Chapter 678 Getting stronger with old age

Chapter 678 Getting stronger with old age

The day we returned to Hong Kong.

Zuo Ziyan waited obediently for Fan Wumian to finish filming, and in the evening, she brought a small cake and ran to the Repulse Bay mansion to meet him for a date.

She didn't even touch a bite of the cake, she herself became the delicious snack delivered to the door, and only when she was completely satisfied did they watch the show and eat cake together.

at this time.

Zuo Ziyan saw Fan Wumian writing and drawing in a notebook, and curiously asked, "What are you busy with? Are you thinking of a new script?"

Fan Wumian explained:

"Yes, I found an interesting creative direction, suitable for making a tribute film, but I don't know if it can pass the review. It may be a little controversial."

"In the early 20th century, there was a strange man named Yang Du who worked hard to save the country. He jumped into the fire pit and tried every possible way."

"It may seem like a fence-sitter, but it is also a bit admirable. I'll show it to you when I finish writing it."

Zuo Ziyan had no idea about this person, so she nodded and continued to ask:

"I saw in the news today that Miss Zhuang from your company bought the mansion at 10 Po Leung Road, The Peak from Sing Tsai? It's worth over 2 million Hong Kong dollars. Does she make that much money as a star?"

Fan Wumian acted as if nothing had happened and continued the topic calmly:

"I mentioned it to her on the day of the premiere of 'Wushuang'. It seems that Xing Zai is raising money to develop the land at 90 Repulse Bay Road next door, so he cut his own price and sold 10 Poole Road to the public."

"It seems like her family has been renting a house recently. She earns 50 to 60 million Hong Kong dollars a year from film and endorsement fees. It's a bit stressful for her to buy that house, but I'm afraid it's not too big."

"Hollywood Disney asked her to continue filming A Quiet Place 3, which will start shooting in the second half of the year. In addition, there is also a Paramount Star Trek, which also paid her $750 million. She always said that I like interstellar science fiction movies very much."

"Earlier, Paramount executives said they wanted to ask her to star in Transformers 2, but no decision has been made yet. I am considering giving some of the opportunities to go to Hollywood to other artists. If this bowl of water is not evenly distributed, it will easily make others feel unbalanced."

The tone of the words was so light that Zuo Ziyan didn't notice any problems at all. She just said enviously:

"I regret not staying in Hong Kong or studying in the mainland, otherwise I might have become a big star earning tens of millions a year. But I'm not bad either. The land at 12 Mount Kellett Road, The Peak has appreciated a lot. Two weeks ago, Sun Hung Kai Properties wanted to buy it for HK$12 billion, but my parents disagreed. I only heard about it when I came back today."

Part of the equity of the land at 12 Mount Kellett Road is currently still in the hands of Zuo Ziyan's grandfather, but her grandfather has publicly stated that he will leave the land to Zuo Ziyan.

In order to prove that he had nothing to hide, Fan Wumian said again:

"Zhuang Muxi didn't inform me in advance, otherwise I would have sold one of my mansions on Poole Road to her. Now I keep it and don't live in it at all. Xingzai made tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars from it."

"Your piece of land is pretty good, just keep it. Anyway, your business is getting bigger and bigger, there is no need to cash out in a hurry."

"By the way, what stage is the renovation of the house on Big Wave Bay Road at?"

Zuo Ziyan said helplessly:
"Don't mention it. The application for reconstruction has been delayed for more than three months, and the garden has not been fully decorated yet. It has already cost 30 to 40 million yuan. The area is too large and it is very troublesome. I may not have the opportunity to move in next year."

"The Wanda Real Estate you recommended to my family is developing very fast. There are five shopping malls under construction, and several other projects are being prepared."

"The mainland property market just happened to be booming, and my dad said the money he invested at the time is probably now worth double what it was."

Fan Wumian asked again:

"Your company has also invested in a residential project near Stanley Prison? If there are beautiful women basking in the sun on the balcony, won't the inmates in the nearby prison be in trouble?" He didn't understand for a moment.

Zuo Ziyan thought about it again, and then said with a smile:
"You are so mean. I can't even imagine that scene. The two places are not right next to each other. The four traditional wealthy areas in Hong Kong are Repulse Bay, Deep Water Bay, The Peak and Stanley."

"My company only holds a 20% stake in the luxury housing project in Stanley. A total of 11 four-storey residential buildings will be developed, with a total of 50 households, plus 32 luxurious three-storey detached houses with sea views. I have already negotiated with other partners and will take a mansion with the best location and view at cost price, which will be used for my grandfather's retirement."

"My grandpa has had some problems with a pretty 30-year-old nurse recently. You must not spread this matter. But my grandpa has seen all kinds of situations. It's just a casual affair. It's nice to give him a little money to buy some jewelry and clothes to kill time and have some fun."

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Her family is mainly engaged in real estate business, and she is exposed to matters related to this all day long, so of course she cannot avoid topics in this area.

Listening to Zuo Ziyan's chatter, Fan Wumian felt that the information was a bit too much. He was busy eating her grandfather's melon and joked:

"Your old man is in great shape, and he's still going strong. You and your parents should be careful. Some young women like to date old men and try to get a piece of the huge wealth. Your grandpa might get excited and agree to some outrageous requests. Don't let him give birth to an uncle for you."

Similar examples abound in the wealthy circles.

Zuo Ziyan was very open-minded and said:

"From childhood to adulthood, he has had seven or eight girlfriends that I have seen, but they are all fleeting. If my uncle had one, he would have had one long ago. Why would he wait until now? My grandfather has been in the martial arts world for so many years, so of course he knows why women follow him. He is old and bored at home all day, so it would be nice to have someone to accompany him."

Just when Fan Wumian thought she was too young and too naive, Zuo Ziyan smiled and added:

"I had dinner with my grandfather in the evening. He called his lawyer and said he wanted to give me the land at 12 Mount Kellett Road. There would be no gift tax between direct relatives."

"By then, my grandfather will only have the ancestral home, some cash, artworks, shares and the like left in his name. The total will be less than HK$1 million, so no one else will be able to get too much."

"And most of the cash was managed by my mother. When my grandfather had nothing to do, he just liked to go fishing, hiking, and drink tea with friends. He no longer cared about money."

Fan Wumian laughed and said:
"No wonder you're not worried about someone taking over your family. It turns out you've already secured your fortune. Some families are in chaos over money, but your family is pretty good. Fortunately, your grandfather is smart."

"In the future, I plan to put most of my assets into my family trust fund and distribute dividends to my children regularly. I don't expect them to inherit my business. They can just enjoy the life they like."

"After you have wealth that you can never spend, money basically becomes just a number. I've almost become a slave to money, and I don't want them to spend their whole lives revolving around business. Moreover, having too much wealth under your name is also a very risky thing for your children."

Zuo Ziyan's focus was somewhat off, and she said with a sad face:

"I only want to have one child at most. You're actually thinking about having both a son and a daughter? This idea is a bit dangerous. Babies are cute sometimes, but they're annoying most of the time. Even if we only take care of them until they grow up, it will take more than ten years. Add to that the half year of pregnancy, and it will be almost 20 years in total."

Fan Wumian did not put any pressure on her and said with a smile:
"As long as you are happy, you don't need to think about those things for now. While you were studying at Cambridge University, I expanded my business. I often even began to feel that I was no longer able to control the terrifying amount of wealth. If I used it at full capacity, I could buy many listed companies."

Zuo Ziyan quickly waved her hand and said:

"Don't ask me. I wasn't taught this in school. I guess even my professors don't understand. Including client assets, you manage more than 2000 billion Hong Kong dollars. It's hard to imagine how you do it."

"The vast majority of it is just client assets, and we just invest it on their behalf."

Fan Wumian said worriedly:

"It's too big to lose. I started cashing out before the A-share market crashed, and I've only closed half of my positions now. The mainland stock market crashed ahead of time, so the returns were not as good as I imagined." (End of this chapter)