Chapter 442 Extreme Reversal
In the Donghai Tangren Film and Television studio, red silk and gold ornaments interweave to create a strong festive atmosphere, and the background is decorated in a festive and peaceful manner.
Liu Shishi wore a red turtleneck sweater with her hair loosely tied up. Her cool eyes and brows revealed a restrained gentleness, forming a subtle balance with the warm atmosphere around her.
Director Lin Yufen was frowning and adjusting the monitor:
"New Year's greeting videos are aimed at audiences nationwide. Middle-aged and elderly audiences are more sensitive to color, so we need to focus on enhancing the flow of eyebrows and defining the lip contours more clearly."
"Okay, Director." The makeup artist responded softly, and his fingertips carefully blended the makeup on Yijie's face, fulfilling the director's requirements one by one.
Lin Yufen thought carefully for a moment and then said, "Mr. Liu, Hu Ge, the total length of the New Year's greeting video is 15 seconds, and the blessing message should be 12 to 14 seconds long, with a speaking speed of 3.5 words per second.
Micro-expressions must be managed properly, and blinking frequency should not exceed 5 times. When starting a smile, the apple muscles should be activated before the corners of the mouth to avoid giving people the feeling of a fake smile.
"Thank you, director. I will pay attention during the filming."
Hu Ge on the side could not hide his excitement. Apart from Yijie, he was the only one selected by Tengda Group to shoot the WeChat "Shake" New Year greeting short video.
Although it's only a short 15-second video, Cai Yinong is very concerned about this matter:
The company's studio was renovated and decorated, and a professional director like Lin Yufen was invited to take charge, striving to ensure that the company's top stars presented their best sides in front of the national audience.
Inspired by this, she also asked all the artists in the company to shoot a blessing video and post it collectively on Weibo on New Year's Eve. Therefore, all the artists under Tangren are present today, which is a rare reunion.
Outside the photo studio, Chen Yao looked at Sister Yi's high-necked look with envy in her eyes. Her gentleness and elegance were exactly what she longed for.
Guli Nazha beside her pursed her lips. Recently, all the high-quality resources were assigned to Chen Yao, who joined the company late, and she didn't even get the chance to send a New Year's greetings video, which made her feel depressed.
"I also want to shoot a New Year greeting video on WeChat." Hu Bingqing murmured softly, his tone full of longing.
"You guys are just newbies, it's still too early." Yuan Hong curled her lips, looking indignant.
After becoming famous for playing the Demon Lord in "Chinese Paladin III", how can he be considered a second-tier star and not even qualified to show up at Tengda events?
Everyone knows that Tengda Group’s WeChat celebrity Spring Festival Gala New Year’s greetings event has gone viral online.
Many professional bloggers have analyzed and disassembled: WeChat has over 600 million monthly active users, the Spring Festival Gala reaches 1 billion viewers, and the "Shake" activity reaches almost all age groups and all regions.
For celebrities who can catch this train, it is equivalent to getting a ticket to national exposure.
What’s even better is that users will inevitably see videos in order to participate in the Spring Festival Gala activities, and celebrity videos are an “unexpected surprise” that circumvents the psychology of avoiding advertisements and can be called “forced eye-catching”.
In addition, short videos can be saved and forwarded, and can be disseminated secondary in WeChat groups and Moments. Its long-tail effect is almost as good as participating in a phenomenal hit drama.
Middle-aged and elderly users outside the traditional fan circle and groups in third- and fourth-tier cities may be exposed to the star for the first time, which is a rare shortcut to broaden the national audience.
It’s a pity that he didn’t get a chance to do such a good thing, which is really annoying.
On the other side, Liu Shishi quickly finished her makeup.
"Mr. Liu, the phone has a small vertical screen. You need to control the height of your gestures and don't swipe outside the screen."
Liu Shishi nodded slightly and adjusted her state in front of the camera.
"The New Year is here, and blessings are all around. May everyone be reunited with their families and live in happiness and health." Liu Shishi recited the lines fluently with a perfect smile on her face.
"May we all achieve what we desire and what we accomplish in the new year."
As soon as the words were spoken, the camera slowly zoomed in, clearly showing the word "Fu" written in calligraphy.
"Shishi wishes you good luck in the Year of the Snake and may everything go well!"
"Click! Very good." Lin Yufen praised repeatedly. The boss shot this segment in one go and his sense of camera was indeed outstanding.
"Add some traditional yet modern light electronic folk music to the back of it, and send it to Tengda Culture. Hu Ge, it's your turn!"
"Here I come." Hu Ge took a deep breath and walked towards the camera.
Outside, artists from Tangren Film and Television were chatting.
Gulinaza glanced at Chen Yao and snorted sourly, "Sister Yao, I heard that Senior Sister Shi promised you the second female lead in "Joy of Life"?"
Chen Yao gave Na Zha a sweet smile but didn't respond. Although she was valued by Cai Yinong and favored by Yijie, she was still too inexperienced and had never acted in a single film. It would be best for her to keep a low profile to avoid attracting the jealousy of the other actresses in the company.
"Yao Mei..."
Gulinaza was about to say something else when Cai Yinong, who had just arrived at the studio, interrupted her: "Don't worry about Chen Yao's affairs, just take care of your own business!"
"Ms. K." "Mr. Cai."
Greetings came one after another. Gulinaza shrank her neck, like a mouse seeing a cat, hiding aside and not daring to say a word.
She was severely scolded by Cai Yinong for her two consecutive romances, and she is still frightened and afraid that her boss will get angry and scold her again.
Cai Yinong looked at Nazha's beautiful and exotic face, shook his head slightly, and felt secretly sorry in his heart that this face was really wasted.
The continuous exposure of her love affairs completely destroyed her "pure" image, her popularity among the public plummeted, and it was almost difficult for her to get rid of the negative news.
Cai Yinong entered the studio. Seeing Chen Yao didn't respond, Gulinaza felt bored. Jin Chen and Hu Bingqing ignored her, too. Bored, she pulled out her phone and checked Weibo.
"Ah, Senior Sister is trending again."
When everyone heard Naza's exclamation, they became curious and took out their phones to find out what was going on.
The hot search term "1. Liu Shishi sits at the main table" suddenly caught everyone's eye. Everyone was full of doubts and quickly clicked on the link to view the content.
[A shocking reversal! Mainland China's wealthy wife Liu Shishi heads the table, shocking Hong Kong celebrities. The Fok family's hospitality is beyond standard!]
The "Jinggang" wedding was star-studded. Liu Shishi, wife of mainland China's richest man Song Ci, went to Hong Kong in a low-key manner. Originally thought to be just an ordinary guest, the dinner arrangement unexpectedly shocked the whole city!
This newspaper exclusively reported that Liu Shishi was arranged to sit in the chair, on par with Superman Li Jiacheng and Fourth Uncle Li Zhaoji!
This arrangement goes far beyond what is typically offered to prominent figures in politics and business, and even to the heads of wealthy Hong Kong families. The Fok family's move sends a strong signal of their commitment to this "upstart mainland China," a move that goes beyond simple flattery.
The profound influence of Tengda Group may be involved behind this, which surprised the Hong Kong media who previously reported that Liu Shishi was "fawning" on the Huo family.
Mrs. Song has arrived! The mystery surrounding Mrs. Liu's head table has rocked Hong Kong, and the Fok family is treating her with extraordinary hospitality! Li Jiacheng and Li Zhaoji are also present, and the wife of mainland China's richest man dominates the room!
Who was the most mysterious VIP at the Huo family's wedding? The answer is revealed: Liu Shishi, wife of mainland China's richest man, Song Ci! Mrs. Song made a low-key appearance at the banquet, and upon entering, she was personally ushered to the main table by a core member of the Huo family.
Even more shocking was her table placement alongside two of Hong Kong's richest men, Li Jiacheng and Li Zhaoji. Mrs. Soong represents the Tengda Soong family, forming a "Big Three" alongside the Cheung Kong and Henderson Land families.
This scene was extremely impactful and instantly shattered the previous speculation of "clinging" from the outside world.
Hong Kong media were shocked: Liu Shishi wasn't seated at an ordinary head table, but rather a throne symbolizing supreme power! The Song family's influence, through this seat, shook Hong Kong!
The main table's code has been cracked! Master Liu's mysterious seating has been revealed. Next to Li Jiacheng, Huo Zhengting personally toasts! Hong Kong media: Their status rivals that of the Superman family!
The Fok family's wedding banquet's head table list is the ultimate status symbol. Our digging revealed that mainland Chinese actress Liu Shishi's seating arrangement was truly exceptional!
Not only was she seated firmly in the heart of the main table, she was also seated next to superhero Li Jiacheng, and next to her was Henderson Land Development Chairman Li Zhaoji. Fok Ching-ting even personally toasted Liu Shishi with a humbly manner.
This situation attracted the attention of the Hong Kong media and many wealthy families in Hong Kong.
This kind of treatment is beyond description of "importance" and is completely comparable to the standards of the top family heads in Hong Kong. Liu Shishi represents the power of the Song family in mainland China, which is unfathomable.
. . .
"A stunning reversal," "unprecedented," "unfathomable," etc. The article is full of exaggerated words, and it's obvious that it was written by Hong Kong media.
Gulinaza's eyes widened in disbelief: "Things have actually turned around!"
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, as if they were in a dream. The Hong Kong media's previous extensive reports were still fresh in our minds:
Things like "A wealthy mainland wife goes to Hong Kong with great enthusiasm, and Liu Shishi is suspected of paving the way for her husband to curry favor with the Huo family," and "Liu Shishi goes to Hong Kong with gifts - smiles and toasts - in exchange for some resources leaking through the Huo family's fingers." . .
All kinds of sarcasm and ridicule, and the words between the lines reveal a show of Hong Kong's superiority, which is simply offending the richest man to death.
At that time, Liu Shishi did not take these reports seriously at all and was too lazy to respond. Now, as the details of the Huo family's wedding banquet are exposed one by one, the plot has undergone a complete reversal.
"Senior sister is so awesome!" Gulinaza was shocked and swiped the screen quickly with her fingertips to check netizens' comments.
"Those Hong Kong media outlets that claimed our Shishi was going to lick the Huo family's boots, get out! Does it hurt? This is clearly the Huo family using the 'highest etiquette' to welcome the queen of mainland Chinese capital!"
"Let me write a plot: At the wedding, reporters saw Shishi and sneered: Is a nouveau riche worthy of marrying into a wealthy family?
The head of the Huo family hurried forward and said: Mrs. Song, your seat is at the main table!
Li Chaoren stood up and pulled out a chair for Shishi: When I was working with Mr. Song, I felt that Madam was extraordinary.
@Hong Kong media, come and copy my homework! Is my storyline good enough for 30 headlines?
"The above is too good, go to Qidian and write a cool and pretentious article, you will be the next platinum!"
"I suggest that Hong Kong journalists recompile the 2012 Forbes Global Rich List and look at Song Ci's wealth data. Is Shishi trying to reduce her dimensionality?"
"The Hong Kong media were also making fun of it. Tengda Group is so prosperous, does it need the Huo family's approval? It's obvious that the Huo family needs the mainland capital map behind Shishi!"
"Can any bigwigs here give me an in-depth analysis of the assets held by Li Jiacheng (Cheung Kong Holdings), Li Zhaoji (Henderson Land Development), and Song Ci (Tengda Group)?"
Seeing this, Gulinaza suddenly looked up, her pretty face full of excitement: "Who do you think is richer, Mr. Song, Li Jiacheng, or Li Zhaoji?"
Lin Gengxin pondered for a moment and said hesitantly, "Although Mr. Song is firmly in the position of the richest man in mainland China, the four major families in Hong Kong have accumulated wealth for decades, and there are many hidden assets that are not on the list.
I think Mr. Song's background is still not as good as Li Jiacheng and Li Zhaoji, but if Tengda goes public in the future, he might surpass them."
"Geng Xin is right." Yuan Hong nodded in agreement, "Did you pay attention to the wording used by the Hong Kong media?
They only call Mr. Song the richest man in mainland China, and clearly do not recognize his status as the richest man in Asia. Apparently, in the minds of Hong Kong people, the richest man in Asia is still Li Jiacheng.
Everyone was talking about the wealth of the three richest people in Asia, when Naza suddenly exclaimed, "It's out!"
"Naza, could you please stop being so startled?" Lin Gengxin was startled by Naza and asked hurriedly, "What came out?"
Gulinaza tapped the screen with her finger and spoke rapidly, "An inventory of the three people's assets! Someone has sorted it out, take a look!"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately looked down and refreshed their phones. Wealth is always one of the most touching topics.
An article by a well-known financial blogger was prominently featured: "I am an analyst at Standard Chartered Bank. I have been deeply involved in the financial industry for many years and have long been paying attention to the asset dynamics of Asia's top wealthy people.
Today I'd like to take this opportunity to review a few of them. Although there may be some omissions, the general framework should be similar.
Let's first look at Li Zhaoji's asset size. Its core business assets are mainly concentrated in real estate and energy:
The current market value of Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. is approximately HK$120 billion. Li Zhaoji holds 72.5% of Henderson Land shares through a family trust, with an asset value of HK$87 billion.
The market value of China Gas Company is approximately HK$124 billion, and Li Zhaoji personally holds 41.53% of the shares, corresponding to assets of approximately HK$51.5 billion.
The second part is investment and other assets: In 2004, Li Zhaoji invested HK$50 billion to establish the investment platform Zhaoji Finance, focusing on stock and financial asset investment.
By 2007, the platform's assets had doubled to HK$120 billion, but later lost nearly half of that due to the global subprime mortgage crisis in 2008.
As of October this year, the valuation of its investment holdings in China Life Insurance, China National Petroleum Corporation and other stocks has rebounded to HK$60 billion.
In addition, his private properties include a luxury residence on Park Lane on The Peak in Hong Kong and many properties around the world, with a total estimated value of approximately HK$5 billion.
To sum up, the total assets of the Li Zhaoji family are about 200 billion Hong Kong dollars, which is equivalent to about 23.8 billion US dollars.
"Over 200 billion, what an incredible fortune!"
"As expected of one of the four major families in Hong Kong, their wealth rivals that of a nation."
The crowd exclaimed in amazement and continued to browse with their fingers.
"Looking at Li Jiacheng, his assets are even more astonishing! According to the Li family trust distribution plan:
His eldest son inherited the equity of all 22 listed companies held by the family trust fund, with an estimated value of over HK$850 billion, covering core assets such as Cheung Kong, Hutchison Whampoa, and Cheung Kong Infrastructure.
The second son received 150 billion yuan in cash for independent investment.
In addition, the Li family controls 30% of the UK's household energy supply, 28% of passenger railways and several ports, with related assets exceeding HK$300 billion.
Other overseas assets include European telecommunications business, global retail network Watsons, mainland China's Oriental Plaza, etc., with an asset valuation of no less than HK$200 billion.
His family's actual assets are approximately US$150 billion, and the scale of its wealth far exceeds the US$25.5 billion counted by Forbes.
Finally, the article points to the name that everyone is most concerned about: "Next, take stock of the assets of Asia's richest man, Song Ci."
(End of this chapter)
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