Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 278 276. We can barely be considered a wealthy family?

At the entrance of the Victoria Hotel, the hotel has prepared a special car for Chen Li'an. The capitalist society is indeed very convenient.

After Chen Li'an got in the car, he picked up a magazine and flipped through it casually. The magazine was from last month and reported on this year's Forbes rankings.

The richest man in Asia has appeared in Hong Kong. The richest man in Asia in 1996 is Li Zhaoji, known as the "fourth uncle" in Hong Kong. He is worth more than 12 billion US dollars and belongs to the top wealthy family in Hong Kong.

Chen Li'an is actually quite curious about where the wealthy culture in Xiangjiang comes from. How can anyone call themselves wealthy? The strong capitalist style sounds very baseless.

But it is true that they have no background. Most of the wealthy families in Xiangjiang are only twenty or thirty years old, so there is no problem in describing them as wealthy families.

There are many wealthy families in Xiangjiang, dozens or hundreds of large and small wealthy families. The standard for wealthy families is actually very simple, that is, the measurement of family assets.

Chen Li'an didn't know how far he was from the standards of this so-called wealthy family, or that he was already considered a wealthy family, but he didn't care about being called a nouveau riche.

The world is changing very fast. More than a month ago, Chen Li'an was still a mainland boy begging on the streets of Xiangjiang. More than a month later, Chen Li'an has become a "rich family".

This is really a slap in the face to many Hong Kong media, and even the people in Hong Kong have very different feelings about it. Especially those middle class people who bought art from Chen Li'an.

I thought everyone was the same, but I didn't expect you to become a rich man quietly.

However, such news shocked the stars in the Xiangjiang entertainment circle. Many female stars who had met Chen Li'an were interested.

Aren't people like Chen Li'an more attractive than wealthy families? Instead of looking for the useless second generation who may not have the right to inherit, it is better to look for a self-made generation like Chen Li'an.

There are not so many rules of a wealthy family, and he can still control his wealth freely. The most important thing is that he is handsome and talented, which makes him more attractive than Liu.

Chen Li'an became a "hot cake" in this way, but his family knew about his family affairs, and Chen Li'an's wealth was not as much as the outside world thought.

He only owns half of the shares of Lixin VCD, and Lixin doesn’t have much money at all now.

The CCTV bid king has to pay part of the money first, and the factory's production has to keep up, so money has to be spent everywhere.

This year's sales of several hundred million are actually less than 20% of the factory's profit. The profit margin of electronic products is normally between 20 and 30%, and part of the profit goes to the dealers. In addition, this year has entered a war in the home appliance industry, and prices have been reduced a lot, and profits have been compressed a lot.

With sales of more than 800 million and a profit of less than 200 million, the real money Chen Li'an received was only tens of millions.

However, Chen Li'an couldn't get all the money. The factory had to continue to develop, so how could he take away all the profits.

Chen Li'an has no intention of becoming a rich man now. He only feels that he is a piggy covered with gold foil, with a shiny surface.

However, if you count the shares as assets, Chen Li'an is now a billionaire, but in Chen Li'an's view, the money he has not received is just a number, and who knows what day it will be gone.

Lixin VCD is worth so much today, but it may not be worth much tomorrow. Who can say?

When the hotel car stopped, Chen Li'an threw the magazine in his hand on the seat. The richest man in Asia was too far away from him, and he probably wouldn't be able to do it in his life.

It's good to be an artist with a little money. If I really want to make that much money, even if Chen Li'an has been having bad luck and still has future memories, he doesn't know how much energy and time he has to put in to do it.

Why waste that energy? It would be great to talk about art with beauties in a leisurely manner.

After arriving at the art space, Chen Li'an didn't see many people inside, only a dozen people visiting.

Chen Li'an walked around the exhibition hall without seeing Ji Fa, so he walked towards the office area at the back.

At this time, Ji Fa was chatting with several reporters, and the topic of conversation was also related to Chen Li'an.

The news that Chen Li'an spent 300 million on CCTV two days ago has been brewing in Hong Kong for two days, but there is no detailed report. The gossip magazines want to make up one of their own, but they are worried that Chen Li'an will make some big move.

They still remember the lesson from the last time. It was originally just a piece of gossip news, but it was turned into international news by Chen Li'an. Xiangjiang's international image was damaged.

For internationally famous artists like Chen Li'an, they have learned a lot. It's better not to provoke me if you can.

Who knows what day he will say something in foreign media that will affect his international image.

When Chen Li'an walked into the rest area, he heard Ji Fa and the reporters chatting about some things about himself. However, the topic of conversation was not Chen Li'an's business in the mainland but how this art space combines art and business. What a person Chen Li'an is. Business-savvy artist.

Ji Fa dared to brag and almost blew Chen Li'an to the sky. However, the reporter was very interested and listened with great interest. After seeing Chen Li'an coming, he stood up to say hello to him and wanted to interview him.

Chen Li'an saw Ji Fa's eyes and nodded in agreement, but he didn't expect the reporter's first question to be very sharp.

"Art has always avoided dealing with capital and politics. Why did you take the initiative to combine art with commerce and become a businessman? Is your art still pure?"

Chen Li'an raised his eyebrows slightly and said: "The purer the art, the better. However, this does not mean that artists do not have to live, and the creation of art has nothing to do with business. What's more, my works are not sold, so capital is not involved."

The last point left the two reporters speechless. It was really nice to say, but Chen Li'an's work was indeed not sold this time, so he couldn't find any reason to criticize it.

With such a not-so-gentle opening, the subsequent questions naturally shifted to business. I asked Chen Li'an many questions about business, and seemed to treat him as a businessman rather than an artist.

However, every time the topic went off track, Ji Fa would correct it and emphasize that Chen Li'an was an artist and a businessman second.

Chen Li'an also stated that he has never participated in specific business management, and only occasionally participates in business operations as a consultant and investor.

Both Chen Li'an and Ji Fa are more interested in Chen Li'an's identity as an artist. If it weren't for the fact that CCTV's bidding was related to Lixin's development in the next year, Chen Li'an would not have taken the lead.

But now that it has come to the fore, just accept the consequences. He is not the only rich artist.

As long as you keep a low profile from now on, don't always label yourself a businessman.

The interview ended soon. Chen Li'an took a sip of water and watched Ji Fa send the reporters away, along with several souvenirs that were on sale, worth tens of thousands.

After Ji Fa came back, Chen Li'an asked, "Why are you arranging this interview?"

"Didn't I tell you yesterday? We have to continue packaging, and at the same time, we have to show the outside world that you are not doing this for money."

Ji Fa suddenly remembered something in the middle of speaking, pulled out a newspaper from a few days ago and handed it to Chen Li'an and said: "Look at this newspaper, an expert said that what you are doing is not art, but a complete commodity, and it does not have any The collection value is just to defraud money in Xiangjiang."

After Chen Li'an took the newspaper and read it, he understood what Ji Fa meant. These people were half right. They were doing it to make money, but Chen Li'an was not doing it just to make money for himself.

However, art is really art, and just because you put a price on an artwork does not negate its artistry.

Ji Fa looked at Chen Li'an and said: "Now that you have spent more than 200 million in the capital, no one will believe this conclusion. There is a huge difference between the two. The richer you are, the more this art space will appear. purely."

Chen Li'an had never thought about it from this perspective, but what Ji Fa said made sense. Everything has pros and cons. It would be different if you look at it from another angle.

This is what makes professionals special. If Chen Li'an did it himself, he probably wouldn't even know what to do at this time.

Public opinion and marketing and public relations are really beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Chen Li'an looked at Ji Fa and said, "You are so professional. I am very glad that you have joined this project."

"This is just the most basic." Ji Fa said nonchalantly: "In the Western world, controlling public opinion is a required course for every capitalist."

Chen Li'an couldn't help but nodded. What he said really made sense. Isn't that what capital does?

Looking at it this way, domestic entrepreneurs are really weak and can only spend money on advertising without any thought.

Domestic capitalists still need time to grow. When Chen Li'an thinks about twenty years from now, he feels that there are not many good days left for him, and he must make some money quickly and retire early.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Li'an and Ji Fa attended an auction in Xiangjiang. Ji Fa took action and bought three works of art that he had sold, tripling the price.

After the auction, Ji Fa immediately went to contact the media to promote it. The middle class who invest in art must see successful investment cases.

Chen Li'an did not participate in what happened next. He left the auction and went to find Wang Zuxian.

When Chen Li'an arrived at Wang Zuxian's place, he heard some bad news. Leslie Cheung fell ill in Argentina due to acclimatization.

Chen Li'an sighed after hearing this. He had already told him not to take on this drama, but he didn't listen!

Wang Zuxian looked at Chen Li'an worriedly and said, "Is my brother going to be okay?"

"It shouldn't be anything. I specifically told him to take the doctor there." After thinking about it for a while, Chen Lian still felt uneasy, so he took out his phone and called Cheng Shufen.

The phone rang several times before Cheng Shufen picked up the phone. She seemed to be busy packing her things. After answering the phone, she said directly: "Li An, I'm going to Argentina now. You and Ji Fa can handle the art space. He She’s very sick and I’m worried something is going to go wrong.”

Chen Li'an began to worry when he heard what Cheng Shufen said, and asked anxiously: "Have you found out the specific cause? I'll go with you."

"Amoeba virus, doctors have now controlled the disease." Cheng Shufen sighed and said, "Fortunately, I listened to you and brought the doctor with you, otherwise the situation would have been really bad."

Chen Li'an breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and said to Cheng Shufen on the other end of the phone: "That's good. I'll fly with you when you want to."

Cheng Shufen paused for a while on the other end of the phone before saying: "He specifically told you not to go. Even Mr. Tang didn't let me go. If I hadn't insisted, he wouldn't have let me go. Now that the condition is under control, you Don't worry."

What a hypocritical person! Have you all written a suicide note?

Chen Li'an couldn't help but cursed, and then said to Cheng Shufen: "Okay, if anything happens, please contact me in time. I will teach him a lesson when he comes back!"

Hearing Chen Li'an's words, Cheng Shufen's mood relaxed a little, and she said with a smile: "Okay, when he comes back, you will teach him a lesson for me. Everyone has said that he and Wang Jiawei are not compatible. If you don't listen, you will never let him go in the future." We are no longer cooperating with Wang Jiawei."

"Let's reduce his work in the future and make fewer movies. Now he's back in the music scene. Let's just sing honestly from now on." Chen Li'an sighed and chatted with Cheng Shufen for a few more words before hanging up the phone.

"How is it? Is Brother Yan serious?" Wang Zuxian asked worriedly from the side.

Chen Li'an looked at the anxious Wang Zuxian and comforted him with a smile: "It's okay. The condition is under control. If you are infected with the virus, you can recover for a while."

"That's good, it scared me to death." Wang Zuxian patted her chest with some fear.

Chen Li'an didn't want Wang Zuxian to worry too much, so he put his arm around her waist and deliberately changed the subject and asked: "You are so worried, what if I were too?"

"No nonsense!" Wang Zuxian immediately put her fingers on Chen Li'an's lips.

Chen Li'an looked at Wang Zuxian's angry look, opened his mouth and bit her finger, and said with a smile: "I'm in such good health, I'm sure everything will be fine."

Wang Zuxian pulled out her fingers in disgust and said, "It's all your saliva."

"You dislike me?" Chen Li'an snorted and said, "Don't beg me that night."

"I won't beg you!" Wang Zuxian pinched Chen Li'an's cheek, stood up and said, "I'm going to take a shower."

After taking two steps, Wang Zuxian looked back at Chen Li'an and said, "I put on new nail polish."

Chen Li'an took a look at Wang Zuxian's feet. The white toes and black nails looked particularly sexy, so he coughed and stood up and said, "Let's wash them together and save water resources."

Wang Zuxian smiled evilly and said, "Then please beg me."

Chen Li'an: "." Just beg, let her come back later! Make her kneel, stand, lie down, and beg her!

Not long after, Wang Zuxian's begging for mercy came from the bathroom.

"No. My knees are red in this position. The bathtub is so hard. Please hurry up, please."

"Then can you dive? Underwater, that is."

"Then I'd rather kneel!"

Chen Li'an snorted, this is your choice, don't regret it!

After a while, the two of them came out of the bathroom, walked around the living room and then went to the bedroom.

It was just that the smooth floor was covered with handprints and water stains, as if someone had walked around the living room on their hands and knees.

Wang Zuxian, who originally had classes the next day, asked for leave. She really couldn't move. Her knees hurt and her arms had no strength. She just wanted to rest at home.

Chen Li'an was even kicked out by Wang Zuxian, otherwise she would not have a chance to have a good rest.

"Oh, it's so miserable to be kicked out of the house." Chen Li'an sighed and muttered: "I don't know if she has learned the painting skills that Zhou Huimin taught me last time. Why don't she check it out?"

I sprained my neck tonight and can't move my right shoulder blade. I have one more chapter that I will finish during the day tomorrow. It won't be short. Please forgive me for my minor illness.