Chapter 128
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Translated by Sylph
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“Is everyone ready?”
“Of course we’re all ready~”
“Let’s do it right away!”
Confidence-filled answers returned to Ryu Chungwoo’s question.
In the PC bang, which had been rented out entirely for this ‘Testa’s Self-Attempt at Concert Ticketing’ content, there were only us and the staff.
And each of the guys, who had taken over a PC, sat there with faces that seemed to be screaming, “We’re having a concert soon!” out of sheer joy.
“The seats we reserve today will be sent to Loviewers along with our signatures through a lottery!”
“I’ll try to grab a good seat!”
Even if there was tension, no grim determination could be found.
‘They’re probably thinking they’ll at least be able to grab a corner seat even in the worst-case scenario.’
In fact, from their perspective, it made sense because the capacity for both days combined was 26,000 people.
In other words, there were 13,000 reservable seats per concert day.
A strange conviction was circulating among them: ‘There’s no way we won’t be able to get even one out of 13,000 when we’re trying with the latest computers.’
But of course, I was skeptical.
‘I think they’re all going to fail.’
I could tell just by listening to their conversation.
“Oh, it opens at 8, so… I just need to enter exactly at 8, right?”
“Seems so.”
“I want the 1st floor!”
“…….”
It seemed like they would end up at the loading screen at the entrance without even seeing the seating chart.
At best, one or two might accidentally grab a seat in the back.
‘…I guess I have to be the one to grab it.’
If everyone failed, it would look weird. For the sake of variety, it would be better if one or two succeeded.
But actually, I had rarely been to a concert myself. At most, I had gone to pick up data a few times after receiving a one-on-one commission.
However, I had attempted proxy ticketing quite often.
And my win rate was decent.
‘It was a good way to get treated to expensive meals.’
I stopped doing it more seriously than that because the probability of getting caught in the legal net was high. Selling scalped tickets wasn’t just a gray area; it was simply illegal.
Anyway, so I thought it would be possible for me to get a reasonable number this time too.
At that moment, Seon Ahyun, who was in the seat next to mine, spoke to me secretly. Looking at his screen, it seemed he had only just barely connected to the reservation site.
“M-Moondae. Which section are you going to choose?”
“Hmm… I’m thinking of trying for Section 8 on the 2nd floor.”
“2-2nd floor?”
“Isn’t Moondae trying to do it too easily~?”
“Let’s do the 1st floor together!”
The guys who heard our conversation from nearby chimed in. Brave statements from those who didn’t know reality poured out.
Only Seon Ahyun nodded diligently.
“T-Then… should I do the 2nd floor too? H-How should I do it?”
His attitude of admitting his lack of experience and seeking advice stood out.
‘…Should I tell him as much as I know?’
I gave simple advice regarding the server time and site settings.
“First, if you enter this site and click on the After Park address……”
“Oh, Moondae is giving tips!”
“I would also like to listen carefully!”
“Are you telling us?”
“…The server time of the reservation site will appear, so you can think of the reservation time based on that.”
There were many distractions. I finished speaking for now.
“A-Alright!”
Seon Ahyun immediately operated his PC, and soon the After Park server time appeared along with the server name.
[Magical Boy Testa’s Magical ‘This Seat is Already Taken’]
[February 26th, 19:47:49]
“Ooh!”
The guys who overheard excitedly copied the site. And even Ryu Chungwoo and Bae Sejin started peeking and learning the method.
‘Well, it’ll be better than hitting their heads against the wall.’
Only 10 minutes were left until the start of the reservation. I quickly shared what I knew.
“And for the reservation site, open multiple tabs for each web browser, and starting from 59 seconds right before it hits the hour……”
By the time the summarized explanation was over, a bit of grim determination began to appear among the guys.
“A l-lot of preparation is needed….”
“If Moondae hadn’t researched, we all might have failed?”
It seemed to be because the tips were more detailed than expected, and the desperation was apparent in the nuances.
And as the announced time approached, the atmosphere intensified.
“3 minutes left.”
“Hup.”
“Let’s make sure to grab good seats and send them to Loviewers~”
“I will do my best!”
“F-Fighting…!”
It seemed they had already forgotten that even if they didn’t grab it, the seat would have gone to a Loviewer anyway.
Well, if something went wrong, it could go to a scalper… so statistically, there was a possibility of supplementation.
I shrugged and adjusted my grip on the mouse.
From the camera’s blind spot, a staff member gave a countdown signal with hand gestures.
“10! 9! 8! ……3! 2! 1!”
Repeating the numbers out loud, I started refreshing the tabs one by one right before it hit the hour.
“……!”
And…… nothing happened.
Because the screen froze.
‘Fucked.’
No, there was really no other way to explain it besides this.
Endless loading continued in all tabs. I moved back and forth between browsers for about 7 minutes to see if the situation would change once the traffic eased up a bit, but nothing changed.
The surroundings were also noisy. It seemed that not a single person had seen the page.
‘I think the server crashed.’
I abandoned the PC and turned on the mobile app.
[Waiting: 41,502 people]
It was a declaration of defeat.
“…….”
It seemed that the fatal mistake was being late to check the app because I was trying to refrain from using my phone while filming…….
‘…I failed?’
Not anyone else, but I… failed to get even one seat?
I couldn’t believe it.
‘…I even succeeded in VTIC concert ticketing.’
Although that was three years ago from now, those bastards were top-tier even back then…!
Even then the server had crashed, but I clearly remembered how I managed to push through by switching tabs.
But I didn’t know why that of all things didn’t work right now.
‘……It’s my own concert ticketing.’
To be honest, I was a bit flustered.
After checking the PC and the app a few more times, I accepted the reality in front of the white screen.
‘It can’t be helped.’
…Although it was a bit regrettable that I couldn’t send the ticket.
Since even I was helpless, the probability of other guys succeeding was extremely lo—.
“H-Huh?”
At that moment, Seon Ahyun in the next seat started shouting and moving the mouse.
Glancing over, the screen had already passed over to the payment window.
“……!”
“Hull, Ahyun did it?”
“What kind of trick did you use to get in?!”
“I-I don’t know either…. I just did what M-Moondae told me…!”
While answering the guys who swarmed him with a flustered face, Seon Ahyun began to steadily follow the steps as instructed.
After entering his personal information which he had copied in advance, he also chose the bank transfer well as the payment method and moved on to the next page.
Even the location was the center of the 2nd floor as planned.
“Wow, daebak!”
“Ahyun is succeeding.”
“…What a relief. At least one person did it.”
The members started congratulating him already, patting Seon Ahyun on the shoulder.
“…….”
However, I looked into Seon Ahyun’s screen with bitterness.
Big Sejin hit my back out of the blue.
“Hull, Moondae-Moondae, are you upset because you prepared so hard but only Ahyun succeeded?”
Seon Ahyun was startled.
“M-M-Moondae told me well…! It’s almost the same as M-Moondae doing it…….”
“No, it’s not that…….”
Before I could explain, Seon Ahyun’s PC screen changed.
Exactly the phrase I had expected appeared there.
[An error occurred during the payment process.]
“…….”
“…….”
A death-like silence followed. I knew it would be like this.
‘…The loading was too long.’
Usually, when the loading is too short or too long, it ends up like this.
Seon Ahyun was frozen, unable to accept the situation. The other guys didn’t seem to have come to their senses either.
‘…I think there will be quite a few tickets that got bounced back at the payment stage.’
With some hope, I checked several reservation pages again.
Still, only a white screen appeared.
‘Shit.’
Is there even anyone who succeeded in this?
It seemed the server had gone down because the reservation site failed to predict the traffic, in which case everyone might be looking at the same screen.
I calmly speculated.
‘There might not be many people who successfully reserved yet.’
Of course, I was wrong.
The reservation page that finally connected 3 minutes later proved it.
[0 seats]
“…….”
An amazingly large number of people had succeeded in the reservation through this trash-like server.
“Really?”
“Is this how it ends…?”
It was the end.
And like a lie, sold-out articles started appearing.
[Testa’s First Concert Sold Out in All Seats]
[26,000 Seats Sold Out… Testa’s Concert even Caused Server Failure]
[Only 10 Minutes Until Testa’s First Concert is Completely Sold Out for Both Days]
That’s right.
I had just… lost to the fans in ticketing.
A miserable defeat suffered without even seeing the seats once.
“…….”
1 loss… added for the data seller.
* * *
Testa’s first concert.
The fans were filled with expectation and happiness, but it wasn’t a big piece of news for the general public. This was because they usually didn’t even think about going to an idol concert.
Furthermore, Testa had already announced their comeback date. Because attention was focused on that news, the concert itself seemed to be passing quietly without much reaction.
…Until the video of Testa’s failed ticketing was uploaded.
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[Idols who tried ticketing for their own concert and were annihilated ㅋㅋㅋ.jpg]
: Even Seon Ahyun, who reached the payment window, ended with an error ㅋㅋㅋ
Testa’s entire group became soul-less (Capture)
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– My god ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– They’re almost wailing? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– It’s even funnier if you watch it as a video, Testa is going crazy
– It’s funniest that they apologize at the end for not having tickets to send, I thought it was a thumbnail of some ?Wetuber’s apology video ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– The server is at fault ㅠㅠㅋㅋ
– Testa’s SNS declaration of war from the day before yesterday which was full of confidence (Capture)
└ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ Reality: All eliminated
– No, it’s so cute and relatable ㅋㅋㅋ
– What our kids experienced is exactly the same as me! ㅋㅋㅋ But you guys will be at the concert, right? I… don’t have… a ticket…
└ Aaah… ㅠㅠ
└ I hope you succeed in getting a canceled ticket..
Testa’s disastrous ticketing failure became a hot topic in a funny sense because they failed so spectacularly.
In particular, despite the preparation that seemed to have been done with all their heart, reactions poured out for one member who failed miserably.
It was Park Moondae.
– But Park Moondae really did as much as he could, I didn’t know he’d even open multiple browsers and the app ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ Right, he would’ve usually grabbed one but his luck was bad because of the server.. But it was cute how he was shocked ㅎ
– Park Moondae has been like that since his chicken feet days, he looks like he’d do it half-heartedly but why is he so sincere in every activity ㅋㅋㅋ
└ It’s top-tier moe when he acts calm and then glitches when he fails ㅠㅠ
└ He’s probably doing it on purpose
└ Why would a handsome main vocal go that far, you hater…
– Moondae-ing is not at fault, the fault is with the After Park server
– Park Moondae was a puppy with sparkling eyes when he excitedly shared his research, but he turned into a Tibetan fox once he failed ㅋㅋㅋ
└ Sh*t ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ As expected, the puppy is only for public use, the real one is the Tibetan fox. Once the emoji comes out, the trend will be reversed soon
People mixed with the fans and talked about the cuteness of Park Moondae and Testa for quite a long time.
While the fans were happy about the promotion in a warm and cute atmosphere that had worked for the first time in a while, they also cried over the crappy ticketing server and failure.
Then, an unexpected effect came out.
Testa’s concert-related content also slightly absorbed the interest.
– Oh, they’re also releasing the unit stage on Wetube? Post it here when it’s out, I’m starting to feel nostalgic thinking about Ajusa
– So the new song is also revealed for the first time, Testa must have prepared a lot for the concert ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ That’s why they had more of a mental breakdown when the event failed ㅋㅋㅋ
└ I tried to send a ticket, but there is no ticket..!
└ Ah really funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I’ll look forward to how the concert goes ㅋㅋㅋ
And before that atmosphere died down, concert trailer videos and the reality show of the unit stage production poured onto Wetube.
Even the VOD service announcement appeared early, well absorbing the overflowing demand for the concert.
The atmosphere heated up to the maximum.
– T1 is continuously working, what’s going on
– I’m on the verge of going crazy with expectation for the concert…
– It was a good idea to change the Head of Division ㅠㅠ
Thanks to that, the fans welcomed the first day of the concert amidst heart-bursting expectation and excitement.