Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

After Hu Xiaoxiao sat down, the artists began to perform their first item, which was a free activity. They could choose to perform boxing or use weapons to demonstrate their martial arts skills.

Shengshi Entertainment signed a total of nineteen artists, ten women and nine men, sixteen of whom are under twenty-five years old. The other three are veteran actors who joined Shengshi with their outstanding acting skills.

Of the sixteen young artists, six are complete newcomers with no prior acting experience, entering the entertainment industry for the first time.

Hu Xiaoxiao mainly observed young artists and found that the newcomers were much less skilled in both facial expressions and martial arts. Of these six artists, four were recruited by Hu Xiaoxiao from a dance academy. Because of their dance background, their movements in martial arts performances were much better than the other two newcomers.

However, the fact that those two newcomers were able to be signed by Shengshi without any prior experience also shows their advantages—they are good-looking and have small, photogenic faces.

The other artists each have their own strengths and potential worth exploring. Hu Xiaoxiao herself is very satisfied with these artists, which shows that the company has very high requirements when recruiting.

In the martial arts category, Yuan An'er was undoubtedly number one. Next up were multi-person sparring and wire work assessments.

Among these projects, Yuan An'er performed much better than the others. Hu Xiaoxiao looked at her with admiration, thinking that Yuan An'er's skills were enough to get a role in "Baogang Female Police".

Although Yuan An'er's appearance isn't particularly outstanding, Hu Xiaoxiao thinks it's feasible with some careful grooming. A haircut and some attention to clothing could elevate her image to a more sophisticated level. During filming, the focus could be on her martial arts skills, combined with her elegant demeanor—a novel style that would surely catch the audience's eye.

Hu Xiaoxiao plans to give Yuan An'er another training session to improve her demeanor.

What surprised Hu Xiaoxiao was Xiong Caiwei as well. Her martial arts skills had improved a lot, and her acting skills were outstanding among artists. She also had a good reputation. Hu Xiaoxiao felt that Xiong Caiwei was also a good choice.

If you calculate it this way, there's one more female lead than four.

Hu Xiaoxiao's gaze fell on the other female celebrities.

As for the male lead, Huang Yuliang recommended Jiang Muyang. Hu Xiaoxiao's attention was somewhat diverted to him. His performance was good. He has also acted in Taiwan before and has acting experience.

I just don't know how well he's practiced his Cantonese lately.

As the assessment drew to a close, Huang Yuliang turned to Hu Xiaoxiao, who was deep in thought beside him, and asked, "Have you found anyone you like?"

"I want to take the test again," Hu Xiaoxiao said.

"How is the exam conducted?" Huang Yuliang asked.

“Their performances all looked good, but they’ve been practicing in the training room all the time, and they’re used to doing these things, so it’s not surprising that they’re doing well. I’m worried that their performances won’t be as smooth and natural outdoors.”

Many scenes in "Baogang Female Police" are filmed outdoors, with a significant portion of the fight and chase scenes taking place outdoors. Hu Xiaoxiao took this into consideration, worrying that if they practiced well in the training room, they wouldn't be able to act properly when they actually went on set.

Huang Yuliang nodded and said, "Then let's take the test again outdoors."

With both bosses having made their decisions, the other managers naturally had no objections and felt that the assessment was very comprehensive.

Nie Jinlong thought for a moment about the action scenes needed for filming a police and gangster movie and said, "There is an abandoned old train station in the Sixth District. Several action movies have used it as a location. We can go there to do some auditioning."

So, everyone except those still working at the company got ready and headed to the old station.

Hu Xiaoxiao picked up her bag and was about to leave when Jiang Muyang took the opportunity to walk up to her and asked in Cantonese, "Sister Xiao, how was my performance just now? I hope I didn't disappoint you."

Hu Xiaoxiao met Jiang Muyang's smiling eyes. His eyes weren't peach blossom eyes, but when he smiled, they had the captivating charm of peach blossoms in full bloom.

Hu Xiaoxiao has already foreseen that this person will be another one who captivates the hearts of countless young girls in the future.

“Your Cantonese is much better than before,” Hu Xiaoxiao praised him. “You’ve made rapid progress, keep it up.”

"I've been practicing diligently with my teacher. Not only have I improved quickly in speaking, but I'm also basically fine with listening now." Jiang Muyang sincerely reported his recent learning progress to Hu Xiaoxiao. He mentioned that he had been practicing Cantonese, his acting skills had improved significantly, and he had been working hard on martial arts for action scenes.

Even Dong Peiyu, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but nod in approval when she heard Jiang Muyang's ambition. "I heard from Kevin that you are indeed very hardworking, and he thinks highly of you."

Kevin is Jiang Muyang's agent. He took a liking to Jiang Muyang when he first joined the company.

Jiang Muyang was overjoyed: "Brother Kevin really said that? He always complains that I don't learn this well or that fast enough. I thought he was always dissatisfied with me."

"He probably wanted to keep you from getting arrogant, so he kept you in check. So you must not get arrogant, keep learning, and you'll make a name for yourself later."

"Don't worry, Sister Dong, I won't let you down. Sister Xiao, don't worry either, I will definitely play the role the company gave me well."

Seeing Jiang Muyang's expectant look, Hu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but chuckle. "I know. If you want, I can give you the male lead role in 'Baogang Female Police Officer,' but you have to be prepared that the male lead won't have many scenes. The exciting scenes in the film are all with the actresses. If you don't mind being a supporting role, I can decide to give you the male lead role right now. Of course, if you mind, Director Duan is making a ghost movie, and I'll have him give you the male lead role. Then we'll find an outside female lead to elevate your status."

Hiring a foreign actress to promote your own artist requires paying a hefty fee to attract her. This is unavoidable; her fame is worth that much money.

When Jiang Muyang heard that he had two choices, he was momentarily at a loss for what to do.

As I had previously thought, partnering with Hu Xiaoxiao would be the best option. However, Hu Xiaoxiao has made it very clear that the male lead's role in this drama is merely supporting, destined to be less exciting, and far less impressive than the other actresses.

In another film, he was undoubtedly the male lead. Needless to say, he had a lot of screen time. The company wanted to promote its own people, so they definitely focused on him. He had the most screen time and the most room to perform.

However, the outside help they hired was definitely not as famous as Hu Xiaoxiao, who is the biggest star and the most successful actress in the film industry.

Jiang Muyang was troubled by having no choices before, but now that she has more choices, she's troubled again. After weighing the pros and cons, Jiang Muyang gritted her teeth, chased after the others, and decided to be a supporting character in "Baogang Female Police Officer".

Even if he has a small role in "Baogang Female Police", as long as he acts well, it will give the company and Sister Xiao a good impression. Maybe Director Duan will give him the male lead in the next drama.

In other words, Hu Xiaoxiao's films are rare finds, while other directors' films, if you miss this one, there will be another, and the one after that.