2024-04-27 22:42:59
[The Epoch Times, 28 avril 2024](Reported by Epoch Times reporter Tong Yijia) After the premiere and rebroadcast of his new movie “Mr. Red Carpet”, in which he starred, failed miserably, Andy Lau announced on April 23. that it would open 8 stores in mainland China Concerts in the city. Although the official announcement of the concert was very important news for Andy Lau, whose film suffered a serious failure at the box office, the news was only ranked 42nd in Weibo’s top searches today -there. Some Chinese media tactfully complain: “I can’t say there is no enthusiasm, it’s just a bit illusory.”
Andy Lau’s concert tour titled “Today…is the Day” will have its first performances in prominent mainland Chinese cities such as Shanghai and Beijing. Some netizens estimated: “Andy Lau has hundreds of millions of fans in China, and tickets for the concert will definitely be difficult to find.” Although online searches revealed that the official platform has not announced ticket prices, some people online have already done so. shouted more than 10,000 yuan (RMB, the same below) for the ticket price, fans shouted “take tickets” instead of “take money”.
A media outlet with the online name “Crazy Highness” recently released ticket information for Andy Lau’s Guangzhou concert tour in July. The price of each seat is clearly shown in the table: the first row of the infield sold for 40,000 (RMB). same below), the best seat in row 10 is priced at 15,000. The price of the first row on both sides of the stage is 10,500 yuan, and the price of the 10th row is 7,600 yuan. While this information cannot be considered a generalized representation of all available tickets, known ticket prices are incredibly high.
A few days ago, ticket prices for Andy Lau’s concert in Guangzhou appeared online in mainland China, and they were suspected of being ticket scalpers. (Network screenshot)
Some netizens said: “According to this price list, if you want to see Andy Lau’s face, you will need to spend at least 9,000 yuan, which is at least two months’ salary for an ordinary working class.”
According to Chinese industry information, tickets for concerts of leading singers in China generally cost between 500 yuan and 2,000 yuan in the past. Some made a comparison: When Jay Chou started singing in many cities in China in 2023, the ticket price for the first 10 rows was 2,000 yuan. Today, Andy Lau’s tickets are 7.5 times higher than those of Jay Chou’s concert last year. .
Some are also considering the issue of “ticket resellers”. Last year, Jay Chou’s tickets were resold by scalpers for NT$15,000. If Andy Lau tickets are resold by scalpers again, I can’t imagine how much the ticket price will increase.
As for why tickets for Andy Lau’s concert tour are so expensive among scalpers, the answer is said to be “more monks and less rice.” Scalpers predict: “There are too many people who like Andy Lau. When tens of millions of people buy thousands of tickets, the ticket price can only increase, and it continues to increase like an auction process.
In addition, according to “Sohu.com”, some platforms have already launched a “proxy shooting” mode for Andy Lau concerts, that is, the platforms help collect tickets. Before collecting tickets, viewers must pay a proxy fee in advance. If you get a ticket, the money will be returned to the platform. If you are unable to obtain a ticket, the money will be refunded to the public. It is worth mentioning that auction fees do not include ticket fees. Recently, the “Tickets” platform showed that the auction fee for Andy Lau’s concert starts from 3,000 yuan, if calculated based on the tickets of the front-line singers’ previous concerts. Andy Lau’s concert tickets It will also be between 500 yuan and 2,000 yuan, which means that the tickets that fans pick up on the “tickets” platform start at 3,500 yuan.
Some netizens also calculated that even if watching a concert costs 3,500 yuan, working audiences will have to take leave, buy plane or high-speed train tickets, and stay in hotels. The total cost will not be less than 5,000 yuan. This is how much workers can spend even in a month for longer periods. Therefore, after the high auction fee was revealed, many netizens said: “Don’t say 3,000 yuan, even if it’s 30 yuan, I won’t go see it.”
Regarding the official announcement of Andy Lau’s concert, it was only ranked 42nd in the hot search. Some mainland netizens lamented: “It’s really outdated: “Maybe an official announcement of the concert can’t explain anything. Andy Lau’s death has been proven time and time again. , I have no intention of doing so. Don’t pay any more attention to him.
As we all know, the Chinese New Year movie “Mr. Red Carpet” starring Andy Lau has been re-released. However, “Mr. Red Carpet”, which invested more than 260 million yuan, unfortunately ended with a total box office of 94.22 million, which is the worst New Year’s film box office. Needless to say, “The Bear” is even. less than “Let’s shake the sun together”. Since the box office is determined by the number of moviegoers, “Mr. Red Carpet” only had 1.86 million moviegoers. Some netizens asked, “Does an idol who has been popular for so many years have so few fans?”
In fact, Andy Lau, who is the most popular Hong Kong star in mainland China, has more than 70 million fans on the short video platform Douyin. Someone lamented: “Even if only one tenth of fans bought tickets to watch “Mr. Red Carpet”, the box office of Andy Lau’s film would not be so miserable.
In recent years, Andy Lau has tried his best to seek cooperation on the mainland and has deeply integrated into the mainland entertainment industry. “NetEase News” commented Andy Lau: “When the series “Tang Detective” became popular, he played a guest role; when the series “Wandering Earth” became popular, he took the initiative to contact Guo Fan to participate in “The Wandering Earth 2”; the reputation of Rao Xiaozhi’s “The Unknown” The box office was good, and the more “The Unknown 2″ is named after Andy Lau…”
Some mainland netizens said: “Since the “King of Hong Kong” Andy Lau is already so old, it is really not easy to go on tour. Some even said they took photos of Andy Lau, 63, with it. white hair and a beer belly.
Although the film crew revealed that it was simply Andy Lau’s new look in “The Unknown 2” and the need to play the role, “NetEase News” quoted an insider as saying: “The reason for (Andy Lau’s) tour is that The box office of “Mr. “Red Carpet” was not as good as expected, the film was canceled and re-released continuously, and the final box office was less than 100 million and the production cost reached 200 million. It can be said that it suffered “He even signed a gambling deal early and owed a huge amount of money. He had no choice but to come back (to the music industry) and work hard.Previous reports:Andy Lau’s New Year’s film “Mr. Red Carpet” was knocked down at the box office and suffered huge losses）
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