Lin Chudong warmly took photos with the girls.
When Xiaoting stood beside him and looked at his gentle smile, she suddenly felt so happy that she almost became dizzy.
She had always looked down on celebrity fans in the past, but now she had become exactly the kind of person she used to dislike. For the first time, she understood how those fans felt.
With her idol standing so close in front of her, she simply couldn't suppress her excitement.
Besides taking photos with Lin Chudong, they also took pictures with everyone from Liangyin Media.
Afterward, everyone returned backstage and got busy.
Meanwhile, He Yang and several others were also in Chengdu.
Zhang Yiran's concert was being organized jointly by He Yang's company and Duan Rubing's company.
Duan Rubing said:
"Dafei's concert is making quite a splash. Skipping ticketing companies and handling ticket sales himself—honestly, I've never seen a singer do that before."
He Yang sighed.
"Dafei isn't like ordinary singers. His popularity has been soaring lately, and he has plenty of money himself. I heard his company only has one partner. Maybe he's just that independent."
Duan Rubing sneered.
"If he ever wants to hold another concert, he'd better not come to our ticketing company. Otherwise, he'll regret it."
Although Dafei's actions hadn't really caused them any direct losses, he had definitely broken the industry's unwritten rules.
If every artist started bypassing ticketing companies, then businesses like theirs might as well shut down.
After Dafei rejected cooperation with them, they immediately partnered with Zhang Yiran instead.
They hadn't expected the feud between Zhang Yiran and Dafei to run so deep. Even knowing they'd compete against each other, Zhang Yiran still insisted on challenging him.
He Yang and Duan Rubing were more than happy to watch.
Dafei was famous, sure, but he was also incredibly arrogant.
Selling concert tickets through a video game's item shop? That was literally unprecedented in the entertainment industry.
"How are ticket sales on their side?" Duan Rubing asked.
"Not sold out yet. Actually, they're doing slightly better than us."
"Tell the staff to lower ticket prices a bit before the show starts. Even below face value is fine. We just can't have empty seats."
"Won't this concert barely make any profit?"
"Zhang Yiran is covering us. What are you worried about? Besides, all these guest stars are appearing as favors and aren't charging anything. We also have five or six sponsors. We definitely won't lose money."
"True."
He Yang nodded.
"Looks like Sister Zhang is willing to risk making no money just to fight Dafei head-on."
At that moment, Zhang Yiran was backstage having her makeup done.
Sitting beside her was none other than Heavenly King Zhao Kun.
Even though Zhang Yiran was usually arrogant, she still had to treat Zhao Kun with respect.
"King Zhao, thank you for helping out this time. I've already handled all the song copyrights. Just sing without worry."
Zhao Kun nodded.
"I owed you sisters a favor. This settles it."
Truthfully, Zhao Kun had no desire to get involved in the conflict between Lin Chudong and Zhang Yiran.
As a veteran superstar with a massive fanbase, anything he did attracted tremendous attention.
Especially celebrity feuds—he didn't want to take sides.
He came today solely to repay a debt.
His meaning was clear:
After this favor was repaid, neither side owed the other anything.
It would be difficult to invite him again in the future.
A trace of awkwardness flashed across Zhang Yiran's face, but she quickly recovered.
This outcome was already within her expectations.
The main purpose of inviting Zhao Kun was to defeat Dafei.
As long as Dafei was crushed, the favor would be worth it.
Besides Zhao Kun, she had also invited Xu Feng, who had worked with her during King of Singers, as well as several members from popular boy bands.
The lineup was extraordinarily powerful.
She simply refused to believe that such a star-studded roster couldn't beat Dafei.
She had even arranged reporters outside.
If Dafei's concert showed any signs of failure or awkwardness, those reporters would capture every second and spread it everywhere afterward.
Outside Zhang Yiran's concert venue, several college students wandered around searching for a ticket refund counter.
They hadn't been able to refund online, so they hoped to find an offline option.
After searching for quite a while, they still found nothing.
The second roommate said:
"It's probably too late to refund now anyway."
According to the ticket policy, refunds were unavailable within one hour of the concert.
The third roommate looked annoyed.
"We've been trying since yesterday, but it never worked. Zhang Yiran's side is doing this on purpose, right?"
"Exactly. You can buy tickets without problems, but when it's time to refund, suddenly there's a 'system error.' What kind of scam is that?"
"So what do we do now? We bought tickets for both concerts. We can't split ourselves in half."
The fourth roommate thought for a moment.
"The venues are only about two kilometers apart. There are shared electric bikes everywhere. How about we watch both concerts?"
"Can that actually work?"
"I checked the map. First we'll watch Zhao Kun here, then immediately head over to Dafei's concert."
Everyone agreed.
According to Zhang Yiran's schedule, Zhao Kun was the opening act.
Since he was only helping out, there was no way he'd stay all night.
His performance naturally came first.
As for Dafei's concert, they figured the legendary reunion with Shen Jianbin and the original band wouldn't happen right away.
That meant they could witness both major highlights.
Perfect.
Even though both tickets were expensive, opportunities like this only came once in a lifetime.
The money was worth it.
"Zhang Yiran's tickets are insanely expensive."
"Yeah. Our seats are pretty far back, and they still cost over a thousand yuan."
"Meanwhile, over at Dafei's concert, a thousand yuan gets you seats around the tenth row."
"And no scalpers either."
"I thought that was just a publicity stunt, but all the tickets really were sold through the official Audition Online game shop."
"Dafei is actually pretty decent."
"He's the only celebrity in the entire entertainment industry willing to challenge the system."
"Let's go. Get inside. Watch Zhao Kun first, then rush over to Dafei's concert."
The group entered and took their seats.
Backstage at Dafei's concert, preparations were nearly complete.
Liang Yin said excitedly:
"Dafei, the audience is already filling up. It's packed."
"I'm so nervous. Even more nervous than when you performed at the Spring Festival Gala."
Lin Chudong smiled.
"Boss Lady, don't be nervous yet. You'll have plenty to be nervous about later."
"You're going on for the second song."
Liang Yin froze.
"Me? Why am I going on stage?"
"Playing drums."
Lin Chudong grinned.
"How about you play for Chengdu?"
Liang Yin's face immediately turned red.
"Can I really do that? I'm just an amateur. Let Jia Lu or Su Yulin do it. I can't."
Lin Chudong shook his head.
"Why not? It's our concert."
"Just perform normally."
"The drum part in Chengdu isn't difficult. Go have Yulin teach you the rhythm again."
Liang Yin hurriedly nodded.
"Okay, okay! I'll do it now!"
Although she protested verbally, she desperately wanted the opportunity.
She had never imagined she'd one day stand on Dafei's concert stage as a drummer.
It was a dream come true.
The audience was almost fully seated.
Showtime approached.
Meng Wenxiang walked over.
"Dafei, it's about time."
"What song are you opening with?"
"A new song."
Lin Chudong replied.
"Just make sure the fireworks are ready."
"No problem."
Meng Wenxiang nodded.
"I've arranged everything."
"How's your voice today? Want backing tracks?"
Lin Chudong laughed.
"Absolutely not."
"A professional singer never lip-syncs."
"Good."
Meng Wenxiang smiled.
"Everyone, get ready to go on stage."
Dafei's first-ever concert in front of ten thousand people was officially about to begin.
"Dafei is here!"
The audience erupted into cheers and screams.
Ma Jinlong held up his phone, recording.
"Guys, today's challenge: attending Dafei's concert in Chengdu. This is the real deal."
"I witnessed Dafei's comeback performance at the music festival. In just one year, he's already competing with a Queen-level singer."
"Tonight we're going to witness another legendary moment."
"My buddy is recording at Zhang Yiran's concert. Later we'll edit both videos together so everyone can compare which side had the more explosive atmosphere."
Not only industry insiders wanted to know whose influence was stronger.
The fans wanted to know too.
Since concerts couldn't be livestreamed, recorded footage was the only way to compare.
Judging by the scene before him, Ma Jinlong estimated that Dafei's atmosphere was already comparable to Zhang Yiran's.
Dafei had been famous for less than five years.
He had even experienced a career slump last year.
Yet within a single year, he had reached the level of a superstar.
His rise was simply unbelievable.
On stage, the band members had already taken their positions.
The familiar faces were there.
The original Dafei Band members were nowhere to be seen yet.
Of course, everyone understood.
Even if there was a historic reunion, it wouldn't happen during the first song.
A few seconds later, a lift platform slowly rose from the center of the stage.
A figure carrying a guitar appeared before the audience.
The crowd instantly exploded with screams and cheers.
Even without seeing his face, everyone recognized him.
That silhouette alone could only belong to Dafei.
Lin Chudong stepped up to the microphone.
The spotlight illuminated him.
Every beam of light converged on his body.
At that moment, the eyes of more than ten thousand people were fixed on the stage.
The crowd gradually fell silent.
Then Lin Chudong's voice rang out through the top-tier sound system:
"Nothing can stop..."
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