Li Zhi 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, Li Zhi was just a mainland girl who was discriminated against by Hong Kong people, but now she is an international student at the University of San Francisco in the United States. Although it has only been a year, Lizhi's horizons have been broadened countless times, and after experiencing the prosperity and modern baptism of the big cities in the United States, she is more eager to get ahead.

Li Zhi originally wanted to take a taxi home, but she was stopped by a woman in her thirties at the entrance of the airport hall, who smiled at her and said, "You are Miss Li Zhi, right?" ”

Lizhi glanced at her warily and asked, "May I ask who you are?" ”

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. ”

Li Zhi quickly reacted, this woman must have been arranged for her by Kang Jianfei, she felt a little proud and flattered in her heart, she said: "I haven't signed up for the competition yet, it's not suitable to have an assistant by my side, right?" ”

"No problem, I've just joined Oriental Entertainment, and few people know me," Jin Mengli explained, "You can tell you that we are cousins, and I will help you with everything you need to participate in the beauty pageant." ”

Li Zhi nodded, followed Jin Mengli into a business car, and asked, "What are the links 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 in advance of the questions during the interview and finals, you just need to show your beautiful side." ”

"Isn't that all the cheating?" Although Lizhi longs to become famous, she still has a kind of pride in her bones and is very disgusted by this kind of cheating. Because she thinks that she is no worse than other women, and her brain is smarter than many women. After all, she was admitted to the University of San Francisco on her own, and she could win a beauty contest even if she didn't cheat.

Jin Mengli smiled: "Cheating also depends on ability, you are the person that Mr. Kang wants to support, and only you have this qualification." In addition to the official competition process, you also have to cooperate with the beauty pageant to hype up and come up with some eye-catching gimmicks. ”

"What gimmick?" Lizzie asked.

Jin Mengli explained: "The hype starts at the interview session. We have now developed a basic operating plan, and it is best not to speak Cantonese too standard during the interview, so that the interviewer will sarcastically mock you. Then, when he is making things difficult for you, you will use words to fight back wittily, which will show your wisdom even more. Some great footage from the interview. It's going to be broadcast on TV so that you can be famous before you are shortlisted. The TV station will then conduct in-depth tracking and reporting around these shortlisted contestants, and we will dig out the high degree that you are studying at the University of San Francisco in the United States, and we can hype it up. Until the finals. Phoenix TV will provoke public opinion contradictions that sympathize with and discriminate against mainland girls for you, and you will become the focus of public opinion. The discriminatory treatment you received for part-time work in Hong Kong will also be unearthed. The final is the final. When the time comes, a very eye-catching program will be designed for you, until you win the championship, Phoenix will hype up your childhood ups and downs and unremitting struggle in your growth, and build you into a great beauty who continues to grow and mature in the face of adversity, integrating kindness, gentleness, wisdom and beauty. ”

Lizhi listened to Jin Mengli's call, and felt more and more that she was a vase at the mercy of others. She returned to Hong Kong from the United States to participate in the beauty pageant this time, and was thinking about how to perform well, but she didn't expect that the road ahead of her had been paved.

Li Zhi was sent home by Jin Mengli in a daze, and gave her a registration form for the beauty contest. Let Lizhi fill it out and then take a photo and paste it.

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When Lizhi was filling in the form in a complicated mood, Fang Yihua put down the "Ming Pao" in her hand with a calm face, just 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 other units. The top eight of the participating beauties will be signed by Oriental Entertainment Company, and Mr. Kang Jianfei will create a movie or a record for the beauty pageant winner......

The Miss Oriental beauty pageant is not limited to age or nationality, as long as women who are confident in their own charm can sign up for the competition, and the registration deadline is April 30, 1984. ”

Sitting at Fang Yihua's desk was the person in charge of this year's Miss Hong Kong contest, Hong Qi, who said quite confidently: "Manager Fang, in fact, we don't need to worry at all. After the success of Miss Hong Kong, there have been at least dozens or hundreds of large and small beauty pageants in Hong Kong over the years, 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 that she actually thought that the status of "Miss Hong Kong" would not be threatened by "Miss Dongfang", but she had an inexplicable vigilance towards Kang Jianfei.

The Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant has attracted so much attention that countless young and beautiful women are eager to sign up, in addition to being praised by TVB as a star, the most eye-catching thing is that the Miss Hong Kong champion marries into a wealthy family as a young grandmother.

Six years ago, Hong Kong sister Zhu Lingling married into the Huo family, and the Huo family gave the woman 10 million gifts and 360 tables of feasts, which caused a sensation in Hong Kong at that time. Such an inspirational story of Cinderella turning into Snow White has attracted many girls and moths to fight the fire, and has brought countless after-dinner conversations to Hong Kong citizens.

However, Kang Jianfei relies on Phoenix TV and DreamWorks, which can also provide wings for girls who are eager to become famous, and the long-term development will definitely take away the attention of Miss Hong Kong.

Hong Qi came up with an idea and said: "Sister Hong Kong's beauty pageant is just those processes, and no matter how much it changes, it can't change anything. If you want to suppress the beauty pageant on the Phoenix Terrace, you can only start from the other party. ”

"Don't mess around." Fang Yihua waved her hand and said that last time she ruthlessly smeared Chen Xiuwen and Phoenix Terrace, but afterwards Shao Yifu sternly warned her not to have a second time.

"It's not a mess," Hong Qi said with a smile, "Manager Fang, look at the registration conditions of Miss Dongfang, there is no age limit or nationality. Let's find a few old and ugly ones to sign up. If they don't pass the selection and interview, 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 are you?" It's not useful at all. ”

Hong Qi said: "How can it be useless? Miss Dongfang made such a fuss, even old and ugly women can sign up, isn't it just a grade lower than our Sister Hong Kong? When the time comes, we will buy the newspaper to make sarcasm, build up public opinion, and see if they can continue. ”

Fang Yihua thought about it and nodded: "Although it's useless, it can still make Phoenix Terrace embarrassed." ”

Hong Qi said: "There is also to find one or two of those shortlisted contestants who have an unclean past and expose their scandals. ”

Fang Yihua frowned. She was afraid that she would go too far on her side, and Kang Jianfei would retaliate with Sister Hong Kong, so she thought for a while and said: "Be sure to be secretive, just send the scandal materials to those newspapers anonymously, and TVB must not come forward." And. Those scandals must be based on solid evidence, and cannot be smeared out of nothing. ”

"Manager Fang, don't worry. There were so many players in the finals. There are always one or two that are not clean," Hong Qi said with a smile, "and when the time comes, the Miss Oriental beauty pageant will become a place to hide dirt and dirt." ”

Fang Yihua closed his eyes and was silent, this kind of little trick was just a temporary choice, and what really decided whether he won or lost was the strength of each other. Sister Hong Kong's biggest reliance. is the word-of-mouth and social influence accumulated over the past ten years, and the upcoming Miss Oriental beauty contest on Phoenix Channel is mainly supported by Phoenix Channel and DreamWorks.

What if the Miss Oriental beauty pageant stinks?

As long as there is a chance to make a movie and a TV series and become a big star, there will still be girls who will sign up for the competition. It's a big deal to change the name of next year's beauty pageant.

The reason why Fang Yihua agreed to Hong Qi's idea is because after making Miss Oriental stink, Miss Hong Kong's supreme status can be preserved - Miss Hong Kong represents Hong Kong's image and cultural style.

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"The 21st scene of "Love Saint", the 3rd shot of the 5th shot, Ikesh!"

After Li Li held the next clipboard, Zhou Xingchi and Ye Zimei made an affectionate gesture, hugged each other and fell on the bed exaggeratedly, and at the same time each squeezed their eyebrows and made eyes at the yellow shrimp and Mao Xianyun who were hiding in the dark.

Huang Yuetai carried the camera on his shoulder, stood not far from the bed and slowly moved the shot, and knelt on the bed himself when he gave the close-up.

"Click," Kang Jianfei suddenly shouted, "Change your position again, go to the window on the second plane, and Ah Wen will help find the angle." ”

Zhong Zhiwen hurriedly walked to the bed to study the camera angle, and after a few minutes, the camera had been arranged, and Kang Jianfei immediately ordered to start shooting again.

After the filming of the showdown between Zhou Xingchi and Yellow Shrimp is over, it will be almost noon, and the foie gras, steak and other foods used as filming props are just used to add meals to the crew.

Kang Jianfei himself was also eating with a boxed lunch, and there was a steak in the rice pile, and Zeng Bolin came over with a few newspapers while eating, and said: "Boss, the publicity of the beauty pageant is going very well, although it is not as popular as the Hong Kong sister contest, but it is also known to everyone." It has only been three days now, and 107 registrations have been received, which is more than the number of applicants for Sister Hong Kong. It's just ......"

"Just what?" Kang Jianfei asked while eating.

Zeng Bolin couldn't help but laugh and said: "It's just that among the applicants, many women are already in their thirties, and there are even aunts in their forties." ”

Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "I'm not afraid that there are many people who sign up, but no one cares." What's the problem with being old, just eliminate the selection process, she really looks charming, and she can be shortlisted even if she is 50 years old, just to pick up the opportunity to hype. ”

Zeng Bolin took out a copy of "Sing Tao Daily", handed it to Kang Jianfei and said, "You should take a look at this report." ”

Kang Jianfei's eyes swept over the newspaper, and he saw that the title of this article was - "Beauty Pageant or Auntie Club? 》：

"To say that 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, but he also got involved in the real estate industry some time ago, buying a lot of land and real estate in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon......

And just a few days ago, Mr. Kang Jianfei had a new move, he actually challenged Sister Hong Kong this time, it seemed that he wanted to get a piece of the beauty pageant cake. But Mr. Kang's Miss Oriental beauty pageant seems to have been launched in a hurry, and its registration rules are missing, not only does it not limit the nationality of the applicants, but there is no even any age requirement.

The reporter of this newspaper saw a jaw-dropping scene at the registration point of Miss Oriental in Central yesterday, four women who were older than the author's mother, wearing heavy makeup, handed over their registration forms, and were actually collected by the staff of the registration point. ”

After reading the article roughly, Kang Jianfei smiled and said to Zeng Bolin: "I didn't expect "Sing Tao Daily" to take the initiative to cooperate, which saved me a lot of effort. You go and tell the TV station that you should take this opportunity to provoke a war of public opinion, and find a few feminists to do a show, you must make things bigger, change the topic from Miss Oriental to women's rights regardless of age, and arouse the psychology of all Hong Kong women who share the same hatred and hatred, and shape Phoenix TV and Miss Oriental into defenders of women's rights. ”

"Is that okay?" Zeng Bolin opened his mouth wide and looked at Kang Jianfei, this can still lean on women's rights.

"Why not?" Kang Jianfei smiled, "Auntie is not a woman? Auntie can't love beauty? Which one was not born by my mother, and my mother can't love beauty when she gets older, so she can't participate in beauty contests? Our Miss Oriental beauty contest is to play the slogan, beauty has no time, and Auntie may also be the beauty pageant champion! ”

Zeng Bolin sweated wildly and said: "The boss is right, I will go to the TV station to spread the word immediately." ”

Mao Xianyun gave Kang Jianfei a thumbs up with the lunch box, chewed the food and said vaguely: "The director said it well, no matter how old a woman is, she also has the right to pursue beauty and love beauty." ”

Ye Zimei also agreed: "Yes, if I hadn't signed into the company, I would have planned to participate in the beauty pageant." ”

Kang Jianfei incarnated as 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, husbands and children, and even many modern women have to earn money to support their families like men." I think society should give more respect to women, especially those who are older, and they 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 but applaud.

And some of the crew employees who know the romance of Kang Jianfei can only express their admiration for the director in their hearts: It's so shameless! (To be continued......)

PS: I'm drunk, and now my head is still dizzy, this chapter has been checked and revised twice, if there are typos, please forgive me.