Chapter 336 Director Feng is here too

Chapter 336 Director Feng is here too

Chapter 336 Director Feng is here too

the next day.

I went out in the morning and continued to rehearse for the Spring Festival Gala.

Even though he just had to walk a few steps through his own open-air yard to reach the garage, Fan Wumian was wrapped up tightly.

In order to protect my throat, I have been wearing pajamas and pants to sleep recently, for fear of catching a cold. I also wear a mask when going to crowded places.

Do what you do and love what you do.

Since you have decided to perform on the Spring Festival Gala, of course you should be in your best condition.

Through the car window glass.

Fan Wumian could not help but be delighted when he saw two obvious marks of patina on the golden nanmu garage door.

It is easy to imagine that in order to absorb the "dragon energy", the elderly people who often take a walk rub their hands on the garage door, and they may feel relaxed and refreshed.

The scene is a bit strange, but it doesn't mean you'll waste money by hiring a security guard to stand guard at the door.

They touched their own things and did not disturb Fan Wumian.

Occasionally, when the garage door opens, the elderly people will pull aside to make way, smile and greet politely.

Some fans always like to throw love letters, dolls, small gifts, etc. into his yard through the wall.

Many of them were thrown in the wrong direction and landed on the roof of the compartment, requiring the bodyguards to climb ladders to pick them up.

The same is true for the Wanghailou private club.

Even in the middle of winter, every morning when the weather is good, there is always a group of old men and women doing morning exercises, practicing Tai Chi, sword dancing, etc. Some people even ride several kilometers to come here in order to find the "dragon vein".

Of course, their physical fitness has improved by riding several kilometers every day, but this does not prevent them from attributing the reason to the fact that "Wanghailou is indeed a spiritual place that can prolong life and prevent all diseases", so that the increase in surrounding housing prices is much higher than other places.

They scoffed at popular science propaganda, but they firmly believed in the saying that "the dragon veins of four dynasties converge."

It attracted many elderly people, and merchants selling health products, free physical examinations, etc. came to set up stalls nearby.

Close your eyes and rest in the car.

During the rush hour, there are a lot of vehicles on the road and other cars are often forced to cut in. However, Fan Wumian's Yazhi R rarely encounters this problem.

There was at least a parking space's distance between it and the car behind it, but the cars around it had a tacit understanding and stayed far away from it, for fear of being scratched or bumped and instantly becoming poor.

Fan Wumian is becoming more and more famous, and there are many rumors about him in the outside world.

For example, in order to attract attention, some media said that he was so rich that even the museum borrowed the venue at No. 28 Di'anmen West Street from him. They also said that in order to build a new mansion, he spent an additional budget of more than 1 million yuan.

These news are groundless and obviously not true.

However, combined with the land in Shenzhen and the shares of Penguin Group, Fan Wumian has created a layer of high-end mystery.

There are even netizens who suspect that Silly Old Fan is not his biological father, and speculate that after Fan Wumian became famous, his biological father came to his house to recognize him as his relative, which is why he suddenly became rich.

To prove this point, someone posted a frontal photo of him and Silly Lao Fan for comparison, analyzing the similarity of their facial features one by one.

Because Fan Wumian makes too much money.

So much so that in everyone's mind, other stars are just stars, but Fan Wumian is Fan Wumian and should be listed separately.

Otherwise, when the income ranking list in 2005 was compiled, he earned more than billion RMB, while the second place only earned or million, which was a complete cliff difference.

In the race for "dominant celebrity", Fan Wumian is far ahead of the rest and his status in the industry is certainly beyond doubt.

Arrived at the rehearsal.

Fan Wumian first called the manager of the securities company and asked him to gradually cash out "Eastern Gold Jade", and told him that it would be best not to let the stock price fluctuate greatly, and to sell part of it before the New Year and continue to sell the rest after the New Year.

He mumbled in Cantonese, attracting the attention of others, but even if they pricked up their ears and listened carefully, they still couldn't understand.

We will have another meeting this morning to continue checking for deficiencies and discuss details such as stage layout and lighting.

The chief director suddenly came over with Director Feng. A few meters away, Director Feng stretched out his hands and said to Fan Wumian in a warm tone:
"Mr. Fan! Hello, hello, you are really the one who pushes the old wave forward. You have released three films that have grossed over 100 million yuan in the mainland in one year. It's really amazing! Last time I went to the directing department of Beijing Film Academy and gave a small lecture to the students. I also mentioned that they should do more research and strive to learn from you."

Long before "A Quiet Place" was released, Director Feng accepted an interview with reporters and made a few frank comments.

Today the situation is very different.

Look at "The Promise", which was bullied by "Crazy Stone" and its box office in mainland China was half less than expected.

Although Director Feng is known for his outspokenness, at most he would offend actors and other directors, while Fan Wumian is an investor, a financial sponsor, and a big shot in the circle.

The previous minor conflicts were not mentioned at all.

In fact, Director Feng even suspected that Fan Wumian was not aware of the news happening in the mainland at the time, and certainly would not talk about such a topic himself.

After shaking hands, Fan Wumian politely replied:

"I've heard a lot about him. I remember Director Feng is currently filming The Banquet. He has been in the news a lot recently and the promotion is going great."

To praise the publicity work is to praise the popularity of the movie.

Director Feng happily replied:
"It's almost the New Year, and everyone is feeling restless. It's just right to set up a new scene, so let them take a few days off. I just returned to Yanjing last night. I have lost more than ten pounds since the start of filming in September."

I just got back last night and came here early this morning.

Fan Wumian felt that meeting him was probably not a coincidence, and he might want to ask for his help.

At the end of the year everyone is busy with activities, some are reflecting on this year, and some are making plans for next year in advance.

Ji Qiao would compile a bunch of information every day and send it to Fan Wumian's mailbox. Many people contacted Shanzeiwang Media and private studios.

really.

Director Feng deliberately changed the topic to Hollywood and added:
"Mr. Fan has been very busy recently. I heard that the second film of A Quiet Place has been completed, and it cost several million dollars for special effects?"

My heart moved slightly.

Director Feng has already started cooperating with Huayi and it is estimated that there will be no shortage of funds in the short term.

Fan Wumian vaguely guessed what he wanted to talk to him about, so he deliberately used a complaining tone and said:

"Don't mention it. I invested so much money, and I don't know if there will be any changes at Miramax Films. The sample film has just been sent to the United States, and the review of A Quiet Place 2 has not yet begun. It seems that overseas distributors have suddenly lost interest in Chinese-language films and have begun to pay attention to Hollywood computer special effects blockbusters. King Kong has a very high global box office."

Director Feng really came here with the intention of finding ways to promote "The Banquet".

The "Night Banquet" project has been in preparation for a long time, with an actual total cost of approximately 1500 million US dollars, an all-star cast, a luxurious production team, and a full-fledged blockbuster style.

With this amount of investment, it is impossible to make money relying solely on the markets in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. We can only target overseas markets.

After hearing what Fan Wumian said, Director Feng was a little choked up, and continued the topic:

"I think whether it sells well abroad depends mainly on the quality of the work. I held a promotional event for The Banquet, which I am currently filming, half a month ago. The overseas distribution rights to island countries and Southeast Asia have already been sold, and I have recovered about 600 million US dollars in cost."

"Mr. Fan, you have nothing to worry about. Not only did we sign a guaranteed contract with Miramax, they also gave us a large deposit, and the previous film was a huge success, so the subsequent box office is guaranteed."

"The share of the total box office is indeed very advantageous. Take the movie Kung Fu, which Huayi co-invested in, for example. It is said that the movie earned 100 million yuan from its overseas distribution, but Huayi did not receive a single cent in return because Columbia Pictures, which was responsible for overseas distribution, raised the operating costs very high. On paper, it was actually in the red, and we were not allowed to check the accounts."

Director Feng is eloquent and good at socializing.

Fan Wumian was very interested in this topic, nodded and said:

"Yeah, it's Hollywood-style accounting. They do crazy accounting to avoid taxes. I don't dare to cooperate easily. I can hardly get any money from the box office share. I can only buy out or ask for a share of the total box office."

"Yes, Mr. Fan, don't those people have supervision from the tax bureau? They are so crazy when it comes to bookkeeping that they can completely blackmail hundreds of millions of profits and advertise losses to the public."

Director Feng got angry when he mentioned it, and then he said with envy:
"If anyone dared to do this here, he would have been thrown in jail long ago."

"All the money earned belongs to them. No wonder Hollywood film companies are willing to spend money on it."

"Sometimes movies say they make money, but after paying taxes, they actually lose money. The cinema chains take taxes, the distributors take taxes, and the tax authorities take taxes. After deducting the costs, there is not much left, and it all goes to others."

(End of this chapter)