Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

Xie Weihua already disliked older men, and seeing Zhao Zhenchuan's polite yet distant manner only worsened her impression of him.

At this matchmaking dinner, apart from the matchmaker being very enthusiastic, neither of the two main characters seemed interested.

The blind date ended badly, and neither Xie Weihua nor Zhao Zhenchuan took it to heart, quickly forgetting about it.

One day, while Zhao Zhenchuan was carrying out an anti-traitor mission, he was spotted by the Japanese soldiers, who, along with their security team, relentlessly pursued him.

Zhao Zhenchuan was trapped in the department store. Several exits of the department store were blocked by the Japanese soldiers and security guards. It looked like they were about to search layer by layer to identify everyone.

Zhao Zhenchuan had no reason to appear at the department store at this time. It was not his usual style for a grown man to come shopping alone.

Just when Zhao Zhenchuan was at his wit's end and preparing for the worst, he ran into Xie Weihua, who was shopping at a department store, and asked her for help.

Xie Weihua glanced at Zhao Zhenchuan, then at the Japanese soldiers and security team conducting the search, and looked at him meaningfully, saying, "Mr. Zhao has quite a few secrets."

Zhao Zhenchuan laughed and said, "Miss Xie is joking. What secrets could a businessman like me have?"

Finally, Xie Weihua agreed to provide cover for Zhao Zhenchuan because she disliked the Japanese. These Japanese were committing atrocities and looting in China; no Chinese person would like them.

The people the Japanese want to arrest are definitely good people.

When the security team searched Zhao Zhenchuan and Xie Weihua, Zhao Zhenchuan realized that Xie Weihua was now working for the Wang Jingwei regime. He immediately became alert and quietly reached for the gun at his waist.

The security team was an armed force established by the Wang Jingwei regime, and they often helped the Japanese. Xie Weihua looked at them with disgust.

The security captain recognized Xie Weihua and became suspicious when Xie Weihua and Zhao Zhenchuan appeared together at the department store. How come he didn't know the two were related before?

Xie Weihua reached out and took Zhao Zhenchuan's arm, looking down haughtily at the security captain, "My boyfriend is shopping with me, do you have a problem with that?"

"No, no, I wouldn't dare," the security captain said, puzzled. "I haven't heard that Miss Xie has a boyfriend."

"Introduced by an elder in the family? What, do I need to report to you? Who do you think you are, to deserve my reporting to you?"

Xie Weihua was stunningly beautiful, and Zhao Zhenchuan was handsome and dashing; the two stood together, a truly well-matched couple. The security captain glanced at them and began to believe Xie Weihua's explanation.

Zhao Zhenchuan's brows furrowed coldly as he said, "Your security team is supposed to maintain order in Shanghai, but you always neglect your duties and disrupt people's lives. When I attend the mayor's banquet the day after tomorrow, I will definitely raise this issue with him. Especially you, I think you're tired of being the security team leader."

The mayor also served as the director of the Security Bureau, so the security captain dared not investigate any further and bowed and scraped as he saw them off.

After leaving the department store, the two walked hand in hand for a while. Once they were sure no one was following them, they turned onto a less crowded forest path.

They strolled leisurely along the forest path like an ordinary couple, the autumn wind rustling the leaves down, landing on their hair and shoulders.

"Why are you working for the Wang Jingwei regime?"

"I always hear them talk about achieving national goals through indirect means, and I want to see how they actually do it."

Their conversations broadened, and they began to understand each other better.

On another occasion, when Zhao Zhenchuan needed to transport a batch of goods out of Shanghai, Xie Weihua helped him obtain a travel permit. To express his gratitude, Zhao Zhenchuan treated her to dinner.

"Cut!"

After the director yelled "Cut!", Hu Xiaoxiao looked at the steak on the table. Since the filming had gone very smoothly, the steak was still slightly warm, so she quickly picked up her knife and fork and started eating.

The last thing we should not waste is food.

Today's steak was provided by Song Yan'an. When Hu Xiaoxiao complained during filming that all the props for the food were spoiled, he asked a high-end Western restaurant he frequented to send over freshly grilled steak.

Only the top actor has this privilege. If it were any other actor, even if the director didn't scold them, the staff would complain behind their backs that they were being pretentious.

Seeing that Hu Xiaoxiao was eating with great relish and in a pleasing manner, Song Yan'an pushed the steak in front of him to Hu Xiaoxiao and said, "During filming just now, I only made a cutting motion and didn't touch it."

Hu Xiaoxiao is never polite when it comes to food, saying, "This saves me from having to eat lunch."

Hu Xiaoxiao was eating steak, while the staff were packing up, preparing to move to another location.

Director Qi Weiming turned off the camera, flipped through the script, and prepared to move to another location. Xia Lu arrived on set and saw Hu Xiaoxiao sitting there eating steak as if no one else was there. Song Yan'an next to her had a smile on his face and was talking to her. The two looked very harmonious.

Xia Lu went up to help Director Qi Weiming pack his things and asked him what the next scene was.

Qi Weiming said, "There are two scenes to direct for Jiang Yu, and Song Yan'an also has a major scene tomorrow where he confronts a gang leader."

"I'm setting up the dance hall over there. I don't know which day's show it is?"

"The mayor's banquet is tentatively scheduled for three days from now." Qi Weiming thought Xia Lu was asking about her scene, so he said, "You don't have any scenes for the mayor's banquet, so you can rest for a while."

Seeing that she had moved much further away from Hu Xiaoxiao, Xia Lu suggested to Qi Weiming, "Director Qi, I've been studying the script these past few days, and I feel that many scenes are too flat, not tight enough, and not suspenseful enough. I think we should add more scenes with thrilling elements, so that the audience will have a sense of excitement and suspense..."

"Really?" Qi Weiming asked, puzzled.

“Yes, for example, the mayor’s banquet scene is a bit too bland. We can make a small change to make the banquet feel more like a trap.” Xia Lu took out the script from her bag and highlighted the scene between Hu Xiaoxiao and Song Yan’an.

At the mayor's banquet, Zhao Zhenchuan and Xie Weihua attended together. This scene not only showcased Zhao Zhenchuan's personal charm and methods in navigating various factions, but also depicted the romance between Zhao Zhenchuan and Xie Weihua. Through a ballroom dance, the two discovered that they had developed unusual feelings for each other.

"Director Qi, with such a grand setup for the mayor's banquet and such an important scene, it would be a shame to only film a few scenes. How about adding some scenes featuring Yamamoto Masako? Yamamoto Masako is attracted to Zhao Zhenchuan, but at the same time, she has doubts about his identity. At the banquet, she constantly tests Zhao Zhenchuan, almost uncovering the truth several times, creating tension for the audience. Then, Zhao Zhenchuan uses his wit to defuse the crisis, giving the audience a sigh of relief..."

Xia Lu shared her ideas for the scene with Qi Weiming. In order to persuade Qi Weiming to add more scenes for her, she specially found several screenwriters to come up with exciting plots that Qi Weiming would not refuse.

Qi Weiming listened attentively and thought the scene was very interesting. However, he wondered, "What if the person dancing with Zhao Zhenchuan were replaced by Yamamoto Masako? What about Xie Weihua's scene?"

"I deleted it," Xia Lu said.