HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 366 [366] Qi Yuan's influence and fan spending power rank first in the Chinese music scene
Zhang Liangying, who lives in the same city as Zhang Jie, does not have such good economic conditions.

Tickets costing 580 yuan or 1580 yuan are a significant amount for her.

Besides, the concert was being held in Guangzhou. For these people from other provinces, the ticket price wasn't the biggest expense; the travel and accommodation costs were.

Only people like Zhang Jie, who have some savings, are willing to spend money to travel all the way to Guangzhou to see a concert.

China has a vast territory, and according to last year's population statistics, its population has reached 12.6 billion.

With such a large population base and a large number of fans, there are quite a few fans who have the financial means to travel from other provinces to Guangzhou to see the concert.

Besides, Qi Yuan hasn't held a concert in mainland China for two years.

Qi Yuan's last concert in mainland China was in December 1998.

There are so many fans in mainland China who have been eagerly awaiting Qi Yuan's concert, and the pent-up demand from the past two years has finally exploded at this moment.

With the addition of four Grammy nominations, Qi Yuan's influence in East Asia, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan, is further amplified.

Warner held more than a dozen internal meetings before finally setting this ticket price for Qi Yuan.

The 100 yuan and 280 yuan price tiers cater to working-class people and students, while the 580 yuan and 1580 yuan tiers precisely target social elites, wealthy fans, and foreign fans.

Warner's internal assessment suggests that 6000 to 7500 of the 9000 floor tickets should be sold.

Warner's marketing department was very bold; afterwards, they realized they had still underestimated Qi Yuan's influence and his fans' spending power.

Qi Yuan's powerful fan base boasts spending power that is second to none nationwide.

There's no way around it, he's cheating.

He possesses the trait of a 'rich woman killer,' making it relatively easy for him to win the favor of wealthy women.

For wealthy women in places like Hong Kong and Taiwan, a ticket costing 1580 yuan is nothing. They can easily spend tens of thousands of yuan on a handbag.

For less than the price of a bag, you can travel around the mainland, enjoy the scenery and food, and catch Qi Yuan's concert – it's incredibly worthwhile!

The Guangzhou Tourism Bureau held an emergency meeting overnight to develop a Guangzhou tourism guide, which was distributed free of charge at train stations and airports to 'guests' who had recently arrived in Guangzhou.

The travel guide uses pictures and text to provide detailed information about the city's fun places and delicious restaurants.

Hotel and guesthouse owners in Tianhe District wished they could get a memorial tablet for Qi Yuan and burn incense and pray to him every morning.

This is what the God of Wealth is all about!

Tens of thousands of fans from other places flocked to Guangzhou, and the Tianhe District was the first choice for accommodation. Some hotels closest to the stadium were fully booked.

The hotel owners were moved to tears; for the first time in over a decade since its opening, some hotels were fully booked.

After the tearful scene, the hotel owners quietly raised the room rates, causing Zhang Jie and Hu Yanbin, who had just arrived in Guangzhou, to curse.

Damn it! The local business owner is so rude, raising prices to rip us off!
The leaders of Tianhe District were also grinning from ear to ear; this was all GDP! All achievements!
Some media outlets estimated that Qi Yuan's concert in Guangzhou would generate at least 2500 million yuan in box office revenue, but this is a conservative estimate.

The 9000 inner field seats priced at 1580 yuan each contributed more than 1400 million yuan in box office revenue.

The 100 yuan and 280 yuan seats made up the majority, and the actual box office revenue of the concert should be between 2500 million and 3000 million yuan.

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Beijing.

Zhang Yingmou showed a shocked expression!
His film "Happy Times," released at the end of December last year, only grossed a little over 100,000 yuan in its first week of screening in Shanghai, and by the time it was taken off the screens, it had only grossed a little over 5 million yuan nationwide.

Qi Yuan could make 2500 million yuan in one night with a concert? Five times that amount?
Zhang Yingmou knew that this calculation was not rigorous.

Qi Yuan has been in the industry for three years to build up this level of popularity, and hasn't held a concert in mainland China for two years. Mainland fans are already incredibly eager for her to perform. But no matter what, this box office figure is simply outrageous; it's practically the ceiling for Chinese pop music.

Zhang Yingmou also saw the news that several hundred fans from Japan, South Korea and other places came to Guangzhou specifically to see Qi Yuan's concert.

Japanese and South Korean fans who lack the financial means appealed to Qi Yuan to hold a concert in their country on their national internet, and the local media specifically reported on this.

These fans are incredibly loyal; Zhang Yingmou is now increasingly confident in the film "Hero".

He didn't know whether the North American market was stable or not, but the Asian market was likely stable.

Appointing Qi Yuan as the male lead was definitely the right decision.

……

On online forums, Zhang Huimei's fans, disgusted by Qi Yuan's fans' boastful attitude towards their achievements, typed out sarcastic remarks.

"What's there to brag about? Even if Qi Yuan's concert revenue is high, did he give you a share of the money? It's just a 6-person concert. Our A-mei held an open-air concert at the Workers' Stadium in Beijing in 99, and 6 people came to the same place."

This is a source of pride that Zhang Huimei's fans always talk about.

Amy Chang is the first person to hold a concert for 6 people in mainland China.

At the time, it broke the record of 50,000 people set by Qi Yuan in December 1998 for the number of attendees at a concert.

That year, Forward Music made a big fuss about it, and Amy Chang was indeed the most popular female singer that year.

Qi Yuan's fans were not to be trifled with, and immediately engaged in a fierce battle with Zhang Huimei's fans, leaving them speechless with a barrage of questions.

"60,000 people is Zhang Huimei's limit, not Qi Yuan's limit, but the limit of the sports venue, understand?"

"You dare to try and scam me? What was the average price of tickets for Zhang Huimei's concert? 280 yuan should be the price for an inner field ticket, right? Open your eyes and look at how much Qi Yuan's inner field ticket price is, 1580 yuan, which is 5 times that of your idol!"

This verbal battle eventually caught the attention of the person in charge, Zhang Huimei.

Zhang Huimei's contract with Forward Music is about to expire, and "Journey," which she is currently producing, is her farewell album with Forward Music.

After releasing this album in the second half of the year, she will seamlessly sign with Warner Music.

She couldn't let the fans ruin her relationship with Qi Yuan, her future colleague; she was still thinking of joining Warner Music and asking Qi Yuan to write a song for her.

Zhang Huimei promptly spoke out, urging everyone to stop arguing and emphasizing that records are meant to be broken.

If a record can never be broken, it indicates that market development has stagnated or even regressed, which is a bad sign.

The person in question showed up, and fans on both sides were very satisfied.

……

Guangzhou, Tianhe Stadium.

Qi Yuan had just finished rehearsing.

A venue with 60,000 people is awesome, much more awesome than those venues in Hong Kong and Taiwan with only 10,000 people.

He stood on the stage, the venue was full of empty seats, and he imagined how amazing it would be if the concert were packed with people.

With five or six days left until the concert, Qi Yuan suddenly had an idea: he could write a song to put at the end of the concert as a gift to his fans. He had already thought of the song; it was perfect for the occasion and would definitely bring a huge surprise to his fans!

But... before Qi Yuan could surprise his fans, his fans surprised him first.

Zhang Hao explained the whole story to Qi Yuan, who was completely stunned: "..."

(End of this chapter)