Liang Shi readily agreed.
After assigning the tasks, Zhou Li asked her privately, "Can I treat you as a newcomer or an intern?"
“Okay,” Liang Shi said.
Zhou Li was silent for a moment, then said, "If you want to learn something here, I won't be polite to you. Please don't be late in the future. Being half an hour late will be considered absenteeism. If you really have an emergency, you can ask me for leave. I will send you the phone numbers of everyone in the editing team in a while."
Liang Shi nodded, his smile wide. "Okay."
"I don't care which university you graduated from or what your major was. Since you have no work experience, you'll have to start from scratch. Everyone in the editorial team, even your colleagues in the magazine department, are your seniors. There's something you can learn from each of them," Zhou Li said seriously. "Don't use your privileges to act like a tyrant in the magazine department. If you still think you're just here to coast along, you can tell me now. I'm just an employee, and I won't force you to do anything..."
“It’s alright, no need,” Liang Shi said immediately. “You can just treat me like an ordinary intern. I can do anything.”
"You know Photoshop, photography, and copywriting, right?" Zhou Li asked.
Liang Shi said, "I also do some typesetting."
She used to study a wide variety of things.
“Okay,” Zhou Li said. “Then you can continue with this interview. Zhao Ying has a bad temper, and it took us a lot of effort to schedule her. If you don’t like her, you can leave first and don’t argue with her. I know you…”
"No, no," Liang Shi said helplessly. "Team leader, I really don't have a bad temper."
The original owner was the one who was lacking!
Zhou Li smiled and said, "Okay, that's all for now. We'll see how you perform later."
Liang Shi knew that Zhou Li had already started training her as an employee and given her the opportunity to gain experience.
Having such a senior colleague in the workplace is a blessing.
Liang Shi happily told her, "Thank you, team leader! I will definitely do my best!"
After she returned to her seat, Rainbow asked her, puzzled, "Why were you so happy to do the work?"
“Because emotional abuse is more terrifying than physical exhaustion,” Liang Shi said. “People learn from being tired, and your mother is teaching me that.”
Rainbow: "...Okay."
Although the little girl is very smart, she still cannot understand the social dynamics of the adult world.
In the afternoon, Liang Shi organized all the materials needed for tomorrow's interview and handed them over to Li Ran, the editor in charge of the field interviews, before leaving get off work.
Li Ran glanced at her materials, flipping through them casually without much expectation, already mentally prepared to work overtime at home that night to finish them herself. But to her surprise, the materials caught her eye.
She has compiled Zhao Ying's story, as well as her connections to BARE, in a concise and clear manner.
There were many rules and regulations, and even an interview outline was listed at the end.
When Liang Shi handed it to her, he said, "Sister Ran, I've practiced writing an interview outline. Could you take a look at it for me? I'd really appreciate it if you could do it like grading my homework. I know you have a lot of interviewing experience, so I'm asking you out of curiosity. I would be very grateful if you could give me some advice."
Li Ran was stunned by the way he called her "Sister Ran".
Add to that Liang Shi's slightly upturned smile and humble attitude, and it's as if he's not the same person who stood there that day, sternly questioning Editor-in-Chief Sun.
This also contradicts the rumored image of the arrogant and domineering Miss Liang.
In that instant, Li Ran's knees buckled, and she almost knelt down.
She steadied herself against the desk, finally regaining some confidence. "Okay, I'll take a look, but I have to work overtime tonight to prepare some things, so I can't give you feedback right away. Can I let you know before I leave work tomorrow?"
"Sure," Liang Shi said. "Thank you, Sister Ran."
Li Ran: "...No trouble at all."
Her voice was trembling as she spoke.
As she left the office building, her colleagues laughed at her, "Is it really necessary to be this scared?"
Li Ran: "That's because you don't know how terrible she used to be."
colleague:"……"
Liang Shi had no idea that her actions had terrified Li Ran.
After returning home, she went through the interview materials again on the computer in her study and reviewed all of Zhao Ying's previous interviews, extracting the useful information.
Then I turned off the lights and went back to my room to rest.
//
Xu Qingzhu went to see Cherry and they chatted until late, even having a little wine. It was almost ten o'clock when she took a taxi back.
She first went to the study and sent an email to Sally, telling her that Cherry had agreed to come to Minghui Jewelry to help and that she didn't mind working with her. She also expressed her sincere hope that Cherry could return to China to help her through this difficult time.
After sending the email, she saw a new document on her computer desktop that hadn't been renamed. She assumed it was hers, but when she opened it, she found it was a document compiled by Liang Shi.
She actually read it from beginning to end, and there were some notes that Liang Shi himself had made at the end.
It's not bad for a newcomer, but it can be improved.
Xu Qingzhu made some minor modifications to her file, then saved the file and shut down the computer.
When she came out of the study, she found that the living room chandelier was off.
However, the house still emitted a warm yellow glow. She crouched down to look and saw a light tube running along the wall from the first floor all the way to both sides of the stairs, and there was also a dark line under the stairs, illuminating each step clearly.
A warm feeling washed over Xu Qingzhu.
Having already drunk some alcohol, she got carried away and knocked on two doors on the first floor. Both were empty.
Just as I was about to knock on the third door, the door opened automatically as soon as I looked up.
"Huh, does the house have an electric gate?" Xu Qingzhu asked in surprise.
"No." Liang Shi was still watching Zhao Ying's interview clip when she heard the continuous knocking. She thought Xu Qingzhu was trapped outside and couldn't get in, so she opened the door. But she smelled a faint smell of alcohol and asked, "Have you been drinking?"
Xu Qingzhu nodded, "I met up with a classmate and had a little to drink."
Liang Shi asked, "Are you drunk?"
"It's alright." Xu Qingzhu asked, "Did you turn on the light on the stairs?"
"The housekeeper pressed it," Liang Shi said. "It will stay lit all night, so remember to keep an eye on it afterwards."
"Okay." Xu Qingzhu puffed out her cheeks, then leaned against the door and suddenly bowed ninety degrees to Liang Shi. "Thank you!"
Liang Shi: "..."
I wonder if Xu Qingzhu will still remember tomorrow?
Her drunken blackout behavior has a bit of a "as long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed" vibe.
Liang Shi asked, "Have you washed up yet?"
Xu Qingzhu shook her head, "Not yet, I'm going to wash up."
Fortunately, I wasn't extremely drunk.
But she was walking a little unsteadily, so Liang Shi went out to help her upstairs.
Back upstairs, Liang Shi turned on the light. Xu Qingzhu glanced at the empty bed and whispered, "Isn't it said that it takes twenty-one days for a person to form a habit? Why is it that after we've slept together for a few days, the bed was still a little cold yesterday when you weren't there?"
Liang Shi: "The temperature dropped last night."
Xu Qingzhu: "So I added an extra blanket."
Liang Shi: "...Well done."
She helped Xu Qingzhu to the bathroom. Xu Qingzhu looked in the mirror and suddenly said, "Liang Shi, can you sing me a song?"
Liang Shi: "?"
What kind of operation is this?
Xu Qingzhu blinked. "Is it okay? If not, I'll go to sleep."
Liang Shi: "...You haven't washed up yet."
"I can skip washing up."
"..."
Liang Shi said, "Then I'll sing and you'll wash up?"
Xu Qingzhu answered crisply, "Yes!"
Liang Shi: "..."
Oh my god.
Did Xu Qingzhu know that she was like this when she was drunk?
She really wants to record it so that Xu Qingzhu can see it tomorrow after she sobers up.
And with this, I warned her to stop drinking!
But Liang Shi left his phone in the downstairs room, so for now he could only try to get Xu Qingzhu to sleep.
She cleared her throat and began to sing, "The rain blocking my way is like snowflakes, are you cold as you weep..."
It was a Cantonese song she used to listen to often.
To her surprise, Xu Qingzhu paused, then frowned and interrupted her, "I want to listen to English songs!"
Liang Shi paused, wondering what kind of strange request this was.
While she was still hesitating, Xu Qingzhu snorted coldly, her clear voice softening as if she were coquettishly saying, "Hurry up~ the water's getting cold."
Liang Shi: "..."
Her heart skipped a beat, and she replied helplessly, "Okay."
She paused for a few seconds, then began to sing: "I was found on the ground by the fountain at Valder fields and was almost dry..."
This song was once her phone ringtone; the melody is gentle and very soothing.
Moreover, her English is so standard that even when she sings a cappella, it doesn't affect how pleasant it sounds.
Xu Qingzhu also began to wash her face while listening to her singing.
After finishing the song, Xu Qingzhu also finished washing up, took off her coat, lay down on the bed, and blinked her big eyes at her, saying, "Good Night!"
Liang Shi thought to himself, "Finally, it's over." He dimmed the bedside lamp for her and said, "Goodnight."
Xu Qingzhu quickly closed her eyes and began to breathe evenly.
Liang Shi stayed in the room for a while, and when he saw that she was fast asleep, he left the room.