Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

Qiu Lihua, standing to the side, was not in such a good mood, but dared not show it at all, feeling very frustrated.

Hu Xiaoxiao's attention was not on Qiu Lihua either; she treated him as if he were invisible. After appeasing Ji Sheng, she left since the art exhibition was no longer her concern.

She encountered reporters outside, and Hu Xiaoxiao did not miss any opportunity that would benefit her. When the reporters asked questions, she answered them thoughtfully and casually brought up the topic of her new drama.

"My next drama, 'Mu Guiying,' is really good. Don't miss it! Even Ji Sheng praised it."

Upon hearing the name Ji Sheng, the reporter immediately asked, "Is it true or false?"

"Of course it's real, even more real than pearls!" Hu Xiaoxiao took out the rolled-up inscription and showed it to the reporters for a photo. "A new drama personally congratulated by Ji Sheng, are you looking forward to it?"

By having the reporter release the information, he could both directly express his stance to the TV station's top management and promote the new drama, killing two birds with one stone.

Sure enough, when the newspapers came out the next day, the TV station executives all knew that even Ji Sheng knew that Hu Xiaoxiao was starring in the drama "Mu Guiying," and he personally wrote a congratulatory message.

What about Wang Shasha's "Mu Guiying" and the team she assembled?

Hu Xiaoxiao once again provided their answer to this point.

After finishing her breakfast, she rushed to the company with Ji Sheng's inscription, found the "Mu Guiying" production team, and Wang Shasha, who was working hard on the preparations for the production.

"Good morning, Sister Sha." Hu Xiaoxiao greeted Wang Shasha politely and warmly. "You've worked hard these past few days, Sister Sha. Now that you're off to work on set, you can rest."

"What do you mean?" Wang Shasha stared at Hu Xiaoxiao with a hostile expression.

She saw today's news, of course.

Hu Xiaoxiao slowly unfolded Ji Sheng's inscription and placed it in front of Wang Shasha. "I don't need to explain Ji Sheng's meaning too clearly, do I?"

Wang Shasha has been running around and pulling strings for the sake of the "Mu Guiying" drama lately, how could she be willing to give it up? "What a joke, trying to threaten me with Ji Sheng's calligraphy? Do you think you're holding an imperial edict?"

“In other places, Ji Sheng’s words are just a piece of paper, but here at Baogangtai, this piece of paper is an imperial edict.” Hu Xiaoxiao rolled up the “imperial edict” and said to Wang Shasha, “If you don’t recognize it, it’s okay. I have Ji Sheng’s phone number. Why don’t we go find President Qiu and call together to ask Ji Sheng’s opinion?”

Seeing Hu Xiaoxiao drag Qiu Lihua out without any regard for her, Wang Shasha gritted her teeth in anger, but there was nothing she could do. Her backer was Qiu Lihua; if even Qiu Lihua couldn't control Hu Xiaoxiao—

"Don't be so smug, I'm going to find President Qiu to uphold justice!" Wang Shasha said to the crew members, "You all need to stop working for now and wait for me to come back."

Hu Xiaoxiao held up her index finger and shook it at Wang Shasha, "Sorry, you're the only one who needs to leave. Oh, and the male lead too, you two can leave. As for the crew—"

Meeting Wang Shasha's fiery gaze, Hu Xiaoxiao smiled charmingly and elegantly, "Sister Shasha, I really like the team you've assembled, so I'll gladly accept it."

"What do you mean?"

“It’s okay if you don’t understand. You can ask President Qiu. President Qiu agreed to it in front of Ji Sheng yesterday. You have objections? Then go and discuss it with President Qiu.” Hu Xiaoxiao walked to Wang Shasha’s previous seat and sat down directly. “Our crew is going to have a meeting now. Outsiders who are not part of this crew, please leave.”

Hu Xiaoxiao's arrogance left Wang Shasha speechless with anger.

She was arrogant enough at the TV station, not even putting Jiang Yu in her eyes, but Hu Xiaoxiao was even more arrogant than her?

Wang Shasha gritted her teeth, then gritted them again, and finally pointed at Hu Xiaoxiao, uttering a harsh threat: "You just wait!"

Hu Xiaoxiao didn't take her seriously at all. She was already being lenient by not messing with people, let alone daring to mess with her. Whoever gave her the guts, she would take them out of their guts.

Yao Wenlong had already heard the news and personally brought up the thick script he had written, saying, "Xiaoxiao, the script is finished."

The way he looked at Hu Xiaoxiao was filled with admiration.

Hu Xiaoxiao thanked Yao Wenlong, then took the script and found Director Ge Songying, who was about to leave. "Director Ge, won't you take a look at the script first?"

“Miss Hu.” Ge Songying paused packing her things and said frankly, “Miss Hu should know very well that I am not good at filming martial arts dramas. There are many fight scenes in ‘Mu Guiying’, which I cannot handle. I had to take on this drama because I could not refuse President Qiu’s request. Now that Miss Hu has taken over the crew, Miss Hu can borrow a director from Charlie. Charlie’s directors are the best at filming action scenes.”

Hu Xiaoxiao shook her head. "Although Charlie's directors can shoot action scenes, they are also better at shooting male-centric dramas. I am the female lead in this drama, so naturally everything has to revolve around me. Therefore, I really need a director who can shoot female characters well, and Director Ge is the perfect candidate."

She was initially struggling to find a suitable director to film the movie, but Wang Shasha assembled a top-notch team for her, which was a huge help.

Consider it compensation from Wang Shasha.

Hu Xiaoxiao generously forgave Wang Shasha.

As for what Wang Shasha thinks?

Is it important?

“But I’m really not suitable,” Ge Songying refused again.

“I know why Director Ge refused; he’s worried about the action scenes not being filmed well. That’s not a problem. I’ll ask Director Shao to come and help guide the action scenes. We can definitely make up for that weakness,” Hu Xiaoxiao gave Ge Songying a reason she couldn’t refuse.

"Director Ge, don't you want to be the first female director who can film both women and martial arts? Martial arts isn't just a genre for men; women can do it too. The market is huge. If you can handle both, you'll have so much more to film in the future. Martial arts and fantasy have similarities; you could even try filming fantasy genres like 'Shushan' in the future."

What other directors can shoot, you can shoot too; what other directors can't shoot, you can shoot too. Just imagine how many films Linda will direct for you. You'll inevitably become Linda's most important, top-tier director, just like Director Shao, winning awards left and right..."

Hu Xiaoxiao earnestly guided him: "The most important thing for a director is his work, and the most confident thing is also his work. A director's status is determined by his work. You know my ability to carry a drama. Don't you want to have a work that is a hit in Hong Kong, and will be hailed as a classic in the future, and respected by the entire industry?"

"This team is the strongest in the entire company, and as the female lead, I'm also the strongest among this batch of newcomers at the TV station. Our combined strength can definitely create a masterpiece. Director Ge, the opportunity is presented to you; are you really going to hand it over to someone else?"