The audience wasn't falling for it anymore. This kind of weak bait was too obvious—anyone could tell Qiao Xiaren was definitely the female lead, right?
Dawa's promotional tactics were far superior; people had absolutely no clue who Eva's actress was.
Cyril deliberately tried to mislead the audience into guessing Qiao Xiaren's role. Stop calling attention to it—the female lead was guaranteed, no need to guess!
Even so, there was still a small buzz online about which role Qiao Xiaren was playing in the film. Sure, it was certain that she was the leading lady, but people could still speculate about the character's identity!
Just as everyone's attention was drawn to "Crisis III," Qiao Xiaren received an official notice from the "Crisis III" production team: she was to join the crew in a few days and bring along her personal makeup artist.