Chapter 376 God’s will

Chapter 376 God’s will

Chapter 376 God’s will
In the crew.

Zhuang Muxi is filming a movie with Yang Mi.

The two met by chance on the street and obviously knew each other. They also talked about an organization called "Phoenicia Club".

According to the script, this is a deeply hidden club of highly intelligent criminals.

The members are all brought together because of their dark pasts. They are led by "Mr. Alpha", code-named "A". They organize a party every quarter with the goal of helping each member get revenge, solve their troubles, and avoid being caught by the police.

In Fan Wumian's eyes, the "Detective Chinatown" series has extremely strong commercial value, and there is every chance that it can be filmed in succession like the "007" series and adapted into a TV series.

Not to mention taking over the global market, at least there is a good chance of taking over the Asian market, and the cumulative total box office has a chance to exceed 10 billion yuan.

Therefore, when Fan Wumian signed the contract with Xingzai, he kept a trick up his sleeve and took control of the copyright in his own hands in advance, only giving Xingzai the right to invest and receive dividends, and for the time being he only signed the first part.

If there is any unpleasantness later, or if Sing Zai doesn't want to shoot anymore, the foreshadowing has already been dug. The script mentions many times that "Tang Ren" has an apprentice named "Niu Heiquan".

This is the role that Fan Wumian reserved for Wang Baoqiang, and maybe even Xingzai himself didn't notice anything wrong.

Although "Niu Hei Dog" did not appear, he ran through the first part perfectly.

By sending gifts, helping to look up information overseas, reminding Xingzai that he is in danger, etc., he creates a sense of presence invisibly. The actor who dubbed the phone call is also Wang Baoqiang himself.

After all, I'm working with Stephen Chow, and he's very lonely, cold and willful.

Fan Wumian hoped to cooperate with him as much as possible, but he had to leave a way out to prevent any accidents on Xingzai's side from affecting the subsequent filming of the entire "Detective Chinatown" series.

It was the first time for Zhuang Muxi to play a villain. She felt very excited and had no idea that there was a fire in the backyard.
Here at the hotel.

Some bright red marks could be vaguely seen on Fan Wumian's lips, the same color as the lipstick used by Gao Yuanyuan.

I really don’t blame him.

Just as he asked Gao Yuanyuan if she was playing with fire, the tip of her hair touched his face, giving him the answer directly with her actions.

Fortunately, we still remember how Fairy Zixia broke up with Zhizunbao, and how Bai Jingjing made the headlines in the entertainment section and later lost her reputation.

Zhuang Muxi would be back at the hotel at any time, so Fan Wumian wouldn't dare to have an affair under her nose.

I was worried that the door would be knocked at any time, so I couldn't concentrate.

Make an excuse that it’s a bad day today and you’ve already made an appointment with someone else. Think it over carefully before deciding whether to break through the relationship with your colleagues.

If his hands were not in the wrong place and the right strap of the little black dress had not slipped down, Gao Yuanyuan would feel that her statement of "thinking it over carefully" would be more convincing.

From Fan Wumian's skilled movements, she realized that this young grass seemed not that simple and was really good at teasing.

After returning to her room in a daze, Gao Yuanyuan finally began to think about it. She frowned and bit her lips, feeling a little ashamed.

The atmosphere was just right.

She herself fell into the trap without noticing, but Fan Wumian was able to step on the brakes in time.

This made Gao Yuanyuan, who was very confident in her own charm, feel more and more that those who could succeed were indeed extraordinary and had an incredibly strong willpower, completely different from those men who couldn't walk when they saw her.

When she thought of this, Gao Yuanyuan's desire to win was aroused, and she was distracted thinking about what kind of happiness she would have felt if she hadn't braked just now.

Her ex-boyfriends were not considered handsome and they clearly took advantage of her, but she felt that she had made a great profit.

I regret that if I had known there would be a story if we took it a step further, I would not have been so reserved a few days ago and would have waited for Fan Wumian to take the initiative.

Now that she is about to leave the crew, they don’t have many opportunities to meet each other. Gao Yuanyuan is thinking about what reason she can use to get closer to him.

She naturally thought that it might be possible to move.
That night.

Fan Wumian was worried about a car accident, so he took Zhuang Muxi to find a luxurious holiday inn outside, saying that he wanted to experience the local architectural characteristics.

I joined the crew for filming the next day. I was busy until the afternoon when I saw the text message from Gao Yuanyuan, telling me that she was already at the airport and they would contact each other next time if there was a chance.

He felt that the time and place were right, but unfortunately Zhuang Muxi was still there, so he quietly put his heart back in his stomach.

This is also the advantage of mature women.

If it were any other girl, she might have taken advantage of the situation and continued to stay in the crew to pester him.

Fan Wumian did not contact her last night, and Gao Yuanyuan immediately understood what he meant. Although she did not understand, she still left calmly and knew when to move forward.

If he is really loyal, he would not choose to have three relationships at the same time and be a master of time management.

The main reason why they are relatively restrained on weekdays is that they are worried about unexpected complications and unnecessary troubles, such as being used as a stepping stone for someone to get to the top, or not only the house collapses, but also the current small fish pond is trampled down.

But when he meets someone in the circle who is sensible and tight-lipped, Fan Wumian actually enjoys the pleasure that ambiguity brings. As long as the other party does not want to have a serious relationship with him, resources such as roles, endorsements, promotions, etc. can be negotiated.

This little flirtation made him happy for two or three days. He even found time to text Gao Yuanyuan, saying that she was very good at fishing and they had a great time chatting.

In the end, I couldn't help it and made an appointment to meet next time I return to Yanjing.

Gao Yuanyuan didn't want to agree so quickly, after all, love is one thing, and that is another. But somehow, she still replied "yes". She has been single for more than half a year, and she was too impulsive.

The company's side.

The "family office" staff responsible for managing his assets were busy.

They worked with the multinational consulting firm McKinsey and worked overtime day and night to collect all the information about South Africa's Naspers Group.

Citigroup has its own acquisition team with assets all over the world. Fan Wumian's money was well spent, and McKinsey Consulting Company successfully helped him to obtain some intelligence.

It is said that Citigroup targeted MIH Investment Company mainly for 4% of Facebook's original shares, and the secondary target was Penguin Group.

Last year, MIH acquired a Silicon Valley company, whose most core asset was precisely this 4% stake in Facebook.

This time, Citigroup offered a total of US$13.5 billion, which was a premium of about 7% based on the asset value of MIH Investment Company. The negotiation results between the two parties were not very smooth.

It is very common for large-scale acquisitions with a scale of over US$10 billion to take several months or even a year or two. Sometimes, it is not enough for the two parties to reach an agreement, and they must obtain official approval.

For example, the American Carlyle Group's acquisition of Quzhou Heavy Industry has been pending application for more than half a year, but it is still being blocked by mainland officials and required to provide various additional materials.

The major shareholder of South Africa's Naspers Group is South Africa's sovereign fund Public Investment Corporation. Although it is not as rich as the sovereign funds in the Middle East, Northern Europe and the United States, it obviously has no shortage of cash. What it lacks most is targets worth investing in.

Therefore, Citigroup's attempt to get money from Naspers in exchange for high-quality shares has chosen the wrong target for inducement.

After learning the news, Fan Wumian decisively chose Plan B.

That is, by using the method of "25% original shares of Youtube + cash", it tries to exchange 28.5% of Penguin shares from Naspers Group.

25% of YouTube's original shares, calculated at a price of US$2.5 million, plus an additional one-time payment of US$7.5 million in cash.

Considering that YouTube is extremely popular in Silicon Valley and the premium of $7.5 million is quite high, McKinsey Consulting Company thinks that this proposal is still very attractive.

But during the bargaining period, more chips may need to be paid. At the advice of McKinsey Consulting Company, Fan Wumian also agreed to release some priority financing rights for Hollywood film projects.

These items are less important but could make the entire deal more attractive to Naspers' board of directors.

People in the industry only regard filming and participating in activities as work, while people outside the industry are often full of curiosity about the entertainment industry.

A deal of this level cannot be concluded in a short period of time.

After being impulsive for a few days, and then declining and finally running out of energy, Fan Wumian's mentality has become Buddhist again. He just thinks that if he can succeed, then succeed, and if he can't, then forget it.

Although there are few projects with a 100-fold return rate, investing in companies like Netflix and Tesla also offers the opportunity to achieve super high returns, and it is not necessary to acquire penguin shares from Naspers Group.

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If Naspers Group really agrees, then at that time, Fan Wumian will be able to break down the barriers between Penguin Group, Tudou, Myth Game Studio and Bandit King Media.

And through the Penguin Group, we will indirectly invest in more new projects at home and abroad.

Things like the Penguin Group holding Tesla shares in the previous life but selling them in advance and making only a small profit would never happen under Fan Wumian's leadership.

By then, not to mention Asia, even some of the world's most popular models and actresses will be so fascinated by him that they will be at a loss.
The filming process went particularly smoothly.

Zhuang Muxi still has to go back to school, and before she goes back she wants to go to Hong Kong City and visit her parents.

The day after she left Thailand.

Xing Zai was filming and editing as usual, but he accidentally found that a plot was not smooth enough, and he suddenly thought of a new gag, so he found Fan Wumian and told him:
"A-Mian, please make a phone call and ask Miss Gao to come back. It will be very difficult to reshoot in other places and rebuild the scene."

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Sighing secretly, "It is God's will," Fan Wumian was particularly happy and said with a smile:
"Okay, she probably hasn't gotten a new job yet. I'll ask her to come over after getting her visa."

As he spoke, he took out his phone and typed to Gao Yuanyuan:
——"Is it convenient for you? I need to come back to shoot another scene."

She quickly replied to the text message, writing
——"Is it really just a reshoot? I might not be able to take it these days, hahaha."

Wink.

Fan Wumian thought about the context and thought that this woman might have misunderstood something. He was not stupid enough to explain it, so he continued typing.
——"It's okay. It will take three or four days to re-apply for an expedited visa. Wait for you?"

On the day of the phone call, Gao Yuanyuan's breathing became heavier, and she replied:

——"Well, you arrange it."

The focus was clearly not on the reshoots, Fan Wumian shook his phone and said to Xingzai:
"OK, it's already been arranged."

Xing Zai didn't understand, and nodded calmly:
"That's fine. Nowadays, many actors don't follow the rules. They leave as soon as they receive the final payment. They won't respond no matter how hard we try to stop them during reshoots. It's better to use actors from your own company. You can give them more face."

Fan Wumian echoed:

"Yes, Miss Gao is quite good. She works hard and is ambitious."

(End of this chapter)