Chapter 266 Little Thief

Chapter 266 Little Thief

Chapter 266 Little Thief

Stephen Chow has a huge number of fans and he takes movies very seriously.

However, he is very stingy, doesn't care about the ways of the world, and has a hot temper, so it's really a headache to get along with him.

Similar to Fan Wumian.

Rather than saying that Stephen Chow is a star now, it is better to regard him as a businessman.

From speculating in real estate to buying shops and collecting rent, to investing in movies and starting companies, he has made dozens of movies over the years and has long been numb to it. He has begun to look for new excitement, spending more time on business and enjoying life.

Perhaps because Fan Wumian is particularly famous and is quite good at investing and doing business, Stephen Chow still admires him very much. There is no conflict between the two parties and they were quite polite during the conversation.

The two drank tea and discussed the script, talking about everything from "Detective Chinatown" to Penguin Group, and then to the mansion in Yanjing.

Like many people.

Stephen Chow also felt that Penguin Group’s share price had doubled this year, which was too much of an increase, but he was just asking casually and had no interest in following the trend and investing.

Of course Fan Wumian was too lazy to persuade her any further.

Teaching people how to invest is a thankless task and is likely to make people dislike you.

I stayed at his house for about two hours and discussed some details of the "Detective Chinatown" project.

Stephen Chow invested HK$1500 million, accounting for 35% of the shares. He gave a discounted salary of HK$800 million, and his actual investment was HK$700 million.

Fan Wumian invested HK$2250 million, accounting for 65% of the shares, and also received a salary of HK$800 million, with an actual investment of HK$1450 million.

This means that the actual filming budget is only HK$2150 million. If it is not enough, both parties will add to it in proportion.

It was Stephen Chow who took the initiative to suggest that he and himself get the same pay.

The reason is that Fan Wumian has a lot of young fans, and he is quite influential in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and other places. He can even attract Asian people in Europe and the United States to buy tickets, so it is undoubtedly worth the price.

Stephen Chow originally wanted to invest 50-50.

But he doesn't have much liquid cash on hand, and is currently preparing for another commercial film, "CJ7," in which he will star, which is expected to start shooting in mid-next year.

So in order to avoid wasting time, we hope to start filming "Detective Chinatown" early next year.

The pressure was put on Fan Wumian.

On the way out in the car, he said to assistant Pu Jiajing:

"It's already a bit of a headache. In the new movie we're working on together, Stephen Chow plays a funny character who doesn't seem very smart, while I play a genius detective. If I don't perform well, I will be beaten and become his foil. In Tricky Brains, even Andy Lau seems to have become a supporting role."

Pu Jiajing sat in the passenger seat, turned his head and asked:

"Then why did you have to look for him? Even I've heard that he's not easy to work with."

Fan Wumian smiled and said:
"I want to challenge myself, and the box office in mainland China is neither high nor low. If I work with him, maybe I will have a chance to break through the ceiling."

"The Hong Kong film industry is too particular about relationships and social skills. In the early years, resources were monopolized by various companies, and actors were easily exploited. The boss of the film company that promoted Stephen Chow in the early years used his favor to kidnap him and treated him as a cash cow, and later sold his contract in a package."

"No actor would feel balanced psychologically when seeing the box office so high but not making much money."

"It's different for me. As long as the artists under my contract become famous, I will take the initiative to raise the share ratio and increase the pay. Even if they change jobs and no longer cooperate with me in the future, at least we can part ways amicably and not let them say bad things about me outside."

to be honest.

The director and investors make an actor famous, and the actor actually makes money for the company.

Since it is just business, it would be inappropriate to mix in too many other things. All kinds of conflicts, in the final analysis, are nothing more than the word "interest".

The company wants to use its artists as cash cows, but after the artists become famous, they feel that the company gives them too little, so they often fall out with the company and make ugly scenes.

I have seen many similar examples.

Fan Wumian did not have the idea of ​​exploiting his artists desperately, mainly because there were too many ways to make money and there was no need to covet a few small profits.

Returning to the crew, he continued filming.

Since the plot was concentrated in Hong Kong, there were scattered shots here and there. Sometimes Fan Wumian also needed to combine the upper and lower scripts to figure out how to act.

That afternoon.

Fan Wumian borrowed Zuo Ziyan's cousin's yacht for filming, and she and her cousin Wei Linyuan stayed on the scene to join in the fun.

In front of the two sisters, they "talked about love" according to the script.

Both Fan Wumian and Zhuang Muxi felt awkward and a little restrained, so much so that the number of NGs was much higher than in the morning.

After the filming was finally finished, Wei Linyuan warmly entertained Fan Wumian and invited him and Zuo Ziyan to have dinner together in the restaurant inside the yacht.

The meals are delivered directly to the boat from the shore. The Thai dishes are still hot, including Tom Yum Goong soup, green papaya salad, curry crab, grilled prawns, fried chicken with basil, etc. Try them occasionally and you will find the taste is quite unique.

At this moment.

Zuo Ziyan sat at the dining table and could enjoy the night view of Central through a long window. She asked her cousin, "Is my brother-in-law still busy recently? It seems that I haven't seen him recently."

Wei Linyuan nodded and said:

"Yes, I haven't seen him for more than half a month. He is in Singapore discussing business and is planning to invest in the renovation of a hotel."

Obviously don't want to talk about this topic.

Wei Linyuan looked at Fan Wumian and said with a smile:
"Mr. Fan is so amazing. I bought an album of "Sleepless Night" last time. The amazing thing is that I like every song in it. Not only did the movie sell well at the box office, but you also became one of the major shareholders of the listed company. Even my father-in-law praised you for your sharp vision and said that this stock has gone up like crazy this year." Fan Wumian said politely:

"I was just lucky. I was chatting with Yan online before and she used the software of Penguin Group. I thought it was interesting so I invested a little. I didn't expect that the company would be so promising and the stock price would rise rapidly."

"They bought several hundred million Hong Kong dollars. This is not just a casual investment. In business, sometimes luck is more important than vision. My husband mentioned a while ago that he would invite you to dinner when he is free to learn from you."

Wei Linyuan pointed at the two of them and said with a smile:

"To be honest, I always feel that your relationship now is more than just friendship. The way you looked at each other in the movie Those Years didn't seem to be acted out. At that time, our family even booked a private theater to support it and gave two free tickets to all employees."

Zuo Ziyan smiled and said:
"Cousin, you're overthinking it. He's so famous now, and he receives a lot of love letters every day. I don't dare to be with him, or I'll be ganged up on by countless fans. It's better to be friends. It's more relaxed and comfortable."

Wei Linyuan told:

"It's true that being in love is easier. Look at your brother-in-law, running around all day. It's my fault for being impulsive and getting married too early. I should have enjoyed myself for a few more years."

I don't treat Fan Wumian as an outsider and I dare to say anything.

After two or three glasses of Romanee-Conti wine, I couldn't tell what was so good about it, I just knew it was quite expensive.

Zuo Ziyan and her cousin both had small appetites and were full after a short while. Fan Wumian, on the other hand, had a big appetite and slowly finished his charcoal-grilled prawns and fried chicken with basil.

Fortunately, the waiter came to help clean up, otherwise the chicken bones would have piled up into a small mountain.

Pu Jiajing, who was enjoying a ride on the deck, suddenly came over in a hurry, his face pale and said, "Boss, I think I'm in trouble!"

".Um?"

"In the evening, the mansion security called and said that the gardeners were going to mow the lawn and clean the swimming pool. I thought it was arranged by the cleaning company, so I asked the security to let them in."

Pu Jiajing said nervously:

"I didn't expect them to use the noise of the lawnmower as cover and actually start knocking at your jade."

"Luckily, Mrs. Wu happened to find it and called the police right away. The police car arrived a few minutes later, but the three Southeast Asians hammered a few nails into your jadeite and pried off a piece that seemed to be as big as a watermelon."

"Someone was electrocuted while trying to escape and was sent to the hospital. Another police officer was also sent to the hospital. He had a cut on his arm from a knife, but it was not serious."

"."

Fan Wumian said speechlessly:

"You are so arrogant. You have been discovered, but you still dare to resist?"

After hearing this, Zuo Ziyan was moved and asked:
"Could it be that after they pried it open, they found it to be very valuable, so they were willing to take the risk?"

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Pu Jiajing blinked and continued, "I'm not sure yet. I forgot to ask, but there are a lot of reporters outside my house now."

Fan Wumian stood up and said:

"Then I'll go back first. The quality of foreign workers is worrying. Local groups are not making much trouble now, but many illegal immigrants are still very arrogant."

Zuo Ziyan said with fear:

"Luckily you weren't at home. If you left something worth tens of millions in the yard, it would inevitably attract thieves. Now something bad has happened."

"Who would have thought that a rock weighing more than a ton would be targeted? It's not a luxury car on the street that can be unlocked and driven away."

After saying this in a helpless tone, Fan Wumian said to Wei Linyuan:

"Excuse me, thank you for your hospitality tonight. I have to get off the boat first."

Wei Linyuan was more excited than him.

When the rich woman's life was dull, it was rare for her to encounter such a new thing. She hurriedly pulled Zuo Ziyan and said:
"I'll go back with you. My father-in-law has many acquaintances in the police department and may be able to help. I don't think you have made any enemies who are so vicious as to ruin your family's feng shui formation. I heard that the precious stone needs to be nurtured for 9981 days. Now is not the time yet."

"."

After listening to her cousin, Zuo Ziyan replied with twitching eyes:

"It's obvious that he's a thief. If he just wanted to ruin the feng shui, he might as well just pour a basin of black dog blood on it instead of going through the trouble of prying a piece off."

Without having time to talk, they got off the boat and took a car directly from the pier back to the mansion at No. 89 in Repulse Bay.

really.

The entrance of the mansion was surrounded by reporters.

Newspapers generally cooperate with familiar police officers for a long time, and once they encounter valuable news, they will immediately collect news materials.

Fan Wumian did not get out of the car. After returning home, he could see police officers taking photos and setting up cordons to collect evidence.

Because it involved theft and assault, even Fan Wumian was not allowed to get close.

But when he showed up, a fat old detective immediately said excitedly:
"Mr. Fan, you have a blessing in disguise tonight. All the green things here are jadeite! I have asked an expert to come and assess their value. He lives in Stanley and will be here soon."

".Can we not evaluate it first?"

"No, how can we convict without valuation? We must follow the necessary procedures."

(End of this chapter)