Chapter 1513 - 599: Hostility_2
Chapter 1513: Chapter 599: Hostility_2
The girl sitting behind Zhou Wang, who had been watching him all along, suddenly spoke up to explain, "Typically, the more fans there are present, the more encores the stars will do."
"Is that so?"
Zhou Wang, who was about to stand up, sat back down.
Soon, another song ended, and BlackPink disappeared from the stage once more.
The audience started shouting their names in unison again, their voices shaking the air.
But the lights on the stage remained dim for a long time.
The fans began to stir restlessly, and their shouting grew weaker, until the lights came back on. Just as they were about to cheer, they realized it was only the stage crew coming up to pack away the equipment.
Seeing this, the audience understood that it was truly over, and the wave of disappointment spread throughout the venue as people gradually started leaving.
"That’s it?"
Zhou Wang looked puzzled at the girl who had explained earlier, "Didn’t you say there’d be more encores?"
The girl also looked a bit embarrassed but soon showed anger. "I didn’t expect they’d end after just one encore. As expected, they are just brushing off us Huaxia audience... Clearly, at the Australia show, they did five or six encores and sang eight more songs!"
Ah well, it’s preferential treatment, isn’t it?
Zhou Wang frowned slightly.
He glanced at his newly acquired Rolex Rainbow Daytona on his wrist; it’s just past ten o’clock... Since entering the concert, it hasn’t even been two hours.
That means this concert didn’t even reach the standard duration.
Just then, upon seeing the concert venue winding down, a girl named Yiyi got excited. She nudged Zile beside her, saying, "Finally, it’s over. Zile, let’s go quickly. I can finally take a picture with them, I want to post it on my WeChat moments for three days in a row!"
The two girls at the back probably remembered at this moment that the VIP ticket also included a backstage privilege. They muttered a bit and then looked expectantly at Zhou Wang.
"Hey handsome, are you coming? Let’s go together?"
"I thought you had become anti-fans already."
Zhou Wang chuckled lightly.
"We’re already here, and we spent thousands; we can’t just leave like this, right?"
One of the girls sighed, "After all, we’ve liked them for years. The tickets abroad were too expensive, and this is the first time we’ve bought VIP tickets. This photo opportunity is quite rare."
Zhou Wang shrugged indifferently, "Alright, let’s go then."
Just then, a staff member with a small loudspeaker called out, asking the VIP audience who wanted to go backstage for photos to follow him. Everyone followed the staff’s guidance, circled the stage, and walked towards the backstage.
Not long after, everyone arrived backstage where a specially arranged photo area was set up, with a BlackPink poster placed behind, next to a table with some pre-signed merchandise and souvenirs.
Although the VIP seating audience wasn’t large, the presence of dozens of people made the small venue become quite crowded.
"Everyone, please wait a moment, they’re changing clothes and will be out soon."
The staff member clapped his hands to maintain order.
Besides people like Zhou Wang, who purely came for beauty appreciation, most faces still couldn’t hide their excitement.
After all, for ordinary people, the chance to be close to their idols might not come even once in a lifetime.
However, as time passed, whispers started circulating around...
Because it had been more than ten minutes, and the four girls of BlackPink still hadn’t shown up.
Zhou Wang’s frown deepened, but he kept adjusting his mindset.
No making trouble in public places, no making trouble in public places...
Zhou Wang kept silently chanting to himself.
At this point, the two girls who came with Zhou Wang couldn’t help but squeeze forward. The first girl to talk to Zhou Wang said, "Hey, what’s going on? How much longer do we have to wait?"
"Yeah, why does changing clothes take so long?"
Someone quickly echoed.
The staff looked troubled and spoke into his earpiece a few sentences, then gestured with his hands, "Everyone, please be patient, we’re urging them, they should be out soon."
People gradually calmed down a bit, but after a few more minutes, the staff member suddenly pressed his earpiece, seeming to listen to something, and his face changed as he uttered an "Ah" sound.
Everyone had been focused on his actions, and seeing this, someone immediately asked urgently, "What’s wrong, is there a problem?"
The staff looked troubled, but with everyone’s eyes on him, he plucked up the courage to say, "Uh, everyone, I’m sorry, but there might not be an interaction session today..."
"What?!"
"Are you joking? Isn’t this part of our ticket rights?"
"Yeah, and we’ve been waiting here for half an hour; now you’re telling us there’s no photo interaction? Are you freaking kidding me?"
Everyone’s emotions instantly boiled over.
The staff member could only keep explaining, "Sorry, we didn’t expect this either. It’s because one member said she wasn’t feeling well and really can’t make an appearance... Everyone, please wait, I’ll negotiate again."
The staff member turned away and held the earpiece again to talk to someone on the other side. After a while, he turned back with an awkward face and said:
"Everyone, really sorry, BlackPink members are already planning to leave, but they promise to make up for the photo session during tomorrow’s show..."
Everyone erupted once they heard this.
"So we have to buy another ticket to come tomorrow?"
"That’s insane, spending twice for a photo, do you know how expensive VIP tickets are?"
The staff raised his hands repeatedly, attempting to explain.
"Rest assured, all of you can come directly after the concert ends tomorrow, you don’t need to buy another ticket. Please register later, and I guarantee everyone can participate in the photo session... Take more of these merchandise and souvenirs, too."
"Are you freaking stupid? Did I come for these so-called souvenirs?"
The two girls with Zhou Wang’s voices turned sharp.
"Even if not buying tickets, staying one more day on Ao Island doesn’t come at no cost. Are you going to reimburse us for food and accommodations?"
"Exactly, and what’s the use of your guarantee, what if we run around for nothing again tomorrow, today it’s feeling unwell, what if tomorrow they’re in a bad mood..."
With the girls leading the charge, everyone couldn’t help but join in the criticism.
Amidst the heated emotions, a voice suddenly rang out, seemingly inappropriate:
"I say, are you anti-fans crazy? They’ve explained, one member was feeling unwell, so what’s wrong with waiting an extra day?"
It was Yiyi speaking, with her hands on her hips, scornfully sweeping her gaze around, "Besides, as true fans, you should watch the concert two days in a row, Zile, buy tickets now, tomorrow we’ll continue..."
Everyone was stunned, looking at Yiyi in disbelief, not knowing what to say.
And at this point, Zhou Wang, who had been smoking in the corner, couldn’t take it anymore. He crushed the cigarette butt underfoot and strode over, raising a hand for a slap.
Slap!
Yiyi’s voice stopped abruptly, spinning like a top and falling into the arms of the guy next to her. Holding her swollen cheek, she looked at Zhou Wang in disbelief, then let out a piercing scream.
"You... you dare hit me? Ah, I’m going to kill you..."
She struggled to lunge forward but was stopped with one hand by Xiao Wang, who followed closely.
With his inner rage quietly maxed out, Zhou Wang ignored her and instead stepped forward, snarling as he grabbed the staff member’s collar, speaking one word at a time:
"You go tell BlackPink’s agent, if they don’t show up now, not only won’t anyone leave, tomorrow’s concert won’t fucking happen either, got it?"