409 The seven superstar judges and the foolish little black fat man
On August 20, 18 days after the release of "Xiu Chun Dao", the mainland box office reached 124.4 million.
It has officially overtaken the 124.3 million "House of Flying Daggers" which was released half a month in advance.
In the new picture, Boss Zhang was depressed for more than half a month, and finally couldn't help but break his guard and complained to the media.
First, he implicitly expressed that filmmaking was being suppressed, connoting Cao Xuan and China Film Group, then he angrily complained about piracy, and finally he attacked movie fans and critics.
He said that the poor reputation of "House of Flying Daggers" is due to the outside world's prejudice against Lao Mouzi and an injustice to domestic commercial films. It is just a "blush" comment on the faces of movie fans and film critics.
This angered netizens, fans and film critics, and Boss Zhang criticized Boss Zhang and Lao Mouzi on the Internet and in the media.
Tianya and Penguin Blog are the main battlefields, and Han Han, a young writer who has just joined the blog, took the lead and damaged Lao Mouzi's film from beginning to end.
Little did he know that more than ten years later, he and Lao Mouzi would praise an actress together, and then be chased and scolded by netizens...
However, at this stage, Han Han is definitely a representative figure of the post-80s generation. He is still far away from the so-called youth opinion leader, but his fans and supporters have already formed a large scale...
After coming to Penguin Blog, Han Han was extremely active and soon became a popular public figure on the blog.
However, in his early years, this person was relatively "outspoken" in his speeches, and his words were radical and sensitive. He only had an account on Penguin Blog for half a year, and was banned for more than a dozen comments.
To this end, Han Han also teamed up with some public intellectual friends to issue a joint statement similar to "Freedom of Speech on the Internet" and wrote several short articles to attack Penguin Blog.
Penguin Blog:Ah, yes, yes, yes
Then I looked for an opportunity and banned Han Han and several leaders again, with a relatively heavy "sentence" of half a month.
This depends on the fact that his blog has great influence and is relatively active, otherwise his account will be deleted and permanently banned.
Because of this incident, Han Han was very angry. He heard that he was planning to start a personal website. Later, he got involved with the Sina blog that was being prepared. It seemed that he was planning to recruit a group of public intellectual friends to settle in.
When the news came out, even Xiao Ma was alarmed and called Cao Xuan specifically to discuss whether to relax the rules of Penguin Blog.
Little did he know that this matter was exactly what Cao Xuan wanted. No matter how strict he was, there would always be times when he would be negligent.
They also specifically found a suitable place (fen) where they could get the freedom they wanted, and Penguin Blog itself would be at peace.
As for whether the departure of these people will affect Penguin Blog.
After a gap of nearly a year, Penguin has attracted huge user traffic, and has a super star team brought in by Cao Xuan himself, plus the marketing excitement of multiple events such as "Tomorrow's Star".
Nowadays, the user registration of Penguin Blog has begun to hit the billion level.
There are more than 10 million people active online every day (browsing for more than 10 minutes).
With such a large user base,
The departure of Han Han and others must have had some influence.
But it obviously cannot hurt the foundation of Penguin Blog.
To put it bluntly, let alone Han Han, it is Cao Xuan who is leading Fanxing Artists to switch jobs to Sina.
It may not break the penguin's strength...
Cao Xuan paid no attention to the controversy over "House of Flying Daggers". After the road show,
He returned to the capital,
Just rested for a few days,
Prepare to participate in the finals of "Stars of Tomorrow".
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Starting from the 15th of last month, "Stars of Tomorrow" began the competition for the top 50 to advance to the top 20.
After half a month, the top twenty in the country were finally determined.
In subsequent games, in order to gain better momentum,
At the same time, we are avoiding the Athens Olympics.
In addition, there are too few players to support too many games.
Therefore, from the original continuous daily broadcast,
It became live broadcast on Saturday and Sunday.
August 7th and August 8th, and August 14th and August 16th,
The top 20 in the country will advance to the top ten in the country.
The competition format is two-by-two PK, which is divided into three rounds of fighting. The player with the highest overall score will advance.
Those with low scores were eliminated, after four days of live broadcast,
Finally advanced to the top ten in the country in "Stars of Tomorrow".
Beijing Division Phoenix Legend
Beijing Division Yao Beina
Gu Miaomiao from Jinmen Division
Zhang Jie from Chengdu Division
Zhang Jingying from Chengdu Division
Shen City Division Gao Jin
The Magic City Division is safe
Guangdong Province Division Chen Chusheng
Wulanyaya, Mongolia Province Division
Wu City Division Yang Chengang
Among these ten groups of contestants, except for the last Yang Chen, who just took some tricks,
Basically, they are all killed by real people.
The reason why Yang Chengang was able to take advantage of this is very simple. He released the title song of his album "Mouse Loves Rice" in advance.
With his reputation as one of the top 20 in the country in "Rising Stars", he quickly became famous on the Internet.
Yang Chengang also received a very high popularity bonus. In the competition between the top 20 and the top ten, he defeated Abao from the Chang'an Division and got the ticket to advance.
And Yang Chengang also became the favorite to win the championship with this song, ranking among the top ten in the country in terms of popularity.
And on August 21st, the top ten national teams began their semifinals.
That is the fierce battle between the top ten and the semi-finals.
The top ten draws are divided into two divisions, A and B. There are 5 groups of players in each division. After two rounds of competition, the one with the highest comprehensive index will advance first.
The remaining 4 groups of players,
The second round of the extra round, competing for the last ticket to the finals,
The two-day live broadcast of the semi-finals of "Tomorrow's Star" also broke the ratings record of Beijing TV Station. Especially in the second round of extra games, the highest ratings have exceeded 20%.
Not to mention crushing the Olympic events of the same period, even "News Lianbo" can touch the porcelain.
By the time of the semi-finals, all the top ten players in the country were already popular players. Even those who were less popular were all extremely powerful players, and the popularity votes they received were terrifying.
Among them, in the second round of extra rounds in Area B, Gu Miaomiao's life was hanging by a thread. In order to support her idol in the finals, her fans burst out with great enthusiasm for voting.
In a short period of time, it gathered more than 2 million popular votes, surpassing the second-placed Zhang Jingying by nearly 1.2 million votes.
Host Hua Shao almost thought the machine had an accident on the spot, which also surprised countless people about Gu Miaomiao's popularity and the influence of "Tomorrow's Star".
Leaving aside the latter, within a few months, "Tomorrow's Star" has already become a variety show phenomenon.
Although everyone was surprised by this number, they were somewhat mentally prepared. After all, it had reached the climax of the show, and many people expected that there would be a large number of popular votes.
But even so, many people are still envious and jealous when they think that Gu Miaomiao, a new singer who has not even officially released an album, can win 2 million+ popularity votes.
This is equivalent to 2 million real money!
Although it is largely due to the bonus of the "Tomorrow Star" program, it can also be seen that Gu Miaomiao's popularity and influence.
If she is properly cultivated, with her popularity base, good looks and excellent professional abilities, she might be able to create a little mainland diva.
This is not Miaomiao, she is simply Xinxin, with a golden light all over her body...
In addition to Gu Miaomiao, the votes of several other top players were not bad, otherwise Gu Miaomiao would not have been forced into the second round.
As for the top ten players in the country, except for Yang Chengang, Wulan Yaya, and Chen Chusheng, they have already signed with a management company, and the remaining seven have all been won by Fanxing.
With this group of singers, just relying on the aftermath of "Tomorrow's Star", within two years, Fanxing was able to eat a lot. How could other companies in the outside world not be envious of it.
He didn't take the opportunity to cause trouble because Fanxing ate the fat meat himself and left some lean meat and soup and bones for everyone to share.
Besides, "Stars of Tomorrow" will be held again next year or the year after that. Everyone wants to follow suit and use the platform to promote their own newcomers, and they don't dare to offend the stars easily.
Otherwise, if the tree attracts the wind, all kinds of shady and messy things would have long been entangled in "The Star of Tomorrow".
Even so, "Tomorrow's Star" actually encountered a lot of minor disturbances.
However, Cao Xuan's media matrix and Internet platform are not just for free, and Jingcheng TV has a vast network of connections and resources. The two parties worked together to protect and finally let "Tomorrow's Star" be successfully completed.
But some other corrections were also made, such as when it was promoted from the top 50 to the top 20 in the country.
"Tomorrow's Star" announced to the public that it is not recommended for minors to vote. Once discovered, the vote will be invalid.
Of course, considering that the Internet now requires mobile phone numbers, it is basically not up to the level of real-name system, so it can only be regarded as a slogan.
At the same time, "Tomorrow's Star" stipulates that a single mobile phone number or blog account can only cast a maximum of 1,000 votes, and large-amount voting is restricted.
Of course, if you are really capable and create hundreds of accounts to swipe votes, the program team will not be able to control it. The main thing is to prevent ordinary viewers from voting.
1,000 votes is neither too much nor too little. If you are really high up, it will only hurt your body afterward, but it won’t have a big impact.
At the same time, it also prevents minors from voting secretly without telling their parents, and sets an upper limit so that they will not have no regard for their idols.
Even if there is such a desperate and isolated phenomenon, the "Tomorrow Star" program team has made it easy to handle it if they have made a statement and imposed restrictions before.
In fact, given the current environment, Cao Xuan does not need to be so cautious. Even if he is fully liberalized, if something goes wrong, everyone will blame the person involved, not the program team.
However, in order to seek a good reputation and out of personal emotions, Cao Xuan still made certain restrictions.
Moreover, the Stars of Tomorrow and the Tomorrow Charity Fund under Cao Xuan’s name have reached a series of cooperation, and several charity activities were carried out while the show was still on air.
Previously, the program team of "Tomorrow's Star" donated a total of 5 million+ to the recipients of the Tomorrow Fund's support.
After the selection of the top 20 in the country, the 20 teams that advanced also visited several welfare homes and nursing homes in Beijing under the arrangement of the program team, and organized charity performances for children and the elderly.
It is expected that during the finals, some aid recipients will be invited to watch the game in person.
10% of all popular votes received in the finals will be used for charity.
For all these reasons, although "Tomorrow's Star" has made a lot of money, its image is still positive and it has received some support from the superiors. Some state media have published newspapers praising "Tomorrow's Star" for its charitable actions.
Selfishly speaking, with these auras, "Stars of Tomorrow" can avoid some monsters and monsters and lay a solid foundation for the next season.
With a little more structure, while the program entertains the public, it can also make a positive contribution to charity and help people in need.
Boss Cao couldn't help but cry out a few crocodile tears when he thought about it.
What a positive energy!
Under the aura of positive energy, "Stars of Tomorrow" finally determined the top four in the country.
In area a, Zhang Jie advanced directly and Phoenix Legend made it out of the second round.
In area b, Yao Beina was directly promoted, and Gu Miaomiao received 2 million votes to grab the last spot.
The top four are all singers under Fanxing, so it's hard not to make people wonder if there's something shady.
But there is one thing to say. It is definitely unrealistic to say that Fanxing does not take care of his own artists at all, but the shady story is really out of the question.
Especially in the top ten competition, 7 of the 10 people are all signed singers of Fanxing. There is no need to fight against one's own people.
Fanxing even hopes that there will be one non-Fangxing singer in the final four, so as not to make it look like they did a shady thing.
But I can't bear it. Zhang Jie and the others are very powerful in fighting.
When Zhang Jie came to "Star of Tomorrow", he showed his characteristics as "Little Cao Xuan". From the audition to the semi-finals, he sang all Cao Xuan's songs.
The nickname "Little Cao Xuan" was suddenly spread from nightclubs in Rongcheng to the whole country, and he successfully established the image of Cao Xuan's die-hard fans.
Under such circumstances, Zhang Jie not only became one of Cao Xuan's most famous fans, but also attracted a large number of Cao Xuan fans to cheer for Zhang Jie, one of his own.
Zhang Jie lived up to expectations. After several years of training, he had an excellent grasp of the popularity of Cao Xuan's songs.
In the first round of the semi-finals, a heart-wrenching English rock song "natural" stunned the audience, narrowly defeating Phoenix Legend and Chen Chusheng, and became the first to advance to the finals.
To be honest, this year's "Rising Stars" is a bit overwhelming, with female singers generally being more popular.
The most popular male singer is undoubtedly Chen Chusheng, followed by Zhang Jie, and a handsome guy from Jinling who was eliminated from the top 20.
The melancholy and calm temperament inherent in his birth and the original music style have made him known as the "Poet of Tomorrow" by the outside world, no less popular than Gu Miaomiao, Jinsha's "Two Beauties of Tomorrow".
Ever since he won the Guangdong Provincial Division Championship and made his official appearance to the national audience, Chen Chusheng's popularity has remained high, overwhelming everyone and ranking first among male singers.
Zhang Jie had used Cao Xuan's popularity several times, but he was suppressed again soon after, so that the fans of both men were a little uncomfortable with it.
Before the start of the top ten games, Chen Chusheng was hailed as one of the favorites to advance to the finals.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Jie broke out in the first round. In the second round, he performed abnormally. The original song he produced did not achieve the expected effect, and he was unexpectedly picked up by Phoenix Legend.
So much so that after the Zone A competition ended, many fans of Chen Chusheng were very dissatisfied and attacked the "Star of Tomorrow" program team, claiming that it was shady.
But it doesn't matter. Basically since the top 20, whenever someone fails to be selected, there will be fans claiming that there is something shady.
Justice prevails in people's hearts. Fanxing and the program team know that they are not doing anything shady, so they are naturally confident.
Chen Chusheng is very popular, but on the stage of "Tomorrow's Star", popularity does not mean everything.
There are many scenarios where popular players overwhelm powerful players, and there are also many situations where powerful players seize opportunities, give their best, and counterattack to slap popular players in the face.
Gu Miaomiao is even more popular and is currently at the top of the popularity list. He was stepped on the head by Yao Beina in the first round of area b and was promoted. In the second round, he fought tooth and nail to advance.
If promotions were based on popularity, there would be no competition. Just line up the people and let the fans of each company vote.
But no matter what, the national top four of "Tomorrow's Stars" were announced and the final night will be held on August 28th.
If I can win the championship, I will not only get a huge bonus of 1 million, but "world superstar" Cao Xuan will compose a song for him and recommend him to participate in the 2005 CCTV Spring Festival Gala rehearsal.
This was acknowledged by CCTV personally. They also took a fancy to the popularity of "Tomorrow's Star" and planned to cooperate with the marketing.
Besides, all I promised was to attend the rehearsal. Whether I can appear on the Spring Festival Gala depends on the singer's own ability and the quality of the program.
But even so, it is enough to make many singers envious.
And the above are only the obvious rewards, there are more hidden benefits.
For example, if you meet a contestant of the same class, the champion will inevitably be a head taller, have more publicity and exposure, be more valued by the company itself, and will also attract attention from all parties.
Apart from other things, there are rumors that Fanxing is already in contact with some commercial endorsements for "Rising Star" contestants.
Although there are no specific regulations yet, if you are the champion, you will definitely not be able to avoid endorsements, and you can get a few more.
With the popularity of "Stars of Tomorrow", even if the company takes the lion's share, the prize money that ends up in the hands of the players will not be much worse than the championship bonus.
Fame, interest, honor, future...
Although this championship is only a temporary victory, the temptation is great enough.
At this point, all four groups of players have a chance to succeed. Everyone wants to defeat the others and aim to win the championship.
Beijing TV Station, Fanxing and Penguin Blog are frantically building momentum for the "Stars of Tomorrow" finals.
Except that on August 27, Liu Feiren won the record-tying championship at the Athens Olympics, winning the 110-meter hurdles gold medal and completely stealing the limelight from "Star of Tomorrow".
In the remaining days, there will be headline news about "Tomorrow's Star". On the morning of August 28, the official blog of the program team announced the list of judges for the finals.
Asian Little King Jay Chou
[Southern Ren] Beicao Ren Xianqi
Asian Queen Wang Fei
Liu Tianwang, one of the Four Heavenly Kings
Mainland music tycoon Liu Huan
Kung Fu superstar Cheng Long
World Pop King Cao Xuan
Ren Ren and Bei Cao, kings and queens, alternation between old and new, big names from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places gathered together. The lineup of judges for this finals is definitely one of the most luxurious lineups in the Chinese music industry at present, and one of them can even be removed.
In fact, according to the original plan, Cao Xuan also planned to ask Avril Lavigne and other European and American singers to help serve as off-site judges.
But later I found that translation was needed, and the video connection was not always stable, so live broadcast accidents could easily occur, so I had no choice but to give up.
But even so, this lineup is enough to make the outside world cheer.
In fact, during the semi-finals, when they saw Sun Yanzi, Wang Wang, Mo Wenwei, Zhang Xinzhe, Wei Wei and other big names, many people were looking forward to the final lineup.
As expected, Cao Xuan has never disappointed anyone in terms of connections and appeal.
Last year's tv-mtv music festival brought together heroes, including almost half of the Chinese music scene.
This time, the finals of "Stars of Tomorrow" have invited seven superstars to serve as judges.
Some people even joked on the Internet that rather than watching the contestants compete, they would rather the judges go up and sing a few lines.
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August 28, backstage at the "Star of Tomorrow" recording studio
Cao Xuan, the producers and related personnel personally welcomed several judges.
"Brother Huan, it's too early."
"Sister Fei, please come inside."
"Brother Hua, thank you for coming."
"Brother Xiaoqi, we, Nan Ren and Bei Cao, have reunited."
"Xiao Zhou, come in with me and I'll introduce you to you."
"Brother, thank you for your hard work. Come on, let's go in together."
The six judges except Cao Xuan are all close personal friends of Cao Xuan. After saying hello, they readily agreed to come over and help.
Of course, some of them also intend to use the "Star of Tomorrow" platform for publicity.
Xiao Zhou's new album "Qili Xiang" was just released at the beginning of the month, and Liu Tianwang, Cheng Long and Wang Fei have all had their movies released.
The former is "House of Flying Daggers" currently in theaters and "A World Without Thieves" at the end of the year, and the latter two are "New Police Story" and "2046", both of which will be released in late September.
Although it's still a month away, it's still a publicity period and it's good to build a foundation for an impression.
After all, it is rare to find a platform with such high attention like the "Tomorrow Star" finals, which is of great benefit to the promotion of the movie.
In fact, Cao Xuan himself also has publicity needs. Whether it is "Xiu Chun Dao" which is currently being released, or the upcoming "New Police Story" and new album, there is no harm in showing his face more.
Although they are all big names, they are also divided into three, six or nine ranks. Everyone basically respects Cheng Long and Cao Xuan, and Xiao Zhou is the last one.
In fact, in terms of fame and status, Ren Xianqi should be the weakest at the moment. Apart from his stronger qualifications, he is really not as good as Xiao Zhou, who is currently in the limelight.
But I can't stand the fact that he and Cao Xuan are a "combination". Without Nan Ren, there would be no Bei Cao. If you don't give him face, you will belittle Cao Xuan.
That's it for other places. In Cao Xuan's home court, when Nan Ren and Bei Cao merged, Xiao Qi's status automatically improved.
A few people chatted in a special lounge, talking about interesting things that happened between them, and livening up the atmosphere.
While chatting, Cao Xuan got up and went to the bathroom. On the way, he happened to meet an acquaintance, a fat little black man who had not yet shaved his head.
Today he is the outfield host, interviewing spectators and contestants, and running around with cameramen.
I don't know why, but Cao Xuan felt happy when he saw this fat little black man. He waved over and asked a few questions.
"How are you doing here?"
"It's very good. Thank you for giving me the opportunity."
The little black fat man didn't dare to be shy in front of Cao Xuan, so he answered with a bit of restraint, and Cao Xuan waved his hand.
"If you want to thank me, thank you, Master. I also care about Mr. San. There is a sitcom in the company. I will tell you later that you can play a supporting role in it."
"Oh, thank you for your help and taking the trouble."
"It's nothing, do your best, and don't lose sight of the cross talk show. I've listened to your cross talk show, and it's quite interesting. If you have any difficulties, come to me. If you have any more questions, don't dare to tell me. There's no problem in supporting your stall."
"Have you...heard my cross talk?"
Although the little fat man was happy and reserved in the previous conversation, his mentality was stable enough. However, when he heard Cao Xuan praise his cross talk, he became a little unable to hold back his emotions.
"Isn't that the Deyun club in Tianqiao? The partner is a fair, fat man with big eyes who can play allegro..."
"Huo, you have really been there."
Several pieces of information were correct, and this time the little black fat man believed him. Instead, he was annoyed that he didn't realize that there was such a big shot hidden underneath.
Cao Xuan didn't explain either. In fact, he had never been to Deyun Club in person. When he first became famous, Little Black Fatty hadn't moved yet. Later, he looked so familiar that he couldn't go there.
The reason why he was able to suppress the little black fat man was, on the one hand, to understand information about future generations, and on the other hand, "Cao Xuan" in Golden Finger had been to Deyun Club and was a frequent visitor.
Not to mention the current No. 1 Beiwei Road of Deyun Club, the future Guangde Building, Sanli Bridge, Sanqing Garden, and "Cao Xuan" have all been visited.
But at that time, most of the performances were performed by Little Black Fatty's apprentices. If you wanted to see his performances, you had to spend money to buy tickets for commercial performances.
After fooling the fat little black guy, Cao Xuan was satisfied and returned to the lounge to continue chatting. When it was almost 7 o'clock in the evening, the live broadcast of the finals was about to start, and a few people filed out.
The finals of "Tomorrow's Stars" will also begin...
