Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

"It wouldn't be bad to be able to eat meat every day and play a pig butcher," Mingxu sighed softly, rubbing his belly.

Charlie glared at him. "What are you talking about?"

Mingxu picked up a script, flipped through it carefully, and said, "I'm memorizing my lines."

As soon as Charlie left, Mingxu casually tossed the script aside, ran back to his small room, found the bag of snacks, and quickly finished them.

He had no choice. There was a big fight scene coming up, which required him to jump up and down and run around. If he was so hungry that his hands and feet were weak and he didn't have the strength to act, how could he perform?

After sneaking snacks once or twice, Charlie finally caught him red-handed, confiscated all his snacks, and searched the entire neighborhood, uncovering Mingxu's secret hideout.

Just as Hu Xiaoxiao was silently mourning for Mingxu, Mingxu mysteriously called Hu Xiaoxiao aside and said, "Xiaoxiao, have you been eating a lot of my food lately?"

Hu Xiaoxiao nodded. Mingxu would always invite her along when he sneaked a bite to eat, and she got to enjoy a lot of delicious food.

Mingxu stared at her with his exceptionally bright eyes. "Then shouldn't you repay me?"

So all that enthusiasm he showed her earlier in inviting her to sneak out for a meal had an ulterior motive. Hu Xiaoxiao asked, "How do you want me to repay you?"

Mingxu's smile was like sunshine on his face, warm and friendly. He reached his warm hand into his pocket and took out handfuls of snacks, placing them in Hu Xiaoxiao's hand.

One handful after another.

No one knew how his clothes and pants could have so many pockets. These pockets could hold so much stuff that Hu Xiaoxiao couldn't carry it all with both hands, so she had to wrap the snacks in her coat.

Mingxu emptied all the pockets, his eyebrows slightly curved and the corners of his lips slightly upturned. He said to Hu Xiaoxiao, "Hide them in your bag. Charlie will go through my things, but he won't check your women's bags. When I get hungry, you can secretly take them for me. Remember to be secretive, don't let Charlie find out."

"It's no big deal, leave it to me." Hu Xiaoxiao very loyally picked up all the snacks.

She brought a lot of stuff from the film crew, and even brought a bag that could hold a lot.

Mingxu thought about it and wasn't entirely at ease, so he told Hu Xiaoxiao, "You have to remember to leave some for me, don't eat it all."

Hu Xiaoxiao said with a smile, "No, I brought some snacks with me too."

Television filming doesn't follow the chronological order of the plot. Instead, once a scene is built, all the scenes related to that scene are filmed before moving on to another location.

After Lin Erniang's tavern was set up, all the scenes involving the tavern began to be filmed.

Hu Xiaoxiao has a scene in the tavern where she is the opposite of Zhou Bijun and Lin Erniang.

Hu Xiaoxiao changed into a red dress and put on a veil. Her background was that she was tracking a fugitive who had escaped the net and suspected that the tavern owner was hiding him. She came to the tavern.

This is one of the few scenes where Hu Xiaoxiao and Hong Qiuyan are together.

For today's scene with her co-star, Hong Qiuyan was more serious than ever before, rehearsing every movement and expression several times beforehand, determined to crush Hu Xiaoxiao with her acting skills.

When the director yelled "Action!", Hong Qiuyan instantly got into character. Holding a handkerchief, she gracefully walked down the stairs with a slight sway of her waist.

With every frown and smile, she exudes charm and allure.

Hong Qiuyan has played several roles like this before, and she performs them with great ease.

Hong Qiuyan walked to the counter, rested one hand on it, leaned back limply, and looked towards the door with seductive eyes.

Hu Xiaoxiao walked in through the doorway. She was dressed in a flowing red dress, and as she moved, the hem of her skirt swayed slightly, displaying her exceptional grace.

She stood in the tavern, looking around. Her face was veiled, revealing only her eyes, but those eyes sparkled with beauty and grace. Her arrival seemed to bring a splash of vibrant color to the dilapidated tavern.

Hong Qiuyan was determined to suppress Hu Xiaoxiao, but seeing Hu Xiaoxiao's powerful presence when she entered, she knew she had lost in terms of aura.

She looked at Hu Xiaoxiao in her dazzling red dress, and then at her own lifeless black clothes, and felt secretly annoyed.

"Cut!"

The director yelled "Cut!" and pointed at Hong Qiuyan, shouting, "Helen, what are you daydreaming about while we're acting?"

Hong Qiuyan quickly regained her composure and said, "Sorry, let's do it again."

After that shot, the next shot shows Hong Qiuyan and Hu Xiaoxiao together.

Hong Qiuyan's alluring charm was captured on camera, leaving a lasting impression. Next, Hu Xiaoxiao appeared in the shot, her cold gaze seemingly piercing Hong Qiuyan's allure like a sword.

Even through a veil, Hu Xiaoxiao stole the spotlight, making people overlook the presence of the other actor.

In the scene where the two women confront each other, Hong Qiuyan used all her skills to get the take right.

The next fight scene is when Zhou Bihua and Lin Erniang have a conflict and the two women fight each other.

To make this fight scene visually appealing, wire work is required.

Not only in this scene, but throughout the entire series, there are a lot of wire work scenes to enhance the visual appeal of the fight sequences.

This was Hu Xiaoxiao's first time being suspended by wires. She was replaced at the last minute, and the script was changed at the last minute, so she didn't have a chance to train for the wire-suspending scenes.

It was only then that the director realized this oversight, and his heart skipped a beat. He asked Hu Xiaoxiao, "How about I give you two days to train?"

Hu Xiaoxiao refused, saying, "Don't delay the filming progress for my sake. I can manage."

"OK, action crew, get ready to suspend Hu Xiaoxiao on wires."

Mingxu sat on the sidelines, casually crossing his legs. Upon hearing the director's words, the jerky in his mouth lost its appeal. He stood up and asked, "Xiaoxiao, are you afraid of heights?"

Hu Xiaoxiao shook her head and said, "I'm not afraid."

"It's good that you're not afraid." Mingxu was still worried, so he went over and told Hu Xiaoxiao a lot about his experience with wire work.

Hong Qiuyan, who was also suspended by wires, already knew that Hu Xiaoxiao hadn't trained. She was secretly delighted: "I lost to you in the earlier scenes, but now it's my turn to shine in the later ones."

After being suspended by wires, Hong Qiuyan made several moves in mid-air, looking at Hu Xiaoxiao provocatively.

Hu Xiaoxiao, however, did not notice; rather, her mind was on the wire work.

As she continued to rise, she was getting farther and farther away from the ground.

After she got used to the feeling of the steel wires around her body, under the tense gaze of everyone, she used the wires to fly through the air, her clothes fluttering, like a celestial being rising with the wind.

Her every move exudes natural elegance, and her graceful figure seems to dance in the air.

Mingxu tilted his head back, so surprised that he forgot to chew his jerky. "Xiaoxiao, how did you act out your light-footed skills so well? It's like you can really fly."

Hu Xiaoxiao looked down at Mingxu with a smile and said, "Maybe I really can fly."