The backstage area of Yuncheng Gymnasium.
Yang Chenyi, dressed in a red feather outfit and sporting smoky makeup, was waiting backstage.
The stadium was packed with people, and cheers came like a tidal wave.
There are only 5 minutes left before the concert starts.
The enthusiasm of the fans at the scene grew even higher!
Many of them bought their tickets from scalpers.
The normal price for concert tickets is between 300 and 2000 yuan.
However, in the hands of scalpers, a grandstand ticket that costs a few hundred yuan can be resold for several thousand yuan!
These fangirls, earning a monthly salary of 3,000 yuan, spend one or two months' salary to buy a ticket to see their idols.
Their screams were louder than anyone else's!
Tickets for the VIP seats in the inner field, originally priced at 1,980 yuan each, have been resold by scalpers for more than 30,000 yuan each, with the highest price reaching 100,000 yuan!
In fact, the reason why the ticket prices on the scalpers are so high is mainly because Yang Chenyi's team has a deep cooperative relationship with the scalpers.
When they release tickets, some of them cheat using their own programs to snatch them back and then resell them at a higher price.
While there are certain risks involved in collusion between organizers and scalpers, the profits can be dozens of times higher than regular ticket prices, making it even easier to fleece fans!
As for Yang Chenyi, the money went into his pocket, but the whole thing had nothing to do with him!
He's just an innocent young man who doesn't know anything; even fans would get shy if they looked at him too much!
Yang Chenyi's assistant is feeding him water to prevent him from damaging the nail props.
His agent, who was fixing his hair and makeup, asked curiously, "Chenchen, are you too nervous? You don't seem happy at all."
Yang Chenyi rolled his eyes. "What's there for me to be happy about?"
The agent said, "Our concert alone has generated over 50 million yuan in ticket and merchandise sales, plus sponsorship fees, bringing the total profit to over 100 million yuan! This year's total profit will definitely exceed 2 billion yuan! What else could you be unhappy about?"
The first show of a concert generates the most revenue, with subsequent shows showing a decreasing effect.
With 60 shows in China and 20 shows in Southeast Asia, it's no surprise that the profits from this concert will exceed 2 billion!
After deducting costs and company profits, Yang Chenyi would have at least five or six hundred million yuan in hand.
The agent couldn't understand why he was still unhappy.
An idol who becomes famous so easily is someone that even an agent would consider extremely rare. Others would only envy and resent him, so why would he be unhappy?
Yang Chenyi gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words.
"It's all because of that Su Can! I'm holding a concert here, and the ticket prices are already very reasonable, but Su Can is putting on some kind of free concert across the street!"
"Now, countless haters are attacking me, saying that my concert is just a way to fleece people!"
"My most expensive ticket only sells for 100,000 yuan on the scalper market, while the FT group next door, using the banner of a 10-year reunion, has tickets being resold for over 2 million yuan. Why don't you talk about them, but instead criticize me?"
The agent understood what Yang Chenyi was angry about.
Exorbitant ticket prices are commonplace in the entertainment industry; it's a matter of mutual consent between idols and fans.
Idols need fans' love, but they also need their money!
Who doesn't understand this?
But Su Can just barged in and started causing trouble, chasing after Yang Chenyi and beating him up!
Now all the attention on the internet is on Yang Chenyi. Originally, whatever he did would be praised by fans.
Now, no matter what he does, he will be relentlessly attacked online!
The agent was heartbroken and furious when she thought about the lost S+ variety show and high-end luxury endorsements.
"Is Su Can crazy? Why does he target you instead of others? Chenchen, you are our outstanding idol. You got to where you are today through your own hard work. Aren't you a hundred times better than those who get ahead by sleeping with fans and marrying rich women?"
As the agent was talking, an idea suddenly popped into his head.
"Could it be that he's chasing after you because you're so outstanding?"
Yang Chenyi's face darkened. "What? Is it an honor for me that he chased after me and hit me?"
The stagehand came over to remind her, "Ms. Yang, it's your turn to go on stage!"
The manager coaxed Yang Chenyi, "Okay, okay, it's his fault. Don't be angry, my little darling. Let's sing well! The opening song is very important, you must sing it well!"
Yang Chenyi sneered, "I know my vocal abilities. I'll make all my fans kneel down and listen, and I'll blow their skulls off!"
He stepped onto the elevator platform to calm himself down.
The elevator rose to a high point, then fireworks exploded, and Yang Chenyi, riding in a cage, descended from the sky.
The theme of the concert was future technology.
Yang Chenyi's outfit is fashionable, and the cage symbolizes the imprisonment of people by modern technology. He wants to break free from it and gain freedom and a new life.
The song "Trapped Beast" was created based on this theme.
The somber and subdued prelude sets the emotional tone, preparing for the subsequent outburst.
Yang Chenyi's powerful voice and ability to hit high notes are indeed very touching to his fans.
However, before the somber prelude was even over, a very dynamic melody swept through the air above the open-air stadium!
The cheerful music seemed to penetrate one's soul!
A stirring and passionate song rang out.
That resounding voice pierced through the clouds, making even the bright moon pale in comparison.
"The vast horizon is my love."
"Flowers are blooming at the foot of the rolling green hills."
What kind of rhythm is the most swaying?
"What kind of singing is the most joyful?"
Yang Chenyi: "??"
Yang Chenyi's fans: "!!"
What does it mean if it's a bit like brainwashing?
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