The Weibo post was published the night before last, and the comments section was full of blessings and congratulations, with wishes for her to find her parents soon.
She hasn't posted anything since that Weibo post.
Many people are also following the progress of her search for her family.
Liang Shi put away his phone and immediately understood.
Liang Xinhe turned around, paused for a moment when she saw it was her, and then asked somewhat stiffly, "When did you get here?"
Liang Shi said, "I just arrived."
She maintained the dignity of an adult, simply handing over her resignation letter and saying, "I'm resigning."
Chapter 78
Liang Xinhe already knew that she had started filming, but he didn't expect the progress to be so fast. He was surprised to hear that she would be joining the cast as the third female lead next week.
"Are you that surprised?" Liang Shi chuckled. "I'm quite talented at acting."
"I'm quite surprised." Liang Xinhe looked at her and casually opened her resignation letter. It was a generic resignation template, but it was handwritten with beautiful handwriting, especially the artistic signature at the bottom, which clearly showed that she had practiced.
Liang Xinhe asked in surprise, "When did you start practicing calligraphy?"
"When I have nothing to do," Liang Shi said, "my original handwriting was too ugly."
Liang Xinhe responded absentmindedly, then hesitated several times before continuing.
Liang Shi roughly knew what he wanted to say, but didn't bring up the topic. Instead, he changed the subject, saying, "Remember to watch my show when it airs."
“Of course.” Liang Xinhe twirled the bottom right corner of her resignation letter with his finger, paused, and said, “Do you really have to resign? Can’t you just come back to work when you’re not filming? Or I can give you a sinecure.”
"The same as before?" Liang Shi smiled. "No way, you're going to make us special again."
"What's wrong with getting special treatment? You're the third young lady of the Liang family, who can say anything about you?" Liang Xinhe said, "It's just a sinecure. Your salary will still be deposited into your account every month. You don't need to come to work. You can come and visit whenever you want, just like you're going shopping."
“Who’s going to come to the company to go shopping?” Liang Shi said, “Never mind, I can go to the movies or the mall during my break.”
“But what about you…” Liang Xinhe frowned, “Should we ask my older brother?”
“You were the one who sent me here in the first place, so why do I have to ask you, brother, to leave now?” Liang Shi urged him from across the room. “Hurry up, stop dawdling.”
Liang Xinhe stared at the resignation letter, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I still have to ask my older brother. I can't make this decision myself."
Liang Shi: "..."
“Asking my older brother yielded the same result,” Liang Shi said. “Don’t break the rules because of me. I’ll come to work when I can. I have other things to do now, and it’s not good for me to take up a spot.”
Liang Xinhe ignored her and took out her phone to call Liang Xinzhou, but before she could dial, the office door was pushed open.
Liang Xinzhou walked in with a gloomy face. Without even looking around to see who was there, he closed the office door and immediately questioned, "Did you have someone find something on Zuo Ye Culture?"
“Yes,” Liang Xinhe said, winking at him as she spoke.
Liang Xinzhou also saw Liang Shi sitting there, and suddenly all his anger dissipated.
However, his complexion was still not good.
"Brother," Liang Shi greeted him, then stood up and said, "I'm leaving now."
She figured they were going to discuss the Liang family's real daughter, so she'd better hurry up and leave.
I don't want to get involved.
Liang Shi felt that as a fake heiress, the most important thing she should do was stay away from this family.
That way, none of their problems will affect her.
As for the score with Qiu Zimin, we can settle it later.
A gentleman takes his revenge, even after ten years.
The premise is that it doesn't affect people who are good to you.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she stood up, Liang Xinhe pressed her shoulder down and made her sit down again, saying, "You're part of this family too, listen along."
Liang Shi: "..."
"I came here to submit my resignation," Liang Shi said, making a last-ditch effort. "Now that I've submitted it, you can discuss it."
"A resignation letter?" Liang Xinzhou asked in surprise, "Where are you going?"
"Filming," Liang Shi explained. "Didn't you all already know that?"
Liang Xinzhou was silent for a moment, then handed her the resignation letter to sign. "Okay, focus on making movies."
Then he asked, "Do you have a talent agency? Dongheng owns a talent agency with some pretty famous artists. Why don't you sign with them? I'll have them assign you a good manager."
Liang Shi immediately shook his head: "No need, I can manage on my own."
“The entertainment industry is chaotic. It’s not good for you to go it alone, is it? You need someone to take care of you when you’re filming, and you need people to cooperate with the crew after filming. Do you have an assistant and an agent?” Liang Xinzhou asked in a calm tone. Before she could answer, he wanted to make arrangements for her. “Then I’ll just have Haicheng Culture assign you a good agent. You don’t need to sign a contract. It will make things easier for you and also help you connect with resources.”
"Really, you don't need to." Liang Shi pressed down on his hand, which was about to make a phone call. "I can really manage on my own."
Fearing that Liang Xinzhou might not believe her, she specifically emphasized the word "really".
The bites were exceptionally clear and distinct.
Liang Xinzhou looked at her hesitantly and said in a deep voice, "You only have one chance. It won't be of any use if you regret it later and come begging to me."
“I know,” Liang Shi said, “but I really don’t need to. I can manage on my own.”
“Indeed.” Liang Xinhe, who had been listening quietly, interjected, “When Ashi handled that public relations crisis, he was much better than that old guy in our company.”
“That was just a coincidence,” Liang Shi said. “But I can protect myself.”
Liang Xinzhou was silent for a moment, then finally made up his mind, "Alright, we can talk about it later if you need it."
"Okay, thank you, brother." Liang Shi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After saying that, she tried to leave again, but Liang Xinzhou pressed her down, saying, "Just listen here."
Liang Shi: "..."
//
It turned out that three days ago, the people Liang's father sent to look for his daughter found a clue, which happened to match the girl searching for her family online.
If they were out of contact, they might not have been found so quickly.
But Guo Xinran made a huge fuss online, and if the Liang family hadn't ignored those useless social media posts, they probably would have seen it long ago.
After learning Guo Xinran's exact address, Liang's parents drove to that remote place early in the morning.
It takes more than nine hours to drive there from Haizhou City, so it was almost evening when we met. Apparently, when we arrived, Guo Xinran was rolling up her sleeves and killing a chicken.
Her place was dilapidated, and the ground was muddy after the rain. The Liang couple were moved to tears when they saw it.
Looking at that face that was so similar to Qiu Zimin's when she was young, it was almost certain that this was their daughter who had been lost for twenty-five years.
But just to be on the safe side, they still took Guo Xinran to the provincial hospital for DNA testing.
In today's technologically advanced world, test results can be obtained in just two hours.
So Qiu Zimin shared the news with everyone in the group chat, but none of the people waiting for the news at the Liang family's old house showed any joy.
Even the kind-hearted Sun Meirou couldn't find the words to comfort everyone.
Liang Xinzhou had planned to pack up and move that day, but Liang Xinhe persuaded him not to upset his parents too much. She suggested that he wait until they brought his biological sister back and saw her before making a decision, since they were related by blood.
Liang Wanwan also returned from school. She was always quiet and reserved, and that day she joined Liang Xinhe in persuading Liang Xinzhou to move out. In the end, Liang Xinzhou was unable to move out.
However, we are still quietly waiting for news.
Guo Xinran still has things to take care of over there, so she won't be back for another two days.
Mr. Liang abandoned his company and went directly to a small village thousands of miles away.
Liang Xinzhou and Liang Xinhe were at a loss and could only help clean up the mess.
The first thing to do was for Guo Xinran to sign a contract with Zuoye Culture. The contract had just been signed and required her to livestream her life in the mountain village.
Now that Guo Xinran has successfully reunited with her family, she naturally won't stay in that small mountain village anymore. However, the person in charge of the other party is unwilling to accept this, and after Liang's father learned about this, he wanted Guo Xinran to terminate her contract with Zuoye Culture.
The person in charge of this matter at Zuoye Culture had just returned from that desolate place and was furious when he learned about it. He threatened on the phone to take Guo Xinran to court.
How could the Liang couple, who were so protective of their daughter, let him say such things?
So Liang's father threatened, "Go ahead and sue me, I want to see what you're capable of."
Zuo Ye Culture was unaware that Guo Xinran's biological parents were the renowned presidents of Dongheng Group, and contacted a lawyer directly.
Meanwhile, Liang's father called Liang Xinhe from afar, urging him to handle the matter properly.
Liang Xinhe was also helpless, but when he heard that the other party had already issued a lawyer's letter, he had no choice but to agree under pressure from his parents.
He had looked into Zuoye Culture, and it turned out to be an unknown live-streaming company with a registered capital of only one million yuan. The boss was an internet celebrity who made his fortune through live-streaming e-commerce, not a big company.
Normally, Liang Xinhe and his team would have acquired the company.
However, Liang Xinhe was unwilling to make the acquisition. The entertainment industry is notoriously difficult to manage, and his family already had Haicheng Culture, which is now developing steadily, so they did not need any additional companies.
The best solution is to pay a penalty of ten million to settle the matter.
Liang Xinhe was also unwilling.
The younger sister hasn't even returned yet, and they've already given out ten million. This whole thing seems suspicious no matter how you look at it.
So he chose a more complicated method, but one that didn't require him to spend money or manpower.
As soon as he started doing it, Liang Xinzhou found out.
Liang Xinhe looked bewildered. "Can't I help?"
Liang Xinzhou said in a deep voice, "Yes, but we have to meet the person first. Besides, with all this fanfare, wouldn't everyone know we're helping an internet celebrity?"
"An internet celebrity?" Liang Xinhe was taken aback. "She..."
"People who rose to fame through online live streaming, and who still live in places like that to put on a show even after they have the financial means to do so," Liang Xinzhou sneered. "What else could they be but internet celebrities?"
“Although…” Liang Xinhe hesitated, “There’s no need to say that.”
“She has 100,000 followers on Weibo now and has done live-streaming e-commerce.” Liang Xinzhou placed the tablet in front of him. “She has 700,000 followers on the Yumo live-streaming platform, and many of her videos have over 100,000 likes. Her monthly salary is at least 30,000.”
He presented a series of real data points, saying, "Moreover, she has only been doing this for less than half a year. If there were no backers, how could she have accumulated so many fans in such a short time?"