Debuted right after graduating from high school

Zhuang Muxi has been busy these past few days.

After finally finishing filming "A Quiet Place Part III" and dealing with some endorsements, commercial performances, and cameo appearances, she finally managed to find time to return to the Central Conservatory of Music to continue practicing her piano and singing, and to take a few days to rest.

It had been about three months since Zhuang Muxi had last seen Fan Wumian. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and after their passionate encounter, Zhuang Muxi felt completely relaxed. Her disordered hormones had calmed down, and a smile remained on her lips.

At this moment.

Fan Wumian lay on the modern, minimalist South China Sea rosewood bed, his eyes fixed on the exquisite patterns on the bedroom ceiling, and asked:

"How did you feel after filming 'A Quiet Place Part 3'? How does it compare to productions from our company?"

Zhuang Muxi thought for a moment, then lay on her side and hugged his arm, her figure so beautiful it was breathtaking, and replied:
"Large companies like Disney have a global talent pool. Their screenwriters have strong storytelling abilities and imaginations, so the story seems fine. There are also many large-scale scenes. One scene cost millions of dollars to build the set, and then another two or three million dollars to blow it up. Including the special effects shots, the last few minutes of content cost tens of millions of dollars to burn."

Fan Wumian was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this.

"The situation is different. I didn't have much money back then. The first movie was already the best choice, relying on imagination and story setting to win. Now that we're making the third one, we definitely need some big scenes to get the audience emotional. Did the ending really tell the whole story?"

Zhuang Muxi rubbed against his arm, trying to amuse herself, and said:

"Not yet. They organized a resistance against the alien monsters locally and blew most of them up. I overheard the screenwriter and producer talking about how the next movie could include a search for the mother nest and the monster queen, like the ants and bees."

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Fan Wumian said speechlessly:

"They really all use the same template to repeatedly fit the plot. After defeating the younger ones, the older ones appear. But this arrangement is indeed more stable, and the plot progresses layer by layer."

"The DVDs of the 'A Quiet Place' series sold very well. The high price Disney paid me at the time was equivalent to a one-time sale of all future revenue, just like selling the rights to mobile phone ringtones."

“Nowadays, they definitely wouldn’t sell you so easily. Many companies, even with money, might not be able to create a globally popular film series. Luckily, Disney didn’t decide to replace you as the lead actress. With these three 'A Quiet Place' movies, we should be able to gross $1000 billion worldwide. When Disney makes the fourth one, your salary will probably rise to $10 million. I’ll help you get another role in a Marvel superhero movie.”

When you're this close, there's no need to be overly polite between you.

Zhuang Muxi said with a smile:
"Life is amazing. At first, I just wanted to help you. I never thought that the 'A Quiet Place' series would be so popular and could earn me millions of dollars in film fees."

“Sometimes I think, if I hadn’t met you, the best job I could have found would probably have been a piano teacher, or I could have married and been a full-time housewife, spending all my time with my children, husband and in-laws.”

“In the blink of an eye, I even bought a mansion on the mountaintop. The tens of millions you helped me manage have earned more than 1 million this year. Even without a formal title, it’s worth it.”

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When it came to the topic of official status, Fan Wumian dared not answer lightly. He buried his head in the sand like an ostrich and changed the subject, asking, "How far along is the renovation of your mansion?"

Zhuang Muxi shook her head and said:

"I haven't been there for a long time. They're probably painting the walls now. The renovation company has already notified me to choose lights, toilets, switches, as well as bathroom cabinets and sofas."

Fan Wumian said:
"That means it's almost finished, right? When you bought this mansion from Xingzai, the plumbing, waterproofing, and other things were already taken care of, and some materials had already been ordered, so the construction progress is relatively fast."

"I just bought a vacant lot of land in Malibu Beach, Los Angeles, which is currently only covered in plants. I plan to bring the protagonist's house from the movie Iron Man to reality."

“Building from scratch is a bit troublesome. It will probably take three or four years to complete. Not only is it slow, but the labor costs are also very high. No wonder those American manufacturing companies are lining up to relocate to the interior.”

"I named the international version of Tudou.com Myth+. In the early stages of the company's development, I need to go there often to keep an eye on things, live in that house, and sell it at a high price when the time is right. I will try to go to the United States as little as possible. In the future, I should mainly settle in Shenzhen, but frequently travel between Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. I will have a home everywhere."

We talked about our recent situations.

I learned that the company is gathering its contracted artists for a photoshoot next week, which will be used on the desk and wall calendars to be sold before the new year.

Fan Wumian suddenly had an idea: he planned to have the pretty girls under his command take several sets of ancient-style photos, preferably sexy and alluring, to promote the group online.

Imagine scenes like beauties emerging from a bath or boudoir photos, with Zhuang Muxi, Liu Yifei, Gao Yuanyuan, Baby Yang, Feng Ying'er, and Guo Biting in charge—just thinking about it is enough to make your eyes sparkle and be alluring.

Thinking of Gao Yuanyuan, whom he hadn't seen for a long time and whose relationship seemed to have been more or less severe, Fan Wumian felt a little restless. Zhuang Muxi, thinking that the fire hadn't been completely extinguished, had a surprised smile on her face and took the initiative to act first.
I stayed with Zhuang Muxi until the afternoon.

She was so tired that she took a nap at home, while Fan Wumian went out to attend to important matters.

First, I took a stroll around the Prince Fu's Mansion and found that the walls were being renovated and rebuilt. In order to dig out the basement, garage, and artificial lake, truckloads of soil were being transported out one after another.

Next, they visited Xinhua Insurance Group, preparing to offer a wave of benefits to customers by launching several new participating insurance, universal life insurance, and annuity insurance products, with a total planned fundraising of 300 billion RMB.

Making money is difficult for those who don't know how, but easy for those who do.

For ordinary people, borrowing hundreds of thousands of yuan is very difficult, but for Fan Wumian, raising 300 billion yuan in investment insurance premiums may only take a few months to achieve his small goal.

Due to the merger with United China Insurance Group, the two companies were integrated and reorganized in Yanjing. Learning that their office building on Chang'an Avenue was insufficient, he and senior executives of New China Life Insurance Group decided during a meeting to explore acquiring land near the China World Trade Center to build a new headquarters building. This also occurred during a meeting.

Fan Wumian heard that OCBC Bank in Singapore is quietly selling its shares in Ningbo Bank, a company that went public on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in July of this year.

In addition, Dongguan Bank is planning to raise funds to expedite its IPO.

With the mainland economy booming, the real estate and infrastructure markets are about to usher in a new round of boom, and these city commercial bank stocks will appreciate significantly.

Previously, Fan Wumian's Xinhua Insurance Group had invested in projects such as Jinling Bank, Shanghai Bank, and Lin'an Bank. Considering the lack of suitable investment channels recently, he decided to temporarily research some information and make sufficient preparations, and then invest 30 to 40 billion RMB in several well-established non-listed banks next year to buy up bank stocks at bargain prices.

As for Ningbo Bank, after this year's stock price surge, the current stock price is inflated and has a serious bubble. He should wait until after the financial crisis next year before taking over. He doesn't want to be a sucker now.

After spending the evening at the headquarters of Xinhua Insurance Group, Fan Wumian visited a huge plot of land located within the Second Ring Road. A few months ago, Fan Wumian spent a lot of money to acquire Yanjing Zhongxin Real Estate and took over the "Zhongxin City" project.

Or perhaps it was for the Zhongxin City residential complex, which covers an area of ​​43.65 square meters, that he specifically arranged for someone to invest in acquiring Yanjing Zhongxin Real Estate Company. The entire plot of land is about 700 meters long from north to south and about 600 meters wide from east to west. It is located within the Second Ring Road of Yanjing, very close to the Temple of Heaven and Qianmen Street. It also includes some ancient trees and 20 protected old courtyard houses that are prohibited from being demolished.

Because it coincides with the Olympics, and like the plot of land located north of the Olympic Village, Fan Wumian, under the banner of "not affecting the city's appearance," is not planning to develop the Zhongxin City project for the time being. He also plans to revise the design and increase the planned building area from 120 million square meters to 180 million square meters.

At this moment, Fan Wumian entered and toured an old courtyard house. He said to Daqiangzi, the founder of Jingdong Mall, who had come to find him for dinner that evening:
"The courtyard is a single-courtyard house, and it will be surrounded by residential buildings in the future. It seems that it is only suitable to be renovated and rented out as shops, or sold at the price of commercial and residential properties."

"The development used to be called Zhongxin Mansion, and I'd like to change the name. What do you think would be a good name for it?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, I can leisurely develop this large piece of land for more than ten years."

When Da Qiangzi saw Fan Wumian again, he noticed that he had gotten a bit tanned, but his demeanor had become even more calm and composed, exuding the air of a business tycoon in every gesture.

Thinking about it, it makes sense. With assets worth tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars and managing two or three hundred billion Hong Kong dollars, Fan Wumian naturally exudes an air of nobility.

Daqiangzi is a top student who graduated from a prestigious university. Back then, his family was too poor to afford the tuition. It was only through the villagers pooling together five or ten yuan from each other that he was able to leave the countryside and enjoy the prosperous life he has today.

After listening to Fan Wumian's words, Da Qiangzi, with white steam rising from his mouth, said:
“I went to Chaoyang Park a while ago and saw the cultural tourism project you developed in cooperation with Deyun Society. A row of courtyard houses is under construction and it is named ‘Longyun Mansion’. I thought the name was interesting at the time.”

"I happened to run into Mr. Guo from Deyun Society and strolled around with him for a while. He told me that the name comes from the ancient poem 'Dragon's fortune brings blessings, and the omens of enlightenment bring good luck,' which means that people who live there can bring good fortune."

“Unlike Mr. Guo, who has read so many poems and songs and speaks eloquently, I would suggest calling it ‘Huaxia Prefecture’. It sounds grand enough. ‘Shuntian Prefecture’ also seems like a good name.”

Gangzi of Deyun Society had little formal education.

After becoming famous, he was afraid of being ridiculed for not being knowledgeable enough. In addition, he had to teach apprentices and create new crosstalk routines. He spent a lot of time reading at home and interacting with cultured people when he went out.

Since Fan Wumian invested in Deyun Society, the company has been managed by Gangzi in an orderly manner, with branch stores opening one after another, clearly showing his capabilities.

Because of the company's rapid expansion, his apprentices haven't yet reached a certain level of prominence. Ironically, this has helped Gangzi improve his relationship with the crosstalk community. The veteran performers and other people's apprentices are now earning money by performing crosstalk at Deyun Society. Some have even signed formal employment contracts with a "guaranteed minimum plus appearance fee" to prevent them from being poached by other crosstalk companies.

Upon hearing the names "Huaxia Mansion" and "Shuntian Mansion," Fan Wumian immediately thought of the future wave of neighborhood name changes, where a number of neighborhoods with fancy and high-end names were forcibly changed by the authorities.

On second thought, he realized that by the time the name is forcibly changed in the future, the houses in these communities will have already been sold, leaving only the homebuyers feeling speechless. It's not his place to worry about it.

So, he nodded seriously and said to Daqiangzi:
“Both names are quite good. I happen to have a piece of land near the Olympic Village. I’ll call this one Shuntianfu and the other one Huaxiafu. Just hearing the names will make it stand out from other neighborhoods.”

After Daqiangzi's Jingdong Mall was acquired by Tencent, his status among businessmen rose dramatically, making him the envy of countless entrepreneurs in the internet field.

Because Jingdong Mall performed exceptionally well, maintaining strong and rapid growth over a long period, his annual salary was increased to 500 million RMB, equivalent to winning the top prize in the lottery, plus many other bonuses and benefits.

Occasionally, Daqiangzi would wonder what would have happened if he had refused the acquisition offer, but the whole thing was already a done deal, and he could only comfort himself with the thought that it was more worry-free to have a guaranteed income regardless of the circumstances.

Even though he had met many famous and wealthy businessmen in his daily life, Da Qiangzi still saw Fan Wumian as having a strong sense of mystery. He felt that Fan Wumian could always suddenly seize a fortune and live a much more carefree life than others.

Just like the party Leonardo DiCaprio and Paris Hilton attended a few days ago, as well as watching an NBA game and buying land in Malibu Beach, news of these events was continuously relayed to the mainland and sparked heated discussions online, which Daqiangzi has been paying close attention to.

Interestingly, some people left comments questioning how Fan Wumian managed to bring $1588 million of land purchase funds to the United States with such a low foreign exchange limit.
Netizens left sarcastic comments, saying that Fan Wumian was born in Hong Kong and made a lot of money from Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood.

Others who are high-profile are likely to attract hostility, but Fan Wumian's path to wealth is clear at a glance. He earned money with his own abilities while bearing the title of "a talented son from a poor family," which influenced countless ordinary people and gave them hope to change their own destiny.

In addition, his Hong Kong identity and his business spanning the world, from which he has earned a considerable amount of money in overseas markets, have somewhat alleviated the hostility some people feel towards Fan Wumian. On the contrary, countless young people think he is particularly capable and handsome.

While laymen might only see the spectacle, Da Qiangzi understood just how difficult it was to climb up from the bottom. He always subconsciously felt a sense of admiration for Fan Wumian, believing that this was what a true "chosen one" should look like amidst the mighty tide of the times.

Suddenly, Daqiangzi remembered the line Fan Wumian wrote on Tencent Weibo: "No one supports my lofty ambitions, I will tread the snow to the mountain peak myself."

A surge of ambition welled up within him, and he resolved to continue his efforts next year, striving to achieve even greater results and obtain the stock options incentive from Fan Wumian as soon as possible. (End of Chapter)