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

late at night.

Cheng Che and Tian Xiwei fell into a peaceful sleep in their respective rooms.

But at the same time, many people are unable to fall into a peaceful sleep.

For example, right now, in the bedroom of a rented room more than a thousand kilometers away from Cheng Che's home, a man is unable to sleep all night—

Lin Wenyuan, pen name and online ID "Wenyuan Scholar", is a literary "expert" who is not very famous and not particularly professional, but who spends a lot of time on the Internet.

Lin Wenyuan is 36 years old this year. He was a graduate of a regular Chinese literature department. He has written poetry and published several books.

Everything was fine except that not many people paid attention to his writing.

Originally a "literati," he still possessed the integrity of a scholar, and although few people paid attention to his writings, he did not care too much.

As the saying goes, good wine needs no bush, and gold will always shine.

Therefore, he firmly believes that quality books will eventually be discovered and shine brightly.

His belief is actually not unreasonable at all.

The only problem is... he correctly assessed the value of "gold," but misjudged the value of his own work.

So it's a pity that after more than a decade in the industry, he still hasn't become a well-known writer.

Later, by chance, his career took a turn—from "writer" to "expert".

Instead of writing books yourself, you should stop criticizing other people's books.

Upon entering this field, he found himself seemingly in his comfort zone, as it was clear that his talent for "giving advice" far surpassed his ability to "write eloquently."

His first Weibo post was a critique of a literary giant in China, praising his painstaking work, which he had produced after three years of seclusion.

At the time, due to the prestige of that literary giant, the new book received widespread praise within the literary circle upon its publication.

Only he pointed out the book's many shortcomings with righteous indignation, denouncing the other party for "losing his talent and failing to maintain his integrity in his later years."

He was initially bombarded with criticism.

It's hard to tell whether they were genuinely skilled or simply confused.

As time went on, the literary giant's new book underwent a stunning reversal in reputation in China—time proved that the new work was indeed worthy of acclaim, and also proved Lin Wenyuan's "professionalism".

After that, he became famous overnight, gaining a huge influx of traffic and the adoration of netizens, thus establishing himself in the "criticism circle".

In the years that followed, he dedicated himself to promoting the art of "literary criticism".

Wherever a new book is released, there you'll find his reviews.

He has commented on literary giants, laughed at authors from other fields, and criticized new writers...

In short, no matter who it is, even if it's just a dog passing by that wanders into the literary circle's territory and gets spotted by him, he'll still go up and give it a big pat on the back.

Initially, because his comments did contain some valuable insights, many people praised him, thinking he had unique perspectives and was outspoken.

But as time went on and he posted too many criticisms, his traffic inevitably dropped. In order to maintain his traffic, his mentality gradually changed.

From initially being relatively objective, to later starting to subtly insert personal agendas, and finally to completely abandoning all moral boundaries, mindlessly riding the coattails of various celebrities to profit from negative publicity.

Recently, the name "Zero" has suddenly appeared, causing a huge uproar in the online literature circle.

After he investigated carefully, he discovered something interesting. He was shocked when he saw it.

This kid is just like a male protagonist in an online novel. He became a black gold writer in the online novel circle just one year after graduating from university, breaking all kinds of online novel records, and his net worth is in the hundreds of thousands.

What's even more outrageous is that this person actually took advantage of a month-long hiatus to participate in a variety show in the entertainment industry, wrote some songs, did some work, and inexplicably became a sensation.

Is this even human?

Lin Wenyuan simply didn't believe that someone so young could be so capable. He was convinced that the other person's talent and sudden fame were all orchestrated by capital, and that only ignorant and uncultured netizens would believe it.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt his blood boiling for the first time in a long time—he was determined to expose this person's evil true face and restore a bright and clear world to the Internet.

He can also take advantage of the massive online traffic and make a fortune.

So he came, and in the past few months, he posted seven or eight critical Weibo posts targeting Zero, or rather, Cheng Che.

Some criticized him for using any means to gain traffic, some criticized him for pretending to be cultured when he was uncultured, and others criticized him for being arrogant and disrespectful towards traditional literature.

Lin Wenyuan originally thought that since the other party was so young, and had so easily reached a position that many people could not achieve even in their entire lives, he must be arrogant and domineering.

If I mock him directly, he'll definitely want to fight me online for ages!

Then, relying on his literary skills, he easily defeated him, thus winning the battle.

He never imagined, even in his death, that Cheng Che would never acknowledge him.

Only his group of uncultured readers commented "Ah, right, right, right" under his Weibo posts every day.

Lin Wenyuan was very anxious—there was such a big fish right in front of you, and you tried every possible way to catch it, but it just wouldn't bite. What should you do?

There's no other way, just keep gluing it on.

Being bombarded with "Oh yeah, yeah, yeah" at least boosts page views and comments, which is better than nothing.

Because Cheng Che has been live-streaming his writing lately and asking readers to "send rice" to him, he has found another point to criticize.

So he started editing his Weibo post again, preparing for another round of accusations...

As I was editing, my phone suddenly rang.

Who would call me so late at night... Lin Wenyuan was a little confused.

...Could it be that someone's fan opened an account for me?

He looked down and saw that it was an unfamiliar number, which made him even more certain that his first guess was correct.

But just in case, he decided to answer the phone.

"Hello, is this Mr. Lin Wenyuan?"

Upon hearing this polite voice, Lin Wenyuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Great, my household registration is safe.

But using honorifics...?

Could it be that a publishing house has taken a liking to his work and is preparing to print and publish it in large quantities?

"Yes, I am. May I ask who you are...?" He replied respectfully.

"Hello Mr. Lin, this is Tianchi Entertainment."

Tianchi Entertainment? What the hell is that?

Although puzzled, Lin Wenyuan did not interrupt the other party.

"That's right. We have seen your criticisms of Cheng Che's various misconducts in recent months, and we strongly agree with them."

"……so what?"

Lin Wenyuan vaguely sensed that a turning point was about to arrive.

"Therefore, we hope to reach a small cooperation agreement with you on this matter..."