Against the Current Hong Kong 1979

A few minutes later.

Miss Amei then stepped down from the stage and, accompanied by her mother, began to thank each of the distinguished guests who had sent her flower baskets.

They arrived at Wu Siyuan's place in no time.

"This is Mr. Wu Siyuan, the owner of Siyuan Film Industry!"

The manager of Ocean Palace introduced Amei's mother from the side.

Wu Siyuan then explained, "This is Mrs. Mui, Anita Mui's mother, and currently her agent."

Zhang Shuai'an observed that Mrs. Mei was at least fifty years old, quite thin, and had many wrinkles on her face, so she had to wear heavy makeup to cover up her age, which looked rather strange.

"Mr. Wu, thank you for taking care of my daughter." Mrs. Mei extended both hands to Wu Siyuan, saying with no small amount of flattery, "My daughter has a naturally good singing voice and is also very beautiful. If you ever need a leading actress for your movies, Mr. Wu, you can ask my daughter for one. Just give her a higher fee. If that doesn't work, my daughter can sing the theme song for your movies or something. The price is negotiable."

Amei, standing to the side, looked extremely embarrassed, but she had no right to speak and could only listen from the side.

Wu Siyuan also felt that the old woman's words were somewhat inappropriate, but he did not react. He simply replied calmly, "Filming is a company matter, and I have never interfered. Your daughter is still too young. Since she has talent, why not send her to a music school for further study? Perhaps she will achieve even greater things in the future. Being a singer is ultimately not a proper profession."

"Mr. Wu is joking." Mrs. Mei's smile remained, but she didn't take Wu Siyuan's words seriously. "We're a poor family. Ah Mei can sing and earn some money to support the family, so of course she should sing and dance more. When she gets old and can't sing or dance anymore, then she won't be able to earn any more money. What's wrong with a singer making money? Studying is a waste of time."

Upon hearing this argument, Wu Siyuan immediately lost interest in continuing the conversation.

"My dear daughter, you could sing a song or dance for Boss Wu again. If he takes a liking to you and gets you a role in a movie, and you become a big star, our family will be completely transformed."

Mrs. Mei also noticed the subtle change in Wu Siyuan's attitude, and immediately turned to sixteen-year-old Adi and said, "Just a few days ago, I made you watch that dance on TV, you sang and danced it. You were confused, hurry up and dance!"

"Don't make things difficult for the child!" Xu Xiaoming couldn't stand it anymore and reminded her, "Your daughter is only a teenager, why are you forcing her to do anything?"

Seeing that Amei kept licking her lips, Zhang Shuai'an took a half-peeled apple from the fruit plate and handed it to her, saying, "Here you go!"

"Hmm?" Amei's small eyes were full of doubt.

Zhang Shuai'an said with a smile, "Your lips are very dry, and you've been singing for so long. Have some fruit to moisten your throat."

"Thank you." Amei took the half-slice of apple, took a small bite, and savored the juice inside.

Mrs. Mei noticed Ah Mei eating an apple, so she knocked it away and scolded her, "Oh dear, Ah Mei told me not to accept things from strangers, why didn't you listen!"

Amei glanced at the apple that had fallen to the ground, then looked up at Zhang Shuai'an, a look of embarrassment on her face.

"It's nothing," Zhang Shuai'an mouthed to her.

"We have to rush to our next event, so we'll be going now."

Seeing that Wu Siyuan and the other big bosses didn't seem to be offering any extra benefits, Mrs. Mei immediately pulled Ah Mei away in a hurry.

After walking a few steps, Amei suddenly shook off her mother's hand, ran back to pick up the apple slice on the ground, stuffed it directly into her mouth, and smiled at Zhang Shuai'an: "Thank you."

Mrs. Mei immediately felt extremely ashamed and was so angry that she raised her hand to hit Ah Mei: "Oh dear, you pick up food from the ground and eat it, it's filthy!"

Zhang Shuai'an blocked Mrs. Mei's hand and reminded her, "Mrs. Mei, this is a public place. If you start a fight here, it will be very difficult for you to sing here again in the future."

The lobby manager chimed in, "Mrs. Mei, this gentleman is right. Although Amei sings well, if you behave rudely and startle our guests, then you shouldn't come again."

That was a clever remark; it hit the old woman where it hurt most—she only cared about money and her own pride.

If Zhang Shuai'an says something like "you can't hit children," Mrs. Mei will not only not stop, but may even retaliate by hitting them even harder when she gets home.

"She's my good daughter, how could I bear to hit her?"

Mrs. Mei put her arm around Ah Mei and walked away with a big smile on her face.

"What an unreasonable and stupid woman."

Xu Xiaoming shook his head and said with a sigh, "What a pity for that girl. She actually has a lot of potential. She's going to suffer a lot from having such a terrible mother."

A short while later, the madam I had seen before came over with several pretty girls.

She began by saying, "Which of you bosses have taken a liking to? You can ask them to stay."

Ling Zhijian turned to Zhang Shuai'an and He Jiatong and said, "This is your first time here, so you two can choose."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shuai'an couldn't help but look at Wu Siyuan.

He had already discovered that this scheme was orchestrated by Wu Siyuan, who was the biggest financier.

Wu Siyuan noticed Zhang Shuai'an's gaze and said with a smile, "Since you are beginners, you should choose first according to the rules. As for the cost, don't worry, I'll cover all the expenses for this booth tonight."

"This...this isn't appropriate." He Jiatong couldn't help but feel timid again, but his eyes kept glancing at the girls who he thought were dressed somewhat provocatively.

Zhang Shuai'an glanced at them openly and said, "Then... it'll be this lady in the red dress and that lady with the big earrings."

Those who can come to the Ocean Palace as dancers are naturally all quite good-looking.

However, the dancer in the red dress had long, straight, and white legs, while the one with the big earrings had a pair of very prominent breasts; both were considered top-tier beauties.

Huang Zhiqiang couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "You really know how to pick things."

"Leave the rest as well," Wu Siyuan said directly.

The madam's face was naturally full of smiles. After exchanging a few pleasantries, she left, as she had to take people to other distinguished guests.

The two dancers sat down on either side of Zhang Shuai'an with smiles on their faces. The dancer in the red dress asked, "Handsome, why are you calling me 'sister'?"

Zhang Shuai'an said, "We're only 19 years old this year, so it's perfectly normal for us to call you 'older sisters.'"

The girl with the big earring let out a silvery laugh: "Hehehe... Only 19 years old, still a virgin? How about we go out for a late-night snack tonight? I'll give you a red envelope later. My name is Manna, and hers is Qimeng."

Then, turning to He Jiatong, he said, "What about you? Why aren't you saying anything?"

In this setting, it's nothing more than drinking, playing drinking games, and taking the opportunity to grope someone. If you really want to do something, you can only take them out.

"Boss Wu, why didn't you tell us you were coming!"

Before long, several figures walked over. The one in the lead was fat and had a kind smile on his face, but his aura was not weak at all.

Zhang Shuai'an looked up and, wow, he recognized almost all of the people who had come.