93 Concert Preparation (Part 2)
Later, the satellites called the ticket rush for this tour the First World War of Shuoguo.
Stary's first national "Starlight Drifting" themed tour concert has been in preparation for more than half a year, and finally officially started selling tickets in October. The first stop is scheduled in Guangzhou, where it will be held for three consecutive days in late November, and then it will be performed in six cities in three months.
Nine thousand tickets were sold for the first show on the three-sided extended stage in the stadium, including the inner field and the stands. Because Yuan Xiao also had to take care of the debut of the girl group, she did not go to the venue in person this time, but asked the staff to confirm the horizontal stage and ticketing area for the first show through online video.
There are two options for setting up the concert stage: horizontal and vertical. The horizontal option is to use the long side of the venue to build the stage. The screen is larger, the stage effect is better, and the corresponding stands are closer to the main stage. However, the number of seats that can be ticketed will be reduced, and the side curtains are relatively unfriendly. The entire stadium has nearly 20,000 seats, but only 9,000 seats can be opened at the first stop.
Yuan Xiao's plan is to let the five of them practice in the gymnasium first. Not only do Stary and the other five need to accumulate experience, but more staff members need to cooperate with each other, and it also takes time to get used to it. From ordinary livehouses to large venues and then to the largest stadiums, doubling the number of spectators entering the venue to watch the performance requires doubling the manpower and material resources.
Nine thousand people entered the venue, which was actually a lot. After three days of opening, that was 27,000 people. But this was just a drop in the bucket for the hundreds of thousands of fans who wanted to watch. The local fans of Stary in Guangdong wished that Stary could open for a month.
The first concert is always the most memorable one. Guangdong already has a large fan base, and with the addition of fans from all over the country planning to attend the concert, it is no exaggeration to say that getting tickets is as difficult as hell.
Nine thousand tickets were sold out in seconds after they went on sale. With her many years of experience in ticket grabbing, Cheng Xiyan opened the front-stage scheduling on her tablet in advance. It is said that this way the ticket grabbing and payment process will be super smooth.
She had already filled in her personal information and ticket date in advance. When the time was almost up, she switched to the interface and stared at the countdown, refreshing the interface repeatedly. It could be seen that Yuanxin's own application software had been well-structured and optimized at a high price. It was almost as smooth as the mature ticket-grabbing software on the market and would not be easily stuck and crashed.
Zheng Xiyan clicked on the answering page almost the moment the start button lit up. The first question was Pei Zijin's birthday, which was easy. The second question was Stary's debut date, which she remembered clearly, so she chose B decisively and passed all the way to the fifteenth question, ending with the chorus lyrics of "Bronze Moon" from the second album.
The random questions Zheng Xiyan received did not exceed the scope of her knowledge reserves. These were the tacit understanding between Stary and the fans. No matter whether it was the personal information of the members or the lyrics of the first and second albums, they were all content that one would be able to understand as long as they got into the game. The tickets snatched in this way, coupled with strong real-name registration, can basically guarantee that all the tickets will be delivered to the hands of fans.
At the same time, you can add friends between accounts, and you can pre-select up to five people to grab tickets at the same time, so that you can arrange to sit with your friends in the system.
It doesn't matter if you're just a passerby, as there will be a second round of tickets available on other ticketing platforms later. The tickets that were grabbed in this round of ticket sales but not paid for within the specified time and the other reserved part will be included in the second round of ticket pool and sold to fans who didn't get the tickets and passersby who simply want to attend a concert.
Zheng Xiyan answered all fifteen questions in ten seconds. Except for the middle question about Stary in "Heart Dance Stage", she briefly recalled the joke and answered the rest at the first opportunity. She thought that she answered the questions very smoothly this time and was at least ranked among the top among everyone.
After she finished answering the questions, "Center Planet" popped up a congratulatory box with a score of 100, and then showed that she had entered the ticket pool and was drawing. Zheng Xiyan refreshed the page several times, and the payment interface popped up. It was simply the smoothest ticket she had ever grabbed.
Yuanxin has released the main stage concept renderings of the "Starlight Drifting" Guangzhou stop. To be honest, Zheng Xiyan was a little hesitant about whether to grab an inner field ticket or a grandstand ticket. The advantage of the inner field is of course that if the random ticket number is close enough, you can almost see the faces of the guys with the naked eye, but the advantage of the grandstand is that you can see the entire stage setting and the big screen from a high vantage point. According to the concept, the stage feels very shocking.
Unfortunately, the section for the grandstand tickets was still very large, and Cheng Xiyan was really worried that she would be placed at the side. In the end, she decided to go to the backstage, so that she could bring a camera and take more high-definition close-ups of her idol.
I don't know how Fansa's skills have improved for Stary's first concert. There is no need to worry about the professional skills of these five. Their performances on large and small stages over the past year have been obvious to all. I just don't know if Fansa can interact openly.
There were exactly nearly two months left, and Zheng Xiyan, who had successfully spent the money, happily put aside a big thing in her mind. She opened her mobile phone and posted a screenshot of her 100 points and the ticket on her account. At this time, looking at the people who had no tickets, she felt inexplicably comfortable.
Some of them were too nervous when answering the questions and accidentally answered incorrectly, and some of them were just oversleeping. The tickets went on sale at Guangzhou Station at noon today. Zheng Xiyan looked around and found that the front row of the stands was relatively the hardest to get a ticket. If she had really chosen the stands, she might not have been able to get the ticket so smoothly.
Zheng Xiyan pouted proudly, this might be what they call choice is more important than hard work.
Stary's five members also tried to grab the tickets. In this episode of their micro-group variety show, the five of them formed a circle around the company's router and grabbed the tickets at the same time.
In the end, Pei Zijin successfully got a ticket with the flexibility of his fingers from years of playing musical instruments. The remaining four people screamed in frustration as they tried to grab the ticket. Either they pressed the wrong option in a hurry or they were too nervous and their fingers didn't obey them. In the end, they all failed.
Yan Fan looked at the waiting list notification on the interface in disbelief, "No? I only took twelve seconds? That's it? That's it? On average, it takes less than one second to answer one question. What kind of geniuses are those satellites who competed with us for tickets!"
"Don't say anything." Jin Zeyu, who also only received a participation award, put down his phone and put his arm around Yan Fan's shoulders: "They may know us better than we know ourselves."
Well, in the comment section of this micro-variety show, many fans said that they forgave themselves after watching them, there is always a mountain higher than another, they will go back to practice their hand speed and strive to fight again in the next game.
When Stary recorded the ticket-grabbing video, the playlist for the first round had basically been rehearsed and designed. Yuan Xiao had already shown them the design drawings of the main stage. On the one hand, he worked with Stary and a few others to decide on the stage equipment and coordination. On the other hand, he simply built the stage layout in the largest practice room in Yuan Xin to facilitate rehearsals for the five of them.
Stary has not experienced the joy of having the entire stage serve them. Sister Xiaoxiao said that as long as the device is within the load-bearing range of the stage, no matter whether they want to hide underground or fly in the sky, it can be considered as long as it fits the theme and is creative.
The starry sky MV scene of the first album and the water stage of the second album are both worth replicating. In addition, Yuan Xiao also proposed that this tour should have an entrance device and a parade device. The opening performance certainly deserves a large-scale device to catch the eye and ignite the whole audience. Because there are also performances in the stadium, it would be best if in addition to the extension stage, Stary could travel around the entire venue so that fans in the stands can also have the opportunity to fan their fans up close.
There are generally two types of such devices. One is a float like an amusement park float, where members can board it and circle the venue in the final stage, spending two or three songs to spread their fans along the edge of the stands, so that most fans and their idols can see each other clearly. The other is a high-altitude device, which is relatively more difficult. Members tie wires to a suspended platform and also circle the venue from the air.
Mr. Jin Zeyu, a famous person afraid of heights in Stary, swallowed his saliva and raised his hand: "I choose the first one."
Safety, safety is the most important thing.
"We can make the float into the shape of a planet or the moon, and then build a track where the float will pass. We can sing "Bronze Moon" and "Misplaced Lighthouse" at this time," Pei Zijin suggested.
They have been together for a long time and no longer have any secrets. Jin Zeyu is quite afraid of heights. If he really uses that kind of high-altitude device, I'm afraid someone will have to kneel down two meters above the ground. It will be difficult for him to maintain his sanity, let alone spill his food.
"If we completely cover the car body with black cloth and then add some light strips, it will look like it is floating." Pei Zijin simply drew a small diagram on a piece of white paper and asked the staff if this effect could be achieved.
"Floats are relatively simple, and decorations like this are minor issues."
"I think it's okay, and it fits the theme of Starlight Drifting."
Yuan Xiao, who had been listening to their discussion, touched his chin and suddenly asked, "Can it really float?"
She suddenly had a bold idea.
Yuan Xiao stood up, looked at Stary and the staff, and explained: "No matter how well the float is made, it will be seen clearly under the current high-definition cameras. When it is parading, it is close to the audience. Since we have to build a track, we might as well build one that can float."
Yuan Xiao remembered that she had seen a floating platform that slowly circled the stage in a music variety show using completely magnetic levitation. If it was possible in that show, it would certainly be possible offline as well.
"'Drifting' is equivalent to combining the float plan with the high-altitude plan. The art team can contact foreign companies and independent artists who make stage installations. We can rent or buy them." Yuan Xiao made the decision and handed the plan to the department staff to contact.
Nowadays, magnetic levitation is almost mature and common, and rail trains have been in operation for many years. Such a small device with only a few people on board will not pose any safety hazards and is very consistent with the theme.
In the end, it still has to be Sister Xiaoxiao. Pei Zijin is already used to the plans they put forward being optimized by Yuan Xiao. Whether it is practicality or aesthetics, they are instantly upgraded to a higher level. The rest is the opening. Jin Zeyu took the initiative to explain: "If it is a relatively stable large platform, I can still stand higher if I don't look down."
"What if it's rappelling?"
The plan proposed by the art department referred to the spaceship scene in the first album's MV. When building the big screen, a large spaceship model can be fixed and half-embedded on the big screen. It looks like it is breaking out of the screen, just like the five members of Stary. This concert also comes to the fans from the mobile phone screen, which also breaks the concept of the dimensional wall.
The five people opened the show with the single from their album, "Stary", and descended at medium speed from the window of the spaceship to the stage surface. For the rest of the concert, the spaceship served as a backdrop, connected to a large screen, equipped with LEDs, and also capable of playing videos.
Yuan Xiao felt that it didn't need to be so fancy. Since it was a concept, a pure white spaceship model should be used to create a sense of atmosphere. However, the spaceship must be made very large within the upper limit of the stage's load-bearing capacity. It would be best to use the lightest material and make it as big as possible.
We can even consider a form in which the interior cannot support any human beings at all. Anyway, Stary only needs to get out of the spaceship, and it is not impossible to let them hang in the air for a while.
Jin Zeyu: Okay... okay?
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