Chapter 458: 1 Set of King 8 Punches
Chapter 458: A Set of Turtle Fists
The southeast monsoon is blowing today and the wind is pretty good.
With the propeller, sail and the help of ocean currents, the entire yacht moves at a very fast speed, sailing on the sea against the wind and waves.
Pu Jiajing asked the captain and learned that it would only take about an hour to reach Aocheng.
In order to drive this yacht, the captain and two crew members received 10 days of training from representatives of the shipyard. However, they had never driven it so fast. It is said that the captain was fully focused at the moment and was sweating profusely.
Sailing on the endless sea is different from driving on the road.
Places where accidents are prone to occur are mainly concentrated near the docks. If you are not careful, you may scratch other ships and docks. Accidents often happen, especially on foggy days when the vision is blocked.
Therefore Fan Wumian was not worried.
Pu Jiajing was relieved to learn that the yacht insurance, which cost nearly HK$350 million a year, had taken effect, and the accidental insurance claim for the death of passengers was as high as HK$ million.
Zuo Ziyan stood on the bow deck, her flying hair hit Fan Wumian several times, causing his cheek to hurt a little, so he quietly moved a step to the side.
At this moment, lying on the railing, Miss Zuo said:
"I remembered what I wanted to tell you. Yesterday, I ran into an old lady when I went out. She was obviously busy chatting with someone else and didn't look at the road when she bumped into me. She even said that I didn't have eyes. I was so angry. I didn't mention it to you on the phone because I was afraid that it would affect your work. I really wanted to beat her up at that time."
Fan Wumian smacked his lips and said:
"I've been wanting to say this for a long time. I'm afraid it's because they like to make soup all day long, which makes them hot-tempered due to the high purine content. Compared with people in other places, residents in Hong Kong seem to have a particularly bad temper."
"For example, taxi drivers, who hasn't been scolded a few times when taking a taxi? Others are angry, and you are so elegant and quiet, so of course you are likely to suffer losses when going out."
"As the old saying goes, poverty breeds evil, while wealth breeds conscience. Many people think that people tend to become bad when they have money, but after I became rich, I found that the tempers and manners of the people around me seemed to have improved all of a sudden. Even when I was filming with Stephen Chow a few months ago, I didn't get much of a lesson from him. At most, we discussed a few words for the filming, but he didn't get angry."
Zuo Ziyan told:
"That's right. Most people want to save face after they get rich. They usually don't do anything too outrageous in public, lest they be looked down upon by others. As for you, who in the entertainment industry dares to offend you now? Aren't you afraid of being labeled a traitor by you? Haha!"
The so-called "traitorous shark order" joke comes from the 2000 movie "The Gangs and the Underworld" starring Tony Leung Ka Fai.
The content is roughly about a gangster who slipped up and issued a "rape order" to a man, and eventually the man was raped.
Fan Wumian said:
"Speaking of this order, it seems that Zhang Baizi really encountered it in 1999. In the end, it was Mrs. Xiang who stepped in to help and paid 1000 million Hong Kong dollars to settle it."
"It seems to be true. I heard my father mention it at home. He said he played cards with the other party when he was young, but I don't know who it was. Anyway, the Hong Kong entertainment industry was very chaotic at that time. It was actually a good thing for you to go to the mainland and Hollywood to do business. The box office in Hong Kong was only tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars at most. The scale was too small. Competing for business with each other would easily make people hate you."
Zuo Ziyan held her chin with her hand, looking up at the sunset in the sky, and asked again:
"I mentioned to you last week that someone from TBV TV wanted to cooperate with you and invest in Tudou.com's Hong Kong branch. What do you think?"
Fan Wumian was stunned for two seconds:
"Oh, I almost forgot. I need someone to research it again."
"TBV has a lot of Hong Kong drama resources, which are quite popular, but many of the early plots like to smear the North, which can easily make mainland audiences feel uncomfortable after watching them."
"The situation is different now. If we just upload these resources, we will be criticized. Many parts may need to be deleted and modified."
When Zuo Ziyan told him about this last week, Fan Wumian was busy having a tryst with Britney Spears and had no time to study it carefully.
Having bought out the online copyrights of so many film and television dramas, Tudou.com is queuing up for digital restoration work, so there is no shortage of resources on the mainland's Tudou platform for the time being.
As for the overseas version of Tudou.com, it mainly targets the markets of Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia, and has invested more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars in them, but has yet to open up sales.
The ace programs that attract audiences are mainly "The Lonely and Great God", "Alluring Girls Idol Trainee" and the continuously updated "Running Man" variety show.
Zuo Ziyan explained:
"An uncle knows that I know you, and he asked me to help pass on a message. It's up to you whether you cooperate or not, and you don't have to consider me."
"Although TBV has a lot of TV series, they all seem a bit shoddy. There's nothing we can do about it. There are only a few million viewers in total. If the investment is too big, it will definitely not be able to recover the cost."
"TBV invested in Genesis in 1999, which is said to have cost 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars, and later caused the company's stock price to fall." Hearing this, Fan Wumian couldn't help laughing:
"Isn't this just like Penguin Group, which painted a rosy picture for investors before trying to expand into overseas markets, but later found that the effect was not good, and the market felt that the development potential was limited."
Zuo Ziyan understood what he meant and replied:
"That's about it. Transnational companies are the ones that really make money. Relying on a single market will limit the scale of development. The four major families in Hong Kong City do not only do business in Hong Kong City, or they control some pillar industries, such as water, electricity, gas, communications, transportation, and finance.
"Well, your business is getting bigger and bigger now. You should learn more when you have the chance. It's not a long-term solution to just sit there and rely on others for help all day long."
"There is actually a big difference between having hundreds of millions or billions of assets and having tens of billions of assets. For example, you rarely interact with those officials."
I have a headache after listening to it.
Fan Wumian really wanted to say, "It's all fine to have a good wife like you to help me," but he didn't dare to say such words casually. Since his private life was a little complicated, he couldn't be sure about what the future would be like.
When the words came to my lips, they became:
"I don't want to be like other businessmen, putting myself in a cage and living a life that makes me unhappy."
"Making money is just a matter of convenience. There is no need to pay too much attention to it. As long as you find the right project, it is actually feasible to be a hands-off boss."
"Look at me now. I still sing and act. I still make billions. Am I better than many businessmen who work overtime all day long?"
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Zuo Ziyan was speechless and felt deeply powerless and frustrated.
It felt like a master who had practiced internal skills for many years was knocked to the ground by a young man who was just starting out with a set of turtle punches.
Looking at Fan Wumian, she would feel that all the knowledge she had learned at Cambridge University was like useless garbage.
She was still busy sharpening her sword over a ten-year period, while Fan Wumian had just learned how to make charcoal and had forged a peerless divine weapon so easily. Faced with such a thing, no matter who it was, their mentality would probably collapse.
Fortunately, the two have known each other for a long time. Zuo Ziyan suddenly became happy and said with a smile:
"There were so many people chasing me at that time, but I just got carried away and chose to be with you. From some perspectives, doesn't this mean that I have good fortune in terms of wealth? By dating you, I indirectly made billions. I have a good eye. I admire myself."
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There is no one around.
Fan Wumian pretended to count with his fingers and said in a low voice:
"More than that, I think. I was filming in the United States some time ago, and I gave you at least 10 billion. My assistant also said that the small umbrellas were too expensive, and if she had known, she would have just wholesaled a box to us. The clerks in the pharmacy often saw her and thought she was doing some shady business, and wanted to know Pu Jiajing's contact information and prices."
".You're going to die. Remember to give Sister Jiajing more bonuses in the future. Otherwise, if this matter gets out, how can we live like this?"
Zuo Ziyan patted him lightly.
Spreading his hands, Fan Wumian said jokingly:
"I'm not afraid. When others find out, they will just praise me for being awesome, and it's likely that they will help me gain a group of middle-aged female fans."
".Suddenly I remembered that we are going to your company's design department later. We can give her a few more bags and clothes as hush money. The cost will be at most a few hundred yuan. You won't feel bad, right?"
After Zuo Ziyan finished speaking, Fan Wumian said to her:
"Of course I'd like to give it to you, but it's better to wait until after the press conference. Before that, I can ask you and other artists under your company to help warm up the brand. Then you can pick a bag you like and leak the news to the media to test the waters."
Zuo Ziyan gave a thumbs up:
"How clever! It should be effective to attract attention first. Can I choose another one to give to my mom?"
"No problem. Since my aunt likes it, I'll give her the limited edition that I have kept in my closet. The buckle of the Sanxingdui mask is made of gold, and the hardware material of each bag uses 66 grams of gold."
".I want it too, but if I carry it on my back while walking on the street, I'm likely to be robbed."
(End of this chapter)