Liang Shi sat there peeling an apple for Yu Wan, and Yu Wan asked her, "Is Quella really that beautiful? Is she more beautiful in person or in photos?"
“Herself,” Liang Shi said, “she would be perfectly believable even if she played the lead role.”
“That’s really impressive,” Yu Wan said. “I’ve heard that the Gu family’s member is a rare talent among Betas, but I’ve never met him.”
"Then I'll introduce you to him another day," Liang Shi said with a light laugh.
"You two are so close?" Yu Wan paused, then laughed, "Well, that makes sense, after all, we're the kind of people who can go and crash a wedding together."
Liang Shi: "..."
That matter has probably spread throughout the wealthy family.
Gu Yixue didn't know how long this had been the subject of gossip.
However, the controversy surrounding this matter has now subsided.
I recently heard that Gu Yixue is planning to make a new movie, which should be an ancient martial arts film, another brand new challenge.
Liang Shi chatted with Yu Wan for a while, and then Sun Meirou arrived with Lingdang.
Lingdang looked sullen, and Liang Shi assumed it was because she was unhappy about the start of school, so he asked her what was wrong.
Lingdang pouted: "Zhou Caihong is so unfair! She just transferred schools like that, that's too much!"
Liang Shi: "..."
Liang Shi coaxed the bell for a while longer.
Xu Qingzhu had only come during her spare time. She occasionally chimed in while they were chatting, but soon she started to feel sleepy. Her health also prevented her from sitting for long, so they left the hospital after a short while.
Before leaving, Xu Qingzhu ran into Liang Xinzhou, who had just arrived from the company, and they chatted for a few minutes.
It was more like a complaint or a warning than a chat.
"Do you know who ordered those things to be released online?" Xu Qingzhu said, "Right now, I can tolerate it, just like Liang Shi, but if it continues like this, I really won't be polite."
"How do you plan to be impolite?" Liang Xinzhou asked with a smile.
Xu Qingzhu frowned: "Does Big Brother think I'm joking?"
Liang Xinzhou shook his head: "I think it's great that someone is protecting Ashi like this."
Xu Qingzhu was immediately rendered speechless, but she still said, "I don't know what I will do, but I will give them a taste of their own medicine. Everyone knows that she is the long-lost young lady of Dongheng Group, so her words and actions represent Dongheng. Brother, you know that Ashi has always respected you, and I don't want to make things difficult for you."
Liang Xinzhou nodded: "There's no need to worry about me and Dong Heng, I have my own solutions."
"You...aren't you going to stop it?" Xu Qingzhu frowned slightly.
She also thought that after she told Liang Xinzhou, he would stop it at the source.
Liang Xinzhou shook his head: "She represents Dongheng? She's not qualified. Do you remember what happened with Lingdang before? I still have some doubts, so I need to wait for her to do something before I can find evidence. If you walk by the river often, you're bound to get your shoes wet."
Xu Qingzhu was slightly taken aback, and after a long while, she smiled helplessly and said, "Alright then."
Liang Xinzhou didn't let her act recklessly; instead, he advised her to be cautious. "If she really did it, you don't need to be polite or worry about me. But if it hasn't been confirmed that she did it, I hope you'll show leniency. Wan'er is about to give birth, and Xinhe isn't someone who can handle things, so..."
He didn't say the rest, but he did leave Xu Qingzhu some face.
But Xu Qingzhu smiled and said, "Big brother, am I that amazing? Not at all."
“I never underestimate the Sheng family,” Liang Xinzhou shrugged. “Especially someone who can bring Minghui back to life within six months. Qingzhu, you are indeed very capable.”
Xu Qingzhu was inexplicably praised and felt very pleased, "Suddenly I felt full of energy."
Liang Xinzhou chuckled: "Qingzhu, Ashi has a bit of a childish nature, but she's a good person. The Liang family's affairs are the Liang family's affairs and have nothing to do with her personally. You should live your lives well and not let these things affect you."
“She might not have been very good before, perhaps because my mother made her personality twisted, but now that she’s with you, it’s really, really good. I can always see my childhood self in her.” Liang Xinzhou’s voice was gentler than usual as he turned to look at Xu Qingzhu. “If she does anything wrong, come and tell me, and I’ll help you teach her a lesson.”
Xu Qingzhu sensed the feeling of "entrusting an orphan to someone".
"What does this mean?" Xu Qingzhu asked. "Brother, this isn't like you."
"I guess I'm drunk." Liang Xinzhou raised his hand to his forehead. "She only has you left now. You two should take good care of yourselves."
Xu Qingzhu was taken aback, and suddenly understood what Liang Xinzhou meant.
Because Liang Xinzhou and Liang Xinhe are, to put it bluntly, still members of the Liang family and Qiu Zimin's sons. No matter how much they love Liang Shi, they cannot cross Dong Heng's bottom line.
During holidays and festivals, there was never a chance to be with Liang Shi.
In the end, only Liang Shi was left.
Therefore, Liang Shi had no other home besides her.
Liang Xinzhou genuinely cared for Liang Shi and hoped she would be well, that she could have a home and someone to love her.
This coincides with some of Xu Qingzhu's previous ideas.
Xu Qingzhu then took the opportunity to ask Liang Xinzhou, "Do you know that Liang Shi actually has family? Where are her biological parents?"
“I asked my mother and I also checked.” Liang Xinzhou shook his head: “I couldn’t find anything.”
Xu Qingzhu tried to discern any signs of lying from his expression, but found it to be very sincere.
I really don't know.
Xu Qingzhu also breathed a sigh of relief.
//
Xu Qingzhu was afraid that Liang Shi was living in a dream he had been weaving.
It's an established fact that Qiu Zimin treated her badly, and that's acceptable. But if Liang Shi is deceived by Liang Xinzhou and Liang Xinhe as well, she will probably be very heartbroken.
Fortunately, Liang Xinzhou is a sensible person who cares about Liang Shi.
Liang Xinhe was alright; although he was a bit soft-hearted, he wouldn't do anything bad to Liang Shi.
And because of Liang Xinran's appearance, Liang Xinhe treated Liang Shi even better, occasionally buying things to send to the crew, as if to tell the whole crew that Liang Shi has powerful connections!
They're still pretty cute.
During the filming of "Yu Guang", Liang Shi met Liang Wanwan once.
She got a short haircut and didn't mention it to Chen Mian, only saying that she had won the national award and wanted to invite Liang Shi and Xu Qingzhu to dinner.
Dinner was Huaiyang cuisine, which is sweet.
After drinking a few cups, Liang Wanwan felt dizzy and then squatted alone on the Yujiang Bridge, leaning on the railing and looking at the river.
Liang Shi was still a bit slow to realize it, and it was only after Xu Qingzhu gave her a little pointers that she understood.
It turns out that Liang Wanwan likes Chen Mian.
However, the day Chen Mian asked her to pick up Liang Wanwan, they probably broke up.
Later I heard that Chen Mian even stopped going to the media school.
Chen Mian is actually a responsible person. She promised Gu Yixue that even if Gu Yixue was not in good condition and could not paint, she would stay at home and keep painting to ensure that she could deliver the painting to Gu Yixue within the specified time.
But I heard that Chen Mian abandoned the school's project halfway through.
It's all because of Liang Wanwan.
Liang Shi didn't know what to say, and could only lament that everyone was trapped in the walled city of emotions, unable to escape.
Two days after filming wrapped on "Yu Guang", "Xin Tu" began its promotional campaign.
Because this was Gu Yixue's first time entering the domestic market, it was also her first time promoting her product according to domestic procedures.
In fact, according to the domestic process, the pre-release promotion should begin a month in advance, and then the screening schedule should be determined based on audience expectations.
Gu Yixue is clearly late now, but she didn't intend to make much money from this movie anyway, since it wasn't a commercial film to begin with.
Less than a week before its release, the creative team of "Heart's Journey" met again to begin promotional activities and test screenings at various universities.
Because this work has already been shortlisted for an international competition, the evaluation standards are higher.
However, in the systems of many strict and well-known film critics, it can be rated 8 points, which is considered very high.
Liang Shi's acting skills were also praised. He did not act superficially, nor did he hesitate to smudge his face because of his image. He acted exactly as he was supposed to, and even so, he did not lose his beauty. He had a rare kind of bone structure beauty.
The overwhelmingly positive reviews online have caused some viewers who haven't yet gone to the cinema to have a negative reaction.
[Is this all fake? Can you even trust any movie bloggers these days?]
[Are you just going to praise someone for money? How good is an actor's acting skill for a first-timer?]
[Is it true that as long as you pay, even green screen acting and superb acting skills will be amazing?]
[Seriously, is there really no one who can dig up Liang Shi's backing? This is absolutely disgusting.]
[I highly suspect she got to her position through Guila.]
[Go ahead and criticize her, but don't bring Quella into it. Quella is a prodigy director and screenwriter who rose to fame at a young age, and her looks rival those of top film and television actresses. Even if he's with Quella, that falls under the category of a romantic relationship, not something else entirely.]
[...]
Then, comments appeared from who-knows-where, saying that Quella and Liang Shi were in a secret relationship, and that someone had even filmed the two drinking together and going to bars together.
They seem to have a good relationship.
The movie hasn't even been released yet, but Liang Shi has already given us another chance to live.
Then the passerby rebelled once again.
[Is this celebrity? What are their representative works?]
[Honestly, the barrier to entry in your industry is too low. You think you can get in just by having a pretty face?]
[Isn't her red outfit just a blatant attempt to piggyback on Yang Shuyan's fame? Someone who markets herself by associating with various celebrities—what kind of person could she be?]
[Isn't this supposed to be an art film? It's constantly trending on social media, is the director that rich?]
[Is this to promote Liang Shi? Another fraud after YSY.]
[Upstairs, YYSY, YSY has real achievements. She doesn't deserve to be compared to someone who only has one set of photos and is already boasting about her looks, claiming she took out a loan to become an actress. This is really giving a fake like her a boost.]
[So, you don't use abbreviations for sentencing where you are? Can't anyone explain what all that stuff means?]
[To be fair, Yang Shuyan.]
[...]
After seeing these nonsensical comments, Gu Yixue sent Liang Shi absurd screenshots and asked in surprise, "Is this what the domestic film environment is like now?"
Liang Shi: [...as you can see.]