内容摘要：Unfortunately, they were greeted with disappointing food and drab decor, with one violinist and a pole dancer for entertainment. Creators blamed "organisational challenges" and said they "sincerely apologised".

Unfortunately, they were greeted with disappointing food and drab decor, with one violinist and a pole dancer for entertainment. Creators blamed "organisational challenges" and said they "sincerely apologised".

Mr Ma's downfall had preceded a broader crackdown on China's tech industry.Companies came to face much tighter enforcement of data security and competition rules, as well as state control over important digital assets.

Other companies across the private sector, ranging from education to real estate, also ended up being targeted in what came to be known as the "common prosperity" campaign.The measures put in place by the common prosperity policies were seen by some as a way to rein in the billionaire owners of some of China's biggest companies, to instead give customers and workers more of a say in how firms operate and distribute their earnings.But as Beijing imposed tough new regulations, billions of dollars were wiped off the value of some of these companies - many of them tech firms - rattling international investors.

This, along with a worsening global economy that was affected by the pandemic as well as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has contributed to considerable changes in China's economic situation.Growth has slowed, jobs for the country's youth have become more scarce and, amid a property sector downturn, people are not spending enough.

As rumours that Mr Ma would attend Monday's meeting began to spread, so did a glimmer of hope. Richard Windsor, director of technology at research firm Counterpoint, said Mr Ma's presence would be a sign that China's leadership "had enough of stagnation and could be prepared to let the private sector have a much freer hand".

Aside from Mr Ma and Mr Liang, the list of guests also included key figures from companies such as telecommunications and smartphone firm Huawei, electric-vehicle (EV) giant BYD, and many others from across the tech and industrial sectors.Others who got through were shocked to find the price of standard tickets had more than doubled from £148 to £355 on Ticketmaster, due to "dynamic pricing" for the tour, which sees prices surge if demand is high.

The high prices many fans ended up paying pose a huge risk to the Gallagher brothers' reputation, as Oasis were seen as working class heroes in their 1990s heyday.Earlier this week, the European Commission announced it would be investigating dynamic pricing following the controversy.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) also received 450 complaints about Ticketmaster adverts for the Oasis gigs.A spokesman for the UK's regulator of advertising said the complainants argue the adverts made "misleading claims about availability and pricing".