511 Olympic theme song and win Marvel (supplement 3/4)
The next day, the Starry Charity Gala dominated all major entertainment pages, and the discussion was even more lively online and offline.
The reason why it is so noisy is that on the one hand, business giants gather together and the amount of donations is staggering.
It's okay to say that those industrial bosses are often less well-known, but companies such as the Internet are all trend-setters. Even if their leaders have low reputations, the company's reputation and influence are at stake.
Many big names showed up, and more than 35 million yuan in donations were accumulated. It was quite interesting and suited the outside world's psychology.
Those who worship wealth put themselves in, spend money like water, and are full of style.
I hate the rich and feel comfortable thinking about the bleeding of these capitalists.
Win-win!
On the other hand, there are celebrities. If you tell the truth, you can just collect 100 million in donations. In fact, it has nothing to do with most ordinary people. They care more about celebrity gossip.
Yesterday's charity gala seemed peaceful and peaceful, but in fact there was an undercurrent, and all the details made countless "gods" rush into the melon field and move their index fingers.
Cheng Long and Li Lianjie met.
The awkward look between Wang Fei and his wife and Xie Feng and his wife.
The polite smiles of Yan Kuan, Huang Xiaoming, Hu Ge, Nie Yuan and other niche students.
There is a secret bidding war between many big flowers in the international chapter.
The "deep sisterly love" between Liu Tianxian, Gu Miaomiao, and Da Mi Mi Fan Xing.
There are also countless grievances and entanglements between celebrities from all walks of life.
For this party, which only lasted for less than four hours, the media and the melon-eaters created countless dramas, and even edited "Top 10 Moments of the 10th Anniversary of Stars", which became a hit on Tieba and Tianya.
What I knew was that it was a charity gala, but what I didn’t know was that I thought it was a martial arts competition...
But this is good, at least Boss Cao has the face, and everyone openly loves each other.
The previous Harper's Bazaar Charity Night was so exciting.
Fan Xiaopang, who was "splendid" in the past, now has the support of many stars. Naturally, he doesn't care about the resources of "Harper's Bazaar". Plus he is busy filming, so he can't go there.
The International Chapter relied on the organizer Su Liubai to be a good sister, and he could stand up to the Huayi stars alone.
Li Bingbing and Zhou Gongzi rarely joined forces for a while, and together with Xu Cainv, a Beijing circle who had a good relationship with Huayi, they overtly and covertly squeezed out the international chapter.
The international chapter did not show any weakness. With the help of Su Liubai, he got the position and auction card of [02], beating all the big spenders, and then spent another 550,000 to win the bid strongly.
In addition, there are many other people competing with each other around the fat man, and all of them look like Bona’s boss ladies.
From a simple point of view, the Harper's Bazaar Charity Night was even better. The big flowers on the International Chapter were torn open, and the smiles on their faces revealed two meanings.
【reluctantly】
[Damn, I really want to tear this bitch apart]
The main advantage of the Stars Charity Gala is that it is a big event, with many stars and melons. Although it is not sweet, it is large enough to quench your thirst.
Just thinking about it is enough to get everyone excited.
And even if the celebrities don't dare to tear it up openly, they keep making various small moves, which are not drastic, but have deep meanings. Careful analysis will make it more interesting.
There are already many melon-eating enthusiasts who have strongly called for the Stars Charity Gala to be held permanently and held once a year. This is no more interesting than the Golden Horse and Golden Rooster.
However, Fanxing did not give an accurate reply to this, and the implicit meaning was actually a polite refusal.
To put it bluntly, Fanxing does not need to rely on this kind of star party to expand its influence like "Harper's Bazaar", and has no intention of holding such a party every year.
Most of the celebrities who came to support Cao Xuan and Fanxing had to do charity for the sake of Cao Xuan and Fanxing, which seemed to force them to pay protection fees.
Moreover, more than half of the more than 35 million yuan in donations this time came from Fan Xingxing artists or sponsors and endorsement companies attracted by Cao Xuan.
Putting aside the publicity effect, in terms of single sentence efficiency, it is not as fast and neat as Cao Xuan's own money.
If it weren't for celebrating the tenth anniversary of Fanxing, Cao Xuan wouldn't have held this party. It was too high-profile, and it seemed like an invitation, and it would easily cause controversy and gossip from outside, and a good thing would turn into a bad thing.
This kind of example is not uncommon. To be a good person, you have to be a good person all your life. It is difficult to be a good person. Cao Xuan does not want to be trapped by the so-called "good person" persona.
In contrast, he prefers the positioning of "Although Cao Xuan is a scumbag, he still has more conscience than many people".
Good things are done, but they are not tied down by unnecessary moral baggage.
Therefore, compared to high-profile charity galas that are more gimmick entertainment, Cao Xuan is more willing to do charity "quietly".
Keep at a pace that is controllable by yourself. You can neither do good deeds without leaving your name behind, but you also don’t want to be widely noticed by the outside world and bear pressure...
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After the Stars Charity Gala, Cao Xuan was preparing for the third stage of the "Strongest on Earth" American Concert.
Also, the Olympic theme songs have entered the final stage, and "My Dream" composed by Cao Xuan is one of them.
As the most famous musician in China and a popular world superstar, he has been appointed as the singer of the Olympic theme song, the Beijing Olympics promotion ambassador and other titles.
After Cao Xuan's work was submitted, it easily reached the finals. Even if the referee personally dismissed the song, he would not dare to reject the song easily.
Therefore, it is more of a tug-of-war than a final.
The theme song of the "Olympic Games", what a glory, who doesn't want to get a share of it.
Cao Xuan's singing was just that. They couldn't compete with him, and they couldn't compete. Now they even have to compete for songwriting and writing, so they can't live alone.
The lyrics and music of "My Dream" are first-class, the concept is high, and there is an English version. It can be said that it has great advantages and is suitable as the theme song of the Olympic Games, but it also has a disadvantage.
The interest of this song is more about personal dreams. Even though it can be extended to other countries and nations, it still doesn't quite fit the tone.
The Olympic Games are an opportunity for China to speak out to the outside world and reveal some of its ideas.
According to Director Chen, the music director of the Olympic directing team, the song "My Dream" emphasizes too much on the self, is not inclusive enough, and does not show China's concept of actively opening up, integrating into the world, and building a harmonious global village.
But it doesn't mean that Cao Xuan has no supporters.
First, "My Dream" has the best overall quality among the songs in the finals, and it was composed by Cao Xuan himself, so it suits him personally.
Secondly, many people think that the Olympic Games is a platform for self-realization in a sense, and athletes are not just chasing their dreams on the field.
As for China, whether it is the Olympic dream that it has worked hard for over the years or the development dream that it has been striving for, it can now be demonstrated to the world with the Beijing Olympics.
It's reasonable to use "My Dream" as the theme song, but it can't be too appropriate.
Both sides hold on to their own opinions and have their own opinions. The opponent has institutional advantages, and Cao Xuan also has his strengths. The result is a constant tug of war.
Since September this year, the selection of the theme song has entered the final stage. Until now in November, there is still no ending. In the end, the higher-ups were alarmed.
Around October, a conference was held in Beijing and some minor changes were made.
Among them was a new leader who also happened to be a team leader in the Olympics. He happened to be an acquaintance of Cao Xuan, and he happened to agree with the concept of the Chinese Dream derived from Cao Xuan's explanation of "My Dream"...
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The rest is simple.
Cao Xuan originally had the most advantage, but Director Chen was stuck waiting for the referee to get stuck, so he was stuck here. Now that the matter has been resolved smoothly, Cao Xuan directly rehearsed the program with Lao Mouzi.
Whether to use an all-Chinese version or a mix of Chinese and English, Cao Xuan to do it alone, or find another singer to cooperate, all have to be carefully considered.
But Cao Xuan doesn't need to worry too much about this. After the song is decided, he can directly record the song and MV, and then prepare for the show.
At the end of November, Cao Xuan went to America to start the final stage of his global concert.
Compared with Asia and Europe, Australia and Asia, the Americas are slightly smaller.
Mainly in North America, there are only 4 games in South America, and 1 game each in Peru, Brazil, Argentina and Panama.
There are still relatively few English speakers in South America, and the music style is somewhat different from Europe and the United States. Coupled with economic and public security reasons, Cao Xuan only held 4 concerts.
The other 12 performances were all held in North America, 2 in Canada, and 10 in the United States. Mexico was a bit uneasy this year and did not hold any concerts.
But despite this, Cao Xuan's popularity in the third stage of his concerts was no worse than in the first two stages.
After all, leaving aside Asia, Cao Xuan's English songs are actually more popular in North America. His popularity and influence in North America is even greater than in Europe.
Concert venues in New York, Washington, San Francisco, Chicago and other cities were sold out, and hundreds of thousands of fans enthusiastically supported the concert. The American media exclaimed that China Cao had set off a wave of music in North America.
Outside of the concert, New Line has finally finalized the release date of "Taken".
Early February is the slow season in North America. Although the market is small, there are not many popular movies in comparison.
The best-looking ones in the lineup are Stallone's "Rambo 4", Fox's superhero "Catcher", and Disney's "So You Think You Can Dance 2" should not be underestimated.
But despite this, Cao Xuan's "Hurricane Rescue" at least still has the power to fight.
If it is postponed to this year's summer season, Hollywood blockbusters such as "Iron Man", "Superman", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Kung Fu Panda" and "Munay Yin 3" will all appear together.
For Cao Xuan, a newcomer to Hollywood, this was the start of a nightmare.
And early February is almost the Spring Festival in China. If "Taken" is approved for release in the mainland, Cao Xuan will not only have to compete with Hollywood movies, but also Star Master's "Yangtze River No. 7" and Xiao Zhou in China.
"Slam Dunk".
Cao Xuan didn't know whether he was being attacked from both sides, but it didn't matter.
In North America, it has been postponed to the summer release, and there are a lot of Hollywood blockbusters to appear. In China, it has been postponed to the summer release, and it can only meet the upper part of "Three Kingdoms·Red Cliff".
So no matter what the February schedule is, "Taken" cannot be postponed.
However, at this time, compared to the release date of "Taken", Cao Xuan is personally more concerned about the fact that the acquisition of Marvel shares has finally made progress.
Cao Xuan used a portion of his cash and shares of Warner Music Group as collateral for a loan, which amounted to almost US$450 million, and he acquired 20% of Marvel's shares in one fell swoop.
It includes shares obtained through financing into the company, as well as shares purchased from other shareholders, plus some scattered shares he acquired piecemeal before.
At this time, Cao Xuan held more than 23% of the shares and became the second shareholder of Marvel.
This acquisition is not cheap. Even Sun Ventures and Marvel are not sure whether there is a premium. The key point is the summer release of "Iron Man".
If "Iron Man" becomes a big hit, Cao Xuan will make a lot of money.
But if he loses, Cao Xuan will also suffer a big fall like Marvel.
Cao Xuan was able to take over Marvel's shares at this point. On the one hand, Marvel is short of money and needs a certain amount of new funds to supplement it. At the same time, there are also shareholders who are afraid of stud and are ready to cash out part of the money and bring in a new person to share the pressure.
It can be said that Cao Xuan, who bet hundreds of millions of dollars at this moment, is very courageous in the eyes of outsiders.
But Cao Xuan himself knew where he had the confidence to bet like this.
If he remembered correctly, "Iron Man" was a hit after its release, and soon Disney would offer $4 billion to acquire Marvel. Cao Xuan's investment of $450 million was equivalent to nearly doubling.
However, Cao Xuan is not willing to just take this amount. Not to mention Marvel's market value in the future, with Marvel's shares, the annual dividends alone will be more than this amount.
Cao Xuan can let Disney take the lion's share of the pie, but no matter what, as he holds nearly a quarter of Marvel's shares and is backed by the rising Chinese market, he has the bargaining chip to get a piece of the pie...
