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

Cheng Che and Tian Xiwei chatted on their phones for a while longer.

It wasn't until 7 p.m. that the two put away their phones and went downstairs to prepare for dinner.

Tonight's dinner is barbecue, and all the ingredients and charcoal are provided free of charge by the production team.

The barbecue location was naturally the villa's courtyard. The barbecue grill was already set up, the charcoal was burning red, and white smoke drifted obliquely in the same direction with the sea breeze.

The long table next to them was covered with ingredients—meat skewers, chicken wings, squid, shrimp, corn, eggplant… everything was available.

A box of chilled drinks was piled on the corner of the table, the bottles covered in condensation.

[Just arrived. What happened? Wang Zheng has a terminal illness and is about to die? Has humanity awakened?]

It's regrettable that he didn't have a terminal illness, but tonight Wang Zheng's humanity truly triumphed over his animalistic instincts.

[Unified response: The reason is that "Comic Book 4" has been so popular since its premiere that Wang Zheng is in a great mood, so he's treating everyone to barbecue as a way of thanking them.]

[The miser has finally plucked his feathers!]

"Wow, wow, wow, I'll grill! I'll grill!" Xia Ziyi was quite excited when she saw the barbecue grill and volunteered to be the "chief griller".

Everyone watched with doting expressions as she picked up a skewer of chicken wings, placed it on the grill, and clumsily grilled it for ten minutes.

In the end, Sister Xia lived up to everyone's expectations and achieved an excellent result of "crispy on the outside and tender on the inside".

As a result, her position as "chief griller" was immediately impeached.

Xia Ziyi's face fell again, deeply dissatisfied with her impeachment.

She felt that the world still had too much prejudice against her, Xia!

Upon seeing this, Teacher Yan immediately wanted to take over, but everyone stopped her with the phrase, "Teacher Yan, you've worked hard. You're in charge of enjoying yourself today."

"How about I grill it?" Cheng Che stepped forward. "Although it might not be as good as Teacher Yan's, it shouldn't be too bad either."

He didn't want to show off; among those present who knew a little about cooking, only he, Yan Lei, and Shen Han did.

As for Teacher Yan, it's fine if he doesn't do anything funny, but I'm afraid he might suddenly get the urge again.

As for Shen Han... I don't know if he was really feeling unwell, but he sat in the corner the whole time, looking absent-minded.

So he was the only one left who could step forward.

"I think it's a good idea." Yan Lei nodded and made the decision. "Everyone witnessed Xiao Cheng's cooking skills on the first day."

Xia Ziyi and Xu Anan had no objections.

Shen Han nodded, which was unusual for him.

"Let me help you out." Tian Xiwei applied for the position of "assistant to the head griller".

……

The pork belly sizzled on the grill, and every now and then a drop of hot oil would fall onto the charcoal fire, suddenly causing a small cluster of flames to leap up.

Cheng Che stood in front of the grill, holding a brush in his hand, and evenly brushed a layer of sauce onto the meat skewers.

The movements weren't particularly skillful, but they were methodical.

Tian Xiwei stood next to him, responsible for bringing the grilled skewers to the table and then handing over the raw skewers.

It's worth mentioning that every time Cheng Che finishes grilling a certain type of skewer, he will first hand one to Tian Xiwei before serving it to her.

They euphemistically called it: testing for poison.

"These chives should be ready by now." Cheng Che held a bunch of chives in his hand, pulled out a string, and handed it to Tian Xiwei.

Tian Xiwei took it without hesitation, took a big bite, and began to comment: "Mmm, the cooking time is just right, the seasoning is just right, and I've personally tested it and it's non-toxic."

"Then let's serve the food, Assistant."

"Okay." Tian Xiwei took the grilled chives and placed them on the dining table not far away.

[Favoritism is one thing, but to go and test it on others is just ridiculous!]

[It's reasonable to suspect that Cheng Che joined this show specifically to target Xiao Tian; otherwise, why would he have been feeding her from day one?]

[It can only be described as two gentle hearts colliding. Someone dug up that on their very first day of meeting, Xiao Tian winked at Cheng Che, subtly hinting that he should be mindful of his seat. Who wouldn't be drawn to that?]

[Isn't the show "Random Musings" a bit eerie? The first three seasons produced three truly loving couples, and this fourth couple is already showing signs of it.]

[This is so sweet! Cheng Guangxiwei's future seems to extend far beyond just the first rays of dawn!]

……

Another ten minutes or so passed, and the skewers were almost gone. Everyone sat around the table, eating fruit and chatting to pass the time.

After Tian Xiwei finished eating, she felt a bit bored and had nothing to do.

She glanced at the mangoes in the fruit platter and immediately came up with another mischievous idea.

Cheng Che.

"what?"

"Would you like to try some mango? It's very sweet!" Tian Xiwei picked up a large piece of mango with a bamboo skewer and held it straight up in front of Cheng Che, her eyes gleaming with mischief.

Cheng Che: ...

Is this meme going to never die?!

Sister Tian, ​​I'm begging you.

Seeing Cheng Che's frustrated expression, Tian Xiwei laughed happily.

Xia Ziyi and Xu Anan noticed this scene and laughed along with it.

Yan Lei was slumped over picking his teeth with a toothpick when he saw this scene and immediately became curious.

"Did something fun happen to you outside this afternoon? Why are you all laughing?" he asked.

He kept his phone on silent all day and spent the whole day reading magazines, so he had no idea what had happened.

"Oh, that's because Cheng Che's pen name was exposed this afternoon," Xia Ziyi replied immediately.

She replied so quickly that Xu Anan didn't have time to stop her at all.

He could only sigh softly and look at her with pity.

"Oh?" Yan Lei raised an eyebrow. "Could it be that Xiao Cheng actually has a big reputation in the online literature circle?"

"Yes, yes!" Xia Ziyi said innocently.

"He's a big name in the online literature circle. He's the author known as 'Zero,' who was trending in the top ten on social media a few days ago because of his mango allergy."

[No, Sister Xia! You can't say those taboo words in front of Teacher Yan! You'll disappear, Sister Xia! (Burning)]

[Hilarious! Nan Nan tried to stop her but was a step too late, and could only watch helplessly as Sister Xia touched the taboo.]

[Xia Jie's fans hereby solemnly declare that my sister is just naive, not bad. Please don't criticize her!]

[Well done, Sister Xia! I'd love to see how Teacher Yan will stick his tongue out next, hahaha!]

As Xia Ziyi finished speaking, the atmosphere in the courtyard instantly froze.

In an instant, you could hear a pin drop.

The fool Xia Ziyi then realized once again that she had said the wrong thing again.

Oh no, I got too carried away and forgot about Teacher Yan bragging about knowing Zero... What am I going to do?

Will Teacher Yan be angry with her?

She frowned, feeling that her career as a celebrity was probably coming to an end.

Xu Anan and Tian Xiwei looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

Shen Han sat to the side, initially not particularly interested in the topic, but upon seeing Yan Lei about to embarrass himself, he immediately perked up.

As for Teacher Yan himself... his facial expression visibly became quite interesting.

Cheng Che scratched his head, thinking to himself, "Oh dear."

That's a bit awkward.