The collapse of Faye Wong’s Chongqing concert in 2012

On the evening of February 17, Faye Wong’s Chongqing concert was scheduled to be held at 8 o’clock at the Chongqing Olympic Sports Center. Unexpectedly, an accident suddenly occurred at the scene. The seats in the E1 and F1 areas on the right rear side of the stage collapsed, causing more than 60 audience members to be injured.

This time Faye Wong’s solo performance in Chongqing is jointly invested and sponsored by three companies including Chongqing Performance Company, Xingdongxin Culture Media and AMC. Faye Wong's solo performance fee is 6.5 million yuan, plus 1 million yuan for food, accommodation, transportation and miscellaneous expenses for hundreds of staff, leasing the Chongqing Olympic Sports Center venue, plus 2 million yuan for building a "singing booth", and 1 million yuan for advertising. , the overall investment cost of Faye Wong’s solo singing in Chongqing exceeded 10 million. The "Singing Studio" can only accommodate 10,000 seats. The average ticket price has exceeded 1,000 yuan. High investment and high ticket prices put great pressure on the organizers.

According to the person in charge, after the accident, the performance investors suffered serious losses, and many fans asked for refunds. In addition, the organizer dismantled the platform, raised the stage, added projection screens, increased venue rentals, and added Faye Wong's solo singing in Chongqing suffered serious losses this time. On the 18th alone, the loss from audience refunds was as high as 1 million.

How should the injured be compensated?

Organizer: The stage builder must be held responsible

As of the 19th, most of the more than 60 injured people had recovered and returned home.

The person in charge of the Chongqing Performance Company, one of the organizers, told a reporter from West China Metropolis Daily on behalf of the organizer: "The seats are 1.5 meters high. Most of the injured spectators suffered from broken skin, sprains, and fright. At present, Most of the injured were minor and non-critical and had left after being registered at the hospital."

When a reporter from West China Metropolis Daily asked: "How should the injured with fractures be compensated?" "We organizers have always attached great importance to it. The compensation plan is still under study. But because several of our organizers have signed contracts with the companies responsible for the venue construction in advance, they should bear the legal responsibility for compensation for the safety of the audience venues. We will I urge the company responsible for the venue construction to pay compensation as soon as possible." Faye Wong felt very guilty: I hope your eyes can only see a smile, and I hope every tear you shed is touching.

"I hope everyone's mood will not be affected by what happened yesterday. I hope you can have a great time tonight. Thank you." This is the first time Faye Wong has said "thank you" at a concert since her return to tour in 2010. Outside words. On the evening of the 19th, Sister Fei was particularly affectionate towards her Chongqing fans. In addition to leaving these sentimental words, the audience said "thank you" 6 times and waved countless times. Tonight, Faye Wong will sing again.

The Olympic Sports Center was still quite lively on the 19th, with the attendance rate reaching over 90% before the opening. It is understood that this is because many fans do not want to miss the opportunity to see Sister Fei, and their first choice is to exchange the tickets from the previous night to last night. At 8:13, the lights dimmed, and Faye Wong broke through the ice in "Snow Lotus".

While singing "Red Bean", she smiled slightly and waved to the audience, and the fans shouted "Faye Wong" loudly. After singing "Passenger", Faye Wong said "Thank you". She then said: "I hope everyone's mood will not be affected by what happened yesterday. I hope you can have a good time tonight. Thank you." Although she didn't say much, Faye Wong also said This is an apology for the collapse of the auditorium at the concert the day before yesterday. This is the first time in two years of tour that Faye Wong has said anything other than "thank you", and some fans even cried with excitement in the audience. After the collapse, the organizers arranged a refund window at the Chongqing Marriott Hotel. Thousands of fans went to refund their tickets on the 18th. The wave of refunds eased significantly on the morning of the 19th. There were no refunds at noon, and the organizers removed the refund counter at 3 p.m.

On the 19th, there was also a rush to buy tickets at the ticket sales points, and some fans who had refunded their tickets came to buy back tickets. A Chengdu fan said that she refunded her tickets on the night of the 17th. But when she saw on Weibo that fans praised Faye Wong for being in good condition during her concert on the 18th, and even apologized on the spot, she felt itchy: "I've come here, so it's a shame not to see it. I believe the organizer will also take care of safety." Be more careful.” Even so, the losses from refunds are still huge. It is understood that the loss reached one million yuan the day before yesterday alone. The person in charge of the organizer said that they will find the stage builder to share the responsibility, and they will compensate what should be compensated and bear what should be borne.

After the accident, the organizer promised to compensate the injured. At present, the organizer has paid a sum of money to the hospital, and the treatment costs of the injured can be directly deducted from the account.

However, the injured person’s living expenses need to be paid in advance and then settled later.