Chapter 449 World Cup
When it comes to what is the most popular thing online in March, apart from Luo Quan winning an Oscar and sweeping the Grammys, it is probably the upcoming World Cup.
Since 2002, Chinese football has never entered the World Cup, and it has not won any championships at the intercontinental level.
The question of when Chinese football will make its debut is already a hotly debated topic.
In the past, fans were quite ambitious about the World Cup and felt that the national athletes could achieve better results.
I originally thought that 2002 was the beginning, but unexpectedly it was the peak.
Since then, the national football team has been deteriorating. In the early years, it was still wrestling with Japan and South Korea. Although it lost more than it won, it was not completely without opportunities.
And 10 years later, the national football team has basically lost the qualification to be compared with these two East Asian powerhouses. They can shine in the World Cup, but the national football team has difficulty even qualifying for regional qualifiers.
How many presidents have been changed in China from one term to another? Have they ever been changed? After all, it’s a matter of changing the soup without changing the medicine.
We also hired a lot of famous foreign coaches, spent the money, and achieved some results, but in the end we still couldn't meet our expectations, and we still couldn't break through our own three-quarter territory.
But this can't be blamed on the coach. I won't say the specific reason. If I say it, it will be an embarrassment to my family.
Once upon a time, fans dreamed that the national football team would one day win the World Cup.
After seeing the cruel reality clearly, the standards have been lowered many times. Now I just hope that the national football team can enter the World Cup, even if they fail to qualify in the group stage, it doesn't matter.
But after spending so much manpower and material resources, the national football team still failed in the World Cup qualifiers in South Africa and Brazil.
Not only the fans, but also the players themselves are desperate.
But there is no end to the road. Although the preliminaries are no longer feasible, a living person cannot die of urination.
With the efforts of many parties, China won the right to host the 2018 World Cup.
China has already hosted the three most prosperous events in the world, the Olympic Games and the World Expo. Not only were they beautifully organized to show China's development and strength to the world, but they were also one of the few countries that made a profit.
Now that we have won the right to host the World Cup, it is a good thing that is beneficial and harmless to the country and the national football team.
Such things as promoting tourism development and city exposure are very helpful.
Of course, ordinary people don’t understand these large-scale things. Everyone only knows that the national football team has finally entered the World Cup.
Because the host country of the World Cup can skip the qualifiers and directly enter the group stage. Regardless of their strength, they can play at least three games in the World Cup.
This can definitely be included in the top ten events that touched China in 2018. I don’t know how many fans were in tears the night they applied for qualifications.
The time soon came to the spring of 2018, and there were only more than two months left before the opening game of the World Cup. The stadiums in various major competition cities had already begun to be decorated, and the main streets of the city had also erected emblems to celebrate the 18th World Cup. , billboards welcoming foreign tourists.
Because of its previous experience in hosting the Olympic Games, China appears to be very familiar with all aspects of planning and scheduling.
Now, everyone is immersed in excitement and joy, but the Chinese Football Association is probably not among them.
There is no need to say much about the strength of the national football team. Those who can enter the World Cup are all strong teams among the strong teams. If the national football team is defeated by a big score at home, the national football team from top to bottom will not know how to apologize to the people of the country.
Although this situation has not happened before, the game is different after all. This is the World Cup, and the whole world is paying attention here.
Therefore, the pressure on those who are actually going to play is actually very high. All hope can only be pinned on China being assigned to a weaker group when the group numbers are drawn, so that it may be able to lose better.
However, the pressure is high, and the preparations that need to be done must not be left behind.
This World Cup is mainly co-organized by the China Sports General Administration and the China Football Association. The results achieved are secondary. The main thing is to show the style of a big country and be in line with international standards. It must be held in a lively and grand manner.
In terms of hardware, Huaxia has the best, fastest and most efficient construction team in the world, and the stadium will definitely not stretch your hips.
As for software, theme songs and promotional songs must be produced for every World Cup and promoted around the world.
Calculating the time, it is time to release the promotional song, but the General Administration of Sports has not received any particularly good works yet.
In desperation, the leaders of the General Administration of Sports took the problem to the GD Bureau.
Each department has a different division of labor. The General Administration of Sports is in charge of sports, and the GD Bureau is in charge of culture. Who should be found to write songs must be the GD Bureau who has more connections.
After all, it’s hard to find singers who can write good songs nowadays. If the GD Bureau takes action, the success rate will be much higher.
"Composing music for the World Cup?" Luo Quan had just finished taking photos of Chanel's new clothes when Vice Minister Zhao came to visit again with an errand.
"This is a good job. The Chinese Football Association is famous for its rich money. This time it paid a very high price for the World Cup promotional song. If you can write it, you will definitely gain fame and fortune." Minister Zhao said this , but I never doubted Luo Quan's ability at all.
Whether he can write it or not depends solely on whether Luo Quan wants to.
But seeing no reply from Luo Quan for a long time, Minister Zhao still felt a little bit in his heart and asked, "Are you having any difficulties?"
Luo Quan immediately replied: "It is indeed difficult. There are too many songs. I don't know which one to give."
Minister Zhao immediately beamed with joy: "If they are all suitable, then take them out, the more the merrier!"
"Okay, I'll record the demo of the Chinese theme song first, and we'll talk about the other promotional songs later." Luo Quan accepted the task simply.
For her, this errand was not difficult at all, it was something she could just ask for.
That night, Luo Quan wrote the title of "China Welcomes You".
The song is naturally an adaptation of the Olympic theme song "Beijing Welcomes You" (PS. The song is a good song and the lyrics are good, but it is a pity that the lyricist was late and the two need to be viewed dialectically). It is a pity that it was born ten years later, otherwise 08 She can still catch up with the Olympic Games next year.
However, although the World Cup is not as good as the Olympic Games, it is still one of the three major events in the world. The song can be used directly by simply changing the prefix.
Of course, she would not be confident enough to sing alone in an event of this level, so when she sent the song to Deputy Minister Zhao’s email, she added: If she could invite all the new and old singers from the Chinese music scene, The whole chorus should have a better effect.
"Good idea!" Zhao Bu gave a brief evaluation, and most likely accepted it.
However, whether it can be done or not will have to wait for discussions between these big guys.
The discussion did not take too long, and Luo Quan received news that the suggestion had been adopted the next day.
China's service efficiency is second to none in the world, especially for such national-level events.
After the plan for the chorus was finalized, the older generation of singers in China who were no longer very active were the first to be invited.
Some of these seniors' popularity can be traced back to the beginning of the century. They were little kings and queens at the time, but now they are basically in their early forties.
However, winning glory for the country has nothing to do with age. When the government found them, it was a double affirmation of their strength and fame. Their joining was tantamount to a vigorous grand return ceremony for Chinese fans. .
After the seniors in the music industry were invited, it was the turn of the newcomers.
Since we want to invite the Chinese entertainment industry, we can't just invite these seniors, young people are also an indispensable part.
Of course, not all cats and dogs are invited. The ability, reputation and reputation cannot be bad in any of them. After the final screening, only more than 20 people met such conditions, and among them, the group Girls' Generation accounted for nine people.
From this point of view, the current situation of the Chinese music scene suddenly became clear.
Fortunately, the seniors were very capable and could guarantee both quantity and quality. In the end, a chorus team of 73 people was assembled.
In addition to professional singers, there are also film history superstars from the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places. Their high status is well-known across the country and even the world.
For such a chorus team, even the kings and queens can be said to be at the threshold of entry. Without any real ability, it is difficult to even talk to others.
Although Luo Quan is a songwriter, the C position is still not her turn.
The person who assumes the lead vocal position is Brother Chen Long, the only winner of the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award in China and a world-class action star as famous as Bruce Lee.
Although he is not a professional singer, no matter what the big occasion is, he can always be the one to perform.
And in front of such an old-timer, even Luo Quan, who was in the limelight at the moment, couldn't take away the position of the lead singer. Of course, she never thought of taking it from the beginning.
The chorus MV was filmed in many locations across major cities across the country, and the final chorus location where all the members appeared was set at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. The preparation for the filming was relatively long and it is estimated that it will take about half a month to complete.
Therefore, the General Administration of Sports first released the chorus list and warmed up the MV online.
As for a choir that includes the best of the Chinese entertainment industry, you can even imagine with your toes how much of a sensation it has caused.
"Chinese stars sing the World Cup theme song!"
In the hot search, there is news released by the official blog of the General Administration of Sports:
"The theme song of this World Cup was composed by Luo Quan. We are also fortunate to invite new and old artists in the Chinese entertainment industry to participate in the recording of the song. The following is the list of participating artists..."
Such a bombshell immediately gathered as many as 100,000 comments:
"Oh my god, is this list real? I have watched the Spring Festival Gala for so many years, and I have never invited so many big names!"
"Many of these names only exist in my childhood memories. I would like to call them half of the Chinese entertainment industry!"
"This time it's true that Ye Qing is back, and they are all celebrities I'm familiar with!"
"Look carefully at these people on the list. Whether they are newcomers or seniors, those who can make it to this list are the real big names!"
"It's only a world-class event like this that can invite so many stars. It's amazing for my country."
"As expected, the songwriter is indeed Luo Quan. I look forward to this time's "China Welcomes You"!"
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There is no doubt that the emergence of such a choir instantly became the most terrifying traffic black hole on the Internet. Overnight, hot topics about it appeared in all forums.
With so many celebrities gathered together, whether they are fans or passers-by, they can't help but compare them.
People always like to distinguish between high and low level.
This time the star choir can be roughly divided into three parts, one is a singer, one is a movie star, and one is from the national team.
Because of the special status of the national team, we will not discuss it for the time being. As for the film and television side, Brother Chen Long is in charge, so there is basically nothing to fight for.
So most people's eyes are focused on the singers.
Most of these singers are the most popular ones at the beginning of the century, and they are basically the singers listened to most by those born in the 90s and 80s.
This group of people represents the golden era of the Chinese music scene. Everyone has a popular classic song, and every song can hit 90% of the hot songs on the current music charts.
The quality of songs from the two eras is not at the same level...if you don't count Luo Quan.
It can be said that Luo Quan single-handedly brought the two eras to the same height.
She has composed more than a dozen golden songs, including "In the Name of the Father" and "The Seventh Chapter of the Night".
After careful analysis, Luo Quan actually had the upper hand in terms of popularity and musicality.
It is said that the Chinese music scene has been in decline since 2007, but this point of decline must have reached an inflection point in 2016, because Luo Quan used her talents to pull up this plummeting curve.
It is definitely unfair to let her be the leading singer of an era alone. One reason is that there are no good helpers besides her.
Another reason is that she wants to appear a little scary, because she really has the ability to compete with the leading singers of an era.
Fortunately, this is a competition for Chinese songs. If her English songs are also included in the competition, her advantage will be extremely huge!
And when people listed the masterpieces of Luo Quan and her predecessors singers one by one, they had a clear understanding of her talent:
It turns out that one person can really be this strong.
This chorus of stars is destined to be recorded in history, and for the Chinese music scene, this chorus is also like a handover ceremony.
Those senior singers from the golden age handed their glory into the hands of the younger generations, or to be precise, into the hands of Luo Quan alone.
This represents the end of an era and the beginning of an era.
And Luo Quan is undoubtedly the most dazzling person in this era.
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