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

Chapter 143 Character List

"Sorry, the number you dialed is not in service..."

Hearing the dial tone on the phone, Lin Zhiling was taken aback.

Although she had never actually dialed this phone number, she had mentally dialed it countless times; she knew it by heart.

She could assure herself that she had not misremembered the phone number.

"Could it be that they changed their phone number?"

Lin Zhiling guessed correctly. Ever since Lin Bufan became famous, his phone has been ringing off the hook. He had originally handed his phone over to Bai Bing to handle, treating it as his work number.

But the phone kept ringing, so I had no choice but to cancel that number and get a new one.

"Looks like I'll have to go to Kyoto Entertainment myself..."

Auditions for "Painted Skin" are currently open, and many celebrities are coming and going from Kyoto Entertainment every day, especially some female celebrities who are hoping to get cast.

Even if she wasn't chosen for "Painted Skin," if she could bump into Lin Bufan and something else happened, her fame would instantly rise to a new level.

For example, Angela Yang Ying, a young model from Hong Kong Island, was originally just a model outside the industry. However, after her rumored relationship with Lin Bufan was exposed, her fame skyrocketed. Her current popularity is even comparable to some second- or third-tier actresses.

……

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Daily check-in successful. Rewards: One bottle of Liuwei Emperor Pills (10 pills) + One bottle of Beauty and Nourishing Pills (10 pills) + 100 million US dollars]

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in for the festival and received a reward: a Great Heat Festival Gift Pack]

[Host, would you like to open the holiday gift pack?]

Inside the company office, Lin Bufan routinely signed in every day.

"Another holiday gift pack!"

Lin Bufan's eyes lit up.

"Open!"

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have opened the Great Heat Festival Gift Pack and received the following rewards: a script for the movie "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame", a shop in Lujiazui, Shanghai, and a Lamborghini.]

As the system's voice faded, the reward landed in front of Lin Bufan.

"Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame"

Lin Bufan picked up the script and glanced at it briefly.

This film was the one that brought Tsui Hark back to fame, grossing 2.9 million yuan at the box office. At the time, it was publicly stated that the production cost of the film was 1.3 million yuan.

However, industry norms dictate that film production costs are often inflated during promotional campaigns.

Normally, a cost of 130 million, multiplied by 0.8, is roughly the actual cost. Of course, if you encounter a shameless person, they might exaggerate a cost of 20 or 30 million to over 100 million, multiplying it several times over.

In other words, the production cost of the later film "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" was just over 100 million yuan.

In terms of box office revenue, this movie, which later grossed 2.9 million, was only just breaking even.

However, the fact that the "Detective Dee" series continued to be produced after that shows that the project was profitable.

"I remember, this movie in later years was apparently produced by Huayi Brothers..."

Lin Bufan tapped his fingers lightly on the script.

Lin Bufan knew almost everything about Huayi Brothers' situation, if not everything. Of the 130 million yuan investment they publicly announced, 80 million yuan was considered generous by Huayi Brothers.

No wonder the "Detective Dee" series continued to be released in later generations; it was clearly profitable.

Another point is that this film series relies heavily on special effects. Huayi Brothers later hired a Hollywood special effects company, which was very expensive.

If Lin Bufan were to set up his own special effects company, he would definitely be able to save a lot of money in the production process.

As for this movie, Lin Bufan doesn't plan to direct it himself. If nothing unexpected happens, he will probably hand it over to Xu Ke to be in charge again.

With its own oversight and the review of the screenwriting department, this film will surely shine even brighter than what will be seen in later generations.

"Shops in Lujiazui..."

After putting away the script, Lin Bufan picked up the property certificate and glanced at it.

This is a shop located in Lujiazui. It is very large, with three floors and a total area of about 1,800 square meters.

Based on current housing prices, this shop alone is worth at least hundreds of millions.

Every year, the assets he acquires from the system's holiday gift packs alone are worth at least 5 million to 10 billion yuan, and that's calculated at current prices.

If this were in later generations, these industries would have seen their value increase by 5 to 10 times or more in no time.

Finally, Lin Bufan glanced at the Lamborghini's keys and documents. It was a blue Lamborghini Aventador, and it was truly beautiful.

"pity……"

Lin Bufan shook his head slightly and casually put the key into his dimensional space.

So far, he has signed up for more than a dozen luxury cars through the system, among which the four he uses most frequently are the Land Rover Range Rover, the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter RV, the Rolls-Royce, and the Bentley Mulsanne.

He usually drives the Land Rover himself, the RV is used for resting when filming movies, and the Rolls-Royce and Bentley Mulsanne are used when needed.

Of the remaining luxury cars, the Audi A6 was used for grocery shopping, the Porsche 911 was given to Bai Bing, and the BMW Z4 was given to An Yixuan for daily commuting.

The rest, such as the Maserati Quattroporte, Mercedes-Benz G-Class, and Maybach 62S, are basically just sitting in the garage collecting dust.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this Lamborghini will most likely end up gathering dust in the garage.

All I can say is that Lin Bufan has never liked this kind of sports car. It's uncomfortable to sit in or drive; the only downside is that it looks good.

But does Lin Bufan need to use luxury cars to save face?

No matter how good the sports car is, safety is more important to him.

"Knock knock knock!"

"Enter!"

"Boss, Director Xu is here!"

Bai Bing knocked on the door and came in to report to Lin Bufan.

"Let him in!"

Lin Bufan nodded slightly, then quietly put everything away.

"Director Lin!"

Xu Ke walked in with a smile on his face and a document in his hand.

"Have you chosen your role?"

Lin Bufan stood up, walked to the sofa, and looked at Xu Ke: "Sit!"