Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

"Speaking of Wang Shasha, the person behind her is quite powerful; it's Qiu Sheng, Qiu Lihua, the general manager of Baogang TV Station."

The company is riddled with factions and their members, making the relationships more complex than a spider web. Although Linda and Charlie are the main figures in charge of the production department, there is considerable internal competition. Besides Charlie and Linda's factions, there are other artists planted by higher-ups, as well as big names like Jiang Yu who hold prominent positions and are not subject to Charlie and Linda's control.

However, there are not many of these artists; most of them belong to Charlie and Linda's faction.

Hu Xiaoxiao asked, "If Sister Yu doesn't give Wang Shasha face, won't she offend Qiu Sheng?"

"The fact that Qiu Sheng's men dared to do this clearly shows they're not giving Sister Yu any face. Sister Yu has worked at the TV station for so many years and is a respected figure in front of Ji Sheng. She's not likely to be afraid of offending Qiu Sheng."

Hu Xiaoxiao pondered: In other words, once you reach a certain position, even the company's higher-ups can't do anything to you. You can do whatever you want without having to worry about anyone's feelings, and you can even show your displeasure directly if you're unhappy.

Hu Xiaoxiao nodded and made a note of it.

After the Best Actress award was presented and a performance was completed, the final award of the year, Best Actor, was presented.

After glancing at the card on stage, the emcee said, "I'm sure everyone is eagerly anticipating who will win the most prestigious award this year. I won't keep you in suspense any longer. This year's Best Actor is Ming Xu, who became a sensation in Hong Kong with his martial arts epic 'The Grandmaster,' shining brightest star of the year. Congratulations to Ming Xu on winning Best Actor this year! Please welcome Ming Xu!"

Thunderous applause erupted from the audience, and Hu Xiaoxiao was also happy for Mingxu, clapping enthusiastically for him.

After the applause subsided, Zhu Wanwen said regretfully, "You are both the male and female leads, but the difference in your treatment is too great."

Hu Xiaoxiao, however, was quite philosophical about it. "He can win Best Actor, while I can only win Best Supporting Actress at most with the role of Zhou Bijun. Charlie's films are all male-centric, and the scripts are perfect for winning Best Actor. As for female artists who want to win Best Actress, they have to rely on the actresses under Linda's management."

I've looked at the awards from previous years, and basically, the male roles are mostly awarded to artists under Charlie's management, while the female roles are mostly awarded to artists under Linda's management.

"With such good acting skills, are you going to keep playing supporting roles?" Zhu Wanwen didn't believe that Hu Xiaoxiao was so superstitious.

Hu Xiaoxiao's eyes shone brightly. "Of course not! I've been waiting and accumulating strength. One day, I'll make Charlie put on a big female lead role just for me."

"But Charlie almost never plays leading roles."

"Rules are meant to be broken."

She is very willing to break all kinds of rules that are almost impossible to outsiders.

Zhu Wanwen turned her head, looked at the confident Hu Xiaoxiao, and laughed, "I also need to work hard. Athena has someone supporting her, and you yourself are capable. I'm the one who's doing the worst."

"The difference you mentioned is only compared to us and Athena. Actually, compared to the Miss Hong Kong contestants of previous years, among those who didn't sign with the top three, you're doing much better than them."

Zhu Wanwen also has her own pride: "I will not compare myself with people who are worse than me to comfort my incompetence. I hope to be compared with people who are better than me, so that I can show that I am capable and competent."

With the Best Actor awards presented, this year's anniversary celebrations are drawing to a close.

Hu Xiaoxiao immediately returned backstage, preparing to go on stage for a group sing-along and dance performance at the end.

She walked among the performers in her group, looking around, but Athena was nowhere to be seen. The female performer next to her told her that Athena wasn't feeling well and had already gone home.

Hu Xiaoxiao felt a little regretful, as she was still thinking of celebrating Athena with Zhu Wanwen after the show ended.

The anniversary celebration came to a successful conclusion. Hu Xiaoxiao changed back into casual clothes and came out of the dressing room, where Mingxu was already waiting for her with the trophy.

He swung the trophy in his hand, smiling as he said to her, "You deserve a lot of credit for me winning this award. Although the company didn't award you Best Actress, in my heart, you are the Best Actress. How about we go out for a nice meal tonight to celebrate and look forward to standing on the awards stage together next year?"

Hu Xiaoxiao readily agreed, "Where should we eat something good?"

"What do you want to eat?"

"Anything is fine as long as it tastes good. I'm not picky about food."

Mingxu couldn't help but laugh again. This was called not being picky? "How about we have seafood?"

Baogang is located near the sea, with many fishermen, abundant and fresh seafood, and a variety of delicious ways to cook it.

Hu Xiaoxiao agreed and said, "I just made plans with Zhu Wanwen to celebrate for Athena. Since Athena has already left, why don't we invite Zhu Wanwen along?"

Mingxu said, puzzled, "Xinghe left a long time ago, otherwise we could have called him along."

Seeing that no one was around, Hu Xiaoxiao quietly asked him, "Is Lu Xinghe dating Athena?"

Mingxu paused for a moment, then said, "I don't know, he didn't tell me."

"You two are such good friends, how could you not know anything? Do you even deserve to be called good brothers?"

"Even brothers need to know their limits. Why ask so many questions about personal matters?"

"Forget it, everyone has their own destiny. Let's go have a good meal instead." Hu Xiaoxiao immediately called Zhu Wanwen, and a few familiar celebrities nearby overheard and wanted to join in.

So, what was originally planned as a late-night snack for Mingxu and Hu Xiaoxiao ended up being a late-night snack for a group of people.

It has to be said that the more people there are, the more lively it is. Hu Xiaoxiao ate to her heart's content that night and even drank a little wine, which made her face flushed.

Mingxu was worried that she would be impolite if she got drunk, so he sat next to her the whole time and personally took her home after the meeting.

However, Mingxu was overthinking it. Hu Xiaoxiao only drank a little, found she didn't like it, and stopped drinking. Besides, she has a good constitution and doesn't get drunk easily no matter how much she drinks.

After returning home, Hu Xiaoxiao watched TV for a while before resting.

With nothing much to do lately, Hu Xiaoxiao was waiting for the new drama to air, so she got up a little later.

It was almost noon when I went to pick up the magazines and newspapers I had ordered for today.

She casually flipped through the newspaper as usual, only to find it filled with news about Athena and Lu Xinghe.

Lin Qianyou Spends the Night at Lu Xinghe's Home

Lu Xinghe's career is down, but his love life is thriving; he's having a passionate affair with the previous Miss Hong Kong runner-up.

When Hu Xiaoxiao saw this headline, she opened the article and found that the Best Actor award last night was between Mingxu and Lu Xinghe, and Mingxu ultimately won the award.

There was also news about Lin Qianyou spending the night at Lu Xinghe's house. Hu Xiaoxiao saw the photos in the newspaper, and the clothes Lin Qianyou was wearing were the same casual clothes she wore yesterday.