Chapter 1118 Being A Focus Of Public Attention Part 1

She could guess what they wanted, but she couldn't lie and say she didn't have any tickets. Who would believe that she didn't have tickets to her own brother's concert?

"Then help me get one."

"And help me get one too."

Sure enough, the classmates started begging for tickets.

"Do you think Brother Jing's tickets are worthless and easily available? No, no. If you want tickets, go grab them online," Tang Xiaoyu said.

"Tang Xiaoyu, that's not nice."

"Tang Xiaoyu, stop pretending. You must have already gotten a ticket from Little Ya, that's why you're saying that. Otherwise, you would have been the first to ask for a ticket."

"W-what... what are you talking about? I'll also try to grab one online later," Tang Xiaoyu said nervously. It was clear she wasn't good at lying, and she was immediately exposed.

Su Ya was helpless and explained that her brother was hosting the concert as a way to give back to his fans. That's why she only had a few tickets and urged everyone to go online and try to grab one. 

She also revealed that fans who supported Su Jing regularly and had verified their real names had a high chance of successfully grabbing a ticket. If they couldn't get one later, she would distribute a few tickets to them.

The classmates had no choice but to quickly verify their real names on their mobile phones and prepare to use their single status of over ten years to their advantage and try to grab a ticket.

Across the country, a tense atmosphere of ticket-grabbing permeated. Some might say that it was just a concert ticket, so why was everyone so anxious as if it was something extraordinary?

In reality, their anxiety was not unwarranted. When tickets for highly popular current music stars went on sale, they would sell out almost instantly, leaving many fans unable to purchase them.

Su Jing's fame had already reached its peak, and with tickets priced at only Ten Yuan, the situation was even more intense. While other artists might occasionally hold concerts or even national tours in a given year, Su Jing rarely held concerts, forget rarely this was his first official concert. 

Missing this opportunity meant there might not be another chance. It was easy to imagine how difficult it would be to grab tickets for Su Jing's concert this time.

"The ticket sales have started."

"Let the battle begin."

As soon as the sales opened, a ticket-grabbing frenzy swept across the country.

"Ah, it's so slow."

"My internet speed is not slow, why is the screen freezing?"

"There are probably too many people trying to grab tickets."

"Hahaha, I got a ticket."

"Haha, I got one too. Finally, I'll be able to see Brother Jing in person."

"My screen is not freezing, but why aren't the tickets coming out? Is the system discriminating against me?"

"Same here, my internet speed is fine, but the tickets just won't come out. Is there a problem?"

"No, people are already posting their ticket pics under Su Jing's Weibo."

"Sigh, My screen is freezing." Deng Mintang's computer had low specs and had been used for a few years, so it was always a bit slow. Now it froze again, making Deng Mintang anxious like an ant on a hot pan.

"Ours are not freezing, but why aren't the tickets coming out?" The other three roommates were also worried.

If this continued, the tickets would likely be sold out in just ten minutes. How could they not be anxious? Deng Mintang panicked and fumbled with his computer for a while, but it ended up crashing. 

Deng Mintang was nearly in tears. Fortunately, it restarted smoothly, and he logged back into the ticketing website, entered the purchasing process, and immediately received a notification that he had successfully reserved four tickets, and they were even in the front row.

"Hahaha, I got the tickets." Deng Mintang was so happy that he was about to jump.

"Really?"

"Your computer was so slow and even crashed, yet you managed to get front-row tickets while we couldn't get a single one. That's not fair."

"Anyway, we got the tickets."

At the same time, similar situations were unfolding all over the country. Some people found it easy to grab tickets, securing them within minutes, as if Su Jing's concert tickets were not in high demand. 

However, some people, no matter how fast their internet speed and reaction time was, couldn't grab a single ticket. They felt as if the system was discriminating against them.

After the tickets were sold out, online discussions flourished, and some people discovered, to their surprise, that it didn't seem like a coincidence. 

Those who easily secured tickets were all loyal fans of Su Jing, and the more loyal they were, the easier it was for them to get tickets. On the other hand, those who couldn't get a ticket were not Su Jing's fans. It was clear as day that the system could distinguish between them.

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After the tickets were sold out, online discussions continued.

"It seems to be true. Any of Brother Jing's fans can easily grab tickets, while non-fans find it challenging to get any. Especially those who have criticized Brother Jing in the past, they can't even grab half a ticket with cheats."

"Amazing! The system can even distinguish among so many people and recognize each and every one of us?"

"Nonsense! I'm also a loyal fan of Brother Jing. How come I couldn't get a ticket? I refuse to accept it. There must be some shady business going on."

"Hmph! A concert ticket being sold for Ten Yuan. What kind of shady business could there be?"

"Hey, that guy who claimed to be a loyal fan of Brother Jing and said there's something fishy here, can you delete your previous comments first? I'll paste the screenshots here for everyone to see. This guy has criticized Brother Jing multiple times in the past."

As soon as the screenshots were posted, the imposter who pretended to be a Su Jing fan immediately disappeared.

In fact, apart from non-fans who wanted to join in on the excitement, there were also many people who used ticket-grabbing bots for profit, commonly known as scalpers. After the tickets were sold out, the prices would likely skyrocket to hundreds or even thousands of yuan. 

It was not uncommon for them to be resold for thousands or even tens of thousands, earning a profit dozens or even hundreds of times the original price. It was such a lucrative business opportunity.

These scalpers were undoubtedly skilled in ticket grabbing, but surprisingly, none of them managed to get a single ticket to Su Jing's concert and they were infuriated.

As a result, most of the ticket holders were loyal fans, and for the next few days, scalped tickets were almost non-existent in the market.

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