Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

"Also, regarding Qiu Lihua, whom you asked me to investigate, before I even started, I discovered he was involved in a robbery case," Steven said.

Hu Xiaoxiao was shocked. She knew that Qiu Lihua had dealings with Da Ya Lai, and that they must be involved in some shady dealings. But she didn't expect him to be so bold as to participate in a robbery. She quickly asked Steven what had happened.

Steven told her, "He used to be the general manager of Baogang TV Station. He had a wide network of connections and helped Da Ya Lai make connections. He colluded with a bank executive and got information that the armored truck was going to transport a large amount of cash that day. They conspired to take advantage of the cash."

Steven also mentioned that Big Tooth was short of money. "Big Tooth wanted to take over a smuggling route, but he was short of money. He also wanted to bribe people in the gang to help him. He needed to make connections and so on. In short, he needed money for many things, so he came up with the idea of ​​robbery."

Qiu Lihua had long been involved with the Qinglong Gang, though previously through his cousin. This time, he directly participated, partly because he had recently lost his job, and partly because money could tempt him. He invested a large sum of his savings in Da Yalai's smuggling business; this alone could land him in a prison sentence of several years.

“You should know Wang Shasha from your TV station,” Steven said.

Hu Xiaoxiao nodded, "I know her. She was attacked at home. Fortunately, her neighbors heard the commotion and rushed over, taking her to the hospital in time. She's still lying in the hospital unconscious."

Steven then recounted the case he had uncovered: "Wang Shasha woke up yesterday and confessed that Qiu Lihua was the one who did it, because he wanted to silence her. Wang Shasha knew that Qiu Lihua had used his position at the TV station for personal gain and that he was involved with other high-ranking officials at the station, so Qiu Lihua wanted to kill her."

Hu Xiaoxiao suddenly realized: "No wonder a colleague told me this morning that there were major changes in the senior management of the TV station. It turns out it was related to Qiu Lihua."

"Wang Shasha has really survived a close call," Steven exclaimed. "If it weren't for the neighbors noticing something was wrong and taking her to the hospital in time, her life would have been in grave danger."

As for Qiu Lihua, although he has not yet been convicted, it is conceivable that he could face multiple charges and spend the rest of his life in prison.

Steven and Hu Xiaoxiao chatted for a long time before Steven said goodbye to Hu Xiaoxiao when it was almost time for him to go to work.

Hu Xiaoxiao couldn't stay idle; she needed to work on the new script and also had some personal matters to attend to.

She asked the owner of the roast goose shop to pack a few roast geese and drove to the dance school.

The dance school was opened in collaboration with Chen Tianhua. Her reputation helped to build its brand, and Chen Tianhua, being good at interpersonal relationships, offered dance teachers salaries far exceeding those of his peers, along with bonuses, which attracted many talented dance teachers to teach.

Excellent teachers, high salaries, and good moods lead to greater patience in teaching students effectively, creating a virtuous cycle that ensures the school maintains a good reputation.

When Hu Xiaoxiao drove to the school, the teachers were having lunch. When they saw her arrive, they all stood up and said, "Principal Hu is here!"

Hu Xiaoxiao, as a shareholder, also holds the position of honorary vice principal at the dance school.

"I brought roast goose for everyone, it's still warm, perfect for a snack." Hu Xiaoxiao brought the roast goose over and gave it to the teachers as a snack, then took another portion to Chen Tianhua's office.

The dance school offers a lot of adult dance classes, so the daytime is relatively relaxed, while the evenings and holidays are busier.

Chen Tianhua finished organizing the documents and was about to go eat when he saw Hu Xiaoxiao coming over.

"Xiaoxiao's here? Please have a seat!" Chen Tianhua's smile deepened when he saw Hu Xiaoxiao. "Why didn't you call ahead?"

"I just finished having dinner with my friends and thought I'd come over since I had some free time." Hu Xiaoxiao placed the roast goose in front of him and said, "I brought it especially for you guys."

Seeing the familiar takeout bag, Chen Tianhua said happily, "This roast goose tastes the best. I've been meaning to go and have some when I have time."

Hu Xiaoxiao told Chen Tianhua to eat first, and she took a walk around the school.

This school is the main campus, and also their first school. It's located not far from where Hu Xiaoxiao lives in the Royal Mansion, about a 20-minute walk. There are commercial buildings and new residential complexes nearby, and many white-collar workers live here, so there are many customers who want to learn dance.

It's called a school, but the place is a rented two-story building. The lower floor is for students, offering interest classes for those who need them, while the upper floor is for adults.

Chen Tianhua quickly finished his lunch and came over to tell Hu Xiaoxiao about the school's recent operations.

"Our school is doing better and better, and many classes are full. I plan to open another branch school, but I haven't found a suitable place. Either the rent is too high and not worthwhile, or the location is not ideal."

Hu Xiaoxiao asked, "Are our branch schools also located in rented spaces?"

“Yes.” Chen Tianhua laughed, “I also want to buy a building to build a school, but I don’t have that much money to buy a whole building for every school.”

Hu Xiaoxiao stood by the window, gazing at the scenery outside.

At this time, Baogang was developing vigorously, with buildings rising one after another from the ground.

“Brother Hua, the school has a lot of money in its accounts, and I haven’t collected any dividends in the past few years. I plan to reinvest the dividends. Let’s buy a piece of land and build a real school. If we don’t have enough money, the location can be a bit out of the way. With Baogang’s current development, even a place that seems out of the way now will become incredibly popular in the future,” Hu Xiaoxiao said.

Chen Tianhua was very interested in Hu Xiaoxiao's suggestion. He had long wanted to buy land and buildings, but he had another consideration. "Land near commercial areas is too expensive. Even if we buy, we can only buy a tiny piece of land, which is not enough to build a school. But if we buy in a remote area, we have to consider the student population. If it is too far from the school, many people will choose to give up our school and choose a dance training class closer to home."

Hu Xiaoxiao found a place and sat down with Chen Tianhua for a detailed discussion.

"Listen to my ideas and see if they can be implemented. I want to do it in two parts. The first is to establish a new school, adding music courses in addition to dance, and we want to make it more professional, developing it in the direction of a vocational school. This needs to be planned in the long term, and we can discuss it in detail later."

Secondly, there's the issue of student enrollment that Brother Hua is considering. Without students, there are no tuition fees; without tuition fees, the school won't make money, and all other plans are just wishful thinking. However, opening branch schools like before requires too much investment and is too costly. I suggest breaking it down into smaller, more manageable classes, which is exactly what you used to do, Brother Hua…”

Of course, training classes run by dance schools are different from small training classes run by individuals. They are more standardized, more professional, have a stronger teaching staff, and are under unified management.

Training courses can be run on a large or small scale. As long as there are enough people, several can be opened in a short period of time without having to invest a lot of energy and money like opening a branch school.