Lizhi dragged her suitcase out of the airport hall. It had been almost a year since she left Hong Kong, and her mood had changed a lot when she set foot on this land again.
A year ago, Lizhi was just a mainland girl who suffered discrimination from Hong Kong people. Now she is an international student at the University of San Francisco in the United States. Although it is only a year apart, Lizhi's horizons have broadened countless times, and she has experienced
After experiencing the prosperity and modernity of big American cities, they became even more eager to get ahead.
Lizhi originally wanted to take a taxi home, but she was stopped by a woman in her thirties at the entrance of the airport hall. The woman smiled at her and said, "Are you Miss Lizhi?"
Lizhi glanced at her warily and asked, "Who are you?"
The woman explained: "Hello, Miss Li, my name is Jin Mengli, I am an employee of Oriental Entertainment Company, and I will serve as your personal assistant from now on."
Lizhi quickly realized that this woman must have been arranged for her by Kang Jianfei. She felt a little proud and flattered. She said, "I haven't signed up for the competition yet. Isn't it appropriate to have an assistant by my side?"
"No problem. I have just joined Oriental Entertainment Company. Not many people know me," Jin Mengli explained. "To the outside world, just say that we are cousins. I will help you with all the matters related to participating in the beauty pageant."
Li Zhi nodded, followed Jin Mengli into a commercial vehicle, and asked: "What are the parts of the beauty pageant?"
Jin Mengli introduced: "Registration, selection, interview, shortlisting, training, location and finals, Miss Li, you will definitely be shortlisted. I will inform you of the questions in the interview and finals in advance. You just need to show your beautiful side."
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"Isn't that cheating all the way?" Although Lizhi longs for fame, she still has a sense of pride in her bones and is very disgusted with this kind of cheating. Because she feels that she is no worse in appearance than other women and has a better brain than many women.
Smart, after all, she got into the University of San Francisco on her own merit, and she could win the beauty pageant even without cheating.
Jin Mengli smiled and said: "Cheating also depends on ability. You are the person Mr. Kang wants to support. Only you have this qualification. In addition to the formal competition process, you also have to cooperate with the beauty pageant to promote it and create something eye-catching."
It’s a gimmick.”
"What's the stunt?" Lizhi asked.
Jin Mengli explained: "The hype will start during the interview session. We have now formulated a basic operation plan. It is best not to speak Cantonese too standard during the interview, otherwise the interviewer will sarcastically mock you. Then he will make things difficult for you.
When you are interviewed, you can use words to make witty counterattacks, which can better show your wisdom. Some of the highlights of the interview will be broadcast on the TV station, so that you can become famous before you are shortlisted. The TV station will focus on
We will conduct in-depth follow-up reports on these shortlisted contestants, and then we will find out that you are currently studying at the University of San Francisco with a high degree of education, and we can make some hype about it. Before the finals, Phoenix TV will stir up sympathy and discrimination against mainland girls for you.
Contradictory public opinion. And you will become the focus of public opinion, and the discriminatory treatment you received while working part-time in Hong Kong will also be unearthed. Finally, it will be the finals, and a very eye-catching program will be designed for you until you win
After you become the champion, Phoenix TV will hype up your childhood ups and downs and your unremitting struggles during your growth, and build you into a great beauty who continues to grow and mature in the face of adversity, and combines kindness, gentleness, wisdom and beauty."
After listening to Jin Mengli's call, Li Zhi felt more and more that she was a vase at the mercy of others. She returned to Hong Kong from the United States happily to participate in the beauty pageant. She was thinking about how to perform well, but she didn't expect her.
The road ahead has been paved.
Li Zhi was sent home by Jin Mengli in a daze. Before that, she was given an application form for the beauty contest, and asked Li Zhi to fill it out before taking a photo and posting it.
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While Lizhi was filling out the form with complicated emotions, Fang Yihua put down the "Ming Pao" in her hand with a sullen face, because of a message on the advertising page of this issue of "Ming Pao":
"The Miss Oriental Beauty Pageant is a beauty pageant jointly created by Phoenix Chinese Channel, "Oriental Daily", Commercial Radio, Oriental DreamWorks and many other units. The top eight contestants will get the opportunity to sign a contract with Oriental Entertainment Company
, Mr. Kang Jianfei will tailor a movie or an album for the beauty pageant winner...
The Miss Oriental Beauty Pageant has no age or nationality restrictions. Women who are confident in their own charm can register to participate. The deadline for registration is April 30, 1984."
Sitting in front of Fang Yihua's desk was Hong Qi, the person in charge of this Miss Hong Kong contest. He said quite confidently: "Manager Fang, in fact, we don't need to worry at all. After the success of Miss Hong Kong. Over the years, Hong Kong has
There are at least dozens or hundreds of beauty pageants in China. Which one can compare with our Miss Hong Kong?"
"This time is different. The Miss Oriental beauty pageant is supported by TV stations and film companies. Don't take it lightly," Fang Yihua warned. She actually believed that the status of "Miss Hong Kong" would not be threatened by "Miss Oriental", but
But he was inexplicably wary of Kang Jianfei.
The Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant has attracted so much attention that countless young and beautiful women have flocked to sign up. In addition to being praised by TVB as stars, the most eye-catching thing is that the Miss Hong Kong champion will marry into a wealthy family and become a young mistress.
Six years ago, Hong Kong Miss Zhu Lingling married into the Huo family. The Huo family gave the woman a gift of 10 million and held a banquet for 360 tables. At that time, the whole of Hong Kong was a sensation. Such an inspiring story of Cinderella turning into Snow White attracted many girls.
The moth flies into the flame and brings countless things for Hong Kong citizens to talk about after dinner.
However, relying on Phoenix TV and DreamWorks, Kang Jianfei can also provide the wings of dreams for girls who long for fame. In the long run, Miss Hong Kong's attention will definitely be taken away from Miss Hong Kong.
Hong Jie came up with an idea and said: "The Hong Kong Miss Beauty Pageant is just a process, and no matter how much it changes, nothing new will come out of it. If you want to suppress the Phoenix TV beauty pageant, you can only attack the other party themselves."
"Don't mess around." Fang Yihua waved her hand and said. Last time she ruthlessly smeared Chen Xiuwen and Phoenix TV, but Shao Yifu sternly warned her not to do it again.
"It's not random," Hong Qi said with a smile, "Mr. Fang, please take a look at the registration conditions for Miss Dongfang. There are no restrictions on age or nationality. We will find a few old and ugly ones to apply. If they fail the selection and interview
, just let these women make trouble, and the beauty pageant over there will definitely become a laughing stock."
Fang Yihua said angrily: "What kind of trick do you think this is? It's useless at all."
Hong Qi said: "How could it be useless? Miss Dongfang is making such a fuss. Even old and ugly women can sign up. Isn't it just that she is one level lower than our Hong Kong Miss? When the time comes, we will buy newspapers to ridicule and put them
The public opinion is building up, let's see if they can continue to do it."
Fang Yihua nodded thoughtfully: "Although it's of no use, it can still make Phoenix TV look ugly."
Hong Qi added: "The other thing is to find one or two of the shortlisted contestants with dirty pasts and expose their scandals."
Fang Yihua frowned. She was afraid that if she went too far, Kang Jianfei would retaliate to disgrace the Hong Kong sister. After thinking for a while, she said: "You must do it more secretly. Just send the scandalous materials anonymously to those newspapers, tvb
You must not come forward here. Moreover, those scandals must be based on solid evidence and cannot be smeared out of thin air."
"Don't worry, Manager Fang. With so many contestants in the finals, there will always be one or two who are unclean," Hong Qi said with a smile. "After the newspaper hype, the Miss Oriental Beauty Pageant will become a place where dirt hides.
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Fang Yihua closed her eyes and said nothing. This little trick was just a temporary choice. What really determines victory or defeat is the strength of each other. The biggest reliance of Miss Hong Kong is the reputation and social influence accumulated over more than ten years, and Phoenix
Taiwan’s upcoming Miss Oriental beauty pageant is mainly supported by Phoenix TV and DreamWorks.
So what if the Miss Oriental Beauty Contest is ruined?
As long as there are opportunities to make movies, TV series and become big stars, girls will still sign up to participate. At worst, the name of the beauty pageant next year can be changed.
The reason why Fang Yihua agreed to Hong Qi's idea was because after disgracing Miss Oriental, Miss Hong Kong's supreme status would be preserved - Miss Hong Kong represents the image and cultural style of Hong Kong.
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"The 3rd shot of scene 21, shot 5 of "The Lover". Aikesh!"
After Li Lichi laid down the slate, Zhou Xingchi and Ye Zimei acted like they were making out, hugging each other and falling on the bed in an exaggerated manner. At the same time, they each winked at Huang Xia and Mao Shunyun who were hiding in the dark to give secret signals.
Huang Yuetai held the camera on his shoulder and stood not far from the bed and slowly moved the camera. When taking a close-up shot, he even knelt on the bed.
"Ka," Kang Jianfei suddenly shouted. "Change the position again. Unit 2 goes to the window. Awen helps find the angle."
Zhong Zhiwen quickly walked to the bedside to study the camera angle, and after a few minutes, he had arranged the camera. Kang Jianfei immediately ordered the filming to start again.
By the time the showdown scene between Zhou Xingchi and Huang Xia was finished, it was almost noon. The foie gras, steak and other food used as props for the filming were just in time to feed the crew.
Kang Jianfei himself was eating with a lunch box, with a piece of steak on top of the meal. Zeng Bolin came over with a few newspapers and said: "Boss, the promotion of the beauty pageant went very smoothly, although it did not receive as much attention as
The Miss Hong Kong contest has been so hyped that everyone knows about it. It has only been three days, and 107 applications have been received, which is more than the number of applicants for Miss Hong Kong. But..."
"Just what?" Kang Jianfei asked while eating.
Zeng Bolin couldn't laugh or cry: "It's just that among the applicants, many women are already in their thirties, and there are even aunts in their forties."
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "I'm not afraid that there are too many people signing up, but no one cares. What's the problem with her age? Just exclude her from the selection process. She is really charming and charming. She can be a finalist even if she is 50 years old.
It’s just a good time to pick up the plane and hype it up.”
Zeng Bolin took out a copy of "Sing Tao Daily", handed it to Kang Jianfei and said, "You'd better read this report."
Kang Jianfei glanced at the newspaper and saw the title of this article - "Beauty contest or Auntie club?":
"The most successful businessman in Hong Kong in the past ten years is not Li xx or Huo xx, but Mr. Kang Jianfei, a swimmer from the mainland. Not only is his entertainment career in full swing, I heard that he was also involved in the real estate industry some time ago. On Hong Kong Island
Bought a lot of land and real estate in Kowloon...
And just a few days ago, Mr. Kang Jianfei made another move. He actually challenged Miss Hong Kong this time, as if he wanted to get a bite of the beauty pageant cake. However, Mr. Kang's Miss Oriental beauty pageant seemed to be in a hurry.
There are some gaps in the registration rules for horse racing. Not only does it not limit the nationality of applicants, it does not even have any age requirements.
Our reporter saw a jaw-dropping scene at Miss Oriental’s registration point in Central yesterday. Four women, older than my mother, wore heavy makeup and handed over their registration forms, only to be charged by the staff at the registration point.
Now, are you asking Phoenix TV if they are choosing 'Miss Oriental' or 'Aunt Oriental'?"
After reading the article roughly, Kang Jianfei laughed loudly and said to Zeng Bolin: "I didn't expect that "Sing Tao Daily" took the initiative to cooperate, which saved me a lot of effort. Go tell the TV station and take this opportunity to provoke
In the war of public opinion, we must find a few feminists to do programs. We must make the matter bigger and change the topic from Miss Oriental regardless of age to women's rights. We must arouse the same hatred among all women in Hong Kong. Phoenix TV and Miss Oriental
Shape yourself into a champion of women’s rights.”
"Is this okay?" Zeng Bolin looked at Kang Jianfei with his mouth wide open. How the hell could he still support women's rights?
"Why not?" Kang Jianfei said with a smile, "Auntie is not a woman? Auntie can't love beauty? Which one is not born by a mother? Mom can no longer love beauty when she gets old, so she can't participate in beauty contests? Our Miss Oriental beauty pageant
The purpose of the competition is to put out the slogan that beauty has no age limit, and my aunt may also be the beauty pageant champion!"
Zeng Bolin sweated furiously and said: "The boss is right, I will go to the TV station to spread the word right away."
Mao Shunyun held the lunch box and gave Kang Jianfei a thumbs up, chewing the food and said vaguely: "The director said it well. No matter how old a woman is, she still has the right to pursue beauty."
Ye Zimei also echoed: "Yes, if I hadn't signed into the company, I would have planned to participate in the beauty pageant."
Kang Jianfei turned into a friend of women at this time and said righteously: "Women are an important part of society. They have to take care of housework, have children, care for their husbands and raise children. Even many modern women have to make money and support their families just like men.
I think society should give women more respect, especially older women, who can also step out of the kitchen and stand on the stage of beauty pageants."
Ye Zimei looked at Kang Jianfei with admiration and couldn't help clapping her hands.
Some crew members who knew about Kang Jianfei's love affair could only express their admiration for the director in their hearts: How fucking shameless! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly votes)
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ps: I'm drunk and my head is still dizzy now. I checked and revised this chapter twice. Please forgive me if there are typos. 9