China Entertainment 1997

The next day, there was overwhelming news about this award ceremony + concert.

Hundreds of stars were present in person, including double-digit big names and kings and queens, almost all the new generation of top music stars, and several international big names.

The lineup alone has surpassed last year's Spring Festival Gala, with a lot of good shows and various reports flooding newspapers, magazines and the Internet.

"The 5th CCTV Music Festival came to an end, and Sun Nan became the third best mainland male singer of the year after Liu Huan and Cao Xuan"

Since the award was established in 1999, the Mainland's Best Male Singer has been awarded five times. Except for Liu Huan in the first award, Cao Xuan won the other three awards.

Sun Nan, the second oldest person in Mainland China for ten thousand years, finally got what he wanted, and it would be unreasonable not to get a report again.

One thing to say, although this CCTV-MTV music festival is mainly about the award ceremony, in fact, in terms of awards, there is not much to say.

It's true that there are basically no controversial points.

Many people in the industry also praised this year's session as being relatively fair and objective.

The winners are basically not very different from the industry or the public. There are only a few, and they are not particularly important awards, and they are justifiable and harmless.

But sometimes the reality is so fucked. The awards are fair, but there is no so-called "surprise", and there is very little attention. If you come up with something controversial, the traffic will be overwhelming.

In fact, if this year's awards were given normally, the traffic should not be low, and Xiao Zhou and the others who won the awards would be considered top-notch.

But the limelight in other key aspects is so overwhelming that almost no one pays attention to the awards. Apart from normal broadcasts, most of the news revolves around the awards.

"The whole audience attracted the most attention, the stars stood up to greet him, Cao Xuan showed his domineering attitude as the first Chinese brother"

"Enter the Century - "Brother Xuan" of the new generation in the Chinese music scene"

"King Cao Tian shocked both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and the three stars bowed their heads and proclaimed their vassalship"

"The Four Heavenly Kings Arrive Together, Sharing the Stage for the First Time in the Mainland"

"The love triangle of Feng, Fei and Zhi appears, how much face does Cao Xuan have"

"International superstars gather together, the most powerful concert in history"

"Four Japanese, Korean and Latin American queens, their concerts are still the venue for rumored girlfriends"

"Cao Xuan and Mei Yanfang join hands in "When the Wind Rises Again", a tribute and inheritance"

"Five kings + queens sang a double song together, farewell was one of the themes last night"

"..."

At last night's award ceremony, Cao Xuan didn't win a single award, and he only showed up during the awards ceremony + Jia accepted an award on his behalf and returned it to Sister Mei.

The only highlight of the whole process was singing "When the Wind Blows" with Sister Mei.

But no one will ignore the existence of Cao Xuan, and all the gossip reports are basically based on him. Even if the four kings are on the same stage, they are far less popular than him.

When Cao Xuan entered the stage, countless new-generation singers stood up to greet him. The video of them all calling him Brother Xuan went viral on the Internet, and many people were filled with excitement after watching it.

Cao Xuan’s fans are all kinds of rainbow farts. Other fans are a little bit bitter, but they have to admit that once this video comes out, unless someone else can win a few Grammys, these singers of the same generation will always be inferior to Cao Xuan One end.

At the same time, there was another photo that went viral——

In the guest area, Shakira put her arms around Cao Xuan's shoulders and laughed. Cao Xuan was talking to Avril Lavigne, while Lee Jung-hyun and Ayumi Hamasaki on the other sides looked at him obediently and curiously.

Not far away were the Four Heavenly Kings, who looked like they were watching a show, and several domestic actresses with complicated expressions.

How should I put it, thanks to the good reputation of Cao Xuan, the popularity of this photo is even higher than the video of Cao Xuan proclaiming himself king.

Only the fans may pay more attention to his status in the music industry, but four days after Cao Tianwang's "hooking up" overseas, it is definitely a gossip that all the melon-eaters like to hear.

Different from most scandals, this time because of the aura of "bringing glory to the country", most of them are female compatriots or fans who praise and express their dissatisfaction.

Of course, it's not like there was no insider information. An insider from Tianya broke the news, saying that the two Japanese and Korean queens were not invited by Cao Xuan, and Hamasaki Ayumi had never even met Cao Xuan.

But it’s no use. Who cares if you’re tricked or not, you’ll be done with it.

Moreover, even if Hamasaki doesn't know Cao Xuan, it's hard to say that Lee Jung-hyun has had scandals in Korea before, and is still boycotted by many Korean male fans.

Many students studying in Korea have expressed their opinions on this point, saying that Cao Xuan is very popular among Korean girls, but how annoying he is among boys.

It's a bit like those K-pop boy bands. Domestic female fans love them so much, but boys look like sissy pretty boys when they mention them.

However, in the past year, because Cao Xuan has brought glory to Asians on the Billboard and Grammys, his reputation has somewhat recovered, but overall, he is still not very popular among Korean men.

On the other hand, after Li Zhenxian came to China to develop, she often mentioned Cao Xuan in interviews, either to gain popularity or to find excuses to get closer to the Chinese audience, and even claimed that Cao Xuan was her idol.

Therefore, the outside world still believes in the scandal between Cao Xuan and Li Zhenxian. When searching for Li Zhenxian on Baidu, 5 out of 10 pages were about scandal reports about her and Cao Xuan.

Many people know that Shakira and Cao Xuan are good friends. To be honest, they are a bit intimate with each other's shoulders, but considering her passionate and unrestrained personality, it makes sense, and they are serious about having boyfriends.

However, Cao Xuan's surname is Cao, and he is a high-ranking official. Maybe the more confident the woman is, the more excited he will be.

Therefore, although Cao Xuan has clarified many times, the Latin Queen still has not escaped the scandal "troubled".

But generally speaking, this person's scandal profile is not very high, and Avril Lavigne is the one most recognized by the media and the outside world.

First of all, the popular fried chicken in Europe and the United States is one of the top celebrities in the United States, and has the appearance of being a top international celebrity. Many people in China think that it is more valuable than the Latin diva.

Secondly, Shakira, Li Zhenxian and others have little interaction with Cao Xuan, which is far-fetched, while Avril Lavigne and Cao Xuan have more news together.

The relationship at the Grammy Awards was even ambiguous, and Avril Lavigne made no secret of her admiration for Cao Xuan, which has been widely reported by the American media.

Cao Xuan clarified that scandals are usually summarized as friends, but Avril Lavigne is the "sister".

In China, this [sister] can lead to many meanings. At least in everyone's opinion, Cao Xuan still treats Avril Lavigne a little differently.

Two days later, a reporter from "Bigstar" named Han Bingjiang took a photo of the two visiting the Great Wall together, which instantly made the scandal between Cao Xuan and Avril Lavigne popular again.

This reporter named Han Bingjiang is a popular paparazzi this year. When Liu Xiaoqing was released from prison in August, he delayed his release for two days because he was afraid that reporters would be detained. However, this stubborn man insisted on waiting at the door for two more days and was blocked. .

Han Bingjiang also became famous after the first battle. Later, he changed his name to Zhuo Wei and gained such a big name that he was known as the number one paparazzi.

After this guy became famous, he wanted to start another big one and set his sights on Cao Xuan.

In his early years, Cao Xuan often dealt with paparazzi. At his peak, he was surrounded by several cars every day. Those who knew it were paparazzi taking pictures of celebrities, but those who didn't know it thought they were arresting people in plainclothes.

This year is a watershed, paparazzi rarely appear around Cao Xuan anymore.

The reason is very simple. With the popularity of "Legend of Blood", Cao Xuan's net worth has soared. With various investment arrangements, the social resources he can use and the connections he has made have already jumped out of the star level.

From that time on, Cao Xuan asked people to say hello to major media offices, and the number of paparazzi around him immediately decreased by 90%. Even if the remaining ones took photos, they might not be able to publish them.

The media is not stupid either. With Cao Xuan's wealth and energy, the benefits gained from spreading it are far less than using it to show good will and make friends with Cao Xuan himself.

Moreover, the control over celebrities is not so strict these days, and Cao Xuan is well-known for his love affairs. Even if some photos are actually taken and released, it will not affect the overall situation. At most, the scandal will be substantiated.

But at the same time, the price is to offend a rising entertainment industry boss and business star.

Many people can easily think about how to weigh it.

Of course, newspapers also have to eat, so Cao Xuan has never stopped others from speculating on his scandals. Anyway, except for the East and West Second Palace, it doesn't matter if the others are not confirmed.

But I didn't expect that this time, because Avril came to Beijing, Cao Xuan, as the host and godbrother, took her around the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and other places, and then she was bumped into by Han Bingjiang.

This guy used to hang out in Jinmen, so he probably didn't understand the rules of the capital, or he was so complacent after becoming famous that he didn't take Cao Xuan seriously.

The "Bigstar" he works for is owned by Guangguang. The founder is Zeng Guangming, who originally worked for "Southern Metropolis Daily". Later, he was recruited by Boss Wang to found this entertainment magazine.

"Celebrity Bigstar" was just established this year, and they are determined to make it big. Everyone in the team is bold. Han Bingjiang dares to shoot, and Zeng Guangming dares to publish.

Then things got serious. Someone took the lead and the media didn't care about it. The scandal between Cao Xuan and Avril Lavigne became so popular that even the United States reprinted the report.

Cao Xuan, who was about to go abroad, was forced to respond - there was no romance, just a tour of the capital as a friend and host.

Then Cao Daguan rarely got angry and just took paparazzi photos. He also knew that he would not be able to stop everyone.

The key point is that "Bigstar" is owned by Guangguang. He has said hello to Lao Wang in advance, but now he has gone back on his promise, isn't he playing a trick on him?

The Guangguang side soon found out, and Guangguang President Lao Wang personally called to apologize.

In the past two years, Guangguang's variety show business has been in full swing. At the same time, it has also thought of opening up new territory and getting involved in distribution and production business.

Fanxing has given them a lot of help with these two items, especially distribution. Fanxing Cinemas has a strong development momentum, and even a fool can see that it will become one of the domestic cinema giants in the future.

If Enlight wants to start a film distribution business, it certainly doesn't want to be at odds with Cao Xuan.

Cao Xuan didn't want to fall out with Guang Guang, he just made a request and fired Han Bingjiang.

Lao Wang was hesitant and decided to kill the donkey. If Guang Guang did this, the people below would be chilled.

Cao Xuan mentioned "Stars of Tomorrow". Although Fanxing can come on his own, Guangguang has rich experience and connections, so participating in part of the promotion will be beneficial to the show.

At the same time, this is a small piece of cake for the light. More importantly, if you don't accept it, you will really offend Cao Xuan. Lao Wang hesitated again and again, but couldn't help but obey.

The next day, Han Bingjiang came to work at "Bigstar" and was called into the office by the general manager who looked guilty.

Half an hour later, a frustrated Han Bingjiang walked out of the magazine holding his luggage.

When I got home, I made a lot of phone calls to see if I could find a new job. Not surprisingly, I received polite rejections.

Just kidding, Guang Guang has already dismissed people, and taking over at this time, is this obviously going to quarrel with Cao Xuan? There is no point in doing so.

Just when Han Bingjiang felt desperate and was about to return to Tianjin or change careers to an advertising agency, he received a call.

"I'm Cao Xuan. If you come to Fengyun Studio to work as deputy editor-in-chief, your monthly salary will be increased by 30% compared to your previous one, and your bonus will be generous."

Han Bingjiang was confused, thought about it for a long time, and reported to Fengyun Studio the next day.

This series of operations dumbfounded the masses.

At first, when Han Bingjiang was fired, everyone felt sad and felt that Cao Xuan was too overbearing. However, he was later hired and given a promotion and a salary increase.

Soon someone with understanding figured out that this was Cao Xuan trying to scare the monkeys. With Han Bingjiang as a vivid example, many paparazzi simply did not dare to provoke him again.

Fire first, then recruit.

Give both grace and power!

The most important thing is that Cao Xuan kept his hands clean from beginning to end, giving up some benefits and making Guang Guang look like a villain. He even offered a favor in the end, but everyone understood what was going on.

Now it seems that Han Bingjiang's results are good, but no paparazzi dares to try to take another secret photo of Cao Xuan.

But Han Bingjiang was lucky, Cao Xuan only wanted to beat him up, and had no intention of killing them all. If he did it again, it would be pure provocation.

It’s just a matter of expulsion and banning. It’s too easy to break a leg these days...

Cao Xuan seemed to have almost no movement, but the energy he showed inadvertently made the big and small boys silent. They only dared to chatter in private and did not dare to say a word in public.

From then on, although Cao Xuan was not considered a forbidden area in the hearts of the paparazzi, no one dared to touch him.

Everyone is wise to follow the crowd and speculate on scandals, and occasionally take pictures of friends gatherings or filming events, but the real private life is rarely reported.

Cao Xuan was also very satisfied with the result. Because of Golden Finger, he was considered half a paparazzi and he understood the thoughts of these people very well.

Bully the weak and fear the strong, seek advantages and avoid disadvantages!

This is human nature, but it is especially magnified among paparazzi.

No matter how hard they brag and try to restore the truth to the public, they are essentially making money by secretly filming the private lives of other celebrities.

Real social reporters go deep into the front line, regardless of hardships and dangers, and dig out many social truths. They are real heroes and admirable journalists.

And these entertainment paparazzi are, at best, purveyors of gossip; at worst, they are blood-sucking worms in the entertainment industry.

Of course, the entertainment industry itself is not clean either. Everyone is dog-eat-dog, and it’s hard to say who looks down on anyone.

Cao Xuan himself didn't have a deep dislike for the paparazzi, and even had some affection for them, but out of self-protection, he was not shy about suppressing and beating them.

The paparazzi take photos secretly to make money, not to risk their lives for excitement. When they realize that Cao Xuan is difficult to deal with, they will stay away from him and yell at him, but in fact they will become intimidated faster than anyone else.

After all, he is not a celebrity. If Cao Xuan can't afford to offend him, he will offend those who can afford it. Whoever he shoots is not a target.

As for Han Bingjiang, he was the chicken that Cao Xuan pushed out. He kept him for a few years and then let him go.

Fengyun Studio specializes in information reporting and is not interested in paparazzi candid photos. Han Bingjiang's restless heart will not stay here for a long time.

Therefore, Cao Xuan did not plan to take him under his wing. After all, without him, the entertainment industry would be less exciting in the future.

Anyway, after this time, as long as Han Bingjiang is not crazy, he will not dare to shoot Cao Xuan again.

Besides, Cao Xuan was his boss now, and he was "kind" to him to a certain extent. He could repay kindness with hatred and stab his old employer in the back, but he was easily despised.

Cao Xuan can deal with him once, but the entire network can ban him a second time.

To put it bluntly, with the gray behavior of these paparazzi, it is not difficult to send them in directly.

………

For Cao Xuan, the future No. 1 paparazzi was not a big deal. He made a phone call but did not even meet in person.

Compared with this, coaxing the second palace is more important, and the two of them still attach great importance to Avril.

Zeng Li made a rare appearance to declare his sovereignty.

Regarding this aspect, the two have always had a clear division of labor and each has their own advantages. Usually it is Hu Jing who takes the lead. She is well-known and has a high status, and can easily put many women to shame.

But Avril is different. As a European and American little queen, she is even more famous than Hu Jing. The Empress of the East Palace is afraid that she will not be able to suppress this little girl.

Therefore, this time it is the turn of the great beauty Zeng to come forward to fight against the enemy. She is a teacher from China's top art school + a master's degree student, and the intellectual line of the academy easily defeats Avril, who has never gone to high school.

Looking at the quiet and intellectual Zeng Li, Avril felt somewhat inferior.

No one is tall, no one is big, no one is white, no one has a good education...

Seeing Cao Xuan's slightly proud expression when he mentioned Zeng Li's career and education, she felt that Cao Xuan might like this kind of intellectual woman. This was normal. Many celebrities and wealthy businessmen in the United States also favored such women.

Cao Xuan saw that Avril had misunderstood. He had no academic qualifications or teachers when he and Zeng Li were together. That was all later.

What he values ​​is people, not intellectual women. When it comes to academic qualifications, another true concubine is not bad either.

I graduated from Yonsei University, one of the top three universities in South Korea. It is equivalent to Kyoto University and Mizuki University in South Korea. Of course, there are few universities in South Korea, so there is no comparison, but it is still better than art schools like China National Theater.

But he didn't explain it, or there was a misunderstanding. Avril and Zeng Li were too different in temperament and personality, so he thought he didn't like her type, so maybe he stopped thinking about it.

But when the two of them traveled to the United States together, and heard on the way that Avril was thinking about finding a university to study in, he felt that he might be overthinking it.

"Avril, don't change yourself for one person. It's unnecessary and not worth it."

Cao Xuan couldn't help but persuade her, Avril nodded obediently, but Cao Xuan wasn't sure how much he would listen to, so he simply pointed it out directly.

"Zeng Li and I have a very good relationship. We will be planning to have a baby in two years."

"Does Sister Hu know?"

"..."

Looking at Cao Xuan who suddenly looked confused, Avril smiled like a little fox and couldn't help but show off.

"I know that you have several girlfriends, Zeng, Hu, and Jia, and it seems that there are also Fan and Gao, just like Leonardo. Girlfriends can form two football teams."

"That's slander!"

Official Cao was very angry. Xiao Lizi had more than fifty girlfriends, but he only had two. How could they be compared with each other?

"Those are all false, just like the scandals between the two of us, they are all false."

"No wind, no wave."

Avril stammered out these five words in Chinese, then winked at Cao Xuan and smiled mischievously.

"Besides, who said the scandal between us is false? I do like you."

Cao Xuan tugged on his collar and was a little speechless: "Even if those scandals are true, I have so many girlfriends and a playboy. If you like me, don't you just jump into the trap yourself?"

"I do."

Avril snorted and looked at Cao Xuan stubbornly, while Cao Xuan turned his head and gave her a slap on the back of his head.

This girl is totally over the top!

When she was young, she met a man who was excellent in all aspects. She couldn't help but fall in love with him, but her confession was rejected, which aroused her dissatisfaction.

No matter how philandering or scumbag this man is, she just wants to win over this man to prove her charm and relieve her youthful worries.

Perhaps at this time, Avril not only likes Cao Xuan, but also has many other emotions.

For example, the obsession with the object of first love, women’s desire to win, women’s possessiveness for outstanding men, their stubbornness that becomes more courageous the more frustrated they are, and their rebellion that becomes stronger the more others persuade them...

A punk rock girl nicknamed Little Witch is destined to think differently from ordinary girls.

Cao Xuan didn't know what to do, so he could only deal with it coldly. After all, he was a little girl. Maybe after a while, he would feel relieved and forget about him.

"Girl, don't play with fire."

Avril licked her lips and looked at Cao Xuan provocatively: "Come on, who is afraid of whom?"

"cut."

Cao Xuan smiled disdainfully. If he remembered correctly, this girl was religious and was relatively conservative in that regard. He did not believe that the other party was willing to break the precept easily before marriage. "

"Ahem, stop making trouble and talk about business."

"This time you came to China, I found that you are quite popular in Asia. I can go back and discuss with your company to develop more Asian business.

Fanxing has some connections in the Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan. I can also contact you in Japan, South Korea and Singapore. If you want to come to Asia for development, you can cooperate with us at Fanxing. "

Fanxing is fully capable of undertaking various domestic businesses for overseas artists, especially in the mainland. Fanxing is definitely one of the best brokerage companies.

Many artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan have wanted to join the company before and wanted to hand over their mainland business to Fanxing.

Cao Xuan planned to focus on developing film and television production, and he didn't like the small money, so he ignored it. However, if there was a chance, it would be good to win some of the European and American star business.

It's not that Cao Xuan worships foreigners, but that European and American stars are influential in the country. They are basically well-known stars in the world, and most of them have certain popularity in Asia.

Among those Hong Kong and Taiwan artists, a few of the top ones are making money, but the companies won't let go at all. Most of the people who want to be affiliated with Fanxing are second- and third-tier artists, and Cao Xuan doesn't like that little money.

But this group of big-name European and American celebrities is different. The related business commissions are high and the overall value of the stars is increased.

Wang Jinhua's original time and space is better than other agents because he has signed a number of Hong Kong and Taiwan artists, which looks good.

Similarly, having a group of European and American big names under his command is also a very impressive achievement for Fanxing.

The most important thing is that if we can win the business of several European and American stars in Asia, Fanxing can use this to conquer the Asian market and even promote Fanxing's own artists.

For example, Liu Tianxian enters the Japanese record market by himself, and enters with Avril Lavigne, Taylor Swift, Shakira, Adele, and Rihanna. They are completely different concepts.

Even if you just get some popularity, you will be stronger than yourself alone. Maybe you can turn the horse around and enter Europe and the United States...

Although this routine is difficult to implement in practice and may not necessarily work, it never hurts to have multiple cards.

"Okay, I'll go back and discuss it with my agent."

Cao Xuan was afraid of getting into trouble, and Avril was also shouting fiercely, but she didn't dare to do anything serious.

He hastily agreed to Cao Xuan's suggestion. Thinking of the temperature and changes in his hands just now, two blushes appeared on his face.