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

Is the source of this information reliable?

Lin Bufan's heart stirred.

Tencent's current market value is only over 30 billion, but in later years, Tencent's market value even exceeded 6 trillion.

The value alone increased 200 times.

Not to mention that the shares released by MIH are Tencent's first-tier equity, unlike shares acquired on the market, which are second-tier equity.

"The source of the information is legitimate."

Xu Hongfei spoke earnestly.

This news came from a high-level executive within MIH Company; he overheard it by chance at a dinner party.

How many Tencent shares is MIH prepared to sell?

"The exact figure is not clear yet, but it's probably around 5%."

Because there was no follow-up, he wasn't entirely clear on the specifics.

"5%"

Lin Bufan calculated that, based on Tencent's current market value, 5% of the shares would be worth around 15 billion.

However, since MIH is releasing so many shares at once, the price should be slightly lower than the stock market price.

Even at the lowest estimate, it's still around 15 billion.

"If it's 15 billion..."

Lin Bufan began to calculate the funds he could currently afford in his mind.

Since their establishment, Extraordinary Pictures and Kyoto Entertainment have only released four films in total, and although the box office revenues of all of them were not low, the company has also started quite a few new projects.

They earn a lot, but they also spend a lot.

The two films, "2012" and "Night at the Museum," cost hundreds of millions of dollars, all thanks to his daily check-ins of millions of dollars.

In addition, there's Zhewei Capital, founded by Lin Bufan, and Strong Wind Investment Company on Wall Street.

First, Zhewei Capital invested $1200 million in JD.com, acquiring a 15% stake.

Following that, Strong Wind Investment Company invested $1000 million in Tesla, acquiring a 5% stake.

Subsequently, it spent another $6000 million to acquire Douglas Bank, which has now been renamed Strong Wind Investment Bank.

He currently has only $5000 million in cash at his disposal.

Tencent's current market value, if converted to US dollars, is approximately US$40 billion. A 5% stake would be worth US$2 million.

"We're still short $1.6 million."

Lin Bufan frowned slightly.

If MIH is indeed prepared to sell 5% of Tencent's shares, this would be a rare opportunity for me.

There will never be a better opportunity than this one.

However, in terms of funding, they are still short $1.6 million.

"Hongfei, contact MIH right now. If this is true, you must get these Tencent shares no matter what," Lin Bufan said with a serious expression.

The market value of these shares is secondary; the main thing is the power to influence the market.

In later generations, Tencent and Alibaba became two giants in the investment world. If one could get on board now, this opportunity would be extremely rare.

"Yes, Mr. Lin."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Bufan began to think about the money.

He couldn't wait until Xu Hongfei finished negotiating, only to find himself without the money to pay.

"There's no other way but to take out a bank loan..."

Lin Bufan did some calculations and concluded that there was only one way to quickly raise these funds: to take out a bank loan.

1.6 million US dollars, converted to RMB, would be approximately 11 billion RMB at the current exchange rate.

If it were three to five hundred million, with Lin Bufan's current status, getting a loan from a bank would be no problem at all.

In fact, someone from the bank's loan department had already contacted him, assuring him that the bank would definitely grant him a loan if he needed funds.

But 11 billion is too much.

If you want a loan, you can only get a mortgage loan.

Lin Bufan's most valuable asset right now is his 30% stake in AMC Theatres.

At its peak, AMC Theatres' market capitalization reached $330 billion, but the stock price later plummeted.

AMC Theatres is not yet publicly listed. The market currently values ​​AMC Theatres at $28 billion, and Lin Bufan's 30% stake is worth $8.4 million.

Thinking of this, Lin Bufan immediately made a phone call to Bart.

"BOSS!"

"Bart, mortgage my shares in AMC Theatres to the bank, the sooner the better."

"Yes, Boss!"

Lin Bufan was very satisfied with Bart.

In Lin Bufan's eyes, Bart's caution was not a flaw; after all, he just needed an obedient executor.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Bufan looked at Bai Bing: "Is there anything else?"

"have!"

Bai Bing nodded, then took out a newspaper and handed it to Lin Bufan: "Boss, your scandal is in the Hong Kong tabloids again."

"Those paparazzi in Hong Kong really know how to infiltrate everywhere..."

Lin Bufan looked at the photo of himself and Zhou Huimin in the newspaper and shook his head helplessly.

However, he didn't think much of it.

"Boss, I'm thinking, should we hire a PR firm to do some public relations?"

Bai Bing looked at Lin Bufan and asked cautiously.

"Public relations what?"

Lin Bufan looked at Bai Bing with a puzzled expression.

"Boss, your reputation online right now..." Bai Bing hesitated for a moment, but finally told the truth.

Initially, Lin Bufan was most discussed online for his "romantic and talented scholar" persona, but as more and more of his scandals came to light...

More and more domestic and foreign female celebrities are being involved, and the public opinion is gradually changing. Some people are even being labeled with negative tags such as "scumbag" and "playing with emotions".

In particular, just yesterday, a female celebrity named Jiang Yiyan made a statement online, saying that she had been deceived emotionally by Lin Bufan.

"Is the situation serious now?"

Lin Bufan frowned slightly.

"It's not too serious, but your reputation online has become..." Bai Bing hesitated, but Lin Bufan instantly understood what she meant.

"Send someone to investigate Jiang Yiyan and see if anyone is behind her."

Lin Bufan's expression was serious: "Also, help me find someone named Yang Tianzhen."

He and Jiang Yiyan did have that one time back then, but at that time they were both adults and it was a mutually beneficial arrangement. Lin Bufan was not famous at that time.

Based on his understanding of Jiang Yiyan, he knew that she wouldn't be foolish enough to offend him by saying things online unless someone was behind her.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Jiang Yiyan herself wanted to do this.

As for the public relations that Bai Bing mentioned, Lin Bufan suddenly thought of Yang Tianzhen.

It can be said that the reason why Fan Bingbing was called "Fan Ye" (Master Fan) and even claimed to be from a wealthy family was all due to Yang Tianzhen's influence and planning.

If he remembered correctly, Yang Tianzhen should have been with Wang Jinghua at this time.

In the entertainment industry, if we're talking about who's a master of crisis management and image rehabilitation, Yang Tianzhen might not be the absolute best, but she's certainly not far off.