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

"I'm just nervous!"

Ning Hao smiled somewhat awkwardly.

This film, "Crazy Stone," is his transformative work; its success or failure hinges on today.

How could I not be nervous?

So when he learned that Lin Bufan had returned to China, he came to the company early in the morning, wanting this internationally renowned director to take a look and see if there were any problems with the film.

"Director Lin, do you really think my film is flawless?"

Ning Hao was still somewhat uncertain.

"flaw?"

Lin Bufan rolled his eyes at Ning Hao speechlessly: "Senior brother, to put it bluntly, there is no such thing as a flawless movie in this world."

"No, I think your film 'Manchester by the Sea' is flawless."

Ning Hao shook his head, somewhat disbelieving.

Lin Bufan won the Academy Award for Best Director with the film "Manchester by the Sea," becoming the first Chinese director to achieve this feat.

Ning Hao watched this movie several times.

He cried while watching it almost every time.

"No!"

Lin Bufan shook his head and didn't explain anything.

"It's normal for movies to have flaws, but it also depends on what kind of movie it is. For example, your movie 'Crazy Stone' is obviously a dark comedy, but does it really hold up logically?"

"I……"

"Senior brother, you don't need to say anything, I understand!"

Lin Bufan interrupted Ning Hao and continued, "While the logic of a movie is important, what's even more important is the logic that fits the plot."

"Crazy Stone is a comedy. As long as it follows the logic of a comedy, that's fine. Do you understand?"

Just like many historical dramas.

Anything that's been altered is definitely untrue, so there's no need to discuss any logic behind it.

For example, is it logical to compare the two classic TV series, "Kangxi's Private Visits" and "The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan," to each other?

According to the TV series, it is somewhat consistent, but compared to history, it is worlds apart.

Therefore, different types of movies and TV series require different logic.

"I see……"

Ning Hao nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Ning Hao used to make mostly art films, which focused on exploring issues of human nature.

However, "Crazy Stone" is a comedy film. After filming, Ning Hao watched it several times, and each time he had a different feeling.

The only constant feeling is that I feel this film wasn't good enough, especially in its portrayal of human nature, which felt somewhat lacking in depth.

If he could do it all over again, he was confident he could make an even better film.

However, after Lin Bufan's lecture, he suddenly had a sudden realization.

He judged a comedy film with the critical eye of an art film, and naturally, he found problems everywhere.

However, if you treat this movie simply as a comedy, then all the problems cease to be problems.

"Alright, senior brother, just wait for the victory celebration!"

Lin Bufan stood up and patted Ning Hao on the shoulder.

He had already promised Ning Hao that the company would throw him a celebration banquet if the box office exceeded 50 million.

In the original timeline, Ning Hao's "Crazy Stone" grossed over 30 million yuan at the box office, even with minimal promotion.

Now, the production company for "Crazy Stone" has become Kyoto Entertainment.

The publicity department started promoting the film long before filming was completed.

Furthermore, with the backing of Kyoto Entertainment, Lin Bufan believed that the box office performance of "Crazy Stone" would definitely give him a huge surprise.

……

"The box office figures for the preview screenings of 'Crazy Stone' have been released."

The next day, which was National Day, Bai Bing brought the data to report to Lin Bufan.

"how?"

Lin Bufan glanced at Ning Hao sitting on the sofa opposite him, then turned to look at Bai Bing.

"The box office for the preview screening of 'Crazy Stone' last night was 184 million yuan."

"It's a success!"

Ning Hao, who had been feeling tense, jumped up in surprise upon hearing the news.

Based on normal data growth comparisons, the box office revenue on the opening day is generally about 5 to 6 times that of the preview screenings.

The preview screenings of "Crazy Stone" grossed 184 million yuan, which means that the box office on the first day will most likely be between 920 million and 1100 million yuan.

With box office revenue approaching 10 million on its opening day, there is a high probability that it will surpass 100 million during its entire run.

He's not Lin Bufan; he thinks this box office performance is already very good.

Congratulations, senior!

Lin Bufan sincerely congratulated Ning Hao.

Through this period of getting to know him, Lin Bufan discovered that Ning Hao was the kind of carefree and easygoing guy who was more suitable to be friends with.

"Hehe, same to you, same to you..."

Ning Hao chuckled.

The chances of it breaking 10 million in box office revenue on its opening day are very high.

Once the film's box office surpasses 100 million yuan, Ning Hao will become a director in the 100 million yuan club.

There are so many directors in China, but not many of them have films that gross over 100 million yuan at the box office.

In this era, unlike in later times, it wasn't so easy for a movie to break 100 million at the box office.

Besides fame, it's all about profit.

According to the contract Ning Hao signed with Kyoto Entertainment, as the director of the film "Crazy Stone", Ning Hao is entitled to 5% of the box office revenue.

Based on a box office of 1 million, after deducting taxes and development funds, the distributable box office would be approximately 9300 million.

5% is 465 million.

465 million would be a huge sum even in later years, let alone in 06.

Of course, compared to Ning Hao, Kyoto and Lin Bufan naturally earned more.

The movie "Crazy Stone" only had a total investment of 5 million yuan, but it grossed over 100 million yuan at the box office.

The box office revenue was 9300 million yuan, of which the distributor took 10%, the theaters took 45%, the director Ning Hao took 5%, and the remaining 40%, or 3720 million yuan, was still owed.

After deducting the principal of five million and the advertising expenses of two million, Kyoto Entertainment made a net profit of thirty million.

This doesn't even include the release date.

After all, Kyoto Entertainment handled the distribution of the movie "Crazy Stone" itself.

The purpose of clarifying the accounts now is to prepare for the company's future restructuring into a group and the separation of the issuance department; therefore, the accounting must not be flawed.

This is true for the company, but for individuals, especially Lin Bufan himself, it's just a matter of transferring money from one hand to the other; it's all his own money anyway.

……

"Enter!"

Bai Bing went to see Ning Hao off in his place. No sooner had Ning Hao left than Lin Bufan heard a knock on the door.

He had assumed that Bai Bing had brought the person back.

As it turned out, when the other party pushed the door open and came in, they realized they had misunderstood.

The person who knocked and entered was Zhao Liying, who had just signed a contract with Kyoto.