As December approaches, Boss Wei starts to get busy.
The end of the year is already busy with work, not to mention that Wei Yang has two more works about to be released.
The first is "Joy of Life 3", the finale of a trilogy spanning several years, which has been scheduled to be the opening drama of 2014 for Hunan Satellite TV.
As Blue Whale’s current high-profile project, regardless of the purpose, Boss Wei hopes that "Joy of Life" can have a happy ending, so he must also do his best in publicity.
Another one is "Time Raiders". After half a year of post-production, this movie has taken shape.
After repeated discussions, Wei Yang and Blue Whale chose the more conservative Lunar New Year period over the other two periods.
Although there is the precedent of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", the Spring Festival movie season has just started, so everyone has doubts.
On the contrary, the Lunar New Year period has been tested for more than ten years, and it is not rigidly scheduled to be released on the same day as the Spring Festival, so it has more room for maneuver and is therefore favored by everyone.
Boss Wei has a God's eye and is not cautious or hesitant about the Spring Festival period.
But he knows that this year "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", the movie version of "Where Are We Going, Dad?", and "The Man from Macau" will all be released during the Spring Festival.
The first one is a big IP of Journey to the West, and it is also a special effects blockbuster, starring many big names such as Zhen Zidan, Chow Yun-fat, and Aaron Kwok.
Regardless of whether the movie itself is bad or not, the lineup plus the IP and the gimmick of a special effects blockbuster are not something that ordinary movies can compete with.
Especially the "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" which was very popular at the beginning of the year. Everyone is very sensitive to the two words "Journey to the West" + special effects, which will further enhance its appeal to the audience.
These days, audiences haven’t suffered that much loss and are still very receptive to these blockbusters.
If you choose to go to the cinema to watch a movie, the audience has no particular preference and would rather watch special effects blockbusters, which have much better visual effects than TVs and computers.
Although the other movie version of "Where Are We Going, Dad?" is clearly a money-making production, it should not be underestimated given the current momentum of the variety show "Where Are We Going, Dad?"
There will be a large number of viewers who like variety shows and those who prefer family movies who will choose this movie.
This can be seen from the fact that there were no domestic animated films released during the Spring Festival this year. "Where Are We Going, Dad?" is likely to take up a lot of the children and family market.
In the remaining "The King of Macau", Fatty Wang and Chow Yun-fat teamed up, and it had the feelings of "God of Gamblers" back then. The quality itself was not bad, and it filled the gap in comedy.
The three films combined can almost take up more than 70-80% of the market share.
If "Time Traveler" is also involved, it will inevitably compete head-on with these movies.
Boss Wei is not afraid, but there is no need!
The plate is so small that you can't eat much even if you squeeze in. And as far as Wei Yang is concerned, he and Fan Xiaopang's advantages in the film industry are not particularly outstanding. At least it is difficult for them to gain any advantage over Fatty Wang, Brother Fa, and Zhen Zidan.
In this case, there is no need to focus on the Spring Festival period. Instead, it is more likely to achieve better results by focusing on the Lunar New Year period where the competition pressure is relatively less.
"Joy of Life 3" will be released in early January, and "Time Raiders" will be released even earlier, on December 13, which happens to be a Friday to impact the weekend box office.
The two works were released very close to each other, and the promotion modes of movies and TV series are different, so there is a certain overlap in the schedules, which also makes Boss Wei even busier.
Fortunately, "Joy of Life 3" is already a very mature work. With the foundation of the first two steps, it has a huge momentum and few rivals.
This gives Boss Wei some room to mediate, otherwise he would be running between the two and would be very confused.
…
Jiuzhang Villa, Chaoyang, Beijing
Wei Yang sat on the swing in the garden, swaying while looking at the layout of the entire house and yard, nodding from time to time.
This is considered to be one of the top luxury homes in Beijing. It was just launched in August this year. It has an excellent geographical location, rich surrounding facilities and exquisite decoration. This is a single-family villa with an area of about 1,000 square meters and a price of nearly 100 million yuan.
The most noteworthy thing is that this place is very close to the airport, only ten minutes' drive away, making it very suitable for artists who are all "frequent flyers" to live in.
Wei Yang has the impression that many celebrities will live in Jiuzhang Villa in the future, such as Zhang Ziyi, Lin Yongjian, and Jia Nailiang. It is rumored that Jack Ma and Jingdong Qiang also have houses here. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the buyers are speculating.
High-end properties or villas like these like to attract celebrities and wealthy people as gimmicks.
Take Wei Yang for example. As the most famous rich man in Shanghai, he is a frequent customer of major sales outlets in Shanghai. Basically, he owns properties in all major luxury homes in Shanghai. He is an old tool.
Of course, we have to admit that these real estate salesmen are not completely scamming people.
Wei Yang does have a lot of luxury homes under his name, and it’s a bit exaggerated to say that they are spread all over the Magic City, but at least a considerable proportion of the wealthy people in Magic City can be considered his “neighbors”.
"How about it? Does your boss Wei like my house?"
Fat Fan, wearing a tight nightgown and a plush vest, poured a cup of hot water for Wei Yang from the villa.
"It's really nice. I want to buy one."
Wei Yang nodded. Fan Xiaopang had a keen eye for investment in real estate and was willing to place a heavy bet.
She bought a house in Galaxy Bay in the early days, and later spent a huge amount of money to buy Evergrande Ligong. As soon as Jiuzhang Villa was launched, she acted decisively. Later, she also owned properties in the famous Jingcheng Yard and No. 8 Xiaoyun Road.
Wei Yang had heard rumors in his previous life that the woman had sold half of her building to pay the fine for her car accident.
I don't know whether it's true or not, but she is indeed the female celebrity with the most real estate in the entertainment industry. It may even be said that she has the most. Just relying on these real estate investments, she can live a happy life even if she leaves the entertainment industry.
"What are you buying? Just live here."
Fat Fan sat carelessly on Wei Yang's lap and swung on the swing with him.
"Sister, there are many houses here, you can live anywhere. I will give you the key of this house later. You can live here when you come to Beijing."
Fan Xiaopang usually stays in Beijing, mostly living in the luxury house Galaxy Bay that she originally bought, or in her parents' house.
These houses were well-known to the paparazzi, and she didn't dare to bring Wei Yang in, so when Wei Yang came to Beijing before, the two of them mostly stayed in hotels.
Boss Wei does have a house in Beijing, but he seldom comes here and has never visited the place. It’s not his base in Shanghai, so he doesn’t dare to act recklessly.
In addition, he usually comes to Beijing for work, there are many people around him, and no one takes care of his daily life, so it is more convenient to stay in a hotel.
Jiuzhang Villa is the newly bought house by Fan Xiaopang. It is of high quality and the paparazzi have not touched it yet, so she gave it to Wei Yang to live in.
Wei Yang smiled and said, "Support me."
"No?"
Fatty Fan pinched Wei Yang's chin and said with a seductive look: "Didn't you say that you wanted to find a rich woman to support you? Now I'll give you a chance. If you serve me well, I'll give you 50,000 yuan a month for pocket money."
Wei Yang got into the mood and said with an embarrassed look: "It's a little less. I had my birthday a few days ago and another rich woman gave me a watch for 700,000 yuan."
Fatty Fan gritted his teeth: "Okay, you're quite likable."
Fatty Fan was both angry and amused: "Okay, look at your performance, you made me happy, I will buy you a car."
"real?"
Boss Wei's eyes lit up. He knew how to handle the pretty boy's situation very well. Or, it could be said that this was the life he had always dreamed of. Even now, he was still looking forward to it.
After all, free food is so delicious! Of course, it also depends on which rich woman’s free food it is. For example, if the one who eats Tang Monk’s meat, Boss Wei can’t eat it no matter how much he is given. But Fatty Fan, he can choke to death.
"How much is it?"
Fatty Fan waved his hand generously: "Whatever you like, I'll buy you the one you like."
Fan Bingbing, who has been ranked first on the Forbes Celebrity List of female stars for several consecutive years, has the confidence to do so. Although she cannot be compared with wealthy people like Boss Wei, her income is far higher than that of ordinary celebrity artists.
"Sister, I want to buy a Porsche 918."
"How much?"
"I don't remember the exact amount, but it should be less than 20 million."
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"Buy…wait, how much?"
Fan Xiaopang realized that it was not 2 million, but 20 million. Is this enough to buy a car or a plane?
"Why, you still want me?"
"I can't afford it, so you should just buy me. I don't want a Porsche 918, just buy me an ordinary Ferrari."
Fan Bingbing, who was so domineering just now, decisively admitted defeat. It was not because she couldn't afford it, but because she felt it was not worth it.
Her annual income is only tens of millions, and if things go well, it can exceed 100 million. Add other miscellaneous income, it is also very considerable.
But earning a lot doesn't mean you have to spend it all! Not to mention that female stars are supposed to thrive because of their youth. Fan Xiaopang focuses on investment and even participates behind the scenes. Isn't he thinking that he can still have a stable source of income when his looks fade in the future?
If you ask her to spend 100 million to buy a house, she won't hesitate too much because she knows the house will appreciate in value when she gets it back.
But asking her to spend 10 million to buy a car, even if a luxury car of this level has a very high value retention property or even appreciates in value, is not within her consideration.
This is also related to one's own cognition and interests. Fan Xiaopang doesn't like or understand cars, so he naturally feels that it is not worth it. But for those who like cars, they are afraid that they will not be able to buy them.
If it were replaced with a top-level beauty product with extremely strong anti-aging and beauty effects, let alone 20 million, Fan Xiaopang would sell everything he had to buy it.
"Hahaha."
Seeing the rich woman "fall", Wei Yang laughed happily, and in turn pinched her chin like Fan Xiaopang just now.
“Ferrari is simple, but there is no such thing as something for nothing in the world.”
Fat Fan was also very cooperative. She hooked her hands around Wei Yang's neck and instantly transformed from the domineering rich woman into a delicate white lotus. Her fox face looked pitiful and her voice was shy.
"Master, please have mercy on me."
"Depend on!"
Boss Wei was enraged. He picked up Fat Fan with both hands, carried him into the villa, and spurred his horse.
…
More than an hour later, the tired Fan Xiaopang fell asleep first, but Wei Yang was not sleepy because he had slept well since he came from the plane.
Wei Yang got out of bed quietly and took a men's pajamas from the cloakroom. Seeing that the size was just right, his eyes became a little complicated.
There’s something wrong with Fat Fan today!
In other words, after the filming of "Time Raiders", the relationship between the two began to become increasingly wrong after they entered into a daily cohabitation life.
Fan Xiaopang first used coaxing and persuasion to get the key to the house in Tangchen Yipin, turning Wei Yang's base into a kind of home for the two of them.
This time, while Wei Yang was in Beijing for publicity, he went against his usual practice and brought him to Jiuzhang Villa. Similar to Tomson Yipin, he was also given the key.
In Wei Yang's mind, Fan Xiaopang is a very shrewd and sober person. When the two of them were in Beijing before, they had the opportunity to go to Fan Xiaopang's home.
Xinghewan was targeted by paparazzi, but Fan Xiaopang had more than one house before. However, she basically stayed in the hotel with Wei Yang, which actually showed some attitude. Even if she occasionally went to his house, she never mentioned the key.
The key exchange between Tomson Yipin and Jiuzhang Villa seems to be a fair transaction, but the meaning behind it is different.
A man and a woman, each of them has the key to the other's house, and they stay in each other's house when they visit each other. It seems like they are living together.
Especially when he came to Jiuzhang Villa today, Wei Yang could clearly see some things.
The refrigerator, wine cabinet, and coffee machine all have his favorite flavors, the toiletries are all from the brands he usually uses, the men's clothes and shoes in the wardrobe and shoe cabinet are almost all in his size, the study is simply a twin of Tomson Yipin's study, and even the pillow in the master bedroom has a memory pillow that Wei Yang is used to...
If Boss Wei says these are all coincidences, he is deceiving himself. It is obvious that Fatty Fan has built his nest here.
The woman could do this, and Wei Yang was moved, but he also couldn't be indifferent, but he really didn't know how to respond to her.
They used to be partners and friends, and they were quite clear about the differences. Apart from being jealous occasionally or making trouble on a whim, Fat Fan was mostly normal and hardly interfered in Wei Yang's affairs.
But if emotional ties come into play, it’s a different matter and the situation will become more and more complicated.
It's hard to deal with the two at home, and there's also Tang Yan and Da Mimi Xia. The two beauties from Xinjiang province are both trying to be substitutes, and if the famous Fan Bingbing comes along, it will really cause a stir.
Sometimes, Wei Yang even hopes that some women are purely interested in his money and resources, and that they should trade fairly and not talk about anything else.
But these people not only set their sights on the money, but also on the person, and invested their emotions in her. Although Boss Wei is a scumbag, he is not a heartless person, and it is the hardest thing for him to let down a beautiful woman.
"Either you focus on your work, or you become a scumbag. People who are scumbags and emotional are the worst kind of people."
Wei Yang couldn't help but despise himself, but as the saying goes, it's easier said than done.
He is just an ordinary man who cannot resist the temptation of beautiful women. Although his bottom line is low, it is not completely rotten. He does not want to disappoint those who like him.
Coupled with greed, I am unwilling to give up any of them and can only go further and further down this path.
"It's going to flip over sooner or later!"
Wei Yang is not optimistic about his future, but everyone has a lucky mentality. Never mind the future, at least nothing has happened now, so he might as well continue to have fun.
Try to avoid that day as much as possible. Even if it does come, try to make up for it...
(End of this chapter)