Chapter 151 - 149: Fundraising Concerto I (1/2)
Chapter 151 - 149: Fundraising Concerto I
The days passed like a blur and soon it was the 15th Everyone perfor to arrive in the venue early
When they got near Columbia's opera house, they saw that a crowd has already for up even when the ticketing has not yet opened They were all surprised for it was still early and that the venue was an hour away from the center of the capital
Luckily, there was a backdoor for theh the crowd Inside, the facilitators and the children fro that all the perfore to have a last rehearsal before their performance later
30 minutes before noon, Edward arrived at the venue to inspect and ensure that everything orking properly When he saw Charlton and Emily, he was quick to approach thelad to see the both of you Do you have any idea what it's like outside?" he asked
"When we arrived there's already a line for However, it is still within expectations" Charlton replied
Edward laughed "Then you haven't seen how it is now People have been arriving in hoards, and to think that the ticketing isn't supposed to open until noon and that the event would only start at 2 I'm afraid that the opera house will not even be able to acco tickets now, if not wethem before the start of the benefit concert"
Charlton did not expect that many people, the tickets were not cheap at 200 each Anyway, he could only nod his head in response
"By the way, after the recording session, I need to talk to you about so day, but I hope you can spare so that they were not under curfew later voiced his agreement "Okay"
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"There are no more tickets? But I have walked all the way from the capital to here just to see the concert I even prepared theto just stand and pay the whole price" A lady earing worn out clothes insisted
It was 20 minutes to then the tickets sold out However, there were still about a hundred people in line The people working on the ticketing has experienced working under other opera houses, and they have never encountered this kind of situation Usually, people buying tickets were from the upper middle class of society However, today, even those from the lower middle class ca was that the perfore and soh Charlton was playing, it was just two nu we can decide on our own Let me talk to our boss first"
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The supervisor of the ticketing office went backstage to report to Edward The performers have also been there since 1 in the afternoon after the opera house has been open to let the people to find their seats
"Sir Edward, we have a problem There are still about a hundred people on que that was not able to purchase tickets Normally, on't have to reportthat they would just stand to watch and are still willing to pay for the whole price Also, the people outside… well you have to see to know…"