Kang Jianfei originally planned to hold a press conference on June 10 to announce the official name change of Li's TV station, and hold an unveiling ceremony for the TV station that day.
But now the time has to be postponed. Firstly, the internal reform of the TV station has not been completed. Secondly, June 10th happens to be the premiere of "Pretty Girl". As the producer, McDonald's has to accompany the promotion.
During this period, the Miss Hong Kong competition was so popular that any news other than Miss Hong Kong could not attract the public.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Miss Hong Kong. The judges invited include not only big stars like Xu Guanwen and He Lili, but even gambling king Stanley Ho was personally invited by Shao Yifu to be a judge.
In addition, on the day of the finals, there was also a reunion session for previous Hong Kong sisters. Former Hong Kong sisters such as Zhao Yazhi, who were slightly more famous, were invited by the wireless station to come back and appear.
Just as the 10th Miss Hong Kong Beauty Contest is in full swing, "Pretty Girl" produced by McDonald's Bear was officially released.
Li Maowen of Golden Princess Cinema was not optimistic about this reality-themed film. He thought that it would be good if "Pretty Girl" could last on the screen for seven days, and he had already arranged a film to replace this film.
But when the box office statistics came out on the first day, Li Maowen was immediately dumbfounded. The production cost was only 1.2 million (the salary of Wen Bixia and the girls accounted for 600,000). It was an ultra-low-cost movie that was neither a comedy nor a horror film.
It actually sold a super high box office of 960,000 yuan on the first day.
In another time and space, McDonald's left LiTV to produce "Pretty Girl". At that time, few people were optimistic about it. It was only released in a few theaters in the Jiahe Cinema chain without much film promotion. As a result, due to the extremely high attendance rate,
Jiahe Cinema Line urgently decided to increase the number of screenings of "Pretty Girl". At that time, it was considered good for a small film company's film to be released in theaters for a week, or even only for 3 days. However, "Pretty Girl" relied on its reputation and
At the box office, it was screened in Jiahe Cinema for 21 days, beating all movies released during the same period.
Now the producer of "Pretty Girl" has become Oriental DreamWorks. In addition, Wen Bixia, Li Meifeng and Li Yanshan are idol stars. A small-scale promotion of the movie has not been released yet, and the box office performance will only be better than before.
good.
Although affected by the Miss Hong Kong competition, many Hong Kong people stayed at home and watched TV when the beauty pageant was broadcast, but "Pretty Girl" still had a box office of 5.13 million in its first week, becoming Hong Kong's weekly box office champion.
The box office data rate dropped in the second week. The cumulative box office of "Pretty Girl" in two weeks reached 8.97 million. Due to the relatively strong stamina of reality-themed movies, "Pretty Girl" was screened at the Golden Princess Cinema for a full 25 days.
It was not until July 4 that the film was finally released, with the total box office in Hong Kong reaching 13.86 million.
When the final box office of "Pretty Girl" was announced, it immediately caused a sensation in the Hong Kong film circle, and McDonald's was also hailed as a new generation of movie genius. As for the director of the film, David Lai, he did not receive much attention, because everyone with a discerning eye
It can be seen that the real creator of "Pretty Girl" is McDonald's Bear.
It is probably because McDonald's has been in the TV station for too long, and when making movies, he still plays the same way as when making TV series. The so-called director is just his execution tool. The style and rhythm of the entire film are controlled by McDonald's producer.
Wan Bixia played the second female lead in "Pretty Girl", and the real heroine was Li Yanshan. After "Pretty Girl" became a hit, Li Yanshan's salary more than tripled, reaching 450,000
Hong Kong dollar.
In Hong Kong, top female movie stars are considered to be paid more than 500,000 yuan. After Lin Qingxia's "The Royal Sisters" became a hit, her salary soared to 1.2 million Hong Kong dollars. That's because she has strong overseas box office appeal.
Since Zhao Yazhi has not participated in any blockbuster movies in recent years, her salary is only 400,000. Wen Bixia's salary at this time is only around 300,000, and she has already made many movies.
Li Yanshan has only appeared in "Happy Ghost 2", and "Pretty Girl" is her second movie. In terms of salary, Li Yanshan was originally a second-rate or third-rate actress, but now she has become a
Became a first-line female movie star.
This is the case in the entertainment industry. It is impossible to predict who will be popular and who will be mediocre.
When Li Saifeng and Wen Bixia debuted together, it was obvious that Kang Jianfei helped Wen Bixia more, but Li Saifeng's salary at this time was almost the same as Zhao Yazhi, while Wen Bixia has always been half popular.
But seriously speaking, it is not unreasonable for Li Yanshan to become a first-line female movie star. In addition to her outstanding performance in "Pretty Girl", it is also because Li Yanshan is pretty enough.
Among the happy girls group, Li Yanshan is the most beautiful and beautiful one, Wen Bixia and Li Lizhen have to step aside. In the parallel space, this girl is the first Miss Asia beauty pageant champion, and the third place in that session is a busty girl.
Ye Yuqing.
Regarding Li Yanshan's unexpected popularity, everyone at DreamWorks, including Kang Jianfei, was surprised because she was not included in the star-making plan that DreamWorks made this year.
Before the painting of "Pretty Girl" was finished, Pan Yingzi held an impromptu meeting and discussed it with Ma Qiao. The publicity department and the artist department cooperated to create a packaging and publicity plan specifically for Li Yanshan. Not only that.
, since Li Yanshan is still a signed singer of Pop Records, DreamWorks is also cooperating with Pop Records and plans to hold the first concert for Happy Girls next month.
Holding a concert is not easy. The Happy Girls group has mostly held fan clubs in the past, but this time they officially performed on stage at the Hong Kong Arts Center.
The popularity of "Pretty Girl" has also earned Kang Jianfei the title of the most discerning investor. From last year to this year, Kang Jianfei has invested in several reality-themed movies, all of which have sold very well at the box office.
Similarly, "Pretty Girl" also injected a touch of literature and reality into the Hong Kong film industry, where commercial films are king. Realistic and literary films that were originally not considered by the bosses of various film companies are now being shot by Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers.
After all, this kind of film is low-cost and easy to win awards. Even if it fails to sell at the box office in Hong Kong, if it wins the trophy at the Golden Horse Awards, it can still make a fortune in the Taiwan market.
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On June 25, the 10th Miss Hong Kong Beauty Pageant, which attracted much attention in Hong Kong, ushered in the finals.
Pan Lixian, who originally had the highest claim to win the championship, sadly left the stage. Although she ranked fourth in the final announced score, she did not win any awards. The main reason was that the judge Xu Guanwen gave Pan Lixian a super low score.
Xu Guanwen's aesthetic standards have always been very special. Even the most beautiful Hong Kong Miss Li Jiaxin could only get a passing grade from Xu Guanwen, so Pan Lixian did not lose unfairly.
There was also a very popular contestant called Xia Shuling. Because it was revealed that she had had breast augmentation before the finals, the judges suppressed her score. She only received the "Most Photogenic Miss" award.
As for Weng Meiling, whom Kang Jianfei valued, she did not even make the top five, only finishing eighth.
After the award ceremony, celebrities from all previous Hong Kong sisters appeared collectively, bringing the atmosphere to its climax.
Some were happy and some were sad. The lights on the stage were destined not to belong to the losers. The unsuccessful Hong Kong sisters left the stage sadly. After changing their clothes in the dressing room, they each left the TV station with depressed expressions.
Weng Meiling followed several other unsuccessful contestants downstairs with her bag on her back. When she reached the door, she saw a luxury car approaching. The window in the back seat of the car slowly lowered, and a man in the middle smiled and waved to the contestants.
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One of the contestants who failed to win the Miss Hong Kong contest was originally dejected, but when she saw the man, she immediately got into the car with a smile on her face. She kissed the middle-aged man again and again on his face.
"Shameless **!" a failed Hong Kong girl next to Weng Meiling cursed disdainfully.
The entertainment industry has never been pure, and the glamor on the surface cannot hide the hidden secrets in the darkness. For example, when Weng Meiling was running for Miss Hong Kong, she received dinner invitations and heard all kinds of gossip and rumors.
But this does not mean that all celebrities are bitches. There are several types of so-called transactions between wealthy businessmen and actresses.
Take the early 1980s as an example:
The first type of transaction is a dinner party. When wealthy bosses are having dinner and discussing business, calling an actress to accompany them can increase their face. The actress's role is equivalent to that of a bartender. This kind of dinner party generally does not involve sex. Transactions are third-rate.
Actresses can get between one and two thousand yuan for a drink, and A-list actresses can get between thirty and fifty thousand yuan.
For actresses who have no connections or backers, this kind of escort is the most cost-effective. You don’t have to sell your sex, and you can still make a lot of money. If you are lucky and meet an investor who is willing to spend money, you can also get it.
Advertising appointments and even movie appointments.
The second type of transaction is long-term support. The rich pay a sum of money and make it clear in advance that they will be "friends" for a year or several years, the minimum number of times they will see each other, etc.
The third type of transaction is a one-time sex transaction, which can be regarded as a high-end prostitute. Top actresses will never do this kind of thing unless they are forced.
Relatively speaking, second- and third-rate starlets are the main subjects of various transactions. Except for a few first-rate actresses who worship money, they avoid this kind of thing for fear of ruining their reputation.
Weng Meiling stood at the door of the TV station, and a familiar beauty asked: "Aweng, aren't you leaving?"
"Shu Ling and I have agreed to leave together, and I have to wait for her for a while." Weng Meiling said with a smile. The Shu Ling she mentioned was the Xia Shuling who was exposed for breast augmentation. The two were the best friends.
A few years later, Xia Shuling attempted suicide after falling out of love. Weng Meiling said in an interview: "If I had fallen out of love, I wouldn't be so stupid to commit suicide because of a man who no longer loves me."
A year after Weng Meiling said these words, she committed suicide by turning on the gas...
That was not mentioned later, but Weng Meiling was waiting for her friend to come down. Not long after waiting, Zhao Yazhi, dressed in an evening dress, walked up behind her and said, "Hello, Miss Weng."
"Miss Zhao! Are you talking to me?" Weng Meiling was surprised and happy. Although she had been staying in the UK, she had already known Zhao Yazhi's fame and status in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the past few months after returning to Hong Kong.
Zhao Yazhi nodded and smiled: "My house is in the apartment next door. Is Miss Weng interested in going up and sitting there?"
If a strange man said such words at night, Weng Meiling's reaction would be to call the police directly, but Zhao Yazhi's invitation would not make anyone wary at all.
She was not vigilant, but Weng Meiling's curiosity was aroused. She didn't understand why Zhao Yazhi invited her to his home because she failed to be selected as Miss Hong Kong.
Weng Meiling hesitated for a few seconds before agreeing to Zhao Yazhi's invitation. This kind of opportunity was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for her as a young newcomer in the entertainment industry.
The two of them arrived at Zhao Yazhi's home in less than ten minutes' walk. Zhao Yazhi hung up his handbag and said, "Sit down wherever you want. What would you like to drink?"
Weng Meiling looked around the room and said politely: "A glass of boiling water."
Zhao Yazhi poured a glass of water over, looked at Weng Meiling who looked suspicious and asked: "Miss Weng is wondering why I'm looking for you, right?"
Weng Meiling nodded and said, "Yes, it seems like we are meeting for the first time tonight."
Zhao Yazhi explained: "Actually, it's not me who is looking for you, but someone else who values you very much. That person knew that I was going to participate in the Miss Hong Kong final tonight, so he asked me to contact you."
Weng Meiling felt increasingly strange and asked, "Who is the person Miss Zhao is talking about?"
Zhao Yazhi did not answer, but asked: "Did TVB say it wanted to sign a contract with you?"
"Not yet?" Weng Meiling shook her head. She was ranked eighth as Miss Hong Kong. She had no obligations as a Miss Hong Kong. TVB could sign her or not.
Zhao Yazhi smiled and asked: "Are you interested in signing with Lishi to be an actor?"
Weng Meiling's brain felt a little insufficient. Zhao Yazhi was obviously the leading actress of TVB, but he actually asked her if she would like to sign a contract with LiTV.
Weng Meiling was still in a daze, and the door outside had been opened. She turned around and said in surprise: "Are you... the Mr. Kang who bought Lishi in the newspaper?"
Kang Jianfei was also very surprised to see Weng Meiling and asked Zhao Yazhi: "How did you bring her back?"
Zhao Yazhi rolled her eyes at him and said, "It's so late. If you don't take me home to talk about things, why do you have to go to the coffee shop in the middle of the night?"
"Okay, I said the wrong thing," Kang Jianfei came over and sat down next to Zhao Yazhi, and asked Weng Meiling, "Miss Weng, are you interested in joining Lishi?"
"Kang...Mr. Kang, why do you want to sign me?" Weng Meiling felt like she was dreaming. Among the contestants of this year's Miss Hong Kong contestants, there were several more beautiful than her, and she was also the shortest among all the contestants.
I'm not sure if I can't sign a contract with TVB. I really can't understand why Kang Jianfei chose her.
Kang Jianfei chuckled: "I've always been very accurate in judging people. Among this year's Miss Hong Kong, you are the only one with the most star potential. If you are willing to sign with Lishi, you will report to the TV station tomorrow. However, the contract cannot be signed yet, because Lishi is about to sign.
To change the name, all the old contracts must be replaced."
Weng Meiling nodded quickly like a chicken pecking at rice, fearing that Kang Jianfei would change his mind if he was too late.
After Zhao Yazhi finished talking about the business, she asked Kang Jianfei: "Ah Fei, Phoenix TV station will be unveiled and the ribbon will be cut the day after tomorrow. Do you want me to attend?"
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "Let's forget it, so that Boss Shao and Manager Fang won't be angry and accuse you of cheating."
"It's so disgusting to be crawling inside and out." Zhao Yazhi gave Kang Jianfei two punches in a funny way.
Seeing the two of them having sex in front of her, Weng Meiling thought in hindsight: It turns out that Miss Zhao is Mr. Kang's girlfriend, no wonder it was her who came forward to invite me upstairs. (To be continued. If you like
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