I was slacking off on a dating reality show when the female guests treated me like a treasure chest.

A gentle sea breeze...

Chen Nian squatted down next to Su Xiao, listening to Su Xiao teach him. Before he knew it, Su He, Qi Feng, and Xia Yao also came over. The four of them gathered under the coconut tree, like they were on a pilgrimage.

At first, Chen Nian thought selling songs would be a very simple thing.

For example, he might write a song, then estimate a price himself, and if the other party accepts, the transaction is complete.

Logically speaking, this is his area of ​​expertise, yet this professional has never sold a single song.

He had asked Lin Ran to send him songs for free before, but no one wanted them anyway. As for the songs he wrote, most of them were thrown into the shredder for rebirth.

After Su Xiao explained it to him, Chen Nian finally had a general idea.

This means that the price for writing lyrics or composing music for a song varies. Writing lyrics is cheaper, while composing music is slightly more expensive. You also need to find an arranger and a production team.

In the end, a song was completed, and every step of the process required expenditure.

"The price is probably several hundred thousand per song, especially for top-tier songwriters," Su Xiao said after a moment's hesitation, giving a specific figure.

"So cheap?" Chen Nian looked surprised. Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case. In his memory, writing a song only costs a few hundred thousand.

"Of course, there's also royalties, which currently account for about five percent of net income in the industry," Su Xiao said, then looked at Chen Nian with an innocent expression, as if she had just remembered something.

"So, you want me to pay for that 'sketching' song?" She blinked.

Upon hearing this, Chen Nian was taken aback. "Field research? What's that?"

"....."

Qi Feng, standing to the side, looked at Chen Nian in surprise and said, "Going out to collect folk songs, huh? Oh, I see. That song of Su Xiao's was the one you gave her back then!"

"Oh, really?" Chen Nian looked like he understood, then said to Su Xiao, "Of course not. It's a gift for you, so it's your song. There's no question of money involved."

Although he likes money, he hasn't gone to the point of making money this way.

"Then what about my test?" Su Xiao's eyes sparkled as she looked at Chen Nian expectantly.

"A test?" At this moment, the three onlookers were puzzled. Xia Yao asked, "What kind of test? What trick is this kid playing now?"

"No, when did you guys get here?!" Chen Nian looked at the three guys in shock.

"You just realized it?" Sukh asked in surprise.

"Stop talking, come quick! I've found a great place to catch crabs!" Suhe exclaimed excitedly. He had discovered something good at a pile of rocks not far away.

"Beachcombing!" Upon hearing this, Chen Nian couldn't wait to go and see. Then, he said earnestly to Su Xiao, "You've passed my test!"

Upon hearing this, Su Xiao was taken aback for a moment, then her brows relaxed and she smiled, her eyes crinkling into a beautiful smile.

"So what kind of test is it?" Xia Yao looked at Chen Nian, who had already run away with Su He and Qi Feng, with a bewildered expression.

"Write to me and tell me what color the sea is tonight..." Su Xiao murmured, clearly enjoying it. She wanted to hear the full version as soon as possible.

"Blue, because blue represents melancholy," Xia Yao said, shrugging.

"..."

The next moment, Su Xiao and she looked at each other, blinked, and then caught up with Chen Nian and the other two.

An hour later, a small fishpond was built on the beach, filled with water, and several crabs were burrowing in the sand.

Xia Yao and Su Xiao squatted to the side watching, and when the crabs were about to crawl out, they pulled them back in and reinforced the fence, having a great time.

It wasn't until dusk, when the sun was about to disappear on the horizon, that the group got up and left, returning to the resort.

As they passed the beach, the group glanced over there; Liu Ting and the others had already left.

Afterwards, everyone returned to the fitting room to change into their previous clothes before heading to the villa to meet up.

"Without realizing it, I've been wearing this swimsuit all day," Xia Yao muttered, looking at her exposed body with a worried expression. "Won't I wake up tomorrow with a tan?"

"No way?" Su Xiao was also startled when she heard this.

"Will I be able to get a tan tomorrow?" On the other side, Chen Nian looked at himself in the mirror. He also wanted to be an ordinary man like Brother Who Doesn't Eat Beef.

Soon, everyone returned to the villa.

The five members of Group B were lying on the sofa, too tired to move.

Seeing them return, Liu Ting rolled over and said weakly to Chen Nian, "Chen Nian, peel some lychees for me!"

"I'm busy." Chen Nian sat diagonally opposite her, leaning back on the sofa, his eyes fixed on the ticking clock on the wall.

"Otherwise, I'll remember this for the rest of my life. You fed me water today," Liu Ting said resentfully. "You threw me into the sea, and then you even taught Su Xiao to throw me into the sea."

"....."

The air was very quiet.

After a moment, Chen Nian sat up helplessly, went to the refrigerator, took out a lychee, looked at Liu Ting who was waiting to be fed, shook his head helplessly, and peeled one open.

"I'll take care of these little things." Seeing this, Li Tian stepped forward, took the peeled lychees, and fed them to Liu Ting.

Seeing this, Liu Ting glanced at him helplessly, then reached out and took the food, putting it in her mouth while muttering, "He's atoning for his sins, why are you getting involved..."

As the two groups met, the villa became bustling with activity, everyone talking about their own things.

Chen Nian listened to the various conversations around him with a faint smile on his face. He quite liked this atmosphere.

"So, do you want to come with us to watch the fireworks show tonight?" Suhe then asked, telling everyone about the many fireworks displays on the beach.

Upon hearing this, everyone in Group B sat up and nodded repeatedly.

"I want to see it!"

"Okay, let's eat first, and then go set off fireworks together!"

"Yay!" Liu Ting and the others beamed with joy when they heard they could go set off fireworks.

In fact, they understood that the production team would not interfere with many things, but they would still participate in some of the activities and punishments.

And the rewards will most likely be shared.

As we left the villa, it was getting dark, with a few stars scattered across the sky.

Dinner was at a street food stall.

But everyone still ate to their heart's content. After dinner, each person took a bottle of water and walked towards the beach on the other side of the coconut grove.

"The evening breeze blows, my temples..." Liu Ting walked ahead, holding Su Xiao's hand, singing a song.

Having changed their clothes, they walked against the wind, their skirts and hair fluttering in the breeze.

Zhou Yu, who was walking beside Chen Nian, stopped. She pressed down her swaying skirt with one hand and smoothed her messy hair with the other, looking at the moon hanging in the distance over the sea.

"It's a beautiful night," she said casually.

Chen Nian withdrew his gaze from her fluttering skirt, nodded slightly upon hearing this, and said, "The moon is beautiful."

"Huh?" Zhou Yu paused for a moment, then smiled slightly and said, "Yes, the moon is beautiful." Then she followed the group ahead.

"She's beautiful too..." Chen Nian muttered, watching her retreating figure.