Chapter 686: 8 out of will lose
Now Fan Wumian is very powerful, and there is an endless stream of people coming to him for help.
After so many years of development, many mainland companies have fallen into a bottleneck period and are in urgent need of seeking funds and other resources to expand again.
On July 7, when Zhao Benshan also came to his house, Fan Wumian had just finished a phone call with Silly Old Fan.
Just now, he heard Silly Old Fan rambling on and on, blaming himself for meddling in other people's business and sending A Xia directly inside. He just rolled his eyes and hung up the phone.
There is disappointment only when there is hope. He had no expectation of this slightly weird cheap father becoming a successful person, so there was no need for him to take it to heart.
As I said, keeping a distance and living your own life is good for everyone.
Many people love to dwell on trivial matters. They don’t understand what “sunk cost” means until they are really hurt, thus making their lives a mess.
Some chickens who have been cowardly all their lives finally have the opportunity to control the phoenix, and they act so greedy that it's really ugly. Some celebrities work as mistresses to support their whole families, and some people take out their hard-earned savings to help pay off their gambling debts. It's obvious that they think their lives are too comfortable and they have to make things difficult for themselves.
Fan Wumian doesn't really care about certain restrictions.
Most people will only experience the cycle of four seasons dozens of times in their lifetime. Countless people born before the 20th century are almost extinct in 2007. While you are alive, you might as well think more about yourself. Living a comfortable life is the most important thing.
In the luxury RV next to the crew, Fan Wumian handed the first-generation iPhone he had just received two days ago to Pu Jiajing. He sat opposite Zhao Benshan calmly and asked with a smile:
"It's a rare visitor. Since you are in Hong Kong, I will be the host. Can we find a place to have lunch at noon?"
Zhao Benshan's image and personality in private seem a little serious, not as interesting as when he performs sketches on stage. Not only is he quick-witted, but he is also quite worldly-wise.
At this moment, Zhao Benshan pushed a small box in front of Fan Wumian and said with a smile:
"Before I came here, I wanted to meet Mr. Fan, but I didn't have any good gifts. I knew that Mr. Fan liked to collect antiques, so I specially got a tripod furnace with sky-high ears and gold foil from the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty from a friend."
"It seems to be called this name. I don't know much about it, but I thought that Mr. Fan would like to drink tea and read books when he is free, so it should be suitable to use such a small stove to burn some agarwood."
"It's a big crew indeed, with all kinds of professional equipment. I only have two or three people there, or grassroots, as the saying goes. The difference is simply incomparable."
Seeing that he was so polite and brought gifts with him, Fan Wumian immediately guessed that he was not just here for a trip or a visit, so he just replied:
"Brother Zhao, you are too polite. I cannot accept such an expensive gift. You are my senior. How can I ask you to spend money?"
Uncle Benshan said quickly:
"It's okay. It's just a small gift worth two million. Actually, I didn't come here just to visit you, Mr. Fan. I also have some business matters that I want to trouble you with."
Fan Wumian asked Pu Jiajing to pour a cup of tea, saying:
"It's no problem, just give me a call if you have anything. Fan Wei has signed a contract with my company. I've seen the movie Marshal Ma that you two worked on before. It's very down-to-earth, the story is very real, and the artistic level is very high."
Zhao Benshan waved his hand with a smile and said:
"Compared with Mr. Fan, the ratings are way behind. How dare I show off in front of him?"
"To be honest, my company is doing well. Recently, I've been thinking about building a film and television base, where I can set up a Liu Laogen stage for tourists to perform, and then have restaurants, hotels, shopping streets and so on. The government has given strong support, and the land has been selected. The only problem is the investment. The total investment is about 8000 million, and I'm still short of about 2000 million."
"My TV series are okay now, and I want to follow the trend and make a few movies. Anyway, I am short of money everywhere. I have hundreds of people to support, and they all need to eat. I am worried to the point of my hair turning white."
He just looks old. Zhao Benshan is only 49 years old now.
Fan Wumian grasped the key point accurately and said in a business-oriented way: "I have also paid attention to Benshan Media. Its TV series and big stages are all pretty good. There is also a theater in the Jinmao Tower in Shanghai, right?"
"I wonder if you want me to invest in Benshan Media, or the film and television base itself?"
"I feel that the profits from just doing the film and television base business should be limited. Someone in Hengdian contacted me and said that they wanted to work with me to replicate the Old Summer Palace. This kind of business is not bad, but it takes up too much capital. It may not be possible to recover the cost in 10 years."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Benshan immediately came to his senses.
From what Fan Wumian said, it seems that he is only interested in Benshan Media as a company, but is not very optimistic about the film and television base project.
I originally came here for the film and television base project.
Scratching his head, Zhao Benshan felt that if he could get investment from Fan Wumian, plus the support of various resources, it would be very good. He was a little undecided for the time being, and replied:
"My Benshan Media's performance is OK, but if you ask how much the company is worth, I'm afraid it's a mess, even the company's accountant can't tell."
Fan Wumian continued the topic:
"That's easy. Internet companies can all be valued, so it's even easier to value your company. Benshan Media now has a lot of talented people under its wing. I've considered borrowing some people to perform in comedies, but I was afraid that it would delay your business, so I didn't dare to mention it in the end."
"The Deyunshe that I invested in before really gave me a big surprise. I didn't expect that the small crosstalk theater could attract countless tourists every day, and one after another opened."
"Brother, with your fame in the mainland, if you seize the opportunity to dig deeper, your future is quite bright. You can cooperate with TV stations to produce variety shows, or make some low-budget movies. The comedy artists you cultivate will be like cash cows."
He had indeed paid attention to Benshan Media before, but Zhao Benshan was doing very well and there was no news of him being short of money, so he thought it might be difficult to negotiate with him, so Fan Wumian gave up.
Not so now.
The amount of funds in Fan Wumian's hands was no longer comparable to that of the year before and last year. In addition, Zhao Benshan took the initiative to offer it to him, which made him want to get involved again.
There is also Happy Muggle Company, which currently specializes in drama and stage play business. It has not yet developed, but its actors have accumulated a lot of creative and performance experience. As long as funds and other resources keep up, the business prospects are also very good.
Not to mention the profit margin of investing in them, Fan Wumian has never thought about how much money he can make from these small projects. What he is concerned about is to further find fun in the domestic entertainment market, satisfy his personal interests and hobbies, and by the way, provide a large number of talents for Tudou.com, and gradually cultivate the market for online dramas and online variety shows.
Tudou.com only releases some TV dramas and movies and makes a living by following behind the TV stations, which makes the resources on its platform a little unattractive.
Without attraction, users will lack the motivation to pay for recharge. As network transmission speeds begin to increase, the real spring of the online video industry is about to come. It is necessary to make some plans in advance to prevent other potential competitors from seizing the opportunity and causing failure.
After hearing the big plan that Fan Wumian had drawn, Zhao Benshan felt a little itchy. He had never considered producing variety shows, but he was very interested in the film market, opening more Liu Laogen stages, and making more of his apprentices famous.
After thinking for a few seconds, Zhao Benshan asked:
"Mr. Fan, are you interested in investing in my Benshan Media? How about finding some experts to calculate how much my company is worth, and then we can discuss it in detail?"
If you think the price is right, then invest. If you think the price is not right, then don’t invest. Fan Wumian had no intention of playing tricks and smiled calmly:
"If we can cooperate with you, we will all make money. It is not appropriate for me to arrange for someone to evaluate it. You should contact them yourself. It probably won't cost much."
"The payback period for a film and television base business is too long, and eight out of ten will lose money. In fact, it is better to rent it than to spend money to build it yourself. If you have agreed with the higher-ups and have to invest, it is better to create a small cultural tourism project that integrates tourism, food, business, and leisure to attract guests to spend money on vacation."
"8000 million RMB can do a lot of things. As long as you think ahead to see if you can transform and do other businesses if the project fails, at least you won't lose everything. If the film and television city cannot make a profit, it seems that it will just stay there and serve as a background for photo studios or rent out the venue for wedding photos." (End of this chapter)