Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

In the conference room, the senior executives discussed which drama to choose to replace "Fan Lihua," but they could not agree on the answer.

"Since there aren't any suitable new dramas, why not choose a classic old drama? The TV station has many well-received anniversary dramas that are all very competitive..."

"No way!" Before the man could finish speaking, he was met with opposition from many high-ranking officials. "Everyone is laughing at us now. If we air old dramas, it will clearly mean we're surrendering and confirm that our Po Kong TV is inferior to Po Chu TV."

"Yes, it's better to stick to our dignity and let 'Fan Lihua' finish airing than to replace it with an old drama."

"If we continue to broadcast 'Fan Lihua,' wouldn't we just be making a laughing stock for the whole of Hong Kong?"

"Then what do you think we should do?"

Just as the discussion in the conference room was getting more and more heated, the door opened and Assistant Lin, dressed in a suit and tie, walked in with a frosty expression.

Assistant Lin was Ji Sheng's special assistant, responsible for relaying Ji Sheng's instructions. His arrival, especially at this particular time, made all the senior executives' hearts skip a beat, and they all stood up.

After Assistant Lin entered the conference room, Qiu Lihua immediately made way for him, allowing him to sit in the head seat. "Assistant Lin, come, sit here, please—"

Assistant Lin walked to the head seat but did not sit down or acknowledge Qiu Lihua's attentiveness.

His cold gaze swept over the senior executives one by one, finally landing on Qiu Lihua, and he asked, "What countermeasures does the company have regarding the recent public opinion?"

Everyone turned their attention to Qiu Lihua, who could only bite the bullet and say, "We are studying it and will have the results soon."

"How soon is soon?"

"Today, today's meeting will definitely yield results."

Assistant Lin was clearly not so easily fooled and asked again, "Which drama are you planning to put in competition with 'The Spirit of Martial Arts'? How confident are you? Ji Sheng said that he has never been so humiliated before. This is a battle that can only be won, not lost."

"Definitely, definitely." Qiu Lihua nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"Has it been decided? Which drama will you use to compete?"

Qiu Lihua's mind raced, but he couldn't come up with a decent script. Assistant Lin was very knowledgeable about company affairs and couldn't fool him.

In a moment of crisis, Qiu Lihua had a play pop into his mind: "Mu Guiying! We plan to air Mu Guiying ahead of schedule to compete with Shangwu Jingshen."

The production team was stunned when they heard "Mu Guiying," staring at Qiu Lihua in disbelief.

Linda never expected Qiu Lihua to be so despicable, using an unfinished drama as a scapegoat. She said, "Mr. Qiu, 'Mu Guiying' has just been sent for post-production. Are you sure you want to put an unfinished drama in competition with the most popular drama on Baozhu Channel?"

Qiu Lihua immediately said, "Let them finish producing the previous episodes first, and broadcast them as they go. There's still time."

Seeing the disapproving looks from others, Qiu Lihua added, "The drama 'Mu Guiying' is one that even Ji Sheng has praised. No other new drama is more powerful or competitive than it."

When Qiu Lihua brought up Ji Sheng, no one dared to say anything more, especially since Assistant Lin was still standing there, which made no difference as if Ji Sheng were standing there.

However, they still held no hope. No drama has ever been rushed into production before it was even finished. If it failed again, Hong Kong TV would truly be utterly defeated.

Qiu Lihua also thought about this problem, but his thoughts were different from others. He secretly hoped that "Mu Guiying" would also flop.

If "Mu Guiying" also flops, then there will be one more person to bear Ji Sheng's wrath. Ji Sheng will be just as furious as Hu Xiaoxiao made those boastful promises to him.

"Okay, let's go with 'Mu Guiying,' premiere within three days." Assistant Lin made the final decision, confirming the matter.

Seeing that the matter was already settled, Charlie came out and gave Assistant Lin a heads-up, saying with a smile, "If we have enough time to polish the play 'Mu Guiying,' it will definitely live up to Mr. Ji's expectations. I'm just afraid that if it's put out in a hurry now, it will be too rough and won't achieve the expected results."

Assistant Lin glanced at everyone indifferently and said, "I hope 'Mu Guiying' can achieve the expected results. Otherwise, if you don't give Ji Sheng face, don't blame Ji Sheng for not giving you face in return."

After saying that, Assistant Lin left the conference room.

The people in the conference room watched Assistant Lin leave, and for a long while, there was still silence.

Lu Sheng's gaze fell on Qiu Lihua, and he spoke very rudely, "President Qiu, please be more reliable next time. Don't try to find a scapegoat when something goes wrong. The company's colleagues and employees are working for Ji Sheng, not your dogs, Qiu Lihua."

After saying that, Lu Sheng left the conference room, and everyone else followed him out.

Looking at the quiet, empty conference room, Qiu Lihua felt a sense of loneliness and isolation, as if he had been betrayed by everyone.

He was a little confused. How did he get to where he is today?

After filming "Mu Guiying", Hu Xiaoxiao resumed her leisurely life, eating and drinking to her heart's content.

Just as she was about to go out shopping, she received a call from Awei, who told her that the high-level meeting that morning had decided to advance the premiere of "Mu Guiying" to take over the time slot of "Fan Lihua".

Hu Xiaoxiao was confused by the news. "Fan Lihua has a total of 35 episodes, and it's only aired about 20 episodes so far. How can it be scheduled to take over the time slot? Will it finish airing in just two or three days? Also, Mu Guiying has only just been sent to post-production, and it will take at least two or three months to complete. According to the plan, there are two or three more dramas before Mu Guiying's turn..."

“The plan has changed,” Awei said on the phone. “The ratings for ‘Fan Lihua’ were too poor, and the social impact was too great, damaging the reputation of Baogang TV. The company has decided to urgently withdraw the broadcast and replace it with a drama that can compete with ‘Shangwu Jingshen’. President Qiu has chosen ‘Mu Guiying’.”

Awei didn't hide anything and told Hu Xiaoxiao what happened in the meeting room.

Hu Xiaoxiao certainly didn't believe that Qiu Lihua had confidence in "Mu Guiying" or thought highly of her drama; there must be some ulterior motive behind it.

Qiu Lihua's sinister intentions were not hard to guess; the senior executives could guess them, and so could Hu Xiaoxiao.

Hu Xiaoxiao remembered Qiu Lihua's "favor" and would definitely repay it with a generous gift when the opportunity arose.

Ah Wei added, "The company has increased funding for post-production, allowing them to add more staff and work overtime to finish the earlier episodes and broadcast them as they go."

Fortunately, "Mu Guiying" used a lot of explosions and reduced computer-generated special effects; otherwise, some of the big scenes would have been as stiff and rough as those in "Fan Lihua".

However, Hu Xiaoxiao was uneasy about releasing "Mu Guiying" so hastily to compete with other productions, so she inquired in detail about the company's promotion of the drama and whether there was any other support or assistance.

She couldn't let "Mu Guiying" compete alone with Baozhu TV.