Liang Xinhe called her over mainly to ask, "Regarding the vacancy for the head of the magazine department, who do you think would be the most suitable candidate?"
Liang Shi asked in confusion, "Ask me?"
"Yes, I'm asking you something." Liang Xinhe suddenly paused, "You haven't been just sitting around in the magazine department doing nothing all this time, have you?"
These words were like stepping on her tail; Liang Shi immediately jumped up, "How could that be?"
"Second brother, you can't wrong me." Liang Shi said, "My recent performance has been remarkable, and our team leader is very satisfied."
"So I'm asking you, who do you think is more suitable?" Liang Xinhe said.
"And what do you think?" Liang Shi countered. "It's impossible that you don't have anyone in mind."
In any case, the magazine department is one of the mainstays of Dongheng Group going forward.
Such an important personnel appointment and removal will not be decided hastily by her.
“I’m asking you a question now.” Liang Xinhe tapped the table with her fingers. “You’re only responsible for answering.”
Liang Shi: "..."
“Our team leader,” Liang Shi said, “It’s not that I’m biased towards her just because she’s our team leader, but I think her abilities and vision are very suitable. As for the others, the one in the advertising team is too shrewd, probably because of her position; she always likes to take shortcuts and is two-faced. The one in the clothing team is a bit too pretentious; she cries for a long time even if she gets a minor scrape…”
She listed them all, but still came to the same answer.
Liang Xinhe simply replied indifferently, "I understand."
Liang Shi went upstairs for no apparent reason, and then went downstairs for no apparent reason as well.
However, on her way to the driving test, she received another money transfer message from Liang Xinhe.
Liang Xinhe transferred 200,000 yuan to her.
[Buy some clothes, get a new assistant. Don't be so shabby, it's embarrassing.]
Liang Shi: "..."
However, she suddenly remembered something and turned to send Liang Xinhe a voice message: "Second brother, what do we need the land in the south of the city for? Even if it's approved, what's the use?"
Why would a luxury goods company need land? It's not like it's real estate.
Liang Xinhe countered with a question: "Have you contacted Zhou Yi'an yet?"
Liang Shi patiently said, "Even if we really need this land, we should try to get it openly. Why do you want me to contact Zhou Yi'an?"
She then pretended to be angry and posted: "I'm not a prostitute."
Liang Xinhe: [...Who said you had a romantic relationship with Yuan?]
Liang Xinhe: [Mom said you and Zhou Yi'an are classmates and have a good relationship, so she can act as a matchmaker. We can get them together even without you.]
Liang Xinhe: [Last time, you offended Zhou Yi'an because of you? What's the point of taking the land then? Forget it.]
Looking at his nonchalant tone, Liang Shi suddenly had an idea and continued, "Wouldn't the family company go bankrupt then?"
Liang Xinhe sent a voice message, with a hint of helpless laughter, as if mocking her foolishness.
"Liang Shi, are you crazy? How could my huge Dongheng Group go bankrupt just because we can't get a piece of land? Our family is in the luxury goods business. We just wanted to expand into other areas by getting that piece of land. Even if the market is squeezed now, our family is not so destitute as to go bankrupt."
Liang Shi: "..."
A sudden heaviness settled in my heart.
"Getting that land would be icing on the cake, but not getting it wouldn't be a big deal." Liang Xinhe paused for a few seconds after saying that, and then said in a strange tone, "Is this why you've been behaving so well lately? And you're dressed so shabbily, what? Trying to save money for the family?"
Liang Shi: "..."
No, not really.
Liang Xinhe transferred another 200,000 yuan to her.
[Don't be so stingy anymore, the family doesn't need your little bit of money.]
Liang Shi: "..."
She explained, "I already said it's for work. Why would a lowly employee like me dress so nicely?"
"Now the whole company knows you're Miss Liang the Third, some nobody employee." Liang Xinhe: "Only you still believe it."
Liang Shi: "..."
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However, Liang Shi also figured out one thing through this experience.
Although the Liang family is declining, it is far from the point of bankruptcy that Qiu Zimin said.
Moreover, Liang Xinhe and the others had no idea that Qiu Zimin wanted the original owner to divorce so that she could be with Zhou Yi'an.
So all of this could very well have been orchestrated by Qiu Zimin alone?
She deceived both sides, telling Liang Shi that it was for the good of the family, while telling Liang Xinhe and the others that Liang Shi was making the sacrifice voluntarily.
This creates an information gap.
As for the original owner, Qiu Zimin always used this kind of rhetoric to get her to help unconditionally.
Even if she was unwilling, she would never go against Qiu Zimin's wishes.
On his way to the Qingcheng Theater, Liang Shi had a mental storm, trying his best to figure out the relationships between the people involved in this matter.
It's as if something is about to emerge.
Even after arriving at the Grand Theatre, she still hadn't figured it out.
With limited information, she was unable to fully deduce the conclusion.
Based on these deductions, Qiu Zimin must hate the original owner to the core.
Otherwise, there is no reason to explain her behavior.
//
With the audition approaching, Liang Shi quickly got into character and put all other matters out of his mind.
There were many people auditioning. There were nearly a hundred people standing in the corridor on the fourth floor. They were all dressed very nicely. Looking around, Liang Shi looked like a strange person.
She was still wearing the same business suit she wore to work in the morning, which didn't match the role she was auditioning for at all.
Some people even paid for their own costumes, making them look like they were on a film set.
Liang Shi arrived late, and there were no seats available. A staff member took down her name and gave her a number plate, A376.
She thought she was number 300-something in line, but after asking the staff, she found out that she was number 76, the third female lead.
Some people also come here to try out other roles.
After receiving his number, Liang Shi sent Zhao Ying a message: "Sister Ying, I've arrived."
Zhao Ying: [OK, keep it up!]
There was no further communication.
Liang Shi used the time he spent in the corridor to familiarize himself with his lines.
Although it's possible to read lines from a script during auditions, this is clearly not something an actor who wants to get a role would do.
Liang Shi is still familiarizing himself with his lines.
After some time, I suddenly heard someone say in my ear, "Hey, come and watch together."
"What are you looking at?" the other person asked.
"Today is Minghui's new product launch, and it is said that Minghui's eldest daughter will personally host it."
"Really? Didn't you say you were going to marry into a wealthy family? Why are you still out there working in public?"
"..."
They were discussing animatedly in hushed tones when a cool voice broke in, "If she doesn't come out soon, the Sheng family's assets will be gone."
The once-powerful jewelry empire has now fallen into severe decline.
Liang Shi looked at the person who spoke. She was dressed in a simple casual style, wearing sweatpants and a sports jacket, with a gray baseball cap and large round earrings. The outfit didn't match her clothes, but it revealed an eerie beauty because of her face.
The people who were just discussing paused, turned their heads to look, and suddenly covered their mouths in surprise, while also tugging at the arm of the girl next to them.
Her sisters were still playing on their phones when she tugged at them, startled, and asked without looking up, "What are you doing?"
"Holy crap!" The man was so shocked his pupils dilated. "Yes, yes, yes..."
"Who is it?" Her sisters also looked up, and their pupils dilated in shock.
Liang Shi: "...?"
Is it really that exaggerated?
"Shh." The woman took a white mask out of her pocket and put it on. "Just pretend you didn't see me, you can continue."
Everyone: "..."
Despite being very excited, she tried her best to suppress her emotions and nodded frantically.
Then the woman swaggered down the corridor, weaving through the crowd. Everyone was busy reading scripts and playing on their phones, so no one paid any attention to her anymore.
However, she went into the audition room.
Liang Shi was puzzled, but he took a break from his busy schedule and took out his phone to find the live stream of Minghui Jewelry's autumn new product launch online.
The live broadcast has not yet started, and various media outlets are still testing their equipment. Judging from the videos that have already been released, the venue is quite grand and beautiful, better than in previous years.
Liang Shi switched from backstage and sent Xu Qingzhu an emoji: 【加油.jpg】
Xu Qingzhu replied instantly: [Received.jpg]
Then Xu Qingzhu posted: 【Teacher Liang, let's go!】
Liang Shi: […Okay.]
Meanwhile, the girls nearby started excitedly discussing the person who had just passed by.
"Wow, my goddess is so amazing."
"When she stood there, I just wanted to say, 'Sleep with me!'"
"Damn, can't you be a little more reserved in broad daylight! But I also want to say, sister, sleep with me."
"Are you all crazy? There's a limit to idol worship. I've heard that she and Zhao Ying have an ambiguous relationship."