Chapter 187 Am I Proud?
Chapter 187 Am I Proud?
The film is finished.
Fan Wumian wants to rest for a while.
The script of "Those Years" is written in great detail, so the rough and fine editing stages can be left to others.
He is both the director and the leading actor. If he were to be responsible for the editing work as well, he would easily get stuck in a rut. It would be better to leave it to professionals who can examine the film rationally from an outsider's perspective.
The album hasn't been released yet, but arrangements for promoting "Sleepless Night" can already be put on the agenda.
6 month 9 number.
He arranged to be interviewed by reporters at the Sapphire Blue Records Studio.
Kuangxian Media sent two groups of reporters, one to be responsible for the "Big Star" weekly magazine and the other for the "Entertainment Live" TV interview.
Because there are some overlapping issues involved.
During the TV interview, a reporter from Big Star magazine was also recording the interview on site. Afterwards, he came to the conference room and sat with Fan Wumian. After the pleasantries, he began to ask questions.
The young male reporter named Chu raised his arm and adjusted his glasses, smiling as he asked:
"Just now, a colleague from Entertainment Live mentioned that Mr. Fan has cooperation with our company. In addition to Those Years, We Chased the Same Girl, there is actually another movie called Crazy Stone currently being filmed?"
"That's right. Director Lu Hao was the assistant director of the first A Quiet Place. I found him very talented at the time and he wrote a good script himself. I thought it was quite interesting, so I gave him a budget of several million. It will probably take until the end of the month to finish filming. It's a black comedy."
After Fan Wumian finished answering, reporter Chu asked again:
"This year is only halfway through, and some people in the industry have already called this year the 'Fan Wumian Year', praising you for not only being great at acting and singing, but also for your investment skills, and for being involved in many fields. What do you think of this? Will you transform into a businessman in the future?"
".I have only been in the industry for less than a year. I am just lucky. Thank you for your praise."
"My idols like Jack Long and Stephen Chow also invest in some side businesses while still pursuing their favorite acting careers."
"I am personally optimistic about the prospects of the property market and the development prospects of Penguin Group. I save more while my income is high so that I won't run out of money in the future. I am just preparing for a rainy day."
Having given many interviews, Fan Wumian is already quite experienced.
Many celebrities like to hide their assets when they talk about them, but he doesn't care about it since he hasn't evaded taxes anyway.
Moreover, you can hide it for a while, but not forever. Just based on the penguin stocks held, the future value will be enough to drop people's jaws.
Reporter Chu picked up a topic that the outside world was interested in, and asked Fan Wumian:
"After you bought the Wanghailou private clubhouse next to the Houhai Lake in Yanjing, will it be open to the public? What do you plan to do with it? Will you start a company or live there yourself?"
"I'm looking for an architectural design company to plan the overall plan for the company. There will be a cafe, bar and hotel inside. Everyone is welcome to come and visit after it opens."
The problem of decoration and construction funds was solved by Fan Wumian, who obtained an unsecured credit loan of RMB 4000 million from Yanjing Bank.
With Fan Wumian's ability to attract money, and given that he has a legitimate purpose for the money and is also a Hong Kong businessman, the bank would certainly not turn away a high-quality customer like him.
As for Wanghailou, the plan is to first renovate the banquet restaurant, bar and milk tea coffee shop, and at the same time start the construction of three courtyard inns, and the guest room business will be launched later.
Looking at the small notebook in his hand, reporter Chu asked again:
"Many people are curious about your Repulse Bay mansion. Would it be convenient for me to take some photos of the interior?"
"We are currently renovating the outdoor swimming pool. It's a bit messy. Leave me your email address and I will have my assistant send the pictures directly to you."
"Thank you! That's fine too!"
Seeing that Fan Wumian was so easy to talk to, reporter Chu sighed and said, "He deserves to be rich." He also criticized some celebrities who were not very active and asked, "What a great person!"
"It's widely rumored in the industry that you've bought the online copyrights of a lot of movies and TV series. Could you explain why?"
".Actually, I invested in a video website called Youtube in Silicon Valley, USA. It was a small company that I had just founded. I invested a total of 50 US dollars in it. It was developing an online video sharing platform. I also acquired a similar Internet company in the mainland, called Tudou.com, but it has not yet been launched on the market."
The number of TV drama copyrights acquired has exceeded 1000, accounting for almost one-third of the total number of TV dramas in mainland China since 1995.
Others are not clear about the use of online digital copyrights, but when they hear that they can be “recycled” and get some money back, they become very enthusiastic.
Some people are not interested and do not need the money, so they choose to wait and see for a while. Fan Wumian never forces them.
He then half-truthfully explained:
"To build an online video sharing platform, I need some materials. And maybe 10 or 20 years later, I can still use my computer to smoothly play TV series and movies online, so I make some preparations in advance."
"It may also end up being completely wasted. No one can tell for sure. This requires a huge investment."
"This Internet track is definitely not as promising as online shopping, social networking, and portal websites. It can be regarded as an attempt for me because I am quite interested in it."
Let’s talk about the new album “Sleepless Night”.
Reporter Chu lowered his head and ticked a box in his notebook, then asked with a gossipy expression:
"Zuo Ziyan, the female lead of Those Years, is said to be your dream girl in high school. Why did you let her be the female lead? What is your relationship now?"
"Yes, many people in school like Zuo Ziyan like me. Now I am very good friends with her. She was admitted to Cambridge University. She is smart, beautiful, and cheerful. As for why she was chosen as the lead actress, you will know when you see the movie."
If it were just a star.
Fan Wumian may be considering his job and taking the feelings of his female fans into consideration, so he hides this matter.
Now that my identity has begun to change, and the trend of chasing stars is not as extreme as it will be in the future, it’s okay to chat about it.
As early as when he just debuted, the outside world dug up the news that he had been "pursuing Zuo Ziyan" for many years.
Later, it was mentioned repeatedly, and the news headlines changed from "marrying into a wealthy family" to "a match made in heaven", which indirectly showed his success.
At this point, it is Fan Wumian who seems to be more powerful.
It took the Zuo family two or three generations to accumulate today's wealth, but Fan Wumian only spent more than half a year to catch up. Moreover, Fan Wumian is only 18 years old and has a long career ahead of him. Zuo's real estate collected rent, sold houses and managed financial management, and the total net profit last year was only 1 million Hong Kong dollars.
This is still the total profit of the entire group, and Zuo Ziyan's father only holds about 24% of the shares.
In terms of Fan Wumian's total revenue since his debut, it is far superior to most of the Hong Kong listed companies in the same period, and it is impeccable at all, even exceeding the total market value of many small listed companies.
A few days ago, after the news broke that "A Quiet Place" had earned more than 1 million Hong Kong dollars in box office revenue in the Chinese-speaking regions, a TV news program already described him as a "human money printing machine."
In the past two or three months, Fan Wumian has rarely appeared in public.
I can take advantage of the opportunity of the interview with Big Star weekly to show the outside world my current situation and clarify some misunderstandings and doubts.
For example, some people in the record industry suspected that the sales of the album "Sleepless Night" were inflated.
Fan Wumian was open and aboveboard and gave a brief introduction to Yaomei Culture's closed production workshop and the unified delivery process.
There are also people who suspect that he is the illegitimate son of a wealthy man in Hong Kong, which is why he can spend so much money to buy houses everywhere. They also took out photos of Silly Old Fan and said that the father and son do not look alike.
Communicated beforehand.
Some of the interview questions were added by Fan Wumian himself.
She brought a photo of her deceased mother in advance, saying that the boy looks like his mother. She also joked that she wished she had a super rich father so that she wouldn't have to rely on herself for everything.
During this period, it was revealed that the company owed the bank more than 5 million Hong Kong dollars, and that many of its assets were purchased with loans through leveraged overseas investments.
Even reporter Chu was shocked when he heard this exclusive and explosive news.
It's different from the normal way of thinking.
In fact, having the ability to owe the bank so much money is actually a kind of ability.
Debt and liability are two different things. Getting more money from the bank can actually increase the speed of making money.
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After the interview.
Fan Wumian discussed with the record studio's gold medal producers how to compose theme songs for movies such as "Those Years" and "The Guest".
period.
Assistant Pu Jiajing came over hurriedly and said:
"A Mr. Zheng wants to see you. He called your private number and wants to talk about advertising endorsements."
"Which Mr. Zheng?"
"Mr. Zheng of Zhou Dafu, the heir of the four great families in Hong Kong"
A person's name, the shadow of a tree.
Glancing at Pu Jiajing who was covering her chest with her hands, Fan Wumian muttered:
"Look at how useless you are. The fifth richest family is standing right in front of you. Am I proud?"
The reason for not continuing to increase holdings in Penguin stocks is to make money from money and earn more cash flow.
There will be many opportunities in the future, so there is no need to hang on to penguin stocks.
A golden avenue lies right in front of Fan Wumian, so of course he doesn't need to envy others.
Taking the phone, he just asked:
"Hello, what can I do for you?"
The young man on the other end of the phone said politely:
"Yes, yes. We commissioned a third-party company to do a questionnaire survey and found that the number of female fans who like you is the largest recently, so we would like to invite you to be our spokesperson. And Miss Zhuang Muxi, could you please give me her contact information? We also want her to be our spokesperson."
I know that the other party is not ordinary.
Fan Wumian was worried that Zhuang Muxi might be remembered, so he immediately replied with a smile:
"Ms. Zhuang has signed a contract with my company. If you have anything to say, just talk to me. My two-year endorsement contract is priced at 800 million Hong Kong dollars, and Ms. Zhuang's annual endorsement fee is 200 million Hong Kong dollars."
"Mr. Fan, your offer is not 600 million Hong Kong dollars?"
"I released a new album and my fame has increased. I am everywhere in the news, so my price has increased. When my new movie is released in August, it is estimated that it will increase to 8 million. Brands such as Benny Lu and Best Cola will make a lot of money by signing me. Jacques-Jacques Watches is considering making me their global spokesperson, and the offer is also 1200 million for two years."
This is not nonsense. Jiang Shixi's agent is negotiating with Jijia.
Mr. Zheng on the other end of the phone replied:
"OK, our department needs to hold a meeting to discuss this and keep communicating. By the way, please ask a friend privately, is Miss Zuo Ziyan from Zuo Real Estate really your girlfriend?"
Fan Wumian was so upset that he immediately replied, "Yes."
Good guy.
As Zhuang Muxi and Zuo Ziyan became famous, potential suitors of some importance seemed to begin to emerge.
Since the person who asked this question was rather special, coming from the Zheng family, one of the four wealthiest families in Hong Kong, he had to admit it.
Because Fan Wumian felt that the other party was making friends out of nothing.
If the other party thinks Zuo Ziyan is single, it will easily lead to trouble.
After mumbling a few words, Fan Wumian thought:
"If you had asked this question earlier, I should have directly offered 1000 million and charged you the highest price possible."
(End of this chapter)