“…Penalty kick! Penalty kick! Penalty kick!

...Grosso has made a meritorious service! Don’t give the Australians any chance!

...At this moment, he is not fighting alone! He is not alone!

...the ball went in!

…Great Italy! Great Italian left-back! Maldini, happy birthday today! Long live Italy!!!”

In front of the TV, Huang Jianxiang's hysterical voice rang out. Cao Xuan, who sneaked into the living room to stay up late to watch football, quickly turned down the sound for fear of waking up the Empress of the West Palace next door.

Listening to Huang Jianxiang's crazy shouts of ecstasy on the TV, Cao Xuan wanted to know how this die-hard Italian fan felt when he saw the Italian team was defeated by North Macedonia in the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

Cao Xuan turned off the TV without waiting for the game to end. He actually just wanted to witness the famous scene with his own eyes, so he focused on today's game. As for the result, he already knew it.

Of course, there is also the possibility of a butterfly effect, but as far as Cao Xuan is concerned, he doesn't seem to have seen much impact on important competitions in the football world.

Returning to the bedroom, Cao Xuan lay down gently. He thought he was careful enough, but he still woke up the Empress of the West Palace.

Zeng Li came over in a daze, got on top of Cao Xuan, rubbed his head in Cao Xuan's arms, and muttered.

"Have you finished reading?"

"After reading it, go to sleep."

Cao Xuan gently patted the Queen of the West Palace's jade back to lull her to sleep. Zeng Li slowly began to breathe evenly, and Cao Xuan also began to close his eyes and sleep.

Entering June, the promotion of the new album has been completed and the production of "Painted Skin" has been completed. Cao Xuan's work in the first half of the year has come to an end for the time being.

Until mid-to-late August, I will participate in the promotion of "Painted Skin", and in September I will go to Hong Kong and abroad to shoot "Operation Hurricane".

Of course, Cao Xuan has not been resting at home during this period. He is looking for someone to plan next year's concert. At the same time, he also plans to release a Chinese album in 2007 and has to do some preparatory work.

But even so, Cao Xuan still had plenty of time during this period, just in time for Zeng Li's Chinese Opera Class 02 to graduate, and his career as a gardener came to an end for the time being.

The two of them thought that they could put their business on the agenda and open up new branches for Lao Cao's family.

I plan to work hard in the next two months to see if I can win the bid...

The next day, Cao Xuan got up, and the two palaces had breakfast and went to work respectively. He warmed up at his home track before getting ready to have breakfast.

The steamed stuffed buns stuffed with pork and scallions are large and oily, mellow and delicious, and paired with some pickles and the specialty glutinous rice soup made by the family chef who went to Zao City to learn, it's a comforting experience.

Of course, Boss Cao only occasionally eats two meals a week to satisfy his cravings, and on the premise that he can still have time to exercise vigorously, he still eats fitness meals most of the time.

He will be filming "Operation Hurricane" soon, and Cao Xuan must insist on staying in shape and not dare to relax easily.

But then again, no one can say that meat buns and glutinous rice soup are not fitness meals, and there are no calories written on them.

My sister said it’s zero card!

After finishing his zero-card meal, Cao Xuan worked out and trained martial arts in a private gym with the fitness coach and martial arts instructor who came to his door.

Considering that there was still business to do in the evening, Cao Xuan stopped talking and maintained his physical strength, mainly by practicing tricks.

"Hurricane" is Cao Xuan's work preparing to enter Hollywood. In addition to the tense plot rhythm, the straightforward and brutal "practical combat" action style is crucial.

The martial arts coaching team headed by Zhang Lei and Sang Lin went back and forth several times, and based on the designs of modern action movies such as Sanda, fighting, boxing, and jujitsu, they also incorporated certain ancient boxing killing moves.

Finally, through Cao Xuan's connections, he consulted some veterans who had seen blood and added some military fighting skills.

At present, the action style of "Hurricane Rescue" has basically taken shape. There are not too many fancy moves, and it emphasizes one fatal blow and a dead hand.

Crisp, quick, violent, ruthless!

Therefore, Cao Xuan's routine this time is actually different from his previous martial arts routine training. It focuses more on training speed and strength, and practicing the feeling of being injured without dying.

In the afternoon, Cao Xuan took a shower and rested, then met with Zhang Chong and drove to a villa area in Beijing. After verification, he met the real owner.

"Sister Fei, I'm so happy to have a daughter, congratulations."

"It would be too troublesome to come here in person."

"It should."

Cao Xuan took out the gift, a piece of white jade Buddha. The material was good, and the carving was even better. It was quite spiritual. It looked like it was made by a famous artist. It was worth six figures at least when it was taken out.

Even Wang Fei, who is as free and easy as Wang Fei, instinctively said a few polite words when he saw this gift. Cao Xuan responded with a four-character mantra, "For the child," which accurately resolved the entanglement.

After chatting for a while, Cao Xuan went to see the child. The crack on his lip made him feel a little uncomfortable.

He was actively promoting the old Cao family, and this was what he despised the most right now. However, in front of Wang Fei, he didn't want to say much. He just expressed that the other party needed to speak.

Wang Fei nodded, and the two went out to chat. Not long after, the soft-boiled man brought Wang Fei's best friends Zhao and Naying home. Seeing Cao Xuan, he was stunned, and everyone said hello awkwardly but politely.

Cao Xuan just found an excuse and walked away.

He doesn't deal with the soft-boiled boys and Na-young, and he doesn't have much friendship with Zhao. It's said that Zhao is the one whom Cao Xuan and the other girls hate the most.

The reason is very simple, he has never collaborated or shared the same stage with Zhao.

In contrast, Hu Jing, needless to say, is known semi-publicly to the outside world as the proprietress of Fanxing. She has been an old friend of Mr. Zhou for many years and has appeared on each other's stage more than once. This time, they also collaborated on "Painted Skin".

Although International Chapter has never collaborated on a project, he often interacts with Cao Xuan and Hu Jing on a daily basis, especially Hu Jing. To this day, the two are still talked about by netizens as "best friends in the entertainment industry."

There is only a certain Zhao, who has almost no chance to share the same stage with Cao Xuan. Even when they meet on some occasions, they greet each other very coldly, and their blogs are not related to each other.

In the eyes of the melon-eaters, this is the ironclad proof that Cao Xuan doesn't like this person. Those who love fantasy even come up with a lot of bloody plots.

But in fact there are not that many scenes. Cao Xuan simply hates the other party, and there is a certain point that he is not allowed to write...

Sometimes Cao Xuan is surprised that many of his and Wang Fei's social circles are not integrated and even conflict, but it still does not affect their friendship. The relationship between Cao Xuan and her is even better than that of many artists who have collaborated with her.

When I returned to Cao's Alley from Wang Fei's house, Empress Xigong had already returned.

A university teacher like her, who works from 9 to 5 and can occasionally "flexibly" change her schedule, is the envy of countless migrant workers, including Hu Jing.

Minister Hu doesn't care about clocking in and being at full attendance, but as the director of the company's supervision department, he has supervisory responsibilities and his identity is sensitive.

It's okay to fish within the company. No one will see you in the office anyway. If you don't want to go to work, you can ask for leave or "go on a business trip." But if you want to go to work, you must not openly arrive late and leave early. Otherwise, how can you have the confidence to supervise other people?

The only real "salted fish" in the family is Boss Cao. In theory, he can play freely...

"I'm back. How is Sister Fei now?"

As mentioned before, Empress Xigong was a die-hard fan of Wang Fei. After they met through Cao Xuan, the two had a good relationship. At their best, Zeng Li was even Wang Fei's regular poker partner, and they often made appointments to play mahjong.

It's just that because of Cao Xuan's relationship, she couldn't get along with Wang Fei's social circle. At the same time, she also disliked part of Wang Fei's lifestyle, so she gradually distanced herself.

However, the two were still friends, and they would get together in private when they had time. When Wang Fei gave birth in Xiangjiang and just returned to the capital, Cao Xuan was not there, so Zeng Li went to see him alone.

“The overall mentality is pretty good.”

Cao Xuan commented, but in fact compared to the previous chic, Wang Fei was obviously more haggard this time, and it could be seen that he was still affected to some extent.

As a popular queen, coupled with various romance gossips in recent years, Wang Fei is the top among the top in the entertainment industry.

When Cao Xuan was still an extra in "Water Margin", she and Dou Wei gave birth to their eldest daughter, which caused a great sensation.

This time, after Chef Xie's multiple love stories, the country was paying more attention. Because the place of production was in Hong Kong, the entire Hong Kong and Taiwan media went crazy.

Someone has publicly offered a reward of 100,000 to 200,000 Hong Kong dollars just for a photo of the child.

The entire hospital was surrounded by the media. The main door, the small door, and the underground garage were all filled with reporters.

It makes it difficult for normal patients to enter and exit. They must accurately state the disease, room number, bed number and attending doctor in the ward before they can enter. It is strictly forbidden to bring filming equipment.

According to some statistics, during that period, at least 50 reporters were stationed near the hospital every day. The most exaggerated news was that one media station dispatched double-digit reporters to be on duty 24 hours a day.

Not to mention Wang Fei's family, the information on the doctors and nurses in charge has been revealed. Who came to visit and what kind of gifts were given became news.

Because of this, Wang Fei was tortured so terribly in Xiangjiang, and because his daughter sought medical treatment and other reasons, he ran back to the capital before the confinement period was over.

As a fellow superstar, seeing Wang Fei's experience made Cao Xuan feel a little numb and frightened.

He couldn't imagine that if it was revealed that his child was about to be born, not to mention Hong Kong and Taiwan, the media in Asia and even Europe and the United States would come to grab the news.

Keep it secret, keep it secret!

To be honest, with Wang Fei as a precedent, Cao Xuan really learned a lot of lessons.

In addition to guarding against the media, I also need to pay attention to diet and quit various harmful habits for my children. Zeng Li used to drink tea, but now he gives up.

In fact, this may not have any impact on the children, but Nishinomiya does not dare to gamble, so be careful and you will not make a big mistake.

Thinking of this, Zeng Li felt a little sad, fearing that his child would also be in poor health. Cao Xuan hurriedly persuaded him, feeling regretful and wishing he could give him a slap in the face.

He was already on tenterhooks, but he went to give him a reason. Wasn't it because he thought his family was living a comfortable life...

………

In the next few days, Cao Xuan worked out at home during the day + prepared for the concert at the company + occasionally watched the production of new songs in the recording studio, and worked hard at night. From time to time, he had to comfort the Empress of the East Palace and maintain family harmony.

It was not until the end of June that Cao Xuan left for Germany to watch the World Cup finals.

I witnessed Zidane's shocking collision with my own eyes, and watched Italy, which had been severely damaged by the Calciopoli scandal and was disliked by countless people, stage a mid-summer miracle.

Speaking of which, as a famous star fan, even before the World Cup, domestic and even European media had mentioned World Cup predictions in interviews with Cao Xuan.

Cao Xuan did not say who won the championship, but only mentioned the top four, Italy, Germany, Brazil and Portugal.

It is said that Germany is to give the host country face, Portugal is because of its good friend Cristiano Ronaldo, Italy is personally optimistic and will win if it loses its troops, and Brazil is simple. It has the strongest strength on paper and is the biggest favorite in this tournament.

To be honest, when it comes to the semi-finals of this World Cup, except for Italy, Cao Xuan did not open his eyes and deliberately ignored France. However, he did not expect that this was still the case, and he still got three of them wrong.
To be continued...