I just want to sell products, but you're forcing me to perform talents.

Chapter 408 The Fairy Tale Trilogy

On August 13, Ye Xian's third concert took place.

The opening of the third concert was performed by On5 Girls. After singing their two representative songs, "Calorie" and "GEE", On5 Girls unsurprisingly released their new song, "Super Star".

This energetic rock song propelled Ye Xian and the five girls into the spotlight.

[You're stepping on my leg hair: Ye Xian is starting to go astray too, adding eagle language elements to his songs, even the song titles are in eagle language. Is he trying to turn the Sound Five Girls into a top-tier girl group?]

[Splitting a Durian with Empty Hands: Haha, adding eagle language makes it a hit song? That's so narrow-minded! Besides, there's only one line of eagle language in the whole song, and I feel that adding that line gave the song its soul. Some people shouldn't pretend to know what they're talking about!]

[Urinating Three Feet Away in the Wind: As a person of the Tang Dynasty, why not write songs in the Tang language instead of in the eagle language? Isn't this blatant worship of foreign things and fawning over foreigners?]

[Burning Chest Hair: Is it possible that Brother Xian wants to push Sound5 Girls to the international stage? Isn't "GEE" just a song in a mix of Cantonese and Bailuo dialect? Sound5 Girls' initial goal was to go international, right? And "GEE" has consistently ranked high on global music charts, doesn't that just prove Brother Xian's talent?]

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The focus of everyone's debate is that Ye Xian has once again combined Eagle Language and Tang Dynasty Language to write a song similar to a popular hit.

This sentiment existed when "GEE" was created, but at that time, the five girls had just debuted, and everyone just thought that Ye Xian was really creating a popular girl group, so no one said anything. Now that Ye Xian has become a top songwriter in the music industry, writing such a song at this time has caused a lot of people to feel resistant.

However, most of those who disagreed were haters; the voices of the real young people were somewhat different.

[Handsome Daddy: Erhu + electric guitar, this song is a fusion of tradition and modern trends. What are those haters thinking? They call this a hit song? Dare to bet this song will still be popular in 10 years?]

[Abuse of the Nursery: I'm sure of it, this song is Xian Ge's way of shamelessly praising himself, but he's too embarrassed to sing it himself, so he had the Sound Five girls sing it! Anyway, I love this tune, I've been playing it on repeat.]

[Boiled Mermaid: You are electricity, you are light, you are the only myth! Brother Xian, are you praising yourself? Right, right, right? Can't you have some shame? Dare to put your own name in there too?]

[Ugly people should read more books: I'm a primary school student, and what I want to say is that this song has become the group song in our class group chat; everyone is singing it...]

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Controversy often brings traffic, and "Super Star" quickly rose to the top of the Kuaiyin (TikTok) charts. Yinwu Girls have unsurprisingly become the most popular girl group in China this summer, and their influence has gradually spread to neighboring England.

Some netizens are right. Ye Xian is pushing the Sound5 Girls to the level of an international girl group. He has never limited Sound5 Girls to a small blogger.

The culture of the Great Tang Dynasty on Earth is indeed overwhelming that of the United Kingdom, but if it wants to be internationalized, it still needs to combine the two to give the other side a sense of immersion. Songs in pure Tang Dynasty language are somewhat unacceptable to the people of the United Kingdom.

They have low self-esteem.

In comparison, Ye Xian's new song seems slightly weaker. However, this weakness only applies compared to "Super Star." His new song "The Promise" also climbed to the top of the trending charts at the same time.

As the third concert was about to end, Ye Xian presented the third song of the fairy tale trilogy, "The Promise".

[Martial Arts Master: So, Qiu Qing has been gone for three years, so your "promise" is for three years?]

[Frequent Drowning: So, these three songs were all written for Qiu Qing, right? Plus "I Will Wait" and "The Taste of Summer," all five love songs were written for Qiu Qing, right? As for the other love songs, I'm not sure yet, but Qiu Qing, I'm jealous of you!]

[Foolishness borders on cuteness: Qiu Qing, come out, draw your sword! Today we'll settle this once and for all, and decide who belongs to Xian Ge!]

[The Casual Ghost: I'm so envious! Forget five love songs, even just one, I'd give myself to Xian Ge! What's the difference between this and an official announcement? Xian Ge, you scumbag!]

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#Envy Qiu Qing, the new hashtag quickly became a trending topic. Many of Ye Xian's female fans were both jealous and kept replaying the fairy tale trilogy.

These three songs are exemplary love songs because the purity, simplicity, and longing for love they convey make it impossible not to empathize with the listener. Everyone has experienced that innocent stage, with fairytale-like fantasies about love, the thrill of first intimate contact, and vows of never leaving each other.

These are the three stages of love, and also the three stages that everyone goes through, which is why these three songs are so widely accepted.

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At the same time, the topic of Ye Xian's concert income also became a trending topic, with everyone speculating about how much Ye Xian actually earned.

Stimulated by the nine new songs in the first two shows, the possibility of Ye Xian releasing another new song, and the official appearance of the five girls in this show, the number of online tickets for the third concert exceeded 1.5 million.

The three concerts sold 910 million tickets online alone, generating 6 million yuan in online box office revenue at a ticket price of 66 yuan per ticket.

This number has made many industry peers green with envy.

Everyone knows that Ye Xian's fan conversion rate is extremely high. However, more than 900 million people paid to watch Ye Xian's online concert, which almost broke the online ticket sales record for the Tang Dynasty concert.

Although the money was to be split 50/50 with Kuaiyin (the music streaming platform), Ye Xian still received 300 million yuan.

Moreover, the tips from the three concerts amounted to a staggering 70 million, and according to the agreed-upon 60% split, Ye Xian received 42 million.

Ye Xian could directly earn 3.42 million from Kuaiyin live streaming alone.

This time, not only did Ye Xian win big, but the official Kuaiyin account also won big.

Platforms like SuperVision that participated in the auction are kicking themselves.

Kuaiyin dared to offer a high price because it had a thorough understanding of Ye Xian's account data and was confident that he could help the platform earn several times the return. However, Kuaiyin did not expect Ye Xian to be so fierce.

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Offline ticket sales, after deducting 1% of internally retained tickets, yielded a net ticket revenue of 220 million yuan. Online ticket revenue was three times that of offline ticket revenue.

After deducting costs for venue, security, management company fees, ticketing website fees, guest refreshments, stage design team fees, fan gift packs, glow sticks, promotional materials, etc., Ye Xian's net income from offline box office revenue is around 9000 million.

In addition to the 3000 million yuan sponsorship fee from Kuaiyin, the 1000 million yuan sponsorship fee from Bailu Beverage after deducting ticket rebates, the 1000 million yuan sponsorship fee from Didi Auto, and other sponsorship fees totaling 500 million yuan...

After a single concert, Ye Xian's pre-tax income reached an astonishing 4.87 million.

Online revenue accounts for 70%.

This is the big difference in the era of online self-media.

Previously, they could only rely on offline income, but now the revenue from online concert tips alone is no less than the revenue from offline ticket sales.

Of course, the high revenue from the concert is inseparable from Ye Xian's previously accumulated excellent reputation, outstanding works, great popularity, high fan loyalty, and high conversion rate. In addition, the hype of Ye Xian's first concert and the debut of new songs by guest singers such as Goddess Ding Ding, all contributed to the success of the concert.

If Ye Xian were to hold a concert tour, he wouldn't have such high online revenue.

It's undeniable that holding concerts can be profitable, but it's also incredibly tiring.

Ye Xian worked tirelessly for over a month, basically non-stop, to earn this much. After paying taxes, he wouldn't have much left.

However, after this concert, Ye Xian was no longer short of money.

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Ps1: Today's Recap

Haizhou aged liquor inventory: 4720 bottles

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Ps2:

"Super Star", SHE.

"The Promise" by Michael Wong.

The corresponding plots for these new songs will be added at appropriate points later. The concert has stretched out a bit too much, so to avoid people saying I'm padding it out, I'll end it in one chapter.

(End of this chapter)