The Nanjing Forest Music Festival was accused of the singer’s performance time shrinking, and the cultural department intervened to understand.

　　On October 5, the two-day 2019 Nanjing Forest Music Carnival ended in Jiangning, Nanjing. However, after the "carnival", the "aftermath" was not over, and the organizers of the music festival were accused by the audience of problems such as the singer’s performance time "shrinking", the VIP exclusive service that failed to fulfill the promise, and the on-site fare increase.

　　In response to this matter, The Paper learned from the Culture and Tourism Bureau of Jiangning District of Nanjing on the 6th that the bureau has not received any relevant complaints yet, but it has understood the situation from the relevant units and coordinated the handling.

　　Photo courtesy of crowded interviewees in VIP viewing area

　　Some singers were accused of shortening the performance time by half.

　　Miss Li, who came to Nanjing from Beijing to attend the Music Festival, is a fan of singers Ayanga and Zheng Yunlong, and this trip is specially for idols. To this end, she also specially purchased a VIP one-day ticket of 698 yuan.

　　According to public information, Nanjing Forest Music Carnival has been held for five times so far this year. This music carnival is implemented by Nanjing Dahua Film and Television Culture Media Company, a subsidiary of Nanjing Wentou Group. Tickets range from 280 yuan to 1,540 yuan, and singers and bands such as Hebe Tien, Vae, Zheng Yunlong, Ayanga, Jony J and Sunset Speeder all appeared.

　　The Paper noted that the organizers of the music festival said in the pre-publicity that the audience who bought VIP tickets would enjoy 10 VIP rights, such as exclusive toilets, exclusive performance areas, fast admission channels and exclusive rest areas.

　　According to the performance schedule announced by the organizer of the festival, Miss Li and other audiences will watch the performances of Ayanga and Zheng Yunlong from 20:00 to 20:40 on October 5th, lasting 40 minutes.

　　However, after watching the performance, Miss Li bluntly said that she was "cheated".

　　Miss Li told the The Paper reporter that the 40-minute performance of Ayanga and Zheng Yunlong, which was publicized by the organizer in the early stage, was only about 20 minutes that night, which was "compressed by half". The singer Vae, who also performed that night, performed for 40 minutes in the performance schedule announced by the organizer, but the real performance duration was only 25-30 minutes.

　　The shortening of the performance duration also occurred during the performance of singer Jony J on the evening of October 4. Some viewers pointed out that the organizer’s early promotion of Jony J will bring two hours of special singing, but it only sang for about one and a half hours that night, which was at least half an hour shorter than the publicity performance.

　　On October 6th, Tao Jingjing, the person in charge of Nanjing Dahua Film and Television Culture Media Company, who performed the music festival, responded to The Paper, saying that it was "normal" for singers to shorten their performance time, mainly because of the short interaction between singers and fans, which led to the overall shortened performance time.

　　"If some singers are particularly excited on stage, they may sing a little more, while others will sing a little less." Tao Jingjing also said that the number of songs performed by singers at the festival has not decreased.

　　According to the performance schedule announced by the organizer, singers Ayanga and Zheng Yunlong will perform for 40 minutes. Screenshot of WeChat public account "Nanjing Forest Concert"

　　VIP rights are accused of not being fulfilled.

　　In addition to the sharp reduction in the performance duration of favorite singers, Miss Li is puzzled that the organizers have not fully fulfilled the VIP rights they promised when purchasing VIP tickets.

　　Miss Li said that the organizer promised in advance that the audience who bought VIP could enjoy the exclusive bathroom in the VIP lounge, but she didn’t find the so-called VIP exclusive bathroom at the scene. If she wanted to go to the bathroom, she still needed to go to the public bathroom.

　　A number of spectators who bought VIP tickets told reporters in The Paper that when they asked the staff of the music festival whether there was a VIP-only bathroom, they all said no.

　　What makes Miss Li feel even more incredible is that the organizer told WeChat official account many times before the performance that the VIP tickets were sold out, but some staff at the scene said that as long as they were handed over to 300 yuan, they could directly "upgrade" to the VIP viewing area to watch the performance.

　　The bill shows that the 300 yuan payee who "upgraded" at the scene provided pictures for the respondents of the music festival executive company.

　　A bill provided to The Paper by an audience who paid 300 yuan’s "upgrade" to the VIP viewing area shows that the payee of the transaction is the executive company of the music festival — — Nanjing Dahua film and television culture media co., ltd. The audience believes that the organizer’s move is different from the previous ticket sold out.

　　Part of the audience in the VIP viewing area told The Paper that the organizers did not control the number of people when they went through the "upgrade" at the scene, which led to the crowded VIP viewing area, and "the crowd was so crowded that it could not stand at all". One viewer said that he was pushed forward several times in the middle and was "almost pushed down".

　　On-site photos show that the VIP viewing area is very crowded.

　　The organizer was accused of "false propaganda"

　　All this was pointed out by the audience, including Miss Li, that the organizers of the music festival had "false propaganda" and other problems in the early publicity.

　　As of press time, Weibo’s topic "False Propaganda of Nanjing Forest Music Festival" has been read by more than 4 million people, and many viewers like Miss Li expressed their dissatisfaction with such behavior of Nanjing Forest Music Carnival.

　　The relevant person in charge of Nanjing Dahua Film and Television Culture Media Co., Ltd. did not explain the situation to The Paper for failing to provide the promised VIP exclusive service and selling tickets at a higher price on the spot when the tickets were sold out.

　　According to the communication documents between the audience representatives and the on-site staff provided by Miss Li, the organizers of the Nanjing Forest Music Festival said that they would investigate the "false propaganda" reflected by the audience, give the audience a reply within one week, and announce the investigation results through official channels.

　　On October 6th, The Paper reporter called Nanjing Wentou Group several times to try to verify the authenticity of this document, but as of press time, he could not get through.

　　On the same day, The Paper learned from the Culture and Tourism Bureau of Jiangning District that the bureau, as a territorial unit, mainly provided on-site basic guarantee for the music festival. No complaints have been received yet, but it has learned from the relevant units and coordinated the handling.

　　It is also known that Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism and other departments have paid attention to this matter.