The entertainment empire began with Liu Yifei's premarital pregnancy.

"I'll still choose to sign a three-season contract."

After some consideration, the princess ultimately chose the second option.

First of all, if it's three seasons, the salary for one season is 15 million, which is much higher than signing a contract for one season at a time.

As for why she didn't choose to sign a five-season contract, she thought that Lin Bufan was a smart man, and since she made this choice, it meant that the other party could profit from it.

What benefits?

It's simply that the other party is confident that they can make the program better and better.

If that's the case, she'd be at a disadvantage if she signed a contract for five seasons at once. Once the show becomes popular, the mentors' signing fees will definitely increase.

Ultimately, after careful consideration, the princess chose a compromise.

"Regarding the contract, I will send someone to discuss it with Miss Princess later."

Lin Bufan was only slightly disappointed that the princess did not choose to sign a contract for five seasons at once.

"Director Lin?"

Just then, the door to the ward opened, and Li Yapeng came in from outside, looking somewhat surprised to see Lin Bufan.

"Mr. Li..."

Lin Bufan turned to look at Li Yapeng and nodded slightly.

"Director Lin, please don't call me that. Just call me Xiao Peng."

Li Yapeng is such a smart person.

Lin Bufan is the top Chinese director in the international arena, and the other party is the owner of Kyoto Entertainment. Regardless of their status, it is worthwhile for him to actively curry favor with him.

After Li Yapeng insisted repeatedly, Lin Bufan had no choice but to address him as Xiaopeng.

"Your Highness, Xiao Peng, I must take my leave now."

After chatting for a few minutes, Lin Bufan got up to say goodbye.

"Director Lin, let me see you off!"

Li Yapeng hurriedly got up and followed Lin Bufan closely as he saw him off from the hospital.

Standing at the hospital entrance, she waited until Lin Bufan's car was out of sight before turning back to her ward.

"What's Director Lin here for?"

Li Yapeng sat on a chair next to the ward, looking at the princess with some curiosity.

"They've come to sign a contract with me."

The princess gave Li Yapeng a disapproving look.

The princess was extremely disappointed with his performance just now; for a moment, she felt as if she had seen a lackey.

But then she thought, after all, he was about to become the father of her child, so she decided not to hold it against him.

"Signed a contract? You signed with Kyoto Entertainment?"

Li Yapeng looked at the princess with some surprise.

"It's not Kyoto Entertainment, it's a signed program..."

The princess gave a brief explanation.

Upon hearing that it was a variety show, Li Yapeng, who was initially quite excited, stopped asking any further questions.

He thought the princess had signed a contract to film a movie, but it turned out to be a variety show. He didn't know much about music, so he didn't bother to find out more.

……

"Boss, Miss Huo from Emperor Entertainment Group has arrived."

Lin Bufan had just returned to the company when Bai Bing knocked on the door and came in.

"She's here? Please come in."

Lin Bufan was surprised for a moment, then gave instructions to Bai Bing.

"Yes, boss!"

Not long after, Bai Bing brought Huo Wenxi to Lin Bufan's office.

"Mr. Lin!"

"Miss Huo, please have a seat."

Lin Bufan stood up and warmly invited Huo Wenxi to sit on the sofa.

Huo Wenxi put in a lot of effort to persuade the princess, and the princess, to some extent, also gave Huo Wenxi face.

"Mr. Lin, these are Zhang Xueyou and Zhou Huajian's phone numbers..."

As Huo Wenxi spoke, he placed two phone numbers in front of Lin Bufan.

She had already done what Lin Bufan asked her to do, and whether he would agree to help her in the future was none of her business.

"Thank you so much, Miss Huo!"

Lin Bufan gave the other person a grateful look.

"Mr. Lin, besides this matter, there is another matter I have come to discuss."

As Huo Wenxi spoke, he took out a document from his backpack.

"Mr. Lin, this is what Boss Yang asked me to give you. Originally, Emperor Entertainment was planning to collaborate with Huayi Brothers on this film. If Mr. Lin is willing, Emperor Entertainment can co-produce it with Kyoto Entertainment."

After saying that, he placed the script in front of Lin Bufan.

Project Baby

Lin Bufan glanced at the cover of the script, and four large characters came into view.

Lin Bufan was certainly familiar with this movie. Although it had many flaws, it was still considered a classic film.

The film was released in September, grossing over 9400 million yuan in mainland China and around 1.7 million yuan across Asia. During the promotional period, the production cost was 1.3 million yuan.

How much was the budget for this film?

Lin Bufan looked at Huo Wenxi.

The advertised production costs are definitely inflated; this is common practice in the film and television industry, and Lin Bufan is well aware of it.

With a total box office of 1.7 million, the investment must be controlled at around 6000 million to make a profit.

Of course, a movie's profits are not limited to box office revenue. After the movie leaves theaters, it can also generate considerable income from merchandise and DVD sales.

Hollywood does this very well.

In Hollywood, box office revenue typically accounts for only about 40% of a blockbuster film's total profits, with the bulk coming from merchandise and DVD sales. However, revenue from these sources takes time to materialize.

The total investment is 5000 million.

Huo Wenxi said, looking at Lin Bufan, "If Mr. Lin wants to invest, Emperor can give up 3% of its share."

It's not that Emperor Entertainment is stingy and only willing to give Lin Bufan a 3% investment share; the reason lies with Cheng Long.

Given Jackie Chan's current status, his opponent could command a $20 million salary in Hollywood, a price that is certainly unaffordable in China.

Jackie Chan is well aware that Chinese-language films are his core business, so he naturally cannot ask for too high a salary.

However, the offer cannot be too low. After all, Hollywood has already offered $20 million. If the offer is too low when he returns home, it will affect his international reputation.

Therefore, in Jackie Chan's later Chinese-language films, all of them were based on investment and equity, with no salary required, and he directly received a share of the final profits from the film's box office.

"Kyoto Animation invested in this movie, but I have one condition: I want the online streaming rights to it."

Lin Bufan agreed to invest after only three seconds of consideration.

The box office ceiling for this movie is fixed, and a 30% investment would only amount to 15 million. Lin Bufan can afford that amount, and a lower profit is fine as long as he doesn't lose money.

The weakest point in Kyoto Entertainment's development so far is its limited film library.

More importantly, Lin Bufan set his sights on the online streaming rights for the film.

Lin Bufan, a video website host, certainly couldn't miss it.

LeTV, Tudou, and Youku video websites have been established, but they are currently in a phase of rapid, unregulated growth and do not require any so-called copyright protection, as there are abundant online resources.

Of course, this is now; in later generations, major video websites have spent a lot of money to acquire copyrights.

"I need to ask for instructions."

Huo Wenxi did not agree on the spot because she did not have the authority to do so. However, in her opinion, Boss Yang would probably agree, since it was just a network broadcasting right, what difference would it make if it was given to Lin Bufan?

With so much piracy online these days, online streaming rights are practically worthless.