Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

After Luo Cheng and Huang Yuliang joined forces, they immediately intensified their attacks on the Changxing Society and systematically began to seize its territory.

Upon learning that the two had joined forces, Liu Yaofang wanted to eliminate Huang Yuliang, who seemed to be the weakest, first. However, he didn't expect that although Huang Yuliang had fewer henchmen than the Changxing gang, they were all incredibly fierce. More importantly, Huang Yuliang had more guns. Liu Yaofang tried to pick on the weak, but he kicked a hornet's nest. In a conflict, he suffered repeated defeats and Huang Yuliang took over a large area.

Seeing that the Changxing gang had suffered a setback, Luo Cheng seized the opportunity to cut off a large piece of territory.

But Liu Yaofang was no pushover. Having dominated Baogang for so many years, he was a very shrewd man. Faced with the combined attack from Huang Yuliang and Luo Cheng, he began to fight back.

Hu Xiaoxiao occasionally pays attention to things in the underworld, but her main focus is on movies. The second part of "Baogang Inspector Wears Skirts" has been filmed and is being rushed through post-production in order to meet the Spring Festival release date.

Hu Xiaoxiao attached even more importance to the second part than the first, following up on the entire post-production process and holding meetings with the distribution manager every few days, making her even busier than when filming.

Besides post-production, she also had to promote the film in advance and generate buzz.

In order to quickly increase the popularity of the main characters, Hu Xiaoxiao brought Xiong Caiwei, Yuan An'er, and Yi Lan along when she participated in commercial activities and various large-scale events, and sometimes even Jiang Muyang.

Before each event, Hu Xiaoxiao would have stylists and costume designers oversee the process, ensuring that the images of Xiong Caiwei, the other two characters, and the male lead Jiang Muyang were perfect, so that they would be eye-catching and leave a lasting impression.

Hu Xiaoxiao's painstaking efforts paid off. Under her guidance, Xiong Caiwei and the other two always made a striking impression whenever they attended events with her. Yuan An'er's cool and aloof demeanor is unparalleled among Hong Kong actresses. Yi Lan's androgynous image is also highly distinctive.

Xiong Caiwei is highly adaptable. Following behind Hu Xiaoxiao, she is poised and elegant, with a beautiful appearance and the air of a rising star.

Hu Xiaoxiao also has high hopes for Xiong Caiwei, who is both a skilled fighter and an actress. She plans to create a special movie for Xiong Caiwei after the release of the second part of "Baogang Inspector Wears Skirts" to cultivate Xiong Caiwei's box office potential.

With their frequent appearances and the popularity of Hu Xiaoxiao, Xiong Caiwei and her two friends began to appear in gossip news, and paparazzi would occasionally stake out them.

Although being secretly photographed is extremely annoying, it also shows that the three girls' fame has increased and they have begun to enter the media's field of vision.

"Sister Xiao, these are the movies that will be released during this year's Spring Festival." Distribution manager Yuan Jiaqiang handed the market report he had compiled to Hu Xiaoxiao. "This year's Spring Festival film season is very competitive. Comedy stars and action stars are all vying for this slot, so our competition will be extremely fierce."

Hu Xiaoxiao took the report and began to read it carefully.

The report details more than a dozen films scheduled for release during the Spring Festival, including the director, lead actor, and distribution company.

After watching the film, Hu Xiaoxiao realized the competition was indeed fierce. With so many blockbusters releasing, the battle for screen time would be even more brutal. She asked, "How many films can the theaters schedule for us?"

Yuan Jiaqiang still smelled of alcohol. He rubbed his aching forehead. In order to get more screenings, he had been treating theater managers to drinks and meals almost every day. He had just attended one such dinner. "I've already gotten a fair share of screenings, but compared to the films of comedy stars and action emperors, it's still far behind. I'm planning to talk to the managers of the major theater chains again."

Hu Xiaoxiao nodded. "Thank you for your hard work. Remember to get all the expenses reimbursed."

"Thank you, Sister Xiao." Yuan Jiaqiang smiled. Working at Shengshi, aside from anything else, the boss was very generous when it came to money. "The most important thing is securing screenings from the three major cinema chains. I have an appointment with the general manager of Baoguang Cinemas for dinner tomorrow, hoping to discuss the screening arrangements with them again."

The three major cinema chains in Baogang are Baoguang, Jishi, and Shanhai. These three chains own more cinemas than all other cinemas combined. As long as you get screenings from these three major chains, your box office performance won't be too bad.

The annual Spring Festival film season is essentially a battle between cinema chains. Whoever can secure the most screenings from the three major cinema chains can basically be considered the box office champion of the Spring Festival.

Hu Xiaoxiao gave Yuan Jiaqiang many privileges, allowing him to do things with peace of mind.

As expected, Yuen Ka-keung secured the same number of screenings as the action star and comedy superstar.

Everything is ready, except for the release date.

Hu Xiaoxiao was busy continuing her promotional efforts and building momentum for the film. At the same time, she didn't let her guard down, constantly monitoring the film's screening schedule. In addition to monitoring her own film's screening schedule, she also kept track of the screening schedules of her competitors' films.

It's no wonder she's so cautious. Having been in the film industry for so many years, she's seen too many ups and downs. As long as a film is still showing in theaters, there's a great deal of uncertainty.

With only three days left until the release of "The Inspector Wears Skirts 2," Hu Xiaoxiao asked Yuan Jiaqiang to submit the screening schedule details for "The Inspector Wears Skirts 2" three days from now.

Yuan Jiaqiang personally went to various cinema chains to obtain information on film scheduling and handed it over to Hu Xiaoxiao.

"Why is there only a schedule of screenings, but no detailed information about the screenings?" Hu Xiaoxiao wondered after reading it.

Yuan Jiaqiang was also full of doubts. "When I went to get the screening schedule, they said that the detailed screening schedule would not be available until the day before, but they would give us enough screening ratios and number of screenings."

"Was it the same before?"

“No, they used to send us the schedule in advance.” This was what Yuan Jiaqiang didn’t understand.

Hu Xiaoxiao became serious, thought for a moment, and said, "Try to find out about the situation of other film companies and see if they have obtained the screening details."

Yuan Jiaqiang also became serious, immediately stood up, and said, "I'll take care of it right away."

Yuan Jiaqiang had been working in film distribution in Baogang for over a decade and had a lot of connections. Although it was difficult for outsiders to obtain the film scheduling details, he managed to get four or five copies after trying every possible means.

After reading these four or five copies, Yuan Jiaqiang's heart sank. He immediately tried every means to get a copy of the screening schedules for all the movies to be released during the Spring Festival.

Then he took these dozen or so movie schedules to Hu Xiaoxiao and said, "Sister Xiaoxiao, things are not good."

Hu Xiaoxiao had just returned from an event and had only sat down to rest for a while when she noticed that Yuan Jiaqiang looked extremely unwell. She asked, "What happened?"

"Sister Xiao, take a look." Yuan Jiaqiang placed a stack of documents in front of Hu Xiaoxiao. "This is what I found. It shows the screening schedules of all the films in the Spring Festival season. Except for low-budget films and films from small distribution companies, which don't have screening details, the major films, especially our competitors, all have detailed screening schedules."