Debuted right after graduating from high school

With the Olympics being prepared in full swing, I visited the main stadium, the Bird's Nest, and also took a stroll around the nearby horse farm resort and Deyun Society crosstalk base, which were jointly developed by Grandpa Qian.

Having just visited Yanjing a few days ago, and with nothing urgent to attend to, Fan Wumian arranged for Zhang Liangying, Huang Shengyi, and Yang Mi to have some screen time in his reality show.

Afterwards, they immediately traveled by car to the grasslands to inspect an experimental pig farm used for desertification control, in order to demonstrate their efforts in public welfare and charity.

Most of them are still piglets, and there is no obvious change in the short term. However, the soil in some places in the wild has indeed been turned into soft sand, and pig manure provides nutrients. The downside is that when the hot season comes, the smell may be a bit strong, and flies will easily breed.

There are many challenges to be solved in balancing ecological governance and raising black pigs. During this time, Fan Wumian also tentatively consulted experts about a new approach to desertification control: "photovoltaic power generation + sheep farming".

His casual remark delighted the experts, who speculated that the idea was highly feasible, but the only problem was that the cost was too high, making it impossible to build a large-scale photovoltaic base and cover the land that needed to be treated.

Fan Wumian, thinking about his recent purchase of antiques and his trip to the Maldives to acquire a private island, needed to mitigate the potential negative impact of the program's broadcast. Therefore, he publicly stated that once photovoltaic power generation technology becomes more advanced, he is willing to invest 50 billion RMB over the next 10 years to build sustainable photovoltaic power stations.

During his visit to a yurt to sample mutton, he also specifically discussed topics related to consumption concepts, stating that "money is merely a medium for pursuing dreams and making life more comfortable." He also mentioned electric vehicles, self-driving cars, flying cars, and AI tools, expressing his desire to make society a better place.

Many of the statements that seem "empty and pretentious" now will likely be unearthed by the audience in the future, which will be very beneficial for Fan Wumian in shaping his own image.

The topic of "a poor but talented person" was hyped up back then. Fan Wumian completely changed his life through his own efforts. He earned the money cleanly, and even if he spent it lavishly, it was hard for others to find fault with him.

When it comes to resentment towards the rich, people hate those who are rich but heartless, or those who have made their fortunes through unfair means. His rise to power is obvious, and with just a little guidance, Fan Wumian could gain the support of the majority of people.
November 2008.

Days passed slowly and leisurely, and many things happened during that time.

Zuo Ziyan postponed her return to school and prepared to try starting her own business. To this end, she made a special trip to the mainland to inspect several large garment factories, and at the same time established a clothing design team in Shenzhen and Macau.

Zhuang Muxi, Feng Ying'er, and Pu Jiajing were all busy at the end of the year, receiving numerous offers for company annual meetings, commercial performances, and advertising endorsements.

While staying in Yanjing, Fan Wumian ran into Gao Yuanyuan, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, at an event organized by Director Feng. That night, the two met again, and the feeling of being apart for a short time was like a new marriage. They then met for three more days in a row.

After finishing his business in Germany, Daddario made a special trip to Tokyo to spend a few days with Fan Wumian, who was handling business in the island nation, before returning to Los Angeles to check on the Malibu oceanfront mansion prepared for her.

Despite her young age, Dilraba has become much more beautiful recently after long-term maintenance and training. Fan Wumian took the time to meet her after returning from Japan and set the start date for filming "Your Name" after the Spring Festival.

Including films such as "Pegasus", "Dying to Survive", "Monster Hunt", "The Stolen Years", "Ip Man", and "How Long Will I Love U", he has 22 film projects currently in production or in preparation, and another 20 to 30 TV series will be released in the next few years.

With his business going smoothly, companies like ASML and Nvidia receiving little attention from the investment market, and his expansion in the entertainment industry progressing steadily, Fan Wumian had plenty of liquid funds and high-quality assets to his name. He really had nothing to worry about.

In early February, I stayed in Shanghai and watched the Spring Festival Gala with Guo Biting. Local high-ranking officials came to visit me to extend New Year's greetings. After visiting the Shanghai World Financial Center, I also received a new investment project from Fan Wumian. I plan to set up an artificial intelligence research and development center in Pudong to help people improve their lives.

Haikang Vision, a company in Lin'an that makes camera surveillance products, was wholly acquired by Fan Wumian's Xinhua Insurance Group after the Spring Festival. The reason given was that surveillance equipment would be ubiquitous on the roads in the future, and the market demand would be relatively large.

Shenzhen secured a smartphone R&D laboratory from him, initially focusing on procuring and integrating hardware equipment.

Considering that there was still some time before the launch of Apple's App Store, and that the initial untapped market would be easier to seize, Fan Wumian discussed with Pony Ma the possibility of forming a team to develop their own mobile operating system, which would only be promoted in the mainland market.

Unfortunately, it's difficult to find suitable people to be in charge of operating systems. Everyone lacks experience in this area. Neither Fan Wumian nor Pony Ma is confident about it. They can only say that they will try their best and strive to get support from the official side.

If we can quickly develop a mobile operating system and make it mainstream in the mainland market first, we might have a chance to attract developers from the mainland market and build an ecosystem.

The operating system itself is not difficult to develop; the challenge lies in building its ecosystem.

Because the market is still largely untapped, there are actually quite a few opportunities to make early investments.

For example, by securing the sales agency rights for Apple products throughout Greater China in advance, and by spending money to impress Steve Jobs, one could even have the opportunity to enjoy a certain percentage of the software revenue.

When Google acquired Android in 2005, it only spent a mere $5000 million. It wasn't until Apple launched the iOS operating system last year that Android truly gained the attention of Google's board of directors, who significantly increased research and development funding from $1000 million to hundreds of millions of dollars.

Two or three months ago, it formed the Open Handheld Device Alliance with dozens of mobile phone manufacturers, software developers, telecommunications operators and chip manufacturers.

If Fan Wumian were to collaborate with Tencent to develop their own operating system in the mainland market, they would also need to cooperate with mobile phone manufacturers, software developers, and telecommunications operators, and would face a pincer attack from both Android and iOS in the future.

Therefore, in his view, the chances of success in developing a self-developed operating system are very slim, and it is highly likely that foreign technology giants will try to cripple him by cutting off supplies, delaying delivery, imposing market bans, and so on.

In contrast, securing the exclusive distribution rights for Apple or other devices in Greater China is much easier to do in advance.

The first iPhone sold only a few million units, but the global mobile phone market was worth seven or eight hundred million. Once Apple rose to prominence, it became extremely difficult to negotiate and secure the exclusive distribution rights.

After dealing with a bunch of messy things, I'll be busy again after the Spring Festival.

He barely rested in February, and the same was true in March. Fortunately, the rewards were also amazing. With Bear Stearns, one of the five major investment banks in the United States, almost going bankrupt, it was urgently acquired by Morgan Stanley. This investment made Fan Wumian a fortune of nearly $800 million, and he once again made the headlines of Time magazine.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the largest mortgage lenders in the United States, have recently shown signs of instability, with their stock prices plummeting in a short period of time, increasing Fan Wumian's paper profits by more than $6 million.

The advantage brought by information asymmetry was fully demonstrated in Fan Wumian's portfolio. He hardly needed to make any frequent moves; the market kept surprising him. After the snowball grew to a certain size, each rollover brought Fan Wumian a large amount of capital. He earned even more from WM-Rogers hedge fund. Before the first quarter of 2008 was even over, these projects had brought him more than $40 billion in profits.

With WM Rogers hedge fund's returns soaring and being frequently mentioned by financial media and experts, countless investors couldn't sit still. In just over half a month, the hedge fund company raised another tens of billions of dollars.

During this period.

Despite the sharp decline in Hong Kong stocks, Tencent Group has been supported by a continuous stream of positive news, resulting in an increase in its total market capitalization. With the explosive popularity of its international microblogging project, Microblog, it has surpassed the HK$1500 billion mark for the first time in history.

With the Hong Kong property market suddenly cooling down, Fan Wumian also took the opportunity to help his cheap father and Feng Ying'er each choose a luxury house that was being sold at a reduced price, located in Kowloon Tong and Deep Water Bay respectively.

With market transaction prices falling, Sing-jai's joint investment project at 90 Repulse Bay Road suffered a major setback shortly after construction began.

Upon learning that his partner was going to lose money and withdraw his investment, Xingzai had no choice but to seek help from Fan Wumian.

Knowing that the best time to buy hadn't come yet, Fan Wumian still agreed to do him a favor and give him a hand. This led to Stephen Chow also showing up to support him on the day the prequel to "Kung Fu Hustle" started filming, and also revealing that "Detective Chinatown 2" was about to start filming.

It's only the beginning of April.

Fan Wumian, along with Xingzai, Uncle Da, and others, continued their filming trip to Thailand.

Because he didn't want to waste too much time, all of Fan Wumian's scenes were filmed in one go. He finished filming "Detective Chinatown 2" in just 32 days and flew to Hollywood to visit Jessica Alba.

Influenced by her faith and with no other worries, Jessica Alba, who is about to turn 28, decided to keep the baby.

Even as she began to show signs of pregnancy, Jessica Alba still had a stunning figure. After a careful nighttime workout, her long-suppressed emotions were instantly soothed.

Afterwards, Jessica Alba told Fan Wumian that she had considered having an abortion for a while, but after going to the hospital for an ultrasound and finding that the fetal heartbeat was already in progress, she immediately couldn't bear to part with it.

Fan Wumian then subtly probed her, asking whether she would raise the baby alone or start a new relationship.

no way.

He couldn't give Jessica Alba any promises. If she were to marry someone else with her baby in the future, the thought of his son or daughter having to call someone else "Dad" made Fan Wumian feel uncomfortable all over.

Jessica Alba herself was unsure, only saying that she definitely wouldn't consider that direction in the short term.

Having been single for so long and under the influence of strong hormones, she was not about to let go of such a suitable "tool" when she finally met Fan Wumian. She stayed until she was completely exhausted and her stomach started to feel uncomfortable before reluctantly washing up and resting. Under the guise of "prenatal education," she asked Fan Wumian to come and visit her often when he had time.

Fan Wumian was utterly bewildered after hearing this, muttering about his sins while simultaneously finding it incredibly novel.

The next day.

Fan Wumian then went to Malibu Beach to discuss with the designer how to plan a mansion similar to Iron Man's. He also took the opportunity to visit Daddario's new home to test the sturdiness of the sofa, kitchen island, and window lounge chair. During this time, he was so stuffy that he almost lost his breath.

Robert Downey Jr.'s "Iron Man 1" has completed post-production and is scheduled for a global release on June 27, perfectly timed to capitalize on the peak summer holiday season when young people have the most free time.

After watching the Marvel Cinematic Universe film in advance, Fan Wumian found no problems, except that he was not very satisfied with the female lead, Gwyneth Paltrow. He privately discussed with the CEO that they were going to replace her with Daddario.

As for the reason for dismissing Gwyneth Paltrow, it can be explained by the needs of the plot.

Fan Wumian plans to arrange a plot where Gwyneth Paltrow wants to marry Tony Stark, but the male lead is unwilling to take responsibility, leading to a breakup between the two. Then, he will introduce Daddario as a "S.H.I.E.L.D. agent" to make contact with the male lead. Afterwards, in order to go on a mission, a new suit of armor will be custom-made for Daddario.

Arranged by WM-Rogers hedge fund, Fan Wumian took some time to attend a public finance lecture at Stanford University in Silicon Valley.

When asked by a student about his views on the economic outlook, he only stated that even if the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, the data shows that it would be difficult to avoid a financial crisis, and he preferred to invest heavily in Nasdaq technology stocks.

A Stanford business school graduate student wanted to know why Fan Wumian was able to make so much money. He replied jokingly, "First, you have to become a star, and then make movies to earn 20 to 30 million dollars in startup capital."

Zwyn Rogers arranged the forum for him simply to promote the WM-Rogers hedge fund and gain more investor attention.

A massive influx of funds into the WM-Rogers hedge fund resulted in so much money that there was nowhere else to invest. The fund continued to increase its holdings in companies such as Apple, Google, Nvidia, ASML, and Qualcomm, successfully driving up the stock prices of these tech companies.

Since successfully crossing the threshold of the "10 billion dollar club", Fan Wumian's emotions have become increasingly calm. Even the plan to acquire the Los Angeles Clippers for $1.65 million could not really arouse his interest.

NBA teams vary in value. The Clippers don't have their own arena and share one with the Lakers, resulting in very limited revenue.

Given the current economic downturn, a market valuation of around $1.6 million seems somewhat overvalued.

After spending a few days in the United States, they flew to England to pick up Zuo Ziyan and head to Switzerland for a relaxing trip. (End of Chapter)