Chapter 489 This kind of excitement doesn't happen often
Chapter 489 This kind of excitement doesn't happen often
We only see each other a few times throughout the year, and the estrangement is becoming more and more obvious.
Apart from eating, drinking and chatting, I can no longer play together with my best friends in other aspects. The only common topics are the past and our current situations.
During speaking.
Fan Wumian still had to be extra careful to avoid hurting his old friends' self-esteem with words that were most ordinary to him and making them feel like he was deliberately showing off.
This feeling reminded Fan Wumian of when he first started dating Zuo Ziyan, she was also very cautious.
Apart from family, other relationships without material foundation, common circles, interests and hobbies to support them are difficult to maintain for a long time, so many people suddenly break up for no reason.
If he had not successfully debuted as a star and run his business successfully, the underground relationship would probably have ended quickly, leaving both parties feeling tired and tortured.
Just like classmates you had a particularly good relationship with during school days, or neighbors before you moved.
You may be inseparable for a long time, but after being separated for a while, when you meet, you can only smile and nod, say a few words of greeting and then pass by.
It's not that I started to hate you, or there are some other reasons. It's just that we live in different circles, have fewer intersections, and are gradually becoming distant.
The reason why he still meets with Mantis, Youpia and others is that Fan Wumian deliberately maintains the friendship between them and occasionally invites them out for dinner.
After the massage, I went to sit in a bar in Lan Kwai Fong for a while.
Including several blonde, blue-eyed, and hot foreign girls, the girls at the scene lined up to flirt with Fan Wumian. Often, after just a few words, a girl would come running up to him with a smile, toasting him, and trying to get Fan Wumian's contact information.
Most girls know what’s going on and understand that pie in the sky won’t suddenly fall on their heads. Some just like to play, like Ajiao, who wants to “collect stamps” from Fan Wumian to satisfy their cravings and fill a void.
This made Youpian and Mantis both envious and helpless. The girls in the bar ignored them and all the attention was on Fan Wumian. They just drank a few cocktails until midnight and then went home.
The next morning.
The news about Fan Wumian's successful concert occupied the headlines of the entertainment sections of major newspapers, but only a small number of people would pay attention to this type of news.
It's simply because it was his first large-scale public concert that it was worth reporting on. If it were other veteran singers who held concerts to make money, they would only spend money to contact the media and ask them to help promote the event in order to sell tickets.
have nothing to say.
Fan Wumian quickly skimmed through a few news articles and only asked:
"Next month's concert is scheduled to be held in Formosa? How many seats will be available at the venue?"
"Well, it's at the Taipei Arena, which is about the same size as Hung Hom. I remember it had about 15000 seats. When you signed the contract with the event organizer, you were required to schedule no more than two concerts per month, and the remaining 14 concerts would last at least seven months."
Pu Jiajing had just arrived at work, put down her handbag and folder, and continued:
"I think it's better to finish the song as soon as possible. It's better to suffer a short pain than a long one. Anyway, you don't have any acting plans for the next few months, so you should be able to spare a lot of time."
Fan Wumian nodded readily and said:
"That's fine. So that you don't always have to remember that there are things that are not done. Take some time to say hello and have someone communicate with the organizer of the event. Have you calculated the sales amount of peripheral products last night? How much money can I get?"
In addition to HK$7000 million, according to the agreement signed by both parties, he will also receive an additional 20% of the profits from the sales of peripheral products.
Pu Jiajing replied:
"I haven't asked yet, but it's probably only a few hundred thousand at most. Every time you hold a concert, you are given more than 400 million Hong Kong dollars. It's difficult for the organizer to make much money from the concert itself. The profit comes from selling peripheral products, advertising at the event, etc."
Fan Wumian shook his head and reminded with a smile:
"You forgot about scalper tickets. The price printed on the concert ticket is one, and when the scalper tickets are sold privately, it's another price. The company that organized my concert is not a charity. They gave me HK$7000 million in one go, so of course they have to find ways to make back the money with interest."
"I'm short of working capital lately, so I had no other choice but to work with them. I can't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs again."
"If I have to endure the scolding from my fans for such a small amount of money, it will be a loss no matter how you look at it." Pu Jiajing took out a newspaper from her bag:
"I was just about to mention this to you. Some people have said that the ticket prices for your concert are too high. One couple spent 6000 Hong Kong dollars to get two first-class seats. When they were interviewed, they mentioned that although the price was high, they were still very happy after listening to the concert."
".Spending 6000 yuan on tickets, are you crazy? Why not just give it to me and I'll sing a song for them in person."
Fan Wumian was worried that the concert would be a failure right after it started, so he suggested:
"Go find Ji Qiao later and remind her that if there is any negative news about this, you can quietly use public relations to divert attention, saying that I'm worth billions of Hong Kong dollars and have several companies under my control, but I'm singing and dancing in front of the audience until I'm exhausted, so the ticket price is really not expensive."
". Very good. If Li Chaoren sings and dances in front of me and makes me happy, I am willing to pay a month's salary in exchange for some of the 'emotional value' that you, the boss, often mention."
Roll your eyes at her.
Fan Wumian thought that with her salary, even if she gave it to Li Chaoren, the other party probably wouldn't even look at it.
In 2006, Li Chaoren's total assets exceeded 1500 billion Hong Kong dollars. As early as the 80s, he had established several family trust funds. This part of the "donated" assets is not included in his total personal worth.
The “Four Great Families” of Hong Kong are not just exaggerated.
In the past two years, Uncle Li was able to take out 500 billion Hong Kong dollars in liquid funds to reallocate his assets, so Superman Li is worth even more.
The financial statements of the family trust do not need to be made public. Although Fan Wumian is not sure how much money Li Chaoren controls, it is definitely much higher than the disclosed wealth.
As early as in ancient times, our ancestors liked to dig cellars to bury gold and silver. When it comes to how to hide wealth and avoid possible risks, no one is more experienced than the Chinese.
Swim for more than ten minutes after breakfast.
Fan Wumian received a text message from Zhuang Muxi saying that she, Yang Mi and Huang Shengyi were on their way to the airport.
Just replied - "Be careful on the road and let me know when you arrive."
Pu Jiajing came to the outdoor swimming pool and said happily:
"Boss, look, a butler sent over an invitation letter. It feels so formal. There's even a wax seal on it. It says Cathy Tsui?"
".After being ruled by the British for so long, they like to do these fancy things. Who sent the invitation?"
"Xu Ziqi, it seems that Fourth Uncle's future daughter-in-law invites you to a gallery in Central on Saturday to see an art exhibition."
Fan Wumian didn't know that the other party had the idea of acting as a matchmaker to help him and his best friend Lin Tianer.
Just as I was thinking speechlessly, as expected, mention the devil and he will appear.
The figure of Uncle Li, who had just flashed through my mind, actually intersected with his future daughter-in-law.
I wonder why Xu Ziqi invited me.
Fan Wumian thought that she didn't have any connections, and wanted to use her fourth uncle's banner to enter a new circle to avoid being looked down upon by others, so she asked people to support her everywhere.
I believe that if we do not consider the monk's face, we should consider the Buddha's face. At that time, there will probably be many guests who will come to show their support for the sake of her reputation as the "daughter-in-law of a billionaire family."
As your business starts to grow, you need to socialize appropriately, expand your network, and enhance your soft power.
Therefore, Fan Wumian was not in a hurry to refuse, and just said: "Okay, you put it on the table first, and if there is nothing else, I will go shopping."
Pu Jiajing wanted to take advantage of the opportunity and join in the fun at a high-end art exhibition. After hearing this, she became even happier and reminded him:
"Sotheby's will hold this year's autumn auction in Hong Kong next month. I received an email and can start paying the deposit to register. The company also sent another email, mentioning that the name of the former richest man in Russia was too long for me to remember. Anyway, he was said to be worth billions of dollars, and after bankruptcy and imprisonment, he left behind a lot of precious items, and a special auction will be held next month."
"Huh? Ask the auction house to send me the list right away. It's much more interesting than the autumn auction."
A Russian oligarch went bankrupt and auctioned off his assets. This kind of excitement doesn't happen often.
Fan Wumian's Ferrari Enzo and Flying Penguin hybrid sailing yacht were both bought at low prices, which made him taste the sweetness.
(End of this chapter)