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

Whether it's senior management, middle management, or entry-level employees, no one is indispensable, not even Xu Hongfei, vice president of Zhewei Capital, or Yang Yayun, vice president of Kyoto Entertainment...

Then there are the managers of each department below.

Every individual is replaceable; the company can continue to operate normally even without them.

But bodyguards are different.

This is to protect his life.

You only have one life; once you die, you can never be brought back to life.

In this day and age, it's not just foreign countries that are in chaos; in 06, those who know, know, that in some places, organized crime was still rampant.

Therefore, Lin Bufan attaches great importance to his own safety.

Is an annual salary of one million a lot?

Even if all 12 people are together, they only make 12 million a year.

How much can be spent on things like housing, schools, and healthcare?

All these expenses are absolutely insignificant compared to one's own safety.

Just like the assassins of ancient times, the reason why they would risk their lives for their masters was simply because they had received favors from them that far exceeded their capabilities.

So much so that if they wanted to repay the favor, they could only do so by giving their own lives to the monarch.

Lin Bufan's current methods are almost identical to those of raising assassins in ancient times.

Moreover, these twelve people were all carefully selected by Lin Bufan; they were all people with elderly parents and young children to support.

"Alright, after you finish eating, everyone go back and rest. Your families should all be here by now!"

As Lin Bufan spoke, his gaze fell upon Bai Bing standing to the side.

In fact, when they set off, Lin Bufan had already instructed Bai Bing to bring their families to the capital, just to give them a surprise.

Even Liu Meng, the person who introduced them, was unaware of this matter.

"Everyone's here, boss!"

Bai Bing nodded.

She has always been in charge of this matter.

"Okay, arrange a car to take them back later."

After saying that, Lin Bufan turned to Li Feng, Liu Chao, and the other 12 people: "You guys go back and rest today, spend some time with your families, and tomorrow take your families to various shopping malls for some shopping. The day after tomorrow, we'll set off for Los Angeles..."

After saying that, Lin Bufan turned to Bai Bing and said, "Xiao Bai, hair clip!"

"Yes, boss!"

Bai Bing stood up, took out 12 bank cards, and placed them next to each of them.

"There's a million in the card; consider it an advance on your salary for a year."

"Thank you, boss!"

At this moment, the twelve burly men were so excited that they didn't know what to say.

In short, all twelve of them swore in their hearts that whoever wanted to harm Lin Bufan would have to step over their dead bodies.

Finally, considering the operational aspects, Lin Bufan directly appointed Li Feng as the bodyguard captain and Liu Chao as the deputy captain.

……

Before they knew it, it was the 28th, the day Lin Bufan set off for Los Angeles.

Regarding the flight route, we have already communicated with China Eastern Airlines and obtained approval. The departure time is 3 PM, and the flight will arrive in Los Angeles around 8 AM on the 28th.

Los Angeles is more than ten hours ahead of Beijing, so it seems that the flight from Beijing on the 28th also arrived in Los Angeles on the 28th, and time even seems to have reversed.

Lin Bufan's private jet is relatively small and cannot accommodate many people.

Taking all this into account, Lin Bufan's private jet only carried himself, his assistant Bai Bing, and three staff members from China Film Group.

The three people accompanying him from China Film Group were there to go to Hollywood with him to sign a contract with Extraordinary Pictures.

The person in charge was a man named Zhang Yong, who, if I'm not mistaken, should be one of Han Sanping's confidants.

As for the 12 bodyguards, led by Liu Meng, they had already boarded a plane around 9 a.m. and departed for Los Angeles ahead of them.

"Director Lin, is there anything I should be aware of once we get to Hollywood?"

On the private jet, Zhang Yong looked at Lin Bufan with some nervousness.

He was representing China Film Group to negotiate the cooperation this time. If the negotiations failed or something bad happened, it could affect his future position.

As someone working within the system, my biggest desire is to advance further.

"Don't worry, I'm here. Don't be so nervous. Just think of this trip as a paid vacation."

Lin Bufan smiled at Zhang Yong, indicating that the other party did not need to be so nervous.

In fact, if it weren't for the need to conceal the fact that it controls Extraordinary Pictures, China Film Group wouldn't have needed to send anyone over at all; it would have just been a formality.

"With Director Lin's words of reassurance, I feel much more at ease!"

Zhang Yong breathed a sigh of relief.

As Han Sanping's confidant, he naturally understood the relationship between his leader and Lin Bufan. Since Han Sanping had said so, he didn't need to worry too much.

Once he was no longer nervous, Zhang Yong finally had the time to take a closer look at Lin Bufan's private jet.

"This interior is truly luxurious..."

Looking at the interior, Zhang Yong sighed inwardly.

As someone working within the system, he knew very well that he would never own a private jet in his lifetime.

……

"Boss!"

Bai Bing knocked on the door and entered the lounge.

"My head feels a little uncomfortable, could you massage it for me?"

As Lin Bufan spoke, after Bai Bing sat down, he lay down directly, resting his head on Bai Bing's fair and slender legs.

He didn't get enough rest yesterday because he's going to Los Angeles soon and doesn't know when he'll be back. Liu Yifei didn't let him off the hook, taking advantage of the fact that the crew had just started filming and hadn't yet begun shooting his scenes.

Liu Yifei tried her best, but unfortunately, she was ultimately outmatched and lost.

Lin Bufan: Do you really think I'm just eating Liuwei Dihuang Pills for nothing?

However, Lin Bufan wasn't having an easy time either. It was as if the women had planned it all out. After Liu Yifei, it was Dong Xuan's turn. Since filming "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate," Dong Xuan had been resting at home.

On weekdays, she either goes shopping, gets beauty treatments, and occasionally takes on a few small commercial performances.

Without a doubt, Dong Xuan, despite being a girl from Northeast China, only had a prestigious title; in reality, her fighting ability was mediocre, and she was easily defeated by Lin Bufan.

After Dong Xuan came Wan Qian.

Since filming wrapped on "Ip Man", Wan Qian has returned to Beijing and has not returned to Shanghai for the time being.

After finally getting Wan Qian on her side, Chen Zihan called him and made an appointment, giving him no time to breathe.

With "Crazy Stone" already finished filming, she, as the producer, naturally had nothing else to do.

It wasn't until an hour before boarding that Lin Bufan finally finished his work and got everything settled.

The truth is, he hasn't rested since last night, and even though his body has been strengthened by the system, it can't withstand this kind of torment.

What he didn't know was that they hung up the phone with each other the moment he boarded the plane, celebrating their success.

They just wanted to drain Lin Bufan dry so that he wouldn't let himself go in Hollywood and bring back a few blonde, blue-eyed sisters for them.