American Entertainment: Taylor Swift wrote a song for the beginning

Chapter 181 Roll up your sleeves and get started

The day after the Grammy Awards, Ryan flew to Indiana with Taylor without stopping.

"It's five days early, so it should be in time, right?" Taylor seemed a little worried on the plane.

But Ryan didn't respond.

She turned around and saw Ryan, who was sitting in the luxurious airline seat next to her, already asleep with an eye mask on.

Without saying a word, Taylor moved his legs and put his sockless feet under Ryan's nose.

Ryan's nostrils twitched twice, and before Taylor could laugh out loud, Ryan quickly grabbed her feet.

"Hahaha... stop tickling me." Taylor immediately covered his mouth when his feet were tickled.

The first-class cabin is a semi-open space. The two of them were sitting in a double first-class cabin with a curtain at the door. Moreover, there were only Ryan and Taylor in the entire first-class cabin area of this flight, so it was completely okay to do some small movements.

"You'll have to ask your dad." Ryan said. He handed over the tour matters to his father-in-law, who was the tour director. He only sent a tour manager to be in charge of handling specific matters, who was also the father of a fan on the fan forum. The rest of the technical team was recruited by these two people.

As he spoke, Ryan played with the food-grade jade fingers and described Taylor's figure in one sentence, which was "world-class below the waist". Her long legs were very nice, and her "little feet" were not bad either, white and rosy.

Just dish it up and you’re done.

"There's nothing wrong with the performance team, but I'm worried that something might go wrong with the technical team..." Taylor thought thoughtfully. There was no problem with the band members and dancers, as she had rehearsed with them many times in person.

"Have all the truck drivers been found?" Ryan wondered.

"Then I don't know." Taylor shook his head.

"How come you don't know anything?" Ryan raised his blindfold.

"You can't let me take care of everything, right? I have to be responsible for the performance. It's already hard enough to complete the rehearsal in such a short time." Taylor curled his lips.

"That's right." Ryan nodded. After all, it was because he was starting from scratch and there were too many things to consider.

"You're so mean to me!" Taylor raised his foot and kicked Ryan in the face.

"S...you still bite me?!"

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The plane landed in Indianapolis, and Ryan and Taylor took a car arranged by Taylor's father and went directly to Evansville.

After sitting in the car for several hours, they finally arrived at their destination, Roberts Municipal Stadium. When getting off the car, Taylor saw his parents standing at the entrance waiting for him, so he immediately ran over and hugged his parents.

Ryan discovered that there were a few other people standing next to Taylor's parents. They were dressed in suits and looked serious. They looked like local officials.

"Let me introduce you two. This is from the mayor's office..."

"This is from the local tourism department..."

"This is the manager of the stadium... He's the right person to go to for anything related to the stadium."

"This guy is from the local police station... He's in charge of municipal security related to the tour."

"It's an honor for Ms. Rivers to choose Evansville as the first stop of her tour. On behalf of the mayor and the city council, I would like to extend a warm welcome to you both. We have prepared some activities related to the city council. The day the concert starts will be named 'Taylor Swift Rivers Day'... Also, congratulations on winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist!" The staff member in the mayor's office shook hands with Taylor with one hand, but shook hands with Ryan with both hands.

This is Taylor's tour, and Ryan is responsible for funding it and contacting the ticketing company, so he can be considered the real organizer. However, the choice of location has little to do with Ryan. It was finally determined based on the list provided by AEG and the distribution of Taylor's fans.

Ryan nodded and said a few polite words. Large-scale concerts can boost the local economy and are certainly part of the "municipal achievement."

Ryan communicated with the relevant personnel from the tourism department and the police station one by one. The other party said that if Ryan and Taylor needed anything, they could contact them at any time. Taylor's father had the contact information. The few people did not disturb them too much. After a brief exchange of words, they chose to leave.

Next came his own people, and Ryan directly asked the tour manager.

"Can everything be prepared within a week?"

"It should be fine." The other party nodded.

Then the group took Ryan and Taylor into the interior of the Municipal Stadium, where they saw many workers busy with construction. Some steel frame structures were being built, and there was not even a prototype of the stage.

Although Ryan has never held a concert, he has participated in music festivals. According to his memory, it is time to enter the stage decoration stage.

"Are you sure you can get it done within a week?" Ryan asked again.

"It's not a big problem."

"So there are problems?" Ryan looked at him. "At most, they are just some minor problems." The man seemed a little flustered.

"What's the problem?"

"We may be short on manpower, and the time is too tight."

Ryan looked at his father-in-law. That's not what he said before.

"According to the stage design drawings, this many people are enough. It's mainly because Taylor has high requirements for the performance effect... and the internal space of the stadium, if you want to maintain the maximum number of spectators, the stage must be close to one side, but it is blocked by the upper stands of the stadium expansion. Before the construction, I specially asked someone to measure it, and they said there was no problem. But... In essence, it's because of lack of experience." Taylor's father laughed and passed the blame on in a few words.

Ryan walked closer and found that many places also had signs of rushing work. The sound system, lighting, wiring, and large screens were all not done...

Even so, there were still many workers on site who seemed careless. It was obvious that one person could lift the steel pipe, but it took three or four people.

I can understand if the movements are slow, but the problem is that they are too slow, right?

"Where is the on-site construction manager?" Ryan looked at the manager.

"Where is the person in charge?" Taylor's father immediately followed suit.

The manager asked a few people before returning and saying, "He said he went out to smoke. There are fire regulations here..."

I waited for nearly ten minutes before I saw anyone.

"Mr. Rivers, sometimes we have no choice. My suggestion is to try to find more manpower." The other party said with a smile.

"Is the finance manager here?" Ryan looked at Taylor's father.

"Yes, in the temporary office at the stadium." said Taylor's father.

"Go find the finance department." Ryan then looked at the on-site construction manager.

"Go get the money to hire someone locally?"

"No, I'm going to settle your salary." Ryan said.

It's already this late, and you're still leisurely? What were you doing before?

"Yes, it is right to fire him, but the problem is that this will affect the construction progress..." Taylor's father said worriedly.

"I'll find a way." Ryan first called the person in charge of AEG.

"I'm in Indiana. I need stage construction workers. I need as many as you can get. Is this all you have? No problem. The most important thing is to get to the scene as soon as possible. Send two more responsible persons."

Ryan put down his phone. The other party's quote was not cheap, and the flight would be a huge extra expense.

But the situation was urgent and Ryan couldn't care less.

Ryan then called Sean, the bad room manager.

"Please help me contact the team that was responsible for the interior decoration of the Broken Room... Yes, I know it's a bit far... Leave as soon as possible, not to Indiana, but to Jonesboro, Arkansas, which is the second stop of the tour." Ryan put down the phone.

"Ryan, should we focus on one place? The stage for the first stop hasn't even been set up yet." Taylor's father expressed confusion.

As an executive of a financial company, Taylor's father may be good at dealing with financial issues, but when it comes to organizing specific performances, he is a bit out of touch with reality.

"The initial stage of the tour is continuous, one city a day, like dominoes. If one stop is postponed, all subsequent performances will be affected," Ryan reminded.

The reason why it is set up so compactly is to make more money.

Compared with holding three shows in a week and three shows in three days, the latter can save more labor costs and requires higher proficiency accordingly. The higher the efficiency, the more money you can make.

So, Taylor's concert may seem like a stage, but in fact it is set up alternately by teams A and B in different places.

Ryan also did not forget to ask the municipal office for some free labor. These people could always do the most basic work.

Even Taylor's band members and performers were not forgotten. At first, they were not happy about it. After all, they either played instruments or danced. But when they saw Ryan taking off his clothes and doing it himself, they felt embarrassed to just stay there and started to do it. In the end, even Taylor rolled up his sleeves and moved the pole himself...

Taylor's father saw it and sighed. He knew in his heart that it was his negligence that caused this situation, so he stepped forward to help.

(End of this chapter)