Chapter 204 How many points did I get?
Chapter 204 How many points did I get?
the next day.
I just returned to Hong Kong City after clearing customs.
After resting for a while, Fan Wumian finally started the final editing work of "You Are the Apple of My Eye".
Working from morning till night, the length of the entire film was shortened from 127 minutes to 126 minutes.
He no longer planned to move, in order to avoid getting stuck in a dead end due to being too familiar with the plot as he was directing and acting in the film himself.
I previously delegated the rough and fine editing work to other people because I felt that standing from an outsider's perspective would allow me to see the problem more clearly.
Some trivial scenes shot at the Beijing Film Academy were completely cut out.
Taking into account in advance that the style of Hong Kong films is somewhat different from that of the mainland, Taiwan and other places, Fan Wumian did not dare to leave all the selection to the editors in Hong Kong.
For this purpose, a "review team" was specially formed, with members from various regions. The shots that made them all feel there was no need to keep were indeed dispensable.
But in order to promote new talents, they still brought back some scenes with sexy actress Liu Yan, as well as scenes with product placement.
After the final cut was completed, we stopped working on it and handed the sample over to the post-production team to produce the soundtrack, opening and ending credits, subtitles, etc. The release date is tentatively set for August 8th.
The job of editing the promotional sample was also handed over to the assistant director, while Fan Wumian continued to be busy sorting out the script of "A Quiet Place 2" and preparing for the crew.
Since the story is set in Hong Kong, there are already a large number of foreigners there, and in order to cater to the needs of the European and American markets, Fan Wumian plans to pick a few cheaper white and black actors to tell stories before the disaster, so that the effect presented will be more "Hollywood".
The main sponsors come from Hollywood, and the most important market is also in North America.
People in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong are used to accepting Hollywood movies, so they don’t mind having more diverse faces. In fact, they may even appear more “international”.
But audiences in North America have more discerning tastes.
If only Asian actors are chosen, North American audiences will lack a sense of immersion, which will directly affect the box office results.
During the period of seclusion to sort out the script, Fan Wumian came up with some good inspirations.
For example, in one plot, a white female boss went to a white employee's home to question him, but after the disaster, she was imprisoned and became that kind of person, which describes the dark side of the disaster.
This white male neighbor, who was originally a "good guy", had his eyes on Zhuang Muxi and wanted to take her into his possession. However, in the end, his female boss chose to die together with him, so she shouted against him, and both of them were killed by the monster.
The story is still relatively simple, and Fan Wumian just made it a little more substantial based on the original drama, trying to prolong the life of the entire film series.
You can plant some foreshadowing in the second movie, and then you can make a prequel or a sequel next time. Even if you don't want to make money anymore, it's still very cost-effective to sell the copyright to others at a high price.
Time quietly came to July.
Fan Wumian, who was secluded in his mansion at No. 89 Repulse Bay, was suddenly called by Li Jiagui, the president of Trinity College.
The other party said in an excited tone:
"I asked a friend from school to help me and found out your grades in advance! Congratulations, you've barely met the admission criteria for Gangcheng University!"
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The date for announcing the DSE exam results this year has been set on July 7, Monday.
There are only tens of thousands of candidates in total, and it takes two or three months to correct the test papers and calculate the rankings. The efficiency is ridiculously slow.
It’s only July 7th.
Fan Wumian had no idea through what channel Principal Li Jiagui had found out his results, but when he heard that he had barely reached the admission line of Gangcheng University, he still felt like he had been "suddenly spoiled in advance."
Understand that the other person means well.
He asked with a smile, "Oh? Are the results for each subject out? How many points did I get?"
"Well, I'll forward the email to you. Although I know you've been busy recently, the number of words in the serialized update of "Emperor of the Desolate Sky" has been shortened by a thousand words per issue, which still makes me anxious."
".Principal, are you still chasing me?"
"Of course. You are one of the most accomplished and outstanding alumni since the founding of our school. Please let me know before Those Years is released. I will organize all the teachers and students in the school to go and show their support."
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Fan Wumian couldn't help but suspect that because Principal Li Jiagui had a cameo appearance in the film, he wanted to show his face in front of all the teachers and students in the school, and showing his support was a secondary reason.
He continued to say to Principal Li:
"Thank you for your support. Could you please ask me about the grades of (3) Banzhuang Muxi and Miss Zuo? I have worked with them. If I need an actor to play the teacher next time, I will call you first."
"Hahaha! No problem! Send me their exam numbers. Zuo Ziyan has been admitted to Cambridge University in advance. I always feel that you two are a perfect match."
Put it in the past.
Knowing that Fan Wumian wanted to seduce Zuo Ziyan, Li Jiagui had only the words "a toad wanting to eat swan flesh" in his mind. Even if he wanted to marry into the family, he lacked the qualifications.
Today, Zuo Ziyan is still Zuo Ziyan.
Fan Wumian has transformed himself into the biggest winner in the entertainment industry this year.
Whether it was becoming one of the major shareholders of Penguin or spending nearly 2 million Hong Kong dollars to buy the mansion, Principal Li Jiagui exclaimed it was incredible and could no longer treat him as an ordinary student.
After hanging up the phone, Fan Wumian received an email shortly afterwards.
The form says -
"Language 5 (Five)
English 5 (Five)
Mathematics 5** (Five)
General Education 3 (Three)
Chinese History 5 (Five)
Geography 5** (Five)
"
It was similar to last year’s mock joint examination, and I was still held back by the general education subjects.
However, Fan Wumian himself did not expect that he would get full marks in mathematics and geography.
The scores are calculated according to the score range. Since the exam questions this year are more difficult, the score gap is relatively large, which is more beneficial for students with a solid foundation.
The DSE score line for Hong Kong City University's majors is directly proportional to the employment prospects, which means that the better the employment prospects, the higher the score line is often.
With Fan Wumian's test scores, he has a chance to be admitted to some common majors at Gangcheng University.
Some "godly subjects", such as lawyers, doctors, etc., which are popular majors and have the potential to earn a million-dollar annual salary after graduation, are almost out of his reach.
For most people, academic qualifications are just a stepping stone.
If he was willing to spend money and donate more to colleges, he might even get an admission letter from prestigious universities such as Harvard, Cambridge, and Stanford, but Fan Wumian didn't care.
After all, life is already so comfortable, why would you choose a university that is difficult to graduate from and make things difficult for yourself?
Just as he opened the Yahoo search engine to check the admission results of famous schools in Hong Kong in previous years.
The phone rang again, and the note on it read "Chen Shijun".
After connecting.
Fan Wumian asked: "Hey, at this time, are you still working overtime in the company?"
On the other end of the phone, Chen Shijun replied:
"I'm not working overtime. I'm in Tokyo discussing financing and just left SoftBank headquarters. A senior executive of SoftBank is very interested in YouTube and is willing to provide us with about $650 million in financing based on a $200 million valuation and cooperate with us through Yahoo."
"To be honest, we are very excited now and would like to ask for your advice."
"If we get this $200 million in financing, we won't have to worry about funding until at least the end of this year. Right now, the number of active users on YouTube is increasing like crazy, and we're short of staff, servers, and venues. We're burning money too fast, and it's hard to sustain it for too long. I estimate that we'll burn through all the money on the books in a month and a half at most."
Since Chen Shijun came from Taiwan, the task of communicating with the investor Fan Wumian was always given to him.
Hear the words.
Fan Wumian remained silent. He remembered that in his previous life, Youtube seemed to have been acquired by Google at a high price.
There are also some video bloggers who like to continuously post the wonderful content and comments on Youtube to short video platforms in the mainland to attract attention.
I guessed that I had interfered with the timeline, which actually aroused SoftBank's interest in Youtube.
He had no good feelings towards those "little people" and replied:
"In fact, if you only need $200 million, I can help you get it done. We have been working together very happily, so there is no need to add other shareholders for the time being. If we delay raising funds until the end of the year, the market value may reach $2000 million or even $3000 million."
"I mentioned to you last time that I want to build an online TV platform. YouTube also has the potential in this regard. In my eyes, its value is far more than just $650 million."
“You are my first venture capital project. No one wants it to succeed more than me. If you are worried about the issue of company control, I can give up the decision-making power.”
Chen Shijun was very embarrassed and made an excuse to remind him:
"But everyone else in the company felt that working with Yahoo would help us attract traffic to our platform and increase the chances of the YouTube project surviving. Being chosen by such a big company is a rare opportunity, and it's not just about funding."
The meaning of the words.
The simple thing is that although Fan Wumian is rich, he lacks other resources and cannot provide more help to Youtube.
Fan Wumian himself was also very clear about this, and continued:
"I'm not saying it's impossible, but it's better to raise funds later. If we are fully prepared, we can find the right financing party later. This will be more beneficial for us. Even if we get $200 million in financing, how long can it last?"
"Of course, I just suggest you calm down and think carefully before making a decision. The decision is in your hands."
"But if it were me, I would definitely try to hold on for a while. After all, YouTube's recent performance has been so outstanding. Even if I get the $200 million, I may have to raise funds again in four or five months. It is impossible to solve the fundamental problem all at once."
Just some suggestions really.
Not only has it recently increased its holdings of Penguin shares, but negotiations with Shenzhen city officials have also been smooth.
Fan Wumian was satisfied and began to become more Buddhist.
The only new move was to help Silly Old Fan buy Moutai shares worth 300 million Hong Kong dollars to keep as pension.
(End of this chapter)