Chapter 157: Although it is easy for a family to continue, the poor also have dreams

Chapter 157: Although it is easy for a family to continue, the poor also have dreams

Chapter 157: Although it is easy for a family to continue, the poor also have dreams

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I was rinsing my mouth with iced lemon tea while leaving the school library.

Miss Zuo turned around and glanced at Trinity College where she had stayed for several years. She suddenly felt that her beautiful youth was polluted by what happened today.

Maybe many, many years later.

She doesn't remember what her teacher looks like or many things that happened in school.

But I will probably never forget the famous scene where my legs went numb from kneeling down until I die. I hit the back of my head against the table several times and it still hurts a little now.

Zuo Ziyan thought.

As a young lady, she actually followed Fan Wumian into this corrupt situation. It was simply like throwing her face away and stepping on him personally.

On the other hand, the hormones secreted by the body affect the feeling, which makes people feel particularly stimulated.

I feel a little regretful that I can't let go.

Otherwise, if he had just gone with the flow and done it half-heartedly, it might have been a more exciting plot.

The two have been together for a while and have visited Fan Wumian's apartment so many times. Life needs some novelty.

Apart from feeling a little embarrassed.

In fact, Zuo Ziyan was also drunk, but she didn't think it was a big deal.

She went home to take a shower, change her clothes and have dinner.

During the banquet.

Father Zuo was eating steamed grouper and said with regret:

"I saw the news again today. I never dreamed that the mansion at 89 Repulse Bay Road would be bought by that poor nobleman. The mansion is really nice. The surrounding area is very quiet and the style is beautiful. The owner has helped to renovate it."

"It's a bit of a waste for him to live there, because the house itself is not the most important thing. The connections among the neighbors and the integration into the circles of several wealthy families are actually the most valuable resources, at least worth one-third of the house price."

"If we move there, someone could help us and we could become a billionaire or billionaire, but he lives in Repulse Bay Road, so he is just living there."

That was indeed the truth, and Zuo Ziyan had nothing to refute.

Like Big Wave Bay on the east side of Hong Kong Island.

The residents are either rich or noble. The second young master of the Li family, known as "Little Superman", usually lives in Big Wave Bay.

If new residents want to move in, they have to be reviewed and approved by other residents before they can successfully buy the house. If they don’t have enough financial resources, they will be blocked and not allowed to buy.

In his previous life, Brother Xiao Ma, who had spoken to Fan Wumian on the phone, also bought a house in Big Wave Bay.

It is said that Xiao Ma Ge originally did not want to show off his wealth and hoped to purchase a property through a middleman. In the end, he almost failed to buy the property, so he had to come forward in person to communicate with other owners before he successfully purchased a property.

Although the purchase review for luxury homes on Repulse Bay Road is not that strict, the extremely high housing prices have set up an invisible threshold to keep out buyers without financial resources. It is still the most powerful and established wealthy area in Hong Kong.

Live in Repulse Bay.

The help to Zuo's real estate company is obviously greater than if Fan Wumian moved there. It can allow her family to integrate into many new circles, which is very good for business.

Zuo Ziyan didn't respond.

Her mother smiled and said:

"What's the use of talking after the fact? It's your fault for not buying it. You said before that it was too stressful to change to that house. It's not convenient to commute to get off work. Besides, there might be a chance to visit in the future."

Hear those last words.

Zuo Ziyan immediately realized that something was wrong and saw her parents looking at her at the same time.

She pretended to be calm and said:

"It's someone else's house, why are you visiting? Fan Wumian is also doing business. If he gets to know more wealthy people, he'll have a chance to attract investment."

Father Zuo smiled and said:

"I just didn't expose you. Do you really think we are stupid? There are so many apartments nearby, why did he choose to live downstairs from us? And ever since he moved in, you have been finding excuses to go out all the time."

"Also, during the winter vacation, we agreed to go to the Cambridge Preparatory Class to adapt in advance. I don't believe that you stayed in Trinity College for a while just because you couldn't bear to leave your classmates."

"The most important thing is that you have been staring at your phone a lot recently. Not only did you go to study acting, you even wanted to go to Yanjing University."

I thought about it countless times in advance, what would happen if my parents found out.

Zuo Ziyan had long anticipated that her family might have noticed some clues, so she insisted:
"Can't men and women be friends? He and I just get along well. I didn't tell you before because I was afraid you would think too much."

Although it was annoying to be asked so many questions by her family, Zuo Ziyan still did not plan to tell her parents the truth.

Her mother didn't ask any more questions, but just said with emotion:
"The son of a poor family has now become the son of a rich family."

"The newspaper said he made over 40 million yuan from stock trading recently, and he also signed contracts with directors and actors, and is planning to start his own film and television company."

"Given Fan Wumian's family conditions, it's really amazing that they can make it this far. When they shoot the second "A Quiet Place", they will make a lot of money. The guaranteed minimum is 3000 million US dollars. By then, they may be richer than our family."

Ever since the news came out that Fan Wumian has a large stake in Penguin Holdings.

News about Penguin Group was everywhere, and its stock price fluctuated. Compared with its average purchase price, the increase was more than 11%. The total market value of Penguin Holdings once again exceeded HK$80 billion.

Father Zuo said:

"It must be a blind cat catching a dead mouse. Penguin Holdings became famous accidentally. This Internet company made more than 4 million in profits last year and has good potential. But he is still very impressive to have made a name for himself in Hollywood. If he saves some money and tries to start some other business, it will be easier to achieve success."

Regarding this comment, according to common sense, it is not wrong.

After selling his house last year, Stephen Chow took out a loan of more than 3 million Hong Kong dollars and bought a building on the Peak. He planned to demolish and renovate it to build four luxury houses, which is equivalent to starting a real estate development business.

Not counting some second-generation stars who have crossed over to other fields, or the wives of celebrities who married into wealthy families, Stephen Chow is already one of the richest stars in Hong Kong, and is at the ceiling level in the Chinese film industry.

Jack Long made his way in Hollywood and accumulated a fortune of over $100 million.

After making money, these stars are busy investing in side businesses. For example, Chow Yun-fat also made a fortune by speculating in real estate.

It was rare to see her parents praising Fan Wumian. Zuo Ziyan probably understood what they meant, which seemed to mean that they did not object to the two of them dating.

It seems a bit realistic, but it is actually very normal.

After all, Zuo Ziyan's conditions are there, and countless rich young men are lining up to pursue her. Since she will have to choose a son-in-law sooner or later, why does she have to find a poor boy?

Although feelings are important, differences in living habits, gossip among friends and family, family business, etc. are also important.

Some time ago, when he learned that the overseas copyright of "A Quiet Place" was successfully sold for 3200 million US dollars, Zuo Ziyan's father didn't care too much.

Instead, Fan Wumian was frantically buying houses, speculating in stocks to buy a large number of Penguin shares, and trying to start a film and television company business.

Zuo Ziyan's father felt that he was making steady progress, which was quite interesting.

If other poor guys had become rich, they would have bought luxury cars, hung out in bars, and spent their days in debauchery.
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Unlike other peers whose fate is determined by the college entrance examination.

Fan Wumian had no psychological burden at all. He took his time to complete the four major exams.

The math test was a bit difficult, but he finished all the questions.

There are three composition topics in the Chinese language exam. Just choose the one you are good at.

The three essay topics are:

"1. Some people say: "The more knowledge you have, the more noble your character will be." Do you agree? Try to talk about your opinion. "

"2. Write an essay titled "A thought-provoking event" and describe the event and your feelings about it."

“3. Suppose one day three students were chatting:

Yixin: Let’s go to the museum to visit the cultural relics exhibition together on Sunday, okay?
Sixian: No, I have an appointment with my brother to go to the book fair.

Yunxing: What a coincidence! There is a special exhibition at school. I want to go back and take a look.

"

Fan Wumian chose the second one and decided on the title "Although it is easy for a famous family to continue, the poor also have dreams."

From Confucius's saying "Only when the winter comes do we know that pine and cypress are the last to wither", he has been talking about his own success.

Finally, he did not forget to mention at the end of the article: "If you want to reach the top, you must endure the pain; if you want to wear the crown, you must bear the weight", indicating that his success was achieved through "hard work".

As for composition, those who understand will understand.

The truth is not important; what matters is the ability to brag and write.

Over the past few months, I have taken writing "Emperor of the Desolate Sky" as a personal hobby, which has greatly improved my writing skills.

Every time after an exam, a bunch of reporters would surround Fan Wumian and ask him how he performed.

After fitting himself into the rules and regulations of the textbooks, Fan Wumian felt that he had performed exceptionally well today, even on the exam papers in general studies.

At this moment.

The examinations for the four major courses have been settled.

Fan Wumian packed up his things and left the examination room, and was considering moving to the Repulse Bay mansion to live there for a few days.

The Hong Kong government has assessed an annual rent of HK$540 million for House No. , and levies rates tax based on this rent every year, which is basically equivalent to the property tax in Hong Kong.

In other words.

The average daily rental is more than 10,000 yuan, and it would be a waste if it is not occupied.

Construction is underway on the mansion's back garden, where an outdoor swimming pool, lawn and garden are being built. The workers will only work during the day and will not have to rest at night.

To make the back garden more pleasing to the eye.

Fan Wumian also spent an additional one million Hong Kong dollars on buying landscape trees, bonsai and flowers, including poinciana, sweetgum, five-needle pine, black pine, bauhinia, bougainvillea and so on.

Walk outside the examination room.

Without waiting for the reporters to ask, he responded, "Don't ask, I should have done OK in the exam."

A young male reporter wearing glasses asked:
"The mainland media reported that the box office of A Quiet Place in the mainland is close to the 1.7 million RMB of Kung Fu. What do you want to say to Master Xing?"

Fan Wumian doesn't like this kind of provocative questions.

However, if you don't speak, it will give reporters room to express themselves freely, such as using words such as "disdainful", "too lazy to pay attention", "not taking it seriously" and so on to describe it.

then.

He smiled and said:
"I am a fan of Stephen Chow and have watched all his movies. My dream has always been to have the opportunity to work with him."

(End of this chapter)