
高級私人會所內,Party Room燈光已調暗,但仍可看到金碧輝煌的佈置,除了大型沙發外,還四散了心形瑩光沙發凳坐墩。現場已坐了最少三、四十人。16Please respect copyright.PENANAaXZlzIaFdZ
大廳一隅,化妝師風揚對音樂才子Stephen說:「今次MV慶功宴好熱鬧啊。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAjic1LR1sB9
Stephen回應:「對呀,百豪經理人Shela、助手翎歌、形像顧問Philip、公關經理Suki、御用攝影師Davidson、御用大律師包鎮洪……全部都到齊。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAWUnwymE3MZ
風揚:「這個Pauline都算不簡單呢。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAeb1w63BM6S
大廳正中央,百豪與Pauline忙於招呼客人。16Please respect copyright.PENANAcFmSLCQNpD
一名面青青,皮包骨,面如刀削,印有兩個大大黑眼圈的男子推門而入,並朝百豪方向走過來,Pauline好奇問百豪:「這位又是……?」16Please respect copyright.PENANAEi63kZTm3R
百豪笑說:「他就厲害了,喝酒如喝水,人稱夜蒲王Happy哥。」16Please respect copyright.PENANADgILimUhgL
百豪向他打招呼:「Hi Happy哥!」16Please respect copyright.PENANASzlbjmkDuc
Happy仔馬上堆出笑臉,聲音略帶沙啞,說:「豪哥,叫我Happy仔就好了,咦,這位靚女是……?」16Please respect copyright.PENANA25e1FADgSU
百豪說:「我來介紹,Pauline,我最新MV的女主角。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAwBscULCFbR
Happy仔申出骨瘦如柴的友誼之手:「Hi Pauline!」16Please respect copyright.PENANATiZTtc49yF
Pauline:「Hi Happy哥。」兩手雙握,她感到其手十分冰冷。16Please respect copyright.PENANAestbgjfuM3
Shela走出來拿起支咪,大聲說:「好了,相信現在應該人齊了,好高興大家今晚百忙中抽空來到百豪新歌MV的慶功宴,現在有請百豪跟大家說幾話,有請……」16Please respect copyright.PENANAAwyE6fvdpj
大家使勁鼓掌支持,氣氛熱烈,Happy仔大叫:「唷!唷!」16Please respect copyright.PENANAO9PNxjYz61
百豪:「大家好!今次MV大受歡迎,新歌居踞五大流行榜第一位,我好高興,並藉今晚慶功宴答謝大家的支持和努力,好,大家乾杯!」16Please respect copyright.PENANAAXyZ6zOP4e
全場人士起哄,舉杯齊聲道:「乾杯!」一眾洪亮的聲音震動了整個房間。16Please respect copyright.PENANAmx6grv15OV
Shela:「好,謝謝大家,大家都是老拍檔、好朋友,今晚一定要盡情狂歡,不醉無歸。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAWX2nDkPNUE
眾聲齊答:「好!」16Please respect copyright.PENANAslG1pHCeRE
Crystal站在一角,免得跟Pauline爭風頭,風揚走過來打招呼:「Hi,我們好像在那裏碰見過?」16Please respect copyright.PENANAKZYcNdsarZ
Crystal:「Hi!我叫Crystal,我是Pauline的經埋人,多多指教!」16Please respect copyright.PENANAHrfbvjxe93
風揚:「對了,上次在Pauline拍MV時 ,我們見過了。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAYHOavniaVi
Crystal:「對呀,上次工作各有各忙,還沒時間多聊幾句。」16Please respect copyright.PENANA6KZLMk0UTz
風揚:「來吧,我們先來飲酒猜枚。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAP0O0B6HKKz
Crystal笑言:「好呀,正是我的強項。」16Please respect copyright.PENANANw3bXs68tb
另邊廂,百豪跟Pauline亦終於可靜靜地坐下來喝酒。16Please respect copyright.PENANAZFwKiSzNmD
Pauline:「你戴這個限量版鬼海盜手錶,真是好酷炫啊。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAK8VXVyCyez
「是嗎?」百豪把手錶除下,拿給了Pauline細看。16Please respect copyright.PENANAz3zgqN5GCs
「手錶好精緻呀。」Pauline:「背後還有一行英文字啊。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAFRPOUYuIZo
「我喜歡墨西哥一句諺語:There is more time than life」。百豪:「意思大概是死亡不是終點,生命會如同不斷向前的時間一樣,無限地伸延。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAhvWLysKHAX
Pauline:「哦哦!你相信死亡不是人生的終點嗎?」16Please respect copyright.PENANAPFHEzbb3DZ
百豪:「對啊。」16Please respect copyright.PENANABQHKNKj1Cs
Pauline:「海盜與死亡連繫起來就好易令人想起鬼海盜的故事,祂們總在尋找一些東西,好似失落的黃金寶藏、向背叛者靈魂復仇的機會、解除詛咒的寶物或者方法。這象徵着迷失的靈魂對救贖、意義或解脫的永恆追尋。」16Please respect copyright.PENANApOlTMxPfqX
百豪感性地道:「那些被詛咒在海上永遠徘徊的海盜船亡魂,正如同在生活中失去方向的都市人。他們往往被困在過去的執念中無法解脫,就像迷失的人被自己的後悔、懊惱和未完成的心願所束縛。海盜船亡靈無法找到歸宿,無法抵達彼岸,永遠在虛無與現實之間航行,這正是人生迷茫時的心理狀態——知道自己不屬於當下,卻又找不到真正的歸途。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAyukYuVFrbE
Pauline感到氣氛變得略帶沉重,似乎不大適合今晚的慶功宴,於是打圓場道:「哈!我們應該都不會迷航啦,來飲杯吧。」兩人互相碰杯。16Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6uUjLnS4j
現場大家都各自各精彩,唱歌的唱歌,猜枚的猜枚,閒聊的閒聊,紛紛擾擾,嘈雜不已,可誰又會在意?16Please respect copyright.PENANA9fcqXvTTIk
Happy仔走進廁所良久才出來,鼻子還有些白色粉末,眼神有些迷惘,大叫:「歡樂只今宵,明天等食蕉。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAXci20DZsdS
酒過三巡,風揚跟Crystal鬥得難分難解都飲得半醉,獨自喝悶酒的Stephen走到百豪身邊說:「Pauline,恭喜妳一吻成名。來吧!我們三個人互相吻賀今次合作取得重大成功吧。」16Please respect copyright.PENANApTOutUZw5T
已喝了不少酒的Pauline禮貎地與Stephen及百豪面頰上輕輕吻了一下。Stephen抱着百豪卻吻得十分激烈。16Please respect copyright.PENANAUUe31ipDg1
Stephen突然又哈哈大笑:「百豪果然吻功了得,難怪Pauline你表現那麼好啦。」雖然與Stephen很熟稔,份屬好兄弟,百豪還是被吻得有點尷尬。
百豪與父親萬友在獨立洋房的偏廳吃早餐,老媽姐(傭人)在旁細心服侍。16Please respect copyright.PENANAxqdX83beKo
戴上金絲眼鏡,留了「二撇雞」鬍子的豪父英氣迫人:「豪,聽說你的新碟做得不錯,坊間反應很好!」16Please respect copyright.PENANABFTnFbVPPM
百豪:「多謝!」16Please respect copyright.PENANAiC4wfUmMy8
豪父:「你這兩天趕快拿500隻派俾那些Uncle及Aunt,記得全部要親筆簽名。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAUzoK4uQtjG
百豪:「好吧!」16Please respect copyright.PENANAnekHP2VsGK
豪父:「還有,下星期我會在家開一個私人派對,招呼一些商界朋友,你記得出席。」16Please respect copyright.PENANANmKSngT6jK
百豪:「嗯!」16Please respect copyright.PENANAk0u0s1VlrW
豪父:「還有,拍MV那女孩長得不錯,楊Uncle想跟她見面,你叫她也來吧。」16Please respect copyright.PENANA3BKIVVSpk1
百豪神面露難色:「這個……這個……」16Please respect copyright.PENANAyvGr088nMW
豪父:「甚麼這個那個?都聽清楚了沒有?」16Please respect copyright.PENANAgGlIbQuYBV
「嗯!」百豪聲調越變得軟弱無力。
一個平日的下午,星級商場內的名牌甜品店內,Pauline正品嚐玫瑰千層蛋糕,心情十分放鬆。16Please respect copyright.PENANATc8H0yrCIA
打扮低調的百豪一身黑衣,還戴上Cap帽及黑超,低聲問:「好吃嗎?」16Please respect copyright.PENANAczd1NUpg9c
Pauline笑道:「好吃啊,今次約我出來,是不是又有新工作給我呢?」16Please respect copyright.PENANAvHQEfzlJgS
百豪略感尷尬地說:「這次不是工作,我以朋友身份邀請你跟我出席一個派對,你有權拒絕我的。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAitgEOZRRR5
Pauline:「怎會呢,難得你把我當作朋友,真是開心得來不及啦。」16Please respect copyright.PENANA9CvRnJ7zVW
百豪仿如放下心頭大石:「下星期,我會駕車來接你,你不用駕車過來。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAyUE3fKQs68
Pauline:「好呀,我本來就沒有車牌,更沒有車。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAjSVShh0tko
百豪略感意外:「哦!做藝人基本都要有車牌,自己開車亦方便很多呢!」16Please respect copyright.PENANAFuiGNiqMzZ
Pauline:「哦!我明白的,我有空會去學吧。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAwLGe2nRz7v
百豪:「好的,你考到車牌,我送一部車給你。」16Please respect copyright.PENANALZCqobW0VL
Pauline:「你跟我開玩笑吧!」16Please respect copyright.PENANAwQGkyX4H8i
「沒有,我是認真的。」百豪的眼神真的很堅定。16Please respect copyright.PENANAEhSDj2JZuL
Pauline笑得很甜:「那我先多謝啦,考到車牌再說吧!」16Please respect copyright.PENANAKw9T6yMhfk
Pauline暗想自喜,難度灰姑娘就是註定要遇上白馬王子?
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一個懶洋洋的夏日,村屋四周響起了昆蟲大合唱。Pauline在翻看汔車雜誌,隨口問:「考車難嗎?」16Please respect copyright.PENANA8wbwe90BIu
Crystal:「看你有沒有方向感,手眼協調與反應吧。對我來說當然不太難啦。」16Please respect copyright.PENANA7wOIXjvr6x
Pauline:「我知你有國際車牌,你的駕駛技術我在泰國已見識過了。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAYagTn6YSOz
Crystal:「其實你也該考取車牌旁身,對在娛樂圈發展好有用。」16Please respect copyright.PENANA4m2y7KPfON
Pauline:「對呀,百豪也這樣說啊。」16Please respect copyright.PENANA9nWnR9am6K
Crysta艱氣道:「但我們現在好窮呀,買錢七(廉價二手車)都沒錢。」16Please respect copyright.PENANALij0Baewun
Pauline:「他還說我考到車牌,送一架車給我呀。」16Please respect copyright.PENANATYYdZUEho8
Crystal:「百豪對你那麼好?」16Please respect copyright.PENANAdNfoX3gwuD
Pauline:「沒用啦,我學車的錢也沒有。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAfgKU16XsPE
Crystal:「你話沒有就是沒有,方法要用腦想出來的。」16Please respect copyright.PENANACUdliPeDwF
Pauline:「那有甚麼方法?叫百豪教我嗎?」16Please respect copyright.PENANAzCkPn0ewNI
Crystal眼珠一轉:「不如……就叫我契哥教啦,南哥以前有個綽號叫『太子車神』,教開車肯定是沒問題。再講,他又是你的頭號粉絲。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAVHuRnHzE0V
Pauline:「我考了車牌,他可能少了個客,他怎會願意呢?」16Please respect copyright.PENANAsU1keybNDj
Crystal:「試下問啦,不問又點知答案,我相信他不會那麼小心眼的。」16Please respect copyright.PENANALbWR665F1X
Pauline:「那你幫我出面問吧,我真的不好意思開口。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAWNbZfNwXUz
Crystal:「其實我契哥似乎真得很喜歡你啊,不如你就找他做男友吧,不要看他爛笪笪,他在江湖上名字響噹噹,好猛料的,而且又夠義氣,長相也不太爛吧。如果你將來在娛樂圈被人欺負,又可找他代妳出頭……」16Please respect copyright.PENANAFSemEpp2lI
Pauline被不斷「洗腦」,不禁自問,真的需要找個男朋友嗎?
Pauline打開車門坐進了熟悉的Taxi內,但她今次是坐在駕駛位上,眼前是一片大空地,地上用紅磚砌出了行車路線,其中一段還搭建了上落斜台。16Please respect copyright.PENANAWeahuOu9M8
城南哥說:「先調好車廂內倒後鏡,這個很重要,後面有沒有車,其實好主要看這塊鏡。記住,開車要瞻前顧後,看左看右,記得經常要望鏡。」16Please respect copyright.PENANA51ybhMalsc
「首先方向盤先要扶穩回正,左右手分別在3點鐘個9點鐘方向握緊,身體坐正,兩眼注視前方看遠一點。」城南哥可以如此親近Pauline,感覺像做夢一樣,教得十分投入、落力。16Please respect copyright.PENANAZxL9G6BYRJ
城南哥:「有沒有問題?」16Please respect copyright.PENANAvhPvOf4rBZ
Pauline:「其實……你花時間教我開車,會不會打擾你的生計?」16Please respect copyright.PENANA93npNaQAPy
城南哥:「不怕,我已是車主,開車只是打發時間,喜歡開工就開工,想休息就休息。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAGBf8mKIA4i
Pauline十分感動:「實在太感謝了,我會用心去學。」
數萬呎的獨立屋坐擁前後花園,無敵海景與私人泳池。白色大理石外牆搭配巨幅落地玻璃,線條俐落,恢弘氣勢;門前設有古羅馬柱廊與噴泉庭院,綠意盎然的亞熱帶園藝與雕塑藝術品點綴其間,黑色鍍金柵欄後可讓大量名貴房車停泊。16Please respect copyright.PENANA6kLnWMXXwE
宴客大廳樓高逾八米,懸掛著來自威尼斯水晶吊燈,璀璨光芒折射於鑲嵌金箔的手工壁畫上。地面鋪設白玉大理石,紋理如雲絮流淌,與牆面絲絨刺繡軟包相映成趣。角落放置了一部Steinway & Sons限量版古董三角鋼琴。整面玻璃酒窖藏滿了名莊珍釀。16Please respect copyright.PENANAFerYjIuR24
雖然有指畀面派對永遠沒有真意義,來的人總是各懷鬼胎,但人們總是樂此不疲。滿面橫肉的大胖子飲多了兩杯,走到百豪面前:「 喂,百豪,聽講你是甚麼紅歌星啊,今晚這麼高興,唱兩首歌來聽聽嘛!」16Please respect copyright.PENANACbIcXD8LXZ
百豪氣憤回應道:「楊Uncle,不好意思,我今日來這裏不是賣唱,如想聽我唱歌,請等我開演唱會時買票來聽吧。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAYlbkXCeHWN
楊Uncle立即面如黑洞,覺得百豪不給面子,正要發作。在附近的百豪父親馬上介入:「楊大老板,不好意思,不好意思,阿豪個臭小子只是開玩笑,楊大老板這麼忙,就算送票也請不來啦。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAbJy7cj1LHY
楊Uncle當然還未能嚥下這口氣,此時剛從洗手間回來的Pauline連忙打招呼說:「Hi楊Uncle你好呀,我是百豪的新MV女主角,多多指教 !」楊Uncle眼前出現天然奇景「大峽谷」,滿腔怒火亦被吸進峽谷中消失散了。16Please respect copyright.PENANA9Mc4qrZ9QJ
楊Uncle這時定睛看見美女,亦稍稍寬容起來,忍不住要說:「果然長得好美呀!」16Please respect copyright.PENANABoJYUemn1A
Pauline:「多謝楊Uncle讚賞,我早前拍了一本富有藝術感的寫真集,如果楊Uncle有興趣看看,我真是萬分光彩。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAoMvusYLJTu
楊Uncle:「好呀!我對美麗的東西從來都感興趣,你就送到這個地址吧。」16Please respect copyright.PENANA8jlg3e3Rmv
楊Uncle遞上卡片,無意中露出了Patek Philippe名錶,而卡片寫上「大富貴國際集團董事總經理」。16Please respect copyright.PENANA2R3XBgsi7h
百豪父親隨即叫喊:「好!大家盡情享受美酒佳餚前,先來影張大合照吧。」16Please respect copyright.PENANA3ranUWISIG
賓客衣香鬓影,鑽石光茫互相輝映,彼此交織穿插,隨聚隨散,也不失為一幅美麗的動態圖畫。16Please respect copyright.PENANAotmO4CbYDA
曲終人散之後,百豪駕車送Pauline回家。車廂內,百豪說:「剛才幸好有你出手,不然,也不知如何收科。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAOdnD6xSUg6
Pauline:「沒甚麼啦,不過,這位楊Uncle好像大有來頭呢。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAhj8l6p4cjv
百豪:「對,楊Uncle是我爸其中一個大生意夥伴。」16Please respect copyright.PENANA84AI6Vxr9N
Pauline:「你也要經常應酬你爸爸的生意夥伴嗎?」16Please respect copyright.PENANAxcezz8t6tK
百豪:「對吧,其實我一開始加入娛樂圈,我爸是第一個跳出來反對的。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAT96DGRoYOM
Pauline:「哦,竟然?」16Please respect copyright.PENANAFkRM0mFVYh
百豪:「我爸經常說,做我的兒子不可以沒出息,丟他的面。」16Please respect copyright.PENANA0pqL5oJqFN
Pauline:「你父親也算是嚴父啊。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAL0P20IXuM3
百豪:「家家有本難唸的經啦,當年我媽媽一索得子,生下了我,而我好像亦為家族帶來好運氣,爺爺事業更上一層樓,並發展成上巿王國,爺爺認定我就是運財童子。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAcOI1CMrFRF
Pauline:「那不是很好嗎。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAYXgmrEcRcC
「我媽媽母憑子貴,我亦得到母親溺愛,獲得爺爺寵愛,但在做生意上,父親始終就像紅太陽,我就是太陽黑子也不如。」百豪繼說:「我父母吵架時,我曾聽見媽媽憤怒地說『你在外面玩女人我不管,你有多少二奶三奶我不管,但你要記住,我才是你唯一的合法妻子,我們唯一的孩子,你一定要支持』。」16Please respect copyright.PENANA9iB0aVkQP8
Pauline:「你爸爸現在仍想你接手家族事業?」16Please respect copyright.PENANAAR54f5hNBt
百豪說:「對的,但我根本沒興趣做生意,我只想玩藝術。幸好,我得到媽媽與爺爺支持,他們拿錢開娛樂製作公司,讓我可以做藝人。」16Please respect copyright.PENANADQRQsYAErb
Pauline:「那還好呀。」16Please respect copyright.PENANA7KdKb3eqXn
百豪說:「後來我爸爸發現我不是玩玩下,好認真投入,也叫做開始改觀了。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAUSMm1AeqLK
Pauline發出歡呼:「YEAH!」16Please respect copyright.PENANAr5NjMyCOSh
百豪說:「說穿了,最重要是對他的生意有幫助,當我開始走紅,他亦意識到做了明星之父,更容易取信於人,好談合作。」16Please respect copyright.PENANACRVMH6siOf
Pauline:「原來這還是脫離不了現實。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAVlHTxyH35y
百豪說:「這些事我都是第一次跟人說,我也不知道為甚麼跟你說了出來。」16Please respect copyright.PENANALa7Uq2NYnR
Pauline:「你說了出來,開心點嗎?」16Please respect copyright.PENANAUKPWicZIP8
百豪說:「我感到舒服多了,亦平靜多了,多謝你。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAqOdCrnal3J
Pauline報以一個溫暖的微笑。
高級海景餐廳,和風輕吹,下午茶時段,人不是太多,私隱度極高。16Please respect copyright.PENANAKjiMkA9lKk
Crystal:「HI喪姐!她是Pauline,妳們都應該見過面,請多多關照。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAyJGe4toHPB
Pauline:「HI喪姐!你好,請多多幫忙。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAkdW2J71zmm
喪姐:「當然沒問題啦,Pauline是妳老友,妳又是我老友,即大家都是老友啦。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAo6w5ZLL4zs
Crystal:「喪姐,這是阿贊博的限量版符通,專招橫財的,打牌時記得帶在身上,我專誠去泰國奉請給你的。」16Please respect copyright.PENANASZTxLBODnT
喪姐:「呵呵……妳真有心。」16Please respect copyright.PENANASc5lCIWo57
Pauline:「喪姐,我沒有做過雜誌專訪,請多多指教。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAeWUeMt98oo
喪姐:「我問你答就可以啦,好簡單。」16Please respect copyright.PENANALJfJOmcnhQ
Pauline:「好的!謝謝!」16Please respect copyright.PENANA67SkoJcU8r
喪姐:「你跟豪是怎樣認識的?他為甚麼會請你做MV女主角?」16Please respect copyright.PENANARhJv2KfG3V
Pauline:「我覺得這叫緣份吧,我曾經跟他在選美會碰見過。而他後來又無意中看到我的寫真集,覺得我適合他MV的女主角,所以才有這個難得的機會。」16Please respect copyright.PENANA3pB7UsCGd9
喪姐:「男神百豪願意出6位數字報酬請你拍,這個可說是行內好價,以你的名氣,值這個價錢嗎?」16Please respect copyright.PENANAskXOezRWxQ
Pauline:「這個我真的不懂,亦不知道甚麼行情,我只可以說衷心多謝百豪。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAzizaCIpplR
喪姐轉一轉話題:「你現在有拍拖嗎?」16Please respect copyright.PENANAtHcduM4GoN
Pauline:「沒有,我是單身的。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAhhupvFfNfv
喪姐追問:「有沒有甚麼難忘戀愛經驗跟讀者分享一下呢?」16Please respect copyright.PENANA9WuLcnOxO4
Pauline忽然滿面通紅:「不好意思,我……從來沒有拍過拖。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAzXrXTHHyFV
喪姐大感意外,直呼道:「真的嗎?難道……難道……你是處女?」16Please respect copyright.PENANAuNbdPzvpeM
Pauline低下頭來:「嗯!」16Please respect copyright.PENANA2nkWwXQlNq
Crystal聽到亦感到十分驚訝,一副不敢相信的表情。16Please respect copyright.PENANAzbmZ4b8Cxx
喪姐追問道:「那你的擇偶條件是怎樣?」16Please respect copyright.PENANASEj6CkBGTw
Pauline:「我的擇偶條件其實好簡單,心地好,喜歡我,愛護我,那就可以了。」16Please respect copyright.PENANA2NX146G5dV
喪姐:「那邀請你做MV女主角的百豪能符合你要求嗎?」16Please respect copyright.PENANAHPeDqWcclb
Pauline:「百豪是個優品好男人,我才高攀不上呢!」16Please respect copyright.PENANASFdUpB44w1
喪姐:「那麼類型的男士才是你的戀愛對像啦?」16Please respect copyright.PENANA2hlQ5Q6FjN
Pauline:「哈,我嘛,普通宅男一個就好了。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAZk85jgUqxo
喪姐:「好,現在先拍照,擺個甫士向宅男示愛吧。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAf1M09wK9if
Pauline:「哈,好的。」16Please respect copyright.PENANAZQdLq7K7Z4
Pauline雙手向鏡頭做出心形手勢,笑得很甜,試問那個宅男能不心動?