Chapter 567 Billionaire Family
Zuo Ziyan's father took Fan Wumian everywhere to say hello.
Every time I come into contact with celebrities and wealthy businessmen whom I am not familiar with, they are always very polite. I hope that I can have the opportunity to interact more with them in the future and look for opportunities for cooperation together.
The four words "billionaire family" are of great value in Hong Kong.
Although the local population has the largest number of billionaires per capita with a net worth of over 100 million Hong Kong dollars, a net worth of 10 billion Hong Kong dollars is a threshold, while 10 billion is another matter entirely.
As for the billionaires with a fortune of hundreds of billions, there are only three wealthy families in Hong Kong who can reach this number, namely Superman Li, Uncle Li and the Guo family behind Sun Hung Kee Properties.
The owner of Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Company had a total net worth of US$65 billion last year, which is still some distance from the billion threshold.
Fan Wumian's asset size is far less than theirs, but it has been heading towards the 20 billion US dollar mark at an astonishing speed. His identity as a wealthy businessman has completely surpassed his title as a celebrity, making it difficult to ignore his achievements in business and investment.
Hundreds of people came to show their support tonight, which is enough to show that things are different now and we are no longer the loser who was laughed at as a "toad wanting to eat swan meat".
Many colleagues in the entertainment industry hope to become familiar to Fan Wumian and gain access to some top resources.
He has always liked to give priority to contracted actors and directors under his own company. Now other film and television companies do the same. There is nothing to say.
Even though the chances of success were relatively small, Da Bingbing, Xiao Bingbing, Qu Siyan, Mr. Benshan and several of his disciples, etc., all came all the way to the port city with the idea of trying their luck.
Compared with them, Fan Wei and Xu Zheng, who had already clung to Fan Wumian's thighs, were in high spirits and tried their best to help and take good care of the guests.
As for the celebrities and wealthy businessmen, they all have their own little calculations.
Some people hope to get help from Fan Wumian, while others are eager to cooperate and make more money by borrowing his super high popularity.
Tonight, Mr. Maggie Cheng, the boss of the asset management business, also came. Seeing Zuo Ziyan's father looking smug, he lowered his voice and joked:
"Boss Zuo is really lucky. He relied on his beautiful daughter to get such a rich son-in-law for free. Look at him, his tail is almost up to the sky. If you don't know, you would think he is the father-in-law and his son-in-law are thanking the guests."
There was a middle-aged wealthy businessman with a bald head next to him, who said with envy:
"Who wouldn't want a son-in-law like Mr. Xiao Fan? Unfortunately, my eldest daughter is already married, and my youngest daughter is still in elementary school, and she's not as pretty as Mr. Zuo's daughter."
Another wealthy businessman in the shipping business also spoke up:
"So having a daughter is not necessarily worse than having a fat boy. My son causes me trouble all the time, which makes me angry to death. I am not as lucky as Boss Zuo. He relies on his daughter to be pretty and talented. It seems that he has Fan Wumian firmly under his control. If the two get married, wouldn't it be equivalent to indirectly making tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars? I heard that Zuo's Real Estate entered the mainland market because he helped Boss Zuo to find a good business of opening a chain of shopping malls."
Listening to friends' comments, Mai Dashao's father, Mai Jicheng, also said:
"I've known Fan Wumian earlier than any of you. He and my son had some minor conflicts when he was in high school. I thought he was interesting at the time, but who would have thought that he would suddenly become rich, just like robbing a bank?"
"He is really lucky. He can make a fortune just by lying at home. Until now, I still don't understand how he made so much money."
"If all the business was not clean, I would even suspect that someone was using him as a white glove and trying to launder money through movies again."
The middle-aged bald rich businessman immediately said after hearing this:
"Impossible. How powerful a relationship does one have to have to get big companies like Paramount, Disney, Google, and Penguin Group to cooperate in money laundering? My wife is a director of the bank. She has said more than once that Mr. Fan is simply crazy. He borrowed money from everywhere to invest in new businesses, and he just happened to hit the bull market successfully."
Boss Maggie admired Fan Wumian's luck, but he was not optimistic about his ability, mainly because he was too young and lacked experience, knowledge, and vision. He spoke slowly:
"When things are going smoothly, even a fool can make a fortune. It's definitely not possible to rely solely on luck. Good luck will eventually run out. When that time comes, the group of people who are looking for him to manage their finances now will probably be in big trouble."
The Gangcheng Bandit King Fund has already raised funds from the outside, which is obviously a move against Boss Maggie Cheng's cake. Seeing that Fan Wumian can easily create a company and become popular, it has triggered a wave of redemption among his old customers. Boss Maggie will of course be very dissatisfied.
After hearing this, the bald rich businessman sang a different tune and said:
"Why would he need to go through so much trouble? He can rely on his fame to attract clients to invest, and then leave the professional matters to professional managers. Isn't that a problem? A senior consultant from Hang Seng Bank who I worked with before seemed to have been headhunted to Bandit King Fund recently. He even called my wife and said that he would invest heavily in Nasdaq technology stocks."
Boss Mai smacked his lips and said:
"He hasn't studied Hong Kong stocks well enough. He just successfully invested in a Silicon Valley company. Does he really think he has enough experience? It's all the fault of the media. They keep calling him the 'Little Stock God of Hong Kong'. Young people tend to be impatient. It's easy for them to lose sight of their true strength."
After saying this, even Boss Mai himself noticed the sour taste.
Worried that people would secretly laugh at me for being petty, I quickly added:
"Of course, among young people, he is considered to be particularly outstanding. It is impossible not to admire his fortune."
At the party, there were a lot of people who were secretly thinking about how sleepless they were.
For example, Gu Tianle is chatting with Xuan Xuan, with whom he had worked in A Step into the Past, and is urging her to date a young girl and try to bring him to Hollywood to develop his career.
Xuanxuan, who is already in her thirties this year, just touched her face after hearing this and sighed, "I may like him, but he may not like me."
There is also Li Jiaxin, who married into a wealthy family, and she deeply regrets that she was born too early, otherwise it would have been enough for her to hold on to him tightly. Fan Wumian's image, wealth and resources in the entertainment industry are all perfect, and what's more important is that his family environment is particularly simple.
Unlike Li Jiaxin's current parents-in-law, who are wary of her like a thief, and recently contacted a lawyer to modify their will, it is obvious that they want to put an end to her thoughts and prevent her from being targeted for a division of the family property.
Relying on his seniority in the entertainment industry, Jack Long, as well as senior brothers such as "Big Brother" Hong Jinbao and Fa Ge, are very influential in the Hong Kong entertainment circle and no one dares to mess with them.
They were all very enthusiastic when they met Fan Wumian tonight.
In the entertainment industry, the financiers who control the resources are the ones standing at the top of the pyramid. Now even Jack Long is coveting the resources of Myth Film Studio, not to mention Hong Jinbao who is almost marginalized and rarely gets good roles.
During the conversation, Hong Jinbao always intentionally or unintentionally brought up the topic of Andy Lau and the movie "Wushuang", and also talked about the "Trident" that Uncle Da is currently filming, and took the initiative to say "I hope we can work together if there is a chance."
Jack Long, who has a high emotional intelligence, later reminded Fan Wumian:
"People of our generation are different from you. We care more about reputation and loyalty. Boss Hong has had a hard time recently. Many of his people from the martial arts and film crews rely on him for their livelihood. Since he has spoken, you should remember to show some respect to him, so that he won't get angry and lose face."
After listening.
Fan Wumian said politely:
"I'm so happy to be able to work with seniors like you. Of course I will take it seriously. I grew up watching your and Mr. Hong's movies. Even though I'm not very good at martial arts action movies, it's okay to give it a try."
Seeing him being so understanding, Jack Long showed his signature smile, patted Fan Wumian on the shoulder and said:
"You have already worked with Andy Lau, Sing Tsai and others, when will it be my turn? Recently I asked people in the company to carefully study all the works you have shot. They feel very different from traditional Hong Kong films. No wonder they are so popular."
Fan Wumian smiled awkwardly and replied:
"I've been looking for opportunities for a long time, but I just haven't come across a suitable project." (End of this chapter)