Chapter 640 Big Fat
I have read on the Internet before that after personal wealth reaches a certain scale, there will not be any obvious changes in material life.
At that time, Fan Wumian scoffed at this, thinking, is it possible that someone would think that he has too much money?
Until now, he has become a super rich man who has already achieved financial independence. He no longer needs to worry about expenses such as food, clothing, housing and transportation. After experiencing it personally, Fan Wumian found that the words were actually true.
I slept last night and woke up having earned more than 1 million US dollars, not counting the profits brought to him by Paulson Hedge Fund and WM-Rogers Hedge Fund. It's simply crazy.
Even if Fan Wumian ate a pound of gold for every meal, it would be almost impossible for him to go bankrupt in his lifetime. When the problem of wealth was solved, new problems would follow.
Sometimes, when Fan Wumian thought that even if he just lay at home and did nothing, he would have the opportunity to become a multi-billion dollar billionaire in the future by relying on the appreciation of Penguin Group, Tudou, Amazon shares and real estate, he would feel depressed. He felt that all his recent efforts did not seem to make much sense.
This made him gradually begin to understand Jack Ma, who "regretted founding Alibaba."
When he first started his business and achieved initial success, Jack Ma had a bright future ahead of him. The road to success was full of unknown challenges, which made him energetic and motivated every day.
However, just like finally completing a game or finally seeing the ending of a TV series, when success in business has become a foregone conclusion, there will always be a huge sense of emptiness that makes people start to feel confused.
So even if he pretends to be full every day, Fan Wumian still needs to keep finding something for himself to do.
Just like those retired uncles and aunts, they may even feel uncomfortable when they are completely idle, as if they suddenly don’t know how to continue living.
Fortunately, he is still greedy for money. With a total net worth of more than 20 billion US dollars, there is still a lot of room for him to grow. He is also lustful. There are many girls in his life who accompany him to relax and relieve boredom. Therefore, Fan Wumian only feels bored occasionally, and the "rich man's disease" he suffers from is not so obvious for the time being.
On the day he met Guo Biting, Fan Wumian learned that she had an uncle who was worth hundreds of millions of New Taiwan dollars and who died while skiing a few days ago.
After listening, he just said calmly:
"Fortunately, the accident did not happen at my ski resort. My resort in Hokkaido is doing quite well this year during the peak season, and is almost fully booked. Huang Bo just contacted me yesterday and said he wanted to take his fiancée on vacation, and I managed to coordinate a honeymoon suite with a hot spring for him."
"The reasons why poor people die unexpectedly are simple, it's nothing more than being too hard-working, too stressed out, and so on. I've found that many rich people get into accidents while pursuing excitement, and they like to risk their lives for fun."
"In September and October last year, it seems that there were wealthy businessmen who climbed Mount Everest and died on the way. I understand them a little bit. People always like to make trouble in life."
Guo Biting was sitting in the bathtub accompanying him in a bath, and the bath towel wrapped around her body seemed a bit unnecessary.
The main reason was that the light above her head was too bright. If she was too open, she would feel a little embarrassed. After all, they had only met a few times and were not familiar with each other to a certain extent.
She continued:
"There was a junior in our school before. He was quite handsome and very popular in school. His family owned a hospital and a museum. They also did plastics and electronics business. Later, he crashed into a guardrail while racing and died before he was even sent to the hospital."
"I don't think you are the type who likes to seek excitement, boss. This is actually quite good. At least it won't make people worry."
"Sometimes I find that you are like a calm and steady young man from a wealthy family. You think things through very carefully and don't like to do anything out of the ordinary."
Fan Wumian smiled upon hearing this and replied:
"Maybe it's because I'm past the age of youth and know that many things are hard-won. And I'm pursuing different things from them. Many people have reached the limit of what they can reach, but I'm just getting started. If I succeed in dethroning Bill Gates as the world's richest man one day, it doesn't seem like a dream that is completely hopeless to achieve."
Business is just one of them, and the girls around him can always provide him with full emotional value.
For example, at this moment, he waved his hand and asked Guo Biting to sit next to him.
In terms of her current appearance, in Fan Wumian's opinion, this girl is much prettier than Ying Tian, whom he had just met at noon. She has a sense of sophistication and class, and the pure and lustful scene in front of him makes people intoxicated. It delayed a little time.
After taking a bath, they went to the living room and lit the fireplace. Fan Wumian picked out a DVD and hugged Guo Biting to watch Stephen Chow's movie "Kung Fu".
After a while.
Fan Wumian suddenly said:
"I talked to Sing Zai about the sequel of this movie before, and I even sent someone to contact the producer, Columbia Pictures. They were so unethical that they offered $1200 million, which made it impossible for me to continue asking questions and I lost interest in bargaining."
"Now that I think about it, it's still worth discussing further. It would be best if we could buy the online copyright and adaptation and remake rights of Kung Fu 800 for around $1 million."
"If you succeed, I will help you get a role in Kung Fu 2. You will look sexier in a cheongsam. As for Feng Ying'er, Stephen Chow is quite optimistic about her. We can set her up as the dual female lead. We can also arrange a few other actors from our company. We can use this big IP to promote newcomers."
Given the current total box office size of the Chinese-language film market, if so much money is invested in copyright, plus production and promotion costs, losses seem to be the only outcome.
However, if "Kung Fu 2" is filmed now and released in three or four years, as long as the quality of the film is not a problem and some overseas distribution rights revenue can be gained in the international market, there will still be a chance to make some money from this project.
Fan Wumian has watched countless movies, among which "Kung Fu" has always impressed him with its unique charm.
Look at it from another angle.
As long as all the copyrights are obtained, it can be adapted into a TV series later. In addition, Xingzai will soon retire from the film industry and transform into a director and investor. If we have one of his works in our hands, it may be a big box office hit in the future.
Even if we negotiate with Columbia Pictures in Hollywood now, we don't necessarily have to pay the full amount immediately. If we delay it for a few more months until the subprime mortgage crisis really breaks out, then Fan Wumian should no longer have to worry about cash flow.
Not only that, it seems that he can also start consultations and negotiations with Marvel Entertainment, which he has been eyeing for a long time, in advance, trying to completely privatize and delist, or acquire part of the shares from the major shareholders.
The advantage of negotiating now is that Marvel's stock price is still high and has not yet suffered the negative impact of the financial crisis caused by the subprime mortgage loans.
If the stock price plummets during the negotiations, it could cause panic selling among Marvel Entertainment's major shareholders, which could have a miraculous effect and allow Fan Wumian to get enough shares.
During a period of healthy market development, many major shareholders may not be in a hurry to sell out, but when faced with a financial crisis, that is another matter. It is easier to catch big fish by muddying the waters.
Before, Fan Wumian had to work hard to make some money from the entertainment industry as start-up capital for his business. But now, the little money he has earned from the Chinese entertainment industry can hardly arouse his interest.
However, the big piece of fat piece of Marvel Entertainment, plus the capture of the international box office market, still makes Fan Wumian feel a little bit challenging.
If Marvel Entertainment is well developed, there may be an opportunity to cooperate directly with Wall Street, find ways to circumvent the restrictions of giants such as Paramount, Disney, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros., and further gain a foothold in Hollywood.
Others may not know how big the market size of Marvel's superhero movies will be in the future, but Fan Wumian knows it very well.
If I remember correctly, the total box office of all Marvel movies combined is close to the 300 billion US dollar mark. If this miracle can be replicated, the company's overall valuation will be worth at least tens of billions of dollars.
Even in the face of siege from Hollywood giants, as long as they can hold on for a few more years under the pressure and sell the company for $18 billion, there probably won't be too many problems.
Guo Biting didn't know what he was thinking, so he answered:
"Me? Wearing a cheongsam? If you like, I'll go out and buy one tomorrow, and then wear it just for you to see." (End of this chapter)