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

"Chairman Han!"

The next day, Lin Bufan did not go to the company first, but went directly to China Film Group.

"Kobayashi's here, have a seat!"

As Han Sanping spoke, he instructed his secretary to serve tea.

"Chairman Han, your tea is truly delicious!"

Lin Bufan took a sip of tea and looked intently at Han Sanping.

"Alright, when we get back, I'll have someone pack some up for you to take home."

How could Han Sanping not understand the meaning behind Lin Bufan's words? He shook his head and responded with a smile.

"You busy man, you don't come here unless you have a reason. So, what brings you here today?"

Based on Han Sanping's understanding of Lin Bufan, this kid might spend his time with some female celebrity.

Since Lin Bufan's scandals began to surface, he has seen no fewer than six or seven actresses who have been rumored to be dating him.

He didn't care whether it was true or false.

This world is often very tolerant of talented people.

"I'm planning to go to Hollywood at the end of the month..."

Lin Bufan put down his teacup and looked at Han Sanping: "Chairman Han, I have already spoken with Feifan Pictures about China Film Group's involvement in the movie '2012,' and they have agreed."

"real?"

Upon hearing this, Han Sanping's face lit up with joy.

As the vice chairman of China Film Group, securing a Sino-US co-production would be highly beneficial to his political achievements.

"Of course."

Lin Bufan nodded, then said, "When I go to Hollywood in a few days, China Film Group will also need to send someone with me to discuss the details of the cooperation."

In fact, Extraordinary Pictures is also Lin Bufan's business.

But he won't expose it, at least not now.

He's still relatively small and doesn't have much influence. If the news gets out, who knows who might be eyeing him?

For safety's sake, it's best to keep this message hidden.

When Lin Bufan is fully capable and no longer worries, he won't care about being exposed.

"Okay, I'll arrange it."

Han Sanping nodded.

The people sent must be our own people; otherwise, wouldn't we be doing all the work for someone else?

……

After reaching an agreement, Lin Bufan left China Film Group and returned to Kyoto Entertainment.

"Boss, Director Ning is back!"

As soon as he returned to the company, his assistant Bai Bing came up to him and reported to Lin Bufan.

"Where is he?"

Lin Bufan glanced at Bai Bing.

"In the editing room."

Bai Bing pointed in the direction of the editing room.

"This guy, he went straight to the editing room as soon as he got back..."

Lin Bufan shook his head slightly, then instructed Bai Bing, "When he comes out of the editing room, have him come to my office."

"Yes, boss!"

After returning to his office, Lin Bufan quickly processed some documents.

There aren't any good investment opportunities lately.

As usual, Lin Bufan picked up the list of investment projects that Zhewei Capital had anxiously sent over, glanced at it briefly, and found no investment worth his personal attention.

"It's a pity that Tencent is already listed on the stock exchange, otherwise I would definitely invest in Tencent."

Lin Bufan felt a little regretful.

Looking at it from a future perspective, the two most worthwhile companies to invest in right now are Taobao and Tencent. Unfortunately, Taobao's valuation has now reached several billion US dollars, and the venture capital firms it has invested in are all very famous and powerful venture capital firms worldwide.

Penguin, having already gone public in 04, was even further behind, making it even more difficult for them to catch up.

"By the way, what's Tencent's stock price again...?"

Lin Bufan's heart stirred, and he then turned on his computer and searched for information.

Tencent is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Its initial offering price was HK$3.7, and now…

"HK$18.32 per share?"

After checking, Lin Bufan discovered that Tencent's current stock price was only HK$18.32 per share, and its market value was just over HK$300 billion.

If he remembers correctly, 26 years later, Tencent's market value had already exceeded 5.5 trillion, a 183-fold increase.

Thinking of this, Lin Bufan picked up the phone and called Xu Hongfei.

"President Lin!"

Upon seeing that it was Lin Bufan's phone number, Xu Hongfei quickly answered the call.

How much working capital does the company have in its accounts?

Lin Bufan asked quickly.

"There's still $1200 million left," Xu Hongfei quickly reported, as if reciting a familiar list.

During this period, in addition to investing in JD.com, Zhewei Capital also invested in some other startups, spending approximately one million US dollars.

After investing in JD.com, Lin Bufan transferred several million US dollars into the company's account.

"Notify the stock department to allocate ten million US dollars to buy Tencent stock."

Lin Bufan quickly gave orders to Xu Hongfei.

This $10 million investment, even if nothing is done in the future, will be worth as much as $18.3 billion.

"Yes, Mr. Lin!"

Although Xu Hongfei didn't know what Lin Bufan was thinking, he was very clear about his role; all he needed to do was follow orders.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Bufan leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes in deep thought.

He currently has limited funds, so he can only buy ten million US dollars worth of Tencent stock.

Once he has sufficient funds, he will definitely continue to buy Tencent shares.

Unfortunately, buying these shares doesn't give me any say in the market...

Lin Bufan felt a little regretful. Like JD.com, Tencent also uses an A/B share structure, with B shares circulating in the market, which only have dividend rights but no voting rights.

Of course, it's not that there are absolutely none, but the permissions are pitifully limited.

The ten million US dollars worth of stock that Lin Bufan bought is only equivalent to 0.26% of the total share capital. Lin Bufan doesn't know the specifics of how Tencent's equity is distributed.

However, if you do a simple calculation based on the dual-class share structure, even if he invests ten million US dollars, he won't have even 0.01% of the say.

"Forget it, as long as I make money!"

Lin Bufan shook his head slightly. He hadn't really thought about wanting any say in the matter; he just wanted to make money along the way.

"Knock knock knock!"

"Enter!"

"Boss, Director Ning is here!"

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

"please!"

As Lin Bufan spoke, he stood up, just as Ning Hao walked in behind Bai Bing.

"sit!"

Lin Bufan glanced at Ning Hao.

"How was the movie made?"

After seeing Ning Hao sit down, Lin Bufan instructed Bai Bing to serve tea, then turned to look at him and asked.

Originally, "Crazy Stone" should have finished filming long ago, but because Ning Hao was not satisfied with a few shots, a few more shots were reshot, which delayed the film by a few days.

"Director Lin, I'm confident this movie will be a success."

A look of confidence flashed in Ning Hao's eyes.

After the film project was approved, Lin Bufan also sent screenwriters from the screenwriting department to the set to check and fill in any gaps in the plot.

Of course, this does not mean stripping Ning Hao of his directing rights.

Lin Bufan was only doing this out of responsibility for the film. Even in a comedy film, some plot points need to be logical, at least they need some plausible excuses, and they can't just make things up.