Chapter 209 Fan Bonus
Chapter 209 Fan Bonus
The first birthday after becoming famous.
His fans obviously care about him more than Fan Wumian himself.
The number of fan letters, greeting cards, and packages received in the past few days has increased dramatically. Fans have also been spreading the word online, calling on everyone to attend birthday parties or help promote the "Sleepless Night" album.
There are many things that are beyond Fan Wumian's control.
Just like a group of young girls who are obsessed with and worship him, they come to his mansion in Repulse Bay in groups to check in, which has actually disturbed his life.
As for gritting your teeth, saving money, and using your pocket money to buy him a birthday present, it is actually completely unnecessary.
The current situation is.
Many girls began to regard him as their spiritual support.
Often, I am extremely self-touched, just like an unrequited love, and I fall into a daydream and don't want to wake up.
That is why they often attack and smear Zuo Ziyan and Zhuang Muxi on the Internet, treating them as imaginary "rivals in love".
Having seen many idols who try every possible means to gain fans, Fan Wumian does not intend to become that kind of person.
However, some girls were not rational enough and started to get carried away unilaterally, and he could do nothing about it.
On weekdays, I have tried my best to avoid going deeper into the "idol" direction, and for this I have given up many opportunities to make money.
For example, selling various peripheral products at high prices, selling tickets for offline fan meetings, etc., if they let go and "harvest fan dividends", they may have made an extra profit of tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars this year.
But most of his loyal fans are generally too young and have little money.
Therefore, Fan Wumian would rather look forward to holding some concerts and selling tickets in the future rather than squeezing the pocket money of the girls. Otherwise, he could open his own online store and sell photo magazines, cards, hats, clothes and the like at high prices. The sales would surely not be too bad.
For example, this time I took advantage of the opportunity of my birthday.
If you want fans to crowdfund a Ferrari, it's actually not that difficult. If you're lucky, you can even crowdfund an additional Rolls-Royce Phantom.
But with his current assets, there is no need for him to eat in such an ugly way.
The security guard said that there were thirty or forty people coming to the door.
Fan Wumian hid at home and did not show up, fearing that if he appeared too enthusiastic, more fans would block the door and watch.
After the security guard used a cart to transport a pile of gift boxes, letters, greeting cards, etc. to the garage on the underground first floor, Pu Jiajing began to unpack the items.
At this moment.
She held a glass bottle in her hand and said to Fan Wumian with a smile:
"I thought folding stars was only popular when I was a kid, but I've already opened several cans. Just now, there was a small note left in one of the cans, saying that every time I think of you, I will fold a star, full of love."
Put your hands in your pockets.
Fan Wumian smiled and said:
"Love you bullshit, you just lust after my body and want to be your boss lady."
"If you could spend the time you spend folding stars on studying, get into college, find a high-paying job, and spend 3000 yuan to buy a front-row ticket to my concert in the future, that would be the greatest support for me."
"It's okay for them to watch my movies and buy my albums occasionally. After all, they really enjoy it and it's not a rip-off."
Pu Jiajing casually put the jar aside, and then took out a small oil painting, which was a painting of Fan Wumian.
You can tell he has some real skills and the image is very lifelike.
She continued to ask:
"So when will you hold a concert? Jay Chou has already held many concerts this year, and the income is at least 20 to 30 million Hong Kong dollars."
Fan Wumian waved his hand and said:
"There's no rush for this. Let's talk about it when I have time. Continue to unpack the rest and remember not to throw them into the trash. Some paparazzi are very mean and like to go through my trash. If they knew I threw away gifts from fans, I would be in big trouble."
The advantages of being in the entertainment industry for many years can be seen from details like this.
Having seen other people get caught in the rain, Fan Wumian knew exactly which pitfalls to avoid.
The storage costs in Hong Kong are too high, so these fan gifts, letters, and greeting cards will be packed and sent to Shenzhen and temporarily stored in a rented warehouse.
I still remember there was a "Fairy Tale King" who bought several houses as warehouses to store letters from fans. Later, by chance, the house prices increased dozens of times.
Fan Wumian receives so many letters from fans that they need to be loaded onto trucks. On average, he receives 20,000 to 30,000 letters per month. If he picks a core location and buys an old warehouse in advance, the possibility of it being demolished in the future is actually very high.
However, the land acquisition plan for Shenzhen City Bay Urban Complex has not been finalized yet. This time, he is trying to swallow an elephant by taking advantage of the situation. He wants to survive until he has no energy to do anything else and just wants to seize the time to accumulate some capital.
Only by finishing "A Quiet Place 2" as soon as possible and getting the final payment of more than million US dollars agreed in the contract from Miramax Films can he completely resolve his urgent needs.
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Plans never keep up with changes.
The next night.
Britney Spears, who is far away in the United States, contacted Fan Wumian again and told him:
"Do you know how popular the song "Jar Of Love" is in the U.S. these days? YouTube is full of videos of covers of this song. Even my contract company asked me if I was familiar with you and wanted to invite you to release an album in the U.S."
I have long considered the feasibility of releasing an English album. Earning money from foreigners in the international market, the profit from a single album can be much higher than that from releasing a Chinese album.
However, Fan Wumian was not sure whether he could sing in a way that would please European and American fans, and the lack of support from overseas fan groups meant he would lose his advantage and have to start from scratch.
I was worried that the sales of my English album would flop, so I didn’t really try it.
After listening to Britney's words, Fan Wumian hesitated for a moment and asked, "Sorry, which company are you working with now?"
"Jive Records, besides me, also has Backstreet Boys and NSync under its umbrella. Our boss knows that you sold a song to Avril Lavigne a few months ago, and that song "Just Say Hello" has become popular with her, so the boss really appreciates your talent and wants to create an English album tailor-made for you."
Britney played the role of a messenger, adding:
"Someone in the company asked me to ask you if you have written any other English songs. If you can come up with four or five, then we can take advantage of the popularity of Jar Of Love and release a mini album first."
I dare not say more.
It's not a big problem to pick out four or five English songs.
Not knowing the details yet, Fan Wumian only replied:
"I need some time to think about it. Please send me your contact information. I actually like the feeling of free creation, so I have never signed a contract with any record company."
Britney knew that his English was average, so she deliberately slowed down her speech and continued:
"Our company is also working with some independent singers. If you want to release a record in the United States, I will help you get some benefits. But it seems that no Asian singer has achieved great success in the American music scene. The sales may only be tens of thousands of copies. You have to be mentally prepared in advance."
"OK, thank you. If necessary, I will have someone contact your company."
The topic quickly turned to other topics.
Britney really thought Fan Wumian was very knowledgeable about Eastern metaphysics, and asked him which kind of gemstone he should wear to improve his fortune.
I also asked about the bassist in a band whom I recently fell in love with, and whether he might be the right man.
Most of the people who were thinking of forming a band had complicated private lives, so Fan Wumian gave a direct negative answer.
As soon as I hung up the phone, I immediately searched for relevant information online. I wanted to know how American record companies split profits with independent singers and what the production and distribution costs of albums are.
Not only is the sales of strong albums in Asia declining, the record industry in countries around the world is also facing the impact of the Internet wave.
For example, there is a resource sharing website called "The Pirate Bay" where users can directly steal content for free, causing heavy losses to major record companies.
Since The Pirate Bay's corporate headquarters is registered in Sweden, according to some news reports, the United States seems to be exerting influence to force Sweden to shut down and sue the website.
After reading this news, Fan Wumian lamented that it was the same everywhere. It seemed that it was not that easy to make money by releasing albums in Europe and the United States.
When European and American singers sell an album, the price is calculated at about US$10. Ordinary singers can only get about US$1 in dividends, and singer-songwriters can barely get US$2.
In other words.
If Fan Wumian produced an English album by himself and sold a total of 100 million copies worldwide, the pre-tax profit would be only about 200 million US dollars, and most of the profit would be taken away by the record company.
After understanding the situation, Fan Wumian's interest in entering overseas markets has greatly decreased, but if it does not affect other plans, it would not hurt to take some time to try it.
Anyway, you won’t make much money just by selling songs directly. If you release a new album in conjunction with "A Quiet Place 2", it might help improve the box office performance of the movie.
Tomorrow is his birthday, and he received even more gifts today.
Some wealthy ladies were very generous. For example, in a package from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, there was a pure gold sailboat ornament, which symbolized smooth sailing and weighed 200 grams.
After reading the letter in the package, I found out that the other party's family owns a chain of gold shops, with hundreds of stores in Southeast Asia. They said they would find a way to convince my parents to invite Fan Wumian to be their spokesperson.
In addition, a fan club from Tokyo raised money to buy him a guitar worth more than 100,000 Hong Kong dollars.
These are relatively normal, but there are many weird gifts as well.
A Thai girl sent in her sexy selfies, which were quite revealing. A fan also sent in an original leopard print thong. When Fan Wumian saw the location "Osaka" written on it, he immediately didn't find it strange anymore.
There are all kinds of birds in the forest. Some people just like to do weird things to find excitement.
It was almost 10 o'clock in the evening.
Fan Wumian received a call from Zuo Ziyan, who told him:
"The sea view in Tahiti is so beautiful. I won't be back for another two or three days, so I won't be able to celebrate your birthday with you. But I've ordered a birthday cake for you. Remember to ask the maid to pick it up tomorrow. The location will be sent to your phone later. There's also your birthday present, which I'll bring to you when I get back."
Fan Wumian had already laid down on the bed and said with a smile:
"You can't sleep alone, so you wrap yourself up as a gift, and that's perfect."
Zuo Ziyan replied:
"There are many foreigners in Tahiti, and their style of behavior is very unrestrained. You can't go to the beach at night. They like to do it outdoors. I have always wondered, aren't they afraid of getting sand in their mouths?"
Without waiting for Fan Wumian to answer, she continued:
"Happy birthday, I'm going to sleep now. I was woken up by a mosquito bite just now, so I called you, I'm so sleepy."
(End of this chapter)