Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings.

Chapter 952 0940 [Celebrity Gathering]

"Oh, I was wondering who it was, it turns out to be Peter!" When Zhang Bingqian saw the young man, a smile immediately broke out on her face.

"Honey, let me introduce you to this young talent, Peter Wen, whom I often mentioned to you. He is not only a star and a model, but he also runs a fur business. He is really young and promising!"

"Really? No wonder you always praise him, he is indeed a handsome man!" Guan Yueshan walked up to Wen Peter, looked him over and praised him.

Wen Peter has a good appearance, and with the blessing of various identities, Guan Yueshan immediately feels that this young man is very outstanding, at least better than Du Yongxiao who is standing next to him.

Compared with Wen Peter, Du Yongxiao is probably only "slightly better" in appearance, but his other aspects such as financial strength, personal talent, etc. are all crushed.

"Come here, Jiahui, let me introduce you. This is Peter Wen, Master Wen, whom I mentioned to you yesterday!" Zhang Bingqian pushed her daughter to the front and introduced them to the two.

"You are Jiahui. Auntie always mentions you, saying that you inherited their good qualities and are very beautiful. But when I see you today, I realize that you are not just beautiful, you are simply a beauty that can topple a country!" Wen Peter was very sweet-mouthed and immediately praised Guan Jiahui.

Girls all like to hear nice words, and this Wen Peter didn't look that bad, and he was a friend of her mother's. Guan Jiahui didn't know what to say, so she could only say perfunctorily, "Thank you, it's nice to meet you." Then she stretched out her hand.

Wen Peter hurriedly held her hand, but found Guan Jiahui's small hand soft and boneless, very smooth, and his heart was moved. Then he looked at Guan Jiahui's natural charming eyes and plump red lips, and suddenly felt that she was charming and lovely, even more attractive than many female stars.

Wen Peter's heart was moved and he decided to pursue Guan Jiahui.

"Uncle and aunt, it's getting late. Why don't you take my car? I'll take you there. It just so happens that I'm also going to participate in the fund-raising today."

"Really? That's so embarrassing!" said Zhang Bingqian.

"I didn't expect that Mr. Wen is so passionate about charity at such a young age. It's really admirable." Guan Yueshan said.

"No, I still have a lot to learn from you two!" Wen Peter said modestly, "As a junior, I always remind myself to be modest and cautious in front of you seniors, because you two have always been my idols, not only on the screen, but even more so in life."

The three of them simply ignored Du Yongxiao, pretending he didn't exist, and complimented each other.

Du Yongxiao glanced at Guan Jiahui.

Coincidentally, Guan Jiahui also looked at him.

Guan Jiahui was afraid that Du Yongxiao would be unhappy, so she secretly held Du Yongxiao's hand and a look passed across her beautiful eyes, which meant, don't be unhappy, I'm here.

Du Yongxiao couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. He didn't care about these disregards.

For him, he didn't care about Guan Jiahui's family in his heart. He just wanted to end this relationship as soon as possible. If his mother Li Cuilin hadn't urged him, he wouldn't even come here again.

But now, Guan Jiahui's small action made him feel indescribably cute and heartwarming.

As for Guan Jiahui, his impression had always been stuck on her various gossips and bad reviews in the previous life, and he had never really known her or understood her. But now, Du Yongxiao had an urge to enter her world——
"Thank you so much, Master Wen!" Guan Yueshan said, "It's a shame for our whole family to ride in your car."

"How could that be? You are all my idols. It is my honor to be your driver. Come on, please get in the car!" Wen Peter opened the car door and took the initiative to invite Guan Yueshan and his wife.

Guan Yueshan and Zhang Bingqian no longer hesitated. It was better to ride in this brand new BMW than in Du Yongxiao's old Bentley.

"Jiahui, come up quickly too!" Guan Yueshan shouted at his daughter when he saw that she was still standing outside Du Yongxiao.

"I don't need it. The car is too small. I'll take Brother Du's car!" Guan Jiahui replied.

"How can it be small? My car can carry five people," Wen Peter rarely had the opportunity to get close to a beauty like Guan Jiahui, and he didn't want to miss such a good opportunity.

"It's still too crowded. This car is more spacious!" Guan Jiahui got directly into Du Yongxiao's car.

Du Yongxiao smiled slightly and looked at Wen Peter.

But he saw that Peter Wen was looking at him viciously, his eyes full of jealousy, his lips moving a few times, as if to say, "You stinky boy, dare to fight me?"

Du Yongxiao ignored him. He thought that if such an ant paid attention to him, it would be a sign of high regard for him.

Du Yongxiao got into his car, waved to Guan Yueshan and Zhang Bingqian, and then drove away.

Guan Yueshan and his wife felt that their daughter was too disappointing. They had created such a good opportunity for her, but she still chose that poor boy.

"Master Wen, let's go too!"

"Yeah, time is running out!"

"Okay, uncle and aunt! Also, from now on, don't call me Master Wen anymore. Just call me Peter. It's more intimate this way."

"Yes, Peter!"

"You are such an outstanding young man! As for Jiahui, well, let's not talk about her!"

……

Kowloon, Hong Kong--
Tseung Kwan O TV City.

This "Celebrity Charity Fundraising" event was held in the TVB studio.

Since its establishment, TVB has often held celebrity events, and the venue for each event is the TVB studio.

The reasons are very simple. First, the venue is large enough and the stage is luxurious enough. Second, more than half of the stars in Hong Kong come from Shaw Brothers and TVB. Coming here is like returning to their mother's home, and they feel at home. Third, this is also a way for TVB to promote itself.

In this era, there were three major television companies in Hong Kong: TVB, the old Rediffusion Television, which later became Asia Television, and the newly rising ATV.

The biggest threat to TVB is ATV, which was established only last year.

At 1975pm on September 9, 7, ATV, Hong Kong's third free television broadcaster, was launched. The launch ceremony was simple, with only a few speeches by General Manager Ho Cho-chi, Program Manager Sun Yu-biao, and News Manager Pan Chao-yan, and then the entire evening's program began.

The highlight of the night was the song and dance show "Good Vision and Good Time". The show lasted for one hour, and the performers included Sam Hui, Ken Tsang, and Yung Sin-yu, who later became famous in Japan. Yung Sin-yu's performance alone took up 45 minutes, and the dancers were all from Japan. The choreographer and assistant choreographer in charge of Yung Sin-yu's performance also came from Japan. The big boss, Ho Cho-chi, personally planned the show and went to Japan four times for the show.

One of the original licensing conditions for ATV was that ATV would use part of its time to broadcast educational programs. This was one of the reasons why ATV failed to break even and was also one of the reasons for ATV's closure.

Although ATV was only three years old, it produced 20 to 70 TV series, which was definitely a lot in the s. Many of them were classics, such as the first Jin Yong TV series, Michelle Yim's version of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, which was produced by ATV and became a sensation in Hong Kong. ATV then produced The Return of the Condor Heroes, The Sword of Royal Blood, and The Snow Mountain Flying Fox, but due to its early closure, it is still unknown to many mainland drama fans.

The more famous actors and actresses who came out of ATV include Michelle Yim, Nikki Chow, Law Lok-lam, Lee Tung-ming, Cheng Yu-ling, Yeung Pan-pan, Miss Hong Kong Cheung Mary, Qin Huang and others. Three years later, ATV closed down. Michelle Yim, Nikki Chow, Law Lok-lam and others moved to Rediffusion Television (later ATV), while Cheng Yu-ling, Yeung Pan-pan and others moved to TVB. They all reached the second peak of their acting careers.

Among them, Michelle Yim is particularly outstanding. Most mainland drama fans got to know Michelle Yim’s classic roles from her period on ATV.

As for Tsui Hark, he first became famous in ATV. He joined TVB in 1977 and worked as a director and producer. A year later, he switched to ATV and shot the Gu Long classic TV series "The Golden Sword", which made him famous. This can be said to be a turning point in Tsui Hark's directorial career.

In addition, ATV has also filmed Gu Long's "Wulin Waishi" and other dramas. In addition to Jin Yong's and Gu Long's dramas, Liang Yusheng's works are of course indispensable. ATV has filmed Liang Yusheng's two dramas, "Yunhai Yugongyuan" and "Legend of the White-Haired Witch", which have also had a spectacular impact.

ATV can be said to be a meteor that disappears in an instant. It is very beautiful and bright, but unfortunately it is short-lived. This is still regretted by many older drama fans. A TV station that could have been on par with Rediffusion Television and TVB has disappeared in the crowd. It is really a pity!
Now that Jiayi has been established for two years, the ratings of its TV dramas have remained high. Even during the 10 o'clock slot, there are still a large number of Hong Kong audiences waiting to watch. This has put TVB, which has a huge investment, under tremendous pressure, and for this reason it has been constantly organizing various activities to do marketing and promotion for itself.

It was seven o'clock in the evening. There was a constant stream of traffic outside the TVB studio, luxury cars were everywhere, and countless celebrities came to show their support.

As the initiator of this event, Li Zhaoheng looked at the stars who came in one after another with a smug look on his face, and said to Shao Daheng beside him: "Sixth Uncle, I have said before that as long as it is for charity, these stars will flock to it. Why? It's all about fame and profit!"

Shao Daheng glanced at Li Zhaoheng. As his junior, Li Zhaoheng seemed a little too complacent. He even forgot that if he had not personally found Du Yongxiao not long ago, the second young master would probably still be detained in the Central Police Station in Hong Kong.

"Ah Heng, don't look down on anyone! There are no fools in this world, especially those in the entertainment industry, who are all very cunning!" Shao Daheng said in a teaching tone, "Let's not talk about anything else. Just take the event you held tonight as an example. In the final analysis, isn't it just to rely on fundraising to whitewash your Li family? Everyone knows what your Li family started with, so why do you still come here? It's mutual benefit! You whitewash and pave the way for the rise of the Li family, and they rely on this event to gain reputation, and we TVB will record this event and do some promotion by the way. All three parties benefit, and this is the overall situation." After a pause, Shao Daheng said, "If you only think about making profits for your Li family and treat them as tools and fools, then I'm afraid this event will end up with a bad result."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhaoheng clasped his fists and said to Shao Daheng, "Uncle Six, I got carried away! I'll teach you a lesson!"

Shao Daheng nodded, "Don't worry, you are the protagonist tonight, no one can steal your limelight! I won't either! As for the others--"

Shao Daheng looked at those big stars and said, "They don't have that qualification either."

……

"Uncle and aunt, I'm very familiar with this place! When I was an actor and a model, I was often invited here!" Wen Peter drove over and invited Guan Yueshan and Zhang Bingqian to get out of the car. While he was speaking, his eyes were looking at Guan Jiahui and Du Yongxiao.

"Miss Guan, your uncle and aunt may be very busy later. If you don't mind, you can stay with me. I will introduce you to some big directors. Maybe with your beauty and temperament, you can be noticed by them-" Wen Peter said.

"Yes, Jiahui, why don't you stay with Peter and get to know more directors!" Guan Yueshan also wanted to bring the two together. "Your mother and I will go there to socialize - oh, there are so many acquaintances!"

As everyone walked into the studio together, Guan Yueshan and his wife began to greet people they knew.

"Ms. Lin Dailin, how are you? You are still as beautiful as ever!"

"Director Chang Cheh, what movie are you shooting recently? I heard that you adopted three more male actors as your adopted sons!"

Although Guan Yueshan and Zhang Bingqian are no longer famous, they are still popular and people still say hello and exchange a few polite words when they see each other.

Peter Wen did know quite a few people here, but his status didn't seem to be very high, and his words were full of fawning and flattery.

Everyone just responded to him politely.

Even so, Peter Wen's performance has impressed Guan Yueshan and his wife.

At such a young age, he is able to get along well with everyone in the entertainment industry and has a bright future.

As for Peter Wen's flattering look, they also regarded it as the humility and courtesy of a young man.

In short, in their eyes, everything about Peter Wen is good.

In comparison, Du Yongxiao was too low-level. Not only did he not take the initiative to greet those big names and stars, but he also put on an air of "don't let strangers in". I don't know where he got the confidence from?

Little did they know that at that time, Du Yongxiao simply disdained to hang out with these so-called celebrity bosses. To be precise, these people were not qualified to know him.

Take the famous director Chang Cheh, who is praised by everyone. In Du Yongxiao's eyes, he is just a wage earner. He used to make movies for Shaw Brothers. After being poached by Golden Harvest, he made three movies for Golden Harvest. Then he was poached by Shaw Brothers again with a high salary. He went wherever there was money. He had no so-called "gangster loyalty" at all, although the movies he shot were all gangster movies, and the theme was loyalty above all else.

Zhang Che had met Du Yongxiao several times before, but now he couldn't really tell whether Du Yongxiao was the police chief or the boss of the Du Group, because Du Yongxiao was too low-key. In Zhang Che's opinion, someone of Du Yongxiao's status would not attend such a small event, let alone stay with outdated old stars like Guan Yueshan and Zhang Bingqian.

Therefore, Chang Cheh thought that the young man in front of him was just a young man who looked a bit like the super tycoon "Du Yongxiao". He even made up his mind to chat with him after the social event to see if he was willing to enter the entertainment industry. If he was willing, he would give him a chance to adopt him as his adopted son and promote him. After all, such handsome young people were rare in the film industry.

In addition to Chang Cheh, some celebrities and bigwigs also saw Du Yongxiao. They had met Du Yongxiao several times, and some had had contact with him several times. However, no one recognized him at this moment. The reason was similar to that of Chang Cheh. As the Commissioner of Police and the super tycoon of the Du Group, Du Yongxiao would be surrounded by people when he appeared, and his stomping of feet would make the whole place shake. Unlike this young man in front of them, he was alone and seemed to be excluded.

Such a young man certainly could not be the famous "Bloody Hand Butcher" Du Yongxiao. He could just be a young man who looks similar.

Seeing that no one paid attention to Du Yongxiao, Guan Yueshan and his wife once again felt that this young man had no future. You have come to this kind of occasion, but you still can't seize the opportunity to get to know more people, which will help you improve yourself in the future. You are still putting on airs. No wonder you are so poor that you can only drive a broken car!

In comparison, Peter Wen is like a fish in water. Look, he is as lively as a little fish, moving among the celebrities!
In their eyes, Peter Wen's humble and flattering attitude became the "liveliness" and "shrewdness" of young people.

Guan Jiahui was originally reluctant to separate from Du Yongxiao, but her parents insisted on introducing her to those famous directors.

Peter Wen even treated her as a female companion and introduced her to those tycoons, big bosses and big stars.

"Hello, this is Miss Guan Jiahui, my girlfriend!"

Wen Peter was being too sentimental, fearing that others didn't know that Guan Jiahui was his girl.

"Wow, Miss Guan is so beautiful!"

"Miss Guan is from a well-known family, and her future as a star is limitless!"

Those big guys and tycoons are all lustful guys. When they see Guan Jiahui, they are like flies seeing meat, and they can't wait to stare at Guan Jiahui.

Those big directors saw that Guan Jiahui was a promising talent and thought that she would definitely become a famous actress in the future.

In the past, Guan Jiahui would have been very happy to hear these compliments, but now her heart was all on Du Yongxiao. She didn't take these compliments or these tycoons to heart, and her answers were very perfunctory.

The more she acted like this, the more interested those bigwigs and tycoons were in her. After all, they were rich and powerful, so what kind of women could they not get? Even many beauties pursued them, and some even threw themselves at them. How could someone like Guan Jiahui disdain them?

The men's submissive mentality makes them have a stronger desire to conquer Guan Jiahui, so they use fame and fortune to tempt Guan Jiahui more and more.

"Miss Guan, are you willing to be a model? I have several international brands under my umbrella that need female models. I think you'd be a good fit. As for the remuneration, everything is negotiable!"

"Yes, I also have several advertisements under my name, including Longines watches, Dove chocolate, etc. If Miss Guan is interested, you can contact me. This is my business card!"

The boss took out his business card and handed it to Guan Jiahui. In the past, beauties would ask for such business cards on their own initiative, and he might not necessarily give them to them.

He thought Guan Jiahui would be happy to accept it, and even Wen Peter thought Guan Jiahui would do so. Unexpectedly, Guan Jiahui didn't even look at the business card and said, "Sorry, I have a stomachache. I'll go first!" After that, she walked away without looking back.

"Uh, this--" The boss was stunned. Guan Jiahui was the first beauty who had turned him down.

Wen Peter was also stunned, thinking that Guan Jiahui was too ungrateful. This big boss was the department store tycoon Peter Lam, Peter Lam, and his father was the billionaire Lam Pak-yan!

Who is Lin Baixin? The Lin family has business dealings with the largest Du Group in Hong Kong. It is said that Mr. Lin has a very good relationship with the legendary super tycoon Du. The two have even jointly invested in Kenya.

Peter Wen felt that Guan Jiahui missed the best opportunity God gave her.

When Guan Yueshan and his wife learned the news, they were so angry that they beat their chests and stamped their feet. They felt that their daughter was hopeless and they had no idea what was going on. Could it be that having a stomachache was more important than accepting Peter Lam’s business card?

Just when they were angry, they saw that their daughter Guan Jiahui, who had a "stomachache", did not go to the bathroom, but ran to find Du Yongxiao.

"Uh, how could this happen?"

"This girl is crazy!"

"For a poor boy, she actually——"

At this moment, Guan Yueshan and his wife were so angry that their lungs were about to explode.

Wen Peter looked at Guan Jiahui running to find Du Yongxiao, his eyes gleaming with viciousness.

The big boss Peter Lam also saw Du Yongxiao and was stunned. Uh, why does he look familiar?

He and his father Lin Baixin had once visited Du Yongxiao's home and had a deep impression of Du Yongxiao.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could a person like him attend such an event?" Peter Lam immediately shook his head like a rattle.

(End of this chapter)