"The 13th Taiwan Provincial Golden Melody Awards Best Mandarin Male Singer is...please watch the big screen."
Presenter Ren Xianqi pointed his finger at the big screen, and the screen played the prelude of "Your Answer" in unison.
"Let us congratulate Cao Xuan!"
Ren Xianqi cheered and the audience applauded. He is the second singer to win three Golden Melody Awards since 1990.
The first is Yin Zhengyang, who won the Golden Song King in 1990, 1994 and 1995.
However, what makes Cao Xuan more powerful than Yin Zhengyang is that there was a gap of several years between the former and Cao Xuan's unprecedented three consecutive kills of the golden song king.
Cao Xuan smiled and won the award for the third time in a row. If he pretended to be surprised, it would be fake. Although he was still happy, he was still relatively calm inside.
He stood up and hugged his neighbor Xiao Zhou and his new younger brother Eason Chan. They were also the finalists for the Golden Melody King.
However, the two of them were very calm. From the moment Cao Xuan was shortlisted, he basically had more than 70% chance of winning the prize.
Xiao Zhou was still barely able to compete. Eason Chan knew his role as a running companion before he came, so he essentially showed his face to gain qualifications without any thought of winning.
Therefore, facing their good big brother, both of them sent heartfelt congratulations.
After the interaction with the younger brothers, Cao Xuan came on stage, and Ren Xianqi shook hands and congratulated: "Congratulations!"
"Thank you, Brother Xiaoqi."
The audience in the audience or in front of the TV were very emotional when they saw Nan Ren and Bei Cao reunited on the stage.
Times have changed, and Beicao, who was a rising star back then, is now at the height of his power and has already entered the international music scene.
However, Ren Xianqi, who is as famous as Cao Xuan and even considered a senior, can hardly hide his decline. Not to mention being tied with Cao Xuan, even juniors like Xiao Zhou, Wang Lihong and others are now faintly overshadowing him.
The King of Heaven has slipped and is no longer at his peak, which is somewhat regrettable.
However, Brother Xiaoqi's own mentality is still good. There are talents in the country, and few can be popular for more than ten years. Having reached the peak of their career and seeing the scenery on the top of the mountain is already satisfying.
In the past, there may have been some changes in mentality, but as Cao Xuan became more and more popular and the gap between the two became wider and wider, he had no other thoughts and even began to be proud of being the southern one and the northern Cao one.
After all, in the entire Chinese music scene, he is the only one who is as famous as Cao Xuan in a real sense.
Although the so-called "Northern Cao and Southern Zhou" is now being called, it has not yet formed a climate, and many people do not recognize this statement.
Because of this, even though [Nan Ren and Bei Cao] is now in the past tense, it is destined to be a memory in the hearts of countless people.
At the same time, [Nan Ren Bei Cao] is also an unavoidable part of the careers of Cao Xuan and Ren Xianqi, as well as the history of the Chinese music scene.
An era of pop music comparable to the Four Kings of Hong Kong.
It can be said that this combination of [Southern Ren and Northern Cao] created Cao Xuan in the first place, and now as Cao Xuan's status becomes higher, Ren Xianqi's historical status will inevitably rise.
Back then, Cao Xuan took advantage of Ren Xianqi's popularity and became famous. Maybe in a few years, Ren Xianqi could earn enough for his pension just by holding the title of Nan Ren Bei Cao.
This can be regarded as a kind of reincarnation of cause and effect...
Today, Nan Ren presented an award to Bei Cao. It was intentional by the organizing committee. Whether it was to hype up the topic or create a good story, the two parties involved were still very happy in their hearts.
[Nan Ren Bei Cao] is of great significance to Ren Xianqi, and it is also a memory worth remembering for Cao Xuan.
Ren Xianqi was proud of Nan Ren and Bei Cao, and Cao Xuan was also used to and liked this combination. This was the beginning and mark of his dominance in the music world.
After the greetings, Ren Xianqi stepped aside and Cao Xuan held the trophy. This was the third trophy he had received today. The previous two were Best Lyricist "Blue and White Porcelain" and Best Video "Your Answer".
It can be clearly seen that this year's Golden Melody Awards have been very restrained compared to last year.
The three awards are basically uncontroversial and strong favorites, and other slightly competitive awards are awarded to other finalists.
Cao Xuan was prepared for this, and was not surprised, so he gave his speech normally.
What’s disappointing is that this year’s acceptance speech was well prepared, and he delivered it smoothly and smoothly no matter which award he received.
The same goes for winning the Golden Song King this time. However, Cao Xuan realized that it was probably the last time he would win the award this year, so he also said something sincere.
"Actually, what I have felt the most during this period of time is that people are pursuing foreign music too much and blindly belittling themselves. This kind of inferiority complex is undesirable and makes me feel very shameful.
I still say the same thing, the European and American music scene is very powerful, but we also have merits.
I once listened to Jay Lun's songs to American musicians, and they thought they were very good, and even took the initiative to study arrangement techniques. I also listened to them songs by Wang Fei, Amei, and Brother Huajian, and they also expressed their appreciation.
Therefore, when facing the European, American and even Japanese and Korean music circles, we should first not have a habitual inferiority complex. We must overcome this mentality, and then objectively evaluate both parties, learn from each other's strengths, and give full play to our own characteristics and advantages.
South Korea has the Korean Wave, Japan has the Japanese Wave, Europe and the United States have European and American trends, and we also have our Hualiu, and I firmly believe that our Hualiu is the most awesome!"
There was thunderous applause from the audience, especially Xiao Zhou who almost jumped up and applauded Cao Xuan.
In fact, this incident was also caused by Xiao Zhou. Before they had dinner, Xiao Zhou complained that since Cao Xuan entered Europe and the United States, the atmosphere of the provincial music scene has suddenly changed.
There are various ways of belittling Chinese songs and promoting European and American markets. Several related singers are constantly asked when they will release an English album.
In fact, there is a related trend in mainland China, but it is not as serious. Xiao Zhou was very unhappy with this phenomenon and once criticized the media, but his words were of no use.
Because he has never proven anything in the European and American markets, everyone thinks he has sour grapes. Instead of supporting him, they ridicule him.
Cao Xuan knew about this, so he took up the banner of bombardment without hesitation. Xiao Zhou was angry, but he had proven himself in the European and American markets, so there was no such thing as bitterness.
Even if some people think that Cao Xuan is trying to hold on and forcefully promote Hualiu, with the results in Europe and the United States, he has more confidence to speak than others.
In fact, there is no need for Cao Xuan to get involved in this matter, and he may even be thankless for his efforts and be targeted by others, but he just feels unhappy with these people.
It doesn't matter if you praise the foreign music scene. Cao Xuan also admits that the overall strength and market gap between the two sides is huge, but there is no need for you to praise Chinese songs at the same time.
This is what bothers Cao Xuan the most.
Foreign countries have a high upper limit, but that doesn’t mean they have no lower limit. Whether it’s music or movies, they also have a lot of bad movies and bad songs.
The ones that can spread to China and become popular are basically the best products produced by thousands of troops.
If you take all the high-quality film and television music from Europe, America, Japan and South Korea and compare it to bad domestic films and songs, isn't this looking for trouble?
If we compare domestic high-quality films to bad foreign films, we will still kill them indiscriminately.
Therefore, we should not be too double-standard in doing things, and we should focus on high-quality products versus high-quality products.
In terms of the depth of the plot, "The Ming Dynasty 1566" and "The Yongzheng Dynasty" are ten times ahead of "Game of Thrones", and even "House of Cards" is not enough.
But when it comes to special effects, plot rhythm and specific production standards, these domestically produced masterpieces can hardly be compared with those European and American blockbusters.
Moreover, the overall lower limit is high, especially in film and television. Although standardized production still cannot avoid the production of bad movies, it is relatively rare to produce the kind of big bad movies that make people and gods angry.
And although it also pursues business, it still has quality requirements, unlike in China, where there are a lot of bad movies in a certain period and blindly rely on traffic theory.
In comparison, the domestic layout is like a ladder, with the most bad films, followed by the mid-range, with high-quality classics at the top, and an oval shape in Europe and America. There are fewer classic high-quality films and bad films at the top and bottom, and there are more mid-range works in the middle.
In terms of high-quality classics, domestically produced films may not be inferior to European and American ones, but the most frightening thing is that domestically produced mid-range works are far inferior, and the number of bad films greatly exceeds them.
These are the truths that Cao Xuan himself understands. If it is such an objective and fair comparison, Cao Xuan can tolerate it no matter how unpleasant it is.
But some people play double standards, completely ignore the objective evaluation of domestic products, and blindly belittle and ridicule, then don't blame Cao Xuan for being the tempo.
The more you disparage Chinese songs, the more he calls out that Hua Liu is the most stupid, just to give trouble to these double-standard dogs.
Sometimes the truth doesn't make sense. If you explain it to them, they will intercept and misinterpret it, so it is better to just raise the flag.
This is the lesson Cao Xuan learned from Xiao Zhou in the original time and space.
In fact, at the beginning, Xiao Zhou was not that resistant to Hallyu, and even affirmed some of its outstanding achievements. However, he found that the media blindly misinterpreted and changed his words, and also belittled Chinese songs, making him a human being.
So Xiao Zhou understood that rationality is not enough, and one has to be mad at the devil, and Hua Liu will be the last to die.
In the original time and space, Hallyu invaded, Chinese songs were belittled and ridiculed, and others remained silent or did not have enough reputation. Xiao Zhou resolutely took up the banner of Hualiu.
Nowadays, Cao Xuan is the number one person in the Chinese music scene and the eldest brother of the new generation of singers. So when it is time for him to take action, he will not be vague, let alone the fact that this turmoil is essentially caused by him.
They can fight whatever they want internally. If anyone attacks the Chinese music scene and denigrates China and favors foreigners, Cao Xuan will definitely talk to him.
His words shocked the world, at least many people in Taiwan Province were shocked by Cao Xuan's words.
Some people don't understand why he is involved in this when he has nothing to do. Young people are just too arrogant, and they don't know how high the sky is when they have some achievements.
Some people also think that Cao Xuan, as the number one person in the Chinese music scene, should have this responsibility and domineering attitude to maintain the reputation of the Chinese music scene.
Besides, if you don’t have a lot of energy, can you still call yourself a young person?
Cao Xuan is not yet thirty, which is when his fighting spirit is high. If even young people are scared, then the Chinese music scene will be really hopeless in the future.
The external disturbances did not affect Cao Xuan. After receiving the award, he said goodbye to his younger brothers and sisters and returned to the capital. He was specially interviewed by CCTV, and he also briefly expressed his thoughts in this interview.
"There may be some violent reactions, but I really don't mean to attack the European and American music scene or advocate the Chinese music scene. I am mainly targeting those who ignore the facts and blindly belittle their own country and compatriots.
I think this kind of people are just like Mr. Lu Xun said, they can’t stand up after kneeling for a long time, but if you can’t get up, don’t let those of us who have already stood up kneel with you.”
Although Cao Xuan mainly targets music critics from Taiwanese media, it also applies to public intellectuals who are active in online media to a certain extent.
The phrase "You can't stand up after kneeling for a long time" also became popular in advance, and later became a famous saying of the first generation of angry youth on the Internet to mock the public.
