I just want to sell products, but you're forcing me to perform talents.

"Only two groups of friends have come; how can I possibly control them?"

Ye Xian protested to the camera, "Brother Xin and Brother Fei came without warning, and these three fans just showed up at my door. What am I supposed to do?"

"We'll be your witnesses!"

Wang Yin laughed and said, "We came here for a surprise visit just like Xin Ge, to see if Xian Ge's looks were really that good. Now, as a fan of his looks, I can confirm for myself that Xian Ge doesn't usually wear makeup, and he's super gentle!"

Sun Li: "Can I eat lamb tendon? Grilled chicken wings are fine too, chicken skin is fine too, I'm not picky."

[Fat Fox: I'm dying of laughter! This Sun Li is such a foodie! Her eyes never left Xian Ge's hand the whole time!]

[The wind blows but the egg doesn't cool: One is a foodie, one is a fan of his looks, and one is a music lover. Why do I feel like Brother Xian's fans are just these three categories?]

[Let's get this going: There's also a fan of emotional content, people who love life, or people who need healing—they all love watching Xian Ge's short videos!]

[Passing By: I have a friend who's good at stirring up trouble. Could I ask him to help exaggerate and embellish your stories?]

……

The live stream audience was in stitches watching Sun Li enjoy her food so much. Wang Feifei, who was reading the comments, was also laughing hysterically: "Sun Li, everyone's asking you, have you been starving since you arrived in Haizhou last night, waiting for this meal?"

Sun Li: "I won't let myself go hungry! However, I haven't eaten anything for 6 hours, 35 minutes, and 27 seconds just to eat the barbecue that Brother Xian makes!"

[Lacking the element of meat in her Five Elements theory: Based on this calculation, Sun Li finished her last meal at 13:24:33 this afternoon.]

[This name really has ten characters: I have a feeling these three are going to turn Brother Xian's live stream upside down tonight?]

[Dead Ghost Blows Out the Lamp: Not bad, I feel like none of these three girls are easy to deal with!]

[Chest-pressing cookies: A good horse needs a lot of fodder, a good car needs a lot of fuel, and a good woman needs a lot of kidney energy!]

……

The live stream audience was in stitches.

Taking the opportunity, Wang Feifei subtly inquired, "Brother Xian, how did you manage to be so outstanding? Were you always a good student from a young age? Or were you born a genius?"

Ye Xian casually said, "My studies are just average. I'm just an ordinary person. Please don't overinterpret it!"

"You call yourself ordinary? That's too Versailles-esque!"

Wang Yin cupped her hands around her heart, gazing at Ye Xian's profile, her mouth practically watering: "If you're just ordinary, what are we?"

Ye Xian fiddled with the barbecue ingredients, explaining slowly amidst the rising smoke:

"Really? Look at me, I'm still just an ordinary blogger, stuck in the middle, not good enough for anything."

"I can cook, but I'm not necessarily better than anyone else. It's just everyday meals. I eat average meals every day, nothing much better than anyone else's, but it's not bad either."

"Being able to sing and play instruments is something my mother has been training me in since I was little. It's not much different from those kids who attend talent classes. In fact, I haven't even finished my professional courses."

"I can shoot short videos, but they're just so-so. My worst video only got around 200 views. It's a bit better now, but I'm not necessarily any better than others. There are just too many people on Kuaishou who make really good short videos."

"The house I live in now was left to me by my parents. I have no savings and am burdened with a million-dollar debt."

"I'm not smart, and I've been cheated and taken advantage of before."

"When we were young, everyone had dreams, thinking that they were different from others and had extraordinary talents. But the reality is that I am just an ordinary person, not the best, but not the worst either."

"Over the years, I have been mediocre, failing to study well and accomplishing nothing. Recently, thanks to the kindness of my brothers and sisters, I have managed to achieve some minor success, but it is only a temporary fluke, and I will probably be forgotten in a few days."

"I often feel lost, wondering what I should be doing in this world?"

……

Ye Xian often reflects on his experiences over the past twenty years, as well as his decades of experience in another world. He clearly understands that he is really just an ordinary person.

The thing people fear most is not being able to see themselves clearly.

In fact, everyone can see themselves clearly, but many people choose to pretend to be asleep.

In the past few days, Bai Jie and Ding Zhan have both come to my door, wanting to sign contracts with me.

In the backend, private messages from various organizations kept coming in.

Even the fans of a top idol with 1800 million followers are cyberbullying him and suppressing this rising star.

Other young people might have already become arrogant by now.

But Ye Xian was very clear-headed. Whether it was Bai Jie, Ding Zhan, or those organizations, no matter what their purpose was in approaching him, he needed to first understand his own capabilities.

While Yishi had some operational experience, he wasn't exactly a professional; otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up working himself to death.

Lan Xingye Xian had professional skills, but he was arrogant and unrealistic. Most importantly, he was psychologically fragile, otherwise he would not have ended up committing suicide.

In this life, the combined self has shed the pride of Ye Xian from Earth and the hard-working nature of Ye Xian from another world, and has learned to look up at the world and the future. Perhaps he will go further than his previous two lives.

It's also quite possible that in this life, I won't go far before I fall into a new, huge pit.

Nobody can say for sure.

Therefore, recognizing one's own ordinariness allows for a more relaxed journey forward.

……

All three women fell silent.

They always thought Ye Xian was a rising star, a person with extraordinary talent.

Now, Ye Xian's words have shaken him to the point of questioning his existence: "Are we just ordinary people too?"

"No, Brother Xian, you're no ordinary person! Your lamb skewers are better than mine!"

Sun Li took a bite of the lamb skewer in her hand and said firmly, "At least, if you start a barbecue business, you'll definitely make a lot of money!"

[Having learned his lesson in the cornfield: Brother Xian is truly a wise man! Despite achieving such great results, he isn't complacent; instead, he considers himself ordinary!]

[Time breeds rust: Yeah, when I was in my twenties, I thought I could punch the world's richest man. Now, 20 years later, I can only work for the world's richest man!]

[Farewell My Chicken: Dude, working for the world's richest man isn't bad! It proves you're still pretty awesome!]

[The moon is crescent-shaped because I gnawed it: He's saying he has to pay off his mortgage and car loan! The world's richest man is Datang Bank!]

[I wake up every day because I'm so handsome: I think the most clear-headed person is Sun Li, she's discovered Xian Ge's extraordinary nature!]

[Foodies' worst nightmare is having hunger dreams: I love it, Sun Li is a true foodie!]

……

[Another day of eating dirt: Why do I feel like I'm being manipulated by Xian Ge? He's acting like this now, telling us he's ordinary, so what are we? Stupid?]

[Green Grassland Gangster: Congratulations to the person upstairs, it's admirable to have self-awareness.]

[I've got the whims, all I need is money: I think Brother Xian is right! We're just ordinary! It's just that Brother Xian is more willing to show off his ordinariness, while we refuse to admit we're ordinary.]

[Purely Natural Green Underachiever: What kind of twisted logic is this? You get to say all the good and bad things by yourself?]

……

[Archaeology? Sending a 5-year-old beauty: Brother Xian, don't be so downcast! If you think you're ordinary, then give me your handsome face!]

[Steamed in a breath: What am I giving you? A duck?]

[A cat staring blankly at the fish tank: Today I took a taxi and found that the driver took a longer route. I wanted to call him out, but then I thought better of it. He's the only person in this city who wants to spend more time with me.]

[Even when you're being drenched in excrement, you still want to stir things up: I'm a kid from the countryside, and I've made a living in this city with my own two hands. I don't consider myself an ordinary person!]

[I'm fat but I didn't eat your rice: Admitting you're ordinary is harder than admitting you're outstanding!]

[You're stepping on my leg hair: Of course, anyone can brag.]

……

Wang Feifei composed herself and asked again, "So, someone as ordinary as you, what song are you going to sing for us next? When are you going to release a new song?"

Wang Yin echoed, "That's right, you've already posted your ninth short video today. Based on your previous song release pattern, your next short video should be a new song release!"

Sun Li: "Can I try the braised pork ribs in today's short video?"

……

P.S.: Today's Recap

Haizhou aged liquor inventory: 8084 bottles.