Chapter 152: It's a Bargain Price

Chapter 152: It's a Bargain Price

Chapter 152: It's a Bargain Price

The matter of purchasing the drama has not yet been finalized.

Agent Jiang Shixi has already flown from Shenzhen and is personally over there to take charge of the negotiations.

Some good news came from the courtyard house demolition construction team in Yanjing.

During the demolition of the main house.

As soon as the excavator went down, it unexpectedly turned out silver dollars wrapped in oil paper, a total of 220 pieces.

Some of the wood on the beams was also confirmed to be Nanhai Huanghuali, with a total weight of about three or four tons.

It is said that the market price of these old materials is about 5,000 to 6,000 yuan per ton. Some bosses from Panjiayuan and Liulichang are willing to take them and use them for making beads or furniture.

The architectural design company thought that some of the old items could be preserved and used in the construction of the new house, so they sent people to monitor the construction site during the construction period.

Fortunately, I was keeping an eye on them, otherwise these things would have been picked up by someone else.

Many old bricks and wood materials can be reused to add some ancient flavor to the new courtyard house. However, there are not many things that can be used, just old buildings from the last century.

Houses are built slowly and demolished quickly.

Trucks are busy transporting away truckloads of construction waste. It is estimated that in another ten days or half a month, the old yard can be razed to the ground.

It's another Saturday.

After getting up in the morning, Fan Wumian received an email from the design company, which read:

"Hello, Mr. Fan. We held a meeting yesterday and carefully discussed your design requirements. We found that both the attic and the pavilion require a lot of wood."

"During the meeting, an intern happened to tell us that his hometown was hit by a mountain torrent last year, which destroyed a temple. Some businessmen donated money to repair the temple and took away a large number of old golden nanmu wood."

"I asked him to contact his parents in his hometown last night to confirm that many old woods are so thick that one person can hug them, which is very suitable for your needs. Our company's chief designer strongly recommends that you stock up in advance to avoid trouble during construction. If you need it, I can find the contact information of the timber dealer on your behalf."

After reading it, Fan Wumian had an expression of surprise on his face.

He still remembered reading in the news that an old man lived in an old wooden house made of golden nanmu wood, and experts estimated the house to be worth several hundred million yuan.

Articles from self-media cannot be fully trusted, but they also indirectly illustrate that golden nanmu has extremely high value.

Over the past thousands of years, the good wood has long been cut down, and in modern times it has become a protected plant.

The old wood, which was as thick as a man’s arms, was obviously hard to come by. He immediately replied to the email and asked, “What is the market price?”

Finished sending the email.

Fan Wumian opened Baidu and looked at the news on the mainland entertainment page.

In addition to eating gossip about celebrities, I also found articles writing that there were many good dramas this year. The ratings of hit dramas such as "The Emperor of Han Wu" and "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" were very high.

This side of Hong Kong City.

After tasting the sweetness of success through "Dae Jang Geum", some TV stations recently continued to broadcast "Full House", which also set a new very high audience rating.

With money in hand, he gradually recruited a lot of people.

Thinking that apart from "Crazy Stone", he has not invested in other film and television projects, Fan Wumian finally became a little more serious and thought about launching a few TV series in the second half of the year to try to compete with Korean dramas.

There are many restrictions on filming TV series in the mainland. Even if screenwriters and directors want to take risks, investors dare not try it easily.

In Hong Kong, there are not too many restrictions and restrictions. As long as the scale of the script is well controlled, it will be a little easier to pass the review.

then.

Fan Wumian opened the document and stared at the screen in a daze.

Others were struggling to come up with a good drama, but he remembered so many hit dramas that he was unsure about how to choose.

The main reason is that these days, the digital copyrights of TV dramas are not valuable, and TV stations cannot afford the price.

Without the big money sponsors in the video website industry, it seems that they are at a disadvantage in terms of coming up with some good scripts in advance.

but.

As a new entertainment company, in addition to making money and profits, it is also important to build its reputation and flex its muscles to demonstrate its production and star-making capabilities.

So Fan Wumian finally typed two lines of words, namely "My Love from the Star" and "City Hunter".

Variety show projects, and also preparing to shoot "Run! Brothers!"

The thought of waiting to take pictures of them.

I only make about 10 yuan for each episode sold to a TV station.

Fan Wumian was extremely heartbroken.

An idea suddenly popped into my head. Since I couldn't make much money from these dramas alone, I might as well think of a way to make money from other places around these dramas.

For example, if you build a video website, you may have the opportunity to sell it to an Internet giant at a high price in the future.

As soon as this thought came to mind, all my thoughts became clear.

I couldn't wait to check the familiar platforms like Tudou and Youku, but found that they had not yet been launched. Instead, an English news report from Hong Kong media mentioned that a company called "Youtube" was founded in Silicon Valley last month and was advertising to recruit investors in the hope of developing a video sharing platform.

The pace of technological development cannot keep up, and the Internet speed is so slow that even web pages are stuck, not to mention watching TV series or movies smoothly.

Fan Wumian knew nothing about this, and it was impossible for him to start a business from scratch.

Since he has a large amount of funds in hand and will be able to get dividends from "A Quiet Place" in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau in the future, Fan Wumian plans to try to be an investor.

You can wait a little longer for the mainland video websites.

He first used Yahoo to enter YouTube's official website, which currently contained no content except for an email address for recruiting investors.

I remember that this company was acquired by Google not long after it was founded, and you could have bought it with your eyes closed.

Fan Wumian wrote an English email, the content is
——"I'm from Hong Kong City and I'm very interested in your company. How much capital do you need? How many shares can you give me?"

Just finished sending it.

He saw the reply from Yanjing Design Company, which read:
——"The market price of new Phoebe nanmu wood that is 100 years old is about 300 yuan per ton, and the market price of old Phoebe nanmu wood that is years old is about yuan per ton."

It’s just a bargain price.

Antiques are collected in prosperous times. In this era, the price of precious wood has not risen yet, and few buyers will use such "expensive" wood to build houses or make furniture.

Thinking that he might live there until he died, Fan Wumian readily commissioned a design company to help make the contact and wrote in the email that if the price was right, he would buy all the old golden nanmu trees in the temple.

I originally thought there weren't many.

However, at about 3:290 p.m. that day, we received a reply saying that there were more than 5700 tons in total, and the lowest price for sincere purchase was at least yuan per ton.

The largest golden nanmu tree is not included.

The diameter is more than one meter and the length reaches 14 meters.

It was originally used as the main beam of the temple hall. The tree is said to be more than a thousand years old. It is sold by the roots alone for 40 RMB.

Building a house requires buying wood. Now that you have encountered this situation, it would be a good idea to stock up some in advance.

Fan Wumian agreed to buy the whole package and asked the design company to help bargain.

As soon as it got dark in the port city that night, we received a reply that the deal was sold for 200 million RMB.

At that time, we will find some trucks to transport this batch of wood to the warehouse on the outskirts of the port city, and then take it out when needed.

When I received the call.

Fan Wumian was wearing a baseball cap and a pair of black-framed glasses without lenses as he walked with Zuo Ziyan in the park, choosing to walk in places with few people.

He said:
"Life is full of gains and losses."

"I wanted to take you to the night market to get something to eat, but I was afraid of being mobbed by fans. People often sneak into the school to look for me, not to mention showing up in public."

"There is less and less privacy in life. Maybe there is a paparazzi squatting in the bushes taking pictures of us."

Miss Zuo was already very Buddhist, she smiled and said while counting her fingers:
"Go ahead and take the photos. I hope they get bitten by mosquitoes. You've been involved in a lot of scandals recently, with me, Ms. Zhuang, Assistant Pu, and even with Avril and Britney from abroad. Many female stars have also said they like you."

Fan Wumian spread his hands and said:

"I've figured it out. I can't have female friends around me anymore. There are paparazzi who come to take pictures of me near my apartment every now and then, forcing me to go online and check the prices of the mansions on the top of the mountain."

Zuo Ziyan smiled and said:
"Thanks to you, my apartment has been fully rented out, and there is a chance to increase the rent."

"The mansions on the Peak are cheap recently. The strategist of the richest man, Li, just spent more than 1 million to buy 22 Barker Road. My dad was also very excited. Last week, he heard that the mansion at 1 Repulse Bay Road was listed for sale, and he took my mom to see the house overnight. Unfortunately, the seller asked for 8800 million."

"With the speed at which you make money, it's obviously no problem to buy a house on the top of the mountain. You can ask the bank to pay for it for you. You only need to pay some interest in the early stage. Houses have been difficult to sell in the past two years, so it's easier to negotiate with the bank."

"For example, if you use the house itself as collateral for a loan and borrow 1 million from the bank to buy a house, you can negotiate the annual interest down to around 400 million. You can agree to repay the principal after 10 or 15 years, which is more cost-effective than renting a house on the top of a mountain."

Fan Wumian paused for a few seconds and replied:

"Will the bank agree to buy a house with zero down payment? I've also seen the news about the mansion at 2001 Repulse Bay Road. It seems that the seller bought it for more than 2 million in , but never moved in after renovating it, and lost to million."

Zuo Ziyan said to him:

"Of course I agree. You still hold Penguin shares worth more than 200 million, so you can mortgage part of it. The bank is short of business right now. I call my dad all day long to ask him if he wants a loan. As long as there is business to do, it's very convenient to discuss."

I always thought that buying a house in Hong Kong would take up too much money.

However, if the payment period is extended to 10 years later and only interest is paid in the initial stage, there will be no problem in buying a house.

Thinking of No. 2700 Repulse Bay, a beautiful garden house covering an area of ​​more than square meters, Fan Wumian smacked his lips and said:
"I'm the type who can't resist persuasion. I'm suddenly a little tempted. Can you ask your dad to contact the real estate agent who's selling the house? I also want to visit the house."

I looked at my watch and it was only 7: in the evening.

Zuo Ziyan said:
"Okay, do you want to go now, or wait until tomorrow?"

Fan Wumian had a headache and said:

"If I could go now, I would go, but I bought so many houses, how can I live in them all?"

Zuo Ziyan then spoke:
"Last year, the fourth concubine of the gambling king spent HK$25 billion to buy properties. It was obvious that she was buying properties at the bottom and collecting rents in anticipation of appreciation. If you have the ability of the old gambling king, you can also keep a concubine in every mansion."

"Huh? Really?"

"Wow, I tricked you into thinking that. You actually dared to think that way. Men really can't be trusted."

Putting his arm around Miss Zuo's shoulders, Fan Wumian replied:
"This is a sting operation. I thought you had some weird fetish like finding a sister, so of course I'll try my best to satisfy you."

(End of this chapter)