MC Bookstore Chapter 11: The Dog Pack's First Update
Chapter 11: The Dog Pack's First Update
The Peninsula Hotel, also known as the "Far East Lady".
As one of the world's most prestigious hotels, it is located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, facing the mesmerizing Victoria Harbour.
Eileen Chang once fell in love with her traitorous husband here and wrote "Red Rose and White Rose" here, which is full of cultural and historical significance as well as shameless sultryness.
Since its opening in 1928, it has been one of the most luxurious hotels in Asia.
During the war, it was occupied by the British army as a temporary military camp, and it was also occupied by the Japanese army and set up as a command center.
After the 50s, it was also known as the "Film Stars' Tea House". Stars and actors loved to come here to drink English afternoon tea. The hotel has a total of 4.8 pieces of sterling silver tableware, and uses 8 polishing machines to ensure that they are as bright as new.
Enter the lobby bar and order afternoon tea.
Chen Guanjiang approached his target silently, surveyed the surrounding terrain, and chose Peninsula Court as his temporary base.
Peninsula Court, translated as Peninsula Apartments, is a luxury serviced apartment built next door by the parent company Peninsula Hotels. It is mainly rented to foreign guests who come to Hong Kong for short-term work.
To be precise, the main reason for choosing Peninsula Apartments was its "indoor pedestrian bridge" connecting it to its parent company, Peninsula Hotels.
60 feet long, 12 feet high, and weighing 64 tons, the bridge is constructed of steel trusses and decorated with simple aluminum panels, making it perfect for candid photography.
The group placed their unused equipment in the car and carried only two suitcases. After observing that there were no other people in the corridor, they disguised themselves as photography enthusiasts and carried their suitcases to the "indoor pedestrian bridge".
When Chen Guanjiang opened his suitcase, revealing a full array of professional equipment, the two professional reporters, Wan Qihua and Zhang Xingjue, were dumbfounded.
Although they will be outdated in half a century, they are cutting-edge equipment nowadays.
Especially in the era before the rise of dog packs and the formation of "paparazzi culture," it was like Jiang Boyue angrily beheading Cai Xukun—Jiang Wei beating a chicken!
The tripod was quickly set up, and the telephoto lens was installed.
Chen Guanjiang searched for the target through the camera lens, and without turning his head, ordered: "Set up another shotgun and search for any other prey."
It's a rare opportunity to make this trip, and who knows when I'll lead the next mission? I'll teach as much as I can, and if we find other prey, I can earn some extra money.
There was no movement behind him. Chen Guanjiang turned around and found them looking at each other. He explained, "From now on, handheld shooting equipment will be called 'guns,' and mounted shooting equipment will be called 'cannons,' and so on."
"The long ones are called long guns, the short ones are called pistols, what I'm setting up now is called a short gun, telephoto lenses are called cannons, wide-angle lenses are called spread shots, infrared lenses are called artillery, and all-optical fixed-focus lenses are called electric... cough cough!"
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Wan Qihua and Zhang Xingjue were completely dumbfounded, realizing how unskilled they were. They quickly set up two more tripods with wide-angle lenses and began searching for other prey.
Having scouted the location beforehand and known its orientation, they searched through the viewfinder and spotted the two people sitting together, embracing.
The twelve beauties of the film studio!!
This is a gimmick painstakingly created by Shaw Brothers, shamelessly riding on the coattails of the popularity of the Twelve Beauties of Nanjing.
The project failed due to the deaths of Linda Lin Dai and Betty Loh Ti after taking sleeping pills, and the departure of Li Lihua.
Two years later, the "Shaw Brothers Twelve Beauties" were reorganized. Each of them was a cash cow for Shaw Brothers, and they were household names in Hong Kong and renowned throughout Southeast Asia.
However, although female stars rise to fame faster than male stars, their "film and television lifespan" is destined to be shorter. If they want to cash in on their popularity at once, the best way is to marry into a wealthy family.
He Lili is one of the best among them, and she is taking action right now. Sitting next to her is Zhao Shiguang, the youngest son of Zhao Congyan, one of the "Four Shipping Magnates of Hong Kong".
The elderly everywhere turn to the young!
Chinese parents have always shown more affection for their first and last children, and generally do not pay much attention to their children in between, except for exceptionally outstanding ones.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Huaguang Shipping will decide its successor between the eldest son, Zhao Shipeng, and the fourth son, Zhao Shiguang. He Lili has placed her bets on Zhao Shiguang.
OMG! Take a picture of him!!
Having chosen a suitable angle, Chen Guanjiang pressed the shutter button, quite satisfied with the scene of the two exchanging glances.
"Boss, look! It's Zhang Che...and Dillon and Jiang Dawei too." Wan Qihua immediately spotted the new target through the wide-angle lens, attracting everyone's attention.
Zhang withdrew?!
This was Shaw Brothers' leading director, known as "Shaw Brothers' martial arts films, Zhang Jie's masterpiece," with almost all the scripts written by Ni Kuang, one of the four great talents of Hong Kong.
Golden Harvest's first film, "The One-Armed Swordsman vs. the Blind Swordsman," and Shaw Brothers' counterpart, "The New One-Armed Swordsman," were both adapted from Zhang Che's "The One-Armed Swordsman."
Dillon and Jiang Dawei are his apprentices and also the leading men in Zhang Che's films.
One is fiery and masculine, the other is tender and chivalrous.
They often played the lead and supporting roles to each other, and had a very good relationship with each other as they were from the same school. Fans thought they might be a couple, and Shaw Brothers and Cheung Che were happy to have them linked together for publicity, without offering any explanation.
"I'll do it..."
Chen Guanjiang removed the wide-angle lens and replaced it with a telephoto lens. With just a glance, he moved to determine the shooting angle, found the right opportunity, and pressed the shutter button to capture the desired scene.
After searching for a while without finding any prey, Chen Guanjiang glanced at the time and announced a retreat.
It was nearly 6 p.m., and the streets were getting more and more crowded. Some people were already pointing and whispering about them on the pedestrian bridge, and if they lingered any longer, they would be exposed.
Although the Hong Kong government has now elevated the status of Chinese people, and the Peninsula Hotel will not beat up Chinese people who are caught taking photos without permission, they will still inevitably have their photos destroyed and their equipment confiscated. It is still better to leave as soon as possible.
Back at the newspaper office, I developed the photos.
Wan Qihua and Zhang Xingjue exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing shock.
Dilong and Jiang Dawei sat together, clearly listening to Zhang Che speaking across from them.
However, a load-bearing pillar perfectly separates Zhang Che from the rest of the photo, leaving only the imaginative expressions on Dillon and Jiang Dawei's faces—a mixture of doting, longing, and coquettishness…
If there's only one photo, that's acceptable.
The problem is that the four photos taken by Chen Guanjiang, all with different expressions, are metaphorical expressions that cannot be described. Judging from the photos alone, it's hard to believe that nothing happened between them.
Such a high level of skill is quite intriguing.
As paparazzi, especially in the media, unless you obtain and repeatedly confirm solid evidence and have a complete chain of evidence, you can't report in writing; otherwise, you'll be bitten back.
A suggestive photograph, with its ambiguous text, can guide the reader to make their own associations.
What others think is none of their business, and the victim cannot sue the newspaper.
Wan Qihua looked at the four photos of Dillon and Jiang Dawei, swallowed hard, and asked, "Boss, what business does your family run?"
Chen Guanjiang didn't answer, he just smiled.
When falsehood is taken for truth, even truth becomes falsehood!
As long as the media can guide readers, or rather the public, to believe what is true, then that is true!