1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 380 Coming
In October, the Hang Seng Index soared.

K11 MUSEA, Salisbury Road.

Michiko Nishikyo's gym also opened.

The gongs and drums were loud and the firecrackers were blasting.

As one of the founding actors of 91 Entertainment, Michiko's seniority is second only to those of Deng Leling and Liang Xiaolong. Even though she is not making a living in the film industry and has no memorable roles, she is still a senior veteran of the company.

In the entertainment industry, a place of fame and fortune, if you don’t get any new roles, you will soon become obsolete and become a nobody.

But Michiko has a strong background and is able to influence others.

The opening of the new store was as grand as the opening of the 1024 Theater, attracting more than half of the big stars in the circle to come and show their support.

When naming the fitness center.

Michiko specially invited a well-known Hong Kong figure, newspaper tycoon, entertainment expert, college director, and philanthropic educator - Zhai Yuan, the author of "The Three-Body Problem" - to help.

With a stroke of his pen, Zhai Yuan hung a glittering golden sign on the outer wall of the building.

'Golden House Fitness Club'

Full of cultural atmosphere.

Artists who have worked with Michiko to varying degrees, such as Zhang Guorong, Mei Yanfang, and Wan Ziliang, surrounded Michiko.

Congratulations on cutting the ribbon and wishing you a great opening!
Then the stars who came to congratulate were kept by Zhai Yuan as the first group of distinguished guests to visit the gym.

Go up to the sixth floor.

On the walls are eye-catching photos of Michiko Nishiwaki and her award honors.

All of them are video footage of her participating in bodybuilding competitions in Japan.

In addition, there are also high-paid hired Hong Kong bodybuilding ladies and professionals from sports associations.

"Wow! Even the 85 Miss Bodybuilding Champion, Ms. Ma Jingyi, was invited to be our coach?"

Some sharp-eyed people noticed a familiar photo hanging in a row of photo frames and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

There were also young people who didn't know the world and asked: "Is this Miss Ma famous?"

"Of course! The Sixth Princess of Dasheng Bank, she won the Miss Fitness title that year. A South Korean girl named Lin lost and got the runner-up. She also publicly questioned that Uncle Six organized this competition to rub the Ma family's shoes, and refused to go on stage to receive the award. It made a big news at the time."

The bodybuilding world has a fixed circle of audiences, and wealthy ladies account for a large proportion of them.

Ma Jingyi is even more of a hot topic in this circle.

It had only been three to five years since the female fitness trend swept Hong Kong. The sport of bodybuilding spread from America to Asia and then to Hong Kong. In 1985, TVB even held the Miss World Bodybuilding Contest, emphasizing that bodybuilding competitions were different from the Miss Hong Kong pageant and that they focused more on women's health.

But in fact, the beauty pageant's standards for face have been further expanded to include body shape, in order to compete with ATV's Miss Asia Pageant.

"Come on, everyone, look at me."

Zhai Yuan clapped his hands to attract the attention of a group of high-income celebrities, and smiled as he helped Michiko attract customers: "Please support our new store. We have a discount now. An annual membership card is only 8888 yuan. You can experience all the facilities in the venue for less than yuan. Do you think it's a good deal?"

The crowd who had just finished visiting the venue on the sixth floor was in an uproar again.

At that time, gyms in Hong Kong were still mainly for male audiences, and there was a very straight male general name called "iron gym". There were only basic fitness equipment for muscle training such as dumbbells and barbells in the room. The monthly fee was usually only more than 100 yuan. When the gym had a promotion, you could go in and experience it for only 5 yuan.

Annual fee of 8888? Robbery!

"Don't make a noise, don't make a noise!"

Zhai Yuan raised his hand to stop the group of fat sheep in front of him, and continued: "Don't compare Jinwu with those rubbish gyms outside, otherwise why would Miss Ma Jingyi be willing to be hired as a coach? The sixth floor in front of you is just the front desk and a few fitness projects. There is a boxing gym for men on the fifth floor, and a bodybuilding gym for women on the seventh floor. There are also shower rooms and sauna rooms. Customers are guaranteed to be satisfied!"

In Michiko Nishiwaki's original idea, she just wanted to open an indoor venue as a hobby to satisfy her interest.

However, Zhai Yuan thought that since he was going to do it, he might as well make it bigger.

To differentiate it from the gyms outside that are filled with the stench of sweat, we created a club where celebrities, ladies and elites gather.

The fifth floor is a boxing gym and weightlifting room, the sixth floor is used as a shower room, changing room, and sauna room, and the seventh floor is for aerobics, stretching area, etc.

Then divide the area into high-end areas such as golf courses, restaurants and bars.

In addition to Michiko Nishixie's own investment, Zhai Yuan invested another one million Hong Kong dollars in the renovation, directly making Jinwu the largest fitness club in Hong Kong.

The waitresses in gymnastics clothes at the fitness center led a group of stars to visit all the facilities.

Dozens of celebrities, willingly or unwillingly, lined up at the front desk to apply for cards.

Zhai Yuan looked at the scene in front of him and said unhappily, "Picking! These two usually spend their money like a slut outside, but now they are stingy after getting an annual membership card. How can I get them to invest in my charity foundation next time?"

He Zilang, who was watching the ceremony, smiled and said, "Eight thousand yuan a year is indeed a bit expensive."

"Hey! Don't say your boss doesn't take care of you."

Zhai Yuan glanced at He Zilang and took out a stack of gold-stamped membership cards from his pocket. The texture was black and matte, with photos of Michiko and Ma Jingyi stretching their bodies printed on the left and right, and the sign of "Golden House Fitness Club" in the middle. After slapping the stack of membership cards into He Zilang's hand, Zhai Yuan continued, "Take it back for my sister-in-law to use. Remember to distribute the rest to the wives of congressmen and celebrities when you meet them in the future."

He Zilang smiled and said, "That's great. We gave away cinema membership cards before, and now we give away gym memberships. Mr. Zhai, when will you open some gas stations, supermarkets, etc.? Then our family will be able to save even more money."

Shi Nansheng, Qian Maosheng, Pan Yongqiang and other senior executives of the 91st Group gathered around Zhai Yuan and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhai, we are also founding heroes. It's not too much to give each of us an annual pass, right?"

"Go get in line, do you think this is a charity?"

Zhai Yuan cursed with a smile, and then said to Shi Nansheng: "In the future, if the company needs to shoot a movie, come to the Golden House."

There is no need for newspapers and theaters to advertise heavily. Since they have decided to take the high-end route to attract customers, it would be more effective to maintain some mystery.

The first day of the new store opening.

Ninety percent of the customers are celebrities from the entertainment industry, and the remaining ten percent are just there to watch the fun, most of whom are deterred by the high prices of the venue.

The monthly card starts at 888, the quarterly card is 2888, and the annual card is 8888.

If you want to take lessons from a coach of Michiko or Ma Jingyi's level, you have to make an appointment for private training, and the price is outrageous.

On the plaque of the Jinwu Bodybuilding Club, there are only four words written in bold:
The poor stop.

On that day, hundreds of celebrities and artist agents in the circle took their annual passes home under the "threat" of Boss Zhai.

Zhai Yuan and Nishixie Michiko, the black-hearted in-laws, earned over a million.

If it were an ordinary gym, it would have been possible to consider closing down and running away at this point.

The second day of opening.

Most of the customers who come to apply for cards are celebrities and wealthy ladies, or they are accompanied by male companions, and most of them are resources brought by Ma Jingyi.

Zhai Yuan looked at Ma Jingyi who was leading her friends to visit the venue not far away.

This super rich second generation played Ruan Xingzhu in the 97 version of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

The family is involved in Dasheng Bank, Wuzhou Real Estate, Dahua Real Estate, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Po Leung Kuk...

We have to maintain good relationships.

Just when Zhai Yuan was still considering how to get in touch with the Ma family through Ma Jingyi.

Another line came to us on its own initiative.

"I heard that an actor under Mr. Zhai opened a fitness center, which is very impressive, so I specially brought a group of friends to show my support."

Before Ma Jingyi's friends left, another group of celebrities walked into the Golden House Club.

The leader looked familiar, tall and thin.

Zhai Yuan thought for a moment and remembered that he had met Du Yexien once at her school.

Accompanying him at the time was Li Zhiying.

The voice was equally familiar.

The 'Situ' who frequently appears in the tapes.

Situ Mingzhu.

Behind him were a dozen or so elegantly dressed men and women. After greeting Zhai Yuan with a smile, they did not stay and were invited by the hostess to visit the venue.

It really looks like he is here to show his support.

"We are all good friends of Boss Li. When he was alive, he often mentioned to me that he had a partner like you, and that you were very promising at a young age, Mr. Zhai."

Situ Mingzhu stepped forward and shook hands with Zhai Yuan. When he mentioned Li Zhiying, he sighed softly, then waved his hand to indicate that he would not talk about sad things. He then continued, "That's why I came to visit you specially this time. I wonder if Mr. Zhai has time to chat with me? Ah Li had some last wishes that were not fulfilled before he died. As his friends, we should do our best to repay him."

Zhai Yuan and Situ Mingzhu looked at each other for two seconds, then a smile appeared on their faces. "Okay, ever since Boss Li died, my former friends have been unwilling to associate with me because I did something wrong, and I have been unable to make new friends. I have so much free time, so I have time anytime. It all depends on when Councillor Situ is free."

Situ Mingzhu was still a candidate for councillor at that time, and the smile on his face became even wider when he was called Councillor Situ.

He said to Zhai Yuan earnestly: "You really need to make more friends. More friends means more paths to take!"

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment and continued, "It's too late today. I'm afraid I won't be able to chat with Mr. Zhai to my heart's content. How about tomorrow? Tomorrow morning I'll be at the Royal Golf Course and introduce you to some of Ali's friends."

Zhai Yuan nodded: "Then I will definitely be on time for the appointment."

Situ Mingzhu smiled and said hello, then waved to a young girl in her twenties among the entourage to come closer.

"Yunqin, haven't you always wanted to meet Mr. Zhai? Now the real person is standing in front of you."

Situ Mingzhu smiled and said to the girl, then turned to look at Zhai Yuan and introduced: "This is my niece Li Yunqin. The little girl has always admired Mr. Zhai's talent. This time, when she heard that I was coming to see you, she pestered me to meet her idol..."

(End of this chapter)