71: Chapter 72 Tickets Sold Out Instantly

Park Hyomin's face turned pale.

She bit her lip.

Her ankle was swollen like a bun.

"Hyomin!"

Ham Eun-jung crouched down.

She gently touched her ankle.

Park Hyomin gasped in pain.

"Don't touch it!"

"It hurts!"

Jeon Bo-ram ran over.

"How did you get injured?"

"During the rehearsal just now?"

"No..."

Park Hyomin shook her head.

"When I left this morning."

"I twisted it on the stairs."

"I thought it was fine..."

"But now it's getting more and more painful."

Qian Xu walked over.

He crouched down.

He looked at her ankle.

It was severely swollen.

"We must go to the hospital."

"But..."

Park Hyomin's eyes turned red.

"The Comeback Show is the day after tomorrow."

"I can't miss it."

"Your health comes first."

Qian Xu stood up.

"Representative Kim, call an ambulance."

"Okay."

Kim Min-jun took out his phone.

The ambulance arrived quickly.

Park Hyomin was carried into the vehicle.

Lee Qri followed.

"I'll accompany her to the hospital."

"Good."

Qian Xu nodded.

"Contact me if there are any updates."

"Mm."

Lee Qri nodded.

The ambulance drove away.

The remaining five people stood at the entrance of the Livehouse.

The atmosphere was somewhat heavy.

Jeon Bo-ram looked at Qian Xu.

"Qian Xu, will Hyomin unnie be able to make it to the Comeback Show?"

"I don't know."

Qian Xu shook his head.

"It depends on the injury."

"If it's serious."

"We might need to adjust the choreography."

Ham Eun-jung frowned.

"Adjusting the choreography now..."

"Time is too tight."

"There are only two days left."

"I know."

Qian Xu looked at them.

"But health comes first."

"If Hyomin cannot perform."

"We'll switch to a five-member version."

Two o'clock in the afternoon.

News came from the hospital.

Park Hyomin's ankle.

Ligament strain.

Needs at least one week of rest.

Cannot dance.

Cannot stand for long periods.

Qian Xu stood at the entrance of the Livehouse.

On his phone was the medical report sent by Lee Qri.

He took a deep breath.

He walked inside.

The five of them were rehearsing.

Seeing him come in.

They all stopped.

"Mr. Qian, how is Hyomin unnie?"

Jeon Bo-ram asked first.

"A ligament strain."

Mr. Qian said.

"She needs to rest for a week."

"She can't dance."

The five of them were stunned.

Park So-yeon's eyes turned red.

"Then the Comeback Show the day after tomorrow..."

"We'll adjust the plan."

Qian Xu looked at them.

"A five-member version."

"Hyomin will sing while sitting."

"She won't dance."

Ham Eun-jung nodded.

"Okay."

"I'll re-choreograph the dance."

"I'll change her part to a stationary position."

Over the next two days.

Everyone was working desperately hard.

Ham Eun-jung re-choreographed.

Lee Qri stayed at the hospital with Hyomin.

And incidentally designed a wheelchair look for her.

Park So-yeon led the members in vocal practice.

Jeon Bo-ram and Park Ji-yeon practiced the new formations.

Qian Xu wasn't idle either.

He was contacting the ticketing platform.

Tickets for the Comeback Show.

Go on sale at 10 AM tomorrow.

300 tickets.

All sold online.

The day before the Comeback Show.

9:55 AM.

Qian Xu sat in the office.

On his phone screen.

Was the backend of the ticketing platform.

The five of them stood behind him.

Jeon Bo-ram nervously gripped the back of his chair.

"Qian Xu, will they sell out?"

"I don't know."

Mr. Qian stared at the screen.

"It depends on the fans' enthusiasm."

Exactly 10 o'clock.

Sales started.

Qian Xu refreshed the page.

He was stunned.

The page displayed:

[T-ARA Comeback Show · Hongdae STAGE 28]

[May 15, 2024, 8 PM]

[Ticket Price: 100,000 KRW]

[Status: Sold Out]

Sold out?

Jeon Bo-ram leaned in.

"Sold out?"

"Yes."

Qian Xu nodded.

"It's sold out."

"How many seconds?"

He glanced at the backend data.

3 seconds.

300 tickets.

Sold out in 3 seconds.

The five of them were stunned.

Park So-yeon had her mouth open.

"3 seconds?"

"Yes."

Qian Xu smiled.

"3 seconds."

"300 tickets."

"All sold out."

Jeon Bo-ram jumped up.

"Really?!"

"We still have fans!"

"Of course you do!"

Park Ji-yeon also jumped up.

"I told you!"

"T-ARA is forever the best!"

Ham Eun-jung stood to the side.

Her eyes turned red.

"It's been six years..."

"We haven't held a concert in six years."

"Sold out in 3 seconds..."

"The fans are still waiting for us."

Qian Xu looked at them.

His heart was also very stirred.

But he quickly calmed down.

"Wait a moment."

"There's another problem."

The five of them looked at him.

"What problem?"

"Scalpers."

Qian Xu opened his phone.

On Naver.

Someone had already started reselling tickets.

[T-ARA Comeback Show Ticket Transfer]

[Original Price: 100,000 KRW]

[Current Price: 500,000 KRW]

Jeon Bo-ram leaned over to look.

"500,000?"

"The price went up 5 times?"

"Yes."

Qian Xu nodded.

"Scalpers have already started driving up the price."

"300 tickets."

"At least 100 are in the hands of scalpers."

Park So-yeon frowned.

"Then what should we do?"

"Fans can't buy tickets at the original price."

"They can only buy scalper tickets."

Qian Xu thought for a moment.

"Add a live stream."

The five of them were stunned.

"Live stream?"

"Yes."

Qian Xu opened his computer.

"There are 300 seats at the venue."

"For the real fans."

"Let the scalpers do their thing with the scalper tickets."

"But we will add a live stream online."

"For free."

"Everyone can watch."

Ham Eun-jung's eyes lit up.

"That's a great idea!"

"This way fans don't have to buy scalper tickets."

"And they can still see our performance."

"Yes."

Qian Xu smiled.

"And a live stream."

"Will have far more viewers than the live audience."

"The impact will be even greater."

He picked up his phone.

He called Kim Min-jun.

"Representative Kim, contact Naver."

"We want to add a live stream."

"For the T-ARA Comeback Show."

"A free live stream."

Kim Min-jun was stunned on the other end of the line.

"A free live stream?"

"Yes."

Qian Xu said.

"The 300 tickets for the venue have already sold out."

"Scalpers have driven the price up to 500,000."

"We can't let fans waste their money."

"Add a free live stream."

"Everyone will be able to watch."

Kim Min-jun was silent for a few seconds.

"Okay."

"I'll contact Naver right away."

He hung up the phone.

Qian Xu looked at the five of them.

"Leave the live stream to me."

"You focus on the rehearsal."

"For the Comeback Show the day after tomorrow."

"We must let everyone see."

"T-ARA is back."

The five of them exchanged looks.

They replied in unison.

"Okay!"

In the afternoon.

Naver replied.

They were willing to provide live streaming support.

A free homepage recommendation spot.

The live stream link would be on the day of the Comeback Show.

Displayed on the Naver homepage.

The projected number of viewers.

At least 500,000.

Qian Xu looked at this number.

He smiled.

500,000.

Compared to the 300 people at the venue.

It was 1,600 times more.

This was a real comeback.