A writer has arrived in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Tian Xiwei, that girl, really knows how to steal the spotlight!

She confronted the burly woman, while Mr. Deng, standing to the side, was clearly confused and stared blankly, not yet able to react.

Su Liu calmly stood up and said to Mr. Deng, "Comrade, I think I am the most qualified to be Xiao Qing's guardian."

He mechanically turned his neck, like a rusty part, "Who...are you?"

Su Liu rolled her eyes, her tone impatient. "Isn't it because Xiao Qing's family had a problem, and none of these relatives are of any use? That's why you asked the police to find me in the first place?"

"Oh—" Mr. Deng said with a look of sudden realization, "You are...

"I'm her brother."

"Mr. Su, right?" He gave an awkward smile. "The day after you arrived, I went to your home with the social worker, but Xiaoqing said you had already returned to Shanghai." He scratched the back of his head. "Officer Luo told me that you rented a house for her and she's settled in. I only came here this time because I need a local guardian to handle the government subsidies. The paperwork is a bit urgent, so I didn't contact you."

"Have you ever thought about this?" Su Liu's gaze swept over the woman whose face was alternating between pale and flushed, "This auntie didn't agree earlier or later, but just when the government subsidy came in, she suddenly had a 'change of heart'?"

When the woman realized that the conversation had turned to her, she hurriedly opened her mouth to reply.

Mr. Deng, as if afraid of making the situation completely awkward, immediately spoke three times faster, "You can rest assured, we will arrange for social workers to visit regularly to ensure that the money is spent on Xiaoqing."

"There's no need for that now," Su Liu said. "Just transfer the money to me. Xiao Qing will live here from now on, and you can arrange for someone to visit her anytime."

The auntie panicked and rushed to Mr. Deng, her voice trembling: "Comrade, comrade, is what he said true? Xiaoqing doesn't have a brother."

"Auntie, this Mr. Su is Ran Xiaoqing's father's son, her own brother."

"That bastard has a son outside?" she muttered softly, then immediately raised her voice, her tone urgent, "But they've never met, there's no affection between them, how can we give him money?"

"Well..." Mr. Deng patiently explained, "Regarding the determination of Xiaoqing's guardianship, the first choice is her grandparents, and the second choice is her adult siblings. If Mr. Su himself is willing to take on this responsibility, we have no reason to refuse."

"What does a young man like him know about taking care of people?" Auntie exclaimed anxiously, slapping her thigh and spitting as she shouted, "You can't be so careless! What if he takes the money the government gave Xiaoqing and spends it all himself?"

Mr. Deng, his head aching from her nagging, coughed lightly. "I think Mr. Su, with his financial means, wouldn't do that. Of course..."

He changed the subject, his gaze passing over his persistent aunt and landing on the small, thin figure who had remained silent throughout: "We also need to hear what Xiaoqing herself wants."

Ran Xiaoqing slowly moved out from behind Tian Xiwei, and under everyone's gaze, she slowly opened her mouth, her voice clearly reaching everyone's ears.

"I'm with my brother."

......

In the afternoon, the sunlight was a bit dazzling. Su Liu and Ran Xiaoqing walked out of the Civil Affairs Hall side by side, holding the newly completed paperwork documents in their hands.

"I'm heading back now that I've finished my business." Su Liu turned to look at her. "You're still not planning to come to Shanghai with me?"

"I'm doing fine here."

Seeing her like this, Su Liu teased, "For Tian Xiwei?"

"Back then... in the elementary and middle schools in town, she was always the one protecting me." Ran Xiaoqing seemed to be talking to herself, or perhaps explaining something.

"yes."

Su Liu didn't continue. Just then, a taxi with a "Vacant" sign turned around the corner. He took two quick steps forward and gestured with his hand.

The taxi immediately came to a slow stop on the side of the road.

"I'm going straight to the airport." He stepped forward, opened the car door, and turned back. "Are you sure you can manage on your own?"

Ran Xiaoqing was taken aback, then quickly said, "I'm fine."

"That's good."

Su Liu didn't say anything more and bent down to get into the car.

"elder brother!"

Ran Xiaoqing opened her mouth, her voice a little hurried. Su Liu paused, it was the first time he had heard her call him that so formally. He placed his hand on the car roof and slowly turned around.

"What's wrong?"

"I won't be like this anymore."

"What do you mean?"

"I don't want to live like this anymore." Her eyes were firm, and her voice was steady. "I don't want to always have to rely on others to protect me."

Su Liu saw that persistent and determined look in his eyes once again. Not everyone's adolescence is so melancholic.

Some people are also busy changing themselves during this period.

Where should Ran Xiaoqing begin? Should she take the initiative to talk to others, or learn to refuse first? Should she bravely express herself? Or should she try to lift those always-downcast eyes?

Su Liu suddenly felt a little looking forward to seeing her again.

"You're full of energy! Keep it up!"

He bent down and climbed into the car, closing the door behind him. The taxi engine roared to life, speeding along the road into the distance.

After returning to Shanghai, Su Liu had almost no free time.

Shanghai Film Group and Enlight Media arranged numerous interviews with print and online media outlets. In fact, as early as a month ago, lead actors like Yu Hewei and Tong Dawei had already been frequently giving various exclusive interviews.

Dilraba and Mao Xiaotong aren't as famous as the others, so the main focus of the publicity was on the more famous actors, which made them seem a bit more relaxed.

Meanwhile, things are also in a frenzy at Yusei's side. The development of "Genshin Impact" is basically complete, and stress testing and technical testing have begun.

The programming team needs to use scripts to simulate tens of thousands of virtual bots simultaneously logging in, drawing cards, and entering battle rooms. This tests the server's memory jitter and database latency under tens of thousands of concurrent users.

As for device adaptation and compatibility testing, it is carried out simultaneously during the development process. After each version is completed, the QA team must immediately test it on dozens of Android devices and iPhones, and classify the devices into four levels: S, A, B, and C based on the test results.

There's also the internal testing of the monetization system and numerical balancing. This part involved inviting a group of anime fans to Bilibili to test the smoothness of the recharge process and observe whether the rewards given to players were appropriate. If the rewards were too low, anime fans would definitely cause a public outcry in the community.

We also need to estimate the day-two retention rate through internal testing to see if the tutorial is too difficult and whether it can help players get started as quickly as possible.

An Wenxiu also needs to work with the publicity director, Zhang Heli, to conduct pre-launch promotion and public relations drills. Especially the server crash drill, given the tight schedule and heavy workload, there's a high probability of bugs occurring on launch day. The public relations team needs to prepare three apology letters in advance: one using a cute approach to beg for forgiveness, one apologizing with a compensation plan, and one clarifying any online attacks or rumors.

On the other hand, the three leaders of Mihalyu were not in such a good mood.