Chapter 313: Urban Card Drawing System (19)

The watches and jewelry that Feng Xuanxuan had worn were listed by Xie Yang on a second-hand luxury goods platform as soon as she got home.

Once they sold, she would donate the money; it would vent her anger while also allowing her to buy new clothes or stationery for children at the welfare institute—why not do it?

As for the two tickets, Xie Yang transferred them to Wu Jie and Chen Jiani's cousin, and on the day of departure, the group of four pushed their suitcases and flew to Licheng in high spirits.

But her main purpose for this trip was not the concert, but that loose billboard outside the concert venue.

Thus, after arriving at the hotel and settling in, Xie Yang took out the SLR camera she was using as a prop and found an excuse, saying she was going to the concert venue to take photos as a souvenir, when in reality, she was going to inspect the billboard on-site.

While waiting for the Elevator, Chen Jiani looked at the SLR hanging on Xie Yang's chest and couldn't help but ask, "Yang Yang, do you like Han Yu that much? You don't even want to miss the rehearsal?"

"..."

Xie Yang gave an inscrutable "Hmm."

"But will the security guards agree to let us in to take pictures?"

"It doesn't matter." Xie Yang waved her hand dismissively; she wasn't actually going to photograph Han Yu. "I just want to take some photos on the perimeter while there are fewer people, otherwise, it will be too crowded the day after tomorrow to take any."

"That's true. I heard his popularity is really high now. It's fortunate you had the foresight to not only grab the tickets early but also book the hotel early. My mom said she saw that the hotel we booked was already fully booked yesterday," Chen Jiani said, feeling lucky.

Chen Jiani's mother had originally wanted to accompany her daughter, but when she saw the rooms were full—even the presidential suite, which had risen to 88,000 per night during the peak season, was booked—she had to give up.

"Han Yu is indeed quite good," Chen Jiani's cousin said lively. "I followed his first variety show after his debut from beginning to end. Whether it's singing or songwriting, he's super amazing. Out of ten songs on one album, three were shortlisted for the OST Golden Melody Award. He is truly among the best of the musicians who debuted in the same period."

The young girl was still in high school, but she knew the gossip of the entertainment industry like the back of her hand:

"But it's a pity that the company he signed with isn't very good. Never mind that it's small-scale, the contract was as predatory as a slave agreement, and the boss is someone who doesn't know what's what. Even though the resources were clearly brought in by Han Yu, they were taken by the company to promote other newcomers. Don't look at how high the popularity of this concert is; I heard Han Yu borrowed money himself to rent the venue and handle the promotion. His company originally didn't agree to him holding it. Han Yu wanted to give back to his fans and insisted on doing it, saying he would cover all expenses himself and give the company another twenty percent cut, only then did they agree."

"You know all these inside stories?" Chen Jiani gasped. "Do you live in the entertainment industry?"

"Hahaha! I have a girlfriend who hangs out in that circle. These gossips aren't even secrets in the circle anymore."

"The Elevator is here, let's go! After taking photos, I'll treat you all to a meal at Tang Gong Yan."

"Sister Yang Yang is generous!"

The Elevator doors closed, and the room closest to the Elevator opened at this moment. A tall, cold-faced young man adjusted the brim of his hat, put on a mask, and strode toward the Elevator.

Following behind him was a slightly chubby, rather auspicious-looking middle-aged man.

"What's the rush! You practiced so late yesterday, what's wrong with resting a bit more? I told you to work hard, but I didn't tell you to work this hard. You like this, it makes me, your manager, seem like I have no presence... Today's rehearsal is just to walk through the positions; it doesn't matter if you're a few minutes late. Speaking of which, those girls just now sounded like your fans, they knew quite a lot. I just hope they aren't obsessive fans..."

The concert venue was set at the Licheng Gymnasium.

Xie Yang considered herself to have arrived early, after all, the concert wasn't until the day after tomorrow. Unexpectedly, at this time, there were quite a few fans gathered at the entrance of the Gymnasium. Some were holding support signs, some were holding posters, clutching gifts they wanted to give their idol, standing on tiptoe and pricking up their ears to listen to the movement inside.

Fortunately, these two days were for rehearsals, and apart from not being allowed to enter the Gymnasium, they didn't stop fans from hanging out outside the venue. After all, the organizers also needed fans to go online and promote for them.

But Xie Yang didn't squeeze toward the entrance. She strolled slowly along the perimeter of the Gymnasium, specifically looking left and right at the giant posters near the entrances and exits.

Chen Jiani found it both sad and moving: It seems Yang Yang really likes Han Yu; the man himself is inside rehearsing, and she still has to stand here looking at things to remember him by.

Xie Yang focused on inspecting every giant poster and billboard at the entrances and exits. When she saw one that was particularly close to the entrance and could easily fall and hit someone, she even went up to touch it and shake it.

After checking the entrances and exits one by one, she finally turned back to South Gate 1—the only entrance and exit open during the rehearsal period, which was currently being crowded by fans.

Fortunately, they were all concentrated at the entrance, still some distance away from the billboard.

Xie Yang walked back and forth along the billboard a few times and found that one of them indeed showed signs of loosening.

It didn't look like it was loose by much right now, but there would be at least 15,000 to 20,000 fans coming to the concert the day after tomorrow. Thinking about the scene of people squeezing together, it wasn't impossible for it to be bumped until it was completely loose and fell down.

Xie Yang hurriedly found the venue security and explained the situation.

But after the security guard came over to take a look, he felt that this bit of looseness was nothing.

Instead, the fans gathering at the entrance were increasing, and their manpower had all been transferred to South Gate 1 to maintain order to avoid causing a riot; how could they have spare manpower to deal with a small matter like a billboard?

When the typhoon came last year, the strong winds made the old billboard flap loudly, and it didn't even fall down. This was a newly replaced billboard; what could happen with just this little bit of looseness?

The security guard couldn't help but suspect that she was deliberately looking for trouble. Could it be that she wanted to lure the big star rehearsing inside to come out?

They had seen this kind of trick many times, so he waved his hand impatiently:

"Don't look for trouble, we're busy!"

"Then I won't delay you, can I find someone myself to reinforce the billboard?" Xie Yang asked.

"No, no! You can't mess around here unless you were sent by the advertiser."

"This won't do, that won't do, then how about calling the fire department and asking the firefighters to come and reinforce it?"

"..."

The security guard looked at Xie Yang as if she were a fool and sneered: "For such a small matter, do you think the fire department will respond?"

"You also said it was a small matter, so are you going to send someone to reinforce it, or should I hire someone to do it?"

The security guard got angry: "Do whatever you want! Anyway, we don't have time!"

Xie Yang nodded: "Fine, I understand."

She took out her phone and dialed the service hotline of a local, most famous housekeeping company:

"One hundred thousand, send a professional installation team that knows how to weld here immediately. A billboard is loose and needs reinforcement."

With the money in place, the installation team arrived incredibly quickly.

The rehearsal in the Gymnasium had just ended, and the fans were still gathered at the entrance excitedly shouting their idol's name. A team of twenty all-around installation workers, wearing uniform clothing, carrying extension ladders and tool bags, rushed to the scene in a flurry.

"Which one is Miss Xie?"

Amidst the stunned fans and the suspicious security guards, Xie Yang strode forward: "I am. The billboard over there is a bit loose, please reinforce it."

The lead worker had a loud voice: "Alright! Don't worry, Miss Xie, we will definitely reinforce the billboard tightly. This is for the concert, right? Don't worry, we will check all the billboards! We won't leave any hidden dangers!"

Xie Yang: "..."

Did they take her for a staff member of the concert organizer?

Fine, as long as the billboard doesn't fall down, everything else is easy to talk about.