Saturday, September 03, 2005
如 何 變 靚 D How to Get Prettier
Every once in awhile, I read or hear a story that is so ridiculous that I can't help but laugh. A recent news article that appeared in the Singtao Daily 星 島 日 報 sing1 dou2 yat6 bou6 definitely falls in that category. There is a Hong Kong business called "變 靚 D" 美 容 公 司 bin3 leng3 di1 mei2 yung4 gung1 si1, which translates to something like “Get Prettier Beauty Company.” Owned by 蕭 若 元 siu1 yeuk6 yun4, who has a reputation as a gifted scholar in HK, the company specializes in beauty treatments. The company is very successful in HK, where it has many branches. And with the weight-loss craze spreading to Mainland China, the company also decided to expand there.
On August 25, the company officially opened two more branches---one in 深 圳 Shenzhen and a flagship branch in 廣 州 Guangzhou. The Shenzhen opening was attended by the 蕭 family as well as 李 彩 華 lei2 choi2 wa4 (Rain), 湯 鎮 業 tong1 jan6 yip6, 鄭 則 仕 jeng6 jak1 si6, and other movie stars, who performed the ribbon- cutting ceremony.
Well, 變 靚 D must have stepped on someone’s toes in Shenzhen, because the next morning (August 26) at 8:30 a.m., 4 guys about 6’ tall showed up at the Shenzhen branch, which is located on the 4th floor. After managing to sneak two sealed plastic barrels past the building security, the guys arrived on the 4th floor. Pulling out hammers from their waists, they proceeded to smash the reception desk and glass throughout the main room. They weren’t done yet though. One guy opened one of the barrels and threw shit (糞 便 fan6 bin6) all over the place.
In the course of doing their dirty work, the guys also scared the shit out of 4 or 5 women employees who were present at the time. Departing from the premises, the guys left behind a plastic barrel full of shit. In fact, the stench inside and outside the facility was so powerful that the police arriving to investigate were driven away by the stink and had to put on masks to continue their investigation.
An incident like this sure doesn’t do much for the image of a beauty business like 變 靚 D. Can you imagine the work that would be required to clean up a mess like that? I wonder whether the smell is gone yet. ¶ 9:00 PM
On August 25, the company officially opened two more branches---one in 深 圳 Shenzhen and a flagship branch in 廣 州 Guangzhou. The Shenzhen opening was attended by the 蕭 family as well as 李 彩 華 lei2 choi2 wa4 (Rain), 湯 鎮 業 tong1 jan6 yip6, 鄭 則 仕 jeng6 jak1 si6, and other movie stars, who performed the ribbon- cutting ceremony.
Well, 變 靚 D must have stepped on someone’s toes in Shenzhen, because the next morning (August 26) at 8:30 a.m., 4 guys about 6’ tall showed up at the Shenzhen branch, which is located on the 4th floor. After managing to sneak two sealed plastic barrels past the building security, the guys arrived on the 4th floor. Pulling out hammers from their waists, they proceeded to smash the reception desk and glass throughout the main room. They weren’t done yet though. One guy opened one of the barrels and threw shit (糞 便 fan6 bin6) all over the place.
In the course of doing their dirty work, the guys also scared the shit out of 4 or 5 women employees who were present at the time. Departing from the premises, the guys left behind a plastic barrel full of shit. In fact, the stench inside and outside the facility was so powerful that the police arriving to investigate were driven away by the stink and had to put on masks to continue their investigation.
An incident like this sure doesn’t do much for the image of a beauty business like 變 靚 D. Can you imagine the work that would be required to clean up a mess like that? I wonder whether the smell is gone yet. ¶ 9:00 PM
