Chapter 449: World Cup

To say what is the most popular thing on the internet in March, apart from Miss Luo Quan taking the Oscars and sweeping the Grammy, it is probably that the World Cup is about to be held.

Since 2002, Chinese football has never entered the World Cup, and so far has not won any championship in competitions above the intercontinental level.

Chinese football, when will it come out, has been a topic that has been chatted rotten.

In the past, fans still had wild ambitions for the World Cup, feeling that the national football athletes could achieve better results.

Originally thought 2002 was the beginning, but didn't expect it to be the peak.

Since then, the national football can be described as going from bad to worse. In the early years, it could still wrestle with Japan and South Korea. Although there were more losses and fewer wins, it was not completely without opportunity.

And after 2010, the national football basically lost the qualification to be mentioned on equal terms with these two East Asian powerhouses. People can shine in the World Cup, while the national football has difficulty even qualifying for regional preliminaries.

How many chairmen have changed in the country, has it changed? In the end, it is changing the soup without changing the medicine.

Quite a few famous foreign coaches have been invited. Money has been spent, and the effect is indeed some, but in the end, it still cannot reach expectations and has always been unable to break through its own one-acre-three-cent land.

But this cannot be blamed on the coach. The specific reasons are not said. Saying it out is all losing one's own face.

Once, fans dreamed that the national football could also have a day to lift the Hercules Cup.

And after seeing the cruel reality clearly, the standard was lowered many times. Now I only hope that the national football can enter the World Cup, even if it can't qualify for the group stage, it doesn't matter.

But after spending so much manpower and material resources, the preliminaries of the South Africa and Brazil World Cups, the national football still returned without success.

Not only fans, but even the players themselves are desperate.

But heaven will not cut off the road. Although the road of preliminaries is already impassable, living people cannot be suffocated by urine.

Through the efforts of many parties, China won the hosting rights for the 2018 World Cup.

The three major grand events in the world, the Olympics and the World Expo, China has already held. Not only did it hold it beautifully to show the world China's development and strength, but it is also one of the few countries that have achieved profitability.

Now that the hosting rights for the World Cup have been won, whether it is for the country or the national football, it is a good thing that is beneficial and harmless.

Such as promoting tourism development and city exposure, it is of great help.

Of course, ordinary people don't understand these things at the big level. Everyone only knows that the national football has finally entered the World Cup.

Because the host of the World Cup can skip the preliminaries and directly enter the group stage. No matter what the strength is, at least you can play three games in the World Cup.

This can definitely be listed in the top ten events that moved China in 2018. On the night when the qualification was applied for, I don't know how many fans were in tears.

And time quickly arrived in the spring of 2018. There were only two months left before the opening match of the World Cup. The stadiums in major competition cities had started to be arranged, and celebration billboards for the 2018 World Cup and welcoming foreign tourists had also been set up on the main roads of the city.

Because there was experience in holding the Olympics before, China was familiar with the planning and scheduling in all aspects.

Now, everyone is immersed in excitement and joy. However, the Chinese Football Association is probably not among them.

There is no need to say much about the strength of the national football. All those who can enter the World Cup are the strong among the strong. If they lose by a big score on their home court by then, the national football doesn't know how to apologize to the people of the whole country from top to bottom.

Although it is not that this situation has not happened before, the competition 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 great. All hope can only be placed on the draw for the group number, and China can be divided into a relatively weak group, so that perhaps they can lose a bit better.

However, the pressure is great, but the preparatory work that should be done cannot be left behind.

This World Cup is mainly held jointly by the General Administration of Sport of China and the Chinese Football Association. What results are achieved is secondary. The main thing is to show the demeanor of a big country, connect with the international community, and must be held lively and atmospheric.

In terms of hardware, China has the best, fastest, and most efficient construction team in the world. There will definitely be no dragging on the stadium.

And for software, every World Cup needs to produce theme songs and promotional songs to promote them all over the world.

Counting the time, it is time for the promotional song to come out, but the General Administration of Sport has not yet obtained any particularly good works.

Helplessly, the leaders of the General Administration of Sport asked for the problem to the GD Bureau.

Different departments have different divisions of labor. The General Administration of Sport manages sports, and the GD Bureau manages culture. Who should be found to write songs is definitely more capable of the GD Bureau.

After all, singers who can write good songs are not easy to invite. If the GD Bureau comes out, the success rate will be much higher.

"Composing for the World Cup?" Miss Luo Quan had just finished shooting new photos for Chanel, and Deputy Minister Zhao's errand came to the door again.

"This is a beautiful errand. The Chinese Football Association is famous for having a lot of money. This time, a very high price has been opened for the World Cup promotional song. If you can write it, it is definitely fame and fortune." Deputy Minister Zhao said so, but he didn't doubt Miss Luo Quan's ability in his heart at all.

Whether it can be written or not depends only on whether Miss Luo Quan wants to.

But seeing that there was no reply from Miss Luo Quan for a long time, Deputy Minister Zhao still felt a thump in his heart and asked: "Is there any difficulty?"

Miss Luo Quan replied immediately: "There is indeed difficulty. There are too many songs, and I don't know which one to give."

Deputy Minister Zhao was overjoyed: "If they are all suitable, then take them all out. The more the better!"

"Okay, I will record the Chinese theme song demo first, and as for other promotional songs, I will talk about them later." Miss Luo Quan took this errand very simply.

For her, this errand had no difficulty at all, and it was something that came to her mouth.

That night, Miss Luo Quan wrote the song "China Welcomes You."

The song is naturally an adaptation of the Olympic theme song "Beijing Welcomes You" (PS. The song is a good song, the lyrics are good lyrics, but it is a pity that the lyricist did not keep his integrity in his later years, and the two need to be viewed dialectically). It is a pity that it was born ten years late, otherwise she could have caught up with the 2008 Olympics.

However, although the World Cup cannot compare with the Olympics, it is still one of the three major grand events in the world. The song slightly changes the prefix, and it can be used directly.

Of course, with her singing alone, the confidence in such a grand event seems a bit insufficient, so when she sent the song to Deputy Minister Zhao's mailbox, she also added a sentence: If you can invite these new and old singers in the Chinese music scene to have a big chorus, the effect should be better.

"Good idea!" The Ministry of Zhao gave a short evaluation, which was mostly adopted.

However, whether it can be done specifically, we have to wait for these big shots to discuss.

The discussion time was not too long. The next day, Miss Luo Quan received the news that the suggestion had been adopted.

China's handling efficiency is second to none in the world, especially for such a national-level event.

After the big chorus project was decided, the old-generation singers in the country who were no longer very active were the first to receive invitations.

These predecessors were very popular when they were red, and some could be traced back to the beginning of the century. At that time, they were also little kings and little queens, but now they are basically in their forties.

However, things like winning glory for the country have nothing to do with age. The government found them, which is a double affirmation of their strength and fame. And with their joining, for Chinese music fans, it is no different from a grand "Youth Return" ceremony.

After inviting the predecessors of the music scene, it was the turn of the newcomers.

Since we want to invite the Chinese entertainment industry, we certainly cannot just invite these predecessors. Young people are also an indispensable part.

Of course, it is not that any cat or dog should be invited. Strength, fame, and reputation, none of them can be bad. After the final screening, only more than 20 people met such conditions, among which a group of Girls' Generation occupied nine people.

Looking at it this way, the current situation of the Chinese music scene not connecting the old and the new is suddenly displayed.

Fortunately, the old predecessors are strong enough, and both quantity and quality can be completely guaranteed. Finally, a chorus team of 73 people was gathered.

In addition to professional singers, there are film and television giants from both sides of the strait and three places. The status is high, and it is a resounding existence in the country and even the world.

Such a chorus team, kings and queens can be said to be the threshold of entry. Without some real skills, it is not easy to talk to others.

Although Miss Luo Quan is the creator of the song, the C position still cannot be her turn.

The one who undertakes the lead singer position is Brother Chen Long, the only Oscar lifetime achievement award winner in China, and a world-class action superstar comparable to Bruce Lee.

Although he is not a professional singer, no matter what big occasion, letting him suppress the field will not go wrong.

And in front of such old predecessors, even Miss Luo Quan, who is currently in the limelight, cannot snatch this lead singer position. Of course, she never thought about snatching it from the beginning.

The shooting location of the chorus MV is very many, spread all over major cities in China, and the final chorus location where everyone appears is set at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. The preparation of the shooting work is relatively long, and it is estimated that it will take about half a month to complete.

Therefore, the General Administration of Sport first released the big list of the chorus, and made a warm-up for this MV on the internet.

And a chorus group that gathered the essence of the Chinese entertainment industry, how big the sensation caused can be imagined with toes.

"Chinese stars sing the World Cup theme song!"

In the trending search, it is the news released by the official blog of the General Administration of Sport:

"This World Cup theme song is created by Miss Luo Quan. We are also honored 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 heavy bomb immediately gathered as many as 100,000 comments:

"My God, is this list true? 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 call it half of the Chinese entertainment industry!"

"This time it is really youth return, all of them are stars I am familiar with!"

"Look carefully at these people in the list. Whether it is a newcomer or a predecessor, those who can enter this list are the real big shots!"

"Only this kind of world-class grand event can invite so many stars. Great is my country."

"As expected, the song creator is indeed Miss Luo Quan. Looking forward to this "China Welcomes You"!"

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Without a doubt, the sudden appearance of such a chorus group instantly became the most terrifying traffic black hole on the internet. Overnight, all forums appeared with hot topics related to it.

With so many stars gathered together, whether fans or passersby, they couldn't help but take them out for comparison.

People always like to distinguish between high and low in terms of level and grade.

This group chorus team can be roughly divided into three parts: one is a singer, one is a film star, and one is a national team.

Because the status of the

Thus, the eyes of the majority were focused on the singers.

Most of these singers were from the batch that was most popular at the turn of the century, and they were essentially the singers that those born in the 80s and 90s listened to the most.

This group of people represented the golden age of the Chinese music scene; each of them had classic songs that were on everyone's lips, and any one of them, if brought out today, could completely crush ninety percent of the hit songs on current music charts.

The quality of songs from the two eras was simply not on the same level... if one didn't count Miss Luo Quan.

It could be said that Miss Luo Quan, with her own strength, forcibly raised the two eras to the same height.

The number of hit songs that came from her hands reached over a dozen, and there were even divine songs like "The Name of the Father" and "The Seventh Chapter of the Night."

Upon careful analysis, whether in terms of popularity or musicality, Miss Luo Quan actually held the upper hand.

It is often said that the Chinese music scene has been on a downward slope since 2007, but this downward trend definitely hit a turning point in 2016, because Miss Luo Quan used her talent to pull this plummeting curve back up.

It is certainly unfair to compare her alone to the top singers of an entire era; one reason is that, aside from her, there were no other good helpers.

And the other reason seems somewhat terrifying, because she truly has the ability to compete head-to-head with the top singers of an era.

Fortunately, this was a comparison of Chinese songs; if her English songs were also added to the competition, her advantage would appear incomparably huge!

And only after people listed Miss Luo Quan's representative works alongside those of the veteran singers did they gain a clear understanding of her heaven-sent talent:

It turns out that one person can truly be this strong.

This all-star chorus was destined to be recorded in history, and for the Chinese music scene, this chorus also felt like a handover ceremony.

Those veteran singers from the golden age handed over the glory that belonged to them into the hands of the younger generation—or more precisely, into the hands of Miss Luo Quan alone.

This represented the end of one era and also the beginning of another.

And Miss Luo Quan, without a doubt, is currently the most dazzling person of this era.

PS: Thanks to book friend l224 for the tip, thank you very much!