When the car reached its destination, faint sounds of the host's amplified voice through a microphone could be heard through the closed car windows, along with the shutter clicks and murmurs from the media crowd.
Even without looking, one could tell how lively it was; this event was indeed grandly organized.
He Ci turned to remind her, "Head up, chest out, stomach in; once the car door opens, it's your battlefield."
Yu Xia took off her warm down jacket, took a deep breath, and when the white-glove staff outside opened the car door, she lifted an impeccable smile, gently stepping out in her high heels onto the red carpet.
In that moment, the shutter sounds suddenly became denser, the screams of fans outside escalated continuously, and the media shifted some of their lenses towards her.
Indeed, the wind was blowing on the red carpet, but she resisted the urge to shiver, calmly waiting for the other actors from the crew in the cars behind, then smilingly greeted everyone.
