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Chapter 96 Liu Xiaoli's First Day at Work (Please Subscribe!)

The joy of the weekend is fleeting; Monday arrives in the blink of an eye.

Today, Liu Xiaoli needs to go to work at CCTV for the first time.

"I'm going out now." After breakfast, Liu Xiaoli fed her daughter one last time, then handed her over to her husband Chen Fusheng, who would be leaving later. She also said goodbye to her mother before leaving the house.

The advantage of living close to work is that you don't have to spend too much time on the road.

In less than five minutes, Liu Xiaoli arrived at the gate of CCTV's factory.

She had just stood there reminiscing when an old lady suddenly fell off her bicycle right in front of her.

If this happened in later generations, netizens would probably accuse her of staged accident.

Liu Xiaoli was also taken aback.

Realizing what was happening, they immediately stepped forward to help the elderly woman up and asked her with concern:

"Auntie, are you alright anywhere?"

"It's nothing, thank you so much, comrade."

"You're welcome. I'm glad you're alright. Please ride more slowly next time."

"Okay, I was just a little distracted."

Director Yang Jie dusted herself off, then looked up and glanced at Liu Xiaoli. That glance brought to mind Wang Xifeng's assessment of Lin Daiyu in *Dream of the Red Chamber*:
—I've never seen such a beautiful woman before!
Seeing that the older woman was alright, Liu Xiaoli greeted her and walked into the CCTV building in front of her.

"Hey, hey, comrade, wait for me a minute."

Liu Xiaoli turned around and asked in surprise, "Auntie, is there anything else?"

"What's your name? Let me treat you to breakfast at the cafeteria. Thank you for your kindness earlier."

"No, no, it's just a small favor."

Liu Xiaoli didn't expect anything in return. She smiled at Director Yang Jie, gave him her name, and then continued on her way.

"Liu Xiaoli!"

Director Yang Jie muttered the name repeatedly to himself, seemingly having no recollection of it.

So she pushed her bicycle toward the cafeteria. Although she wouldn't eat with others, she still wanted to eat herself.

After having breakfast, Director Yang Jie left the canteen and headed to the office of Deputy Director Hong, the head of the Arts and Literature Department, hoping to get approval for a few more people to join him.

The reason she was distracted while riding her bike was because she was thinking about this.

Before long, Director Yang Jie appeared at the door of Deputy Factory Director Hong's office.

Just as he was about to knock on the door, he discovered that someone was inside.

And it was someone I knew.

"Director Yang Jie, is there something you need?"

Deputy Factory Director Hong spotted Director Yang Jie at the door and greeted him first.

At this moment, Liu Xiaoli, who had come to report, also turned around and was surprised to find that this was the little old lady who had fallen at the factory gate earlier.

So she's a director!
"What a coincidence, Comrade Liu Xiaoli, we meet again."

Director Yang Jie didn't rush to state his purpose, but first greeted Liu Xiaoli.

"Hello, Director Yang."

Deputy Factory Director Hong asked in surprise, "You two know each other?"

"We met at the factory gate just now," Director Yang Jie explained simply.

"Oh, I see. Let me introduce you—Director Yang Jie, a senior TV drama director at the factory."

"This is Comrade Liu Xiaoli, a dancer. Today is her first day working at the factory!"

After the introductions, Deputy Factory Director Hong continued, "Director Yang Jie, if you're not busy, I'll take Comrade Liu Xiaoli to the dance group to register first."

"Wait a moment."

When Director Yang Jie heard that Liu Xiaoli had just arrived today and hadn't been assigned to any roles yet, and that her team was short of people, he immediately had the idea of ​​poaching her.

"What's wrong? Is something urgent?"

"The matter isn't urgent, but Deputy Factory Director Hong, could we discuss something with you?"

"What discussion?"

"Well, you know my team is short-staffed, how about I get Liu Xiaoli instead?"

"They're dancers, what are you going to do there?"

Hong Minsheng didn't really care. If it were just an ordinary person, he would have given Director Yang Jie the face he deserved.

However, Liu Xiaoli's identity is somewhat special, so her own wishes must be taken into account in this matter.

"When I was filming 'Journey to the West,' I had to design a lot of dance moves, so what I lacked were dancers."

The two did not shy away from Liu Xiaoli during their conversation. After thinking for a moment, Deputy Factory Director Hong simply looked at her directly and asked, "Comrade Liu Xiaoli, what is your opinion?"

"I...I don't know how to design dance moves." "That's okay, you can learn slowly after you come. The Great Wall wasn't built in a day, and so is filming a TV series; it all takes time."

Seeing how much Director Yang Jie valued Liu Xiaoli, Deputy Factory Director Hong also spoke up for her, saying, "Comrade Liu Xiaoli, Director Yang Jie treats her own people very well. Since she values ​​you, you can learn a lot from her."

These words touched Liu Xiaoli somewhat, and after thinking about it carefully, she nodded.

"Okay, I promise."

"Great."

The reason why director Yang Jie values ​​Liu Xiaoli so much is not actually related to the fact that she is a dancer.

What she really valued was Liu Xiaoli's looks.

Because she's attracted to good-looking people.

This little old lady had a grand ambition: she wanted to find all the most beautiful girls in the world to star in "Journey to the West" and dedicate the rest of her life to leaving behind a classic masterpiece for future generations.

Historically, she did it.

It's a pity that many young viewers were too young to understand and were too busy watching the monkeys, thus wasting director Yang Jie's hard work.

……

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

Chen Fusheng, who was already on the plane, was unaware that his wife, who had been assigned to the dance group at CCTV, had been unexpectedly snatched away by director Yang Jie and assigned to her "Journey to the West" production team.

Even if he knew, he wouldn't object, after all, he loved watching Yang Jie's version of "Journey to the West" when he was a child in his previous life.

Chen Fusheng brought two bodyguards with him to Hong Kong this time. After boarding the plane, he dozed off for a while, and when he opened his eyes again, he was already in Hong Kong.

The last time I came to Hong Kong, I was just passing through and didn't even leave the airport.

So I don’t feel anything.

This time, Chen Fusheng rode in the car sent by Great Wall Company to pick him up at the airport. Through the car windows on both sides, he watched the Hong Kong street scenes of the 1980s rush past his eyes. It was a visual experience that was both dreamlike and real, giving him a sense of how vibrant Hong Kong was at that time.

The car turned another corner, brushed past a double-decker bus, and soon drove into a large compound. The plaque at the entrance of the compound read – Great Wall Film Company!
"Mr. Chen, we have arrived."

"OK, thanks!"

Chen Fusheng got out of the car and saw that there were quite a few people who came to greet him.

Besides the familiar faces of Fu Qi and Shi Hui, the cast also includes Yuan Yanghua, the general manager of Great Wall Company; Shen Tianyin, the factory director; screenwriters Yue Feng and Li Pingqian; and actors Li Lihua, Han Fei, and Chen Juanjuan…

After everyone greeted each other, Shi Hui stepped forward and said, "Xiao Chen, let me take you to check in. You must be tired from your journey, so you can rest for a while. We'll have a welcome dinner for you tonight."

"Okay, thank you, Aunt Shi Hui."

"Don't mention it. I heard you got promoted, Xiao Chen?"

As Shi Hui led Chen Fusheng and the others toward the dormitory building, they chatted as they walked.

"You're very well-informed; I have indeed been promoted a level."

"Haha, you're so young and already a section chief, and you're on the leader's radar. I'm afraid you'll be Director Chen in a couple of years."

"It's still early, it's still early."

Chen Fusheng smiled awkwardly, not wanting to continue the discussion, and quickly changed the subject.

"Where is Sister Miao? Was she targeted by the rightists before she came back?"

"How could there not be? Ah Feng's current situation isn't very good."

"what happened?"

"It was also our oversight. After Ah Fung returned to Hong Kong, news of your Cannes Film Festival also reached Hong Kong. Then the Freedom Society wanted Ah Fung to write a letter of repentance, but she refused and was subsequently blacklisted."

“We originally thought that in this situation, we would let her come to the left, but we didn’t expect that Lido TV would refuse to let her go. Ah Feng’s contract with them still has four years left. If we want to pay the penalty for breach of contract, we will have to pay a lot of money.”

Chen Fusheng frowned, then asked, "How many Lido TVs do you want?"

HK$100 million.

"That's outrageous!"

"That's right, we're still dealing with this."

Remembering that Chen Fusheng was a troublemaker, Shi Hui asked with a try-it-out attitude, "Little Chen, do you have any ideas?"

Chen Fusheng thought for a moment and said, "How about I go and pay them a visit tomorrow to see their attitude first?"

"Who are you visiting? Lido TV?"

"Correct."

"Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow."

He realized that if Shi Hui came along, he wouldn't be able to perform as well.

So Chen Fusheng refused, saying, "No need, Aunt Shi Hui, I can go by myself."

(End of this chapter)