Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

"Miss Dong, could you please ask Miss Xiaoxiao for three days? We will deliver the new, fashionable, and beautiful costume to Miss Xiaoxiao within three days. Please give us another chance, thank you. Thank you, Miss Dong."

After putting some pressure on Philip, Dong Peiyu softened her tone, "Mr. Philip, you know I'm the last person who wants a collaboration to fail, since I was the one who pushed this collaboration through. I hope you can show genuine goodwill, otherwise it will be difficult for me to explain to Miss Xiaoxiao. Considering our friendship, I can help you one more time and try to ask Miss Xiaoxiao for help again."

After hanging up the phone, Dong Peiyu and Hu Xiaoxiao carefully studied the information of the other actors, including the male actors.

Through the cooperation of Hu Xiaoxiao and Dong Peiyu, one playing the bad cop and the other the good cop, and using the costume issue as a pretext to cause trouble, Hamlet Company's attitude towards Hu Xiaoxiao immediately changed, and they dared not be as arrogant as they had been towards Hong Kong stars who came to Hollywood in the past.

In less than three days, the costume designer not only redesigned the costumes but also made samples.

Philip personally delivered the costume and a bouquet of bright red roses to Hu Xiaoxiao. "Beautiful flowers are fitting for the beautiful Miss Xiaoxiao."

"Thank you, Mr. Philip." Hu Xiaoxiao, being an elegant lady, responded with a graceful smile after the man's polite and warm greeting, and invited Mr. Philip inside to take a seat.

Dong Peiyu made a cup of coffee and handed it to Philip, who then expressed his gratitude to Dong Peiyu.

After exchanging pleasantries and compliments, Philip brought out the costume and explained to Hu Xiaoxiao, "This costume was designed by a designer who stayed up two nights to finish it. It not only retains mysterious Eastern elements but also incorporates Western fashion elements. In order to design the most perfect piece for Miss Xiaoxiao, the designer also referred to Miss Xiaoxiao's previous movie looks and searched for a lot of information before designing this costume that is uniquely suited to Miss Xiaoxiao's style and temperament..."

"Then I am truly honored," Hu Xiaoxiao said eloquently, her mind as calm as ever. After dealing with these cunning foreigners so many times, her expectations had been lowered to the bare minimum. Taking the costume, she said, "Then let me appreciate the superb skills of the costume designers at Hamlet Company."

They opened the box containing the costumes and took them out.

Dong Peiyu went up to help and unfolded the costume.

The costumes still incorporated elements of the cheongsam, but with added Western design elements, making them look much better than the first set. They were more flattering and less bulky than the first one. The colors were also more varied, unlike the first set which looked dull and unappealing.

However, Hu Xiaoxiao was still not satisfied. Perhaps because it was rushed out, the new costumes were still not refined enough in many details. The designer clearly did not understand Chinese culture. The so-called Eastern elements were just some random bits and pieces piled up, and the connection with Western fashion elements was not natural and looked a bit awkward.

This costume might fool those who don't know anything about fashion, but it won't fool Hu Xiaoxiao. Since her debut, she has always paid attention to fashion trends and is a very stylish and discerning person. When preparing for the Hanxiao clothing brand, Hu Xiaoxiao specifically learned about clothing. Even though she's not a designer, she has a good eye for fashion.

Especially in terms of costumes, she has participated in the design of almost all the movies she has worked on. She has a great understanding of how costumes can express the character's personality and emotions, as well as how they can enhance the character's performance.

"Is this the highest level of design from the Hamlet Company?" Hu Xiaoxiao asked Philip after telling Dong Peiyu to put away the costume.

Philip's blue eyes flickered slightly, and his smile was as polite and elegant as a gentleman's. "This designer is indeed one of the most outstanding in Hamlet Company. However, Miss Xiaoxiao is a very insightful superstar and must have her own unique perspective. If Miss Xiaoxiao feels there is anything that needs to be improved, please feel free to speak up."

"Was he also the designer who designed Emily's costumes?" Hu Xiaoxiao continued to ask.

“The designer who designed the costumes for Emily and the other characters is named Charles,” Philip explained. “After Charles finished designing the costumes for ‘The Magic Contract,’ he took on other work and couldn’t find the time, so the company specially invited designer Jack to design them. Both of you are beautiful ladies, and Jack is also a designer from a famous design school, so he is fully capable of doing this job.”

“This designer’s skill level seems to be far inferior to Charles’s. Charles’s costumes for Emily were much better.” Hu Xiaoxiao’s smile slowly faded. “Mr. Philip, the supporting actress’s costumes are actually much better than the lead actress’s. You should give me a reasonable explanation.”

Philip noticed Hu Xiaoxiao's dissatisfaction and said, "Miss Xiaoxiao, designer Charles has collaborated with Emily several times and is quite familiar with Emily's figure and temperament. In addition, Emily confirmed her role half a year ago, giving Charles more room to prepare. Your first costume was also designed by Charles, but since it was his first time working with Miss Xiaoxiao, he was inevitably a little unsure. This time, the company has specially found a new designer to serve you one-on-one. Miss Xiaoxiao, please feel free to bring up any things you are not satisfied with."

Hu Xiaoxiao asked quietly, "Didn't Mr. Philip say he waited for me for over a year? Shouldn't my costume have been finalized a year ago? Shouldn't Charles have had more time to prepare?"

"Since Miss Xiaoxiao isn't in Hollywood, Charles needs to interact with the actors in person to get more inspiration when designing costumes..."

Dong Peiyu suddenly asked, "Mr. Philip, what is the name of this new designer?"

"His name is Jack, and he's a very talented designer."

"Jack?" Dong Peiyu quickly reviewed the information she had written down in her mind. "If I remember correctly, Jack is Charles's assistant designer, right?"

“Ms. Dong, Jack has been promoted to a full-fledged designer, and one of his independently designed costumes won the Best Costume Design Award this year. He is a very talented and inspired designer, and he will definitely be able to design a great costume for Ms. Xiao Xiao.”

“If his design is worse than Emily’s costume, I’m willing to use his work. But it’s obvious that his design is far inferior to Emily’s costume.” Hu Xiaoxiao said forcefully again, “Either we hire a new designer to design a costume that I’m satisfied with, or we replace Emily’s costume with an ordinary one.”

Whether in Hong Kong or Hollywood, you have to compete in this industry. Your status determines the resources you receive; there's no room for backing down.

Once you step down, once you stop fighting, your status will drop, and you'll lose your voice.

It's impossible for her to elevate Emily's status or make Emily surpass her.