Chapter 107: It feels really good to carry a sack of money
Chapter 107: It feels really good to carry a sack of money
There are both excellent works and hot topics.
If you look at the process of becoming famous in Hong Kong, you will find that sometimes, going from an ordinary person to a popular star is just a matter of a gust of wind.
An 18-year-old high school student from Hong Kong created his own album and sold millions of copies, with sales so high that it completely crushed many first-line singers.
As soon as the news came out, the mainland media exploded.
In addition, Fan Wumian also has the added bonus of his cool and handsome looks, and topics such as "a noble son from a poor family", "a campus concert with 8,000 people", "Eason Chan's invitation to sing", and "participating in "Entertainment Camp"" are all worth hyping.
A large number of public intellectuals emerged on the Internet, desperately promoting how outstanding Fan Wumian is, riding on his popularity and once again pushing up his popularity.
All sorts of hot news appeared at the same time, with a tendency to make Fan Wumian a top singer in one fell swoop.
Because the exposure is already very high.
The latest sales situation of the album was temporarily hidden by Fan Wumian, who wanted to wait until this storm passed before starting to plan the second wave of promotion.
Friday.
The weather in Shenzhen in early December is already a little cold, with the average temperature in recent days being only around 12 degrees Celsius.
A little after 5pm.
Wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, Fan Wumian rented a Mercedes-Benz and went to the Luohu customs port to pick up people.
Wait patiently for about half an hour.
I saw a girl wearing a thin white sweater and a pair of jeans, walking out alone carrying a small suitcase.
Because she is so good-looking and dresses exquisitely and fashionably, she attracts a lot of attention.
Seeing his girlfriend Zuo Ziyan, Fan Wumian waved his hand, walked over to help her with her luggage, and asked helplessly:
"Why did you come here suddenly? When I received the text message at noon, I thought you were joking with me."
"Didn't I say a while ago that I wanted to come and see the company you founded? From your tone, it seems that you don't welcome me. Have you made a name for yourself in the mainland and started to kill your ideal person with a sword? Otherwise, I should go back now?"
Having said that, Zuo Ziyan clearly had no intention of going home.
Fan Wumian said to her:
"Of course I welcome Miss Zuo to come and visit in person. I just feel a little surprised. You come here at this time, and you have a suitcase with you. You don't plan to go back tonight? What about your parents?"
"They went to a ski resort in France and haven't been able to take care of me lately. I've already told the maid at home that I'll be staying at a friend's house this weekend."
Although the two cities are close to each other, it can barely be considered a tourist destination.
Zuo Ziyan was in a very good mood and added:
"I've booked the hotel myself. Just do what you need to do. There's no need to take time out to take care of me."
When he heard that she was not going back tonight, Fan Wumian was wondering if something strange would happen.
The words "the hotel has been booked in advance" made him feel completely disappointed.
Fan Wumian then said to her, "You are so brave. You dare to come here alone when you are unfamiliar with the place. Aren't you afraid that I will sell you out?"
Zuo Ziyan raised her head slightly and smiled softly:
"You mentioned on the phone last night that you've been using sacks to carry the payment for the goods these days. Do you still care about the small amount of money you get from selling me?"
It is true that a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger.
Fan Wumian thought that if Zuo Ziyan's parents found out, he would probably be scolded, so he had no choice but to take her with him and leave the customs port.
I watched Zuo Ziyan get into the Mercedes-Benz.
I guess quite a few passers-by are lamenting that all the beautiful women have ended up in the arms of rich men, and they feel more sour than eating grapes.
The assistant helped with driving.
Pu Jiajing's driving skills are not very good, and she was worried that she might accidentally scratch the rented Mercedes-Benz, so she looked a little nervous.
After Zuo Ziyan got in the car, she only said:
"It seems like you've been doing pretty well lately, walking to school every day in Hong Kong City. Who would have thought you already have a luxury car."
"What kind of luxury car? I rented it for half a day for 200 yuan. I have to return it before 9: tonight."
Fan Wumian took off his sunglasses.
He nudged Zuo Ziyan with his elbow and continued:
"You've seen the news these past two days, right? Before, I only knew I would be famous, but after coming to the mainland and making a big move, which caused overwhelming news, I still feel like I'm dreaming, as if I've become a real star."
Zuo Ziyan smiled and said:
"That's quite normal."
"You've sold over a million albums in just over a month. Among Hong Kong and Taiwan singers in recent years, besides Jay Chou, whose albums are more popular than yours?"
"Since yesterday, you have dominated the entertainment pages of Hong Kong again. Even when the film queen Li Lizhen slept with a couple of barbers, the news was overshadowed by you. All the news was about how popular you are in the mainland."
"Wow! Such explosive gossip? I didn't even know about it."
this week.
Fan Wumian has been busy since Tuesday.
Either he is dealing with media interviews, or he is dealing with issues such as production, delivery, and payment of Yaomei Culture.
There is so much money that it needs to be packed in a sack. This is not a joke.
Yesterday, there was a total of more than 3 million RMB in cash in the Yaomei Culture office. The accountant was so scared that he didn't dare to take the money to the bank and asked the bank staff to accompany him to the office.
This is just cash, and the amount of money transferred via bank transfer is much larger.
Since the albums in the warehouse are easy to sell, shipment will only be arranged after the buyer has paid the full amount.
In the past two days, the company has been receiving a steady stream of clients. Some provincial-level general agents of traditional record companies want 200,000 or 300,000 copies of Fan Wumian's albums at a time.
In order to encourage the OEM factories to continue to help with production as soon as possible, Fan Wumian has already started to settle the final payments to suppliers.
A rough calculation.
The gross profit in just two or three days was more than 400 million RMB. Today's actual sales data has not been counted yet, but it's at least to copies.
Being poor for a long time and suddenly getting rich.
It really feels good to hold a sack full of money.
The copycat dens haven't reacted yet, and Fan Wumian's side basically still has an exclusive monopoly.
After the albums that were recently wholesaled are put on the shelves and sold out, it is not yet certain how many repeat customers there will be.
According to his idea, if there are more counterfeit outlets following suit, he can offer discounts and promotions, even if the wholesale price of genuine albums can be lowered to around 3 yuan, which is much better than not making any money at all.
Since hearing that Fan Wumian opened the Yaomei Culture Company, Zuo Ziyan has been helping out with advice. Although her help is limited, it does not prevent her, who was born in a merchant family, from having a strong interest and sense of participation.
This is also one of the reasons why, after learning that the album "That Girl" was selling well in mainland China, Zuo Ziyan personally came to Shenzhen to join Fan Wumian in the fun.
another reason.
"Entertainment Camp" will be aired tonight.
Zuo Ziyan couldn't watch Hubei Radio and Television in Hong Kong, and she didn't want to wait for kind netizens to put the video resources online, so she arranged this trip on the spur of the moment.
Worried about being caught by reporters.
Fan Wumian first sent Zuo Ziyan to the Pengnian Hotel where she had booked a room.
After his girlfriend checked in, he went to the elevator to meet Zuo Ziyan and accompanied his girlfriend to the room to put her luggage.
It was beginning to get dark.
Zuo Ziyan saw that he was wearing a pair of sunglasses and smiled:
"You're hiding it like this, it's easier to arouse suspicion, it's becoming more and more obvious that you're dating a big star."
Fan Wumian said:
"I make a living with my talent. I don't necessarily have to be a traffic star. It doesn't matter even if there's news that I have a girlfriend. If you want me to take it off, then let's go out in public together and try."
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Zuo Ziyan waved her hand quickly and said with a smile:
"Forget it, I'm afraid I'll be beaten up by your female fans. Since the news that you liked me for many years, there have been many comments on the Internet about me being blind and loving the poor and loving the rich."
Apparently, Fan Wumian had visited the official website of the fan club and had seen fans post similar comments.
When the elevator door opened, he helped carry the suitcase and said with a smile:
"Fame brings gossip. In the past, only Hong Kong netizens discussed your story, but it won't be long before mainland netizens can see your photos too."
"With my current popularity, maybe there are already fans talking about you in Baidu Tieba."
"Ayan, why don't you take this opportunity to become a star? Even if you come back from studying abroad, you still have to find a job. Being a star has a bright future."
I've never thought about this before.
Zuo Ziyan pondered for a few seconds and replied:
"I'm a little tempted, but I can neither sing nor act. Even if I become a star, what can I do?"
"Just be beautiful. Look at Guan Zhiling and Li Jiaxin. They don't have any outstanding masterpieces. They just become vase actresses and easily become worth hundreds of millions."
Fan Wumian was telling the truth, but she didn't take it too seriously.
Open the door and enter the hotel room.
The hotel just opened this year, and all the facilities are very new. Zuo Ziyan sat on a chair by the window and said:
"I haven't had time to eat dinner yet. I'm a little hungry. Can I order room service and eat in the room?"
"Hong Kong media said you were famous throughout the mainland, hundreds of millions of people started following you, and a forum-like website had more than 20 fans."
"Not only that, they also said that your songs are being played in the streets and alleys throughout Dongguan, and they no longer dare to go to restaurants with you."
The album contains four Cantonese songs.
Residents in the Dongguan area can more easily appreciate the charm of Fan Wumian's songs.
It is no exaggeration to say that a total of 80 albums were sold in the mainland a few days ago, and about 40% were consumed in the Dongguan market.
After discussion.
Fan Wumian called his assistant Pu Jiajing and asked her to buy some barbecue and send it over.
The two of them were alone in the hotel, and the atmosphere was a little strange. In order to ease the awkward atmosphere, Zuo Ziyan asked:
"Your record company has so many orders. Can it handle it?"
Fan Wumian explained:
"It's not bad. We sent all the people we could, including my agent, to help. We used to work hard to sell, but now the dealers come to us. Fortunately, I was prepared and cut half of the bonus and commission in advance, otherwise the loss would be huge this time."
When the company's business was just starting out, the commission was calculated based on 3 yuan per ticket.
More than two million tickets were sold this week. If he follows the previous commission plan, Fan Wumian will have to pay a total of more than 700,000 yuan, and there will be other new orders later.
Although Fan Wumian was willing to pay his employees, these orders that came to him on their own had nothing to do with the salesmen.
It was mainly because he found ways to market and promote the album himself, and he relied on the quality of the album to achieve success.
Fan Wumian took all the risks alone, so how could he let his salesmen sit back and share his profits?
Including the manager, some employees in the sales team have earned several years' salary through commissions in just over a month. They are really not treated unfairly.
It’s hard to say how capable these salesmen are. Ultimately, Fan Wumian’s songs are the best.
After listening to this, Zuo Ziyan said calmly:
"You're such a good boss. You knew the album sales would be very high, but you still kept half of the commission for them. If you were more ruthless, you could have made hundreds of thousands more in the end."
Fan Wumian said with emotion:
"That won't do. If people line up to find reporters and accuse me of being ungrateful and killing me, I'll be called a dog. It's not worth it to ruin my reputation for a few hundred thousand dollars."
His girlfriend smiled and reminded:
"But a little kindness can turn into a grudge. If you cut their commission by half, they will probably still curse you behind your back."
Fan Wumian spread his hands and said:
"It doesn't matter. When I release a new album next time, I won't need so many salesmen. It will be much easier then..."
……
After dinner.
Wait until "Entertainment Camp" starts airing.
The TV was facing the big bed in the guest room. Fan Wumian didn't bother to be polite with her. He leaned against the head of the bed first and waved to Zuo Ziyan.
As expected, she waved her hands and refused.
Fan Wumian asked:
"Why don't you lie down? Don't you like it?"
Zuo Ziyan glared at him:
"You're asking even though you already know the answer. I'm so charming, I'm afraid you won't be able to control your animal instincts."
"Just lying down."
"Do you think I will believe it..."
(End of this chapter)