Chapter 155 I lost it!
Chapter 155... Damn it!
Inattentive.
He became the seventh largest shareholder of Penguin Holdings through stock speculation.
When the stock price goes up and other major shareholders cash out and reduce their holdings, Fan Wumian's ranking should go up further.
Holding such a large amount of stock.
As long as you don't do anything stupid, you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life.
It’s been a busy few months.
Fan Wumian finally thought about himself, slowing down and taking a breath, taking some time out and enjoying life.
In addition to continuing to record songs and adjusting scripts, he recently planned to focus on preparing for the college entrance examination. He saved some manuscripts of "Emperor of the Wilderness", which will be enough to use until the end of the college entrance examination next month.
Back to school again.
The classmates around me have become numb to the fact that "Fan Wumian became famous and rich". Although the outside world is making a big fuss about it, Trinity College is still the same as before.
Even Mantis and Youpia's best friends started cramming at the last minute. Overshadowed by the upcoming DSE exam, they were busy doing exercises and reading books all day long, trying desperately to memorize some knowledge points.
July 3nd.
Finished a math test early.
Fan Wumian was spinning a pen while looking out the window, thinking about other things.
He just bought the Penguin stock, which could not bring much passion to his life, so he did not want to give up his business in the entertainment industry.
There are many good projects worth investing in, but if he only focuses on making money, he feels that he will easily become a slave to money. Therefore, compared with takeout, online shopping and the like, Fan Wumian has not completely given up on video websites.
In the classroom, other students around are writing test papers.
He pulled out a piece of draft paper and began to analyze his own advantages one by one, and wrote down:
“1. Producing TV series and variety shows at a lower cost.”
“2. Digital copyrights for TV dramas are cheap nowadays, so we can stockpile a batch of good dramas and start copyright sales and content distribution business in the future.”
"3. The appeal of me and my artists."
“4. Attract advertisers and have the opportunity to make money by promoting products.”
Compared with the disadvantage of "rampant pirated videos", all the advantages seem insignificant.
Think again.
Fan Wumian felt that there seemed to be no need for him to keep holding on.
Whenever you encounter pressure or feel that the situation is not right, you can take advantage of the initial dividends of the rise of video websites, and then find a way to sell them at a high price and transfer the ready-made platform to others to take over. It can also be used as a pastime to relieve boredom.
At least in the next few years, the digital copyrights of movies and TV series will be extremely cheap, and there will be almost no competition in the market.
After analyzing the pros and cons, Fan Wumian wanted to try to create a small but excellent video website.
This way, he can complement his film and television company and avoid the situation where a TV series he has worked so hard to shoot can only earn a few million from the TV station. At the same time, he can buy the copyright at a reasonable price and build a digital copyright library in advance.
It is good that the project can be successful.
As long as the cost is kept low, even if you fail it doesn’t matter much. If you are rich, it’s just a matter of sprinkling some water.
During the break.
Mantis came close to Fan Wumian and asked:
"Boss, when will your second album be recorded? I'm courting a junior girl in Form 5 who's a fan of yours."
Lao Si Roudie joked:
"You dare to flirt with the fans of the superstar brother, do you want to die? When you meet your idol, be careful that she will kick you away in a minute and give you a little green hat."
Mantis was quite open-minded and said with a smile: "That junior sister is far inferior to the eldest and second sisters-in-law. There is no hope for her."
Fan Wumian joked, "Who knows, maybe I'm just into this?"
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The mantis's face turned green and its eyes were full of caution.
Fan Wumian spoke again:
"Stay calm, I'm not that unsatisfied. The songs on the second album already have ready-made tunes, and they're almost finished recording. There are 20 songs in total, and they're full of sincerity."
As the quantity increases, the album price will naturally increase.
In consideration of small profits but quick turnover, this time we will still go through our own channels and directly wholesale to the outside.
With the experience of selling the record of "That Girl" last time, Fan Wumian summed up some lessons.
For example, during the production and stockpiling stage, they would rent a fully enclosed factory, pay employees high salaries, and have them eat, drink, defecate and urinate in the factory, trying to avoid the flow of any CD albums until they have accumulated enough stock and start selling it to the outside world.
For some singers' albums, due to errors in the mass production process, pirated copies appeared on the market before the genuine albums were released.
If only Yaomei Culture could supply the goods.
In order to seize the first wave of sales dividends, wholesalers are of course willing to purchase goods at a relatively high price. After all, if they have goods to sell, they will just make less profit, but if they have nothing to sell, the market will be snatched away by their peers.
When he released his first album, Fan Wumian was not yet famous, and many copycats looked down on him, fearing that they would be left with nothing after producing it.
This time is different.
All the copycat dens have been gearing up for a long time, waiting for the release of Fan Wumian's second album, and will inevitably try every means to get the sample album.
If we don't strike them in time, they will probably be plucked out.
It's not easy to be a singer nowadays. It may involve 20 to 30 million RMB in revenue, so you have to be careful. If the prison wasn't safe enough, Fan Wumian even thought about cooperating with a prison and asking the prisoners to help with OEM production.
Mantis asked half jokingly and half seriously:
"My mom said that if I can't get into college, I'll work as a gatekeeper at your newly purchased mansion, or be your driver. We're all brothers, so don't blame me for not informing you in advance. You must keep the good job of being a security guard for me in advance."
The fourth old meat dish also said:
"It's so unimpressive to be alone at the gate. I'll count myself as one of you. I'll stand beside you and protect you on both sides."
Even if they are security guards, it depends on who they work for.
Working as a security guard at the door of a luxury house, the monthly salary is easily over ten thousand yuan, and the bonuses and benefits are particularly high.
For poor students like them who have no resources and no abilities, this is a particularly good job. It is much more comfortable than working hard and getting scolded at office hours.
Taking out a few beef sticks that he endorsed from his schoolbag, Fan Wumian distributed them to the people and said:
"It's so embarrassing to ask you to watch the gate. Wear a mask to cover your face to avoid being photographed by reporters and being accused of being disloyal."
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".I lost!"
Anyway, I don’t have many close friends.
I have several companies under my control and a lot of work needs to be done. There is no problem in helping to arrange a few jobs.
Fan Wumian would only feel awkward if his bad friend stayed at his house all day, and added:
"After you finish the exam, in addition to asking you to help out in the crew, you can also come to my place to work part-time. The job is easy. You will be responsible for checking the employees in the factory every day to prevent anyone from taking my album out. I don't trust others with this job. It won't be a problem to earn a few thousand yuan in pocket money."
As soon as he finished speaking, the class bell rang again.
Fan Wumian was busy doing exercises, focusing on his weak subject, General Studies. During this time, he received a text message from his agent Jiang Shixi, which read
——"The crew of Mission: Impossible 3 invites you to play a cameo role and offers you $130 million. The filming only takes about a week and the location is in Shanghai."
read it.
Fan Wumian was excited.
At first, he was not famous and no film crew invited him to act in a movie.
After his rapid rise, his worth had gone up, and all the crews in Hong Kong and the mainland were poor, and no one made any invitations.
He was depressed about this.
I wonder why no one has given it a try. Even if you give it two or three million, maybe it will work?
It was a rare opportunity to take on a role, and it turned out to be Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible series. Fan Wumian sent a text message asking:
"Are you sure? Or should I ask first? Why are you looking for me?"
Jiang Shixi quickly replied: "It's basically confirmed. There seem to be many Chinese elements in this movie. They should be attracted by your box office appeal."
"The Day After Tomorrow" and "The Lord of the Rings 3", which were released last year, both achieved box office revenue of more than 8000 million yuan in the mainland. Hollywood is trying to strengthen its influence in the mainland and open up this huge population market.
In addition, given that "A Quiet Place" is a huge hit in the North American market, it's normal for people to take a fancy to Fan Wumian.
On the podium.
The teacher saw him playing with his phone in class and said helplessly, "Student Fan, the exam is less than ten days away."
Standing up with a smile on his face, Fan Wumian explained:
"Excuse me, Tom Cruise wants me to star in Mission: Impossible 3, I need to contact my agent."
".Go quickly."
The reason was so hard-core that the teacher was stunned for a while.
Hearing the students talking loudly about Fan Wumian, the teacher knocked on the table and said:
"Listen to the class quietly! Fan Wumian hasn't even graduated yet, but he's already earned enough to buy a 2 million mansion and become a major shareholder of a listed company. You don't have that ability. Just study hard and take the exams, then you'll have a chance to succeed."
Done.
The teacher felt inexplicably sad.
I feel sad that even though I graduated from Brown University in the United States, I still have to bear the burden of a mortgage for more than 20 years and work all day to get a salary.
I used to think I was living a pretty good life, but after making a comparison, the gap immediately became apparent.
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Finished communicating with Jiang Shixi on the phone.
Fan Wumian learned that he would be playing a decent role and that filming would not start until November.
Since it is designed to cater to the mainland market, the plot is estimated to be not too bad. After all, there is a salary of 130 million US dollars. He agreed to it for the time being and asked his agent to continue talking to the other party. It would be best if he could read the relevant script first.
Fan Wumian was in a very good mood as he got a windfall.
Just as he was about to return to the classroom, he met Principal Li Jiagui, who was patrolling around with a ruler in his hand.
Principal Li changed his expression in an instant and said with a smile:
"Big star, I'm just looking for an opportunity to meet you. Can you tell me why you bought so many Penguin stocks? Did you receive any insider information, or did a financial advisor strongly recommend this stock?"
Teaching people how to manage their finances is a thankless task.
Fan Wumian replied:
“Neither. I used Penguin’s software myself and found it easier to use. I happened to have a large amount of idle funds, so I bought it.”
(End of this chapter)