The glimmer of dawn had not yet completely dispelled the mist over Victoria Harbour...
But the streets of Hong Kong Island have awakened and are even more bustling than usual.
The shrill cries of the newspaper boys rose one after another, exploding like cold water thrown into a frying pan, instantly setting off a frenzy of buying newspapers in every corner of the Kowloon Peninsula and Hong Kong Island.
Today's newsstands are packed with people.
Even the air was filled with the scent of ink and an almost fanatical atmosphere.
On this day, Hong Kong newspapers staged an unprecedented "brawl" of revelations.
Each company’s hidden talents and “big moves” that shook the whole of Hong Kong were brought out in full force.
There is only one goal: to block the new rival that emerged today - Asia Daily.
The Star Ferry Pier in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Old Liu, a dock worker who had just finished his night shift, bought three newspapers today for the first time ever with his calloused and oily hands because of the newspaper boys' hard work and shouting.
"Sing Tao Daily": The front page featured a half-length close-up of Peter Ho sitting in his study, with a striking bold headline - "Mr. Ho personally confirmed: Miss Liu Rumeng is the Miss Hong Kong with temperament and talent, and my father also praised her as the pearl of Hong Kong Island."
The report also exaggerated the situation:
"...In an exclusive interview with this newspaper, Mr. Peter Fok spoke about the recent buzz surrounding the Miss Hong Kong pageant. He admitted that he had noticed all the contestants, but was most impressed by Ms. Liu Rumeng.
Mr. Huo believes that Miss Liu possesses both the gentleness of an oriental woman and the independence of a modern woman. She is both talented and beautiful, and is undoubtedly the strongest contender for the Miss Hong Kong title this year!
"Even more remarkable is that Mr. Fok revealed that although his father, Mr. Fok Ying-tung, has not publicly stated his opinion, he has also expressed admiration for Ms. Liu when talking about her privately, believing that she is indeed worthy of the title of 'Pearl of Hong Kong Island'..."
This tactic of "using the emperor to command the princes" is extremely cruel.
It cleverly elevates Ho Chun-ting's romantic affairs to the family level, hinting at Ho Ying-tung's "recognition" of Liu Rumeng, and instantly tying Liu Rumeng's prospects of winning the championship to the reputation of the Ho family.
Lao Liu may not have much education or experience, but the three words "Ho Ying-tung" are of great importance in Hong Kong Island.
He smacked his lips and muttered to himself, "With Young Master Huo openly backing her up, I'm afraid Miss Liu's Miss Hong Kong title is almost assured, right?
Tsk, when a wealthy family chooses a daughter-in-law, they also look for family background! If this Miss Liu wasn't the granddaughter of the Guo family, I'm afraid the Huo family wouldn't be interested in her! "
Several well-dressed white-collar workers nearby were also pointing and talking about the newspaper, and the topic was always about Mr. Huo's romantic life and Miss Liu's luck.
The crowd in front of the Ming Pao newsstand was even more surging.
Many of the bespectacled, refined readers were practically scrambling to pay.
The tagline in Ming Pao today is a cultural bombshell: "Unknown footage from The Return of the Condor Heroes revealed for the first time! Jin Yong personally recounts the hidden gem!"
Countless Jin Yong fans, from white-haired elders to middle school students, couldn't wait to turn the pages.
Greedily reading the never-before-seen details of the relationship between Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu, or Jin Yong's original conception and reasons for abandoning a thrilling battle.
A middle school Chinese teacher held up a newspaper and excitedly said to his classmates:
“Watch this!
It turns out that the naming process of 'The Palm of Sorrow and Desolation' was so complicated!
Mr. Cha is indeed full of talent!"
In the office buildings in Central, many white-collar workers on their lunch break gave up drinking tea and chatting, and immersed themselves in the "secrets of the underworld" brought by Ming Pao, feeling that they were still not satisfied.
But this is only the prelude to the storm of chaos.
Almost all other newspapers, big and small, have released explosive news.
The Newport Daily used a sensational headline and a blurry but highly suggestive picture.
It revealed the secret of a wealthy man named Lin and a popular actress who spent a night together in a villa in Repulse Bay with his wife. The writing was erotic and explicit, attracting countless ordinary people to talk about it, and they read, cursed and circulated it.
The Daily News used a horrifying tone to give an in-depth account of the "inside story" of a recent fierce conflict between the "Wo Lian Sheng" and the "Sun Yee On" near the Kowloon Walled City.
It involves a gang leader hiring a killer to assassinate his own disciple in order to compete for the dock business. The words are filled with a strong smell of blood and the rules of the underworld.
It was so frightening that even the shop owner who usually kept a distance from the club couldn't help but take a second look and sighed, "Profit is a knife hanging over your head!"
Even the Ta Kung Pao, a leftist newspaper known for its serious style, published for the first time several political secrets that had just been lifted from the mainland, involving details of some little-known historical events.
Although the wording is cautious, the amount of information it reveals is enough to make intellectuals and political commentators who are concerned about current affairs stop and repeatedly ponder the deeper meaning behind it.
After the housewives in the vegetable market had grabbed some fresh and cheap vegetables, they also lingered in front of the newsstands, flipping through the stories about the scandals of wealthy families and the fights between gangs, exchanging the gossip they had heard and marveling at it.
In the tea restaurant, the waiters would take a look at the gossip in the newspapers during the breaks between serving the dishes, just as a form of entertainment.
In the cubicles of office buildings, elites pay more attention to the Jin Yong secrets in Ming Pao and the mainland news in left-wing newspapers, trying to find information that is beneficial to their careers.
People of all kinds from all over Hong Kong Island, regardless of their status or wealth, were drawn into this unprecedentedly fierce newspaper war on this day, becoming spectators and participants.
The sole purpose of this massive melee, which spared no expense and employed all sorts of unusual tactics, was to bombard readers with massive amounts of information and explosive news, seize the already limited market share, and squeeze out the fledgling Asia Daily.
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