1991: The Era of Hong Kong Dramas

Vivian Chow is very busy.

At the peak of her career, this year has undoubtedly been a busy one for her.

At the beginning of the year alone, she had two dramas, "The Great Era" and "The Legend of Wang Chongyang," in production, as well as the movie "Girls' School Storm" and a Mandarin album to promote.

She just finished dubbing for "Lucky Star of the Martial Arts World".

The relentless workload meant she hadn't had a good night's sleep in a long time.

Even in the short wait for the elevator, she hoped for peace and quiet, so she could at least space out and clear her mind.

Unfortunately, for some reason, her schedule was found out by her co-host Ni Zhen, who had worked with her on "Modern Times." He traveled a long way to see her, bringing a bouquet of flowers and chattering away.

As for the specifics of what was discussed...

I'm sorry, she really doesn't have the energy to listen right now.

When they first met, this man publicly declared to the media that he wanted to pursue her, without any regard for whether it would cause Zhou Huimin any trouble.

Hong Kong media also joined in the fray, fabricating a lot of gossip to satisfy the public's thirst for gossip.

At the time, she was still with the band's lead singer, Chen Dezhang, and was unjustly accused of cheating, which caused a lot of discord between them.

Until recently, Chen Dezhang lost all his savings in the stock market and, feeling that there was a significant difference in their social status, took the initiative to break up with him.

Hong Kong media widely reported on it, and Ni Zhen felt that his opportunity had come. Undeterred, he relentlessly pursued Ni Zhen again.

To be honest, Vivian Chow didn't have a good impression of this playboy, but out of politeness, she had to keep up the good work and respond with a few perfunctory words.

Her gaze passed over Ni Zhen's shoulder and landed on the floor-to-ceiling glass window at the end of the corridor. The setting sun cast long shadows across the window frame.

It's easy to lose focus if you're not careful.

Just then, the elevator arrived, making a crisp "ding" sound.

She glanced over instinctively and found a person standing not far away, who had clearly witnessed the farce.

Vivian Chow's face flushed, feeling a sense of shame at having her gossip exposed by strangers.

In that instant, she recognized that the person who had wandered into the scene was Huo Sheng.

The last time the two met was on the day of the film's opening ceremony.

Thanks to Huo Sheng's help, she escaped the fate of repeated NGs. However, before she could even thank him, Huo Sheng had already left with Ning Wan.

I never expected that our next meeting would be in such an awkward situation.

Anyone who sees Ni Zhen holding a bouquet of flowers would probably imagine a whole bunch of love and hate stories, right?

Perhaps this person will also believe the speculation in the newspaper and think that she is a woman with a messy private life and improper behavior.

Thinking about this, Vivian Chow felt even more awkward.

She recalled the first time she met Huo Sheng in the conference room.

He criticized her performance without reservation, making her feel that he was arrogant, difficult to talk to, and domineering.

Because of a bad impression, when the first take was rejected, Vivian Chow was prepared to be criticized by him again.

Instead of criticizing her, Huo Sheng watched her performance carefully. He not only watched it, but also logically analyzed the problems with her and offered solutions.

This should have been a good thing, but Vivian Chow had already mentally prepared herself to endure this difficult screenwriter for a while. However, the other party did not want to fight with her. Instead, he used the knife in his hand to cut a watermelon for her.

Vivian Chow had a subtle feeling of having put in all her effort but being unable to unleash it and having to suppress it.

I thought he was a bad person, but it turns out he wasn't. Before I could breathe a sigh of relief, I felt a pang of disappointment at having misjudged him.

Humans are such strange creatures.

but--

"Your acting is too artificial."

When Huo Sheng corrected her mistake in an irrefutable tone, Vivian Chow couldn't help but have a fleeting thought of taking back the idea that "screenwriter Huo isn't a bad person."

Although he's not a bad person, he's definitely not a gentle one either.

The saying "a person has a thousand faces" probably refers to this.

The popular host has a somewhat subtle feeling about this screenwriter, but she hasn't realized it yet.

The psychological barrier she felt when she first met him actually made her pay more attention to Huo Sheng after filming "The Greed of Man".

It was precisely this increased attention that made her particularly concerned about Huo Sheng's opinion.

Huo Sheng was completely unaware of Vivian Chow's complex feelings towards him.

In his view, the two were complete strangers except when they were on set.

We met by chance, exchanged greetings, and that was it.

Moreover, the other party is in such an awkward situation.

Huo Sheng nodded slightly, then returned to the elevator lobby, preparing to leave.

Just then.

"Screenwriter Huo—"

Just before the elevator doors closed, Vivian Chow seemed to remember something and suddenly called out to him.

"Can you wait a moment?"

she says.

"What's wrong?"

Huo Sheng was surprised when Vivian Chow suddenly called out to him. He hurriedly reached out and blocked the elevator door, looking at her.

Ni Zhen, who was holding flowers, was a little confused about who this person was and stood aside silently watching.

Vivian Chow ignored him, only looking at Huo Sheng, "Has 'The Greed of Man' encountered any difficulties recently?"

"Um?"

Huo Sheng was taken aback. "How did you know?"

"My agent sent me a call sheet, asking if I could join the crew early."

"oh."

Huo Sheng nodded. "There are some problems, but we've found solutions. Since your schedule is tight, just stick to the original plan."

That's wonderful.

"Um……"

Huo Sheng couldn't tell if she was relieved that she didn't have a busy schedule and could join the production early, or if she was simply considerate of others. He greeted her, "What brings you to TVB today?"

"I came here to do voice acting, and by the way... there's something I'd like to ask you."

"What?"

"I've been too busy lately and haven't had time to practice. I'd like to ask you to watch the scene for me today so that we can film faster on set."

"this……"

Huo Sheng was a little puzzled.

It's expected that actors will study the script in advance, but they usually do so on their own and it has little to do with the screenwriter.

He instinctively wanted to refuse, but Ning Wan was still waiting for him in the office. She had scripts to revise and outlines to write, and a lot of things to do, so she was quite busy.

But as the words were about to come out, she glanced at the man holding flowers next to her and then realized what she had said.

Vivian Chow did not communicate in advance about meeting him, nor did she know whether he was in the production building or the photography studio. This request was obviously made on a whim.

Could it be to get rid of this mysterious flower delivery man?

Huo Sheng blinked, and seemed to understand.

It's perfectly normal for such a stunning beauty to have one or two persistent admirers; she probably wants him to act as a shield for her.

It was just a small favor, nothing to worry about.

He glanced over there and said casually, "I don't have anything else to do. I can help you. Let's go to the office."

After saying that, fearing the other person would worry, he added, "There are other people in the office."

"OK."

Without the slightest hesitation, Vivian Chow nodded and stepped into the elevator.

Turning around, as if he had just made a careless mistake, he bowed slightly very politely and apologized, "I'm sorry, Mr. Ni, I have work to do right now, so I'm afraid I can't have dinner with you."

Ni Zhen's lips twitched, but before he could say anything, the elevator doors had already closed.