Chapter 714: Wars brought by women, wars brought by oil

Although there was no official announcement and not even a wedding banquet, who in Hong Kong didn't know that Rosamund Kwan had become Earl Wang's eighth concubine?
Even though she became Earl Wang's eighth concubine, Guan Zhilin still decided to host the New Year's Eve party!
If she didn't go there to enjoy everyone's compliments of "Mrs. Ba" and "Mrs. Wang", if she didn't go there to feel the envious and jealous gazes of the crowd that could melt her, if she didn't go there to eavesdrop on everyone's whispers, the significance and value of her unwavering persistence over the years would be greatly reduced!
With her current status, she can go on stage to host the show directly without rehearsal, and no one dares to gossip about her. However, she never misses a show and participates in the rehearsals throughout. Her attitude is very positive and her manner is very low-key.

She has to be low-key, as her security guards are outside the passage. Which host has such a status?
Chief Director Fu Qi doesn’t have it either!
Now Guan Zhilin has everything she needs, including a luxury house on the seaside, a housekeeping team, a security team, and a fleet of drivers. She is no different from other wives. Wang Yuanchao never favors one over the other in terms of treatment.

So is this a rehearsal?

This gives others more opportunities to envy and look up to her!

Maybe someone had whispered before that she was Wang Yuanchao's lover, but what about now? She was in the family, and the Wang family had acknowledged her, so who would dare to gossip about her?
Anita Mui, who hosted the New Year's Eve Gala at the same time as Rosamund Kwan, and Zhou Huimin, who took over later, also had very complicated feelings.

Lan Jieying was fine. She even thought that Guan Zhilin also followed the unspoken rules of the industry and had the determination and means to succeed in getting to the top.

Well, it’s pretty close to the truth.

If Guan had not insisted for so many years on having a child for Wang Yuanchao, she would probably have been a lover or a concubine, at best. How could she have entered into a wealthy family?
However, after her relationship with Earl Wang broke off, TVB replaced her with a new host, so she just sighed that she was young at that time, and there was an extremely thick thigh in front of her, but she only regarded it as a hidden rule and never thought about relying on that big thick leg.

However, it is also because of that support that her current development is much better than the same period in history. After all, no one knows whether her relationship with Earl Wang has completely broken up!
After she matured, she was no longer stupid. Whenever she encountered something she was unhappy about, she would mention Earl Wang, and then things would naturally go smoothly for her. Others did not dare to use this to target her and deny her roles or to make things difficult for her.

After all, Deborah was married and had children. It was rumored that she went to see Earl Wang and stayed for one night, and the tens of millions of gambling debts owed by her husband Patrick Tse were written off.

But Lan Jieying is not married yet!
As for Zhou Huimin, her mentality is a little more complicated.

Wang Yuanchao had been very nice to her before. He recommended her to study music in the United States, helped her write songs, and pushed her to become famous. He had expressed his desire to take her home several times - unfortunately he didn't marry her. He could only take her home like he did with Guan Zhilin, have a meal with her as a family, and change her ways.

With her stubborn personality, she refused several times and said that she could be the other party's girlfriend.

She admitted that she was unwilling to be a junior. Of course, she also admitted that she liked looking at handsome men.

However, after being rejected several times, Earl Wang didn't contact her very often.

There is no way. There are so many beautiful girls and Earl Wang doesn’t have the energy to take care of them all.

The way everyone looked at her, it was obvious that:

Weren't you very favored at that time? Didn't Wang Bojue write songs for you first?
What’s the result?
How come Guan Zhilin got in?

She couldn't explain that it was me who rejected Lord Wang!!! It seemed that she was so noble and great.

As a result, Zhou Huimin made frequent slips of the tongue during rehearsals, which had never happened before.

Fu Qi had to ask his assistant to go and comfort her. If he went alone, he was worried that he would lose his temper.

It's been the New Year's Eve party for so many years, and such low-level mistakes still happen. I don't want to do it, but there are many people who want to do it!
But Zhou Huimin is also one of Earl Wang’s women, and the songs she created cannot be fake.

After two consecutive rehearsals, Zhou Huimin still couldn't adjust, so Fu Qi had to call Earl Wang.

He was still able to contact Earl Wang. After all, they had worked together when they were in humble circumstances, and it was Earl Wang who had brought him and his wife out of Mount Davis.

But the call was to Earl Wang's work phone number, which would be filtered and passed on by an assistant. Whether Wang Yuanchao would answer the call or not would depend on his mood.

They were old acquaintances, so Wang Yuanchao still answered the phone and said with a smile:
"Director Fu, you are looking for me at this time. Are you inviting me to attend the New Year's Eve party?"

Fu Qi also laughed and said:

"Count, I must first say congratulations to you on your marriage to a beautiful woman!
You haven't been here for many years, how could I dare to disturb you?

No, there is something that bothers me a bit..."

After listening to Fu Qi's statement, Wang Yuanchao felt inexplicably refreshed.

I told you to be aloof!
I told you to reject me several times!
Look, someone next to me has entered my house. Isn't that a mistake?
I thought you were really out of touch with this world!
It’s a pity that it was not easy for Laozi to enter Guan Zhilin.

My children are all grown up. Although they are good at acting, that’s just because I don’t expose them. It’s enough for everyone to save face, right?

If I really continue to act like a demon, when the day comes when I can no longer move, Zhou Xinian will be a lesson for me.

Zhou Xinian is Zhou Qibang's father, and Zhou Qibang was his benefactor when he first came to Hong Kong to make a living.

The Zhou family was also one of the four major families in the past, but when Zhou Xi grew old, he insisted on marrying a woman and turned against his sons. In the end, well, let’s not talk about it.

Although Wang Yuanchao is in his prime now, his children are all grown up and he has to set an example, even if it's just superficial.

Therefore, he will never take another woman into his home in Hong Kong.

As long as she doesn't enter the house, it doesn't matter if she has an extramarital affair.

As for your mistress, the children can be polite and call you aunt. If you are not polite, they can just call you Ms. XXX or Miss XXX. You can't say they are impolite. After all, your father has not told them: This is your father's woman!

Wang Yuanchao feels that some people get things too easily and do not know how to cherish them.

So he said:
“The New Year’s Eve Gala was the program idea I proposed that year.

Over the years, Director Fu, you have passed it on and carried it forward. It has become an evening show that has attracted the attention of not only Hong Kong, but also countless Chinese in Southeast Asia and even young people of other nationalities.

For example, in Boro Country, it is very popular among the people!

This program has a huge influence and reputation, which cannot be damaged.

We must strive for excellence in all aspects.

This show is about the two of us...

Count us in...

Forget it, I gave birth to this child and you raised him, right?
Director Fu, follow your ideas and don't worry!"

At the end, Wang Yuanchao even laughed. To be honest, that analogy was a bit hard to put into words.

Fu Qi couldn't help laughing. Yes, how could a girlfriend outside be as precious as one's own child?

What Earl Wang said was absolutely correct. The child was born by Earl Wang and raised by Fu Qi!
In order to ensure that the program can always stay ahead, Fu Qi has always been the nominal chief director, but new directors, new planners, and new teams join every year, just to prevent the program from falling into a fixed routine for too long and making everyone bored.

But we cannot blindly pursue change, causing old audiences to feel that the show no longer feels the same as before or even changing it beyond recognition.

Fu Qi is responsible for this balance management.

But no matter how the program balances the new and the old, low-level mistakes must not be made. Earl Wang agrees with him on this point.

So he laughed and said:

"Understood. The show effect comes first!"

Soon, Zhou Huimin's agent rushed to the scene and said to Zhou Huimin:
"Minmin, what happened? Why did the show crew suddenly remove you? How dare they do that? They didn't know that you and..."

The agent didn’t say the rest of the words, because at this time, looking at Zhou Huimin in pain, she probably understood.

Without that person's nod, who would dare to take action?
"Is it that woman who is jealous of you?" she asked unwillingly.

In the agent's opinion, what's so great about Aunt Thirteen? Can she compare to his own leader who is as pure as a lotus in water?

Zhou Huimin has always been liked by Wang Yuanchao, but that woman, after entering the Wang family, may start to act bossy. Everyone is intimidated by the power of the new concubine and has to submit.

Zhou Huimin shook his head.

That woman is jealous of her?
It has something to do with that woman, but it’s definitely not because people are jealous of her.

She was so disturbed by that woman that she couldn't calm down.

As for who will fill Zhou Huimin’s position?
A bunch of female stars are waiting.

This is the most watched program in Southeast Asia, bar none. The competition to be on the program is very fierce, not to mention being the host? You must be both famous and talented.

Before Jiayi TV even had time to spread the news, several agents of Hong Kong female artists had already approached them, trying to be the first to sign a hosting contract with Jiayi.

We'll perform at the New Year's Eve party and collaborate a few times on a regular basis, and that's about it.

Because Zhou Huimin signed a hosting contract with ATV.

The hosts of the New Year's Eve Gala are three men and three women, from ATV, TVB, and CTV, one family each, which is fair and reasonable.

Who's coming?
Anita Mui!
Gigi Lai!

Li Lizhen!
……

Needless to say, Anita Mui won the Most Popular Female Singer Award at the Top Ten Golden Songs Awards for five consecutive years from 1985 to 1989, and was the most popular singer at the time. She was very active in trying to get close to Wang Bojue, but Wang Bojue didn't buy it. Now she has the opportunity, and her fame and strength are the greatest among all the candidates.

Gigi Lai, a rising star, even said that she would be willing to sign several TV contracts with Jiayi if she could get the opportunity!
Li Lizhen became the "student lover" of a generation after the "Happy Ghost" series became popular. Historically, a few years later, she became popular again with a third-tier movie.

……

For a while, Jiayi's place was crowded with people.

When Jiayi was struggling over whether to ask for permission from Lord Wang, Lord Wang's assistant had already sent a message:
Jiayi can handle this matter on her own.

Guan Zhilin learned that he had only rehearsed twice and had managed to make his former biggest competitor lose his balance and forced him to resign as the host of the New Year's Eve party. He was so proud and happy that he could not be more pleased.

What could be more joyful than this?
The compliments and envy from others cannot compare to the feedback from your competitors!

Wang Yuanchao almost felt a little tired. He didn't expect Guan Zhilin to have so many tricks! As expected, the treasure cave of women needs to be developed and excavated!

……

The controversy over the replacement of hosts for the New Year's Eve Gala has caused a storm in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

Who in the media doesn’t know who this person is?

What does it mean that the change is so grand now?
Although the agency made a statement publicly saying that Ms. Zhou Huimin had a bad cold and had to regretfully withdraw from the show.

But who in the outside world believes it?
Especially when Guan Zhilin was crowned the title of "Wang Tai", isn't this the most exciting harem event?
The media's speculations were generally consistent with the initial speculation of Zhou Huimin's agent. No one would have thought that a jade-girl leader like Zhou Huimin would be so stimulated that her mentality became unbalanced, right?

Although they didn't dare report it this way, the indirect description meant exactly that.

There are a hundred ways to read Chinese words and understand their meaning.

So, even if Wang Yuanchao is extremely powerful, can't he still let people speak?

Later, Wang Yuanchao generally ignored anyone who did not directly attack the Wang family.

The general voice outside is that Zhou Huimin failed in the palace fight and did not succeed in getting promoted.

Zhou Huimin was so angry that she didn't want to go out.

There's no way to explain it.

Although the media's guess was wrong, the root cause was indeed Guan Zhilin's promotion. How could she deny it?

Guan Zhilin was depressed. How could she do anything wrong? She was so nice. She treated everyone to morning tea and afternoon tea, and thanked everyone for their support. (If she didn't do this, how could she hear others say thank you to Mrs. Wang?)

As a result, these media outlets, unlucky as they are, falsely accused her of framing others!

This is simply an unnecessary disaster!

But the other party did not mention anyone by name, so even if she found her husband, there would be nothing she could do.

This is really true. Just after becoming Mrs. Wang, she has to bear such a huge blame and has no way to defend herself.

Wang Yuanchao even came to comfort her. Indeed, this matter had nothing to do with Guan Zhilin.

Not only does she have to comfort Guan Zhilin, but she also has to inform the family members, lest they think that the new sister is a palace fighter, causing turmoil in the peaceful harem, which would be bad.

But it also made Wang Yuanchao come to a conclusion that adding a woman would lead to a lot more trouble.

Something you can't even imagine.

Earl Wang usually doesn't have much to eat, but this time, the people of Hong Kong had a big New Year's melon.

The food tasted delicious.

As the reports went on, the media began to expand their scope and started to list Earl Wang's eight wives and concubines and some of his confidantes.

Even though Earl Wang called a halt to the operation immediately, the news had already spread throughout the streets and alleys of Hong Kong.

It’s true, if you don’t want others to know, then don’t do it yourself.

Fortunately, the call to stop was made in time, and the newspapers had not yet published the photos.

The newspaper was closed down by the relevant authorities the next day. Everyone from reporters, editors, chief editors to presidents were taken to the police station, and then quickly prosecuted, tried, and put in jail.

You can only bear it.

What if he is not well behaved?
First of all, they come directly to your house to bring you here!

Then, I couldn’t even find a defense lawyer!

Finally, what is the prison like? Accidents happen all the time. Do you want to live or die?

In other words, the report was about Earl Wang’s eight wives and concubines. If any of them had a bigger mouth, they would probably be killed.

Be careful when eating Earl Wang's melon. If you are not careful, you may end up in jail.

Suddenly, the media circle fell silent.

The citizens of Hong Kong were enjoying their meal happily, but the media fell silent, causing the citizens to scold them.

In such a public opinion environment, this year's New Year's Eve Gala had a huge viewership. Everyone wanted to see how charming and graceful Mrs. Eight was, right?
However, everyone's eyes quickly expressed their understanding on behalf of their brains.

This is called letting your three views follow your five senses.

Especially without Zhou Huimin next to her, Rosamund Kwan is the most beautiful one.

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Before leaving the United States, Sophie Marceau had successfully conceived a child, and now, Rosamund Kwan also successfully became pregnant.

Even being pregnant did not prevent her from developing the luxury goods agency business in Japan and South Korea.

She and Zhen Zhen are separated by the Hong Kong River. The area south of the Hong Kong River belongs to Zhen Zhen, that is, Southeast Asia, which is under Zhen Zhen's layout. The area north of the Hong Kong River belongs to Guan Zhilin.

Then Yizhou was the hometown of Zhen Zhen, so Yizhou was assigned to Zhen Zhen again. After all, Japan and South Korea had developed economies, and there was really nothing worth mentioning in Southeast Asia except Hong Kong.

Of course, the mainland is also represented by Guan Zhilin, but people in the mainland are currently unable to get enough food to eat, and the whole country advocates hard work, so there is really no market for luxury goods.

Just like the Boluo Kingdom, it is also considered one of the five Asian tigers, but luxury goods were indeed intentionally suppressed by Wang Yuanchao.

A developing country is not suitable for this kind of thing.

If they really want to buy, those rich people will naturally come to Hong Kong and Singapore to spend.

Of course, agents from various countries and regions still have to come to Hong Kong or Boluo to negotiate agency with Guan Zhilin and Zhen Zhen.

Guan Zhilin is in great shape. She is making money, and it is all her money. How can she not be in good shape?
On January 1, US Secretary of State Baker and Iraqi Foreign Minister Aziz held their last pre-war meeting in Geneva. However, both sides believed that there was no room for compromise and the talks did not produce any results.

On January 1, the US Congress authorized the use of troops to expel Iraq from Kuwait, and shortly thereafter a coalition led by the United Kingdom and the United States, totaling 12 countries, also authorized their troops.

Among them, the Boro Parliament authorized the dispatch of a navy cruiser, 5 army personnel, and 15 Fs from the air force, with the main focus on active participation. Although Boro's defense business was outsourced to Blackwater Security, it was still willing to spend money to hire Blackwater Security stationed in Boro to go to the Middle East to expand its horizons for world peace and justice.

Of course, with so many people being sent, some of them may go to work elsewhere after retirement, such as in the mainland.

On January 1, at 16:10 a.m. Eastern Time, President Bush signed a national security directive to General Schwarzkopf, commander of the U.S. Central Command, ordering the U.S. military to go to war in Iraq.

On January 1, at 17 a.m. local time, when Iraq refused to implement Security Council Resolution 2, the multinational aviation force launched an air strike on Iraq and launched Operation Desert Storm.

Electronic warfare aircraft clear a path, bombers follow closely behind, and fighter jets provide escort.

The US-led multinational force bombed Baghdad and the Gulf War broke out.

The Gulf War changed the traditional combat mode and had a strong impact on the traditional war concept formed since World War II. Its biggest feature is that it is a high-tech war.

The battle situation on the front line was reported every day in newspapers and on television. Hong Kong's purchase of copyrights from American TV stations was actually a transfer from Wang Yuanchao's left hand to his right hand.

Before this, many countries were waiting to see the United States make a fool of itself. After all, this was the case from South Korea to Vietnam.

"In 91, when the Americans attacked Iraq, the whole world, including us, was waiting to see the joke." These were the original words from the TV show.

Otherwise, Blackwater wouldn't be so trembling with fear, as the painful memory is still fresh in their minds.

The whole world, including Saddam himself, believed that the United States was "shooting itself in the foot." Saddam said, "We must turn Iraq into the second Vietnam to teach the American invaders a lesson."

As a result, the United States swept away the shadow of the Vietnam War and resolved the Iraq issue in just one month with great ease.

Americans are eager to tell the world about their strength, their advanced technology, and that they are a beacon of democracy and freedom.

They need to tell their people that the United States has stood up and is no longer a country that only retreats!

Therefore, the United States strongly welcomes external propaganda.

Not to mention the soldiers from the mainland, even the citizens of Hong Kong are well-informed, but they are still completely confused in front of such a group of high-tech talents.

The people of Hong Kong were stunned by those new concepts.

Stealth fighter?

Are there really stealth fighters?

This stealth fighter looks really big and plump, why can't people see it like they're blind?

Isn't it clear in the photo?

Could it be that the Eastern magic was learned by Westerners?

Electronic warfare?
What is electronic warfare?
Hong Kong media are popularizing these new concepts to the public every day.

It is not only for the citizens of Hong Kong, but also for some media in Hong Kong to see. I hope they can take this information back and study it carefully.

(End of this chapter)