Chapter 329 End of the Year

Chapter 329 End of the Year

Chapter 329 End of the Year
Arrived in Shenzhen.

This time I only stayed for two days before flying to Yanjing again.

January 1th was New Year's Eve, and Fan Wumian was in a hurry to attend the rehearsal and had no time to slack off any longer.

To avoid accidents.

From now on, I dare not blow cold wind, eat spicy food or drink alcohol.

The news that he will be performing on the Spring Festival Gala this year has already spread, and his fans are already looking forward to it and are waiting to listen to his new songs.

It would be very unprofessional if your voice is affected by a cold or drinking.

I continued to live in a two-story courtyard house on the northern edge of Houhai. The yard was covered with a thick layer of snow. I asked someone to clean it in advance, and I could see some scattered footprints.

The three-layer hollow rear glass isolates the cold air from outside as much as possible. The room is warm enough to wear short sleeves and the temperature difference is very large.

The second day in Yanjing.

His agent Jiang Shixi and director Lu Hao came to see him together.

At this time, Fan Wumian stretched out his hand, pointed at the thick pile of brown paper bags in Jiang Shixi's hand, and asked curiously:

"What is that? It's a breakdown of the year-end bonuses. It can't be that thick."

Jiang Shixi explained:

"These are all scripts selected by the company's head. Every month, there will be 20 to 30 scripts handed in, hoping that you will invest in filming or cooperate. It's the end of the year recently, and many companies have not yet secured funds for next year's projects. Now there are many scripts and directors on the market, but it's a bit difficult to find investors."

Lu Hao became the fourth director in the mainland to join the "100 million yuan box office club" and became famous with the movie "Crazy Stone".

I picked up a file bag, opened it and found that the script was called "The Story of the Ming Dynasty Harem". I asked in surprise:
"Mr. Fan, will you invest in a palace drama? I thought the company wouldn't be interested, so I declined several similar scripts. There are always more wolves than meat in the market, and everyone thinks that it's especially profitable to venture into the entertainment industry. If it weren't for Mr. Fan's appreciation, I'm afraid I would be penniless and would not even have the face to go home to see my relatives during the Chinese New Year."

When Fan Wumian saw the word "harem", he suddenly felt that being an emperor was extremely hard. He had already experienced the hardship of toiling day and night.

Two days ago in Shenzhen, Zuo Ziyan pushed me into a desperate situation.

Before boarding the plane, I went to see Ying Er. Until now, I am still surrounded by the aura of a sage and I really can't muster up the energy.

He took the script and flipped through a few pages, and found that it was about the story of Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di, which was a bit rare.

The censorship is not strict now, but since it involves the issue of fictional history, it may be taken off the shelves and banned like "Story of Yanxi Palace" and "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" in the future. It would not be a big problem to change it to a fictional story background.

He didn't have time to look through it carefully for the time being, so he glanced over the outline and said:
"I invest in whatever has high ratings. I am never picky in this regard. In the future, it will be broadcast on Tudou.com to attract girls to buy memberships to watch. However, pirated websites are too rampant. Less than an hour after the second episode of "The Loser" was aired, it can be watched for free on other websites."

Jiang Shixi was too young, and actually replied:

"When your website gets an online video license and strengthens copyright protection like foreign countries, the situation should improve."

Fan Wumian sneered and said:

"It may not be possible even after 20 years. You can leave the script here first. I will look through it when I am bored. By the way, when will Bandit King Media and my personal studio have a holiday to go back for the New Year?"

Jiang Shixi couldn't help but raised his lips and said:
"The holiday is tentatively scheduled to start on the evening of the 26th and end on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. I have bought gifts for my children and prepared local specialties such as roast duck, donkey rolls, and Fuling cakes for my relatives."

Other bosses would like their employees to work 365 hours a day, 24 days a year without a break.

Fan Wumian was particularly open-minded and said:

"There shouldn't be many urgent matters at the end of the year. Let some employees take turns on duty, and the others should hurry up and finish their work in the next two days, and then go straight to the holiday."

"We'll have the holiday in two days?"

"Well, as long as they can do their job well, I don't require them to work overtime. If they slack off all day, it will be inefficient."

The New Year is approaching.

With the completion of the first season of "The Loser", there are no projects currently being filmed under Bandit King Media.

It's okay to finish the finishing work and let the employees take a few more days off.

Noticing that Assistant Pu Jiajing was staring at him with sparkling eyes, Fan Wumian added:
"A Jing, you have to stay and work overtime. I can't go to the Spring Festival Gala alone on New Year's Eve. After the New Year, I can let you rest until the Lantern Festival."

Pu Jiajing only asked:

"Then I won't be able to go home until the first day of the new year. Will I get overtime pay?"

Jiang Shixi smiled and said to Pu Jiajing:
"Let me let you in advance. Your boss has given you a year-end bonus of 6 yuan, which is equivalent to 5000 yuan a month. The bonus for the first three quarters has already been given to you."

"You get hundreds of thousands of bonuses every year. Do you know how many people envy you? If you find someone to take over for a period of time, and the other person does better than you during that period, will you panic?"

"So, why don't you come with me on New Year's Day? I'm definitely going to the Spring Festival Gala, and I can take the opportunity to meet a lot of celebrities in the arts and maybe even chat with advertising sponsors."

Rich businessmen who spend huge amounts of money on advertising on television have the opportunity to get tickets to the Spring Festival Gala.

As an agent, Jiang Shixi could not miss such a rare opportunity.

Every time she helped Fan Wumian to negotiate an endorsement, she could earn extra commissions and bonuses. When she heard that she could get 6 yuan as a year-end bonus, Pu Jiajing said happily:

"Thank you, boss. This way I can get 10 yuan and use it to pay off my mortgage early, saving tens of thousands of yuan in interest!"

Fan Wumian no longer feels the troubles of being a house slave.

A group of people who became rich under his leadership, such as Huang Bo, Ying Er, Lu Hao and others, used to rent houses outside their homes.

After earning the first pot of gold, people generally buy a new house first.

Pu Jiajing doesn't earn as much as Lu Hao, Huang Bo and others, but the house she lives in is extremely expensive, so she's obviously under a lot of pressure.

Perhaps because she was worried about losing her job, she took the initiative to work overtime on weekdays and even on weekends.

of course.

Most of the time, Fan Wumian and Pu Jiajing are free and do not need to choose weekends to rest as the nature of their work is very special.

The year-end bonuses have been determined.

Jiang Shixi can get 10 yuan, and director Lu Hao can get 88 yuan, which is enough to make countless directors jealous.

If it were Director Feng, Director Mou, and Director Chen, they would earn a little more than Lu Hao, but Lu Hao had already received the signing fee and director's fee, and the project was invested by Fan Wumian.

Such a large project bonus was enough to make Lu Hao overjoyed, far exceeding his expectations.

He has other businesses under his name, and he is in the entertainment industry mainly for fun, so Fan Wumian is quite generous.

All in all, Pu Jiajing received a total of more than 1500 yuan this year. In addition to the maximum payment of provident fund, she also received 1500 yuan in housing allowance and yuan in security money every month.

You have to know that this was only 2006, which meant that two years' income was enough to buy a house of or square meters in Yanjing, which was really generous.

After being flattered by Pu Jiajing, Fan Wumian said with a smile:
"Keep up the good work next year. We all have a future ahead of us. Forget about the two of you. Director Lu, you can promote the bonus outside and accept interviews from reporters to get some news articles. It's a lot of money to buy a horse. I'll find other directors to work with in the future. It will be easier to negotiate schedules."

Lu Hao smiled and said:

"I have arranged my schedule for next year. I will finish filming Crazy Racer first, and then I will film Detective Chinatown. Mr. Stephen is quite picky, so I must be fully prepared. If I get scolded, Mr. Fan, please save me."

Fan Wumian laughed and said:

"I can't protect myself, so you'll just have to take care of yourself. If I speak up for you, I'll also be punished, which would be a shame."

Agent Jiang Shixi said:
"Master Xing is indeed difficult to work with, but you, boss, are different. Some time ago, Liu Yan finished her guest appearance and often praised you for your good temper. Now some people in the circle have begun to suspect that she has a special relationship with you."

I think this statement can be easily misunderstood.

Jiang Shixi quickly added:
"I don't mean that she is riding on your popularity. It's mainly because she filmed "Those Years" before, and joined the crew of "Crazy Stone" and "The Loser", and her body is so sexy."

With a calm expression, Fan Wumian took a sip of tea and said:

"After all, I'm handsome, young, and rich, so it's easy for me to get involved in scandals. You probably don't understand this kind of trouble."

Lu Hao: “.”

Jiang Shixi: “.”

Assistant Pu Jiajing spoke silently:
"That's the truth. Even I've been involved in scandals. A few months ago, we were having lunch in a caravan and reporters took photos of us. They said we stayed there for more than two hours before coming out."

That happened during the summer vacation.

There are posts in the forum saying that there is something for the secretary to do when there is something to do, and nothing else to do.

Given Fan Wumian's popularity, even if there were no scandals, the tabloids would fabricate a bunch of scandals.

This is actually a good thing. All kinds of true and false scandals emerge one after another, so that the real scandals with Zhuang Muxi, Zuo Ziyan and others are drowned out by countless gossips.

The last time the host of "Entertainment Live" Suoni interviewed Fan Wumian, there were also news reports afterwards saying that she was "full of affection" and "wanted to have sex with young girls".

Too much debt is not a worry, too many lice are not an itch, Fan Wumian only added:

"The money has gone to someone else. Liu Yan signed a contract with Kuangxian Media, so there is no benefit in promoting her. Next time, they might as well hype up her scandals with Yang Mi and Liu Shishi. Oh, and Jane Zhang. Her first solo album is expected to be released in February or March."

Jiang Shixi patted his forehead:
"I almost forgot, my wife is a fan of Jane Zhang. When she didn't win the championship, my wife was very angry. Next time we meet, I will ask her for an autographed photo."

"Why would you need to go through so much trouble? If you have a chance, just bring your sister-in-law to meet Jane Zhang. She's busy recording an album recently and hasn't arranged any other work."

Done.

Fan Wumian turned his head and looked outside.

The sun came out, and the light shining on the snow was so bright that it was blinding.

There seemed to be a quarrel outside the courtyard wall, so he quickly got up, put on his coat, and went to the courtyard to join in the fun, listening attentively.
(End of this chapter)