A: Singer Jay Chou is staging four shows at the Taipei Dome starting today.
B: And he’s the first singer to ever hold concerts at the venue.
A: I’m curious, how big is this “big egg” exactly?
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B: It can accommodate nearly 40,000 people and bring various kinds of business opportunities.
A: This is the new “concert economy” trend.
A: 歌王周杰倫從今天起，將一連4天在大巨蛋開唱。
B: 哇，周董可是首位在大巨蛋舉辦演唱會的歌手耶！
A: 大巨蛋到底有多大啊？真好奇。
B: 每場可容納近4萬人，還能帶來各種商機呢。
A: 嗯，這就是現在最夯的「演唱會經濟」。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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