Reborn in the Entertainment Industry: This Top Star Has Real Achievements

Li Xiang looked up and saw that Kara Hui had arrived.

It's no wonder it attracted so much attention—among the special guests invited to this school anniversary celebration, most of the familiar faces, such as Fan Wei and Cai Ming, are mainland artists, while those from Hong Kong and Taiwan are rare.

Kara Hui, who just won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress, is top-notch in terms of both acting skills and star power. Her appearance naturally attracted everyone's attention.

Fortunately, the school was already aware of the situation, and the teachers who received the actress all appeared normal. This only fueled the speculation among the onlookers: how did they manage to invite this actress?

When Kara Hui approached, she saw Li Xiang greeting guests and raised an eyebrow, her tone revealing surprise: "Why are you greeting guests here?"

Li Xiang smiled, half-jokingly and half-seriously saying, "Who told me to be the most outstanding face among the students? The capable should do more, and besides, this is an honor."

Kara Hui understood immediately; they were all in the same industry, so this basic social etiquette was self-evident.

She just smiled and patted Li Xiang's arm, teasingly saying, "Even without fame, you're good enough to be called a 'face'."

After a brief chat, Li Xiang, as usual, led Hui Yinghong inside.

This time, however, he made a point of walking a few more steps with her, since Kara Hui didn't have much interaction with the Beijing Film Academy, and it wouldn't be right to let her walk alone in an unfamiliar campus.

He escorted the guests all the way to Uncle Wang's side before nodding in acknowledgment, turning back to the door to continue greeting guests.

Li Xiang was unaware of the profound impact his familiar conversation with Kara Hui had on those around him.

After all, that's Kara Hui – a recognized top-tier actress, even Zhang Ziyi calls her a "god".

In Hong Kong, some people may value box office performance more, but in the mainland industry, which values ​​acting skills more, she is definitely a big star who can command the stage.

Yet, to outsiders, this award-winning actress condescended to chat intimately with Li Xiang, who even expertly led her into the inner room, suggesting an unusual relationship.

For a moment, everyone had their own thoughts. Among them, Yang Mi had the strongest reaction.

It's worth noting that she was determined to make her way in the Hong Kong entertainment circle and put in a tremendous amount of effort for it; the importance of the Hong Kong entertainment circle to her is self-evident.

Now, this junior student has debuted in a renowned director's art film, achieving both box office and critical success.

Now that she's getting so close to a Hong Kong film queen who's widely recognized as a leading lady in art-house films, it would be a lie to say I'm not a little envious or jealous.

Not only her, but also Huang Xiaoming, Wenli, and others secretly turned their attention to Li Xiang, pondering to themselves:

Could this kid really have a powerful background, as the rumors say? Didn't everyone say he got promoted by Old Wang? That doesn't seem likely...

Next to enter were mostly highly respected directors and screenwriters in the industry.

They may not all be household names, but most are senior members of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Film Association, wielding real influence.

These people were initially surprised to see Li Xiang, the rising star of Zhang Yimou's films, standing at the door as a greeter.

However, when Li Xiang approached, his tone was humble and his greetings were courteous. His "This way, teacher" was sincere, and there was no trace of the arrogance of a popular young actor in his eyes.

The surprise quickly turned into admiration, and someone passing by even patted him on the shoulder: "Young man, you're reliable, not bad."

After another round of welcoming and seeing off guests, Li Xiang estimated that most of the people had arrived, because he could already see Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige in the distance.

But even now, he still hasn't seen the legendary princess and the factory beauty.

Seriously? Are they all such big names? They won't even come to such a big event as the 60th anniversary celebration?

No wonder only a few of them failed in the end, while Yang Mi and Huang Xiaoming remained standing. It turns out they didn't benefit from the good fortune of their alma mater.

However, he was only a little curious. Although he had a slight desire to meet the real person, the thought was fleeting, and he wouldn't dwell on it if he didn't see them.

So he straightened his collar, greeted the two directors who were walking slowly towards him, and put on a polite smile again.

Zhang Yimou goes without saying; we had dinner together just a few days ago and are quite familiar with each other.

Chen Kaige is actually a respectable person. After exchanging pleasantries with Li Xiang, a younger man, he even praised him for being sensible.

Now that the last guests had arrived, Li Xiang's welcoming duties were essentially over, and he leisurely followed behind the two of them.

But Zhang Yimou clearly had something to say, and his pace gradually slowed. Seeing this, Li Xiang jogged to catch up.

"I heard Kara Hui is here too?" Zhang Yimou glanced at him sideways. "Was it your idea, kid?"

"She happened to be free in Beijing these few days, so I invited her to join in the school anniversary celebration. Besides, she was quite happy to come."

"You little rascal, you know how to build connections."

"Judging from her appearance, she also wants to develop her career in mainland China. It will definitely benefit her to meet some people at our school."

As they were talking, he noticed that Chen Kaige had also slowed down, his ears clearly perked up, so he quickly added something Chen Kaige liked to hear:

"Besides, putting aside everything else, our directors in mainland China are far more skilled than those over there. Even if those senior directors let slip a little opportunity through their fingers, it would be enough for her to benefit immensely."

These words were exactly what Chen Kaige wanted to hear. Ignoring whether he was being eavesdropped, he immediately replied, "Is it that Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress, Kara Hui?"

"Yes, Director Chen." Li Xiang replied with a smile, "Most Hong Kong artists are arrogant, so it's quite considerate that she came to congratulate our school anniversary."

"That makes sense, but how did you meet her? Are you planning to collaborate soon?"

As Chen Kaige spoke, he glanced at Zhang Yimou again, "And Lao Zhang, you seem to know about this as well?"

It wasn't easy for Li Xiang to answer that question, so Zhang Yimou simply mentioned that Uncle Wang was preparing a new film and had invited Kara Hui to star in it.

Upon hearing this, Chen Kaige immediately frowned, disregarding whether the occasion was appropriate: "It's Lao Wang again! Why does he always come to you when he needs something?"

So you're the only one who can contact Kara Hui, but I can't?

Zhang Yimou knew what he was thinking and didn't want to cause trouble in this situation, so he quickly advised, "Aren't you busy with your new film lately? You don't have time to worry about these things."

"My being busy is his excuse for contacting you?" Chen Kai snorted and looked at Li Xiang again.

"And you, don't you have my contact information? You wrote a new notebook, can't you show it to me?"

Li Xiang dared not respond to that, and quickly lowered his head, pretending not to hear.

Chen Kaige knew it wasn't worth getting angry with a junior, especially since the person in question was still waiting inside, so he didn't say anything more, though his face remained gloomy.

However, these two big directors seem to have forgotten that, given their status, they are always the center of attention wherever they go.

Although the three of them were not speaking loudly, the moment they stopped, they still attracted the attention of many people.

Zhang Yimou has never liked being stared at, so seeing this, he quickly pulled Li Xiang along, and the two quickened their pace to catch up with Chen Kaige.

This scene, witnessed by those who had been paying close attention to Li Xiang, was undoubtedly another major shock—

Whether it was the three of them standing together and talking in hushed tones just now, or Zhang Yimou's natural gesture of pulling Li Xiang along, it all exuded an extraordinary familiarity.

For two renowned directors to treat him so well, Li Xiang is clearly no ordinary junior. After all, what ordinary actor receives such treatment?

For a moment, many people around felt a pang of jealousy, just as the saying goes, "Lemons on the lemon tree, you and me under the lemon tree."

Yang Mi was secretly considering whether she should find an opportunity to get closer to this junior brother.

Just look at the people he associates with; his future resources are bound to be excellent.

You know, she's been in the industry for so many years, but she's always longed to star in truly profound works.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have made that movie, "The Great Horror"... She does have aspirations, you know.

Seeing that Li Xiang has such connections at such a young age, she doesn't ask to get a lot of resources, even just a little bit would be fine.