Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

Having received such a confident guarantee from Hu Xiaoxiao, and seeing her brimming with self-assurance and boundless energy, the two men, who considered themselves old, were infected by this fresh vitality. They felt the adventurous spirit of their youth and eagerly discussed how to revise the play.

"Since Xiaoxiao dared to go for it, we can be even bolder." Lin Yi had already started to conceive the plot in his mind.

Qi Weiming fully supports this: "If young people aren't afraid, why should we be? There's no reason for us to shrink back just because we're older."

Lin Yi stood up, picked up his thermos, and said, "I'm not going to waste my breath on you anymore. I'm going back to write the script."

Because the rooftop scene was a collaboration with Song Yan'an, Song Yan'an was the first to know that the play had been changed.

When he was acting opposite Hu Xiaoxiao, he asked her, "Why are you working so hard?"

Hu Xiaoxiao said matter-of-factly, "If I'm going to do something, I'll do it the best."

Either don't act, or act the best you can.

Song Yan'an had never seen an actor as hardworking and energetic as Hu Xiaoxiao. She was highly professional, knew how to get along with people, and learned things very quickly. She was very special and unique.

She is very eye-catching, not only vibrant on stage, but also in life.

The more Song Yan'an spent with Hu Xiaoxiao, the more he admired her. "It's good to be willing to work hard, but you have to be careful. When I was young, I didn't know my limits and dared to take on any dangerous role. Later, I fell from a height and almost ruined my entire acting career."

Song Yan'an told Hu Xiaoxiao about the detours he had taken in the past and taught her some techniques that he had figured out on his own.

Hu Xiaoxiao listened attentively. What Song Yan'an taught her was much easier and faster than figuring it out on her own. Sometimes, in an effort to make it look realistic, she would deliberately fall, but the methods Song Yan'an taught her were both effective in preventing real falls and in making the performance convincing, which proved very useful to Hu Xiaoxiao.

Once Lin Yi got the inspiration, he wrote the script very quickly. In less than two days, he finished the rooftop chase scene and gave a copy to Song Yan'an and Hu Xiaoxiao.

Hu Xiaoxiao received the script, read it, and smiled with satisfaction once again.

Not only are there more rooftop chases, but also some scenes that enhance the characters' relationships. It's a good balance of excitement and romance, making it more in line with the tastes of today's audiences.

After receiving the script, Hu Xiaoxiao immediately began memorizing her lines.

There weren't many lines; the main focus was on the thrilling rooftop scenes. After memorizing her lines, Hu Xiaoxiao realized there were still two days before filming this rooftop scene, so she specifically went to the film studio to find several rooftops used for filming thrilling scenes and kept getting a feel for them.

After receiving the new script, Qi Weiming made sure to notify everyone he needed to this time.

Xia Lu received a notification that she would no longer be performing on the rooftop.

Even though the rooftop scene mainly consisted of close-ups of her face, it was still one of her important scenes, so why was it cut?

She can't do dangerous stunts on the roof, isn't there a stunt double?

Is Hu Xiaoxiao crazy? She even steals the spotlight from her stunt double?

Xia Lu immediately went to the director, "Director Qi, why did you change my scene?"

Qi Weiming explained to her, "For the rooftop scene, if you use a stunt double, the effect won't be as good. If Hu Xiaoxiao is used, not only will there be no need for a stunt double, but I also plan to do it in one take. For the final effect, I have no choice but to replace you with Hu Xiaoxiao."

"Director Qi, you can't do this."

"So what do you want?" Qi Weiming's patience was wearing thin. He could be nice to Xia Lu because Xiu had asked him to take care of her, but when it came to work, his consideration was limited, and everything had to give way to work. Besides, Xia Lu had almost screwed over Qi Weiming last time when she changed the scene at the mayor's banquet.

Qi Weiming trusted Xia Lu so much, yet Xia Lu tried to trick him; he had long harbored resentment towards Xia Lu.

When Xia Lu came over to question him, Qi Weiming said impatiently, "Unless you do your rooftop scene without a stunt double and perform better than Hu Xiaoxiao, then I'll change the script back. If not, shut up, I'm the director!"

Xia Lu bit her lip; she didn't dare climb up. When she first entered the film industry, she was quite adventurous, but during the filming of an action movie, she fell from a height. If something hadn't caught her clothes, she would have been dead.

Now, whenever she climbs to a high place, she can't help but think of that day when she was hooked in mid-air with a hard floor below, and props fell down and shattered into pieces.

She had nightmares for six months straight, each time dreaming that she fell and shattered into pieces, just like those props that fell down.

Xia Lu didn't have the courage to do it again, especially the one-shot scene. That dangerous action was too difficult to film, and even without her past trauma, she couldn't have done it.

Xia Lu said aggrievedly, "Director Qi, you gave all the exciting and thrilling scenes to Hu Xiaoxiao, so what am I supposed to do?"

Qi Weiming gave her a cold look and said, "You're acting all angry and flustered! Running around downstairs like that!"

Xia Lu's face fell. If she acted like this, the character of Yamamoto Masako would be even less remarkable.

However, seeing that Qi Weiming had no intention of communicating with her, Xia Lu was afraid of offending him, so she could only swallow her anger.

However, while she could swallow her anger in front of Qi Weiming, she simply couldn't swallow it in front of Hu Xiaoxiao.

Upon seeing Hu Xiaoxiao arrive at the film set, Xia Lu angrily questioned, "Hu Xiaoxiao, what right do you have to steal my scenes?"

Hu Xiaoxiao said innocently, "It's just that I stole a few shameless scenes, why are you so nervous?"

"You dare to swear at me?"

"Did I swear? Stunt doubles don't show their faces in those scenes, so aren't they just shameless? I didn't say you were shameless, so why do you admit you're like that?"

"Are you holding a grudge against me for changing the script for the mayor's banquet?" Xia Lu asked.

“That’s right, if you can steal my spotlight, why can’t I steal yours? As the ancients said, ‘It is impolite not to stay when someone comes.’” Hu Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but praise herself: “I really am a very polite person.”

Xia Lu's attempt to cause trouble for Hu Xiaoxiao not only failed to vent her anger, but also made her feel even more aggrieved.

The news of Hu Xiaoxiao adding scenes spread throughout the film crew, making everyone envious. But they could only be envious; they didn't have Hu Xiaoxiao's ability to persuade both the director and screenwriter to revise the script for her.

It is said that Xia Lu also asked the director to change the script. Some people thought that You Na was also an equally important character and had a high position in the TV station, so they encouraged You Na to also ask the director and screenwriter to add some scenes.

Undeterred, Youna said, "If you want to compete with Hu Xiaoxiao, then go ahead and compete, but don't drag me into it. She has influence not only with the screenwriter and director, but also with Ji Sheng. And Xia Lu, don't compare yourself to her either; she has powerful backers. It's a battle between gods; what are mortals doing getting involved?"