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

"Click, passed!"

Lin Bufan stood up, clapped, and walked towards Chen Baoguo with a smile: "Teacher Chen, your performance just now was so smooth."

In that scene just now, Chen Baoguo acted out all the scenes he wanted to see.

He truly deserves to be called a veteran actor; his acting skills are absolutely trustworthy.

"I have finally lived up to Director Lin's expectations."

Chen Baoguo breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a great weight lifted from his shoulders.

Lin Bufan knew the importance of this scene, and Chen Baoguo was equally aware of it. That's why Chen Baoguo was so nervous before filming.

Fortunately, he filmed the scene perfectly.

……

"Boss, news from China says 'Flying Swords of Dragon Gate' has been taken off the screens."

Lin Bufan was so busy filming every day that he didn't even notice the passage of time.

August 16th arrived in the blink of an eye, and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" officially ended its run in China.

"How much did it gross?"

Lin Bufan turned to look at Bai Bing.

4.89 billion

Bai Bing sighed with some regret; the box office was only eleven million short of breaking 5 million.

"Okay, I understand."

Lin Bufan nodded slightly.

This box office is tens of millions less than the original, but the release year is different, and the original "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" was in 3D, so the ticket price is also different.

"Is there anything else?"

"General Manager Yang said that some people from Japan and South Korea came to the company wanting to buy the copyright of 'Flying Swords of Dragon Gate,' but the price is a bit low..." Bai Bing reported to Lin Bufan in detail, holding a small notebook.

Lin Bufan was not in China, but he was very familiar with the situation there.

The main reason is that Bai Bing would summarize the news from China every day and then give him a detailed report after filming in the evening.

"As for the price, let Yang Yayun decide for herself."

Lin Bufan also doesn't remember how much box office revenue "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" earned in Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia in later years.

However, the original version starred Jet Li, who still has some box office appeal in Southeast Asia, but it's hard to say about Japan and South Korea.

"The distribution in Southeast Asia will still be handled by Emperor Entertainment."

Kyoto Entertainment relies on China Film Group for even its domestic distribution, so it naturally has little distribution capability in Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea.

"Yes, boss!"

Bai Bing nodded and continued, "The boss's 'Rob-B-Hood' is scheduled for release on September 28th. Jackie Chan called to invite you to the movie's premiere."

"Okay, I understand."

Lin Bufan nodded slightly.

He's not sure if he can finish filming his scenes here by September. If he can't, he won't have time to attend the premiere of "Rob-B-Hood".

However, he needed to personally call Cheng Long to respond to this matter, rather than having Bai Bing relay it.

"We've received word from Emperor Entertainment that 'Ip Man' will be released tomorrow, and Emperor's boss, David Yeung, has invited you to visit Hong Kong when you have time..."

Lin Bufan knew very well that with "Ip Man" about to be released, Emperor Entertainment Group didn't have any other projects and just wanted to get some projects from him.

"Any other news?"

"It's gone!"

Bai Bing shook her head.

"How much money is in the company account?"

Lin Bufan thought for a moment and then asked Bai Bing.

"The box office revenue share from 'Flying Swords of Dragon Gate' has been received, and the company currently has a total of 2.1 million in its account."

Bai Bing picked up the notebook and glanced at it.

"Notify the company's finance department to transfer 100 million yuan to Zhewei Capital's account, and then notify Xu Hongfei to use this money to directly purchase Tencent's stock."

"Yes, boss!"

"Also, inform Yang Yayun that after returning to China this time, I plan to reorganize the company into a group, with the music department, distribution department, and artist department being spun off into separate subsidiaries. Have her come up with a plan."

Kyoto Entertainment now has too many departments, and some are too bloated.

Moreover, separating the music department is also beneficial for the signed singers.

The same applies to the artist management and distribution departments. After being separated, the distribution department can gradually grow and take on the distribution of other films.

Lin Bufan also owns a 30% stake in AMC Theatres, which he can leverage to gradually expand distribution in mainland China, as well as Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea.

The same applies to the artist department.

In fact, Lin Bufan envisions that artist management companies, distribution companies, and music companies could all go public independently in the future.

Of course, Kyoto Entertainment Group will definitely not go public. Even if it does go public, it will be by splitting off its departments and listing them separately.

"Yes, boss."

Bai Bing nodded in agreement.

"Boss, this is the list that General Manager Xu sent over today."

Bai Bing said, placing the list on the table.

"360, 58.com, Youku..."

After picking up the list, Lin Bufan quickly spotted three familiar names.

"Have Mr. Xu sent over any financing documents from these three companies?"

Lin Bufan pointed to the three company names on the list and looked at Bai Bing.

"have!"

Bai Bing nodded, then found the financing information for the three companies in the documents.

Lin Bufan picked up the documents and began to read them carefully.

During this period, Zhewei Capital has been spending lavishly in the domestic investment industry, which has attracted a lot of attention. In particular, Zhewei Capital's investment of tens of millions of US dollars in JD.com has shown its financial strength.

Otherwise, 360, 58.com, and Youku wouldn't have sent their financing proposals to Zhewei Capital.

Besides 58.com, 360 and Youku are both in their Series B funding rounds. Currently, it's just an invitation, and the specific funding time is in October.

58.com, on the other hand, is raising its first round of financing, which will take place next month.

58.com...

If Lin Bufan remembers correctly, 58.com was listed on the US stock market in his later years, and at its peak, its market value was nearly 10 billion US dollars, equivalent to about 70 billion RMB.

Later, it delisted from the US stock market and wanted to list on the A-share market, but 58.com had not completed its listing until Lin Bufan returned.

Most importantly, 58.com is declining, and even if it goes public, its market value is not expected to be high.

In other words, if you want to make money investing in 58.com, you need to sell it at a high price after 58.com goes public on the US stock market.

"Inform Xu Hongfei that if I am not back in China when 58.com raises its first round of funding, he must do everything he can to secure the largest share of 58.com's first round of funding."

Lin Bufan closed the documents and looked at Bai Bing.

As for 360 and Youku, since they are in their Series B funding rounds and the time is not yet right, there's no need to rush.

"Yes, boss!"

Bai Bing nodded, then gave a brief report on her work before turning and leaving the room.