Before, whether as an actor or perhaps just an author, Kate should have already understood the identity of the author. After all, to publishers, Yan Fei's Chinese identity, age, and profession can all be spun—an under-eighteen Chinese cowboy, a young ranch owner, who has never been to America yet wrote a genuinely authentic novel based on real events in America, which is quite a good selling point.
Despite many Americans thinking China is backward, with some even hostile, there is undoubtedly a group of people, charmed by Bruce Lee's martial arts, who admire and have good feelings towards China.
Moreover...
"I heard Mr. Yan Fei is also a Kung Fu master from China?" Kate asked curiously.
"So-so," Yan Fei habitually replied modestly, casting a sidelong glance at Will.
Clearly, it was Will who had 'sold out' some information to boost the novel's sales.