Chapter 178: Ticket Pre-sales In this world, ...
Having dealt with the previous guest, the next one was someone who had been "warned" in advance. Therefore, Huang Qianyan, who was listed as the guest on the fourth night in this round of performances, was actually the most troublesome one.
Of course, this "tricky" issue doesn't refer to the depth of Huang Qianyan's relationship with Li Sishi, but rather that Huang Qianyan, through her years of singing experience, has probably realized that she's not cut out for singing, so she's lost interest in the music industry. However, the fact that none of her many singer friends who can hold concerts, including her singer boyfriend, have invited her to be a guest performer at their concerts may have influenced her change of heart...
So when Li Sishi called, her first thought wasn't about scheduling conflicts, but rather her instinctive urge to decline this rare invitation. She then apologized profusely to Li Sishi, saying that she really couldn't sing well.
“Since I invited you, I must have my own plans,” Li Sishi gently advised. “In this world, everyone has songs that suit them. Even if they can’t sing them perfectly, they are still more suitable and moving than professional singers with better singing skills.”
"Really...?" If Huang Qianyan doesn't like singing, then the guitar in her room would definitely be the first to disagree.
The problem is that her performance in the Miss Hong Kong finals that year was really poor. After that, she relied entirely on her looks and popularity to boost sales, otherwise she would have become a poison pill in the music industry...
With both her live performances and recording studio performances being lackluster, who would want to listen to her sing again?
"Please believe me, I really need you this time, and this performance suits you very well!" Li Sishi sincerely explained her plans to her.
Feeling that Li Sishi's plan was indeed very suitable for her, Huang Qianyan became more and more tempted as she listened. Finally, she gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I will go and try out the rehearsal. If it doesn't work out, you can replace me in advance."
“You don’t need to worry about that. If you really can’t do it—” Li Sishi drawled, deliberately putting on a prepared look, “My senior brother is always ready to step in. After all, for an anime fan like him, he’d be willing to pay to take the role.”
"Then I should work really hard!" Huang Qianyan relaxed a lot, sensing the teasing in Li Sishi's words. "It's rare for you to 'think so highly' of me, so I definitely can't let you down!"
Smiling, Li Sishi hung up the phone and then called each of the other people in line. After receiving positive replies, she felt at ease and began to add details to the original plan.
Once the detailed plan is written, I'll give it to Lu Yiting first.
When Li Sishi said she wasn't nervous after reviewing everything and finally submitting it to Zhuang Menghua for approval, it was definitely a lie.
However, considering her current conditions and the selection of guests, this plan, which involves minor changes to each concert, will definitely be a win-win situation as long as no major problems occur during its execution.
Conversely, Zhuang Menghua also understands that although the initial purpose of training artists is to make money, it is possible to "give way" a little when the position is not yet stable in the early stages. Of course, "giving way" does not mean losing money to gain publicity. It simply means to slightly reduce one's own interests on the basis of normally exploiting the artists' careers, thereby extending the professional life of the artists under one's management, in order to achieve "small profits but quick turnover".
As the youngest artist under her management to break the record for holding a solo concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum, instead of taking advantage of the hype to sell high-priced tickets, it would be better to "offer the audience a slight discount" and make the concert a huge success with all four stages sold out...
After all, a large part of Li Sishi's fan base consists of young people with limited funds, and this is her first solo concert. If the ticket price is set too high, there will be a lot of empty seats. Therefore, it is necessary to find another way to set the concert ticket price according to the target audience.
Regarding Zhuang Menghua's thoughts, Li Sishi said she understood: In the current music scene, just like in the film industry, female artists, apart from the top few, generally have little appeal to compete with male artists of the same level. Therefore, they should formulate corresponding plans according to their own actual situation and not blindly follow those superstar artists with strong appeal.
Just like comparing the classic twin duo concerts and the "Left Lun Right Li Concert," regardless of the difference in ticket prices caused by the gap in singing skills and stage presence between young idols and veteran artists, the fact that the former's fan base is too young while the latter's fan base is more focused on successful professionals is enough to allow their respective teams to tailor plans according to their own circumstances and strive to achieve their own good results.
Although the "small profits but quick turnover" plan was inevitably ridiculed by the media for a while as a "small path for popular idol groups," the fact that young idols, whose live performances were clearly inferior to those of their seniors, could achieve concert results comparable to those of their seniors, whose live performances were even better than recorded versions, is enough to prove that this "small path" does have its merits.
Although Li Sishi considers herself not the kind of electronic music princess who would easily falter without auto-tuning, but rather a "human CD" whose singing skills are comparable to those of veteran musicians in both live performances and recorded recordings, she will definitely choose a more reliable path if possible.
Therefore, one should not rashly attempt high-difficulty challenges: the current market is not as good as before, and the music scene has shrunk along with the economic environment. Holding onto the old idea that good things will sell well will only leave one behind by the times.
All roads lead to Rome, so as long as the final destination is the same, there's no need to worry too much about the process.
Once the concert arrangements were confirmed, Li Sishi fell into the typical back-to-back work schedule common among Hong Kong artists: filming, studying, and rehearsing for the concert. Her rest time was drastically reduced, and she could fall asleep instantly during short breaks in filming, such as when changing sets. Shang Hanyou, who had also experienced this extremely busy period in his early years, sighed with sympathy and felt a pang of sadness.
It was also because they understood that Li Sishi had been too busy lately that all the guests behaved very harmoniously during rehearsals.
Although they probably had their own thoughts, at least on the surface they were able to follow the schedule and arrive one after another without any surprises. When they occasionally bumped into each other, they could still greet each other politely, creating an atmosphere of harmony.
As long as the performing guests don't care about the order of performances, and Shang Hanyou and Lingchen, who are in competition, don't cause trouble, then Li Sishi's rehearsal part is stable. There are no "unexpected situations" where people argue fiercely over trivial matters, or about who goes first, who has a bigger reputation, or who has more screen time. So there are no major problems to worry about.
Filming for "The Voice of Dreams" officially wrapped up at the end of September.
With less filming work, Li Sishi can devote more time to preparing for her concert. The promotion and ticket pre-sales for her first solo concert have begun to appear on TBL's prime advertising time slots and in the billboards of various shopping malls, entering the eyes of all people in the city who have no visual impairment in an overwhelming manner.
Amidst the viral word-of-mouth spread among a group of young people that "Ah May/Beautiful/Si Shi BB is about to hold a solo concert," scalpers who knew how to queue and enthusiastic original fans lined up overnight the night before the concert tickets went on pre-sale.
According to the discussion between Zhuang Menghua and Li Sishi
Apart from Rong Juezhang, who was a guest performer on the last night and was kept a secret as a "mystery guest," the other six performers were announced in advance and printed on the promotional billboards. As a result, scalpers who were good at queuing and reselling tickets came to the scene and set their sights on the first night when Shang Hanyou was performing and the second night when he was performing in the early morning.
Big fish want to eat shrimp, and they won't even let blind boxes go—although they haven't yet found out any concrete information about this last mysterious guest, the series of star-studded names preceding this grand finale can't just fizzle out.
Tail, right?
Although Huang Qianyan seemed to be there for laughs on the fourth night, there are many curious people in this world, and there are also people who are temporarily deaf to beauty. If we think of some other ways to help promote her, maybe we can achieve a rebound from the bottom?
Moreover, at least there's Li Sishi, a rising star with both talent and good looks, to back her up. With Huang Qianyan's "ability" to make everyone around her sing off-key during a duet, she probably doesn't even need to sing. Just standing on stage and helping her "junior sister" Li Sishi with backup dancing, playing games, and showing off their sisterly bond would be enough to satisfy a group of people.
After all, Huang Qianyan has gradually reduced her public appearances since that incident. She has quite a few loyal fans, and it's rare for her to come out, especially for a concert that she never imagined before. She doesn't even need to sing well; she just needs to be good-looking.
Everything else would be covered by Li Sishi, her audacious junior sister, and the other top stars of the night. Even if Huang Qianyan's performance was lackluster that night, the overall results would still balance out...
As for why Li Sishi insisted on dragging Huang Qianyan, the "duet killer," into this mess, some well-informed people discovered a bit of a rumor: although Huang Qianyan has gradually reduced her output recently, she has received just as many scripts inviting her to play the lead role as before. If Li Sishi and Huang Qianyan were to hype up their sisterly bond at this time, she might be able to snag a few movie lead roles from Huang Qianyan.
"That's utter nonsense!" Huang Qianyan, who finally had the chance to wear a basketball uniform again after many years, was so angry when she saw the news that her sideburns were almost standing on end.
Li Sishi, both amused and exasperated, smoothed her excessively thick sideburns: "You know they never say anything nice, why get angry? Just show them what you're made of..."
"That's true." Although she couldn't compare to professional singers in terms of singing skills, with Li Sishi's help and her own hard work, coupled with the basketball element that Li Sishi had given up since entering the entertainment industry, Huang Qianyan had countless times dreamed back to her youthful days during rehearsals.
That was the original self, untouched by the entertainment industry, a youth I can never return to.
However, Li Sishi came up with a special plan for her, preparing everything in advance, from songs to costumes to the stage, just to fulfill her dream.
Watching Li Sishi bustling about, Huang Qianyan couldn't help but sigh: How can this little sister be so cute?
"Huh? What do you want to tell me?" Hearing Huang Qianyan's murmurs, Li Sishi subconsciously leaned closer.
"Thank you for your hard work...and thank you so much!"
Just as she leaned in, she felt a kiss on her cheek. Li Sishi stared at her in surprise, only to receive a beautiful and hearty laugh from Huang Qianyan in response to the kiss.
She kissed me! She kissed me! She really kissed me!
Overwhelmed by the beauty's gratitude, Li Sishi hadn't even had time to blush before she looked up and saw Shang Hanyou and Ling Chen, who were both stunned by the scene of them bumping into each other at the door and coming in together, only to be immediately huddled together by the beautiful woman.
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