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

As Cheng Che spoke, he shifted the camera to frame Xiao Tang behind him.

Having followed Lao Wang for so many years, Xiao Tang wasn't shy at all and confidently waved to the camera.

"Hello everyone, I'm Xiaotang, and I'm also Che Ge's current assistant. If any viewers of 'Wandering Diary' are here, you might have seen me before."

The comments section was scrolling wildly—

[Oh, so she's just an assistant? (Disappointed)]

[Girl, you look familiar... Aren't you that unlucky staff member from the Mihai station of "Comic Notes" who was assigned to Che-ge's team...? Did you get promoted, or were you fired?]

[Impossible! Absolutely impossible! With Zero's personality, how could anyone possibly be his assistant! Miss, if you're being pressured by him, just blink!]

Oh?

Xiao Tang glanced at Cheng Che and almost couldn't help but blink.

Cheng Che didn't give her that chance and turned the camera back.

"Alright, enough chit-chat, I'm going to get back to writing," he said seriously. "Dear viewers, please keep an eye on me!"

Just then, a spectacular special effect exploded in the center of the screen—

User "Qidian Chinese Website (Mentor Zero)" sent one Note No. 1.

And left a comment: "My family came to support me!! Also, could Zero-gege please follow me?"

The comments section erupted instantly:

[Here it comes, here it comes, your Grandpa Zero's number one simp is here!]

[Spending a fortune just to get his attention... Xiao Qi, you really are something else, I'm going to cry!]

[What a mess! Who are you claiming to be family with? Did your grandfather even agree to this before you started this baseless claim?!]

The official Chinese website account seemed completely oblivious to the mocking comments, and then proceeded to smash two more notes, instantly becoming the number one on the leaderboard and Cheng Che's number one fan.

Cheng Che glanced at the screen effects and comments, and clicked his tongue: "Um, Xiao Qi."

"Do you know that the platform takes half of what you send as gifts? You might as well just transfer the money to me via WeChat; there's no middleman taking a cut."

He paused, then added in a tone of disappointment, "With your intelligence, you're probably doomed anyway."

After saying that, Cheng Che felt a little guilty and raised his right hand to point to the upper right corner of the screen.

"Come on, viewers, use your lucky hands to unfollow our number one fan!"

The comments section erupted in laughter.

[I'm dying of laughter. So, what I'm saying is, don't be a simp. Simps, simps, in the end they'll have nothing.]

[Your brother Che's comedic timing is still impeccable, he speaks off the cuff without showing any signs of creative blocks!]

Since it's His Majesty the Emperor of the Chinese website who has given this order, I have no choice but to unfollow!

……

At this very moment, the headquarters of the Chinese website is only a dozen kilometers away from Cheng Chexin's new home.

New Media Studio.

The young Gen Z operations manager looked at his account's backend and saw the number of followers steadily dropping. On the verge of tears, he turned to look at his editor-in-chief, Sama, behind him.

"No, editor-in-chief, this..."

That's ridiculous! I've never heard of a streamer asking fans to unfollow the top spender!

Grandpa Zero is as unpredictable as ever.

But let me ask you, am I even a human being in this operations role?

Am I even human?!

"It's alright." Bai Ye said calmly, "The fans may have dropped, but they'll probably come back later."

"Take this opportunity to edit a few videos that play the victim, and label them with the 'Zero' tag."

The operations guy's eyes lit up immediately.

Sode sna!

These days, videos that play the victim are all the rage! They're a sure way to attract a huge wave of new followers!

As expected of the editor-in-chief, how far have your eyes seen?

……

"Thank you all for your great support!" Cheng Che was very satisfied with his ability to draw audiences.

"Come on, Xiao Tang, go to the live stream and send out a lucky bag." He turned around and instructed, "365 cups of mango pomelo sago. Just follow to participate, and if you win, DM the assistant."

"Okay." Xiao Tang said, and went over to start operating it.

Just then, dazzling special effects exploded on the screen once again.

User "小田大王" donated 5 Music Notes No. 1, becoming the new number one on the leaderboard.

Cheng Che beamed instantly: "Oh my, thank you so much for the gift from the best Xiao Tian in the world!"

"I can't accept this. You've spent so much money again. I'll treat you to a big meal when you get back to Shanghai!"

[The top spot has changed hands; welcome King Oda to the throne!]

【No, Che-ge, can you make this differential treatment any more obvious? Are you blatantly showing favoritism here?】

[Their tone is completely different! Just now, they were talking to the Chinese website like they were scolding their grandson, but now they're talking to Xiaotian like they're coaxing their mother!]

Tian Xiwei seemed to have some free time now, and after giving out the gift, she posted a comment:

"Then I want to eat the most expensive one!"

"No problem!" Despite the rapid scrolling of comments, Cheng Che still saw her comment at a glance and readily agreed.

On the Chinese website, perhaps a little unconvinced, someone also posted a comment:

"Excuse me, can other people come along too? (pokes finger)"

Cheng Che ignored him and put his hands back on the keyboard.

Chinese website is not willing to accept this:

"Hello? Zero-gege, have you seen me?"

Cheng Che still ignored it, and the word count in the lower right corner of the screen started to jump.

Amidst countless barrages of mentions and relentless mockery, the Chinese website seemed to lose its temper.

The screen explodes with another special effect—Note Number One x2.

Chinese website returns to number one.

Cheng Che noticed this time.

"Tsk." Cheng Che frowned, his tone full of disdain. "Aren't you trying to rebel?"

"You keep asking for screen time, and you've even pushed Oda down to second place on the list. Aren't you annoyed?"

No, what abilities do you have?

How dare you try to steal the top spot from my wife?

You don't deserve it!

"Xiao Tang should mute him and then kick him out," Cheng Che instructed.

"Okay, Brother Che."

Upon hearing Cheng Che's words, Tang, the professional assistant, did not hesitate at all. She immediately banned the official Chinese website account for a year and kicked him out of the live broadcast room.

So Oda-sama became number one again.

Cheng Che smiled with satisfaction.

……

"You have been banned. There are 364 days, 23 hours, and 59 minutes left until your ban is lifted..."

"You have been kicked out of the live stream."

Inside the Chinese website office, the operations staff member looked back at the editor-in-chief with a blank expression.

Editor-in-Chief Sama... Is this step also in your plan?

Bai Ye's eyelids twitched, feeling that something seemed to be slightly wrong.

She couldn't help but wonder, for the child, which is more important, the website or the girl?

Driven by some intuition, she didn't press for answers, but instead pulled herself out of her thoughts and said calmly:

"That's great, it gives us another video to edit."

Seeing Bai Ye's calm demeanor, the operations guy was filled with respect.