China, a certain city middle school

On Monday, the senior high school students who came to the classroom for classes ended their winter vacation early. As soon as they arrived in the classroom, several men and women gathered together.

"Have you read the news? Cao Xuan is in the Super Bowl."

“What is the Super Bowl?”

"I don't know, what kind of final is it on the news? Anyway, it's very popular."

"Football, I checked it on my brother's computer. The Super Bowl is very popular in the United States. I can't explain it in one or two sentences, but you just understand it as the American Spring Festival Gala."

In China, if I want to give an example of a very influential foreign program, the Spring Festival Gala and "News Lianbo" are the best references. One set is accurate.

Many people don't know anything about football or the Super Bowl, but when it comes to the American Spring Festival Gala, they understand it instantly.

"Awesome, it has to be Cao Xuan, he's even on the American Spring Festival Gala."

"Not only did he do it, but he did it by himself. Does Michael Jackson know?"

"I've heard of it, but I'm not familiar with it."

"It's equivalent to Cao Xuan in China. No, it should be Cao Xuan in the European and American world. Well, how can I explain it to you (scratching my head)."

"It's equivalent to a foreigner going to China to attend the Spring Festival Gala, and it's still the finale."

"...Although there are big discrepancies, that's probably what it means."

"I don't understand. Anyway, that's the end of it if Cao Xuan is awesome!"

"..."

Just when a few knowledgeable students were unable to refute this simple summary, classmates came to the class one after another, and some also joined in the discussion.

Senior year of high school is full of intense studies and heavy tasks, but this does not mean that there is no entertainment. On the contrary, moderate entertainment can help students relax their body and mind and balance work and rest.

However, it is difficult to grasp the degree of this. If you can't help it, you will change from a combination of work and rest to a fishy one.

Therefore, time-consuming entertainment methods such as TV series, novels, and games are not advisable. Listening to music, gossiping, and watching movies are relatively suitable entertainment methods.

At any time, middle schools, college students and young people who have just entered society are important melon-eating groups and the main entertainment consumers.

Most social animals who have children are less interested in entertainment news.

Unless some cool guy went crazy, Fanzi stepped on a sewing machine and had his hair done, and there was no big news like this in Shishizhizhi, it would cause the whole people to go crazy.

Winter vacation is the last long vacation for most senior high school students before the college entrance examination. Everyone goes crazy and surfs the Internet intensively.

It just so happened that Cao Xuan's appearance in the Super Bowl was the last big news for them before the start of school, and many people paid great attention to it.

"Hey, hey, there is a video on the Internet now. I watched it. Although I couldn't understand it, the singing was very good. The person who reposted the video said that there were 80,000 Americans at the scene. It was like going crazy. It was very shocking."

"Wherever I can see it, I want to see it too."

"I have it in QQ Zone. I heard that there is also a high-definition version with subtitles, but I couldn't find it."

"Wait a minute, Lavender Flower Bar has all kinds of Cao Xuan related things, there must be a website address."

"It makes you feel itchy. You don't want to go to class anymore. You want to go online and watch videos."

"Go at noon, bring lunch, and you can play for almost an hour."

"Count me in."

Similar situations are relatively rare. After all, the main students have not started school yet. They have more time than these high school seniors. As long as they see the news, they can easily find the video.

It's easy to know the news. Domestic print media and online media reported Cao Xuan's Super Bowl halftime show performance on a large scale.

Even many Asian media have followed suit and reported it extensively. After all, this is the first time an Asian singer has appeared on this stage.

Prior to this, the singers of the Super Bowl halftime show were mainly Americans, followed by British and Canadians, and also singers from other countries in South America and Europe.

These singers include whites, blacks and Latinos, but this is the first time for Asians of yellow race.

Cao Xuan once again refreshed the history of Asian singers in the world music scene!

Maybe many people don't care about this achievement, but many people think it is of great significance.

The native Asian singers once again defeated those European and American singers and "showed off their power" in the center of the world's music scene.

Cool!

On the night of February 6th, "News Network" also mentioned this matter. Although the news mainly introduced this year's Super Bowl champion, it also added a sneak peek.

"...In the Super Bowl halftime show, known as the American Spring Festival Gala, Chinese singer Cao Xuan sang three songs alone, and the audience was intoxicated, bringing a touch of music magic to this sports feast..."

Along with the news introduction, there was a live clip of about a few seconds. Cao Xuan was full of passion on the stage, and countless American audiences shouted and jumped wildly.

For the Chinese people, this kind of scene is absolutely impressive, and they can't help but feel proud in their hearts.

I dare you to pity these foreign devils for jumping up and down after listening to Cao Xuan's songs!

………

Compared to domestic and Asian countries, I am simply proud of Cao Xuan's stunning performance that refreshed history and the stage.

The situation in the United States and other countries that follow the Super Bowl is more complicated, and the repercussions are greater.

The Washington Post directly stated publicly that this was an unparalleled audio-visual feast.

Chris Cao used his musical talents and amazing stage presence to eclipse the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers.

The local media in Detroit reported on the interesting events after the halftime show.

After Cao Xuan's performance, he changed out of his performance clothes to watch the game. As a result, the staff was so sloppy that all his original performance clothes, microphone and some unimportant personal items left in the dressing room were stolen.

Not long after, it appeared for sale on a website.

The slim-fitting suit with black background, bright white and dark gold embroidered with double dragons, was specially designed by Cao Xuan and then hand-customized. It has embroidery work on it, and the cost price alone is almost over six figures.

The person who stole the suit probably knew his stuff, or had someone appraise it, and knew that the material and craftsmanship of the suit were excellent, plus the design of the suit was already cool enough, and it had the aura of an original Super Bowl halftime show performance suit.

This suit, called "Cao's Battle Suit", had an initial price tag of US$50,000 on the Internet.

The exchange rate between the US dollar and the RMB in February 2006 was about 8.04. This US$50,000 is equivalent to 400,000 RMB, which is enough to buy a house in full in small cities in China.

But even so, this set of "Cao's Battle Uniform" was still snapped up by many second-tier dealers, collectors and Cao Xuan fans.

Fans can understand that these second-rate dealers and collectors are eyeing the collectible value of this suit.

In European and American countries, the market for collecting special celebrity items is relatively mature.

Many people think that Cao Xuan's performance will become a classic, and its influence will probably continue to expand in the future, coupled with Cao Xuan's own prospects.

Just imagine, if Michael Jackson's 1993 Super Bowl costume was put up for auction now, many people would be willing to pay hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars to bid.

Therefore, many people think that Cao Xuan's suit has a high potential for appreciation and the price is right, so many people are willing to take a gamble.

This [Cao's Battle Suit] was sold for US$50,000 to US$125,000, or RMB 1 million, before it was finally bought by a second-rate dealer.

However, not long after, the thief was caught by the police and the suit was recovered as stolen property.

Cao Xuan didn't have a cheap policeman, so Towana held a charity sale using the suit and other recovered items.

In the end, nearly US$300,000 was raised and donated to UNICEF to help disadvantaged children and teenagers.

But this is already a thing for another time. Now it is just treated as a funny story by the local media. They feel sorry for Cao Xuan and, by the way, they are slandering the public security in Detroit.

In addition to paying attention to the super watch itself, more media and industry insiders were surprised by the two new songs released by Cao Xuan.

《Roar》

"Something just like this"

Not only is the quality level extremely high, but judging from the live stage performance, it is easily disseminated and widely recognized by the public. Its potential is probably not inferior to the three top ten songs on the Billboard singles chart.

Now people in the industry are really confused.

Many European and American singers and musicians who claim to be creative geniuses can't help but fall into deep thought.

Doesn't this kind of hit song, which is at least in the top 20 of the Billboard, cost no money? Just throw it out one by one. Doesn't this Chinese have a creative bottleneck?

The one who reacted the most fiercely was Olondon.

He was watching the Super Bowl halftime show at home, and when he saw Cao Xuan playing two exciting new songs, he became furious on the spot and almost smashed the TV.

After the rage, there is a deep fear. The Chinese have already released 5 songs. If Cao Xuan’s new album really surpasses the previous one, it is possible that he will actually go live on TV with Sun Pig.

After imagining the unbearable scene in his mind, O'Landen couldn't help but shudder.

He forced himself to calm down and convinced himself over and over again that it was impossible for all of Cao Xuan's songs to reach the top ten of the Billboard. The Chinese were already at their wits end.

U2, Madonna, Britney, Eminem, Coldplay, Shakira, and Linkin Park who are currently on the list are not just for nothing, and they will not let the Chinese dominate the Billboard Hot 100 so easily.

Listed.

O'Landon convinced himself he'd had a good night's sleep that night, but when the new week's Billboard singles chart showed up on Tuesday, he panicked.

The rankings of "Monsters" and "We Don't Talk Anymore" seem to have not changed much, but there are differences because they both have a new song on them.

With the two new songs airborne, the ranking has not changed, which means that two songs that were originally ranked in front of them have been squeezed out. In other words, the two of them have actually moved up one place.

The two new songs airborne are naturally the two songs Cao Xuan sang at the Super Bowl halftime show.

With the huge popularity of the Super Bowl halftime show, the two songs directly surpassed many old songs and achieved extremely bright rankings.

"Something just like this" ranked seventh.

"Roar" landed at fourth place, just one step away from the top three. It has such momentum in the first week on the list, which is terrifying and extremely rare in the history of Billboard.

But it's okay. "Roar" is already very powerful. It was on the charts for three weeks and won the championship. Now, with the popularity of the Super Bowl halftime show, it's not completely impossible to win the championship in one fell swoop.
To be continued...