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

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Ice Age is an animated film series with five films in total, and the entire series has grossed over $20 billion.

Lin Bufan casually put "Ice Age" into his own dimensional space.

There is no safer place in this world than his dimensional space.

"We'll make this movie after Kung Fu Panda is finished."

Currently, all the animation production talent at Extraordinary Pictures is working hard on "Kung Fu Panda". Even if "Ice Age" is approved, there are no people available, and they will have to wait until "Kung Fu Panda" is finished.

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"Boss, I've found those special effects talents you asked me to find..."

Lin Bufan returned to Los Angeles from Wall Street on August 3rd.

Both are in the United States, but Wall Street is in New York, while Los Angeles and New York are on opposite coasts, one on the West Coast and the other on the East Coast, more than 3,000 kilometers apart as the crow flies.

Even by plane, it takes five or six hours.

"Found it?"

Lin Bufan's eyes lit up.

The establishment of Strong Wind Investment Company and the discovery of special effects talent were double blessings for Lin Bufan.

"Where is he?"

Lin Bufan looked at Carter.

"In the Castro community."

Carter's expression was somewhat complicated.

"The Castro community?"

Lin Bufan looked at Carter with some doubt. He didn't know much about America either; the names of this community and that community were all very difficult to pronounce.

"It's a slum!"

"A slum?"

Lin Bufan frowned slightly.

Although Los Angeles is an international metropolis, it still has many slums.

Especially in the United States, a country where guns are not prohibited, slums generally mean gangs and violence.

Even in an ordinary community, Carter would have brought the person back long ago.

But Carter didn't have the guts to go to the slums.

As an American, Carter knew very well that in any city's slums, people were dying almost every day.

In particular, the Castro community is predominantly Black, with over 90% of its population being Black.

In areas with large Black populations, violence and conflict are even more inevitable.

……

This is the lower rungs of American society...

Lin Bufan looked out the car window.

Since entering the Castro community, Lin Bufan found that it was like being in the Third World, unlike the international metropolis of Los Angeles.

On the streets, you can see black people covered in tattoos everywhere. The ground is dirty and littered with garbage. In the distance, you can even see people fighting.

Even if you look closely, you can see scattered needles in hidden corners.

"BOSS, it's that apartment building over there."

About ten minutes after entering the Castro community, Carter suddenly pointed to an eight-story building in front of him.

This so-called apartment building has black graffiti covering its exterior walls, giving it a very oppressive feel.

"Let's go take a look."

After the car came to a stop, Li Feng, accompanied by his bodyguards, got out of the car first.

"Be on guard!"

Li Feng and twelve other bodyguards, fully armed, stood on the perimeter.

Lin Bufan's convoy, consisting of a stretched Lincoln in the middle and four Cadillac Escalades in front and behind, attracted everyone's attention from the moment it entered the slum.

Li Feng dared not be careless in the slightest. This was not China; no one knew if someone with a gun would appear on the street corner at any moment.

"Sixth Brother, take a few men and go into the apartment to scout it out."

"Yes, Captain."

Upon hearing this, Lao Liu responded and then led a few people into the apartment first.

"Boss, it's safe."

A dozen minutes later, after hearing Lao Liu's report through his earpiece, Li Feng looked at Lin Bufan.

"Let's go inside!"

Lin Bufan nodded, then led Carter into the apartment.

Carter found this place by asking around among some gangsters.

The person they found this time was Theodore Lance, who was, if not a top talent, close to being in the special effects industry.

However, once unemployed, even the most highly skilled individuals have no way to stay in upscale communities.

To avoid becoming homeless, Theodore Lance had no choice but to move to this rather chaotic Castro neighborhood, hoping to find work someday and then move away.

Logically speaking, with Theodore Lance's abilities, finding a job shouldn't be too difficult.

However, it can only be said that Hollywood today is not like the era of rampant special effects in later years. Precisely because of this, many small special effects companies have gone bankrupt, and those that haven't gone bankrupt are laying off employees.

Only the top visual effects companies will survive, because they have no shortage of work.

After Theodore Lance's special effects company went bankrupt, he even applied for a job at DreamWorks, but unfortunately, they were already fully staffed and no longer hiring outsiders.

"Who?"

Theodore Lance immediately became alert upon hearing the doorbell.

Chaos was the most fundamental problem in this slum. No one could guarantee that someone wouldn't break in at any moment, so Theodore Lance pointed his gun directly at the door.

"Don't be nervous, my name is Carter..."

Carter, standing outside the door, hurriedly introduced himself and mentioned who had introduced him, which reassured Theodore Lance inside the room, who then opened the door.

"you……"

Theodore Lance frowned slightly as he looked at the faces of Lin Bufan and the others behind Carter.

"Come on in!"

Theodore Lance said, stepping aside to let the other person in.

After entering the room, Lin Bufan briefly looked around before stating the purpose of his visit.

"Sorry, I won't work for Chinese people."

Theodore Lance looked at Lin Bufan and refused decisively.

"Theodore, you need to know how rare this job is for you..." Carter paused for a moment, preparing to persuade the other party.

"No need..."

Before Theodore Lance could speak, Lin Bufan interrupted Carter and turned to leave.

He had no interest in hiring a white man who was prejudiced against Chinese people to work for him.

Theodore Lance may be capable, but Hollywood is never short of talent.

"I'm sorry, Boss, it was my fault for not investigating properly..."

As soon as he stepped outside, Carter immediately admitted his mistake to Lin Bufan.