Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

Hu Xiaoxiao was unaware that Wang Shasha was trying to poach Director Ge from the "Fan Lihua" production team, offering many irresistible conditions.

In the past, Director Ge might have agreed because of such tempting conditions, but things are different now. The current Director Ge is full of ambition and energy, and he doesn't care about anything else except making good works.

So when Wang Shasha tried to poach him, Director Ge, who had ideals in his heart, refused outright.

Furthermore, Director Ge was well aware that Wang Shasha wasn't someone who genuinely wanted to make good dramas; she was just squandering resources. Otherwise, why would she insist on making "Fan Lihua" when others were making "Mu Guiying"? It wasn't because the script was good; it was out of spite that she decided to make something she didn't understand or excel at.

Director Ge is afraid that his reputation will be ruined by playing with such a brainless person.

Director Ge not only rejected Wang Shasha, but also talked about it with other staff members of the "Mu Guiying" crew, telling them not to accompany the prince in his studies, otherwise they would not only fail to gain any benefits, but also suffer from the failure of the drama.

This resulted in Wang Shasha failing to recruit any other staff members from the "Mu Guiying" production team when she tried to do so.

Wang Shasha was furious: It was clearly her own team that was being assembled, so why didn't they listen to her? What kind of spell did Hu Xiaoxiao cast on them?

The more this happened, the more Wang Shasha wanted to suppress Hu Xiaoxiao.

Hu Xiaoxiao was busy and didn't have time to pay attention to Wang Shasha. She was holding the main character list of the "Mu Guiying" script and discussing casting with the director.

For a TV series to be successful, besides the main characters, the supporting cast is also a crucial component. If the supporting characters are subpar, they can directly drag down the entire series.

After Hu Xiaoxiao and Director Ge researched the important roles in the drama "Mu Guiying", they invited suitable actors to audition.

Unexpectedly, he was rejected by many artists.

Hu Xiaoxiao was surprised and asked Awei to investigate. He found out that it was Wang Shasha's doing again. She hadn't managed to poach Hu Xiaoxiao's team, but she wanted to recruit all the suitable artists so that Hu Xiaoxiao would have no one to use.

Wang Shasha hadn't even finished writing the script for "Fan Lihua" yet, but she was already recruiting actors with just an outline, wanting to recruit all the best actors.

There was another reason why those actors chose the "Fan Lihua" cast instead of the "Mu Guiying" cast: Qiu Lihua.

Hu Xiaoxiao did manage to regain control of the production crew by leveraging Ji Sheng's influence, but rumors of her completely offending Qiu Lihua spread like wildfire throughout the company.

Even though Hu Xiaoxiao has Ji Sheng behind her, Ji Sheng doesn't know or care about these minor actors. Boss Qiu is their direct superior, and he has far more power and means to manage them.

Therefore, these actors were afraid that if they joined the "Mu Guiying" production team, they would be blacklisted by Director Qiu, so they refused Director Ge's invitation.

Awei said, "Wang Shasha also offered a condition: if they join the cast of 'Fan Lihua,' she will help them secure resources for future dramas."

Television stations have many artists but limited resources, and many artists lack resources.

"And another thing," Awei told Hu Xiaoxiao, "there's already news that the award Charlie submitted for you was rejected by President Qiu."

"Did President Qiu deny it in public?" Hu Xiaoxiao asked.

Ah Wei shook his head. "Would President Qiu do anything to give others leverage? What he means is that he has high hopes for your 'Mu Guiying,' believing it will be a huge hit next year, and he even said he'd support you for the Best Actress award next year. Since he's going to give you such a big award as Best Actress next year, this year's Best Newcomer or Most Improved Award will be given to someone else."

Hu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but laugh; what a clever move of retreating to advance.

They keep saying they're rooting for her, as if they're on her side and admire her so much, even saying they're supporting her to win Best Actress next year. Next year? Who knows?

Can't you see they're trying to cut off her future and steal all the good actors away?

This is to ruin her show first. If the ratings are bad when it airs next year, he can complain to Ji Sheng. Once Ji Sheng is dissatisfied with her, does she still think she can win the Best Actress award? She won't even be able to stay on Hong Kong TVB.

Fortunately, Hu Xiaoxiao had anticipated that Qiu Lihua would not let the matter rest after suffering a hidden loss.

"What did Charlie say?" Hu Xiaoxiao asked first.

Ah Wei said, "Charlie strongly disagreed with President Qiu's idea and had a fight with him. It's precisely because of Charlie's opposition that this news is just a rumor."

Hu Xiaoxiao nodded, indicating that she understood.

"There are only a few days left until the anniversary celebration, so let's wait until after the anniversary to recruit people."

This will be a good opportunity for her to see what Lu Sheng's courage is like.

As for the actors who declined the offers, Hu Xiaoxiao didn't care. The TV station had plenty of everything but actors; they recruited so many every year, and countless people didn't have any roles to play. She decided to discuss with Director Ge about going to the TV station to find some good opportunities.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Wanwen approached Hu Xiaoxiao first and asked, "What kind of roles do you think I can play? If needed, you can arrange a role for me."

Hu Xiaoxiao laughed and said, "Don't you know my current situation? Aren't you afraid of being implicated by me?"

Zhu Wanwen laughed as well, "Not to mention that I think this is a great opportunity, just because of our friendship, I had to come. You decide what to do. If there's a shortage of actors for any role, let me fill in. I don't care how many roles I have."

Hu Xiaoxiao thought about it carefully for a moment, and then asked, "How's your learning of martial arts moves going?"

"I have never given up learning, and I practice whenever I'm not filming."

Type it out for me to see.

Zhu Wanwen then practiced the martial arts she had been doing without stopping for a while. Although her movements couldn't compare to those of professional martial artists, they were much better than those of many artists who had been in the industry for years, and they were also quite entertaining.

Hu Xiaoxiao was amazed by Zhu Wanwen's progress. "You're working so hard!"

Zhu Wanwen finished her move and laughed, "Not only have I kept up with my martial arts, but I've also been practicing my acting skills."

She knew she wasn't naturally gifted, so she made up for it with hard work, and she kept working hard because she believed that opportunity favors the prepared.

This is the best opportunity for Zhu Wanwen.

So she came over without hesitation.

Hu Xiaoxiao did not disappoint Zhu Wanwen's efforts. She brought Zhu Wanwen to Director Ge, who, after seeing Zhu Wanwen's appearance, asked her to demonstrate the moves.

After watching the martial arts performance, they selected another scene for Zhu Wanwen to perform.

After the exam, Director Ge was very satisfied with Zhu Wanwen, saying, "Not bad, you can stay."

Hu Xiaoxiao thought of a character with a lot of screen time and distinctive features in the script and suggested, "Why don't we let Wanwen play Yang Paifeng? I think she'd be quite suitable."

Director Ge thought for a moment, then glanced at Zhu Wanwen and nodded: "Okay."

Thus, the first important supporting actor for "Mu Guiying" besides the main character was chosen.