Chapter 340 "Husband and Wife Shop"
Chapter 340 "Husband and Wife Shop"
Hard work pays off.
Fan Wumian knew very well that most of the projects were rubbish, not even worth mentioning.
However, I still spend time regularly checking the project proposals that others actively submit to me, for fear that I might miss out on a super potential stock if I am not careful.
If someone were to tease him in public in the future and say something like "I approached Mr. Fan to seek funding, but the plan fell into oblivion, and now it's worth hundreds of billions", he would be so angry that he would die.
At the beginning of 2006, there are really many investment opportunities.
In fact, Fan Wumian had the opportunity to invest in companies like Wufa Tongcheng and Sanluling, which were founded last year.
However, once the money was put in, it would take several years to get it back, which made Fan Wumian feel that it was not as convenient as speculating in penguin stocks, so he turned a blind eye.
The business plan that Zhang Yiming came up with this time targets film reviews and online ticket purchasing platforms, which just meets his needs in the field of entertainment and film and television.
Similar to Tudou, it may not be the most profitable project, but it is very suitable for him.
Assistant Pu Jiajing called Zhang Yiming in front of Fan Wumian.
After a few minutes of brief communication, tell the other party that you can meet in Shenzhen after the Lantern Festival to discuss the idea of a film review and ticketing platform.
On the other side of the phone.
Zhang Yiming's tone was both nervous and excited. For the time being, he was just a young man who had failed in his business after graduating from college and was unemployed at home.
The planning proposal submitted was just a pie in the sky for Fan Wumian. In fact, the entire project only existed in Zhang Yiming's imagination.
Anyone who has worked in the Internet industry knows that many start-ups can obtain funding based on just an idea, and then rely on investment funds to turn the idea into reality.
As long as you can actually make the promise you made, it won't be considered a scam.
Pu Jiajing finished her instructions and hung up the phone with a bright smile:
"During the Chinese New Year, this arrangement is really frustrating. He has to be on tenterhooks for half a month before he can meet his boss. I guess he will have a hard time this Chinese New Year."
Fan Wumian had seen the photo of Zhang Yiming winning the award on the Internet and was basically sure that he had not recognized the wrong person. He joked:
"I just wanted to whet his appetite on purpose so that it would be easier to negotiate terms after we meet."
"Many companies cannot currently offer their employees many benefits. They can only arrange option rewards, promise to give original equity before listing, etc. I have no shortage of funds, and they are not confident enough to negotiate terms with me yet, so I plan to directly hire him to work for me, just like Wang Wei, the founder of Tudou."
"There is still a lot of potential in operating a movie ticketing platform. Recently, many cinemas across the country are being renovated. I feel that the mainland box office market is not far away from a big explosion."
Pu Jiajing had a question, and with great curiosity, she said to him:
"Boss, there are so many people who want to cooperate with you and ask you to invest. Why did you choose this guy? His voice sounds very young, and he stutters when he is nervous. It's obvious that he has no experience."
Fan Wumian couldn't explain it in detail, so he made up an excuse:
"This kind of thing is very dependent on fate. Anyway, it won't cost too much money. I'll just try my luck on a whim. If I lose, I lose."
"The uncertainty of Internet business is too high. Only by casting a wide net can you catch the big fish. Some venture capital companies invest in dozens of companies. As long as one of them succeeds, they can make thousands or tens of thousands of times the profit."
"I'm still saving money recently to pay the land transfer fee. If I have more money in the future, I will probably invest in more businesses."
Pu Jiajing said enviously:
"Only rich people can play like this. The money I earned is only enough to pay off my mortgage. If everything goes well, I can pay it off in 10 years without eating or drinking."
Fan Wumian said calmly:
"Compared to your classmates in college, you're probably doing pretty well. You usually eat and drink my food, and your clothes are given to you by brands. You can save money pretty quickly."
"That's right! Some of my classmates still haven't found a job, and they envy me. Some even got married early and posted photos of their babies on their personal profiles. They've just finished more than a decade of schooling and are already taking care of their kids. Some people may like this kind of life, but it's not for me."
After Pu Jiajing finished speaking, Fan Wumian followed up the topic and asked her:
"There are so many handsome guys in the entertainment industry. Will your parents urge you to get married when you go home during the Chinese New Year?"
".That shouldn't be the case. I'm so busy. The male actor has to shoot kissing scenes with other female actors and spend the whole day with them on the set. I'm worried about that."
Pu Jiajing followed him and of course knew about the unclear relationship between Fan Wumian, Zhuang Muxi, and Ying'er.
If it were someone else, she might have spit on him, but Pu Jiajing felt that she could understand Fan Wumian's excellence.
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the next day.
We started preparing early in the morning and had the final rehearsal for the stage.
After lunch, Fan Wumian went back to the hotel for a nap. At about 3: p.m., he put on makeup and changed his clothes, waiting to go on stage to sing in the lounge. Those who had his personal number sent him a few New Year greetings in advance, and his bad friends Mantis and Youpiao also called to ask about his plans for the Spring Festival holiday.
Several old friends in Hong Kong were busy studying in the past few months, and Fan Wumian did not return to Hong Kong very often, so he did not see them for some time.
We each have different life trajectories, and of course we can no longer be inseparable like we were in high school, even going to the bathroom in a group.
Xu Zheng, who played a developer in "Crazy Stone", came backstage in the evening to say hello to Fan Wumian.
She prepared a bouquet of flowers in advance and was told that she was allowed in because she knew an assistant director, and that she would watch the performance on site in the evening.
Thinking about the upcoming "Lost on Journey" series, Fan Wumian told Xu Zheng:
"I met Director Feng a few days ago, and he transferred Wang Baoqiang's contract to my company. We will probably start filming Lost on Journey 2 in the second half of the year. Can you arrange the schedule in advance?"
"The quality of the first film is there, so the box office should not be low. I will give you a higher salary then, and then you can play a supporting role in director Lu Hao's new film Crazy Racing."
"I can give you some roles in my own works. Anyway, there are many places for cooperation."
Xu Zheng is particularly good at socializing and has many friends in the circle.
His network of contacts is so wide that after he became famous through works such as "Love Across Time and Space" and "The Legend of the White Snake", he was able to get some acting roles without going through the channels of an agency.
But apart from Fan Wumian, Xu Zheng couldn't get any good resources from outside, so he said in a joking tone:
"I'm almost becoming your favorite supporting actor, Mr. Fan. Why don't you take some time to discuss signing me as well? My wife wants to open her own agency. If Bandit King Media can give us some investment, that would be great."
There were still more than three hours before the performance, and Fan Wumian was just sitting there doing nothing.
After listening to this, I looked at Xu Zheng and guessed that he and his superstar wife Tao Hong were trying to open their own "husband-and-wife shop" to avoid taxes.
Film remuneration is subject to personal income tax, and the maximum personal income tax required is 45%. However, if you take work from outside in the name of the company, it will be calculated according to corporate income tax, which will drop to about 20%.
In order to attract investment, some cities can also reduce or exempt some corporate taxes.
This practice was severely cracked down on more than a decade later and was regarded as tax evasion, but no one has investigated it in detail yet, and the intensity of tax review is not that strict.
Compared with Xu Zheng's identity as an actor, Fan Wumian actually values his ability as a director more. In his previous life, he was the "second director in mainland China with a box office of 10 billion yuan."
As for the first place, it is Wolf Warriors, whose total box office far exceeds that of other directors, and they are all examples of successful cross-border work.
After thinking for a while, Fan Wumian said:
"We can discuss it. Everyone wants to keep the money in their own hands as much as possible, but the premise is not to lose the big picture for the small. Once a star gets into trouble with taxes, it will be difficult for him to make a successful comeback. If you sign directly with my company, I will offer you a high price."
Xu Zheng nodded and said with a smile:
"If we still have leaks in this line of work, it's like a birthday star eating arsenic and complaining that his life is too long. I will definitely pay a lot. The key is my wife, who wants to find something to do now. The two of us have more than 10 million in our hands, so it's good to open a brokerage company."
Waving his hand, Fan Wumian said:
"Let's have dinner together next time when we are free, and then we can talk about this. Sister Taohong seemed to be more famous than you when she married you."
".It was like this before, she debuted earlier, and now I think her fame is about the same. Every time she doesn't get a good script and stays at home for a long time, she gets very upset."
Xu Zheng is still thinking about signing a contract or starting his own company.
If you sign a contract with Bandit King Media, you can get a share of about 30% to 35% at best. After receiving the money, you still have to pay a large amount of tax, and you may only get less than 20% of the total remuneration.
However, if you start your own company and take on outside jobs in the name of the company, assuming you own a large portion of the company's shares and pay taxes as corporate income, the money you receive will be much higher.
You can keep the money in the company's name and use it to buy a car, a house or invest. It does not necessarily have to be transferred to your personal name.
Therefore, Xu Zheng, who was more active in thinking, wanted to obtain some funds from outside to start a business with his wife, and he was not very interested in signing a contract with Bandit King Media.
Currently, the concept of "celebrity personal studio" has not yet become popular in the entertainment industry. After making money and establishing a firm foothold, many celebrities open film and television companies and artist management companies.
Fan Wumian is very aware of this, and the conflicts of interest are difficult to resolve. He has long been mentally prepared for the possibility that his contracted artists may jump ship and leave in the future.
Seeing that Xu Zheng was thinking about starting his own business, he did not force him to sign with Bandit King Media, but just changed the topic to talk about the latest developments in the entertainment industry.
I found out by accident during this period.
Mr. Ma, an e-commerce businessman in Lin'an, has been in contact with Jet Li, trying to create a Tai Chi-themed kung fu film, with Xiaoyanzi from "My Fair Princess 1" as the heroine.
Fan Wumian was at a loss whether to laugh or cry at this, and felt that Boss Ma had a very stable taste and had a special liking for those Kung Fu movies with fists and kicks.
(End of this chapter)