Entering the summer vacation, the popularity of the offline performance market has not diminished but increased. After the popular tour performances of Jay Chou, Eason Chan, Jolin Tsai, Deng Ziqi and other artists ignited the craze in the domestic entertainment market, the Chinese music superstar Andy Lau also announced that he will hold a Chinese concert after being away from the music scene for many years. Concert tour. However, fans who wanted to watch complained that not only were they unable to get tickets, but the price premium for purchasing tickets from other channels was also very serious.
Nanjing Station 2580 tickets were sold to more than 10,000
This tour lasted from July to September and was held in 8 cities: Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Shenzhen and Chongqing, with a total of 36 shows. The lowest ticket price is 680 yuan and the highest is 2,580 yuan, but this has not dampened the enthusiasm of fans. Some fans said that as soon as the tickets went on sale, they were sold out within a few seconds.
It is worth noting that this concert adopts a real-name system. The organizer emphasizes that "one person, one certificate, one vote" and tickets cannot be transferred or resold. However, reporters checked through the ticket purchase system and found that all performances in 8 cities have been sold out, which shows that the King's charm and influence have not diminished. Many netizens complained that after several rounds of ticketing, they still failed to grab tickets.
Shanghai is the first stop of the tour, and the three concerts from July 5th to 7th were sold out. Although this concert advertised a real-name ticket purchase system, some netizens shared that the original price of the first row of tickets in the venue was 2,580 yuan, and even sold to a high price of 68,880 yuan by scalpers. The reporter
also checked the price of the agency service on the second-hand ticketing platform. Currently, the original price of each grandstand ticket in Nanjing is 680 yuan. If you want to grab the tickets with a higher probability, you need to pay a high price of 8,717 yuan. The price is sufficient. The number increased 12 times. Many fans were puzzled by this and questioned the organizer's ticket management for loopholes. During the inquiry of
, scalpers quoted astonishing prices to reporters: 7,000 yuan for 1380, 8,500 for 1980, 9,500 for 2580 stands, and 14,000 yuan for 2580 infield tickets. "It's only been ten years since it returned to the mainland. It is said that organizers in some cities have stopped it and are preparing to raise prices again." Why is
so popular? Wait for ten years
For many fans, Andy Lau last held a concert in the mainland more than ten years ago. The venues for this tour are all stadiums. Both the number of venues and the scale are obviously inferior to Jacky Cheung, Jay Chou, Eason Chan, and Deng Ziqi. , Jolin Tsai and other first-line stars in the concert market. In addition, Uranus is getting older, so publicity in many cities also emphasized that this may be the last opportunity to see Uranus tour in the mainland.
The reason why Andy Lau has become "popular" is that sincerity is his ultimate skill, and dedication is his hard power. "I'm sorry, I made a very dangerous move yesterday. I didn't expect it to be so slippery, and I was scared." On July 6, at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, Andy Lau apologized for the dangerous move during his first concert , hoping for everyone’s understanding and saying that he would take good care of himself and would not do such high-risk performances again. While it is distressing, the King's professionalism also makes people look forward to this concert even more.
No wonder many fans have used various strategies to obtain tickets, including using hotel accommodation and credit card points to draw box tickets. Some loyal fans in Shanghai even snapped up specific products such as milk worth 8888 yuan in exchange for box invitations. , and even the car brand Audi has launched an event. If you buy an A8L model car, you will have the opportunity to get two tickets with the original price of 2580.
50,000 for a ticket and wine?
In addition, some people discovered that a certain alcohol company, the sponsor of the concert, provided a way to purchase tickets. According to different ticket prices for different events in various places, consumers can receive a free ticket if they purchase a certain box of a certain type of wine. China Minsheng Bank has also launched a free ticket event for wine purchases for the Chengdu event. As soon as the news of
’s “buy wine and get free tickets” came out, some fans have already regarded the free tickets when buying wine as a guarantee plan, thinking that instead of buying tens of thousands of yuan in scalper tickets, it is better to treat the wine money as an additional cost. However, many netizens left messages expressing their incomprehension, and started joking with internet memes, "50,000 yuan for a ticket, and alcohol included." "You can obviously rob me of money, but you also gave me a ticket. It's so worth it." ."Some netizens rationally said that although it is not cost-effective, it is purely a commercial behavior, and they think that as long as it is not forced consumption, it will be fine.
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Yangzi Evening News/Ziniu News reporter Zhang Nan
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