The editor-in-chief was furious and threw a stack of A4 papers at her, which she dodged calmly.
A4 sheets of paper fell to the ground like snowflakes.
Liang Shi looked at her and continued to explain, "Also, if I had experience working in magazines, I would directly replace you in your position. I would be parachuted in as the head of the magazine department instead of choosing to come here as a junior employee."
"Ha!" The editor-in-chief cursed angrily, "So you're just a crook, what's there to be proud of? If you're so capable, why don't you just oust me? What are you spouting nonsense for? If you're not capable, go back to work. You've come here to show off to me, haven't you? To make yourself look powerful? If you're the CEO's daughter, why don't you just parachute into the CEO's office!"
“I came to the magazine department voluntarily,” Liang Shi said. “But I came here to work, not to be attacked personally. I believe all my colleagues here are the same; everyone has self-respect and can accept criticism. But I hope you understand that criticism and insults are not the same thing. As a leader, you have no right to attack your subordinates; you are depriving everyone here of their personal rights.”
After Liang Shi finished speaking, he suddenly paused, and before the editor-in-chief could refute him, he laughed and said, "Forget it, someone like you probably doesn't understand what personality is."
Editor-in-Chief: "...What the hell are you spouting?!"
"It's just the truth," Liang Shi said. "The truth is always hard to hear."
The editor-in-chief was furious. "Get out of here! Get out of the magazine department!"
"No. Get out of Dongheng!" the editor-in-chief roared. "Trash like you doesn't deserve to stay in Dongheng."
“I won’t leave.” Liang Shi said, taking out his phone. “I recorded the entire meeting today. Your every word and action was recorded. I will forward this recording to the president’s office and let them decide. I believe Dongheng will not keep someone like you in the company. As for the topic selection meeting with the general manager today, I think we can take the marriage-themed topic from the planning department. Is it necessary to wear a BARE for a wedding? And define Dongheng’s consumer group. The subtitle could be—Everyone can own a BARE in their lifetime.”
BARE is a luxury brand under Dongheng Group, renowned internationally. In Chinese, it is called BARE.
It is also jokingly referred to as Paris.
"Who are you?" the editor-in-chief sneered. "You really think you're someone important? What gives you the right to decide the topics? Did I even give you my approval? Do you even know who BARE's target audience is? It's the wealthy! A single BARE scarf costs at least 90,000 yuan. Do you think ordinary people can afford that? This topic was already used at the COCI new product launch five years ago. What's wrong with Dongheng? Do you need to chew on someone else's chewed gum? Are you a garbage collector? If you can't come up with any original ideas, you can shut up! Get out!"
"Just because someone has used something doesn't mean they can't use it again. We can go beyond that, we can go in another direction. Why should we limit ourselves to the fact that she used it, but I can't use it? BARE is priced very high, but does that mean ordinary people can't afford high-priced products? Everyone is a potential consumer. Just because someone doesn't have money today doesn't mean they'll never have money in their life. Besides, we should give everyone the dream of luxury and support everyone's right to own luxury goods. As a company, we should have a broad vision, not be confined to our own territory."
The editor-in-chief was about to scold her for talking nonsense when applause suddenly broke out from the back row.
A crisp round of applause suddenly rang out in the office area; it wasn't very enthusiastic, and it came from only one person.
The clapping was slow and deliberate, yet it carried a hint of appreciation.
"Who is it? Are you sick..." The editor-in-chief was about to curse when he looked up and saw General Manager Liang. He stopped talking in time, with an embarrassed look on his face.
When Liang Shi turned around, she saw not only Liang Xinhe, but also Xu Qingzhu.
Two of Liang Xinhe's assistants also came with him.
"Are you going to scold me again?" Liang Xinhe approached with a forced smile and looked at the editor-in-chief. "I didn't know before that Editor-in-Chief Sun had such a big air about him."
"No, General Manager, please let me explain. It's because this new employee is so unfamiliar with the rules, and we can't seem to decide on any good topics for the magazine. I'm really worried..."
"Alright, no need to explain to me," Liang Xinhe said. "I only care about the results. Has the magazine topic been decided yet?"
Editor-in-Chief Sun looked embarrassed. "Not yet."
"So what were you doing just now? Holding an internal topic selection meeting?" Liang Xinhe asked.
“Yes.” Editor-in-Chief Sun changed from his previous arrogance and became humble. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that he was groveling. “Choosing topics is a difficult thing to do. The deadline is approaching, so our discussion has become quite intense.”
"Really?" Liang Xinhe was still smiling, but no one would think his smile was friendly. "I've been here for a while, and I've heard you seem to be constantly scolding the newcomers."
"No," Editor-in-Chief Sun said with an embarrassed smile. "It's just that the newcomer's views are too naive. I was the one who taught her."
"Oh? Really?" Liang Xinhe reached out and patted Editor-in-Chief Sun on the shoulder. "I didn't realize Editor-in-Chief Sun was so helpful and caring towards his subordinates?"
Editor-in-Chief Sun nodded and bowed, "It's my duty."
“But why did I hear you say you wanted her to get lost?” Liang Xinhe’s eyes suddenly sharpened.
Editor-in-Chief Sun: "...Those were just words spoken in anger."
"What's the newcomer's name? Did they introduce themselves?" Liang Xinhe turned to Liang Shi. "Have they chatted with everyone yet?"
Liang Shi coughed softly, "Not yet."
Who had time to look after her all morning?
"Have you done anything?" Liang Xinhe asked.
Liang Shi shook his head. "No."
"Have the tasks been assigned?" Liang Xinhe asked again.
Liang Shi shook his head again, "...still not."
Liang Xinhe was much taller than Editor-in-Chief Sun, nearly 1.85 meters tall as a male Alpha. He looked down at Editor-in-Chief Sun and said, "Didn't you say the magazine department was short-staffed? I specially transferred someone over for you. Is this how you use people? I offered you an annual salary of 400,000 yuan because I heard you were good at using people and had strong work ability. My requirements weren't high. I didn't expect you to squeeze out the magazines under Haiwei Jewelry and become a top-tier magazine. I just wanted you to be able to do a simple online magazine. Did I overestimate your work ability?"
"No...no..." Editor-in-Chief Sun stammered, unsure how to explain, feeling utterly speechless.
"The magazine department is too busy, I haven't had time to arrange it for her yet," Editor-in-Chief Sun said nervously.
She really doesn't want to lose her job.
A job with an annual salary of 400,000 is considered top-tier in this industry; her salary is a level higher than that of her former colleagues.
Everyone knew she had joined Dongheng and was incredibly envious.
Feeling incredibly anxious, he quickly added, "Mr. Liang, I really didn't mean it. I was just too busy today."
"You're so busy you don't have time to assign her anything, but you have time to berate her during editorial meetings. Is this how you treat the people I transferred to you? Are you dissatisfied with her or with me?" Liang Xinhe's tone was calm, but it made Editor-in-Chief Sun's legs go weak.
Everyone realized that this newly arrived person was backed by General Manager Liang.
General Manager Liang came here to support the other party.
No wonder the newcomer was so fearless and dared to directly confront Editor-in-Chief Sun; it turns out he has powerful connections to rely on.
Everyone cast sympathetic glances at Editor-in-Chief Sun.
But a moment later it turned into schadenfreude.
Serves her right. She's always been so arrogant; now she's met her match.
"President Liang, I didn't mean that, I was just too busy today..." Editor-in-Chief Sun was still trying to explain and exonerate himself.
Liang Shi stepped forward and said, "Mr. Liang, I have a recording of today's meeting here. You can listen to it, or I can email it to you."
Editor-in-Chief Sun glared at her angrily, "Do you even have the right to speak here?!"
Liang Shi: "...should..."
She paused and looked at Liang Xinhe.
Liang Xinhe gave her an approving look, and she said with a touch of pride, "I think so. What do you think, Mr. Liang?"
Liang Xinhe nodded, "Yes."
Liang Shi was happy. With someone backing her up, what couldn't she say?
“I don’t think Editor-in-Chief Sun is suitable to work at Dongheng,” Liang Shi said. “Her magazine philosophy is incompatible with Dongheng’s, and the magazine department has not developed well under her leadership. If you value talent like Editor-in-Chief Sun, you can try to transfer her to another department. But I’ve thought about it, and no department needs a shrew.”
Upon hearing this, Liang Xinhe's lips curled up into a smile.
Liang Shi said, "So you should make the decision."
Liang Xinhe looked at Liang Shi with a mixture of admiration and satisfaction.
It's like the feeling of an old father seeing his daughter finally succeed.
Liang Xinhe didn't waste any words and directly announced: "Editor-in-Chief Sun, you're fired. Go to the Human Resources Department to collect your salary for this month and your severance pay."
“President Liang, I really didn’t do such a thing…” Editor-in-Chief Sun said, “Are you really going to fire me for a newcomer? I can lead Dongheng Magazine to do better.”
Liang Xinhe looked at her and said, "I can still make Dongheng's magazine department better by replacing someone else. This world is not a place where you can do whatever you want just because you have the ability. Besides, I haven't seen any ability from you in the month you've worked here."
Editor-in-Chief Sun: "..."
She glared angrily at Liang Shi, "You just wait!"
Liang Shi shrugged and shook his head helplessly.
It's just the incompetent rage of a clown.
The farce ended quickly. Liang Xinhe sent everyone in the magazine department back to their posts and instructed the planning team leader to bring up all the topic proposals at the 5 p.m. meeting so they could be discussed together. He also encouraged them not to be afraid and to bravely express their opinions.
Liang Xinhe's attitude towards handling matters was very different from that of Editor-in-Chief Sun, which made the planning team happy.
God knows how badly they've been scolded by Editor-in-Chief Sun these past few days.
A girl hasn't slept for three days. Her eyes are red and swollen every day when she goes to work because she always feels like someone is scolding her when she goes home to sleep. She's so scared that she can't sleep and can only cry.
Editor-in-Chief Sun returned to his office to pack his things.
While tidying up, she saw the resume on the table. It was handed to her by Liang Shi that morning, and she had thrown it on the table without even looking at it.
He was furious and picked up her resume, intending to tear it up in anger.
But he stopped when he saw her name.
The name column reads – Liang Shi.
Liang Shi, Liang Xinhe, and Liang Xinzhou.
They both have the surname Liang.
A guess formed in her mind.
She panicked for a moment, but still crumpled Liang Shi's resume into a ball and threw it into the trash can like garbage.
//
Liang Shi was also surprised that Liang Xinhe and Xu Qingzhu would suddenly come.
Fortunately, Liang Xinhe arrived in time.
Otherwise, she would have argued with that Editor-in-Chief Sun for a long time.
Liang Xinhe asked his assistant to order afternoon tea for everyone, and then left the magazine department.
Liang Shi and Xu Qingzhu also left with him.
Once they left the magazine department and were in a secluded spot, Liang Shi asked with a smile, "Second Brother, why did you suddenly come here?"
“Of course it’s your sister-in-law who’s looking for you.” Liang Xinhe glanced at her. “Did you really think I came here specifically to see you?”
"Well, I'm not that narcissistic." Liang Shi touched the tip of his nose sheepishly, still unable to hide his smile. "But thank you anyway."
"No need to thank me," Liang Xinhe said. "I'm just eliminating parasites for the company."
Liang Shi nodded, "Yes, yes, yes."
She realized that Liang Xinhe was a proud and arrogant person.
He clearly cared about his younger sister, but he insisted on pretending to be indifferent.