The sky-high priced tickets for the Victoria's Secret show sold out in just five days. The wealthy domestic buyers didn't think the price was expensive, since there were only 35 seats in the massive venue. This meant every seat was a VIP experience with a perfect view.
ade three to five hundred seats, all those rich people would be crammed in like dumplings, which would be very undignified.
The Victoria's Secret show in a previous life was infamous for having too many seats and an overly complicated security check. The wealthy ticket holders were stuck at the security gates like people waiting for a train, which was a terrible sight. No one who saw that group of people stuck at the security gate would have thought they had so much money in their pockets.
"Chairman Mavi, the Victoria's Secret show rehearsals have finished. In eight days, the models will take the stage. When will you be coming to inspect the work?" As the chairman of the organizing company for such a big event, Mavi naturally needed to inspect the site himself or send someone.
This would prevent any potential issues that could damage Mavi Group's reputation.
"I'll send someone over in a couple of days. Also, are the communication systems all set up? I need a clear signal throughout the entire venue," Mavi said calmly on the phone. At his level of status, the phone was his most used tool.
"The signal equipment is all set, Chairman Mavi. You can rest assured," the head of the Victoria's Secret show venue reported to Mavi.
There was one thing he didn't dare to ask, which was why the show needed special signal equipment. Was it for a live TV broadcast?
The person in charge's guess was correct. Mavi was going to live stream the Victoria's Secret show, but he wasn't partnering with a TV station. He was using his own V-Chat Live platform.
Ever since a certain someone started the live streaming era, the previously allied video platforms, Brick Video and Show Scout Video, had been gradually marginalized. Their websites' traffic was dropping daily, and user engagement was nowhere near as high as Mavi's V-Chat Video.
The new "bullet chat" function was very popular with many users, as it made watching videos more interesting. The clever commentary and high-energy alerts in horror movies sometimes made the "bullet chat" more entertaining than the video itself. It seemed like everyone in the "bullet chat" was a genius.
"Okay, I understand," Mavi said with a nod.
It had been a while since he had logged into his V-Chat Live account. He didn't know what his ranking was on the leaderboard. Many of his fans and other users would send him private messages asking what was up with his account, why he hadn't been online, and when he would do another "pay-to-win" live stream.
Besides the concern from fans, some anti-fans and websites had started rumors about "Ma Li Ma Li Hong" (Mavi's username). They claimed he had been arrested for embezzling public funds or using illegal money to tip live streamers and play "pay-to-win" games. That's why he hadn't been online.
You have to admit, the anti-fans' imaginations were quite something. The story about being arrested for embezzling public funds to play games and tip live streamers sounded so convincing that many onlookers believed it.
When Mavi first saw the online news, he was curious to see who was so obsessed with female streamers that they would embezzle public funds to play "pay-to-win" games. How could they be so clueless? But when he scrolled down, the big words "V-Chat big spender Ma Li Ma Li Hong" jumped out at him, leaving him completely speechless.
Two weeks later, the day of the official Victoria's Secret show in Shanghai arrived in a flash. As the organizer, Mavi naturally attended. His seat was in the very best spot, right in the center of the venue.
From there, he could see the beautiful, shapely Victoria's Secret models with their sweet smiles walking towards him. And when they turned around, he could get a perfect view of their sexy backsides and shapely bottoms. You have to remember that Victoria's Secret models were carefully selected. They needed to have perfect body proportions, beautiful faces, and strict measurements.
Mavi had mainly dealt with domestic models during the Victoria's Secret model selection process before. He hadn't had any contact with the international beauties yet.
As per tradition, after the show, there would be an exclusive Victoria's Secret Angels party. Mavi was also invited to this party. The scene was sure to be colorful—a place every man dreamed of being.
On Wednesday at 7 PM, 35 wealthy individuals from all over the country gathered at the entrance of the Victoria's Secret venue, dressed in their best formal wear. They had their expensive tickets ready and waited in line to go through security.
The August weather in Shanghai was still hot. Even at night, it was so hot it made you sweat.
These rich people knew that everyone who came to the Victoria's Secret show was also wealthy, so no one would dress shabbily. Those who lived in Shanghai or nearby cities would drive their most expensive luxury cars to show off.
Wealthy people who came from far away couldn't drive their best cars, but they paid even more attention to their outfits. They wore watches that cost millions, and shoes that cost tens of thousands. Their goal was not to be outdone and lose face.
As the 35 wealthy people waited at the venue entrance to go through security, a regular black Mercedes sedan pulled up right in front of the main gate, where the group was lined up.
The arrival of the Mercedes didn't get much of a reaction. After all, this kind of entry-level luxury car wasn't even as expensive as a single ticket. So most people ignored it.
But when the Mercedes door opened and a casually dressed white foreigner got out, wearing sunglasses at night, the over 30 wealthy domestic attendees suddenly noticed something strange. With the enthusiastic guidance of the venue's head of staff, the foreigner walked directly through a special VIP channel into the venue. He didn't have to wait in line for tickets or go through a security check like them.
"Who's that foreigner? What's his deal? He doesn't look that rich. He's driving a Mercedes 320, his clothes are not branded, and I can't even tell what brand his watch or sunglasses are," one of the wealthy men, dressed in expensive clothes, said to his friend in confusion.