Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

Hu Xiaoxiao said with a smile, "Thank you, Brother An. I also need to ask you to take care of me on set. It's my first time filming a drama directed by Director Qi, and I'm a little nervous. I heard he's very strict. If I do anything wrong, please remind me before Director Qi scolds me."

Song Yan'an couldn't help but chuckle. How come he didn't notice the slightest bit of nervousness in Hu Xiaoxiao? But he still said gently, "Although Director Qi is strict, you'll find that you can learn a lot after being trained by him. With your intelligence, you will definitely benefit greatly. However, how much you learn depends on your comprehension."

"I have always been very quick to understand things."

Jiang Yu stood to the side and couldn't help but smile at Hu Xiaoxiao's confident and playful demeanor. "You can't be praised. If you are, you'll be on cloud nine."

"Then, Sister Yu, praise me some more, and see if I can fly up into the sky?" Hu Xiaoxiao said mischievously.

Jiang Yu waved his hand and said in a serious tone, "Forget it. If you fly away, where am I going to find someone to play Xie Weihua for Director Qi?"

More and more people are arriving now, and almost everyone has arrived.

After greeting President Lu and the director, You Na came over to stand with Zhu Wanwen and they started talking. They were both Linda's people, but their acting careers were different, so there was no competition between them, and their relationship was fairly good.

Xia Lu also arrived. Knowing that Director Qi was superstitious, she specially wore a red dress. After arriving, she stood next to Director Qi, helping him with various tasks, and became almost the person in charge.

The crew members were all shrewd; seeing how good Xia Lu's relationship was with the director, they said a lot of nice things about her.

"The auspicious time has arrived!"

The host announced the official start of the ceremony, introduced the general situation of the drama "The Bund" to everyone and the media present today, and then invited Mr. Lu to the stage to give a speech.

Lu Shengkang attaches great importance to today's opening ceremony, as this is the first major anniversary production the television station has undertaken since he took office as general manager. This drama is also the company's largest investment in recent years.

Whether this drama can be filmed well or not is related to his work report at the board meeting.

After taking the stage, Lu Shengkang delivered a well-prepared and inspiring speech. He then invited director Qi Weiming to speak on stage.

Compared to Lu Shengkang's eloquence, Qi Weiming was clearly not used to long speeches and left after saying only a few words.

Lu Shengkang dared not delay the auspicious time and immediately announced the start of the worship ceremony.

The staff brought out the prepared candles and sandalwood incense, and first burned the yellow paper. Lu Shengkang took a red candle about half his height and went to the yellow paper to borrow a light.

He was extremely careful; if the candlelight was lit smoothly, it meant the filming would go smoothly as well.

Director Qi Weiming was even more nervous than Lu Shengkang, his eyes fixed on Lu Shengkang's every move, fearing a bad omen.

Once, a film crew couldn't light candles no matter what they tried. After burning several rounds of joss paper, they finally managed to get them lit, but the incense sticks went out after a short while. As expected, the movie they made was a box office flop.

Fortunately, the red candles were of good quality and lit quickly.

Lu Shengkang held the candle and bowed to Guan Gong a few times before placing it into the incense burner in order.

The staff began distributing incense, three sticks to each person. Lu Shengkang lit the first stick, solemnly bowed to Guan Gong, and then to the four directions of Heaven, Earth, Man, and Wealth before placing the incense stick in the incense burner.

After President Lu offered the first incense, Qi Weiming and several other key members of the production team prayed to the gods and offered incense.

Then it was the male and female protagonists' turn to offer incense—

Song Yan'an and Jiang Yu accepted the incense and solemnly performed the ceremony, praying to the gods to ensure a smooth filming process and that the drama would become a huge success.

The main and supporting actors were queuing up behind them, waiting for the male and female leads to finish worshipping the gods and offering incense before it was their turn.

Although they were all supporting characters, whoever offered incense first indicated their higher status. If they could follow the main character in offering incense, they were second only to the main character. Furthermore, many media outlets were present, and they were also paying close attention to this act of offering incense, all pointing their cameras at them.

Some ambitious individuals have begun vying for this position.

In this circle, you have to fight for everything to gain a foothold. Only by fighting can you achieve status and acquire resources.

Hu Xiaoxiao was originally standing near the front, but Xia Lu took the lead and squeezed to the very front.

The male supporting actor who had originally taken the front seat saw Xia Lu forcefully pushing forward. Out of respect for Xia Lu's senior status and Director Qi's face, he had no choice but to step aside and let Xia Lu go first.

After the two main characters finished offering incense, Xia Lu was about to step forward with the incense when Lu Shengkang suddenly stopped her, turned to Hu Xiaoxiao, and said, "Xiaoxiao, you offer incense first."

Lu Shengkang had great faith in Hu Xiaoxiao's ability to bring wealth, so he let Hu Xiaoxiao go first to bring good luck.

Qi Weiming, who was standing next to him, had also heard that Hu Xiaoxiao was very lucky for people. He decided to take it as a precaution and acquiesced to Lu Shengkang's arrangement. He even told Xia Lu, who was trying to get closer, to step back.

When he was young, Qi Weiming didn't believe in these things. But after acting in many films and experiencing things that couldn't be explained by science, he started to believe in them more and more as he got older.

Upon hearing Lu Shengkang's words, Hu Xiaoxiao did not hesitate at all and immediately went up to worship the gods and offer incense.

She wouldn't let go of such a great opportunity to solidify her status.

Only Xia Lu stood there, her face filled with shock: So Hu Xiaoxiao's backer was President Lu! No wonder she lost to Hu Xiaoxiao! And, are all these underhanded schemes so blatant these days? Aren't they even trying to hide it?

Xia Lu looked at Qi Weiming in disbelief: "Aren't you always the most upright, fair and impartial person? Why do you listen to Lu Shengkang in everything?"

However, Qi Weiming had no time to pay attention to Xia Lu. He focused intently on the worship ceremony, keeping a close eye on everyone as they offered incense and prayers, making sure they didn't make any mistakes.

Xia Lu was stunned for a moment, and even Hu Xiaoxiao, who had finished praying and offering incense, was still in a daze. You Na, quick-witted, immediately went over and followed Hu Xiaoxiao to offer incense.

Seeing this, the other male supporting characters also rushed forward.

Originally, the order of who would offer incense and when was predetermined. But Xia Lu broke the rules first, and then Lu Shengkang suddenly called Hu Xiaoxiao up, causing complete chaos. Whoever rushed up first would offer incense.

Fortunately, everyone knew the rules and dared not ruin the important matter. Although there was fighting, things were not chaotic on the surface and remained relatively orderly.

After the worship ceremony, the red cloth was removed. Several key members of the production team went up, said auspicious words together, and took the red cloth off the camera.

Finally, it was time to cut the roast pig. Lu Shengkang and Qi Weiming held knives together and cut the roast pig into several pieces, which were then distributed to everyone to take home and eat.

The roasted pig for the worship ceremony was ordered several days ago, and it was just roasted and delivered this morning, still emitting an enticing aroma.

Hu Xiaoxiao had been eyeing this roast pig for a while, and when dividing the pork, she specifically chose the best-tasting part.