Debuted right after graduating from high school

Speaking of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC).

This company was originally scheduled to go public in November 2007. The reason it entered the Shanghai Stock Exchange earlier this July is partly due to Fan Wumian.

The "bandit group" companies he controls have been constantly pouring cold water on the A-share market and suppressing its enthusiasm. This has made the management of China Petroleum uneasy. They hope to take advantage of the market enthusiasm and high investor confidence to obtain more funds and a higher issue price, and have taken the initiative to apply for an early listing.

Given the prevailing trend at the time, if the market enthusiasm had truly been dampened by Fan Wumian's cashing out of over 100 billion RMB, it would have inevitably affected the listing of China Petroleum. That's why the timeline was suddenly brought forward.

Another reason may be that some people want to use PetroChina's financing and listing to withdraw a large amount of hot money from the A-share market, thereby cooling down the market.

pity.

The situation is constantly changing. On the day of its listing, China Petroleum's stock price soared, but then continued to fall until it became one of the targets of international hot money speculation. The stock price was then pushed up again, with positive news being released continuously to lure investors into buying, while the foreigners were busy cashing out and running away.

Similar situations are constantly occurring in the A-share market, and this wave of profit-taking could net international speculative capital at least several hundred billion yuan.

Fan Wumian had anticipated this and had done everything he could. Now he only hoped to help replenish his cash flow while mitigating some of the negative impacts.

For example, by helping China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) invest overseas, once this path is established, it can also assist other large companies in managing assets in the future. Even if we can't get a 20% share of the performance, it's still much better than not earning anything at all.

Based on a standard management fee of 2%, managing 1000 billion RMB in assets would yield 20 billion RMB in management fees annually. In addition to the profits from asset appreciation, the actual return would certainly exceed 20 billion RMB.

All risks are borne by the investors, and Fan Wumian only helps with external investments. This kind of business, which turns information asymmetry into profit, is particularly suitable for his special circumstances.

"A Bite of China" was originally a documentary.

Feeling that the theme of "finding special delicacies from all over the country" had great potential for development, Fan Wumian turned it into an outdoor variety show.

The program mainly involves the hosts and guests finding ingredients and making local delicacies. Along the way, there are also many small games, somewhat similar to shows like "Five Ha" and "Extreme Challenge", but with some documentary elements.

On the way to Xiamen.

On the Falcon 7X private jet, the two Singaporean flight attendants who had initially recommended themselves to him, named Madeline and Bai Jie, kept making small moves throughout the flight.

The two girls were fairly normal when they were on the plane, but after Fan Wumian got to know them better, they started to get a little restless.

For example, the white girl Madeleine.

While she was kneeling to serve him, a touch of magenta under her skirt was so eye-catching that it was hard not to see it.

Fan Wumian didn't believe that Madeleine hadn't learned how to perform squatting service during her training; he could only assume it was deliberate provocation.

Bai Jie, who was good at coming up with names, would often hang around him, wearing black stockings and high heels, speaking in a soft, gentle voice, trying every possible way to find topics to get closer to him.

It's no wonder the two couldn't keep their morals down. They finally found a young, rich, and handsome employer, and the temptation was too great. If they could just grab him, they could instantly change their fate.

Influenced by their uniforms, Fan Wumian's mind wandered, and he remembered Xue Shiyun, the down-on-her-luck heiress he had taken in, who usually lived in Xiamen.

When Xue Shiyun asked him for help, she kept saying she would stay with him for several years. After she got the financing to help her family overcome their difficulties, she didn't even make a phone call. She was obviously hiding and playing the ostrich.

Although Fan Wumian never intended to take advantage of someone in distress from the beginning, Xue Shiyun's actions of making a lot of noise but doing nothing still made him feel deeply deceived.

So before the plane even landed, Fan Wumian called the girl and said:

"I'm here to see you. It's the newly opened Gulang Bay Hotel. I'll be there in an hour."

"You've arrived in Xiamen!?"

Xue Shiyun's voice clearly betrayed a hint of nervousness.

Since her family received financing and the cement factory was revitalized, she felt like she had returned to her carefree life as a pampered young lady, as if nothing had changed.

He also took advantage of the resources of Mountain King Media and Mandou Model Agency to accumulate a lot of fans online under the title of model, and became a well-known internet celebrity by taking some daily life photos.

After so long, Xue Shiyun originally thought Fan Wumian was a kind-hearted person who silently gave without asking for anything in return. She never expected that what was bound to happen would finally happen. For a moment, she felt like the sky was about to fall.

It's not that I dislike him, but the fact that he relies on compromising and yielding to gain other benefits is inherently humiliating and inevitably generates resentment.

However, Xue Shiyun was hesitant to completely ignore Fan Wumian, because according to the financing agreement signed earlier, he retained the right to withdraw his shares and leave at any time. Once tens of millions of yuan were withdrawn, the family company would be back to square one.

After Fan Wumian finished registering, he went to his hotel room to rest.

Soon after, he received a call from Xue Shiyun, asking for his room number. They met.

Fan Wumian was both amused and exasperated. After looking Xue Shiyun up and down—who was wearing a baggy short-sleeved shirt, ill-fitting bell-bottoms, and flip-flops—he said:
"Is it really necessary? You're treating me like a thief, thinking that dressing up like this will kill my interest? Give me a break. I still remember how you looked in your yoga clothes. These ugly clothes can't hide your great figure. Did you buy these on the spot and wear them on purpose to show me off?"

Her little trick was exposed, but the girl refused to admit it, making excuses instead:

"No, I'm out shopping right now. You were rushing me so much that I didn't have time to go home and change. I'm always like this, sloppy and unkempt, not worthy of the radiant Boss Fan."

Clicking his tongue, Fan Wumian rolled his eyes and said:

"I've seen your Tencent Weibo account before. You post selfies all day long, changing your clothes one after another. It seems that many netizens like to use your photos as their profile pictures."

Humans are bound to have a bit of vanity.

Because of her past misfortunes and her family's bankruptcy, Xue Shiyun has been subjected to a lot of ridicule and sarcasm.

After turning her life around, she was afraid that others wouldn't know how well she was doing, so she subconsciously liked to show her glamorous side online.

Xue Shiyun was genuinely worried about being taken advantage of, and then added:

"Um... my parents have been wanting to treat you to a meal to thank you for your timely help. How about tonight? There's a chef there who's absolutely amazing at making Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. If I'm not needed, I'll go book the restaurant first."

"tsk"

Fan Wumian's tone was tinged with a smile:
"Use people when you need them, discard them when you don't. The family business is back on track, and Miss Xue is already turning her back on you so quickly? People's hearts are no longer what they used to be, and the world is going downhill. What's the difference between her and a female hooligan who pulls up her pants and runs away?"

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Having no other choice, Xue Shiyun had to use her only bargaining chip as bait in order to grasp at this lifeline.

Now the situation is different. Her family's house, cement mixing plant, cement factory, and fleet of vehicles that were seized have all been returned to her parents. She is still the glamorous young lady when she goes out, and it is inevitable that she will have some other thoughts.

Knowing she was in the wrong, Xue Shiyun blinked and said again:

"Don't blame me for denying it. It's just that you haven't paid attention to me for a long time. I thought I wasn't good enough for you, that I wasn't as charming as those big stars. I'm stupid and have a bad temper, I've already had enough bad luck. How about we just forget about it? My company is doing really well lately, I can help you make a lot of money."

Fan Wumian watched her performance quietly, then said:

"Last time it was a honey trap, and this time you've used the deception, the 'besieging Wei to rescue Zhao' strategy, and the self-inflicted injury strategy in succession. If I don't agree, should you fabricate a story, use someone else to do your dirty work, and then complain to the outside world that I've bullied you, so that people can say a few words of justice?"

Xue Shiyun decisively shook her head:
"Absolutely not. You saved my life, how could I be ungrateful?"

With his legs crossed, Fan Wumian pointed to himself and calmly said:

"No need for a meal, my schedule is packed. There are so many people who want me, they could circle the Earth's equator if they held hands. Even if I were one in a million, you could find hundreds of thousands of beauties in the world. Don't be so narcissistic and overthink things. I brought you here to ask you about other things. Where in Xiamen is the most beautiful scenery? What's the most fun place?"

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Upon hearing his assessment that she was "narcissistic," Xue Shiyun immediately broke down.

At first, she was a little unconvinced and wanted to retort, but then she remembered that she didn't have to be someone's bed warmer, so she swallowed all the words that were about to come out.

Filming for "A Bite of China" starts tomorrow, and Fan Wumian wants to find out from the locals which locations are suitable for filming.

The main reason for calling Xue Shiyun over was to tease her and get some spice in his conversation. Since his relationship with his assistant Pu Jiajing changed, it wasn't so easy to tease her anymore. If they really fought, it was hard to say who would win.

Compared to the trouble of eating the grass near one's own nest, the trouble of forcing a cow to drink water is obviously much greater. If Fan Wumian really can't think straight, he might as well go find the two flight attendants who live downstairs.

After buying the private jet, he chose flight attendants mainly because Madeleine and A-Jie were good-looking and left a deep impression on him. That's why he specifically requested that they work full-time for him, as their looks and figures are impeccable.

Moreover, the flight attendant industry is a bit complicated, and over time, they become more knowledgeable and open-minded, similar to the modeling industry.

Although he has been cultivating his character and not messing with anyone recently, Fan Wumian still finds the thrill of flirting enjoyable.

Arriving at the hotel in a daze, and then being inexplicably forced to leave, Xue Shiyun looked at herself in the mirror again and again as she went downstairs. The more she thought about it, the more dissatisfied she became with herself, as if she had no charm in Fan Wumian's eyes. She regretted not dressing up properly before coming.

Beautiful women are like this: they're used to being flattered and admired from a young age. When they encounter outstanding men they can't win over, they're more likely to get stuck on things and develop a rebellious streak.

Take Xue Shiyun, for example. She clearly didn't want to be a "bed warmer," but because Fan Wumian wouldn't eat even when she offered herself to him, she was practically bursting with frustration. (End of Chapter)