At 8:00 PM, under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of spectators and television crews, the most anticipated concert of Madonna’s 1996 tour began at Madison Square Garden.
Yes, television crews.
Just as the major networks would swarm to fight for the broadcast rights to Chen Qiming’s concerts before they even began, Madonna, as the world’s most popular female singer, naturally drew the same intense interest. The broadcasting rights for this tour had been secured by CW Television for twenty million dollars. Consequently, the venue was currently filled with production staff, their recording equipment strategically positioned to capture every angle of the stage, seamless and uninterrupted, for a prime-time broadcast the following evening.
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