Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

Hu Xiaoxiao and Guan Yinghua have a good relationship in private. They are both former Miss Hong Kong contestants and worked together under Charlie Chapman, so they had a lot of contact. Taking advantage of the opportunity to participate in the production, Hu Xiaoxiao added a lot of color to Guan Yinghua's character. Although the overall setting seemed unchanged, she added a lot of brilliance to the character of Fang Jiao'er through small details.

The crew of "A Smile in the Jianghu" were all familiar faces to Hu Xiaoxiao. The director was Director Shao, who had always had a good relationship with Hu Xiaoxiao, and the martial arts director was Nie Jinlong, whose relationship with Hu Xiaoxiao was also well-known.

Even if you don't know the other assistant directors or other staff members personally, you'll recognize their faces.

Most of the actors in the film had also worked with the production team before.

The actor who plays Wu Siyuan is the same actor who played the young master in "The Legend of Long Yijiang". His name is Zheng Yuhong. Later, during the anniversary celebration, he also played Murong Qianluo in drag with Mingxu.

Everyone there was an acquaintance, and there weren't many scenes for her, so Hu Xiaoxiao was quite relaxed on set. When she wasn't filming, she would just grab some sunflower seeds and eat them.

After finishing filming, Zheng Yuhong came over and sat next to Hu Xiaoxiao, grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and ate them, and said to Hu Xiaoxiao with a sigh, "Since Mingxu left, I have rarely been able to eat snacks on set."

Mingxu had a lot of snacks, and Zheng Yuhong would often ask Mingxu for some to eat.

Hu Xiaoxiao, her eyes fixed on Guan Yinghua's performance, said, "You can also bring a little bit of that yourself."

Zheng Yuhong shook his head and said, "Mingxu is the main character. No one dares to say anything if he secretly brings snacks, except for Charlie. But if a minor character brings food every day, he will easily be disliked."

"Why don't you think of a way to climb the ladder?" Once you're in a higher position, you can do whatever you want. You'll be the only one giving others attitude; who would dare to give you attitude?

Zheng Yuhong smiled, but with a hint of helplessness in his smile. "When I first started out, I played villainous roles. The audience has formed a stereotype about me. Even if I play a good guy one day, the audience will suspect that I am the mastermind behind the scenes, the kind who will kill the protagonist in the finale."

Hu Xiaoxiao cast a sympathetic glance at the audience, saying that it's easy for viewers to get caught up in a play, and if they see you playing a lot of bad guys, they'll start to suspect that you're a bad guy in real life too.

It's difficult for a bad actor to transform into a good one. Besides audience stereotypes, there's also competition among actors. Everyone knows that once you play a bad guy, it's hard to play a good guy, and bad guys are always supporting roles; only good guys get to be the leads.

With nothing else to do, Zheng Yuhong talked to Hu Xiaoxiao about his next drama, saying, "Fortunately, most of the time I play villains, it's in period dramas. I plan to take on more modern dramas in the future and play a good guy in them."

Hu Xiaoxiao looked at him with new respect: "Your method of transformation is quite interesting, and it might actually be successful."

The difference between one's image in period costume and modern attire is significant, almost like two different people. Transforming one's image through modern clothing is a viable approach.

"I came up with this idea after Mingxu's career transition. Mingxu, as a leading actor, had a sense of crisis and took advantage of his youth to transition and enter the film industry. But I'm just a perennial supporting actor. If I don't plan my acting career early, I'll only be able to play dispensable or hateful villains in TV dramas for the rest of my life." He doesn't have Mingxu's talent or appearance, so there's no place for him in the film industry. He can only make a living in the television industry.

But doing well in television isn't a bad career path. The prerequisite is being famous and having a positive image. Actors don't earn much from filming; commercial activities and endorsements are the main source of income, but businesses won't hire a villain as a spokesperson.

“If you want to switch to modern dramas, I can give you some advice,” Hu Xiaoxiao said to Zheng Yuhong, starting to talk about their interests.

"Tell me!" Zheng Yuhong asked hurriedly.

He talked to Hu Xiaoxiao about his work not only to build a good relationship with her, but also to get her opinion. Hu Xiaoxiao's rapid rise to fame and success in whatever she does must be due to her unique strengths.

Hu Xiaoxiao put down the melon seeds, carefully examined Zheng Yuhong for a while, and suggested a new hairstyle for him.

A suitable hairstyle can greatly enhance a man's appearance, especially in modern dramas. A hairstyle that suits a man's face shape can make an actor look even more handsome.

Then Hu Xiaoxiao gave him some suggestions on his clothing. She designed some dressing styles for him based on Zheng Yuhong's temperament.

Zheng Yuhong felt as if he had been enlightened, and he listened to everything, sketching out his new image in his mind.

After Chang Wanming finished filming, he squeezed over and called out to Hu Xiaoxiao, "Mom!"

Guan Yinghua, who had just finished filming and taken a sip of water, spat out all the water when she heard "Mom," and coughed incessantly from choking.

Hu Xiaoxiao was completely dumbfounded. "Tch! What a lucky omen! When did I ever give birth to a son as big as you?"

Chang Wanming grinned and shamelessly said, "You play my mother in the play, so aren't you my mom?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Yuhong teased Chang Wanming, saying, "Come on, kid, call me Dad."

Chang Wanming told Zheng Yuhong to get lost, showing two completely different faces.

When the rest of the crew saw this, they couldn't help but laugh.

Hu Xiaoxiao spent the day on set, but only filmed for half a day. The rest of the time she was pointing things out and eating sunflower seeds. She gave the most pointers to Guan Yinghua, but fortunately, she was quick to learn and understood things.

After finishing work that evening, Hu Xiaoxiao drove back to her residence. Just as she walked out of the parking lot and was about to go upstairs, five men suddenly surrounded her.

It's unclear how long these five people had been guarding her.

Using the dim lighting of the parking lot, Hu Xiaoxiao sized up the five men who had surrounded her. They were of varying heights and builds, but what they all had in common was a vicious, thuggish air about them, and their eyes were both lewd and sinister.

"Miss Hu Xiaoxiao, please come with us." The leader was a man with a small mustache and two dragons tattooed on his arm.

Hu Xiaoxiao glanced at the black van parked behind them and asked, "Did Qiu Lihua send you here?"

The five men were clearly taken aback. The man with the two dragons on his arms whistled and said, "It seems Miss Hu knows who she has offended. In that case, she should just leave quietly. It would be best if we didn't resort to violence; we are all rough men and don't care about others' feelings."

"Where are you taking me? What are you going to do with me?" Hu Xiaoxiao asked. "Kill me, dispose of the body?"

"Haha! You're overthinking it. We just want to be friends with Miss Hu, and we've heard that Hu Xiaoxiao has a great figure, so we wanted to take some photos to remember the occasion." The man made no attempt to hide the naked look in his eyes when he looked at Hu Xiaoxiao.

"How much money did Qiu Lihua give you? I'll give you double, and you bring him here."

"Tsk tsk, you celebrities are really rich and powerful. But this isn't a business matter; we're very careful with our words when we do things."

"You don't even want money?" Hu Xiaoxiao laughed. "It seems you two have quite a good relationship with Qiu Lihua and have done a lot of things for him, right?"

What we see before us are not five bandits, but five big fish.