Chapter 607 Catch the big market
I only stayed in Hong Kong for one day.
Fan Wumian continued to take the car to pass the customs, and came to Sihui, a small town where he killed the Great Jade King last time, in a low-key manner. It was located in the north of Shenzhen City, and the urban area still looked rather shabby for the time being.
This shabby feeling is exactly the atmosphere needed by the crew of "White Night Chase". This S-level big-budget TV series, starring Wang Kai, Luo Jin, Zhang Jianing, Zhang Yuqi and others, is currently being filmed.
As the distance is not far, and also wanting to convey the "attention from the boss" to these actors in the second echelon of the company, Fan Wumian came over in person today.
The earliest dramas that were launched had already been completed. Later, Fan Wumian took over a number of new projects one after another, including "A Little Thing Called First Love", "The Confidence Man", "Day and Night", "Operation Marriage", "ER", "Ex-Files" and "Love Apartment" and so on.
It is precisely because of the large number of projects that he dares to sign a group of artists one after another. Some have already started filming, and some are still in the preparation stage.
For example, "A Little Thing Called First Love" was given to Liu Shishi, "Operation Weeping" was given to Yang Mi, and the heroine of "ER" was finally given to Huang Shengyi, and Feng Ying'er also got "The Confidence Man".
The casting for these projects has been finalized. "Ex-Files" will be starred by Fan Wumian himself, and the female lead will be Zhuang Muxi and Liu Yifei. Because the mainland box office market has not yet developed, there is no rush to start filming for the time being, but the script has been written in advance.
In addition, there are many new projects jointly created with third-party film and television companies. A total of 20 to 30 dramas will be filmed in the next two years. It is no wonder that many actors will come up with various ways to get close to Fan Wumian. The company is indeed very large.
The crew was not notified before coming here.
When Fan Wumian arrived at the crew of "Day and Night", the actors were busy filming a scene where many police officers were at a market in the suburbs, casting a wide net to track down the murderer.
After seeing him, everyone swarmed to him. Zhang Yuqi had a big smile on her face. Zhang Jianing, the leading actress, was also very happy and greeted them enthusiastically.
At this moment.
Fan Wumian waved his hand and said:
"I think I came at the wrong time. You guys can continue filming and don't interrupt the business of these small vendors. Don't worry about me. I'll just walk around. I think I saw someone selling chicks and ducklings just now. I'm very interested in this kind of market."
He had already said that the small vendors' business should not be delayed, so the director was confused and said hurriedly:
"Okay, okay! Then Mr. Fan, you can take a rest first. We will probably finish the filming in an hour or so. We can find a restaurant to welcome you in the evening."
Fan Wumian replied calmly:
"Okay, I'll make the arrangements myself and I'll tell you the address of the hotel when the time comes."
Done.
He was really interested and mingled with the crowd, observing everything.
There were bamboo baskets and bamboo stools woven by the aunties themselves. Although they were cheap, their craftsmanship seemed impeccable. They also made mats on the spot, which attracted many uncles and aunts to watch.
There are also experienced workers who use acetylene tanks to help people repair plastic products, charging only two or three dollars.
Fan Wumian stood nearby, carefully watching the old man repair a broken bathtub with plastic sheets. Although it didn't look very pretty, it made him feel comfortable all over.
After repairing the basin, he continued to watch the old man helping someone change the bottom of an aluminum pot. He stood there for more than ten minutes without moving.
At this kind of country fair, not many people could recognize Fan Wumian. Who would have thought that he looked like an idle and unemployed young man, but he already had assets worth more than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars in his name, and his net worth was enough to rank among the top five in the country.
I have forgotten how long it has been since I last came into contact with these scenes that I often saw in my childhood. Society is developing so fast that there is a huge generation gap in life between one generation and another. Many things seem to have naturally disappeared from young people.
For things like mending plastic basins and pots, young people usually buy new ones when they break and would not bother using tattered items. Clothes are also rarely worn out. If they don’t like them anymore, they are just thrown away. No one would take such trivial matters to heart.
Seeing these unexpectedly at the market made Fan Wumian feel kind and familiar. Seeing him follow the shouting and come to the old master who was sharpening shovels and scissors, and waited for a few minutes without leaving, Pu Jiajing finally couldn't hold it in anymore and said helplessly:
"Boss, you're not going to wait here all the time, are you? What's so interesting about this? How about I go find a store and buy you a blunt knife?"
Fan Wumian replied:
"You don't understand. I'm looking at the sentiments. The things I'm exposed to are getting more and more high-end, and I almost forgot what the countryside is like. I was in New York a few days ago and saw the skyscrapers in Manhattan, but I wasn't interested at all. I felt that it was just so-so. This place is really down-to-earth."
At the stall next to her, there was a grandmother who looked to be in her 40s, but whose grandson was already six or seven years old. She was picking chickens with the little boy.
He didn't want a rooster, but only a hen. He said he would take it home to lay eggs, which would be perfect for his newly married daughter to make soup with during her confinement.
The little grandson was so happy that he wanted to take a fluffy yellow goose home to raise and play with.
His grandmother agreed with a smile and bargained with the stall owner for a mere dollar. After putting the chicks and goslings in a bamboo basket, she was dragged by her grandson to buy small playing cards, and she insisted on getting round cards with Pokémon printed on them.
Fan Wumian probably knew what kind of toys the little boy wanted. He had played with them when he was a child and successfully collected a thick stack of them, which was so big that he couldn't hold it with one hand. It gave people the illusion of being "rich as hell".
This inexplicably touched upon many memories that had long been forgotten.
He was filled with emotion and said:
"Childhood is indeed wonderful. I am afraid that the pleasure that a private jet or yacht brings me now is not as interesting as those insignificant toys when I was a child. When I was a child, I wanted to grow up, and when I grew up, I wanted to go back to childhood. It seems that people always forget their original intentions as time goes by."
Pu Jiajing said calmly:
"It's just fun to watch, but you won't be happy if you have to live a poor life. In the early 90s, my parents' combined salary was only 400 yuan, and we had to be very careful to buy a radio."
"Buying a motorcycle is like celebrating the Chinese New Year. My family still has photos of the day I bought the motorcycle. With my current salary, I can buy more than a dozen motorcycles a month."
"The city has changed a lot, but the countryside is still the same. People can buy things more and more conveniently now, and I'm afraid it won't be long before this kind of market is hard to find. When I was young, I seldom ate meat, let alone considered buying a car or owning millions of assets. Although I miss my childhood, I have never thought about going back."
I could hear the bustling noises all around, and the market scene was extremely lively.
While Fan Wumian was in a good mood, he was accustomed to thinking about things from a higher perspective. He thought that the rapid development of society was a good thing for young people, but for the elderly, it was a bit strange and cruel.
However, the continued economic growth is also a good thing for them.
As long as you are willing to work, you can always find some opportunities to earn a living. Even if it is just some manual work or sweeping the streets, it will not be a problem to support yourself. Medical care will also become more and more secure, so that life expectancy will continue to increase.
I used to focus on high-tech and highly profitable businesses, but after getting in touch with the bottom of society, I found that most people actually need an opportunity to support their families. While forward development is important, many labor-intensive industries cannot be abandoned.
It was natural for Fan Wumian to start paying attention to the value of the sinking market.
There are too many low-income people, and he does not have the ability to turn the situation around on his own, but some things that are within his power are easy to accomplish in his eyes.
For example, we can further expand the asset management business to lower-income groups, cooperate more with village banks, ask third-party institutions to sell some financial products on our behalf, and help certain low-income groups to increase their asset value, rather than just focusing on large private equity clients and middle- and high-income groups, to create more money-making opportunities for the rich.
Another example is to think of ways to cooperate directly with the higher-ups and help them manage their retirement money. When the pie is bigger, everyone will naturally get more benefits. (End of this chapter)