Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

Xie Zhiheng looked at Wan Sheng with a probing gaze, then shifted his gaze to Hu Xiaoxiao, and smiled, a hint of wickedness in his smile: "If you're willing to spend the night with me, I'll donate a million."

Hu Xiaoxiao asked, "Really?"

Xie Zhiheng was taken aback for a moment, then laughed wildly, "Of course it's true! More real than pearls! You really want to stay with me tonight?"

Xie Zhiheng's laughter attracted several VIPs who were chatting nearby, and they came over out of curiosity.

Hu Xiaoxiao looked around the lavish banquet hall and exclaimed, "Young Master Xie, look, tonight this place is filled with distinguished guests, fine wine and delicacies. Isn't this the perfect evening?"

She picked up the juice on the table and raised her glass to Xie Zhiheng: "I am very fortunate to be able to spend this wonderful evening with you, Mr. Xie."

Wan Sheng laughed first, a rare moment of hearty laughter. Several distinguished guests who had come to watch, after understanding the situation, couldn't help but laugh along with him.

The continuous laughter alerted Chairman Dou and the officials from the Administrative Affairs Department, who were gathered to discuss countermeasures and came over to find out what was going on.

Just as Chairman Dou was about to ask what everyone was laughing about, Hu Xiaoxiao spoke to him first: "Chairman Dou, Young Master Xie just said he wanted to donate one million."

Before Xie Zhiheng could answer, Wan Sheng spoke first, "That's right, I heard it, and several of my friends next to me heard it too."

Chairman Dou looked at the group of people, who were smiling and nodding, and was overjoyed. "Thank you so much, young master! I thank you on behalf of the elderly and children."

Shao Zhongchang was worried about not having enough donations, but when he heard that Young Master Xie had donated one million, he also expressed his gratitude. Furthermore, he and Chairman Dou went on to praise Young Master Xie for quite a while. Their practiced manner showed how many times the two had worked together before.

That being said, without this kind of insight, how could one get money from so many wealthy people every year?

Young Master Xie was lifted high up, somewhat annoyed. His phoenix eyes narrowed, and he stared dangerously at Hu Xiaoxiao.

Hu Xiaoxiao leaned against the table, resting her chin on her hand as she looked at him. Because he was much taller than her, she had to tilt her head back to look at him, looking delicate and charming, with an innate allure.

Xie Zhiheng was furious, but he couldn't bring himself to get angry at such an extremely beautiful face.

“Since Young Master Xie has donated one million, I, as the host, will also donate one million,” Wan Sheng said.

Wan Sheng's words would have put Xie Zhiheng right on the fire.

He took out his checkbook, quickly filled in one million, tore it off, and slammed it on the table.

This money was his secret stash!

After taking back the checkbook, he stood up, bent down slightly, leaned close to Hu Xiaoxiao, and whispered, "You just wait."

Hu Xiaoxiao pointed a finger and pushed him back slightly. As she withdrew her finger, she casually flicked her hair. "Young Master Xie, won't you stay a little longer?"

Up close, Xie Zhiheng saw that the woman in front of him was as beautiful as a fairy, with particularly bright eyes that seemed to hold stars, their starlight twinkling and capable of captivating the soul.

He unconsciously sat back down—

Hu Xiaoxiao's smile was as beautiful as a summer flower: "Young Master Xie, how about donating a little more?"

Xie Zhiheng immediately felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him. He turned around and saw a group of people surrounding him, especially Chairman Dou and Shao Zhongchang, who were smiling at him with particular enthusiasm.

Is that a laugh? It's clearly drooling.

He sat there like a sheep surrounded by wolves.

Xie Zhiheng stood up again, gave Hu Xiaoxiao a deep look, and then turned and left.

Hu Xiaoxiao! You just wait!

"What are you all doing here?" Luo Gui pulled Lu Shengkang over, thinking that these people were all here to find Hu Xiaoxiao to shoot an advertisement, and felt a sense of crisis.

Luo Gui quickly squeezed in and said to Hu Xiaoxiao, "Miss Hu, I brought Lu Sheng over. Since we have nothing else to do, let's sign the contract quickly."

Lu Shengkang was caught between being annoyed and happy. He said to Luo Gui, "Don't worry, Mr. Luo. The employees have all gone home. We can talk about it in detail tomorrow."

Luo Gui asked, "When does your TV station plan to sign a contract with Ms. Hu? If not, our company can sign a contract with Ms. Hu personally."

"After signing the contract, the first person I reported to was Mr. Luo."

It took a lot of coaxing to calm Luo Gui down, and when Lu Sheng looked at Hu Xiaoxiao again, his eyes were filled with helplessness.

I was just attending an event, so how did I end up being noticed by a business again?

Is the advertising industry really that short of models?

Lu Sheng was unaware that his conversation with Luo Gui was overheard by people attending the banquet at Baozhu Terrace next door.

The man looked thoughtfully at the radiant Hu Xiaoxiao and the Candy King who was eager to hand over the money.

Although the charity gala was not as successful as initially expected due to some unforeseen circumstances, the two million from Xie Zhiheng and Wan Sheng, along with donations from other distinguished guests, made the outcome quite good.

When Hu Xiaoxiao left, President Dou of the Charity Federation and Shao Zhongchang, the Secretary for Administration, looked at her with particularly kind eyes.

"Ms. Hu, please remember to come next time there is a charity event."

"If you need help, I'd be happy to."

Hu Xiaoxiao was carrying various foods that Wan Sheng had packed for her, as well as a large bag of cookies that Luo Gui had given her, and she was smiling very happily.

The next day, Hu Xiaoxiao was at home eating snacks and reading newspapers and magazines when a phone call suddenly came in.

This was a phone call that surprised Hu Xiaoxiao greatly.

"Baozhutai?" Hu Xiaoxiao was very surprised to hear the other party claim to be from Baozhutai. "How do you have my home phone number?"

"Ms. Hu, there's no need to worry about these trivial details. We have our connections. I heard that you haven't signed with Baozhu TV yet. Would you be interested in talking to us?"

Hu Xiaoxiao did not refuse outright, but thought for a while before carefully saying, "I am indeed still in talks with Baogangtai about the contract."

Sensing an opportunity, the person on the other end immediately said, "It's not convenient to talk over the phone, Ms. Hu. Do you have time? I'd like to invite you to dinner so we can meet and talk."

Hu Xiaoxiao, holding the microphone, sat on the sofa and crossed her legs. "Meeting is no problem, but if nothing comes of it, haven't I already made you spend money?"

The person on the other end laughed and said, "It's alright, even if we didn't reach an agreement, consider it an invitation to dinner for Miss Hu."

"Okay, how about at the shopping mall?"

"No problem, see you at the Starlight Restaurant at 2 PM."

After hanging up the phone, Hu Xiaoxiao sat cross-legged on the sofa for a while, pondering for a long time. Then, she clapped her hands and became excited.

I checked the time; there were still three hours until 2 PM.

She immediately got to work, rummaging through the wardrobe, only to find that she had very few nice clothes and shoes.

She chose an ordinary, unassuming outfit.

Then, she applied a delicate yet understated makeup look to herself.

Looking in the mirror, although she doesn't have a strong celebrity aura, you can recognize her as Hu Xiaoxiao at a glance.

Hu Xiaoxiao left home two hours early and strolled through the shopping mall, visiting one store after another without wearing a mask. She kindly signed autographs for fans who asked for them.

Before long, paparazzi received the news and came to the shopping mall to wait.