The next morning, in front of major newsstands in Hong Kong Island.
"Newspapers for sale! Newspapers for sale! The Miss Hong Kong finals are finally revealed! Is Liu Rumeng really the popular choice?"
"Exclusive reveal! TVB will broadcast the Miss Hong Kong coronation live tonight! Who will take home the crown? Buy the morning paper now! Here are the detailed profiles of the twenty Miss Hong Kong contestants!"
Each of the newspaper vendors was shouting very hard.
Because they know that with the Miss Hong Kong final tonight, almost all newspapers are promoting it, and there are a lot of gimmicks, so the newspapers will definitely sell well.
A freshly opened copy of Oriental Daily was slammed heavily on the stall.
The front page was an array of large photos of the twenty finalists. In the center, in the most eye-catching position, was Liu Rumeng's elegant and calm half-length makeup photo.
It was accompanied by a bold and eye-catching headline: "Starry Night! The popular Liu Rumeng leads the Miss Hong Kong pageant finals!"
The vendor, shaking a newspaper, eagerly hawked it to passersby, "Come and see! The Miss Hong Kong finals are tonight. The Oriental Daily News has announced it! There's no doubt Miss Liu will win tonight! With her style, her beauty, and the presence of those two young masters behind her, who can compare to her?"
The main text of the newspaper was extremely flattering, describing Liu Rumeng as "the only true goddess of this year."
After all, Oriental Daily News is paid by TVB! Naturally, they have to actively promote the Miss Hong Kong finals for TVB and publicly put Liu Rumeng in the first place.
Her beauty was praised as "as stunning as a startled swan" and her temperament was "extraordinary", and the attention she attracted from the whole city was described as an "irresistible public opinion".
Every word between the lines hinted that the crown was already in her pocket. It was not until the end of the report that other contestants such as Zhu Lingling and Yu Qixia were mentioned with general words such as "each has its own merits" and "remarkable", which made them read more like green leaves for embellishment.
As for mainstream newspapers such as Sing Tao Daily and Ming Pao, although they did not bet on Liu Rumeng to win the championship as blatantly as Oriental Daily, they also reported the Miss Hong Kong finals information on the front page or entertainment headlines.
The titles might be "Miss Hong Kong Contest Night! The Whole City is Focusing!" or "Who Decides Between Wisdom and Beauty?"
However, as long as you open the inner pages, the content cannot avoid Liu Rumeng.
Obviously, TVB also invested a lot of advertising fees in these newspapers.
Fang Yihua's methods were good, otherwise in real history, she would not have been able to help Run Run Shaw to stabilize TVB and allow it to dominate the Hong Kong Island screen and prosper for 20 to 30 years.
"Phenomenal hotspot", "this year's biggest favorite to win the championship"... these words appear repeatedly. So many newspapers put Liu Rumeng at the center of the stage, and the length and presence of other contestants were greatly compressed.
The Asia Daily also gave a prominent front page spot to the event: "Miss Hong Kong Finals Sparkle Tonight! Wait and See the Beautiful Crowning!"
The report is relatively restrained, objectively introducing the final competition process, the list of contestants and TVB live broadcast information.
But careful readers won't find it difficult to spot the secret: the report cleverly states in the middle: "This year's Miss Hong Kong pageant boasts a wealth of talent. Among them, Miss Liu Rumeng, whose extraordinary temperament and unique talent have attracted widespread attention from the city and even the business community, and Miss Zhu Lingling, who comes from a family of learning and has an elegant demeanor, are particularly anticipated..."
The words quietly put Liu Rumeng in the first place, and the vague yet meaningful phrase "widely watched by the business community" was interpreted by many as a reference to the attention of Kobayashi Tianwang, the giant who controls the land, and Huo Zhenting, the equally powerful eldest son of the Huo family.
It can be said that the overwhelming coverage made the Miss Hong Kong finals the topic of conversation for people all over Hong Kong throughout the day.
In the tea room of a top-notch office building in Central.
During the break, several white-collar workers in suits were holding coffee and several newspapers were spread out on the table.
A bespectacled man pointed at the front page of Oriental Daily News and laughed, "Do we need to guess? It's definitely Liu Rumeng! Ever since she signed up, the hype has been unstoppable. Kobayashi Tenwang's Asia Daily News has been cheering her on, and Peter Fok has been hanging around her too. TVB isn't blind! If they don't give Liu Rumeng the top spot, aren't they afraid that the two top tycoons will get mad?"
However, the crew-haired man next to him didn't agree. He shook his head and interjected, "I don't think so. Zhu Lingling's temperament and knowledge are both quite good. It's still uncertain who will win in the end! Maybe there will be an upset."
The short-haired office lady scoffed, then put down her coffee cup and said, "Forget it! What a surprise! How dare those TVB judges disrespect the new emperor of Landmark, Mr. Lin? There's a huge power behind Liu Rumeng! Miss Hong Kong? She's just a stepping stone. TVB really dares to offend this Mr. Lin? That's crazy!"
In Causeway Bay, even in the bustling vegetable market, people are discussing today's Miss Hong Kong finals.
After all, even in Hong Kong Island these days, there are few entertainment options. After a hard day's work, watching TV together as a family in the evening is the greatest relaxation and entertainment.
Not to mention, since the successful completion of the first Miss Hong Kong pageant, every Miss Hong Kong pageant has become a grand event that the people of Hong Kong actively participate in and talk about.
At the fish stall, an auntie in a flowery apron held up a copy of Ming Pao and pointed it at a familiar vegetable vendor, Old Chen. She said, "Close your stall early tonight, Old Chen! Go back and turn on the TV to watch Miss Liu! Jin Yong's last article about Miss Liu, 'A Beauty in the North,' was truly captivating. It would be unacceptable if Miss Liu didn't win."
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