China Entertainment 1997

"Shine Grammy, Cao Xuan wins five awards"

"Refreshing the record, the number one pop male singer in Grammy history"

"Everyone stood up, this is the King of Pop!" 》

"The biggest winner [Best Single] [Best Album] [Best Production] was all won by Cao Xuan"

"A well-deserved masterpiece, Cao Xuan won the Grammy in three major categories"

"Fifth time with 4 songs and 3 albums, the man most favored by Grammy"

"Ouyang Jing, a Chinese-American hip-hop genius \u0026 the luckiest Grammy winner"

"Grammy Four Grand Slams, the third person in history"

"21 Grammys, the most dazzling Chinese superstar at Grammys"

"..."

On January 27, the domestic entertainment pages were once again dominated by the news that Cao Xuan was competing for the Grammy for the fifth time.

Cao Xuan, who had only won two of the seven previous nominations, successfully broke out in the final stage.

Winning the three most valuable general categories in one fell swoop, he also became the biggest winner of this year's Grammy.

This is actually not unexpected. After all, the performance of last year's song "See You Again" and the album "Ring down the curtain" are shown here. They can be said to be the best-performing and most popular singles and albums, and they can win awards. It's also reasonable.

However, many people still didn't expect that the Grammys would award Cao Xuan in all three major categories except "Best New Artist".

This is also the only time that Cao Xuan has won all three Grammy categories in the same session.

Although Cao Xuan has won many Grammy awards, they have always been relatively homogeneous. Many of them have won the same award multiple times.

For example, [Best Male Pop Singer] has won the award five times. It can be said that as long as he was nominated for the Grammy, this award has never been missed by others.

The second-ranked ones are [Best Single] and [Best Pop Album], which have been won 4 times respectively, and [Best Album] has been won 3 times.

This also makes Cao Xuan the singer who has won the most awards in these three awards.

Especially [Best Single] and [Best Album] are extremely valuable, but the outside world pays more attention to [Best Male Pop Singer], which overwhelms the limelight.

But in fact, in the eyes of the industry and knowledgeable fans, Cao Xuan's two records are the most difficult achievements to surpass.

But as far as Cao Xuan is concerned, he has always been thinking about "Best Production".

This is also the only award among the four major Grammy categories that he has not won. He has been nominated before, but has always missed out.

It can be regarded as a small regret for Cao Xuan, but now it has been made up for, allowing Cao Xuan to finally collect all four Grammy categories and get his wish.

Cao Xuan also became the third singer in Grammy history to collect all four majors.

The first is the old-timer, the veteran American pop king Christopher Cross, who won all four Grammy categories in a single session in 1980.

And this record was maintained for forty years in one breath, and it was not copied until 2020 by the post-2000 female singer Billie Eilish.

The second one is Adele, who was just gathered two years ago. She is even more loved by the Grammys than Cao Xuan. She won the "Best New Artist" award at the Grammys for the first time, and won all the other awards at the same time the second time. Three general categories, direct slam.

Of course he was happy to win a Grand Slam, but Cao Xuan started to pretend that he won the "Best Newcomer" too early and failed to win the four major categories in one go.

It's really a bit greedy...

The 21 glittering Grammy trophies have added a bit more brilliance to Cao Xuan's singing career, and the Chinese Internet has never stopped praising and praising him.

Not only the Chinese Internet, but also Asia, Europe and the United States have given him a lot of praise. After all, this resume can be regarded as the ceiling of the music industry, and it cannot be exaggerated.

In addition to Cao Xuan, Ouyang Jing also followed suit.

When Cao Xuan received the award, he specially dragged him up. Although everyone knew that the biggest contributor was Cao Xuan, he did have a share of the trophy.

As a result, Ouyang Jing has become the envy of countless singers. Not only has his fame greatly increased, but he has also received dazzling honors and has completely become the representative of Chinese hip-hop singers.

If any hip-hop show comes up in the future, and he is asked to be a judge, although he may not necessarily be the core, at least he won't have to praise someone's bad feet.

………

Cao Xuan paid no attention to the turmoil on the domestic Internet for the time being. After winning the award, he only briefly attended a Warner Music Group banquet.

In recent years, Cao Xuan has not paid much attention to Warner. In fact, there have been great changes within the company.

Although in recent years, with the support of Cao Xuan as a singer, Warner's business has been pretty good, but due to the general environment, the ceiling has never been high.

After a few years of stable life, little Edgar began to be unable to restrain his ambitions again. Warner Music Group was no longer enough to support his ambitions.

So since last year, Edgar Jr., who has already made a fortune, has been interested in selling Warner Music Group.

He also asked Cao Xuan for his opinion to see if Boss Cao wanted to take over. However, Cao Xuan was ready to retire and did not like this "small plate", so he declined.

Cao Xuan refused to accept the offer, so Edgar Jr. contacted a Russian-American rich man, and the two parties were in contact and negotiating.

At this banquet, little Edgar even made a special effort to get the two of them to know each other.

Yu Gong, one is the pillar and the other is the new boss. As his old boss, he has the responsibility of introducing and bringing together both parties.

In private, Edgar Jr. and Cao Xuan can be considered friends, and he also has some feelings for Warner. After all, this is one of the few careers he has succeeded in. Even if he leaves, he hopes that both of them will go smoothly.

Although the acquisition is not completely clear yet, judging from this meaning, basically the problem is not big. The only difference is the price. I believe it will be completely settled before long.

The new boss is named Len Blavatnik, who is to some extent half of Cao Xuan’s peers. He runs an investment institution and his business includes chemicals, media, communications and real estate.

In last year's Forbes rich list, he ranked 55th, with an asset of about US$16 billion, making him an absolute rich man.

The new boss has a very amiable personality and does not put on airs for Cao Xuan. Of course, he cannot put on airs. In terms of assets, the two of them are not sure who is richer.

Cao Xuan has no intention of getting involved in the changes in Warner Music Group.

In the past few years, he has actually not many shares in his hands, only a small part remains, and there is still a connection.

Selfishly, he hoped that little Edgar would stay, after all, the two of them worked well together.

But it doesn't matter if he leaves. After all, he only has one last album and tour left before he retires. Whether or not Warner gets a new boss will have little impact on him.

However, many of his song copyrights are still affiliated with Warner, and he also has Mars Records and his apprentice Taylor. He still needs Warner's channels, so Cao Xuan has always retained some Warner shares and is willing to have a good relationship with the new boss.

Cao Xuan doesn't need it himself, it would be good to save some incense for his apprentice.

The new boss is also very discerning and always speaks to the point, but it can be seen that he hopes Cao Xuan can give up his retirement.

This is understandable. After all, Cao Xuan is considered the most valuable entity in Warner Music Group. It is no exaggeration to say that if Cao Xuan had not announced his retirement, the number of acquisitions could have increased by a few percentage points.

Unfortunately, Cao Xuan had already made up his mind. Faced with the new boss's temptation, he just laughed and bypassed it.

Not to mention the new boss, even if Warner Music Group is under his name, he still won't be ashamed of himself.

Cao Xuan did not stay in the United States for long, because the New Year's Eve and Spring Festival will be in two days, and he has to return to China to celebrate the New Year.

It was the Spring Festival again, and Cao Xuan felt the passage of time more and more.

My daughter has already gone to elementary school, and my son has also started to go to kindergarten. No matter how well their parents take care of themselves, there are still a few gray hairs on the temples. I am getting older, and Hu Jing and Zeng Li are both "mature ladies".

Cao Xuan also cherishes the days when the family stays together to celebrate the New Year. He likes this kind of reunion, laughter and time.

On New Year's Eve, the family ate dumplings made by themselves and watched the Spring Festival Gala as usual.

This year's Spring Festival Gala is a bit special. The chief director is not a variety show/event director from CCTV in previous years, but Feng Xiaogang was invited.

There are two theories in the market. One is that Feng was a little greedy after seeing the glory of the National Master in the Olympic Games, so he decided to attend the Spring Festival Gala.

Another theory is that the subject matter of "1942" is sensitive and difficult to pass the review. Feng Xiaogang had many personal connections, and directing the Spring Festival Gala was one of the prices he paid for this.

Cao Xuan is not sure about the inside story, but he is more convinced that it is the latter, because he worked hard to pass the review for "New World" and may not have been the artistic director of the Spring Festival Gala for a year. To a certain extent, he is still Feng Xiaogang's senior.

Feng Duomao said that this year’s Spring Festival Gala was pretty good.

Zhang Guoli hosted it, and also invited Lao Zhao to serve as deputy director and artistic consultant to guide language programs throughout the process.

This reputation is not ordinary. Since the beginning of 2013, after Lao Zhao announced that he would stop acting in sketches and focus on filming his own TV series, Feng Xiaogang dragged him over. Even as a behind-the-scenes staff, it was extremely rare.

In fact, Feng Xiaogang also approached Cao Xuan, but Cao Xuan refused because he was too busy and didn't want to go to the Spring Festival Gala to get involved.

Lao Zhao may still have to sell face due to favors and contacts with various parties. Cao Xuan has no such worries. Since he quits, he will quit completely and not participate in any behind-the-scenes activities. He will just be an audience.

Frankly speaking, Feng Xiaogang still has two skills. Although this Spring Festival Gala is as amazing as expected by the outside world, its level is not bad.

Especially the stage layout and stage design effects, the level of great directors is beyond compare, it definitely surpasses the previous ones, and even greatly influenced the director's ideas in the following years.

Cao Xuan could see that Feng Xiaogang had his own ideas and paid more attention to the overall effect of the party rather than relying on a certain star or team.

Even when the outside world saw the cooperation between the "Lunar New Year King" and the "Sketches King", they speculated that this Spring Festival Gala would have a stronger comedy color.

As a result, he went in the opposite direction and even made certain restrictions and deletions on the number of language programs, focusing on quality rather than quantity, and paying more attention to other types of programs.

From the logic of planning a normal party, this is a correct idea.

Then again, the Spring Festival Gala is, after all, the Spring Festival Gala, and its language programs and celebrity attributes are the top priorities.

Therefore, the vast majority of the audience pays more attention to these two aspects, while Feng Xiaogang's choreography and other types of programs do not attract as much attention as imagined.

But overall, Lao Feng has not lost his reputation. Even compared with the following years, this session is considered a rare masterpiece, and there are many impressive works.

Last year, Little Hei Fatty attended the Spring Festival Gala for the first time. Although the effect was mediocre in the end, he was able to get in touch with CCTV. This time he successfully promoted his apprentice Xiao Yueyue to the top.

And his collaborators are Cai Ming, one of the few old faces left in the Spring Festival Gala.

The latter transformed into a sharp-tongued old lady, and successfully rose to power when all the old faces of the Spring Festival Gala retired, and even became the mainstay of the Spring Festival Gala's language category in the following years.

Although this "pillar" is somewhat strong on the outside but weak on the inside...

Xiao Yueyue's former senior brother Cao Jin became the only crosstalk performer this year.

The former classmates and brothers perform together, which is also a highlight of the behind-the-scenes footage.

Based on Cao Xuan's knowledge of Fatty Little Hei, he strongly suspected that the latter pushed Little Yueyue up on purpose. In addition to applauding his apprentice, he probably also had the intention of vindicting his beloved disciples.

Back then you "betrayed" me and got the chance to attend the Spring Festival Gala. Now that Xiaoyue doesn't leave him, he still has the ability to let him attend the Spring Festival Gala.

Putting aside the grievances and grudges between these brothers, the biggest highlight of today’s Spring Festival Gala language program is actually Happy Twist.

Cai Ming, the mainstay, is more of a celebrity and seniority bonus. In the post-Zhao Benshan era, the ones who are truly qualified to be called the mainstay of the Spring Festival Gala are the group of Happy Twist with Shen Teng as the core.

Hao Jian has already made a name for himself in the past two years. This year's "To Help or Not to Help" combined with current hot topics has made its influence even higher.

Seeing the empress of the East Palace laughing so amusedly, Cao Xuan specially said one more thing.

"I saw before that Happy Mahua had a movie script that they asked us to invest in. You go back and find someone to research and win the project."

"Movie?"

Hu Jing was a little surprised. In her impression, Happy Twist was always a sketch, drama or online comedy, which had little to do with movies. Now that she heard that Cao Xuan invested in Happy Twist, she couldn't help but be surprised.

"Well, you should pay more attention. These people are talented people. Ning Hao's efficiency is too slow. Fanxing's future comedy-themed section may have to fall on these people."

As soon as Cao Xuan said this, Hu Jing couldn't help but pay more attention to Happy Twist, a team that she didn't pay much attention to originally.

You know, with Fanxing's current size, Cao Xuan thinks that it can take on a theme section. This potential is very high.

At least in Hu Jing's impression, she seemed to have never heard of many people or teams that could receive such high praise from Cao Xuan.

As the president of Fanxing, although Hu Jing will not interfere much in the following matters, she should pay attention to what should be paid attention to, and naturally she should give more support to those who have potential.

Zeng Li next to him, after hearing this, took another look at Ma Li, who was pretending to be an old lady on TV.

"This girl seems to be in a drama. I think I've seen her before. It's rare for a girl to be able to act in a comedy and do it well."

"I might as well be the next Sandra Ng or Song Dandan."

Cao Xuan smiled, although the development of Ma Li, the "goddess of comedy", is not as expected, she is still a leader in the industry in terms of comedy actresses, and is rarely matched by her peers and new generations.

During the New Year's Eve dinner, Cao Xuan didn't really want to talk about work, so he simply mentioned it and continued watching the Spring Festival Gala.

There are not many language programs this year, but the quality is pretty good. The singing and dancing programs are a bit worse, the quality is okay, but they don’t have much star aura.

One is Huang Bo, who returned to his old profession and sang "My Demands Are Not Too High". The song is quite magical, but the lyrics are a bit science fiction.

Huang Bo sang as he walked, and even drank from a water bottle during the interlude. This was a feat that Cao Xuan had never done.

The most noteworthy thing is that the short-sleeved trousers Huang Bo wore were a high-end Hermès dress, and as a result, he looked like a Lanxiang technician.

Another one is Yao Beina, who was just crowned the singing king of "I Am a Singer" and also joined the Spring Festival Gala to sing a main theme song.

The last two are Zhao Xiaodao, who became popular last year. He sang "Answer" with Yang Sanjilang.

It’s not easy to get this opportunity!

It is very easy to just participate in the show. Her biggest competitor, Guo Caijie, except for Taiwanese artists, there is no one who can compare with Zhao Xiaodao. With the energy of the stars, he can easily squeeze out the opponent.

But how to perform well requires some effort.

Although Guo Caijie's acting is mediocre, she is a serious singer. She sang the theme song of "Love Apartment", and her line skills even surpassed that of Damimi in "Little Times".

Under Fanxing's continuous supervision, Zhao Xiaodao has never failed in his line work, but his vocal skills can only be said to have been trained and not good at it.

In order to excel in the Spring Festival Gala, Zhao Xiaodao even temporarily gave up a female-led drama and asked a teacher for two months of special music and vocal training, and finally successfully participated in the Spring Festival Gala.

In fact, with her current popularity, it doesn't matter whether she participates in the Spring Festival Gala or not.

But probably because she is from Hebei Province, she has a bit of a complex about attending the Spring Festival Gala. In addition, Liu Tianxian and Damimi have both attended, so Zhao Xiaodao, who is determined to catch up with them, will naturally follow suit.

But that's fine. Zhao Xiaodao at least has a musical masterpiece of his own, and he can be successful in business and participating in variety shows.

Unlike Da Mimi, who can only shamelessly sing Hu Jing's "Providence of Love", President Hu hardly performs now and simply gave the song to her.

In fact, there is another song "Invisible Wings" that I also want to pass on to him, but Damimi's level is limited and she is a little unsure about this song, so she doesn't sing it very much.

Looking at Zhao Xiaodao's confident and high-spirited expression, Cao Xuan wondered if he had inadvertently brought out another tradition.

Just like Starry male artists who want to get ahead must first act in "Armor Warrior", Starry Little Flower went to the Spring Festival Gala to show up after becoming famous.

Hu Jing, Fan Xiaopang, Liu Tianxian, Damimi, Zhao Xiaodao, plus a non-staff Empress Xigong, are all like this...

After the Spring Festival Gala, Cao Xuan was very honest and did not go around to pay New Year greetings, except for a trip to his master, and then he took his wife to Dian Province to visit his father-in-law.

It is shameful to say that Cao Xuan married two of his daughters, but when he met his mother-in-law and father-in-law, he usually waited for them to come to Beijing to visit or take them to live with him. During the holidays, he never went to his hometown once. I haven’t seen many friends or relatives.

Although it is due to the inconvenience of status, it is still quite rude and inappropriate after all.

In the past, due to various concerns, he had to play it safe. Now that Cao Xuan has become the general trend, even his children are older and there are not so many taboos.

The ugly son-in-law will come to visit him one day after all. Besides, it would be outrageous for a child to grow up and not go to the place where his mother was born and raised.

After learning from the painful experience, Zeng’s mother went to England to visit her sister-in-law, and Zeng Liye’s daughter went there. Cao Xuan decided to follow Empress Donggong and her son to visit relatives in Yunnan Province this year, and then go to Hubei Province next year...