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

"What did you say? Lin Bufan is filming a movie?"

Inside the office, Chen Jinfei looked somewhat surprised, then his face darkened: "Who funded his movie?"

Some time ago, Chen Jinfei had already spoken with other film companies to completely blacklist Lin Bufan and prohibit them from investing in his films.

Chen Jinfei is worth billions, and for the sake of money, even Huayi Brothers did not refute him.

But now, he heard from his secretary that someone had secretly invested in Lin Bufan's movie against his will.

"It's a newly established company called Kyoto Entertainment Company."

The secretary looked at Chen Jinfei.

"Kyoto?"

Upon hearing the name, Chen Jinfei frowned slightly; the name was completely unfamiliar to him.

"Who is the boss in Kyoto?"

It was Lin Bufan himself.

"What?"

Chen Jinfei was taken aback.

"So, Lin Bufan started his own company and invested in and produced the film himself?"

"Yes."

The secretary nodded; that was the outcome of the investigation.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

Chen Jinfei thought for a moment and shook his head firmly: "Lin Bufan comes from an ordinary family and could not possibly have the money to invest in making a movie."

Making a movie is no joke; it requires an investment of at least several million.

It's 2005 now. The housing prices in Dongcheng District have just broken 10,000 yuan per square meter, and the housing prices outside the Fourth Ring Road are only around 5,000 yuan per square meter. What does a few million yuan mean?

Let alone in 05, even in later years, several million would not be a small amount, and it is definitely not something that an ordinary family could come up with.

"Investigate and find out who is funding Lin Bufan."

In Chen Jinfei's view, Lin Bufan must have someone else behind him funding his company to make movies.

"Yes, Mr. Chen."

After the secretary left, Chen Jinfei sat on the sofa with a gloomy expression.

"So what if you can make movies? I'd like to see how you get them released..."

In this day and age, getting a movie released, especially nationwide, requires connections and relationships. Otherwise, even if you just want to release it in one or a few cities, it's not easy.

The reason why movie box office revenue has been increasing in later generations is not only because the number of cinemas has been increasing every year, but also because movies can be shown nationwide, unlike now, where some movies can only be shown in a few major cities due to distribution restrictions.

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"These days, young boys value a woman more than loyalty! Men are fickle creatures; you're acting like you're going to kill yourself, aren't you?"

"Go home, take a shower, get a good night's sleep, and tidy yourself up properly. Don't make yourself look like leftover stock from an export sale."

Inside the hotel, Zhang Jiayi, who plays Lao Wang, sits in front of Huang Xiaoxian, played by Yang Mi, cutting his steak with a knife and fork, occasionally glancing up at her.

"Click!"

"That scene is over!"

Lin Bufan sat behind the monitor, a rare smile appearing on his face.

Since filming began, Lin Bufan has overestimated Yang Mi and Zhu Yawen's acting skills. Yang Mi is a little better; at least she plays herself to some extent.

However, the portrayal of Wang Xiaojian by Zhu Yawen, with his effeminate yet masculine charm, was extremely difficult to capture.

"Scene change, next scene!"

The next scene is the classic moment when Wang Xiaojian takes Huang Xiaoxian to a wedding and they run into her ex-boyfriend.

Yang Mi and the others looked at Zhu Yawen with expressions of wishing for their own good fortune.

Lin Bufan has very strict requirements for the quality of movies. He doesn't care how many takes there are, but if there is no improvement after each take, he will really scold people.

This led to Lin Bufan earning the nickname "Tyrant on Set" on the film set.

"Action!"

"Let her go! What the hell? Didn't I tell you to stop bothering Huang Xiaoxian? What do you mean? You block her on her way to work, and then you wait outside her house after get off work. She won't answer your calls, so you start writing letters. You're so old-fashioned!"

At the hotel, during the wedding ceremony, Wang Xiaojian shielded Huang Xiaoxian behind him and loudly reprimanded Lu Ran.

"It's one thing if it's normal, but to make such a scene like this? Even if you don't understand the law, there's a person standing right next to her, breathing. Are you blind?!"

"you……"

Seeing the onlookers pointing and whispering about him, Lu Ran angrily pointed at Wang Xiaojian.

"Pointing, pointing, what are you pointing at! Didn't your university professors teach you to respect people? Didn't your elementary school teachers teach you to be civilized and polite? Don't you know why Xiaoxian broke up with you? We're too lazy to even mention it. Aren't you ashamed? Xiaoxian is embarrassed for you."

"You bastard, I'll kill you!"

Lu Ran roared and charged straight at Wang Xiaojian, but was stopped by the people around him.

"Are you threatening me? Trying to steal the bride? You've got the date wrong. Today isn't my wedding day with Xiaoxian'er. If we were, we'd definitely let you know. Today is someone else's big day! Call your parents and ask if this is appropriate."

"Click!"

"Alright, that's a wrap!"

Zhu Yawen breathed a sigh of relief. This was the fifth take of this particular scene.

"Moving to the next location."

……

Time flies, and it's already the end of November. After a month of filming, "Love is Not Blind" is coming to an end.

"Click!"

"I now declare filming wrapped!"

The entire crew erupted in cheers instantly.

The filming of "Love is Not Blind" took 28 days from its inception to the present.

Fortunately, Lin Bufan had a complete storyboard; otherwise, filming wouldn't have been possible so quickly.

At the wrap party that evening, Lin Bufan, as the director, was naturally the one being toasted.

"Bufan, thank you for giving me this opportunity!"

Yang Mi picked up the wine glass in front of her, looked at Lin Bufan, and said with a serious expression.

During this period of filming, Yang Mi learned a lot from the crew, especially in terms of acting skills, which improved significantly.

Now that they're not on set, Yang Mi's way of addressing Lin Bufan has become more casual.

"We're all family, no need to be so polite."

Lin Bufan looked at Yang Mi with a smile on his face.

The role of Huang Xiaoxian was very suitable for Yang Mi. Otherwise, Lin Bufan would not have let Yang Mi play the role. After all, "Love is Not Blind" was Lin Bufan's first movie.

Manchester by the Sea is an award contender, and all it needs is a seven-day preview screening in Los Angeles.

"No matter what, I want to thank you."

Yang Mi shook her head. What Lin Bufan thought was his business.

After saying that, Yang Mi drank the wine in her glass in one gulp.

"Director Lin, let's raise a glass to you!"

As soon as Yang Mi sat down, Lin Zhiling walked gracefully to Lin Bufan and spoke in a sweet, coquettish voice.