133 The new album 'Bright Stars', ten hits to be enthroned
Cao Xuan on Ding Ying's side didn't have much to say. They were all experienced players, and the early stage preparations for "Journey to the West" were almost complete. As soon as he took over, it would start filming in Qin Province.
Teacher Six was not invited after all.
There was nothing he could do about it. "Journey to the West: The Continued" was aired in January, when he was at his most popular, but the show's commercial performance was compromised.
800,000 people began to think it was too low, and Fanxing's budget of 500,000 naturally fell apart.
However, Ding Jian has not lost contact with him, so there is no need to worry about the quality of the performance, but the effect of future releases will be worse.
In addition, Cao Xuan also "wrote" two songs for "Journey to the West", which are still the original opening and ending songs "I Want to Become an Immortal" and "Lovesickness".
These two songs were composed by well-known musicians San Bao and Zhao Xiaoyuan, but now with Cao Xuan, there is no need to invite others to watch them.
Both of these songs can be considered excellent works, so many people say that "Journey to the West" has a third-rate director, second-rate actors, first-rate plot and top-notch music.
Let’s not talk about the reputation first, but it can be regarded as a side proof of the quality of these two songs.
Although Cao Xuan wrote the song, he did not sing it himself. He hired the two singers of the ending song of CCTV's "Water Margin".
When he went home to pay New Year's greetings, Cao Xuan said hello specifically, and both of them accepted it. Liu Huan personally acted as the producer, and Wei Xixi would also help out later.
Cao Xuan is very relieved about these two songs.
Needless to say, Liu Huan is the original version and he performed well. Although the other one comes from folk songs, he is a serious member of the national team.
Cao Xuan doesn't need to worry about "Journey to the West", but the new album cannot be a trivial matter for him.
The third album is the last one in Cao Xuan's Starry Album Trilogy, and he named it "Brilliant Stars".
If the first "Stars Dotted" is a small test of talent, the stars are beginning to appear, and the second "Stars Shining" begins to shine with Cao Xuan's own light.
Now with the third album "Bright Stars", Cao Xuan, who has successfully ascended the throne of the King of Heaven, will be dazzling and dazzling the entire Chinese music world.
Become famous and become a god
Cao Xuan has achieved the first two steps. Whether he can leave a "Cao Xuan Era" in the Chinese music scene now depends on this album.
In order to ensure the quality of the album's arrangement, Cao Xuan and Wei Xixi actually chatted for a long time before this.
When they met this time, Cao Xuan and Wei Xixi made certain production plans for each song in the album.
At that time, when Wei was arranging the music, Cao Xuan would also control it remotely at any time. This must be communicated in advance because there were too many examples of singers and music producers falling out due to differences in album production.
But Cao Xuan's side is fine, because he is the one who wrote the lyrics and composed the music, and the quality of the first two albums is there, so Wei Xixi will fully respect his opinion.
Cao Xuan specially rented a luxurious recording studio in Baihua Recording Studio for Wei Xixi for a long time. He has also contacted the musicians and recording engineers, who are well-known in the industry, and the hardware in all other aspects is first-class.
In addition, if Wei Xixi has any other needs, Cao Xuan and Warner will do their best to meet them.
It can be said that this treatment and configuration are not the best in the industry, but they are definitely top-notch.
Even Wei Xixi himself lamented that he had never fought such a rich battle in his life.
But what excites him even more is not the hardware and treatment, but the ten excellent songs in Cao Xuan's new album.
The first song, "Yellow Race"
The songs Cao Xuan sang in the Spring Festival Gala were included in the new album the following year as usual.
This song doesn’t need too much introduction. Chef Xie’s masterpiece is now popular all over the country due to Cao Xuan’s explosive performance in the Spring Festival Gala. It can even be regarded as the most popular song in this year’s Spring Festival Gala.
According to reliable sources, this song is expected to win the second prize in the singing and dancing category of the Spring Festival Gala. As for the first prize, it was awarded to the twin sisters in the military parade.
This is also more in line with some official awards rules. The main theme is given priority. Even if the main theme is not considered, the actor's qualifications and other aspects may also be considered.
Cao Xuan is very satisfied to win the second prize in the singing and dancing category this year. If it weren't for the good performance and the good meaning of the lyrics, he probably wouldn't have won the award.
He is not criticizing CCTV. Last year, "Gong Xi Fa Cai" was so popular, second only to "Go Home Often".
But because Cao Xuan attended the Spring Festival Gala for the first time and did not participate in the Lantern Festival Gala, he did not even win the third prize. Even the media could not stand it and cried out for Cao Xuan.
From then on, Cao Xuan understood more deeply that awards in the entertainment industry are not about fighting, but about human relationships...
The second song, "Fireworks Easily Cold"
The representative work of Chinese style is based on a story from "Luoyang Jialan Ji". The story sublimates the song and is also sublimated because of the song.
Among Jay Chou's Chinese-style songs, Cao Xuan liked this one the most, even better than the most famous "Blue and White Porcelain", so he decided to copy it.
It is worth mentioning that there will be another popular song "Sorrow of Leaving People" in the future, with a very similar style.
"The Tailor" has even come up with a representative song of ancient style, let alone the original version.
The previous "Not a Hero" caused a certain shock in the music world, and now that "Fireworks Easily Cold" is released, it is expected that Cao Xuan will completely establish himself as the "Chinese Style Pioneer".
The third song, "Jiangnan"
Singaporean Guo Donglin became famous and one of the most popular songs in 2004. If it were not for the sky-rocketing Jay Chou and the all-conquering song "Rat Loves Rice", one of them could even be removed.
Thanks to this song, Lin Junjie became popular all over the country and became the little king of the Chinese music scene.
Xiao Zhou copied it, Xie Feng was almost bald by Cao Xuan, now it's JJ's turn.
Cao Daguan knows better than anyone else that "the rain and the dew are equally shared"...
The fourth song, "Secret Fragrance"
This song hardly needs too much introduction. It is the theme song of "Golden Fen Family" and is a model of one person, one song in the Chinese music world.
Sha Baoliang has relied on this song for his whole life.
To be honest, Cao Xuan was a little embarrassed to copy this song. After all, it was like taking someone else's job, but he couldn't resist that this song was really good, so he could only enjoy it.
The fifth song, "Absolute Infatuation"
One of the top ten popular songs in 2003, and a long-term domination of KTV charts.
How can I describe how popular this song was at the time? It was played on endless loops on the radio and was heard in the streets and alleys.
Known as the spare tire song that must be sung by macho men, the original singer Li Shengjie was even named the "King of Dog Lickers", comparable to the "God of War under the Car" Adu.
Cao Xuan has sung several bitter love songs or backup songs. Many film critics complained that Cao Xuan sang these songs as unrealistic at all.
With such a handsome face, the girl couldn't help but pounce on him, and she wouldn't be willing to break up with him. It would be better if Zhang Yu or Ren Xianqi sang.
Zhang Yu:???
Ren Xianqi:???
The sixth song, "Blue Lotus"
It is the pinnacle of light rock in the Chinese music scene. Of course, some people think that this song is not rock.
But no one can define the definition of rock and roll. Anyway, in Cao Xuan's heart, "Blue Lotus" is rock and roll.
Cao Xuan is not a senior rock fan, but as a musician, who doesn’t have some rock feelings? When he was young and frivolous, he also yelled "Boundless Sea and Sky" and "No Place to Conceal" with his classmates on the playground.
However, Cao Xuan's favorite rock style is the lyrical light rock "Blue Lotus", which can slowly bring you into a resonance of the soul.
The seventh song "Stubborn"
Mayday's masterpiece, an inspirational song, a must-have song for countless college entrance examination students.
Inspirational songs have always been in Cao Xuan's album repertoire. The first one has "Running", the second one has "Initial Dream", plus this song "Stubborn"
Cao Xuan is definitely a big producer of class songs, sending away waves of students.
Song 8, "Little Love Song"
Sodagreen's masterpiece is different from most sad or lyrical love songs. This song has a very fresh feeling, soft, clean and pure.
This song, like the previous ones "Stubborn" and "Jiangnan", is mainly aimed at the student market.
The group of new stars in Taiwan Province is about to rise, and the student group will be the top priority in the future competition in the music industry.
The market is here, and if you don't occupy it, they will occupy it. Therefore, Cao Xuan has always attached great importance to the student group. As long as he keeps this territory, he will not fall from the top.
Song 9, "The Wind Rises"
It can almost be regarded as the most popular song in 2017 and 2018. It is also a song that is rarely bombarded by crazy short videos but is not bad on the street. It has excellent lyrics and music, is ethereal and pure, and is extremely infectious.
Frankly speaking, some of the fine songs from later generations are definitely eye-catching and novel in today's music scene, not to say they are trend-setting.
Cao Xuan's previous films "Light Chaser" and "Not a Hero" may not be particularly influential, but they are very popular among some young fans and have many die-hard fans.
It is also worth mentioning that the accompaniment of this song is a Japanese song, and later the Mandarin lyrics were refilled, but now both songs are not available. Cao Xuan is the "original" one.
Song 10, "Ten Years"
Eason Chan's masterpiece, the king of the Chinese music scene in 2003, is the number one must-sing in KTV for countless people. The generation born in the 1980s and 1990s may not dare to say that they can sing it, but there are definitely very few people who have never heard of it.
The influence of this song is even stronger than "Fairy Tale", it is a truly top-notch song.
And the most important thing is that this song was not only popular at the time, but has always been popular, so popular that countless people are still listening to it after 2020, and then lamented what it means to "I didn't know what the song meant when I first heard it, but when I listened to it again, I already knew the song."
In fact, this song has a predecessor called "Next Year Today", which was later adapted into the Mandarin version as "Ten Years".
However, this song was only released in 2002. Like "The Wind Rises", Cao Xuan didn't have to worry about it and could "create" as much as he wanted.
The above 10 songs in the "Bright Stars" album include Chinese style, lyrical, rock and other elements, with diversified styles. They are also innovative and trend-setting, and have sufficient musical aesthetic connotation. Needless to say, they are popular and are the first hits.
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It can be said that cramming so many high-quality songs into the same album may even cause some songs to be sacrificed and fail to achieve the achievements of the original time and space, which is somewhat suspected of "killing mosquitoes with a cannon".
But Cao Xuan is also willing to go all out. Since he wants to become a god, he shouldn't be stingy and just sweep the slaughter list in one go. Only then will he have the invincible momentum to reach the top and become a god and dominate the music world.
Only by settling the domestic music scene early can we rush to Asia and even enter the international music scene as soon as possible.
