285 Surrounded by supermodels, the public enemy of all American men
Cao Xuan left the UK on the morning of November 5th. Before leaving, he went to Cambridge to visit his sister-in-law. Zeng Li's sister was studying in the UK.
Afterwards, Cao Xuan went to Sweden to promote his new album. Apart from the UK, this forest kingdom was so popular in Europe.
Although Cao Xuan only stayed in Sweden for about a day, he hurriedly flew back to the United States to prepare for rehearsals for the Victoria's Secret show.
But at a quick glance, the scenery of this country still left a deep impression on Cao Xuan.
Forests, lakes, snow-capped mountains, seaside, buildings... are beautiful and artistic.
Cao Xuan has long heard about the poetic scenery of the Arctic Circle, and now he has really seen a thing or two.
I'm thinking that if I have time in the future, I can take Dongxi Ergong to travel here and relax.
Speaking of which, their relationship is actually quite sad. In the first two years, they could go out for a walk. But now as their fame and status become bigger and bigger, it is troublesome to even go out for a meal, so they can only stay at home most of the time.
At present, the domestic economic development is limited, and there are not many private clubs or resorts with confidential facilities. Even if there are, the facilities and scenery are not very good, and it is not fun to play.
So they wanted to go out for a walk, so they could only take the opportunity of filming to visit several scenic spots.
If you go by yourself, it's okay if you don't get recognized. If you get to know him, you can just wait to be watched, especially Cao Xuan, who is not recruiting anyone among the giant pandas in China.
However, this is not as convenient as playing casually by himself, so Cao Xuan also thought of finding opportunities to take them abroad for a tour.
At the moment, his reputation has not completely gone out in Europe and the United States, and information at home and abroad is not developed yet. If confidentiality measures are in place, he can travel comfortably.
If in a few years, the Internet develops and Cao Xuan's fame continues to rise, and he wants to take the two palaces together for vacation, he will have no choice but to buy a private island.
Cao Xuan didn't like to procrastinate, so before leaving, he left an assistant behind to help inquire about and study the itinerary and logistical arrangements.
It just so happened that this year the relationship between the East and West palaces was getting warmer and gentler. After the New Year, he moved his schedule and came to Europe to enjoy a three-person world for ten days and a half.
If you're lucky, maybe you can get a taste of your long-cherished wish...
With great expectations for the future, Cao Xuan returned to the United States, came to New York, and met Leslie Wexner, the head of Victoria’s Secret.
Victoria's Secret, full name Victoria's Secret, is a chain brand of women's underwear and the most famous fashion underwear brand in the world.
The founder was Roy Raymond. He felt it was too embarrassing to buy his wife's underwear in public in the mall, so he opened a special women's underwear store in 1977.
But a few years later, in 1982, due to poor business operations, the founder sold five stores to Leslie Wexner.
Wexner's outstanding ability allowed Victoria's Secret to shine in just a few years. In the 1990s after its listing, its annual revenue reached US$1 billion, making it the world's recognized leader in underwear.
As of 2003, Victoria's Secret has thousands of stores and related distributors. In addition to underwear, it has also made great achievements in perfumes, accessories, cosmetics, skin care products, and ready-to-wear, and its income is full.
The reason why Victoria's Secret is so popular is that it has redefined underwear.
In the past, underwear was mostly about practicality. Victoria's Secret was the first to start it, defining it as fashion + sexy, capturing the common G-spot of female and male consumers.
In order to better spread its influence, Victoria's Secret launched a fashion underwear exhibition in 1995, also known as the Victoria's Secret Show, which quickly attracted attention and was called "the world's underwear event" by the media.
Having tasted the sweetness, Victoria's Secret began to make troubles. First, it launched sky-high-priced underwear. As the highlight of the year,
The English name of this thing is [Fantasy Bra], abbreviated as FB, which is translated as fantasy bra.
It was first launched in 1996 and was only worth US$1 million at the time. By 1999, the Facebook page of the Victoria's Secret Show was worth more than US$10 million, which shocked all the melon-eaters at the time.
Of course, the reason why this sky-high-priced underwear FB is so expensive is not the underwear, but the diamonds on it.
This year's Victoria's Secret FB has announced that it is called "Very Sexy Fantasy", which is made of 1,200 pink sapphires and 90 carats of emerald-cut diamonds and is worth US$11 million.
This is really diamond-encrusted...
Later, Victoria's Secret came up with the concept of Victoria's Secret Angels in 1999, completely tying Victoria's Secret to fashion catwalks and completely out of the circle of influence.
Countless models are proud to be on the Victoria's Secret stage. Maybe this is not necessarily the highest stage in the modeling industry, but it is definitely the most influential one.
If an international supermodel does not walk in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, then her supermodel status will definitely be marked with a big [?] number.
Later, Victoria's Secret tied the sky-high price of FB with these Victoria's Secret Angels, and it was determined that only the most popular Victoria's Secret Angels each year could wear FB in the Victoria's Secret Show that year, which is the so-called C position, the angel among angels.
So far, Victoria's Secret's influence has been spreading every year.
Every year, just because the major supermodels fight against each other because of Facebook, countless people move to small benches to sit and watch the show.
Some media have made rough statistics. Every year, the Victoria's Secret Show is guaranteed to attract millions of people's attention. Coupled with the spread of other aspects, the scope of influence can easily reach tens of millions.
This data may still be conservative. After all, many male viewers will not admit that they love watching Victoria's Secret even if they are interviewed anonymously.
Just like many old people who have UC and Quark installed on their mobile phones, they insist on emphasizing that they are here to study...
………
Wexner looked very kind and spoke softly, so Cao Xuan had no impression of him.
I seem to vaguely remember that this person was tricked by a certain island owner, but it wasn’t necessarily a trick. Anyway, the end result was that he was forced to resign, leaving only a pile of money.
Cao Xuan didn't intend to have a deep friendship with the other party. He didn't have any business in women's underwear. He just came to perform, so there wasn't much interaction.
However, Cao Xuan still communicated with the other party for a while because of the performance process.
It was a rare Victoria's Secret show. He didn't want to just show up once, sing two songs and then leave. Although it was just to show his face, he also wanted to achieve better results.
If he remembered correctly, 2003 should be one of Victoria's Secret's most classic shows, known as the beginning of the age of the gods, with countless classic images.
Since he can catch this moment, Cao Xuan also wants to leave his own wonderful shots.
So after seeing the ordinary performance process of Victoria's Secret at the beginning, Cao Xuan wrote a new performance plan for Victoria's Secret.
The person in charge of this Victoria's Secret show thought it was interesting, but did not dare to modify it, so he left it to Wexner to decide. After Wexner read the plan, he was non-committal and just suggested an interview with Cao Xuan before the rehearsal.
"There are still about two days left for the big show. If there are changes, will there be enough rehearsal time?"
It can be clearly seen that Wexner is actually quite interested in Cao Xuan's plan.
Although this plan is very selfish and will greatly improve Cao Xuan's performance in this show, it will indeed have a high promotion effect on the entire Victoria's Secret show. At least it will be more interesting and topical than ordinary performances.
However, what he is worried about is that insufficient rehearsal time will lead to compromised performance or mistakes, which means the gain outweighs the loss.
"In fact, it seems like a big change, but in fact it is just a combination of the two processes, and then there is some interaction. The supermodels have rich stage experience and can just rehearse once or twice, and they can even express themselves freely."
Cao Xuan had already suspected it, and came up with an explanation to reassure Wexner, even saying: "We can rehearse and try. If the effect is not good, we can resume the original ordinary performance."
Seeing that Wexner was tempted, he added fuel to the fire: "Since Victoria's Secret has upgraded its intention this year and spent a lot of effort, let's open it up more boldly and achieve better results."
This sentence convinced Wexner.
The reason why 2003 is hailed as the beginning of the Age of the Gods is largely due to the aggressive decisions Victoria's Secret made this year.
The Victoria's Secret shows in previous years were relatively serious. The models were more of a display of clothes, and too many personality labels were not allowed.
Starting from this year, Victoria's Secret has been fully upgraded to become more entertainment and commercial. The on-site layout is very luxurious, and a large number of supermodels have been hired to control the scene. Many of them are among the top ten most valuable supermodels in the world. There are no longer restrictions.
The performance of models.
The original model showed underwear, but now the model and underwear complement each other, opening up a relatively novel show model.
The supermodels are also very impressive, each one is full of firepower, colorful points, stage steps, movements, eyes, and charming, contributing to countless famous scenes.
From this time on, the Victoria's Secret Show has completely become a palace in the hearts of countless models around the world. Its influence is no longer limited to the United States, the underwear industry, and the fashion industry, but has become a global phenomenon.
Even many Chinese people may have never seen it or even know what it is, but they have heard of the name Victoria’s Secret.
As Cao Xuan said, Victoria's Secret has spent so much effort just to spread the influence of the Victoria's Secret Show. Since Cao Xuan is expected to be the icing on the cake, why not do it.
However, just to be on the safe side, Wexner personally watched the rehearsal of Cao Xuan's show.
Although working with supermodels is still a bit awkward, the effect is indeed much better than before.
After a series of discussions, Wexner agreed to part of Cao Xuan's performance plan.
In other words, Victoria's Secret only agreed to one of Cao Xuan's two songs that was more effective. This not only saved some rehearsal time, but also had a normal song as a base in case it failed to meet the requirements.
Cao Xuan also felt that this was the best plan and agreed decisively.
After that, after two days of rehearsals, on the evening of November 8th, U.S. time, the annual Victoria’s Secret show was officially held at the 69th Legion Armory (Exhibition Hall) in New York.
Backstage, Cao Xuan quietly closed his eyes and rested his mind. Occasionally, he picked up a red acoustic guitar that he had recently collected next to him and tried to play it twice.
It is made by a top famous craftsman in Europe and made of maple wood. It took three years to handcraft. The material, craftsmanship, appearance and quality are all excellent. It is worth US$140,000, which can be used to buy a house in China.
But it may be more expensive now because it is tainted with celebrity value.
If this guitar stays with Cao Xuan for a few more years and attends some important occasions, it might be possible to sell it for a million dollars later.
This is not an exaggeration. The reason why those sky-high-priced guitars are so expensive is basically because they are related to celebrities, out-of-print or stories.
Cao Xuan sang with this guitar at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show today, and died holding this guitar the next day.
Celebrity + storytelling + out-of-print, these three major elements come together. If this guitar were to be on the market, it might be snapped up by Cao Xuan fans or collectors, and it would cost millions...or even tens of millions of dollars.
However, Cao Xuan obviously did not sacrifice himself to create a guitar market legend.
I bought this guitar that he named [Fire] simply because it looked pleasing to the eye, it had a good meaning, and it was popular and popular, so I bought it.
When a singer or musician who is good at playing guitar sees a good musical instrument, he is like a swordsman who sees a good sword. If conditions permit, he will basically take it and keep it even if it is not used.
Cao Xuan has a strong desire to collect. If he doesn’t have money, it’s okay. If he has money, he would like to buy the good things he likes at home.
This [Fire] is already his sixth guitar. They are all of high quality and used interchangeably. He also collected some other instruments, some for common use and some for pure collection.
For example, he has a suona, the stem is made of century-old rosewood, the bowl is made of pure gold, and the whistle is made of emerald ice. Even if it can be played, it is useless and can only be collected and played.
At first, Cao Xuan found someone to play the suona as a 65th birthday gift for his uncle.
At the beginning, he was taken care of by his uncle, and his craftsmanship was also passed down from him. To some extent, his uncle was one of his musical inspirations, so he gave him a gift when he celebrated his birthday to show his appreciation.
Later I found it to be very good-looking, so I gave one to my uncle, and he picked up another one for his own collection.
Cao Xuan waited calmly, while Mike, who had shamelessly come to act as his manager, stood guard at the door with a shy fat face and glanced around.
The backstage of Victoria's Secret is open. Even Cao Xuan only has a corner cubicle. Sitting in the cubicle, you can easily see most of the Victoria's Secret supermodels.
Although some supermodels haven't changed their clothes yet, some of the more impatient ones have already changed into underwear and put on a coat.
But regardless of whether they were wearing them or not, Mike was dazzled by the dazzling array of long legs that walked by backstage from time to time, and he wished he could have his eyes on other people's legs.
Even Cao Xuan felt embarrassed by that look, unlike when he walked among hundreds of flowers but felt calm.
Well, mainly because I got tired of watching it in two days.
Dozens of supermodels circle around every day. They are thin, tall and have long legs. Cao Xuan feels dizzy. Nowadays, he is more interested in fatter girls.
As the show nears its opening, the supermodels line up, wearing their own sexy uniforms, spreading their long legs and getting ready to go on stage.
Cao Xuan also stood up and stood at the exit of the station, applauding each other. Many supermodels who passed by him would go out of their way to give him a high-five.
"come on!"
In two days, Cao Xuan basically met most of the supermodels, and even several of them collaborated on shows together.
Cao Xuan's image in the hearts of supermodels is very good. It is no exaggeration to say that there are several supermodels who have sent him notes in the past two days.
However, Cao Xuan has little interest and has received no feedback. On the contrary, it has made him more popular among supermodels to a certain extent.
It would be too unchallenging to just win someone by hooking their fingers, and it would also reduce women's favorability. However, the more Cao Xuan refused, he didn't win even the top beauties, which shows the "difficulty".
I can easily deal with the men who have failed others. Doesn’t it mean that my charm is far better than these little bitches...
This has made Cao Xuan a favorite among supermodels, and his popularity is such that even many Victoria's Secret executives are a little envious.
It can be said that if Cao Xuan is willing, he dare not say more. The chance of having sex with 2 to 3 super models is still very high, but Cao Xuan is really not interested.
He himself prefers oriental aesthetics. Apart from their long legs, the supermodels are indeed awesome and have their own unique temperaments, but most of them don’t particularly look like Cao Xuan in appearance.
Of course, it's not that Cao Xuan was not attracted to her. Empress Ji's appearance is tough, but her temperament is a bonus. Queen Eugene, Old Fox and Ka Shen also fit Cao Xuan's aesthetics.
If there is an opportunity in the future and the conditions are right, Cao Daguan people actually don't mind "making friends."
But there were so many people staring at the Victoria's Secret show, and Cao Xuan didn't have the brains to go crazy and hook up with girls here. Anyway, he has contact information, so we'll talk about it later.
Cao Xuan calmly high-fived the supermodels, and Mike's eyes turned green with envy. He wished that his soul could possess Cao Xuan and interact with the supermodel sisters.
"Stop your saliva. After all, this is a master I've eaten before, right?"
"You'll know when you get married, ugh."
Mike looked like he didn't want to mention the sad past, and Cao Xuan didn't bother to pay attention to him. He turned around and went back to pick up his guitar and get ready to play.
The recording and broadcast of the Victoria's Secret Show only lasts from 20 minutes to half an hour, but in fact, there is still a variety of preparation time.
Moreover, supermodel shows are all edited, which is not that fast normally. The normal process takes a little longer than the broadcast.
However, since there are still many live audiences, in order to ensure the enjoyment of the show, it is actually very compressed, basically more than an hour at most.
The supermodel here has finished her show, and the next one is Cao Xuan's opening performance. The time is actually quite tight.
Cao Xuan sang two songs today. One is his most famous song "Lure're Beautiful" in the United States, which is his famous masterpiece, and the meaning of the lyrics is relatively appropriate.
Although it is a love song, the meaning is that I met a girl, I am all kinds of excited, and singing it on the stage of the Victoria's Secret show is quite appropriate.
The speed of the Victoria's Secret catwalk is still very fast. Even though there are nearly 30 supermodels, it takes less than a minute for those long legs to go from the exit to the front of the stage.
And this one hasn't looked back yet, the next one is on the scene, pursuing beautiful beauties with long legs and fast pace.
So in the first round of the show, only about ten minutes into the show, it was Cao Xuan's turn to appear.
With the lights dimmed, Cao Xuan was wearing a white shirt and playing the guitar alone. He leisurely sat on a chair at the end of the stage, playing and singing to himself affectionately.
"...
temptation were beautiful
You are always the most beautiful o beautiful
so beautiful
…”
The audience had already learned that Cao Xuan was a guest of Victoria's Secret, but as a popular star nowadays, when he appeared, everyone still gave him the appropriate applause and surprise reaction.
The song "Lure're Beautiful" peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard singles chart, staying there for more than 40 weeks and staying at the top for a long time.
After Cao Xuan won the Grammy, a large number of new songs entered the charts this year. The song's popularity faded and it was dropped from the charts. However, it was still one of the most popular songs in the United States in 2002.
Last year, Billboard announced the top ten singles of 2002, and "Lure're Beautiful" was not selected. Many Cao Xuan fans were still dissatisfied.
But there's nothing we can do about it. Basically, the ten songs selected have won the number one spot on the Billboard singles chart. "Lure're Beautiful" really has a flaw in terms of honors.
However, since this song has always been a "suppression shady", fans still have an excuse to criticize Billboard.
Anyway, everyone must be right, and the ones who are wrong must be the ranking list of you dirty-hearted capitalists...
The extremely high popularity, coupled with the simple and easy-to-remember lyrics and fresh melody, make this song very popular. When Cao Xuan sang, many audience members hummed along with Cao Xuan.
After singing the song, Cao Xuan bowed and left the stage. The audience applauded, the microphone was removed from the stage, the lights were restored, and the supermodel began the next round of catwalk.
Cao Xuan did not go to the catwalk, but went backstage to change into a suit. The whole suit was red, with a long black outer collar and glitter on it. His hair was also simply changed to look more evil and unruly.
When the second round of catwalks ended, another guest Maria came on stage. She was also the guest performer today besides Cao Xuan.
Because Maria is also a black female singer, but she is not Sister Niu. Her full name is Maria Blige. She is a representative figure among female hip-hop singers and is quite influential in the United States.
After Maria finished singing, the next round should be the third round of catwalk, but now it has changed.
At the end of the darkness, what appeared at the exit was not the supermodels, but Cao Xuan, who had changed his appearance, holding a microphone and imitating the catwalk of the supermodels, making a second appearance in a coquettish manner.
At the same time, the prelude drumbeat of a song sounded, and familiar fans had already guessed the name of the song.
"Sugar" ranked third on the Billboard singles chart.
Amidst the cheers and cheers of the audience, Cao Xuan came to the middle of the model gallery. At this time, the prelude passed by. Cao Xuan turned around and looked at the exit of the stage and began to sing the first few lyrics softly.
"I'm hurried baby, I'm broken down
Baby, I'm so hurt, I can't get up
I need y, loving
I need your love at this time, your love
I now
Can't wait now
………”
Accompanied by the singing, the next second, the old fox was dressed in pink with black trim, his mouth was slightly hooked, his waist was swaying, and he walked straight towards Cao Xuan with cat steps.
"Oh~"
As I said before, Victoria's Secret's previous shows were more serious. Although the models in the previous rounds of catwalk shows had their own performances, overall it was still a normal show.
But now Cao Xuan interacted with the model and instantly attracted the attention of the audience.
Cao Xuan sang a song and took two slow steps to meet the old fox. The old fox came closer, put his hand on Cao Xuan's shoulder, blinked his eyes, turned around easily, faced the audience, walked to the front of the corridor, and put on his familiar face
Fixed point po color.
After that, the old fox walked back and met Cao Xuan. The two interacted again, with a bit of excitement and ambiguity, but not enough.
The next second the old fox turned around, Queen Eugene stepped out, dressed in black, and faced Cao Xuan with a domineering look.
"(⊙o⊙)Wow~"
The audience once again exclaimed that the person interacting was not a supermodel. This show was interesting.
Different from the enchanting look of the old fox just now, Queen Eugene's style is more domineering. When passing Cao Xuan, the two looked at each other for two seconds, slightly hooked their red lips, flicked their hair, and stepped to the front.
After passing the two supermodels, Old Fox and Queen Eugene, Cao Xuan's singing also reached the chorus stage, when he sang the climax with a smile on his face and a slightly shrill voice.
"Sugar
sweetheart
Yes plea color
That's all I'm asking you to do
Won't lure e and put it down on
Can you give me that sweet love?
…”
At the exit, Ji Niangniang and Haima, the leading figures of tonight's supermodels, appeared on the stage at the same time.
One is cool and cool, the other is confident and kind.
The two supermodels, one on the left and one on the right, faced Cao Xuan. As they passed by him, Empress Ji leaned sideways towards Cao Xuan, gently raised her legs, and her thighs touched Cao Xuan's body. Her cold eyes were suddenly full of wildness, and the one on the other side
Haima stretched out her hand and gently hooked it with Cao Xuan's hand, turned her head and swayed, smiling charmingly.
This kind of one man and two women, a handsome guy and a beautiful girl, singing songs and performing shows, and then suddenly there is an almost provocative interaction, which makes the atmosphere of the scene instantly exciting.
Of course, there are also many men whose teeth are itching with hatred when they look at Cao Xuan, and they are crazy about lemons.
However, although there is a hint of teasing, the actions of several people are just a taste, no more than three seconds at most.
The current American atmosphere is relatively conservative, far less fancy than the later generations, at least on the surface it is not allowed.
For example, the Jennifer Jackson incident at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2004, the person involved suffered a great blow afterwards.
Of course, there are complexities behind this matter. The media may have set the pace, and some may have been resented by the boss behind the scenes for screwing up the show. However, if it were not for the conservative atmosphere, the consequences would not be so serious.
Especially in Hollywood, there has always been a market for "pay-as-you-go" humiliation. In later generations, women's rights in Hollywood were serious, and Hollywood actresses were suppressed for a long time, and the backlash was strong.
Of course, the Victoria's Secret fashion underwear show is essentially a sexy brand, so the style can be relatively bold.
But even so, it’s just a taste, don’t go too far.
This was also the result of discussions between Cao Xuan and Wei Mi.
Click to the end, the ambiguity is slightly provocative, and it stirs people's minds and makes people think about it. This is called the stage performance effect.
If the action atmosphere is overdone, it will appear greasy, vulgar, and even make people uncomfortable, which will not only greatly compromise Cao Xuan's song performance, but also tarnish the Victoria's Secret stage style.
Therefore, the degree of heat must be clearly grasped. Fortunately, Cao Xuan and the supermodels are both "veteran drama masters" and have rich experience, so the effect of their cooperation is quite good.
The song lasts about four minutes, with two models appearing alone in the verse, and two models appearing simultaneously in the climax of the chorus. There are a total of 8 supermodels, all of whom are the mainstays of Victoria's Secret tonight.
In addition to the above four, there are also Fairy Lao Mi, Kashen, Big KK, Fernando and Cao Xuan cooperating.
8 supermodels took turns interacting with Cao Xuan. The supermodels were either cold, cool, elegant, domineering, coquettish, naughty, kind, shy, active, confused, or charming...
The various movements, eyes and expressions freely exuded his charm, and along with Cao Xuan's equally sweet and affectionate singing voice, the screams never stopped.
If you want to achieve the best effect, the last 8 supermodels should come out together for another round, which would be even more outstanding.
But it is a pity that there is the most important finale of the catwalk later, which is the final moment when the supermodels appear together. It is an exception to appear two by two together, so Cao Xuan can only accept it.
After singing together and bowing again, the applause was obviously much more enthusiastic and wild than the previous "Lure're Beautiful".
Backstage, several supermodels had already gone to change clothes to prepare for the final catwalk show at the back. Cao Xuan completed his task and gave away the collar.
Victoria's Secret head Wexner led some staff members to applaud him and said jokingly.
"Cao, starting from tomorrow you will be the public enemy of men across the United States."
