Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

The sequel had to both capitalize on the success of the first and offer something new, making it a difficult task. The difficulty lay in innovation, and so did its failure.

Innovation sounds easy, but innovation that is accepted by audiences is extremely difficult. Often, the more innovative a film is, the more likely it is to flop.

In order to achieve the expected box office success and become another hit, Hu Xiaoxiao put in a lot of hard work in many aspects.

He not only put in a lot of hard work on himself, but also on the artists.

As Shengshi Entertainment grew larger, it established more and more departments. This year, a new department was established, adding a new business to the company—music.

As the company's most popular employee and the boss, Hu Xiaoxiao is definitely the first to enjoy the benefits of music.

In the second installment of "The Inspector Wears Skirts of Baogang," Hu Xiaoxiao added new music and sang it herself. After receiving the music, Hu Xiaoxiao practiced singing whenever she had time, as she had to record the song before the film's post-production was completed.

After filming the scene where Da Lai robs the armored truck, Hu Xiaoxiao paused her singing practice and began filming again.

The "Baogang Inspector Flowers" series features four female intimidators. Hu Xiaoxiao put a lot of thought into how to make three actresses famous and successful through this movie.

Through the first installment, Yuan An'er and her two companions gained recognition from the audience for their impressive martial arts performances, achieving a degree of fame. Therefore, the second installment, in addition to continued exciting martial arts, needs other highlights to ensure that the audience remembers Yuan An'er and her trio once again.

Hu Xiaoxiao has very high expectations for Yuan An'er, Xiong Caiwei, and Yi Lan, hoping to cultivate one of them into a leading actress.

Of course, she would be happiest if all three of them could become leading ladies, as it would mean the company had even more cash cows.

However, the most important factor in becoming a leading lady is audience appeal. Audience appeal is unpredictable; even if Hu Xiaoxiao herself is extremely popular with audiences, she can hardly guarantee which of her artists will be more popular.

Therefore, she decided to explore various ways to cultivate artists, select those who gained audience approval, and then promote them. This was Hu Xiaoxiao's first attempt at managing and promoting artists; she had no experience and relied entirely on experimentation. Xiong Caiwei, Yuan An'er, and Yi Lan were her initial attempts to test the market.

The second installment of "The Inspector Wears Skirts of Hong Kong" will also be a test for the three actresses, including Yuen On-yee. Whoever performs outstandingly in this film and wins the audience's favor will be given a special movie by the company and officially promoted.

"Sister Xiao!" Fashion designers Nora and Rachel came over carrying finished clothes. Not only were their hands full of bags, but their assistants behind them were also carrying bags full of bags.

These clothes were all designed by two costume designers for the four female protagonists, especially Yuan An'er, Xiong Caiwei, and Yi Lan, who had the most costumes.

To showcase the fashion sense of the four female leads, each of them changed into more than a dozen outfits in the short two-hour movie.

The costume designer, poached at a high price, specially designed clothes for the four female leads, taking into account their temperament, figure and other characteristics.

Hu Xiaoxiao stood up and asked, "Is my clothing altered?"

Nora took out several outfits for Hu Xiaoxiao and said, "Sister Xiao, try them on and see how they look?"

The clothes the fashion designer originally designed for Hu Xiaoxiao were stylish and cutting-edge, showcasing her figure and temperament, and the effect after wearing them was stunning. Even on camera, the effect was so good that it was impossible to look away.

However, after seeing it, Hu Xiaoxiao asked the fashion designer to change all the clothes in the back to a minimalist style.

Because she completely overshadowed the charm of Yuan An'er and the other two actresses, she failed to achieve her goal of making the three leading ladies famous.

Hu Xiaoxiao took out her clothes, looked them over one by one, and said, "They look alright. I'll go for the try-on later. Mia—"

Hu Xiaoxiao called her secretary Mia over and asked her to call Yuan An'er and the other two over for a screen test and makeup fitting.

These clothes will be used in the scene we're filming tomorrow.

Hu Xiaoxiao then asked Mia to call over the two stylists, "Have David and Kelly bring the accessories to the dressing room, we'll be doing styling later."

In addition to hiring several costume designers at high prices, Hu Xiaoxiao also hired several stylists at high prices. To achieve a good sense of fashion in the film, beautiful clothes alone are far from enough; matching styling is also necessary.

Xiong Caiwei, Yuan An'er, and Yi Lan were also waiting for the costumes and quickly arrived. They had filmed two scenes earlier, but Hu Xiaoxiao stopped them, telling them to film the other scenes first and put their scenes later, after the costumes were altered.

While the stylists were styling them, they initially thought they looked absolutely stunning. However, comparisons are inevitable, and when they actually took photos together and stood side-by-side with Hu Xiaoxiao, they suddenly paled in comparison.

When I arrived at the dressing room, the costume designer and stylist were already there, and everything was ready.

Hu Xiaoxiao checked everything again and had them change into sets. Each set consisted of three pieces, one for each person, all coordinated so that when the shoot started, the three of them would be in the same frame, with matching colors and styles.

When Yilan got the clothes, she noticed that Hu Xiaoxiao's clothes were missing and asked, "Sister Xiaoxiao, where are your clothes?"

Hu Xiaoxiao tidied up her clothes and put them aside, saying, "This is the scene of the big shopping mall tomorrow, and I won't be acting in tomorrow's scene. But I will be with the crew tomorrow, so you all must perform well."

The shopping scene was originally intended to be a matchmaking event between Yunxiao and Tang Bin, with the three "femme fatales" taking Yunxiao to the mall to buy clothes for a cocktail party.

This scene features multiple camera movements, showcasing the girls' diverse outfits and ever-changing fashion charm.

However, after filming two scenes, seeing that Hu Xiaoxiao had overshadowed the three girls, the director knew that Hu Xiaoxiao wanted to promote the three artists. After discussing it, they decided not to let Hu Xiaoxiao appear in the same frame as them.

At that time, Hu Xiaoxiao's scenes will be cut to another scene. The shopping scene will be changed to three girls going to a cocktail party to help bring Yunxiao and Tang Bin together. Before going to the cocktail party, they will go to buy various clothes and jewelry.

"An'er, come over here."

After Yuan An'er changed into a black leather outfit, the stylist called her over, opened a box, and found it full of sunglasses of all shapes and styles.

Yuan An'er's character has a cold personality, and in order to express her style and make her look fashionable, the stylist designed many pairs of sunglasses for her.

Stylist Kelly was in charge of Yuan An'er's styling. Based on Yuan An'er's face shape, she gave her a pair of square sunglasses to wear.

After putting it on, the stylist examined it for a moment and then gave Yuan An'er another pair of sunglasses that were also square but with larger lenses.

They kept trying different pairs until they found square sunglasses that best suited the proportions of Yuan An'er's face and her outfit. Once worn, the sunglasses covered almost a third of her face, making her beautiful chin appear even more prominent.

Yuan An'er's appearance is not particularly beautiful, but she has a nice chin and beautiful lips, so stylist Kelly wanted to highlight these advantages of Yuan An'er.