Afternoon.
Inside the park.
There were still three hours until the gala began.
In an open area by the lake, there were no snack stalls, no shops selling goods, no celebrities, nor was it anywhere near the "main stage" venue. It was a somewhat secluded spot, and only here were there significantly fewer people. That was precisely why Dong Xuebin had chosen this place to gather everyone.
"There are still three hours left. We'll soon hit peak visitor traffic. Everyone has seen the situation today—there are a lot of people. So far, the park's preliminary count has already reached seventy thousand visitors. By the time the gala begins, visitor traffic inside the park is expected to reach one hundred and fifty thousand, possibly even more." Standing on higher ground, Dong Xuebin addressed everyone.
"Ah?"
"What?"
"More than one hundred and fifty thousand?"
"H-How could it possibly hold that many people?"
Hearing those figures, the crowd erupted in an uproar.
Dong Xuebin said, "That's right. It definitely can't hold that many people. I just spoke with the park director and the relevant officials, and we've roughly settled on one hundred and twenty thousand. That's the maximum number of visitors the park can accommodate. If we exceed that, it will definitely bring many negative consequences and incidents to the park. So at one hundred and twenty thousand, we must close the ticket windows and the park gates. No one else can be allowed in."
Meng Hanmei blinked. "But the fans will probably..."
Chang Lin was there too. "Yeah. Some people flew here from far away just to come to our county. They traveled thousands of miles only to be denied entry. They'll definitely get worked up."
Wei Zhixuan frowned. "The key issue is that we don't have enough manpower. If an emergency