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

One morning, at 8:30, Cheng Che finished washing up and went downstairs.

In the living room, the other five guests had already arrived.

Xia Ziyi was drinking water when she saw him come downstairs. Her eyes immediately lit up, as if she had seen something worth looking forward to.

Xu Anan sat next to her, still holding a book, but had stopped turning the pages, her gaze secretly shifting between Cheng Che and Tian Xiwei.

Yan Lei was leaning back on the sofa, bending down to pour hot water into a thermos. When he saw Cheng Che coming downstairs, he stopped, his eyes showing a clear sense of a senior looking at a junior.

Perhaps to avoid Yan Lei, Shen Han sat in the corner this time, still wearing that professional smile, but there was a faint dark circle under his eyes, as if he hadn't slept well last night.

Tian Xiwei sat on the rattan sofa as always, holding her phone in her hand. When she saw Cheng Che, the corners of her mouth curved up.

"Good morning, Cheng Che!" She waved to Cheng Che.

"Good morning, Xiaotian." After saying that, Cheng Che glanced around the living room. "Good morning, everyone. Sorry I got up a little late today."

He was busy finishing his manuscript for "Wings of Mourning" last night and stayed up a little late, which caused him to get up a bit late this morning.

"It's okay, it's okay, I just arrived not long ago either," Xia Ziyi eagerly chimed in. "Cheng Che, you can write songs? They're already in the top ten trending topics!"

"I know a little bit, after all, that's what I studied in college," Cheng Che said, sitting down on another rattan chair next to Tian Xiwei.

"You know a little bit?!" Xia Ziyi unconsciously raised her voice, her eyes widening. "Fireworks Fade Easily is already fifth on the trending topics! This morning, Weibo was full of people talking about you. You're going to be famous!"

"My agent even called me this morning, telling me to spend more time with you so they can get you to sign with our company..." Xia Ziyi blurted out without thinking much.

As she was talking, she suddenly felt that the living room was eerily quiet. Only then did she belatedly realize that she had let something slip. She quickly covered her mouth, her face showing an expression that said, "I didn't say anything."

[Hahahaha, I'm really impressed by Xia Ziyi, you big idiot!]

Xia Jie is a complete liar; she blurts out everything.

[But judging from what Sister Xia said, Cheng Che's song might really be something he wrote himself, and not a script? This person is terrifying—]

[To be honest, if I were an entertainment company, I'd sign Cheng Che too. He's got the looks, the humor, and the talent. Signing him would guarantee his success!]

In the living room, everyone looked at Xia Ziyi's reaction with varying expressions.

Because of the "Fireworks Fade Easily" incident, they all received hints or explicit suggestions from their agency—to build a good relationship with Cheng Che and then try to bring him into their company.

You see, in the eyes of these "insiders," there are no secrets in the industry. With just a little investigation, all the entertainment companies will discover—

Cheng Che had no one to write scripts for him or ghostwrite songs for him to make him famous. He was just a pure amateur that Wang Zheng had selected from thousands of ordinary people.

An ordinary person with looks that rival celebrities, who practically brings entertainment value to any show, who can also compose her own songs, and who seems to have an exceptionally good rapport with the audience...

This is no ordinary person; he is clearly a natural-born entertainment genius, a mobile gold mine waiting to be tapped, a rare find even in the past ten years in the Chinese entertainment industry!

This kid isn't signed to a company or has an agent yet. Once the first three episodes of "Wandering Diary" are recorded, he'll definitely be snapped up by major entertainment companies.

Now that they have such a rare opportunity, why not quickly build a good relationship with his own artists and take this chance to win him over? Or are they just going to watch him "walk into the lion's den" after recording the show?

Are you kidding me!

The business world is like a battlefield, and in the entertainment industry, it's always a matter of striking first!

Cheng Che remained calm after hearing Xia Ziyi's words.

As a graduate of the Magic Voice, he had plenty of exposure to the intricacies of the entertainment industry during his university years. Although he was an ordinary person, he was by no means a complete novice who knew nothing about the entertainment industry.

He figured that entertainment companies should be contacting him around this time.

Sure enough, Yan Lei couldn't sit still any longer.

He brewed the tea, tightened the lid of the thermos, and after a moment's hesitation, he spoke: "Actually, even if Xia hadn't said anything, I was planning to ask her today anyway."

"Xiao Cheng, you've been out of college for a year now. Do you have any plans to sign with a company?" His tone was sincere. "I have a friend who runs a music company. He called me last night specifically to ask me to make you a connection."

As soon as Yan Lei finished speaking, Xu Anan put down her book and looked up at Cheng Che.

"It's the same here. My agent also asked me to ask you if you'd be interested in contacting our company's music department." Her voice was gentle and soft, yet it carried a hint of competitiveness.

After she finished speaking, she gave Tian Xiwei a meaningful look.

[Wow, Sister Xia, Nan Nan, and Teacher Yan are personally involved in winning them over! What kind of influence is that?]

[666 I didn't watch the live stream all night yesterday, what happened? Cheng Che suddenly turned into a panda?]

[It's not that hard to get!]

Why aren't the warm-hearted guy and Xiao Tian asking? One is a college classmate, and the other is currently Cheng Che's closest friend. There's no reason why the agency shouldn't approach them!

Tian Xiwei held her phone, her thumb lightly swiping across the screen twice, without ever looking up.

Last night, her agent also talked to her about Cheng Che.

The other party felt that she had the best relationship with Cheng Che and the best chance of winning him over, so they told her to keep up the good work and try to win Cheng Che over.

Of course, it's not about "winning him over," but rather about signing him to our company.

She didn't think much of it at first; she was just mentioning it to Cheng Che as a friend, without pressuring or threatening him.

Now that Xia Ziyi, Yan Lei, and Xu Anan have all spoken, she's at a loss for words.

Would saying "It's the same on my end" seem too perfunctory or mercenary, as if it lacks any emotion?

But if you try to appeal to his emotions, saying something like, "As a friend, would you consider signing with our company?" wouldn't that seem like you're using your relationship to pressure him?

She was plunged into immense distress...

Shen Han sat in the corner, listening to everyone trying to win Cheng Che over, but he remained silent.

His agent also called him, saying the same thing as everyone else: he should cultivate a good relationship with Cheng Che and try to sign him to the company.

He did not want.

He disliked Cheng Che for a very mundane reason: Cheng Che was vain and only went to music school to become famous and be the center of attention.

He considered himself to be quite good in college, but Cheng Che was the campus heartthrob, the top student in his major, and infuriatingly pure. He didn't do anything fancy and focused solely on making music, yet he still managed to attract everyone's attention.

He couldn't compete with him at school, so he simply became a trainee in his sophomore year. He was very lucky and became famous in less than three years, with thousands of people following him.

He had almost forgotten about Cheng Che.

Now, this person has inexplicably reappeared as an ordinary person, like a male protagonist in a novel, stealing so much attention, just like back in school.

And now the agent is asking me to win him over?

He remained silent, but his hands clenched unconsciously.