Chapter 220 Feng Shui Metaphysics

Chapter 220 Feng Shui Metaphysics

Chapter 220 Feng Shui Metaphysics
Penguin's share price skyrocketed, taking the lead in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

In February and March of this year, the total market value was only around HK$72 billion. In just half a year, it has successfully doubled.

It seems that Fan Wumian is making big money one after another and is enjoying great fortune, reaping success in both the entertainment industry and business investment.

Taking advantage of the popularity brought by "Those Years", for some reason, the saying that "No. 89 Repulse Bay has excellent feng shui" has once again emerged in Hong Kong.

The cause of the incident was that a relatively famous Feng Shui master in Hong Kong publicly stated that the reason why Fan Wumian was so prosperous was that the new house he just bought was not only surrounded by mountains and water, and it was able to store wind and gather energy, but also that there was a "crouching dragon facing the water" outside the house and "tigers roaring and dragons roaring" inside the house.

If it were just that, that would be fine. There have been similar statements from the outside world before.

However, a more famous Feng Shui master also came out and posted on his blog, saying that although his colleagues were very skilled, they had been negligent.

What Fan Wumian pointed out in the post was actually the “Dragon Vein” of Yanjing.

He also swore that when he went to Yanjing to buy a property, he must have consulted an expert and chose an excellent piece of land next to Houhai, where "the dragon veins of four dynasties gather and it is a perfect place for him to ride on dragons and strive for the throne, with unique advantages from heaven." That's why he spent a high price to buy properties one after another and everything went smoothly.

The post talked about the layout of Yanjing and Zhu Yuanzhang's Feng Shui victory, and the construction of Zhenhai Tower in Guangzhou to suppress the southern dragon veins. It also said that the southern dragon veins were scattered as a result, and a key one was located at the mansion at No. 89 in Repulse Bay.

The article stated that Yanjing was the dragon's head and Repulse Bay was the dragon's tail, and added many mysterious statements such as "without water, the wind will disperse, with water, the air will stop, and the land with water is the best." This post became popular all over the Internet and was even moved to many Baidu forums.

When Fan Wumian learned about this Feng Shui analysis post, it was already August 8th.

He read it with great interest and felt it was extremely impressive. If he had not been the person involved, he would have almost believed it.

At this moment.

Having dinner in the RV, we will continue filming overtime later.

After reading this post, Assistant Pu Jiajing's eyes sparkled and she said:
"Boss, you are amazing. No wonder it was not enough for you to buy a few courtyard houses, and you spent a high price to buy Wanghai Tower. It turns out that you are going for the dragon vein of Yanjing. Is that Feng Shui master expensive? I want to ask him to come to my house to take a look. I just bought a few potted plants recently, and I am worried that they are placed in the wrong place."

"???"

Fan Wumian burst out laughing and asked:

"Forget about others? Even you believe it? You have been working beside me for so long, when have you ever seen me meet with a Feng Shui master?"

That being said.

But recently Fan Wumian has been worried that his rise has been too fast, which may cause others to be jealous and bring him unnecessary trouble.

With the cover of the "Dragon Vein Feng Shui" theory, his process of getting rich quickly seemed reasonable in the eyes of many people.

Point to a piece of text on the screen.

Fan Wumian said:
"This Feng Shui master suggested that I build a dragon ball by the lake in Wanghai Tower to attract dragon energy. I think this suggestion is quite good."

Pu Jiajing couldn't wait to say, "Really? It can attract dragon energy!"

".I mean to take advantage of the opportunity to hype it up and use it to attract tourists to visit and buy things. Dragon energy may not necessarily help me make money, but tourists can definitely contribute to my income."

Fan Wumian thought about it for a while, considering everything from mutton-fat jade and gold to the stones on Mount Tai, and finally decided to use jadeite as the raw material.

On the one hand, this thing has a lot of room for appreciation and is quite a gimmick.

On the other hand, all powerful jade owners now know that Fan Wumian is looking for a piece of raw stone that will be worth a huge sum of money, and the reason for releasing it to the public is that he wants to use it to make a movie.

From time to time, someone would find ways to find him and ask if he wanted to buy the rough stones he had.

As more and more people came to ask questions, Fan Wumian was naturally left with a deep impression.

Unfortunately, the whereabouts of the "Big Jade King" that he had been thinking about has not been found yet. The jade mining area is in the rainy season and all operations have been stopped recently.

If you could really come across this magical stone, let alone making a full green "dragon ball", there would be no problem even making seven in a row.

Not only has the news about Feng Shui spread like wildfire on the Internet, but even mainstream media such as the Omiya News have also joined in the fun.

News like this is more beneficial to Fan Wumian, so he certainly won't come out to refute or clarify.
after eating.

While the crew was setting up, Fan Wumian, Lu Hao, and Zhuang Muxi sat in the RV and chatted.

"Crazy Stone", directed by Lu Hao, has already started post-production and is more concerned about the box office performance of "Those Years".

At this time, he asked Fan Wumian:
"From the release on the 2620th to the live show, the Hong Kong box office has exceeded million Hong Kong dollars in just a few days. Tomorrow is Saturday, and people have time to go to the movies, so it is estimated that the box office will increase significantly. Have the latest box office data from the mainland been calculated?"

Fan Wumian shook his head:
"There are too few cinemas connected to the network, so it's a bit difficult to count. I estimate that it has exceeded 4000 million now. After the first week of release, the box office will definitely decline. By then, I may need to leave the crew for a few days to help promote it. I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult to get a total box office of 3 million in the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macao."

Although the audience of "Those Years" is relatively wide, it lacks the gimmick of "A Quiet Place 1" when it was released. Nowadays, people prefer to go to the cinema to watch blockbusters. The ceiling is relatively low, and the overall size of the market is there. No matter how powerful Fan Wumian is at the box office, it will be useless.

A movie like "Kung Fu" could easily break 2015 billion RMB box office if it was released in mainland China after 20. However, its current mainland box office performance is only around 1 million RMB, which has shocked countless people and made them feel that Stephen Chow is worthy of being Stephen Chow.

What to say at what time.

This time, more than 1% of the box office of "Those Years" was supported by young people, and the statistical box office data curve is slightly worse than "A Quiet Place ".

Ma Yingjie nodded and said to him:
"Okay, Mr. Fan, I'll shoot some scenes for the young actors first. Miss Zhuang happens to be exhausted too, so she can take a few days off then."

Zhuang Muxi waved his hand and said:
"I'm fine. If I have time, I might go back to Kenting. My relative's sister is getting married, so it's a good time to visit my grandparents. They have always hoped that I could go back during the summer vacation."

After knowing each other for so long, how can I not see that the relationship between Zhuang Muxi and Fan Wumian is closer than that of ordinary friends.

Ma Yingjie saw through it but didn't say anything. He just smiled and said:
"Although Mr. Fan didn't promote it much, the new movie is not lacking in popularity. A mainland official media even said that the early love in the movie is positive because it is always giving you extra lessons and improving your grades."

Fan Wumian said:
"No wonder the review went smoothly before. I didn't expect it to be a success. I've been working overtime recently to finish the filming as we still have to go to college."

Among the original dramas, "A Quiet Place 2" is a little lacking in interest, and its worldview is too thin.

Fan Wumian has refined the script and added some new plots to make the whole story more compact and smooth.

For example, after discovering a way to kill the monster, Jake Gyllenhaal's guest character escorted Zhuang Muxi and the others to find the survivors' camp. They encountered many dangers along the way, which added a main line and made it easier to continue filming the sequel.

In this way, by leveraging Jake Gyllenhaal's box office appeal, it can also prevent Zhuang Muxi from being unable to support a high enough box office in North America.

Simultaneously.

The script also included more fighting scenes, hired a martial arts instructor to train Jake Gyllenhaal, and removed some of the whining plots.

Overall.

Since the script was relatively detailed and unlike Hollywood movies that waste money crazily just to balance the accounts and blindly pursue so-called grand scenes, the filming process was relatively smooth.

After the break, we continued filming until nearly 11 o'clock that night.

The plot is roughly that Zhuang Muxi was captured by a group of gangsters, and in desperation she shouted loudly to save her baby.

Fortunately, the character played by Jake Gyllenhaal shows up in time to save her and jumps into the river to avoid the monster, while a one-sided massacre takes place on the shore.

At this point in the script, more than two-thirds of the progress has been made. The rest of the story is that the group continues on their journey after resting and accidentally encounters a meteorite that looks like a bug's nest. This explains the origin of the monsters and why humans were defeated by the monsters.

And then.

There is also a scene where monsters use humans as nutrients to hatch their offspring, and eventually they meet a group of survivors and discuss how to exploit the monsters' weaknesses to launch a counterattack.

In Fan Wumian's conception, three feature films could be shot, plus a prequel.

If the audience is interested, there will be a chance to shoot some spin-off series in the future. As for the spin-off TV series, there is almost no hope. The protagonists have only a few lines from beginning to end, and there is obviously no market for it.

TV dramas and movies that are famous for their imaginative ideas can easily fall into the trap of aesthetic fatigue.

Take Final Destination for example. The first one was a masterpiece, and the second one was pretty good too. But by the third and fourth ones, many people had lost interest in the same setting, and it seemed like a waste of money. The same is true for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series.
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It is not an easy thing to make a living in Hollywood and make money from foreigners.

Even if Fan Wumian is willing to invest his limited funds in some Hollywood film and television projects, it will be difficult for him to take the initiative. At the same time, he will run the risk of being cheated by others using "Hollywood accounting methods" to do the accounting.

He kept thinking about whether there were any other works that could make huge profits by taking small risks.

It wasn't until the morning of the 13th that I unexpectedly saw the news.

He discovered that Miramax Films had earned 1 to million U.S. dollars this year by selling and renting the DVD of "A Quiet Place ". Only then did Fan Wumian realize that he had fallen into a misconception.

I used to think that peripheral copyrights were dispensable. After all, it is difficult for mainland film and television companies to make a fortune in this area.

But it is different in North America. Their protection of film and television copyrights is much stricter and more stringent. As long as the sales of DVDs are high enough, it is actually still very profitable.

This way.

There is no need to consider selling distribution rights or how to release the film in North American theaters. Many projects with small investments are worth a try.

For example, "This Man From Earth", which had a pitifully small investment scale, and "Time Trap", which was considered last year.

In Hong Kong or the mainland, you can find some foreigners to shoot, and maybe spend a total of one or two million Hong Kong dollars to get it done.
(End of this chapter)