Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

"It's wrong to hit someone without understanding the problem. I would never do something so impolite," Ye Qiaomei said with a dry laugh.

"But you did hit him, so how do you plan to resolve this awkward situation?" Fang Shigao pressed.

Ye Qiaomei thought for a while but couldn't come up with a good answer, so she chose a generic answer that seemed to demonstrate morality. "I think hitting someone is wrong. Since I did something wrong, I should be brave enough to bear the consequences. I will frankly apologize to the other person and hope to get their forgiveness."

Li Yaoyue praised, "You answered very well, very well, everything was good, but it was completely irrelevant and didn't solve the awkward problem at all. Because after you apologized, you will be even more embarrassed."

Seeing that Ye Qiaomei had no other answer, Fang Shigao said, "Alright, Miss Ye, please return to the group."

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Contestant number 12, Lin Yina, gracefully approached Li Yaoyue and Fang Shigao, saying, "Good evening, MCs."

"Good evening, Miss Lin." Fang Shigao glanced at the envelope with only three pages left in his hand and said, "Miss Lin, there aren't many questions left for you to choose from."

Lin Yina said with a smile, "It's okay, good things come to those who wait. Maybe the other contestants have already drawn all the difficult questions, leaving me with some easy ones."

"I hope the result is as you wish." Fang Shigao handed the envelope to Lin Yina. "Miss Lin, please draw a question."

With limited choices, Lin Yina took one from the top and handed it to Li Yaoyue.

Li Yaoyue took the question, opened it, and read it through. He couldn't help but laugh. "Miss Lin, this question is quite difficult to answer."

Lin Yina visibly tensed up. "Brother Yue, don't scare me. I'm very timid."

"Don't be nervous. None of tonight's questions are easy. Miss Lin, please listen to the question—"

"If you were your boss's secretary, and because you are good-looking, have a great figure, and are young, your boss's wife is very wary of you, harbors deep hostility towards you, and is often suspicious. What would you do to dispel her hostility?"

Lin Yina paused for a moment before slowly replying, "I will try my best to demonstrate my professionalism, do my job well, and bring more value to the company. When the boss sees that I can make money and knows that I am a capable person, she should gradually change her opinion of me."

Fang Shigao asked her, "Your job is as a secretary, not a salesperson, so how do you bring value to the company?"

Li Yaoyue then added fuel to the fire, saying, "Do you think the boss's wife will assume that the money you're making is given to you by the boss privately when she sees that you're making money?"

Lin Yina adjusted her thinking and replied, "But every job has its value. Since the company hired me, I will do my best to be the most professional and make sure no one can find fault with me."

Finally, Lin Yina playfully added, "If I work honestly and behave properly, and the boss's wife still causes me trouble, and the boss can't solve his family problems, I don't think this company has a future. I might as well quit and find a new job sooner."

"Ms. Lin's answer reflects the mindset of a modern professional woman," Li Yaoyue praised her, then asked Lin Yina to return to the group.

Next up was contestant number 13, Zhu Wanwen, who came up to Chen Jinchu and Zhong Boding to greet them.

"Miss Zhu, there are only two envelopes left. Please choose one." Chen Jinchu handed the envelope to Zhu Wanwen.

"I hope I'm lucky." Zhu Wanwen casually picked up a letter and handed it to Chen Jinchu.

Chen Jinchu opened the envelope, and after reading the contents, she was first stunned, then laughed. "Miss Zhu, you're in trouble. You've drawn a question from the King of Hell."

"What kind of question?" Zhu Wanwen's heart also jumped.

Chen Jinchu said bluntly, "I suspect that the person who set this question has ulterior motives and is deliberately trying to cause trouble. Okay, I won't keep you in suspense any longer, Miss Zhu wants to hear the question."

"TV Queen Jiang Yu, our Sister Yu, recently took on the lead role in the drama 'Empress Wu Zetian,' which is a major production for our TVB. The female lead has a lot of screen time."

It's safe to say that if this drama is filmed and broadcast smoothly, Yu Jie is very likely to win her second Best Actress award, becoming the actress in the history of Baogang TV to win two Best Actress awards.

Ms. Zhu, you've taken a liking to this drama and want to play the female lead. How would you persuade Ms. Yu to give up the role and let you have it?

Jiang Yu is the leading lady of Baogang TV. She has been acting in dramas at Baogang TV for more than ten years. Whether it is status, connections, acting skills, or ratings, she is the undisputed leading lady of the TV station.

The question was included in the Q&A session with the contestants, and everyone who heard the question immediately started making various guesses.

Meanwhile, the camera also focused on Jiang Yu, the top female star who came to the scene tonight.

Jiang Yu crossed her arms and leaned back in her chair, seemingly relaxed. She smiled, but her eyes held a sharp glint as she looked at Zhu Wanwen on the stage. She took the microphone and said, "I also want to know what methods the person who has their eye on my role will use to steal my part."

The atmosphere immediately became tense.

Whether they were in the audience at the venue or watching on television, everyone involuntarily sat up straight.

Zhu Wanwen could only curse inwardly. What did the internal power struggles at the TV station have to do with a contestant like her who hadn't even debuted yet?

How could she be so unlucky as to draw this question?

If you answer even slightly wrong, you'll offend the top female host before you even get a job at the TV station.

If she doesn't answer the question directly and gives a nonsensical answer, she'll lose a lot of points in the Q&A session. In terms of appearance, she's already not as good as some of the popular contestants; if she loses points in the Q&A session, she'll truly be out of contention for any ranking.

Zhu Wanwen maintained a polite smile and said, "It's unexpected. I didn't expect such an absurd question. I really don't know how to answer it. After all, Sister Yu has been with Baogang TV for so many years and has played so many classic roles that are loved by the audience. Sister Yu has always been my idol, and I have always admired her. I am so happy to be able to see Sister Yu up close tonight."

Chen Jinchu, always eager for a good show, figured that since the topic had been handed to him and the atmosphere had been stirred up, he had no choice but to continue the performance.

Whether it was a real performance or a staged one, that's something for later.

Anyway, the matter has little to do with him.

So Chen Jinchu said, "Miss Zhu, let's stop with the nonsense and get to the question. How would you persuade Sister Yu to give you the lead role in 'Empress Wu Zetian'?"