China Entertainment 1997

“Let it be, let it be

There is no way to look back

let it be, let it be

Turn around and no longer care

…”

At the Tianlai Awards ceremony, Yao Beina, dressed in a white dress, sang loudly, and her song "Let It Go" received bursts of applause.

This song is the theme song of the Hollywood animation movie "Frozen". The Chinese version of "Let It Go" has become popular all over the world. It became very popular in China with the movie last year.

If this song hadn't been a re-creation of an English song and not considered original, it would have likely won multiple nominations.

However, although she was not shortlisted, the singer Yao Beina was naturally invited to perform at the first Tianlai Awards, which was considered a win-win.

At the same time, this is also Yao Beina's first comeback after a period of silence.

Previously, Yao Beina won the singing title of the first season of "I Am a Singer" and her career rose to a new level. However, not long after, she gave up most of her work due to illness.

Although breast cancer is also one of the terminal diseases, in theory, as long as it is discovered early enough and treated in time, the survival rate is very high, and there is even some hope of cure.

Fanxing arranges physical examinations for employees every year, which is considered an important benefit. Especially for artists who are the company's important income, a full set of physical examination services are provided twice a year to nip the danger at the very beginning as much as possible.

Yao Beina is the one that Cao Xuan pays more attention to, and she must be included in the annual physical examination report.

Finally, I saw good news that was not good news.

Yao Beina was infected, but it was discovered very early and there is great hope for a cure. After "I Am a Singer", apart from a few projects such as "Let It Go", Yao Beina stayed quiet for a year and was actively undergoing treatment.

Now that she has achieved a major victory, Cao Xuan personally ordered her to participate in the Tianlai Awards and perform.

It can be regarded as witnessing his rebirth from the ashes with everyone!

Then came [Best Composer], and there were also some famous singers nominated.

Lin Junjie, Xiao Zhou, Li Ronghao, and Chang Shilei.

However, if we go by the quality and influence of last year's results, it is not certain, but the finalists should definitely have a name.

"Cao Xuan"——Cao Xuan.

This is also the most embarrassing point of this year's Tianlai Awards. It even caused a fierce quarrel among the judges and was widely controversial in the outside world.

Cao Xuan and last year's best-performing album "Cao Xuan" announced their withdrawal from the first Tianlai Awards.

This incident had a great impact, and Cao Xuan even hesitated several times. During the concert, he kept calling people in China to negotiate.

Will you participate in the Tianlai Awards?

This is a dilemma for Cao Xuan. On the one hand, Cao Xuan has already announced his withdrawal from competition for domestic awards and is about to retire. There is no need for him to go back on his words.

On the other hand, he is the chairman and founder of the jury. If he is a candidate, how will this award be judged?

Forcibly suppressing Cao Xuan violates the principle of fairness and impartiality in awards. There was such a big controversy in the first award, which will be a huge blow to the newly established Tianlai Award.

But if there were no restrictions, and it wasn't Cao Xuan's big talk, based on Cao Xuan's performance last year and the influence of his songs, he would be able to win all the related awards of the Tianlai Awards, with four songs guaranteed to be in the top ten.

Then other singers can't help him?

It’s not that Cao Xuan has failed to win awards. He also performed the miracle of “when the stars ring, he goes on stage to receive the award” at the Golden Melody Awards, but the key is that his identity is too sensitive.

He is both a referee and a champion, and he is even the organizer. No matter how good the football is played, the controversy will not be small.

If the rhythm cannot be controlled, the Tianlai Awards will become a self-entertaining joke.

At Cao Xuan's level, he has no shortage of honors and no need for Tian Lai to speak to bring glory to him. He is unwilling to participate, but he is afraid of affecting the credibility of the award.

If the best albums and singers don't participate, others may not be convinced if they win.

So this is a dilemma. Whether you run for election or not, there are certain disadvantages.

Later, Zeng Li gave Cao Xuan an idea. I can't say it was perfect, but it was a good excuse to minimize the impact.

That is one of the rules of the Tianlai Awards. In order to ensure the fairness and impartiality of the selection, the names and related works of the current judges will not be shortlisted for nomination.

Similar rules are actually not uncommon in the selection of awards. Under normal circumstances, the jury will look for big names who have not submitted works in the past two years, and those who have submitted works will refuse the invitation.

This time the Tianlai Awards jury has a total of seven people. In addition to Cao Xuan, there are singers, musicians, producers, music critics and even related practitioners.

The first few are easy to explain, but the last one is more complicated. For example, one of the former presidents of Warner Asia, Zhou Jianhui.

This is Cao Xuan's old friend. It was thanks to him that Cao Xuan became famous. After Warner changed hands two years ago, he resigned and founded a music equipment company by himself.

Zhou Jianhui is neither a singer nor a musician, and he has not even developed much in the entertainment industry in recent years. However, his past contribution, status and influence in the Chinese music scene are still very large, and he also has sufficient appreciation level. He is definitely qualified to serve as a judge for the Tianlai Awards. .

The same goes for several other judges, who are very valuable, such as singer Liu Huan, Cao Xuan's queen producer and Asia's number one producer Wei Xixi, and former "Contemporary Music Circle" editor-in-chief Yun Yun.

Most of the judges here are not directly related to the award selection. For example, Xiao Zhou is actually qualified as a judge, but he was not invited because he might be nominated.

Such rules ensure the fairness of the awards to the greatest extent, at least on the surface.

The other awards are well implemented. The reason why the Tianlai Award is special is that Cao Xuan is the founder of this award and has to serve as a judge. Moreover, his album's performance is so good that it is impossible to turn a blind eye to it.

So I put him on the stand, which also made Cao Xuan regret countless times, why not stagger the album release time and the event time.

But there is no way. Matters related to the album and concerts have been decided a few years ago, so we can’t just withdraw at the drop of a hat.

The same is true for awards. It has been several years of preparation and it is finally officially held. There are countless people watching from top to bottom. Once it is postponed, it is hard to say what will happen.

So Cao Xuan gritted his teeth and had to do it. He could only find this excuse and avoid himself in a somewhat far-fetched way.

Although there is no guarantee of controversy, it is at least more dignified than running for an election and winning a resounding victory or outright dismissal.

Fortunately, most people in the outside world still understand. Firstly, the judges should avoid suspicion. Secondly, it is true that the level of Cao Xuan is very different from that of domestic singers. Putting them together is simply a one-sided crushing.

In everyone's mind, Cao Xuan was originally a unique being, and he was about to retire, so there was really no need to go down to earth to compete for awards.

It's good to "put it on the shelf" this time, giving newcomers some opportunities to stand out.

Although it is a bit of a blow to the value and credibility of the Tianlai Awards, other domestic awards have "ignored" Cao Xuan for more than ten years, and everyone has become accustomed to it. When Cao Xuan completely retires, the next Tianlai Awards will not have this entanglement.

Without Cao Xuan to stand out, the competition for "Best Composer" becomes more intense.

In the end, it was Li Ronghao's "The King of Comedy" that won the prize, which surprised the outside world. They had guessed in advance that Xiao Zhou and Lin Junjie were the most popular.

However, this is understandable. There is great hope for an upset in a behind-the-scenes award such as "Best Composer". Li Ronghao is not an easy person. He has been indiscriminately defeated at the Taiwan Provincial Golden Melody Awards before.

It's just that he himself is not very famous, and the Golden Melody Awards have been declining in recent years, so he has not caused much impact, but he is still very out of the circle in a small area.

This is because of Cao Xuan's previous interviews. Many people paid special attention to this small-eyed singer and have a certain understanding of him.

Of course, the explosion of Li Ronghao's songs last year is also an important reason. For example, the second "Top Ten of the Year" revealed later is his "Li Bai".

There is a saying that the quality of the song "Li Bai" is not high.

Li Ronghao's previous award-winning "King of Comedy", "Model", "Old Street" and other songs have higher reputations than it.

This song is more like a saliva song. Even Li Ronghao himself said he didn't like it and claimed that he could make it in 15 minutes.

But this song is really popular. It can even be said to be one of the most popular songs this year.

[Top Ten of the Year] is not just about the quality of songs, performance and popularity are also important factors. They account for a high proportion in the selection, and can even be regarded as necessary conditions to a certain extent.

This is normal. No matter how good the quality of a song is, how can it be called the "Top Ten of the Year" if the song is not popular or not.

The quality of the songs is not high, but the results are hot, so it is not a kind of "good".

Of course, the Tianlai Award still comes with some baggage.

Although a song like "Li Bai" is a buzzword, it still has a certain quality and reputation, and it is widely recognized by the public, so it can win awards.

As for songs like "Society Shake" and "My Skateboard Shoes", they are popular, but songs with mediocre quality, low reputation, and certain controversy are difficult to win awards.

But even so, Cao Xuan still gave them the qualification to be shortlisted for the competition, and even one song was nominated, which is unimaginable in other music awards.

However, Cao Xuan feels that pop music should be flourishing, and even those songs that are funky and silly are not without their merits, and there is no need to kill them all in one fell swoop.

It's difficult to treat everyone equally. Even Cao Xuan himself can't do this, but he can't completely shut people out. Just follow the rules.

If there was really a fun song that was so popular, it might really have a chance of becoming one of the "Top Ten of the Year".

Take "Little Apple" for example. This song has been popular in China for two years. It almost made people all over the country vomit after listening to it. It was all over the major charts. The Chopstick Brothers even performed and won awards at the American Music Awards.

Although it later turned out that this award was a bit "special for China", its influence was evident.

If it hadn't been for the fact that it was "made" by Cao Xuan and therefore ineligible for selection, it might have been able to win one of the "Top Ten of the Year".

Today, the Chopsticks Brothers are also here, singing a song "Little Apple + The Most Dazzling National Style" with Phoenix Legend, and performing a square dance feast, which is a treat for the Spring Festival Gala.

At the same time, it also revealed a signal to the outside world, that is, the Tianlai Award is not as serious and noble as other awards. It is fun and down-to-earth.

The presentation of major awards, the reveal of the "Top Ten of the Year", and guest performances are all interspersed with each other in a completely orderly manner.

Star artists appeared on stage one after another, honorary awards were unveiled one after another, and wonderful and moving performances were performed.

The Tianlai Awards greatly reduces the boringness of similar awards ceremonies and turns it into an entertainment and music feast, keeping the audience from feeling wet as much as possible.

This is normally difficult to achieve, but with Cao Xuan's huge appeal, a large number of celebrities and high-quality programs have been assembled. It's pretty unsatisfactory.

Ordinary audiences are more interested in listening to songs and watching celebrities, but there are also many people and fans who pay more attention to awards, especially the Singer Award and the "Top Ten of the Year".

[Best Newcomer] was won by Deng Ziqi, and the winner of [Best Group] was TFBOYS.

Whether you admit it or not, these two years are indeed the explosive period of TFBOYS. Their popularity and influence of their songs are good, and they are the strongest group in the past two years.

Maybe the Chopstick Brothers are not bad either, but their biggest reliance, "Little Apple," cannot run, so they are naturally at a disadvantage.

Cao Xuan was noncommittal about the three boys, but since they performed well, he would not mess around and damage the credibility of the Tianlai Awards.

[Best Female Singer] was a huge upset.

With the song "Wild Son", new singer Su Yunying defeated well-known singers such as Naying, Jolin Tsai and Zhang Liangying to win the first Tianlai Ding Queen.

Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Cao Xuan smiled bitterly to himself. In fact, it was something he had not expected at the beginning.

The selection process for the Tianlai Awards was a bit complicated in the early stages. There were several rounds of auditions and the rules were complicated. However, in the end, it was simpler to select the winner from the five finalists.

First, there will be a discussion on the weighting of the conditions of each party, a comprehensive evaluation, two places will be eliminated, and the remaining three will be voted on. There will be two rounds in total. The one with the fewest votes will be eliminated, and the winner will be the winner in the end.

Cao Xuan voted for Cai Yilin in both rounds, but he did not expect that Su Yunying was very popular with music critics, Wei Xixi and Liu Huan. He won easily with a minimum of three votes in two rounds.

After reviewing the performance, Cao Xuan felt that the unique style of the original song "Wild Son" was Su Yunying's magic weapon to impress several judges.

Compared with the unpopularity of the Queen of Songs, there is not much suspense about the first Tianlai Singing King.

The biggest favorite, Eason Chan, defeated Lin Junjie, Pu Shu, and Fang Datong, and easily won the championship.

As for another valuable "Best Album", it was won by Xiao Zhou's "Oh, Not bad".

This album is actually Xiao Zhou's one with relatively low quality and impact, otherwise it wouldn't have performed poorly in the Tianlai Awards.

But although it is not as good as his previous peak works, he is Jay Chou after all. Maybe individual singles are not particularly outstanding, but the overall quality of the album is definitely No. 1 among all the finalists.

By winning this award, Xiao Zhou was able to maintain his face, not to mention that his song "What Kind of Man" won the [Top Ten of the Year].

As for the other [Top Ten Songs of the Year], they are of different types and have different advantages. Some are more popular, some are of higher quality, some are more distinctive, and some have novel production concepts.

But no matter what, the premise is that the performance is not weak, I dare not say it is a hit, but it still has a certain influence.

"Annual Rings" by Zhang Bichen.

"Unfortunately No If" by Lin Junjie.

Because of "The Voice of China", "Nanshan Nan" became a big hit.

Huo Zun's ancient songs.

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Perhaps because of the first session, the judges were relatively conservative, and no repeat singer won the "Top Ten of the Year" award, which I have to say is a pity.

Otherwise, if someone wins two or even three "Top Ten of the Year" songs, he will be more in the limelight than being the king of natural singers.

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ps: The top ten of the year may be a little unsatisfactory, but there is no way. The few good songs in the past two years have been taken away by someone. The Chinese music scene is bald and there is no way to make up...