The owner of the dance hall in the middle school is surnamed Zhou. He is around forty years old and has a pale face, which indicates that he is under a lot of kidney stress.
His employees secretly called him Zhou Bapi, which speaks volumes about his character.
This guy led Liang Liang around the hall, telling her that she couldn't go through this door or that door, and that she couldn't touch this or that thing.
Is this guy an idiot? Just lock all the doors except the bathroom door, that's all.
After gaining a thorough understanding of the internal situation of the National Central Song and Dance City, Liang Liang asked Han Chui to find a printing company to print posters and advertisements.
The ticket price is the same as the ticket for the National Central Song and Dance City, ten yuan per person.
Even if all the tickets are sold, the band won't make much money.
After rent, utilities, and security fees, half of the income is gone. Then, after paying a thousand or eight thousand in taxes, it's good if you can save a thousand or two thousand.
If we can't sell that many tickets, we might even lose money.
But Liang Liang's original intention was not to make money, but simply to promote the Blue Shark band. As long as they didn't lose money or lost less money, it was fine.
With the venue issue resolved, Liang Liang and the band discussed the matter and decided to hold the performance the day after tomorrow, November 26th, at 1 PM.
Once the time was set, Liang Liang dared to boldly advertise during the evening performance.
He didn't shout at the top of his lungs, but interacted with the audience by asking and answering questions.
"Hey buddy, you're asking how much our concert tickets are? We're performing at the Junior High School Dance Hall, and the tickets are the same as there—ten dollars!"
"A bit pricey? There's nothing I can do about it. I wanted to set the price the same as our Pacific Arts Troupe's performance, but the owner wouldn't allow it. He said that if the price was lower than their junior high school dance hall's ticket price, it would lower the class of their dance hall, and if it was lower, they wouldn't rent the venue to us. We had no choice. Although the price is a bit high, we can guarantee the quality of the performance. It's all top-notch stuff. Our band has more than 20 of its own songs, including some fast songs that we've never performed before. It's definitely worth the ticket price."
"Ah! Providing tea? If the police won't help, how about I assign each of you a waitress?"
Liang Liang's conversation with the fans below the stage was broadcast throughout the venue via microphone, eliciting a burst of laughter.
Liang Liang stood up and gave a final pep talk.
"Fellow citizens of Haikou, brothers and sisters! The Blue Shark Band will be holding a small concert at the Guozhong Song and Dance City tomorrow at 1 PM. There are only 600 tickets available. It will be three hours long with nearly 30 songs, 20 of which are our own compositions. They are definitely worth the price. You can brag about seeing our band's concert until next autumn. Friends who want to see our exclusive performance, please go to the Guozhong Song and Dance City tomorrow to buy your tickets."
Whether they go or not is unknown, but the response from the audience is overwhelming.
Liang Liang had already spoken to Liu Wen about the Blue Shark Band's upcoming concert at the National Central Opera and Dance Theatre. At least on the surface, the Blue Shark Band was still affiliated with the Pacific Arts Troupe, so they had to maintain appearances.
Of course, Liang Liang, one of the actors from the Pacific Art Troupe, was also invited as a guest. Da Huajiao, Ge Anping, and Shangougou were among those invited.
Liang Liang felt that Shan Gou Gou was still a very influential person in Beijing's social circles and that it was worthwhile to befriend him.
On the morning of the 26th, the Blue Shark Band and three invited guests arranged the order of their performance at the AEON Mall.
Da Huajiao naturally sang his "We Are Different", Ge Anping sang her "Damp Heart", and Shangougou sang "Crazy for Love".
The songs for "The Big Sedan Chair" were all accompanied by Blue Shark and did not require rehearsal. They only rehearsed the songs that Ge Anping and Shangougou were going to sing twice.
In the morning, Han Chui took several stagehands from the Pacific Art Troupe to the National Central Song and Dance City to handle invoice-related matters.
Because the performance was rushed and there were no special preparations, it was just a regular performance, and Liang Liang was unsure what kind of effect it would have.
After all, this was Blue Shark's first public concert.
The Blue Shark Band performed three shows in Haikou with the Pacific Art Troupe, which earned them a very good reputation.
Tickets for the concert went on sale at 11:00 AM, and by noon, all 550 seated tickets and the extra 40 standing tickets had been sold out.
This result was also beyond Liang Liang's expectations.
When Han Chui paged Liang Liang to report the news, he was so excited that he stammered, and Liang Liang almost made him sing it out.
Liang Liang arrived at 12:30, and he had left more than ten tickets in his hand.
Of the dozen or so tickets, four were used by the leaders of the Pacific Art Troupe, two by Zhou Anming, the owner of Guozhong Dance City, and his wife, and the remaining tickets were given to reporters and their families, as well as to people with connections to Guozhong Dance City.
These connections include police stations and industrial and commercial bureaus.
Liang Liang didn't wait until 1 PM to show up; instead, she rushed onto the stage as soon as she arrived at the National Chung Chung Dance Hall to interact with the audience.
"See how considerate I am? I came to chat with you guys before the performance started. If you want autographs or photos, hurry up, because I'll be back after the show. Don't rush or push! There are only five or six hundred people, so don't panic. Come in order, there's still enough time."
Many people asked for autographs, but few wanted photos.
How can we take a group photo if we don't even have a phone?
Liang Liang signed autographs for the fans with swift, flowing strokes, answering questions as he did so.
"Hey bro, you want our drummer's autograph? You have a good eye, you even spotted her sitting behind the drum set at the very back! There's a saying that goes, gold will eventually run out, Xiao Yu! You have an admirer asking for your autograph."
Although Xiao Yu was very reluctant, she still came out, but the smile on her face...
Were you sexually assaulted?
"You're asking about our band's album? It'll probably be a while, but no later than New Year's Day. It's from Pacific Audio-Visual Company. Everyone, please buy the original! Even if it's a few dollars more expensive, the quality is much better!"
"Oh! It's already one o'clock? So fast? I feel like we haven't chatted enough yet, how come it's time? How about we chat for another five yuan? It would be a good choice to chat all afternoon, wouldn't it?"
"You wish! We're paying to hear you sing, not to listen to your nonsense." Some people disagreed with Liang Liang's point of view.
"What this beautiful lady said makes perfect sense. Now, let's begin the performance. The first program... what was the first program again?"
Liang Liang slung her bass over her shoulder and turned around to ask deliberately.
"When the dream ends!" Han Chui shouted from backstage.
"Let's start by singing an old song to warm things up. Don't be upset, everyone. Our version of 'When Dreams Awaken' is guaranteed to be something you've never heard before, and it'll definitely give you a different feeling. Let's go!"
As the accompaniment began, the Blue Shark Band's mini-concert officially started.
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