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

Lin Bufan had just settled Yang Mi in when he received a call from Carter.

"BOSS!"

"What is it?"

Lin Bufan breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at Yang Mi, who had already fallen into a deep sleep.

As soon as she returned, Lin Bufan had already arranged for a private doctor to examine her to ensure that there was no impact on her or the fetus.

Fortunately, Lin Bufan sent his private jet to pick her up. Otherwise, even if she had taken a regular flight, or even a top-class business class flight, the turbulence at high altitude might have left her in such good condition.

"Boss, 'Fifty Shades of Grey' opened yesterday, and its opening day box office is 3140 million..."

Carter's voice trembled slightly.

He couldn't help but tremble; the box office results on the first day were simply astonishing.

If this box office trend continues, the film could gross over $3 million or even $4 million in North America alone. If it grosses worldwide, it could very well reach $7 million or even $8 million, or even $10 billion.

Keep in mind that this is an R-rated film, and to achieve such high box office numbers is truly legendary.

"Don't get too excited yet; let's see how the box office performs!"

Lin Bufan remained quite calm about the opening day's box office performance.

The original "Fifty Shades of Grey" grossed a whopping $3020 million on its opening day, while the current version only adds $120 million.

More importantly, what will the box office trend be like next?

The original film grossed $3020 million on its opening day and a staggering $8267 million over its opening weekend, firmly securing the top spot at the North American box office.

However, the film received terrible reviews, and its box office began to plummet from the second week onwards, grossing only a little over 20 million US dollars in the second week.

Ultimately, the film only grossed $1.66 million in North America before it left theaters, but its global box office was much higher, totaling $5.71 million.

Now, the Fifty Shades of Grey produced by Extraordinary Pictures has made some simple changes to the plot and filled in some loopholes. It's unclear what impact this will have on the film.

If there is an impact, it's unclear whether it will be positive or negative.

"Keep a close eye on the film's box office performance, and let me know immediately if anything happens!"

After giving his instructions, Lin Bufan hung up the phone immediately.

Perfect timing! He can use this film to test whether a film that has already stood the test of time would be even better if the script were 'refined'.

The next day, December 19, Carter continued to give a report over the phone.

The opening weekend box office results are in, exceeding the original estimate of $8176 million by $5 million, currently standing at $8692 million.

Not only did the box office increase, but the word-of-mouth also improved significantly compared to before.

The original Fifty Shades of Grey only had a 26% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes in North America, but the current movie has a 64% fresh rating, more than double.

Although the Rotten Tomatoes score isn't that high, it's still pretty good; at least it's a fairly decent film.

The freshness of this Rotten Tomatoes score was ultimately reflected in the box office. Although the film's box office dropped somewhat in the second week, it did not plummet.

Fifty Shades of Grey has grossed $1.53 million in just two weeks, almost catching up with the original film's total box office in North America.

The film will be shown in North America for another two weeks, and its final box office is expected to be around $2.5 million.

Not only has the North American box office increased, but the global box office has also increased significantly. After two weeks of release, the global box office has reached 4.21 million US dollars. With two more weeks left in the run, the final global box office is expected to exceed 7 million US dollars.

The total investment for the movie "Fifty Shades of Grey" was just close to 50 million US dollars, and the final box office revenue was expected to be 300 million US dollars. After deducting costs, the profit was more than 250 million US dollars.

A return of 5 times is a very high return in Hollywood, except for low-budget films.

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[Ding! Congratulations, host! Daily check-in successful. You have received the following rewards: one bottle of Liuwei Emperor Pills (10 pills) + one bottle of Beauty and Nourishing Pills (10 pills) + 100 million US dollars.]

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in for the Winter Solstice Festival and have received a Winter Solstice Festival gift pack as a reward.]

[Host, would you like to open the Winter Solstice Festival Gift Pack?]

In the blink of an eye, it's December 22nd, which also happens to be the Winter Solstice.

"Open!"

Lin Bufan did not hesitate at all.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have opened the Winter Solstice Festival Gift Pack and received the following rewards: a script for the movie "The Hangover Part II", a hardware courtyard house in Andingmen, Beijing, and a Bentley Arnage.]

"What a reward!"

Lin Bufan's eyes lit up when he saw the three rewards in front of him.

The production cost of "The Hangover Part II" was approximately $80 million, and it ultimately grossed around $250 million in North America and $5.81 million worldwide.

This film will bring Lin Bufan a net profit of over 1 million US dollars.

Secondly, there's a Bentley Arnage. This car currently costs around 600 million yuan in China. Although Lin Bufan can't use it, he can give it to his woman.

Finally, there's this courtyard house.

Located near Andingmen, just a few hundred meters from Yonghe Temple, it is a five-courtyard siheyuan (traditional courtyard house). According to the property blueprints, this siheyuan has an additional courtyard, which should be a garden.

This courtyard house covers an area of ​​5500 square meters.

"It's still early, let's go check out this courtyard house!"

Lin Bufan was a little itchy. So far, he had signed in for three courtyard houses. The first courtyard house was located near Shichahai, about 1500 square meters, and he signed in when he received the newbie gift pack.

Chen Zihan is currently living here.

The second courtyard house, located in Caochang Hutong, is a single-entrance courtyard house with a floor area of ​​only about 350 square meters. It is currently being used by An Yixuan.

The third one is the courtyard house he signed in at today, located near Andingmen and Yonghe Temple. It has five courtyards and an area of ​​over 5500 square meters. It is still within the Second Ring Road of Beijing, but on the North Second Ring Road.

Lin Bufan drove his Land Rover and arrived at the entrance of the five-courtyard house in less than half an hour. The wide street could accommodate at least four cars just at the entrance.

Pushing open the gate and stepping into the courtyard, Lin Bufan could even feel a solemn and heavy aura emanating from it. In ancient times, such a five-courtyard courtyard would have been reserved for princes.