The time was too late, and the film emperor's face was clearly filled with exhaustion. She didn't want to occupy too much of his time, so she urged Da Yang to take him away.
For the next two days, whether it was Elder Xiao having a change of heart or Xiao Yi's words having an effect, everything was peaceful.
No one troubled the Xiao family's shops and houses!
Xia Wei Liang, who had just been promoted to landlady, received her first rent payment. Staring at the number on the statement, she immediately called Meng Xiu Yi to confirm.
Happiness came a bit too suddenly!
Although Xia Wei Liang was popular, she no longer accepted endorsements, didn't take on new variety shows, and only played a minor role in a television drama. The combined income from these was less than that of a third-tier celebrity. Yet, her expenses were high, accounting for eighty percent of her total income.
Half of the remaining twenty percent had to be set aside for raising her child and paying her assistant, leaving only ten percent for herself.
So, this extra income was incredibly timely for her!
She stared at the money, counting and recounting, looking at it again and again, before finally kissing the statement passionately. "Things that aren't mine only bring sorrow~ Alas, so be it!"
She took a deep breath and called Xiao Nuo Mi, asking her to transfer all the money to Sixth Master, using the account number she had previously gotten from Meng Xiu Yi.
In her previous life, she had gained unearned wealth, only to meet a tragic end. She was truly afraid now! Therefore, in this new life, she dared not touch anything she hadn't earned through her own efforts!
Not to mention anything else, she had almost forgotten where she had stuffed the card the film emperor had given her!
Thus, she didn't dare to keep a single cent of the gift Sixth Master had given her.
At the other end, Sixth Master also called soon after.
Knowing what he wanted to ask, Xia Wei Liang quickly explained, "Grandpa, do you believe in karma?"
The person on the other end pondered for a moment and said, "I do."
"I do too. Therefore, I don't dare to take advantage of you for nothing, I don't dare to accept gifts that don't match my efforts, and I don't dare to gain without working. Can you understand what I'm saying?"
There was another silence, followed by a long sigh.
"You even have the same temper as her..."
She knew Sixth Master was thinking of his first love again.
Finally, Sixth Master smiled, "Grandpa understands. No matter what you want to do, Grandpa will listen to you."
"That's right!"
Sixth Master didn't think much of it, and Xia Wei Liang was quite happy.
"However, I won't accept this money either. How about this, let's set up a scholarship fund!"
"That's a great suggestion! It's absolutely wonderful!"
Xia Wei Liang had seen what children who couldn't afford to study looked like. She was genuinely happy that Sixth Master would suggest this.
A few days later, the second season of "Courage" officially kicked off.
Night Vision was now flush with cash, so much so that their sponsorship recruitment was almost a frenzy. They hadn't been this confident in a long time!
Originally, Xin Ji Le and Ba Zong Di were competing for the naming rights. Upon hearing this, Xia Wei Liang immediately contacted both companies and pulled their representatives into a WeChat group chat.
Xin Ji Le: 【Miss, what do you need to tell us? Little Le can chat with you privately~ Why bring these two wheeled ones?】
Ba Zong Di: 【Heh, I'm a two-seater convertible that you'll never get! If it weren't for your Miss's good fortune, you wouldn't even have the chance to appear in the same chat group as me.】
Xin Ji Le: 【Ptooey!】
Ba Dao Di: 【Reflect biubiubiubiu!】
Seeing them chatting lively, Xia Wei Liang smiled and came online.
Xia Wei Liang: 【You two quiet down first, I need to ask something! I heard you're both competing for the naming rights, and neither of you is backing down, which is making the platform quite troubled. Is it true that it hasn't been finalized yet?】
Xin Ji Le: 【Miss! They are all doing it for you. Little Le is your person, and must strive to succeed for you! Isn't Little Le amazing? Praise me quickly, praise me!!】
Ba Dao Di: 【We had already agreed with Night Vision, but somehow this little brat found out and inserted himself between us.】
Xin Ji Le: 【Bah! Until the contract is signed, everyone has a fair chance to compete!】
Ba Dao Di: 【The day before the finalization, the signing ceremony is the next day! Is this speed still slow? You have the nerve to butt in!】
Xia Wei Liang stared at her phone. These two companies didn't hold back when arguing. One moment you spit on me, the next I'm spitting on you. They really didn't consider her an outsider.
She quickly stepped in to mediate, 【It's fine if it's not signed yet! It's a good thing, I happen to have an idea and want to discuss it with both of you.】
Xin Ji Le: 【Miss, tell us! As long as Little Le can do it, I will go through fire and water!】
Ba Dao Di: 【Tch~ You're the only one who can talk! Go through fire and water? What, you think you're not hot enough and want to blow yourself up?】
Xin Ji Le: 【Get lost! Can't you see I'm discussing business with Miss?】
Ba Dao Di ignored him and immediately asked Xia Wei Liang, 【Your Majesty, if you have something to say, please do!】
Xin Ji Le: 【Yes, yes, yes. Miss, just tell us your thoughts directly!】
Xia Wei Liang: 【It's like this, I was thinking, instead of fighting for that empty name, why don't we do something substantial? For example, I recently have a scholarship fund...】
Xin Ji Le: 【Oh! Little Le understands.】
Ba Zong Di: 【Mmm, understood.】
Before Xia Wei Liang could even finish speaking, they both indicated that there was no need to say more.
Ba Zong Di: 【Our Magic Flute will use the entire naming fee for Miss's scholarship fund.】
Xin Ji Le: 【Heh, as if we can't afford it!】
Xin Ji Le: 【Miss, whatever this fool contributes, we'll contribute one more dollar than them!】
Ba Zong Di: 【I'm asking you, is this meaningful?】
Xin Ji Le: 【Yes, yes! It's more than meaningful~~~】
These two started bickering again. Xia Wei Liang really didn't expect that with just a casual remark from her, they had already settled the matter without even asking for approval!
Xia Wei Liang: 【Do you guys need to get approval first?】
Xin Ji Le: 【No need! Our boss said that without Miss, there would be no Little Le today. Moreover, Miss is our lucky star! Every casual decision we've made following Miss has become a major turning point for our company! Miss might not know, but most of the employees our company recruits now are people with disabilities. We feel that since our spokesperson, Miss, is so excellent and hardworking, we can't let her down! That's why we are now focusing on quality, so that we don't implicate such a wonderful Miss due to our negligence.】
Most companies fear that their endorsement image might be tarnished, which would then affect the company. But Xin Ji Le was different. They had grown from a small brand to its current scale in such a short time, something that neither the leaders nor the employees had ever expected! Therefore, they were also giving back and showing gratitude in this way.