Chapter 186 “New” Lan Kwai Fong
A van with the TVB logo painted on it was parked near the intersection of D'Aguilar Street and Wellington Street.

A beautiful young woman in an OL business suit came down from inside. Her name was Chan Lai-yan, and she was a TVB field host.

There were three other people following behind, namely cameraman Liu Weilun, camera assistant Aqiang, and makeup artist Azhen.

Today, the job of the four of them is to interview the "new" Lan Kwai Fong, although it is still in the process of renovation.

That's how the media works. They will smell wherever there is hot spots and traffic.

Hong Kong citizens all know that Mr. Fang, the richest man in China, has spent hundreds of millions to buy a large number of shops and properties around Lan Kwai Fong. It is said that he plans to transform the area into a special tourist attraction integrating entertainment, leisure, business exhibitions, festivals, and food.

More than a year has passed, and the "new" Lan Kwai Fong has yet to be opened to the public. Although the old residents have revealed some fragmentary information to the outside world from time to time, they have never been able to see it comprehensively and clearly through the lens.

Everyone in TVB knows that the handsome and wealthy Mr. Fang is one of their bosses. Some people even joked that they would organize a group to go to Lan Kwai Fong for team-building after it opened.

Since he is the boss of his own company, it is extremely easy for him to get the opportunity to enter Lan Kwai Fong for an interview.

The four people first crossed the intersection, and when they were approaching the boundary of Lan Kwai Fong, they could see a row of construction partitions blocking the free entrance and exit.

These partitions will not prohibit the elderly residents from entering or leaving, but will check the qualifications of outsiders to enter.

Chen Lixin and Liu Weilun first shot a panoramic opening near the entrance and exit of this row of partitions to introduce the audience to their interview location today.

Then, the four of them approached the entrance and exit, showed their interview credentials and the permits they had obtained, and passed the checkpoint smoothly.

The four of them walked slowly, Liu Weilun carried a camera, and when he saw an interesting scene, he asked Chen Lixin to stand in front of the camera and do some commentary and reporting.

The various graffiti suddenly brought the four people into a vibrant community full of art.

It’s not that there is no graffiti in other places in Hong Kong, but there is really no graffiti as alternative and unique as the one in Lan Kwai Fong that you have never seen before.

There are text style, pop style, industrial style, cyberpunk style, dark style and so on, which will definitely attract people to stop and linger.

Liu Weilun likes the graffiti here very much, but Chen Lixin has a special liking for the ever-changing light box advertisements in Lan Kwai Fong.

They did not come at night, so most of the light boxes were not lit, but the fonts and advertising slogans on them had an artistic beauty that was no less than that of graffiti.

As we walked along, we found that no store had the same light box advertisements; even the shapes of the light boxes and the colors of the box cloths were different.

It is conceivable that on the night of the official opening, once all these various light boxes are lit up, the colorful scene here will definitely not be inferior to that in Mong Kok.

Although Chen Lixin's English is average, she can roughly guess the business type of each store through the light box advertisements.

There are beer bars, cocktail bars, music bars, cafes, milk tea shops, French restaurants, Italian restaurants, Mexican restaurants, Turkish kebab restaurants, Japanese restaurants, Chinese restaurants, 7-11 convenience stores, dance halls, KTVs, mahjong halls, billiard halls, gyms, tattoo shops, inns, hotels, etc.

Some stores don’t even have light box advertisements and are currently under renovation. Chen Lixin doesn’t know what the store will look like in the end.

There is a strong Western flavor here. If you must find a place to relax, the beautiful host thinks this is definitely a good place to go for a stroll after get off work.

In addition to a wide variety of shops, the roads of several streets in Lan Kwai Fong have been repaved. The previous bumpy roads have now been turned into thick cobblestone roads, which look retro and full of culture.

In addition to the stone slabs on the ground, there are many newly built stairs here, as the terrain of Lan Kwai Fong is high in the southwest and low in the northeast. Whether it is the paving stone stairs to enter the shops or the escalators for pedestrians, they are all a major feature that did not exist before. The four people also noticed that every time they reached a corner intersection, they could see huge billboards on the buildings at the four corners, some of which were simply light box billboards.

Fang Hexuan originally wanted to install LED billboards everywhere, but unfortunately this kind of display technology would not appear until the mid-80s.

It can be imagined that once all of these billboards are lit up at night, they will become huge sources of light, turning every busy intersection into an advertising display window and stage.

Although there were no smartphones at that time, as long as it was night, these brightest and most colorful places would often be popular spots where many people were willing to check in and take photos.

Chen Lixin couldn't help but sigh that Mr. Fang was really good at doing business.

All four of them were a little tired. They had just been walking and filming at the same time, which was a lot of work.

They found a bar in Lan Kwai Fong. From the outside, it seemed to have been fully renovated and the door was open. So the four of them decided to give it a try and go in to get something to drink.

This bar is one of the first shops to be renovated in Lan Kwai Fong. All the facilities inside have been completed and staff training is currently underway.

The store manager and the shop assistants are all foreigners, both men and women, all of whom were hired from the United States by Lan Kwai Fong Company.

Seeing four Chinese people coming in, a man in his twenties who was training everyone enthusiastically invited them to sit down at any table.

The man then asked one of the trainees to bring the four people some beer or Coke, and then he came in front of the four people.

"Hello, everyone. I'm the supervisor here. You can call me David."

Seeing that the foreigner looked very handsome, Chen Lixin spoke first:

"Hello, David, you can call me Anna. Are you the manager of this store or the entire Lan Kwai Fong?"

"Hello Anna, you are very beautiful, it is an honor to meet you. I am one of the supervisors of the entire Lan Kwai Fong project. Lan Kwai Fong Company invited me to help enhance the entertainment and leisure creativity of this commercial district."

"Wow! You're amazing!"

"Thank you!"

The other three people listened to Chen Lixin chatting enthusiastically with the handsome foreigner in front of them and exchanged glances with each other.

Liu Weilun was not that surprised, he just didn't expect Chen Lixin to be so proactive.

The photography assistant Aqiang and the makeup artist Azhen are still quite young and are somewhat fed up with Chen Lixin's ugly appearance.

Finally, the foreign supervisor generously treated the four people to free drinks.

When the four of them were leaving, Chen Lixin and David exchanged their phone numbers.

The other three knew with their toes that this beautiful TVB host would definitely find an opportunity to have a friendly match with the foreigners.

Liu Weilun even thought that after Lan Kwai Fong opened, it might attract many women from all over Hong Kong to seek excitement.

Did Mr. Fang ever think about this at the beginning?
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