Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

Hu Xiaoxiao's life is busy and fulfilling. Aside from her free time on set, she spends the rest of her time participating in events. These include charity events, various business activities, company openings, anniversary celebrations, and more.

Hu Xiaoxiao can earn some appearance fees by participating in commercial activities, and she will choose some to participate in in order to earn some living expenses.

Charity events are purely for public benefit; she attends to help create a lively atmosphere and raise funds. Although she doesn't receive any income, Hu Xiaoxiao rarely refuses invitations and will participate whenever invited.

To her surprise, the president of the charity federation, in order to reward her for her contributions to charity, applied to the Administrative Secretary and obtained an official title of charity ambassador for her.

Hong Kong is very particular about status. With this title, she can get along more easily and her social status will be higher than that of a Miss Hong Kong without a title.

This was a treatment that no Miss Hong Kong had ever received before, so Hu Xiaoxiao went to ask Chairman Dou why she was being given this special treatment.

President Dou smiled and said, "Because you are the Miss Hong Kong winner among all the previous winners who raised the most funds for charity, you deserve to be rewarded. It is only right that we reward you, so that more people can be encouraged to participate in charity and help more people."

Hu Xiaoxiao did the math carefully and was surprised to find that a large portion of the donations came from Xie Zhiheng, the sucker.

Recently, Xie Zhiheng has been accompanying her to various charity events, and he always donates the most. His reason for donating is: to dance with her.

The title of charity ambassador was very useful, and Hu Xiaoxiao accepted it, but she didn't like owing favors to others.

Hu Xiaoxiao pondered how to repay this favor.

One day, she ran into Xie Zhiheng after finishing her morning tea at a teahouse.

He drove a brand new white sedan today, and unusually, he was dressed very formally, in a white shirt and suit pants, looking every bit the office worker.

He was very proper and had the air of an elite.

"A scholar should be viewed with new eyes after three days of separation."

"Are you going to work?" Hu Xiaoxiao asked, guessing.

Xie Zhiheng reached up and tucked his hair behind his head, then put on his sunglasses. "That's right, I'm at work. Didn't you say I'm a lazy bum? I'll show you that I'm just as capable at work."

He gripped the steering wheel and gestured with his chin, indicating for Hu Xiaoxiao to get in the car.

"Where?"

"Let's go for a drive, and I'll show you my job while I'm at it."

Hu Xiaoxiao had been looking for him recently, so she got into the car.

On the way, she mentioned the title of Charity Ambassador bestowed upon her by the Chief Secretary for Administration, and said, "I owe you a favor. If you ever need any help in the future, please feel free to come to me."

Xie Zhiheng scoffed, driving on, and said nonchalantly, "It's just a little money. You wait, I'll be able to earn much more money soon."

"The Xie family has a new business?"

"It's a new investment."

The car drove onto a piece of wasteland, which was quite large and was right next to the main road.

Xie Zhiheng rolled down the car window and gestured for Hu Xiaoxiao to look over. "I'm going to acquire this land later. Once it's built into a house, I'll give you one of the houses."

"I can earn the money to buy a house myself." She plans to buy not just one, but several, and live in them in rotation.

Hu Xiaoxiao glanced outside, her previously casual gaze suddenly sharpening. "You've taken a liking to this piece of land?"

“Yes.” Xie Zhiheng pushed open the car door and got out. He put his hands on his hips and looked around at this prime piece of land, as if surveying his own empire. He said to Hu Xiaoxiao, who had just gotten out of the car, “This piece of land is the last one closest to the central area. The surrounding facilities are complete and the supporting facilities are perfect. Once it is developed, this will be a golden area.”

Hu Xiaoxiao walked to his side, frowned as she looked at the land, and said, "I think we should just forget about it."

"Are you worried about the sluggish real estate industry? Don't worry, the Xie family has already done their research. Although the housing market was sluggish and unprofitable in the past few years, it has started to heat up in the last year or two, and the transaction volume is already quite considerable. If you acquire land now, build for a few years, and the completion date will coincide with the peak season for housing." Xie Zhiheng then said to Hu Xiaoxiao, "In recent years, the stock market has been performing well, and stock investors have made money. As soon as they have money in their pockets, they will think about buying property and upgrading to a bigger house. So now is the golden time to invest in real estate. Land prices are low, the prospects are good, and you are sure to make a fortune."

“I mean, this piece of land is no good. You should invest in another one.” Hu Xiaoxiao sighed: “Didn’t you see how dark this land is, like a dark cloud hanging over it? It’s better not to touch it. If you start digging, something bad will definitely happen.”

Xie Zhiheng was stunned for a while before he could process Hu Xiaoxiao's words. He squinted at the land and looked at it. It was so bright no matter how he looked at it. Where did the dark clouds come from? The sun was so strong overhead, how could there be any dark clouds?

"You don't believe me?" Hu Xiaoxiao couldn't explain these things to him, so she just suggested, "You should find another place; this place is really bad."

Xie Zhiheng suddenly realized a possibility and looked around in fright. "You mean, there's a ghost here?"

"do not know."

"Then why did you say such frightening things?"

Xie Zhiheng quickly got back into the car and waved for Hu Xiaoxiao to get in.

After Hu Xiaoxiao got back to the car, she saw Xie Zhiheng's nervous look and asked, "Are you afraid of ghosts?"

"Aren't you afraid?" Xie Zhiheng immediately started the car and drove away. After driving quite a distance, he cautiously asked Hu Xiaoxiao, "There aren't really ghosts in this world, are there?"

"It should be rare. After a person dies, their soul doesn't linger for long and quickly dissipates. However, if the place of death is unusual, or if the obsession is deep, even if the soul disperses, some yin energy will remain. That piece of land just now was a place where yin energy gathers, which is inauspicious for the living."

Goosebumps visibly rose on Xie Zhiheng's arms. "How do you know all this? Such a prime piece of land, are you just going to leave it lying fallow?"

He still felt it was a pity and was skeptical of Hu Xiaoxiao's words.

"Find a skilled person to perform the ritual."

Xie Zhiheng found the words familiar, resembling those fake Taoist priests who swindled money from the Xie family. He teased Hu Xiaoxiao, saying, "Since you can do this, why don't you help with a ritual? I'll have my dad give you a hefty appearance fee."

“I don’t have those skills of monks.”

Xie Zhiheng was convinced that Hu Xiaoxiao was definitely playing a trick on him.

It was rare to see the usually serious Hu Xiaoxiao being so mischievous and teasing him today, so Xie Zhiheng decided to play along and drove her to the other plots of land that were being auctioned together.

Hu Xiaoxiao examined each plot of land very carefully. She was worried about how to repay Xie Zhiheng's favor. If she could help him find a plot of land that could gather and retain auspicious energy, then they would be even.

"Stop, this is the place."

When the car reached the last and furthest plot of land, Xie Zhiheng heard Hu Xiaoxiao tell him to stop.

Hu Xiaoxiao got out of the car, looked at it carefully for a few moments, and said with a smile, "This piece of land is good. It's surrounded by auspicious energy and has a bright and clear appearance. You should buy it."

“Buy it? No way! I wouldn’t even take it for free!” Xie Zhiheng rejected the idea outright.