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

It was noon.

Lunchtime.

Cheng Che, an elderly man living alone, sent a video call invitation to his favorite girl, Xiao Tian Da Wang.

"beep--"

"The other party has declined your video call invitation."

"Huh?" Cheng Che was taken aback, thinking that Tian Xiwei had ordered the wrong thing.

So he initiated another video call.

"beep--"

Then I was rejected again.

What does it mean?

He opened the chat window and sent a message.

Cheng Che: Why aren't you answering my calls?

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Oda: Until I can let go of Aso's death, I've decided I'll never call you again!

Oda-sama: The kitten is angry.jpg.

I forgot that my wife also watched "Dragon Raja"... Cheng Che sweats.

Damn it, this is only the beginning of Long San's tragedy.

When that person's fate is revealed, Oda will have to break off all ties with me right now...

Forget it, I'll just live one day at a time. Let's focus on easing things up first.

Cheng Che: No, Your Majesty! I know I was wrong. Please forgive my overstepping of my bounds this time!

Cheng Che: In the days when I can't see you, I can't eat or drink, I feel weak in my hands and feet, I have brain paralysis and heart attack, and I don't think I'll live to see the next second.

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……

"It's strange," Sister Zhang said, clicking her tongue in surprise after reading Tian Xiwei and Cheng Che's conversation. "Why does he seem to treat you so differently from how he treats others?"

Everyone on the internet knows what kind of persona Cheng Che is.

A person who enjoys having fun at heart, a sharp-tongued weirdo, and a master of trash talk.

Go look at how Cheng Che treats others, and then look at how he treats Tian Xiwei... He's discriminating against her!

Moreover, this differential treatment doesn't seem to be a recent phenomenon, does it?

"Sis, it's normal for a single person like you not to understand." Tian Xiwei shook her head, her face full of smugness.

"..." Sister Zhang's forehead veins bulged.

They've been provoking me!

"Alright, sis, stop spying on us couples." Tian Xiwei was getting impatient. "I'm going to video chat with him now, I don't want you to see him."

"...Didn't we agree not to call him?" Sister Zhang was speechless.

Why are you going to start fighting again now that I've just finished talking?

You broke your promise!

"It's just a way to get him to act cute with me. You wouldn't understand even if I told you." Tian Xiwei waved her hand, directly seeing the guest out. "You should leave now. Don't stay here staring at other people's boyfriends."

Ugh.

There's really nothing to say to someone like Sister Zhang who doesn't have a boyfriend.

"..."

Sister Zhang left, her back view looking dejected, as if she had suddenly aged twenty years.

Although they weren't young to begin with.

Tian Xiwei happily made a video call to Cheng Che.

……

Cheng Che clicked to connect in a second.

A bright and delicate face immediately appeared on the screen.

"Congratulations, great writer, you're in the top ten trending topics again." Tian Xiwei held her phone up in front of her while she lay on the table.

"After all, someone has been keeping me company while I'm writing, so it's only right that I dedicate this top ten trending topics to her!" Cheng Che said with high emotional intelligence.

Tian Xiwei scoffed, seemingly disdainful, but in reality, she had been easily appeased.

Both of them put their phones on the table and chatted idly while eating.

Midway through, Tian Xiwei opened Weibo, preparing to continue immersing herself in Cheng Che's world and using the readers' lamentations as electronic snacks to accompany her meal.

Hmm... she knows this is a bit unethical.

But it's really good with rice!

Blame Cheng Che! He's the one who led them astray!

"Wow, Weibo is so lively!" She read the comments while relaying the news to Cheng Che in real time.

"How so?" Cheng Che felt he was a qualified straight man.

"I've lost count of all the comments criticizing you," Tian Xiwei said gloatingly. "Let me read you a few."

"You old thief Zero, can't you do anything right? You're a human being, aren't you? You were so innocent, yet you got yourself killed!"

"You scoundrel, I think you're lacking mangoes in your five elements. Go place your order now!"

Cheng Che didn't dare to say a word and silently ate two mouthfuls of rice.

Honey, I feel like you're not just reading the comments, it seems like you're actually expressing some genuine feelings...

"Hey, listen to this comment," Tian Xiwei continued reading, "'On the bright side, in Dragon One and Dragon Two, although the knives are all quite sharp, their numbers aren't many, nor are they densely packed.'"

"'Zero-ye just took a break to gather chapters, and only recently resumed updates. He should be able to relax for a while, at least for half a month or a month without having to worry anymore, right?'"

"Is this true?" Tian Xiwei asked innocently.

Hmm... if we only consider Dragon One and Dragon Two, it seems to be true?

Although both Ryuichi and Ryuuji have swords, their swords are far from being very numerous, especially Ryuuji, who, strictly speaking, only has Xia Mi as his sword.

Then Tian Xiwei saw Cheng Che on the other side of the screen put down his chopsticks and curl up a smile that could only be described as "weird".

Tian Xiwei immediately understood everything.

She began to sincerely mourn for the readers and the people in the story.

……

2 PM, Chinese website headquarters.

Inside the office, Bai Ye was holding his phone, listening to his subordinates report on the distribution progress of the mango pomelo sago dessert.

"Based on past patterns, it's already past 2 PM, the peak time has passed," the voice on the phone reported.

"The ones received this morning have all been properly handled, so there's no need to worry about them being too late and wasting resources."

"in addition……"

"Wait a moment," Bai Ye suddenly called out to the other party.

Because her computer on her desk received a new message notification.

Normally, she will wait until she finishes her phone call before replying to messages.

But Zero's information is clearly not under the jurisdiction of "ordinary" authorities.

Zero: Boss, boss, are you there?

Seeing this unusually familiar rhetoric, Bai Ye looked up at the ceiling, knowing that the child was probably up to something again.

Baiye: To talk about something.

Zero: Well, boss, you know I'm someone who respects readers a lot, so in order to ensure that readers can have the best reading experience...

Zero: I've decided to take a break from updating for a few more days to accumulate manuscripts.

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Bai Ye rubbed his temples, not particularly surprised.

Many naive readers thought that Aso's death meant "the end".

Unfortunately, Bai Ye, who had read the Dragon King's outline, knew that this was just the "beginning".

Baiye: Just don't let it affect the total number of updates.

After sending the message, she picked up her phone again.

"Pass the word down, don't relax yet, we should receive another batch of takeout orders later." Bai Ye's tone was very calm.

"Let's prepare in advance."