Chapter 843 : Interested in Him_
Chapter 843: Interested in Him?
"Is this guy famous?" Liang Xu said with a cigarette in his mouth, smiling as he looked down at Chen Fan chatting with Yan Qing.
"You haven't heard of him?" Wu Xukun shook his head, "I've been busy helping Samsung with the acquisition case of the Zhang family in Beijing recently, so I haven't been paying attention to outside news."
Liang Xu chuckled, "Not just famous, he's extremely famous."
Wu Xukun immediately became interested, "Tell me about it."
"This guy is only 25 or 26 years old, graduated from university a year or two ago. But he started his business when he was still in college."
"His first business venture was opening internet cafes."
Wu Xukun raised an eyebrow, "Internet cafes? That's a very niche business idea."
"If you choose the right location and open a chain, you can make some quick money for a few years."
"But that's not enough to make Yan Qing, Tong Yao, and Chen Wan all consider him a friend, right?"
Liang Xu smiled, "Don't rush. Let me tell you slowly."
"Opening internet cafes was just his first business project. Later, he bought an amusement park that was about to go bankrupt, then remodeled it into a club, and became famous overnight with the club."
"After that, with some startup capital, he opened an internet company called Feifan Technology."
"Have you heard of Feifan Security Guard and Feifan Antivirus?"
Wu Xukun nodded, "Hmm. I think that's what's used on my home computer."
Liang Xu gestured, "That's what his company developed."
"Then they launched Feifan Video. This year's New Year Gala countdown was sponsored by their Feifan Video. Currently, in the domestic video website field, they're far ahead, unrivaled."
Wu Xukun was a bit surprised, "Sponsoring the New Year Gala countdown? That's not something you can solve with just a little money, the sponsorship fee is calculated by the second."
"That's why I say he's amazing."
"This guy is simply a business genius, completely favored by heaven."
"Let me tell you, the store where he initially opened his internet cafe was bought, but less than a year later, the street where the internet cafe was located was demolished, directly earning him a sum of demolition compensation."
"That's not all, the location of his club was also demolished after less than two years, and he earned several hundred million yuan in demolition compensation alone."
"From what I've heard, the city didn't pay the full amount, in the end, they exchanged it with a piece of land and some funds."
Now, Wu Xukun was interested.
"There's such a thing? What's his background? Did he get insider information in advance?"
"If he had insider information, he wouldn't be called a genius." Liang Xu said with a smile, "The amazing thing is, his parents are ordinary rural people, this guy is 100% from scratch, self-made."
"You could say that these two demolition compensations he earned were purely luck."
"With these two demolition compensations, he immediately opened a real estate company. Now, Yunhai's largest old city renovation project is being handled by his real estate company."
"Just established for a year, and already so valued by the city government, isn't that impressive?"
"Not only that, this guy is also a cross-industry genius."
"Not only does he have an internet company and a real estate company, he's also involved in the entertainment industry, opened a film and television company. The hit movie 《The Myth》 last year was produced by his company, and that big star Wen Wan is also signed to his company."
"Besides these, there's also a game company, property management company, electronics factory..."
Now Wu Xukun was truly surprised.
Generally speaking, a company would delve deep into one specific field, unless it's a particularly large conglomerate that would have enough funds to develop across fields.
But Chen Fan, this guy, wasn't just cross-field, he was developing in all fields.
"His founded Ruofan Group is now considered the face of Yunhai. Last year, his personal worth was already 10 billion yuan, and the group company's market value is estimated to be several billion yuan."
"And that's without going public. Once the company goes public, this guy will definitely become the youngest rich person on the Forbes list in China."
Now, Wu Xukun was truly interested in Chen Fan.
"How old did you say he is this year?"
"At most 25 or 26 years old. He started his business from college, so it's been no more than 4 or 5 years at most."
"Creating such a large group company in 4 or 5 years, there aren't many even looking at the whole country, right?"
Wu Xukun nodded, "Indeed."
"And the most extraordinary thing is that he has no background at all, completely self-made from scratch, which is even more of a miracle."
Liang Xu snapped his fingers, "That's why I say he's a genius. He's very famous in Yunhai now."
"Oh, let me tell you another interesting thing. This guy is not only good at doing business, he's also a cross-field all-rounder. He can write songs himself. He's a celebrity."
"Hmm?" Wu Xukun looked over puzzled.
"Have you heard of 《Can't Help Falling In Love With You》 and 《Absolute Obsession》? Also, the recent song Wen Wan sang, 《Always Very Quiet》. They were all written by him."
"His name online is Commoner, he's a very famous online singer with quite a few fans."
Wu Xukun's eyes widened, for the first time feeling amazed by a person.
"Is everything you said true?"
"Of course it's true, if you don't believe me, you can search online."
Wu Xukun stared at Chen Fan, his eyes flickering, like a wolf staring at its prey in the distance.
Liang Xu knew this guy too well, immediately seeing through his thoughts.
"What? Interested in him?"
Wu Xukun smiled, without explaining.
Liang Xu then said, "It's fine to be interested, but don't say I didn't warn you, this guy isn't as harmless as he looks. He's not simple either, you'd better be careful."
Wu Xukun turned to look, "Didn't you say he has no background?"
"Indeed no background, I'm saying this person isn't simple."
Liang Xu pursed his lips, "Let me tell you another piece of gossip."
"There used to be a very well-known family in Yunhai called the Zhao family, considered Yunhai's top old family, with influence in both legal and illegal circles."
"A few years ago, the second son of the Zhao family took a fancy to the club in Chen Fan's hands. At that time, he had just started his business, had no background, no power, was like a small ant that the Zhao family could easily crush with one hand."
"Zhao's second son used some underhanded means, threats and enticements, and finally bought the club at a very low price."
"Guess what happened? As soon as he bought the club, the area where the club was located was demolished."
Wu Xukun seemed to guess something, his eyes suddenly widening.
Liang Xu nodded with a smile, "That's right. Chen Fan did it on purpose. Not only did he sell the club, making a clear profit of 10 to 20 million yuan, but in the end, he also earned several hundred million yuan in demolition compensation because of that piece of land."
"Zhao's second son worked hard for nothing, it was all for naught."
Wu Xukun nodded with a smile, "Interesting."