Chapter 269 I'm Just a Retail Investor
Chapter 269 I'm Just a Retail Investor
Time goes back to yesterday.
Penguin's boss Ma rarely goes home for lunch.
Unexpectedly, he learned from his father and an uncle that the Shenzhen City Bay Urban Complex Project applied for by Fan Wumian has basically passed the approval and successfully completed the public announcement period, with only some finishing work left to do.
to this end.
Many developers have begun discussing the future development direction of Shenzhen, but they are still unclear whether it will expand eastward or westward.
This involves the company's strategic planning for land acquisition, which is a very serious issue.
Before this.
The mainstream view has always been to expand eastwards, and the movements of major real estate developers clearly prove this point.
For example, OCT East, which started construction in December last year, and the ultra-high-end Tianqin Bay villa district, are all positioned as very high-end, and seem to be trying to drive the development of the entire region by taking the lead.
However, Fan Wumian quietly came up with the Shenzhen City Bay Urban Complex Project, with an estimated total investment of tens of billions of RMB.
Some people subconsciously overthink.
They thought that Fan Wumian was only acting in the open, and that he might have received support from some of the leading real estate companies in Hong Kong and started to set their sights on the wasteland near Shencheng Bay.
Almost no one believed that Fan Wumian had such a big appetite that he dared to develop such a huge project alone.
Therefore, they all became confused and thought that there must be other powerful Hong Kong businessmen supporting him.
Moreover, the approval process was given the green light all the way, and they even agreed to grant Fan Wumian such a large piece of land through a land transfer agreement, which even included a super skyscraper with an estimated height of 300 meters.
This has caused many developers to suspect that the situation has changed and they have begun to pay attention to the land around Shencheng Bay.
However, Shenzhen's real estate market has just picked up, and there are still many houses that have not been sold. No surrounding residential land has been released recently. Instead, news has come out that a stadium, exhibition center, and coastal park will be built.
Xiao Ma Ge's focus is not on the project itself. Even his father asked curiously, wondering whether Fan Wumian would clear out his inventory and sell off Penguin Group shares to cash in and invest the funds in urban complex projects.
The average purchase price of Fan Wumian's holdings was just over 5 yuan, but now it has risen to more than 8 yuan.
This means that over the past few months, the profit has increased by more than 60%, and a lot of extra money has been earned from leveraged margin trading.
The more Xiao Ma Ge thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong and he was worried that Penguin Group would lose him as a free celebrity spokesperson.
Coincidentally, it has recently decided to set aside a budget to expand into neighboring countries and regions.
After a meeting in the afternoon, several directors thought that instead of spending the budget on the advertising company, it would be better to take the opportunity to win over Fan Wumian and improve their relationship.
then.
This led to the scene where the secretary of the board of directors took the initiative to contact Fan Wumian and offered him 1200 million yuan in endorsement fees.
When Fan Wumian took the check, his movements were so natural and smooth.
He picked it up, took a look at it, put it in his windbreaker pocket, and then signed the two-year contract.
The content of the contract is very simple. The only requirement is to "publicly introduce Penguin Group's projects at least once every quarter within two years, and not make any bearish remarks about Penguin Group."
Hearing the person in charge of the Gangcheng branch repeatedly changing the subject to the Shenchengwan project, how could Fan Wumian not guess the cause of the whole incident.
He put the check in his pocket first, then said with a solemn expression:
"I will soon have to pay more than 10 billion yuan in land transfer fees. A penny can kill a hero. I originally wanted to cash out and reduce my holdings by a few hundred million yuan, but suddenly I was asked to be the spokesperson for the group. I feel a little embarrassed to sell it now."
"How about letting me take a position in the company? Become a corporate image ambassador or something like that?"
"There's something called equity incentives, right? I can appear in more movies to promote your company. Whenever you reach a certain size, you can give me some stocks. Please take the time to discuss this with Chairman Ma."
The general manager of Penguin Group's Hong Kong City branch felt helpless after hearing this.
I wonder what "your company" means?
It is clear that Fan Wumian is the major shareholder holding more than 10% of the shares.
He had just put the check in his pocket, but he actually wanted to get some additional bonus shares. He was really asking for more.
but.
Whether or not to agree is something the board of directors needs to worry about.
Manager Pan just smiled and said:
"Of course, no problem. I will report your valuable suggestions to Vice President Ge at the headquarters later."
"Many young people, including those in Hong Kong, started using QQ because of you. The user growth rate in the past two quarters has exceeded 100%. Many netizens in Taiwan, Japan and South Korea have also started using QQ as a daily social tool."
"The result is not clear yet, but Mr. Fan alone is equivalent to an entire marketing and publicity department, so it is only right that he gets more equity rewards."
Fan Wumian likes to make money, but has little interest in doing business himself.
I always feel that wasting precious time day after day on documents and meetings that never get finished is a serious waste of life.
One of the benefits of being able to start your life over again is that you can take fewer detours and be very clear about what kind of life you want to live.
He took out the check again and waved it in front of Manager Pan.
Fan Wumian then added:
"Don't worry, you won't get the bonus stocks for nothing. Tell the board of directors that I will use the money to buy back Penguin shares. The stock price has fallen by almost 11% recently, and I'm hurting a lot. It would be great if it could go up again so I can get more loans from the bank." The Penguin board of directors arranged a seat for him, and he will not officially take office until early next year.
Although he is only a non-executive director, he has a lot of daily work to do, so Fan Wumian looks for someone to help supervise the company's daily management and has no interest in taking the position himself.
Manager Pan waved his hand and reminded:
"Things like increasing holdings and repurchasing involve company secrets. Mr. Fan, you can make your own decision. It's best not to discuss this with me. If someone finds out and buys Penguin shares in advance, some departments will invite you to have a chat."
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Hear the words.
Fan Wumian said calmly:
"I am just a retail investor. I have not interfered with the specific management of the company. My investment scale is just a little larger. Can you stop me from increasing my position?"
"Retail investors. How can there be a retail investor who can become the third largest shareholder? Mr. Fan, your shareholding ratio is only lower than that of South Africa's MIH Group and Chairman Ma!"
Manager Pan was extremely envious.
In the past, apart from Chow Yun-fat, Jacky Cheung, Stephen Chow, Andy Lau and others, other Hong Kong stars had relatively low status and their income was not as good as many executives of listed companies.
However, Fan Wumian is an exception. It has only been more than a year since his debut and he has raised the ceiling with his own efforts.
After the price of the jadeite raw stones in the yard increased sharply, people outside began to regard him as the "son of luck".
There was also a Feng Shui master who joined in the fun, saying that a lucky man like him who was "blessed by the dragon vein" and "sunny" could at least become a prince or a marquis in ancient times, even if he could not become an emperor.
After the news spread in Hong Kong.
Some media feel that the nickname of "Little Heavenly King" is no longer suitable for him, and even the popularity of the Four Heavenly Kings has been completely overshadowed by Fan Wumian, so they try to call him "Little Emperor".
However, this nickname did not spread widely because a black NBA star had already used it.
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I went back to the crew to continue filming and was busy until the evening.
Xiao Ma Ge from Penguin Group personally called Fan Wumian and told him:
"I have just discussed this with several other directors. It's fine to give you stock options as a bonus because you are a star. You can help the company save a lot of advertising money and expand into surrounding markets. We still need to study the specific details."
After listening to this, Fan Wumian asked:
"Okay, has the microblog project mentioned last time been cancelled?"
"Of course it hasn't been cancelled. We all think it's quite interesting and have officially started the development project. It's expected to be launched in March or April next year."
Xiao Ma's tone was a little tired, probably because he had just gotten off work and was very busy. He changed the subject and asked:
"The endorsement fee is 1200 million Hong Kong dollars. I heard that you plan to use it to increase your holdings? With such good news, the stock price should be able to stabilize. There are a lot of circulating shares recently. If the company is not short of funds on its books, I would also like to repurchase some of them in the name of the company."
The two rarely communicated.
Fan Wumian took the opportunity to make a suggestion:
"Repurchase can only support the bottom line. If we want the stock price to continue to rise, we have to find a way to open up new sources of income. I suggest developing a small game of growing vegetables and raising pets in the personal space, allowing friends to steal vegetables from each other. It will be very interesting."
".Stealing vegetables? It seems interesting. It can increase the fun of the space and improve user loyalty. Recently, all Internet companies want to get involved in the social chat field to get a piece of the pie."
"Mr. Ma, I think you can try to develop a campus network for each school to attract students to register and join voluntarily. They can also add each other as QQ friends through this platform. As long as we have young students in our hands, we won't have to worry about not making money in the future."
"Huh? Mr. Fan, this is a very good suggestion. We just need to open a template and let users create their own websites. We should be able to make a lot of money by advertising."
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The call lasted more than half an hour.
After the crew rested and had dinner, they continued filming.
now.
The character played by Zhuang Muxi is feeling guilty for doing something wrong.
Facing the camera, Fan Wumian temporarily changed his lines and said to the character played by Liu Shishi:
"Arou, remember to call the museum and tell them that the lost pig head from the Old Summer Palace has been found. It's on her neck."
There is no such sentence in the script.
Zhuang Muxi wanted to laugh at first, but the director didn't say "cut", so she could only improvise and grit her teeth and said:
"How naive! I thought only elementary school students would call others pigs. It's not my fault that I can't pull out the sword stuck in your chest. How do I know if I am your destined bride?"
Liu Shishi couldn't see the sword, but when she heard her grandfather mention the story that had been passed down from generation to generation in their family, her eyes were full of heartache.
Fan Wumian confessed:
"18 years ago, I saved a pregnant woman in the park. If it weren't for me, you and your mother would have died. So please be smart and come to me when you are really in danger. Otherwise, some cruel ghosts will definitely take you away by force."
Zhuang Muxi's facial expressions were very accurate. She covered her mouth and said:
"My mother mentioned when I was very young that she saw a lifesaver before she was hit by a car and fainted."
“Yes, that’s me.”
(End of this chapter)