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

It was late at night, and the live stream had long since ended.

Cheng Che sat on the bed in his room, with his laptop in front of him, preparing to update today's novel chapter.

He noticed an unread message from the editor-in-chief.

Bai Ye: The story you told during today's recording was really good, it was science fiction?

Cheng Che was greatly surprised—the editor-in-chief, this workaholic, actually watches TV programs?

Zero: Oh? Boss, you watch variety shows too!

Baiye: I happened to have some free time at noon.

He happened to have a moment of free time... Cheng Che pondered for a moment.

Is it really just a coincidence?

Could it be that you also have a bit of Xia Mi's (tsundere) traits?

Warning! Warning! Boss, you're about to go out of character!

Zero: It's science fiction, leaning more towards soft science fiction.

Bai Ye: The website has been doing an event in collaboration with the Shanghai Writers Association these past few days, a science fiction short story competition, did you know?

Zero: Uh, I don't know.

As soon as Cheng Che said those words, he inexplicably felt like a scumbag.

The website poured its heart out to him, and then he kept pouring his heart out to the website... Do you have any humanity left, Cheng Che?!

Bai Ye: ...You're the face of the website now, so you should put some effort into all the activities.

Bai Ye: If you're interested and have some free time, you can write out the complete version of the story from this afternoon and participate in the website's competition.

Bai Ye: Firstly, the story is of very high quality and has a high probability of winning an award. Secondly, your participation will attract more attention.

Zero: Sure, I'll go right now.

Cheng Che had originally planned to release the full version, but his brief oral presentation that afternoon was ultimately incomplete.

After all, how could we not share such a heartwarming story so that more people could see it?

In this way, Cheng Che spent some time typing out the full version of "Take Her Eyes" (over nine thousand words) and found the competition link on the website.

He glanced at the competition rules briefly; they were quite "internet-based," and the competition was divided into three stages.

The first step is the platform's initial review, which means that everyone can participate in the competition, but the platform will screen out those entries that violate the rules or are not up to standard.

The second part is the public voting stage. The works that pass the preliminary review are made public, and all netizens can participate in the voting. The ten works with the most votes will advance to the next round.

The third and final round will be judged by the Shanghai Writers Association to determine the specific rankings.

Cheng Che thought the competition format was alright; it would generate more viewers while also ensuring the fairness of the final result as much as possible... although it might only be "as much as possible."

He then uploaded "Take Her Eyes With You," and because of the word "Zero," the novel passed the review in a second and was immediately placed at the top of the homepage.

Cheng Che scratched his head, never expecting that he would one day become a privileged user.

But he had nothing to be ashamed of—the quality of the novel speaks for itself, so what was there to be afraid of?

Then he thought about it again and decided to do something to give back for the privileges the website gave him.

He went and posted a musical note composition.

Due to the competition rules, he couldn't send out the full version directly—it was fine since he had already spoken about it in the afternoon, because it was just a verbal presentation and there was still a significant difference between it and the full version.

So in the end, Cheng Che chose to release the last sentence of "Take Her Eyes".

The artwork is a picture with black text on a white background.

"One thought comforts me: no matter where I go, I will never be far from her."

Below, add two tags: #WearHerGlasses and #ChineseScienceFictionShortStoryCompetition.

Cheng Che believed that with the intelligence of netizens, they would definitely understand his meaning at a glance!

After doing all this, Cheng Che went to sleep contentedly.

……

It is known that "Dragon Three" was recently updated, and readers are discussing, speculating, and looking forward to the plot of this "first fan circle in history" novel on various platforms every day.

Therefore, "Zero" is very popular.

As we all know, the second episode of "Wandering Diary" has just started airing, and Cheng Che, as a guest on the show, will naturally attract a lot of attention from the audience.

Therefore, "Cheng Che" is very popular.

In addition, this afternoon, Cheng Che's performance of "Take Her Eyes" brought four guests and countless viewers to tears. Many people posted clips of the live stream online, causing distress to many outsiders.

Therefore, that night, countless people left messages on Cheng Che's personal account, trying to send him some local specialties.

Furthermore, the mango pomelo sago dessert at the milk tea shop near the Chinese website headquarters is experiencing another surge in orders.

So, in conclusion, it's only natural that user "Zero (Master Xia Mi)" suddenly released a new work tonight, and its popularity exploded instantly, right?

"What the hell are you posting in the middle of the night? If you have nothing better to do, why don't you go play some RPGs?"

"I feel like the streamer is the kind of person who would twist a tragic story into a sweet one, then deliver the angst and wait for the readers to cry, while secretly laughing to himself under the covers."

"Just kidding, they're not that humane. Streamers usually laugh in front of people when they want to, they don't need to sneak around."

"What are you guys talking about upstairs? Is the artwork you're seeing different from mine? This artwork is just one line: 'On a lonely night, I wish someone would buy me a cup of mango pomelo sago!'"

"Hey, Zero, the milk tea's here! And the fresh, sweet mango pomelo sago is here!"

That night, several milk tea shops in Shanghai experienced an even greater surge in orders than before.

In response, the owner of a milk tea shop near the headquarters of the Chinese website said: Some people say that the catering industry is difficult to run now, but I don't think so.

I've already started preparing to switch to a Rolex.

This wave, this wave of heroes being created by the times!

The only problem is that it's a bit demanding on employees!

In response, an employee at a milk tea shop near the Chinese website headquarters said: Although they don't know who those two social butterflies named "Zero" and "Cheng Che" are, how can they have so many friends?

But dear Zero (Cheng Che), I'm...!

Although there was a lot of cursing, the label "Chinese website science fiction short story competition" that Cheng Che specially added still had a great effect.

"What's this 'competition' thing? Online novel websites are always wasting their time on this!"

"Does that mean Cheol-ge used 'Take Her Eyes' to participate in that competition? Does that mean the full version is available there?"

"The competition now has a public voting section, and you can directly find the full version of 'Take Her Eyes'... I just listened to it this afternoon and cried, and then I cried again after watching the full version."

"This is ridiculous! I'd rather die than vote for that treacherous villain!"

"You'd better be!"

……

Shanghai, the headquarters of the Chinese website.

Editor-in-Chief Bai Ye smiled with satisfaction as he looked at the competition data, which showed a sudden surge in page views and participation.