Chapter 299 I Want Money
Chapter 299 I Want Money
It's already late.
Directors Huang Bo and Lu Hao took the stage and just went through the motions, skipping many interactive sessions. It was basically like letting the media take photos and then quickly leaving.
Knowing that Fan Wumian was here, the cinema hall was packed with people, and it was difficult to squeeze out a passage.
Even though bodyguards and security guards were arranged, there were still fans who managed to seize the opportunity and decisively stretched out their dirty hands and squeezed hard.
".Hey?! Who pinched my butt?"
Fan Wumian was startled, and suddenly realized that there were many reporters around, and immediately added:
"You can't take advantage of me for free. You have to pay. You can also invite more friends to watch the movie."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around laughed like crazy.
More people stretched out their arms. In the short distance of a dozen meters, Fan Wumian could only cover his vital parts and face and leave quickly.
Take the elevator downstairs.
Lu Hao, Huang Bo, Xu Zheng and Liu Yan took a taxi to Yanjing together and got into Fan Wumian's business car together.
Xu Zheng took the lead and said:
"I'm really sorry to bother you, Mr. Fan, tonight. If you hadn't come to the rescue, I don't know what the media would have written tomorrow morning."
Fan Wumian waved his hands and found some feathers flying around unexpectedly. He then realized that his down jacket was torn. He covered the hole and said with emotion:
"It's okay. This is a project I invested in myself. I can't just watch it go wrong."
"Some female fans go crazy when they see me, which makes me afraid to stay in public for a long time. The cafe over at Wanghai Tower has opened, but I haven't dared to go and see it yet."
"It's been a long day on the road, you guys must have worked hard."
Liu Yan regretted that it was cold today and happened to be wearing a turtleneck sweater. She smiled brightly and said to him:
"It's not hard. I'm just promoting the movie. As long as it helps the box office, it's worth it. I've been looking for an opportunity to thank you for letting me join the crew to film."
Director Lu Hao also said:
"The snow fell too untimely. We have to go to Jinling for promotion tomorrow night. I don't know if we can fly there. I'll ask later. If it doesn't work, we'll take a train overnight. There's no one there to help us."
Fan Wumian didn't bother to take care of the details of the arrangements.
Just as I was about to speak, someone suddenly knocked on the car window. It was a young man wearing a suit and a long cotton jacket. At first glance, he looked like a mall security guard.
Opening the car window a crack, the young man quickly spoke:
"Is Boss Fan here? I'm the deputy manager of the Spark Cinema we were talking about. The general manager of our company contacted me and said he would like to treat you to a meal when he's free. His number is on the paper."
".Did you mention why you came to me?"
"I'm not sure about that. Sorry to bother you."
Xinghuo Cinema is a cinema chain company that just started out a few years ago after the policy was relaxed.
Fan Wumian subconsciously felt that this person wanted to talk to him about business and discuss topics such as investment expansion.
To be a good chef, you don’t have to open your own restaurant.
Investing in cinemas takes up too much money and has a slow payback period. In his eyes, it is worse than chicken ribs and he can’t get much meat from it.
He casually put the small note into his pocket and listened to Huang Bo and the others chatting about the embarrassing things that happened on the way back to Yanjing.
Fan Wumian rarely saw Liu Yan, so he casually asked, "Are you still working as a host at Kuangxian Media?"
Liu Yan's imagination ran wild for a moment, and she began to wonder if she would have a chance to sign a contract with Bandit King Media. She sat upright and said seriously:
"Yes, I'm still hosting a few shows. I watched the last episode where Sister Sony interviewed you. She went back and praised you for being very approachable. The company is considering training me as an actor, and I have to thank you for your support."
"There are so many actors in the crew. It's your own ability that made you famous and easy for people to remember. I didn't help much."
Fan Wumian's words had just fallen.
Everyone's eyes shifted downwards, and even Assistant Pu Jiajing turned around and looked at Liu Yan with envy.
He then asked:
"There's a male host named Dapeng. Do you know him? He's good at speaking and not very old."
This is not the topic Liu Yan wants to talk about.
She shook her head and said:
"I don't think he knows him. There is no host with this nickname in our company. Do you need help from him? I can ask around for you. The circle is not that big, so it will be easy to find him."
Fan Wumian nodded and said:
"Okay, I want to make a comedy skit on Tudou to attract users. I think I've seen this host somewhere, but I can't remember where."
Liu Yan was speechless.
After holding it in for a few seconds, he finally decided to take the initiative and said:
"If we are short of a host, I can go and help. Mr. Fan, you are so familiar with our company's boss. As long as it is your project, I will definitely be able to get leave."
"For now, I have only an idea. The name of the comedy skit is "Sloppy Men". If there is a role that requires you to play a guest role, I will call you then."
Fan Wumian originally wanted to talk about "The Diaosi Man".
But he was not sure whether the internet celebrity term "diaosi" had appeared, so he temporarily thought of another name to replace it.
After experiencing the rise of online videos, short dramas such as "Diaosi Man", "Never Expected", and "Report to the Boss" were once so popular that they went viral. It's a pity that I was born at the wrong time and failed to catch the trend of short videos. Otherwise, as an online celebrity, I could easily buy two Rolls-Royce Phantoms and drive one and smash the other.
Tudou.com is a bit slow in accumulating active users, and similar competitors have already appeared in the market. In order to achieve great things with little money, Fan Wumian plans to create some popular short dramas to attract users and reduce the "customer acquisition cost."
As for the video website business, it is still unknown when the company will be able to turn a profit, so it is in his best interest to be thrifty from the beginning.
Fan Wumian wasn't sure whether he asked too early or his influence caused a butterfly effect.
He was a little surprised to learn that Liu Yan didn't know Dapeng at all.
With his rise, his influence has grown and has changed countless things.
For example, Fan Wumian has no impression of the movie "Sakura Gakuin" which is currently in theaters, and some recent film and television projects have also begun to confuse him.
Most of the film and television projects that started shooting this year were planned last year, the year before, or even a few years ago, and were not greatly affected by his appearance.
However, Fan Wumian disrupted the timeline.
The future has begun to develop in an unknown direction. The general direction is difficult to change, but many small details are completely different.
Huang Bo, Yang Mi, Liu Shishi and others have now become contracted artists under his company, which will inevitably change a lot of things.
This situation is both good and bad for Fan Wumian.
The good thing is that many movies, TV dramas, songs, etc. only exist in his mind, so he doesn't have to worry about competing with others.
The downside is that he has no idea about the content of other people's new film or television works.
For stocks like the Penguin Group, which has a large stake, there is also the possibility that it may go astray and fail to replicate its previous market value.
Therefore, Fan Wumian did not dare to bet all his savings on this company and considered diversifying his investments.
It was almost 10 o'clock in the evening.
It's cold today and the roads are icy, so it's hard to get a taxi.
After Fan Wumian went home first, he asked the driver to take Huang Bo and the others to the hotel to rest so that they could set off directly the next morning to continue their publicity work.
Take off your coat when you get home.
He said to Pu Jiajing again:
"You're working overtime tonight. It's unsafe to go out at night, so stay here and sleep in my guest room."
As a personal assistant, Pu Jiajing does not punch in or out, and is not paid extra for overtime or business trips.
In addition to the basic salary, she receives a bonus every quarter and an additional year-end bonus at the end of the year, which definitely does not put her at a disadvantage.
If you count carefully, she doesn't spend much time actually working, so she doesn't feel tired at all when she occasionally works overtime until so late.
After hearing what Fan Wumian said, Assistant Pu Jiajing smiled and said:
"Of course I'll sleep in the guest room. Thank you for your special reminder. Thousands of girls are calling you husband, who can afford to offend them? When you were singing on the stage at night, several girls in the audience almost fainted, fearing that they would suffer from lack of oxygen due to shouting."
"Well, my ears are still buzzing. It's hard to imagine how lively the concert was with so many people."
Not feeling sleepy yet.
Fan Wumian came to the sofa with his laptop and asked:
"Please help me find out tomorrow how much the box office of Sakura Gakuin is. If we steal the audience away, the box office of The Promise will definitely plummet. This will be considered as offending people again, but since we are doing business, it is inevitable that we will offend people."
Just give a brief explanation.
After Pu Jiajing closed the door and left, Fan Wumian first checked the share price of Penguin Group. The stock price baseline on the 5th reached 11.6 Hong Kong dollars.
Only half a year has passed, and the total market value has more than doubled.
He felt that with his help and advice, the share price of Penguin Group might be able to exceed that of the previous life. At the very least, when the group used its idle funds for external investment, the possibility of failure would be lower.
After reading the latest developments of Penguin Group, it is nothing more than a huge increase in game revenue and a surge in the number of active users of QQ Music.
Followed by.
Fan Wumian opened Tudou again and found that the development department had just designed a new algorithm to help screen and promote popular short videos.
I was watching a guy setting a trap to catch snow hares in Greater Khingan Range when I heard two beeps and a pop-up window appeared in the lower right corner of the screen.
Feng Ying'er sent a message saying
——"Okay, the stinky man turned his face and refused to admit it. He was online but didn't contact me. He hasn't contacted me for a few days. Did he meet another vixen?"
Fan Wumian has been very busy, so he typed back:
——"I'm exhausted from filming, and there's so much to do. I'm going to the beach in the South China Sea in a few days to shoot a few scenes, and I can go back to Hong Kong City while I'm there. Will you be busy then?"
Feng Ying'er quickly replied
——"Why use simplified Chinese characters? I have nothing to do every day. I'm so bored."
There was indeed too little work assigned to her.
Fan Wumian wanted her to earn more money and find something to kill time, so he replied again:
——"Don't panic. I often see your photos online. Your popularity has already risen. Now you just lack some representative works. I will give you three or four roles next year. You won't even have a chance to rest by then. What are you doing up all night?"
The other party quickly replied: "I'm thinking about you and can't sleep alone."
Fan Wumian only typed
——"Do it yourself, have enough food and clothing, and make do with it for now."
(End of this chapter)