Chapter 39: Doubt of Life
When Xu Qingyao published this article, his fans couldn't stand it anymore.
His fans, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, may not seem like much, but they are very loyal. He broadcasts live almost every day and stays in close contact with his fans.
He kept calling his fans "family" and fooled them. Now that they saw him being humiliated, they immediately became angry.
"Tomato Music Festival is so inhumane. Boycott it."
"If Brother Xu hadn't been at the music festival, I wouldn't have gone. It's hot and stuffy outside."
"You're just throwing the donkey away after it's done working. My brother came to the music festival even though there was no one else there. He was there to support you. Is this how you treat your benefactor?"
"I just watched it. For the sake of Gu Yanqiu, he treated my brother like this. I thought he was some big shot, but it turns out he's just a nobody!"
"If it weren't for the hype online during this period, I wouldn't even know who it was."
"If you don't want to go, then don't go. It's no big deal."
"Boycott. I heard before that the labor fee for this music festival is not high. Brother Xu went there just for our Xu Family Army."
"That's right, you're still shaking at a crappy concert. What are you pretending for?"
"It will eventually fail. It's rubbish."
There were even rude fans who went to the official Weibo account to curse people. From the various blocked words, you could vaguely tell how dirty the curses were.
The people at the Tomato Music Festival are almost pissed off.
I just can't stand these artists with fragile hearts. They have been praised for so long that they don't know how high the sky is and how high the earth is. If they are not satisfied with something a little bit, they will immediately post it online.
Xu Qingyao also relies on his job in the Internet industry and doesn't care much about these things.
But it brought a lot of trouble to the music festival.
There is a lot of boycott voices online.
"What should we do? Should we contact the artist? The impact is too bad now." said the coordinator.
The artist director said, "Bullshit! Every time he comes, I have to play half the mic and find someone to back him up. Do you really think he's some talented artist? His skills are average, and he has no artistic ethics. I don't know how he got famous."
The artist director came from CCTV. The old artists I met before didn’t act so arrogantly, but now he starts to boss around a few newcomers.
"Send it as usual. I just don't believe it. Without him, I can't hold a music festival."
"But if they lead the boycott, tickets might not sell well. The last time we went there, the attendance was only 80% full."
"Let's sell it first," he said, but his tone was also a little irritable.
The coordinator nearby knew that Xu Qingyao had offended someone. As long as this matter could be resolved, the artist director would handle the matter later. After all, he used to work for the main station.
I have connections at every local radio station.
We were originally going to put together a show, so we could use anyone.
This is the time to use your connections and favors. By doing this, he has narrowed his path.
Soon, the tickets were issued.
Neither the coordinator nor the artist director wanted to refresh the ticketing system.
Suddenly, the intern below exclaimed, "The tickets are sold out. That's fast."
The coordinator and the artist director suddenly exchanged glances: "Huh?"
At this moment, they also opened their phones.
I refreshed the ticketing website and saw that all the zones were greyed out and all the tickets at all prices were sold out.
I glanced at the time and saw that the tickets had only been issued for less than half an hour.
Their Tomato Music Festival has a limited budget and is a bit like a compilation music festival. Now that the appearance fees of artists have skyrocketed, they can only rely on favors to find some old artists and internet celebrities.
Not as big as other music festivals.
Now it is gradually declining.
Who knew that all the tickets would be sold out? This hadn't happened in years. Then he called the intern over and asked, "What's going on?"
They are old, and sometimes tickets cannot be sold and they don’t know what the problem is.
Now the tickets can be sold, but I still don’t know what’s going on.
I had to ask the young people.
The intern looked at it for a while and said, "Oh, I see. It's Gu Yanqiu. Look, a lot of people are posting their e-tickets online."
"It's him?" The coordinator was a little surprised.
"Yes. Fans said that Gu Yanqiu hasn't had a stage in a long time. They have been waiting for this stage for a long time. Many of them are even from other places."
The artist director said with emotion: "I never expected it."
Although I have never met her before, I already have a good impression of Gu Yanqiu.
In the chat group with Gu Yanqiu, his agent mentioned that they were also bringing a dance troupe. They would cover the expenses, but they would also like to ask for assistance in booking a hotel.
"No problem." The coordinator agreed immediately.
They were notified to rehearse two days in advance. However, many artists had their schedules, so only Gu Yanqiu agreed.
He spent the entire day debugging the equipment. He also had to test the in-ear monitor, singing and dancing, etc. The music director wanted to see if his singing and dancing skills were stable first, and if not, he would arrange for him to use a half microphone.
But after he finished singing and dancing, the music director's eyes lit up and he asked the coordinator, "Where did you find this great treasure?"
"How is it? You sang very steadily!" There was a smile on his face. After all, he was watching Gu Yanqiu singing and dancing just now. Although he didn't know Gu Yanqiu before, as someone who has been organizing outdoor music festivals for many years, he also has an assessment of the artist's ability.
I thought that after arriving, I would have to do the same as everyone else, first arranging the teleprompter, then recording the backing track, singing a song and then resting for several hours.
Unexpectedly, Gu Yanqiu didn't even use a teleprompter. He adjusted the equipment quickly and then sang and danced with the microphone on. He treated the rehearsal like a real stage performance, even timing the performance. He was very serious about it.
We sang one song after another, and some parts were stopped and re-recorded by the music director because we had to coordinate with the band on the spot.
He waited there patiently and even ordered drinks for everyone.
It's rare to meet someone so dedicated. He truly cherishes the stage, constantly adjusting his performance to achieve a better performance.
It has been a long time since Tomato Music Festival has encountered such a dedicated artist.
The staff were even more energetic and worked together to make it better.
This time, not only the musicians were impressed, but even the dancers were exhausted and collapsed in a spread-eagle position.
We agreed to just be dancing for an artist, but how could it be so intense? It's almost like a professional street dance competition. It's not easy for them to make a little money.
The key point is that they were all exhausted, but Gu Yanqiu was still standing there coordinating with the video. Not only was the dance frame large, but she also had to sing with the microphone on. Crucially, the video was pushed over with professional expression management.
Before coming, the dancers didn’t know who Gu Yanqiu was, but after spending such a long time together, they all started to doubt their lives: No, you call this Xiao Hudou?
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