051 Growing sales and film and television invitations
On June 10, 1998, the World Cup opened in France
For the first time, 32 teams participated in this World Cup. Brazil defeated Scotland 2:1 in the opening game.
Cao Xuan, who had just held a book signing event in Changshan, Hebei Province, watched the game with Zhang Chong in the hotel.
Zhang Chong deeply regrets that Ronaldo did not score a goal.
This guy doesn't really understand football, but he has heard of Ronaldo, so he automatically became a Brazilian fan.
What impressed Cao Xuan the most was the World Cup theme song "Cup of Life" sung by Rhett March. The passionate tune made people couldn't help but sway to the melody.
Speaking of which, when Cao Xuan was promoting his album, he received an interview from the media. The reporter happened to be a football fan. Hearing that Cao Xuan also watches football, he asked him to predict the semi-finals and the champion of this World Cup.
This Cao Xuan really remembers that he became the Prophecy Emperor at that time.
The Netherlands, Croatia, Brazil, and France were the top four, with Brazil and France advancing to the finals, and ultimately the host France won.
Cao Xuan still vaguely remembered that after he finished speaking, the reporter looked like he didn't understand the game.
That’s it for France and Brazil, the Netherlands is okay, what the hell is Croatia, aren’t Germany, Italy and Argentina good?
Later, the reporter actually posted Cao Xuan's prediction. After Cao Xuan saw the report, he wanted to see what the reporter's expression looked like after the final.
Cao Xuan has no interest in gambling. The butterfly effect is no joke. Now that he is not short of money, there is no need to take risks and become a gambler.
However, it is quite interesting to occasionally act as a prophecy king. If you guess correctly, you will be blown away, but it doesn't matter if you lose.
Maybe in a few years, in addition to [rnm, refund money], the Chinese fan circle will also have two more memes: [Cao Daguanren, yyds] and [Buy with Cao Xuan, the villa is close to the sea].
Cao Xuan stayed in Ji Province for five days, sold almost 30,000 albums, and then headed south to Lu Province.
The people in my hometown still support Cao Xuan.
According to Warner's statistics, the areas where Cao Xuan's albums are sold the most are Beijing and Tianjin. This is Cao Xuan's base after his debut and he has the largest number of fans.
Then came Lu Province, where the family members cursed Ximen Qing, but were unambiguous when it came time to spend money to support him.
This time Cao Xuan could be considered a return home. He worked very hard during the autograph signing. He stayed in Quancheng and Dao City for a total of a week. After that, he also temporarily added two autograph sessions in the tobacco market. The total sales exceeded 80,000+.
Many of them are not fans of Cao Xuan, or they are just listening but not buying and pirate fans.
After Cao Xuan held a book signing in the local area, many people knew that Cao Xuan was from Shandong Province, and their hometown feelings burst out, so they bought one or two tickets to support him.
When transportation was not yet developed, there were few travels between places, and most people had a strong sense of ruralism. It was a matter of great pride for a big star to appear in one's own province or city.
Even as transportation developed later, the rural concept gradually faded away.
However, there are still many people who have a hometown filter for celebrities in their hometown and instinctively feel close to them.
By the time Cao Xuan left Lu Province and rushed to the next province and city, the total sales of "Stars Dotted" had exceeded 700,000, and it was less than two months before the album was released.
Several of the album's title songs continue to dominate major music charts.
"Fairy Tale" has been firmly at the top of the list for more than a month, and "Dusk" is also extremely reliable at second place.
On the contrary, the competition for third place is fierce. Naying's "Conquest" is durable and tenacious, but her "Run" also has sufficient stamina, and she has been eyeing the third place.
In addition, in June, Hong Kong singer Gigi Leung released her masterpiece "Coward", and Karen Mok and Wu Bai jointly released "Reasons to Be Strong". The two songs quickly reached the top ten and posed a threat to "Run" and "Conquer".
The popularity of "Angel Wings" and "Autumn Never Comes Back" has dropped slightly, but they still remain in the top ten.
The terrifying sales and performance of "Starry Stars" shocked half of the Chinese music world.
No one thought that Cao Xuan, a clown who was ridiculed last year for overestimating his abilities, would have such a shocking first album.
The term "Nan Ren Bei Cao" was mentioned again, but it was different from the previous two times of ridicule and encouragement.
This time, everyone really recognized that these two people are singers of the same level.
Perhaps, Cao Xuan is not as good as Ren Xianqi for the time being.
But with the potential he has exploded now, no one will think that Cao Xuan is not worthy of being ranked alongside Ren Xianqi.
Even the venomous Taiwanese media said that Cao Xuan's album sales were all in mainland China and that Hong Kong and Taiwan were not popular at all, but they did not dare to say that Cao Xuan was a loser.
The media in Xiangjiang were happy to see the joke, and they kept making fun of the Taiwanese media being slapped in the face by Cao Xuan in newspapers. This mistake made Cao Xuan gain a wave of popularity in Xiangjiang.
Now I'm thinking of asking him to make a R-rated movie. The salary is less than 5 million, so I would be humiliating myself by asking him to do it.
The mainland media went against the trend of following the trend and spoke highly of Cao Xuan. They directly defined Cao Xuan as the representative of the new generation of mainland singers and a key figure in the mainland music scene to resist the torrent of Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment in the future.
The words used were so exaggerated that even Cao Xuan himself couldn't stand it. He suspected that these people were not flattering him but trying to praise him.
Sony, who almost reached a cooperation with Cao Xuan before, is now so regretful that his intestines are blue.
But now we can only watch as Warner is full of food. Not only has it reversed its previous decline, but it has also initially established a firm foothold in the mainland market, leading other record companies by a long way.
Because of this, Warner boss Zhou Jianhui now wants to imprison Cao Xuan, calling him three times a day in the morning, noon and evening to greet him.
have you eaten?
Are you tired?
what's the weather like?
How did you sleep?
Do you have to pay attention to your health?
Cao Xuan compared the frequency of his calls to Hu Jing and Zeng Li, and both felt that he was a cold and scumbag.
Of course, the dignified president of Warner Greater China does not just have time to chat with Cao Xuan. Zhou Jianhui's purpose is to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with Cao Xuan.
If it was just a strong intention before, now seeing the sales of "Starry Stars", Zhou Jianhui is determined to win Cao Xuan.
Cao Xuan was not in a hurry about this matter.
Although the cooperation with Warner this time was good, other major record companies have also extended generous olive branches to him. Who to cooperate with depends on shopping around.
Personally speaking, Cao Xuan still prefers Warner. After all, he has a good foundation for cooperation. If there is an equal or even a small gap, Warner is the first choice.
The album was a hit, which brought Cao Xuan a huge popularity boost, and he also received many film and television invitations.
In Hong Kong and Taiwan, the distinction between singers and actors is sometimes not so clear. It is very common to perform well and sing, and to sing well and act.
Many excellent singers are also good actors, and they focus on being versatile.
In today's mainland, there is a clear distinction between singers and actors. There are not many people who develop their careers in film and television singing, and Cao Xuan is considered an outlier.
More importantly, although Cao Xuan was more accomplished as a singer, he couldn't stand up to Ximen Qing, a senior official, and was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
When many people hear Cao Xuan's name, they know he is a singer, but when they see his face, most people's first reaction is Ximen Qing.
Having a well-known role as a foundation has led many directors and producers to not regard him as just a singer, thus ignoring his identity as an actor.
On the contrary, after learning about Cao Xuan's information, many people focused on his popularity.
When Ren Xianqi was at the height of his popularity last year, people from Taiwan Province were looking for him to play Yang Guo.
Cao Xuan has acting experience, outstanding appearance, and high popularity. He is simply a hot commodity that is hard to find even with a lantern...
