Chapter 190: Still, Pretty Girls Are Eye-Catching! (Please Subscribe)

The Mong Kok Water Room Tuodi, the Hall Master said with dissatisfaction: "They still want us to pay a training fee? Isn't this a joke?"

"We send people to participate in the Beauty Pageant, and they still want the contestants to pay out of their own pockets?"

"So, Big Brother, do we still want to get involved in this?"

The White Paper Fan beside him asked: "This time, the branch hall has selected five young ladies to compete all at once!"

"They are all the top stars of the various nightclubs in our territory; losing a day of business means losing quite a bit of money!"

"Do you think they compare to these few?"

The Water Room Hall Master hesitated for a moment, then finally took out a copy of the latest *Night Color* newspaper and pointed to the beautiful photos on the second page; the three beauties on it were extremely pretty.

Not only were there beautiful photos, but there were also brief introductions; they were all contestants participating in the Beauty Pageant.

The *Night Color* newspaper had already begun active promotion in coordination with the Beauty Pageant.

"Isn't this Lili from the Dahuanggong Nightclub?"

The White Paper Fan pointed at one of the beauties and said in surprise: "I didn't expect the person in the photo to be so beautiful!"

Seeing the Big Brother's unkind look, he hurriedly said: "Although Lili is beautiful, she is only one of the gold-medal hostesses at the Dahuanggong Nightclub, and her level is about the same as the ones we selected!"

He paused here and sighed: "But I didn't expect that after Lili put on fashionable clothes and was carefully dressed up, she would be so stunning. We must definitely take good care of her business in the future!"

The Water Room Hall Master's nose was almost crooked with anger; he casually took back the *Night Color* newspaper and said irritably: "Wipe that look off your face and go find out what the reaction is from the other families?"

In fact, although he complained with his mouth, he had not given up in his heart.

Just based on those few beautiful photos in the *Night Color* newspaper, he would not easily let go of this opportunity.

With the fame of *Night Color*, he believed that the few beauties on the newspaper would soon leave a certain impression in the hearts of the audience, and they might even become a little popular.

The White Paper Fan's actions were fast; the reactions of the other first-class societies in Mong Kok had already been figured out by him.

"Big Brother, Jing Kun has already paid!"

"Long Gen of Wo Shing has also paid!"

"Huopao Gang of Tung Sing also paid without complaining!"

"Hua Fu of United is still hesitating, but I heard he is also inclined to pay!"

"Damn it, what is going on with everyone?"

The Water Room Hall Master cursed angrily: "Do they all have so much Hong Kong Dollar in their hands, being so proactive one by one?"

After finishing, he changed the subject and said directly: "Go, take the money and send it to Asia Television!"

"Big Brother, you are..."

The White Paper Fan was shocked and hesitated: "Should we continue to wait and see?"

"Wait and see my ass!"

The Water Room Hall Master said irritably: "Is Jing Kun a fool?"

"Do Long Gen and Huopao Gang have something wrong with their brains?"

"This..."

The White Paper Fan was stunned by the series of questions from the Big Brother and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"I think you really are a fool!"

The Water Room Hall Master said angrily: "I told you not to hang out in nightclubs every day, but you wouldn't listen. Now your brain can't turn, isn't this matter obvious?"

"Whether it's Jing Kun, Long Gen, or Huopao Gang, haven't you noticed what they have in common? For example, has their strength been soaring rapidly recently?"

The White Paper Fan nodded repeatedly: "That is indeed the case, and this is also where my doubts lie!"

"The three of them have expanded too fast in the past year; each of their strengths is comparable to ordinary second-rate societies. So many fierce people suddenly appearing in Mong Kok makes people feel it's unreal!"

"Damn it, not only do you feel it's unreal, but I have the same thought!"

The Water Room Hall Master said unhappily: "Those who don't know would think Mong Kok is Tsim Sha Tsui!"

"I don't know how they suddenly expanded; it feels very inexplicable, yet their strength has indeed increased by a large margin!"

"Jing Kun and Huopao Gang are one thing; after all, the strength of Hung Hing and Tung Sing is there. As long as the two of them manage well, their strength is bound to be good!"

"The key is Long Gen of Wo Shing; we know what kind of bird he was before!"

"Even if he made money by opening a film company, it shouldn't have caused his subordinates' strength to suddenly expand!"

Speaking of this, the Water Room Hall Master was quite depressed: "In the past, our Water Room's strength in Mong Kok was about the same as that guy Long Gen, but now we've become the bottom!"

"Now, I'm just keeping an eye on that guy Long Gen!"

"Whatever he does, I'll follow suit; I can't be left behind again, right?"

The White Paper Fan nodded repeatedly, praising the Hall Master for being wise and martial.

As a result, after Hua Fu of United received the news, he almost cursed out loud.

Damn it, they are all guys with problems in their brains. They all honestly paid such an unreasonable request for Asia Television to collect training fees; I'm afraid they aren't even this honest when paying protection money?

What made him most unhappy was that if they were going to pay, they should have given a heads-up. It made him, a Red Pole of United in Portland Street, feel very awkward, as if he had been excluded.

It's just paying a training fee, what's the big deal.

"Did that bunch of guys in Mong Kok get water in their brains?"

The actions of the Mong Kok society Big Brothers made their counterparts in Yau Ma Tei and Tsim Sha Tsui feel a bit inexplicable.

They cursed privately one by one, isn't this cheating people?

Some who lacked confidence naturally honestly followed suit and paid Asia Television.

As for those who felt they had enough confidence, such as the group of society Big Brothers in Tsim Sha Tsui, they were indifferent to this and had no reaction at all.

Only Taizi of Hung Hing was more cooperative and paid Asia Television directly.

"Wusheng, do you want me to give a heads-up to my counterparts in Tsim Sha Tsui?"

After paying the money, Taizi called Wu Feng directly, intending to help out further.

"No need!"

Wu Feng said in a calm tone, "As long as they don't regret it later, I don't mind on my end!"

"After all, it concerns money; even if it's nothing compared to the funds held by the society Big Brothers, one shouldn't force it, and the television station needs to save face too!"

"Alright then, if there is anything you need me to do, you must call me!"

Taizi felt somewhat regretful; failing to gain a favor from Wu Feng, he was not in a good mood.

This time, the formidable fighters under him had basically all participated in the 2nd Infinite Fighting Tournament.

He had no intention of pulling strings, just hoping Wu Feng could make things convenient so that when drawing lots for matches, his formidable fighters wouldn't encounter strong opponents so early.

As for the prominence of Datou and He Yong, he didn't really care much!

But the fact that the two of them used the platform of the Infinite Fighting Tournament to make a fortune in one go made Taizi very envious; who doesn't like such clean money?

In fact, Wu Feng really didn't take the actions of the Tsim Sha Tsui society Big Brothers to heart.

Tsim Sha Tsui was one of the most prosperous areas in Hong Kong, a place comparable to Causeway Bay.

High-end night venues and entertainment spots were dense, and the profits were naturally quite astonishing.

The society Big Brothers here were each powerful, all being the top-ranked underworld toughs of their respective societies.

Of course, the situation with Hung Hing was a bit different, as their two strongest halls were holed up in Mong Kok.

Because of this, the society Big Brothers located in Tsim Sha Tsui were not very proactive in their attitude toward the Beauty Pageant put on by Asia Television.

In their view, even if all the contestants they put forward failed, it wouldn't affect the profits of the night venues in their territory; of course, if they succeeded, it would just be icing on the cake.

Regarding the so-called training fees, they had no intention of paying out of their own pockets at all.

Yet even so, the Asia Television side was already quite pleasantly surprised.

At the very least, Program Director Li Zhuanglie, who had previously had some doubts about this, now felt nothing but admiration.

Especially when he learned who the people were who had voluntarily paid the training fees, his admiration in his heart grew even greater.

Damn it, being able to make society Big Brothers obediently pay up, this kind of ability was quite extraordinary.

Of course, he now basically understood the root of the Beauty Pageant, and he was not without worries in his heart.

But things had reached this point, the television station's propaganda machine was already in motion, and wanting to retreat was already an impossible thing; the upfront costs were not small at all.

Additionally, he might offend numerous society Big Brothers.

He did not have the confidence of the Hong Kong tycoons; even running away to Europe and America would not be safe.

Then, Asia Television's investment in the program became even greater.

Hong Kong viewers could clearly see that the promotion regarding the Beauty Pageant was more frequent and extensive.

Some contestants who had already signed up and had good qualities had already appeared on television and in newspapers.

Even applicants with ordinary looks were given some exposure opportunities through temporary variety show segments.

Then, they were directly eliminated through the normal process; at least neither the audience nor the contestants would feel there was a problem.

After all, it was a Beauty Pageant; one definitely had to have a certain advantage in appearance!

And the outstanding ones among them had already begun to be recommended by the television station and the Night Color newspaper.

At this time, just exposing content regarding their looks and figures was enough to make the viewers in front of the television, as well as the readers buying the newspapers, have eyes that lit up.

Regardless of gender, everyone has a heart that loves beauty!

And some regulars of night venues and entertainment spots suddenly realized that the beauties whose photos were exposed on television and in newspapers were actually people they were familiar with; beyond being surprised, their interest was greatly piqued.

If they didn't know the background of Asia Television, they would have really thought this was a competition for night venue hostesses.

"Lili from the Red Mansion, I didn't expect that after such dressing up, she would become so beautiful and dazzling!"

"Fangfang from the Red Mansion is also not bad; which stylist helped create this beautiful image?"

"Whatever, I didn't expect Yuanyuan to participate in the Beauty Pageant; no wonder she hasn't been working these past few days. No matter what, I have to support her!"

These night venue regulars had quite impressive financial strength, otherwise they wouldn't know the gold-medal hostesses of the night venues.

As for the ordinary viewers and readers, they were surprised by the contestants' clothing and styling.

"Wow, this beauty is so pretty; I don't know her name or contact information, otherwise I would definitely want to get to know her well. If only I could make her my girlfriend!"

"Is the clothing this sister is wearing the latest style? I want to buy a set too!"

"Wow, this sister's outfit is so trendy; I wonder how she styled it?"

"..."

In short, as one beauty after another was exposed on television and in newspapers, the enthusiasm of the audience and readers grew higher and higher; after all, everyone is a visual animal.

The first to be affected was naturally the street stall economy of Mong Kok!

The fashionable clothes worn by the beauties participating in the Beauty Pageant were all provided by the small garment factory under Wu Feng, and each one was trendy and eye-catching.

Many female viewers and readers, seeing the trendy and beautiful clothes, would buy a piece or a set as long as the price wasn't outrageously expensive, to make themselves look beautiful too.

Then, Shanghai Street, Garden Street, and Tongcai Street in Mong Kok suddenly became booming; the number of female customers coming to shop increased sharply, and the trendy fashion clothes at the street stalls sold like hotcakes.

It wasn't just these few streets; the other streets were also affected.

For example, half of Xintian Street, controlled by the Tung Sing, also had many more female customers following suit.

Just from this wave alone, numerous societies made a killing.

The key was that those beauties had a moment of great glory as models, and incidentally could get a share of the profits; their originally unenthusiastic attitude suddenly became much more passionate.

"Damn, I didn't expect that just publishing a few pretty photos could make money!"

The Mong Kok Shui Fong Hall Master was greatly shocked; looking at the report handed over by the White Paper Fan, he was very moved in his heart.

"It's just making money by leveraging the fame of the beauties!"

The White Paper Fan was somewhat dismissive and said jealously, "The key is that the one who really makes the big money is still the Hung Hing Sai Kung Hall Master Wu Feng; I'm afraid he could easily make millions!"

"That's because he has the ability!"

The Shui Fong Hall Master rolled his eyes and said unpleasantly, "If you could stir up such a big momentum and have suitable trendy fashion clothes, you could also make big money in a short time!"

"I just... feel a bit like I'm at a loss, that's all."

The White Paper Fan said gloomily, "They are using the beautiful women we sent out to make money; we should at least get a larger share, right?"

"Also, why give a cut to those young ladies participating in the competition? This money should all belong to the hall!"

"You fellow, have you fallen into a money pit?"

The Shui Fong Hall Master said irritably, "They do things properly, and besides, we are earning even more, so why keep staring at that little bit of money in the young ladies' hands!"

"That is not a little bit of money!"

The White Paper Fan said gloomily, "Basically, for any clothing with decent sales, they can get a cut ranging from several thousand to tens of thousands; the key is that it's much easier than them going to work at nightclubs!"

"This is the rule set by the organizers; are you saying you won't follow it?"

The Shui Fong Hall Master felt his teeth ache and said unhappily, "Haven't you seen that the other Big Brothers of the societies haven't made any moves? Are you trying to make me take a risk?"

Facing the Hung Hing Sai Kung Hall Master, just thinking about it makes one's hands and feet go weak.

"Big Brother, I didn't think that at all; please don't slander me!"

The White Paper Fan shuddered and hurriedly tried to make amends, "Since this is the rule they set, then we should just honestly follow it; anyway, we haven't received fewer benefits!"

With Asia Television fully promoting it, plus the large number of beautiful women, the effect was quite obvious.

Even if it was just during the preliminary selection period and the contestants didn't need to show any talents or the like, just the exposure of the beautiful photos had already attracted many viewers to watch.

At this time, Mong Kok News, Oriental Daily News, and other top-tier newspapers entered the fray one after another, publishing beautiful photos in their entertainment sections to build momentum and drive traffic for the Beauty Pageant.

Added to the television station's preliminary selection program, the momentum of the Beauty Pageant grew higher with each passing day!

(End of this chapter)