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

"Old Liu, let's go to the Trade City."

After getting into the car, Lin Bufan gave instructions to the driver, Liu Meng.

"Yes, boss!"

Liu Meng drove his Rolls-Royce toward the Trade City in Oriental Plaza.

Even though it's only 06, traffic in Beijing is already congested everywhere. Fortunately, Liu Meng is a good driver and the journey was very smooth.

Soon, the Rolls-Royce stopped downstairs at Building 6 of the Trade City.

After getting out of the car, Lin Bufan led Bai Bing directly into the building, went to the elevator, and pressed the button for the 15th floor.

"President Lin!"

The elevator doors opened, and Xu Hongfei was standing at the door to greet them.

"Let's talk inside!"

Lin Bufan nodded slightly to Xu Hongfei.

"Yes, Mr. Lin!"

After saying that, the group went into the company.

Xu Hongfei, the vice president of Zhewei Investment Company, previously served as the deputy manager of the investment department at Goldman Sachs.

Without a doubt, Zhewei Investment Company was wholly owned and established by Lin Bufan.

"I have already invested 20 million US dollars in the company account."

After entering the general manager's office, Lin Bufan looked at Xu Hongfei.

Twenty million US dollars is just the cost of another Hollywood movie for Lin Bufan, but in China, it's a huge sum of money.

It's 06 now, a great time to invest.

Of course, Lin Bufan will not forget his main business, but that will not stop him from developing other industries.

What's the situation regarding JD.com's investment?

Lin Bufan got down to business.

Zhewei Capital was established after he returned from Hong Kong. The reason he came here today is that Lin Bufan saw the name JD.com when he was looking at the investment list, so he made a special trip here.

Lin Bufan was an expert in investment, so he entrusted Xu Hongfei with full authority over this investment company.

Every day, Xu Hongfei would send Lin Bufan a copy of the investment form and report, which Bai Bing would then pass on to him.

Lin Bufan doesn't understand investing, but he knows which companies and industries will make money in the future. To avoid missing out, he browses investment tables and reports almost every day.

Otherwise, we would have definitely missed out on this investment opportunity with JD.com.

On the investment list, Xu Hongfei has already marked the investment in JD.com with an "X".

"Mr. Lin, I'm not entirely optimistic about JD.com's investment..."

Xu Hongfei explained to Lin Bufan with a serious expression.

His main reason for not being optimistic is that JD.com has a significant need for financing, but the amount of equity it is offering is too small.

JD.com offered to raise ten million US dollars, but only gave them 10% of the shares, and JD.com's equity structure was divided into two versions.

The 10% stake that JD.com is selling is B-shares, which are basically dividend rights, with only 2% of the voting rights.

It's only 06 now, and they're already in the e-commerce business. Taobao already exists in this field, and JD.com is a latecomer. Plus, their business model isn't favored by investors.

JD.com's current valuation is generally considered to be between $6000 million and $8000 million.

Clearly, this round of financing has raised JD.com's valuation to $100 million.

What do you think of JD.com's future prospects?

Lin Bufan put down the investment proposal for JD.com and looked at Xu Hongfei with a serious expression.

For an investment firm, the vision of investors is extremely important.

Xu Hongfei was recruited by Lin Bufan through a headhunting firm, and he was also the deputy manager of the investment department of Goldman Sachs China, so there was nothing wrong with his resume.

Lin Bufan trusted him a lot.

However, he is now somewhat suspicious. If Xu Hongfei cannot give him a satisfactory answer, Lin Bufan will definitely change the person in charge.

"Mr. Lin, I am optimistic about JD.com's future prospects!"

Xu Hongfei seemed to sense it too, and after a moment of contemplation, he answered Lin Bufan with a serious expression.

He believes that JD.com's model has certain prospects and advantages. Taobao is the leader in the e-commerce field, but that doesn't mean that others should learn the same business model as Taobao when doing e-commerce.

The main reason he rejected JD.com's investment proposal was the issue of price and equity.

Hearing Xu Hongfei's answer, Lin Bufan nodded in relief.

"Agree to the terms in the JD.com case!"

Lin Bufan closed the investment proposal and looked at Xu Hongfei.

"Mr. Lin, the price..."

According to Xu Hongfei, they could talk to JD.com about the price and try to lower it as much as possible, especially in terms of bargaining power. If they could gain more leverage, they should try to do so.

"I understand what you're thinking!"

Lin Bufan interrupted the other party directly.

No one understood Liu Qiangdong, who was unaware of his wife's beauty, better than him. In later generations, he only held 12% of JD.com's shares, but he had 70% of the voting power.

This means that Liu Qiangdong has a very strong desire to control JD.com.

Another question is, would JD.com have grown and thrived without Liu Qiangdong?

Lin Bufan had high doubts about this.

Most importantly, he didn't invest in order to gain control of the company.

"Price and equity are not important, but one thing is very important."

As Lin Bufan spoke, he looked at Xu Hongfei and said, "We must get JD.com to agree that Zhewei will have absolute priority in future JD.com financing."

this point is very important.

Compared to JD.com's market value in later years, acquiring 10% of the shares for ten million US dollars is practically a steal.

JD.com is only in the initial stage of financing now, and there will definitely be several rounds of financing in the future. If Zhewei does not want his shares to be diluted, he will definitely participate in the follow-on investment, and he wants more.

"Yes, Mr. Lin!"

Xu Hongfei nodded.

………………

"Xiao Bai, remember to remind me to send the reports from Zhewei every day!"

Back at Kyoto Entertainment, Lin Bufan looked at Bai Bing with a serious expression.

"Yes, boss!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Bing nodded with a serious expression.

She was present throughout the entire conversation between the boss and General Manager Xu.

The fact that Bai Bing so easily decided to invest ten million US dollars in a company had a significant impact on him, especially since this investment plan had previously been rejected by President Xu.

"Director Lin!"

As soon as Lin Bufan reached the door of his office, he saw Shen Ao waiting for him there.

"Come in and we'll talk!"

After entering the office, he sat on the sofa and looked at Shen Ao: "What is it?"

"Director Lin, I've already found the actors for the 'Lost in Thailand' project, except for this Wang Baoqiang..." Shen Ao looked at Lin Bufan, hesitating to speak.

"What happened to Wang Baoqiang?"

Lin Bufan looked at Shen Ao with a puzzled expression.

Could it be that he's planning to replace Wang Baoqiang?

If that's the case, Lin Bufan definitely wouldn't allow it. In Lin Bufan's view, even Xu Zheng could be replaced in the "Lost in..." series, but Wang Baoqiang was the only one who couldn't be replaced.

Wang Baoqiang's comedic effect is irreplaceable; Bao Beier is a prime example.