Old-time musicians

The owner of the ticket agency forced out a defensive smile and looked at the group of people who gathered around him with fear.

But it seems that most of these people are dressed very decently?

"Sir, is this a ticket agency?"

"Buy tickets, I want to buy tickets."

"I want to buy tickets too."

After everyone spoke at once, the owner suddenly let out a long sigh of relief, and his tense expression immediately smiled.

Who wouldn't like such a big business falling from the sky as soon as they opened their eyes?

"Which one? What seat?"

"The one at 8 pm on August 21, the St. Lenya Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Carloen van Nin, the premiere of the "Violin Concerto in E Minor", and the one that will pre-sell records after the end. Dear guest, two tickets."

The customer who squeezed in the front, as if he was reading the menu, poured out all the elements of the concert.

There are so many performances, small concerts and art exhibitions in the afternoon, and 9 symphony concerts in the evening. Most people can only remember the name of one orchestra. Some people are not sure which one they want to buy when they communicate. They need to confirm repeatedly to avoid buying the wrong one.

"Okay, sir, wait a minute, the total is 36 pounds. Please choose your seat." Although he was confused, the boss was still very quick.

"I also want the one of St. Lenya Symphony Orchestra, honorable guest, one ticket."

"Me too, honorable guest, one ticket."

"Okay, okay," the boss took a handful of banknotes with a smile on his face.

But why are the customers today so decisive? You know, many ticket buyers do not confirm the show in advance. They will look at the repertoire and price at the purchase site, and make a decision after choosing from left to right.

"St. Lenya Symphony Orchestra, 9 pounds area, six tickets."

"Okay... sir, we are the agency for the entire art festival, and we sell all performances." The boss reminded while operating.

"St. Lenya, three tickets." "Venerable guest, four tickets." "12-pound area, four tickets." "Venerable guest, one ticket."

The boss was busy with his head down, and his hands suddenly stopped moving: "What's going on? Why are you buying all the tickets for this show?"

And why is the proportion of VIP tickets so large? Isn't this the most difficult area to digest in the concert box office?

"Otherwise, why would I get up so early?" The customer in front of him looked stunned.

The boss's smile gradually froze.

It doesn't matter to him which show the audience chooses, but the key is...if you choose all of them, you don't have so many tickets!

In order to make it easier for citizens to run less, and to expand the sales network, every summer art festival, the organizing committee will set up seven or eight cooperative sales outlets in different directions far away from the Theolian National Concert Hall.

For example, this store, which usually sells sheet music, musical instrument supplies and records, does a good job.

In this era, there is no electronic ticketing system that can update the seat selection situation in a timely manner. The cooperation method of the sales outlets is very primitive-the organizer of the concert hall directly gives them a small portion of the tickets produced to sell.

Each symphony concert has 2,760 seats, and only 100 tickets are allocated to the boss's sales outlet!

It seems small, but in fact, it is 100 tickets for each performance. In addition, the geographical location is average. In the past, he might not be able to sell out all the tickets until the end. The remaining tickets are often used as temporary tickets and are taken back by the organizer on the last day.

But if it is like today, everyone is buying tickets for a performance, and some people buy four or five tickets at any time...

"...Um, ladies and gentlemen, this show is sold out." The boss smiled awkwardly.

"Sold out? Why are they sold out?" The customer who happened to be on his turn raised his eyebrows.

"How about you consider other performances?" The boss leaned over to find other repertoires and brochures.

"Sold out?"

"How are you doing this preparation?"

The customers behind him started to make noise.

The boss coughed awkwardly: "There are still many ladies and gentlemen in the back, don't you want to listen to other performances?"

"Yes." Many hands were raised in the outer circle of the crowd.

"Everyone, wait a minute. How about letting other fans choose seats first?" Seeing the signs of relief, the boss's eyes lit up.

"But we also want to buy tickets for the St. Lenya University concert." A voice came from the back.

"..." The scene was a little quiet for a while.

"Can't you call the concert hall and ask them to get some more?" After a short silence, someone finally made a practical suggestion.

The boss thought it made sense, so he tried to call the contact person at the concert hall.

"... Hello, sir, this is the Delini Art and Culture Store. We are facing some special circumstances. There are tickets for a performance..."

"It's hard to explain to you now. You are the sixth person to call. You can handle it yourself." The other party didn't even listen to him finish. He said a few inexplicable words and hung up the phone in a hurry.

"Beep...beep...beep..." Listening to the repeated sounds in the microphone, the owner of the agency was completely dumbfounded.

It was indeed difficult to explain to this boss about the Theolian National Concert Hall.

Because they themselves couldn't understand it.

An hour before work, several staff members who arrived early approached the Philharmonic Square in front of the concert hall, lifted the curtain of the carriage and took a look. They were stunned by the scene in front of them!

The National Concert Hall and the Ticket Hall are two independent buildings on the square.

Two lines of people lined up at the entrance of the ticket hall, passing through the landscape fountain, the city sculpture, the flowers, and the entire square. They crooked all the way, standing on the steps at the entrance of the concert hall and standing up in turn, and finally lined up in the concert hall!

Wow, they actually connected the two buildings?

The staff quickly reported to their superiors, and opened the entrance in advance before the working hours, and added two temporary passages to receive these citizens.

The special situation made all the leaders rush over temporarily and stand behind the ticket counter to supervise the battle on the spot.

Basically everyone was asking for tickets for the performance of the St. Lenya Symphony Orchestra.

It’s not that no one is interested in the performances of other universities. There are also many people who buy tickets for the performances of the Royal Academy of Music, St. Taranto University and the Theolian National Academy of Music.

But the key is that people who bought tickets for these performances are still asking about the performance of St. Lenya University.

And the proportion of people who buy guest tickets is almost half! You should know that in the plan submitted by their university, there are only 440 seats for Zunke tickets, accounting for less than 20%!

The tickets were opened at 8:10, and at 9:00, the Zunke tickets were sold out.

It should take an average of one minute to serve one person in the past, but these people make decisions quickly, and some people buy several tickets at once.

Zunke tickets are the slowest to be digested, which is common sense in the industry. They have occasionally seen that the box office of a popular performance is sold out on the same day, but no one has ever seen the Zunke part sold out first!

The price of Zunke tickets for this concert is ridiculously high, nearly 40% more expensive than the Royal Academy of Music!

Who can understand this?

It's just crazy selling!!!

"Beep beep-beep beep-beep-" The phone inside the counter rang again.

A ticket seller put the receiver on his shoulder, tilted his head and held it against his ear, and his hands were busy all the time.

"Hello, this is the cooperative sales point in the West Veuve district..."

The ticket seller shook his head helplessly when he heard the other party's opening remarks.

He looked at the fans staring at the tickets in his hands, his face full of anxiety, and hung up after hurriedly saying one sentence--

"You are the last one to call, it is difficult for me to explain to you now..."