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

"And most importantly, since you're all in the rumored girlfriend stage, it means you're all on the same starting line. Who can say for sure who will win or lose in the future?"

"Instead of overthinking it, why not enjoy the present and cherish the time you spend together? Even if one day in the future you get tired of it and don't want to continue, you won't regret the past, right?"

Looking at Rong Zuer's serious face, Gillian nodded as if she understood.

"By the way, where's Director Lin?"

Seeing this, Ah S changed the subject and looked at Ah Jiao.

"Something seems to have happened, so they went out."

Ah answered casually. (He) answered casually.

Normally, Ah would just answer casually. Since they'd just gotten together today, Lin Bufan wanted to spend as much time with him as possible. However, Boss Yang was incredibly quick; he'd already contacted Raymond Chow of Golden Harvest.

In the afternoon, Zou Wenhuai's daughter called him personally to invite him to dinner that evening to discuss matters related to Jiahe Company.

Before leaving, Lin Bufan thought for a moment and then casually replied, "Yes, if she's lonely, she can invite friends over to play."

"Is Director Lin coming back tonight?"

Rong Zuer looked at Ah Sui and answered casually. "Yes."

"He probably won't be coming back."

Ah answered casually. Suddenly, the faces of Angela Yang Ying and Wen Yongshan flashed into his mind, and then he shook his head.

When Lin Bufan left, he didn't tell her what he was going out for. She assumed he was going to see the two of them.

Since he went to see them, he probably won't be back tonight.

"So, you two stay here with me, okay?"

Ah answered casually. He looked at Ah Sa and Joey Yung with a pitiful expression on his face.

"Oh well!"

Charlene Choi (Ah Sa) and Joey Yung (Rong Zuer) exchanged a glance and then nodded.

……

"Hello, Professor Zou!"

At Golden Harvest Film Company, Lin Bufan looked at the septuagenarian in front of him, a hint of respect flashing in his eyes.

Zou Wenhuai was born in 1927 and is 79 years old this year, soon to be 80.

Throughout the 80s, the golden age of Hong Kong cinema, it's fair to say that they were one of the creators, if not the sole architects.

This experience alone was enough to earn Lin Bufan's respect for the other party.

"Young friend Lin, please!"

As Zou Wenhuai spoke, his daughter got up and poured Lin Bufan a cup of tea.

In recent years, Golden Harvest has been on a downward trend, especially in terms of market value, which has been falling again and again. At its peak, Golden Harvest's market value once exceeded HK$20 billion.

However, Golden Harvest's current market value is less than 8 million, a 60% drop from its peak.

Lin Bufan originally thought that Golden Harvest's market value could still reach 10 billion, but after Bai Bing investigated, he found out that its current market value was only over 7 million, less than 8 million Hong Kong dollars.

Zou Wenhuai had been paying attention to Lin Bufan ever since he won the award.

At the time, his idea was that if Golden Harvest could sign a contract with Lin Bufan, Golden Harvest would be revived.

But what capital or qualifications does Golden Harvest have to sign a contract with them?

After only a short delay, they learned that the other party had established their own entertainment company, Kyoto Entertainment Company.

Later, when the movie "Love is Not Blind" topped the box office in mainland China, he realized that Golden Harvest's desire to sign a contract with them had become nothing more than a fantasy.

Now, the other party is directly trying to acquire his company.

Looking at the vibrant young people in front of him, Zou Wenhuai couldn't help but sigh, realizing that he was truly getting old.

"Acheng has already told me why you came."

In front of Raymond Chow, a veteran in the industry, Emperor Entertainment's Yang Shoucheng was nothing more than "Ah Cheng" in his eyes.

"What I want to know is, what are your plans after you acquire Golden Harvest?" Zou Wenhuai looked at Lin Bufan with a serious expression.

He had realized that he was getting old and couldn't keep up with the times.

Golden Harvest was the company he founded, and he didn't want it to decline like this. If possible, he wanted to revive Golden Harvest.

"Mr. Zou, I have a complete plan for the future of Jiahe..." Lin Bufan looked at Zou Wenhuai and talked about his vision for the future development of Jiahe.

In short, you need to let the other party know that your acquisition of Golden Harvest is truly beneficial to Golden Harvest.

Watching Lin Bufan speak eloquently, Zou Wenhuai leaned back on the sofa and slowly closed his eyes.

"I'm at ease entrusting Jiahe to you..."

After a long while, Zou Wenhuai suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Lin Bufan.

Jiahe is now being managed by his daughter, and he can sense that his daughter is simply not cut out for it and has no way of bringing Jiahe back to life.

If we hand it over to Lin Bufan now, from a profit perspective, Jiahe's market value hasn't hit rock bottom yet, and we can still make a profit.

Emotionally speaking, Lin Bufan has managed Kyoto Entertainment very well, and he believes that handing over Golden Harvest to them would be better than keeping it in his own hands.

"Thank you for your trust, Professor Zou!"

Lin Bufan breathed a sigh of relief.

The acquisition of Golden Harvest was just a spur-of-the-moment decision; he didn't expect it to be settled so quickly.

Of course, the current situation is that he has reached an agreement with Zou Wenhuai on the acquisition, and the other party has agreed. As for the subsequent price and details, he can leave it to his subordinates to handle.

"Mr. Zou, I hope the news of the acquisition of Golden Harvest will not be spread for the time being."

Lin Bufan looked at Zou Wenhuai with a serious expression.

"I see!"

Zou Wenhuai gave Lin Bufan a deep look.

Lin Bufan's idea was very clear: he simply wanted to take advantage of the current time difference to acquire the shares held by other Jiahe shareholders.

Otherwise, if the outside world were to expose that Lin Bufan was going to acquire Golden Harvest, it would definitely be good news for Golden Harvest, and its market value would surely skyrocket.

The collaboration with Emperor Entertainment on "Ip Man" increased Emperor Entertainment's market value by hundreds of millions. Moreover, after Lin Bufan acquired Golden Harvest, the market certainly has great confidence in him.

Unless Lin Bufan suffers a major setback, or even a series of setbacks, the market's confidence in him will not be extinguished.

With Jiahe's market value decreasing, Lin Bufan can save a lot of money by acquiring shares from other shareholders.

However, from this point of view, Zou Wenhuai also saw Lin Bufan's ambition for Jiahe. In this way, he could feel more at ease handing Jiahe over to the other party.

……

"Xiao Bai, inform General Manager Yang to send someone to Hong Kong to oversee the acquisition of Golden Harvest. Also, inform Xu Hongfei to find a way to acquire the shares held by the other shareholders of Golden Harvest..."

After leaving Jiahe Company, Lin Bufan turned to look at Bai Bing.

"Yes, boss!"

Lin Bufan has great ambitions for Jiahe.

The father and daughter, Zou Wenhuai, control a total of 42% of Golden Harvest's shares, with 39% circulating in the market. The remaining 19% is held by some small shareholders, namely Ho Kwun-chang and Leung Fung, who co-founded Golden Harvest with Zou Wenhuai.