The court found that the defendant in the case and the concert organizer, Shanghai Magic Cube Pan-Culture Performing Arts Co., Ltd., provided services during the performance of the contract that did not comply with the agreement between the parties and contained obvious flaws, constituting a breach of contract and should bear liability for breach of contract. The court ruled at first instance that the defendant should refund the corresponding fare to the plaintiff using a stepped refund ratio based on different fares.
There are 9 plaintiffs in this series of cases. They were all spectators of Liang Jingru’s concert on May 20 or 21, 2023. Because the view was blocked by load-bearing columns for almost the entire concert, and the issue of compensation was not settled with the organizer during and after the incident. An agreement was reached and they took the organizers to court.
html On June 20, a reporter from The Paper interviewed two plaintiffs. They used to be fans of Liang Jingru, but now they have experienced difficulties in safeguarding their rights. "The idol filter has been broken" and they are just consumers pursuing their own legitimate rights and interests. And we hope that through the power of a few people, we can bring more fair standards to the performance market. (The Paper reporter Li Jing)