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Chapter 581 Global Hot Topic: Auction of Concert Livestream Rights

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Backstage at the concert, the largest dressing room was opened by a tremendous force.

The loud noise from the collision between the door and the wall startled Zhang Chen, who was inside the room.

The makeup artist who was removing Zhang Chen's makeup was so startled that she dropped the makeup remover pad on Zhang Chen's face.

"XiXi." Zhang Chen reached out and peeled off the makeup remover pad that was covered in foundation from her face. She looked up and saw Liu Yifei looking excited. "Can you be a little more ladylike when you come in?"

"Don't worry about these details!" Liu Yifei waved her hand quickly, looking completely unconcerned.

Zhang Chen sighed helplessly and lay back down so the makeup artist could remove her makeup: "Speak, what is it? I have to meet someone later."

"Meeting someone?" Liu Yifei plopped down in the chair next to Zhang Chen's head, leaning over and asking curiously, "Who is it?"

However, Zhang Chen did not answer.

Liu Yifei didn't take it to heart. She knew that there were parts of Zhang Chen's social circle that she had no right to know.

"Don't overwork yourself." Liu Yifei rested her chin on her hand, looking at Zhang Chen's tired face with some dissatisfaction. "You've been singing for two hours straight, and you still have to go to work. Don't you care about your health?"

Zhang Chen looked at the person lying on the recliner, staring at the ceiling, and said, "There's nothing I can do. The timing of our arrival was a bit unusual, and some people got impatient."

Liu Yifei opened her mouth as if to ask a question.

But when he thought of the treatment Zhang Chen received when he first came to the United States, he silently shut his mouth.

However, she soon remembered why she had come here.

Liu Yifei shifted her chair closer to Zhang Chen's face, and said in a flattering tone, "Mmm."

"Let go," Zhang Chen said, looking at the hesitant Liu Yifei, his eyelids fluttering listlessly.

Liu Yifei had gotten used to Zhang Chen's attitude, after all, Zhang Chen had treated her this way for so many years.

Her eyes lit up, and she said, "When I arrived just now, many singers were asking me the same question!"

"Ok?"

"They asked, 'Was that last song you sang at the concert really improvised?'"

"if not?"

Seeing that Zhang Chen's expression didn't seem fake, and recalling the comments made by the singers in the private room, especially Celine Dion, a legendary singer, about the song, Liu Yifei couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.

"You rushed all the way here just to ask this question?"

“Yeah!” Seeing Zhang Chen’s dismissive expression, Liu Yifei immediately felt that she should let Zhang Chen know what earth-shattering thing he had done. “Do you know what happened in our private room just now?”

"What?" Zhang Chen had just come off the stage and was too tired to think.

"I'm telling you."

Liu Yifei began chattering on and on about what had just happened.

From analyzing the vocal range of the song, to analyzing Zhang Chen's singing techniques, to emotional expression, and finally to expressing everyone's admiration for Zhang Chen's ability to complete such a song in ten minutes.

With her exaggerated gestures and movements, someone who didn't know better would have thought that she was the one singing "Whattaya Want From Me" on the concert stage.

Although Zhang Chen was removing his makeup and couldn't turn his head, his eyes never left Liu Yifei.

His eyes were full of smiles, and you could tell he was very happy at that moment.

After Liu Yifei reluctantly picked up Zhang Chen's water glass and gulped down the water, Zhang Chen suddenly asked, "Are you envious?"

Liu Yifei paused in her action of putting down the water glass, remained silent for a moment, then nodded gently and said, "Mm."

"Good luck, you'll be having your first concert in a week."

"You'll be there, right?"

Looking into Liu Yifei's hopeful eyes, Zhang Chen nodded earnestly: "Yes."

Instantly, Liu Yifei's eyes curved like crescent moons.

The two were in the dressing room, undisturbed by anyone except the makeup artist and Xue Yining.

If this were an ordinary singer, they would definitely receive a lot of congratulations from friends in the industry.

But Zhang Chen refused all the "congratulations" from outsiders, wanting only to rest quietly.

A large group of people, having been turned away, could only stare at the tightly closed door and leave disappointed.

"I was thinking of asking Lyon to go to a bar and have some fun."

"Come on, I've never heard of Leon appearing in a place like this before."

"I don't know what Lyon's usual entertainment life is like. I always feel that his life is quite like that of an old person."

"You look down on older people? Older people have nightlife too, you know!"

“I didn’t say it was you, old man; you admitted it yourself.”

"Alright, alright, let Leon get some rest. Let's organize our own party and have some fun."

"Let's go, I wonder how lively it is outside now."

"How about we post an update together?"

"I didn't need you to remind me, I already posted my selfies and concert photos."

"Oh? Let me see, let me learn from it."

Just as everyone who saw Zhang Chen's concert live guessed.

The concert had only been over for a few minutes when it was already making headlines all over the world.

It's no longer about reporters carrying equipment to provide live coverage of the entire event.

The only thing that hasn't been sold yet during this global tour is the "live streaming rights".

The people Zhang Chen was going to meet after the concert were executives from the world's most powerful live streaming companies.

Therefore, for the New York concert, reporters could only witness the grand occasion by leveraging the entire company's resources to snatch tickets, sometimes even paying more than ten times the ticket price to buy them from others.

Some less fortunate media outlets could only wait outside the concert venue.

These media professionals are more anxious than anyone else.

Listening to the deafening shouts and Zhang Chen's singing in the stadium, they felt as if a million ants were tearing at their hearts.

When the concert ended and people finally started to come out, they immediately rushed up to interview them.

As the interviews progressed, some of the reports were posted directly online.

There were also some live broadcast satellite trucks parked at the entrance of the venue, with hosts providing real-time updates on the concert.

[Leon Lyon's "Voice of Peace" world tour concluded successfully in New York. During the concert, more than 20 audience members were hospitalized due to "sound intoxication" caused by excessive resonance. According to reports from the scene, these audience members have been properly taken care of by the organizers and are out of danger.]

According to netizens, tickets for the Lyon concert have seen their prices skyrocket 20 times on the black market. One family managed to snag five tickets and sold them for a total of $300,000!

[The most expensive concert ticket in history has been set! Reportedly, a row A ticket for the Lyon concert sold for as much as $30 on the black market! That's over 24 times the original price!]

[After a 7-year hiatus from the stage, his singing skills have reached new heights! Countless fans are thrilled!]

According to several professional singers present at the event, Celine Dion praised Lyon's singing skills highly, calling him the pinnacle of the new generation of singers.

Lyonnais, Avril Lavigne, and Taylor Swift—three world-class superstars—delivered an incredible experience for the concert fans!

[Avril Lavigne and Taylor Swift were just band members at Lyon's concert. Who else was there besides Lyon?!]

[Lyon's songs, sung in countless hearts, are still as beautiful as ever!] [A massive sing-along! Lyon's songs are the most brilliant chapters in our lives!]

[Leonardo Requests a Song on the Spot, Says "This Song is Dedicated to You!"]

[100,000 people listened live inside the venue, while over 300,000 people waited outside, all just to hear Lyon's singing!]

[A new world record for the largest chorus was set, with everyone singing together both inside and outside the venue!]

[According to preliminary statistics, over three hundred celebrities, company executives, and business people attended this concert!]

[An unprecedented concert! An unprecedented spectacle!]

[New song for the concert!!! A timeless classic composed live in just ten minutes!]

Every time I go online, there are all sorts of reports about Zhang Chen's concert.

News media from all over the world are vying to be the first to comment on this concert that the whole world is watching.

The headlines were all incredibly eye-catching.

At first, everyone thought it was an exaggeration, but according to those who had experienced it firsthand, they found that although the headline was a bit exaggerated, the actual situation was not much different from the report.

"You think these are all press releases bought by Lyon? You're sorely mistaken! I'm just a reporter for CNN, and these reports are entirely based on information gathered by our editor-in-chief from our viewers on the front lines!"

"Lyon doesn't need to bribe reporters at all. The media all know that whoever can recreate the grandeur of this concert in their coverage will make a fortune from this big event!"

"I also think the reports are not exaggerated at all. Speaking for myself, guess who I was sitting next to in the concert stands? Zhang Ziyi! She is a top-tier actress in China and a big star with some international fame. She could only sit with me in the stands at the concert!"

"Zhang Ziyi? Is she the female lead in the recently released film 'Lust, Caution'? Do any of you guys have her pictured?"

"Hey, I must say, this Chinese actress has a really good figure. I suspect the lead actress actually went at it."

Some people went off-topic, but the general discussion online was still about the concert.

"Lyon's singing is truly exaggerated. Don't think those people who fainted were lying to you. I was there myself and I could completely feel their blood pumping."

"Only those who have experienced it firsthand can truly appreciate Lyon's stage presence!"

"Even though Avril Lavigne and Taylor were there, all I wanted to hear was for Leon to keep singing."

"Just look at how many celebrities post concert selfies on Facebook, and you'll know we're not exaggerating at all."

“Even the patriarch of our New York family went to the concert, and he brought the whole family.”

"What are the big stations in New York compared to that? Even the guy at the White House went there."

"Don't blame these people for being so enthusiastic; it's just that Lyon's concert is truly a 'once-in-a-lifetime' event. Who knows if we'll ever have the chance to see him do another one!"

"Aaaaaah, the tickets for the next concert should be on sale by now, right?! I want to see another one!"

"One game isn't enough! I'll watch every single one of Lyon's matches! I want to be involved in the whole thing!"

"Shut up! Can't you give those of us who didn't get tickets a chance?!"

"Dude, buying tickets depends on your internet speed. Let's have a good talk with our local internet service provider, so we don't miss out on tickets because of slow internet speeds."

"Buy as many tickets as you can; you can make dozens of times the profit with just one resale. It's much more reliable than buying lottery tickets!"

"Why wasn't the concert broadcast live?! My boss won't give me a day off, he could at least let me watch the concert on TV!"

"I definitely have to get tickets! I wonder if Lyon will have any new songs at his next concert. The new songs from this concert were so good!"

"A new song?! I really missed out by not going to the concert!"

"Let me tell you, Lyon created this on the spot in just ten minutes, but the quality is absolutely worthy of a Grammy Award!"

There was discussion about the concert venue.

There has been discussion about how many public figures attended the concert.

Some people want to get rich from their next concert.

There has been discussion about whether Zhang Chen's singing skills are now "number one in the world".

Some people prayed that they could buy a ticket.

Countless people are expressing their opinions online.

For a time, many social media platforms crashed their servers due to the sudden influx of new users.

It can be said that since the birth of the concert format, there has never been such a global phenomenon.

No other singer, not even Michael Jackson, has achieved the feat of having his concerts discussed in every corner of the world.

But Zhang Chen's concert did just that.

Given the current global economic situation, some people are trying to use this concert to divert attention from other issues and shift public focus to entertainment activities.

But most importantly, it's Zhang Chen's own influence.

Starting from Zhang Chen's debut in 1998.

His well-known and commercially successful albums have garnered him a massive fan base worldwide.

These songs appeal to audiences across multiple languages, age groups, and styles.

It can be said that, except for some regions that have not been exposed to modern culture, almost everyone on Earth has heard Zhang Chen's songs.

Some songs are played repeatedly on campuses all over the world.

Some songs are required songs in music class.

Hundreds of millions of legal albums have been sold, along with billions or even tens of billions of digital music downloads.

Zhang Chen's music has been heard by countless people on this planet.

This accumulation, after ten years of fermentation, has culminated in this concert.

Countless people today "grew up listening to Zhang Chen's songs".

Therefore, Zhang Chen's concert has attracted a great deal of attention.

In the streets and alleys, day and night, in schools, factories and fields, countless people are discussing this concert.

Meanwhile, the main character of the story, who is at the heart of everyone's discussion, is currently attending an auction.

"yawn--"

Zhang Chen, his eyelids drooping, looked down at the thousands of media representatives below.

These people were holding up signs and making wildly inflated prices.

He looked up at the big screen.

This is precisely what these people are vying for—the live broadcast rights to the Los Angeles stop of the "Voice of Peace" global tour.

As for why the live streaming rights for all shows of the entire concert weren't auctioned off as a package?

Just listen to the media's quotes for this Los Angeles race.

"$800 million!"

"$1500 million!"

"$2000 million!"

"$4650 million!"

For this price, a single media outlet would buy the live broadcast rights for all sessions?
They might go bankrupt on the spot!
(End of this chapter)