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

"Do you really want to duel with me?" Cheng Che asked.

"Yes!" Henry Lau's eyes were as firm as if he were standing at attention.

"Then why don't we perform a duel like that of ancient Roman gladiators?" Cheng Che said seriously.

"!!"

Liu Xianhua's body trembled.

The spittoon of the ancient Roman spittoon?

Just hearing about it made his blood boil!

"Howl!" He nodded solemnly.

He believes that no matter the outcome, this solemn and sacred dipping ceremony will surely be recorded in the history of the variety show industry!

Both Tian Xiwei and Xu Anan had strange expressions—you'd be better off believing that Cheng Che (Zero) would suddenly become serious than believing that Hangzhou is the world's number one food paradise.

Xia Jie, on the other hand, looked at the two of them with surprise, anticipating the appearance of the legendary "duel method of ancient Roman gladiators".

"Then come on!" Cheng Che clenched his right fist and began to swing it up and down, while speaking in an ancient language.

"Rock, paper, scissors!"

Ok?

Liu Xianhua's mind was still conjuring up images of the impending sacred duel. Hearing Cheng Che's words, his brain hadn't yet processed it, but his body reacted automatically—

He reflexively stretched out his right hand, opening it to form the shape of "cloth".

Cheng Che drew a "stone".

"Okay, congratulations, you won. You're the more amazing man." Cheng Che said sincerely.

"...?"

I'm done for?

Henry Lau looked down at his right hand, his expression gradually turning ferocious.

"Is this the ancient Roman scabbard?"

"That's right," Cheng Che said seriously. "Didn't you know? Before fighting in the arena, gladiators in ancient Rome would play rock-paper-scissors."

"This is because the arena was divided into red and blue sides, with the blue side often having a certain advantage. Therefore, gladiators in ancient Rome would choose sides through a fair game of rock-paper-scissors."

"Really?" Henry Lau asked suspiciously.

"Really, but most of the time they flip a coin more often," Cheng Che said, holding up three fingers. "I swear on my integrity, I'm not lying to you."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Liu Xianhua believed it.

As a man, Cheng Che has already vouched for him with his own integrity, so how could he possibly lie to him?

This is a bond between two men!

Hahahahaha!

[666, what the heck! You flipped a coin and got red or blue? Che-ge, so you play this game too...]

[Foolish Da Hua, don't play with him anymore, he's full of bad intentions!]

[Brother Che still has a personality? Your Brother Che's personality is so weak he'd have trouble even borrowing a power bank at the mall.]

[Okay, another one's been fooled. The Chege Dynasty is on.]

Just as Henry Lau was about to feel smug, he suddenly heard a soft laugh from the side.

Tian Xiwei, a girl who loves to laugh, had initially managed to hold back, but Liu Xianhua's trust in Cheng Che's character ultimately caused her to break down.

Liu Xianhua understood everything in an instant.

"You lied to me?" he asked incredulously.

Cheng Che gave Tian Xiwei a disapproving look: What are you doing? Look at how Nan-jie can hold back her laughter.

Tian Xiwei stuck her tongue out at him: So what? It's none of your business.

"No way! We have to have a real man's dipping sauce!" Henry Lau exclaimed anxiously.

"What is a real man's fight?" Cheng Che asked.

"A real man's dipping sauce is..." Henry Lau replied after a moment's thought.

"Exactly! It needs sweat! It needs power! It needs that clash between men!"

What is this guy saying?

[Mr. Liu, please calm down. This is Hangzhou, not Chengdu!]

[Report - Select Reason - Pornography/Vulgarity]

[So it wasn't Cheng Che's enemy, but Xiao Tian's (dazed)!]

[What are you saying, big brothers and sisters? I can't understand a word you're saying!]

Everyone present, except for Henry Lau and Xia Ziyi, was shocked.

Cheng Che subconsciously took two steps back, trying to shield Tian Xiwei in front of him.

At that moment, Tian Xiwei absurdly felt a sense of crisis?

So she took a step forward and shielded Cheng Che behind her.

Xu Anan let out a small gasp in her heart upon seeing this scene.

It's been more than half a month since I last saw her, and it seems like the progress bar for the CP she's been shipping has increased quite a bit!

Xia Ziyi glanced down at her belly, then looked up and asked sincerely, "Could your duel be postponed?"

"When are we having lunch?"

"Yes, yes, eating is the most important thing," Yan Lei immediately chimed in.

"The production team was very generous with all the resources for this episode, but the kitchen was replaced with a wood-fired stove, so we had to chop wood."

When Henry Lau heard the words "chopping wood," he immediately sprang to his senses.

Here it comes, the moment to show off his masculine strength!

"I'm really good at chopping, come on over!"

……

The sun was shining brightly in the courtyard.

Henry Lau walked briskly to the pile of firewood in the corner of the yard, bent down to pick up the axe, and even puffed out his chest as he turned around.

"I'm a professional at chopping wood."

He bent his arm, patted his biceps, and blew on his hair.

"Um... Good luck?" Xu Anan said politely.

Henry Lau laughed heartily, feeling that he had found meaning in chopping wood.

"I'll do my best!"

Not far away, Cheng Che was also chopping wood.

Tian Xiwei and Xia Ziyi were watching him.

Liu Xianhua glanced at Cheng Che's movements and confirmed that he was a novice, which immediately boosted his confidence.

"Watch the nest!"

Henry Lau raised the axe high, then aimed at the wood and brought it down heavily.

"Click—"

The axe chopped off course, chipping off a piece of wood.

"Uh, that was just a mistake, let's try again."

Henry Lau's face flushed slightly, but he quickly regained his confidence and raised the axe again.

"I'll hit you!"

As he added his own voiceover, the axe fell heavily.

There was another "click".

This time, the axe hit the bullseye perfectly, splitting the wood in two.

"Haha, how about that? Pretty impressive, right?"

Liu Xianhua laughed loudly and immediately turned to share his joy with Xu Anan.

Unfortunately, Xu Anan didn't see it; she was busy watching her favorite couple's videos.

Looking at the mess of wood that Cheng Che had chopped up, Tian Xiwei said sincerely:

"You chopped it terribly."

"I studied composition, not civil engineering," Cheng Che said, shrugging his shoulders without arguing.

[Civil engineering students expressed discomfort upon seeing the use of real names.]

"Civil engineering doesn't involve chopping wood, does it? What are you implying, kid?"

[...What if I actually did it at school?]

[Advisor, I'm not feeling well! I'm not feeling well!]

"Let me have a turn too." Tian Xiwei held out her hand.

"Are you sure? This axe is quite heavy."

"You underestimate me?" Tian Xiwei glanced at him with her eyes crinkled, her tone carrying a hint of defiance.

"Then be careful." Cheng Che handed her the axe.

Tian Xiwei took the axe and weighed it in her hand.

Then she stood a log upright, gripped the axe with both hands, and lifted it with force.

"Snap!"

The wood split in two right in the middle.

Cheng Che and Xia Ziyi opened their mouths into an "O" shape at the same time.

Xu Anan glanced at Cheng Che with great interest.

She felt that if Cheng Che really got together with Xiao Tian in the future, Cheng Che might not be able to beat Xiao Tian...

Liu Xianhua looked at Xu Anan looking at Cheng Che, then looked down at the axe in his hand.

He slumped helplessly to the ground.

Like an incompetent husband.