Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

The signing ceremony was already prepared, and both parties quickly completed the signing process according to procedure. However, the interview and questioning by reporters took a relatively long time.

The news that Hong Kong's most powerful film and television company was collaborating with the mainland to develop new film and television projects caused quite a stir in mainland China, especially since Hu Xiaoxiao herself is a high-profile figure, and her every move is under scrutiny. Reporters almost exclusively came to interview Hu Xiaoxiao, asking numerous and insightful questions. Fortunately, Hu Xiaoxiao had years of experience dealing with reporters and handled them with ease. Moreover, mainland reporters were far more polite than Hong Kong paparazzi, so polite and courteous that Hu Xiaoxiao was still a little unaccustomed to it.

After the press conference, Huang Yuliang led his team directly north to continue handling other company operations.

Huang Yuliang was in charge of the company's management. He was also the largest shareholder and the legal representative of the company. Hu Xiaoxiao handed over all these tasks to Huang Yuliang.

With some free time, Hu Xiaoxiao decided to explore this rapidly developing city, experience the abundant energy of the inland areas, and enjoy the familiar atmosphere she hadn't felt in a long time.

Xie Zhiheng drove up and gestured to Hu Xiaoxiao with his chin, saying, "Get in, I'll take you for a drive."

Hu Xiaoxiao looked at Xie Zhiheng, who was several shades darker from the sun, and couldn't help but smile. She walked to the passenger seat, opened the door, and got in. "Thank you for your hard work these past few days."

Xie Zhiheng handled everything at Hanxiao Fashion Store, from store design and decoration to recruitment.

Although he has many assistants, there are so many trivial matters that require his constant attention, which takes up a lot of his energy. Moreover, he also has to manage the garment factory and industrial park, as well as the Xie family's businesses that are gradually shifting to this area. All of these are entrusted to him, so he is currently overwhelmed with work.

"It's alright, just a small matter. Compared to other jobs, it's nothing." Xie Zhiheng said modestly, but the corners of his mouth were already turned up proudly, which he couldn't suppress.

After so many years of experience, the playboy who once only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun is now a big capitalist in Shenzhen whose every move can cause an earthquake.

Time flies. Everyone is changing, becoming better and more outstanding. Life is increasingly becoming the way they aspire to be.

He went from a playboy to a capitalist, while she went from a Miss Hong Kong to a film and television mogul.

Hu Xiaoxiao looked at the streetlights gradually lighting up outside the car. This city was changing very quickly. In just a few years, high-rise buildings had sprung up one after another, as if it had a new look every day, full of vitality and vigor.

Xie Zhiheng's gaze swept over the streetlights as he said to Hu Xiaoxiao, "Last year, this road didn't have streetlights. Even this road, when I drove through it last year, was a dirt road, full of potholes, and the vibrations almost gave me a concussion."

The newly built six-lane road is wide and straight, exuding a modern feel. Extensive green spaces line both sides of the road, leaving ample room for future road expansion plans.

"This place is very vibrant," Hu Xiaoxiao said, looking at the construction sites lining both sides of the road.

Xie Zhiheng nodded and said with emotion, "I've basically stayed here for the past few years, watching it change day by day. It's so fast, like the world has changed in the blink of an eye. Last month I went back to Baogang, and my old friends were still laughing at me for always staying in the mainland, saying I'd become unsophisticated, and asking what was so good about such a poor and backward place. If it were a few years ago, before I came here, I would probably have thought the same as them, that this place was poor, backward, and had nothing to offer."

Xie Zhiheng gripped the steering wheel with both hands, his gaze fixed on the distance. "Only when you're here do you realize how rapidly the world changes. If you slow down, you'll be abandoned and eliminated by the world. My friends are still the same as before, always thinking that the world is as small as Baogang, and that development is as unchanging as the road in front of their door for ten years."

Frequent travel between the two places allowed Xie Zhiheng to compare them with a deeper perspective. One place remained unchanged for ten years, while the other changed day by day, leading to many changes in his thinking.

“You’ve grown up so fast,” Hu Xiaoxiao said with a smile. “It seems like you’ve become a reliable person without me even realizing it. I’ve run into your father at banquets several times, and I’ve heard him openly or subtly boasting about your excellence. Now, the elite circles in Baogang all use you as a role model to encourage other young people.”

Xie Zhiheng's lips curled up again. "How can you not grow fast in such a rapidly developing place? What about you? You'll be coming here often in the future, right?"

"Yes." The company has already started operating here, and the business focus is gradually shifting here. For now, she's still working in Baogang, but as the business here expands, she'll be spending more and more time here in the future.

She came from here, and naturally she will return here.

Xie Zhiheng was overjoyed. Although he had gotten used to this place, he always longed to have a few friends around to keep him company during his free time. "Since that's the case, let's buy a house here. That way, we'll have a place to stay when we come to work. Staying in hotels all the time isn't comfortable. If you often stay here, I'll have Sister Xi move in too."

"You're familiar with this area, could you recommend some good neighborhoods?" Hu Xiaoxiao was very interested in buying a house. Although she had already bought a plot of land on the hillside in Baogang and planned to build a large villa, she still needed a comfortable place to live in the mainland where she would be working frequently in the future.

Wherever she works in the future, that's where her house will be.

"Of course," Xie Zhiheng recommended a new residential complex under construction, located near the Zunshiji Shopping Mall. Once completed, it will be a quiet oasis amidst the hustle and bustle, a prime residential area with convenient access to both work and leisure. This complex is also an investment by the Xie Group; to acquire this land, the Xie family provided numerous public facilities in Shenzhen free of charge.

When Hu Xiaoxiao heard that Xie Zhiheng had already booked a house in that neighborhood, she said, "Then I'll also choose a house near you. You can help me with the renovations and everything."

This was a minor matter for Xie Zhiheng; he had a renovation company that could easily handle it. The apartment Hu Xiaoxiao now lived in, Tiancui City, was also renovated by Xie Zhiheng.

The two agreed to go to the sales office of the new residential area tomorrow to choose a house. Dong Peiyu knew about this and also wanted to buy a house near Hu Xiaoxiao for convenience in her future work and life.

The three were about to head to the sales office when Mingxu arrived in Shenzhen. He came to Shenzhen specifically to see the opening of Hanxiao Fashion Store. He was originally supposed to come yesterday, but the filming he was currently shooting was about to wrap up, so he had to postpone it by a day.

Thus, the three-person home-buying team became a four-person team.