Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

For the anniversary celebration, it's a big production, and all the company's artists will be competing for it, which shows how many people will be vying for these two or three roles.

Hu Xiaoxiao had long heard how good the acting was by top actress Jiang Yu and top actor Song Yan'an, and the opportunity to work with them was a rare one. She had always acted in period dramas and had never tried a Republican-era drama before, so this would be a great opportunity for her to hone her skills. Ambitious as she was, she naturally wanted to challenge herself with different roles and broaden her acting range.

Hu Xiaoxiao glanced at the documents briefly, accepted them, and said, "I'll go back and take a closer look first, and then we'll talk again when I have a result."

“I hope you can give me an answer as soon as possible. There are a lot of people vying for good roles, especially female roles. If you wait too long, they’ll all be Linda’s,” Charlie said.

Hu Xiaoxiao finally understood why Charlie was so generous in giving her such a good role: his actresses couldn't compete with Linda. Rather than letting Linda have it, he figured he might as well trade it to her.

That's a very precise calculation.

However, she can indeed profit from it.

"I'll give you an answer tomorrow," Hu Xiaoxiao said.

"I hope we can continue to have a pleasant working relationship." Charlie extended his palm.

“With cooperation, everyone will definitely have a good time,” Hu Xiaoxiao replied, shaking hands with Charlie.

Charlie sighed, "Working with a cunning little fox like you is even harder than dealing with Linda."

Even though Charlie knows Hu Xiaoxiao has become more shrewd, he still has no choice but to collaborate with her. When it comes to promoting someone, Hu Xiaoxiao is the safest and easiest way to make them famous. Haven't you seen how every soup-making program that invited Hu Xiaoxiao as a guest started gaining popularity?

"How could that be? If I were more difficult to deal with than Linda, you would be talking to Linda about resource exchange right now, not me. Obviously, you would benefit more from working with me."

"Fine, fine, whatever you say makes sense." Charlie started to dismiss them, adding, "Remember to give me an answer tomorrow."

"No problem, I'll get back to you tomorrow."

Hu Xiaoxiao obtained the materials for the anniversary drama and also made a copy of Charlie's new drama script, intending to study them carefully when she got back.

After leaving Charlie's office, Hu Xiaoxiao went to the restroom to fix her makeup and touch up her lipstick in front of the camera.

With no work at hand, Hu Xiaoxiao leisurely stayed in the restroom for quite a while.

When I came out of the restroom, that feeling of being watched came back.

She stood at the bathroom door for a few moments, but didn't see anything. After thinking for a moment, she went back into the bathroom.

A moment later, she unexpectedly came out of the bathroom and saw a tall shadow peeking around suspiciously outside. As soon as it saw her, it ran away.

I've finally caught you!

Hu Xiaoxiao immediately chased after her, still walking briskly despite wearing several inches of high heels.

The back of the person fleeing ahead looked somewhat familiar, and he seemed to know the surroundings very well. He made a few turns and ran towards the emergency exit.

Hu Xiaoxiao chased after him relentlessly, and finally, as the other person was going down the stairs, she took a step forward and jumped down the stairs above, kicking the person.

After being kicked down, the man tumbled down several flights of stairs, crying out in pain.

Hu Xiaoxiao looked at that face and sneered, "It's you."

Chang Wanming, holding onto the stair railing and his back, slowly climbed up and said with an awkward smile, "Xiaoxiao, what a coincidence."

"Coincidentally? Chang Wanming, you're despicable! You actually spied on women using the restroom. Do the people at the company know about your perverted behavior?"

"I didn't!" Chang Wanming denied it. "I absolutely did not peep on women using the toilet. I swear, I'm not that perverted!"

"If you weren't peeping at women using the toilet, what were you doing lurking around outside? And why were you running away?"

Chang Wanming's eyes visibly betrayed his guilt, daring not to meet Hu Xiaoxiao's gaze.

Hu Xiaoxiao clenched her fists and walked down step by step, wanting him to test how hard her fists were.

This oppressive aura immediately weakened Chang Wanming, who hurriedly said, "Xiaoxiao, please let me explain. I really didn't peep at women using the restroom. I was outside... I heard you were here, but I couldn't find you anywhere, so I came to look outside the restroom to... to think..."

Chang Wanming hesitated, but seeing Hu Xiaoxiao raise her fist as if to get serious, he said loudly, "I heard you were coming, so I wanted to create a chance encounter and say hello. I really didn't mean anything by it. I... I really like you and want to seduce you, it's that simple."

As if having spoken his heart, Chang Wanming immediately felt relieved and straightened his back. He ran his fingers through his hair, fixing it, and then looked at Hu Xiaoxiao with deep affection, confessing:

"Xiaoxiao, I liked you a lot back when you were competing for Miss Hong Kong. Later, we were fortunate enough to enter the training class and became classmates. I secretly fell in love with you even more. You are so beautiful and so smart. Your charm makes me unable to extricate myself. I am infatuated and absent-minded."

If you already have a boyfriend, I will tactfully step aside and not bother you, silently wishing you happiness. But coincidentally, you don't have a boyfriend, and I don't have a girlfriend either. After much consideration, I've decided to bravely step forward and pursue you.

Xiaoxiao, we can try to talk things out more calmly. I'll be good to you, really, really good to you. Don't you like soup? My family is excellent at making soup; I can bring you some often.

Hu Xiaoxiao crossed her arms and looked at him coldly, "Keep making things up."

She has a good memory; when he first joined the training program, this guy clearly wanted to hook up with Athena. At the time, Athena had the best resources, was heavily promoted by Linda, and had the best chance of becoming a big star. This guy tried several times to get close to Athena, but Athena always gave him the cold shoulder.

"I really didn't make this up. I really like you. I know I'm not good enough for you right now, but don't worry, I'll work hard for you. Believe me, one day I'll stand at your level, and we'll be a perfect match. I'll do anything for you!"

"You really are capable of anything. You hired paparazzi to take those photos, didn't you? And you bribed reporters to write those scandalous stories, didn't you?"

"I'm not, I'm not..."

Hu Xiaoxiao was too lazy to waste words with him. She went up and punched him in the stomach, then grabbed his collar and pulled him outside. "It's fine if you don't admit it. I'll let the whole company see what kind of person you are."

Chang Wanming was bent over in pain from his stomach and realized that despite his large size, he was like a rag doll in Hu Xiaoxiao's hands, who simply dragged him away.

He was so scared that he confessed everything: "I admit it! I deliberately waited for you by the roadside that day! I found out that you were busy until late at night during that period, so I waited for you by the roadside every night to create a chance encounter! But I really didn't know that there were paparazzi there and that I was photographed by them! I was shocked when I saw the newspaper!"