Xiao He obediently wrapped himself up.

Liu Zehang was with him.

The two men, both in dire straits, exchanged a glance and gave each other a wry smile.

Then they remembered that they were also wearing sun-protective veils, so the other person couldn't see their wry smiles.

Haha, that's great, your life is even more miserable now.

"Brother Xiao, the umbrella!"

Xiao Chen, the assistant, was very perceptive and handed Xiao He a parasol.

"Thanks."

Xiao He smiled helplessly, took the umbrella from Xiao Chen, and then pulled his luggage to follow the group outside.

"Xiao He! Xiao He!"

He had only walked a short distance out of the hall when he heard several girls calling his name from a short distance away.

Xiao He: ?

He turned his head and saw several girls standing about three or four meters away from him, all holding their phones and taking pictures of him. When they saw Xiao He looking at them, the girls excitedly raised their hands and waved.

Xiao He was somewhat puzzled.

Liu Zehang, who was walking with Xiao He, exclaimed, "Wow, your fans have followed you all the way here?"

Xiao He shook his head: "Judging from their attire, they probably just happened to run into each other on the way."

He's all covered up like this now, I'm afraid even he wouldn't recognize himself in a photo. How did these fans manage to recognize him?

It can't really be true that "I would recognize my brother even if he turned to ashes"... right?

He gestured to Liu Rulan, then pushed his luggage over to the girls and asked, "How did you recognize me?"

To make it easier for the girls to take photos, he even took off his sun protection mask.

One of the girls covered her mouth and chuckled, "Brother Xiao, haven't you noticed? You really like carrying this bag when you go out."

Xiao He paused, then looked down at the shoulder straps of his backpack: "This works too?"

"Brother Xiao, nine out of ten of your leaked photos are with this bag," another fan said earnestly. "We all say this bag is your true self!"

Xiao He: "...Huh? Wait, my leaked photos?"

While he does like carrying a laptop in a case... when did he start having so many leaked photos?

Fans: "There are so many! Especially when we were on set of 'Shining Star,' we managed to get a lot of behind-the-scenes photos of you!"

"Back then—"

"Yeah, Su Shengxi and Yiman'er's paparazzi are incredibly skilled! While they were taking pictures, they also managed to get a few candid shots of Brother Xiao!"

A girl smiled with her eyes crinkling.

Xiao He frowned.

He had heard Liu Rulan mention the practice of proxy bidding before.

So-called proxy photographers are actually a group of people who are commissioned by fans to go to the scene to take photos or videos of celebrities.

However, as the industry developed, proxy photography gradually became a shady industry, and these proxy photographers gradually evolved into professional proxy photographers. In order to pursue shooting effects and exclusive content, they can even take risks and do all sorts of crazy things.

Sometimes you see videos of fans chasing celebrities online, like a zombie apocalypse, their crazy behavior almost tearing the celebrity to pieces. In fact, a large portion of these people are professional paparazzi.

They don't actually like these celebrities; everything they do is for money. Naturally, their attitude towards idol worship is not good. They only try their best to get closer to celebrities in order to take better photos than others.

Xiao He had previously encountered Su Shengxi's paparazzi when he was on the set of "Shining Stars". At the time, they were filming a gunfight on a street in the Republican era. One of the paparazzi somehow managed to climb onto a telephone pole in the outer area, and while holding onto the pole, he was wildly "shooting" at them with a camera that looked like a shotgun.

Xiao He admitted that there was a moment when he was deeply shocked.

But Xiao He was stunned when he learned about the cost of the proxy bidding from Liu Rulan.

These paparazzi photos taken by proxy photographers can fetch thousands of dollars for high-quality shots, or even just a few hundred dollars for a single photo. Some skilled proxy photographers can even earn tens of thousands of dollars in one go, making their business comparable to robbery.

Looking at their crazy actions now, everything makes sense.

Xiao He never expected that he would also benefit from Su Shengxi's connections and have access to paparazzi photos.