Chapter 544 US$144 billion
Autumn is high and fresh.
The temperature is just right, the sky is clear blue, there is a flower bed behind me, and I can smell the fragrance of autumn chrysanthemums.
Looking at the alumni who passed by one after another, all of them seemed to have no worries at all, Fan Wumian suddenly said:
"It's great to be young. Everything in the future is unknown to you. There is a kind of clear stupidity in your eyes."
Zhang Xiaofei was just about to ask, "Aren't you very young too?"
Fan Wumian then added:
"Unlike me, who lives on nearly 10 billion Hong Kong dollars, I can easily get whatever I want, and I live in confusion every day."
".My monthly living expenses are only 800 yuan. I received a first-class scholarship last year, but I used it all to pay tuition."
Zhang Xiaofei sighed with a melancholy tone:
"Let alone tens of billions, I don't even have a few thousand dollars, and I still live a muddled life. Compared with you, there is a huge gap between us."
Fan Wumian replied:
"We are at different levels of needs and we care about different issues. When you become a star and have solved your material needs, you will figure it out."
"By the way, our counselor is still Ms. Shangguan Lan, right?"
"At the beginning of last month, she contacted me and asked me to try to provide more filming opportunities for alumni. There are also directing departments, photography departments, literature departments, etc. I estimate that we will recruit 30 to 40 interns in total. I plan to hold a job fair in the school and recruit the best candidates. You can ask your classmates to prepare as well. I will sign four or five more people and reserve a spot for you first."
There are more than 30 people in the class, so it is impossible to cover everything.
There are so many universities in the country that offer performing arts majors, and signing six or seven people from my class at once is already a special favor to them.
In the past, we had few resources and there were not enough to go around. Now, there are nearly twenty projects that have already started filming or are in preparation, totaling nearly 20. We have the opportunity to take proper care of our alumni and classmates.
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaofei's eyes brightened instantly, and she asked happily:
"You mean sign me? To be an actress in your company? I thought you only signed the most beautiful women."
".It's all the outside world's prejudice against me. I value strength more than appearance. But I'm afraid you need to endure for a few more years before you have the chance to become a protagonist. You need to have enough appeal first."
This is a true statement.
With Zhang Xiaofei's image, it is not easy for people to remember, let alone leave a deep impression. But if it is Yang Mi or Zhuang Muxi, people will find it difficult to forget them after just one look.
Comparing the two, in order to avoid getting half the result with twice the effort, Fan Wumian would of course prefer to promote actresses with better overall conditions, maximize their value, and monetize resources through film and television works.
For example, Yao Xingtong, who was signed earlier, obtained resources no worse than Yang Mi and Liu Shishi, but the total number of followers on Penguin Weibo was 20 to 30 times lower.
If it were Zhang Xiaofei, she might not be as popular as Yao Xingtong, who looks more Western.
In order to facilitate management, the Holy Fire Meow Meow Agency has adopted a graded contract management strategy, from low to high: D, C, B, A, S and S+.
The resources and profit sharing ratios that artists can obtain will vary depending on the contracts they receive.
People like Yang Mi, after successfully earning the first 100 million, have switched to a Class B contract, which allows them to keep 30% of the profits.
Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, Huang Shengyi and others signed A-level contracts, which allow them to take 35% of the profits. The benefits, including the nanny car, personal staff, and food, clothing, housing and transportation standards when traveling, are all different.
As for the highest S+ level, like Zhuang Muxi, she can negotiate the profit-sharing ratio directly with Fan Wumian in private, and she can choose any role under the company. The eight-digit pay is simply scary.
Whether he can become famous is something that needs to be considered in the future. Now, Zhang Xiaofei is overjoyed to be able to sign a contract with Fan Wumian's company and get some opportunities to film.
After thanking me again and again, she had nothing to say, and finally asked:
"Would you like to try the mutton rice noodles? It's a new restaurant and the taste is very fresh."
"." Fan Wumian said to her:
"I'm a little interested, but I'm full now. I'll try it next time I have a chance. Anyway, I'll be living in Yanjing for a long time, so I'll probably come here often."
Let Zhang Xiaofei go and feed her roommates first. This girl lives in the same dormitory with Yang Mi, but Yang Mi took leave in recent days to guest star in other crews and got a role in "Struggle".
Fan Wumian stood up and walked out, and happened to hear people talking about Da Bingbing. They said that during an event held by Huayi Brothers Company, she threw herself into the arms of the director of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and sat on his lap.
There are a lot of people who like Da Bingbing, but Fan Wumian just thinks she is okay, but not his type.
I continued to ponder which other actors were worth signing, and suddenly remembered Lei Jiayin, Guo Jingfei, and Deng Chao.
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People become addicted when they are idle and don't want to do anything.
After resting for a few days in Yanjing, he went to the northern part of the island, where the environment was more like a fringe of urban and rural areas, and held his second solo tour concert at the Taipei Arena.
The guest singers included Jane Zhang, Allure Girls, Lin Junzhe and Jay Chou, which was an opportunity to dispel rumors that there were serious conflicts among the few of them.
Even with guest singers, Fan Wumian was still exhausted after singing 25 songs. That night, he accompanied Jane Zhang, JJ Lin and Jay Chou to the night market to eat grilled oysters, grilled squid, oyster omelette and other street snacks.
After recovering some strength, he used it on Guo Biting that night.
I only stayed in Taiwan for two days, visiting the Small Forbidden City in the north of the island, Alishan and Sun Moon Lake. Before I had time to experience them properly, on October 10th I went to Hubei Radio and Television to attend the awards ceremony of the 29th Golden Eagle TV Art Festival.
I met a lot of stars during this period.
Da Bingbing, Xiao Bingbing, Deng Chao, Wang Baoqiang and the others were there. There were too many people in the room and the air was not circulating. Fan Wumian almost suffocated from greeting and chatting.
We also only stayed for two days, and were taken on tours by local officials. We squeezed out time to go to Zhangjiajie, where we were almost beaten up by a group of monkeys.
A few days later, Fan Wumian returned to Hong Kong in a low-key manner and had a tryst with Feng Ying'er who had just returned from the United States.
Immersed in the land of tenderness, time quietly comes to November.
On September 11th.
It was a little after 3 p.m., but it was still a little after 10 a.m. in Moscow.
Fan Wumian participated in an auction house's bidding via telephone, raising the starting price from $6000 million to $1.44 million, and his competitors gave up one after another.
After the hammer fell, he smiled and said to Feng Ying'er:
"Done. It's tens of millions of dollars cheaper than the estimated price. Thanks to the recent sharp drop in Amazon's stock price, I have the opportunity to buy it at a low price."
Feng Ying'er was wearing a little black dress and pajamas, walking barefoot on the floor, admiring the jade ornaments in the shape of a blue dragon, and asked:
"Spending $1.44 million in the blink of an eye should feel pretty good, right?"
"It's OK. This kind of asset is easy to value. My offer has already touched the actual value. There is no chance of getting a bargain. It's normal for other buyers to give up."
Fan Wumian sat at the desk and said:
"2.27% of Amazon's total equity, plus 100% of the shares of NapierTMK, an island country, and Pinino Winery in the Montalcino region in the heart of Tuscany, Italy. I haven't visited the ski resort or the winery in person. If I don't like them, I'll sell them early and keep them for a few years."
Feng Ying'er reminded him:
"It's already November, the ski resort will be open soon, how about you take a few days off to go on vacation with me? As for the winery, it will be more interesting when the grapes are picked and wine is made. There are many wineries in Australia, and the cost price of many red wines is less than 11 Australian dollars, but when they are sold in Hong Kong, they become hundreds of Hong Kong dollars. The profit is simply terrifyingly high."
Sitting in front of the computer, Fan Wumian is busy learning about the latest situation of Amazon. Its stock price has fallen by 14% in the past dozen trading days, dragged down by the negative news that its third-quarter profits were lower than expected and it may not be able to achieve its full-year profit target.
There are only small fluctuations in the short term, which does not affect Fan Wumian's confidence in it at all.
The 2.27% of Amazon shares are considered "fixed deposits" and will not be easily sold, while the ski resort in the island country and the winery in Italy are not important and are non-core assets. (End of this chapter)