Chapter 221 A lifelong enemy
Chapter 221 Lifelong Enemy
Also in Hong Kong City.
He also debuted last year.
Most of the new generation of young people have become fans of Fan Wumian, but Mai Shuli, the eldest son of Wangcai Capital, has still not made a big name for himself.
Many times, Fan Wumian couldn't even remember this Mr. Mai.
However, Mai Shuli always thought of Fan Wumian several times almost every day, and silently regarded him as his "lifelong enemy". He felt that not only his limelight was stolen, but also his beloved Zuo Ziyan was stolen from him.
He dreams of turning the tables one day and completely crushing Fan Wumian under his feet.
at first.
Mai Shuli only thought that Fan Wumian was a small fry. He himself had assets worth hundreds of millions and a budget of several million Hong Kong dollars for publicity, so he pushed for his own debut.
On the other hand, Fan Wumian has nothing else to offer except that he is a bit handsome.
He always has a trump card. Even after losing the Yau Tsim Mong Secondary School Singing Competition last year, Mak Shu-lai was only sulky for a few days, regretting that he did not directly perform the new songs he bought at a high price at the competition.
Later, they released albums one after another.
The total sales of Mak Shu Lai's "Super Max" are over 20,000 copies, which is a pretty good result for a newcomer in Hong Kong.
On the other hand, the album "That Girl" sold a total of 1800 million copies, including genuine and pirated copies!
When Mai Shuli saw this number for the first time, he thought that the newspaper editor was shaking and had typed an extra "0". Then he closed his eyes and took a breath.
end of last year.
Feeling that he was at a slight disadvantage in the singing field, Mai Shuli decisively changed to a new track.
He met his uncle through his father and entered a TV series under ATV, playing the role of "male number three". The show received good ratings and the number of fans increased significantly.
This gave Mai Shuli a boost of energy, and he took advantage of the opportunity to pursue the victory.
When he heard that Fan Wumian raised funds on his own to shoot a movie, and it was a science fiction movie, he laughed with contempt, thinking that with just a few million dollars, he could only make a bad science fiction movie that would definitely flop.
Unlike Mai Shuli, who directly brought in money to join the crew and filmed with the dignified movie emperor Huang Xieqiu.
As for why Huang Xieqiu took the wrong medicine at the beginning of the year and publicly discredited Fan Wumian for no reason, the root cause actually lies with Mai Shuli.
When the two of them were drinking with young girls in KTV, Mai Shuli drank a little too much and said a lot of bad things about Fan Wumian in front of Huang Xieqiu.
Needless to say afterwards.
Huang Xieqiu was completely ruined, and the movie they co-starred in flopped, only grossing 301 million at the box office, not even making back a fraction of its cost.
Let’s look at Fan Wumian. He rose rapidly to the top and made a lot of money. He was also nominated for an Academy Award and bought a mansion in Repulse Bay with a loan.
Seeing the gap widening, Mai Shuli finally came to his senses and felt that the other party's fate was killing him.
Before releasing a new album, I have to check if Fan Wumian has made any moves.
Before holding an event, you should also search the Internet to make sure there will be no conflicts.
As for Zuo Ziyan.
Mai Shuli's father has many children, and recently he had an illegitimate child with his secretary. He wants to pursue Zuo Ziyan, which is already a case of marrying above his station.
Ever since the news came out that Zuo Ziyan would inherit the land on the Peak worth HK$11 billion, Mai Shuli knew that she had no hope at all. Even if she was not with Fan Wumian, there were still many rich young men eyeing her covetously.
Recently, there have been reports that Penguin's stock price has been rising, and Fan Wumian has been buying more shares, increasing his shareholding from 6.9% to 8.29%.
Mai Shuli has already become indifferent. He only hopes that he will continue to increase leverage to chase high prices, and lose all his money when the stock price plummets, just like many novice stock investors who get excited.
Not only was his status in the entertainment industry far lower than Fan Wumian, but even his family fortune, which he was so proud of, was surpassed by his.
Apart from feeling numb and not being able to figure out what was going on in the world, there was nothing else Mr. Mai could do.
He thought, "Although it's aiding the enemy, it's actually supporting Zuo Ziyan."
July 8nd.
Wearing a fisherman's hat and a mask, Mai Shuli specifically chose an evening show when there were fewer people and walked into a cinema on the top floor of a shopping mall.
It was past 9 o'clock in the evening and the cinema was still half full.
He hid in a corner, examining the film carefully with a critical attitude.
Seeing Fan Wumian's face on the big screen, the lyrics of the new song "Charming Danger" from the album "Sleepless Night" came to Mai Dashao's mind:
"I want to punch him
I want him to get out of here.
He doesn't deserve to stand in front of you.
How can I not see your pain?"
It was very awkward at first, but as the plot slowly unfolded, Mr. Mai gradually became fascinated. The couple not far away were kissing so loudly that he used his finger to "shush" them.
Andy Lau also went to watch this movie recently, and was blocked by reporters at the entrance of the cinema, asking him about his feelings after watching the movie.
Hua Zai's original words were
——"It is a successful youth film, which can touch the hearts of countless people through its true story and profound theme. It has no unexpected plot, nor any romantic courtship offensive. It is just a naive boy's love for a girl, which he persists in silently for many years.
It’s a pity that the girl didn’t wait until the boy grew up. In the end, the boy grew up, but the girl he loved got married. Even at my age, it still touched me deeply.”
Mr. Mai originally thought that Andy was just being polite and that his colleagues were just flattering each other.
However, after watching this movie, he thought he finally understood where he lost.
Then I thought about my own emotional experiences and felt lost. I felt very sorry for Yaoyao, Jingjing, Axia, Alin and Ameng.
Despite being lifelong enemies, Mai Dashao still thinks that the quality of this movie is ridiculously high, and reflects on what kind of crappy movies he had made before.
Wait until the movie is over.
He saw many little girls crying and blowing their noses, as well as adults in their twenties and thirties with lost expressions and red eyes.
In the movie, Fan Wumian let it go.
Many viewers, however, cannot let go of the person they once were, and are reminded of unforgettable memories of their youth.
"Those Years" was released a week ago.
Judging from the box office trend curve in Hong Kong, the gap compared to "A Quiet Place 1" is about 20%.
The main reason lies with middle-aged people. Most of them are not interested in campus romance movies, and they will not go to the cinema just for the good looks of Fan Wumian or Zuo Ziyan.
Compared with "A Quiet Place 1", "Kung Fu" and many Hollywood blockbusters, there is only a slight gap, but it still beats other recent movies.
Because the story is so immersive, it has even sparked a wave of movie-watching in Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia and other places, and was rated by a certain media outlet as "the best campus romance film of 2005 that young people must see."
Last time, Sony Entertainment lost "A Quiet Place 1", several executives were exiled to South America.
This time, Sony Entertainment's senior executives were delighted to have won the overseas distribution rights of "Those Years" for US$880 million, and they are now actively connecting with theaters in the North American market.
There are more than 10 million Asians living in North America, and the price of movie tickets is still relatively high. Although it does not suit the appetite of whites, blacks, and Latinos, the potential is still quite good.
According to Sony Entertainment's estimates, even if conservatively estimated, "Those Years" can bring them more than 1500 million US dollars in profits, further proving Fan Wumian's strength.
Due to the lack of smartphones, people cannot interact with each other anytime and anywhere.
The entertainment industry at the moment is indeed not very lively. It is nothing more than companies concentrating on creating good works and then pushing them to the market to compete with each other.
The box office is declining a bit too quickly, and there just happened to be other things that needed to be dealt with.
Also on August 8th.
In the evening, Fan Wumian walked out of the Yanjing terminal. The branch company had arranged a driver in advance to pick him up outside the terminal in a Bentley Elantra R with a license plate of "Yan A-99999".
The other vehicles were driven away by airport security shortly after they stopped.
Only this car, which had been parked for almost an hour, was ignored. Other cars wanted to stay two or three meters away from it for fear of scratching it.
Leave the airport and head straight to Wangfujing.
Representatives from Shenzhen are hosting a banquet in a restaurant in Wangfujing tonight to entertain Fan Wumian and chat about some things.
The main reason is that Fan Wumian is too famous, and it involves the issue of changing land planning. This aspect has been investigated more strictly recently. Yanjing wants to understand it in detail first to avoid unnecessary trouble.
There was nothing much to say about the dinner.
The next day I went to a meeting with the relevant department, and there was nothing much to say.
During the discussion, the focus was on the issue of development funds. Fan Wumian talked a lot and said that he had found several investors in Hong Kong who were interested in the project and that he expected to raise 25 billion Hong Kong dollars in the initial stage.
This can be regarded as a reassurance in advance to prevent the higher-ups from thinking that he does not have the ability to take over the 481 acres of land.
According to the situation of the real estate development industry in the Mainland, raising 25 billion Hong Kong dollars in start-up capital can theoretically be used through banks to launch large projects worth tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars.
Development funds are not a problem, and the rest are just minor issues.
The meeting started at 9 a.m. and lasted until noon. We also attended a dinner and drank two glasses of wine. During the meal, we also talked about Tangcheng Yipin in Shanghai and the "Xiaolu" luxury apartments located in the Mid-Levels of Hong Kong City, each unit of which is priced at tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars.
After returning to the two-story courtyard house in Houhai, Fan Wumian fell asleep immediately.
I slept until the evening, then took a shower, got dressed, and went to Guomao to attend a fan meeting and promote "Those Years".
The itinerary was arranged in advance, so it was a bit rushed.
They continued to have dinner that night, this time with people from their own company. Huang Bo, Liu Shishi, Yang Mi and others were present, plus some people from the "Wulin Waijia" crew, so there were three tables in total.
Yao Xingtong is here too.
After going to South Korea and getting some clean up, her whole temperament changed drastically. Her facial features looked much more delicate, and she dressed very Western style. She really did look like a mixed-race beauty.
It’s similar to his image in “Ex-Files”, but younger.
After spending tens of thousands of dollars to tidy up the business, the original annual maximum profit was only one or two hundred thousand. But now there is a chance to earn several million. It is not wrong to say that it is against the will of heaven and changing one's destiny.
The foundation itself is pretty good, and it is even better after fine-tuning.
As for Yang Mi, whom I hadn't seen for a few months, she was also much prettier than when she took the art exam.
(End of this chapter)