Chapter 547 Did I Overestimate My Strength?

Chapter 547 Did I Overestimate My Strength?

Not long after hanging up the phone.

Feng Ying'er went out and headed for the airport. Tomorrow morning she will participate in a commercial performance event for the launch of a real estate project in Singapore. She can earn about 245 million Hong Kong dollars by appearing for two hours.

"My Love from the Star" is so popular in Asia that her schedule has been booked until December. The total amount of the contract officially signed is as high as 12 million, which also includes endorsing Nongfu Sanquan, with a two-year endorsement fee of 3300 million yuan.

In the past, the boss of Nongfu Sanquan had always been very careful with his money. The reason why he was willing to spend money to hire a spokesperson was mainly because he was facing encirclement and suppression from competitors such as Wahaha and Kangxifu, so he wanted to find Feng Ying'er to be the spokesperson and place some TV commercials through her.

In addition to Feng Ying'er, Fan Wumian also received several advertising endorsements.

These include Sprite, China Taiping Insurance, Feihe Dairy and Vanke Real Estate Company. Bank of China also wants him to be its spokesperson and is currently discussing the details.

He directly rejected many commercial performances to make money, mainly because he thought it was too troublesome and was also worried that it would look too ugly and affect his image in the outside world, which would end up being counterproductive.

After all, as the business grows bigger, there is no need to cater to and please the financial backers just to make a few million. If there is a problem with the products of the small brand, it can easily bring disaster to the brand.

Before Feng Ying'er left, she completely drained Fan Wumian's body.

It was hard to imagine that such a thin waist could have such strong explosive power. It was so shaking that it made people dizzy. Fan Wumian had to lie down for a long time before he came to his senses. Then he took a shower, changed clothes, and cleaned up the battlefield to prevent the cleaning staff from finding any clues when they came to clean.

Standard Chartered Bank quickly sent someone to deliver four sets of jewelry to the mansion at No. 89 Repulse Bay.

Fan Wumian originally thought it was just gold, but after opening the wooden box, he found that it was all jade. The most valuable one was a set of full-color violet, which included two bracelets, two earrings, and a necklace.

People like green jade the most. This thing cannot be sold at a very high price nowadays. Looking at its excellent water head and glue feeling, a set is estimated to be worth millions of Hong Kong dollars.

There are three other sets, all of which are glass-type full-color fruity green. Because the quality is so good, the color looks light. A pair of round bracelets + peace lockets + earrings are matched. The materials look comfortable and pleasing to the eye. They seem to be made from the same material and it is almost impossible to tell the difference.

After looking at these sets of jewelry, Fan Wumian joked:

"Ying Er's luck with money is really bad. If you leave a little later, wouldn't she be able to choose these jade jewelry?"

Pu Jiajing observed carefully and said:

"I don't think it's as pretty as the Big Jade King. I happen to have four sets. Boss, you can give them to Miss Zhuang, Miss Zuo and the others."

Fan Wumian immediately shook his head and said:

"Forget it, let's put it in the safe first. Except for Violet, these three sets of jewelry are similar. It's easy to guess that they were all given by me. It's better not to give them to anyone, which will save you trouble."

I got up and went downstairs to the safe with a heavy door. After opening the door with the key and password, I found that the space inside was about 4 square meters.

Seeing another set of panda commemorative gold coins, Fan Wumian continued chatting:
"A few days ago, Governor Wei promised to give me a set of millennium commemorative coins, and also mentioned that the central bank is considering issuing a set of zodiac commemorative coins every year, all of which will also come with 10-kilogram super-large gold coins. If it is really issued, I will collect them every year and try to collect 12 sets. The stamp collection market is almost over, but the coin market is still very promising. The rarer the number, the more valuable it is."

Pu Jiajing said with envy:
"Boss, you owe the bank so much money. If you ask for it directly, I think they will give it to you. These 'dragon balls' have been carved a long time ago. Wait until the new courtyard in Yanjing is completed, and then put them there?"

Previously, for marketing hype considerations, Fan Wumian not only asked a carving master to help carve a small green dragon using the raw materials of the Big Jade King, but later he also used some other raw materials specifically for carving dragon balls.

He picked up a bead and played with it. He could see nine small dragons embossed on it. He explained:

"No rush. When we need to divert public attention and do some negative news, we will release them to attract topics."

"Now everyone is talking about how rich I am and how good I am at making money. Adding fuel to the fire and pushing up my domineering personality may backfire and make those who can't make money unbalanced."

"We still need to continue doing charity work. Find someone to install air conditioners in all dormitories and classrooms at Beijing Film Academy. First ask Glee and Midea to see if they are willing to give us a discount. Also, it would be best if you can take advantage of the Olympics and ask for help."

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The original intention was just to donate some money, or help sing, or shoot some Olympic tribute films.

The next day.

Fan Wumian received a reply that the Yanjing officials actually wanted him to provide financing to the Olympic Village, or take over the long-unfinished "Morgan Center" project near the Olympic Village.

This made him laugh. At the Deep Water Bay Golf Course, playing golf with Qu Mingan, the owner of Mandou Model Company, Fan Wumian said as if talking to himself:
"Did you overestimate my ability? I just wanted to take advantage of the popularity and earn some reputation, but you asked me about two big projects with a scale of over 10 billion. How can I handle this?" Boss Qu didn't understand and asked in a daze, "Mr. Fan, what's wrong?"

Briefly explain the situation.

Fan Wumian sighed:

"These two projects actually have some promise, but I've run out of money and I'm afraid it will be hard to buy them."

He had long developed the habit of watching the news and knew that the so-called "Morgan Center" was actually the "Pango Building" that later had a dragon head shape.

In the past, due to negative news such as the illegal and sky-high-priced courtyard house on the roof and the unauthorized tampering of design drawings, the building was on the hot search list one after another for a period of time, but this did not affect the rising housing prices.

According to the news, the current Morgan Center only cost 2002 million RMB when it acquired the land in 3.63.

Due to lack of funds and breach of contract, the land transfer contract was terminated by Yanjing officials in 2005. The land was re-tendered in the first half of this year and was won by two companies jointly at a price of 17.61 billion yuan.

Unfortunately, just when the project saw hope of resuming work, the bosses of these two companies encountered accidents one after another, resulting in the land use rights returning to the original companies, and it remains in an unfinished state until now.

It is close to the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube, but with more than a year to go before the Olympic Games, it has become the first unfinished building in Yanjing.

The officials are very concerned about their reputation, so how could they not be furious when encountering such a thing? They are busy looking for a suitable buyer.

As for the Olympic Village, the total investment is as high as about 33 billion yuan, and more than commercial housing units have been built, plus some buildings that can be used for commercial projects.

Because the financial pressure is too great, there have even been rumors recently that the houses may be pre-sold in advance and delivered after the Olympic Games. The average price in the surrounding area is now around 6000 per square meter, but due to the good environment and new facilities of the Olympic Village, plus the high cost, it is likely to be sold at a premium.

It is estimated that because the pre-sale has not yet started and the officials are really uncertain, they are still busy looking for financing as a priority and have not come to a conclusion yet.

Boss Qu didn't have access to high-level big business, so he just replied:
"How many countries won't lose money by hosting the Olympics? I think it's best not to get involved in this kind of business. If there were a money-making opportunity, others would have already rushed to do it. Why would they take the initiative to look for investors?"

Fan Wumian's vision is naturally not as shallow as Boss Qu's. He remembers that the increase in housing prices in Yanjing before and after the Olympics was simply outrageous.

For example, the Olympic Village. He knew a director who bought a house in the Olympic Village. It was said that the house was bought for more than 150 million yuan, and later the price increased to about 1000 million yuan.

The advantage of a large official project like this is that loans are very easy to approve.

If he makes a 2008% down payment now and invests some money through a loan, he can start selling houses after the Olympic Games. If the house prices double or triple during this period, he can make several times the profit through the bank's leverage.

There is also the Morgan Center project. Fan Wumian has money to buy the land but not to build the building. However, he cannot take it all over himself, but it is a good opportunity for him to persuade Pony Ma to take over through Penguin Group.

By then, we can rely on residential projects to recover funds, which means we will have the opportunity to buy two office buildings for free. In the future, the two office buildings will be worth nearly 10 billion yuan.

The story about how "South Korean LG company was not able to sell mobile phones, but made 60 billion by buying buildings" still leaves a deep impression on Fan Wumian.

Da Qiangzi has agreed to sell Dongjing Multimedia Network and changed its name to "Jingdong Mall" as soon as the acquisition is completed. Stimulated by many positive news, Penguin's stock price has been skyrocketing at an alarming rate in recent days.

With the current size of Penguin Group at over HK$350 billion, there would be almost no pressure to develop this piece of land if it cooperates with banks and re-plans and designs it.

Xiao Ma Ge had always been quite interested in the project next to Shencheng Bay. Now that Fan Wumian's land needed to settle naturally for a few years, there was no need to start construction for the time being. It seemed appropriate to set up a Yanjing headquarters first.

Putting aside other things, the fact that Penguin Group took the initiative to step forward and turn the tide, taking the initiative to assume the responsibility of revitalizing unfinished buildings and contributing to the Olympics has already earned it a wave of goodwill, and the advertising effect is at least equivalent to spending hundreds of millions on advertising.

Thinking of convincing the founding team headed by Xiao Ma Ge, Fan Wumian even wanted to try to buy up the houses in the Yanjing Olympic Village in advance. Even if he didn't want to eat it all alone, he should at least get more than half of them and wait for a substantial appreciation in the short term.

If sufficient cash flow can be obtained through the layout of real estate business, then with the advantage of Penguin Group's listing in Hong Kong, it can even go to Silicon Valley to complete some new layouts.

Since he didn't understand the situation yet, many thoughts only circled around Fan Wumian's mind for a few times, and he forced them down for the time being. He needed to find out the situation clearly before making a decision.

(End of this chapter)