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

The car started and smoothly drove out of the airport area.

Cheng Che wasn't sleeping soundly, but the jolts of the moving car gradually brought him back to consciousness.

He vaguely heard someone calling him:

"Teacher Cheng Che? Teacher Cheng Che? Wake up, the live stream has already started."

Cheng Che slowly opened his eyes, first looking around the unfamiliar environment in the car with some confusion, his gaze sweeping over Xiao Tang in front of him, and then over the camera that was silently flashing red light.

Finally, his gaze fell on the face beside him, which was cautiously looking at him, its eyes filled with curiosity and surprise, and a hint of a smile.

It took Cheng Che 2.5 seconds to realize his situation, and he forced a smile.

Why didn't anyone tell me that the guests were invited and the live stream started?

To achieve the most realistic live stream experience?

Did you even consider my feelings?!

ultra!

"Hello, Teacher Tian, ​​I am Cheng Che."

He quickly composed himself, sat up straight, and politely nodded to the girl next to him, while information about her automatically surfaced in his mind—

Tian Xiwei, a rising star, is hailed as the pinnacle of sweetness in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Hmm... As the saying goes, a great reputation is never undeserved, and now it seems that the reputation is well-deserved.

Upon hearing the polite address of "Teacher Tian," Tian Xiwei quickly waved her hand, saying, "Don't call me teacher, just call me Xiao Tian."

"Hello Cheng Che, it's nice to meet you." A smile appeared on her face, and her eyes curved into crescents.

"Were you tired on your way here?" she asked curiously.

"Oh, no, I was just feeling sleepy," Cheng Che rubbed his eyes and replied truthfully.

As he spoke, he unconsciously yawned, and two drops of tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.

The comments section is already bursting with laughter:

[Hahahaha! I'm just so sleepy, this is such an amazing feeling of relaxation!]

[This perfectly describes my daily afternoon commute to work!]

[I now believe he was truly asleep; that yawn was so realistic.]

Why does someone who looks sleepy actually look kind of cute?

Seeing that Cheng Che was awake, Xiao Tang immediately began to move forward with the program: "Welcome Teacher Tian Xiwei, welcome Teacher Cheng Che!"

"This is your first time participating in 'Wandering Diary,' how are you feeling? Are you nervous?"

Tian Xiwei thought about it seriously, and a shallow dimple appeared on her face: "I'm a little nervous, but more than that, I'm looking forward to it. I've watched many episodes of the show before, and being able to travel with friends feels like something worth looking forward to."

Xiao Tang turned to Cheng Che: "Where's Teacher Cheng Che?"

Cheng Che was still a little sleepy, and when he heard the question, he casually replied, "Nervous? What do I have to be nervous about?"

He paused after speaking, then looked at the camera: "I think the production team should be the ones who are more nervous."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"The contract is already signed. What if I don't produce any good content, causing the ratings to drop? You'll still have to pay me for nothing. Aren't you worried?"

Cheng Che shrugged, his tone as sincere as if he were saying that he had eaten a fried dough stick that morning.

"Even after filming the show, you guys will still have to grit your teeth and follow the procedure to post a Weibo message to thank me for my efforts," he added.

The chat in live stream room number four exploded instantly:

【？？？？？】

[Hahahaha, I exclaimed, "Wow!"]

[What the hell? "The production team should be nervous!" That makes so much sense!]

Cheng Che: Even though I don't have any shows, he still has to thank me!

[Director's team: Are you being polite?]

Even my little Tian laughed when she heard this! She covered her mouth!

Tian Xiwei couldn't help but burst out laughing. She quickly raised her hand to cover her mouth, but her eyes curved into crescents and her shoulders shrugged slightly.

Xiao Tang almost broke down in laughter, but her excellent professionalism kept her from bursting out laughing.

She quickly adjusted her expression and followed up on the topic, asking, "It seems that Teacher Cheng Che is adapting to our program quite well."

"Since you're the only non-celebrity guest on the show throughout its four seasons, everyone is very curious about you. Could you introduce yourself? For example, what do you usually do for a living?"

"!!!"

Cheng Che instantly became alert—the true intentions were revealed, and he knew that the production team had approached him to expose his true identity.

That won't do. He doesn't want to be a blade wholesaler yet, so we can't let them have their way so easily.

Cheng Che pondered for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up.

He deliberately spoke slowly in a suggestive tone, "To put it another way, I usually... create things that are as addictive as possible."

He paused for a moment, then sighed.

"In our line of work, it's often a mix of sweetness and daggers."

As soon as Cheng Che finished speaking, Tian Xiwei's smile faded, and her eyes flashed with confusion, doubt, and shock.

Xiao Tang, sitting in the passenger seat, instantly straightened her back, her pupils dilating in shock—what did he just say? Is this something I can hear? Is this something that can be played?

The live chat exploded:

【？？？？？？？？】

Is this right? Is this right? Is this right?

[Dude, do you want to hear what you're saying?!]

[I hope he's not talking about the one I'm thinking of...]

[Warning! Warning! Red light warning for the live stream!]

Although, Oda's bewildered look is so cute, like a little kitten!

[Director Team: Buhao! My live stream! My show! My bright future!]

Cheng Che looked at Tian Xiwei's bewildered expression, then at Xiao Tang and the audience behind the camera who were probably stunned, and suddenly laughed, as if he had succeeded in playing a prank.

Filming variety shows is pretty much the same as writing novels, except the opponents in the battle of wits and courage are variety show viewers instead of novel readers.

Cheng Che then spread his hands innocently: "Why are you all looking at me with such strange eyes?"

"Aren't online novel authors quite common these days?"

【? ? ? ? ? ? 】

【sweet! 】

Is he truly a walking, talking variety show phenomenon?

[What? So you're a web novel author? (Disappointed)]

What else did you think it was?

[I assumed it was online novel authors too (doge)!]

[Damn! I should have known! His keyword was "literature"!]

[Online novel author? Speaking of which, wasn't there an online novel author who wrote angst trending on social media a few days ago?]

I remember that too, could it be...?

[Directors: Yay! My live stream! My show! My bright future!]

……

……

At this very moment, in the monitoring room backstage of the directing team, the screen in front of the chief director Wang Zheng displays the real-time footage and data from four live broadcast rooms side by side.

"It's exploded! Director, the comments section is overflowing!" the assistant excitedly reported.

When the first three seasons first aired, there was never a moment when the number of comments on the screen could compare to this.

Listening to his assistant's words, Wang Zheng's eyes remained fixed on the fourth live stream room. However, seeing the rapidly increasing number of viewers and comments, he couldn't help but smile with excitement.

"There's no need to worry about him affecting the ratings anymore," Wang Zheng smiled with relief.

The main reason he chose Cheng Che was because he valued the massive audience and buzz that Cheng Che, the author of "Zero," brought him.

The plan is to slowly reveal the secrets, create some conflicts and gimmicks, just enough to get through the first three episodes; there's no expectation that he'll perform exceptionally well on the variety show.

After all, he was just an ordinary person, and it was inevitable that he would be nervous when he suddenly appeared on television in front of hundreds of thousands or even millions of viewers.

But Wang Zheng never expected that Cheng Che not only had such a big heart that he dared to sleep directly in front of the camera, but also had such a pleasant voice.

They were born to be variety shows!