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

It was 10 p.m. in room number 6 of the villa.

Cheng Che closed the door, casually tossed his phone and key card onto the bed, rummaged through his suitcase for a change of clothes, and went into the bathroom.

After taking a quick shower and changing into clean clothes, he took his laptop, pushed open the glass door, and went out onto the balcony.

The bright moonlight spread up and covered the entire balcony, and the night breeze was gentle, with a slightly salty taste.

The sea breathes in the distance, its waves lazily and endlessly crashing, one wave after another.

Cheng Che sat down on the rattan chair on the balcony and opened his laptop.

As soon as I opened the social media app, my computer beeped.

A series of messages from Ms. Lin—

Ms. Lin: Son!

Ms. Lin: Mom has been watching the live stream of your variety show since this afternoon!

Ms. Lin: That Xiao Tian, ​​isn't she a nice person? She's pretty and has a good personality. I think she treated you very well!

Ms. Lin: Also, wasn't it very prescient of your mother to have you learn to cook? Otherwise, let's see how you manage to get away with it during tonight's cooking segment!

Ms. Lin: By the way, what's with that Shen guy? He said he was your college classmate, why didn't you react at all? What were you doing for the past four years of college?

Ms. Lin: Never mind, I'm not talking to you anymore. Your second aunt just tagged me in the family group chat. I'll go check it out first!

Cheng Che twitched the corner of his mouth, replied to each message one by one, and then exited the chat window with her.

The editor "Deadly Blade" also sent him several messages, which were nothing more than asking him to make sure that "Wings of Mourning" was updated.

Cheng Che casually replied, then opened the Chinese website's backend and clicked on the chapter he had published that afternoon.

Although it had only been five or six hours since it was published, the number of comments received in the background had already turned into a bright red "999+".

The most commented-upon comment was undoubtedly the one about "collecting 1 comments and updating the Ryuuji prequel within three days".

The comments below were varied, but every single one of them was remarkably consistent, including the number "1".

"11111, are you really going to update, Zero Master? As long as you update, I'll do anything!"

"111 Zero Master, please give me just one more chapter, I can't take it anymore, please, brother, I feel like ants are crawling all over my body, I promise I'll never touch it again, please, brother, really, just this once!"

"You just said you were going to stop updating a few days ago, and today you're saying you're going to start updating again. Aren't you just messing with me?! But I'm willing to be messed with by you 11111".

"666 I have never seen such a groveling and despicable comment section. Where is the backbone of this bunch of scoundrels?! 111111"

"You're pretty arrogant, aren't you? You just trended on Weibo a few days ago when Dragon 2 ended, and now you're trending again for posting a single chapter. You've been quite flamboyant lately, haven't you? 1111."

Ugh?

Cheng Che was stunned when he saw the last comment.

Is it trending again?

He really hadn't expected that.

He exited the author's backstage and opened Weibo.

Before I even checked the trending topics list, I found that I had received 99+ notifications in my inbox.

This startled him—could it be that his Weibo account had been compromised? Had his readers come after him?

Fortunately, it turned out to be a false alarm.

It was the comment he left under the Weibo post about his travel diary that went viral that morning, receiving tens of thousands of likes.

There were quite a few replies below:

"Hahahaha, the poster is a genius!"

"What the hell is this about hiring five celebrities as gaming companions... You know what, it actually makes sense."

"These five celebrities have really gotten better; they can even be my casual companions."

Thankfully, as long as I wasn't eliminated, everything will be fine... Cheng Che thought to himself as he opened the trending topics list.

He was quite surprised when he saw it.

Currently, six of the top ten trending topics on Weibo are related to "Wandering Diary".

What?! #WanderingDiary Season 4 premieres#, #TianXiwei's amazing cuteness#, #YanLei's tripe sashimi#...

However, what truly shocked him was not these things—"Wandering Diary" was already a popular variety show, so it's understandable that it had high popularity right after its premiere.

To his shock, two out of the top ten trending topics were related to him!

One of the trending topics was #ZeroMangoPomeloSago#, which ranked tenth on the hot search list.

Cheng Che clicked on this trending topic.

The incident began when an entertainment account compiled a long image detailing the entire process of how the Chinese website headquarters received a large number of mango pomelo sago takeout orders this afternoon.

The caption read: "What a rebellious author! What a rebellious reader!"

The comments section under this post was a complete mess:

[This is hilarious! I stopped updating because of a mango allergy, and then I got sent mango pomelo sago. Like author, like reader!]

To be fair, the way this author and website handled the situation is really endearing. Giving the extra drinks to sanitation workers and traffic police officers shows a great sense of responsibility.

I live nearby. When I got off work this afternoon, I saw several sanitation workers happily holding cups of milk tea. I was wondering about it at the time, and now I know what it was all about.

[I'm just a casual observer, I don't watch "Dragon Raja," but just for this kind of positive energy, I sent them a drink.]

[+1, just adding to the chaos, don't let it go to waste.]

[By the way, if you're interested, you can also check out "Dragon Raja"! It's an exciting and action-packed novel where the protagonist is the only "S"-rank powerhouse upon entering the school, and his "pretending to be weak while actually being strong" trope is incredibly thrilling!]

Cheng Che looked at the comments section and scratched his head.

I have a feeling things are taking an even more outrageous turn...

But it's not a big problem, it's not a bad thing. I'm just a lousy online writer, let the editor-in-chief worry about these things!

He exited that one post and then clicked on the second trending topic.

#Wandering Diary: Amateur from Demon Ball# is currently ranked ninth on the trending searches.

This trending topic originated from viewers of the "Wandering Diary" live stream.

The incident started when someone posted a clip of his live stream on Weibo, including all the "famous moments" he created from the start of the stream in the afternoon until it ended in the evening.

This includes, but is not limited to, live-streaming himself sleeping, deliberately setting traps for his staff, buying green beans in front of Yan Lei, and so on.

The video was edited to a very high standard, with various bullet comments and voiceovers that made it particularly funny, and the number of views has already exceeded seven figures.

The caption below the video reads: "The 'Demon Orb' from 'Wandering Diary' has arrived!"

The comment section below was equally lively:

[Following the live stream the whole time, this ordinary person really seems to have no creative blocks; almost every word they utter is for entertainment!]

[I never expected 666 to buy green beans in front of Teacher Yan; this kid is really bold!]

[Not only are they bold, but they're also quick-witted. That part about "the country teaching us from a young age to help each other" really cracked me up; the cameraman's panic was palpable.]

[With a brain like that, why bother writing sweet romance novels? Writing comedy would definitely make you a viral sensation!]

Does anyone know his pen name? I'd like to read it.

[I don't know, this person is very tight-lipped; I asked them several times on the show and they wouldn't say.]