Chapter 160: Grand Slam Tour
When Meng Fanxi learned that his joining the production team had been postponed, news of the new Starlight Stage gala also came.
For a moment, I didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed.
The director said that there were still some problems in the early preparation of the film crew, and it would take some more time to prepare. Generally speaking, in this case, it means an indefinite postponement, so Meng Fanxi's desire to join the crew could only be suppressed.
Li Yingqiu also asked the production team if they could take on other projects while waiting for filming to begin, but received a hesitant answer. They were unsure when filming would start, so they couldn't give a definitive answer.
It seems that "Simple Little Things" is destined to experience some minor setbacks at this point in time.
However, Meng Fanxi is not in a hurry to take on other roles, and is taking this opportunity to devote herself to the preparation of her album and concert.
Star TV is good at creating hype. The previous Star Music Awards ceremony was a collaboration between them and other platforms. After what happened, they planned to host an awards ceremony entirely on their own, creating a huge buzz.
Every day, information and news related to this ceremony are released. For example, the ceremony has a catchy name – “Shining Stars” Chinese Music Awards Ceremony.
For example, they invited some heavyweight judges from China to ensure the fairness and impartiality of the voting, which made it quite a lively affair.
Meanwhile, VIER continues to attract attention. Perhaps it's because fans have been waiting for VIER's album for over a year, and they are so eager for it that when VIER's fourth album, "The Fourth Texture of Leaves," was released, it once again shocked the Chinese entertainment industry with over a million pre-orders.
This record was created even though the fan club has been urging everyone to buy only one album, do their best, and not save money for a few albums.
The fan club's appeal was also the idea of all VIER members. Before the album was confirmed for release, Meng Fanxi noticed that fans were hyping it up on various platforms, including a lot of content encouraging fellow fans to save money in advance to boost sales.
Meng Fanxi was touched, but she didn't like it.
He believes that all the experiences are brought to fans by them as idols. If you like this album, support it. There is no need to sacrifice your own life experience just to boost the album sales of your idols.
He shared his views with his teammates and Wei Ye. One of the reasons they became a group was because they shared the same consensus. After learning about this, all members of VIER also disagreed with the behavior of excessively pursuing sales figures, especially since many of their fans were still students.
Wei was surprised at first when he heard their thoughts, and then he smiled with understanding.
Of course, Vier Company has profit targets and will not stop any behavior that can make money. However, Vier and Wei are a bunch of traitors, so Wei took the blame and conveyed this view to the fan club.
Unexpectedly, this appeal had a very positive effect. Some people mocked it, but many more fans of other artists were envious. Passersby also expressed their support and ordered a copy. With the promotion and reposting by enthusiastic fans, VIER's album had already set a new annual record in pre-orders before its official release.
You should know that due to VIER's "reverse" promotion of the new album, the pre-sale on VIER's official website was directly changed to full pre-sale, and the record set now is also the real sales volume rather than the sales volume after paying the deposit.
Later, people often recalled the day VIER's new album was released that year.
From the day the new album was released, every day has been like New Year's for VIER fans.
VIER's new album is of extremely high quality. As soon as it was released, all twelve songs on the album immediately entered the top ranks of the charts, with the title track directly entering the top spot. The title track then remained on the charts for ten consecutive weeks, followed by the other tracks also taking the top spot. This is not just a fog, it's an extremely thick fog.
Since VIER's debut, the singers have been well aware of their dominance on the music charts. They never expected that their influence would be even stronger after a year's hiatus in group activities. Since then, whenever any singer or group releases an album, their company has to inquire with VIER about whether VIER will release a new album in the near future.
VIER's songs were playing everywhere, and different tracks were played in each area because every song was exceptionally good, both positive and philosophical. The release of the new album also supported music bloggers on various platforms, who analyzed, reacted, and challenged dances... Each video had tens of thousands of people watching online at the same time.
A variety of fan-made videos have emerged, and the official VIER account also uploads videos of VIER's own reactions to the interesting ones, further boosting the video's popularity.
With such a cooperative official team playing along with the memes, fans have been able to unleash their creativity even more.
So, amidst widespread calls, tickets for VIER's tour went on sale.
Based on popular demand on professional websites, VIER first released tickets for their tour in 12 cities as a trial run. The tickets sold out immediately, and countless people are still asking for tickets and calling for more shows.
During that period, every comment on the official social media platform was angrily criticizing Weir Company for not knowing how to make money and for looking down on anyone with only 12 cities!
Having experienced the market's purchasing power, the tour added more shows and opened up ticket options in more cities.
It was ultimately decided that this tour would achieve the goal of a grand slam of 36 large venues across China.
All tickets have been sold out instantly.
That night, everyone unusually abandoned their body image management and made hot pot together in the dormitory to celebrate a small night.
VIER's concerts are already well-known and are among the most worthwhile group concerts to see.
After the successful conclusion of the first stop of this tour, countless people expressed their desire to remove the words "group" and "one of".
VIER's concert is the most worthwhile concert to see!
This concert capitalized on its strengths and avoided its weaknesses, building upon the highlights of previous concerts. The stage design was aesthetically pleasing, while the sound equipment and screen effects were upgraded. It also incorporated a variety of high-tech elements, making every corner of the concert an extraordinary experience.
Meanwhile, the six performers' tireless efforts, coupled with their enthusiasm that spanned almost the entire venue, kept the screams going non-stop from beginning to end.
Even first-time VIER concertgoers will be deeply impressed by this concert and become fans on the spot.
Furthermore, because VIER is known for its non-abstract style, with all its songs being classic, catchy, and stylish, many young people choose VIER as their first choice when bringing their parents to concerts. This satisfies their own desire to see their favorite artists while allowing their families to easily experience the charm of the concert.
VIER's concert is arguably the most worthwhile and accessible concert to attend. You don't need to prepare anything; just sit there and enjoy an ultimate musical feast.
That period was a fulfilling, happy, and somewhat tiring time for Meng Fanxi.
Since the start of their tour, they have been traveling all over China. China has a wide variety of delicious foods, and each region has its own unique cuisine, but they can only look at them and not eat them, and they have to take care of their voices at all times.
In each location, due to their immense popularity, they tried to stay in the hotel and not go out. They left after the tour ended, feeling regretful but also excited to take photos at each venue.
While others travel and visit tourist attractions, they tour and visit venues.
With the same standing posture but different backgrounds and venues, each successful concert means they are one step closer to their goal.
On the final stage, they returned to Yuncheng, to that familiar venue—Yuncheng Olympic Sports Center.
That was the stage where they successfully emerged from the finals of "Team Up," and it held special significance for them.
For VIER's fans, "unique" has the same meaning.
This stage once featured dozens of contestants competing against each other, but now it's set up just for them, and the audience comes only for them.
Tickets for the final show were extremely difficult to obtain, and countless fans had already gathered outside the venue, lingering even though they couldn't get in.
As the last song ended, the six members looked as if they had been washed by a heavy rain, sweat streaming down their faces, but their eyes were bright and sparkling, as if starlight was shining in them.
Lin Ruohe slowly raised her arm, picked up the microphone, and looked affectionately at the audience: "Tonight's concert is coming to an end..."
The audience immediately shouted, "No!" "Don't end!" "Why is the time so short!"
At that moment, no one expected that the big screen behind them would display commemorative photos of VIER from their trainee days to "Group Camp" and their debut, photos that had never been released before.
A roar of cheers and incredulous sounds erupted from the audience. With her back to the screen, VIER noticed that the audience seemed to be looking behind them. Sensing something, she turned around and saw every frame of the memories on the screen.
A small pane appeared in the lower left corner, displaying the reactions of the six people in real time.
The six of them had no time to pay attention; all their attention was focused on the photos that flashed by.
Meng Fanxi knew at a glance that this was a surprise secretly prepared by Wei Ye.
Upon closer inspection, I noticed that there were photos of him training at Baihe before.
Well, I guess Li Yingqiu was also involved in preparing this surprise.
In a venue with tens of thousands of people, watching photos of their growth every step of the way amplifies all the sensory experiences. Fans laugh along with them as they look at the photos of them playing around and doing practice papers in the practice room, and they are moved along with them as they watch them excitedly hug backstage.
After the photos were taken, there was a video, a video that had never been released before.
That was a video they filmed before their debut after the show "Team Up" ended.
The six of them went to Gu Huailang's house together because Lin Ruohe, Zhang Yang, and Ren Yuchen expressed that they were very concerned about the experience of Xu You, Meng Fanxi, and Wei Ye having dinner at Gu Huailang's house during a previous Chinese New Year.
Xu You was still holding the filming equipment, narcissistically explaining that he was the real chef, while filming everyone cooking together.
The video clearly showed the time, and both group fans and individual fans were incredibly moved. What amazing team spirit! Why do you guys love visiting your teammates' homes so much? Can you bring the fans along too?
In the video, Xu You's chattering voice and the sounds of everyone teasing him gradually faded away, and the screen went black.
The audience expressed that they hadn't had enough.
Xu You coughed and said, "Why do I sound so noisy in the video?" He considered himself to have a rather aloof public image.
Meng Fanxi immediately exposed his mistake: "You're only just realizing that?"
Xu You: ...
At this moment, Meng Fanxi noticed that Lin Ruo and Zhang Yang seemed to be in low spirits, so he immediately grabbed the microphone and asked loudly, "Captain, Brother Yang, are you crying?"
His tone was so irritating that Xu You's radar went off, and he chimed in, "Waaaaah, it sounds like she's really crying."
Fans all felt sorry for her and told her not to cry.
Lin Ruoping calmed himself down and said, "It's so great to be teammates with you all." He then looked at the audience and said, "It's wonderful that our team has so much support."
Zhang Yang: "Me too, every day feels like a dream."
The fans in the audience couldn't control their emotions, and some of them had tears in their eyes.
As the piano accompaniment of their debut song began, a sense of reluctance and attachment filled the venue, and the members took advantage of this atmosphere to deliver their closing remarks.
Gu Huailang: "Thank you for everything, I am grateful for everything."
Ren Yuchen: "I will always remember every moment we spent together."
Hsu Yu: "Please continue to support us in the future!"
Meng Fanxi thought for a moment and said, "I'm not sad, because we still have countless concerts and anniversaries to spend together."
As soon as he finished speaking, the six people vanished from the stage.
All the fans cried out in reluctance to part.
The crowd chanted "Encore!" "Encore!" "Encore!" without stopping.
The lights went completely dark.
Just when everyone thought it was going to end there, a song started playing.
The six people's voices were like heavenly music, and they appeared on the stage again.
"A quiet dream, where no one comes."
"I am the shadow in my dream."
...
"Aaaaaaah!!!"
"It's Fanxi's Dream Weaver!!"
"They actually sang this song!!!"
"It's totally worth it!!"
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A note from the author:
It's not the final chapter! But it'll be soon (I think...). Thank you everyone for your support!!!
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