Chapter 449
"The occupancy rate of this venue today can't be 99%, right?" Li Mo, who was sitting in the front row, turned around. Even though he stretched his neck, there was really not a single empty seat as far as he could see.
She couldn't see it from the people next to her, but when she saw the dense crowd across from her, she really began to wonder if the stadium was full. If it was, she wouldn't know how nice it would be to tell others about it.
As the largest stadium in Jiangsu Province, the sheer size of the Jinling Olympic Sports Center goes without saying. However, when the live broadcast's camera panned across the rows of people in the auditorium, she wasn't the only one whose scalp tingled.
The oval stadium, with its terraced auditorium surrounding it, centered around the prominent triangular stage. It seemed to evoke memories, familiar yet strange.
"Maybe... 100%." Zhou Xiao responded subconsciously after hearing Li Mo's words.
The frenzy of offline sales this afternoon was beyond everyone's expectations. Somehow, those scalpers who had sold their tickets early were now bitterly regretting their actions. If this ticket had been sold in the afternoon, the price would have likely doubled.
Zhou Xiao speculated that the frenzy online was likely related to today's holiday. Thanks to the Cultural and Tourism Bureau's publicity and the food recommendations from Jinling netizens in the comment section, the flower walls at the Cultural and Sports Center have become truly famous. The onlookers also ranged in age, from children in their parents' arms to energetic, gray-haired elders.
Coupled with the fact that there are always scalpers within ten meters of the concert, the festive atmosphere and the hot market have led to more and more young couples willing to enter the venue with money in hand.
"Luckily, Cheese arranged to distribute some tickets yesterday." Hearing Zhou Xiao say this, Zhu Jian lifted his head from his shoulder and said with a lingering fear, "You guys don't know, but those last few dozen tickets were distributed by a dozen of us, and we watched the fans verify their tickets before we left."
You really can't not follow! Because there are so many people this time, even though the sports center reported it to the authorities in advance, the square is still too large, so it's inevitable that some people will slip through the net. At noon, a fan club's tickets were stolen.
Fortunately, Huayao also attached great importance to this matter. After the fans' response, they immediately scrapped the hundreds of stolen tickets and asked the organizer to manually enter the information of the original owners of the tickets into the special personnel system of this concert.
The number of tickets lost at once is high. If a fan loses just one or two, the company or organizer won't do anything. At most, they'll ask you to register your personal information with the official website based on your ticket price and wait for further information. This wait could be a lifetime, and you might not even get your money back until the organizer goes bankrupt.
"Hey, don't say that." Qi Sisi leaned over Dong Xiaoyu and joined the discussion as if she had discovered something. "I felt like someone was staring at me when I was distributing the votes! Could they be trying to steal my votes?"
The rest of the group stifled laughter as these words were spoken. Zhou Xiao and Zhu Jian exchanged glances, unsure how to address Qi Sisi. Could it be that your energy and spirit stood out among the listless, unemployed workers? If Qi Sisi hadn't already made it to shore, she'd have been snatched up by Cheese to supplement his offline "student pool."
"Looking at it this way, our fan club is still quite reliable," Dong Xiaoyu, who had been silent the whole time, made the final decision.
Zhu Jian, a member of the fan club, narrowed his eyes in laughter as he listened. Of course, he was happy to be praised. Furthermore, the fact that the five of them could sit in this seat together was truly inseparable from the fan club's help. Of course, rather than calling it a favor, Zhu Jian preferred to call it a mutually beneficial relationship.
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Because the group ticket area was locked, the ten tickets Huayao gave Zhou Xiao were not consecutive and were even scattered. Although the front row tickets were in their own group ticket area, the center area was not available.
Qi Sisi and her friends had already bought tickets for the 1680 block as soon as group booking became available. Because Zhou Xiao had filming requirements, the four of them didn't consider her for the ticket.
After all, the seats are random, and everyone can sit anywhere, but photographers are very particular. Don't you see that the front row of every concert is full of fans who spend a lot of money and carry big guns, which is enough to prove the importance of seat in the hearts of these fans.
Although Zhou Xiao is a little different and her position is not fixed every time, the fact that she always has the best angle among all the fans shows that there is something behind this.
But Zhu Jian soon knelt down in front of Zhou Xiao, because Zhou Xiao directly took out four tickets in the small group and asked everyone if they wanted to sit next to her after the show.
Zhu Jian was a little confused at first. Putting aside the fact that they had already bought tickets, why did Xiaoxiao take out four more tickets? Then, when Qi Sisi and Li Mo excitedly cheered for Zhou Xiao in the group chat, she understood.
Is the fan club short of money? Well, it is still short of money... Ticket positions can actually be manipulated, just like why every fan club member can get a front row seat.
The fan club would specifically note when publishing the details that wealthy fans paid extra to choose their seats, and the fans were very accepting of this. Because the money would all be invested in Ji Shao, as long as the fan club didn't engage in unfair internal favoritism, it was fine.
But what was most in need at that moment were tickets! After the group ticket deadline, the price of NINE STAR tickets on the market was extremely high. It could be said that Zhou Xiao's use of these four tickets in exchange for a spot was undoubtedly a godsend for the fan club.
These are not four tickets, these are four pieces of "gold" that shine with golden light and are highly valued!
As expected, when Zhu Jian, acting as the middleman, approached Cheese about this, she agreed without hesitation. It was heart-pounding; this was clearly a way to send "money" to their fan club!
In fact, as long as Zhou Xiao opened his mouth, the fan club would offer not only the tickets for the entire row, but even the most expensive seats in the first row, not to mention the exchange of tickets for seats. But Zhu Jian understood that this was the right balance.
The five of them, who had finally gotten to sit together, were incredibly happy at the concert. Even though their seats weren't in the front rows, their perspective on the stage was truly the "best viewing area"!
And for the nearly four-hour concert that followed, there was no better location than this one.
"By the way, look over there," Zhou Xiao pointed his index finger at the front row on the far right, motioning for everyone to look over there. "Do those people look familiar to you?"
In the direction Zhou Xiao pointed, dozens of people sat neatly in a row. At first glance, they didn't seem unusual, but a closer look revealed something interesting. Crucially, these people were all very good-looking, standing out from the crowd.
"!" Li Mo was shocked, "When did Yan Shujia have so many handsome fans!"
"The quality of the male fans is quite high!" Qi Sisi also looked shocked. "And how come they are so rich? They bought the front row!"
Zhou Xiao held her forehead with her hand. These two kids... As expected, she shouldn't have played dumb, but should have spoken directly. Thinking of this, Zhou Xiao shifted her gaze to Zhu Jian, who was frowning and thinking hard. It seemed that there was still someone who could be saved.
After waiting for a few seconds and finding that the other party still didn't respond, Zhou Xiao looked at Zhu Jian with a gradually warming gaze, which also contained a hint of encouragement and encouragement.
Deng noticed three pairs of eyes looking at him. Zhu Jian, who was lost in thought, finally came to his senses. He held his glasses and said embarrassedly, "Xiaoxiao, why are you looking at me? I was distracted just now..."
"Is that a member of 'Star 101'?" A faint voice came, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
Dong Xiaoyu ignored the other friends' eyes widening in surprise, reached out and held Zhou Xiao's hand, patting it gently. She looked at her proudly and said, "See, I'm the only one who understands you the best!"
Zhou Xiao was so comforted that she couldn't help herself. She forgot all about the members of "Star 101". Xiaoyu in front of her was so cute! She had to rub her hard while there was still time.
The other people also looked at Dong Xiaoyu in surprise. Of course, it was a surprise, but they also kept following Zhou Xiao and rubbing each other's face! Don't say it, the touch feels pretty good~ Especially with Dong Xiaoyu's puffy little face, well, I like it even more!
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For fans, most experienced in offline fan-chasing, the dimming of the stadium lights served as a powerful signal that the concert was about to begin. As the news reached them, silence spread like a contagion, silently spreading through the air.
After an unknown amount of time, someone exclaimed as they watched the cheering stick flickering as if it had a breath of its own. This voice shattered the silence, and the previous silence began to ripple with its own fluctuations.
Like ripples on a calm surface, they slowly spread out from the center in all directions. Then, amidst these thousands of dancing "water droplets," the dark screen lit up with a "boom" and the white number in the center lit up—99.
99, 98, 97… When the numbers above appeared, the whole place fell silent. Voices began to call out the countdown, the longer the time, the louder the response. The lower the number, the shorter the time they would be together.
When the countdown reached "19," Zhou Xiao felt as if the sound was the entire stadium. If sound had a physical presence, then at that moment it was undoubtedly a tree with a canopy large enough to support the entire Olympiade Sports Center!
From that moment on, the sound of the countdown could be heard throughout the Olympic Sports Center. From the faintly fuzzy tones of the numbers to each distinct digit, the increasingly resonant countdown seemed to conceal a myriad of emotions. It was as if something had been completely uncovered, a fierce anticipation for its birth.
"10"
A young man riding his bicycle past the Olympic Sports Center stopped and subconsciously leaned toward the sound, seemingly curious about what kind of competition the stadium was preparing for.
"7"
A few entertainment reporters, who didn't have tickets and were playing cards in the media lounge of the Olympic Sports Center, paused. They gazed out the window at the stadium with a look of surprise, as if they hadn't expected to hear anything from such a distance. With this thought in mind, some of the more alert ones pulled out their cameras from their backpacks.
"4"
Fans and passersby, who had been delighted at the ease of checking in and cheering, had now stopped what they were doing. Some were shouting along with the countdown, while others were staring intently, as if trying to see through the wall to see what was happening inside.
“2”
On the elevator platform, nine young men, each wearing matching suits embroidered with diamonds, tightly grasped the hands of their teammates. As the countdown reached "3," the reluctance and sadness on everyone's faces instantly transformed into beaming smiles.
This is the stage, the stage that all nine of them have longed for. Perhaps, this will also be their last stage together. They are responsible for this stage, and they must achieve perfection.
Because they are NINE STAR.
“1”
The moment she shouted, Zhou Xiao felt a chill on her face. But she didn't have time to react because the lift platform in the center of the stage had already risen!
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