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

"How's the training going?"

Lin Bufan looked at the group, especially Liang Jiahui and Dong Jie, whose roles were the most important.

"Director Lin, we..."

Liang Jiahui and others reported the training progress to Lin Bufan.

Based on their current training schedule, filming can begin in a week at the latest.

"Perfect timing, everyone's here. Let's have a script reading. If anyone has any questions about the plot or their character, feel free to ask."

Inside the training room, Lin Bufan looked at the seven people in front of him with a serious expression.

One person's plan is short-sighted, but two people's plans are long-sighted. Lin Bufan dared not say that his version of "Lust, Caution" was perfect. If they had any opinions, Lin Bufan would adopt them if they were reasonable.

"Director Lin, I feel that the character of Mr. Yi is somewhat inconsistent with the characteristics of the role."

Liang Jiahui looked at Lin Bufan with a serious expression.

In the movie, Mr. Yi is the head of the secret service of the Wang Jingwei regime, but he lacks the necessary investigation into the group of students of unknown origin around him, especially Wang Jiazhi.

In the end, although it is revealed that Mr. Yi's deputy actually knew the truth all along, he did not expose it because of Mr. Yi's affection for him, which is somewhat inconsistent with the character's circumstances at the time.

"Your question is very good, but if you look at the deputy's motivation from Mr. Yi's 'liking' to taking advantage of the situation to get rid of him and then take the position himself, it makes more sense." Lin Bufan looked at Liang Jiahui.

"Understood, Director Lin!"

Liang Jiahui nodded.

If that's the case, then it makes perfect sense. It also better reflects the ruthlessness and cruelty of spies, who can't even trust the people around them.

"Director Lin, there's one more thing I don't understand."

Liang Jiahui continued, "A Wang Jingwei regime intelligence chief, with considerable experience, why would he so easily lower his guard against Mrs. Mai?"

He couldn't quite understand this. Was it a waste of his intelligence to force the plot forward?

If he can't understand this point, it will be difficult for him to grasp the character during filming.

"First of all, Mr. Yi's deputy has already investigated Mrs. Mai and proven that she is innocent," Lin Bufan replied, looking at Liang Jiahui.

In Mr. Yi's mind, his deputy was trustworthy, so his investigation proved that Wang Jiazhi, also known as Mrs. Mai, was innocent, which dispelled Mr. Yi's suspicions about Wang Jiazhi from the beginning.

"Secondly, regarding the character of Wang Jiazhi, her appearance perfectly matches Mr. Yi's ideal woman..."

In Lin Bufan's revised version of "Lust, Caution", Wang Jiazhi is very similar to the girl Mr. Yi had a crush on when he was young. For a successful person, the power of a "white moonlight" is very great.

After listening to Lin Bufan's explanation, Liang Jiahui gained a deeper understanding of the character of Mr. Yi.

"Director Lin, I have a question!"

Pan Yueming looked at Lin Bufan: "In the movie, the group that assassinated Mr. Yi was so insistent on assassinating him in public by shooting him. Isn't that idea and method a bit too naive?"

"Logically speaking, Wang Jiazhi had many opportunities for private contact with Mr. Yi later on, so why didn't she choose to use more covert methods such as poisoning?"

"This is reflected in Mr. Yi's lifestyle."

Lin Bufan looked at Pan Yueming. After the release of "Lust, Caution" in later years, there were also points of controversy, especially the setting that the action had to be taken in a jewelry store. It seemed as if the film was deliberately created to create dramatic conflict, while ignoring the logic of assassination in reality.

Lin Bufan didn't know what Li An was thinking, but the hidden details in Lin Bufan's version of the movie had already answered that question.

First of all, Mr. Yi is very cautious and rarely appears in public, so there are very few ways to assassinate him. The only way to assassinate him is by shooting him when he appears in public. It may seem naive, but it is actually more reasonable.

After all, you can't just force your way into Unit 76 and kill him, that's unrealistic and illogical.

As for the later period, Wang Jiazhi had many opportunities for private contact with Mr. Yi. Why didn't she try to poison him? Besides being related to Mr. Yi's lifestyle, another reason was Kuang Yumin's reluctance to let Wang Jiazhi go.

Old Wu had told Kuang Yumin more than once to have Wang Jiazhi poison him.

Mr. Yi had a habit of never eating or drinking outside. He could only poison her when the two of them were being intimate, and he would even smear the poison on Wang Jiazhi's body.

If the toxicity is not strong, it will not kill Mr. Yi; if the toxicity is strong, not only Mr. Yi but also Wang Jiazhi will die.

Therefore, out of guilt towards Wang Jiazhi, Kuang Yumin never agreed to poison her.

"I understand, Director Lin!"

Pan Yueming nodded slightly, her understanding of her character had risen to a new level. This was not just a simple and passionate patriotic young man, but also someone who felt guilty and loved Wang Jiazhi.

This makes the character more three-dimensional and fleshed out.

As for why they insisted on taking action in the jewelry store, it wasn't to create dramatic conflict, at least not in Lin Bufan's version of "Lust, Caution." In his version, the plot was based on the fact that it was only in this jewelry store that Mr. Yi made his first public appearance in public.

This gave the assassination team ample time to prepare. In the past, even when Mr. Yi made public appearances, it was always random, never giving the assassination team a chance to carry out the assassination.

"Old Wu, is there anything you can't figure out?"

Lin Bufan turned to look at Wang Zhiwen.

"Director Lin, no!"

Wang Zhiwen shook his head. The original Lao Wu had logical flaws. For example, he was too cold-blooded and, despite being a specially trained old fox, he acted like a naive fool.

All of these have changed after Lin Bufan revised the script.

"And you?"

Lin Bufan then looked at Sun Yi.

"Director Lin, I don't quite understand the character Liang Runsheng. I feel like his appearance is more like a tool, just because he's the only one with experience." Sun Yiyi looked at Lin Bufan. The character was somewhat hollow, and he didn't know how to portray him.

"In the movie, that's how the character is portrayed. However, you can build upon this character and create a more detailed biography, such as adding that Liang Runsheng secretly harbored feelings for Wang Jiazhi..."

With Lin Bufan's guidance, Sun Yiyi gained a better understanding of the character. Although he was the fourth male lead, he could still shine if he played the role well.

"Remember, a character doesn't necessarily have to be liked by the audience. Being disliked by the audience can also prove the success of a character, do you understand?"

Lin Bufan looked at Sun Yiyi; what he would do was up to her.

This character's arc wasn't very high to begin with, so pleasing the audience was impossible. The only option was to run wildly down the path of being "hated by the audience." As for how far it would go, that would depend on Sun Yiyi's own understanding.