China Entertainment 1997

February 13, 2010, New Year’s Eve

Cao Xuan got up early and went for a run on the track at home, and then went to the restaurant to have breakfast.

Boiled shrimp + oatmeal + two vegetarian buns + eggs + fruit

When filming "Let the Bullets Fly", Cao Xuan needed to gain weight for his role. He ate a lot every day and did not exercise much. He gained more than 20 kilograms in one breath.

After finishing filming, it was time to lose weight.

Rapid weight gain + rapid weight loss are extremely harmful to the body. Cao Xuan simply didn't have much work, so he took the slow route to lose weight. The advantage was that it didn't hurt the body, but the disadvantage was that he had to eat light for several months.

Cao Xuan enjoyed the food so much that he has returned it all in the past few months.

In fact, the chef at home is very good at cooking. Although the food is light, it is not a disaster. However, Cao Xuan prefers salty and spicy tastes, and he also likes to eat meat. Although these dishes taste good, he always feels unsatisfied.

However, considering that he could have a big meal at the New Year's Eve dinner, Cao Xuan felt much better. The boiled shrimp in front of him could taste like braised prawns.

After eating, Zhu Jiang and the others also arrived. Cao Xuan changed his clothes and went to see his daughter.

There are many houses in the family, so although little Cao Li is less than three years old, he has already been allocated a yard.

She usually lives here, and Zeng Li, Sun Lan or the nanny sleep with her, or she stays with Zeng Li and Sun Lan in their rooms.

Zeng Li is busy with the Chinese Drama Art Exam these days. The 2010 art exam will be held in a few days after the new year. She is one of the people in charge and is busier than Hu Jing, the vice president.

While she was busy, her daughter went to sleep with Sun Lan. When Cao Xuan came in, Sun Lan had already gotten up, and little Cao Li was still lying on the bed, fast asleep.

"Sleep quite soundly."

Cao Xuan tucked the quilt around his daughter and couldn't help laughing. Sun Lan, who was combing her hair next to her, nodded in agreement.

"You, the whole Cao family, can sleep together. If your father dies in his sleep, he won't wake up even if the house collapses.

You are the same. When you were in elementary school, I remember that there was a thunderstorm in the middle of the night. A big willow tree on the farm was chopped into pieces. When you woke up the next day, you said you didn't hear it. Xiaoni Suigen, Born to feel heavy..."

Cao Xuan didn't expect that he would sigh with emotion and lead to a dark history, which was quite tiring.

"Okay, I'm going to CCTV. Both Xiao Song and Aunt Zhou are celebrating the New Year in the capital this year. You should go easy on the New Year's Eve dinner."

Cao Xuan has a personal chef, Song Mingqing, who takes him with him when he usually goes out for filming. When he is not filming, he becomes a home cook. However, he is mainly responsible for Cao Xuan's three meals a day.

In addition to Song Mingqing, the family also has a chef, Zhou Yan, who was born as a nanny and has never had any famous teachers, but she is very good at cooking, especially home-cooked dishes.

In the words of her colleague Song Mingqing, with her craftsmanship she could easily open a private restaurant.

Neither Song nor Zhou were from the capital, but Zhou's wife passed away and he had a bad relationship with his daughter-in-law. Apart from occasionally visiting his grandson, he didn't like to go back to his hometown very much, and most of the time he stayed at Cao's house during holidays.

As for Song Mingqing, it was even simpler. He followed Cao Xuan around and became not only a personal chef, but also a professional nutritionist with a very high salary.

Two years after joining the job, plus the previous savings, he has already made a down payment to buy a house in Beijing. Today, he can help prepare some New Year's Eve dinner at Cao's house, and then wait until the afternoon to bring vegetables home for the New Year.

"Go, go, you don't have to worry about the family."

After twelve years of Spring Festival Gala career, it has become a habit for Cao Xuan to be away from home all day on New Year's Eve, and Sun Lan doesn't care.

"..."

Cao Xuan originally thought that this year would be his last Spring Festival Gala, so I gave him a few words of encouragement.

But when I thought about it yesterday, I realized that I am indeed not such a pretentious person. If she really made him talk about those chicken soups with sincerity, Cao Xuan would not be able to adapt to it.

Fortunately, although I am not very helpful, the East and West Palaces are still sensible and know that today has a different meaning for Cao Xuan.

Before Cao Xuan left, each of the two palaces gave him a kiss on his face and encouraged him warmly.

"Come on, it will be smooth sailing and success will come soon."

"Perform it well. Then I will hold my daughter and watch TV, and let her see her father's style."

After bidding farewell to the East and West Palaces and sitting in the car, Cao Xuan touched both cheeks, but in his heart he wondered whether the two of them had a tacit understanding of each other and whether they had discussed it...

Arriving at the CCTV building, the backstage of the Spring Festival Gala was as busy as in previous years.

Looking at the [Cao Xuan Dressing Room] label on the dressing room, he planned to take a group photo and post it on Weibo after the performance to commemorate it. I am afraid there will be no such words backstage at the Spring Festival Gala in the future.

After changing clothes, Cao Xuan went about his daily routine and watched TV in the dressing room when he had nothing to do. It was the most popular "The Temptation of Going Home" right now.

This drama has been broadcast for one time, with an average ratings of 7.21 and a peak rating of over 10.

You must know that last year's annual ratings champion "Walking to the West Exit" had an average ratings of only 6.9. The data of "The Temptation of Going Home" is not an ordinary exaggeration.

But the most exaggerated thing is the replay ratings, which once reached 4.2, and the second round of rebroadcast rights are going crazy.

Penguin Star Video even won the exclusive online copyright of "The Temptation of Going Home" at a price of 200,000 per episode.

The Starry version of "The Temptation of Going Home" is much more compact than the original version, with many useless branches and plots deleted. In the end, only 50 episodes were shot.

200,000 yuan per episode is 10 million yuan, which may not seem like much, but on today’s online video websites, it is definitely sky-high.

You know, last year's hit "My Leader, My Group" had an average price of just over RMB 20,000 per episode, and the cumulative copyright for the entire show was only about RMB 800,000.

As for the previous "Golden Wedding" and "Soldier Assault", each level cost only a few thousand yuan on average, which was absolutely as cheap as cabbage.

However, the situation is different now. With the strong entry of Penguin Star last year, it also means that the capital of major Internet companies has begun to extend its influence into the field of video websites.

Penguin and Fanxing were the first. Baidu also announced in January this year that it would invest in the video website [Qiyi], plus the original Sohu Video.

The field of video websites, which used to be dominated by Youku and Tudou, suddenly turned into a competition among all the others.

Unlike these three websites, which have large capital backing, Youku and Tudou are currently independent, and because the video websites have little revenue, they cannot burn money through financing, so they can only seek to go public.

Tudou is currently progressing slightly faster, but has been held back by its boss’s ex-wife. Youku is likely to catch up and become the first video website to go public.

But in any case, after the listing, the two companies have more funds, and a copyright war is expected to begin.

Even the two companies have not yet gone public, but now there are signs of it. Many popular dramas have risen from tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands in the past two years to millions or even tens of millions.

For example, Qiong Yao's "My Fair Princess" has just been launched. Not only TV stations, but also major video websites have started to grab it.

Original Time and Space's "My Princess" was finally acquired by Sohu. The entire drama cost 30 million. A single episode of "The Palace 2" cost 1.84 million. The entire drama cost more than 60 million. Jia Jingwen's "The Secret History of Princess Taiping" even more A single episode costs 2 million yuan, and the entire drama costs 90 million yuan.

From 2009 to 2011, several video websites spent money almost like crazy in these three years.

In the end, each company was hurting themselves and stopped one after another. However, the price of Internet copyrights has also completely increased.

Of course, the most critical thing is that almost all small and medium-sized video websites have suffered losses in this copyright war, and have either failed or been acquired.

For video websites, although they spent a lot of money, they swept away all potential opponents. In the end, only a few of them were left, and it was their turn to formulate the rules.

Fanxing and Penguin burned hundreds of millions last year, and they will probably continue to do so this year.

Fanxing and Penguin Star have a cooperation contract, and Fanxing Film and Television will give priority to Penguin Star.

However, the purchase price of Penguin Star cannot be lower than 90% of the market price or 75% of the highest price of other competitors. At the same time, Penguin Star’s various resources must be given priority to Fanxing Film and Television and artists.

After all, although Fanxing is the majority shareholder of Penguin Star, they are not a family after all. They can get discounts, but the accounts must be clearly separated.

Although the price of "The Temptation of Going Home" is high, considering its ratings and influence, the money is definitely well spent, and it has brought a large amount of traffic to Penguin Star.

Both television and the Internet are booming, and "The Temptation of Going Home" has become the well-deserved number one hit drama at the beginning of 2010.

Of course, compared to serious dramas like "Walking to the West Exit", the reputation of this drama is still somewhat controversial.

Many people felt that it was a bit silly, that it was too entertainment-oriented, that it also carried negative energy and affected social atmosphere, so they requested that it be banned like "Snail House".

But then again, when it comes to TV series, sometimes the more outrageous they are, the more people like to watch them.

Some people don't like it and think it's a big deal, but the middle-aged women and children who are the main viewers find it particularly interesting.

As for the negative energy, this is a bit nonsense. There is indeed a scene in which the mistress seduces the scumbag, but the theme is revenge and slap in the face. I dare not say it is positive, but it will definitely not affect the social atmosphere.

The drama was filmed by Fanxing and broadcast by CCTV. With these two major backers blocking it, some slanderous remarks were not worth mentioning.

The TV series is extremely popular. Many leading actors have benefited a lot. Needless to say, Damimi is so popular now.

Although she did not attend the CCTV Spring Festival Gala due to lack of time, she went to four satellite TV Spring Festival Galas in Hunan Province, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hui Province alone.

And it is worth mentioning that these four satellite TV stations all recorded and broadcast lip-synching, so Cao Xuan does not have to worry about Da Mi Mi showing his secrets for the time being.

In fact, Damimi has been repeatedly rejected by Cao Xuan in the past two years. She has been working hard on her vocal skills in private, and her professional level is much better than before.

It can't be compared with professional players, but it can be regarded as a Maiba level when it comes to KTV. It's enough to fool the fans and laymen...

Tang Yan, who plays Ellie, has also become popular. "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and "The Temptation of Going Home" were two consecutive blockbusters, making her another rising star of the Chinese Drama Class 02.

Now she is the first sister of Rong Xinda. She plays Wang Xifeng in "A Dream of Red Mansions" and her treatment is much better than that of Damimi in the original time and space.

The male protagonist Tong Dawei also showed his face.

Speaking of which, after he joined Fanxingxing with Wang Jinhua, although he got some resources, he was dominated by Hu Jun and Chen Dao, and he was not as good as Hu Ge and other direct descendants of Fanxingxing, so his career did not make great progress.

Until this time, the company considered that he was also very suitable for the image of a scumbag, so he was cast as the male lead Hong Shixian in "The Temptation of Going Home", which made him popular.

After all, aside from the famous work "Struggle", "The Temptation of Going Home" has the best statistical influence. However, due to the character design, the current gain may not be as strong as "Struggle".

But that’s only now. In a few years, as the culture of ghost and animal emoticons becomes popular, maybe it will become famous again.

Cao Xuan was lucky and happened to catch a famous scene - Pinru's wardrobe... no, clothes.

Not to mention, although Cao Xuan’s famous scenes were preconceived, I really thought Tong Dawei and Tang Yan did a good job.

Especially Tang Yan, he really felt that she was quite suitable for such a slutty villain, or she could just take the royal sister route.

After all, I am from a Chinese opera background, I have the basic foundation, and I have performed well in several well-received dramas. There is no need to focus on playing silly and sweet roles, wasting my advantages in vain, and getting the reputation of "the shame of Chinese opera" .

However, Tang Yan is not her own artist, and Cao Xuan is too lazy to give advice. Besides, others may not be willing to listen to his advice.

Regardless of the top resources, Cao Xuan doesn't believe that Tang Yan doesn't have access to some Royal Sister scripts, but she just prefers to stay in her comfort zone.

After all, playing silly and sweet doesn't necessarily mean bad ratings. You get a lot of money and it's easy to act, so why bother trying to break through yourself.

Comparing oneself with others, if they could waste money, 90% of people would make the same choice as her. However, since she makes such a choice, she has to suffer all kinds of criticism and infamy.

Cao Xuan watched two episodes of "The Temptation of Going Home" and one episode of "Country Love 3".

Lao Zhao directed it himself, and Xiao Shen Yang became the starring role. He took over the TV series "The Temptation of Going Home" in Yangba, and the ratings were also very good.

However, in terms of quality, it is not even a little bit worse than the previous two. It has changed from a rural love drama to a rural love drama.

It's a bloody game, and the key plot design is not very good.

"The Temptation of Going Home" is also bloody, but it doesn't have too many moronic plots. Many of the plots are arranged very smoothly, and the conflicts are relatively reasonable.

As for the group of people in "Country Love 3", they are just love spinning in circles, jumping on their feet, and misunderstandings going back and forth. It can be clearly stated in one sentence, but it will be delayed until the finale.

And for the sake of conflict, some characters are often made particularly disgusting.

It's okay to just watch it without thinking. If you do a little research on the plot, it's a good medicine for low blood pressure...

Cao Xuan didn't have any brains and was all about relieving his boredom. It was quite fun to watch Liu Neng torment Xie Guangkun. What was even more fun was that he saw "Liu Neng" during lunch.

This year, Lao Zhao still brought his apprentices to perform in the sketch "Donation". His apprentices include Xiao Shen Yang, Liu Neng, Liu Ying's mother, and Liao Province's host Da Changlian.

Lao Zhao had brought them to meet Cao Xuan during rehearsal before, and Cao Xuan was quite impressed by "Liu Neng and his wife".

Unlike Xiao Shenyang who became famous through "Tomorrow's Star", these two are both famous players from the Northeast, and they both have real skills in making bridges and horses.

Liu Neng was the "Compact Disc King" in the Northeast at that time. It is said that the pirated copies of the two-person CD-ROMs were sold for tens of millions, and the momentum was very strong.

Liu Ying's mother, nicknamed "Old Demon of Black Mountain", was once the most prominent duet actress in the Northeast. She was good at serious dramas and her song "Splashing Water in Front of the Horse" was very famous.

When Cao Xuan went to Northeast China for an event, he went to the Liu Laogen Stage to watch a performance at the invitation of Lao Zhao. The three actors who impressed him most were the three actors.

Xie Guangkun's "Divine Tune", Liu Neng's "Bao Gong Juan Hou·Bie Yao", and an actress named Dong Mingzhu made him particularly stunning.

In Cao Xuan's eyes, the strength of the Zhao family class is far higher than that of the little black fat man's Deyun Society.

It's a pity that after it became big, one of them was squandering its capital and muddle along; the other went astray and ruined its reputation by playing in the rice business.

On the contrary, the rising star Happy Twist, relatively maintaining a normal line, has become a new comedy troupe.

In fact, Cao Xuan originally intended to support the two gangs. After all, the domestic comedy market was booming, but later he felt that the two gangs were causing too many troubles and he was not worried enough.

So, Cao Xuan turned around and invested in Happy Twist and the Aixiao brothers. Cao Xuan also acquired Penguin Star Video in advance.

The former is filming a humorous short drama, which is a bit similar to a semi-situation comedy like "The Good-for-Nothing Brothers". The name is "Happy Twist" mainly to make the group famous.

The latter directly collaborated with the Fanxing Variety Show Department on a program called "Laughter Conference Room", which followed the route of fragmented jokes and may also be followed by short videos or online dramas.

Don't underestimate these short videos or comedy skits. A large part of Sohu Video's later fame was due to Dapeng's "Diaosi Men".

It even made a follow-up investment in the filming of "Pancake Man", with a box office of 1 billion+. The movie was bad, but it did bring a lot of profits to Sohu.

If the humorous skits are done well, they will be a great supplement to the video website. Even these two comedy groups with countless backbones will become the key to Fanxing's layout in comedy films and television.

In comparison, although Zhaojiaban and Deyunshe are also good, they are not as easy to train as these two groups and have great potential.

Speaking of which, Happy Twist began as a drama and became famous during the Spring Festival Gala. Cao Xuan can give it a try and help run it, so that the Spring Festival Gala can be held in advance.

………

Cao Xuan ate and played, and didn't start preparing seriously until the afternoon.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the Spring Festival Gala started on time. It was still the same familiar hosts, and the order of the performances was also very different.

It started with singing and dancing, festive songs, and then Feng Gong’s words, “Dear audience friends, I miss you so much.”

This year's Spring Festival Gala has many good songs and many gimmicks.

Wang Fei came back to sing "Legend", the Little Tigers reunited after many years, the medley caused countless tears born in the 1970s and 1980s, and Cao Xuan's Spring Festival Gala came to an end.

There is no doubt that Cao Xuan's program has received the most attention, and Wang Fei and the Little Tigers combined cannot match it.

His show is at around 10 pm, which is the best viewing area for the Spring Festival Gala. The program team specially arranged it to give Cao Xuan a decent farewell moment.

Of course, ratings are also key.

This afternoon, the Spring Festival Gala program was announced online, and there was even a hot search on Weibo.

【#10:05, Cao Xuan is here to stay#】

Some experts analyzed the duration of all programs bit by bit based on their experience in previous years, and finally calculated that Cao Xuan's program is likely to be broadcast between 10:05 and 10:20.

After this Weibo was liked on the official Weibo of the Spring Festival Gala, it spread rapidly and successfully topped the trending search. Many people stayed there waiting to watch Cao Xuan's show.

"There is such a person who has accompanied us during the Spring Festival Gala for twelve years and contributed many popular and good works to all audiences..."

At around 10:4, the four hosts Zhu Jun, Dong Qing, Zhou Tao, and Zhang Zequn appeared together to announce the curtain.

Such a program announcement lineup is very rare on the Spring Festival Gala stage, even unique. Audiences who didn't know it thought the zero o'clock timer started early.

"...Let us invite Cao Xuan to bring his program "Chapter"."

The host left, and Cao Xuan appeared on the stage in a casual suit, which caused thunderous roars from the audience.

Cao Xuan nodded slightly in greeting, followed the accompaniment, pointed his mouth at the microphone, and a clear and ethereal voice sounded.

"Don't let the dark clouds cover the blue sky

Don't let fate turn back into a boat without paddles

Don't let the night fall in your arms

let me be your companion

…”

The song "Chapter" is the theme song of the program "The Voice of God". There are many versions, and the best one is Zhang Shaohan.

Her ethereal and high-pitched voice is very penetrating, and she performed this song so brilliantly that it eclipsed other versions and made many people truly realize what a "god-sent voice" is.

In terms of voice, Cao Xuan is not as good as Zhang Shaohan, and few in the Chinese music world can compare with it. This thing requires too much talent.

However, Cao Xuan has not practiced in vain for so many years. He has sung more than one similar high-pitched song.

If you don’t have enough talent, you need skills.

Perhaps the penetrating power is slightly inferior, but the singing skills and emotional use are definitely better.

Just two gentle high notes made countless people's eyes light up. Cao Xuan didn't do many high notes in the Spring Festival Gala before, but this year he started to show off, which is rare.

What surprised them even more was that when Cao Xuan was singing, the LED screen behind him showed the classic Spring Festival Gala scenes from the past years.

In 1999, Cao Xuan was wearing a long gown, with his hands clasped in his fists, and his face beaming with congratulations.

In 2000, Cao Xuan dressed coolly and shouted with a wild expression

"After five thousand years, it's finally my turn to play."

In 2001, Cao Xuan sang "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky", singing and crying to countless dreamers, and the King of Tragedy first showed his majesty.

In 2002, "Stars and Sea" became the benchmark for the main theme. Over the past hundred years, it has made countless people cry and is regarded as a Spring Festival Gala classic.

In 2003, "When You Get Old" once again made countless audiences cry, completing the triple kill.

In 2004, Singing to the Moon, "Borrowing the Moon" paid tribute to the SARS heroes, and there was a lot of crying, and four kills were achieved.

In 2005, the first Spring Festival Gala chorus, "The Drunken Concubine" and "Thousands of Miles Away" once again stirred up the Chinese trend.

In 2006, "So Many People in the World" was full of warmth and love.

In 2007, the son wanted to be raised but his parents refused to wait. "Where Has All the Time Gone" made China tearful, with five killings in the world.

In 2008, "Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth" sang the historical spirit of China.

In 2009, a song "Wanjiang" was dedicated to the Olympic Games and National Day. The red sun was in the sky and the avenue was glowing.

In 2010, Cao Xuan sang "Chapter" to say goodbye to himself and all the Spring Festival Gala audiences.

"...

call me with dawn

Pulse with warmth

Call me with the stars

There is a flicker in the gaze

More romance surges in the depths of destiny

Dreams break ground and grow more answers

Behind the stars, the sun has begun to shine

thank you for keeping me company

…”

At the end of the song, Cao Xuan bowed and stepped off the stage. While applauding like thunder, some of the audience at the scene and in front of the TV gently wiped away their tears.

Maybe it’s because of the song, or maybe it’s because of the past twelve years.

Cao Xuan did not leave after the performance. This year he has two performances, one is "Chapter" and the other is the final solo "Unforgettable Tonight".

This was a surprise given to him by the Spring Festival Gala program crew. "Unforgettable Tonight" was the closing song of the Spring Festival Gala. It was sung by Cao Xuan who was about to leave. The song had many meanings.

"Today will be unforgettable, tonight will be unforgettable, no matter the ends of the earth or the ends of the earth..."

The next day, the front page of "Beijing Daily" was a screenshot of Cao Xuan's two programs. The huge headline read——

[Twelve years of "Chapter" turned over, "Unforgettable Tonight\