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

"Director Lin, it's Director Lin..."

"Director Lin, could you please stay for an interview?"

The moment Lin Bufan stepped onto the red carpet, the reporters and fans on both sides went wild.

Lin Bufan can be considered the only "international director" in China, and the film "2012" was promoted to have cost 2 million US dollars to produce.

2 million US dollars, at the current exchange rate, is almost 16 billion RMB.

In China, even movies that gross over 100 million RMB are rare, let alone a blockbuster with a production cost of nearly 16 billion RMB.

Just thinking about it is incredibly exciting.

In reality, while exchange rates are as they are, they cannot be calculated in this way.

After all, in the United States, you earn dollars and spend dollars, so converting exchange rates doesn't make much sense.

"What comes next?"

On the red carpet, Zhao Liying walked in front of Lin Bufan.

Zhao Liying was the champion of Feng Xiaogang's group in "Yahoo! Search Star" and subsequently signed with Huayi Brothers.

She thought that signing with Huayi Brothers would be a turning point in her life.

However, after joining Huayi Brothers, she realized that Huayi's status in the industry had been declining day by day.

Let alone her, a newly signed nobody, even the well-known stars in the company can't get any roles.

In fact, the fact that the CEOs of Huayi Brothers brought so many of their stars to the premiere of "Rob-B-Hood" might have been an attempt to use the premiere to give their stars more exposure.

For celebrities, the worst thing is a lack of exposure.

No matter how popular a star you are, if you don't appear in public for a period of time, don't have any new works, and there's no news about you online, then you're definitely doomed.

As for Zhao Liying, this nobody at Huayi Brothers, she was unfortunately forgotten by both the CEO and CEO Wang.

After learning the news, Zhao Liying decided to swallow her pride and come over to see if she could find some opportunities.

If you hadn't joined this circle, that would have been fine.

However, having chosen this industry, she certainly didn't want to be abandoned by it.

Director Lin…

Zhao Liying had a sudden thought, and stopped in her tracks as soon as she entered the movie theater.

"Hello Director Lin, my name is Zhao Liying!"

The moment Lin Bufan walked into the cinema, Zhao Liying went straight up to him and introduced herself.

Although she was relatively unknown in the industry, she knew very well who Lin Bufan was.

"Zhao Liying?"

Lin Bufan looked at Zhao Liying, who was almost a head shorter than him, and was somewhat surprised.

In the entertainment industry, there are two examples of ordinary people achieving success against all odds: one is actor Wang Baoqiang, and the other is actress Zhao Liying, who is standing in front of him now.

The other person had just entered the circle and was ridiculed for being unsophisticated, etc.!

But this woman, with her outstanding acting skills and tenacity, became a popular young actress and a ratings queen.

"You've signed with Huayi Brothers?"

Lin Bufan's heart stirred, and he looked at Zhao Liying.

If he hadn't met her, it wouldn't have mattered. But now that he has, he, who is best at poaching talent, certainly wouldn't miss this opportunity.

"Yes, the contract is signed!"

Zhao Liying nodded.

She didn't know why Lin Bufan asked that, but she still answered truthfully.

"Are you willing to sign with Kyoto? Kyoto will cover your breach of contract penalty from Huayi Brothers!"

Lin Bufan extended an olive branch directly.

"President Lin, that's not very fair of you. Liying is an actress that Huayi Brothers just signed and is planning to promote."

Before Zhao Liying could reply, a voice suddenly rang out.

As soon as he finished speaking, a familiar figure appeared before the two of them—the CEO of Huayi Brothers.

It was quite a coincidence that President Wang had actually arrived long ago. He went to the restroom after leaving the venue and saw Lin Bufan and Zhao Liying at the door.

Upon seeing Lin Bufan again, the Great King felt rather complicated.

If it weren't for my impulsive decision back then, I wouldn't have fallen out with Lin Bufan, and now, Huayi Brothers is practically besieged on all sides.

If things go wrong even slightly, Huayi Brothers could fall apart.

With this in mind, the King decided to have a good talk with Lin Bufan.

There is no absolute hatred in this world, only interests.

He believed that as long as Huayi Brothers paid enough benefits, Lin Bufan and even Kyoto, even if they didn't reconcile, could at least have their relationship repaired.

Once Kyoto Animation stops targeting Huayi Brothers, what about the other entertainment companies in the industry?

To be honest, neither the big nor small bosses take them seriously at all.

It's very simple. With just one sentence, he can quell the "encirclement and suppression" of Huayi Brothers by those small companies.

Even today, the reason why the connections of the two Wangs are unable to exert their influence is because someone even higher up has spoken on their behalf.

In Da Wang's view, the reason why the higher-ups spoke up was because Lin Bufan was involved. After all, Lin Bufan was the only international director in China, so he had a lot of influence.

Therefore, as long as Lin Bufan can be dealt with, Huayi Brothers can get out of its predicament.

As soon as Boss Wang walked over, he heard Lin Bufan poaching people from his company, which immediately made Boss Wang unhappy.

Perhaps he only had a slight impression of Zhao Liying, but in any case, she had indeed signed with Huayi Brothers.

Kyoto has already poached Deng Chao and Wang Baoqiang. If Lin Bufan continues to poach people so brazenly, what will other companies think?

What should the actors who have already signed contracts with the company think?

"What you're saying, Mr. Wang, is wrong. She's just signing with Huayi Brothers, not selling herself to them. It's her freedom to choose which company she wants to sign with."

Lin Bufan smiled at President Wang, then turned to Zhao Liying and said, "You'd better think this through, this is your only chance."

Undeniably, Lin Bufan has high hopes for Zhao Liying.

However, it also depends on whether the other party is sensible or not.

If she refuses now, Lin Bufan will never sign her again, and he will never even look for her in any Kyoto production, not even for a minor supporting role.

"Zhao Liying, Huayi Brothers has treated you very well; you'd better think it over!"

The King also looked at Zhao Liying in a serious tone.

In reality, both Boss Wang and Lin Bufan were well aware that Zhao Liying wasn't that important at the moment; rather, her choices would make the other company a laughing stock.

One is the boss of Kyoto Entertainment, and the other is the CEO of Huayi Brothers.

If two people are vying for a minor actor and neither succeeds, it will be a blow to both of them and their respective companies.

Lin Bufan, the owner of Kyoto Entertainment and an internationally renowned director, personally recruited the talent. If he were to be rejected, it would certainly become a laughing stock in the industry.

The same applies to Huayi Brothers.

As the CEO of Huayi Brothers, how could he and Huayi Brothers lose face when their own contracted actors were poached by rival companies right under his nose?

Especially given Huayi Brothers' current situation, if word gets out, it will only worsen the damage to Huayi's reputation.