China Entertainment 1997

After recruiting Wang Jinhua, Cao Xuan did not openly target Chengtian again. After all, he was already crippled. If he had to force him into a dead end, it would seem that Boss Cao was too cruel.

Although Boss Cao has always been so cruel, the key point is that Chengtian has been put on his back.

Boss Wu has stopped several projects, holding on to funds in his hands, and is clearly trying to avoid the limelight and not be aggressive with Fanxing. If Cao Xuan wants to inflict heavy damage, he will have to poach Chen Hao.

Although the heartthrob is very delicious, this thing is too immoral.

The Young and Dangerous also have a point of not harming their wives and children. Previously, against Chen Hao, Fanxing suppressed the entire Chengtian. As Chen Hao is the "first sister of Chengtian", it is natural that he cannot escape the blow, which is reasonable.

But if Cao Xuan secretly attacks Chen Hao and plays the tricks of a high official, his reputation will be really bad.

Suppressing other people’s companies, poaching other people’s generals, sleeping with other people’s women…

Although Cao Xuan's surname is Cao, he still has little experience in the "heroic tactics" of his ancestors. After all, the bodyguard around Cao Xuan is Zhu Jiang and not Dian Wei.

Of course, just because everything is fine now does not mean that the matter has passed. Boss Cao still holds a grudge. Unless Boss Wu withdraws from the domestic film and television industry, everyone will still have the opportunity to continue to play in the future.

Boss Cao "generously" let it go, and Huayi's Wang brothers are indeed in love with Cheng Tianmao.

There was no way, after this incident, no matter whether they agreed or disagreed with Cao Xuan's actions, at least there was a consensus that Fanxing was not easy to mess with, and there was also a consensus that Huayi was an unlucky guy.

If the Wang brothers don't want to add another title of "wimp", they have to behave like stars to the outside world.

As a result, the Wang brothers not only publicly attacked Cheng Tian and other core executives and artists, but also contacted many tabloids to smear Boss Wu and others. They also collected some relevant evidence and took Cheng Tian to court. They won't win the case, but they won't let it go anyway. Orange days are better.

Of course, Boss Wu is not someone to be trifled with.

He was beaten by Cao Xuan because his assets, connections, energy, and status were all completely suppressed by Cao Xuan.

But against Huayi, Boss Wu is still very calm. If he doesn't have enough capital, he won't dare to hollow out Huayi in one go. Although he has been hit hard by Cao Xuan, he still doesn't have the ability to fight back.

As a result, the two families fought openly and secretly, but Cao Xuan and Fanxing could not control them.

In addition to occasionally paying attention and giving Huayi a boost, more attention has been shifted to the upcoming summer season.

On June 19, Jay Chou's debut film "Initial D" was released 10 days ahead of the summer season.

This movie adapted from a well-known Japanese comic brings together actors such as Jay Chou, Teacher Chen, Jordan Chan, Shawn Yue and others.

Although many people are very popular among young audiences, the lineup is really not outstanding in the film industry. The main promotion point is Xiao Zhou, who makes him the second most popular king.

The outside world is also paying great attention to this movie, except for the popularity of Xiao Zhou and others.

More importantly, Cao Xuan switched from the music industry to film and television, and is now one of the hottest film actors.

Xiao Zhou's current model is very similar to that of Cao Xuan back then. He was born in the grassroots, became famous at a young age, and has amazing creative talents. After becoming famous in Asia, he has become a singer and an actor, and he has played an absolute role in his first big screen role.

There is actually an error in the media. Cao Xuan's first movie was in the "The Matrix" series, not "When Men Are in Love".

Xiao Zhou has also guest-starred in several movies in Hong Kong and Taiwan before, but "Initial D" is his first nationally released movie as the male protagonist, so the so-called "debut film" in marketing is actually understandable.

When Cao Xuan's "When Men Fall in Love" was released, it was also the first film starring a leading actor to make his debut. Although the word "starring" was added, it was actually still a "debut film" gimmick.

Regardless of whether they are praising Zhou or denouncing him, external media always like to compare him with Cao Xuan. The reason is very simple: sales are higher when written this way.

The quality of "Initial D" is not bad, and it can even be said to be one of the few excellent racing film and television works in China.

Before Han Han, who was obsessed with racing, made his debut, when many people mentioned racing movies, the first thing that came to mind was "Initial D". The Akinayama racing god/veteran driver scene in it is still enduring more than ten years later. .

This movie is also one of Xiao Zhou's best film and television works, and many people even think it is the best.

Objectively speaking, Jay Chou's acting skills cannot be said to be outstanding, and it would be a bit reluctant to give him a fair rating. His acting talent is not even as good as basketball.

But the reason why "Initial D" has received a lot of praise is because the setting of Fujiwara Takumi in it is very consistent with him. He is restrained and dull, a little green, but also has a bit of passion and chuuniji that refuses to admit defeat.

In other words, Jay Chou's better-rated roles basically all fall within this range.

The words are a little more harsh. No matter what role Xiao Zhou plays, he will be outstanding. If it matches the plot and character setting, he will be outstanding.

This is not to criticize him. For example, the second prince in "The City of Golden Armor", in terms of the role and setting, it is easy to be successful if he plays the role well. In the end, there is no third prince who was whipped to death by the old emperor with a belt. deep impression,

That is, Lao Mouzi, who is good at training amateur actors, reluctantly let Xiao Zhou complete his task. If he changes to a less capable director, the movie may collapse.

Actor popularity + movie quality + comic IP, although the latter has a smaller impact, the box office of "Initial D" is still a hit.

It took in more than 20 million at the box office in the first week, and the trend has steadily increased since then. By the beginning of June, it had earned nearly 50 million at the box office.

Among the movies released in 2005, the box office was second only to "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" with 75.54 million.

At present, the box office of "Initial D" has seen a decline, and the chance of surpassing it is slightly smaller, but it is not hopeless.

The final box office estimate given by many theater chains is between 65 million and 70 million. If it lasts long enough, there is a certain chance of exceeding 70 million.

This box office figure is different from the 63 million of the original "Initial D".

But it is normal. Now there is one of the top three Star Cinemas in the industry, and it has continuously integrated many cinema chain resources. The mainland film market is much larger than that of the original time and space. Many box office data of the original time and space are likely to have ups and downs. .

"Initial D" is the main movie in June this year and is the debut film of Cao Xuan's younger brother Xiao Zhou. Star Cinema has a sufficient schedule, which is a lot of help.

If Xiao Zhou's current popularity is not inferior to that of Cao Xuan, and Yuan Shikong is not as strong in the music industry, the box office is very likely to exceed 70 million.

Of course, Cao Xuan is the best in the film field, perfectly presenting the gorgeous transformation from the Chinese music scene to the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Best Actor.

It has also made many people pay attention to "Initial D" and look forward to Jay Chou's development. The media's exposure to the film is definitely much greater than that of "The Original Time and Space".

In general, Cao Xuan's butterfly effect has played a significant role, with both positive and negative effects.

Fortunately, the schedule of "Initial D" was chosen wisely and it was not included in the summer schedule. It was not affected too much, but it still benefited a little bit.

On July 15th, Xu Laoguai's martial arts masterpiece "Seven Swords" was released and immediately received a large number of film schedules.

"Initial D", which has grossed 65 million at the box office, is also coming to an end. It is estimated that it will earn around 70 million when it is finished.

For a small-budget racing movie, this box office is quite successful.

Not to mention that Xiangjiang also took in a box office of 38 million Hong Kong dollars. Coupled with other copyright operations, this movie can almost be said to be Media Asia's most profitable work since the "Infernal Affairs" series.

According to common sense, it is time to launch a sequel while the iron is hot. After all, the original comic of "Initial D" has a lot of plots that can be developed directly.

But for some reason, Media Asia has never done anything related to it. I don’t know if it’s due to copyright issues or if the actors haven’t figured it out yet, so this good IP was wasted.

To be honest, if Media Asia hadn't given it up, Cao Xuan would have wanted to take it over and develop it.

This movie has grossed nearly 100 million yuan in box office at the beginning. If the follow-up movies go well, each movie has the potential to reach nearly 100 million yuan, or even over 100 million yuan.

After thinking about it, Cao Xuan could only understand that Boss Lin had just inherited most of his father's inheritance in February this year, and he no longer looked down upon such a small amount of money.

The success of "Initial D" also proves Jay Chou's high commercial value.

You must know that Cao Xuan's "When Men Are in Love" only had more than 50 million, and Jay Chou was 20 million more than Cao Xuan.

Of course, this is not how the box office is calculated. The overseas box office of "When a Man Falls in Love" was not low that year, with a total cumulative box office of 130 million. It was the annual champion of the global box office of Chinese-language films in 2003.

But no matter what, Xiao Zhou is indeed a hot commodity now.

Cao Xuan has returned to fame, but he basically only acts in Fanxing's movies, and outsiders rarely get the credit. Therefore, the market is in urgent need of an actor who can replace him. At present, it seems that Xiao Zhou is the best candidate.

The new-look Boss Zhang had wanted to contact Jay Chou before, but he couldn't resist Lao Mouzi and insisted on making a literary film, which interrupted Boss Zhang's plan for a commercial blockbuster.

Now that Xiao Zhou has proven his appeal through "Initial D", Boss Zhang is becoming more and more motivated and wants to get Xiao Zhou into the next Lao Mouzi movie.

Related film and television capital in Taiwan Province also began to take notice of Xiao Zhou.

Compared to Mainland China and Hong Kong, they don't have many movie cards to play. Now that they have an extra week, it would be a shame to not make a fuss about the talent that fell from the sky.

Of course, apart from them, Cao Xuan also has his eye on Xiao Zhou, but he knows Jay Chou's film and television talent and is not particularly willing. He will take whatever he can get, but he will not force it deliberately.

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July 20, Star City

After participating in "Happy Camp", the crew of "New World" went to a local Hunan restaurant for dinner at the warm invitation of Teacher He.

After taking a friendly photo with the boss and his wife, Cao Xuan tasted authentic Hunan dishes such as fish head with chopped pepper, farm-style stir-fried pork, Mao's braised pork, Zu'an series and other dishes.

Many people have the impression that Hunan cuisine is spicy. This is not wrong, but it is a bit biased. In fact, there are many authentic Hunan dishes that are not spicy.

For example, although Sichuan cuisine is famous for its spicy taste, it also has many famous dishes with other flavors, known as a hundred dishes and a hundred flavors.

However, there is one thing to say. As an outsider and a Zao City native with a salty and spicy taste, Cao Xuan personally prefers the spicy Hunan dishes that are the most well-known to the outside world.

Fresh, refreshing, fragrant and spicy!

The throat heats up and sweat appears on the forehead, but there is a sense of comfort from the inside out that makes people stretch out their skin.

Hey, is this allowed to be said?

Cao Xuan likes to eat, but not too much. He will be filming an action movie in his follow-up movie, so he needs to maintain his body shape, and even his muscles need to be more refined and sculpted, so taste it and eat until you are three to four cents full, otherwise you have to go Work out more in the gym.

Everyone was chatting while eating, and Cao Xuan was still in a good mood. This time in "Happy Camp", only Teacher He was the host. His ears were very quiet and he was very comfortable to work with.

Xie Na and Li Weijia officially left "Happy Camp" in early July and chose to pursue a solo career.

Speaking of which, "Happy Camp" has been in constant turmoil in the past year. In the past two years, with the rise of a series of variety shows from Fanxing, Guangguang and other TV stations, it has had a strong impact on "Happy Camp".

In order to break out of the tight encirclement, "Happy Camp" began to revamp its version last year to eliminate stars. Although there are still celebrity albums, more attempts are made to use ordinary amateurs as protagonists.

Judging from the effect, this is undoubtedly a bad move.

The ratings of "Happy Camp" continue to decline. At the end of last year, the first sister Li Xiang quit the show. The hosting team of He, Li and Xie also continued to be criticized.

In the middle of this year, the program team of "Happy Camp" made another show and implemented a host elimination system. The audience voted to decide whether to stay or leave the three hosts.

An entertainment program is disguised as a reality show with a talent show. It can be seen that the program team has stopped being a good person for the sake of ratings.

In the end, after several episodes, the three hosts contributed the peak acting skills of their careers and cried bitterly. In the end, Xie and Li left.

Although the official explanation from the program team was that the subsequent host's performance was unsatisfactory, so they were brought back.

But he left in July and returned in October. After struggling for several months, he still hosted the three-man team exactly as they were. The ratings and popularity of the show skyrocketed. If there was no routine, Cao Xuan didn't believe it.

The key point is that this matter is not very authentic. Cao Xuan remembers that the three people voted more than 1 million in total. Fans of the show were in a state of turmoil on all major platforms and made a big fuss.

After the winner was determined, after everyone calmed down, they put the three of them together again. Isn't this just to play with the audience?

That is to say, Fanxing and Hunan Province have been in the honeymoon period for the past two years. In addition, he and Teacher He have a good personal relationship. They have been kindly invited many times, and Cao Xuan cannot keep refusing. Otherwise, the "New World" promotion plan will not have "Happy Camp" 》This link.

"Cao Xuan, I have a heartfelt request."

"you say."

Halfway through the banquet, the atmosphere was quite good. Teacher He suddenly made a request to Cao Xuan. Cao Xuan was very talkative. He knew this person's character and it was definitely not an excessive request.

As expected, Teacher He's request was a piece of cake for Cao Xuan: "I have a classmate named Long Danni, who is the producer in charge of "Super Girl". He knew you were coming to Star City before and wanted to ask me to ask you for a video. , cheer for the contestants of "Super Girl"."

"No problem. Do you have a camera? We'll come right away."

Cao Xuan has long been familiar with this kind of video recording, and the battle can be solved in half a minute. Teacher He put away the camera and smiled.

"I have interviewed the contestants of "Super Girl", and many of them are your fans. They will definitely be very happy to see this video."

"I see that your audition momentum is not weak."

"It is definitely much better than last year. The number of registrations has increased several times. This is also thanks to you that "Tomorrow's Star" will not be held this year, otherwise it would be difficult to say."

The second edition of "Super Girl" has just entered the regional competition. Many contestants have just emerged, and the popularity is not yet high, at least less than last year's "Tomorrow Star".

Cao Xuan was also very curious. He took the lead in the draft and created the top draft platform of "Tomorrow's Stars".

Can this "Super Girl" be as popular as the original one, and can "Brother Chun" become a legend of overnight fame?

However, regardless of whether "Super Girl" is a hit or not, Cao Xuan also sees that the popularity of this wave of auditions is getting unsatisfactory. In two or three years at most, which is around the second and third seasons of "Tomorrow Star", many people will be disappointed. Getting tired of this draft mode.

At that time, you can try to launch "The Voice of China" and find a new way to start a new talent show mode.

As for "Tomorrow's Star", it will not be wasted. It will be suspended for a few years and then launched with a new season. As long as the quality is guaranteed, it will still have the support of die-hard fans.

Again, "Tomorrow's Star" aims to create tomorrow's rising stars in the music industry.

If contestants from previous seasons come forward one after another and become the backbone of the music scene, it will create the absolute advantage of this stage, which will be a great temptation for many new generation singers, and the audience will also feel that this stage produces talents.

In this way, "Tomorrow's Star" is released every few years, just in time to harvest a crop of leeks...newcomers, and continue to contribute new strength to the music scene.

In the end, "Star of Tomorrow" has an absolutely special status, and it has even become the best showcase for newcomers to the Chinese music scene like the NBA draft.

We ate, drank, and chatted about insider gossip.

Teacher He is an absolute expert in this area. He has such a wide network of contacts that Cao Xuan, a big shot in the entertainment industry, may not have as much information as him.

Fan Xiaopang and Damimi were the most active. As women, they are naturally interested in gossip: "Teacher He, do you know that Lin Zhiling was injured while filming a commercial in Lianshi?"

Teacher He, Cao Xuan and others all nodded. This news is quite exciting at the moment.

Sister Zhiling was accidentally trampled by a horse while filming an advertisement and had several of her ribs broken, which attracted a lot of media coverage. The Hong Kong media was the worst offender and published a headline called "One hoof flattens the world's waves."

However, Sister Zhiling really doesn't hold grudges, and she even had a soft spot for newborn ponies during the filming of "Red Cliff".

The phrase "Stand up cutely" shocked the audience more than the 830,000 Cao troops...

"Someone photographed F4's Yan Chengxu visiting her in the hospital. Are they a couple?"

Fan Xiaopang was more curious and asked. Teacher He couldn't explain clearly, so he nodded slightly. Everyone was very excited.

Although F4 has become a bit outdated in the past two years, Yuwei and Kawei are still there. It's great to hear about the relationship between this famous model who is out of the industry and a popular idol.

Cao Xuan's eyes moved slightly. He actually knew about this, but thinking about how Sister Zhiling was waiting for him to fish, getting tips, and even hinting at leaving his phone number, he couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Yan Chengxu.

This is not to engage in professional discrimination, but the model industry, especially in Hong Kong and Taiwan, is many times more complicated than the entertainment industry.

There are at least some good girls in the entertainment industry who keep their integrity and keep their integrity while filming, don't do any messy things, and can keep their bottom line.

But in the modeling industry, especially those that are very close to the entertainment industry, it’s hard to say what happened after 2015, but before 2015, nine out of ten people were not good at it.

Even a good woman often cannot help herself when she enters this circle.

Speaking of Yan Chengxu, we have to mention Zhou Yumin, another member of F4, whose relationship with Big S was exposed due to a car accident.

However, the two people did not admit it publicly, but Fan Xiaopang still got the accurate answer from Teacher He.

Both are actors in the originator of the idol drama "Meteor Garden" and are considered golden boys and girls in the eyes of many people.

Fan Xiaopang is well-informed and just eats melons. Damimi is still young and has not fully seen the cruelty of reality, so she is quite longing for the relationship between the two.

"Shancai and Hua Zelei finally got married. I liked them the most in junior high school, and now they are finally together."

Looking at the expectant and longing Damimi, Cao Xuan looked strange next to him.

If he remembered correctly, it seemed that the couple, who were optimistic about their relationship, broke up within three years.

Speaking of which, Big S’s ex-boyfriend is of very high quality.

Zhou Yumin is a pretty boy, handsome and gentle, and Wang Xiaofei is quite wealthy. Later, his business is difficult, but his foundation is still there.

So Cao Xuan couldn't figure out why Big S finally chose an old, unhandsome, scandal-ridden, and not-so-rich bald guy.

Can’t get over the plot of being addicted to idols?

Is the love brain self-motivated?

An explosion of fan girl attributes?

I am still used to eating big fish and meat, so I want to switch to Korean kimchi to relieve my tiredness...

Fan Xiaopang and Damimi were satisfied after putting it down for a while. Although Teacher He didn't say much, just nodding and shaking his head to prove the authenticity was already very satisfying.

The grown men Cao Xuan and Liang Jiahui didn't care on the surface, but they were very happy in their hearts.

It seemed like they didn't care at the party just now, but when Fan Xiaopang and the two pestered Teacher He just now, a few people didn't stop them at all, and even deliberately lowered their conversation voices and secretly listened.

After all, women love to gossip, and men also love to gossip. It is human nature to watch the excitement.

After finishing the meal, it was still early. We planned to leave Star City tomorrow morning, and there were still more than ten hours left, which was plenty.

Fan Xiaopang suggested singing karaoke, but the other older ones were less interested. Cao Xuan had been recording songs for half a month and was too lazy to speak.

"Why don't you go watch a movie? I haven't seen "Seven Swords" yet when it comes out. How about Hong Lei's performance?"

He always made the final decision when speaking to the crew. Fanxing had not yet opened a cinema in Star City, but Teacher He had a wide network of contacts and quickly contacted a movie theater to book the theater.

The group of people went to see Old Monster Xu's new work "Seven Swords" with great interest.

Speaking of which, Cao Xuan has watched the TV series "Seven Swordsmen" and only watched fragments of it online, not the entire movie.

At that time, he just watched the clip and thought it was well shot, but he also wondered why it had such a bad reputation.

After actually watching the entire movie, he understood what was going on. The plot line was protracted and disorderly, and the key was that the priorities were unclear.

Cao Xuan looked at it from the perspective of an ordinary viewer. When he saw the title "Seven Swords", he would definitely want to see which seven swords, or the seven weapons and the personality differences of the seven swordsmen and the stories behind them.

In a group scene like "Avengers", you have to show the characteristics of each member and then fight the big boss.

In the movie "Seven Swords", it's not that Old Monster Xu didn't distinguish and shape them, but it was not obvious. At least Cao Xuan didn't remember the seven swords clearly after watching the movie. Instead, he was deeply impressed by several villains such as Fenghuo Liancheng.

In fact, Mr. Xu has great ambitions for this movie and wants to make a trilogy like "The Lord of the Rings".

The first cut version was as long as 4 hours, but one and a half hours was later deleted. This many plots made the plot incoherent and full of bugs.

Moreover, Mr. Xu was too ambitious and focused on making a trilogy. He used various metaphors to dig into the series. He even wanted to suppress the climax and leave it for later, but he made the first part nondescript. In the words of many people, it was just a large-scale plot. Series trailer.

Moreover, the martial arts style is a bit too realistic. "Xiu Chun Dao" is also realistic, but it also retains a lot of beauty. "Seven Swords" is relatively poor.

In addition, in the scenes and character modeling, Mr. Xu wanted to create the bloody, wild, and vast world outside the customs in "New Dragon Gate Inn".

But the performance was a bit overdone, and it didn’t have the classic feel of ancient martial arts.

Of course, it is not ruled out that Mr. Xu wants this western style, but obviously, this style cannot impress the Chinese audience.

A typical hit-or-miss movie that doesn't please both ends. On a 100-point scale, Cao Xuan could only give "Seven Swords" 65 points...

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ps: Friendly book recommendation, "I Really Just Want to Be a God of Study"