Chapter 621 Huashen Coal Industry
In the past, when Fan Wumian was in the asset management business, it was a bit of a disruption.
Industry insiders will inevitably feel unhappy when they hear remarks like “I hope Fan Wumian can help reshuffle and rectify the fund market” and “The fund industry has finally ushered in spring and can no longer cheat people without doing anything”.
Now Fan Wumian has acquired 48% of the shares of Boshi Fund, and has taken over one of the earliest asset management companies established in the mainland, becoming the actual controller with the highest shareholding.
The situation changed immediately.
The executives of Southern Fund, E Fund and other companies present at the meeting all expressed goodwill to Fan Wumian. After all, they would need to deal with each other frequently in the future, so it would definitely not be wrong to make friends with him in advance.
As for China Merchants Bank Securities, Fan Wumian successively bought 2 million shares, accounting for 7500% of the company's total share capital. As one of the major shareholders, the management, who are senior employees, dared not offend him. During the meal, they were busy toasting, adding dishes and finding topics to talk about, for fear that he would not feel satisfied enough.
If the dinner party had not been scheduled for noon, perhaps a high-end business party would have been arranged long ago.
Different from KTV where a private room with all-you-can-drink costs several hundred yuan and hiring a girl costs only three or four hundred yuan, high-end clubs and KTVs are filled with beautiful women of all shapes and sizes. Many of the girls are much prettier than many actresses.
Even if you can only pick one out of a million, there will be many beauties emerging with the population base in the mainland. As long as you climb to a certain level, you will find that beauty is not a scarce resource.
As for Shang K, although Fan Wumian likes to broaden his horizons, he feels a little restrained due to his huge fame, and is also worried about being caught by others, so he just thinks it is interesting and it is best not to go if possible.
It’s different in the entertainment industry, where everyone has the leverage over each other, and this kind of relationship is the most stable.
For example, Gao Yuanyuan, although she knew that there was no chance between them and him and it would be difficult to achieve a happy ending, she still occasionally took the initiative to find Fan Wumian, trying to find time to meet him and relieve her boredom.
The same thing happened with the Allure Girls group. Several members would often take the initiative to use QQ to send messages to Fan Wumian to find topics to chat about. In addition to Guo Biting, there were also her teammate Wu Jiani and Baby Yang.
Since she became famous, Baby Yang made excuses saying that she and her secret boyfriend Chen Weiting were rarely together and she had already told her agent about their breakup.
From then on, she contacted Fan Wumian more often and often posted some photos on her personal space.
Putting aside other factors, Baby Yang has some advantages that make her a popular model in plastic surgery hospitals.
Her current appearance is similar to when she played "Shorty, Passionate" in her previous life. She is at the peak of her beauty. It is no exaggeration to say that there are probably millions of young girls across the country who choose to use Baby Yang's photo as their avatar. Her mixed-race appearance and sense of fashion just hit the hearts of thousands of girls and make her seem a bit non-mainstream.
After dinner, Fan Wumian continued to attend the auction.
He asked Pu Jiajing to contact President Wei of Bank of China (Hong Kong), and then to find senior executives at the ICBC headquarters to inquire whether the repayment of the debt owed to Huashen Coal Industry could be postponed.
This kind of thing is a little bit against the rules, but it is handled specially under the banner of revitalizing bad debts, so it is not considered a violation of regulations.
Fan Wumian spoke up himself, and how could the ICBC executives not give him this little face? They verbally agreed to it for the time being, allowing him to go ahead and shoot without worry.
During the period, it was also mentioned that if it really didn't work out, then they would first raise some money to pay off the debt, and then lend it to Huashen Coal Industry again. This operation would not only be more worry-free, but the loan interest rate could also be reduced to the lowest.
Many times the main reason why “the richer you are, the richer you get” is that after you succeed, it becomes much easier to do things than for ordinary people.
Ordinary people who apply for a credit card with a credit limit of several thousand yuan may be rejected. But for Fan Wumian, a loan of several hundred million yuan is just a matter of a few words. In order to win the order from Fan Wumian, the other party was very polite.
It's not just loan orders. The banks where companies like Bandit King Fund, Penguin Group, and Tudou.com open accounts are also big fat pieces of meat in the eyes of banks.
Ordinary haters dare to curse him online, but countless successful people can't wait to make friends with Fan Wumian. For this, we can only say that not asking for anything is tough. "The situation of Huashen Coal Industry is a little complicated. There are very few people who are optimistic about this company. If I didn't raise my hand this afternoon, it might have failed to sell."
Fan Wumian stood at the door of the bathroom and continued:
"The starting price was 6.8 million RMB. After I raised my placard, the place was completely silent. The host seemed to be afraid that I would run away. He only asked a few questions according to the rules. It took no more than 30 seconds before the deal was made."
"There are not many honest buyers like me. I guess other companies are also interested, but they want to wait until the second auction, when the starting price is discounted, before they make a move to get a bargain."
"Next, I may need to find some knowledgeable people to help me. I have four large coal mines and six small and medium-sized coal mines. I don't understand production and I don't have sales channels. Coal mining is too dangerous. It doesn't matter whether the coal mine makes money or not. It's in my hands, and I must do a good job of safety."
Just finished work.
Guo Biting took some time out today and came to Shahe Golf Villa District to see him. She had her hair tied up in a bun and was wrapped in a bath towel. Her skin was fair and rosy, and she was very beautiful even without makeup.
The girl, who had just turned 23, smiled and said:
"That's amazing. You spent over a billion in just one day. If you didn't want to make money, why did you buy this coal mining company? During our training, our acting teacher specifically asked us to watch the movie Blind Shaft starring Wang Baoqiang. The small coal mines in the movie should be much more dangerous than the regular coal mine you bought."
Many people thought that "A World Without Thieves" was Wang Baoqiang's first film, but in fact "Blind Shaft" was it.
Thanks to the extremely high popularity of "Blind Shaft" overseas, Wang Baoqiang was selected by Director Feng and got the opportunity to star in "A World Without Thieves".
Fan Wumian remembers that 20 years after the filming of "Blind Well", it was still treated as a banned film. However, it gained extremely high popularity and has never been publicly screened in the mainland market.
However, just looking at the fact that after "Blind Shaft" was released, the Golden Ant Award of Taiwan Province could not wait to award the 40th Best New Actor Award to Wang Baoqiang, it can be seen that the ban on this movie was not absolutely unfair.
The work of external publicity finally achieved some results, but they were all ruined by those directors who shined at international film festivals. No wonder those directors are unpopular, while Fan Wumian even managed to pass the review for his film "The Lonely and Great God".
If we dig deeper into the reasons, it is mainly because although the subject matter of "The Lonely and Great God" is a bit sensitive, the Shanghai, Yanjing, Shenzhen and other places are filmed very beautifully and are full of modern feeling.
As it and other dramas like "My Love from the Star" became popular all over the world, many foreigners' stereotypes about the mainland have indeed changed greatly. They finally realized that not everyone there is starving, living in thatched huts, and riding bicycles to go out.
Handing Guo Biting a dry towel, Fan Wumian explained:
"The coal price is not high now. I want to wait until the coal price goes up and then sell Huashen Coal Industry in a package. This way I can make more money."
"The mainland's economy is developing rapidly. Power generation, oil refining, steelmaking, heating and other industries all require a large amount of coal. I heard that some small, informal coal mines will be shut down in large numbers. By then, coal will be in short supply and will most likely appreciate in value."
"In the beginning, I only need to pay about 8000 million RMB. For every 8000 million increase in the valuation of Huashen Coal, I can earn 100% gross profit. If I'm lucky, I might be able to make some money from it, which I can use to develop real estate. I plan to build my own villa next to Shencheng Bay first. This place is too small and lacks privacy."
As early as 2005, Fan Wumian bought these two small villas next to the golf course. Not only was the yard area only more than 300 square meters, but one could also see his house directly from the door. As a result, he dared not stroll in the yard, nor did he dare to bring the girl near the window.
Anyway, he had already planned to build another mansion in Shenzhen, and the construction and decoration might take three to four years. The sooner he could start construction, the sooner he could enjoy it. There was no pressure on him at all.
Guo Biting didn't quite understand this, so she smiled and said:
"Last November, we went to the Palace of Fontainebleau in France to shoot a music video. The French palace-style architecture is very beautiful and looks very grand. You can design your new home to look like that."
Fan Wumian didn't dare to plan the future with the girl casually, so he just said:
"Talk to the designer when the time comes. What do you want to eat tonight? I'll have someone cook a few dishes at the restaurant. Don't leave today. Go back tomorrow morning to rehearse the new dance."
Guo Biting had the same idea, so he nodded and said:
"Okay, as long as it's not too spicy, I can eat it." (End of this chapter)