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

At noon, Cheng Che retrieved the takeout that had just arrived and sat down at his computer desk.

As expected, he was bombarded with messages from his editors again because he had recently announced a hiatus from updating the chapter.

Deadly Blade: Master Zero, I'm begging you, please delete this chapter!

Deadly Blade: With such high popularity right now, wouldn't it be better to strike while the iron is hot and add Long San to the mix?

Deadly Blade: Even just changing the title and synopsis would be fine!

Looking at this information, Cheng Che scratched his ear.

Deleting individual chapters is out of the question, but taking a break is definitely necessary.

But with such high popularity, it would be a real shame to do nothing... Cheng Che completely understands the thoughts of the website and editors.

He thought for a moment, then tapped his fingers on the keyboard.

Cheng Che: Forget about Long San. He's already written over five million words in a year. Even the donkey from the production team should take a break now.

Cheng Che: However, let me rest for a few days first, and then I will update a prequel.

The message was sent and the other party replied instantly.

Deadly Blade: Is it really going to be updated, Master Zero?

Deadly Blade: What is it called? What is its content? Approximately how many words are there?

Cheng Che: Wings of Mourning, the main storyline is set more than a hundred years ago, probably around 40,000 to 50,000 words.

Wings of Mourning is a prequel to Ryuuichi and Ryuuichi. Although it is only a few tens of thousands of words long, its plot, character descriptions, and even writing style are in no way inferior to Ryuuichi, Ryuuichi and Ryuuichi, or even Ryuuichi and Ryuuichi.

Cheng Che hadn't had time to upload it before, but now that Ryu 2 has finished airing and is trending on social media, it's just in time.

After briefly answering a few questions from the editor, who was finally satisfied, the editor stopped bombarding Cheng Che with information.

The world is quiet now.

Cheng Che reopened the Weibo page, intending to browse further and find some electronic pickled vegetables to eat with his rice.

However, the trending topic about Ryuji has been pushed down from the top ten by a new event.

Cheng Che wasn't disappointed. After all, Weibo's trending topics are updated in real time, and it's the entertainment industry's territory. It's already quite remarkable that Teacher Da Ye could stay in the top ten for a whole morning.

Let's meet again after Dragon Ball 3 is finished!

The two newly trending topics both come from the entertainment industry, one of which is:

#Wandering Diary Season 4 Seeking Non-Celebrity Guests#

Wandering Diary... Cheng Che was no stranger to these four words.

It's not just because Teacher Daye pushed one of its related posts out of the top ten trending searches this morning, but also because "Wandering Diary" itself is a very popular reality show in China in recent years.

Although Cheng Che hadn't watched the entire show, he had seen many clips online and was somewhat familiar with some of the popular memes.

The show's most well-known label is undoubtedly "Heartbeat Diary".

This is because, as a slow-paced travel variety show, the first three seasons of the program each led to the birth of a real couple.

In the entertainment industry, this is absolutely a miracle in a sense.

"Looking for amateur guests..." Cheng Che stroked his chin.

"It's definitely some kind of marketing tactic," he commented.

As we all know, the entertainment industry is a melting pot, where it's hard to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

The "ordinary people as guests" thing is probably just a gimmick; most of the people who will appear on the show are newcomers that an entertainment company plans to promote.

Once on a show, they "casually" showcase some talent, then buy trending topics to help the other person debut—a classic entertainment industry trope.

……

After scrolling through the trending topics for a while, my phone screen suddenly lit up on my desktop.

Cheng Che picked up his phone and saw a new message from his contact, "Ms. Lin," his biological mother.

Ms. Lin: [Click to jump to the registration page]

Ms. Lin: Cheng Che, fill out this form in five minutes!

Fill out a form? Cheng Che was taken aback.

Cheng Che: Mom, what's this?

Ms. Lin: The application form for the variety show "Wandering Diary" has gone viral. They want to select an ordinary person as a guest, and it's even trending on social media. I've heard several friends say they've applied for their children.

Ms. Lin: I just registered you. Now fill out the form.

"...?" Cheng Che was taken aback.

I was just saying that the show was doing marketing, how come the mother of the show is coming to me now?

And signing up for a variety show... me?

His first instinct was to refuse.

Cheng Che: Mom, how could a variety show really invite ordinary people? Why are you getting involved?

Ms. Lin replied very quickly.

Ms. Lin: Stop talking nonsense. Just fill it out when I tell you to. It's not like you're losing anything.

Ms. Lin: Besides, when you applied to the music academy, wasn't it because you wanted to enter the entertainment industry? You're good in every way, so maybe someone will take notice of you?

Cheng Che: ...Okay.

As you know, the hierarchy in the dragon world is very strict. In front of the great first generation, the weak hybrids can't even stand up.

Similarly, Cheng Che's family had a very strict hierarchy. In front of the great Mrs. Lin, the weak Cheng Che didn't even have the right to talk back.

Let's just fill it in, since we won't be selected anyway. Consider it a way to make her happy.

With this in mind, Cheng Che clicked on the registration link.

The page was designed very professionally, with all sorts of precautions, disclaimers, and confidentiality agreements included, so it didn't look like a scam.

The information required includes basic details such as name, age, contact information, education, and occupation.

But besides these, there are some options that are both laughable and frustrating: [Appearance Rating], [Daily Hairstyle], [Does the user have abs/six-pack abs]...

"Is this a selection of guests or a selection of concubines...?" Cheng Che thought to himself, quickly filled out the form, and sent it to Ms. Lin.

……

Meanwhile, Ms. Lin received a message from her son and clicked on the link:

Name: Cheng Che

Age: 23

……

Education Level: Bachelor's Degree

Occupation: Online novel author

……

[Appearance rating: Pretty handsome]

……

[Special skill: Does telling dirty jokes count?]

After browsing through the entire document, Ms. Lin was very dissatisfied.

"This brat just tries to get by; how could he possibly be chosen like that..."

Sigh, she really has a lot to worry about as a mother.

So Ms. Lin began revising the form—

Name: Cheng Che

Age: 23

……

[Education: Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Bachelor's degree in Composition and Compositional Techniques, Outstanding Graduate]

[Occupation: Black Gold Writer on Qidian Chinese Network, pen name "Zero" (representative work "Dragon Raja" reached the top ten trending searches)]

……

[Appearance rating: 100 points, no less attractive than some male celebrities, you can verify this]

(A photo is attached below. The boy in the photo is handsome, bathed in sunlight, with a faint smile on his lips.)

Special skills: Proficient in piano, guitar, erhu...

A few minutes later, Ms. Lin finished making the revisions and nodded in satisfaction as she looked at the newly renovated registration form.

That's more like it!

My son is talented, good-looking, and has even made it into the top ten trending searches!

I don't believe your production team can resist being tempted!

……

……

After sending the registration form to Ms. Lin, Cheng Che tossed his phone onto the bed and let out a long sigh.

The story of the Dragon Clan has come to an end, the editor's bombardment has temporarily stopped, and Ms. Lin has not sent any more messages.

The room suddenly fell silent, with only the hum of the main unit fan and the air conditioner. A sense of emptiness spread through Cheng Che's heart.

He stared blankly for a while, then inexplicably remembered filling out the registration form, and felt a sudden flutter in his heart.

In fact, Ms. Lin is right. As an outstanding graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, the original owner naturally had a dream of entering the entertainment industry.

It's a real shame that he died shortly after graduating from a breakout while working on his creative work all night; his dream withered before it could even blossom.

At that time, because he had just transmigrated, he chose to copy online novels in order to earn money to pay the rent as soon as possible, and he copied them for a year, so much so that he completely ignored this matter.

"How about we try to help him fulfill his dream sometime?"

Perhaps influenced by the original owner of the body, this thought involuntarily popped into Cheng Che's mind.

His gaze drifted to the corner of the bedroom wall—a guitar case stood there quietly, covered in so much dust it could almost be used to create a sand painting.

Cheng Che got up and walked over, opened the guitar bag, and took out the wooden guitar that the original owner used during his student days.

Because it hadn't been used for so long, the strings were inevitably out of tune, but this was no problem for Cheng Che—as an outstanding graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, he was not only proficient in various musical instruments but also possessed perfect pitch.

If it's just simple tuning, he doesn't need to use any auxiliary tools.

After tuning the instrument, Cheng Che casually plucked the strings and began playing the prelude to "Sunny Day".

Afternoon sunlight streamed through the gaps in the blinds, and bright, melodious strings filled the room.

Cheng Che hummed along for a couple of lines, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.

"Playing a max-level character feels pretty awesome..."

"In that case, fulfilling this dream might not be out of the question..."