Many people knew about Fang Zhao's concert. However, it was not a popular concert, and Fang Zhao was still a newcomer in the music circles. Naturally, he did not have as many fans as those singers who had been famous for many years.
However, as someone who spanned the military, gaming, and music worlds, Fang Zhao had quite a few fans. On the first day of presale, live tickets were all sold out, and nearly 70% of online tickets were sold.
The situation that many people had been worried about did not happen, and online tickets would be sold out in a few days based on the current selling rate.
As one of Yanzhou's three biggest music halls, "Golden Age" had a limited number of online tickets. Regardless of how other commercial music halls operated, Golden Age could only sell 10,000 online tickets at most.
Therefore, many people who were still on the fence, upon seeing that live tickets were no longer available and online tickets were about to be sold out, hurriedly booked one. Even if they did not go, they could resell it to someone else. Anyway, they had to grab it first and think later.
It was also at this time that Fang Zhao accepted an interview with another media outlet that had already been booked.
Previously, Silver Wing had helped Fang Zhao book two interview programs. One was Huangzhou's "Star of Tomorrow," and the interview had already ended. The other was Yanzhou's famous entertainment media, "Prairie Fire."
The interview was arranged to be held at "Prairie Fire's" headquarters, in the central area of Qi'an City, not far from where Fang Zhao lived.
The two bodyguards, Zuo Yu and Yan Biao, were of some use this time, holding back some entertainment reporters who had been waiting nearby.
Unlike the previous "Star of Tomorrow" interview, this interview was recorded. After the recording was done, it would be shown to Silver Wing's people and played when they felt there were no problems.
With the experience from the previous interview, Fang Zhao did not get an awkward silence at the start. Furthermore, the atmosphere of this interview was more relaxed, as the style of this interview was more entertainment oriented than the "Star of Tomorrow" interview. The focus of the interview had also been set with Silver Wing long ago, and it revolved around the concert in August.
The military service and gaming issues had been discussed in detail in the "Star of Tomorrow" interview, so in today's interview, these were simply discussed. There was no need to ask again.
The host smiled and asked, "Approximately how long will the concert in August last? Will it be the same as most concerts, 90 minutes to two hours? "
"More or less." Fang Zhao nodded.
"I thought it would be longer. After all, the concert is a showcase for your work. You don't have to perform, right? It won't be as tiring as a concert singer. "
"I'm not tired, but the members of the orchestra will be. It's a live performance, not a pre-recorded performance. Also, I've only decided on ten songs, so there will be time to introduce the background of the music composition and other information. So, overall, it won't take too long. "
"I heard that the works you prepared for the concert are all related to your military service? I've also watched S5's live broadcasts for the past year and heard Kevin Lin mention it many times. He said that you take some time out at night to compose? "
"They were all created during my military service. Every song is related to my military experience."
"Looking at other people's military service, and then thinking about my own military service experience, I feel a sense of helplessness at wasting my time." The host faced the camera and made a sighing expression.
"In other words, these ten songs have never been made public before?" the host asked again.
"Yes."
Actually, although it was said to be ten songs, they would definitely prepare a few more songs in advance to prevent any unforeseen circumstances. This was something that everyone in the industry knew. Even if it was a large-scale concert by a pop singer, if the original plan was to sing 15 songs, they would still prepare 18 to 20 songs, or even more.
In Fang Zhao's notebook, there were indeed more than 10 songs that had already been composed. There were even more that had yet to be completed.
There were a total of 12 pieces rehearsed with the orchestra, but Fang Zhao had chosen 10 pieces for himself. They were the most representative of the pieces he had composed in his notebook, and they were also the ones he was most satisfied with.
The interview was carried out according to Silver Wing's plan. After the recording was done, post-production would be added, and some special effects would be added. Of course, after every interview, there would be a lucky draw. When the interview was broadcast, a barcode would be displayed. Viewers would scan the barcode on their personal terminals to see if they had won.
For this interview, Silver Wing provided one live ticket, 10 streaming tickets, 20 trinkets made from planet Baiji ore, and a few autographed cards of Fang Zhao for the lucky draw. Therefore, even people who were not interested in the interview would try their luck.
Generally speaking, the audience for Yanzhou interview programs was mainly Yanzhou people. People from other continents did not watch them. However, when this interview was broadcast, a few people were also watching in a certain executive office at Fiery Bird headquarters in Huangzhou.
"Did we only get Fang Zhao to endorse the new earpiece model?" the person sitting at the head of the table asked.
"Yes, it's the earpiece model named 'Diting.' Isn't Fang Zhao's ear known as the Divine Ears? Not long after the discovery of the ore on planet Baiji, we approached him for a talk. "
The person sitting at the head of the table was deep in thought, and the room became quiet.
A few minutes later, the person sitting at the head of the table rapped his fingers on the table, drawing everyone's attention back. "Increase the endorsement."
The others were flabbergasted. "This... Should we reconsider? After all, Fang Zhao is just a newcomer in the music circles. "
The person sitting at the head of the table did not get angry. "Tell me your thoughts."
"After all, Fang Zhao is just a newcomer in the composing circles. Even though his first performance is a gimmick, he has accumulated popularity from his military service, and he has the publicity of his management company. But if his performance is not well received, will it affect us?"
"Even if his performance results are bad, as long as his ears are good, he can still continue to stir up news in the future. From what I know, some reality singing shows have been trying to recruit Fang Zhao when the A-grade ore was discovered on planet Baiji, but they probably have not reached an agreement yet. After all, Fang Zhao is fully focused on his concert preparations. Furthermore, Fang Zhao has Silver Wing behind him. Given the power of Silver Wing's publicity team, they will surely not let go of a good card like Fang Zhao. "
Although they did not know how Fang Zhao's performance would turn out, they had chosen Fang Zhao mainly because of his ears.
"Divine Ears" and "Diting" were nicknames. Regardless of Fang Zhao's future accomplishments in the music circles, his ears, which were much sharper than the average person's, were real and recognized by the masses.
Now that planet Baiji was developing, some textbooks were being updated. Fang Zhao, the discoverer of planet Baiji's grade A power ore, as well as the new element "Zhe," would be recorded in the textbooks. This would not be outdated.
This was something that other global superstars did not have. This was Fang Zhao's advantage!
Wasn't this the reason why they had chosen Fang Zhao from all the other candidates?
The people sitting at the table were not idiots. They were quick-witted, and with the hint from the person at the head of the table, they understood.
They had asked Fang Zhao to endorse headphones and sound equipment. The main point was to "listen." There was no one more suitable than Fang Zhao!
"So what do you mean?"
"Just one set of headphones is too much of a waste. We should create a series!"
The eyes of the person at the head of the table burned as he stared at the design blueprint in front of him. On the blueprint was an abstract drawing of the mythical Diting beast. Originally, it had been intended to be used on the headphones that Fang Zhao was endorsing as a symbol of the design. Every series had its own characteristics. This had always been Fiery Bird's style.
After the meeting ended, the other people in the room left. The person at the head of the table picked up his comms device and contacted the head of the sound effects team, Hua Li. He remembered that Hua Li had mentioned Fang Zhao before. One of the more important scenes in "Battle of the Century" had been composed by Fang Zhao.
"Hua Li, do you still remember this Fang Zhao person?"
"I remember, and we have always been in contact. I even received a live concert ticket from him. When the time comes, I will definitely go. Why, do you want to go to the concert too? "Hua Li was curious. Generally, other than the people from the sound effects team, the rest of the company was not interested in concerts. As for those from other departments who often went to concerts, only a minority really liked them. Most of them just wanted to show off, raise their own style, and package themselves.
"I have no interest in concerts. Even if I wanted to go, I would buy online tickets. The reason I looked for you is to ask, in your opinion, will that little fella Fang Zhao's concert be a success? "
Hua Li paused and did not reply immediately. Instead, he asked, "First tell me, what is the concept of 'success' that you speak of? Is it the evaluation of academics or the attitude of the masses? "
"We are a commercial company."
Just this one sentence, and Hua Li understood.
The other party was referring to Fang Zhao's commercial value!
If one looked at a concert from a commercial point of view, the simplest and most direct way to prove whether a concert would be a success was the works that Fang Zhao would bring to perform. Whether the copyrights could all be sold and sold for a high price!
After pondering for a while, Hua Li replied, "I have only heard Fang Zhao's previous works. Whether his style has changed during this year of military service or the quality of his works, I do not know and cannot say for sure. However, based on my understanding of that little fella and the quality of his previous works, I feel that he will succeed. "
The tone of the person in the office became relaxed. "That is enough." He did not understand Fang Zhao, but he understood this old colleague of his, Hua Li.
Since Hua Li had said this, it proved that the chances of Fang Zhao's concert being a success were very high.
That was enough!
After ending the call with Hua Li, he instructed, "Contact the Yanzhou branch. Tell them to look for Fang Zhao to discuss the new endorsement deal."
Although making a decision now was a little risky, if they really waited until the concert ended in August to discuss it, it would be too late. He still wanted to make use of the popularity of Fang Zhao's concert to push out some dedicated concert headphones and other external sound equipment. Even for recordings of concerts, dedicated headphones were better than ordinary headphones.
His plan was to create a series!
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