Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

Hu Xiaoxiao ate a small cake, while Zhu Wanwen drank milk tea, and the two talked quietly.

Hu Xiaoxiao said, "Athena's image and role suit her perfectly."

On set, Athena was very well-behaved, both in her clothing and makeup. The show even gave her glasses, making her look even more scholarly. She seemed like the kind of sensible, polite, and studious child that elders would adore.

Zhu Wanwen said, "It was Sister Linda who specifically asked the screenwriter to add this role, a role tailor-made for her."

"Linda is so good to Athena," Hu Xiaoxiao exclaimed.

"That's not all." Zhu Wanwen quietly pointed to the woman with half-gray hair sitting to the side and said, "That's Teacher Xia Qing, the teacher that Sister Linda specially arranged for Athena to accompany the crew. She teaches Athena how to act in any scene that is a little complicated."

Hu Xiaoxiao noticed that Teacher Xia Qing's gaze was fixed on Athena. Whenever Athena didn't perform well, she would frown slightly and take notes in her notebook.

Hu Xiaoxiao and Zhu Wanwen both looked on with envy.

"Do you have a role in this?" Hu Xiaoxiao thought of what Zhu Wanwen had just said about coming to do odd jobs.

Zhu Wanwen shook her head, "Apart from Athena, all the other roles in this play were already cast long ago. I'm here doing odd jobs because Sister Yu asked me to come."

"Jiang Yu, Sister Yu?" The top female host at the TV station.

Zhu Wanwen quietly told Hu Xiaoxiao, "Sister Yu's 'Empress Wu Zetian' will start filming next month, and she helped me get a role. She's worried I'll be nervous on set, so she told me to go to a few different film sets to get a feel for the atmosphere."

Hu Xiaoxiao immediately said, "I'll visit you on set once you join the crew."

Zhu Wanwen laughed and said, "Great! If you come over, the director might see your good looks and suddenly want to give you a role."

"I'd even be a background actor."

Do you know Zhao Yanhong?

"Her? How has she been lately?" Hu Xiaoxiao hadn't seen Zhao Yanhong since the night of the finals.

Zhu Wanwen is quite well-informed. She told Hu Xiaoxiao, "She has a boyfriend who is a film director. He cast her as the second female lead in a movie, which will be released around the Chinese New Year."

Hu Xiaoxiao said, "She has good resources. She just signed with an entertainment company and already has a role to play, and it's such an important movie as the second female lead."

Zhu Wanwen whispered, "The entertainment company she signed with was introduced by this director. I heard that when the director's girlfriend found out about this, she slapped Zhao Yanhong."

"Is that so?" Hu Xiaoxiao asked in surprise.

Zhu Wanwen added, "In this movie, the female lead is the director's ex-girlfriend Shi Junyi, and the second female lead is Zhao Yanhong."

"Won't they fight on set while filming the same movie?"

"Yes! It'll cause a huge uproar, it'll be exciting every day."

Why isn't any entertainment news outlet reporting on this?

"Paparazzi aren't omniscient or omnipotent. However, since this rumor spread, some paparazzi have already started to specifically follow it..."

The two women were so engrossed in their conversation that they didn't realize filming had been paused until Athena came over to say hello.

Hu Xiaoxiao took out a small piece of Black Forest cake and handed it to Athena: "I specially saved this for you. Thank you for your hard work."

Athena happily accepted it, "It's exactly what I like to eat, thank you Xiaoxiao."

Hu Xiaoxiao took out the other cakes and drinks and distributed them to the artists who hadn't received any earlier. Athena went over to help and took two egg tarts for Lu Xinghe, who was resting nearby.

"Xinghe, didn't you just say you were hungry? Eat something to fill your stomach first, we'll be done soon."

Lu Xinghe accepted it and said with a smile, "Thank you, Athena, Miss Hu, thank you."

After Athena gave Lu Xinghe another bottle of cola, she ran over to Hu Xiaoxiao, and the three girls started talking.

"Xiaoxiao, weren't you filming a commercial? How come you have time to come over?" Athena asked, sitting next to Hu Xiaoxiao and eating a small cake.

Hu Xiaoxiao said, "I finished filming and had nothing to do, so I came to see you. I hope I can learn something from you."

"Shooting commercials is much more lucrative than filming movies."

"Once you become famous, you'll get commercials too. Athena, I think this show of yours will definitely be a hit."

With a role tailor-made for her, mentors on set to support her, and a great image, it's hard not to become famous.

"I hope so, otherwise I'd feel really bad for Linda." Athena said softly, "Actually, I'm under a lot of pressure too. I'm afraid I won't do a good job filming. Whenever I see Linda, I feel especially guilty and nervous."

The three girls were talking quietly when the teacher from the production crew called Athena over to rehearse her lines.

Athena quickly finished the small cake and went to learn the play. The teacher in charge of the group first summarized which performance in the previous play was lacking, and then taught Athena how to perform the next play, teaching her step by step in great detail, even how to walk, how to sit, and the small hand gestures.

Hu Xiaoxiao found a bottle of beverage and said to Zhu Wanwen, "Let's go, Teacher Xia Qing might be thirsty, let's bring her something to drink."

Zhu Wanwen understood and followed Hu Xiaoxiao.

Hu Xiaoxiao politely offered water to Teacher Xia Qing, and Zhu Wanwen obediently moved a chair for Teacher Xia Qing to sit down. Then the two girls sat aside and watched Teacher Xia Qing explain the play to Athena.

Teacher Xia Qing glanced at the two women, and seeing that they were not in the way and were perceptive, she did not drive them away, and continued to explain the play to Athena.

The director yelled "Action!" and Athena, with Xia Qing's private coaching, got into character very quickly, and filming went very smoothly.

From that day on, Hu Xiaoxiao would visit the set whenever she had free time, bringing drinks and snacks from time to time, and the crew turned a blind eye to it.

When Teacher Xia Qing wasn't giving instruction, Hu Xiaoxiao and Zhu Wanwen would diligently serve her tea and water. After spending time with her several times, Teacher Xia Qing's complexion improved considerably, and she became more willing to answer some of their questions.

On this day, Linda came to inspect the area and saw this scene, and her brows furrowed.

Hearing the crew members greet Linda, Hu Xiaoxiao turned around and bumped into Linda's furrowed brow. She smiled broadly and said to Linda, "Linda, you're here too? Wow, your outfit today is the most popular style this fall and winter, it suits you very well and makes you look radiant. Linda, you have such great taste in clothes!"

Hu Xiaoxiao reads every fashion magazine without fail and now has a lot of experience in clothing and styling.

Zhu Wanwen chimed in, "Xiaoxiao, you don't know, do you? Linda's fashion sense is the best in the whole company. Because Linda knows how to dress and coordinate outfits, fashion magazines even invite her to shoot covers."

"Really? Linda is amazing!" Hu Xiaoxiao exclaimed sincerely, her eyes filled with admiration as she looked at Linda.

Linda is not only one of the few female executives in the company, she has a voice, ability, and means, but she also dresses well and is fashionable. She is practically her ideal in life.