I'm a web novelist, and you want me to work in the entertainment industry?

"I still remember you saying home is the only castle, and we'll keep running along the rice paddy river—"

A melodious song came from the phone, accompanied by the cheerful sound of a ukulele.

In the back seat of the van, Tian Xiwei was huddled in her seat, scrolling through musical notes on her phone.

The video playing on the screen is a music blogger covering the song "Rice Fragrance".

"Not bad, not bad, this is a good song, give it a thumbs up!" Tian Xiwei nodded to herself and double-tap the screen.

"...You say everyone who sings 'Rice Fragrance' is good and give them likes. Aren't you afraid of being targeted by marketing accounts?" Cheng Che asked.

Last night, the recording of the Dali episode officially ended, and this morning, the guests dispersed in twos and threes.

The other four went to the airport to prepare for the work that might come in the next few days.

Only Tian Xiwei and Cheng Che left the Bai ethnic minority courtyard in the morning and went straight to their own van, heading towards Erhai Lake.

When Xia Ziyi saw that the two of them weren't leaving, she also felt an urge to think, "If they're not leaving, then I won't leave either."

Unfortunately, she was punished by her agent with a merciless slap on the head, and after being persuaded by Xu Anan, she was finally pulled onto the plane.

"I'm not afraid. I just liked it. I didn't do anything wrong." Tian Xiwei said, "I'm in the right, so what am I afraid of?"

"...You answered very decisively, but you're using my phone and my Musical Instruments account." Cheng Che rubbed his forehead.

"So what?" Tian Xiwei didn't even look up. "I'm using it. Go ahead and take it back if you dare!"

"..." Cheng Che looked up at the car roof and didn't continue the conversation.

This morning, they took a car to Erhai Lake. To kill time on the journey, they naturally had to watch music videos.

During the journey, Tian Xiwei suddenly asked him in a meaningful tone, "What kind of videos do you usually watch when you're playing music notes?"

"Do you like watching those pretty girls dancing in black and white stockings and little skirts?" — Tian Xiwei said with a smile at the time.

In that instant, Cheng Che felt the mechanical "warning" sound and the red "danger" character suddenly become overwhelming, completely enveloping him like a tidal wave.

He immediately replied in a decisive, resolute, firm, and righteous tone:

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"If you don't believe me, take my phone and try it yourself. You can watch a hundred videos and you won't find one of the kind you're talking about."

Cheng Che originally thought that after using this "retreat to advance" tactic, Tian Xiwei would smile as he expected and say:

"No need to check your phone, I trust you!"

Unfortunately, he severely underestimated his own credibility and the girl's curiosity. The actual situation was as follows—

"Really? Then I'll gladly accept your offer." Tian Xiwei smiled and took Cheng Che's phone, then unceremoniously opened his music app.

"You better not let me find out, you were lying to me just now." — The number one sweet girl in the entire server said in a voice so sweet that it could probably knock out countless heroes.

Cheng Che's heart skipped a beat, but it was too late to stop her. He could only watch helplessly as Tian Xiwei rapidly updated her music video, secretly praying that nothing unexpected would happen.

The good news is that Cheng Che isn't usually interested in borderline videos and rarely comes across them.

On the contrary, perhaps due to the power of big data, he has been frequently coming across videos related to Tian Xiwei lately... He has indeed become somewhat interested in them.

So after refreshing the page, almost no other girls appeared, but Tian Xiwei actually saw quite a few videos related to herself.

Throughout the entire process, although she didn't say anything, the smile on her face never disappeared.

Cheng Che felt that the red light and the word "danger" around him had all quietly dissipated.

But Tian Xiwei didn't return the phone to him. She just kept it and scrolled through messages one after another without any qualms.

Cheng Che didn't care anymore. Anyway, he had never actually used any shady stuff, so he simply slumped back and let her be.

Sister Zhang and Xiao Tang sat in the row behind them, listening to the two bickering in front of them all the way, and smiled helplessly at each other – that's how they got here.

The car drove smoothly along the road, and Tian Xiwei continued to browse videos. Soon she came across a cover video of "Rice Fragrance".

It has to be said that "Rice Fragrance" is incredibly popular. Ever since Cheng Che sang it that night, its popularity has never waned.

Not only did it actually top the trending searches at one point, but it was also covered by countless covers.

Some people sit in a recording studio with a professional guitar, earnestly playing and singing, while others use a toothbrush as a microphone and sing into the bathroom mirror.

Even yesterday, Xia Ziyi posted a cover video to join the fun, and... it received "lots of positive reviews".

As for the video that Tian Xiwei came across, it was a cover song by a college student sitting in his dorm room, holding a ukulele that looked rather unserious.

Tian Xiwei opened the comments section and took a look:

"Wherever there's 'Rice Fragrance,' there I am—this one's great too!"

"You sang it really well, but it doesn't seem to be able to match Che Ge's version. It feels like something's missing..."

"That's normal. Actually, even if your brother Che himself sang it, it would be very difficult for him to surpass that version."

"Brother Che... I'm sorry, I'm really too dull. Even if you imparted all your knowledge of the Heavenly Rank techniques to me, I still wouldn't be able to fully comprehend them..."

Tian Xiwei watched and laughed, and then gave it a thumbs up.

She continued scrolling down and unexpectedly came across the final winners list of a science fiction short story competition on a Chinese website.

The first place goes without saying.

Most of the comments section said "well deserved", with only a very few hardcore haters saying "there was a conspiracy" - which is not hard to understand, after all, there are people in this world who are not even interested in money, so of course Cheng Che will have haters.

Tian Xiwei turned to Cheng Che: "Was the awards ceremony for this competition over yesterday?"

Cheng Che glanced at the screen and nodded.

"Did anyone criticize you online yesterday?" she asked.

Cheng Che wasn't quite aware of this, since he had just finished recording the show and didn't have much time to frequently check online public opinion about himself.

So Xiao Tang from the back seat answered for him:

"Yes, but not many. It's mainly that same person from before who posted another Weibo post, accusing Brother Che of looking down on traditional literature."

"Is it him again? This guy is so annoying." Tian Xiwei wrinkled her nose.

The person Xiaotang was talking about was the one whose defenses were broken by the "Ah yes yes yes" comments from the readers of "Dragon Raja".

That guy's Weibo name is incredibly arrogant, something like "Scholar Wenyuan". This guy has been trying to smear Cheng Che lately, like a persistent leech.

"Just ignore him." Cheng Che was the most easygoing one there.

If you get scammed, it means you have a lot of online attention, which is a good thing!

Since the other party hasn't caused any real impact on me, I'll just let the readers break through my defenses!

Maybe he really is a "m"?