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

"How's the player selection going?"

Lin Bufan looked at Hong Tao.

As the show's director, Hong Tao was naturally responsible for answering the contestants' questions.

"President Lin, regarding the contestants, we've already identified over a hundred..."

The first season of "The Voice of China" was pre-recorded, and due to its limited influence, it did not hold nationwide auditions.

The program team selected almost all of them from bar singers across the country and people who had participated in various competitions.

"I have only one principle for the show: everything depends on strength."

Lin Bufan looked at the two of them seriously and continued, "Of course, I also know that in order to improve the ratings of the show, it can't be all the same. You two need to carefully consider the issue of the scale involved."

A music program cannot guarantee high ratings simply by having no inside stories and relying entirely on talent.

That's unrealistic.

Viewers also don't want to watch shows that lack any drama or conflict.

Fortunately, from the very beginning, "The Voice of China" has focused its drama and conflict on the interactions between the mentors, which relatively ensures a fairer competition among the contestants.

Absolute fairness is impossible; no one can guarantee it.

"Understood, boss (General Manager Lin)!"

Sun Jinghai and Hong Tao nodded seriously in response.

The program "The Voice of China" has already communicated with Shanghai and is expected to air in mid-August. As for the profit-sharing model...

The sponsorship fees, GG fees, and so on for the show all belong to Kyoto Entertainment.

The fees charged by Shanghai TV for content such as "GG" during a program, as well as other expenses, belong to the TV station.

Normally speaking, TV stations aren't so easy to talk to; they'd be lucky if they didn't take 70-80% of your profits.

The fact that this deal was reached is largely thanks to Lao Wang from Enlight Media speaking on his behalf, which led Shanghai TV to make concessions.

However, Lin Bufan believes that after the first episode of "The Voice of China" airs and the ratings are seen, it won't be Kyoto begging Shanghai TV to cooperate; instead, it will be Shanghai TV begging Kyoto to continue airing the show on Shanghai TV.

……

"Mr. Liu, let me introduce you. This is Lin Bufan, the general manager of Zhewei Capital."

This was the first time Lin Bufan of Zhewei Capital had met Liu Qiangdong, the legendary figure who was later known for not knowing the beauty of his wife.

"Hello, Mr. Lin!"

"Hello, Mr. Liu!"

Lin Bufan shook hands with Liu Qiangdong.

Since Lin Bufan gave the order last time, Zhewei Capital has been negotiating with JD.com, and after a period of negotiations, the two parties reached a cooperation agreement.

Zhewei Capital invested US$1200 million, acquiring a 15% stake in JD.com and 3% of its voting rights. Zhewei Capital also has priority in subsequent financing rounds.

Today is the day the two parties sign the contract.

During their casual conversation, Lin Bufan also briefly discussed his views on the future development of e-commerce platforms with Liu Qiangdong.

"Mr. Lin, would you be interested in becoming the CEO of JD.com?"

Liu Qiangdong looked at Lin Bufan and extended an invitation.

What Lin Bufan just said resonated with him perfectly.

Currently, Taobao dominates the domestic e-commerce platform market. If JD.com wants to develop, it must break away from Taobao's model and not simply copy others.

Otherwise, JD.com would only be second to Taobao.

Liu Qiangdong has always been thinking about the next step in JD.com's development.

Lin Bufan's words had enlightened him. If JD.com could build its own logistics warehouses and deliver nationwide within three days, its competitiveness would far surpass that of Taobao.

However, if JD.com were to build logistics warehouses across the country, the construction period would be too long.

Unless there is a significant increase in investment.

However, this directly hindered JD.com, as its biggest shortage of funds was money.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Liu, the business world isn't for me."

Lin Bufan shook his head and declined Liu Qiangdong's invitation.

He's an insider and knows his own business best. He's good at making movies, but his other expertise is just that of someone with a high-level perspective.

Moreover, with so many beautiful women in the entertainment industry, why would he give up such a leisurely and "pleasant" life to turn around and become a miserable beast of burden in the business world? Unless he's stupid.

"All right!"

Liu Qiangdong was somewhat disappointed.

He had originally thought that if Lin Bufan could join JD.com, not only would JD.com receive ample financial support, but under his and Lin Bufan's leadership, JD.com would definitely develop better and better.

"Boss, the reporters outside have arrived."

Just then, Bai Bing came in, walked to Lin Bufan's side, and whispered something in his ear.

"Mr. Liu, please!"

Lin Bufan nodded slightly, then turned to look at Liu Qiangdong beside him.

"Mr. Lin, please!"

After exchanging pleasantries, the two sides proceeded to the conference room of Zhewei Capital.

At this moment, the conference room was already filled with financial reporters.

"today……"

Lin Bufan and Liu Qiangdong sat at the table, with Xu Hongfei acting as the host.

Finally, with reporters as witnesses, the two signed the contract.

After the contract was signed, Lin Bufan promised that the funds would be transferred to JD.com's account within three days.

"Hello Mr. Lin, I'm a reporter from the financial newspaper. May I ask if you...?"

During the Q&A session, the main target of questions was naturally Liu Qiangdong. Of course, everyone was also quite curious about Lin Bufan, a director in the entertainment industry, suddenly entering the investment industry and investing in JD.com.

"I personally have a very positive view of JD.com..."

After answering a few questions from the reporters, Lin Bufan voluntarily gave his seat to Liu Qiangdong.

Compared to himself, Liu Qiangdong clearly needs these reporters' interviews more, as this is the only way to expand JD.com's influence.

The greater JD.com's influence, the more capital it can attract to invest in JD.com.

Sometimes, a company needs investment, not just money, but also resources.

JD.com is currently short of both money and resources. If we wait another year, even if we have the money, we won't be qualified to invest in JD.com. Lin Bufan is one of the early adopters.

If it were Taobao, even if Lin Bufan were to offer double the price, he wouldn't qualify for funding.

……

"Director Lin, I miss you so much, but you haven't even come to visit me on set..."

Angela Yang Ying nestled in Lin Bufan's arms, letting out a coquettish sigh.

Filming for "Lost in Thailand" began on July 5th, at which time Angela Yang Ying had already come to the mainland from Hong Kong Island.

Lin Bufan never had time to visit him.

Today is July 13th. Angela Yang Ying didn't have many lines or scenes, so her scenes were completed in just 8 days.

Before returning to Hong Kong Island, Angela Yang Ying used this as an excuse to make a special trip to Beijing to see Lin Bufan.