Chapter 206 Financial Owner
Chapter 206 Financial Owner
The night view is charming.
Looking northwest through the floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see the Arc de Triomphe, a high-end apartment building.
Ever since he sold the old house to Pu Jiajing, Silly Old Fan has been eager to move in and picked a good day to move into the new house in the Arc de Triomphe.
A few days ago, when cooperating with the developer to do publicity and being interviewed by reporters, Silly Old Fan boasted a lot about how filial his son was.
He has been gaining popularity by using the title of "Fan Wumian's Dad". Since he tried to cross over to an actor, his career has been booming and he can earn 500,000 or 600,000 Hong Kong dollars for taking part in a TV series.
The main difference between celebrities and ordinary people lies in their level of fame.
Silly old Fan is thick-skinned. Although he doesn't have any great talent, he is smart. Even though Fan Wumian didn't give him any resources, he managed to carve out a path for himself.
Think of this cheap dad.
Fan Wumian hoped that his father would become Jackie Chan, so he began to consider helping him find his position and make a clearer career plan.
During the period of distraction.
After changing her clothes, Feng Ying'er stood at the door of the room and coughed twice.
She was wearing a sexy bunny girl outfit, with fishnet stockings and high heels. When she saw Fan Wumian looking over, she deliberately said:
"I think I bought a size a bit too big. The clothes keep sliding down."
Rolling his eyes at her, Fan Wumian walked closer to admire it and said, "I don't believe you can really slide down unless you try to show me."
“Haha, that’s annoying.”
His dress was too revealing and his eyes looked rather unscrupulous.
This made Feng Ying'er a little worried. She was afraid that she might go too far without being careful, so she quietly reached out to cover her chest.
Although Fan Wumian is young, handsome and rich, the girl still remembers the saying "What you can't get will always make you restless", so she can't help but worry that after being taken advantage of, he will choose to kick her away and return to Miss Zuo's arms.
Feng Ying'er decisively tried to divert his attention and asked:
"If someone wants to take advantage of you, will it be difficult for you? If you think it's troublesome, why not just take some small roles like other actresses and slowly find a way to stand out."
Fan Wumian shook his head calmly:
"No trouble. This time we are selecting the top ten campus beauties. As long as you are popular enough, no one will dare to take the first place from you."
"No one dares to snatch it. It's so domineering."
After Feng Ying'er finished speaking, Fan Wumian explained:
"It's just like when I participated in the campus singing competition. If someone is not as pretty as you but ranks higher than you, people will definitely suspect that you are behind the scenes. At that time, not only will you not become famous, but you will be ridiculed and scolded."
After saying this, he thought of Mr. Mai’s father and had to admit that the other party was very smart.
What if I had forced my son to take the position?
I'm afraid that with Fan Wumian's growing popularity and the release of two hit and best-selling albums in a row, Young Master Mai would have been drowned in everyone's spit.
Feng Ying'er was still a little worried and asked:
"What if someone reveals that I have dated a woman? What should I do then?"
Reaching out his hand and running it across her neck, Fan Wumian felt as if he was appreciating some kind of work of art. He secretly sighed that she was a natural beauty and added:
"It doesn't matter, because when the time is right, I will take the initiative to expose this matter, and then there will be no black material, right?"
Feeling the movement of his fingers, Feng Ying'er's hair stood up. Hearing that she was going to take the initiative to expose herself, she hurriedly said:
"Is this really okay? Won't you be scolded badly then?"
Fan Wumian asked back:
"Is there any star in the world who doesn't get criticized? That's why I rarely read the news about myself. Some artists become more popular the more they are criticized. Compared to being talked about, they are more worried about no one paying attention to them and being completely marginalized."
"Besides, you're just dating a woman."
"With a lesbian persona, you might be able to attract a large number of female fans, and men will pay more attention to you. Also, you won't be easily harassed by sponsors when you attend events."
After listening to this, Feng Ying'er quickly figured out the key point and said:
"Am I not being harassed by my sponsor? But if everyone thinks that I like women, then even if I stay with you, I won't arouse suspicion from the guy upstairs, right? It would be exciting to keep a lover by your side, right?"
This apartment is located on the second top floor, and Zuo Ziyan's home is upstairs.
Fan Wumian refuted with righteousness:
"It's harassment only if you don't want to. You look like you're enjoying it. Just leave it to me to pave the way for you. When I sign contracts with new actors in the mainland, I only give them a signing fee of 100 million RMB at most, plus a : split of the income."
"I can give you some extra benefits. I'll give you HK$10 million for a 200-year contract, and the rest of the income will be split % and %."
"If you become very popular, we can discuss increasing the dividend ratio. The specific details will depend on your performance."
After all, he is just a rookie.
Feng Ying'er is very satisfied with the signing fee of 200 million Hong Kong dollars, and the % income share is much higher than many artists in Hong Kong.
She pretended to be confused even though she knew the truth, looked at Fan Wumian and asked:
"If I behave well, can I get 70% and you get 30% in the future?"
"Well, let's talk about this later."——————————
Stay in your apartment to rest that night.
Wake up refreshed.
While Fan Wumian was brushing his teeth, he received another call from Chen Shijun.
The other party told me that a Silicon Valley venture capital company offered better conditions at night, also raising $200 million in funding for YouTube, but calculated the valuation at $800 million.
Fan Wumian has the right of priority financing, so he only needs to ensure his shareholding and does not need to worry about other matters.
When he learned that Chen Shijun and the other two co-founders had agreed to accept this Series A financing, he simply replied, "That's great."
After asking, I found out that the venture capital company was very powerful, with total assets exceeding 40 billion US dollars. It also held part of the shares of Amazon, Google and Facebook, and had invested in hundreds of startups of all sizes.
In order to avoid dilution of his shareholding, Fan Wumian also has to inject another sum of money.
If calculated according to this valuation, the $50 he received in the angel round of financing has now increased in value four or five times. Although it is only book wealth, it is still worth being happy about.
Followed by.
Pu Jiajing, who came to deliver breakfast, also reported:
"Boss, your club's administrator came to me this morning and said that the fans have raised some money and are planning to hold a birthday party for you in the square in front of the cultural center. I hope you can take some time to attend. It will take about an hour."
"Fans raise money to throw me a party?"
Fan Wumian remembered the club manager named Liao Wanjun and replied with a smile:
"No problem. Just tell me what time it's scheduled and I'll go right over."
Pu Jiajing rummaged through her handbag and found a folder with a cartoon bear pattern on it. She continued:
"I also think it would be a good idea for you to go. Those fans are very thoughtful and have made a party plan with the specific schedule on it."
Finished browsing.
It can be seen that not only did they spend money to decorate the venue, buy balloons, flower baskets, etc., but they also made a signature wall and planned to help sell the "Sleepless Night" album.
The quality of this album "Sleepless Night" is impeccable, but the lack of Cantonese songs left many fans from Hong Kong, Cheng and Dongguang speechless.
Some media also joined in the fun and made a big fuss about it.
It is said that even Hong Kong singer Fan Wumian no longer composes Cantonese songs. It seems that the golden age of Cantonese pop music is truly over.
However, because the sales of "Sleepless Night" were so explosive, not many people thought that he made the wrong decision this time and ruined his future. Praise from the outside world was the mainstream.
Today is December 7st.
The birthday party is scheduled to start at 7 o'clock in the evening on July 7.
Fan Wumian could see that the plan was carefully made, and joked:
"My path to fame is different. I relied on getting rich quickly and buying things to attract traffic and increase my popularity. I have indeed neglected my fans. There is nothing good to repay them. How about the next night, Jing, you go on stage and kowtow to them?"
"???"
Assistant Pu Jiajing was very upset and asked back:
"Why should I do that? You are so rich thanks to the support of your fans, but I only make a few thousand yuan."
Fan Wumian touched his chin and spoke again:
"Without their support, you can't even earn a few thousand yuan in salary. You have to take good care of your parents who provide you with food and clothing. There is still some time to prepare. Otherwise, I will pay for some equipment rental and sing a few songs on the spot."
Pu Jiajing let out a long sigh of relief and nodded quickly: "That's pretty good."
Due to the lack of a platform for communicating with each other anytime and anywhere, fan culture has not yet become completely popular. This time the fan club launched a fundraising campaign, with a target of only 6 Hong Kong dollars.
Unlike a dozen or twenty years later, when idols would be given supercars, manors, and luxury homes, most fans today are still relatively rational. Many people will write letters to Fan Wumian and send them to his apartment, personal studio, or mansion in Repulse Bay.
There were quite a lot of letters, and over time they filled up a warehouse.
Although Fan Wumian would not take the time to go and see it in person, he also specially arranged two female employees in Shenzhen to occasionally reply to some letters and help some young fans solve their problems.
Children like celebrating birthdays more.
In the eyes of many adults, celebrating birthdays is equivalent to reminding themselves that they are "one year older" and "another year of hard work", and is not as festive as many traditional festivals.
If it weren’t for the fans who helped organize a birthday party, Fan Wumian almost forgot that his birthday was coming.
I realized it later and recalled that when we met yesterday, Zhuang Muxi had asked me indirectly about what I liked recently.
He didn't think much about it at the time and just replied that he liked the new tricks he had just learned.
Thinking about it now, Zhuang Muxi must be worried about preparing birthday gifts. She has enough cheap ones, but she can't afford the expensive ones for the time being.
Even Fan Wumian himself could not think of what he lacked in his daily life. He already had luxury cars, mansions, famous watches and the like.
(End of this chapter)