Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

When Hu Xiaoxiao learned of Xia Lu's choice, she felt it was very rational. The new drama had the same theme, which would not only help her clear her name from the villainous role but also increase her popularity, taking a solid second step towards returning to television dramas. Moreover, Xia Lu's current situation was awkward; it wasn't easy for her to get suitable roles, and no one was specifically tailoring scripts for her. This drama might be the best choice for her.

The popularity of "The Bund" has also boosted the careers of supporting actresses, with Zhu Wanwen's popularity rising significantly. She has already started taking on supporting roles in dramas. Judging from Linda's development plan for Zhu Wanwen, as long as Zhu Wanwen's next drama doesn't go wrong, becoming a leading actress is only a matter of time.

The anniversary celebration will add an interactive segment for the popular drama, with all the main actors from "The Bund" rehearsing the Charleston dance.

Charleston dance originated from the swing dance in Charleston, California. The lively music and fast steps make the dance full of enthusiasm and energy, making it very suitable for festive anniversary performances.

When Hu Xiaoxiao went to rehearsal, Jiang Yu had already arrived and was learning the moves from the dance teacher.

Upon seeing Hu Xiaoxiao arrive, Jiang Yu greeted her and congratulated her.

Although Jiang Yu didn't explicitly say what he was congratulating her about, Hu Xiaoxiao knew that Jiang Yu was referring to the Best Actress award.

"Thank you, Sister Yu." Hu Xiaoxiao smiled happily when she saw that Jiang Yu really didn't mind.

Jiang Yu saw through Hu Xiaoxiao's thoughts and thought that she would resent Hu Xiaoxiao being listed as a female lead alongside her.

Jiang Yu said she was already calm. Having worked at the TV station for so many years, she had seen many ups and downs, and had seen wave after wave of young female artists come in, each trying to push her out of her position as the top female star. If she were unhappy every time a female artist became popular, fearing that she would be taken away from her position, then she wouldn't have to do anything else; just being angry every day would be enough to keep her busy.

New talents emerge in every generation, and she is an unstoppable force in the rise of these newcomers. Similarly, she has absolute confidence in herself. She has been a star on television for over twenty years because of her acting skills, and her strength is her greatest source of confidence.

Moreover, compared to others who wanted to step on her to get ahead, such as Wang Shasha, Jiang Yu felt that Hu Xiaoxiao was much better at being polite than those people.

Furthermore, from the very beginning, when Jiang Yu learned that Hu Xiaoxiao dared to aim for a per-episode contract as soon as she joined the TV station, she knew that Hu Xiaoxiao was an ambitious person. Hu Xiaoxiao's subsequent development further convinced Jiang Yu that, given her ambition, Hu Xiaoxiao wouldn't limit her sights to the television industry.

In that case, Jiang Yu wouldn't mind befriending Hu Xiaoxiao.

"There are a few moves I can't seem to get right, Xiaoxiao. You're a great dancer, can you help me figure out what's wrong? I'm good at everything else, but dancing is my weak point." Jiang Yu demonstrated the dance for Hu Xiaoxiao to correct her.

Hu Xiaoxiao watched carefully and offered some suggestions. Jiang Yu followed Hu Xiaoxiao's instructions and danced it once. Looking at the mirror, her movements were indeed much smoother. She praised, "Not bad. You not only dance well yourself, but you can also teach. You're very capable."

Hu Xiaoxiao said with some pride, "Of course, how could I dare to open a dance school if I didn't know how?"

“Your dance school is quite popular now. I heard that some contestants went to your school to enroll in training classes before participating in the Miss Hong Kong pageant.”

With Hu Xiaoxiao's name as a prominent figure, anyone wanting to participate in the Miss Hong Kong pageant but lacking dance experience should consider learning dance at her dance school. In the past two years, several Miss Hong Kong contestants have graduated from this dance school.

"That's true. Learning about it beforehand can give you a better chance of winning when you run for office."

The Miss Hong Kong pageant doesn't offer much training time from registration to the finals; everyone has to rely on themselves. Hu Xiaoxiao was able to dance well in such a short time entirely because of her strong learning ability. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to outdance those who had been learning to dance since childhood.

One by one, the other actors in the crew arrived.

They'd heard rumors that Hu Xiaoxiao was going to be promoted to lead role in "The Bund," alongside Jiang Yu. They expected to see Jiang Yu and Hu Xiaoxiao arguing and throwing tantrums today, but to their surprise, everything was calm, and Jiang Yu and Hu Xiaoxiao even seemed to be chatting quite harmoniously.

Some people are very disappointed.

Jiang Yu knew exactly what these people were thinking. She was destined to disappoint them. Even if she was unhappy with Hu Xiaoxiao, she wouldn't make a scene in front of so many people and give them a show for nothing.

They're all so enthusiastic about watching the show, but why aren't they as enthusiastic about acting?

"Everyone's here, why aren't you studying with the teacher? What are you doing standing here?" Jiang Yu looked at the people who wanted to watch the show, making them guiltily look away and pretend to be busy.

At this moment, Song Yan'an also arrived.

The dance teacher wanted to arrange a duet dance for the two main characters, Song Yan'an and Jiang Yu. After watching the dance teacher demonstrate, Jiang Yu felt that the dance was too simple and uninteresting. In addition, she also had to sing the theme song. In order to avoid being flustered and affecting her singing, she said, "Let Xiao Xiao and Brother An dance. They are a couple in the drama."

Song Yan'an thought this was a good idea and called Hu Xiaoxiao over, "Do you remember the dance we did at the mayor's banquet? Let's dance it again then."

Hu Xiaoxiao clapped her hands and came up with an idea: "Then we'll wear the costumes from the mayor's banquet and recreate that scene from that night."

"This is great, it will make up for the audience's regret about the couple Xie Weihua and Zhao Zhenchuan."

So, after performing the Charlton Dance, Hu Xiaoxiao and Zhao Zhenchuan were going to dance another one.

After finishing her dance rehearsal, Hu Xiaoxiao went to practice singing.

For the TVB Anniversary Gala, she sang a duet with Heavenly King Chan, a song that was an old song by the "God of Songs." Since the "God of Songs" couldn't attend the gala this year, the program specially chose this song for them.

Hu Xiaoxiao and Chen Tianwang have collaborated more than once. Chen Tianwang has always been very active in charity work, and Hu Xiaoxiao often goes to the charity to help out. The two even met at a charity gala two months ago.

"Congratulations on becoming famous again, you're about to make it big!" Chen Tianwang said jokingly to Hu Xiaoxiao as she arrived, holding the microphone.

Hu Xiaoxiao accepted the congratulations gracefully, saying, "Likewise, you're very popular this year too. Your latest album is selling like hotcakes; I couldn't even buy it at the record store."

"Just let me know if you want it. It's a collector's edition cassette tape that I personally signed. It's very hard to buy, and I'll give it to you for free. No need to thank me, just treat me to a meal when you have time."

"If you're going to give them away, give away a lot. Giving away just one would be too stingy, and I wouldn't even be able to earn back the cost of the meal."

"One isn't enough? How many ears do you have? How many albums do you want to listen to at once?"

“I’m keeping it for my collection. You have a lot of fans, so I’ll sell it for money when I need it later.”

"You're obsessed with money again."

The two bantered back and forth, joking with each other, but it didn't interfere with their singing practice. During practice, they also discussed performance techniques, figuring out how to make the performance and songs complement each other better on stage.