Chapter 42 This is pointing at me!

Chapter 42 This is pointing at me!

Chapter 42…This is pointing at me!
It was the first time for Fan Wumian to go door-to-door to sell his songs.

He still has the check for HK$20 he earned from Eason Chan in his pocket. The reason he is anxious and feels a little pressured is mainly because creating "The Wild Emperor" is not as profitable as he imagined.

If he could publish three chapters a week and earn 3000 yuan per chapter, his monthly income would be about 3 yuan. For other office workers, this might be considered a godly job, but Fan Wumian didn't want to wait patiently.

In order to realize his dream of becoming a real director and shooting a work of his own in his previous life, he had been wandering in Hengdian for so many years, and never chose to give up or change careers like his classmates and roommates.

Now that he has turned things around, a great opportunity to ride on the wind is right in front of him, and he can't wait.

I did a preliminary calculation when I had nothing to do.

If you shoot a science fiction drama like "A Quiet Place" or "Time Trap", not only is the shooting cost low and the difficulty not high, but the preparation time required is also relatively short.

no way.

His own fame and the amount of funds he has on hand limit Fan Wumian's imagination. If he has the chance, he would certainly like to make a big production like "The Wandering Earth", but this is still unrealistic for the time being.

Low-cost science fiction films and horror films are similar in that they are prone to producing big hits with a small investment. They do not necessarily have to burn money to be successful. Even if the box office is not so good, there is still a chance to help the film earn the fame it wants most right now.

As for action, comedy, thriller or suspense detective stories, there are too many directors shooting them, and as a newcomer, it is difficult for him to stand out.

So Fan Wumian wanted to take a more adventurous route, and he wanted to try his best to seize any opportunity to make money.

Going out to look for investors is a plan B that should only be implemented as a last resort.

After all, it is not worthwhile to act like a grandson in front of investors and listen to the instructions of laymen for the sake of tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars.
The song "Gray Head" was finished.

Although it wasn't that amazing, there wasn't much to fault with it either, and Fan Wumian sang quite well, so there was still applause in the conference room.

I thought the female employees outside were attracted by Fan Wumian's singing.

Under the influence of this preconceived impression, Vice President Song Ziyi touched his chin and asked on the spot:
"This song is quite interesting. Just like you said, it should be more suitable for mainland China. How much do you plan to sell it for?"

".20 Hong Kong dollars?"

The other party was so straightforward that Fan Wumian was caught off guard, and there was a hint of uncertainty in his words.

Vice President Song heard it.

Just like buying something at a stall, he hit the nail on the head right away and told Fan Wumian:

"Well, I'll give you 5 Hong Kong dollars. You can transfer the money after you hear the finished song. You're lucky. Our company will launch several new products next year, and maybe we can use this song next time."

Fan Wumian became instantly excited after hearing this.

Rather than how much money he was paid, he valued the huge user base of the Penguin platform more. Anyway, the cost today was only the taxi fare, so even if it was only sold for 5 yuan, it would be a huge profit.

Thinking about losing money to gain publicity and leaning against a big tree for shade, he blinked and asked:

"Where are you going to use this song, a music player? Or a personal space?"

Vice President Song Ziyi was so shocked when he heard this that the veins near his temples twitched!

These are two major strategic plans within Penguin Holdings, and their importance is no less than the QQ games that were launched last year. The headquarters attaches great importance to them from top to bottom. They are hoping to completely capture the mainland's online social market with the "Blog Space" project, and then try to diversify their expansion through music players.

He had never expected that Fan Wumian would say it out loud, and in such a light tone.

All of a sudden.

Vice President Song Ziyi was a little confused about the situation.

I was wondering if Fan Wumian was dissatisfied with the price, so he was deliberately choosing me in front of everyone.

Think so.

He began to think that Fan Wumian chose today to visit him specifically, and it might not be that simple, and it might not be a coincidence.

If there were no other options, why would you choose to inspect the branch company yourself and suddenly come to our door on your own initiative?
This is not because Song Ziyi is suspicious or not smart enough.

It is precisely because he is too smart that he tends to overthink. The precise naming of the two projects cannot be described as "coincidence", especially the "private blog space" project that was just launched recently and only a few company executives knew about it.

Although it was not clear where Fan Wumian heard the news from, Vice President Song definitely did not want any mistakes to happen on his part.

It takes a long time to prepare for the launch of a new product, which is enough to pose a fatal threat to an Internet company.

If Microsoft's MSN also launches a similar product, allowing thousands of netizens to have "a home of their own" on the Internet, given the global market share of Microsoft's Windows operating system, the Penguin Group would be in trouble.

His expression froze for a few seconds, and he immediately figured out the key point.

Vice President Song Ziyi immediately changed his expression, losing the calmness that showed him casually controlling Fan Wumian, and forced a smile and said:

"This is not a good place to talk. Let's find an office to talk alone. My offer is for the right to use the song. If you want to buy the copyright of the entire song, this price is obviously a bit low. We can still negotiate."

Fan Wumian has never been in the business world.

My knowledge of him is limited to eating and drinking with the crew's sponsors.

Even when going to KTV to chat with the girls after dinner, he was rarely brought along. His boss was reluctant to spend thousands or tens of thousands of yuan in drinking and accompanying fees on him.

Due to the large number of extras, there has been an overabundance of beauties in film and television cities. Many girls in high-end KTVs are as beautiful as even the most popular young actresses. Some of them are actually professional actors, but they failed to make a name for themselves, so they were forced to choose to make money in the adult entertainment industry.

The relationship between him and Internet companies is limited to the identity of "user". Occasionally, "Huabei" and "Jiebei" will become his creditors and come to his rescue in an emergency.

When asking, Fan Wumian didn't think too much about it. He thought that in this era, news about personal space and music players had already appeared in the outside world.

Therefore, after listening to Vice President Song's words, he felt that there were still many good people in the world who could appreciate the potential of the song "Gray Avatar" and immediately replied:
"Sure! I'm actually making a pop music medley, but it's going to be expensive, so I won't sell it to anyone easily."

After all, Song Ziyi is not from Hong Kong.

For a moment, I didn’t quite understand what “big skewers” ​​meant. I thought it had a special meaning in the local area. Then it made sense that Fan Wumian was hinting at something, and I was basically certain that he was referring to me!

The so-called "will not be sold to others easily" can also be understood as "will shut up after getting the money, or sell it to others at a high price."

He looked at Fan Wumian deeply.

Vice President Song felt that as long as it could help to avoid disaster, giving more money was no big deal, but it would be best to inform the higher-ups first.

then.

Fan Wumian was temporarily asked to go to Manager Shi's office to rest.

After sending away everyone else in the conference room, Vice President Song took a few deep breaths, took out his cell phone, and dialed his immediate boss's private number.

After the call was connected, Vice President Song immediately said:

"Mr. Ma? Is it convenient for me to talk? I encountered some trouble in Gangcheng, and I feel it is necessary to report the situation to you."

Wait until the cause and effect are explained in detail.

The person on the other end of the phone also began to take it seriously, thinking that the whole thing was not that simple, and asked, "What does he mean? How can we resolve it?"

Vice President Song turned around and looked, then added in a low voice:
"He wanted 20 Hong Kong dollars, but he said he would sell us a song. He did it in a foolproof way, and we couldn't even call the police. This doesn't seem to be extortion."

A man's voice came from the other end of the phone:
"Once we call the police, won't the whole industry know about it? He only wants such a small amount of money, even if it is 10 times, it will be no problem. You should find a way to stabilize him first. As long as it is not excessive, give him as much as he wants. I will urge the person in charge of the project team. He can't just sit there and wait for death. He must launch the new function as soon as possible."

"Okay, Mr. Ma."

Fan Wumian, who was drinking tea and taking a break not far away, was busy chatting with Manager Shi about whose snake soup was the best.

He never dreamed that by some strange coincidence he would have an encounter with the famous boss Ma from Shenzhen.

But Fan Wumian is still unaware of this.

He really just wanted to sell a song, and at the same time he was thinking about riding on the coattails of Penguin Group and accumulating some popularity in the mainland in advance.
(End of this chapter)