Chapter 293 20 Small Goals
As soon as the time came to 2008, it felt like things were happening one after another.
In March, this year’s Forbes celebrity list came out.
Chen Linfeng once again won the first place, this is the third consecutive year.
This shouldn’t surprise anyone. With Xiao Chen’s momentum last year, it would be strange if he didn’t take first place.
But when you really look into the details of the list, it's obvious that something is abnormal.
First of all, in the entire list, Shi Xiaolong and Shu Chang are both on the list.
This illustrates the value of last year's "Soldier Assault" and "Struggle".
The income figures of the last few in the top ten are higher than in previous years, almost double, indicating that the income of celebrities is gradually increasing.
Among the top few, two are athletes. It goes without saying that you know who they are.
Followed by Li Lianjie and Liu Qianqian.
Liu Qianqian's income is a bit lower, just over 100 million, which is double that of Zhang Ziyi.
Li Lianjie doubled Liu Qianqian’s income.
Dayao ranks second with an income of 380 million, which is definitely an exaggerated figure.
However, Xiao Chen, who is number one, is even more eye-catching. With an annual income of 2 billion, it is almost like a joke.
Even "Forbes" magazine specifically stated that this is a conservative forecast, and the actual income is definitely higher than this number.
Public opinion was in an uproar.
How can it be so high? Or a conservative estimate?
Soon, the media called the official Chinese version of Forbes magazine to ask for more specific details.
Forbes can rank the world's richest people, so it must have a good grasp of them and know their taboos.
Therefore, the specific investment decisions and money-making process of the people on the list will not be disclosed.
Even the Chinese version of "Forbes" follows this principle.
So the media who called did not ask for more details.
But Chen Linfeng’s two major investments are no secret in the investment community.
With the entire entertainment industry media, including financial media, constantly pursuing clues, the truth cannot be kept.
"Xiao Chen is not only a genius in the entertainment field, but also an investment master?" 》
“Stock God Xiao Chen, US$1.4 million rose to US$80 million”
“The US$1 million in 2004 became hundreds of times by 2007. This is the new generation of investment "God"
"How did Xiao Chen fall in love with Facebook at first glance? 》
《……》
The entertainment industry has tried their best to exaggerate Xiao Chen's purchase of 5% of Facebook's shares for 1 million. It is not a secret that Microsoft participated in Facebook's Series C financing last year.
It spent US$240 million, which accounted for 1.6% of Facebook's shares.
And Xiao Chen owns a full 5% of the shares.
Isn’t this equivalent to a value of US$750 million?
No wonder Forbes said it was making a conservative estimate.
However, there is definitely a problem with this calculation. The financial news is actually even more crazy about Xiao Chen's exposure of this series of news.
They understand better how difficult it is to make the most money exactly at the high point of the stock market.
But after all, financial media are professionals in related fields. It is difficult to see those media in the entertainment industry who don’t understand talking nonsense.
They corrected, "It is certainly impossible for Xiao Chen's 5% stake to remain undiluted forever. It is common to cut it in half, and the actual proportion may be even less.
Forbes' estimate is indeed A conservative estimate, but it is relatively close to the real number.”
But no matter what, this is 2 billion!
Not 200,000!
Even 200,000 is a lot for ordinary people.
Everyone is looking at this news with the same feeling as if it were something to behold.
We have lost our standard judgment on the number 2 billion.
People on the Internet are constantly asking questions in the comment area of Chen Linfeng’s blog.
One is to ask whether the matter is true or false. Although the media has almost given up on it, fans still want the idol to admit it personally.
Having a stock idol is also quite a wonderful thing.
Another question that is asked the most is whether the financial media’s estimate of the value of Xiao Chen’s shares is accurate. In fact, they also want to know how much money the idol actually has.
It’s not enough to satisfy everyone’s curiosity.
Can I tell you that 2 billion is far less than your bottom line? That would make the noise even greater.
Chen Linfeng pretended to be dead as usual and disappeared from the Internet.
However, he is not an ordinary person, and there is little use in pretending to be dead. The media came directly to the truth offline.
"Director, there are many reporters outside who want to interview you." The stage manager Lao Qian informed the news.
“Don’t worry about them, we will take pictures of ourselves as usual.”
Chen Linfeng came to the filming site, and everyone paid attention to him, with curiosity and wonder in their eyes.
The young actors were in a good mood and did not suddenly become strangers or dare not speak.
After all, to them, Xiao Chen was already a figure in the sky, but he only had an extra 2 billion in annual income.
That's all...
"Hey, why don't I have this brain? It's just investing money. You don't need to have a genius mind. I can do it too." Lei Datou can't be fooled no matter what. Don't pay attention to yourself.
"It's easy to say. There are so many people in the whole country, but Xiao Chen... No, Jingyu is the only one who has such a vision. Is that what your brain can think of?" Qin Hao was so excited that his mouth turned bald.
Zhang Luyi asked mysteriously, "You said, Xiao Chen is so rich, will he still film? If it were me, I would definitely go home and enjoy the happiness."
Lei Jiayin glanced at him disdainfully, "Do you think Director Xiao Chen is an ordinary person? If he wants to be idle, the money from selling novels alone is enough for us to make a lifetime. He obviously has artistic pursuits."
"That's right, he is not such a person, and he will not achieve such great achievements at such an old age."
Zhang Guoli and other older actors looked at Chen Linfeng and couldn't tell. complex.
This is too evil.
You really are proficient in everything. "Xiao Chen, you really did great things quietly." Zhang Guoli still couldn't help but admire.
“Hey, I bought the shares casually when I met him a few years ago. It was originally for Zuckerberg’s advertising cooperation, and I wanted him to devote himself to promoting my novel. Who I found out that the value increased later, just good luck."
Chen Linfeng waved his hands, looking like he was not worth mentioning.
Zhang Guoli is autistic.
Fan Wei asked curiously, "Then why did you invest in NetEase in your early years? This is always a reflection of your vision, right?"
Chen Linfeng said innocently, "When I was young, I didn't I’m sensible, I just thought NetEase was a good website, and I didn’t want it to fail, so I invested a sum of money. I used the money I earned from publishing books abroad, and the results also increased. I’m lucky, it’s really luck.”
Fan Wei didn't notice. Don't use such a lame excuse to fool me.
Who doesn’t know that you have had plans since you were a child, thinking that you would steal your parents’ money to recharge games with today’s children?
Several people stopped asking. This guy was so cunning that he couldn't ask anything at all.
The filming went smoothly, but more and more reporters outside gathered around, and Lao Qian came to report several times.
Chen Linfeng does not want to really affect the good atmosphere of the crew, nor does he want to waste his time.
I simply posted a blog post to explain it.
“Recently, there has been a media commotion due to the announcement of the Forbes Celebrity List. Everyone is reading about me in the media or forums every day, which has taken up public media resources. I’m really sorry. I would like to apologize in advance. .
First of all, this 2 billion figure is too much. How can I make so much money in a year? In fact, it has been four years since I invested in 2004. If we divide it evenly, it should be 500 million a year. .
Look, if you average it this way, the number won’t be so big, right?
And the money I earn actually doesn’t mean much to me.
Some friends who know me well in the past may know that I have determined to join the entertainment industry since I was a child.
The example is the past reports about Brother Fanglong and me. In fact, the prototype comes from what I said in "The Threesomes".
When I went to visit my brother, I met Brother Fang Long, so I went up to ask for an autograph. He said my name was difficult to remember, so I replied, "I must make sure everyone remembers my name in the future." However, the media later became confused. If you pass it on, it will be passed on incorrectly.
To this day, I am still working hard towards this goal.
So, after making this money, I just think it will be more convenient to make movies later. I can set up my own company to research the special effects of my own imagination. In terms of life, it will not be too big. change.
I hope everyone can maintain a normal attitude towards this matter.
Also, you have to pay taxes on the money you earn, so you don’t get much. Don’t overestimate it. There really isn’t much money.
That’s it for today, see you in the next blog post. "
As soon as the entire blog post was posted, it immediately attracted a lot of attention.
"500 million a year is not much. Haha, I may have come to a parallel world. "
"There is no point in making money. Why do I feel that I have heard something incredible? "
"Xiao Chen, if you say this, we will be beaten to death, do you know? It really shows off my face. ”
"By the way, the relationship between Xiao Chen and Fang Long happened so early?"
"If you pass it on, Xiao Chen will surpass Fang Long."
"If you pass it on, Xiao Chen will be beaten. Fang Long."
"Special effects seem to be very expensive, but Xiao Chen has money now, so I support it."
"Suddenly I feel that Xiao Chen is not too envious of the money. What’s the feeling of jealousy and hatred? Maybe this is the real idol.”
"..."
Chen Linfeng's blog post this time was so funny that it quickly spread on the Internet.
The two classic sentences "500 million is not much" and "making money are meaningless" are the most widely spread because they are too crude.
Some netizens posted this paragraph based on Xiao Chen’s previous stills, which is extremely interesting.
Especially in "Empire of the Tang Dynasty", Li Shimin, played by Chen Linfeng, stands on the palace city and points his index finger to the entire city of Chang'an.
The phrase "500 million is not much" or "making money is meaningless" on P is very convincing, even a little bit magical.
It spread all over the Internet in an instant.
Liu Qianqian uses this emoticon very smoothly. She likes to post this most when she is not in the same room and chatting about penguins.
Chen Linfeng did not expect that a blog post he posted would have such an effect, and for a while it even seemed like the three giants of Asian emojis in his previous life.
But this is because his influence is in place, coupled with the sudden explosion of events, he has such influence.
Reporters outside the crew realized what Chen Linfeng meant when they saw that Chen Linfeng had not come out to be interviewed and he posted an article on his blog to explain the whole story.
Slowly it dispersed.
Of course, such interesting content in the blog post must be used to help promote it.
A series of reports soon appeared.
At the same time, Renri also published an editorial.
"On how Chinese youth should establish a correct view of money"
The opening chapter is an introduction to the Forbes-Chen Linfeng incident, which highly praised the attitude shown by Chen Linfeng in the blog post.
Whether it is the view of not caring about large sums of money, or the apology for occupying public media resources.
They all have the awareness and responsibility of idols.
“You know, Xiao Chen knew that he could make such a large amount of money. It was definitely not this year, but maybe last year or even the year before that, when he knew that his 5% share price had increased significantly.
However, judging from his performance in the past two years, he has not been affected at all, nor has he actively promoted it to the outside world. He has maintained a low-key and humble attitude, which is undoubtedly extremely rare.
Looking at what he wrote in his blog post, with or without this money, he would unswervingly stick to the goal he had set since childhood and walk on the road of progress.
This is the quality that Chinese youth should learn most and the correct view of money that should be established.
…”
The whole article is a positive praise, and at the end it is slightly condemned by the media for covering this matter in a large space and for a long time.
Even a young person knows that this is not good. How old are you? You are not as good as a young person!
But after all, the media is the only one who can listen.
(End of this chapter)