Brother, Being Ugly Isn't Your Fault

He Ji and his group stood at the door of Room 901, waiting for the owner to open it.

After ringing the doorbell, the door was quickly opened.

A young man wearing a gray mask stood at the door, nodding to greet them.

He Ji was stunned for a moment and asked, "Are you Gu Wen?"

"It's me," Chen Wen nodded. "Hello, please come in."

As they walked into the house, He Ji asked, "Aren't you planning to show your face in the video?"

"Not at the moment," Chen Wen took out four new masks from a drawer and handed them to the four guests. "There's a lot of wood dust in the workshop, and it hasn't been cleaned yet. Remember to wear these when you go in later."

"Got it," He Ji took the mask and glanced at Chen Wen, who was also wearing one, without saying anything more.

Many excellent creators on Bilibili didn't really have an advantage in terms of looks.

If they didn't have enough loyal fans or any other particularly outstanding qualities, revealing their faces could easily lead to a loss of followers or make them less appealing.

Of course, users on Bilibili were relatively good in this regard; they were more willing to appreciate a creator's talent rather than their appearance.

So, after gaining a large following, many creators with average looks were willing to take the step of "showing their faces."

Therefore, He Ji completely understood why Chen Wen didn't want to show his face.

It's okay, bro, being ugly isn't your fault. The crafting community still relies on skill to make a living. You can do it!

Suddenly receiving He Ji's encouraging gaze, Chen Wen felt a bit bewildered.

He didn't think much of it and handed another mask to He Ran beside him.

"Big shot Gu Wen, we'll be troubling you today~" He Ran completely transformed into a well-behaved girl in front of outsiders, politely bowed slightly, took the mask with both hands, and greeted Chen Wen.

After handing the remaining two masks to the other two assistants, Chen Wen led the four of them to the living room. Along the way, he subtly glanced at the bedroom and discovered that the bedroom door was slightly ajar!

Jiang Qiuyi was peeking!

He Ji and the others didn't notice this anomaly and proceeded to film some footage in the living room as planned.

Chen Wen remembered Jiang Qiuyi's instructions and was very cooperative with He Ji's filming requests, completing a very brief self-introduction in front of the camera and having a rather simple conversation with He Ji.

"OK, that's all for the introduction. Next, let's go take a look at Gu Wen's workshop together!" He Ji said in front of the camera, then grabbed He Ran and Chen Wen, and they all jumped up to do a transition.

This move looked quite good on video, but in reality, without any sound effects, it was a bit awkward.

Fortunately, Chen Wen was wearing a mask and didn't have to worry about his facial expressions. After everyone put on their masks and followed Chen Wen into the workshop, they did another transition.

"Wow~" He Ji struck an exaggerated pose and exclaimed.

The camera followed, shifting its view to the stylish gray wall on the left and the various handcrafted items displayed on it.

Bracelets, necklaces, rings, bookmarks, wooden combs...

Each one was exquisite.

Under the dim decorative lights, it looked like an art exhibition hall.

"I've seen these two before," He Ran said happily, pointing at two of the items. "The Silver Filament Bracelet and the Silver-Inlaid Wooden Comb. They were in Gu Wen's videos from the previous two episodes."

Chen Wen didn't respond to their comments. He took a broom and swept the black wood dust off the floor, then tidied up the various tools on the table.

"Is this the Elucidator you mentioned before?" He Ji curiously leaned closer to the table, his gaze fixed on a purplish-black sword body.

"Yes," Chen Wen replied. "I just started yesterday, and the sword body is only preliminarily formed."

"Amazing," He Ji reached out his hand, and after asking Chen Wen with his eyes and receiving a nod, he placed his hand on the sword body and stroked it. "Can I borrow it to play with for a couple of days when it's finished?"

Chen Wen nodded. "Sure."

Taking out the tools for making rings, Chen Wen looked at He Ran beside him and asked, "Did you bring your things? I'll guide you through it once, and you should be able to do it."

"Mhm, mhm," He Ran took out a paper bag and placed the items she had prepared on the workbench one by one.

He Ji looked at his sister's obedient demeanor and felt a bit unaccustomed to it.

However, since he had decided to come and film a video, he naturally wouldn't just stand there.

Taking a paper bag from his assistant, He Ji came to Chen Wen's other side and smilingly took out the tools:

"Actually, I was prepared too. I plan to make a ring with the master."

He Ran rolled her eyes at him. Since outsiders were present, she suppressed the urge to retort.

"Then let's begin," Chen Wen ignored the two cameras around them and quickly got into work mode.

Making a Meal Card Ring Transformation required many scattered tools.

To cut out the chip from the meal card, you needed a meal card and scissors.

Then there was the acetone solution for soaking the chip, which could separate the meal card's surface material and the chip inside without damage.

After that, you needed to prepare a ring mold, rolled into a cylinder with paper, fitting the inner diameter of the ring mold.

Then, wrap copper wire around the paper cylinder, apply glue to fix it, forming a coil.

Next, you had to use a lighter to burn off the insulating paint at both ends of the copper wire coil, otherwise, it wouldn't form a circuit with the chip.

And the connection between the coil and the chip would require a soldering iron.

Finally, use resin and coloring pigments to mix a liquid. After heating it in a water bath, pour it into the ring mold along with the coil chip, and wait for the liquid to solidify.

"Your memory is comparable to a fish's," He Ji taunted He Ran from across Chen Wen. "I told you to burn off the insulation with a lighter, how could you forget that?"

Clearly, the reason for He Ran's previous failures during the creation process had been found.

He Ran, like a startled little mouse, turned her head to glare at her older brother, but her anger was suppressed by Chen Wen's confused gaze.

"Great Gu Wen," He Ran changed to a cute smile. "Please continue your demonstration, we'll just ignore him."

Chen Wen did not get involved in the sibling spat and continued to explain and demonstrate while looking down.

Occasionally pointing out the mistakes of the two elementary schoolers beside him would trigger sarcastic remarks between them.

Of course, with Chen Wen, an outsider, present, it was clear that He Ji had a rare upper hand.

"Now for the final step, watch closely," Chen Wen picked up the container of blue liquid in his hand and leaned in to speak slowly. "First, pour half of the liquid into the ring mold..."

Beside him, He Ran leaned her head forward, staring intently at the mold.

But when Chen Wen's magnetic voice sounded close to her ear, He Ran subconsciously turned her gaze to Chen Wen's eyes—he was wearing a mask, so no other features were visible.

At this moment, Chen Wen was carefully pouring the liquid into the mold, his eyes focused and deep like a vortex, instantly drawing He Ran's gaze into them, making it hard to look away.

She didn't even notice what Chen Wen said afterward.

[Pu Jie Ri Ji]: This book has a single female lead, please rest assured, I don't plan on writing a melodramatic story. Today I was organizing things by the fish pond at my new place, and my mom was bossing me around. I'll see how I feel about the second chapter... He Ji and He Ran will be important supporting characters later on, and Jiang Qiuyi's position as the female lead is unshakable, so don't overthink it.