159 There is a sense of imminent witness to history
The music scene in 2000 has clearly entered a stage of fierce competition since July, and the competition became even more intense in August.
In September, after other singers and Cao Xuan left the show one after another, the show entered a feverish stage.
As mentioned earlier, this year’s singing competition with female singers is very popular.
The new generation of Jin Haixin, Sun Yanzi, and Liang Jingru have released their own famous works, and famous queens Kelly Chen, Li Wen, Karen Mok, Naying, and Wang Fei have joined the battle.
The male singers are slightly inferior, but there are also Ren Xianqi, Liu Tianwang and Wang Lihong, who is relatively popular among the new generation.
As of August, Liang Jingru’s popular song “Courage” is the standout, and the rest of the rankings are based on their own abilities.
Relatively speaking, Ren Xianqi's "Blowing Waves" and Karen Mok's "Fruits of Midsummer" spent a longer time in the top three.
Liu Tianwang's "It's Not a Sin for a Man to Cry" and Sun Yanzi's "It's Dark" sit side by side.
When September comes, new singers join the group.
The first is "Cold to the End" by Yu Quan. After the popularity of "The Most Beautiful" last year, they became a famous music group in the mainland.
The two brothers' combination model is so advantageous that they neither compete with male singers nor female singers. They are their own group and won all the group awards at last year's music award ceremony.
With more awards, ample exposure, and strong album sales, the Yuquan group has gained a certain status and reputation in the mainland music scene.
Now they are striking while the iron is hot and have released their second album. The title song "Cold to the End" is of good quality and easily entered the top ten of the charts.
Secondly, the second song is "Drifting" by Mr. Zhou.
Although Mr. Zhou's duck voice has always been plagued by shortcomings, he is indeed a singer by profession. In his early years, he was a professional resident singer for Letterman at a major nightclub in Beijing.
Her colleagues included Huang Bo, Sha Baoliang, Man Wenjun, and later Huang Jue, who was "suspected of being in love".
In fact, not only Mr. Zhou, but also many young actors were singers before they debuted. After all, those who are engaged in literature and art have more or less singing and dancing talents. With their good looks, going to nightclubs is a good way to make money.
Mr. Zhou has always wanted to be a singer. After he became popular, he released the single "Piao Yao".
Later, she also released an album in 2003 and 2005 respectively, and sang many times the interludes and theme songs of the movies she participated in.
But when it comes to the song that is really popular, it is only this song "Drifting".
Later, it was included in the episode of "Lucky Star Shines on Zhu Bajie" and became a childhood memory for many people.
Xiao Yanzi and Zhou Gongzi were the first to play music among the Four Dans, and they were relatively successful. At least they had some songs that made it out of the music industry.
Then several others transitioned into the music scene one after another, and each one failed more miserably than the last.
But no matter what, this group of big flowers still have a solid foundation for their ability. They sing and sing, and at least their singing skills are at a passing level.
Unlike a certain junior who was involved in a car accident during a live singing performance, and later had the video of the car crash deleted from the entire Internet...
"Piao Yao" itself is not bad in quality, and it has the added bonus of Mr. Zhou's popularity.
This year, two consecutive hits, "Da Ming Gong Ci" and "You Are April in the World", have made Mr. Zhou the most popular little flower nowadays.
Some media have already begun to hype up the "Four Dans", but at this time they are still just four young women, and the staff is a bit chaotic.
Only Little Swallow is able to securely rank in the ranking. Of course, now with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" crazily reaping box office success in the North American market, the international chapter is also becoming famous.
Of the remaining Zhou Gongzi and Xu Cainv, the former has a little bit of background, while the latter is just resting on one's laurels.
Nowadays, Yuan Li, Xiao Tao Hong, Ning Jing, Jiang Qinqin and Li Bingbing are all popular nowadays.
Especially Ning Jing, who can be said to be the most stable actress born in the 1970s. She won the Golden Rooster, Hundred Flowers and International A-A Film Festival Best Actress. Unfortunately, she debuted too early and the media did not count her at all.
In addition to Zhao, Zhang, and Zhou Gongzi are considered popular candidates for the four Xiaohuadan, which also promoted the performance of "Piao Yao" to a certain extent.
It is worth mentioning that not long ago, the four big and small students in the mainland also commented, and they are still Lu Yi, Li Yapeng, Hu Bing, and Chen Kun.
Then they were scolded miserably by all parties. The first two were okay, but the latter two were directly questioned by the media for not knowing Balabala.
Zhou Jie, Huang Lei, and Ren Quan are not inferior to these two, so why can't they be ranked, let alone Cao Xuan, who is at the height of his power?
Not to mention the achievements in the music industry, "Young Boy Bao Qingtian" ranked second in the annual ratings. The people who judge the awards must be blind.
Regarding the controversy, several media outlets involved in the selection also responded. It roughly means that the four major students not only look at fame, but mainly look at the actor's characteristics and potential.
As for Cao Xuan, he is so famous that if he is placed among the four major students, the others will become mere foils, so he will not participate in the selection.
This vague and self-righteous statement is obviously not recognized by everyone.
Anyway, the four major students are nothing, and their influence is far less than that of the four minor actors. Even Lu Yi publicly stated that he did not want to be rated as the four major students, criticizing this selection as ridiculous.
Cao Xuan actually has a "favorable opinion" of this media selection. It's really commendable that there are still people who don't take advantage of his popularity. He can be called a conscientious media.
You know, Cao Xuan is now very popular in the entertainment industry, and everyone wants to get involved.
Not to mention anything else, in the music world alone, the Hong Kong media who strongly support Xie Feng has begun to gradually replace Ren Xianqi and officially proposed a new version of "Southern Xie Beicao".
Rolling Stone, on the other hand, was determined to [Nan Ren Bei Cao] be the official partner of CP and would not waver, and frantically issued a press release to Brother Xiaoqi to tie up Cao Xuan.
Sony Records, the company behind Wang Lihong, has also set its sights on Cao Xuan, but Wang Lihong is now slightly less famous than Ren Xianqi, and Xie Feng is directly compared to Cao Xuan.
So Sony suddenly had an idea, and instead of [Southern King and Beicao], a new four heavenly kings came directly.
Anyway, no matter what template is used, Cao Xuan can do it alone...
However, Cao Xuan is not the type to suffer losses.
Needless to say, Brother Xiaoqi has made each other successful, Chef Xie is a veteran victim, and Cao Xuan returns a favor this time.
Wang Lihong's Wahaha endorsement was snatched away by Cao Xuan, but the contract will be terminated soon and 80% of the time it will be given to him, so Cao Xuan plans to go back and "borrow" two songs from Wang Lihong to make up for it.
You take advantage of my popularity, and I copy your songs. It’s reasonable!
In addition to Yu Quan and Zhou Gongzi, female singer Tao Jingying also released a new song "Too Wrongful" in September, which has reached the top ten of the charts many times.
Eason Chan also produced his masterpiece "The King of Karaoke", which became popular in Hong Kong. However, this song has not yet been released in Mandarin and is not particularly famous in the mainland, but it has initially gained fame.
But speaking of the most popular new song in September, it is "As Long as I Have You", the theme song of "Young Man Bao Qingtian".
This song was written by Chen Songhong, a musician from Xiangjiang. After Cao Xuan failed to succeed in prostitution, Chen Yong invited Naying and Sun Nan.
Naying is the most popular female singer in mainland China, and Sun Nan has also developed well in the past two years, releasing many hit songs such as "Save", "See You Again", and "Come Back Soon".
And the last two songs are also the theme songs of the movie "See You or Not Separate" and the TV series "Never Rest", and they have gained a lot of fame with the explosion of film and television.
If Cao Xuan hadn't been around, Sun Nan would have been considered a popular brother in the Mainland at this time.
But now he is in the same situation as Xie Feng and Wang Lihong, being firmly suppressed by Cao Xuan.
Due to the popularity of "Young Man Bao Qingtian" and the singing of two popular mainland singers, Naying and Sun Nan, "As Long as I Have You" achieved outstanding results.
This is also the only new song released in September to break into the top three of the charts. If it were not for the deep foundation of "Courage", this song would have been usurped by this song.
In late September, before Cao Xuan released "The Wind Rises", the ranking trend was basically
"Courage" ranked first.
"As Long as I Have You" ranked second due to the popularity of "Young Man Bao Qingtian".
"The Fruit of Midsummer" and "The Blossoming Waves" are crossed for the third time.
"It's Dark", "Swaying", "It's Not a Sin for a Man to Cry", "Cold to the End" and other songs to buy the waist position and fight fiercely, and from time to time he counterattacks and rushes into the top three.
After "The Wind Rises" was on the list, it took turns with "Courage" to reach the top spot in less than a week. "As Long as I Have You" was pushed to third place, and the other songs were demoted.
Everyone eagerly watched the peak battle between "The Wind Rises" and "Courage", and Cao Xuan released a new song "Secret Fragrance".
As a representative of Sha Baoliang's one-man song, it goes without saying that this song is a classic. This song seems to have a simple melody, but in fact it is difficult to sing.
"If the heart dies in splendor
Love will rise from the ashes
Unforgettable moments of lingering whispers
Memorialize me with your smile
…”
The content of the lyrics of "Secret Fragrance" requires the singer to use an emotion that is about to explode but restrain not to explode, to repeatedly test the edge without exceeding it, to be sad but not sad, and to have an inexplicable sense of disillusionment.
There is a joke in later generations, saying that after listening to "Secret Fragrance", you will open "National Karaoke" with great interest, and then delete "National Karaoke" in frustration.
It can be said that among all Cao Xuan's songs that have been released, "Secret Fragrance" is firmly in the top three, if not the most difficult to sing.
This song also took the longest to record for Cao Xuan's third album. Not counting the preparation, it was officially recorded no less than a hundred times.
"Secret Fragrance" is similar to "The Wind Rises" in that it is highly popular and has a certain connotation and style that can be enjoyed by both refined and popular audiences.
Such a high-quality song, coupled with Cao Xuan's popularity and Warner's publicity campaign, not to mention the popularity of "The Wind Rises".
Released on the 29th, it reached the top three on National Day. Then, while resisting the impact of "As Long as I Have You", it and "The Wind Rises" were encircling and suppressing "Courage".
Cao Xuan's new album "Bright Stars" released two chart-topping songs, both of which reached the top three, and the quality of the songs is excellent.
It attracted the attention of music critics and fans, and everyone couldn't help but think of Wang Fei and Zhang Yadong's "wild talk".
Is it possible that Cao Xuan really created a magic special skill this time?
On October 6, Cao Xuan once again released a new song "Infatuation Absolute".
This song is more "vulgar" compared to the previous two songs, but its performance is not bad. Although it barely reached sixth place in the rankings, it has started to be played in the streets and alleys.
"Knowing that it would be impossible for you to leave his world
I foolishly waited for the day when a miracle happened
Until that day you will find out
The person who truly loves you keeps his sorrow alone
…”
Many of Cao Xuan's old fans call him "Ye Qinghui". This song is so similar to the song "Ten Thousand Reasons" that made Cao Xuan famous.
Many people also ridiculed that Cao Xuan was involved in many scandals and wrote so many love songs, but where would the inspiration come from if he didn't practice them.
While chatting and laughing, the time came to October 13th, and Cao Xuan released his fourth new song "Jiangnan".
Two days later, Cao Xuan had already occupied three of the top five spots on the major music charts, ousting "Tianheihei" to rank fifth on the charts.
This is not unusual for Cao Xuan, after all, he has had similar behavior in the past.
But the key point is that when the album has been released, various album sales feedback, autograph sessions and other matters, the exposure and publicity resources obtained are completely different levels, and the intensity of fan support is also different.
Nowadays, "Bright Stars" is still in the promotion stage before the album is released. Four of the albums are in the top ten and three are in the top five.
If we have to release all the remaining songs from the album, will anyone else survive?
Many people who are paying attention to this music war suddenly feel like they are about to witness history...
