Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

Chapter 144 Unable to Get Tickets

Seeing that many middle-aged people in the audience had called out his name, Jiang Yan stopped speaking and first looked around and smiled faintly.

After laughing, he continued into the microphone, "It seems that many people still recognize me, so let's skip the self-introduction."

"I'm so happy to have been invited by my good friend Park Jiyeon to be a guest. The members of TARRA are still backstage preparing, so how about I perform another song for everyone?"

As soon as Jiang Yan finished speaking, the people trapped in the crowd immediately shouted in unison, "Good!!!!!"

"Okay, next song, this should be my second public performance, 'YESORNO,' I hope you all like it."

The stage lights began to change in response, and after a few beats of the intro drums, Jiang Yan picked up the microphone and began to sing with a relaxed expression.

"Thisain"tanotherlovesongbaby

It's my way of putting feelers out

All the traffic in my head　s going crazy

I「mgonnatrustmyheartrightnow

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The reason he didn't sing his hit single "That's What I Like" for the second song wasn't because he wasn't paid enough, but simply because he was getting tired of singing it and wanted to try something different.

After performing both songs, Jiang Yan waved goodbye with a flourish.

When they returned to the backstage area through the passage, all of TARA's staff were already in position on the lift platform.

The other party didn't have time to greet him, but Jiang Yan didn't mind. He returned to the lounge, left a text message for Park Ji-yeon, tidied up, and then left the venue with his team.

Having completed his mission, the special guest no longer needed to stay.

Since the concert was broadcast live on TV, the news of Jiang Yan's appearance at the TARA concert quickly became a trending topic on Weibo within minutes.

#Jiang Yan appears at TARA concert#

#TARA Special Guest Jiang Yan#

#Kang Yeon-Park Ji-yeon#

The first two trending topics were relatively normal, but the third one was a bit off.

At first glance, it looked like an official announcement, and that's how the two people's names became trending search terms.

After clicking into the trending topic, various people expressed their opinions in the comments section below.

"I never imagined these two places would be related, this is such a surprise!"

"I'm so jealous of those who didn't get tickets! The people at the event are so lucky!!!"

"Even as a long-time fan, I didn't expect this collaboration. Longzai had never mentioned to anyone that she knew Jiang Yan."

"How did these two meet? They're not even from the same generation, and their schedules don't overlap."

"Although he's in a difficult situation, I have to admit that Jiang Yan's professional skills are truly outstanding, and he's really popular right now."

"It's a pity they only sang two songs before leaving. Why didn't they even get a collaboration stage?"

"Some people have never seen a K-pop concert before. Special guests usually come up to perform after the main performer has left the stage, unless there is a pre-arranged collaboration stage."

"I'm the only one who's curious about how many senior artists Jiang Yan knows. First it was Nai Sheng, and now it's Long Zai."

"I don't know, you'd have to ask Feli, right?"

"Whether it's possible, I, Feli, don't know either—"

Both Crown's fans and Jiang Yan's fans were quite surprised that the two actually knew each other.

This also raises a question: How many senior idols does Jiang Yan actually know?

Some of those eager to know the answer have either already left messages on Jiang Yan's official Weibo account, or plan to ask her during her next live stream.

Similarly, because Panda TV's live stream attracted a large number of people in the e-sports circle to watch and have fun, Jiang Yan's appearance this time also had a good cross-circle effect.

After this battle, many people in the e-sports circle recognized and became familiar with Jiang Yan's face and his personality.

On the 20th, Jiang Yan, who flew back to South Korea, had an emergency meeting with Jiang Zhennan and Yuehua Entertainment representatives in the afternoon.

The meeting's content was related to the year-end FC (Federal Development Fund).

Just this afternoon, the FC tickets, which had been teased a few days ago, officially went on sale.

In South Korea, tickets are primarily issued through Interpark, the largest local ticketing platform, while in China, they are issued through Damai.

Yuehua Entertainment had opened several additional platforms to sell tickets individually because they were worried that they might not be able to sell them all. However, in reality, all 1 tickets for the two shows were sold out within the first three minutes after the tickets went on sale.

Demand far exceeds supply, and many Feli users are shocked to find that tickets are sold out before they even open the webpage, with some even suspecting that ticketing has not started at all.

If a large number of fans are unable to get tickets, they will inevitably cause trouble on the official SNS.

This is also why Jiang Yan and others held an emergency meeting at this time, because there were too many fans causing trouble.

Even a large number of official fan club members couldn't get tickets, let alone non-member fans.

However, it is foreseeable that Yuehua Entertainment has also realized the huge potential of Jiang Yan's offline concert market through this experience.

The topic of the meeting now is whether or not to add more sessions.

Originally, FC was just a trial run, but the response has been overwhelmingly positive.

However, after exchanging opinions, Jiang Yan decided not to add an extra show this time.

While scarcity marketing is generally considered undesirable, it can sometimes have its merits.

That means he doesn't have any plans to tour right now, otherwise he might just come back with a new album and hold a concert in two or three months.

Jiang Yan has his own reasons for not opening it yet.

The number of songs released is still too small to put together a complete concert.

While it's true that concerts don't necessarily have to feature only his own songs, he fundamentally doesn't like to cover his own songs at his concerts.

Songs by other singers.

During the meeting, Jiang Yan put his phone on silent and didn't check it. But when he took out his phone after the meeting, he found a missed call.

It was Yu Dingyan who called.

After leaving the meeting room and gesturing to Jiang Zhennan that he would make a phone call, Jiang Yan went to the stairwell in the corridor and dialed the number back.

The call was answered immediately after a few seconds.

"Hey, oppa, are you done with your work?" Yoo Jeongyeon's cheerful voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Yes, I saw your missed call after the meeting. What's wrong?" Jiang Yan asked.

"Aigoo, it's so frustrating that I couldn't get tickets to oppa's concert. Even though I'm a member, I still couldn't get them. It's so hard to get tickets!" Yoo Jeongyeon complained.

"Why are you grabbing tickets? Aren't you TWiCE going to the TV station that day?"

Jiang Yan didn't understand the point of Yoo Jeongyeon trying to get tickets. TWICE would definitely be participating in the Gayo Daejeon, one of the three major television networks, on New Year's Eve, so even if Yoo Jeongyeon managed to get tickets, she wouldn't be able to watch it at all.

"It's not just me who's going to see it, it's my two unnies and my mom fighting over tickets! They all really want to go after they found out you have a fan club."

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"Why don't you just ask me for the tickets?" Jiang Yan retorted, while also being slightly surprised that Yu Dingyan's mother wanted to see her FC.

That doesn't make sense, does it? He's not the type to be a heartthrob for housewives.

"I want to try and see if I can get it myself first. I can't keep bothering you, oppa," Yoo Jeongyeon replied a little embarrassedly.

"So what if you didn't manage to get one?"

"----I don't know either."

Even though Jiang Yan couldn't see Yu Dingyan's expression over the phone, she could imagine that Yu Dingyan's face must be showing a conflicted expression, as if she wanted to ask about the tickets but hesitated to speak.

"Where are you now?" Jiang Yan asked, changing the subject.

"Me? I'm in the dorm," Yu Dingyan replied truthfully, unaware of his intentions.

"Is it convenient for you to come out?"

"It's convenient, what's up, oppa?"

"Come to my apartment later, I'll give you some tickets."

"Qinjia?! Thank you, oppa! When do I leave?"

"Probably in about twenty minutes. I'm still in CUBE now, but I'll be going back to my apartment soon."

"Okay, see you later, oppa~"

"Okay, see you later."

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After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yan spoke a few words to Jiang Zhennan before leaving CUBE alone.