Chapter 719

It was exactly the opposite of what the netizens thought.

Dawn Entertainment knew that many people wanted to attend Jin Li's fan meeting, which is why they deliberately kept the news of the meeting secret and chose a date very close to the event to drop the news, catching the fans off guard.

This would prevent many fans from having enough time to plan for attending the meeting.

For the meeting, they rented a stadium that could hold up to 30,000 people.

But Sui Sui Lingfang knew that the number of people arriving at the scene would definitely be more than 30,000; there would certainly be many fans lingering outside the stadium just to catch a glimpse of Jin Li.

To avoid causing traffic jams and other safety risks, they decided to announce the date suddenly.

Additionally, this fan meeting would not charge any ticket fees.

Jin Li used three methods to select fans to attend the meeting.

One was for fans who checked in on the blog super-topic for more than 30 consecutive days, making them eligible to participate in a lottery.

Another way was through a lottery mini-program.

The lottery via the mini-program wasn't limited to fans who checked in for thirty days; any netizen could participate.

The last method was to randomly select from the comments.

The first method had the most winners, the second had the next most, and the third had the fewest; all were drawn proportionally.

Many celebrities wouldn't make a fan meeting so grand; most are small-scale, with a few hundred or one or two thousand people.

However, Jin Li is quite special; her popularity recently has been absolutely explosive!

And having debuted for many years, she had never held a solo fan meeting; many fans wanted to see her with their own eyes.

So, Dawn Entertainment ultimately chose a stadium that could hold 30,000 people.

As soon as the news spread, tickets for Jin Li's fan meeting were hyped to new heights, reaching 20,000 to 30,000 yuan each.

【This is truly absurd—absurdity opening the door for absurdity; it's absurd to the extreme. The lottery hasn't even happened yet, and tickets are already being released. Do you really believe this?】

【Don't believe it. I paid a 1,000 yuan deposit, and now I can't contact the person anymore. They said they were internal staff with internal tickets they didn't want to attend, so they were reselling them.】

【The official side has already clarified: there are no internal tickets this time. If they were internal staff, there wouldn't be tickets at all; they use employee channels. They don't have so-called internal tickets!】

【Just ask: the lottery hasn't even started yet, so how do those scalpers have tickets? Just thinking about it, you know it's impossible.】

Because there were so many incidents of people being scammed while trying to buy tickets, Jin Li even specifically went on her blog to bring this up.

She told everyone not to trust external transactions, to keep their property safe, and not to casually give people information like QR codes.

Dawn Entertainment announced the news on November 1st, and they held the lottery on November 3rd, because they needed to leave some time for fans to buy train tickets.

After the tickets were drawn, the number of scam cases involving ticket reselling reached its peak.

Due to the negative impact caused by this incident, Jin Li was even named by official media.

Although this had nothing to do with Jin Li, she still went online multiple times to post videos, calling on everyone not to participate in high-priced "ticket reselling" transactions.

She comforted her fans multiple times.

"I'm not just holding one fan meeting, okay? Don't forget I used to be a singer-dancer. If you really want to see me, I'll try my best to hold a concert for you, alright? So everyone can see me."

But the fans didn't buy this at all.

【Jin Li's mouth, the devil that deceives~ Who doesn't know Jin Li's health is poor? She's been shouting about holding a fan meeting for so long, for several years, and finally launched it this year.

I suspect that with such a big commotion this year, it might be canceled indefinitely in the future!】

It must be said that fans watch Jin Li's live streams every day, and perhaps their thinking has even been assimilated; they quickly guessed the thoughts of Jin Li and Dawn Entertainment.

Dawn Entertainment didn't expect that even with 30,000 tickets released for a single fan meeting,

it still couldn't satisfy the fans' enthusiasm, and various scalpers kept emerging.

If they found a reliable scalper and bought tickets at a high price, that would be one thing.

But there were many who weren't scalpers at all, but scam groups using this name to commit fraud.

Ever since the news of the fan meeting was released, Jin Li had been a bit anxious every day, and the frequency of her checking her phone had clearly increased.

She even brought this up every night in her study live stream.

"Everyone must keep your property safe and don't trade with scalpers; nine times out of ten, it's a scam.

Even if it's real, 20,000 or 30,000 yuan for a ticket is simply too expensive. Please don't let scalpers earn this money. I will work hard to release more film and television works so everyone can see me."

"This won't be the only fan meeting I hold; I will strive to continue holding them next year.

As for a concert, I have the idea, but my health doesn't really allow for long concerts, but I might go participate in various mixed-lineup concerts.

I will work hard so you can all see me easily, okay? Please don't buy scalper tickets at high prices."

Jin Li was mainly worried that they would not only be scammed out of their money but also be tricked into going abroad, which would be even more miserable.

Because there were so many scam cases, on November 5th, there was even news that Jin Li's fan meeting might not be held, with other departments stepping in to call it off, fearing it would cause safety risks.

This rumor was also true.

Because Jinnan was chosen by Jin Li, it was pushed to the forefront.

Other places were jealous and wanted to use this incident to make an issue of it, forcing Jin Li to cancel the fan meeting.

But the Jinnan authorities were very bold and actively communicated with higher-level departments, which allowed the fan meeting to be held as scheduled.

On November 9th.

The weather was clear, there were many people, the music was cheerful, and everyone was in a good mood.

Jin Li's fans arrived at the venue five hours early, including the "Vitamins."

They made a lot of Jin Li and Vitamin merchandise to exchange with others, discovering that many fellow fans were also men.

It turns out that Jin Li, this brilliant star, never shone only on a certain group; everyone realized her beauty.

Jin Li's fans span a wide age range, including middle-aged people, young people, and students.

They gathered together and chatted happily.

An aunt said: "I've known Jin Li for a long time; she's a very impressive and powerful little girl.

At the beginning, I just watched her live streams to kill time. I wasn't interested in studying, but I found that I could understand some of the questions, so I kept learning with her. I didn't expect to get into college last year."

The aunt said proudly: "I'm a college student now!"

A young girl in her twenties said: "I saw Jin Li's 'Counterattack' when I was very confused, and she helped me find a new direction.

I once suffered from somatic anxiety separation disorder for a period of time. Whenever it was about to flare up, I would watch Jin Li's movies and listen to Jin Li's songs to keep myself from being afraid.

Gradually, my symptoms got much better.

Now I've also fallen in love with Daoist culture; whenever I have time, I go to visit Daoist temples in various places to feel that influence, and I feel my heart has calmed down."

A college student said: "I studied with Jin Li and got into college. Who would have thought I was at the bottom of my class in my first year of high school?"

Everyone who could come to the fan meeting had a story of connection with Jin Li.

They were all influenced by Jin Li, allowing themselves to become better people.

As fans entered one by one, time ticked away, and soon, six o'clock arrived.

Suddenly, all the bright lights dimmed.

The scene plunged into darkness.

Some fans couldn't suppress the excitement in their hearts and screamed.

As if infected, more and more people followed suit, screaming in waves, the tide growing higher and higher.

Gradually, the fans shouted one person's name in unison, and that name was—

"Jin Li!"

"Jin Li!"

"Jin Li!"

Suddenly, a beam of light hit the center of the stage, and Jin Li appeared on the rising stage.

The moment they saw Jin Li's outfit, the whole venue screamed wildly.

A wedding dress!

Jin Li was wearing a pure white wedding dress, walking toward them!

At this moment, the excitement in the fans' hearts gushed out.

It was no longer fans wearing wedding dresses to see their favorite celebrity, but the celebrity wearing a white wedding dress to run toward her fans.

Jin Li raised the bouquet in her hand, lifted her brows, and smiled brilliantly.

The lights shone on her; she was as beautiful as an angel, as a deity, like someone who didn't exist in this world.

"The parting didn't say goodbye, are you feeling sad?

Turning around with a sparse smile, a reluctant willingness.

Perhaps next winter, perhaps another ten years,

Returning to your side to hold an umbrella for you..."

It was hard for the fans to describe the feeling at this moment; there was relief, excitement, tears, and smiles.

Jin Li never said thank you to her fans, nor did she often interact with them.

But through this action, she was telling her fans about her love for them.

"Forgive me for attending in full dress, holding flowers, just to miss you.

Praying for natural disasters and man-made misfortunes to be shared with me, only giving you this fragrance.

But I humbly beg to let me keep a little bit of your scent,

So that you can remember in your dreams the strength with which I once held you..."

"A grand meeting, just for a magnificent missing of you."

After the fan meeting ended, Jin Li's wedding dress photo instantly went viral.

Media used flowery language like "beauty of the century" and "a carnival feast" to describe the success of the meeting.

Fans, however, used this sentence to describe the meeting.

Jin Li didn't use a pink, girlish song for her opening; wearing the most beautiful wedding dress, she sang Chen Xuedong's "No More Seeing You."

Some say that "goodbye" is for the next encounter, to see each other again.

And "no more seeing you" means never meeting again.

【It's been seven days since the fan meeting ended, but I'm still stuck in it. I think I understand Jin Li's thoughts now; it turns out this meeting was to make me miss her.】

【Wuwuwu, she is really too good, too good! She didn't say a word at the meeting like "Stop chasing me, go be your own stars," but through all the song lists and scene arrangements, I felt it—she doesn't want us to chase her anymore!】

【Crying my eyes out, what celebrity holds a fan meeting that's this cruel!】

【Jin Li is really good to us, letting us all work hard to be our own stars instead of chasing her, this star, while neglecting our own lives.】

【She never told us to boost rankings; that was all my own willingness. I finally got to see her, and then she gently told me not to do it anymore, wuwuwu.】

【Other fans chase stars, boost rankings, and spend money on gifts. I chase Jin Li, spend nothing, and still get told by Jin Li to stop chasing.】

【I completely understand Jin Li's determination now. This should be her last fan meeting; this is her ending to her era of traffic, and I feel her determination to completely transform.】

【Actually, all the arrangements for the meeting were heartwarming, but I cried from beginning to end.】

【In the future, I guess I'll only be able to see Jin Li in film and television works, wuwuwu. My favorite celebrity, she is so good, she is my white moonlight; no one can replace her!】

Because the fans' discussion was too heated, soon, terms related to Jin Li hit the trending search list.

#Jin Li, the eternal white moonlight#

#Jin Li's fan meeting is cruel#

#Is Jin Li going to retire from the circle#

For the first two terms, gossiping netizens could understand, but many couldn't understand why the latter term could also hit the trending list.

As it turned out, clicking in, they found it was just a fan's speculation, but because the number of likes was very high and it received agreement from many fans, it rushed onto the trending list.

Jin Li's fan meeting was a chance to meet her fans, but also to persuade them to stop chasing her and enjoy their own lives.

This is quite good.

At least Jin Li never thought about squeezing the last drop of blood from her fans.

A gentle farewell is also a kind of gentleness.

But some fans felt Jin Li's actions were too sudden, so they felt she was retiring from the circle.

Holding the meeting was to make fans stop chasing stars, and also to say goodbye to her own acting career.

Regarding the "Jin Li retiring" matter, Dawn Entertainment and Jin Li herself have both come out multiple times to refute the rumors.

And during the time she was admitted to Qingbei after the college entrance exam, it was refuted most frequently because there were too many fake news reports, which troubled Jin Li greatly.

In her final response, she said that was the last clarification.

If she encounters related matters in the future, she will not respond again.

But this time, what the fans said was so detailed that it was hard not to care.

Gossiping netizens were still gossiping when Dawn Entertainment quickly released the interview video from the fan meeting that day.

The host asked: "You are now a student at Qingbei; will your focus shift to your studies in the future?"

Jin Li: "No, I will try to balance my studies and career.

If I have to find a focus, it should be my career. I can study in my spare time, but I cannot develop my career in my spare time."

Host: "But now all your announcements are scheduled for weekends and winter/summer breaks; isn't this making concessions for your studies?"

Jin Li smiled: "No, it's just that my career is very different now; I don't need frequent exposure, which is why you all think I only work during my spare time from studying.

Like last month, when 'Counterattack' achieved good results overseas, I followed the crew and ran announcements for nearly a month.

Compared to the frequent exposure in the past, I will focus more on my own life and look for more possibilities."

Host: "Then will you focus on acting in the future?"

Jin Li: "Yes, I want to take on more different types of films and try new roles."

Gossiping netizens continued to gossip seamlessly.

Well, the retirement rumor had just become popular, and it was killed in the cradle by Dawn Entertainment.

Jin Li indeed won't make any more responses, but Dawn Entertainment will still respond.