Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

Linda didn't care at all and said forcefully, "Only the weak would cowardly hate someone behind their back. You don't need to doubt it, I'm not talking about anyone else, I'm talking about you."

After saying that, Linda straightened her back and walked away with the documents in her hand.

Charlie was quite angry and had a lot of grievances to share.

"This Linda is getting more and more outrageous. She's like a female demon. She's going to ruin my film."

If she had made it clear from the beginning that she wouldn't let Yuna come to help out, I wouldn't have considered Yuna when casting the female lead. There are so many female artists at the station, it's not like I absolutely have to have Yuna.

But she didn't say anything at the beginning. Then, halfway through filming, she blocked people from leaving. Anna, is there no justice in this world? She doesn't dare to be open and aboveboard; she only dares to use sneaky tactics. I truly despise her.

Anna asked sympathetically, "What are you going to do with that? Are you going to have it aborted?"

"We've already filmed half of it, and so much money has been invested. How am I supposed to explain this to the company if it all goes to waste?" Charlie said, distressed.

"The only thing we can do now is have the screenwriter revise the script overnight, kill off the female lead, and cut a lot of her scenes. But that would destroy the integrity of the story."

Anna couldn't help him either, she could only comfort him by saying, "You'll learn from this experience. When you're rehearsing a play in the future, try not to use Linda's artists. She manages her artists very strictly and has no say in anything. No one dares to disobey her."

"That's why I say she's a female demon, domineering, selfish, and unreasonable."

"The best thing is that you have your own people."

Charlie said, "Because I mostly work on male-dominated dramas, most of the artists under my management are male, and the female artists are indeed much less prominent."

Anna laughed and said, "So that's why you're so nervous about this Miss Hong Kong pageant, hoping to recruit a few outstanding female artists to your team?"

“You’re right.” Charlie laughed too. “So you have to help me out. If our two departments collaborate in the future, I’ll do my best to help you.”

"Saying you're helping is too formal. The Miss Hong Kong pageant is a major event for the company's development every year. If we can help the company get good artists, it will be beneficial to the company in every way. Saying I'm helping you is actually helping the company and me."

“Anna, I truly admire your awareness,” Charlie said sincerely.

After leaving the TV station building, Hu Xiaoxiao peeled off her favorite yogurt-flavored lollipop and put it in her mouth. She enjoyed it and her mood improved.

The first preliminary round was a success.

To celebrate their victory, Hu Xiaoxiao packed up three chickens: poached chicken, soy sauce chicken, and salt-baked chicken, as well as a serving of rice noodles.

Back in her rented room, Hu Xiaoxiao happily ate her chicken while pondering what to do next.

Talent show?

After eating her fill, Hu Xiaoxiao lazily curled up on the sofa, feeling so comfortable that she really wanted to lick her fur—but she didn't have that now.

She smoothed her hair and picked up the newspaper next to her.

In order to integrate into the social environment of the port city, she began to subscribe to newspapers and various weekly magazines.

The rented room also had a TV, and the daily TV programs were her primary way of learning Cantonese and understanding society.

After analyzing the situation, Hu Xiaoxiao came up with a talent she should showcase.

dance.

Disco has become very popular in Hong Kong in recent years. It's not difficult to learn and doesn't require much dance experience, making it suitable for quick learning.

She has two more weeks; she'll be able to learn it.

Hu Xiaoxiao is a woman of action; she has a strong ability to execute her plans.

Although she usually likes to curl up in a ball and smooth her hair when she's not busy... well, that's now just smoothing her hair, when something comes up, she'll take immediate action and get things done as quickly as possible.

Without waiting for the next day, Hu Xiaoxiao went out and found a dance class nearby to enroll in disco lessons.

That day, she took a lesson and learned the basic steps of disco: forward and backward steps, turning steps, and up and down steps.

It's just that I'm not skilled enough, and my footwork is very clumsy.

On the way home, I packed another chicken.

After eating chicken, Hu Xiaoxiao practiced alone at home until late at night, and only went to sleep after she was familiar with the footwork taught by her teacher.

The next day at noon, I ate fast food and then went to class.

The dance teacher was the same one who taught her yesterday. She was surprised to see how proficient Hu Xiaoxiao was. "Wow! How did you practice? You're more skilled than others who have had three lessons."

Hu Xiaoxiao said proudly, "I learn things very quickly, teacher, you mustn't hold back anything you know, just teach me whatever you know."

"Okay, as long as you can learn it, I'll teach you whatever I know, and I promise I won't hold back."

Having learned the footwork, I started practicing techniques.

Follow the rhythm of the music, and naturally sway your body, then blend it with your footwork.

At first, Hu Xiaoxiao had difficulty multitasking and her dancing was not very natural.

But as she said, she learns things very quickly.

The pace gradually quickened, and the changes in movements became more and more natural. What would normally take others ten lessons, she completed in three, and she danced exceptionally well.

For the next few lessons, Hu Xiaoxiao asked the dance teacher to teach her dance music.

After learning and mastering ten dance tracks, Hu Xiaoxiao did not choose to use them directly, as she did not want to copy these dance tracks for her talent show.

Disco originated in the West, and its movements are mostly very bold and provocative. Some of the exaggerated movements are not suitable for the image of a Miss Hong Kong.

Hu Xiaoxiao had watched several Miss Hong Kong pageants. After all, Miss Hong Kong represents the image of Hong Kong, and the judges preferred the contestants with elegant demeanor.

If you blindly copy the methods, you will inevitably suffer a great loss when you encounter judges with conservative views.

Hu Xiaoxiao decided to choreograph her own dance.

She bought dozens of videotapes about disco and traditional dance and began a life of studying day and night.

In her studies, she absorbed the passion and exuberance of Western dance while incorporating the introverted and reserved qualities of Eastern culture.

The main focus is on elegance, and elegance never goes out of style.

Although Hu Xiaoxiao is confident in her appearance, she also wants to be perfect in everything else.

She meticulously refined each dance step, refining each movement, practicing once and then mentally rehearsing it again, constantly making changes.

With two days left before the preliminary round, Hu Xiaoxiao went to the training class again and found the dance teacher who taught her the dance music.

"Miss Hu, what brings you here? Didn't you finish all the courses?" The dance teacher was both happy to have taught such a talented student and frustrated by her own lack of professional skills when she saw Hu Xiaoxiao.

"Hello teacher, I'm here to submit my graduation project."

Graduation project?

The dance teacher immediately became interested and found it amusing. "Come on, it's not time for class in this dance studio yet, let me check your graduation project over here."

Inside the dance studio, several dance teachers were already warming up. They were all intrigued to hear that students were submitting their graduation projects for the first time and came over to watch.