Chapter 327 Little Model
Chapter 327 Little Model
The owner of Mandou Model Company is Qu Mingan.
Qu Mingan is only 38 years old. He studied in Tokyo in his early years and signed a contract with an advertising modeling company, working there for a total of more than four years.
Later, he could no longer tolerate the strange corporate culture of the island country. He had to kowtow to his supervisors and customers all day long. In addition, he fell in love with an artist he was responsible for, which offended his boss. In a fit of anger, he decided to resign.
After returning to Hong Kong, he founded the Mandou Model Company in 22 with his own saved salary of 300 Hong Kong dollars plus 1998 million Hong Kong dollars sponsored by his family.
At first, they mainly signed Miss Hong Kong contestants with good conditions, and took charge of such jobs as etiquette reception, print modeling, and TV commercials.
Later, he got the support of a senior executive of TBV TV station and gradually expanded his business. Last year, his net profit was four to five million, and he became one of the largest modeling companies in Hong Kong.
Different from many "modeling agencies" that take shortcuts and engage in the flesh trade privately, Mandou is more professional and its business has expanded to Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and other places.
Upon learning that the distinguished guest Fan Wumian had come to visit him, boss Qu Mingan rushed back to the company immediately.
At this moment.
He extended his hands politely, smiled and said:
"It is such an honor to have such a distinguished guest visit my humble home! Mr. Fan, if you have anything to do, just give me a call. There is no need for you to come here in person, hahahaha!"
Fan Wumian smiled, shook hands and said, "I do have a small matter to trouble Mr. Qu."
"Just tell me directly. Are you interested in one of our company's contracted models and want to poach her? Or are you planning to hold a party and invite some girls to come and show your support?"
There is no business dealings between me and Fan Wumian.
Now everyone knows that the Bandit King Media has so many beautiful women under its umbrella, and it is definitely not for the purpose of hiring people from outside to shoot commercials.
Qu Mingan subconsciously thought that most likely he had taken a fancy to one of his models, which was why he came to visit. He was mentally prepared in advance not to give in easily.
Since the models under his management were signed by Bandit King Media, Qu Mingan could only do a one-time deal. But if he could take advantage of Fan Wumian's popularity and make a certain young model famous, he could generate continuous income for the company.
Every boss will do this simple calculation.
Fan Wumian shook his head and asked directly:
"Did Mr. Qu go to Xingyu Hall some time ago and buy two gold coins?"
".That's right. My mother gave my parents a gold coin each for her birthday. How did Mr. Fan know about this?"
Qu Mingan sounded puzzled.
Fan Wumian only replied:
"I have bought the remaining few coins. I want to raise the price to get these two gold coins back. I wonder how much I should pay for Mr. Qu to sell them?"
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I never dreamed that Fan Wumian came to visit just for two gold coins.
Qu Mingan didn't think it through for a moment, but he keenly realized that there might be some benefit in this.
While thinking about how to maximize the benefits, he said:
"I'm afraid this matter is a bit difficult to handle. How can I take back the birthday gifts?"
Find an excuse in advance.
Fan Wumian came to the sofa and sat down, crossing his legs and said:
"Some time ago, someone poured boiling water over my lucky pine and killed it. They also buried a cobra made of copper coins in the corner. Have you heard about this?"
".I think I've heard someone mention it."
"There are two identical gold coins on the snake made of copper coins. The other party wants to use it to ruin the feng shui of my house."
Fan Wumian's acting is quite good, and he continues to make up stories with a melancholy expression:
"Feng Shui Master Li Mingfo asked me to collect these lucky money into a complete set and send it to the Wong Tai Sin Temple for consecration and blessing, and to rearrange the Feng Shui formation."
"It's actually OK to use 12 imperial coins from past dynasties, but I happen to have 10 gold coins on hand, which are slightly more effective, so I'm sorry to bother you and ask you first."
"The store said you spent more than 60 Hong Kong dollars, and I can offer Hong Kong dollars."
Qu Mingan actually doesn't quite believe this.
But in Hong Kong, the Feng Shui metaphysics market is huge, and many TV dramas have been shot around this type of subject matter, so he can't help but follow the trend.
After listening to Fan Wumian's words, Qu Mingan really believed it. He organized his words carefully and said slowly:
"Of course I want to help, but it's not convenient to ask my family. We are all businessmen, and I don't need the extra money you add. It's mainly because my mother likes it more."
Fan Wumian understood what he meant and asked, "We can discuss it further. So what does Mr. Qu need?"
Silently think for a while.
Qu Mingan said:
"According to your price, give me three additional guest appearances, with lines and face time."
"Mr. Xiao Fan, don't blame me for taking advantage of someone's misfortune. Our modeling company is highly competitive. Some models get married as soon as they become famous. Some of our supermodels are poached by their peers. We need to strive for other resources to keep them."
"I know my limits. I'll just give you some decent roles and I promise not to make things difficult for you. I hope we can have more opportunities to work together in the future."
Many roles were given to anyone, Fan Wumian didn't mind, and nodded readily:
"No problem. I understand your difficulties. My company has many projects this year and we can always find a suitable role. No problem on my side. Do you want to sign a contract and write it down in black and white?" Qu Ming'an almost choked.
I doubted whether they would agree even if they offered five places. Suddenly, I felt a tightness in my chest and felt like I had lost a lot of money.
As a businessman, he still needs to save face. Boss Qu forced a smile and said:
"No need for a contract, just write me a check. Your business is so big that you even bought a mansion in Repulse Bay. How can I not trust you?"
"it is good."
"Well, I'll make a call now and ask my mom to bring the stuff over. It'll probably take about half an hour."
Fan Wumian stayed at the Mandou Model Company and waited, while Boss Qu introduced him to the company and took him on a tour.
The company's agents seized the opportunity and asked the models who were not in the company to come back as soon as possible to show their faces.
If someone is noticed by Fan Wumian and gets some good resources, he or she will easily become successful, and all the agents will also benefit from it.
Although Bandit King Media was established only recently, it has already gained a good reputation for its ability to make new talents famous.
Not to mention Zuo Ziyan, Zhuang Muxi and the others, even Xiao Yang became popular on the Hong Kong Internet because of "The Useless Man" and was widely reported by the news media.
Unfortunately, the drama is popular but the actor is not. Xiao Yang's guest appearances in works such as "Lost on Journey" and "The Lonely and Great God" have not been broadcast yet.
Huang Bo and "Li Dazui" became famous because of "Crazy Stone", and the box office in Hong Kong exceeded 3600 million Hong Kong dollars.
For a work starring mainland actors to achieve such results is quite good. It is mainly due to Fan Wumian's fame that attracted audiences to the cinema.
Janice Man and Baby Yang were originally filming a music video near the company.
After receiving the notice from their agent, the two took a temporary leave and took a taxi back, without having time to change clothes and prepare.
Not only was her face heavily made-up, but her eyelids were also smeared with glittering eye shadow. She stood in front of Fan Wumian in a strange outfit and introduced herself enthusiastically.
I'm not very familiar with Janice Man, but I remember that she became more charming as she grew older.
In my previous life, I went to help other crews and worked with Baby Yang for a few days. I can only say that she really has no talent for acting. She often overdoes her acting and her expressions are stiff.
The fact that an actress is pretty is a disadvantage in itself, and coupled with her lack of acting skills, it is natural that she is easily criticized.
If Baby Yang was down-to-earth and just wanted to be a traffic vase, understood her own limits, and learned from others to shoot more variety shows to make money, she would actually be quite pleasing to the eye and could be used as a template for plastic surgery.
Facing the now 16-year-old Baby Yang, Fan Wumian just said out of courtesy:
"Ms. Yang, I think I've seen you somewhere."
Baby Yang was flattered, opened her eyes wide and said happily:
"Are you hosting a Disney TV show? I'm a host now, and I love your songs and movies!"
Fan Wumian pretended to be enlightened and said to her:
"I seem to have seen you having an affair with another male host?"
Baby Yang quickly waved her hands and said, "The media is making up rumors. He and I are just colleagues."
In fact, I am in premature love.
He is afraid of losing his job as a host, so he doesn't dare to admit it publicly.
When Wen Yongshan found out that Fan Wumian was chatting with Baby Yang, she got a little anxious. At the age of 17, how could she keep calm? She interrupted and said:
"I'm your fan! I've been following your fan club and have participated in offline events. I once received a 'Fan Group' mascot badge designed by our president Liao Wanjun. She said she knew you when you were in high school!"
"High school, in the blink of an eye it's already been half a year since I graduated."
The time is too short to express any emotion.
Looking back at the time before I became famous, it was so easy, motivated and leisurely. But now I am so busy that I have to deal with a lot of trivial matters every day.
Thinking of Liao Wanjun, the president of the Hong Kong City Fan Club, Fan Wumian laughed and said:
"Ms. Liao is still the president? She is busy with my affairs all day long. Are you not planning to take the college entrance examination?"
Wen Yongshan nodded and said:
"Of course it's the president. She has the most seniority and has the opportunity to meet you personally. Whenever there is any news, she is the first to know and then inform us."
I've heard Ji Qiao mention before that he was planning to incorporate these large fan clubs to prevent them from being out of control and being exploited by others.
Fan Wumian was not sure whether the fan club presidents and forum administrators were paid on a regular basis, but there would definitely be no shortage of small gifts, and he had even approved a budget himself.
Occasionally, fans hold events to raise funds, and the personal studio will also pay a sum of money to prevent the many young fans who are still in school from being too poor and having to save up for pocket money by eating frugally.
Just do me a favor.
Fan Wumian suddenly pointed at the two of them, turned to Boss Qu and said:
"I feel like they are more suitable for being trained as idols and debuting as a girl group. Find a few pretty girls to sing and dance. Young guys should like them very much, and the girls will also imitate and learn. This is more promising than shooting print commercials and hosting."
Boss Qu's eyes lit up and he asked:
"Oh? Mr. Fan is interested? It's very popular to create youth groups recently. Why don't we join forces and try to cooperate?"
".That's not necessary. I don't really understand it either."
(End of this chapter)