"Television viewers, welcome back to The Today Show, I'm your on-location host, Diae.
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It's 9:5 a.m. ET, and early this morning, the East Coast was hit by its third cold snap of the winter, with temperatures plummeting 35 degrees Fahrenheit; it was also hit by a storm that now blankets New York City. in a blanket of snow. However, such bad weather still did not prevent the biggest event since the beginning of the year in 2012!
At this moment, I am standing at the gate of Madison Square Garden in New York. Through the camera lens, the audience can clearly see the surging and frenzy of the crowd at the scene, listen, the cheering and shouting... "Then the sound came in an instant. Overwhelmed by the screams, the host's voice disappeared for about seven or eight seconds before I found it again, "This was an unexpected party, and at the same time it became the most beautiful scenery in this winter. "
NBC's trump card morning program "Today Show", since its inception in 1987, has always been the morning news program and morning talk show with the highest weekly ratings in the United States. The entire program lasts for four hours and focuses on the society. In every aspect, it presents the various forms of living beings in American society.
After Diane Wright's brief on-location report, the show returned to the studio once again - the "Today Show" studio is located above Rockefeller Plaza, a fully transparent fish tank-style live room, where every audience can come and go. Stopping and being part of the live broadcast has become one of the biggest features of the show.
The show's host, Matt-Lauer, naturally took Diane's talk stick, "Just two days ago, no one knew about this concert, but now, forty-eight hours have not passed, this is the It has become the most watched hot spot in New York City, Ann, what do you think?"
Matt's co-host Ann-Curry smiled and exclaimed, "Unbelievable. I mean, it's a concert in the garden. For everyone who lives or visits New York. Forty-eight hours ago, no one knew about this concert in the Garden? Please, it's not April Fools' Day."
"Exactly!" Matt nodded in agreement. "In order to prevent the audience from ignoring the situation, I will reveal the correct answer here again. Renly-Hall, on the night of February 11, passed the tenth A studio announced that it will hold a concert in the garden on the 16th—that is, today. This performance, called 'Concert for One', will not be sold through the online ticketing system, and all tickets will be It will be sold on the spot in the most original and easiest way possible.”
"It sounds like a pop-up concert. But the problem is that it's very rare to have a thousand people in a pop-up concert. But Renly chose the garden as the venue. So , Is this a Kardashian-style show, or a concert with special significance?"
Ann took the conversation with a smile, and then naturally and smoothly transferred to the focus of everyone's attention. Finally, she turned to look at her partner, "There are countless disputes about this concert, There are a lot of opinions, too. Matt, what do you think?"
Faced with such a straightforward and sharp question, Matt was not in a hurry, facing the camera, showing a confident and sincere look, "I think, support or oppose; positive or negative. Everyone Everyone has their own opinions, but no matter what they think, the more important thing should be: Are you willing to watch this concert? How many 20,000 audience seats in the garden can be filled?”
An showed admiration and closed his chin with a chuckle, "This is also the answer we are trying to find out today. There are only eleven hours left before the official start of the concert, and the answer will be revealed. But here Before we can see what's going on there. Diane?"
Diane, who was standing in the storm, stumbled a bit, and she had to adjust her headset, which caught the intermittent signal from the live broadcast, "Yes, Matt, Ann. I'm on the scene now. Just like you As you can see, the weather conditions have not continued to deteriorate, but they have not improved. In such a harsh environment, the situation of this concert also attracted everyone's attention."
Turning around, Diane led the camera forward and came under the eaves in front of the ticket window. The influence of the weather was slightly weakened, and the voice gradually became clearer.
"As the camera shows, there are huge long queues in front of the ticket window at the scene. This scene is even crazier than on basketball or ice hockey game days." Diane gestured to the endless queue in front of him. , you can even see tents one after another, and the scene directly becomes a campsite.
"We went around the garden just now, and there is no way to make specific statistics, but there are at least more than 3,000 spectators at the scene, or even more. Now, let us interview these spectators." Accompanied by photographers, Dai Ann walked to an audience member standing at the forefront, "Good morning, may I ask, what's your name?"
"Timsy Leslie."
"Timsy, it's nice to meet you." Diane then threw her own question, "You were the first in the entire team to arrive at the scene. May I ask, when did you come here?"
"Five o'clock yesterday afternoon. I brought my tent, sleeping bag, and warm clothes, and prepared food. The queue starts here." Timsey's words were clearly spread through the microphone, and the other fans lined up behind him. They also began to cheer and cheer for Timsey, as if to express their approval and support.
"It means that you've been here for nearly sixteen hours, and there are eleven hours ahead today. But why?"
Timsey bent down and out of range of the camera, which caused the photographer to lower the camera in a panic, to capture Timsey's movements, and then saw Timsey pull an album out of his sleeping bag and stand up straight again , displayed in front of the camera. It is the album "Don Quixote".
"Because of Renly Hall." Timsey's tone was so firm and decisive, and then he took a step forward, looked at the camera, and said word by word:
"I want to tell the reporters, and the skeptics, that this concert wasn't planned, and Renly never wanted to promote it. It's a deal between him and a truly loyal audience. .
If it weren't for those reporters who were rambling about, Renly and Studio Eleven would not have wanted to let more people know. What we care about is not the attendance of the garden, but a dream belonging to Don Quixote.
So, listeners who think it's a hype, it's okay, you can stick with that idea, and then, don't show up in the garden, don't show support in any way. Trust me, it's good for you, and it's good for us too. "
Diane tried to respond, but unexpectedly, the crowd in the queue began to cheer and shout. At first, the sound was not loud, just a small group of people at the front of the line; but gradually, the sound became more and more, more and more louder and more violent.
"Hoo, ho," the wind was howling, but slowly these sounds died away, and all around the garden there was only the surging, surging cries, "Don Quixote," they were calling, making Shouting from the heart filled the sky, shaking Madison Square Garden, shaking the "Today Show" live broadcast room, and shaking every audience in front of the TV.
Perhaps, the popularity of "Don Quixote" was just a bubble, like the pop culture of the fast food era; but Renly has forgotten that he and George Slender were never alone, "Pioneer Village Night" was Proving it, "One Man's Concert" is proving it again.
Hidden under the bubble, the pure hearts are more determined, more fiery, and more persistent. They are just a very small group of people. In such a big world, even a city may not be full, but they can fill a Madison Square Garden.
Like moths to a fire, in the midst of the storm and snow, they resolutely gathered from all over North America and all over the world. Just like the whale named Alice, they once thought that only they could hear their singing, but the frequency of fifty-two hertz was now ringing on the man named Renly Hall. So, they are desperate and desperate.
Ellie Cross quietly looked at the small screen of the TV, with blurry tears in her eyes, those unfamiliar faces, those fanatical faces, she But he saw Heather, and saw her beloved daughter.
Turning his head, he looked at Heather, who was still lying quietly on the hospital bed, without any movement. Ellie rubbed the back and palm of her daughter's hand gently, "Heather, see? I know, you're going to be crazy about it, you're going to be in it. Renly kept his promise, and now It's your turn. Why don't you wake up and go live to hear this concert that belongs to you?"
As he spoke, the tears fell.
There was no response, still no response, Ellie lowered her head and closed her eyes, covering up her pain and despair, but her mouth was full of bitterness but she couldn't say it. What should she do, what else can she do, if she can, she is even willing to trade her own life, she becomes the one in the hospital bed/on.
but…
"Mom, are you serious?" A weak voice came from her ear, Ellie froze in place, her muscles stiffened, she didn't move, lest she heard it wrong, and then the next Seconds, the voice came again, "Mom, I heard it just now, there seems to be a concert, you mean, Renly's concert?"
Ellie raised her head in disbelief, and then saw her daughter's reopened eyes, a faint look burst out from her hazy eyes. Ellie raised her left hand to cover her mouth, nodded lightly, and affirmed it, but the tears completely burst and she couldn't stop.
The corners of Heather's pale and dry mouth rose slightly, "Then, can I go?"