Liang Shi quickly finished making his sandwich and sat there chatting with Xu Qingya.
Xu Qingya was the one mainly talking to her, and she was responsible for responding.
Xu Qingya is a rather talkative young woman; her eyes light up when she talks about idol culture.
She also said that her dream is to become a talent agent.
However, after speaking, he fell silent for a moment before saying, "Never mind, I'll change my dream."
"Why?" Liang Shi asked, puzzled.
Xu Qingya sighed, "Sister Weiwei is my manager. She helped me get a lot of Chen Zhengxuan's merchandise."
Liang Shi understood her concerns, but could only offer a perfunctory reassurance: "Not all agents are like that."
However, it did remind her of Bai Weiwei and Zhao Xuning.
After she left with Xu Qingzhu last night, she didn't see Zhao Xuning on the road, so she still doesn't know how Zhao Xuning is doing.
Out of humanitarian spirit, after finishing breakfast and putting the dishes in the dishwasher, Liang Shi sent a message to Zhao Xuning to inquire about her situation.
After a long pause, Zhao Xuning replied: 【Not bad.】
That was a rather perfunctory answer.
But Liang Shi did his best.
After that, I didn't pay any more attention to it.
With nothing to do in the morning, she started looking up information about Dongheng Group, especially about the newly established magazine department.
As Liang Xinhe said, this magazine department is a newly established department, and it hasn't even published a single issue yet. There is only one official Weibo account, which has never posted any news and has 10,000 followers, which are probably bought by someone.
Because nothing has been released, there is very little information available online.
She then took a look at other e-publications, especially the experiences of companies similar to Dongheng Group in creating e-publications, hoping to find some successful experiences from them.
During her search, she discovered that Haivi Jewelry was the first in the industry to do this.
Although it is just a jewelry company, it has advanced experience. It has not only created an online magazine, but also founded a top-notch fashion magazine in China, "Mingzhu".
In this era of the decline of print media, the print media industry has become a sunset industry, with many large magazines closing down and most of the remaining ones losing money or persisting out of sheer passion. However, Mingzhu magazine has taken a different approach, focusing on feminism and inviting well-known domestic writers to write its foreword.
In a fashion magazine, there isn't much text, but every article in every issue is powerful and impactful.
In the new media era, this would easily garner 100,000+ views in no time.
However, their magazine and e-magazine are produced separately, and the content is completely different.
This is precisely why e-magazines haven't stolen the sales of traditional magazines.
The group of people who started this magazine were not originally from the magazine industry; some were from the fashion industry, some were designers, and some were even online novelists.
Therefore, the industry's assessment of Mingzhu magazine is: a group of third-rate people ran a first-rate magazine.
Liang Shi finished compiling all the data by noon.
The housekeeper asked if she wanted dinner prepared. She was thinking about the menu when she received a call from Liang Xinhe.
She answered the phone and greeted him politely, "Second Brother."
"Where are you?" Liang Xinhe asked.
Liang Shi thought he was coming to check up on him, so he obediently replied, "At home."
"Chuanlan Villa?"
"Yes."
"What are you still doing there?" Liang Xinhe's tone was already a little impatient. "Liang Shi, I really thought you were going to start anew, but it's still the same? It's one thing for you to be a scoundrel outside, but now you don't even want this family anymore? Do you want to sever ties with the Liang family?"
Liang Shi: "...?"
"Alright, how can you talk to A-Shi like that?" A gentle female voice came from behind. "You're clearly worried about A-Shi and want to see him, but you use these hurtful words. With your attitude, you'll end up arguing after just a few words."
Liang Shi guessed it must be her second sister-in-law.
In the original book, the second sister-in-law doesn't have many scenes.
But he is a particularly positive character.
When the original owner was in dire straits, he gave him a sum of money, but the original owner quickly gambled it all away.
Later, they even set their sights on her daughter.
I don't know anything more about Liang Shi.
After all, she hadn't thoroughly read and memorized the entire text before transmigrating into the book.
"Ah Shi." It was Second Sister-in-law who took the phone. "You're going back to the old house today, right? Remember to bring your sister-in-law with you."
"Second sister-in-law," Liang Shi said politely, "Zhu Zi is sick and can't go back."
"Is it serious?" my second sister-in-law asked worriedly. "Then you stay home and take care of her. It'll be alright. I'll go talk to Mom."
"How can you spoil her like this?" Liang Xinhe picked up the phone again. "Liang Shi, no matter what's wrong today, you have to come back. What did you tell me last week? Even if it's raining knives from the sky, you'll still go back to the old house. Have you forgotten what you said?"
Liang Shi: "..."
That's what the original owner said.
never mind.
Anyway, it's her now.
"It's my brother's birthday today, and you won't even come home for dinner? You might as well not have the surname Liang anymore." Liang Xinhe said impatiently and hung up the phone.
Liang Xinhe does have a rather impatient temper.
But the intention is good.
Liang Shi didn't complain. He told the housekeeper that lunch should only be prepared for Xu Qingya, as she was going back to the old house.
Since it was Liang Xinzhou's birthday, Liang Shi had to go no matter what.
After all, they are still considered part of the Liang family.
The original owner's relationship with her family was just so-so, and with her dramatic nature, she'd probably have done almost everything she could.
It's a complete mess.
//
Liang Shi didn't know the way back to the old house, so he was driven back by a driver.
The old house and the villa are not far apart, but the old house is obviously more luxurious and has a richer history. The surrounding area is full of villa estates.
It has a flavor reminiscent of the old days when people occupied mountains and ruled as kings.
The Liang family's building is Gothic in style, making it quite unique among these villas.
As soon as her car entered the courtyard, someone came out to greet her.
As she got out of the car, the maid bowed and extended her arm, saying, "Third Miss."
Liang Shi put his hand on her arm and got out of the car.
The carved beams and painted rafters at the entrance give one the feeling of having wandered into a museum, and it's clear that the Liang family must have spent a lot of money to renovate this house.
Two rows of maids stood at the door. As she walked by, they all bowed and humbly greeted her, "Third Miss."
They have quite the air about them.
Because he was going back to his old house, Liang Shi made a special trip to buy a decent outfit.
She couldn't quite accept the clothes in the original owner's closet.
Today she wore a light apricot-colored long dress with a white suit jacket, her long hair was down, and she wore silver earrings.
The makeup is slightly bright, but not overly glamorous, and paired with a minimalist white suit, it is understated yet not condescending.
When she entered, the first person to notice her was her second sister-in-law, who stood up with a smile and said, "A-Shi is back."
At the gilded long table, everyone was already seated. Although there were still seats on the table, the extra bowls and chopsticks had been removed, and everyone had assumed that she would not be coming back.
Mr. Liang, who was over sixty years old and in good health, sat in the main seat. When he saw her, he simply hummed indifferently, "So you still know how to come back."
Liang Shi said sheepishly, "Sorry, I was so busy I forgot."
His tone revealed a deep distance.
She actually wanted to build good relationships with these people, but unfortunately, she hadn't had family for so many years and didn't know how to get along with them, so she could only try to be as polite as possible.
Besides, everyone was used to the original owner's unrestrained and unconventional style.
However, the original owner was quite well-behaved at home.
Therefore, Liang Shi did not reveal any flaws.
She just stood there, looking slightly embarrassed.
No one told her to sit down, and no one except her second sister-in-law greeted her. The girl sitting on the far edge had a pure and innocent look. She pursed her lips and said, "Third sister."
"Hmm." Liang Shi smiled at her. "Has Wanwan started school yet?"
Liang Wanwan is the youngest sister in the family. She is a junior in college this year and has a much more likable personality than the original owner of this body.
"Not yet," Liang Wanwan said. "It will open the day after tomorrow."
Liang Shi nodded.
Awkward conversations are indeed difficult.
Especially in such an almost completely unfamiliar situation, it's entirely a technical task.
"What are you all standing there for? Get the Third Miss her bowl and chopsticks." It was Liang Xinhe who spoke up. "Don't you all have even this much sense?"
The servants went immediately, and another servant pulled out a chair for Liang Shi.
Liang Shi sat down, and opposite him was a little girl.
She looked about three or four years old, wearing a pink hair clip, and her eyes were timid.
She should be Liang Xinhe's daughter.
Her second sister-in-law taught her, "Lingdang, greet your aunt."
The child bit his lower lip and after a while called out, "Auntie."