Chapter 244 Food Desert
Chapter 244 Food Desert
Can be clearly seen.
Recently, my career in the entertainment industry has reached a small bottleneck.
It’s not that Fan Wumian doesn’t have the ability to continue to move forward in one go.
But in this era, the total scale of the entertainment industry is limited, and if you jump a little, your head will hit the ceiling.
So he recently produced an English version of the mini album and planned two English movies, "Time Trap" and "This Man From Earth".
The sales volume of genuine physical albums in the mainland is limited to only 7 to 8 million copies, and the box office revenue is at most around 200 million RMB.
As for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, their combined size and potential are not as good as the mainland market.
As the number of active netizens continues to increase, faced with pirated music sources everywhere on the Internet, the sales of physical albums will inevitably decline.
Because Fan Wumian made a lot of money from mobile phone ringtones.
This lucrative industry has also been targeted by telecommunications operators.
Not only did he not thank him for making mobile phone ringtones popular, but he felt that he was at a disadvantage by giving Fan Wumian too much dividend, and he planned to reshuffle the distribution of profits.
As for TV dramas, variety shows, etc., they are also monopolized by TV stations.
In the absence of competition, a "buyer's market" situation has been formed. You can only earn some hard-earned money, and don't expect to make a fortune.
Some singers hold concerts crazily to make money, but Fan Wumian's fans are mainly students, who generally have little purchasing power. In addition, the ticket prices are low and the commission rate of partners is high, so he is too lazy to make the effort.
After working so hard to host a concert, you may only earn two or three million after tax.
Instead of spending time on a national tour, the studio might as well make more movies. At least it would avoid being scolded by parents who say their children are scrimping and saving to spend the money on concerts.
Some things can't be rushed.
In addition, as he holds 10% of Penguin Group's shares, Fan Wumian's mentality is as steady as an old dog.
He tries to slow down the pace and learn to enjoy life while being busy with his career. For example, he rented a private jet with his own money and spent more than 9 hours to travel to London. He would have been reluctant to do this a few months ago, but now he thinks it's okay.
On this long journey, Fan Wumian brought Pu Jiajing, Ji Qiao, his personal bodyguard Qian Ge, and a photographer.
Agent Jiang Shixi also came to join in the fun, bringing a male assistant with him, and made an excuse that he wanted to try his luck and get some endorsement opportunities in the UK.
Considering the relatively large scale of the Hong Kong and mainland markets, many brands are worth fighting for, and Jiang Shixi also made a list.
These include car companies such as Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce, Jaguar Land Rover, McLaren, as well as Cadbury, which sells chocolate, and Dyson and Whirlpool home appliances.
Fan Wumian crossed out some brands.
For example, the expensive Daisen home appliances have almost no market in the mainland these days.
There is also Jaguar Land Rover, which is in a miserable situation and is about to be acquired by an Indian company. If the sales volume does not increase after he becomes the endorsement, it will affect his reputation in promoting the products.
We set off early in the evening and went to sleep on the plane.
Fan Wumian asked the flight attendant for earplugs and an eye mask, slept for nearly seven hours, and landed safely at Heathrow Airport outside London.
The Ritz Hotel in London sent a car to pick us up and drove all the way to the airport tarmac.
Arriving at the door of a suite, Fan Wumian called Zuo Ziyan and asked her to help open the door.
After the door was opened, Zuo Ziyan smiled sleepily and said:
"You're finally here! I was so sleepy that I took a nap. If I hadn't turned on the ringtone on my cell phone, I wouldn't have been able to get up and open the door."
Fan Wumian closed the door and pressed her against the wall. He kissed Zuo Ziyan's smooth face twice and then said:
"It's 2 a.m. here. London time is 8 hours behind Beijing time, which means it's almost 10 a.m. I've had a good sleep on the plane, so you can continue sleeping. I bought a few detective novels at the airport to kill time."
Zuo Ziyan rarely acted like a spoiled child. She hugged his neck and shook him, saying:
"No, I haven't seen you for two months. I slept for more than four hours and wanted to chat with you."
"Then I should take a bath first?"
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Understood in seconds.
Zuo Ziyan was still sleepy, and said with a smile:
"I'd better go to sleep. I don't know what's going on in my head. Boys' brain circuits are really strange. That's all you can think of when you see me?"
"Otherwise? Of course I'm pretending to be you. I'm not good at sweet talk, so I can only translate it into practical actions."
Fan Wumian finished speaking.
I just put my luggage away and went to the bathroom to get my clothes.
Miss Zuo did not resist and even took the time to brush her teeth and wash and dress herself up.
The two had no mood to chat.
With her mouth blocked, Zuo Ziyan continued to toss and turn until nearly 3 a.m. local time. Finally, she couldn't bear it anymore and wrapped herself in a blanket and continued to sleep.
Fan Wumian felt refreshed.
He closed the door and walked into the living room of the suite. He quietly opened the suitcase, took out the unopened new book, and started reading "Murder on the Orient Express".
Recently.
He is currently working on the outline of the movie script for The Invisible Guest. In order to successfully capture the North American market, he has set the story in New York, USA. This crime-themed movie has too many twists and turns, and he encountered a lot of trouble during the process, so he plans to read more classic suspense novels to find inspiration from them.
I often call Zuo Ziyan and occasionally chat with her through video.
Although we are in a long-distance relationship and live apart, we are not alienated from each other. The feeling of being apart for a while is better than being newlywed, which is quite good.
Unfortunately, today is not the right time.
Otherwise, maybe he had the chance to take advantage of this young lady in one go.
It has been a year since the two began their secret relationship, but the progress is not as fast as Feng Ying'er's, which is really not right.
Look at it from another angle.
If Zuo Ziyan had regularly collected taxes on his taxes and kept Fan Wumian well fed, he might not have cheated on Feng Ying'er.
This proves that sometimes it is useless to just talk about it, you still have to actually eat it to fill your stomach.
Zuo Ziyan, who just turned 18 this year, may like the feeling of being in love itself. Fan Wumian is already mentally older, and would rather have a simple and direct relationship than a long-term struggle.
at this point.
Now, there seems to be no better choice than to continue to keep it a secret and hold on one day at a time.
It was a little after 5 in the morning.
Suddenly feeling a little sleepy, Fan Wumian went to another guest room and dozed off for a while, just like taking a nap in Yanjing.
It was around 7 o'clock in the morning in London.
Zuo Ziyan had already gotten up, wearing a white silk nightgown, and was sitting opposite Fan Wumian eating breakfast.
She complained:
"I used to come to the UK for vacation with my parents. There are many foreign restaurants in London, and I didn't find it inconvenient. This time I'm studying in Cambridge. I eat bread, sandwiches, fried eggs, sausages, potatoes and the like every morning. I almost vomited. I have lost more than 3 pounds."
1 pound is roughly equivalent to 0.9 kilograms.
Fan Wumian joked:
"Fortunately, I lost weight in the right places. The food in our cafeteria is pretty good. We have braised pork, various stir-fried dishes, rice noodles, fried chicken, etc."
".You are trying to make me angry, right?"
Zuo Ziyan changed the subject and said:
"I have booked my trip in advance. Today I will visit Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and Tower Bridge. I just need to take a look at them. Then I will go to the National Gallery in the afternoon, where there is Van Gogh's Sunflowers."
"How about riding the London Eye in the evening, then taking a walk along the Thames and trying some Spanish food?"
"If you feel sleepy, go back to the hotel and rest for a while. Tomorrow, go to the place you want to go. Then accompany me to visit Cambridge Town. You can sleep during my class. The professor is quite strict. If you ask for leave, you will fail the course directly unless you can find a valid reason."
Fan Wumian then joked, "What is failing a test? How come I have never heard of it?"
Knowing that he had taken a long vacation right after school started, Zuo Ziyan was so envious that she told him:
"You really picked the right school. In fact, after graduating from Cambridge, I could only start as an ordinary employee in my company. I found that many courses seemed to be of no use to me."
Fan Wumian nodded and said:
"As for academic qualifications, they are often just a stepping stone. You own the castle. In fact, you only need to understand a little bit and delegate specific tasks to your employees. This is the easiest and most convenient way. Sometimes, studying in college for a few years is not as good as actually training in a company for a year. You don't need to work too hard."
When you enter college from high school, many thinking habits will change.
Zuo Ziyan used to only hope to enter a prestigious university, and evaluated the school based on its ranking, environment, and other aspects, but she never considered what kind of life she would live after entering university.
My old family and friends are no longer around, and my diet, thinking habits, lifestyle, etc. are also different from those in Hong Kong. It’s been less than a month since school started, so it’s normal to feel a sense of gap for a while.
Just like Fan Wumian, who originally thought he could have some fun at the Beijing Film Academy.
The fact is that his classmates keep their distance from him and he is treated like the "royalty" of the school. Only a bunch of sycophants are busy trying to get close to him, which is quite boring.
Chat with each other about what’s going on.
After breakfast, they packed up and went out. Both of them put on baseball caps and sunglasses, went downstairs one after the other, and got into the car at the hotel entrance.
Suddenly I thought of something.
Fan Wumian snapped his fingers and asked:
"There's a famous British dish called 'Die with Eyes Unclosed', which is the dish with a bunch of small fish heads on top. Do you know where I can try it in a restaurant?"
Zuo Ziyan was stunned for a while, and finally remembered something, and replied:
"What do you mean by 'die with eyes wide open'? I think the dish is called 'Looking up at the stars'. I've been to London so many times but I've never eaten it. I think I've seen a picture of it in front of a restaurant."
"If you want to try it, ask the hotel front desk to help you ask. If it's delicious, it should have been popular a long time ago. Don't have too high expectations."
"Well, don't expect any British food, especially fish and chips."
Listen to what Zuo Ziyan said.
Fan Wumian thought of the joke from his previous life and said:
"The UK is a well-known food desert. After colonizing Hong Kong for so many years, shouldn't I learn how to cook? I just think the shape of the dish is interesting and I'd like to use it in a movie if I have the chance."
(End of this chapter)