Who taught you to be a celebrity like this?

At 10:30 a.m., Li Ye, accompanied by Chen Hu, arrived at the shopping mall in the city center.

There were quite a few pedestrians, mostly fashionable young men and women.

Wearing a fisherman's hat, sunglasses, and a mask, Li Ye attracted a lot of attention as he walked, but no one recognized him.

Upon arriving at the Explorer store, Li Ye saw his own life-size standee at the entrance, and the print posters he had previously shot were also hanging inside.

The store was dimly lit and had not yet opened for business.

"Mr. Liang, I could have come earlier." Li Ye felt a little guilty, but Liang Xiaochuan had set this time with him.

"The mall's foot traffic is usually not high in the morning, so it won't be affected."

Liang Xiaochuan gestured for Li Ye to go to the staff break room to talk, and explained the situation to him: "We've installed security cameras in the store. You'll be in charge of the cashier today. Also, have customers register as members and leave their phone numbers. We'll be giving away small gifts to customers who come in today..."

Li Ye nodded from time to time. These were no different from what they had discussed before. He then briefly introduced himself to the store manager and the staff.

The store has both men and women employees, and apart from the store manager, they all only found out that Li Ye would be coming when they came to work today.

Despite having prepared themselves mentally, they couldn't suppress their excitement and exhilaration upon seeing Li Ye.

They weren't exactly Li Ye's fans, but seeing a celebrity who had been dominating the trending topics for the past two days suddenly appear right in front of them felt surreal.

The employees looked at each other, but ultimately, because of Liang Xiaochuan and the store manager, they didn't dare to ask for a photo or autograph.

"Change into work clothes. Sunglasses are too conspicuous indoors. Keep your hat and mask on and try to conceal your identity as much as possible."

Liang Xiaochuan patted Li Ye on the shoulder: "You've worked hard."

After changing his clothes, Li Ye lowered the brim of his hat in front of the mirror and adjusted his mask to make sure that only his eyes were showing, making it difficult for anyone to recognize him.

Upon arriving at the cashier, Li Ye quickly learned how to operate the cashier system under the guidance of the store manager.

Liang Xiaochuan then gestured for Chen Hu to go to the staff break room to wait.

"President Liang, what if A-Ye gets recognized..." Chen Hu was a little worried. Chen Yusheng had repeatedly told him to protect Li Ye.

Liang Xiaochuan patted Chen Hu on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I've already communicated with the mall. Security will come immediately once there are more and more people."

The store turned on all the lights, instantly brightening the room, and business officially began.

For the first half hour, there were no customers. After noon, probably because they had finished lunch, a few customers started to arrive one after another.

Work went smoothly, and no one recognized Li Ye. They just thought it was a bit strange that he was wearing a hat and mask to work, and they took a second look at him.

"Our business seems to be just so-so."

After seeing off another group of customers, only his own people remained in the store. Li Ye and the store manager started chatting.

After about two hours of operation, fewer than ten customers came in, and the total transaction amount did not exceed one thousand yuan.

The store manager thought to himself, "Don't you bear any responsibility at all? Even though the brand hasn't started its major advertising campaign yet."

Just as he was about to say something, a sound came from the shop entrance, which also attracted Li Ye's attention.

"Is your brand the one featured on variety shows?"

Two stylish young women, dressed head to toe in luxury goods, are asking the shop assistant questions.

After receiving an affirmative answer from the shop assistant, the two customers went into the store and started browsing.

In less than ten minutes, the shop assistant came with a large pile of items and followed them to the front desk to pay.

surfboard, surfing suit, sun protection clothing, outdoor waterproof jacket, hat...

Explorer's main product is outdoor rain jackets, but they sell a wide variety of products, and these two customers also bought a wide variety of items.

Li Ye noticed that many of the products were the same ones he had seen on the show.

Have you ever learned to surf?

He didn't want to speak at first, but when he saw that the surfboards the two girls bought had short boards, he couldn't help but lower his voice and remind them.

He had noticed when the guests were at the door that both of them had fair skin and didn't look like they had any outdoor sports experience.

"No, do I need to learn how to ride a surfboard before I can buy one?"

One of the short-haired girls responded in an unfriendly tone, and looked Li Ye up and down, wondering why the cashier was wearing a hat and a mask.

"Of course not."

Li Ye lowered his head slightly, avoiding the other person's gaze: "However, it is generally not recommended for beginners to buy boards directly, and short boards are very unfriendly to beginners."

The short-haired girl ignored Li Ye's well-intentioned reminder and simply asked, "Are you the store manager?"

The store manager, who had been standing next to the cashier, immediately greeted him with a smile, "I'm the manager. How can I help you?"

"I want to file a complaint!"

The short-haired girl pointed at Li Ye, her face showing a hint of anger: "Is this how your employees work? Wearing hats and masks to work?"

Li Ye: "..."

It's unbelievable! These two girls are definitely the most obvious fans Li Ye has ever encountered.

To everyone's surprise, when everything was going smoothly, it was actually his own fans who filed a complaint against him.

The store manager's smile froze for a moment, and he quickly said, "Sorry, sir, we'll give you a 95% discount on this order..."

"Who asked for a discount!"

The short-haired girl interrupted the store manager and said very seriously, "I believe there are many people like me who only know about your brand because of variety shows and Li Ye. I hope you can do a good job with your products and services."

"You've already made standees and posters, so why aren't there any offline promotions, or even any online promotions?"

"If I hadn't happened to see it, I wouldn't have known you had a store here."

"If you don't want to properly manage your brand, then why sign celebrity spokespeople?"

The short-haired girl complained bitterly, then turned her attention to Li Ye: "I don't want to make things difficult for you, but you're wearing a mask and hat to work, doesn't that show a lot of disrespect?"

Fortunately, the store was quiet enough that there were no other customers present.

"We apologize for the inadequate service, but rest assured, our brand promotion will begin soon..."

Seeing that Li Ye remained unmoved, the short-haired girl angrily interrupted the store manager, saying, "I don't want to hear what you're saying right now. I just want to ask you, is it really appropriate for him to work like this?"

Another girl, who had been observing Li Ye without saying a word, finally noticed that the slightly wavy long hair he touched at his collar looked somewhat familiar. She immediately tugged at her best friend's hand, pointed to the poster behind Li Ye, and said, "Xiao Fei, do you think he looks familiar?"

"Familiar with what...?"

The short-haired girl glanced at the poster, then looked at Li Ye, and suddenly realized something, covering her mouth in surprise.

The store manager breathed a sigh of relief. Without revealing Li Ye's identity, he really didn't know how to appease the guests.

"I'm sorry." Having been recognized, Li Ye had no choice but to take off his mask and hat.