86: Reverse publicity

On the red carpet of AAA, the cold wind was biting, flashbulbs on both sides flashed non-stop, and fans' screams rose and fell.

She walked to the signature wall, quickly signed her name, and then became a merciless posing machine, smiling without warmth.

She was zoning out when she suddenly heard someone call her name in Mandarin, instantly snapping back to reality and scanning the source of the sound.

Seeing her reaction, the fans shouted even louder, "Here, we are here."

Xu Zhiyou quickly found a Miss in the crowd, who was quite good-looking, and smiled and waved at her.

Kim Ji-soo tugged at her; this wasn't a fan meeting, she should leave after taking photos, there were many artists behind them.

On the live broadcast, the comments were flying.

"Rose and Dumpling Ni are so cute and clueless, is Dumpling Ni's right-angle shoulder for real?"

"Lisa wearing stockings, oh my, I really want to touch them."

"Pervert, it's good enough that you get to look, you want to touch? Get in line."

"Who noticed Kim Ji-soo and Zoe holding hands below? They definitely have something going on, so good to ship!"

"Be careful, Caiying might crawl through the internet cable and kill you, but Caiying's legs are really beautiful!"

"Zoe with one earphone, can you be quieter? You're affecting my screen-licking."

"No choice, who can refuse the quiet Zoe, she's like a goddess descended, so fair and her figure is so good."

"This outfit is absolutely amazing, it doesn't reveal anything but makes it impossible to look away. I'm going to try to get a set like this later."

"Found it! This outfit isn't expensive, ordinary people can afford it, and the style is also beautiful. I'll post the link below, click if you need it."

"It's gone, it's out of stock already! Does anyone else have a store? Provide one, it's rare that I can afford it, I'll definitely enjoy a celebrity treatment."

Many boys watched this crazy shopping spree, an entire series sold out by them, which was truly a bit crazy.

"Oh my, is this the spending power of women? It's terrifying. Actually, I want to say, if you have a good figure and high Appearance (beauty), you'd look good even in leaves. It has nothing to do with the outfit, commonly known as beauty overpowering everything."

"I think so too, is it decided by the clothes? How many pounds does Zoe weigh? There's one over there who's almost two hundred pounds, it would be hard to even fit into it, I don't know why she's buying it."

"Mind your own business how we spend. What if we buy it just to worship it? Don't worry about it."

"Exactly, it's not your money we're spending. We earn our own money, we spend it however we want, what's it to you?"

...

Xu Zhiyou still didn't know that she had inexplicably started a fashion trend with an outfit she bought casually on Pinduoduo.

The whole set cost less than 200 RMB, all because it was warm, that's how casual it was.

After finishing the photos, she winked at the Miss again. Her Mandarin was so fluent, it made her feel comfortable.

Everyone in the live stream was hit hard by her wink.

"She, she, she, she's flirting with me! I'm going to tell my mom, boo hoo!"

"Tell your grandpa! Did anyone with fast hands screenshot it? Send it to me, I'll pay."

"Aigoo, so mischievous and cute, I love her so much! I want it too, I'll pay!"

"This is my wife from now on, so adorable! Wahahaha!"

...

When they arrived at the venue, it was actually like a large auditorium in a university, just bigger. Fans sat in the back, and artists sat in the front.

Following the instructions, they found their seats. Unlike her imagined corner, they were arranged in the middle, closer to the front, which was a good spot.

Leah also returned her phone. Here, the camera wouldn't easily sweep over, and fans in the back couldn't see that far, so she could do whatever she wanted.

Xu Zhiyou took her phone and started watching "Weekly Idol." It was only 6:30 PM, and the awards ceremony wouldn't start until 8 PM, so there was still a wait.

"Give me an earphone, I want to watch too."

Park Chaeyoung observed her surroundings, then turned back to see her watching "Weekly Idol," and reached out to pull at her ear.

Xu Zhiyou quickly dodged and said, "There's none left, the other one is with Dumpling Ni."

"No, I want to watch, turn it on."

Xu Zhiyou was exasperated with this Park Chaeyoung, "Are you an idiot? Can you hear it if I turn it on? It's so noisy here."

"I don't care."

Xu Zhiyou couldn't be bothered with Park Chaeyoung, so she picked up Kim Jennie and swapped seats with her. She sat between Kim Ji-soo and Kim Jennie, and instantly it was quiet.

"Yah! Are you trying to die? There are so many people here!"

Kim Jennie's face turned beet red from her action. With so many people watching, she kept hugging her, which was really embarrassing.

"Are you watching or not? If not, give it back to me, you're so annoying."

"Watching, watching!"

"Hahaha! Dumpling, it's one thing that you're timid, but you also have social anxiety. Greeting a dog, you're truly something else. Haha~"

"Shut up! Do you think everyone's like you? Didn't Jisoo and Lisa also get nervous? Why don't you say anything about them?"

"It's different, Lisa is a little nervous, Show Ge's brain works in mysterious ways, but you're just purely socially anxious, hahaha, so cute!"

"Don't laugh! If you laugh again, I'll bite you to death." She bared her teeth at her, and Xu Zhiyou took the opportunity to pinch her, still that same feeling.

"Yah! I told you not to pinch my face."

...

Few artists had arrived yet, and the director was immediately attracted by the beauty of Xu Zhiyou and Kim Ji-soo, so he aimed the camera at them.

The fans were incredibly excited, only the five of them were still in the dark.

"Is Caiying jealous? Her fierce gaze looks like she's about to eat Zoe in the next second."

"Right? Her own husband goes to find another woman, and he's still hugging and cuddling her in front of her. How could she not be angry? It's good enough that she didn't bite Zoe to death on the spot."

"Kim Ji-soo, you're still laughing? Dumpling Ni was stolen, and you can still laugh."

"They're both hers, what's the big deal? If it were me, I'd laugh even more wildly. Wahahaha!"

"It's not just her laughing, Lalisa, who's also not fighting for it, is curious about something, looking around everywhere. Her home is gone, and she's not worried at all. I'm worried for her."

"Shipping everything easily breaks your teeth, you CP fans shouldn't be too ridiculous."

"What are Zoe and Dumpling Ni saying? Why is Dumpling Ni blushing? I really want to hear."

"Zoom in the camera! They're watching "Weekly Idol." I just watched it. Do you know the name of the song Zoe sang at the beginning? It's so good!"

"Me too, I'm stuck here. Zoe's piano playing is so beautiful. I tried using a music recognition app but couldn't find it. Does anyone know this song, please!"

"Me too, the intro killed me. Did you notice, her voice this time is ethereal, and her singing ability is not on the same level as when she's with the group."

This also served as a reverse promotion, as many passersby who weren't even their fans also searched for "Weekly Idol" after seeing these comments.