Debuted right after graduating from high school

Aston Martin currently does not have an F1 team and only frequently participates in the 24 Hours of London endurance race.

Originally, Fan Wumian planned to hold off on filming the script for "Pegasus" for a while, but now the situation has clearly changed.

Even if "Pegasus" doesn't make much money at the box office after its release, it can indirectly benefit him by promoting Aston Martin and Jaguar Land Rover through the film and trying to open up sales channels in the mainland market.

If we can instill the subconscious perception of these brands as high-end and luxurious in the minds of young people in advance, we should be able to increase sales significantly once their wallets are fuller in the future.

have to say.

Fan Wumian always felt that the aesthetic sense of the senior management of Ford Motor Company seemed to have collectively gone wrong.

Whether it's Land Rover's flagship models like the Range Rover, Defender, and Discovery, or Aston Martin's high-volume DB9, he finds their designs somewhat ugly.

Jaguar's flagship XJ series has a slight Bentley Arnage R feel, but unfortunately it looks like the kind of car that middle-aged and elderly people like, with its exterior and interior looking too outdated.

Acquiring these car companies to start a real business was so troublesome that Fan Wumian felt at a loss. However, in his opinion, it was necessary to first find several capable designers to reshape their family design language.

Land Rover's products need to look cooler and more rugged, while Aston Martin also needs to add a touch of luxury and elegance, while also having a fashionable and technological feel.

The troublesome aspects of car manufacturing will likely take a lot of time and effort, and it will be a long and drawn-out process. There's no use being impatient.

The most important thing right now is undoubtedly to find ways to raise more money. Only when he has enough funds can Fan Wumian turn his many ideas into reality.

For example, the acquisition of Fei Le's headquarters, including the recovery of the South Korean brand license, is expected to cost a total of $3.5 million. The two sides have been in contact several times and have already made some progress.

Real estate projects along the Shenzhen Bay in mainland China can also begin to be planned. While labor and material costs and the price of supplementary land transfer fees are relatively low, they can be developed in batches over four or five years.

He also plans to partner with several Hollywood giants to create a video website similar to Netflix, which would require burning through massive amounts of money to even have a chance of success.

Looking at Netflix, which had a market value of hundreds of billions of dollars in its previous life, who wouldn't be envious of such a lucrative opportunity?

Since the goal was to prepare a new project and get companies like Disney, Paramount, Sony Pictures, and Warner Bros. to join forces and willingly provide their film libraries and other resources, Fan Wumian had no choice but to offer a substantial amount of cash as bait and willingly assume most of the risks.

Otherwise, these deep-pocketed giants could easily bypass him and go it alone; there's no need for them to bring him in to share the pie.
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Since Fan Wumian left Yanjing, he has not contacted Gao Yuanyuan again. Even he himself is a little confused about the situation and doesn't know if they have completely broken up now.

Considering Gao Yuanyuan's age, he didn't want to delay her from finding true happiness just for the sake of occasional excitement. Therefore, he chose to give her the cold shoulder, hoping she could figure things out on her own and make whatever decision she ultimately made.

Since I never truly loved them, I naturally couldn't say I was heartbroken or reluctant to part with them.

The situation was similar for another secret lover, Jane Zhang.

July 8nd.

Zhang Liangying held a solo concert in Taiwan and made a special overnight detour to Hong Kong to bring warmth to Fan Wumian. The battle was incredibly enthusiastic.

The next day.

After getting up, Zhang Liangying personally cooked a pot of sweet potato porridge and stir-fried two dishes for Fan Wumian.

When Fan Wumian woke up and arrived at the restaurant, she said with a bright smile:
"The porridge has cooled down a bit. I noticed you don't have many dishes in your fridge, so I can only make a couple of simple dishes. Would you please have something to eat?"

After reading it, Fan Wumian said:

"No need to be so polite. You were so tired from the concert yesterday, you can sleep in a little longer this morning. I haven't had sweet potato porridge in years, and I was just thinking of having something light."

Sensing that he seemed a little distracted, Zhang Liangying assumed it was because the breakfast she had made wasn't to his liking, and quickly said:

"If I want to eat something else, I can have someone go out and buy it. I'm fine with whatever I want to eat."

Waving his hand, Fan Wumian sat down at the dining table and said:

"The subprime crisis really broke out and spread very quickly. However, due to the intervention of central banks around the world to rescue the market, a series of positive news gave investors hope, which caused my expectations to be disappointed. When I woke up, I found that I had lost hundreds of millions of dollars in paper profits overnight."

"The market is like a roller coaster. Even if the general trend is destined to be downward, there will still be ups and downs in the process, full of unpredictable variables. In the last two days, I have lost more than 2 million US dollars. It really hurts."

"The American sickle is indeed sharp. This wave of positive news for market rescue will probably kill countless investors again, attracting funds to rush to take over and get slaughtered." Zhang Liangying had limited information.

The two generally did not discuss business matters. Even when they occasionally shared a bed, she could only learn about Fan Wumian's recent situation from public news reports.

Subconsciously assuming Fan Wumian had suffered heavy losses, Zhang Liangying racked her brains and tried to comfort him, saying:

"It's inevitable to make and lose money in business. The media has mentioned your business on Wall Street. It seems you made quite a bit of money recently. Overall, it should be doing well, right?"

"Yes, I mean my personal investment account lost more than $2 million."

Fan Wumian took a sip of the sweet potato porridge and then said:

"On Monday, my personal investment account had a paper profit of over $8 million. I thought I could make it over $10 billion this week, but the bulls suddenly took over and caught me off guard."

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Zhang Liangying bit her chopsticks and remained silent for a while before tentatively asking:
"So, boss, do you mean you made over $8 million and then lost over $2 million, or you made $6 million?"

"Not that many."

Fan Wumian tasted the scrambled eggs with scallions and then said to her:

"There's only $5.9 million left. I hope they don't pull any more tricks lately. If they manage to turn things around, it'll drive me crazy."

Zhang Liangying felt as if a mouthful of blood had risen to her throat. After several seconds of silence, she finally said speechlessly:
"Whether it's $8 million or $5.9 million, these kinds of returns are outrageous. If you put them in your pocket, you could never spend them all in your lifetime."

Fan Wumian chatted casually:

“I certainly can’t spend all my daily expenses, but it’s not enough to run a business. I’m very confident about the profit prospects, but the back-and-forth process is really exhausting.”

"The central banks of the United States, Europe and island nations announced another injection of more than $720 billion to rescue the market, and central banks in the Asia-Pacific region have injected funds into the banking system. The Federal Reserve has also released rumors that it will postpone interest rate hikes."

"I feel they can't save the market, but many investors don't think so. The A-share market will probably surge again today, giving it a little more lifeline. I'm not sure what the next move will be."

When it comes to how to reap the benefits of the global economy, no force is more professional than the United States.

By continuously releasing positive news to offset negative news, the wealthy can cash out and run away, and the bubble in emerging global markets can be further inflated, turning the subprime crisis into an opportunity for countless people to get rich.

Knowing full well that it was an open conspiracy, no country in the world could resolve it, and Fan Wumian was even less able to stop it. He could only try his best to profit from the market for himself and the clients of his asset management company.

Zhang Liangying wasn't good at thinking about these things. While enjoying her breakfast, she said:
"You are really amazing. You became rich in such a short time. In my impression, businessmen are all down-to-earth and it takes many years to expand their business."

Fan Wumian said with a smile:
“They run real businesses, but my situation is different; I’m better at speculation and opportunism.”

"Don't be fooled by my seemingly impressive actions. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook in Silicon Valley, also made billions of dollars in about the same amount of time as me, and the process was much easier for him."

"I'm constantly working day and night, investing in so many projects, while Mark Zuckerberg only needs to focus on Facebook and worry about just that one company."

People live in different environments, and their perspectives and ways of thinking are also different.

When Fan Wumian steered the conversation to the concert tour, Zhang Liangying immediately started talking and began to introduce her recent situation.

Unlike Gao Yuanyuan, who overthinks, Zhang Liangying is easily satisfied and somewhat submissive.

When Fan Wumian subtly inquired whether she had considered marriage and having children, the girl only replied that she was currently focused on her work and wouldn't consider such things yet.

Since she doesn't care, Fan Wumian doesn't need to be polite and push away such a worry-free lover.

While resting in her bedroom, Zhang Liangying also talked about tattoos.

She told Fan Wumian that a friend of hers recently got a pair of wings tattooed on her lower back, which she found very sexy, and asked if she liked it.

Without experiencing it firsthand, one has no right to speak. Fan Wumian only told her to buy temporary tattoos when she had time, and to make a decision after experiencing them herself.

(End of this chapter)