Andy Lau is going to hold a concert in China
The first stop was in Shanghai, followed by Guangzhou, Beijing, Nanjing, Chengdu and other cities
It was a good thing, but after the performance tickets were exposed, many media people said that Andy Lau was paying off his debts by doing this, what is going on?
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Andy Lau chooses all domestic first-tier cities, or even super first-tier cities!
The specific price of concert tickets has not yet been revealed, but some platforms have begun to plan for "proxy auctions"
What is Proxy Auction?
That is, the platform helps you grab tickets, and you have to pay a certain fee before shooting
The "Ticketed" app shows that the auction fee for Andy Lau's concert starts at 3,000 yuan, which is still a grandstand ticket, and if it is an infield ticket, it starts at 4,000 yuan!
The auction fee is only the cost of grabbing tickets on the platform, and after grabbing the tickets, fans have to pay specific ticket fees
Generally speaking, for a singer of Andy Lau's level, concert tickets will be between 500 yuan and 2000 yuan
It means that the ticket price will start at 3,500 yuan, and the infield ticket will be more expensive!
Spend 3,500 yuan for a concert?
I guess a lot of friends have to weigh it, right?
This is a month's salary for them
Also the price of a good phone
It is likewise possible to buy a laptop
In comparison, spending hours watching a concert seems a little "worthless"!
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For a while, all kinds of speculations from the outside world appeared
Andy Lau, who is nearly 63 years old, why did he hold dozens of concerts in eight cities?
Just because you like to sing?
Or is there something else going on?
When Lao Mo searched for Andy Lau's latest developments on the Internet, he saw the title of this article:
Andy failed to gamble and owed a huge amount of money, Andy Lau's recent photos are full of gray hair and cliff-like aging
Andy Lau lost his bet, faced huge debts, and worked hard to make money to start a national tour!
Andy Lau owes huge debts for gambling failures? Recent photos are shocking to show gray hair, and the national tour is crazy to pay off debts!
Although the titles are different, they basically say the same thing
That is, Andy Lau held a concert crazily to repay the money
And the reason why he owes money is because he signed a gambling agreement!
The article mentions: Andy Lau signed a VAM agreement with the investor when filming "Mr. Red Carpet".
This movie got the XX box office, how much money can you make
If you can't get it, you will compensate XX money
"Mr. Red Carpet" is Andy Lau's latest movie
The cumulative box office is only 94 million
According to people familiar with the matter: The shooting cost of Mr. Red Carpet is as high as 260 million, and he wants a box office of 800 million to recoup the cost
Simply calculated, all the 94 million box office will be given to the investors of "Mr. Red Carpet", and they will lose 160 million!
The question is, Andy Lau is crazy about holding concerts, is it really to pay off debts?
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First, the VAM agreement signed between the celebrity and the investor will not be announced to the public
Andy Lau is not only an actor, but also a producer and producer
It is true that the actor and the investor signed a VAM agreement, but it will hardly be announced to the public
How did the media find out?
Second, even if he loses 160 million, Andy Lau can afford to lose
Andy Lau debuted 43 years ago and has released more than 110 albums
He has held more than 500 concerts
He has participated in more than 100 film and television dramas
The net worth has already exceeded 10 billion!
If he really signed a gambling agreement with the investors of "Mr. Red Carpet", even if he lost 160 million, he would be worthy
Third, Andy Lau never lacks opportunities to make money
Andy Lau is a superstar, even if he is over 60 years old, he is still the top performer in domestic entertainment
After settling in the short video platform, Andy has held two live broadcasts
One is the 40th anniversary of debut, and the other is a live concert
The first live broadcast was watched by 100 million people
The second live broadcast was watched by 350 million people
Before the broadcast, Andy Lau would instruct his assistant: Turn off the live broadcast tipping permission
Because he prefers fans to look at himself more than fans to reward and brush gifts
Assuming that Andy Lau really needs 160 million, he has many ways to earn this money, instead of holding concerts like crazy
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Andy Lau is not short of money, why is the ticket price so high?
This starts with the market rule of "supply exceeds demand, and prices will inevitably rise"!
Andy Lau's fan base is too large, with more than 70 million on his own account alone
With so many fans, what happens when you encounter a limited number of concert tickets?
When it goes on sale, 90% of people can't grab it!
To avoid tragedy, these people will pay a high price for tickets
It used to be through scalpers, but now it's through ticket-grabbing platforms
If you spend 3,000 yuan for the auction fee, you can buy Andy Lau's concert tickets
Presumably many people will place an order, right?
From this point of view, fans buying high-priced tickets have nothing to do with Andy Lau
Andy Lau only has the pricing power of concert tickets
He can't stop scalpers or ticket-grabbing platforms from grabbing tickets through special means
Therefore, there is no causal relationship between Andy Lau's crazy concert and making money to pay off debts!
Last question, if Andy Lau goes to your city for a concert
And you happen to have a few thousand dollars of "spare money" in your hand, will you buy a ticket to enter?