181 YOU CAN LEAVE (1/2)

”Can I get a photo with you?”

Hu Lei nodded and smiled as the young man took a selfie while wearing an overly dramatic expression on his face. Almost every fan had done this since they arrived earlier in the day. The number of photos which had been taken was astronomical. The total definitely surpassed all other photos of her which already existed.

Her photos as a baby were minimal, almost non-existent. Moreover, after she began her training, pictures had become a no-no. The young man thanked her and moved from the queue. A young woman came clutching a book in her arms.

”I really love Beneath the Forgotten Sea.” Her eyes seemed to emit stars as if she wanted to jump on Hu Lei and swallow her brain.

Hu Lei's lips twitched at the look on the girl's face. ”Thank you, can I sign it for you?”

The girl nodded so profusely that Hu Lei feared that her head would fall off.

”Do you think that there will be a movie based on this one?” The girl asked.

'Definitely, not', Hu Lei thought in her mind. This was the most poorly performing book she had ever written. And this was including the ones she dropped and picked up after three years. It turned out that not many people were into limnology and ichthyology.

However, she did not give such a cold answer. She only gave a cursory answer, just like she had for the other questions that she could not handle. For instance, she had only said that she had been handling personal family matters when anyone asked about her long hiatus.

Unfortunately, she could not meet with all the people even if she wished to because there were time limitations. Therefore, she could end the meet-and-greet as instructed by Lan Jie. However, she had Beatrice collect the addresses so that she could send the remaining people a gift.

In another area, the other people in the group had finished their assigned activities. When Hu Lei met up with them, she found that everyone was wearing TQA merchandise, including most of the fans in the vicinity. It seemed that Illusion Entertainment was determined to squeeze out as much money as possible from this movie.

Still, the clothes were kind of cool. The fabric appeared to have a camouflage pattern, but when one looked closer, the patterns were zombies. The cast members and other personnel were wearing lightweight long-sleeved jackets while the ones on sale were t-shirts.

”Why aren't you wearing your TQA jacket? It is important to show a united team spirit. How will people even know that you are with us?” Lan Jie came up to her and asked in a sharp voice.

Hu Lei was already tired because she was not used to social activities. Therefore, she did not appreciate the accusatory tone from the woman. However, she suppressed her annoyance because Lan Jie was the one in-charge.

”No one gave me a jacket.” She responded.