Chapter 219: Each Has Their Own Destiny

Mong Kok, Big Rich Nightclub.

This could be considered the most famous nightlife venue under the banner of Hong Hing's Mong Kok branch.

Recently, Big Rich Nightclub had been exceptionally lively.

There was no other reason; Lili, previously one of the top "dance misses" at Big Rich Nightclub, had returned after participating in the beauty pageant hosted by Asia Television.

Although she was eliminated in the competition from the top 40 to the top 20, her fame was already quite significant.

Quite a few wealthy people and young masters had ideas about her.

And so, as soon as she returned to the nightclub, these guys immediately surrounded her.

It could only be said that the beauty pageant organized by Asia Television was indeed full of sincerity.

Although Lili had been pretty before, her temperament was very average, and she had a very strong "dusty" air.

Most wealthy people and young masters didn't really like such nightclub misses.

But after three months of training and being immersed in the star aura at Asia Television, when she returned to work at the nightclub, her star temperament was too dazzling.

The feeling she gave people was as if she had been reborn!

Whether it was her speech and demeanor, or her temperament, she gave regular customers a very unfamiliar feeling.

Yet, they just happened to like this kind of style.

Even if it meant spending ten times more than before, they didn't care at all.

Lili, however, didn't have much interest in accompanying them for drinks and smiles.

After all, having been baptized by the beauty pageant at Asia Television, her own mindset had changed significantly.

During the training period, in addition to majoring in makeup, she also received professional training in singing and dancing.

At this time, her abilities definitely belonged to the most outstanding one at Big Rich Nightclub.

Just casually accompanying people for drinks and play, she could easily earn five figures in a single night.

But she didn't want to continue this kind of life!

Not to mention that during the competition, through product promotion and peripheral dividends, she had already earned hundreds of thousands, and with this money, her confidence was much stronger.

In addition, the makeup techniques learned through professional training are enough for her to be self-reliant through her own makeup skills.

Under these circumstances, she naturally didn't want to stay in the nightclub and be looked down upon.

After all, she had put a lot of thought and effort into the beauty pageant; it couldn't just be a joke, right?

Not long after returning to the nightclub, she mentioned it to the Mama-san.

The Mama-san of Big Rich Nightclub was scared quite a bit.

"Lili, don't you go doing anything reckless!"

"When the nightclub sent you to participate in the beauty pageant, it was to make big money!"

"If you want to leave now, I'm afraid it will alarm Big Brother Jing Kun!"

"However, I can help you ask around; it's indeed not suitable to accompany people for drinks too frequently, as that is rapidly consuming the star aura on you!"

"I haven't seen any female star who takes the initiative to accompany people for drinks; at least you can't play like that in the future!"

It could only be said that the Mama-san of Big Rich Nightclub still had a conscience and wasn't the kind of ruthless existence who didn't treat the misses under her as human beings.

The news quickly reached Jing Kun's ears; after all, Lili's name was different now.

Even Sha Qiang, as a Head Horse, wasn't willing to get involved in this person's affairs; no one knew what Big Brother Jing Kun was thinking, and if one guessed wrong, wouldn't that be looking for trouble for oneself?

"In the short term, you wanting to fly solo is impossible!"

In the general manager's office of Qiankun Film and Television, Jing Kun leaned back in his boss chair, ignoring the beauty pageant star sitting opposite him, and said with a hoarse laugh: "After all, to promote you, the branch spent hundreds of thousands!"

"This isn't just a matter of money; it concerns the face of the branch!"

"Of course, if you don't want to accompany people for drinks, that's fine too; just come to the film company and be an actor!"

"This... I don't want to film wind and moon movies!"

Lili was already sweating profusely, but she gathered her courage and said: "I have also learned makeup techniques, and I can also help with film shooting!"

"Oh, you want to film proper movies!"

Jing Kun laughed lightly: "That's not difficult; the company has quite a few filming plans, and there will be opportunities for you to appear!"

"Really? Then thank you, Brother Kun!"

Not expecting Jing Kun to be so easy to talk to, Lili hurriedly thanked him: "I will definitely work hard!"

How could she know that Qiankun Film and Television was truly lacking in proper artists?

With the company's filming plans rapidly increasing, there was a significant shortage of both directors and actors.

At present, they were mainly borrowing people from Fengrui Film and Television and Yindu Institution.

But Jing Kun wasn't a fool; he naturally knew that he also needed to have corresponding talent reserves.

It could only be said that Lili encountered a good time!

She brought her own traffic, and as long as her performance wasn't particularly terrible, it would be easy for her to successfully transition into an actor.

Once she became a female star, the benefits she could bring to Qiankun Film and Television would be even greater.

Otherwise, Jing Kun wasn't such an easy person to talk to.

In fact, even if Lili didn't take the initiative to find Jing Kun, Qiankun Film and Television wouldn't have let her go.

Those who had the same experience as her were the nightclub misses under the banners of Wo Shing and Dongxing's Mong Kok branches.

Their common characteristic was that they participated in the beauty pageant hosted by Asia Television, had certain achievements, and also had a certain amount of traffic.

Of course, their luck wasn't as good as Lili's; the movies they entered the film company to participate in were basically all wind and moon movies.

But even so, it was better than continuing to work at the nightclub.

After all, wind and moon stars were also a kind of star, and when they were glorious, they were truly glorious.

As long as they earned enough profit for the film company, it wouldn't be difficult for them to get out when they were a little older or when their popularity declined.

The film company behind them could profit from filming wind and moon movies, so they naturally wouldn't be too harsh on them.

The ones who were truly unlucky were those contestants whose supporting triads didn't have stable monetization channels.

Accompanying people for drinks and smiles was the norm, and they couldn't even resist being "booked" by wealthy people and young masters.

Once the star aura on them dissipated, it was hard to say if they could even retreat unscathed.

Of course, the beauty pageant hosted by Asia Television was generally positive and moving forward.

After all, it gave pretty girls from ordinary backgrounds a rare opportunity to accumulate popularity and even condense star power in a short period of time, and the timing they encountered was also quite good.

The golden decade of the Hong Kong film industry had already begun!

Any contestant with a certain amount of popularity had the potential to ride the wind and rise.

It was hard to say much about others, but at the very least, for the beauty pageant contestants who signed with Asia Television, their future star path would be quite smooth; this was a certainty.

On Asia Television's side, in addition to the talent show program starting to exert its strength, they hadn't relaxed at all in terms of television drama filming and production, and had even increased their investment.

For example, *Romance of Zhengde*, produced based on the novel of the same name, aired during Asia Television's evening prime time while the beauty pageant was in full swing, immediately setting off a small ratings climax.

The Hong Kong television drama market actually had very few high-quality television dramas with historical themes like this.

The most famous ones were *Empress of the Generation* and *Romance of Qianlong*!

The former gave people the feeling of a palace romance drama of the "fictionalized" type. It was quite attractive at first glance, but if one knew something about that period of history, one would feel that the plot inside was too superficial.

As for the latter, that was making a joke of history.

And *Romance of Zhengde*, since the original author of the novel was a Mainland writer, the script he participated in writing, although it had many fictionalized components, didn't deviate much from official history in general.

In fact, as long as it was filmed according to the actions and experiences of the Zhengde Emperor in history, the plot would definitely not be bad.

It was also because of this that a ratings high of over 55% could explain the problem.

This historically famous unreliable emperor had too many experiences worth savoring.

Not to mention that during his reign, a Confucian sage like Wang Yangming appeared.

Seeing that the ratings were quite good, everyone at Asia Television was naturally happy and encouraged.

With successful experience, they naturally had to vigorously develop historical-type television dramas in the future.

As everyone knew, historical-type television dramas had numerous characters, and there was definitely no shortage of brilliant supporting roles.

Once Asia Television exerted its strength in this area, the number of actors needed would not be small.

By then, the newly signed beauty pageant contestants would have enough opportunities to participate and gain exposure.

Not only historical-type television dramas, but television dramas like the *Fist King* series also had quite good ratings.

The first *Fist King* television drama had already been filmed, and following the conclusion of the second *Unlimited Fighting Tournament*, it successfully aired on Asia Television.

This one told the story of Datou's experiences, and after a little artistic processing, the ratings were quite good anyway; at the very least, Asia Television was very satisfied.

The *Fist King* series television dramas, after all, belonged to the urban type, and the number of actors needed was not small.

There were also detective dramas and romance dramas adapted from popular novels, which were different from the wealthy family grudge dramas and martial arts dramas that the television station had vigorously produced in the past; in short, Asia Television had a sense of striving for excellence.

To say nothing else, Wireless, as a competitor, had already felt the pressure.

It was said that they were also going to hold their own beauty pageant!

As for fighting competitions, Wireless wasn't without ideas, it was just that there was no definite news for the time being.

Wu Feng naturally heard the rumors, but he wasn't very concerned.

In his mind, there were plenty of various hot variety shows and television drama scripts!

As long as he was willing, he could continuously help Asia Television open up new ratings hotspots.

There was no need to be so aggressive for now; just taking it step by step was fine!

He had read quite a few Hong Kong-themed novels before, and in most of them, the protagonist acquired Asia Television as a platform.

Then, they planned various hot variety shows, and played one hit television drama after another as if they were free.

They easily crushed Wireless in various ways and easily became the television hegemon of Hong Kong!

Then, by going satellite, they became a hegemon-level television station in Southeast Asia and even East Asia.

Anyway, it was all kinds of awesome and glorious!

Wu Feng was actually quite curious: would the Hong Kong British government allow you to be so awesome and sky-high?

Would the media capital from Great Britain use the hands of the Hong Kong British government to directly annex or even seize the dominance of Asia Television?

Did you really think that having money in Hong Kong meant you had the final say, regardless of whether you had white skin or not?

It was as if the political department under the Hong Kong British government was just eating for free!

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