Chapter 660: Grand Prize
Chapter 660: Million-dollar Prize
This time when Fan Wumian came to Shanghai, he also brought international superstar Britney to hold an event, which attracted countless entertainment reporters.
There is too much news about him, almost all year round, which naturally makes people numb and there is nothing new anymore.
Britney Spears' popularity in mainland China is average, far less than Avril Lavigne, who is even less popular in the United States, and she also lacks the value of hype.
Many media outlets chose to focus their attention on Alexandra Daddario, using headlines such as "Who is the foreign beauty next to Fan Wumian?", "Fan Wumian is suspected of having a new lover", "Hollywood's most powerful new beauty", etc. to attract attention.
Fan Wumian is not afraid of scandals.
Since his debut, he has been involved in constant scandals, but no one has ever produced any solid evidence. From Zuo Ziyan to Zhuang Muxi, to Huang Shengyi and Liu Yifei, the outside world has long been tired of the "wolf cry" story.
In his previous life, Daddario did not become famous until he was around 30 years old, but now he has been discovered by Fan Wumian at an early age. At the age of 21, he looks young and smooth, with a quiet appearance and temperament, which is more in line with the oriental aesthetic. After the photos were posted on the Internet, they quickly attracted widespread attention.
After Pu Jiajing received the notice from the public relations department, she quietly reminded:
"Boss, why don't you go to your own house to rest tonight? There are so many media outlets these days. I'm really worried that there are paparazzi hiding in the hotel, waiting to capture your exclusive big news."
Fan Wumian also noticed that there were a lot of reporters following him around, so he answered decisively:
"Okay, then I won't stay at the Peace Hotel tonight. I've been running around a lot lately and I really need a good night's sleep."
If you ask him why he couldn't sleep well, Pu Jiajing certainly knows the answer.
Seeing that Fan Wumian was still so uninhibited and loved freedom, the little flame that had ignited some time ago was almost extinguished by Pu Jiajing. Hearing this, he only added:
"As for Ms. Daddario, why don't you take some photos while she's still popular and then try to promote her? It would be a shame to miss out on the popularity she has already gained. If she can gain enough popularity in Asia first, her starting point for filming in Hollywood and getting endorsement fees would be much higher."
After all, he has been with Fan Wumian for so long, so it’s natural that he doesn’t have a good business sense.
Fan Wumian made a decision and said:
"Okay, find a photographer to take a few photos for her. Go to the Bund, the Oriental Pearl Tower, and the Jinmao Tower to shoot them. Make them look high-end and classy. Go to my Valentino store to pick out some clothes. Find someone to make the arrangements. I have something else to do tonight."
"What do you mean by other things? Do you have any girlfriends in Shanghai? Boss, are you made of iron?"
".What are you thinking about? I just happened to find some time to talk to a few executives of the Bandit King Fund. They were poached from foreign companies by a headhunting company. I'm worried that they don't fully understand my investment ideas, so I need to communicate more face to face."
Between 2000 and 2006, the subprime mortgage market expanded rapidly as the United States' low interest rate policy and the official "Home Ownership" program led to rising housing prices. Today, it has reached a point where it may collapse at any second.
Since Fan Wumian is not clear about the detailed timeline, he can only wait patiently for the decision to be made.
The public funds launched by mainland fund companies are relatively easy to manage. You can invest the money in potential leading stocks and you don’t need to worry about the rest.
Private equity funds are a bit more troublesome. There are some investment targets that Fan Wumian himself doesn't like but have great potential, which he can entrust to his private equity funds to grab first and indirectly bring him huge profits.
Internet projects like Xunlei, Yaya Voice, and Network Accelerator can completely ignore the upcoming financial crisis and can be invested in with eyes closed. The earlier you buy, the earlier you can make money.
Pu Jiajing made a phone call and helped to explain everything.
Several staff members of Tudou.com's marketing department received a notice from their supervisor before leaving work that they were usually asked to work overtime and they complained bitterly. However, they perked up immediately after learning that tonight they were going to take photos of their boss's latest "rumored girlfriend".
Especially young guys like photographers and artists, after they searched for photos of Alexandra Daddario on the Internet in groups, they were so excited that they screamed in the office and couldn't wait to meet this white girl with a perfect figure in person.
Daddario here.
She left the Peace Hotel and walked to the Valentino flagship store on the Bund. She tried on several sets of clothes but found that none of them were suitable for her size.
Do not ask.
The problem is that the waves are too rough.
I'm a size 36E, and my waist is so thin, it's hard to find clothes that fit me perfectly.
Fortunately, Britney, who was accompanying Daddario, was very experienced in photo shoots and told her that she didn't need to ask a tailor to make changes at the last minute. She could just use pins to fix it. It was just a photo shoot anyway, so if she chose a good angle, it wouldn't be noticeable. So she picked two large-size skirts that didn't fit her well, plus a shirt, trousers, a purse, etc. Because it happened to be a promotion for Valentino, she didn't have to pay for it. Then she met up with the shooting team from Tudou.com.
The young artist who had been begging to go out and broaden his horizons with her was so nervous after seeing Dadario that he didn't dare to say hello to her. He was so bewitched that he had no idea how proactive and unrestrained his "goddess" was in front of Fan Wumian.
After being in the entertainment industry for a long time, you will find that countless star-chasers are actually quite pitiful.
Compared to the real star, they like a fantasy character more and have no idea about the star's private life.
As a result, many stars’ reputations suddenly fell apart, and fans thought it might be a misunderstanding. They had no idea how extravagant their idols or goddesses were in their daily lives.
From some perspectives, these star-chasers seem to be even worse than some otakus who like the two-dimensional world. At least the two-dimensional characters in the anime will not collapse.
Daddario was still almost an unknown figure and was very polite to several Tudou staff members.
Using the venue of the Valentino store, after putting on makeup and changing clothes, I first took a few sets of outdoor photos near the Bund Observation Deck. Then I changed clothes and went to the Peace Hotel, where I consulted the manager and borrowed the venue for photos.
Been busy for more than two hours.
At around 10 o'clock that evening, Fan Wumian received more than a dozen retouched photos.
In fact, there is nothing to do in photo editing, it is nothing more than adjusting the color, adding a filter and so on. Daddario is quite photogenic and is now at the peak of his appearance. Whether it is a frontal or side profile photo, he looks quite photogenic.
After selecting 9 photos from more than a dozen photos, Fan Wumian contacted Daddario and asked the public relations department headed by Ji Qiao to help her apply for a Penguin Weibo account. In the future, she could also try to gain popularity in the mainland through this account.
By 11 o'clock in the evening, the photo shoot and the recorded video had been edited and posted on the Penguin Weibo and Tudou platforms overnight.
Fan Wumian has a lot of resources and Daddario himself has a good foundation, so the story soon attracted reprints and comments from media in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and other places.
What’s interesting is that Daddario was still unknown in Hollywood, but he first became quite famous in Asia.
So much so that during the ocean ball rafting competition held the next day, some people came to give Daddario flowers and gifts. When she heard someone calling her name in the crowd, the girl was extremely surprised and finally got to experience what it was like to be a star.
The ocean ball drifting competition is simple.
They simply used cranes to scatter more than 6 ocean balls into the Huangpu River, and let them float downstream from the Nanpu Bridge. The first 33 ocean balls to arrive at the Yangpu Bridge downstream won. The total length was about 11 kilometers.
During the recording session, Britney also specifically introduced that for environmental reasons, these ocean balls would be salvaged afterwards, and relevant departments had been contacted for help. After being cleaned, the balls would be donated to organizations in need.
Most of the ocean balls drifted several kilometers away and unfortunately ran aground on the shore. Some ocean balls quickly flowed down the river, drifting seventy to eighty meters in a minute, and quickly moved towards the finish line.
It was only a distance of 11 kilometers, but Fan Wumian waited for more than two and a half hours before he salvaged the first championship-winning ocean ball.
When the numbers were announced, the lucky winner happened to be at the scene. He was a 19-year-old freshman at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. He was so excited that he trotted all the way to the makeshift podium, making everyone envious.
In 2007, 100 million RMB, even after paying 20% occasional income tax, could buy a newly built commercial house of about square meters in Pudong. The purchasing power was very strong.
Fan Wumian was extremely calm about this. He had no intention of doing anything behind the scenes anyway, so he would give the bonus to anyone. At least this 19-year-old girl looked lively and likable.
After the notary office staff and the police station's note identification expert jointly confirmed the authenticity, they handed over 80 RMB in cash after tax to the girl on the spot. After taking photos, she was escorted by bank security guards and waited for the second and third persons to complete the formalities so that they could go to the bank to deposit the money together.
Britney, the host, drove around with Daddario, busy recording material for the show. Afterwards, she lamented that the ratings for today's show would definitely not be low.
(End of this chapter)