Chapter 649: Some Trivia
On the day he went to Lan Kwai Fong, after hearing Sing Jai mention the land at 90 Repulse Bay Road next door, Fan Wumian even went over to take a look.
The location of the land is impeccable and the view is quite broad.
However, if five or six mansions were to be built, the cost of each mansion would have to be more than 100 million yuan. The labor and materials in Hong Kong are so expensive, and after adding the expenses of construction and decoration, and then considering the capital cost, Fan Wumian felt that there was no need to bother.
Although he values Stephen Chow's commercial value in the film market, he does not want to spend hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars just to do a favor. Besides, given Stephen Chow's way of doing things, whether he would appreciate it is another matter.
Fan Wumian felt a little helpless when he thought that there might be a lot of noise and clanging for a long time while the construction site started.
The next day, when Pu Jiajing mentioned it, he learned that Xingzai had just taken a well-known wealthy businessman on a field trip in the morning and was accidentally seen by Pu Jiajing who was out shopping.
These had nothing to do with Fan Wumian, so he didn't ask any more questions.
Speaking of land.
In November last year, the neighboring Macau City planned 11 square meters of land on Taipa Island, specifically for Fan Wumian to build the "Asian Fashion Industry Cluster". In the future, it will be committed to attracting fashion companies and designers to settle in, and try to position itself as the headquarters base of Asian fashion companies, an international trend center, etc.
The application plan submitted to the official website of Macao was thought up by his team, and it painted a big picture for Macao that was full of infinite imagination.
The entire complex project in the concept map initially integrated office buildings, shopping streets and shopping malls. However, Fan Wumian was not satisfied after seeing it, so he changed the office building into a high-end residential building and named it "Valentino Building".
The reason is simply that the room for added value of office buildings in Macau is far less than that of directly developing residential buildings, and there are already many office buildings planned on Taipa Island, so there is no need to compete with them.
Developing it into residential buildings is different.
Just by attracting some customers from the mainland, Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, Fan Wumian is confident that he can sell these high-end residences in the future.
The land is located in Australia City, but the current floor price is as low as several thousand yuan per square meter. In order to make the best use of the 6 square meters of land, Fan Wumian asked a designer to plan a 249-meter-high residential building with a total of 66 floors.
Since he just needs to get approval first and is only busy speculating on the land in the short term, he has almost no financial pressure. This is also one of the main reasons why he looks down on the land at 90 Repulse Bay Road. The potential rate of return is far less than that of bargain hunting in Macau.
Fan Wumian has little interest in the fashion circle itself.
But as a highly profitable business, he felt it was worth spending some time and energy to plan it out.
Projects like this "Asian Fashion Industry Cluster" can make money from both fashion and real estate, promote brands such as Valentino and Fiorentina, and try to break the monopoly of European and American companies in the Asian fashion field and put money into his own pocket.
Fan Wumian would certainly be very interested in this, and felt that this was a big business with a revenue scale that could potentially reach hundreds of billions of Hong Kong dollars.
To put it bluntly, being involved in the fashion industry is just a "bonus" to being in the entertainment industry.
With so many artists signed under his control, the star effect they generate is very considerable. It would be a pity not to let them help promote the products and make money from consumers.
Take Fei Li for example. Since the end of January this year, Fan Wumian has commissioned people from McKinsey Consulting Company to help him negotiate the acquisition of South Korean and international brand operating rights.
Since acquiring Feili, the number of stores has expanded rapidly, and the brand value has soared. The company has already earned back the $2800 million it spent on acquiring Feili, which is more than the total direct income brought to Fan Wumian by all the artists signed by him during the same period.
This is just the beginning. Valentino is making money even faster. As its financial statements have become quite good and its brand image has been reversed, its valuation has soared from around 1.7 million euros when Fan Wumian bought it to 5 million euros today.
Compared with the company's own value-added, the net profit of 12 to million Hong Kong dollars earned from sales since December last year is nothing.
Fan Wumian is very popular in Asia, and can also help promote it through online platforms, film and television dramas, and public relations channels. As a result, many young girls may not know brands such as Hermès, Gucci, and Chanel, but are deeply impressed by Valentino, which has a very high market awareness. And because it is a luxury brand with Italian origin, people can naturally recognize its ultra-luxury brand positioning.
Many young girls cannot afford handbags, clothes and the like, but they will support Fan Wumian by buying perfumes, cosmetics and so on.
Recently, Valentino launched a series of new products that incorporate elements of the Chinese palace. The designs use ancient palace patterns and colors, combining traditional culture with modern beauty. Products like lipsticks printed with phoenix patterns and fruity perfumes have been out of stock in Asia for a long time.
European and American girls have a strong body odor, especially in the summer, it is so strong that it makes people unable to open their eyes. Fruity and fresh perfumes cannot cover it up, so the sales in the international market are mediocre.
The business has really grown.
Even if you just look at documents and listen to reports, it will still take two or three hours a day.
This time when he returned to Hong Kong, Fan Wumian mainly focused on script writing. In addition to movies such as "Speeding Life", "Dying to Survive", "Monster Hunt", "The Stolen Five Years", "Ip Man", and "Time Raiders", he also plans to shoot a TV series similar to "Meritorious Service" as a tribute to next year's Olympics.
There is always something to do every day, and life is so fulfilling.
During this period, I took time out to date Feng Ying'er. A short separation is better than a new reunion. This girl's legs and waist are like knives that can hurt people.
I don’t know if it was because the bed was too soft or because I had been exerting too much energy during this period, but Fan Wumian’s waist muscles finally couldn’t take it anymore. It hurt so much that he even had difficulty sitting down. He lay down and watched the American TV series "Desperate Housewives" and "Shameless" for two or three days.
Some American TV series are very well made, but unfortunately the price of licensing the copyright to other countries is too expensive. With the current revenue in the mainland market, they can only make a loss in exchange for publicity.
Fan Wumian considered starting a business in Silicon Valley and bringing Tudou.com to the North American market. However, when he thought about being watched and blocked by Hollywood giants, he was worried that it would affect the Mythology Film Studio and the plan to invest in Marvel Entertainment.
Considering the factors of reducing risks and avoiding troubles, it is indeed best to wait patiently and invest directly in this company before the rise of Netflix's streaming platform.
With the improvement of network information transmission.
Many troubles that could be solved low-key in the early years are becoming difficult to cover up.
A few days ago, we heard news of a major water seepage accident in a mine, which resulted in the death of many people. Yesterday, there was news of a gas explosion, which also resulted in casualties.
The calls for strengthening mineral supervision have therefore become louder and louder, sparking widespread discussion in society.
After so many years of wild development, many industries have to start following the rules. The Huashen Coal Mine invested by Fan Wumian has been busy upgrading and reorganizing since the beginning of the year, and organizing miners to conduct safety training.
After evaluation, he found that the coal mines were sufficient to meet the requirements for production, but he did not leave them idle and wasted them. He was able to dig out about 7500 tons of coal every day.
For the sake of the miners' physical and mental health, they are only allowed to work 8 hours a day, but they are also provided with two days off a week, physical examinations, new protective tools, etc.
Coal is mined from Monday to Friday, and inspection and reinforcement are carried out over the weekends. Until the coal mine is sold, every effort is made to ensure that no safety hazards arise.
On average, Fan Wumian can earn a gross profit of 20 RMB a day. On March 3, the media broke the news, praising him as the new boss with a strong conscience.
I can only say that he is really too greedy. Even if he only provides two days off a week and an 8-hour work system, he was praised to the top of the Penguin Weibo hot search list, attracting countless netizens to complain about their company and boss.
Also on March 3, Wang Jinghua, the top female agent in mainland China who had signed contracts with Da Bingbing, Xiao Bingbing, Wu Junru, Yuan Yongyi, Hu Jun and others, brought Da Bingbing, who was embroiled in scandals, to the mansion at No. 15 Repulse Bay Road to meet Fan Wumian in a low-key manner.
First she worked for Huayi Brothers, and then she jumped to another company. She was really tired of living under someone else's roof. This time, Wang Jinghua came to find Fan Wumian, mainly to raise funds from him and then start her own brokerage company.
I don't know what Da Bingbing is thinking. She wore a deep V-neck skirt today. Even though she is not the type that Fan Wumian likes, she still attracted a few glances from men. (End of this chapter)