This actor has something

Chapter 405 Missed
"Daqi, you're going to focus on being a singer from now on. Does that mean your company will start casting for lead roles in the movies you produce in the future? As your good brother, and out of loyalty, I'll take a loss and go help you out. I'll help you carry the torch for your movies so you won't be short-handed. Isn't that loyal enough?"

Hearing Deng Chao's incessant chatter on the phone, He Daqi's lips twitched involuntarily a few times.

"Brother Chao, have you been suffering from neurasthenia lately? You've been having insomnia for several days, and then you slept for ten hours straight?"

"No," Deng Chao replied, suppressing a laugh.

"No? Then you've been drinking fake alcohol. You're in a daze every day, not knowing day from night."

"nor."

"You don't have this or that, so why are you talking in your sleep and drunkenly?" He Daqi asked in a very surprised tone.

"Get lost, you're the one talking nonsense. Dude, I just wanted to help you out since you're busy with your concert."

After Deng Chao finished speaking, he laughed heartily. Having known him for so long, He Daqi knew he was a goofball and was too lazy to argue with him. After Deng Chao finished laughing, He Daqi lazily said, "No need. I sing for fun. My main focus in the future will be on movies."

"I really envy you. Now everyone in China says that you became a superstar with just one album, beating everyone else to a pulp. If I could achieve what you have, I would be willing to win both the Golden Melody Award and the Best Actor Award."

It's unclear whether Deng Chao was speaking from the heart in a joking tone or simply expressing envy, but He Daqi didn't want to waste his breath on the banter. He wasn't in China at the moment; he was busy holding a concert abroad.

"You still say what you said wasn't just drunken talk? Alright, Brother Chao, I'm not going to chat with you anymore. I need to get ready and put on makeup. Let's get together and have a drink when I'm back in China."

"Okay, you get busy first."

After hanging up the phone, He Daqi closed his eyes to rest.

During this period, he was surrounded by a lot of restlessness. He was accompanied by a whole team every day, helping him handle various concert coordination issues. Even the bodyguards who were originally hidden were now out in the open, helping to guide the security of the concerts.

In fact, this was a case of He Daqi shooting himself in the foot. After his first concert, he was dissatisfied with the issue of scalped tickets, so he asked Wang Rui to set up a new project: online ticketing.

The idea was good, and even the team building went smoothly, but problems arose when it came to implementation.

To sell tickets online, you first need to have a ticket.

Whether it's concert tickets or movie tickets, you need to have a product to make a sale.

At that time, the only products available were movie tickets from Qimingxing Cinema, a cinema chain owned by their own family. Although Qimingxing Cinema saw a significant increase in sales due to its integration with online ticketing, it was clear that this did not meet He Daqi's initial requirements.

Not to mention that this project was a joint effort with Tencent and an online shopping company, and this small-scale operation was clearly below initial expectations.

There was no other way. After the three parties communicated again, they still felt that the project had great potential, but the entry point was not ideal.

After re-examining the entry point, all three companies simultaneously made adjustments.

A team from Taobao is helping Qimingxing Cinema negotiate with other cinema chains, aiming to get 80% of the cinema chains nationwide connected to the current ticketing platform.

Tencent sent a team to work with Yabo.com to optimize the ticketing platform's page and user experience. They also helped contact singers whose copyrights they had acquired on the newly established Tencent Music platform to discuss potential collaborations on concert tickets.

Yabo.com, on the other hand, played its trump card: He Daqi himself.

The joke that Vivian Chow made to Ho Ta-kai that day came true; she actually arranged 30 concerts for him, a national tour.

Initially, there weren't 30 matches; only five local stadiums agreed to connect to online ticketing.

Shanghai, Sichuan, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and finally Guangzhou.

The negotiations were simplest in Shanghai, where people are more receptive to new ideas, so Yabo.com agreed after only a brief contact with them.

Secondly, there are Shenzhen and Hangzhou. In Shenzhen, Tencent negotiated with Penguin, while in Hangzhou, Taobao negotiated with Tencent.

It was quite unexpected that the Sichuan side was able to reach an agreement. I don't know where they heard about this, but they contacted Han Shanping in Beijing, requesting that the third installment of the Crazy Stone series be filmed in Sichuan.

As for Guangzhou, it was purely because of Zhao Niansheng, He Daqi's uncle. As a local bigwig who had been working in the south for more than ten years, he had a lot of connections. Especially now that he was the nominal person in charge of Qimingxing Cinema, his influence was quite effective because Qimingxing Cinema was constantly expanding in the south.

As the old saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning.

After He Daqi finished these five concerts, he no longer needed to negotiate with other places; instead, other places rushed to negotiate with him.

The reason is that He Daqi's online ticketing model for his concert is a great benefit to various cities. The online ticketing model is different from before. There is no need to go to the local area to buy tickets. Previously, only residents of the concert venue were willing to buy tickets, but now fans all over the country can buy them online.

This is equivalent to tens of thousands of tourists from other places suddenly flooding into the city in an organized manner, which has had a significant impact on the local economy.

Keep in mind, this was in 07!
What does it mean to suddenly have tens of thousands more tourists?
As a result, He Daqi's national tour was arranged in more and more places, and in many places it was even arranged twice, and the ticketing website was on the right track.

Thirty shows were scheduled at once, which made He Daqi so upset that he didn't know who to complain to. He originally wanted to delegate the work to others, but why did it end up back on his own shoulders?

What's most infuriating is that he has Zhou Huimin constantly urging him on. I don't know what's wrong with Zhou Huimin, but she enthusiastically took over the job of He Daqi's personal assistant. Every time there's a concert, she sits happily in the front row watching He Daqi shine on stage, just like a super close, stalker fan that she can't shake off.

Finally, under these circumstances, He Daqi couldn't hold back any longer. Making him obediently complete the nationwide tour was worse than killing him.

After a series of back-and-forths, what was originally a series of concerts was extended to two months.

Every few shows in between, I would go abroad to hold a concert as a break. When I went abroad, I could hold a concert every three days, just like taking a relaxing trip.

……

……

Bald Eagle, Michigan Stadium.

When He Daqi came to rehearse yesterday, he felt that there were too many seats in the audience. Today, after officially going on stage, he truly understood what a venue with 100,000 people meant.

It was truly packed with 100,000 people, because He Daqi had heard Zhou Huimin mention this morning that all the tickets were sold out.

As He Daqi stepped onto the stage, the roar of cheers in the stadium grew louder and louder. This stadium was specially designed so that the cheers of the audience could resonate, and the sound from the stage could be heard more easily. Even without amplification equipment, the sound from the stage could be heard from the farthest point in a quiet environment.

However, it was clearly not quiet now. Standing in the very center of the stage, He Daqi felt like he had tinnitus.

When did I become so many fans in Bald Eagle?

Before He Daqi could think it over, the music started playing loudly.

It started with "Centuries," a song that's perfect for rocking the crowd.

As this was his first concert in Bald Eagle, He Daqi had made careful preparations. So, behind him, ten dancers followed in perfect unison, singing along with him and performing the same dance steps to showcase their charm on stage.

Unfortunately, He Daqi miscalculated. No matter how well he prepared, he couldn't withstand the unpredictable behavior of the other side. Just as he reached the climax of his song "Centuries", the audience started singing along.

I must say, the sheer number of 100,000 people is quite astonishing, especially considering, as I just mentioned, that this stadium is meticulously designed so that the sound of the audience can resonate with the crowd.

At this point, He Daqi simply gave up, raised the microphone towards the audience, and happily listened to his fans sing for him.

Only the dancers behind him remained dedicated, still swaying their bodies to the rhythm of the music.

The cunning He Daqi jumped off the stage with a microphone, spun around and interacted with the first row, clapping his hands with the fans as he ran, making it seem quite convincing.

If this guy hadn't skipped the last line, Vivian Chow would have almost thought that Ho Ta-chi had grasped the ultimate secret of concert performance.

After singing "Centuries," Ho Ta-chi basically strolled around the front row. Originally, "Lemon" was scheduled to follow, but Ho Ta-chi changed his mind. Since the audience in Bald Eagle loved to sing along, "Something Just Like This" had to be arranged for them.

As expected, when the intro to "Something Just Like This" started, the audience cheered again.

He Daqi sang only the first line and set the beat, and a deep chorus immediately rose from the audience.

He walked up the stairs to the audience seats, took a glow stick from a fan, turned back to the stage, and sang along softly while waving the glow stick.

The fans followed suit, raising their glow sticks and swaying back and forth while singing.

so good!
He Daqi said he could hold such concerts indefinitely.

Selling tickets to fans, and then having those fans come and sing for you—the more of this, the better.

Unfortunately, He Daqi could only dodge the first two songs. The later ones were in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, so even if the fans of Bald Eagle wanted to sing them together, they couldn't. Therefore, He Daqi couldn't dodge the later songs either.

Zhou Huimin, sitting in the audience, was incredibly excited looking at He Daqi, who was shining brightly on stage.

The treasures I own have appreciated in value again, from being top-tier in China to top-tier in Asia, then from top-tier in Asia to king of Asia, and now they're going to break out of Asia and go global.

Every time I think about this, Vivian Chow gets excited. My judgment is indeed reliable!
He Daqi didn't understand Zhou Huimin's feelings, and didn't know where the joy of Zhou Huimin's "growing up" system came from. That's why he was wondering why Zhou Huimin was now like a wound-up toy, arranging her schedule every day.

……

As the concert drew to a close, one audience member was even more excited than Vivian Chow.

Adolf Reinhard sat in the front row, like a fanatical fan, constantly shouting He Daqi's name in an attempt to get his attention.

When He Daqi circled around at the beginning, Adolf Reinhard tried his best to get his words into He Daqi's ears.

"He, can we talk after the concert? I..."

Unfortunately, He Daqi's attention was entirely on the white girl at the time, and he didn't pay any attention to the overweight white man in his forties or fifties. He casually clapped his hands and ran past Adolf Reinhard.

This caused Adolf Reinhard to miss his first opportunity.

Now he wants to try for a second chance.

He Daqi was the perfect candidate for the male lead in his mind. Adolf Reinhard, who had wasted most of his life, felt that he could still make a chance, so he spent a lot of money to get a front-row ticket, just to have a few words with He Daqi in person.

He believed he could impress Ho Ta-kei with his talent and get him to join his film.

Adolf Reinhard had researched He Daqi and knew that he owned a famous film and television company in China, which made him even more appealing, as it would save him the trouble of finding investors.

When He Daqi finished singing his last song on stage, ignoring the fans' constant calls for an encore, and walked down the stairs with a smile on his face, Adolf Reinhard suddenly stood up and, like a nimble hippopotamus, rushed towards He Daqi from the first row.

This is your last chance today, so make sure you seize it!
As if using all his might, Adolf Reinhard squeezed his way through, and the distance between him and He Daqi was less than ten meters, but he couldn't move any further.

He had only used his primordial power, but thousands of white girls on the scene had used the power of Pangu splitting the heavens and earth. The closer Adolf Reinhard got to He Daqi, the more difficult it became.

He was being pushed around by a bunch of enthusiastic white girls, feeling like his beer belly was about to be squeezed into an eight-pack. Plus, Adolf Reinhard accidentally lifted his feet off the ground, and now he looked as lost and helpless as a 540-month-old chubby baby.

This baby also has a full beard, which makes him look very mature.

Are these women crazy?
Adolf Reinhard was on the verge of tears...

He Daqi was also feeling bad at the moment. He had just stopped to sign an autograph for an eight or nine-year-old girl, but he did not expect that a group of eighteen or nineteen-year-old girls would break through the security and surround him.

He moved nimbly behind the various security personnel, wishing he could grow wings and fly away.

Big crisis!
If these white girls catch him, not only will his innocence be in jeopardy, but he'll probably have all the hair on his head pulled out.

Fortunately, Qin Long, Qin Hu, and Chen Shuangxi squeezed in shortly afterward, and the three of them surrounded He Daqi with their backs, which finally allowed He Daqi to breathe a sigh of relief.

Next time I come to hold a concert in Bald Eagle, I'll bring at least a hundred bodyguards!

As he squeezed his way out, He Daqi secretly made a vow in his heart.

(End of this chapter)