China Entertainment 1997

In mid-September, the cast and crew of "Three Kingdoms·Red Cliff" completed their last promotional tour in Nagoya and returned to China in batches.

Cao Xuan was the first to leave. He wanted to attend the weddings of Yuan Quan and Xia Yu and the premiere of "The Founding of a Country".

Speaking of which, 2009 may be a good year to get married, and many artists have chosen this year to get married.

Liu Huohua before, Yuan Quan and Xia Yu now, Ni Zhen and Zhou Shenxin who caused a lot of trouble at the beginning of the year, as well as many mainland Hong Kong artists such as Yang Qianhua, Fan Wenfang, Shen Aojun, Bao Jianfeng, etc.

Of course, the most sensational thing was at the end of August, when Liu Tianwang personally announced that he was married, which directly paralyzed the hot searches on Weibo that day.

This news was also the most talked about gossip news in the summer of 2009. Cao Xuan saw a large number of media reprints in Japan at that time.

So much so that Cao Xuan was a little curious. If he officially announced his relationship or admitted that he had a child, would he be able to blow up Weibo again, or even test Japanese social networking sites.

Beijing, Palm Springs International Apartment

Within the Fourth Ring Road, close to Chaoyang Park, it was opened in 2002. It is considered an old wealthy area in Beijing. It was known as one of the top ten famous houses in Beijing at that time.

Zhao Wenzhuo, Sister-in-law Lu, and Tong Dawei all have properties or rented here. Yuan Quan also lives here, and it is also the location of today's wedding.

"This place is nice."

Cao Xuan, wearing a best man's suit, browsed the community environment and made a few comments. The other best man next to him asked with some envy.

"The house price in this neighborhood is around 20,000 to 30,000 yuan."

"It's not much different. Yuanquan bought it early. I remember the price was over 10,000 at the time."

Xia Yu and Yuan Quan have their own houses, especially a villa they bought specifically for their marriage, but they still keep this house as an investment to preserve their value and as Yuan Quan's private space where their parents can live when they come to Beijing.

Xia Yu was a little proud after receiving this house.

Yuan Quan was reluctant to buy it at that time, but he and Zeng Li persuaded him to agree. Now the house price has at least more than doubled. Make money with blood,

Thinking of this, Xia Yu suddenly looked at Cao Xuan doubtfully: "You don't know this place? I remember that I told them that they wanted to live together so that we could visit each other later, so I bought a house here."

"Yeah?"

Cao Xuan scratched his head and said sheepishly: "There are too many houses at home, so I can't remember them clearly."

Xia Yu: "..."

Calm down, calm down, today is your big day, don't argue with this big dog.

Looking at Xia Yu's luck, Cao Xuan felt very innocent. He was really not pretending. There were indeed too many houses in his family.

Even if there are tens of millions of houses in the tens of millions, he can't remember them clearly.

Besides, as early as 2006, in addition to major expenditures such as buying an office building, he had already stopped investing in one or two houses and shops in fixed industries. They were all handled by the East and West Palace and the property management company.

Even Empress Donggong didn't take too much care, and Zeng Li was basically in charge when she had free time. That is to say, during her pregnancy, Donggong helped her run around.

Now when asked how many houses Cao Xuan's family has, he can only give an approximate number. He doesn't know the exact number or the location of one-third of the houses.

This is because the East and West Second Palace has been streamlined in recent years. It has sold many ordinary properties with limited room for increase and only retained high-quality projects. Otherwise, Cao Xuan probably would not be able to remember even two-thirds of his own properties.

"Be happy. It's a good day to get married. With a droopy face, Yuan Quan will take care of you later."

The villainous Boss Cao first complained, quarreled with the groom's officials, and then discussed the wedding strategy with several groomsmen.

Xia Yu and Yuan Quan's wedding was very low-key. They took artistic wedding photos at Zhongxi Opera during the summer vacation and officially announced their marriage on Weibo.

As a result, the wedding was held quietly after waiting for more than a month. It was not a big event. Only relatives and friends came, and there were only a few people from the entertainment industry.

For example, Xia Yu's four best men, apart from Cao Xuan, is from the entertainment industry, the other three are from childhood, one is a friend he met while playing magic, and the other is a friend he met skateboarding.

On the one hand, it shows that Xia Yu has a wide range of hobbies, and on the other hand, it also reveals that he does not have many close friends in the entertainment industry.

This is also normal. The entertainment industry is a mixed bag of dragons and snakes. Without strong friendship and long-term accumulation, it is difficult to become close friends.

He and Cao Xuan themselves became "brother-in-law" more because Zeng Li and Yuan Quan played well together.

Cao Xuan is self-possessed, and most people would not dare to offend him, but Xia Yu believes that she has nothing for Cao Xuan to scheme against. In addition, the two of them have known each other for a long time, and they are considered to be rare friends in the entertainment industry.

Otherwise, even if he had the reputation of the East and West Palaces, Cao Xuan would not be the best man, and Xia Yu would not speak easily.

In order to keep a low profile, Xia Yu and his group were kept very small. Cao Xuan even went in first and waited wearing a mask to prevent being recognized by neighbors and causing trouble.

It wasn't until we arrived at the door of the house that everyone became more lively.

Yuan Quan has more reputation than Xia Yu. He has come to both the East and West palaces, and has added Mei Ting. Jin Hua from the 96th class of the three major Chinese dramas is a bridesmaid, and one is a good friend from outside the industry.

But that's fine. If you don't find four golden flowers from class 96, you will be embarrassed by the remaining ones you haven't found.

Yuan Quan got married today. Only three male classmates from the university came. Except for the three bridesmaids, only one female classmate, Zhang Tong, was not present.

The remaining classmates such as Qin Hailu and Jiji Zhang may have really something to do, or they may feel there is no need to come, or Yuan Quan himself did not send an invitation.

However, it is understandable that it has been almost ten years since I graduated in the summer of 2000. The friendship between the old classmates may still be there, but I can't help but start to feel distant and distant from each other.

And Yuan Quan is considered good, but there are only a dozen people in Class 96, which is half of them. Xia Yu's group of Class 95 students only have two people in total.

One is Teacher Wang Tian Yu from "Charlotte's Troubles", and the other is Cheng Jianjun from "Under the Zhengyang Family".

"Red envelope, red envelope, don't open the door if you don't give the red envelope."

The East and West Ergong led Yuanquan's relatives and friends to block the door and prevent them from entering. Cao Xuan didn't know why they, two wealthy women with a net worth of tens of billions, were so stubborn about red envelopes, but he and the groomsmen took out the red envelopes in their hands to clear the way.

After laughing and fussing for a while, we scattered thousands of red envelopes and finally entered the gate.

Mainly because Cao Xuan stopped her, otherwise the groomsmen would have knocked on the door. But the East and West Palaces were inside, and Cao Xuan couldn't hurt his wife even if he let Xia Yuwan get married for a while.

After entering the gate, the protagonist becomes the groom, and several bridesmaids torment the groom in various ways.

But we are all civilized people, so if we stop talking, we will only make a little joke.

Cao Xuan and the groomsmen sometimes have to come out to share the burden.

Others did not dare to bully Cao Xuan, but the East and West Palaces were not polite. They even couldn't wait to seize this rare opportunity and drank three cans of Sprite from Cao Xuan alive, making him belch with sweet taste.

Cao Xuan also allowed the two of them to make trouble. Seeing the sweet wedding of their best friends, it was strange that the two had no idea. Cao Xuan could not satisfy their wishes. He would make a fool of himself to calm down their grievances, which would be conducive to family harmony.

After a while of commotion, Xia Yu served tea to Yuanquan's parents, and everyone set off to the hotel.

The wedding was a Western style, and the emcee was Liu Yan, who was invited by Zeng Li's best friend. Otherwise, with Liu Yan's current schedule and celebrity status, she would not have taken on such a job.

It can be seen that a series of links are obviously carefully designed, and it is not as boring as an ordinary wedding, which makes people just want to bow their heads and eat.

During the bouquet-throwing part, Yuan Quan threw the bouquet to his bridesmaid who was not in the circle with a wink.

The situation in the two houses of the East and West is special. Mei Ting had just divorced two years ago, so it was not suitable to receive the bouquet and give it to the last bridesmaid. Everyone was happy.

The final part is the best man or bridesmaid performing a show to entertain the guests.

To put it bluntly, I came here for Cao Xuan, the [King of Red Affairs].

The world-class popular king performs at his own wedding. It is so grand that his children will be able to brag about it when they get married in the future.

Xia Yu and his wife had been thinking about this for a long time, but they were too embarrassed to say it directly, so they did this to test Cao Xuan's intentions.

If Cao Xuan agrees, everyone will be happy. If he feels embarrassed and doesn't want to perform, there will be other groomsmen who will take care of it.

The couple's temptation was very straightforward. Cao Xuan immediately understood what was going on and readily accepted it.

If Cao Xuan were to be a guest for a banquet today, I'm afraid he wouldn't go on stage easily, and there would be no reason for the guests to perform for the host.

But as the best man, he is one of the groom's helpers, so it's normal to sing songs to cheer him up, and he doesn't have to show his identity. On a friend's big day, everyone's happiness is the first priority.

There is no doubt that even if it is a playful performance, Cao Xuan is the last one, otherwise others will not be able to play.

The best man who knew magic performed a magic trick, the other best man sang a song, and the three of them, Hu Jing, took the bridesmaid and sang "Invisible Wings" together.

"The Drunken Concubine" by Nishinomiya Empress is also very famous, but it is really not suitable for today's occasion.

After a few people left the stage, Cao Xuan appeared. The guests and the audience stood up and cheered together, even forgetting about eating.

After all, there are many opportunities after dinner, but it is rare to see a king perform live up close.

Not to mention the wedding guests, even the hotel staff came to serve us. At first they were waiters, and later even several chefs from the back kitchen came over to ask about the guests’ tastes. I wonder if it would delay the meal. .

The hotel's leaders didn't care, or the foreman, manager and even the boss were guarding the banquet hall.

Let’s talk about arresting people after listening to the song!

Cao Xuan smiled bitterly when he saw the fiery scene. This was also the reason why he sometimes didn't want to go on stage. He was too keen on other people's leading role and venture capital.

In other words, Xia Yu and his wife had stated in advance that they didn't care, otherwise he would have really hesitated.

But now that he's on stage, whether it's out of blessing for his friends or because of his professionalism as a singer, Cao Xuan quickly adjusts his mentality and performs like a king.

"...

Sugar

sweetheart

Yes please

That's all I'm begging you to do

Won't you come and put it down on me

Can you give me that sweet love?

…”

"Sugar", Cao Xuan's classic masterpiece, is also one of my most widely circulated songs. As I said before, it became popular all over the world and even became a wedding song in many countries.

The same is true in China. Many people like to put this song in wedding venues. It is even said to be the most popular English song for weddings. Many emcees said they almost vomited after listening to it.

Today, the original singer Cao Xuan performed this song live, which definitely gave Xia Yu and his wife a lot of face.

In addition to "Sugar", Cao Xuan sang another Chinese song "The Rest of My Life", which also suited the occasion.

The Internet jokingly calling him the "King of Red Events" is not out of thin air.

What's more important are his many works, "Sugar", "The Rest of My Life", "You Will Marry Me Today", "When You Get Old", "Slowly Falling in Love with You", "You Are April in the World", "Ten Miles of Spring Breeze" "Love Is Unavoidable" and "Little Love Song" can be used on weddings, confessions and other occasions. I don't know how many couples and couples have witnessed the love.

In addition, coupled with the origin of the "Sugar" MV and Cao Xuan's early suona running experience, he was called the "King of Red Events".

Looking at the guests who picked up their mobile phones to take photos and videos, Cao Xuan even had a premonition that after today, his reputation as the king of red affairs would become stronger and stronger.

As expected, the matter of Yuan Quan's wedding quickly became a hot topic, and he became the focus of it.

[You are married, has Gao Yuanyuan gone? 】

[Isn’t that a misunderstanding? The real person I was talking to Xia Yu was XX]

[No matter what happens, lovers will eventually get married, wish them all the best]

[Xia Yu’s best man is Cao Xuan. This is the first time I’ve seen him serve as a best man. He’s awesome]

[I remember who broke the news that Brother Ma was getting married and Cao Xuan was the best man]

[Laorong, the boss of 8848, I have seen it before]

[The four golden flowers from Class 96 are here, they have such a good relationship with each other as college classmates]

[Why didn’t International Zhang and Liu Huohua come? 】

[Wow, Cao Xuan sings, this best man is really worth it]

[I’m so envious. If Cao Xuan could come to my wedding, he could just be a widow.]

【? ? ? 】

[The King of Red Events, you are worthy of being the king]

[You said that if I have 5 million, can Cao Xuan sing a song at my wedding?]

[50 million is almost enough]

[Money is not the key. Cao Xuan has plenty of money and won’t care about you. The key is that you can only hire moving people if you have connections.]

[It seems that he has not accepted similar commercial performances for several years. I heard that he was the little prince of commercial performances in Gyeonggi Province before. With enough money, he also accepted several popular jobs]

[He started his career by crazily accepting business deals and earning his first pot of gold. Later, when he started doing business and investing, he stopped accepting deals once he had money]

[Forget your roots, stay true to your original intention and benefit the public]

[It’s useless if you don’t change it. Even if Cao Xuan still accepts commercial acting, who can afford it]

[Do you have a first-hand video? Please provide a high-definition version]

【……】

Many people also went to Xia Yu's Weibo to ask for the video and asked if there was a high-definition version of Cao Xuan's performance.

Of course there is. After all, he hired a photographer to follow the entire wedding, but Xia Yu didn't give it. After all, it was a wedding segment, and he wanted to keep a low profile. It was okay for the guests to leave some photos and videos. He didn't want to make the embarrassment himself.

Cao Xuan didn't take this matter to heart. After giving away the wedding gifts, he learned something from Zeng Li.

Yuan Quan is pregnant, and her due date is February to March next year.

To be honest, if he hadn't known that the two were planning to get married a year in advance, Cao Xuan would have thought that Xia Yu and his wife were getting married.

But that's okay, the two of them are not young anymore. It's time to have children, and they are now the right age.

This news didn't touch Cao Xuan much, but it made Hu Jing thoughtful.

Empress Donggong, who was born in 1978, will be 32 years old in two months. She had always said that she would have a child after Zeng Li. Now that little Cao Li is over 2 years old, she still can't make up her mind. Yuan Quan's incident has made her psychologically disturbed. There have been some changes.

Cao Xuan didn't care about this, mainly because the Empress of the East Palace had changed several times, but there was still no progress.

Anyway, there are still a few years left, and he has a precious daughter at his knees, so he is not in a hurry, just let nature take its course.

………

After attending the wedding, Cao Xuan went to the premiere of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China".

This drama has a luxurious cast, and the premiere ceremony is also star-studded. Mr. Han is excited and nervous at the same time.

Such a super luxurious all-star lineup has undoubtedly attracted the attention of a large number of viewers. Thanks to China Film's massive publicity regardless of cost, the momentum has even overshadowed the "Three Kingdoms·Red Cliff" that is still in theaters.

Both the outside world and China Film Group are very optimistic about the prospects of this drama, but then again, this is a main theme movie after all.

In the past, the main theme movies, not to mention all of them hit the street, but there were indeed a few that were box office hits.

This also made Mr. Han uncertain about the box office performance of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China". At the premiere, he even specifically asked Cao Xuan for his opinion.

After all, judging from commercial films, Cao Xuan, who has produced and starred in almost all of his hit films, has a very strong voice and is truly the king of Chinese commercial films.

"Don't worry, this movie will definitely be a hit."

Cao Xuan is calm and relaxed, not only because of Golden Finger, but because the drama itself has many advantages of being a hit.

It is almost an unprecedented super luxurious lineup. The faces and gimmicks of these stars alone can attract 200 million box office. Coupled with the 60th anniversary celebration and China Film's own theater advantages, the chance of a hit is extremely high.

Mr. Han is considered a fan of the authorities, so he is hesitant.

Cao Xuan was even a little envious. You know, despite the luxurious cast of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", in fact 95% of the stars appeared as friends with zero pay. They were not paid at all. Even if they were paid, they were very few.

Moreover, the movie does not have many big scenes, and the actual cost is only about 30 million.

It doesn't even need to be released. Just relying on advertising and various other incomes, "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" has basically paid back, and the box office is pure profit.

Before the film was released, the media even calculated the cost of the film for the crew of "The Founding of a People". If all the actors were paid their dues, how much would the film cost?

For example, the first starring actor Tang Guoqiang's salary for a TV series is 150,000 yuan per episode. Considering the shooting time and movie specifications, the flexibility is relatively large, ranging from 800,000 to 1.5 million yuan is possible.

Zhang Guoli's TV drama salary is about the same as Tang's, and the movie titles are a bit higher. Xu Qing's official TV salary is 120,000 per episode, and the movie salary is at least 500,000.

The main actors are actually underpaid, but the really scary thing is the guest stars.

Cheng Long needs at least 100 million for filming, Li Lianjie also needs 100 million, let alone Cao Xuan, even 100 million is not necessarily affordable now.

The official asking price for the international chapter is 30 million, Liu Tianwang is 16 million, Zhen Zi is 15 million, Zhou Gongzi is 8 million, Uncle Ge is 6.8 million, Hu Jing is 5 million, etc.

Of course, this price is the salary for the entire movie, and it is certainly impossible to charge so much money for an actual guest appearance, but even if it is significantly reduced, the amount of salary left is terrifying.

The salary for celebrity guest appearances alone is no less than 250 million yuan. This is still a conservative estimate.

After all, it's not just about money, but also about human relationships. Otherwise, even if the price is enough, celebrities may not come to guest appearances.

But no matter what, "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" is equivalent to saving hundreds of millions in production costs, and it also used a super publicity stunt in vain, which no one would envy.

However, this movie is also a special case. If it were not for the gift film, even China Film would not be able to have this reputation.

With Cao Xuan's words, Mr. Han reluctantly felt at ease and continued to busy himself while Cao Xuan spoke to the relevant leaders.

Today's scale is not small. There are many big bosses coming to the publicity booth. Boss Cao has to be careful with him. Most of the others are not even qualified to join in.

Cao Xuan also invited several leaders to attend the premiere of "The Wind".

The premiere of "The Wind" was a week later than "The Founding of a Republic", in late September, and it was also a gift film for this year's stars.

After all, it coincides with the 60th anniversary, and the film and television companies have to release some gift films in conjunction with the promotion.

The movie is "The Wind", and the TV series this year have launched "My Captain, My Group" and "Latent" and other theme works, which can also be regarded as gift-themed films.

However, the above is just a side note. Fanxing's real gift TV series this year is "The Righteous Path in the World Is Vicissitudes of Life" co-produced by CCTV.

Duan Long is the male protagonist, Yang Xue is the female protagonist, and many stars are participating. Cao Xuan personally sang the theme song "As You Wish".

It is worth mentioning that this song "Wishful" is also the promotional theme song for the two tribute films "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" and "The Sound of the Wind".

"If you ever experienced the bitterness of my sweetness,

I want to live your wish

I wish it was not in vain, I wish to go forward bravely

Every day in this prosperous age

…”

Cao Xuan's clear and soulful voice accompanied the trailers of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" and "The Sound of the Wind" and became one of the most popular songs before the National Day holiday.

Another popular song is "Wanjiang" performed by Cao Xuan in the Spring Festival Gala.

In a previous interview, Cao Xuan blurted out the phrase "This prosperous age is as you wish" when talking about the inspiration for the creation of "As You Wish", which has also become a popular word nowadays.

Many leaders came to chat with him, and even gave their recognition and approval to the song "As You Wish", praising him for the song's good writing and excellent intentions.

As a result, Cao Xuan also received an invitation to a National Day party to sing two songs, one "Rushing" and one "Wanjiang".

Cao Xuan didn't expect that he would come to the premiere and get an extra job for himself, but it didn't matter. He had long been used to it. Anyway, he had several celebration performances during the National Day, so he didn't care about one more.

However, in this way, Cao Xuan was completely unable to catch up with the release of his new album.

Yes, Cao Xuan's latest album "Qing" will be released globally in early October. Currently, the album's first single "Hello" is about to hit the U.S. Billboard charts to build momentum.

According to the original plan, when the new album hits the charts, Cao Xuan will go to the United States to cooperate with the promotion. Now because of the National Day performance, the promotion can only be postponed.

Even Cao Xuan was not sure if he still had time to fly to the United States.

Because after the National Day, Cao Xuan still has to be busy with the opening ceremony of the National Games, performances + rehearsals, which will take at least a week, and "Let the Bullets Fly" will start shooting at the end of October.

One thing was happening one after another, and Cao Xuan would be very busy when the time came, but the critical time was very small, and it was difficult to spare a few days to go to the United States.

Just thinking about it, Cao Xuan seemed to see little Edgar's face full of resentment again...