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

At 1 p.m. on August 15th, Cheng Che boarded a plane from Shanghai to Mihai.

Before the plane took off, he took out his phone and opened Weibo.

Last night, the "Wandering Diary" program team posted an official Weibo post:

#The first guest lineup for Season 4 of "Wandering Diary" revealed!#

The accompanying images consist of six silhouettes, five of which clearly show the outlines of popular celebrities.

From left to right, the five pictures are accompanied by the keywords "master chef", "all-around warm man", "white moonlight", "sweet girl" and "contrasting beauty".

The sixth image is a completely unfamiliar, tall and handsome male profile, with the keyword being "literature".

The caption reads: "Among the six individuals above, there is a mysterious 'hidden gem' who will embark on a journey with you. He possesses perfect looks and extraordinary talent, so stay tuned!"

After a night of fermentation, this post forcefully climbed to the top of the trending topics list, with the comment section buzzing with activity:

[Hey, Heartbeat 4 has finally announced its guests? I wonder who will be the true love couple this season?]

[Master Chef... Wang Zheng, did you laugh when you typed those two words?]

[A perfect, warm-hearted man! I knew it was my brother just by listening to him! Other women on the show, please stay away from him!]

[I'm happy to have both my "white moonlight" and "sweet girl" wives together in Comic Book 4, but please remember to stay away from the show's traditional segments.]

The show's description was too understated: a beauty with a contrasting personality (×), a beauty who's a bit silly (√)

[The original image for the sixth one couldn't be found, so it should be that ordinary person. Judging from the silhouette alone, she seems to have quite a bit of charisma?]

[Perfect looks, extraordinary talent... Such exaggerated descriptions are bound to be proven wrong!]

[The keyword is "literature"? Could this amateur be a writer? Is it published literature or online novels?]

……

Looking at the comments section on Weibo and at his own clearly targeted keywords, Cheng Che's heart sank completely.

He thought for a moment and logged into his account, which had 0 followers and 0 followers.

He left his final act of defiance in the comments section—

"This ordinary person is pretty arrogant, going on a trip and hiring five celebrities as companions?"

Cheng Che then exited the game and put his phone into airplane mode.

……

……

At 3 p.m., the flight from Shanghai to Mihai landed on time.

Cheng Che, dressed in a simple black short-sleeved shirt and light-colored casual pants, carrying a minimalist suitcase, stepped out of the cabin.

A hot breeze swept by, billowing his sleeves and trouser legs, carrying a faint, salty, damp scent.

Cheng Che yawned, feeling a little sleepy—not because he hadn't slept well last night, but as you know, people tend to get sleepy around this time of day in the afternoon.

I didn't want to sleep on the plane, but I felt sleepy as soon as I stepped out of the cabin. Who can I complain to?

"Let's find the production team first..." As Cheng Che walked out of the airport with the crowd, he was just about to call the production team when he heard someone call his name:

"Excuse me, are you Professor Cheng Che?"

Cheng Che looked in the direction of the sound and saw a girl wearing a work ID badge on her chest.

"Who are you?"

"I'm Xiaotang, a staff member of the production team. The director sent me to pick you up at the airport." Xiaotang flashed her signature smile.

"Teacher Cheng, please get in the car and rest for a while. I still need to pick up another teacher. We'll head to the villa together later," Xiao Tang said.

"Okay." Cheng Che nodded and boarded the program crew's black van.

The car was filled with cameras and recording equipment, but it probably wasn't turned on yet; they were likely waiting for another guest to arrive before starting the live stream.

"I wonder who's in the car with me. I hope it's not someone who acts like a big shot..." Cheng Che muttered to himself as he sat down in the back seat by the window.

He glanced at the camera one last time, and after confirming that it was really not turned on, he tilted his head, closed his eyes, and prepared to take a nap first.

Anyway, the staff will definitely wake you up before the live stream starts.

……

……

At 3:30 PM, the live stream of the fourth season of "Wandering Diary" started on all major platforms.

A panoramic view of a white seaside villa near the coast of Mihai City appeared on the live stream screen, and the chat was instantly flooded with comments:

[It's finally airing! I'm grabbing a front-row seat!]

Hey guys, you're watching a dating reality show again?

[The house they're staying in this time is quite luxurious, a seaside villa. Could it be that they're really here for a vacation this season?]

[Travel (×), Searching for the fourth true love couple (√)]

[Director Wang! Are you really willing to let this tradition, which you've maintained for three seasons, fall apart in the fourth?!]

[However, where are they? Where are they?]

[Breaking news! The production team has opened four more separate live streaming rooms!]

……

The No. 1 live broadcast room was set up right next to the main live broadcast room, with a middle-aged man sitting in the passenger seat.

"Recently, I've developed a new hobby—tea tasting," Yan Lei said, holding a thermos cup and facing the camera.

"This tea is not simple. It's not just a beverage, but a culture, a philosophy."

"People who love tea are people of taste and refinement..."

[Teacher Yan is like this: she has multiple hobbies every few days, and her interests span the entire universe.]

[Still a jack-of-all-trades, master of none.]

[Actually, putting aside his lecturing and stubborn nature, and his tendency to push others to eat more of his cooking, Teacher Yan is actually a pretty good person.]

[Fun fact: Today it's 37 degrees Celsius in Mihai City, and Teacher Yan is enjoying hot tea while holding a thermos. So elegant, so incredibly elegant!]

……

Two girls were sitting in the back seat of the car in the second live broadcast room.

"The sun is so strong outside. I need to apply sunscreen several times before I get out of the car. My manager will scold me if I get a tan."

Xia Ziyi tilted her head to look out the window. The sunlight was dazzlingly white, and her voice sounded a little sweet and coquettish.

"It's 37 degrees Celsius at Mihai today, so we need to take precautions against the sun," Xu Anan nodded, her voice gentle.

"Hey, hey, what brand of sunscreen did you bring today? Let me see it!" Xia Ziyi said, curiously leaning closer.

"Okay." Xu Anan nodded happily.

[A "dumb beauty" and a "white moonlight" in the same frame! This live stream is so pleasing to the eye!]

Xia Jie's voice is still so distinctive, sweet but not pretentious.

Xia Jie is still as exquisite as ever, and Nan Nan is also very elegant!

[As expected, these are topics girls talk about: sunscreen, skin whitening, and recommending products to each other.]

……

The chat in live stream room number three was the most lively:

Shen Han had just settled into the back seat of the car when he pulled out a casual bag from the hand and took out a glass bottle of lemon tea with a label that read "handmade".

"It must be tiring to pick you up in this heat." He said, handing the lemon tea to the staff member in the co-pilot's seat. "I bought this before boarding the plane, don't be shy."

The staff kept waving their hands, but they couldn't persuade Shen Han otherwise, and finally accepted it.

"Thank you, Teacher Shen."

[Hanhan is so thoughtful! He specially brought water to the staff, I'm so envious!!]

[They even gave us handmade lemon tea as a gift! A bottle of that would easily cost tens of yuan, right? Fans of Hanhan are so lucky!]

If it weren't for the recent news about Shen Han acting like a diva on set, I would almost have believed he was a genuinely kind guy!

[So you've run out of things to criticize, huh? Do you have any evidence? You keep harping on this little bit of fake news!]

[Let's fight! Let's fight!]

[Brothers, listen to my analysis. The first three live streams all feature familiar faces. Does this mean the non-celebrity guest is in live stream number four?]

[Right! Guys, let's go see what's going on with that non-celebrity guest!]

……

Inside the fourth live broadcast room, the camera was pointed directly at the empty center seat in the back of the car.

At the edge of the frame, near the window, a figure is fast asleep with their head resting against the glass.

[Just arrived. I heard the non-celebrity guests are in car number four. Where are they?]

[He's sitting in the back right now. The live stream started five minutes ago, and I watched him sleep for five minutes.]

[What the heck? Asleep? This ordinary person is so carefree!]

Sisters, to be honest, this ordinary guy's profile is kind of handsome...

Just then, the sound of suitcase wheels and a girl's soft laughter came from outside the van.

A girl wearing a sun hat walked over carrying a white suitcase.

"Teacher Tian, ​​this is it," Xiao Tang said.

"Okay." Tian Xiwei smiled sweetly and put the suitcase into the trunk.

The number of comments in the fourth live stream room surged instantly:

【Xiaotian! My wife is here!】

[Your wife? Can you stop making me laugh?]

She smiled at me! She smiled at me!

Tian Xiwei opened the car door, habitually bending down to get in, but suddenly stopped—

A person was sitting in the back seat of the car, leaning their head against the car window, their body rising and falling slightly with their breathing.

...Asleep?

Tian Xiwei blinked, a hint of confusion and dullness appearing in her beautiful eyes.

Xiao Tang was also stunned. She didn't expect that Cheng Che would fall asleep in the car in just twenty minutes!

"This is Teacher Cheng Che, our non-celebrity guest this season. He... might be a little tired," she explained softly.

Tian Xiwei snapped out of her daze and quickly waved her hand to indicate that she didn't mind, while deliberately lowering her voice: "It's okay, it's okay, let him sleep."

She quietly got into the car, gently closed the door, and tried to make as little noise as possible.

The reactions from the comments were mixed:

[Xiaotian is so well-behaved and gentle! She was even afraid of waking him up.]

[This ordinary guy is amazing, getting the girl to put up with him like this?]

[However, he's sleeping so soundly. To have such quality sleep in front of the camera... honestly, what's the difference between that and sleeping on the street?]

There were quite a few people passing by!

[Pretending to be asleep? Trying to get Oda's attention? How cunning!]

[Oda's stunned expression when she opened the car door was so cute!]