In August, the recording of the songs for "Chinese Style" was completed. From the middle of the year, Cao Xuan was mainly busy filming the MV.

It was originally planned that Zeng Li and Hu Jing would share the female lead equally, but Zeng Li was in the second half of filming "Li Wei is an Official" and the task was tight and he couldn't get away.

So Hu Jing took over all the female leads in the "Chinese Style" MV, and Zeng Li starred in another pop album's MV.

In addition to busy filming the MV for "Chinese Style", Hu Jing also has to promote "Love Through Time", which is scheduled to premiere at the end of August.

Fortunately, it was premiered on Beijing Channel, so Hu Jing didn't have to travel too far, and there were stars all over the place to take care of everyone's schedules as much as possible, so she could just take care of both ends.

But she won't have any leisure time until September.

"The History of Martial Arts" will premiere on Jinling Channel in mid-September. If it does well, it will be broadcast on Jiangsu Province Channel at the end of September or early October.

September and October were Hu Jing's all-out attack on the four major actresses, and they were also the key to negotiations between Fanxing and CCTV's eight sets.

Now that Cao Xuan's price has basically been negotiated, there is almost no room for counter-offering. Whether it can go up depends on how much Hu Jing can improve this time.

Cao Xuan also officially confirmed the release date of the new album on October 1st, the National Day.

The album happens to be "Chinese Style", and to a certain extent, it can be regarded as a tribute to the National Day.

At the same time, Cao Xuan also announced the approximate release time of his second pop album, which is the end of December 2001.

It's still in 2001, not counting that he broke his promise to release two albums this year, but it's an English single, so it's probably going to be postponed a little bit.

Two albums were released consecutively within two months. Not to mention the difficulties in production such as the short time and heavy tasks, the critical schedule is approaching, and it is easy to form a "cannibalistic" situation if not done well.

Of course, there is also a chance that they complement each other and help each other.

Warner originally wanted to persuade Cao Xuan not to rush and release the two albums slowly. They believed that "Chinese Style" and the pop album have different genres and themes, so there would not be much conflict, and the chance of complementation and co-explosion would be greater.

In fact, on a deeper level, I wanted to protect "Chinese Style", so that if the sales of the former were mediocre, the pop album could be released to save the audience.

Cao Xuan is not sure whether "Chinese Style" will be a hit if released a few years in advance, but his confidence in the latter's pop album is still very stable.

This is the confidence brought by the Stars Trilogy with total album sales exceeding 10 million+...

But no matter what kind of situation the two albums create, for other singers who plan to release songs in the second half of the year, it is equivalent to facing two Cao Xuan at once, which is not a good thing.

It is no exaggeration to say that some singers are already preparing to adjust the release time of their albums to avoid the spotlight.

The most exaggerated one is a certain second-tier pop singer. The album was originally scheduled for November, but now it has been adjusted to April next year. Although it is said to be due to technical reasons, any fool can see what's going on.

Even the media ridiculed that after Cao Xuan officially announced the release date of the two albums, many originally good albums immediately suffered from technical, copyright, equipment, commercial and other "failures".

Of course, there are those who avoid the sharp edges and those who face them head on.

He doesn't necessarily have to face difficulties. For these second- and third-tier singers, he arranges his work around the album. It is not troublesome to prepare for various expenses, and he can relatively adjust the schedule more flexibly.

For many first-line or top singers, the personnel and preparation work behind their albums are very complicated, and the singer's schedule is also very tight. The corresponding promotional schedule has been set before the album is confirmed.

For example, Cao Xuan, when he plans to release an album in these two months, will randomly arrange the promotion schedule and coordinate the time with other work schedules.

So in this case, it is not something that can be changed by simply saying it. In most cases, you can only bite the bullet and do it.

Besides, other singers may not want to strive for the top spot.

Although after "Bright Stars", these singers were basically rubbed in circles by Cao Xuan.

After everyone pulled Cao Xuan down, their intention to take the upper hand was a bit weak, but they still had the courage to survive two moves.

Even if he loses, with Cao Xuan's current fame and status, everyone will not be embarrassed. It is still a publicity point, but if he wins, he will directly make a lot of money.

To put it bluntly, everyone is "barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes", but it is Cao Xuan who is worried.

It doesn’t matter if you lose a few times, but you can’t lose too miserably. It’s good to be alone and seek defeat. It’s a good story to retire silently when you get old, but it’s embarrassing to be pulled down from the “altar”...

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Due to various reasons, although Cao Xuan is now known as the number one person in the Chinese music scene, he has always been under a lot of pressure.

Others don't know, but he knows how powerful his little brother will be in the future.

Even with Cao Xuan's current popularity and reputation, it's hard to say who is better than Jay Chou at his peak, so even though he considers himself the eldest brother, he has never relaxed his "fear" of this little dad.

If we say that 1998 was the last glory of the four heavenly kings, Ren Xianqi took over, and now Cao Xuan has arrived, reaching an era of joint rule by [Southern Ren and Northern Cao].

But now in 2001, Brother Xiaoqi released his new album in January. The data is quite impressive. It seems that he has not fallen into the name of [Nan Ren], but he is already the "Afterglow of the King".

Similarly, Sammi Cheng and Dynamic Train have also released masterpieces such as "Easy with Beauty" and "Nine Times on Zhongxiao East Road".

Fire will burn, but after this climax, Ren Xianqi and several other contemporary singers "announced" that they had passed their peak period and returned to history.

The decline of these Mesozoic singers is not only due to the normal decline after the peak period of stars, but the bigger reason is the overall rise of new generation singers.

When a new generation replaces the old ones, the old singers will naturally become outdated...

In terms of seniority and time of popularity, Cao Xuan can barely be considered a member of the Mesozoic generation, but in terms of age, he is younger than many of the new generation.

Cao Daguan was dissatisfied with being "old".

Although his old friends are all leaving, he still has to stick to his position and have a run-in with these newcomers.

In the first half of 2001, apart from the singers mentioned above, the most popular song was "Popular Rain" by F4.

These four handsome guys have set off a "Meteor Garden" trend in Taiwan, the mainland, and even the entire Southeast Asia. "Idol", a word that was originally a niche, has become a new positioning for many young stars.

For Cao Xuan, the F4 fire has largely shared a lot of firepower for him.

Compared to Cao Xuan, who tries his best to harvest the national popularity as much as possible, there are fans of both genders and ages, mainly young fans between 15 and 30 years old.

F4's target group is more accurate, directly targeting young female fans.

It can't be said that they don't have male fans, but it is true that more than 95% of them are female fans, and most of them are young female fans under the age of 25.

Such a fan structure is destined to be unhealthy, and it is also destined to be the most hated by others.

It can be said that at this stage, F4's reputation among female fans is as good as its reputation among male fans.

Compared with the four of them, the two [Public Enemies of Boys] Cao Dazhao and Xie Feng became a lot more pleasing to the eye.

At least Cao Xuan has real materials, and he really relied on his "talent" to make it.

Many boys dare to say that if they had a handsome face, they would still be popular if they were lucky enough to act in "Meteor Garden", but they dare not say that if they have Cao Xuan's face, they can become the King of Pop.

Although Xie Feng has always been criticized for his second-generation stardom and temper, at least he has some real skills, and he dares to work hard in filming.

People are afraid of comparison. I didn't think so before. As soon as F4 came out, Cao Xuan and Xie Feng's reputation among male fans skyrocketed. Cao Daguan, who was always used to being scolded, even felt a little flattered.

In addition to sharing the firepower, the birth of F4 has indeed affected the popularity of popular male stars such as Cao Xuan.

However, Cao Xuan has a high status, is famous, and has a stable foundation. Xie Feng is now transitioning to the film industry and is protected by Hong Kong circles, so he has not been too affected.

As for other people, it depends on their personal circumstances. If they can hold on to this wave, they will be able to get through it if subsequent works come out. If they can't hold on, and there is no follow-up plan, then the impact will be severe, and it is not impossible that they will be unable to recover.

Another difficult thing is for male singers in Taiwan. The Taiwanese media are all praising F4, and everyone else has to step aside.

Xiao Zhou was also affected a lot in the original time and space. Thanks to his talent, he was able to kill him.

Now Xiao Zhou's situation is better because he has two songs by Cao Xuan, which echo Cao Xuan's "Chinese Style".

Even if Cao Xuan doesn't help him, the media will not ignore Zhou Jielun, whom Cao Tianwang strongly supports.

"Meteor Garden" premiered in Taiwan in April, and was introduced to some local stations in mainland China in May. It became very popular within a short period of time, and was subsequently banned.

Countless girls went to Internet cafes to catch up on dramas, and "Meteor Shower" has become the most popular song in recent months.

From the time it reached the top of the charts in mid-May until early July, for nearly two months, the song never moved at the top of the charts.

In addition to "Meteor Shower", "Meteor Garden" also made an old song popular, Cao Xuan's "Love Must Have a Last resort", which once reached the top three of the rankings and stayed in the top ten for more than a month.

At that time, "Stars Bright", which had been released for more than half a year, still had three songs "The Wind Rises", "Ten Years" and "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" still "remaining" in the top ten of the list.

"Jiangnan", "Fireworks Easily Cold", "Blue Lotus", "Stubborn" and "Secret Fragrance" are all in the top 20, and they even make counterattacks from time to time.

Although it is not easy for a song to become popular all over the country, there are dozens of songs every year, but under normal circumstances, the song will be popular for a few months at most and then disappear.

The longer the song remains popular, the more it proves its influence and quality.

"Bright Stars" has been released for so long, but it still maintains such strong popularity. Its chart ranking and on-demand rate are more stable than many new albums that have just become popular.

So it's not without reason that those singers are afraid of Cao Xuan.

His popularity is strong and long-lasting, let alone a head-on confrontation, even a round-the-clock battle may not be enough to defeat him.

One day after "Love Is Unavoidable" was on the list, "Jiangnan" accidentally entered the top ten, and Cao Xuan's songs accounted for half of the top ten songs that day.

Afterwards, professional media and music critics commented that the rankings on this day were even more disappointing than when Cao Xuan single-handedly slaughtered the rankings before.

On the day of the Conferred Gods Killing Chart last year, although it was an exaggeration, Cao Xuan put in a lot of publicity efforts behind the scenes. Fans were also called on to gather together to hit the charts, and the media also gave their support, plus the "album" was very powerful.

It belongs to the right time, right place, right people, and can be met but not sought.

But although this time it may seem like nothing special, you must know that Cao Xuan has not done any related promotion recently, and fans have not gathered to list. The songs in the album have been selling well for more than half a year, and they are just ordinary on the charts, and the audience and listeners

Normal on demand.

Even so, a group of singers who were in the promotion period were pinned to the ground and rubbed by Cao Xuan's old songs.

This kind of inadvertent display of dominance is more disappointing than a grand display of popularity and impact on legendary achievements...

However, by mid-July, the situation had somewhat eased, and several excellent new songs were on the list.

The first is "The Sea" and "The Dawn" by Han Hong. In fact, "The Dawn" became popular after the 315 party last year.
To be continued...