Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

Yu Liang quickly thanked Hu Xiaoxiao for her praise and encouragement, and then said seemingly unintentionally, "My agent told me that although I have been working very hard in filming and acting well, the roles I have been offered are basically the same as Zeng Lin's, all the same and without any originality. If I continue to act like this, it will ruin my career. He advised me not to take any more roles."

Hu Xiaoxiao nodded and said, "That's right. If it's a similar role in the future, you can refuse it."

If you become famous for one role and keep playing it, it will create a stereotype in the audience. They'll know your character's identity, whether you're loyal or treacherous, the moment they see you in a movie. In the long run, the audience will lose all interest, experience aesthetic fatigue, and become unwilling to watch your performances anymore.

If the audience doesn't want to watch it and the market doesn't buy it, the production team won't hire you again, resulting in no more film offers.

Yu Liang said happily, "With Sister Xiao's words, I am even more determined, and I also want to take some time to reflect. However, if I'm not filming, I'll be quite free besides studying. Sister Xiao is going to film a new drama, I wonder if she needs any manpower, I don't care about any role, even if it's just as a stunt double, I want to learn from Sister Xiao."

Upon hearing this, Hu Xiaoxiao understood Yu Liang's purpose in coming to see her: he wanted to rejoin the cast of "Baogang Overlord Flower 2".

He's a scheming man.

However, she didn't dislike Liang's scheming nature, and she was very pleased that her employees were ambitious.

She was willing to give Yu Liang a chance, but unfortunately, the role of Zeng Lin was already finished in the first part, so it was impossible for him to appear in the second part.

"The first part of the story was based on the Sanren Society case, and the second part is based on the Qinglong Gang case. Zeng Lin's prototype is Zeng Xuelin of the Sanren Society. He had a bad relationship with the Qinglong Gang and had no interaction with them except for fighting. However, the second part of the story does not involve the feud between the Qinglong Gang and the Sanren Society, so Zeng Lin cannot appear again, otherwise it would drag down the plot."

Hong Kong has numerous triads and countless activities, providing the film industry with an inexhaustible source of material.

One of the stories borrowed from the script of "Baogang Inspector Wears Skirts 2" is something that Hu Xiaoxiao actually experienced: the incident where Da Ya Lai tried to rob Baogang Bank.

The truth, of course, wasn't filmed; it was adapted. Naturally, the screenwriter didn't know the truth either, and they didn't believe the rumors that Hu Xiaoxiao had given Da Ya Lai a ticket to jail.

The story changes Da Ya Lai to Da Lai, who is now the boss's man and is acting on the boss's orders to target the bank. The person colluding with the bank's top management is also the boss.

Hu Xiaoxiao also expressed her regret that Yu Liang could not appear in the second season, saying that Yu Liang is both a good actor and a good fighter, and would be very suitable for this drama.

"It's a pity that the audience of the first movie all recognize your face, so there's no way to squeeze you into the second movie." Hu Xiaoxiao said to Liang, "If there is a suitable script for you later, I will recommend you to the director."

This result was within Liang's expectations. Hu Xiaoxiao's willingness to recommend him again in the future had already achieved his goal of seeking validation.

After sincerely thanking Hu Xiaoxiao, Yu Liang left the office, returned to his department, picked up a mirror, looked at his face, and couldn't help but twitch.

If he could change his face, maybe Sister Xiao would use him again.

Yu Liang frowned and looked at himself in the mirror again and again. Just then, Jiang Muyang came over and said sarcastically as usual, "If you're ugly, no matter how many times you look in the mirror, you won't become handsome. You might even get uglier."

Yu Liang rolled his eyes at Jiang Muyang, looked at himself in the mirror again and again, and suddenly had an idea.

He asked Jiang Muyang, "When will casting begin for 'The Inspector Wears Skirts 2'?"

"The project will be approved this month, and casting will begin next month." Jiang Muyang took out face cream and applied it to his face and hands. The director's task for him, besides practicing martial arts and acting skills, was to take care of his skin, making sure he didn't get tanned and that his skin was in good condition. In short, he had to fit the image of someone who was handsome on the outside but ruthless on the inside.

After applying the ointment, his face and hands felt sticky. Jiang Muyang endured the discomfort, wiped them with a tissue for a while, and turned around to make another sarcastic remark to Yu Liang, but Yu Liang was nowhere to be seen.

A few days later, after Hu Xiaoxiao finished a meeting with the development department, she returned to her office and received a phone call from Yu Liang.

On the other end of the phone, Yu Liang sounded a little nervous: "Sister Xiao, do you think I'm not suitable to appear in the second part of 'The Inspector Wears Skirts of Hong Kong' because you're worried that the audience will recognize me as Zeng Lin and find it distracting?"

“That’s right.” Hu Xiaoxiao was puzzled. Hadn’t she told him this before? Why was he calling again a few days later? Was he upset because he didn’t get the role?

On the other end of the phone, Yu Liang said again, "Sister Xiao, if my face is different from before and the audience can't recognize me, could you give me a role?"

Hu Xiaoxiao was even more puzzled. "What happened to your face?"

Did he get plastic surgery in just a few days?

"Sister Xiao, I'll come up to you in a bit."

Hu Xiaoxiao agreed, hung up the phone, and felt secretly puzzled. Although Yu Liang wasn't as good-looking as Jiang Muyang, he had a lot of potential. She shouldn't ruin herself for a role.

Hu Xiaoxiao had heard some things about cosmetic surgery; some people get double eyelid surgery, chin implants, and nose implants to look better.

But just making these changes shouldn't make people unrecognizable, right?

Less than ten minutes later, Yu Liang knocked on Hu Xiaoxiao's office door, indicating that his call had come from downstairs.

"Come in."

Hearing Hu Xiaoxiao's voice inside, Yu Liang pushed open the door, lowered his head, and walked in dejectedly.

Hu Xiaoxiao was reading a document when she heard footsteps approaching her desk. Without speaking, she looked up and glanced at the person in front of her. "You are…"

The man in front of me was wearing old clothes that hadn't been washed in ages, looking slovenly. His shoulder-length, messy hair was greasy and matted together. He stood there, slightly hunched over, leaning to one side, exuding a deep weariness and world-weariness.

He pulled out a chair and sat down in front of Hu Xiaoxiao, slumping in the chair as if he had no backbone. His face was covered in stubble, and his eyes under his messy hair were listless, numb, and empty.

Hu Xiaoxiao stared at him for a while, then asked, "Are you Yu Liang?"

His eyes seemed to flicker with emotion. He nodded, then stared blankly at Hu Xiaoxiao.

Hu Xiaoxiao stood up, walked around the desk, walked to Yu Liang, looked him over for a while, and then returned to her seat.

She opened the drawer, pulled out a stack of scripts, found one of them, and placed it in front of Yu Liang, saying, "This role is for you."

Yu Liang was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses, and his eyes lit up instantly.