Vice President Hsiao Purchases Tickets to Yang Lie Concert, Pays for Security Team's Seats as Well
Taiwan's Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim attended Yang Lie's "Land of Freedom" world tour concert in Tainan, and insisted on paying for her own and her security team's tickets entirely out of pocket, embodying her philosophy of supporting cultural activities.
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(Central News Agency reporter Yang Szu-jui, Tainan 10th) "King of Taiwanese Songs" Yang Lie's "Land of Freedom" world tour concert opened this afternoon at the Tainan Cultural Center. Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim specially attended to enjoy the performance, and insisted on purchasing tickets to support the ideal of cultural activities, paying for all tickets for herself and her security team out of her own pocket.
Vice President Hsiao arrived at the venue shortly before the concert began at 3 PM, met briefly with Yang Lie under the arrangement of the organizer, and briefly accepted an interview with the organizer.
Vice President Hsiao told the organizer that many years ago when Yang Lie held a nationwide tour concert, he came to Hualien. At that time, people might have been more familiar with free concert events, but many artists need the public to support them through concrete actions of paying for tickets to be able to create more and better works and performances. At that time, she called on many friends to attend and support, thus forging their connection.
She said that Yang Lie is a veteran artist with rich performance experience, and this series of concerts is not simple. In addition to his signature songs like "If I Could," he can also perform in Taiwanese, Japanese, and English, attracting fans across different generations, making him very worthy of recognition.
Vice President Hsiao said that in addition to his identity as an artist, Yang Lie also once participated in Taiwan's democratic movement, having run for election in Beitou, which is also a place she once served. She and Yang Lie have had many intersections in their lives over the years. Today, coinciding with Mother's Day, many people brought their mothers and grandmothers to the venue, and she was very happy to return to her hometown Tainan and support quality cultural activities with fans of different generations, recalling familiar songs.
The organizer, Indo-Pacific Strategic Think Tank, provided information stating that Yang Lie revealed that when he held a concert in Hualien in the past, Vice President Hsiao, who had long cultivated deep ties in Hualien, fully assisted, allowing the performance to be completed smoothly, which made him deeply feel Vice President Hsiao's loyal and righteous side.
The organizer pointed out that after learning Yang Lie would perform in Tainan this time, Vice President Hsiao proactively expressed her willingness to attend the concert. Due to the special security requirements for the Vice President, escorts and security personnel had to be arranged on site. Vice President Hsiao paid for her own and her security team's seats out of her own pocket, insisting on not accepting complimentary tickets, which left a deep impression on everyone. (Editor: Li Shu-hua) 1150510
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(Central News Agency reporter Yang Szu-jui, Tainan 10th) "King of Taiwanese Songs" Yang Lie's "Land of Freedom" world tour concert opened this afternoon at the Tainan Cultural Center. Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim specially attended to enjoy the performance, and insisted on purchasing tickets to support the ideal of cultural activities, paying for all tickets for herself and her security team out of her own pocket.
Vice President Hsiao arrived at the venue shortly before the concert began at 3 PM, met briefly with Yang Lie under the arrangement of the organizer, and briefly accepted an interview with the organizer.
Vice President Hsiao told the organizer that many years ago when Yang Lie held a nationwide tour concert, he came to Hualien. At that time, people might have been more familiar with free concert events, but many artists need the public to support them through concrete actions of paying for tickets to be able to create more and better works and performances. At that time, she called on many friends to attend and support, thus forging their connection.
She said that Yang Lie is a veteran artist with rich performance experience, and this series of concerts is not simple. In addition to his signature songs like "If I Could," he can also perform in Taiwanese, Japanese, and English, attracting fans across different generations, making him very worthy of recognition.
Vice President Hsiao said that in addition to his identity as an artist, Yang Lie also once participated in Taiwan's democratic movement, having run for election in Beitou, which is also a place she once served. She and Yang Lie have had many intersections in their lives over the years. Today, coinciding with Mother's Day, many people brought their mothers and grandmothers to the venue, and she was very happy to return to her hometown Tainan and support quality cultural activities with fans of different generations, recalling familiar songs.
The organizer, Indo-Pacific Strategic Think Tank, provided information stating that Yang Lie revealed that when he held a concert in Hualien in the past, Vice President Hsiao, who had long cultivated deep ties in Hualien, fully assisted, allowing the performance to be completed smoothly, which made him deeply feel Vice President Hsiao's loyal and righteous side.
The organizer pointed out that after learning Yang Lie would perform in Tainan this time, Vice President Hsiao proactively expressed her willingness to attend the concert. Due to the special security requirements for the Vice President, escorts and security personnel had to be arranged on site. Vice President Hsiao paid for her own and her security team's seats out of her own pocket, insisting on not accepting complimentary tickets, which left a deep impression on everyone. (Editor: Li Shu-hua) 1150510
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