On May 30, 1976, under the attention of countless media, Chen Zhiwen and six other people received this year's Justice of the Peace Medal respectively to commemorate everyone's contribution to Hong Kong's economy, politics, and people's livelihood.
Repulse Bay, Chen Family Villa:
"Wow, this is the medal of the Justice of the Peace? Is it gold?" After seeing Chen Zhiwen return home, her mother Wu Xiuling was the first to run over to see the medal.
"It should be gold-plated. It doesn't feel that heavy." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. Gold is a metal with very high density. Gold of the same size is about 2.5 times that of iron. Normal people can tell whether it is real gold by touching the weight with their hands. The larger the one, the easier it is to detect abnormalities, unless it is replaced by tungsten with a similar density.
"The Hong Kong government is too stingy. Such a big piece of gold actually doesn't cost much." Wu Xiuling doesn't really care about pure gold. The main thing is that pure gold medals seem to be more valuable in meaning.
"Forget about pure gold medals. In the British colonies, only some medals awarded by the Queen could be pure gold. Governor MacLehose didn't even know if he could get one after he retired." Better understanding of Hong Kong Chen Tianfu walked over with a smile.
"This thing is actually more important as a status representative." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. Justices of the Peace are somewhat similar to later generations of National People's Congress deputies. Although there are many differences in functions, they are the limits of ordinary people in ZZ, and this Things also have a certain protective effect.
"Yes, but actually, this medal is not that important to you." Chen Tianfu said with a smile.
Ordinary businessmen can naturally use their status as justices of the peace to develop their careers. Not to mention other things, this reputation alone can make it easier for partners to trust him, and banks have a better impression of him. However, Chen Zhiwen, whose career has reached its current status, For a person, the status of Justice of the Peace can only be said to be better than nothing.
"Unless you are like Pao Yugang, you can have friendships with governments all over the world." Chen Zhiwen said.
Among many businessmen in Hong Kong, Pao Yugang is a special case. He hardly invests in Hong Kong and invests a large amount of assets on the ocean. The international headquarters of Huanqiu International is a rented house.
It is said that in 1974, Jardine Matheson Group approached Pao Yukang and wanted to exchange Connaught Building (currently the tallest building in Hong Kong) for a 200,000-ton oil tanker. Pao Yugang refused any offer because of the shipping price at that time. At its peak, a ship could repay its investment in two years, with subsequent profits. At that time, land prices in Hong Kong were at a low point.
At that time, Pao Yugang owned eight such tankers, as well as many other cargo ships, each of which was equivalent to a skyscraper in Central. But later Bao Yugang also regretted this refusal.
Every supertanker is a very important order for a country. The shipbuilding industry is a high-tech field even in developed countries. Every order can attract the attention of many presidents of small countries. Bao Yugang naturally relied on a large number of Orders, met a large number of politicians from various countries, and received a large number of various presidential medals and so on.
"It will be more difficult, unless you also enter the shipping industry? It is not a problem to enter with your capital." Chen Tianfu continued.
"The time is not right, otherwise you can think about it." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said. Next, shipping will soon enter a recession and will not recover until the 1990s. Otherwise, Chen Zhiwen really wants to enter this industry, and his influence is too strong. , as long as you don't lose money, you can make a lot of connections, but the subsequent shipping storm is too tragic. It is said that each giant ship loses tens of thousands of dollars a day, and no one can bear this kind of loss.
"Okay, let's eat some fruit." Wu Xiuling prepared apples, grapes, and bananas and brought them up.
"These grapes are good." Chen Zhiwen praised after eating one.
"That's imported from France. How much does this plate cost one hundred Hong Kong dollars?" Wu Xiuling said with a smile.
"So expensive?" Chen Tianfu, who also likes to eat, was shocked. One hundred Hong Kong dollars is enough for many ordinary people to live for a month in Hong Kong.
"Imported from France and shipped by air, the price is naturally expensive." Chen Zhiwen said nonchalantly. After becoming a super rich man, Chen Zhiwen already knows the life of a super rich man. It is a life that does not care about consumption at all, even if it is clothes worth hundreds of thousands. If you like it, buy it.
Although Chen Tianfu has been a rich man in Hong Kong for nearly 20 years, he may be used to the hard times in the past and find it difficult to adapt for a while.
"Okay." Chen Tianfu nodded and said.
"By the way, Awen, the Miss Hong Kong election is about to begin, right?" Wu Xiuling suddenly asked.
"Yes, it's coming soon. At the beginning of next month, TVB will start accepting registrations. What's wrong? Mom, do you have a friend who wants to participate in Miss Hong Kong?" Chen Zhiwen asked with a smile.
"I would say yes, are you going to give her a championship?" Wu Xiuling asked.
"That won't work. How about I take a look at the photo first? If it's okay, I'll give you an encouragement award. This Miss Hong Kong election is absolutely formal." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said.
This Miss Hong Kong election is his first big move after taking over the leadership of TVB, and he must remain fair no matter what.
"I lied to you. I don't have many friends. I think the Miss Hong Kong girls every year are pretty good. You might as well marry one." Wu Xiuling said with a smile.
"If one is not enough, I will marry you ten, okay?" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
"Then you were born late, if only you were born ten years ago." Chen Tianfu said.
"So you regret not marrying more people?" Wu Xiuling glanced at her husband.
"Uh, I'm talking about Awen, not me." Chen Tianfu shook his head quickly.
The audition for Miss Hong Kong has begun.
Although Hong Kong is said to be economically developed, it is still a small city after all. It is very different from the beauty pageants in later countries such as the Mainland, the United States and even Japan. The so-called audition is actually a filtering before the finals. It spans a long time, which is also because The previous appeal was not enough, and it took two or three months to find more people to improve the base and quality during the finals.
This year's Miss Hong Kong audition is set at the Miramar Hotel on the Kowloon Peninsula. This hotel will become the target of competition between Li Ka-shing and Lee Shau-kee in more than ten years.
The reason why I did not choose Chen Zhiwen's own Hilton Hotel is because Hong Kong's tourism industry has recovered a lot. The entire Hilton Hotel is full, and in terms of area, the Hilton Hotel in Central cannot compare with the Miramar Hotel in Kowloon. Inside, there is a huge garden and fountain, which is very suitable for auditions such as Miss Hong Kong.
"Let me go, there are so many candidates for Miss Hong Kong this year." A reporter brought a huge camera and was accompanied by several people. There was no other way. The camera was too heavy, too expensive, and it was not shot at a fixed location. It took several people to work on this clumsy camera.
"This is a house in Taikoo Shing. If I were a woman and good-looking, I would definitely go there too." Another person held a small camera in his hand and said while taking pictures of the beauties passing by.
Because they had press credentials, the beauties here did not refuse to be photographed. After all, they all came to participate in the Miss Hong Kong election, and the most important thing was of course exposure.
"Still a thousand-foot mansion? It makes my heart hurt just thinking about it."
"Then you'd better go to Thailand for an operation, hahahaha."
"Go away, hey, there are a group of beautiful girls over there, go take a look."
"Beautiful girl, we are reporters from TVB. Can you pose and let us take more photos so that you can be on TV?" A man who could talk walked up to a group of beautiful girls and said .
"Okay." When the beauties heard this, they immediately became interested. The place here has been contracted by the TVB. The place where you come in from the outside is guarded. Only women who are good-looking can come in and out freely. Others are required. Moreover, cameras, especially cameras, are very expensive, and ordinary newspapers and media may not be able to easily provide them. Only large companies such as TVB have this strength.
At the professional request, after several beauties took some photos, the reporter asked: "Ms. Ye, why did you come to participate in the Miss Hong Kong election?"
"Because I want to be a Hong Kong sister." The beauty surnamed Ye said, blinking Kazilan's big eyes.
"." The reporter was speechless for a moment. What was your answer? You might as well just say you're interested in a house in Taikoo Shing.
But being so stupid should be easy to deceive, so he said: "Ms. Ye, I don't know when you will be free. Let's make an appointment when we have time. How about I give you an exclusive interview?"
"No, let's wait until I become Miss Hong Kong." The woman surnamed Ye said, "If there's nothing else to do, I'll leave first."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
"Hahahahaha, Brother Li, you are like this, and you still want to date others?" There was a burst of laughter behind him.
"Why did you become so smart all of a sudden?" Brother Li was speechless for a while. He turned around and saw the people behind him smiling evilly. He suddenly realized that this group of people must have been too direct behind the scenes, making the beauty realize his intentions.
"Brother Li, look at it a bit. Those who come to participate in the Miss Hong Kong election are not just for fame, profit and wealth. They all want to rely on the Miss Hong Kong election to become a big star or even meet rich people. People like us, don't Think about it, even if you are lucky enough to pick up someone, you can only get her body but not their heart." A young man who seemed to have a lot of experience came over and said.
Brother Li gave him a look of disdain and said, "There's something wrong with your brain. People in the entertainment industry are just for fun. Who will marry you?"
Miramar Hotel, in a presidential suite on the top floor:
The twins Wang Shiqian and Wang Shiya have just stepped out of the bathroom. Their perfect figures are looming in their scarves. If either one is sent to participate in the Miss Hong Kong election, they may be able to enter the top twenty. For a pair of twins, their attractiveness will increase exponentially. .
Two 8 points, added together, are far more than 16 points.
"Brother Wen, this year's Miss Hong Kong election is much better than before. I just used it and took a look. The quality is not bad. I feel that half of the beauties in Hong Kong are attracted to it." Wang Shiqian sat on the sofa, leaning on Next to my sister, she picked up a glass of red wine on the coffee table and said while drinking.
"Of course, how about a house in Taikoo Shing? If I didn't know Brother Wen, I guess we both would have attended." Wang Shiya said with a smile.
"That's right. I didn't expect that there are so many beauties in Hong Kong. If this happens every day, then the quality of this year's Hong Kong sisters will be very good." Wang Shiqian said.
Chen Zhiwen walked over, sat between the two women, and enjoyed their professional massage. He said: "This is the result of the large-scale publicity by TVB and some newspapers. There will be more today, and there won't be so many later. People."
"That's much better than before." Wang Shiya nodded and said, "If it were a house in Taikoo City before, our sisters would also be attracted by it."
Wang Shiqian was very busy and ignored her sister.
"You have a few houses in Taikoo Shing, right?" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
When I first met these two sisters, I bought them a house in Taikoo Shing. Later, the two of them followed me. Not to mention getting rich, they still had a lot of income. When they were happy on weekdays, Chen Zhiwen also They will be taught some of the most basic ways to make money: buying a house.
Don't worry about it, just buy a house in a good location. If you are timid, pay the full amount, if you are brave, pay the down payment.
"I own 5 apartments, and Qianqian owns 4 apartments, but the areas are almost the same. The apartment she bought is larger than mine." Wang Shiya said with a smile.
"Well, if you have money in the future, you can continue to buy, or buy office buildings on Hong Kong Island or the Kowloon Peninsula." Chen Zhiwen nodded with satisfaction.
"Then thank you Chen Sheng for giving us this opportunity." Wang Shiya said.
"Stop talking and come up." Chen Zhiwen picked up Wang Shiya and moved his hands.
After a while, the hotel became confused and confused.
An hour later, Chen Zhiwen yawned and after taking a sip of Red Bull, he suddenly became energetic.
"Brother Wen, do you think our sisters can be judges of Miss Hong Kong?" Wang Shiqian said while peeling an orange and feeding it to Chen Zhiwen.
"You guys? The selection of Miss Hong Kong is not just based on the first impression. Many factors are taken into consideration, and the most important thing is to analyze the person's character and whether they can persist in the entertainment industry. You can't do it, and even I can't do it." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said.
TVB spends so much money to hold the Miss Hong Kong election not for charity. Its most basic purpose is to select potential new stars from the massive number of Hong Kong beauties. In this way, those who are both famous and capable can quickly become One of Hong Kong's famous actresses.
In fact, the fact that so many high-quality Hong Kong sisters have become well-known actresses in later generations is one of the evidences. The election of Hong Kong sisters is neither about beauty nor academic qualifications. These are necessary, but not absolute. What is more important is whether they can become wireless stars in the future. The target of TV stations' promotion.
"We are not here to judge Miss Hong Kong." Wang Shiya said with a smile: "We don't understand the operation of Miss Hong Kong selection, but we understand you, Brother Wen, and we know Brother Wen's needs. Sister Hong Kong is one aspect, but apart from Sister Hong Kong , in fact, there are many pretty girls.”
"You are really obedient, okay, I will arrange a place for you, but you will not be able to participate in the finals of Miss Hong Kong as a judge." Chen Zhiwen said with satisfaction.
"Okay, I guarantee that Brother Wen will be satisfied." Wang Shiqian said with a smile.
Downstairs, TVB staff were overwhelmed with the number of beauties who came to sign up. Although they had guessed that there would be many, they never expected that there would be so many.
This is also because they underestimated the attractiveness of the house. Later generations of Liu used the house as a gift. I don’t know how many Hong Kong first-line actresses or Hong Kong sisters have been elected. Even the first-line actresses cannot resist the temptation. How can ordinary people resist it? Can you live there?
But fortunately, today is just a sign-up. People come to fill in an information, and then the reviewers quickly meet to judge the potential of the person opposite.
Although in 1973, the Miss Hong Kong election model became based on "the coexistence of wisdom and beauty" as the core, beauty is always indispensable. No matter how talented you are, it is useless if you are too tall to disappoint the audience.
Time soon arrived in the evening. After a day of hard work, TVB finally sorted out the total number of people who came to sign up today: 1,865 people.
However, in today's first impression review, it is estimated that only 20% of the people have the opportunity to be actually notified for the next step of the interview. The remaining 8 layers were basically eliminated due to appearance.
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