Chapter 488 High-Level Resources
Chapter 488 High-Level Resources
Middle-aged men will not be very interested in young guys.
If so, that's not good.
Young guys are also rarely obsessed with Fan Wumian, who presents himself as a domineering boss and ranks first on the "Asian Golden Bachelor Ranking".
Due to some kind of male nature, perhaps involving primitive instincts such as the "right to choose a mate", men often subconsciously are hostile to people of the same sex who are more handsome and outstanding than themselves, and this is especially true for women.
They may not dislike Fan Wumian, but it is difficult for them to be willing to spend hundreds or even thousands of Hong Kong dollars to come and listen to his concert. Tonight, most of them bought tickets to support him in order to pick up girls or please their girlfriends or wives.
In this regard, Jay Chou obviously has a particularly outstanding advantage. Similar to Eason Chen, they both sing very well, but they are not so handsome that other men would be wary and jealous. Therefore, there is never a shortage of male fans at his concerts.
On the other hand, Fan Wumian.
Although he attracted a large number of female fans because of his handsome appearance, he also lost part of the male market. He could only rely on the popular fantasy novel "The Desolate Emperor" to regain some popularity among men.
But it's not a big deal.
When it comes to spending money on favorite stars, the commercial potential of female fans is far higher than that of male fans. Fan Wumian never forces herself to be liked by a bunch of men.
For example, Liu Yifei is currently at the peak of her appearance and has not yet opened up the female fan market. Despite her high popularity and countless people praising her appearance online, it is still difficult for her to get endorsements from top brands.
It is obvious that millions of people use her photos as computer wallpapers, but she cannot make much money from male fans. After being popular for so long, she has only earned a few million RMB in total. Later, she chose to go to the island country market to make money by being an idol.
Zuo Ziyan relied on her "rich girl" image to attract the envy and admiration of a group of young girls, and she was also able to help improve the overall image of the brand, so she successfully obtained several top luxury endorsement contracts.
As for Zhuang Muxi, she was able to successfully enter the female market and begin to attract the attention of some international brands due to the popularity of "The Lonely and Great Person" and her non-aggressive appearance and personality.
Since most of Fan Wumian's fans are women, most of the audience present today are young girls, with the male to female ratio being about 1:4.
This prompted the Allure Girls group, who were responsible for the backing vocals, to choose the "pure and sweet" route rather than showing off their sexiness and charm with tight skirts, short shorts, black stockings and high heels.
The main purpose of letting them take the stage tonight is for publicity. If showing off their bodies causes negative emotions among the audience, it would obviously be a waste of effort.
During the prior communication, Fan Wumian chose the two songs "GEE" and "Nobody".
After many creations by Sapphire Blue Music Company, the flavor of the original song was regained based on the Chinese adaptation.
The album, titled "Say Your Wish," was released at the end of last month and has sold over one million copies across Asia so far.
What Fan Wumian did not expect was that a group of fans from Taiwan, the island country, South Korea, and Southeast Asia were particularly supportive, and the sales in countries and regions surrounding the mainland combined were actually higher than that of the mainland market.
The variety show "Alluring Girl Idol Producer" shot by Guangcai even caused a viewing frenzy in places such as Taiwan, Taiwan, and Singapore, earning Fan Wumian nearly 2000 million Hong Kong dollars in copyright fees.
Baby Yang, Wu Jiani, and Guo Biting were singing on the stage, while Fan Wumian was busy changing clothes. He also put on the "Emperor" jadeite pigeon egg pendant that he had just redeemed from the bank. It was particularly eye-catching when hung on his chest.
It's not that he's a show-off.
Last week, the Burmese Jade Association suddenly went crazy and sent someone to contact his studio and gave him a sponsorship fee of 800 million Hong Kong dollars.
It is said that several large chambers of commerce in the old Myanmar mining area joined together and only asked him to publicly promote the jadeite a few times. The money was almost the same as giving it for free. Of course, Fan Wumian accepted it with great joy.
After purchasing the "Emperor" jade pigeon egg with a loan, it was mortgaged in the bank's vault except for the filming of "Crazy Stone" and two public displays.
With the money given by the Old Burmese Jade Association, Fan Wumian was able to pay off his loan and redeem the pigeon egg.
Promoting high-end jadeite more often will also help increase the value of the batch of jadeite raw materials in the bank's vault. The annual appreciation rate must exceed the interest of more than 40 million Hong Kong dollars, so that he will not suffer a loss if he continues to hold the raw materials of the "Big Jade King".
He sang 18 songs in total and felt his throat was about to burst into flames, so he drank a few sips of rock sugar stewed snow pear juice to moisten his throat. After a while, Fan Wumian went back on stage and chatted with the audience to take a break.
No previous experience.
After experiencing it himself, Fan Wumian realized that giving a concert is really a physically demanding job. He was sweating all over and his pants were almost soaked. He finally began to regret not inviting Jane Zhang, Andy Lau and others to act as guest singers.
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At about 10 o'clock that evening, Fan Wumian found a regular massage parlor to relax, and next to him were his former best friends Mantis and Youpiao.
He lay on the massage bed and said weakly:
"I wanted to leave after the song, but the audience was too enthusiastic. In order not to disappoint them, I sang four more songs. I must not do such a stupid thing next time."
Mantis often takes care of the baby at home, and has lost more than ten pounds. He looks quite decadent, with an untidy beard that he is too lazy to shave.
Before marriage, I was full of expectations for the future, but after marriage, I became more and more like a salted fish.
Mantis said in a melancholy tone:
"Ajiao was only a few meters away from me just now, but I have already married someone else. I used to put her photo in the bedroom, but my wife later threw it away, saying that she didn't like her. What can I do? We can't quarrel over a poster. I really envy you, big brother. You live a carefree life every day."
Oil fat also said:
"The song "Unchanged" she sang with Ah Sa is even more interesting when heard live. Brother, if you want to pick them up now, is it as easy as sprinkling water on them?"
Fan Wumian closed his eyes and said:
"Don't make such jokes. They are all my seniors. I am very grateful that they are willing to take the time to help me."
There were three Thai girls in the room giving massages, so it wasn't a good place for casual chatting. He was very careful when he spoke, fearing that someone would sell the information to a newspaper to make some pocket money.
Ah Sa has now gone to the United States to secretly get married with Prince Ji. Very few people know about this, but Fan Wumian has already heard about it.
And Ajiao had developed a strong interest in him as early as when she was in Yanjing. It was not that she wanted to marry into a wealthy family, but she was young and liked to have fun.
Fan Wumian certainly wouldn't talk about these things, so he changed the subject and asked, "How are you guys doing recently?"
Mantis said lazily:
"It's still the same. I'm woken up several times by the baby at night, and suddenly I start to like studying at school. If you hadn't come to find me tonight, my wife wouldn't have let me out to have fun."
"Youpie, Roudie and the others are all studying. The Bird King tried to do business in school and was given a warning by the whole school."
"It's also his own fault. He really followed the plot in the movie and opened a grocery store in the dormitory. Later he found out that the school convenience store was owned by a school director. Of course he wanted to cut off the Bird King's source of income, so he wouldn't let him steal his business."
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Fan Wumian asked again: "He's in trouble and short of money?"
"No, it's just that the living expenses from my family are not enough. He started to like hanging out in bars a while ago, and was completely attracted to the bar girl. I warned him not to get involved, but he borrowed several thousand yuan from me and he still wants to borrow more."
After Youpiao finished speaking, he asked curiously, "Did you borrow it from me, big brother?"
"No."
"Oh, maybe he's afraid of losing the big picture because of the small one, and losing the chance to work with you."
The opportunities for contact are far less than before, and it’s like living in two completely different worlds.
Anyone with a little emotional intelligence would be able to see that he has a deep affection for Fan Wumian. I'm afraid he won't be able to withstand a few attempts.
Of course, it was impossible for him to just come and bother Fan Wumian if he wanted to borrow a few hundred or a few thousand dollars. Once he exhausted the friendship he had accumulated during his student days, the loss would be too great.
"High-level resources" like this are reserved for changing your life at critical moments. The king of birds understands this principle, and the fat mantis and the praying mantis know it even better.
It can be said that just by relying on the relationship of close friends, as long as you don't cross the line and mess up, even if you don't become successful and rich in the future, at least your life will be much smoother.
For example, Mantis. The reason why his father-in-law and mother-in-law look up to him is largely because he is Fan Wumian's good brother and they still keep in touch.
The higher Fan Wumian climbed, the more polite his father-in-law and mother-in-law became to Mantis.
After all, this relationship could be worth millions of Hong Kong dollars, or even tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars. Just a little help could bring about the wealth that others desperately want.
(End of this chapter)