On August 8, Cao Xuan went to Houhai, the capital, to attend a small opening ceremony.
It is not someone else who opens the business, but himself.
During the Spring Festival, Cao Xuan bought a 1,200-square-meter three-bedroom courtyard house in Houhai. At that time, he wanted to build a private restaurant or tea house.
Later, I asked a professional and felt that it could still be done. Anyway, the house belongs to you, so even if you pay compensation, you won’t be able to pay much.
So starting from March, Cao Xuan invested money in renovating the courtyard. After more than four months, the preparations were finally completed. Cao Xuan also found a professional store manager to take care of it for him.
The new restaurant was named [Flying on Grass]. Cao Xuan finally made up for the regrets of the studio last time.
[Cao Shang Fei] is an authentic Chinese restaurant, specializing in Shandong cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine and Beijing cuisine.
Cao Xuan spent a lot of money to hire a team of famous chefs. The chef was once selected as a state banquet chef. Now that he is older, he wanted to find a place with easy work and plenty of money, so he was invited by Cao Xuan.
[Cao Shang Fei] has a limited area, and its reception capacity is not strong. There are only four private rooms in total, two batches at noon and evening, and only 8 tables a day.
At this scale, if you want to make money, you can only take the mid-to-high-end route.
The specialty is a private restaurant with good food, guaranteed ingredients, and a secretive and safe environment.
It's not that outstanding, but the key is Cao Xuan's connections.
Cao Xuan usually brings in a few more business bosses and celebrities. As long as he can retain a small number of regular customers, [Cao Shang Fei] will have no shortage of business in the future.
As he said before, Cao Xuan didn't point to Cao Shangfei to make money. He was able to take responsibility for his own profits and losses, and by the way, he provided him with a private base. Even if the deal was not in vain.
On the opening day, Cao Xuan handled it very low-key.
After setting off a few firecrackers, I took the chef and store manager to remove the red hijab on the sign, and then took a group photo with all the employees. It was a good start.
After that, Cao Xuan invited a few similar friends and bosses over to taste the craftsmanship in the store, and at the same time, it was also an advertisement.
Everyone was very considerate. For three consecutive days, [Flying on Grass] was fully booked. After all costs were taken into account, we still made a few thousand dollars.
Of course, the subsequent business will gradually return to normal, but people still come to support it every day.
If this trend continues, there will be too many [Flying on Grass], and it will definitely be easy to meet Cao Xuan's requirement of being responsible for his own profits and losses.
After settling the matter on [Flying on Grass], Cao Xuan flew to the Magic City without stopping to attend the Magic City fan concert.
"Sparkling Stars" has been released for a month, and although it has had several twists and turns in the rankings, its sales figures are very good.
In just one week, nearly 150,000 copies were sold, and a month later, the number exceeded 650,000, which was even more powerful than last year's "Stars".
However, this is also expected. After a year of fermentation, Cao Xuan's fans and reputation have doubled several times, and it is normal for sales to surge.
As for Naying, who was released nearly half a month earlier than Cao Xuan, her new album "Jian Jie" also has very good data. Although the sales of 400,000 copies are not as good as Cao Xuan's, it is second to none in the mainland.
Only then did many media outlets react.
Although Naying was pressed down and rubbed by Cao Xuan, it did not mean that she was weak, but because Cao Xuan was so strong that anyone who took her place would be beaten.
There is also Zhang Huimei, the top diva in Taiwan and the female singer in the entire Chinese music scene. Except for Wang Fei, no one dares to say that she can beat her head-on.
Compared with these two "perverts", Naying is naturally no match.
But if we ignore Cao Xuan, Naying is still one of the pop singers with the highest commercial value in the mainland, and she can even be eliminated.
But Cao Xuan didn't care about Na Young's situation at all.
"Stars Shining" sold 650,000 in the first month, breaking the record for first-month albums in the Mainland. It is really only a matter of time before it sells 1 million, and 2 million is not difficult.
The outside world is very optimistic that "Stars Shining" will break the sales miracle of "Stars Dotted".
But Warner and Cao Xuan, who know the inside story, know that half of this astonishing figure of 650,000 is due to Cao Xuan's super popularity.
The sales data of "Stars Twinkle" in the following days in the first month showed a significant decline compared with the previous period. Although the data of "Stars Dotted" last year also declined, the amplitude was lighter and more stable.
According to Warner's internal professionals, it will be difficult for "Stars Twinkle" to break the record of "Stars Spotted".
However, considering Cao Xuan's current fame bonus, it is not hopeless.
Even if it can't compare to "Starry Star", the total sales target of 3 million is very promising.
If Cao Xuan can achieve sales of 3 million+ for his double album, or even "Twinkle Stars" with 2 million sales instead of 3 million, Cao Xuan will be the undisputed new king of the Chinese music scene.
And he is not just any new king, he is a top king with a certain dominance.
Both Cao Xuan and Warner were looking forward to that day, so Cao Xuan attended fan meetings and autograph sessions to build momentum for the new album until he became the new king.
Cao Xuan has held many autograph sessions, but this is the first time for him to hold a large-scale fan meeting.
In a park on the Bund of Shanghai, Warner's plan is for 1,000 to 2,000 people, which is a relatively large scale for a celebrity meeting.
But unexpectedly, after hearing the news, many fans spontaneously came to participate, one after another, with the number of people reaching up to about 5,000.
In addition to the passers-by and melon-eaters who came to watch the excitement, the scene was conservatively estimated to be tens of thousands.
In the end, even the public was alarmed, and hundreds of police officers and joint service personnel were dispatched to maintain order.
Cao Xuan did not expect to cause such a big fuss, so he hurriedly cooperated with Warner to cooperate with the public to ensure order at the scene and ensure safety before the meeting officially began.
Looking at the huge crowd in front of him, Cao Xuan was nervous at first, and then felt faintly excited and excited. The host simply made a brief appearance, and he immediately came out to interact with the fans.
"Hello everyone, I am Cao Xuan."
Seeing the real host coming out, the fans in the crowd instantly went crazy, waving posters or homemade lights in their hands.
"Ah ah ah, Cao Xuan, I love you."
"Cao Xuan, you have to work hard, I will always support you."
"Brother, you are the best."
"You are so handsome, I want to marry you."
"..."
The craziness of the fans not only opened the eyes of the onlookers, but also shocked Cao Xuan, who quickly spoke out to comfort him.
"Thank you everyone for your support. I am also here to wish all my fans to study hard, work well, live well, and be a happy and happy person."
The fans expressed their gratitude with cheers and screams, and Cao Xuan gave another warning.
“There are too many people on site, please follow the staff’s instructions and pay attention to safety.
I hope everyone can chat happily, listen to music happily and spend a wonderful day together today."
Cao Xuan relied on his influence in the hearts of fans to successfully control the show, which made Warner and many public officials feel relieved.
The host appeared again and led Cao Xuan to interact with the fans, including interviews, answering fans' questions, selecting a few lucky fans to play games, etc.
Cao Xuan also sang two songs from the new album and the most widely circulated "Fairy Tale".
Especially the last song "Fairy Tale" once caused tens of thousands of people to sing in chorus. The scene was so grand that the singing faintly spread to the other side of the Huangpu River.
Afterwards, the local media in Shanghai used one sentence to describe Cao Xuan’s fan meeting——
Cao Xuan brought tens of thousands of fans and shocked the world, announcing that his era was coming...
