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

"……ha?"

Hearing Xia Ziyi's words, the assistant suddenly smiled.

"Sister Xia, what did you just say? Say it again."

"Fine, I'll talk!" Xia Ziyi retorted, her neck stiff. "I'm not going back with you!"

"Next sentence."

"Why do I need your consent...?"

"Down again."

"When you meet me, you... you're the subordinate..." Xia Ziyi's voice trailed off, sounding as if she lacked confidence.

But she still looked stubborn.

"Clap clap clap—" The assistant clapped for her. "What you said makes a lot of sense. When I'm with you, I'm the subordinate."

"?!" Xia Ziyi looked surprised and delighted.

This trick works really well?

"I'm calling your agent now. I hope you can be just as assertive when she arrives." The assistant finished speaking and prepared to pick up her phone.

"Hey, no, no, no!" Xia Ziyi immediately backed down, unable to muster any more strength. "Fine, I'll go with you, okay?"

The assistant sneered, put away her phone, grabbed Xia Ziyi's arm, and dragged her outside.

As Xia Ziyi walked out, she kept turning back to look:

"I haven't gotten the answer I want yet."

"I will definitely come back—"

Her voice faded into the distance until it was finally swallowed up by the crowd outside.

Cheng Che and Tian Xiwei exchanged a glance, and both of them couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Xia Ziyi, the brave woman, has left us, but we have every reason to believe that her spirit of not fearing "power" will live on forever...

……

The lunch break passed quickly, and the crew resumed work in the afternoon.

Tian Xiwei returned to the film set and got back into acting mode.

Cheng Che stayed not far away, in a place that was inconspicuous and wouldn't interfere with the crew's work.

Xiaotang very thoughtfully moved a folding chair for him and then kindly gave him a cup of hot coffee.

This made Cheng Che sit on the set like a king—

Those with star power were busy filming, while those without star power couldn't figure out Cheng Che's personality and didn't dare to disturb him easily. In a way, Cheng Che got a taste of the joys of being a capitalist.

Looking at Tian Xiwei, who was sparkling in the sunlight, Cheng Che felt very gratified.

He nodded with a profound expression, took a sip of his coffee, and then almost lost control of his facial expression because of the bitterness.

He turned to look at Xiao Tang behind him and found that she was keeping her mouth down in a serious manner.

Your damn salary is gone!!

Xiao Tang whistled and turned her head away.

That afternoon, Cheng Che sat in the corner, his expression serene.

On set, many people would glance at him from time to time. Whether they were extras or production crew, they would pretend to look at him casually as they passed by.

It seems like everyone is quite interested in him.

"Brother Che, you've successfully become a living tourist attraction." — Assistant Tang commented.

Cheng Che remained silent, only staring intently at his little Tian.

……

As evening approached, the film crew seemed to be wrapping up work soon.

Cheng Che had been sitting all afternoon. He stood up to stretch his body, and Xiao Tang tiptoed over to him.

"Brother Che, news of your visit to the set has already been leaked online," Xiao Tang said in a low voice.

"Oh? Let me see."

Cheng Che wasn't surprised—it would be abnormal if someone didn't expose him for coming to visit the set so openly!

Xiao Tang held her phone up to Cheng Che.

The screen displays a post from a whistleblower, without any accompanying images, only seven or eight lines of text with a very clear focus:

"Absolutely first-hand information: A male celebrity surnamed C visited the set of a female celebrity surnamed T today, bringing milk tea and fruit for the entire crew."

The male star surnamed C has been on set for almost a day now, both in the morning and the afternoon, and he's been staring at the female star surnamed T almost the entire time with incredibly tender eyes.

Those who know, know. I won't say more, it's too sweet for my teeth.

The comment section below has already become lively.

"The abbreviation '666' sounds like CT? Are they here to play CS?"

"Blogger, can you be a little bolder? Who is the male celebrity with the surname C and the female celebrity with the surname T? Just tell us directly, we won't mind."

"Comrades, I just typed the letters 'c' and 't' on the keyboard, and guess what came up?"

"'CT'...'Cheng Tian'? 666 Just yesterday, Che-ge said he had to go out for a few days. Xiao Tian has been filming recently. It's terrifying to think about, even just thinking about it casually!"

"I'm not saying this, but some people are really going too far. Isn't it enough to just show up on TV? They have to go to someone's film set to make their presence known, even sending milk tea and fruit to the whole crew. Are they afraid people won't know who they are?"

"Report! The person upstairs has been identified as a toxic fan of Oda, and has followed 'Scholar Wenyuan'!"

"Damn it! What you did was absolutely brilliant! How can the world have such a genius like you! Keep it up!"

"This must have been sent out by one of the extras or staff members on set," Xiao Tang analyzed.

This kind of thing is quite common. Although film crews usually sign confidentiality agreements, there is no such thing as a completely airtight secret.

"Actually, based solely on this Weibo post, netizens couldn't be completely certain," Xiao Tang continued. "But we lingered outside the film studio for too long this morning, and sure enough, we were photographed..."

After she finished speaking, she swiped her phone and scrolled to another Weibo post, which featured a photo of Cheng Che and Sister Zhang arguing on the street that morning.

Of course, it should be added that only Cheng Che is in the photo, and Zhang Jie, the "useless person," has been cropped out.

Although Cheng Che is wearing a hat and mask in the photo, once the setting shifts to the internet, the hat and mask in this photo primarily serve the function of a Maginot Line—almost no real purpose.

"It's not a big problem," Cheng Che said calmly.

His relationship with Tian Xiwei has long been unclear in the eyes of netizens, and he never tried to hide his visit to the set.

After all, we had discussed this with Tian Xiwei beforehand—to appear together in public more often, gradually increasing the public's threshold for reaction, so as to better pave the way for the official announcement later.

"Huh?" He seemed to suddenly realize something. "Is this trending?"

"Not yet, but it should be soon."

Cheng Che nodded, said nothing more, and turned his gaze back to the film set.

Tian Xiwei had just finished filming a take and was standing next to the director watching the playback.

The setting sun shone on her, making her light blue theatrical costume appear fuzzy.

At this moment, Tian Xiwei also looked up and saw Cheng Che looking at her, so she blinked quickly.

Cheng Che blinked as well.