057 The Southern and Northern Cao, the Peak Showdown (Part 1)
Of course, if you want to become the king of the Chinese music scene in the north and south, you can't just rely on hype, you must have real results.
Otherwise, a few random people would appear and form the Four Little Kings, the Eight King Kongs, the Twelve Silver Hairpins, and the One Hundred and Eight Good Men. The media would swarm them and hype them up as kings and superstars.
Then why should everyone sing songs, just flatter the media, and then wait for the sleep fans to go to jail...
So no matter when you don't have works and achievements in the entertainment industry, you will never be strong.
Forcibly elevating one's own status will only deceive oneself and others, and will also arouse ridicule and contempt from the industry and the outside world.
If virtue is not matched, there will be disaster!
Nowadays, the momentum of [Nan Ren Bei Cao] has been set off by the joint efforts of Rolling Stone and Warner Bros.
Whether they can catch it and maintain or even expand this momentum depends on Cao Xuan and Ren Xianqi.
The first to make an effort was Ren Xianqi.
Last year, his song "Heart Is Too Soft" helped him gain a lot of popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places. Now, with the popular style of "Nan Ren Bei Cao", his new album quickly became popular in the Mainland.
In a short period of time, three songs from Ren Xianqi's new album have successively entered the top ten of major music charts.
"Sad Pacific" and "The Girl Opposite Look Over" defeated many strong opponents in succession, and finally suppressed Naying's "Conquest", both entering the top four, posing a threat to "Fairytale" and "Dusk".
Since "Starry" was released in early May and defeated Nayoung's "Conquer", no song could threaten the top two for several months.
There was a chance for Peng Jiahui's "Meet You Too Late", but bad luck, as "Run" and "Conquer" jointly strangled it, and the potential was severely depleted.
Later, I finally regained some strength and was about to continue to attack the top three, but I ran into Ren Xianqi who came with the momentum and was now directly pushed to seventh.
Now, it is the new song of Ren Xianqi, Cao Xuan's "natural enemy", who has finally shaken the dominance of "Fairy Tale" and "Twilight".
However, Cao Xuan is not a vegetarian, and [Nan Ren Bei Cao] also brought him benefits.
"Stars", which had already declined in popularity, was stimulated by this and regained new vitality.
"Fairy Tale" and "Twilight" both took the opportunity to strengthen their advantages. "Run" took advantage of the opportunity to officially overtake "Conquer". Looking at the two songs of Ren Xianqi in the front, he was ready to move, waiting for an opportunity.
"Angel Wings" and "Autumn Never Comes Back", which have been squeezed out of the top ten, have also risen in the rankings to varying degrees.
"Angel Wings" ranked thirteenth, and is expected to return to the top ten and join the battle.
[Nan Ren Bei Cao] A total of 6 songs are in the top ten of the rankings, and the head-on battle begins directly.
The media and the crowd were inexplicably excited. Everyone moved up the benches in anticipation to watch this rare fight between gods in the Chinese music scene.
In this head-on confrontation, Ren Xianqi and Cao Xuan each have their own strengths and weaknesses.
The former has the advantage of being released earlier than Cao Xuanhong and has accumulated higher popularity. The advantage of the latter is that the album has dominated the charts for several months and the songs have greater influence and popularity.
Therefore, this duel was destined to be a fierce and protracted tug-of-war from the beginning.
At the very beginning of the battle, the two sides were in a stalemate stage, where they could attack and defend.
It wasn't until September 12th that Ren Xianqi broke through Cao Xuan's blockade for the first time. "Sad Pacific" surpassed "Dusk" and took the second place.
This time, the clarion call for all-out war was completely sounded!
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Qin Provincial Radio Station
At 5:50 in the morning, Xiaoguang, the host of "Music On Demand Station", sat in the broadcast room on time.
After simply adjusting the machine, he played two tongue twisters to practice his speaking skills. After receiving the OK gesture from the assistant, Xiaoguang turned on the microphone.
At 6 o'clock, Xiao Guang's voice reached the ears of all listeners listening to the "Music On Demand Station" along with the radio wave signal.
"Good morning, listeners. Everyone, listen to our "Music On Demand Station" program on time. I am the host Xiaoguang. If you want to request music, please call our program hotline 82**404."
After the usual introduction, Xiaoguang chatted for a few more words until he saw the assistant's gesture and returned to the topic.
"Without further ado, let's take the first call from the audience today. Hello, hello."
"Hey, is it Xiaoguang?"
"Hello, I'm Xiaoguang. May I ask this listener, what song do you want to order?"
"Can I order a few more songs?"
"Sorry, for the sake of other listeners, we suggest you only click one."
"Okay then, I'll order Cao Xuan's "Fairy Tale"."
"Okay, "Fairy Tale" which is currently number one on the list will be sent right away."
Xiaoguang hung up the phone, and the assistant immediately cut the song. After playing the whole "Fairy Tale", Xiaoguang answered the second call.
"Hey, I want to order "Sad Pacific" by Ren Xianqi. Also, Cao Xuan is a mediocre person and is not worthy of being ranked alongside our little brother Qi. He..."
Xiaoguang hung up the phone and said lightly: "Hello, hello? This listener seems to have disconnected. Okay, let's listen to "Sad Pacific"."
A few minutes later, Xiaoguang answered the third call.
"I want to order Cao Xuan's "Twilight". He deserves to be number one. Ren Xianqi is just a coward..."
"This listener seems to have also been disconnected. Okay, please enjoy "Dusk"."
Xiaoguang was a little melancholy. She wondered if she was unlucky today because she had two minor accidents just after answering three phone calls.
However, what he never expected was that what happened just now was just the beginning.
The next morning, the "Music On-Demand Station" was completely a song-request PK between Cao Xuan and Ren Xianqi, plus a collection of Qin Province's curse words.
"I clicked on "Look at the Girl Opposite", and Ren Xianqi was a coward..."
"Hey, I want to order "Twilight". The guy in front of you who scolded Cao Xuan, don't let your forehead touch or slap your mouth..."
"We are all villagers. Listen to the music well and don't curse. I will order "Fairy Tale"."
""Sad Pacific", just scold Cao Xuangua..."
"..."
Later, Xiaoguang became smart and immediately used the method of disconnection after hearing the song title.
This time, the complete collection of dialects in Qin Province is gone, but the song-requesting PK between Cao Xuan and Ren Xianqi has become more and more intense.
Every day, fans of the two call to request songs. Of the 10 calls received by the program team, basically 8 of them requested songs from the two of them.
Especially "Fairy Tale" and "Sad Pacific" that were ranked at the top, Xiaoguang played them over and over again, and his ears felt numb.
Xiaoguang once mobilized the staff of the column team to make phone calls to relatives and friends in an attempt to return to normal.
However, the large number of calls from fans still made Xiaoguang's efforts useless.
Xiaoguang is not the only victim. Almost all radio and TV stations in other regions who have on-demand song sessions have experienced similar experiences.
These days, major music rankings are basically ranked by TV stations and radio stations based on the song's on-demand rate, exposure and other factors, among which the on-demand rate is the key.
Now the battle situation in [Nan Ren Bei Cao] on the ranking list is anxious.
Fans of Cao Xuan and Ren Xianqi naturally couldn't turn a blind eye and decisively picked up the phone and requested songs to support their favorite singers.
At first, only die-hard fans from both parties were present, but later ordinary fans and even passers-by also got involved.
The three major operators all laughed and made a lot of money on their phone bills...
