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

After Xue Zhiqian left, the others all sighed.

It's a bit of a shame, but I can understand.

After all, Xue Zhiqian is indeed the most authoritative among them when it comes to sad love songs.

Because there were four other decent songs waiting, the others didn't linger and gradually left.

Xu Man was the only one who didn't leave and stayed, seemingly wanting to try again.

Cheng Che didn't really want to be with her—not because he had any issues with her, but because he didn't want to get beaten up by Xiao Tian.

Moreover, Xu Man debuted as a trainee and has always followed the style of a girl group member who can sing and dance.

This style, while not necessarily related to "Lying," is completely unrelated.

So no matter what Xu Man said, Cheng Che always wore a polite but distant smile, subtly yet firmly expressing his opinion that it was "unsuitable".

No matter how unwilling Xu Man was, she had no choice but to leave in the end.

Cheng Che breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that his life was probably saved.

……

An hour later, the song selection process was finalized.

One point to add here is that there is a "light-up" step in the song selection process. The purpose of this step is quite simple to explain—

Each singer has one chance to "light up" a song. Once the "light up" is successful, even if the songwriter doesn't choose you, you can directly take over the right to perform the song and form a dual stage with the selected singer.

The lights are activated on a first-come, first-served basis; activating them late is equivalent to not activating them at all.

"Lying" unsurprisingly became the song that received the most "lights up" (a Chinese internet slang term for being pressed on the buzzer), and Zhou Sheng was the one who finally got the chance.

This also means that the song "Lying" will be performed in two versions by Xue Zhiqian and Zhou Sheng respectively.

The other four songs have also found their own homes.

As for Cheng Che himself, he chose to follow the wishes of the production team and did not try to get songs from the other four songwriters, but instead decided to sing an extra new song.

As for what to sing... I can only say that I have too many songs in my repertoire and haven't decided which one to choose yet.

With this, the recording of the first half of the first episode of the second season of "The Voice of Creation" has officially ended.

The second half, the singing segment, will take place about a month later.

This period in between is reserved for each singer to adapt songs, rehearse for the stage, and handle various other matters and announcements.

When the show ended, apart from Henry Lau, whom they already knew, the other seven singers all came over to add Cheng Che's contact information.

Cheng Che accepted them one by one without hesitation.

Then, it was time to go back to the hotel.

……

Back at the hotel, Cheng Che collapsed onto the bed, and before he could even catch his breath, he took out his phone to check the screen.

Well, as expected, the truth came out.

"You and Ms. Xu Man seem to have a good relationship? She even publicly expressed her liking for you on a TV show!"

"A young and beautiful female fan, who's also a colleague—I wonder what Mr. Cheng Che thinks about that?"

"'Having had a few good relationships'—how many exactly? I wonder if the esteemed singer would be willing to tell me?"

"Of these people, who is the one you find particularly unforgettable, someone you still think about to this day, and someone you even wrote a song about?"

Cheng Che looked up at the ceiling and felt that he could vividly picture Tian Xiwei's sweet smile.

And those cold eyes.

I won't trade! There's a murderous intent behind it!

My life is over!

Cheng Che hesitated for a moment, but ultimately initiated a video call.

The other side answered almost instantly.

Cheng Che immediately breathed a sigh of relief—the fact that he was still willing to answer the phone meant he wasn't really angry.

He knew that his Xiaotian was the most sensible person, how could she possibly get angry over something like this?

The screen lit up, and Tian Xiwei was sitting on the edge of the bed with a face mask on, revealing only her dark, moist eyes and pink lips.

Upon seeing Cheng Che's face, she couldn't help but smile for a moment, then immediately suppressed her anger, pouting and pretending to be still angry.

"Oh my god! Isn't this our great singer and Casanova? Aren't you busy? How come you have time to call someone?"

"Wrong, wrong," Cheng Che corrected. "He's a newcomer who hasn't debuted yet, plus a naive little boy who has only been in love once in his history."

"For someone like me, finding you is the most important thing right now."

Tian Xiwei snorted: "You'd better be!"

"If you dare to lie, you're finished!" she threatened fiercely.

"That's great." Cheng Che breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hmm?" Tian Xiwei narrowed her eyes.

"Because I'm just telling the truth, there's no need to worry about such things at all," Cheng Che explained immediately.

"That's more like it."

As Tian Xiwei spoke, she peeled off the face mask, revealing her smooth and radiant face, and a satisfied smile appeared on her lips.

"What are your plans for the future?" she asked.

"Nothing particularly special seems to have happened in the past month," Cheng Che thought for a moment.

First of all, Lao Wang has already made it clear that the last stop of "Random Notes" will not be filmed this month, and it is unknown when it will be filmed.

As for "The Voice of Creation", the singing segment will have to wait for almost another month. During this period, we can only rehearse for a few days at most, so there is still plenty of time.

"I plan to go home tomorrow," Cheng Che said. "Then I'll stay home every day and write, pushing forward the progress of Long San, and try to finish it within this year."

November is almost here, and there are only about sixty days left in 2026. Long San is about 600,000 to 700,000 words away from completion.

Cheng Che plans to maintain an average writing rate of about 10,000 words per day for the next two months, and strive to finish the story before New Year's Day... oh no, I should say on New Year's Day night!

Hmm... without a doubt, this is absolutely a fantastic idea!

"...What happy thing have you thought of this time?" Tian Xiwei keenly caught the curve of his lips and immediately sent a question.

Considering Cheng Che's previous statement, she seriously suspected that this guy was thinking about which character in Dragon 3 he would kill off, and then wait to see the readers collectively break down.

"I can't wait to go home and start working." Cheng Che didn't answer, but Cheng Che also answered.

My desire to work has reached its peak at this moment!

"I knew it." Tian Xiwei slapped her forehead.

Cheng Che wanted to say something more, but suddenly noticed a message notification pop up on his phone screen.

Xu Man sent him a message.

"What's wrong?" Tian Xiwei asked immediately when she saw Cheng Che looking dazed.

"That girl named Xu Man messaged me," Cheng Che said without hiding anything.

Although Xu Man sending him a message was strictly speaking a private matter, he shouldn't easily tell others.

But then again, Tian Xiwei is one of our own.

"Um?"

Tian Xiwei narrowed her eyes instantly, her alertness fully activated, like a kitten that had just noticed someone trying to steal her dried fish.