Debuted right after graduating from high school

In April 2009, Land Rover debuted the Range Rover Autobiography and Range Rover Sport at the Shanghai Auto Show. The exterior and interior designs underwent some adjustments, making them much more attractive than the older models.

At the Dubai Motor Show in December, the Evoque concept car, Discovery 4, and new Freelander models were also publicly displayed for the first time.

In the past two years, Fan Wumian has invested a lot of money and finally saw some results. The Aston Martin brand has also brought a "One99" supercar concept car, which is planned to be sold in a limited edition of 99 units worldwide. In addition, there is also a mass-market Aston Martin DB10 and an entry-level supercar, all of which have a very high aesthetic appeal.

As for the Jaguar brand, which was integrated by Aston Martin, it also brought two mid-to-high-end sedans and a convertible sports car.

These prototype cars were all brought out for display, instantly making the company the most eye-catching automaker at the Dubai Motor Show. The scene was packed with tourists and reporters, but Fan Wumian, the boss, did not personally attend. Instead, he arranged for some celebrities to help with the hype.

The reason I didn't go wasn't because I didn't value it; it's mainly because Dubai only has so many attractions, and I've already gotten tired of them.

During the auto show, Fan Wumian continued to film "Tarot Meeting", and even borrowed the exterior of the Florence Cathedral as a filming location for the "Goddess of Night" church.

The movie is only about 2 hours long, so some content will have to be cut. The plan is similar to "Ghost Blows Out the Light", with each movie having a different theme, all based on the main plot of "sequence power advancement + solving strange events". The budget for the first movie was as high as 1.2 million US dollars.

If things go wrong, Fan Wumian will have no choice but to obediently go back and take over the business empire, so he feels no pressure at all and can devote himself to it wholeheartedly, letting his imagination run wild.

After becoming incredibly wealthy, he was still able to find a hobby that he was truly interested in. Just based on this alone, he has already surpassed many super-rich people who lead dull, lonely, and boring lives.

If he can make this film well, Fan Wumian feels that he has the opportunity to make it a classic film series like "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars", thus making himself a "Hollywood director".

Unlike the busy "Monster Hunt" in the first half of the year, the global audience for Cthulhu fantasy works is much larger than that for classical fantasy and martial arts themes.

Before I knew it, it was already the end of December.

Thinking that he hadn't seen his girlfriends for a while, Fan Wumian finally returned to China from Europe. After having a small gathering with Yang Mi, Guo Biting, and Ying Tian in Shenzhen, he seemed to have lost a pound or two, having expended a lot of energy.

Since his one-night stand with Da Bingbing at last year's Venice Film Festival, Fan Wumian hasn't had any new women around him for a long time. Only Gao Yuanyuan has come to him for comfort a few times after arguing with her boyfriend.

I spent more than a week in Shenzhen and also went to Hong Kong to spend New Year's Eve with Miss Zuo.

After 2010, Fan Wumian first went to South Korea to help Myth+ video website build an overseas drama supply platform. Only then did he let loose again and successively met Yoon Eun-hye and Han Xiao-zhou. They were both like shrewd hunters disguised as prey, very proactive.

He stayed in South Korea for more than a month. During that time, Kim Ji-won, a model who had been signed by S.M. Entertainment, also came to the hotel to wait for him because she was being ostracized by her colleagues and had the idea of ​​making progress.

With top-tier resources at their disposal, even if Fan Wumian doesn't move, they will take action on their own, trying every means to squeeze around him, and everyone will be happy, with no one feeling that they have lost out.

The South Korean market is small, the entertainment industry is fiercely competitive, and the girls are more proactive and sensible. Fan Wumian has experienced firsthand the joy of the local chaebols.

The time came to July 2010.

After more than half a year of filming, "Tarot Meeting" was finally completed and handed over to Industrial Light & Magic for post-production. Movies such as "Thor" and "Hulk" were also completed one after another.

Fan Wumian returned to Hong Kong to visit his daughter with Pu Jiajing and told her about Zhang Liangying's pregnancy.

Pu Jiajing was not surprised at all. She already knew about Jessica Alba's matter. If you were to ask who in the world knew the most about Fan Wumian's colorful private life, besides his several bodyguards, it would be Pu Jiajing.

Although she secretly gave birth to a lovely daughter and only saw Fan Wumian a few times during that time, Pu Jiajing received Broadcom stock worth 3000 million US dollars in one go, plus a villa in Dongling Mountain, Singapore and a villa in Bishop's Hill, Macau. This was a life of luxury that she never dared to dream of before.

There are gains and losses. Pu Jiajing's parents have now quit their jobs early to help take care of the child at home. Since Fan Wumian has given so much, even if he takes advantage of them and doesn't plan to take responsibility, the elderly couple don't feel they have anything to criticize.

After all, there are countless single mothers in the world. How many men can give hundreds of millions at once and receive tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in child support every year?
Recently living in Macau, Pu Jiajing's parents often drive their limited-edition Range Rover Autobiography to go grocery shopping. There are three nannies in the family who are responsible for taking care of the baby, so the elderly couple don't really need to worry about it; they just need to keep an eye on things.

During this visit to his little girl, Fan Wumian also met with her parents and gifted them a small hotel resort in Sanya.

Even though he's a bit of a womanizer, Fan Wumian has already risen to become one of the "Five Great Families of Hong Kong," and his strength is vaguely on par with Li Ka-shing.

Although it was still a bit strange, Pu Jiajing's parents were very polite. They thought that since they had accepted the food, they were indebted to the host. They just assumed that it was a strange custom in Hong Kong and Macau, where rich people often had concubines. Thinking about it that way, it was much easier to accept. Instead, they were worried about upsetting Fan Wumian, so they specially prepared a table full of delicious dishes.

That night, I drank with Pu Jiajing's father until we were both drunk. The next day, I managed to find some time to have a late-night snack with Mantis and Youbiao.

Fan Wumian saw his old friends less often, but he still helped them out by trying to train them as actors. He would also occasionally give them small gifts that he didn't need, such as shopping cards or watches.

His old friends were all sensible and maintained their close relationship with him. While chatting about their recent situations, they reminisced about the past. Fan Wumian himself never expected that he could rise to prominence so quickly by taking advantage of information asymmetry, especially after he started to get involved in the asset management business. His wealth expanded like crazy.

For example, the acquisition of New China Life Insurance Group by chance led to a market recovery after a precise bottom-fishing strategy. The gross profit on paper reached 60-70 billion RMB in two years. With the implementation of the 4 trillion RMB plan, real estate, infrastructure, finance and other fields made a fortune.

The combined size of Bosera Funds and Mountain King Fund in mainland China exceeds 600 billion RMB, a significant portion of which is their own capital. They earn 7-8 billion RMB annually from management fees and transaction fees collected from public funds.

Fan Wumian no longer cares so much about money; he values ​​emotional fulfillment more and tries to make his life more exciting and interesting.

With fewer and fewer things to pursue, he began to value the joy of sharing. He not only invested in waste-to-energy plants across the country that adopted clean technologies, but also promoted the collaboration between Jingdong Mall and Taobao to facilitate the "Rural Development Strategy." While creating jobs and alleviating poverty, he also tried to make life more comfortable in some impoverished areas through affordable products available online.

Coffee beans from Yunnan, certain domestically produced fruits, as well as handicrafts and agricultural products, can all receive a certain amount of traffic support. As a result, Fan Wumian received several awards in Beijing this year.

As for certain formal positions, Fan Wumian still politely declined them, mainly because he was worried that if the house collapsed one day, it would make the situation difficult.

However, if a businessman were to have his business fall apart, the negative impact would be much smaller. At the beginning of the year, Fan Wumian even took a month or two to act in a movie called "Ex-Files," with the aim of creating a "playboy" image for himself and taking precautions to avoid potential problems.

Better safe than sorry. With his girlfriends getting pregnant one after another, and Zhuang Muxi's period being a few days late this month, the possibility of an illegitimate child would make it easier for reporters to find fault. Of course, Fan Wumian had to take precautions in advance. After traveling around the south, Fan Wumian went to Yanjing to visit the newly built Guaibang Hutong Hotel, Fuwangfu Club, and Deyun Society Crosstalk Base.

I listened to a crosstalk performance at Deyun Society. Knowing that he was there, Gangzi and Master Qian's apprentices all gave their best performances.

Watching the goofy Yue Yunpeng rise from a waiter doing odd jobs in a small theater to performing crosstalk on stage, Fan Wumian finally gave him a hand, urging Gangzi to give him more opportunities to perform, rediscover his niche, and make his performance style more "cheeky".

After listening, Grandpa Qian, who was standing next to him, seemed to be thinking about it and said that this style seemed to suit him as well.

Fan Wumian ultimately bought out the Bird's Nest Stadium in one go. In addition to the money for the stadium, he also paid an extra land transfer fee, making reasonable use of all the land that could be planned, and building a total of 128 detached and terraced villas.

Construction had just begun when, on his second night in Yanjing, Fan Wumian held his second solo concert at the Bird's Nest, which could accommodate more than 8 people. Andy Lau, Eason Chan, Liu Ruoyin and others came to support him, and the scene was incredibly lively.

Following this concert, Fan Wumian recorded two more songs. In the past two years, he has signed many singers, but he has only released three singles himself.

Even without many new works, about a third of Fan Wumian's songs still belong to the top three on Tencent Music's charts, slowly becoming classics and influencing a generation of young people.

It has nothing to do with his status as a major shareholder of Tencent. The songs are popular purely because of their high quality. For example, in June or July, Xue Zhiqian got a song called "Ugly Monster" from Fan Wumian and was so excited that he danced with joy.

Fan Wumian initially sang purely to make money, and the same was true for his original intention in creating "The Desolate Emperor." However, his fans really loved him.

Out of gratitude for everyone's support, even though he no longer cares about the profits, he will still take the time to write some songs and hold some concerts.

To avoid being criticized for starting strong but ending weakly, Fan Wumian is continuing to write "The Desolate Emperor" diligently. However, at a rate of 10,000 to 20,000 words per month, it will probably take more than a decade to finish writing it.

This made him somewhat regretful that he had dug too many plot holes in the early stages, and that the cultivation system and world-building in the novel were too vast to be filled quickly.

Unfortunately, tens of millions of people are still following along. If I suddenly stop writing, it could create a huge rift.
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The global economy has just recovered from the effects of the financial crisis and has begun another round of recovery.

Fan Wumian's acquisition of so many high-quality assets at rock-bottom prices has far outpaced almost everyone else.

In 2008, Apple's total market capitalization was only over $70 billion at its lowest point. By April 2010, the company's total market capitalization had risen to $210 billion, about to surpass Microsoft and become the world's most valuable technology company.

In other words, the $2000 million worth of Apple stock he gave to his eldest daughter, Ona, is now worth $6000 million. Including the appreciation of real estate and islands, the total value has exceeded $1 million.

The "game-changer," the iPhone 4, will be released in June, marking a new beginning for Apple.

In contrast, when Fan Wumian first invested in Tencent, it was only worth a few billion Hong Kong dollars. Its latest market value has soared to 460 billion US dollars. Just considering the shares he holds in the international version of Tencent Weibo, it is worth tens of billions of US dollars. It already has more than 3800 million active users worldwide, taking away a portion of the market that should have been taken by Facebook.

If he hadn't "donated" a large amount of high-quality assets to a family trust foundation, Fan Wumian could have been among the top 10 richest people in the world last year.

Although he cannot take care of his children long-term, he is very generous with money and is even considering giving them a portion of his assets when they come of age.

Since no one could completely capture Fan Wumian's heart, and he did indeed appear very busy on weekdays, the girls around him were gradually trained to get used to seeing Fan Wumian occasionally and then parting ways again, each busy with their own things, which was quite fulfilling.

Zhang Liangying became pregnant because she was of maternal age and her maternal instincts overwhelmed her, so she asked Fan Wumian for help.

Thinking that this love-struck girl was indeed very obedient and that they shouldn't break up easily, Fan Wumian followed her advice and put in a lot of hard work for a few days. Unexpectedly, she actually won the lottery.

In contrast, Zhuang Muxi is living a leisurely life. She has opened a chain of hot pot restaurants with her friends, and also runs an art gallery and pet supplies business. She is still young and doesn't want to become a mother too early. Since Fan Wumian hasn't urged her, she is not in a hurry either.

July 4nd.

Fan Wumian was invited by a department to give a speech at a forum, where he would elaborate on his ideas for small and medium-sized entrepreneurial projects and analyze his views on the economic situation in the next few years.

The draft, written with the help of the secretary's office, was personally revised by Fan Wumian. It contained information on investments in milk tea shops, 24-hour convenience stores, express delivery stations, nail salons, and even mobile phone screen protectors and housekeeping services for micro-entrepreneurs. These were all low-barrier-to-entry options, and if entrepreneurs followed them, they would likely be able to make some money. Naturally, there were no major flaws to be found.

After the script was read, it was time for the Q&A session. As soon as the host finished speaking, hundreds of people raised their hands.

Fan Wumian glanced at them and first handed the opportunity to a fair-skinned, pretty young woman. She stood up and said that her hometown was in Chang'an. Her family's dance hall business was difficult, and they had spent money to renovate it into a photo studio, but they were still in a difficult situation. Last year, they lost more than 100,000 yuan.

Fan Wumian was both amused and exasperated after hearing this, and replied:
"With mobile phone photography becoming increasingly high-definition, many people will no longer even take wedding photos or first birthday photos. Film companies are almost going bankrupt, so it's no wonder that photo studios will have a hard time doing business."

"Have you advertised your store online? Try lowering prices and issuing coupons, improve your service and build a good reputation. Some old business models are outdated. Young people will look for reliable merchants through computers and mobile phones, rather than on the street."

"Since you're running a photography studio, you'll also need to provide wedding makeup artists and photographers. Additionally, buy more traditional costumes and try taking unique photos of young people in scenic areas. I've invested in a cultural tourism project called 'The Tang Dynasty Never Sleeps City' in Chang'an. Once it's renovated and open, it'll be a great location for photos. Find some successful online marketing examples to learn from their business practices. Your parents might not understand, so you should try to help them."

Speaking of the Tang Dynasty Never Sleeps City cultural tourism project, Fan Wumian is not very optimistic about its commercial prospects. Even if there are many tourists, it is not necessarily possible to make money.

So after investing in the rectification, they took advantage of the fact that the impact of online stores was not yet so great and started selling the shops ahead of time, thus recovering the costs they had invested.

Continuing to accept questions, one entrepreneur wanted to know if investing in gyms was a promising venture.

Some wealthy businessmen who manage listed companies with market values ​​of tens or hundreds of billions of RMB are now sitting obediently in the audience, their lungs pounding with rage. They wish they could immediately spend hundreds of thousands of RMB to buy a chance to ask Fan Wumian a question in person, rather than wasting their time on such an insignificant little business. (End of Chapter)