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

From the moment Cheng Che stepped into the exhibition hall and saw the queue outside.

He realized that this book signing event was destined to be extraordinary.

He sat down at the signing table, looked up, and gazed at his first client—

It was a person wearing a giant mango mascot costume.

Covered from head to toe in mango-colored plush fabric, she was a round, plump blob with short limbs extending from the mango's body.

The person looked like a mango that had come to life, jumping off the fruit shop shelf and walking into the exhibition center.

"..."

Sometimes, Cheng Che really felt helpless.

"Zero-da!" Mango Man spoke up; it was a male voice. "Finally, I've met you in person! I especially love your books! I've been following them since 'Battle Through the Heavens'!"

As he spoke, he pulled out his two short little hands and rummaged around in his mango-shaped stomach, pulling out a book.

There's also a bag of mangoes.

The mango man solemnly placed the mangoes on the table, then wiped away the mango juice (tears): "These are my sweetest and most delicious children, Zero, please take good care of them!"

"Then could you please sign this for me, Mr. Ling?" Mango Man handed over the book and chuckled.

Cheng Che looked at him, smiled and nodded, then signed "Zero" on the title page of the book.

Mango ran off contentedly.

"Hey guys, grab the lucky bag in the top left corner of the live stream!" Cheng Che said as soon as he saw him walk away. "I'm giving away a whole bag of sweet and delicious mangoes, first come, first served."

No! No, no, no! How could you do this, you evil mango man?!

【Born Zero! You're not even a child...!!!】

[Could you please include the sweet and delicious Xiao Che in the roll?]

[To the viewer in Chengdu, please calm down!!!]

……

The second reader seemed much more normal; she was a young girl who looked like a college student, wearing round-framed glasses and appearing quiet and reserved.

"Hello, Brother Che," she said politely.

"Uh, hello?" Cheng Che replied.

Call him Che-ge? Could he be a viewer from the "Comic Book" show?

"Excuse me," the girl asked cautiously, "could you sign both Cheng Che's and Tian Xiwei's names on the title page?"

"?"

Cheng Che was stunned again.

"Is it not okay...?" The girl's eyes dimmed visibly when she saw Cheng Che hesitate.

She finally mustered up the courage, but Cheng Che made her...

"It's not that it's impossible," Cheng Che shrugged. "I have no objection, but when I sign her name, I definitely have to respect her opinion."

As soon as he finished speaking, a dazzling array of special effects burst forth in the live stream—

"Oh my god!" Cheng Che exclaimed in surprise when he caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye.

"Thank you, King Oda, for sending the No. 1 note. Thank you, the best King Oda in the world. I wish you, boss, all the best, good fortune, wealth, and eternal youth!" he said without hesitation.

[What?! Oda himself is actually in the live stream?!]

[The boss is so foolish!]

[666 It seems like we've found a real couple! You two are interacting every day!]

【However, Cheng Che, didn't you recite that thank-you speech a little too fluently?】

"Giving a gift means she has no objections." Cheng Che took the book and carefully signed his name, "Tian Xiwei."

The girl's expression instantly brightened.

She finally mustered up the courage, and Cheng Che and Xiao Tian let her win so decisively!

"I'll be eating orange juice for the rest of my life!" she exclaimed happily as she ran off.

Cheng Che kept his eyes down, looking as if to say, "I don't understand what you're saying."

……

The book signing proceeded "in an orderly manner".

Hmm... everyone who came to sign was doing something in an orderly fashion, so how can that not be considered "orderly"?

It was soon past four in the afternoon. Cheng Che shook his slightly sore wrist and prepared to go to the restroom.

He said something to the temporary assistant the website had assigned him, and then walked away.

While asking the viewers in the studio to wait a moment, the assistant explained to the new viewers in the live stream why the main package was not available.

Suddenly, the sound of high heels clicking on the ground came from behind.

"Xiao Li." A female voice sounded from behind.

"Editor-in-Chief." The assistant immediately stood up.

"Go and rest first," Bai Ye said. "I've found someone to relieve you."

Shift change? The assistant's eyes lit up.

Is this for real?

"Okay, thank you, Editor-in-Chief." The assistant jogged away.

Before leaving, she noticed that there was another person standing behind the editor-in-chief.

The person was wearing a white baseball cap and a black mask; he was probably there to cover for her.

"Have a seat," Bai Ye said to the person behind him. "Zero will be back soon."

Her tone was surprisingly gentle, which surprised the staff around her—in the company, they had only ever seen the female devil speak to Zero with a slightly softer tone.

Who is this new assistant?!

Why change assistants at the last minute? Is it really that casual?

Why are you bundled up so tightly in the middle of summer? Aren't you hot?

[The editor-in-chief of the Chinese website is a woman? I think she's still quite attractive...]

"Kids, the new assistant's height and build... I suddenly have a bold idea."

……

Cheng Che came out of the restroom and walked back along the staff passage.

The noise from the autograph area returned, and the queue seemed even longer than before.

He walked back to the signing table, pulled out a chair and sat down again, habitually reaching out to his right to take a new pen from his assistant.

Cheng Che didn't realize anything was wrong and signed three more books on his own.

But soon, he vaguely smelled a fragrance.

It's a... somewhat familiar, faint lemon scent?

Cheng Che's hand, which was signing, suddenly stopped.

He slowly raised his head, then turned to look at the figure standing to his right rear.

The person was wearing a black vest like a staff member, with the hat pulled low and a mask covering most of their face, leaving only their eyes visible.

Those eyes were dark and moist, gleaming with an irrepressible smile.

He opened his mouth, but before he could speak, the man couldn't hold back any longer and let out a soft laugh, raising his hand to take off his mask and then his hat.

Her high ponytail swung out, and her bright face made all the decorations in the exhibition hall pale in comparison.

Tian Xiwei tilted her head, winked at him, and wore a sly smile.

"Surprise!"

It was as if someone had thrown a huge rock into a calm lake, and the entire exhibition hall erupted in chaos.

The readers in line stood on tiptoe and started taking pictures with their phones.

The screams echoed throughout the living room, sweeping across every corner of the exhibition hall like a tidal wave, so loud that the chandelier in the exhibition hall swayed slightly.