After returning from the hospital after the examination, Cao Xuan announced the good news to his family.
Hu Jing is pregnant!
Needless to say, Sun Lan and his wife were overjoyed. Zeng Li was also laughing and talking.
After living together for so many years, and because little Cao Li was almost three years old, she had already been mentally prepared, and she even breathed a sigh of relief.
Mr. and Mrs. Sun Lan have always wanted a grandson, and they have been secretly anxious to death for the past two years.
Including Cao Xuan himself, although he is not patriarchal, he still has a certain degree of chauvinism. Personally, he hopes to have a son to inherit the incense.
Even if Hu Jing does not get pregnant this time, at most Cao Li will have passed her third birthday and start going to school, and Sun Lan and his wife should try their best to have a grandson.
Hu Jing was the first to bear the brunt, and Zeng Li was afraid that he could not escape. After all, his daughter was old enough to have a second child.
It can be said that as soon as Hu Jing became pregnant, everyone became quiet.
Others were happy, but Hu Jing herself was actually confused. She had been saying she wanted to have a child for the past two years, but she was never mentally prepared. As a result, she had too much fun during the Spring Festival, which helped her make up her mind.
Touching her lower belly, Empress Donggong was happy and a little confused, full of beautiful longings for the future, but also a little panicked as a first-time mother.
In comparison, Cao Xuan, who is also a parent, is much safer. After all, this is his second...well, maybe his third time becoming a father.
However, the feeling is still different several times. After all, Xiao Cao Li prepared her pregnancy carefully at the beginning, and it was a matter of course.
This time it was an unintentional move, just like seeing Manchester United beat Liverpool 4:0 in a friendly match, it was full of surprises.
As for the South Korean one...don’t mention it!
With Zeng Li’s previous background, I am more familiar with nearby pregnancy arrangements.
However, what is different from the beginning is that Hu Jing does not want to keep raising the baby in a down-to-earth manner, at least for the first few months, and does not want to keep it at home.
Cao Xuan didn't stop him either. He had no experience last time and the family did get into a fight. In fact, many of the arrangements were a bit too exaggerated.
Based on Zengli’s experience, being too protective of pregnant women will actually make people feel frustrated. Appropriate freedom is good for physical and mental health.
Of course, this thing varies from person to person, but Zeng Li was so patient that he felt bored after resting at home for two years, let alone Hu Jing, who has a more lively personality.
However, there is no need to stop her, but there is still necessary protection. In addition, Cao Xuan is also thinking about how to make Hu Jing legitimately "disappear" for a few months.
Zeng Li was not particularly well-known at the time, and he didn't like to appear in public. He was an ordinary teacher with a humble position. In addition, he had a legitimate reason (study abroad for further study), so he was barely aware of it.
But Hu Jing is different. After all, she is still one of the top actresses. Even if she has retreated behind the scenes in the past two years, but has not appeared in public for several months, the media are not fools.
Moreover, Empress Donggong is the vice president of the group. She holds a high position and is watched by thousands of people. She can’t be fooled by just asking for further study or going on a business trip.
A teenage female star has mysteriously disappeared for several months. Anyone with any brains can easily guess what happened.
When Zeng Li was so good at playing, many people were suspicious of him, but Cao Xuan managed to get by by confusing the public with true and false news.
However, Hu Jing's position is too big, her position is sensitive, and it is difficult to operate. It is almost impossible to keep it completely confidential.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to hide it this time."
Cao Xuan felt that he was trapped in a cocoon. He made Hu Jing too popular and pushed her to the position of vice president. Now he wants to go back to the right place.
"You can guess it. Anyway, if you don't admit it, how can they come to our house and force us to tell you?"
Hu Jing didn't care. Her relationship with Cao Xuan had almost become semi-public, and it wouldn't hurt even if people guessed they had a child.
At most, some people would say something bitter about her giving birth to Cao Xuan's child but not marrying into the Cao family. She was tired of hearing similar words, and it didn't matter at all.
As for having children before marriage, although this is not a good thing, it really doesn't make a big deal.
Apart from other things, the popular young man Chen Changgong has a son who is several years old, and the eldest brother Long also has a daughter who is left behind.
To put it bluntly, this kind of thing is not new, and it is difficult to say that it has a fatal effect.
Even if the quarrel becomes serious, it will at most damage the reputation of Cao Xuan and the two of them, but it will not hurt their bones.
But that's what he said, but Cao Xuan had to make arrangements when he should. On the one hand, his reputation, but mainly on the other hand, he didn't want outsiders to pay too much attention to his family's private affairs. Even if he couldn't hide it, he had to minimize the impact.
………
Hu Jing took two days off and returned to work after being assigned a professional nurse as an assistant.
Not to mention Zeng Li, he didn’t even travel for a few days after the Spring Festival before he came back early to take charge of the Chinese drama test.
The Chinese Opera intends to promote her to a higher position. Not only does she serve as the deputy examiner of the Chinese Opera this year, she is also the publicity mouth for this year's admissions. The relevant media interviews basically focus on her, and they intend to promote Nishinomiya as a "star teacher of the Chinese Opera".
Zeng Li also has this capital. He is well-known and has many masterpieces. More importantly, he has strong students.
The Star Class 02 of Chinese Opera has a very strong reputation now, and it is vaguely trying to catch up with Class 96. It is definitely the most competitive class among the three art schools in the past ten years in the new century.
Needless to say, Liu Tianxian is now the most popular little girl in the entertainment industry, the number one born in the 1980s, and ranks at the forefront among the most popular alumni of China Drama.
Guo Zhenni is also good, one of the representatives of the new generation of little flowers, and her popularity can be regarded as the top second tier.
The remaining actors, Lan Xi, Sun Jian, and Zhang Bo, are backed by many stars. Although they are not very popular, they have also participated in many hit movies. The ordinary crew also has a male, a female and a leading role, basically ranking in the second tier.
The Five Stars group is booming, and other students who have not joined Fanxing also have bright spots.
For example, Wen Zhang became popular after "Struggle" and "Snail House", and hugged Jet Li's lap, and he can be regarded as a popular niche.
Tang Yan is lucky, she has caught the light of the stars, and her development momentum is very good, which is inferior to Guo Zhenni's.
Bai Baihe's career has been mediocre in the past few years, but she married a singer husband and formed a "CP" with the popular little girl Luodan. She is currently signed with Huayi and is gradually starting to gain momentum.
The development of nursery rhymes is also average, with fewer resources than Bai Baihe, but it can be regarded as a familiar face.
Yang Shuo's performance is even more outstanding. In 2008, he became famous because of "The Line of Life and Death", and now he has no shortage of starring film contracts.
Except for those who changed careers, the remaining students have basically taken root in this industry.
However, the development is not as strong as that of the above-mentioned old classmates, but relying on the relationship between the old classmates and Zeng Li, I may get a film contract from time to time. The leading role cannot be played, but the supporting role is not difficult. If you are lucky enough to land a brilliant role, you can still impress the audience.
impression.
Even so, the success rate of Class 02 in the Chinese Department is terrifying.
Putting aside the special situation of Class 96, in the past three or four classes, there may not have been so many people who came forward, and there were even some popular stars.
As the head teacher of such a star class, and because those students love flattering and always praise Teacher Zeng, Zeng Li can't keep a low profile.
It's a pity that Zeng Li no longer teaches classes, otherwise students from Nortel and theater schools would have to go here. Maybe some famous artists want to go back to campus to recharge their batteries.
Even if Zeng Li did not lead a class and showed his name as a star teacher, many students would apply.
To put it bluntly, students who apply for the acting department more or less have the dream of being an actor, but they only want to be a pure performing artist. They are more eager to become a star, have unlimited glory, and stand out.
In fact, this is a very normal thought and there is nothing shameful about it.
If a candidate comes and says that he wants to devote his life to the film art, even if he plays a small role, he would rather die than become an actor, teachers like Zeng Li will not believe it and think that this candidate is too good at showing off.
In this case, the teaching level of the school is secondary. Students from whichever school seems to have a better future will apply to that school.
China Theater Company, which has two major brands, Class 96 and Class 02, is obviously more popular, which is one of the reasons why China Theater Company recommended Zeng Li to appear.
After all, she is a member of Class 96 and the head teacher of Class 02. She is the person with the deepest connection between the two star classes, and she is a living brand.
According to media statistics, the number of applicants for Chinese Drama this year is 15% higher than that of Nortel, which is the largest gap between the two schools in history.
As for the theater, it was originally the third oldest in ten thousand years, and its scale and reputation have never been as good as these two. In addition, due to geographical reasons, it is more favored by candidates from the south. The impact this time is not particularly big.
The leaders of the China Theater Company were all laughing. Putting everything else aside, it was a great achievement to be able to suppress an old enemy.
Zeng Li has little interest in targeting Nortel; she focuses more on selecting good candidates.
This year, Zeng Li has passed almost all of them. To be honest, they are all young adults now, and there are not many talented and beautiful people, so they cannot be said to be very impressive.
However, Zeng Li still remembered two people, not because of how good they performed, but because they were quite famous.
Zhang Yishan and Yang Zi played by Liu Xing and Xia Xue in "Family with Children".
The two of them are also well-known child actors. Zhang Yishan has also acted in Fanxing's drama "Happy Family" with Huang Bo.
This year, the two of them were taking the art exams, and they both planned to take the actor route, so they applied for the Chinese Opera, Nortel and Shanghai Opera respectively.
Zeng Li personally proctored the exam for both of them and had different impressions of them.
Zhang Yishan is very smart and has some aura in acting, but Zeng Li feels that he is too lazy, his acting is a bit stereotyped at a young age, and he is a bit arrogant. He thinks that since he is a child star, there should be no problem.
Yang Zi's talent is not great, but she is better at being steady, hard-working and conscientious, not thinking too much, not having the airs of a child star, and being well-behaved and obedient.
Both of them have their own advantages. Zeng Li's scores are not low, but personally she prefers Yang Zi. Two of them are the best. If one of the two is left behind, she chooses Yang Zi.
Except for the two child stars, Zeng Li really didn't find any outstanding candidates among the rest.
Although I don’t want to focus on the past over the present, I do feel that the quality of candidates is far inferior to before. Not to mention their level 96, even the level 02 I taught is still far behind.
Zeng Li was not optimistic about the 2010 class, and Cao Xuan was not impressed either.
Even if the stars of major students in the next few years are dim, the 2010 class of the Chinese Theater Academy is still considered to be doing poorly.
The most famous one is Qin Junjie, who should be regarded as a child actor. He played the role of the third prince in "The Golden Armor", but his role was so small that most people really can't remember him.
And this guy doesn't have many good works. The most famous one is probably the halo of "Yang Zi's Boyfriend". Later they broke up and he was labeled as a scumbag.
Besides that, there is Qiao Xin, Guan Guan in "Ode to Joy", who has acted in many Noon Sunshine dramas, but has always been lukewarm.
There are also Wang Zixuan and Guan Renzi. I guess many people have never heard of them. One has acted in "River God" and the other is the heroine of "The Hunting Ground".
As for the rest, let alone mentioning it, you may not be able to match it with the cast list.
On the contrary, the original Nortel class of 2010, Zhang Yishan, Yang Zi and Li Xian, the lineup is pretty good.
Especially Yang Zi, who can be regarded as one of the most popular actresses in the 90s. Putting aside the special situation of Little Yellow Duck, she and Dili Rouba can be said to have their own strengths and weaknesses, and they are evenly matched. The others are Li Xin, Naza, and Jin Chen.
, Tan Songyun is even weaker.
But now that Teacher Zeng is causing such trouble, it's hard to predict the future. At least Zhang and Yang are more optimistic about her, especially Yang Zi, who is the absolute key target.
Even Cao Xuan couldn't bear it anymore. Once Empress Xigong rose to power, Nortel suffered a lot of losses.
If I had known, he would have gone all out to win over Yan Danchen, the beauty of Nortel School, and not let the Chinese Opera family become the dominant one.
Uh, but that way, the fighting would probably be more lively, not only at school, but also at home, probably every day...
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Zeng Li is busy enrolling students, Hu Jing is adjusting her work and preparing for the birth, and Cao Xuan is not idle either.
After being idle at home for such a long time, it's time for him to go out to work.
This year's work schedule is not too heavy. Currently, the only movie scheduled is "Now You See Me" and I plan to produce a new album.
This is also the penultimate album planned by Cao Xuan, and his last purely Chinese album.
After this album is released, he will release another pure English album. Regardless of whether there is any more wool after that, he plans to release one final English & Chinese mixed album, and then retire.
Because of this, as the last purely Chinese album, Cao Xuan doesn't have to worry about it anymore.
The new album is full of 10 to 12 excellent songs. It can be regarded as another surprise for Cao Xuan to the Chinese music industry at the end of his music career.
Several songs that were unsuccessful in the previous Spring Festival Gala were also selected by Cao Xuan to be included in the new album.
"Young China" and "The Year in a Hurry" were directly selected.
"Proud Boy" Cao Xuan originally planned to make the theme song for "That Year of the Rabbit", but now that the comic has just come out, the animation has not yet started production, so it can only be postponed.
"The Lonely Warrior" has special lyrics, so Cao Xuan was actually a little hesitant, but still included it as a candidate to make up a story or as a promotional song for "League of Legends".
This game has been released, but it has not been introduced in China yet.
However, Cao Xuan is not in a hurry, because Box Games has become the largest shareholder of this game’s parent company [Fist Games] since 2008.
In addition, Box Games plans to invest more than 500 million this year to increase financing, and plans to acquire all the remaining shares of Riot Games in one fell swoop and become a 100% controlling shareholder.
Once all the shares are acquired, the domestic agency rights will be a matter of one sentence.
The most important thing is that mastering "League of Legends" is equivalent to mastering a money bag that lasts for more than ten years.
Not only game revenue, but also e-sports can be developed. However, Cao Xuan is afraid that it will be difficult for the official to start, but no matter what, with many popular games in hand, no matter how the e-sports industry develops, box games cannot be avoided.
As for "Under the Sea", Cao Xuan thinks both versions of this song are good. Although he prefers the Phoenix Legend version, it is difficult to compare without the original version.
So Cao Xuan planned to play a cool operation.
He heard that Gu Miaomiao was also going to release a new album this year, so he planned to let her sing a version of "Under the Sea" and sing a version himself, which could not only echo the song but also be bundled with the album for promotion.
It would also be fine to let other singers Yao Beina in the company or Liu Xijun, a newcomer signed in the first season of "The Voice of China", release a single.
Cao Xuan's purpose is to contrast and echo, and publicity is secondary. Just a few words about Cao Xuan's new album are more useful than any other publicity.
Gu Miaomiao has already gained momentum, so it would be good to support the slightly underdeveloped Yao Beina or newcomer Liu Xijun.
In addition, Cao Xuan plans to sing "Because of Love" with Wang Fei.
Zhang Yibai took the soft-hearted man and Xu Cainv to make another movie version of "Love to the End", which can be regarded as the sister version of the TV series back then.
During the filming of the movie, Zhang Yibai came to Cao Xuan in person to invite him to sing, and he was accompanied by Wang Fei.
She was "tied" here. She had no choice but to do so. Her husband was the male lead and it was hard to refuse.
Similarly, when Cao Xuan first debuted, he accepted some favors from Zhang Yibai and could not refuse, so he simply agreed to sing a duet with Wang Fei. In addition to being the theme song of the movie, it was also used as an album track.
"Young China", "That Year in a Hurry", "The Lonely Warrior", "Under the Sea" and "Because of Love"
Almost half of it was collected in one go. Cao Xuan has already finalized a few of the remaining songs, and a few more are still under consideration.
In the past, I always said that I was bald and bald, but it was only during the last few songs that Cao Xuan realized that there were a lot of excellent songs, and he was a bit picky.
So much so that this album doesn't have any album theme, and the selected songs have all kinds of themes.
Patriotic, love songs, inspirational, sentimental, all kinds of different, Cao Xuan simply named this album "Xuan".
Xuan means both colorful and diverse, as well as dazzling. In addition, dazzle also means showing off skills, showing off Boss Cao's "talent" and "singing skills".
The Stars Trilogy, "Four", "Chinese Style", "I Love", "Human World", and "Xuan" is Cao Xuan's eighth Chinese album.
If you include "Chris Tsao", "Relea Color", "Legend" and "Qing", this is Cao Xuan's twelfth album in his career as a singer.
Cao Xuan debuted in 1997 and released twelve albums in fourteen years. Adding in various singles and songs composed for others, the cumulative total is not far behind even if there are not 150 songs.
After doing this, Cao Xuan felt that he was a diligent person.
Not to mention his 150 songs, almost 120 of them are masterpieces, and there are dozens of them that can be called classics.
Perhaps in terms of quantity, many singers can crush him, but in terms of overall quality, song performance, and quality rate, Xiao Zhou has to stand aside.
After all, Cao Xuan has captured the entire Chinese music scene, and his classics are the essence of the Chinese and world music scene in the past 20 years.
Cao Xuan felt that if one day someone surpassed him in this aspect, needless to say, he must be cheating, and he could just catch him and slice him...
