Entertainment: Is this how you play music?!

Chapter 440: Countless slaps came crashing down on the entertainment industry.

Compared to the huge number of fans, the lucky 300 are extremely rare, and those who didn't get a spot are naturally very envious.

Acid is acid.

I still want to keep an eye on it.

This is just great.

After various short videos of the fan meeting surfaced, everyone became even more envious.

[They're not even buddies, yet they can actually perform on the same stage?]

I can't even imagine what it would be like to have DP band playing with me.

【No? You mean, celebrity meet-and-greets offer fans a worry-free, free two-day trip, and they even give you gold bars?】

[Huh? You really gave it to me? I thought it was for harvesting chives, but it turns out it's for giving away.]

Originally, the short essays written by these fans had a bit of a marketing copywriting feel to them.

Showing it to passersby would be offensive.

After all, anyone would feel annoyed if they accidentally came across a sponsored article praising a celebrity on their way to work in the morning.

In addition, many celebrity meet-and-greets are indeed just for profiting off fans. Their thought processes are completely different from ordinary people. People who have entered society and have some experience will more or less feel the fakeness and awkwardness, and question the self-indulgent sentimentality of fan groups.

But this time it's a little different.

I've never seen a giveaway event that's purely for giving away money to fans and has no profit motive whatsoever.

However, it wasn't entirely without skepticism and malice.

On the contrary, shady people are everywhere.

What's the point? Winning people over sounds simple, but it looks like money laundering.

[What does this mean? It means you just rent a venue, hold some activities, and have some fun, and that's considered a way to thank your fans? The tickets must have cost a lot!]

But such comments were instantly met with a barrage of criticism from countless netizens.

Not all the netizens who launched the attack were Li Can's fans. In fact, before many fans could even react, some hot-tempered bystanders had already started charging in.

Do you want to see what you're saying?

[It's true that the limited number of participants makes it difficult to win, but it's also true that all expenses, including food, accommodation, and transportation, are covered. Giving away over ten million units of real gold in the lottery—isn't that a way of giving back to our fans?]

[Having seen so many big stars pocketing money from their fans, are you uneasy seeing this kind of fan-giving back?]

[Well said. This is the first time I've seen money laundering being done as a gift to fans.]

[Well said. This is the first time I've heard of a public figure daring to use a notary office to endorse money laundering.]

I don't have any feelings for Li Can, but I think you're an idiot.

This has nothing to do with whether Li Can is popular or needs protection.

Many netizens are upholding a sense of "purity." Even if they don't receive the gold bars, they hope that there will be fewer and fewer celebrities who exploit fans and more and more celebrities who genuinely give back to their fans, regardless of whether the celebrity is Li Can or not.

As the news spreads and becomes more popular, comparisons are inevitable.

Can be biased.

The entertainment industry fears nothing more than comparison.

As netizens compared the stories, many suddenly realized that the swindling of money at these meet-and-greets was getting more and more outrageous.

The ticket costs 3,000 yuan, but only includes a photocopy of an autographed photo.

Tickets costing several hundred yuan also require binding sales targets for the endorsed products.

Even worse, some of them aren't even celebrities, just some lowly internet influencers, yet they act like big stars, trying to cut off customers' access to services, as if meeting an internet influencer is some kind of glorious event, or that the influencer's willingness to let fans pay to see them is some kind of great act of kindness.

Compared to this, they all look terrible.

It's nice to have a fan meeting with people, a close-up gathering, and to sit down and eat, chat, and joke around without any airs.

The key point is that even when they had free time to answer various questions from fans, as long as it didn't involve any trade secrets or personal privacy, Li Can and his group answered very seriously.

Not only do they answer all questions, but netizens can clearly distinguish between serious replies and perfunctory or perfunctory responses, as well as polite but dismissive ones!
Once it comes to exchanging music...

None of the members of the DP band thought, "What do fans know about music? I can just bluff my way through and be done with it."

Whether or not they can understand, the attitude is there. If fans ask, then answer seriously. Whether they understand or not is the fans' business.

Another short video of a meet-and-greet that went viral online speaks volumes.

"Brother Can, everyone says your work is very imaginative. I don't understand music, I just think it sounds good. I really want to ask, is it true that you can only create good works by letting loose?"

"Yeah, Brother Can, I'm curious too. Is this thing purely innate?"

If other celebrities were asked these kinds of questions, they would either smile and remain silent, or give a brief summary. If they encountered someone who liked to put on an act, they might even subtly imply to their fans that what they said was right, thus establishing a persona of talent.

But Li Can frowned slightly, thought seriously for a moment, and then spoke.

"Actually, that's a bit of a reversal. No work is purely about letting loose. What you perceive as spirituality is all purely rational expression. Humans are slaves to emotion, and all progress serves emotion. But the reality of the universe is purely rational, so people always try to use reason to describe emotion."

"Ah this."

The fans looked at each other in confusion before Lin Feng began to explain.

“Talent is definitely necessary, but more importantly, it’s about reading more books. Li Can’s works are just absurd in their construction ideas, but they don’t rely entirely on so-called talent and imagination. They rely more on solid music theory.”

"Without talent, it may be difficult to be invincible, but it will certainly not be bad. However, if you don't study, even the most brilliant ideas will be limited by basic abilities. No matter how exquisite the sword moves are, without internal strength, they will be defeated by brute force. Li Can is someone who has both internal strength and sword moves."

The fans finally understood and immediately realized what was going on.

"Got it! The mechanics are absurd, and the damage is high as well."

They immediately gave a thumbs up.

"Brother Can is cultured."

Logically speaking.

We've reached this stage.

It is indeed appropriate for celebrities to showcase their so-called high level of education, culture, and knowledge.

But clearly, people tend to show off what they lack. In the DP band, the idea that artists should have culture is an experiment.

Lin Feng pursed his lips, rolled his eyes wide, and subconsciously looked at Li Can.

"What kind of culture is this? If you're cultured, you can't mistake Cos90° for CS:GO."

"Hahahahaha!"

This made fans both on and off screen burst out laughing.

The video is not very long.

However, its circulation on the internet has made it a veritable new bible.

I didn't understand it, but I was deeply moved.

[This is hilarious! I thought it was going to be a lecture, but it turned out to be CS:GO.]

[Wa's move was ruthless.]

[Other celebrities might misread things due to a lack of education, but I just think Chan-ge probably plays too many video games.]

It's called culture, but it's actually blindness.

However, this abstract answer carries a hint of irony and self-deprecation, and it has a wide range of applicability.

All of a sudden.

A saying has gradually become popular on the internet: "Those who are uncultured will mistake Cos90° for CS:GO."

And this led to a series of extensions.

"What character from which anime is 90°? Why would someone cosplay him?" Comments like these, which would make math teachers cry in the bathroom, are commonplace.

Fans are just having fun.

But many others chuckled and shook their heads.

I have gained a deeper understanding of what lies beneath the surface of abstract entertainment.

Especially those in the industry who have seen Rudolf's analysis of the six bars of Li Can's "Nocturne".

Despite its absurdity, what Li Can said was actually the absolute truth.

In a key with F as the tonic, the creative thinking is built around the note C, creating a highly inspired creative process.

But the essence of the problem still lies in reading and in solid basic knowledge.

Why was C chosen as the center?

Because C is the dominant of F, the dominant has a tendency to revert to the tonic, unconsciously reverting to F in a relationship of degree complementarity.

This underlying music theory logic also serves the theme of the piece, further emphasizing its profound content.

Is this the kind of spirituality only geniuses possess?

No, quite the opposite. This is a genuine application of basic knowledge, a pure accumulation of knowledge.

Just as Tu Fei had imagined, and even far beyond what Tu Fei had expected.

Lee Chan's fan meeting this time.

From top to bottom, inside and out, the slaps never stopped.

It's not necessarily true that netizens praise Li Can a lot. After all, there were no paid marketing articles, and the fans' heartfelt praise wasn't forced or awkward, nor did it flood the world with spam and push notifications.

But criticism is inevitable, only the targets are those celebrities who pale in comparison.

In fact, Lee Chan isn't the only one holding fan meetings recently.

Actor Liu Kai happened to seize this opportunity and held a celebrity fan meeting in Shanghai as well.

As a second-tier young actor, Liu Kai is not considered an idol with high popularity, but he does have some excellent works. However, he hasn't had any new works in recent years and spends most of his time marketing gossip news or participating in variety shows.

Compared to other celebrities who prey on consumers, Liu Kai's approach was relatively lenient.

Fan meet-and-greets also involve renting a stage, chatting casually, singing a song, and selling tickets. They also organize flash mobs by celebrities in shopping malls in the city to generate attention and news.

From an industry perspective, the ticket price isn't expensive, just over four hundred yuan.

Logically speaking, this should have been an ordinary small amount of money, and nothing unexpected should have happened.

Unexpectedly, the honest and straightforward Li Can chose to throw money around on the spot, which directly led to Liu Kai running into the hands of the DP band.

Regardless of the amount, regardless of whether Liu Kai's price is considered fair or not.

The difference between aiming for profit and not aiming for profit is vast.

Originally, Liu Kai's fans were excited to attend the fan meeting. They didn't spend much money, but they got to see their idol in person from afar. If they were bold enough, they could even say a few words, watch the performance, and get some souvenirs. This was already a rare treat in the entertainment industry.

But now?

I attended with great excitement, and then excitedly learned that Li Can was organizing a fan meeting next door.

Looking at the card in my hand and the four hundred yuan I spent on the ticket, the crowded buses along the way, the hotel I booked by comparing prices from different places, and the takeout box that I had just finished eating and then discarded in the hotel.

I glanced again at the things that Li Can's fans were showing off in the internet videos.

A profound sense of difference washed over me.

Five-star banquet-level free food, drinks, accommodation and transportation are one thing.

The only gift I received was a small card.

They have a whole set of fan-customized commemorative clothing, classic ceramic mugs, a complete set of Chanel aromatherapy cosmetics for women, a customized keyboard and mouse set for men, a popular game CD key, and a small gold bar for each person.

The interaction density is extremely high; they can even perform on the same stage.

Liu Kai's fans know that his fan meeting has a large number of people, while Li Can's fan meeting has fewer people. Relatively speaking, it is more difficult to attend Li Can's fan meeting, as there is a notarized lottery for the number of participants, and it is purely based on appearance.

But it still generates a great deal of resentment and injustice.

Because even other internet fans who didn't win a spot at the meet-and-greet can still participate in the gold bar lottery.

Even if you don't win the lottery, you can still get a membership voucher from the platform after participating in the event.

And look at the kind of treatment those fans enjoy on a daily basis?
The song's digital album is free on all domestic platforms. High-definition music videos and full videos of live performances are available on the official website. You don't even need a membership. If you want to spend money, you can only buy vinyl records, and even then, you might not be able to get them.

What kind of miserable life have I been living all this time?

It's infuriating to see people so innocent.

The saying "It's not scarcity that's worrisome, but inequality" perfectly illustrates this point.

Impulsive actions led to the creation of short essays, which in turn fueled the impulses of many others.

[Liu Kai's celebrity meet-and-greet finally and completely demystified the celebrity profession for me.]

I was initially very happy to attend Liu Kai's meet-and-greet and didn't feel that anything was wrong.

But Li Can's fan meeting with the DP band shattered my illusions about celebrities.

It was only then that I realized that fan meetings can be a way to give back to fans completely, and to treat them equally in terms of both material and spiritual support, treating them as individuals. Free works and surprise fan meetings—I can hardly imagine how happy it is to be a fan of the DP band.

For celebrities, if you care about your fans, they will support you. However, Li Can's fans constantly criticize him, yet Li Can still care about his fans. Perhaps this reflects his personal character.

The lengthy essay clearly shows that she was quite distressed.

It's true that just one glance from netizens is enough to convey the complexity of the author's inner world when writing this short essay.

DP Band did not engage in any marketing.

But ironically, the place was full of great Confucian scholars debating the classics.

Netizens are easily swayed by rumors, which is foolish, but they are also very smart; they know they won't listen to what you say, but rather watch what you do.

Once the waves rise, there is no peace.

At least that's the case for Liu Kai.

Unwittingly, a fan meeting turned into the biggest crisis of his career.

It won't completely collapse, but it didn't make much money, but it was bombarded with criticism, and its fan base was affected to some extent. It's definitely a thankless task to be sour.

The entire public relations team was mobilized.

They started a large-scale effort to express gratitude, bleed money, and maintain their core base. They made some money, but spent even more, resulting in a huge loss both inside and out.

Extremely anxious.

To celebrities in the entertainment industry, this scene was absolutely terrifying.

Everyone knows that in this situation, green garlic is unavoidable.

I really wanted to question Li Can about whether he wanted to ruin the entertainment industry, but I dared not speak out.

When many celebrities picked up their phones to scan the recent comments about themselves, they were utterly shocked.

[I heard your fan meeting tickets are 1200? Even Lee Chan wouldn't dare to be that arrogant!]

[They're charging admission to a meet-and-greet? What's going on? Turns out you're even more popular than DP!]

(End of this chapter)