Chapter 1616: 16.16 Million People

"Good morning, Seattle, this is Mark of FM91. 8, to accompany you every morning at eight o'clock. Today's Emerald City is exceptionally sunny, and the midsummer on the West Coast still seems to have not left. Today on the way to work, I I was almost late, and when I passed Pike. Place. Market, I saw a surging crowd of people on the whole street, occupying two streets in a mighty manner, and most of the square was already filled, at least some More than 4,000 people.

My first reaction was, did the presidential candidate come to Seattle to speak today? You know, I've been looking forward to Bill Clinton coming to Seattle in person and answering a lot of our questions. But the taxi driver - the lovely Mr Anderson - told me that the line to buy singles had started at 3pm yesterday.

That's when I reacted, 'Oh, God, today is that day! ’ Dear friends at work, if you don’t want to be buried in the traffic, it’s a wise choice to avoid that area…”

"Welcome back to FM73.1, it's still Gary who is with you on your journey away from home to work. It's another windy day, which is not uncommon in Chicago; it's another traffic jam day, which is not uncommon in Chicago. Not uncommon. But today we're clearly suffering from more traffic jams than Detroit.

Just received the news that several highways along the shore of Lake Michigan have been completely paralyzed, because the six adjacent streets are occupied by surging crowds, and more than 6,000 people gathered nearby, all to welcome the arrival of the Great War of the Century. , the whole city has been armed.

When I came to work, there were already 4,000 people nearby, and now the scale of the crowd is even more terrifying, making people clearly feel this craze sweeping across the United States. I just don't know who the audience is willing to support..."

"Updating the latest traffic information, Washington Square has been occupied, Times Square has been flooded, and Rockefeller Square is temporarily impassable. To be precise, the four streets from Rockefeller Square to Times Square have been occupied. The entrance of the flagship store of the record store has been completely occupied by the crowd, and the surging crowd is rolling along the street in a mighty manner, encircling the city.

Dear listeners, this is FM101.2, it's me Allen. The news I have received so far is only on Manhattan Island, and the major record stores have been completely surrounded. According to conservative estimates, more than 30,000 people have been mobilized at this time to come to the queue and join hands to welcome the battle of the century. . This is only the situation in Manhattan, and then we will learn about the situation in Brooklyn and Queens..."

"It's Glory to the Dead, Oasis, or Mariah Carey, it's a tough choice, and it's all in the spotlight, and it's all going to be revealed today. And whoever wins, but To be sure, this will be the busiest day ever in the City of Angels, and perhaps the busiest day in the music market in the thirteen years since Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' album was released.

From what I have learned so far, more than 10,000 people have gathered in Hollywood Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, and Melrose Boulevard, and other corners of the city are no exception. It seems that the entire city has been Crazy music lovers are completely overwhelmed, and the earliest fans have been queuing since 24 hours ago..."

At this moment, radio programs in major cities are opening the morning curtain, officially awakening the noise of September 23, and radio programs in almost every city are paying attention to today's battle of the century, not only Because this is the biggest highlight of today - it only briefly surpassed "Independence Day" within today; at the same time, it is also because the surging crowds in all corners of the city have reached an amazing level, making the already terrible work peak. became more turbulent.

In addition to the shrill horns and the roaring engine sound, the noisy discussions and the excited screams became the most distinctive embellishment of this morning, and the prelude to this morning was vigorously opened.

Not only radio programs, but Fox TV simply moved the live broadcast to the queuing scene on the streets of major cities. After the sweetness of "Independence Day", Fox TV quickly and accurately seized the opportunity of this battle of the century, Opened up a news program that broadcasts the battle of the century, hoping to use the topic effect this time to reach a new peak.

Compared with the audience interviewed at the premiere of "Independence Day", Fox's move this time is undoubtedly more shocking, making the other three major TV stations stunned. But the facts have proved that this seemingly ridiculous and ridiculous idea has triggered a chain effect, making "Beautiful Day Live" unexpectedly join the ratings competition of morning news programs.

In the live broadcast hall of Fox TV's morning news program "Beautiful Day Live", there is a TV wall composed of twenty-four TV screens behind it. Each screen represents the live broadcast scene of a city. A screen is full of surging crowds, and the endless sea of ​​people rushes towards the face, forming a spectacular picture, which is more direct and effective than any commentary and any language, and conveys the sense of impact without hindrance.

"Hello, New York, I'm here to bring you live coverage from Herman Park in Houston. You can see the crowd behind me through the camera, at least three thousand people have gathered here at this time, all People come here to buy singles as soon as possible... ah..." As she spoke, the crowd behind her rushed over, forcing the host to change positions, but even so, she still couldn't escape. Devoured by the crowd, a group of fans ran over screaming wildly, the four walked to the host side by side, and then brought her into the category of side by side, shouting happily, "Oasis! Oasis! oasis!"

The location host was forced to jump with them, but still said to the microphone professionally, "As you can see, there is a heat wave of carnival here, and everyone is welcoming this in the most exciting way. The battle of the century is coming!" Immediately, the host's microphone had to be put down, and then he danced with the four people around him, but his face couldn't help showing a bright smile along with the others.

This is a carnival, a carnival for everyone.

The camera immediately moved to the studio, and the two hosts began to talk, "We have just watched live reports from ten cities. From the current situation, at least 500,000 people in the United States have been mobilized, and so many people have participated. To this unparalleled battle of the century."

"What's more terrifying is that this is just the tip of the iceberg. Our camera lens can't completely record the surging crowds in every city, and can only let people see a corner of this grand event. It's as if we were photographing at this time. On Sixth Avenue outside the shed, a long line of people has surrounded the surrounding four streets. This is definitely the craziest day since the Beatles landed in the United States. Almost everyone is discussing whether to support Who? So, Pete, do you have an answer?"

"I don't know, I really don't know, personally, I might vote for glory to death, but I don't have a clear answer in terms of the performance of the market as a whole. Oh, Washington's ahead News came from the scene, wow, this is really a sea of ​​people! We will discuss this issue later, let's take a look at the scene first..."

This program produced by Fox TV can be said to have no substantial content, but it is such a program that actually records the information of the battle of the century. In the following two decades, people have repeatedly talked about this century. During the war, the live broadcast clips of "Beautiful Day Live" will appear as historical data, which shows its influence.

In the end, "Good Day Live" attracted a full 5.4 million viewers, while NBC's "Today" had 5.45 million viewers and ABC's "Good Morning America" ​​had 5.5 million viewers The audience stopped the action of the turntable. This is undoubtedly a miracle, a miracle in the history of TV news program ratings!

But in fact, the miracle created by "Beautiful Day Live" is insignificant for this carnival in North America, as their show host himself said: This is just the tip of the iceberg!

No one can specifically count how many people participated in this carnival on this day. Maybe the final single sales of the three groups of singers can get a glimpse of some real data; but what can be seen is that more than 30 cities in the United States. , the level of traffic jams has doubled over any time. The traffic jams started at 6:00 a.m. and continued until 11:00 p.m., and there was still no relief. The proportion has risen by 86 percent.

More than 130 radio stations and 220 media outlets in the United States have all turned their attention to the Battle of the Century, focusing on this unprecedented competition—and possibly never before. More than 85 radio stations and 193 media outlets covered not only North America, but the UK alone, both large-scale media and small-town tabloids, all covered the competition. , similar to the US, major cities in the UK also suffered horrific traffic jams on this day.

Just the city of London has mobilized more than 100,000 fans to join this carnival - this is still the most conservative estimate, like New York, Los Angeles and other big cities, this is a carnival in London, Therefore, music lovers have taken to the streets one after another to express their strong support for idols with their actions.

This storm is sweeping across the two continents in an unstoppable manner, and the terrifying momentum makes people suddenly have an illusion: Woodstock, again!