Chapter 474: Unused Favors
Chapter 474: Unused Favors
Accompanied Zhuang Muxi for a trip on the sea.
The main purpose is to let her experience the new yacht. She will set off for Milan, Italy tonight. After the fashion week press conference is over, she will go directly back to Yanjing to continue her studies.
Fan Wumian had to take care of his business while also singing, acting, and directing. His great achievements in the outside world directly enhanced the image of Beijing Film Academy, so he was tacitly allowed by the Beijing Film Academy to not return to school for classes.
The Central Conservatory of Music is different from the Beijing Film Academy. Its management system is a little stricter. Good students like Zhuang Muxi have to find a legitimate reason to skip classes. It would not look good if it was known that they were always asking for leave.
When people see Fan Wumian making money like crazy, they subconsciously think that business is more important to him than studying. You can study at any time, and the opportunity to make billions of dollars is not common. Besides, his talent and achievements are there, so no teacher would dare to say that he is qualified to teach him.
If it was Zhuang Muxi who skipped classes for a long time, people would probably not forgive her easily.
Perhaps due to the mentality of worshipping foreign things, many people think that she should continue to focus on the piano, believing that the piano is more important than acting and singing, simply because the piano belongs to "high art".
Fan Wumian, who has never been able to learn to be pretentious, thinks that there is no difference between high and low musical instruments, only whether they sound good or not. Even the most expensive piano cannot produce the feeling of "A Laugh in the Sea" or "Erquan Yingyue".
After more than a decade, when national self-confidence swells and some people can’t even squat to go to the toilet because their backs are too rigid, the popularity of the piano training industry will probably decline.
Rest for more than half a month.
The only official activities during that period were to support director Feng, show up at the Hong Kong premiere of "The Banquet", and have dinner with several leading actors including Zhang Ziyi and Wu Yanzu.
Next up is a bit busy.
I will hold a fashion show on the 20th and have to rush back to hold a solo concert before the 23rd.
On the 29th of this month, the movie "Wulin Waijiao: The Treasure of Hengshan" will premiere in Yanjing, and Fan Wumian has agreed to be there to promote it personally.
Until now, Director Feng has not figured out how to use the favor he owes.
This favor was exchanged for Wang Baoqiang. Even Director Feng, who is known for his outspokenness and fearlessness of offending others, attaches great importance to "high-level resources" like this, and may intend to use them on truly critical matters.
The more important a person is, the more he tends to value favors.
If someone sets an example of "I helped you but you didn't help me", then when he goes out into the market in the future, others will also treat him rudely.
If a bad reputation gets out, it can be big or small.
For example, Miramax Films breached the contract on "The Promise", and even more than ten years later, it was still ridiculed by many people in the industry and accused of being dishonest.
There are too many examples of people being deceived when doing business with India, which makes everyone afraid to do business with them, let alone invest in them. Even American giants such as Coca-Cola and Apple have been deceived to the point of doubting their lives. Who would be willing to stick their neck out and be ripped off?
With Fan Wumian's previous perspective, he would have felt that the three brothers had drunk too much Ganges water and ruined their future development by losing the big picture for the small.
However, looking back, we will find that this may be exactly what the wealthy businessmen in India want to see. Only by finding ways to keep foreign brands out of the country can they continue to treat the Indian market as their own leek field and harvest it repeatedly.
Once multinational corporations form a group to enter India's markets, it will be difficult for local wealthy people to compete with them in terms of technology, marketing, financial strength, etc., and they will inevitably give priority to how to protect their own interests.
As for whether ordinary local people live or die, India's wealthy businessmen and officials don't care.
Director Feng's contract is still with Huayi Brothers, so it is impossible for him to easily use this favor to fatten up the bosses of Huayi Brothers. When he met Fan Wumian at the premiere of "The Banquet" in Hong Kong, he simply treated him politely and did not make any requests.
This made Fan Wumian feel uneasy.
After all, the higher Wang Baoqiang's achievements, the more important this favor will be and it is slowly "increasing in value".
He was worried that Director Feng would ask him to invest in "1942" or inject capital into the company founded by Director Feng.
Although Fan Wumian felt that 1942 was filmed with great feeling and that every detail was carefully considered, showing the solid foundation of the "great director", it was a pity that the audience refused to buy it, resulting in the box office falling short of expectations. The main reason for the failure of 1942 was that Director Feng and the investors chose the wrong release date, and put a famine-escaping disaster film on the Lunar New Year holiday. Naturally, the audience was unwilling to support it, and it was easy for them to feel upset after watching it.
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Yang Mi and Huang Shengyi have already rushed to Hong Kong City and made an appointment in advance to go out with Fan Wumian on a private plane.
After the yacht docked.
I took them out for dinner first, and then we headed to the airport.
In the two-tone Rolls-Royce Phantom, the bodyguard Qian Ge, who was driving, was secretly sighing at how lucky his boss was. Fan Wumian was sitting in the passenger seat, a rare sight. In the back row, from left to right, were Zhuang Muxi, Yang Mi and Huang Shengyi.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to talk, Fan Wumian stole a few glances at Yang Mi today.
It was unclear whether it was due to the orthodontic treatment or the fact that she had secretly gone to the hospital for surgery during the summer vacation, but he found that Yang Mi had become prettier, with a bit of the look of a character in Far Cry, with side bangs and a ponytail, and her facial curves looked much more natural.
She and Zhuang Muxi sat together, both of whom had very "gOOd" figures. In contrast, Huang Shengyi, who was only "Good", was neither Fan Wumian's old neighbor nor his classmate, so it was difficult for her to find an opportunity to interrupt.
The car boarded at the airport and drove directly onto the tarmac.
After getting off the car, Yang Mi saw a brand new Embraer Legacy 600 business jet in front of her. She flattered the horse and hit the horse's leg. She said:
"Wow~~~ Is this the new plane you bought yourself? I see there's a penguin pattern printed on it!"
Fan Wumian tilted his head and glanced at it, and said speechlessly:
"It's obviously not the Penguin Group's logo. I've never ridden in this type of aircraft. It's said to be spacious. The leasing company just bought it for more than 30 million US dollars. You guys should keep up the good work. Whether I can buy a private jet depends on you."
When the girls gather together, it seems as if they automatically trigger another mode of getting along with each other, becoming more emotional and with richer facial expressions.
Yang Mi and Zhuang Muxi laughed loudly at the same time, and Huang Shengyi also said happily:
"More than 3 million US dollars, which is about million RMB? Even if you sell us, we are not worth that much. Boss, you can start a business yourself and make money quickly. Didn't you just buy a luxury yacht some time ago?"
This time they went out to Milan to attend the Fashion Week. They were all very happy that they could broaden their horizons and travel after work.
Apart from Zhuang Muxi, Yang Mi and Huang Shengyi mainly work in the domestic entertainment circle. Apart from film festivals, they do not have many opportunities to go abroad in the name of the company.
After checking the Legacy 600 in front of him, Fan Wumian knew almost nothing about this aircraft. He looked at Huang Shengyi and said:
"Don't mention it. I just paid a mooring fee today. They said my boat took up several spots. They charged me 7 per month. Hong Kong has a total population of several million, but there are 5000 to registered small yachts. If it wasn't for the purpose of parking the boat near Tsim Sha Tsui for advertising, I would have sent it to the dock managed by the Xiang family."
In recent years, the bigwigs in Hong Kong have been busy whitewashing their reputations. In addition to doing business in film and television, brokerage companies, gambling, real estate, etc., the Xiang family also bought a dock to collect rent, so he mentioned the other party.
Yang Mi really wanted to take a photo with the private jet and bring it home to show her parents how to broaden their horizons, but she gave up the idea because she was afraid that Fan Wumian would think she was "unworldly".
The cabin can accommodate a total of 13 passengers, which is more spacious than the Gulfstream and Bombardier he has taken before. Unfortunately, the height in the cabin is still not enough, only about 1 meters in total, so Fan Wumian still needs to walk with his head down.
Everyone finds a seat and sits down.
In order to avoid suspicion, Zhuang Muxi deliberately sat together with Huang Shengyi, while Yang Mi seized the opportunity to sit next to Fan Wumian.
The sun shone on her thighs.
It's white and fine, very wow.
Zhuang Muxi vaguely noticed that something was wrong with Yang Mi, but he pretended to know nothing.
The reason is simply that there are too many female artists who are thinking about Fan Wumian. If they were angry about this, they would be angry to death throughout the year.
On the Penguin Weibo, there are a bunch of fans lining up to call him "husband" and "male god". Over time, Zhuang Muxi has become numb.
(End of this chapter)