Debuted right after graduating from high school

In the past, resources were monopolized, and artists generally chose to sign with entertainment companies, waiting for the companies to feed them.

With the widespread adoption of the internet, it's becoming increasingly common for top celebrities to create independent studios, driven by factors such as personal brand autonomy, revenue sharing, tax optimization, and access to more industry resources. Fan Wumian doesn't seem to care.

Like Wang Jinghua, a number of top artists have jumped ship to start their own businesses, leaving them to rely on second- and third-tier stars and newcomers to maintain their popularity. Life is not as good as before, but the scale has increased, and the profits have actually increased significantly.

Under the Sheng Huo Miao Miao agency, there are a number of celebrity studios that maintain cooperative relationships. They can take a stake by providing funds and resources and receive a share of the profits. For example, Gao Yuanyuan, Liu Yifei, and Xu Zheng have all cooperated in the form of studios. Even if they get into trouble for evading taxes by exploiting loopholes, the fire will not affect Fan Wumian.

With resources at their disposal, even if Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang choose to go solo, they can be brought back to continue making movies in the future, although the pay will be slightly higher.

Alternatively, resources can be allocated to other signed artists to continue reducing costs. People like Xiao Yang, Zhang Yi, and Shen Teng have already been cultivated, and the company has signed a bunch of handsome actors. Usually, there are too many wolves and not enough meat to go around, so they would probably be very happy to hear that someone is willing to voluntarily move up their position.

Indeed, it didn't have much of an impact. Fan Wumian also agreed to invest money in Huang Bo's project and take some shares. Then he thought of Yang Mi, Liu Shishi, and others whose contracts were also about to expire, and it seemed that he should send someone to talk about renewing their contracts.

Needless to say, Yang Mi has been receiving all sorts of top-tier resources since she got together with him. She even got a detached villa next to the Bird's Nest. At the same time, with Fan Wumian's help, she has made a lot of money in the field of investment and financial management.

As for Liu Shishi, she is beautiful but not very talkative, and always seems a bit reserved. It is said that she tried dating a certain artist in the past two years, but they broke up quickly because they were both busy.

Liu Yifei was the same; she could never catch Fan Wumian's attention, so she settled for a secret relationship with someone else. Her company even helped her buy out her scandalous photos from paparazzi at a high price, but they broke up soon after.

It's not that Fan Wumian dislikes ethereal, fairy-like types; it's just that they tend to overthink things, are somewhat arrogant, and once in a relationship, they all want to head straight for marriage, which can be quite troublesome if you get involved with them.

In contrast, Gao Yuanyuan and Da Bingbing, whenever they couldn't get good resources, would try to "exchange benefits" with Fan Wumian. They lived their lives very clearly and decisively.

After returning to Yanjing on a Boeing 767 private jet, Fan Wumian parted ways with Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, and others. He first went back to the Beijing Film Academy to wander around and continue filming the reality show. He also chatted with his former tutor for a while and promised to sign a few more people this year.

Currently, the most beautiful girl at Beijing Film Academy is Guli Nazha, and the most beautiful girl at Central Academy of Drama is Dilraba Dilmurat. Both of them have been signed by Fan Wumian's company, leading some netizens to joke that Fan Wumian has already captured all the beauties in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Every year after the year-end party, the company takes a group photo. In last year's photo, Fan Wumian was surrounded by beautiful women, and the popular topic "I only envy Wumian, not the immortals" topped the Tencent Weibo charts and stayed there for four or five days.

When Fan Wumian came to the Beijing Film Academy to film a reality show, the students went crazy. They rushed over as quickly as possible, causing chaos everywhere.

Guli Nazha did the same, jumping up in the crowd and shouting "Boss!" But Fan Wumian thought she lacked emotional intelligence and was worried she might say the wrong thing, so he pretended not to see her until after the recording was over before inviting her and "Xiaoxue" and "Liu Xing" from "Home with Kids" to dinner.

That evening, after inquiring, I discovered that Ying Tian and Yang Mi were both filming out of town. Fan Wumian sent a car to pick up Dilraba Dilmurat, poured her a glass of red wine, and asked her:

"How are things at school? Should we arrange some extra work so you have a reason to take leave?"

Dilraba was still a little reserved, but she waved her hand and said with a sweet smile:

“We’ve been learning acting in class recently, which is exactly what I need to practice, and I feel like I’ve learned a lot.”

Dilraba became incredibly popular after starring in "Your Name" in 2011, becoming the dream girl of countless young men.

This phenomenal dark horse film raked in 6.6 million RMB at the box office in mainland China after its release, and also sparked a viewing frenzy in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia and other places. Even in North America, where the cultural atmosphere is different, the box office reached 1.3 million USD.

With its delicate and touching storyline and novel setting, this film, under the management of Fan Wumian, successfully won the 2012 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Dilraba Dilmurat and the male lead also won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Newcomer, respectively.

In response, one can only say that the island nation's four major entertainment industries—music, voice acting, and animation—are quite impressive. Fan Wumian borrowed some of the essence of these industries and won numerous awards and accolades.

However, music, voice acting, and animation are easy to learn from, but the largest market, "films," cannot be entered into. Fan Wumian only used overseas shell companies to raise funds for two platforms founded in Canada, which have already earned three to four billion US dollars. Of course, this part of the assets has not been made public.

Upon hearing this, Fan Wumian said to her:
"It's good to practice. The scripts the company is currently assigning you are all tailor-made for you, such as youth romance dramas and period dramas. Once your acting skills improve, you can try playing some other roles."

He patted the sofa, and Dilraba naturally sat in his lap, continuing to speak with a smile:
"It seems you've been to many places in Europe? Your photos are frequently posted on Weibo, and many of my classmates are your fans. Today, when you went to the Beijing Film Academy, someone even asked me if I could invite you to the Central Academy of Drama; they want to see you."

Fan Wumian ruffled her long hair and replied:

"I feel restless when I'm not busy, so I just wander around aimlessly. Going to the school involves dealing with a lot of management staff, which is quite troublesome. Maybe next time. Today was just for filming a program."

Spending time with young women can make him feel younger, preventing him from becoming dull and lifeless by talking about work and business with middle-aged and elderly people all day.

After chatting about a bunch of pointless topics and being busy for almost two hours afterwards, while Dilraba wrapped herself in a bath towel to rest, Fan Wumian went to the study to chat with the girls and look at photos of the babies.

While browsing Weibo, he saw someone discussing Bitcoin, saying that this virtual currency was worthless. Fan Wumian just smiled and had no intention of teaching others how to invest, lest someone lose money and end up doing all the work for nothing.

Some netizens also tagged Fan Wumian under the picture of the £4 million "Azam" yacht, urging him to buy a superyacht so as not to be outdone by Middle Eastern tycoons.

It has been several years since I last took a yacht voyage. I only use my yacht a few times a year, and it sits idle by Victoria Harbour for a long time. Obviously, it is not as practical as my private jet, which I take dozens of times a year.

Ordinary people want to buy many things but don't have the money to spend them, while Fan Wumian earns a fortune every day, making it difficult for him to even think about buying anything.

He casually checked his email, found the documents from the auction house, and flipped through them. The antique market had been declining in the last two years, and prices weren't as outrageous as they had been in 2010 and 2011. None of the items in this spring's auction interested Fan Wumian. However, a bronze vessel called the "Shang Min Fang Lei" about to be auctioned in the United States caught his attention. The reason was that only the vessel itself was being auctioned; the lid had been in a Chinese museum for over half a century, and they hadn't found an opportunity to reunite.

Fan Wumian originally intended to do his part to help the museum in mainland China retrieve the item, but after checking the information, he found that the item was said to be worth forty to fifty million US dollars, which immediately made him think, "I'm sorry to bother you."

It wasn't until he discovered that it was being auctioned by Christie's that Fan Wumian had an idea. He decided to contact the Pinault family in France again to see if they could act as a go-between and buy back the body of the Shang Dynasty bronze vessel at a reserve price.

This bronze artifact was sold by antique dealers in its early years. Unlike the items that were stolen, it is reasonable to buy it back and it is not considered taboo.

After sending an email to explain, Fan Wumian quickly put the matter out of his mind, continued browsing Douyin for a while, and didn't lie down to sleep next to Dilraba until after 3 a.m.

I got up the next day.

Dilraba hesitated and said that she had to take a pop quiz today and couldn't ask for leave to accompany him.

Fan Wumian told her to go ahead and get busy. He took a car to the Bird's Nest, looked around, and learned about the current housing prices in Yanjing. He then decided to start selling the properties to the public ahead of schedule.

Having already benefited from the surge in housing prices, investing the recovered funds elsewhere will definitely yield more profits than speculating on real estate.

Meanwhile, the large-sized apartments in the Penguin City project under the Penguin Group, as well as the properties located within the Second Ring Road and next to the Olympic Village, can also be sold to the public in batches.

As for the Chaoyang Park project, which he is developing in partnership with Gangzi, we can wait a bit longer. After all, it mainly consists of courtyard houses, which will become increasingly scarce in the future and will be more profitable than performing crosstalk or being an actor.
Since becoming a major shareholder of Alibaba Group, it has not hindered the development of Jingdong Mall. On the contrary, it has reached an agreement on express delivery and post station businesses to jointly consolidate market share and establish the "Pinduoduo" joint venture to seize the lower-tier market.

Fan Wumian went to visit Da Qiangzi again. After learning about the company's recent situation, he said to Da Qiangzi:

“Last month, someone contacted me and asked whether medium and large e-commerce companies should implement the new tax regulations. They said that once implemented, e-commerce profits would decrease and the prices of goods on the platform would increase.”

"However, from another perspective, the fierce competition among e-commerce platforms, coupled with their lower costs compared to brick-and-mortar stores, has already led to the bankruptcy and closure of a large number of physical stores. The gains and losses involved must be carefully weighed."

"While the rise of internet companies has provided countless job opportunities, it has also caused many people to lose their source of income, a matter that deserves serious attention."

Daqiangzi said in a joking tone:

"Mr. Fan, you should talk to Mr. Ma from Alibaba. Our Jingdong Mall has good service, but the prices are only slightly cheaper than physical stores. We are often criticized for being too expensive. The impact on physical stores is much weaker than that of Taobao and Pinduoduo."

Fan Wumian chuckled after hearing this:

"That's true. With costs for warehousing, logistics, and after-sales service, things on Jingdong aren't going to be much cheaper."

"I'm just letting you know in advance so we can cooperate and avoid being caught off guard if new documents suddenly come up."

"I think it's good to collect more taxes according to the rules, as there seem to be more and more vacant shops on the streets. However, many businesses are bound to be eliminated in the first place anyway. In the future, it will probably be similar to developed countries, focusing on developing the service industry. The job opportunities that the manufacturing industry can provide after upgrading are already very limited."

Daqiangzi sighed:

"Yes, after some companies upgrade their automation equipment, most of the employees in the factory will be laid off. In the end, the money will all go into the pockets of the company boss. It won't work if we don't create some other job opportunities."

"In industries like express delivery, food delivery, and driving, it feels like young people are mainly relying on you, the boss, to support them in finding jobs these days. Many college graduates can only come to our company to do the most basic jobs."

“In the past, when we recruited for basic positions, college students and master’s students were definitely not willing to do them, but last fall recruitment brought in thousands of interns.”

Fan Wumian said in casual conversation:

"Degrees have become devalued. Many people go to university, so a university degree has become almost the same as a high school degree. Graduates of many unpopular majors lack competitiveness."

“I previously said I would provide everyone with the five social insurances and one housing fund. After the costs went up, I was worried that other companies would take advantage of the loopholes and seize our market share, so I pushed for a new policy to get other companies to pay as well.”

"The problem is that many people drive or deliver food as a side job after get off work. Some positions have special circumstances, so it's impossible to cover them all. This still gives others the opportunity to exploit loopholes and compete with us for market share through price differences."

Daqiangzi said in a confident tone:
"Everyone is competing with each other on low prices until the end. I think the final success or failure will be determined by the quality of service. Just like the home appliances on the Jingdong platform, although they are slightly more expensive, we provide warranty, repair, returns and exchanges, and installment payments, etc., and our sales are still higher than those on Taobao."

Fan Wumian was too lazy to dwell on trivial matters or consider overly troublesome issues, so he asked about building a private airport.

Due to a recent surge in freight demand, SF Express plans to collaborate with JD.com and Alibaba to build the nation's first cargo airport near Wuhan, with a planned total investment of over 300 billion RMB.

The reason for choosing that location is that, after research, it was found that it is relatively close to other major economic zones in the country from Wuhan, which can save a lot of air freight costs and speed up logistics.

For cargo aircraft, the main purchases are retired passenger planes from civil aviation, which are then refurbished and modified. Although they have been in service for a long time, they are still perfectly suitable for cargo transport and are more cost-effective.

Last year, Galaxy Airlines and Jade Airlines went bankrupt, and SF Express took over 12 passenger planes at once. These planes have been put into use and, in conjunction with Jingdong's logistics warehouse, are attempting to launch "next-day delivery" and "two-day delivery" services to meet the freight needs of some urgent shipments. (End of this chapter)