Chapter 959: Song Fan Meeting

The arrival of the internet era has changed the ecology of many industries, and Miss Luo Quan, as a singer, has also discovered that this industry has undergone quite significant changes.

In the past, if singers wanted to make money, they would release albums and sell records; once they became popular, they would hold concerts, shoot endorsements, and film idol dramas.

But now, the path of paying for album songs is very difficult to follow.

First of all, the overwhelming piracy makes creators and supporters of genuine products suffer; you spend money to buy something, but others can find it with a search online. Over time, it's inevitable to have a psychological imbalance, thereby giving up support for genuine products.

Another point is that there really isn't that environment domestically to support a huge record market like abroad.

Although there are many Chinese people, the record market is actually very small.

So those who still dare to release paid albums now are either superstar-level kings or idols with huge fan circles.

As for the rest, they basically release one and flop one.

Including concerts, many of the live shows held in recent years were just losing money to gain popularity.

The increasingly depressed market has also led traditional singers to start looking for new ways out.

A relatively good one at present is to go on variety shows, show another side of themselves different from a singer, absorb fans through contrast, and then let their market value rise with the tide.

However, wanting to be successful in variety shows requires a certain level of eloquence, and one must be able to let go and take a joke.

Now some singers go on variety shows, no matter what others say, they just slump in their seats with a "Sima face" 【a cold, expressionless face】, as if the production team owed them wages and didn't pay them.

It makes it difficult for the guests and hosts on stage to interact, and the audience off stage also finds it annoying to watch.

It belongs to the type that dislikes the "copper smell" of variety shows and wants to maintain their own lofty style.

But they can't bear to give up the price offered by others, so they eventually have to go on stage to cross over.

Such singers can only rely on their fame from back then to eat dividends for a few years; once the audience's nostalgia filter passes, they basically won't be able to make any waves.

And another way to make money, which is also a method that many singers, including those who are already past their prime, have been trying in the last two years, is live-streaming to sell goods.

How tiring is it to go on variety shows? You have to rack your brains to amuse everyone.

Live-streaming to sell goods is too simple; sitting in front of the camera and chatting with fans, you sell things while chatting.

The income from one live stream is at least several hundred thousand, and even a million is not fresh; isn't this much easier than going to shows?

Of course, to make a name for yourself in live-stream shopping, you must have unique features; in layman's terms, you have to know how to put on a show.

The hottest sales streamer this year is none other than Liu Genghong. Relying on his novel fitness live streams, he attracted over ten million fans in just seven days, leaping to become a top streamer. The number of times he hit the trending searches was even more outrageous than many popular idols in the entertainment industry.

It seemed like overnight, China had countless "Liu Genghong girls," all of whom started following along to do fitness exercises.

And after accumulating so many fans, Liu Genghong also started selling goods.

Although he wasn't professional, it is said that the income from each time was nearly at the ten-million level; the speed of making money could be called printing banknotes.

The key is that manufacturers were rushing to ask him to sell their goods, and the treatment in all aspects couldn't be better.

This is the power of the internet; sometimes you never know how you will become popular all over the internet.

Liu Genghong is one example, and Wang Xinling is another.

As the most successful artist to make a comeback this year, it only took her two variety shows to go from an 18th-tier singer past her prime to exploding in popularity.

There is more than one singer past their prime who has gone on variety shows over the years, but it is indeed the first time one has become this popular.

In the internet era, it is highly likely that a singer wanting to become popular no longer relies purely on their own work; sometimes they need gimmicks to hype it up.

Of course, there are a very small number of singers who are exceptions.

They have maintained an incomparably terrifying popularity by relying on super-high-quality songs that "jump out of the three realms and are not in the five elements."

Wanting to make money is just a matter of moving their mouths.

Miss Luo Quan is a representative figure in this regard. While everyone else is busy selling goods and going on variety shows, she is still holed up at home playing *League of Legends*.

Come to think of it, the last time she played was more than half a year ago. At that time, the S9 Phoenix team's championship skins had just been released, and she bought the gift package directly, but unfortunately, she didn't play many games.

And now, opening the game again, the S10 championship has already been taken away by the LCK.

The LPL team, known as the world's number one region, had already been completely eliminated in the semifinals, and ten million LPL fans could only watch as two Korean teams competed for the championship.

For LPL fans who had been bragging about being the number one region for a year, this situation was truly too heartbreaking.

Because of this, Miss Luo Quan only played one game and closed the client.

"Sigh, LPL didn't win the championship; I'm not in the mood to play at all."

Ever since she reached Challenger, Miss Luo Quan had no motivation for *League of Legends*; going further would only mean going pro.

But she was so busy now, where would she find the time to play in matches?

So *League of Legends* became something she played occasionally; she would play more after winning the championship because winning the championship makes one feel comfortable.

And this time, since they didn't win, of course, she played quite disappointingly.

Actually, it wasn't just her; the fans in the live-streaming room were also unhappy when they saw *League of Legends*, as if they had gotten PTSD, complaining about the outrageous operations of the LPL teams in the semifinals.

Once negative emotions came up, it was hard to control, so Miss Luo Quan decisively ended this topic.

"By the way, Luo Bao, it seems like you haven't held a concert for quite a while."

Changing the subject, the fans shifted to the concert.

As mentioned just now, the domestic market is depressed, and many singers lose money holding concerts.

But Miss Luo Quan is an exception; her concerts are packed every time, tickets are hard to find, and every time she holds one, it causes a sensation; there is no possibility of losing money.

It's a pity that Miss Luo Quan hasn't signed with any company, otherwise the company would have forced her to start a global tour long ago.

Fans would definitely raise both hands in favor of this behavior, but Miss Luo Quan is the boss, and she definitely wants to live a more relaxed life.

So, as for this concert thing, she has held less than two on average per year since her debut, and she hasn't even held one this year so far.

Seeing that this year is about to end, although the fans know the possibility is relatively low, they still asked. Maybe Miss Luo Quan, who has been responsive to every request for some time now, would also readily agree to them?

Unfortunately, the answer she gave was "da-mie" (no).

"Holding a concert consumes too much time; you have to rehearse long in advance. If I really hold a concert, you won't see my live stream for at least half a month.

So, do you want to trade my half-month disappearance for one night of revelry?"

Miss Luo Quan didn't refuse directly either; instead, she explained the pros and cons, laid out the math clearly, and then let the fans decide.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, the fans immediately told Miss Luo Quan not to hold it.

A concert really isn't something you just throw together; if you want the quality to be up to par, you need to arrange and rehearse quite a few segments in advance. If you just go on stage to sing and simplify everything else to the extreme, that would be far too perfunctory.

So, between having a good time for one night or having a good time for half a month, they still knew how to make the choice.

The vast majority of fans wouldn't choose the concert, because the vast majority of fans wouldn't be able to buy tickets anyway.

"However, I can also understand your desire to hear me sing."

At this moment, Miss Luo Quan's tone suddenly took a turn: "As a singer, I also love singing for you all. I've been busy for a while now and haven't really sung much, so this time I plan to hold a fan concert."

It will be tonight, starting at eight o'clock. How long it lasts depends on my mood. Fans who want to hear songs should come to the live-stream room then; bring your own drinks and snacks.

How about that? This is much more comfortable than being at a concert, right? You can even listen while lying in bed at home."

As soon as these words were spoken, the fans immediately boiled over.

Although Miss Luo Quan hadn't failed to sing during previous live streams, it was always just one or two songs each time, which simply wasn't satisfying enough.

And since this time it was a proper fan concert, it would at least be aiming for three hours or more.

It would all be Miss Luo Quan singing live; the only difference from a concert was probably the lack of backup dancers and flashy costumes and lighting—after all, most of the audience watches concerts via broadcast anyway.

So this fan concert could completely be treated as a low-spec version of a concert!

Very quickly, the news that Miss Luo Quan was going to hold a fan concert hit the trending searches.

At the same time, Miss Luo Quan also happened to refresh her own name on the trending list.

"Five minutes and eight seconds!"

Miss Luo Quan pressed the pause button on the timer: "See that? It only takes this long for me to hit the trending list. I suspect there are Sina employees lurking in my live-stream room; as soon as they find some explosive news, they arrange for a trending spot immediately."

"That's normal. With so many fans, it's not strange for a few to be working at Sina."

"To be fair, this speed of hitting the trending list is indeed quite fast."

"Luo Bao's popularity is still fine, not to mention it's a big event like holding a fan concert."

"So, has Luo Bao decided what to sing at the fan concert?"

"There are so many songs, just go through them one by one; you definitely won't finish them all in one night."

"It's precisely because there are so many songs that we have to pick and choose."

"That makes sense."

………………

Facing the fans' questions, Miss Luo Quan put down her phone and replied: "Tonight is a love song special, so I'll basically be singing love songs. If there are any heartbroken fans, come here to find comfort.

However, I can't rule out the possibility that you'll cry even harder after I finish singing."

That's how love songs are; some make you feel relieved after listening, while others make you break down in tears.

But for heartbroken fans, they don't have many choices; they can only come to Miss Luo Quan to find warmth.

Tonight, they are all single.

While the chatting continued here, Miss Luo Quan's fan concert had already sparked heated discussion on Weibo.

It's perfectly normal for singers to sing, but nowadays most singers go on variety shows to perform. Using the internet as a concert platform is truly rare; one doesn't know if they think it's too much of a joke or if they look down on this bit of traffic.

But Miss Luo Quan's fan concert was different. Without her doing any massive promotion, the number of reservations quickly exceeded five million.

Many people were rejoicing that today was Saturday, allowing them to stay at home comfortably and listen to her sing, while also ordering a bunch of delicious food and drinks—it was simply cozy to the extreme.

However, there were also complaints, mainly feeling that Luo Bao was too lazy, using this method to replace a concert.

Once in a while is fine, but what if she uses this excuse in the future?

But the trade-offs here were explained very clearly by Miss Luo Quan just now; for most fans, a concert is indeed not as cost-effective as a fan concert.

So these complaining voices were quickly countered by other fans.

And this fan concert, which had already reached peak popularity before it even started, also allowed manufacturers to see business opportunities, and they sent emails to Miss Luo Quan one after another, wanting her to take on small advertisements.

They didn't even need her to mention them; they just needed their products to be placed in the live-stream room, and the price could be negotiated.

But Miss Luo Quan declined them all, because she thought to herself that her own products hadn't even been advertised yet, so how could she take on theirs?

However, these people's suggestions did help broaden her thinking; when she sings later, she could also bring up the milk powder to promote it—free advertising is better than nothing.

And since this is promoting her own product, the fans surely won't say much.

Thinking of this, Miss Luo Quan couldn't help but reveal a sly smile.

Your ideas are very good, but now they are mine.

"Why is your smile so treacherous?"

"Because I remembered a happy thing."

"Your wife gave birth too."

"Haha, where would Luo Bao get a wife?"

"Such a smile is rarely seen, like a vixen."

"Treacherous yet revealing a hint of playfulness, so cute."

………………

The fans didn't understand why Miss Luo Quan was laughing, but the sudden facial expression still made them complain a lot.

After the plan for singing at night was set, Miss Luo Quan didn't stream for very long during the day, and went downstairs to eat at noon.

This time, Mom did the cooking, making all the home-cooked dishes that Miss Luo Quan and Wen Xia loved most, full of the taste of childhood.

During the meal, Luo Xi smelled the aroma and clamored to eat too.

Miss Luo Quan tried feeding her a little shredded meat, but the main food was still egg custard.

Although a two-year-old's gastrointestinal function has developed quite well, it still needs an adaptation process and cannot immediately eat the same as an adult.

So if Luo Xi wants to taste the delicious food of Mom and Sister, she still needs to wait a while.

After eating, Mom called Miss Luo Quan into the room and asked about the pills she had sent to New York earlier.

These pills were redeemed from the system; they prolong life when eaten. Grandpa and Grandma each got one, and Grandpa also had a share.

"Is there a problem with these pills?" Miss Luo Quan asked nervously when she heard Mom suddenly bring this up.

"It's more than just a problem; these pills are truly too amazing. After your grandfather ate this, he became as energetic as if he were twenty years younger, which stunned your dad and your second uncle.

His old friends all asked him if he had taken some special medicine. Fortunately, the old man is tight-lipped and only said it was because of practicing martial arts, without telling them about your pills.

I'm asking this because I want to know if there are any more of these pills?"

Looking at Mom's expectant eyes, Miss Luo Quan shook her head: "There are none for now. Do you want to eat this too?"