99 Backstage
During the rehearsal, Stary came down from the stage and saw Celes who had just arrived backstage.
Yu Le fell behind and quietly moved closer to Su Chen. The whispers between the two little heads were just loud enough for the five people to hear: "Should we say hello?"
"Theoretically, they should be the ones saying hello. They are the junior sisters."
"So if they bow, should we go back?"
"What? Ninety degrees?"
Pei Zijin was helpless, "We are all senior brothers now, you two should act more serious."
Although they are all groups under Yuanxin, this is actually the first time that Celes has met Stary and the others properly since their debut. The boys have been debuting for more than a year and have been treated with humility and greetings by newcomers wherever they go. When they suddenly met a newer group, they were a little overwhelmed and didn't know what to do.
This is Celes' first time to come to the concert tour stage of his senior group, but it is not Stary's first stop, but the third stop and also the first stadium performance.
When it was officially announced that Celes would be a guest at the third stop of the "Starlight Drifting" tour, it attracted a lot of complaints from fans. Some people thought that Yuan Xin's intention to let Stary support the new group was really not even an act. From the second season of the show to now, one time is not enough and now even the concerts have to make time for the new group to perform. Fans spent money to buy tickets to see the show, not to see some new girl group.
The girl group's fans also have complaints. Since it's the first offline stage after their debut, everyone wants to go and support them, especially since it's not their home stadium. Of course, they want the girls to know that they have a lot of support and love. But the tickets for Stary's concert are so difficult to get that even scalpers and proxy photographers can't do it. Whether you can get a ticket depends entirely on fate, which is too difficult.
When Yuan Xiao promised Celes to perform on the concert stage, he had actually anticipated this result.
The good thing is that the fans' resentment is still focused on the company. They also know that the girls in the girl group actually do not have that much autonomy over where they can perform at this stage. Letting the two groups work together can only be the company's idea. The styles of the groups from the same program are also consistent. The fans of both sides still have a good impression of each other. There are also a large number of fans who have watched both seasons one and two.
The reason why Yuan Xiao insisted on letting Celes go on stage despite the criticism he received was actually just to give the sisters experience on the big offline stage.
Although the first season of "Ou Wei" was quite popular last year, a company's own online variety show still could not leave the circle of star chasers and show fans. What really made Stary famous was the program "Codename: Heart Dance Stage" at the beginning of the year. Therefore, the initial attention of the first and second seasons of "Ou Wei" was not at the same level. After the first season ended, the five members of Stary could still go to small offline music festivals, but when the agent contacted Celes through the same channel, he had to decline.
For some small music festivals, it is not necessarily the case that the more popular the invited guests, the better. Take Stary's current travel as an example. The security pressure alone is not something that the organizers with relatively weak strength can bear. If they allow fans to surround them indefinitely, the organizers will have to cancel the event and ask them to leave for tea.
They call it a small music festival and don't hold a large one. Of course it's not because they don't want to, but because they can't.
After all, the flash mob activities recorded by Celes before their debut cannot replace real stage experience. Yuan Xiao wants them to be familiar with more than just the few minutes on stage. Artists will always encounter various problems during formal performances, from debugging equipment backstage to communicating with staff, which are all part of stage experience. Even artists who have debuted for many years still need time to rehearse, because a qualified and perfect stage requires a lot of preliminary preparation.
So even if Stary is not on tour now, Yuan Xiao will let the girls in the girl group practice at other concerts. As for music variety shows and commercial music festivals, artists must be quoted a price. The company cannot let immature artists go to these events, which is also a harm to the reputation of the artists themselves.
This is indeed a sweet trouble for Yuan Xiao. With a top boy band and a girl band that is already extremely popular even before releasing an album, Yuan Xiao can now be called the "Tsinghua and Peking University in domestic entertainment". The third season of "I Have Not Been" has not even been launched yet, but there are already many young people of the right age who are scrambling to get the trainee acceptance notice.
So it doesn't matter if there is some bad reputation. The fans have spent money, so it is reasonable for them to curse the company. As for Yuan Xiao herself, she has now passed the stage of initial accumulation of good reviews. With the number of audiences of Yuanxin Family, she can get a lot of good reviews every day. So when doing things that she thinks are right but the results may not be immediately apparent, Yuan Xiao has also become bolder.
So at this moment Celes came to the backstage of "Starlight Drifting" early, found a place where he would not get in the way, and listened obediently to the busy and intense conversation of the staff.
They also saw Stary's customized microphone, which was of the same brand as theirs but in different colors. Yuan Xiao was very fair in giving out gifts, and every year he gave the latest model of this brand. The box containing the five people's microphones was taken to the backstage in advance for coordination. The seniors also treasured them very much and returned the microphones back to the box as soon as they got off the stage.
Especially Yu Le, several brothers were staring at his microphone. This kid had already bumped into his microphone in the last game, luckily nothing happened, otherwise he would have been so heartbroken that he would have cried.
The more they learn about this industry, the more they understand Yuan Xiao's intentions in training them. Even though Stary's current financial situation has basically achieved financial freedom and slightly improved their parents' home, the price of a custom microphone is still five, and anyone would feel distressed if they took out five. But Sister Xiaoxiao prepared five for them without blinking an eye, last year when they had just debuted and it was not known whether they could make money for the company.
But Stary is indeed very competitive. The first and second stops of the tour were sold out, and the ticket grabbing was like hell. Yuanxin designed a new cheering stick specifically for their tour concert. The head of the cheering stick is in the shape of a small transparent star bottle, and the cap of the star bottle can be opened. In addition to the original light inside, the cheering stick set also comes with small beads, fine sand and fluorescent powder that can be added by hand. Fans can also put their favorite peripherals and small items in it.
Whether it is the first generation of planet cheering sticks, the girl group flame cheering sticks produced by the second season of "I Am Not Alone", or the current second generation of star bottle "drifting" cheering sticks, the price is always the same at 68, and it will not even increase due to inflation.
These cheering sticks produced by Yuanxin Uni-President also have a unified central control, which means that no matter which version the fans hold, they can seamlessly access the central control's lighting at every stop of the "Starlight Drifting" tour, and the same goes for the girl group.
Yuan Xiao hopes that each generation of cheering sticks can serve as a commemorative function, rather than forcing fans to buy new cheering sticks for every tour, because Yuan Xin's peripherals are basically sold for a limited time, new fans can join in at any time, and old fans can continue to use the cheering sticks they bought after one generation. This is the real on-demand purchase, rather than simply shouting slogans.
If the concert is sold out, the income of the company and Stary group itself is still considerable. The cost of the concert will be diluted as the number of tour shows increases. At least after the third stop, the ticket revenue will be pure income.
The size of Stary's fans almost perfectly absorbed the number of shows on the tour. While there were two or three shows at each stop, many fans were unable to get tickets. Such a size often scared passers-by who wanted to experience the scene. Almost all those who could get tickets were lucky ones whose mobile phones and Internet were as smooth as silk.
Almost every day, the comment sections on Yuan Xiao's own social media and Yuan Xin Company's official Weibo are filled with requests for additional tour shows. Yuan Xiao has also seen this and is working on it. It may be a bit difficult to increase the number of cities for the tour, as the winter vacation is approaching, which is the peak season for singers to hold concerts. It is difficult to book a suitable venue unless you book it far in advance, but adding more shows is still possible. Three shows in each of the subsequent cities shouldn't be a problem.
The physical training that all trainees had started on the first day they entered the company finally showed its significance at this moment. Stary sang and danced throughout the first stop. In the two and a half hour concert, they only had three pure singing songs and time to change clothes for a short break. However, the five of them were still full of energy and stable in their breathing until the last encore song "Dawn". After they got off the stage, they said that it would be okay to sing on such a stage for a few more days.
So what are you waiting for if you don't hold three games in a row?
Yuan Xiao followed suit and started adding extra shows at the third stop. Starting tomorrow, the show will run for three consecutive days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Tickets for all tiers are still sold out in a second. Speechless fans once again flooded into the school's comment section and shouted, "Where are the extra tickets?"
"Anyway, it doesn't exist until it reaches my hands!"
But we really can't add any more. In Jin Zeyu's words, even the donkey in the production team can't be used like this. Letting Celes be the guest host is, on the one hand, to let the sisters get familiar with the work flow of the concert as soon as possible, and on the other hand, to buy Stary some more breathing time in the middle.
It is not only to allow them to take a breather, but also to make some different changes to each concert. When the junior group helps to share the pressure, Stary can take the opportunity to make some more complex stage settings and location designs, making each tour less similar.
Ultimately, Stary does not have enough songs now. In the middle of each stop, except for a few popular songs, they have been trying to change the songs as much as possible. However, there will still be many repeated songs between the shows in different cities.
For many of Stary's die-hard fans, since this is their first tour and they have the financial resources and time to spare, they will definitely try to attend every show. Even if they can't get tickets and can't go offline, they will follow all kinds of fan photos online. For Stary, making changes in the stage design is an extra workload for them, but for fans, it is a new surprise at every show.
That's what it's worth.
Behind every meeting, fans may have planned a lot of overtime study and work in advance, travel for several hours or even dozens of hours, carry heavy luggage, and have to wait in line much earlier. So we try to leave no regrets for every meeting. This is what every artist should demand of themselves.
However, this also makes people who can't get tickets more miserable, because Stary makes every show limited, and the withdrawal reaction is so severe. With such a dedicated group, it is really hard not to fall in love with it after watching it offline once, and willingly show the bottom of your wallet to Yuan Xin. You can't be jealous of them, after all, in the area of selling emotional value, Yuan Xiao has already achieved the ultimate.
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