Synopsis: Whenever the beauty pageants of Hong Kong's golden era are reviewed, someone always laments the extremely beautiful second runner-up of the 21st Miss Hong Kong, Li Sishi.
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Chapter 205: The Reasons Behind It... How Did You... ...
Seeing him looking at her like that, Li Sishi smiled subconsciously, and then, as if remembering something, she raised her hand and took off the red veil.
This smile exchanged after the red veil was lifted will inevitably become one of the classic MV clips for the Chen-Shi CP fans in the future.
As for now, it's another sweet treat for CP fans. In the days that followed, they argued a lot with the CP fans who were obsessed with You Suosi about this. Then, You Suosi's CP fans said, "What's so great about this? Hanyou and Ah May took a wedding-style photoshoot at the beginning of this year. They not only lifted the red veil but also the white veil!"
The Chen-Shi CP fans retorted that revealing so many veils was pointless and just for the sake of filming an advertisement, but Leo's veil-lifting was genuine on the spot, and after it was done, the two even exchanged a "tender" smile, showing their true feelings and not being fake.
Then, the You Suosi CP fans naturally brought up the upcoming release of the movie starring Li Sishi and Shang Hanyou as their counter-argument. In short, these two CP fans fought fiercely for their idols, and the drama was so captivating that it attracted a lot of casual viewers, causing their respective fan groups to grow larger and larger...
As the saying goes, things resemble their owners; the fans of these two fandoms are like their respective idols, crushing other niche fandoms with an impeccable "battle of the kings." While fighting, they also tacitly join forces to fight against other niche fandoms from time to time. After uniting against external enemies, they continue to fight each other, their mortal enemies...
Compared to fans who constantly scrutinize details with a magnifying glass and engage in particularly exciting online battles, the daily interactions between the celebrities themselves are not so tense—after all, they still need to consider their public image.
Besides, you can't force things by making a fuss. Given how busy they are right now, they have more time to worry about being jealous and brooding. They should try to find ways to strengthen their daily relationship and let their feelings grow stronger over time so that they can beat anyone else!
Just like his earlier interview where he said, "If I like someone, I want to see them 365 days a year," Shang Hanyou also believes that, apart from the fleeting and mysterious love at first sight, the more common and easier-to-achieve feelings are the deep affection accumulated over a long period of time.
So even though he was a step behind on the anniversary stage, he mentally reflected on his failure to react and take over immediately, and then continued to maintain his professional smile, offering applause with blessings to the couple who were getting married next year.
Kuang Meixing was one of the duet partners the company arranged for him in his early years; the two had a lot of time together.
We used to travel around to perform together to earn money to support our families. Now that I see my old friend finally settled down, even though I don't have a place to live yet, I can't help but feel gratified for him.
At the same time, it's also a way to encourage myself to work harder—the only pity is that "the target is still too young and quite career-oriented, so the road to pursuing him will probably be very long..."
But there's nothing we can do about it; we've already made up our minds to make this choice.
Then all we can do is try our best to prepare all the necessary groundwork and be ready to wait for the other party's response.
After a lively and special segment, and with smiles of blessing, the newlyweds, Kuang Meixing and Lü Shangwei, left the stage. Then came the final round of a medley of songs performed by a group of stars.
In these star-studded performances, singers typically don't sing their own songs but rather cover others' songs, and the arrangements are usually quite humorous.
—For example, someone who was previously called "Little So-and-so" or "a copy of So-and-so" will most likely be arranged to sing the corresponding "original" song; while those who have filmed some related dramas will be arranged to cover each other's songs.
Just like how Cheng Erjian was considered a potential successor to Hou Beihua's "gangster playboy" movie image, he was given the Cantonese version of the theme song of the movie "If Heaven Has Feelings"—it's quite a coincidence that the TV series featuring the suave, roguish character with gold-rimmed glasses that Cheng Erjian still can't bear to watch is also called that...
Hou Beihua, who played Yang Si in the first TBL TV series in the 1980s, was assigned to sing the theme song "Love and Myth" for this year's "The Legend of the Lovers" solo. Li Sishi, who played Yunya Fairy in the second TBL TV series in the 1990s, was arranged to pair up with Rong Juezhang, who played Yang Si in the movie version in the 1980s, to sing the classic ending theme song "Love and Righteousness Connected" for Hou Beihua's version of "The Legend of the Lovers".
"If the feelings are true, there is no need to regret meeting too late... This song's gentle and tender ancient style is most suitable for Li Sishi's natural voice, which matches her temperament very well. Even though the tempo was sped up because of the star-studded performance on the anniversary stage, the underlying tone of her voice and the classical charm of the melody were perfectly matched, giving it a refreshing feeling of singing an ancient song in a new way."
Rong Juezhang, who sang this song with her, couldn't help but glance at her: Everyone had to squeeze in time to come and then rehearse on the spot, so the rehearsal time for these kinds of star-studded medleys was very tight, and some medleys didn't even rehearse together before going on stage to sing...
His relationship with Li Sishi was relatively good; they had previously collaborated on a concert performance, and later squeezed in a rehearsal for a duet, so their performance was generally better than the others.
Some of these impromptu singing partners have a more tacit understanding and cooperation.
The first and most profound impression Li Sishi left on him was her new rendition of the ancient song "Hateful Marriage"—it can only be said that her natural voice is so perfectly suited to this kind of classically charming song that it is always amazing to hear.
Her unpolished yet charming audition was so captivating that it caught the attention of Lok Wan, who was temporarily acting as a music instructor for Miss Hong Kong, as well as Lun Wing-nam. Lok Wan even considered taking her on as his personal disciple and successor. Now, after two years of learning and practice, her former unpolished naturalness has evolved into a skillful and effortless performance, accompanied by a beautiful charm that has grown with time. No wonder so many suitors are eager to try their luck.
The lawyer, who is also a father, is not without reason. If he had such a lovely younger sister or daughter, he would probably have the same protective mentality, wishing that every male in the world would at least stay a foot away from her...
So much so that he had to ask his longtime rival, Ren Diwei, to help take care of the plants in daily life, lest his carefully nurtured little cabbages be snatched away by wild wolves and tigers if he wasn't careful.
While singing, Rong Juezhang recalled how he had "tricked" two younger superstars, but he felt no remorse whatsoever: after all, he had done as instructed by a certain lawyer who was also his father. If anyone was to blame, it was the lawyer Li, the mastermind; he was just an executor who helped keep an eye on things...
Although it's entertaining to watch a group of young people vying for attention and getting jealous, Li Sishi is someone who values her career more, so he has to go along with her wishes and, as an elder, help her fend off unwanted suitors.
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How many of them were just there to watch the drama unfold is something only he himself knows.
After this round of star-studded performances featuring covers of classic film and television theme songs, tonight's "Golden Stars Celebrate TVB Anniversary" will finally come to an end.
As for who will win the championship banner at this year's TVB Anniversary Awards, there will inevitably be another round of bickering and arguing between the male and female team leaders. In particular, Pei Yansang, who was given a good hand tonight, went all out, hinting and explicitly telling the judges in the audience that she was almost ready to rush off the stage with Li Sishi, the vice-captain, to help the judges press the scoring machine...
Ultimately, thanks to the exceptionally brilliant performance by the female singers' team, coupled with the vigorous campaigning by the team's captain and vice-captain (as Pei Yansang herself claimed), the female singers' team once again took up the banner of victory and retained their title in this year's "Golden Diamond Superstar Anniversary Gala."
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The male singers booed in unison, creating a very theatrical atmosphere. Finally, after the anniversary cake was brought out, they turned all the sparks from the previous competition into relaxation after the annual meeting. They casually grabbed decorative balloons, ribbons, and other small items and started playing with them, giving the camera crew a chance to film a group celebration scene for the end credits.
As is customary every year, after some large-scale events, people with time will take advantage of this rare opportunity to gather a large number of people, with a few big-name seniors leading the way to go out and have fun together.
After all, everyone is busy with work all year round. Sometimes it's just a coincidence, but sometimes it's not. You might not even have a chance to meet in person for a whole year. The only chances are to get together for the year-end anniversary celebration or the banquets after the various award ceremonies at the beginning of the year.
However, since the former is a harmless, competitive annual meeting activity while the latter is a summary of the past year's achievements—even if the singer himself is quite satisfied with the awards he received this year…
But most of the time, the fans are not very satisfied.
This makes it difficult to create a happy atmosphere at the banquet after the awards ceremony.
Taking advantage of the dimly lit atmosphere of the bar everyone had chosen tonight, which created a slightly distant yet intimate atmosphere, Pei Yansang couldn't help but ask Rong Juezhang a question that had been bothering her all night: "How...did you figure out that the one in the middle was Ah May?"
"Her grandmother, Madam Li, ordered quite a few clothes from my shop before, so I know her figure like the back of my hand!" Rong Juezhang smugly hummed. "Did she think she could fool me by wearing such a thick dress and wrapping her waist around it? Too difficult!"
He had to use his wits to figure out Li Sishi's measurements to rush out that batch of custom orders for Madam Li.
Fortunately, Li Sishi's figure and looks are in sync. Not only is her face beautiful, but her body measurements are also very impressive, which allowed him to fully indulge his passion for design and handicrafts.
The rush to meet deadlines can be exhilarating, but it also occasionally leaves you feeling frustrated with the client's usual excessive demands...
“No wonder…” Li Sishi, who was also puzzled by this, suddenly understood after hearing this explanation. “He really did pull at the clothes I was wearing and those unfinished clothes quite a bit back then, sometimes even holding up pieces of fabric to measure against me…”
"You've read so many books, yet you still can't use adjectives more precisely. Was I '扒拉' (pā lā)? It's clearly '剥' (bō)!" Rong Juezhang solemnly "corrected" him.
"Since you dared to 'peel' me off, why did you put my red veil back on after you lifted it?!" Li Sishi suddenly thought of this question and quickly asked.
"It's nothing, I just feel I can't afford to support the legendary 'Nine Sons Linked in a Row'..." Rong Juezhang thought for a moment and then waved his hand with a complicated expression.
The Cantonese film's plot of cousins getting married and the nightmarish "nine babies in one pregnancy"—this was a double whammy of precise and deadly blows for a single nobleman like him, who was full of trendy ideas and valued his personal quality of life!