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

Chen Kaige's "The Promise" was released half a month earlier than Lin Bufan's "Love is Not Blind," on December 15, 2005.

After ten days of release, the film grossed over 1.5 million yuan, and currently stands at 1.7 million yuan, making it the box office champion of last year, 05. However, due to its poor word-of-mouth, the daily box office of "The Promise" has now fallen to less than one million yuan.

In the current film market, "Love is Not Blind" is practically the only film in the market, and there are no other films being released at the same time.

However, Zhang Ziyi's "Memoirs of a Geisha" will be released on January 12th, but this film is not competitive with "Love is Not Blind".

The biggest impact will be on the upcoming release of "Fearless," starring Jet Li. However, the release date is January 26th. By the time "Fearless" is released, "Love is Not Blind" will be taken off the screens immediately, so it will have no impact whatsoever.

The film "Love is Not Blind" grossed over 10 million yuan on its opening day, causing a sensation throughout the entertainment industry.

If the Golden Globe nomination for "Manchester by the Sea" made Lin Bufan a household name in the entertainment industry, then "Love is Not Blind," which grossed over 10 million yuan on its opening day, completely solidified Lin Bufan's status in the industry.

A director who can win awards and achieve box office success is highly sought after by both investors and actors/stars.

"No, I can't just give up like this."

Inside an apartment, Jiang Yiyan looked at the sleeping old man beside her, her face contorted with conflict, before finally making up her mind.

So he got up, went to another room, took out his phone and called Lin Bufan.

Jiang Yiyan was also keeping an eye on the opening day box office of the movie "Love is Not Blind," and she didn't expect Lin Bufan to be such a promising star.

If she had known this earlier, she should have dumped all her sugar daddies back then; having Lin Bufan in her grasp would have been enough.

Sorry, the number you dialed is currently busy...

The moment the call was dialed, a busy signal came through the receiver.

"Lin Bufan, you bastard, you actually blocked me!"

Jiang Yiyan gritted her teeth.

The call was busy before I even dialed, which means I've been blocked.

That scoundrel, he's so heartless.

Looking back now, his attitude towards himself was already evident in the details.

Jiang Yiyan, who has been with so many men since high school, Lin Bufan is the only one who took the initiative and insisted on using rubber.

Lin Bufan didn't feel he owed Jiang Yiyan anything; it wasn't like he was the only one enjoying himself.

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Like Jiang Yiyan, many people, such as Han Sanping and Chen Jinfei, were paying attention to the opening day box office of Lin Bufan's "Love is Not Blind".

"No wonder he's a director nominated for a Golden Globe."

When Han Sanping received the news, he felt a surge of relief.

He forgot one thing: not all award-winning directors can become commercial directors, such as Chen Kaige, the director of "The Promise," which is still showing in theaters.

He really screwed over Han Sanping. The film "The Promise" cost 2 million yuan to produce, but the box office was less than 3 million yuan. If we calculate the return on investment based on a 3x return, it's a huge loss.

"Bang!"

Compared to Han Sanping, Chen Jinfei was throwing and smashing things in the office.

He already knew about the release of "Love is Not Blind".

To reiterate, Chen Jinfei is rich, but the entertainment industry is all about connections. He had a theater manager who initially agreed to his request, but everything changed after Han Sanping said just one sentence.

At the time, Chen Jinfei was angry, but he didn't think that a young man as arrogant as Lin Bufan could make a good movie. He estimated that the movie wouldn't even break even.

But to my surprise, the slap in the face came so quickly.

With the film grossing over 10 million yuan on its opening day, breaking 100 million yuan is almost a certainty.

He had heard Liu Xiaoli mention the movie "Love is Not Blind" before; the production cost was less than ten million, yet the movie earned Lin Bufan tens of millions.

"Since we can't beat them, we might as well join them."

After a moment's thought, Chen Jinfei suddenly understood.

There wasn't a deep conflict between him and Lin Bufan; the main reason was Liu Yifei and her daughter.

Chen Jinfei has amassed a fortune of billions in this era. You can call him bad, but you absolutely cannot call him stupid.

For capital, it's perfectly normal to join in if you can't win; capital is all about profit.

He believed that with the connections he had built up in the industry over the years, Lin Bufan would definitely not refuse him, especially since he could provide him with funding.

"Investing in Kyoto Entertainment?"

Inside the villa, Lin Bufan looked at Chen Jinfei sitting opposite him and sneered.

"That's right!"

Chen Jinfei looked at Lin Bufan with a big smile: "No matter what, with Xiaoli and Qianqian around, we're practically family. Of course, we should help each other."

"I'll offer 40 million for a 40% stake in Kyoto Entertainment, and I promise you I will absolutely not interfere in Kyoto Entertainment's affairs. How about it?"

After Chen Jinfei finished speaking, he looked at Lin Bufan with a confident smile.

In Chen Jinfei's view, he came with sincerity and cash, so the other party had no chance of refusing.

Looking at Chen Jinfei's confident face, Lin Bufan really wanted to ask him: Where's your face?

He thinks he can get 40% of Kyoto Entertainment for 40 million? He's dreaming! Even if it were 400 million, he wouldn't agree.

Just as Lin Bufan was about to refuse, he saw Liu Yifei sitting next to him and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Mr. Chen, let's discuss the investment in Kyoto later. Let's talk about other things first."

"Other things? What things?"

Chen Jinfei looked at Lin Bufan with a puzzled expression.

"It's about Sisi terminating her contract with Red Starwood."

Lin Bufan looked at Chen Jinfei and said with a serious expression.

"Is Sissi going to terminate her contract with Red Starwood?"

Chen Jinfei was taken aback upon hearing this and turned to look at Liu Yifei.

At this point, not only Chen Jinfei, but also Liu Xiaoli and her daughter Liu Yifei were completely confused, as Lin Bufan had not communicated with Liu Yifei beforehand.

"That's right!"

Lin Bufan nodded, reached out and held Liu Yifei's small hand, and looked at Chen Jinfei: "After all, Qianqian is different now than before. With me here, there is no need for Hongxingwu."

"Sissi, is that what you think too?"

Chen Jinfei frowned slightly.

The main purpose of establishing Red Star Studio was to promote Liu Yifei.

If Liu Yifei terminates her contract with Hongxingwu, Hongxingwu will have no reason to exist.

"I listen to what is extraordinary."

Liu Yifei bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and then made her choice.

She is now pregnant with Lin Bufan's child, and the baby is about to be born, so of course she knows what choice she should make.