under the instructions of Boss Cao, Fanxing and other public relations teams also began to follow this idea.

Although some people still think that Zeng Li's ability to obtain the resource "Sword Rain" is worthy of analysis, but the water is still muddied and the outside world will not make a fuss about this matter.

………

At the end of February, "Saving Mr. Me" was officially released, with a final box office of 165 million.

It defeated "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", which was worth over 100 million yuan, and Liu Tianwang's "Dragon Playing with Phoenix", and won the Spring Festival championship.

Cao Xuan's total box office in the mainland has reached nearly 2.4 billion yuan. Cao Xuan has two more movies released this year. "Hurricane Rescue 2" and "Three Kingdoms·Red Cliff" are both commercial masterpieces.

The outside world is speculating whether Cao Xuan's mainland box office total can exceed 3 billion yuan this year.

This is box office data that Cheng Long, Liu Tianwang, Jet Li and others combined may not have achieved.

In the eyes of many people who don't understand the entertainment industry, they don't know how remarkable the Chinese three-time Best Actor is.

But the cumulative box office is different. The 3 billion box office data can directly make people feel successful and shocked.

You must know that nowadays, the so-called "10 billion movie kings" are not walking around everywhere, and a box office of 50 million is a small boast. In 2008, there were not even more than 20 movies with a box office of over 100 million, and the cumulative annual box office was only nearly 6 billion. .

Cao Xuan only started to enter the film industry in 2003. Counting this year, he is expected to earn 3 billion yuan in box office in seven years, with an average of 400 million yuan per year.

This is only the domestic box office, plus the overseas box office will increase by several percent. Relevant media called Cao Xuan a walking humanoid box office, indicating his high box office appeal.

At the same time, "The Voice of China", which has been broadcast for several months, begins its finals.

Cao Xuan did not go to watch the finals live, but watched the live TV broadcast at home.

This is different from "Star of Tomorrow". At that time, the gimmick of "Star of Tomorrow" was that the championship prize was Cao Xuan's song, and Cao Xuan was naturally the final judge.

And the four great mentors of "The Voice of China" have been following him for several months, working diligently, and saw the finals. As soon as he passed, he was stealing the limelight, as if he was deliberately picking peaches, which is not Cao Xuan's character.

The final champion of "The Voice of China" was not someone Cao Xuan knew. Even among the top four in the first season, Cao Xuan was familiar with Guan Zhe.

This guy is also a veteran of talent shows. He participated in the "My Style Show" back then and has already made his debut. He is even a well-known music producer in the industry.

However, "The Voice of China" does not stipulate that singers who debuted in the talent show will not be allowed to participate. Guan Zhe himself is not afraid of controversy, and the program team does not care.

At the same time, this Guan Zhe was also a contestant in the first season of the original "The Voice of China". Even in another time and space, he has not escaped him.

As for the other three semi-finalists, there is also Liu Xijun and Cao Xuan who has some impressions.

This is also a debut singer, but he is not well-known. He should have participated in "Happy Girl" in 2009. Now I don't know how he came to "The Voice of China".

Except for these two, the other two are amateurs whom Cao Xuan does not know. It may be due to the butterfly effect caused by the program being launched in advance.

Among them, the champion is a 24-year-old mother named Lin Yan. She is also the only contestant among the top four of "The Voice of China" who has not gone through professional systematic training.

Although she has never studied music, Lin Yan is extremely talented. She can easily sing four octaves in high notes, and her pitch, emotional rendering, and even stage ability are remarkable. Her mentor Han Hong praised her as a natural singer.

Before this, Lin Yan was a stay-at-home mother with a pair of 3-year-old twins. The original purpose of joining the show was to find a sense of existence and identity due to the discomfort she was feeling at home. However, instead of trying to kill enemies all the way, she took the A champion.

"The Voice of China" has extremely high ratings and the contestants are all popular and powerful, so it is naturally coveted by major record and entertainment companies.

As the organizer, Fanxing naturally had the right of first choice, but Fanxing was picky and in the end only chose Lin Yan and Liu Xijun.

At this time the most exciting thing came, Liu Xijun successfully signed the contract, but Lin Yan rejected Fanxing.

Lin Yan's rejection of Fanxing was not to sign a contract with another company, but to go home and take care of her children.

Only then did Fanxing find out that Lin Yan's husband's family and her natal family were both in business. Her natal family had a toy factory with assets worth tens of millions, and her husband's family was even more impressive. They were engaged in many industries including clothing, hotels, and tourism, and their family assets were worth hundreds of millions.

People join the show just for fun, and then go home to be a rich wife and raise children, and have no intention of entering the entertainment industry.

To be honest, even if Fanxing disdains it, it would be almost impossible for such a contestant to win the championship on another show.

After the finals, Stars spent a lot of money to rent the Bird's Nest. The four mentors of "The Voice of China" united with all the popular contestants to hold a concert, and the show officially came to an end.

The second season of "Run", which has already been recorded for several episodes, will be announced immediately and will be broadcast a week later.

In fact, "Run" was originally scheduled to be released during the winter vacation after the Spring Festival, but in order not to compete with "The Voice of China", it was postponed for more than a month.

The first guests of the second season of "Run" are the crew of "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3". The latter will be launched in early April and will go through a wave of publicity.

The popular resident seven-member group + the extremely popular Hu Ge and Damimi gave the second season of "Run" a good start.

The ratings of the first episode exceeded that of "The Voice of China" by many episodes, second only to the semi-finals and finals, solidifying its reputation as the number one variety show among stars.

However, "The Voice of China" is not without its advantages, that is, this program is expected to go overseas.

As early as around January this year, the American NBC television network planned to invest US$1.2 million, or approximately RMB 8 million, to introduce program copyrights to create "The Voice of America."

In addition to the United States, European countries such as Norway, the United Kingdom, Finland, and Portugal have also come into contact with Stars and intend to introduce them.

However, the price is far behind that in the United States. The highest one only costs 500,000 US dollars, and the cheapest one is only 50,000 euros, or about 470,000 yuan.

This number is definitely not up to Fanxing’s ideal expectations, so Fanxing basically only negotiates with the United States.

On the one hand, the United States provides a lot of money, and the United States has strong entertainment program production capabilities and greater influence. Fanxing hopes that the United States can make a hit, so that other countries can see hope, and Fanxing can also increase prices.

Fanxing bargained with the United States, changing the price from 1.2 million US dollars to 1.5 million US dollars, and finally reached a cooperation.

At the same time, the US NBC television network is willing to pay US$10 million to invite Cao Xuan to serve as a mentor on "The Voice".

However, Cao Xuan himself is still hesitant. After all, this program may affect his schedule for several months, but there are many benefits if he participates.

Putting aside the sky-high salary, the key is to give him a stable and concentrated exposure in the United States and even English-speaking countries.

Cao Xuan does not lack this platform and exposure in China, but although Cao Xuan is famous in Europe and the United States, he does not have much exposure. Being able to participate in a popular show is of great benefit to him.

Instead of replying hastily whether he agrees or not, Cao Xuan plans to make contact first, look back at his own schedule and the preparations for "The Voice", and then comprehensively consider whether to participate.

Compared with "The Voice", Cao Xuan, who has been resting at home for more than a month after the Spring Festival, the first task when he returns to work is to prepare his fourth English album.

I'm a little dizzy, so I'll do it less frequently, and I'll make up for it later.