Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

Chang Wanming said with a roguish grin, "My mother is nowhere near as fair-skinned or as smooth as you."

"Do you want to die?" Hong Qiuyan went up to him, trying to flatter him.

"Enough!" A-Zhan roared, "If you two keep arguing, get out of here!"

He was in a terrible predicament; the two of them were arguing so much that his head was throbbing with pain.

Hu Xiaoxiao then asked A-Zhan and the other executives, "Now, do you think this is my personal matter or the company's matter? Who among you can step forward and say that he or she can take responsibility for this?"

Involving several well-known artists and numerous female employees, this matter cannot be easily dismissed or delayed; it must be dealt with as soon as possible to prevent further repercussions.

Hu Xiaoxiao sat to the side, watching them interrogate the bald man and Guo Yuanqing.

Perhaps their interrogation was too lenient, because Guo Yuanqing completely denied that he deliberately photographed Hu Xiaoxiao and that he was not instructed by anyone. He claimed that he secretly photographed Hu Xiaoxiao because he had lost all his money betting on horse racing and had borrowed money from loan sharks, and he sold the photos to paparazzi to repay the debt.

As for the camera, Guo Yuanqing said he borrowed money from the bald man and used it as collateral. Then he found a witness who said he did indeed borrow money from the bald man that day.

The bald man shouted, "That's the money I asked you to help me buy horses, not the money I used as collateral!"

However, the bald man's words were unsubstantiated, while Guo Yuanqing had witnesses and evidence.

In the end, the bald man was sent to the police station, while Guo Yuanqing was simply fired.

Guo Yuanqing protested, saying, "Why am I being fired? I only made a small mistake..."

Deputy Director Zhou said coldly, "If you think firing me isn't enough, then go to the police station with that bald guy. You don't even know what you should or shouldn't do. What use are you to the company?"

Guo Yuanqing had no choice but to shut up, but he still looked unconvinced.

Hu Xiaoxiao sat to the side the whole time, observing coldly without intervening or commenting on the outcome, as calm as if the matter had nothing to do with her.

Finally, the company sent security personnel to search the bald man's house to check for any other film and photos. Seeing that the matter had been resolved, Hu Xiaoxiao burned all the film and photos she had.

The person most dissatisfied with the outcome of this incident was Hong Qiuyan. She strongly demanded that the bald man be hanged, and that firing Guo Yuanqing was too lenient; he should be imprisoned.

As Hu Xiaoxiao emerged from the conference room, she remained calm, as if she had just watched a movie.

Chang Wanming followed Hu Xiaoxiao out, somewhat puzzled by her attitude. Seeing that no one was around, he asked, "Why didn't you say anything just now? Why didn't you take out the recording tape? With Baldy's confession, we might be able to send Guo Yuanqing to jail. Also, you asked me to act with you so that we could find out who's trying to get you, right? Why didn't you investigate?"

Hu Xiaoxiao said, "Who said I didn't investigate? I already know who's trying to get me."

"You knew? How could I not know?" Chang Wanming recalled what had just happened, completely oblivious to any confession from Guo Yuanqing. "So you're just going to let Guo Yuanqing go like this?"

"How could that be?" Hu Xiaoxiao said leisurely, "Once we know who's behind him, things will be much easier. We can just cook them all together."

Hu Xiaoxiao took out the cassette tape, pondering her next move, when she heard Chang Wanming next to her say regretfully, "This cassette tape is at least half evidence. If we use it to blackmail Guo Yuanqing, we might be able to make a fortune. It's a pity he's a gambling addict and dirt poor."

“He offered 10,000 yuan for a single photo to the bald guy, how could he be poor?” Hu Xiaoxiao thought to herself and gave the recording to Chang Wanming. “Even if he’s broke, the people behind him aren’t short of money.”

Chang Wanming's eyes lit up, and he immediately accepted Hu Xiaoxiao's tape, saying, "I'll ask him for the money later."

"Remember to ask for more; this cassette tape is worth more than a few photos." Hu Xiaoxiao also thoughtfully gave Chang Wanming a small tape recorder.

Chang Wanming is very poor now, values ​​money a lot, and he doesn't feel any guilt about double-crossing others. "Once I get the money from him, I'll give you half."

"No need, whatever you manage to get is yours, consider it a reward for your hard work." If he does a good job, Hu Xiaoxiao wants to reward him with some more money.

“You said you didn’t want it! No matter how much money I get, it’s all mine!” Chang Wanming was overjoyed to receive Hu Xiaoxiao’s affirmation: since all the money was his, he had to get as much as possible, he couldn’t let it go to waste.

Chang Wanming carefully put the tape away. Thinking about the windfall he was about to make, he became bolder and said to Hu Xiaoxiao, "I don't think you're a good person either. I think we're a good match. Why don't you reconsider? Maybe we can talk?"

Hu Xiaoxiao's gaze was icy. "Don't you want to reconsider whether you should take back what you just said? Aren't you afraid I might stab you in the back one day if I'm in a bad mood?"

Chang Wanming's heart sank, and he finally gave up hope. This was not a woman he could control. If she was in a bad mood one day, besides stabbing him in the back, she might even throw him off the building and then claim that he slipped and fell.

It's best to stay away from women who can kill you.

Chang Wanming darted away like a rabbit in a flash.

He actually used the recording to blackmail Guo Yuanqing. Guo Yuanqing didn't expect Chang Wanming to have this, and not wanting to get involved in the matter again, he gave Chang Wanming a large sum of money.

Guo Yuanqing lost his job and was extorted for a large sum of money while doing something for someone. How could he accept this? Inspired by Chang Wanming, he secretly took a recorder to the person who instigated him and recorded the evidence. He first made the person who instigated him reimburse all expenses, as well as compensation for mental distress and unemployment benefits. Then he used the recording to extort money from the person who instigated him.

Over there, after seeing Chang Wanming run away, Hu Xiaoxiao simply waited for him to come to him.

She glanced at her watch and saw she still had some time, so she touched up her makeup and went to record an episode of "Aunt Dan's Soup Recipes." She also had a bowl of hot soup and a bowl of rice along the way.

It wasn't until her cell phone rang in her bag and Charlie asked her when she was coming that she slowly made her way to the production department, as if she were digesting her food.

Hu Xiaoxiao sat down and said, "I can exchange resources with you, but the role of Fang Jiao'er overlaps with the roles I've played before, so I don't want to play it. I want to choose another one."

Fang Jiao'er is the female lead in Charlie's new drama "A Smile in the Jianghu".

The character is very similar to Lan Xinya, whom she played before. She is kind, innocent, beautiful, and weak. She is a girl who supports the male lead and has no thoughts about anything but him.

Such characters are highly repetitive in Charlie's shows, almost identical in every single one; the only difference is probably the actor playing each character.