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

"Boss, filming for 'Twilight' starts the day after tomorrow..."

Carter reported to Lin Bufan as usual.

The actors were all the same original cast, just as Lin Bufan had instructed.

"Have all the contracts been signed?"

On the set of "Lust, Caution," Lin Bufan, holding his phone, asked a question.

"It's all been signed."

The Twilight series consists of four story segments: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn.

However, "Breaking Dawn" was filmed and released in two parts.

So far, all the scripts for the Twilight series except for Breaking Dawn Part 2 have been signed.

Considering the costs, when Lin Bufan was looking for these actors, he directly had Carter sign contracts with them for multiple films.

The first Twilight movie only cost $3700 million to make. The production costs of each subsequent movie increased. The second movie cost $5000 million, the third movie cost $6800 million, and from the fourth movie onwards, the cost more than doubled.

The cost of "Breaking Dawn Part 1" was as high as US$110 million, and the cost of "Breaking Dawn Part 2" was even higher at US$1.36 million.

The doubling of costs was due not only to the grand finale but, more importantly, to the increased salaries of the main cast members.

Currently, the highest salary for these main actors is only $50. With each film's release, their salaries have increased, from several million to tens of millions of dollars.

In terms of salaries alone, several films would cost nearly $2 million more.

Lin Bufan entered Hollywood for the money, so how could he possibly give up the money he had already earned?

So Carter signed contracts with them for several films. In terms of salary, the total for all the films was only ten million US dollars, and that was for everyone.

Secondly, this filming was part of a continuous series of Twilight films, which saved a lot of money in terms of sets and personnel.

The original Twilight series had a total investment of about $4 million, while the current series is expected to cost only about $1.5 million over several installments.

Moreover, shooting several films in a row has another advantage: the next film can be released when the film is at its peak of popularity, which can increase the box office potential.

The reason why neither domestic nor international films, nor Hollywood films, are made in this way is mainly because they don't know whether the film will be successful upon release. What if the film flops at the box office?

Just like the Twilight series, if the box office performance is not ideal, at worst you will only lose tens of millions of dollars in production costs for the first film.

However, if the entire series were filmed, and the first film flopped at the box office, the subsequent films would also fail to perform well, resulting in losses not just tens of millions, but hundreds of millions of US dollars.

But Lin Bufan was different because he knew that the Twilight series would definitely not lose money, which is why he decided to make it that way.

"Boss, Christine wants to thank you..."

During the phone call, Carter made a double entendre.

"I understand. I'll talk about it when I get to Los Angeles."

After giving a few more instructions, Lin Bufan hung up the phone.

The entire Twilight series would take at least a year or even a year and a half to film, and Lin Bufan would definitely be going to Hollywood during that time.

If he remembers correctly, Christine was born in 90, and now is the peak of her beauty, after all, the prime of life for European and American actresses is short.

Of course, there are exceptions. To say nothing of the distant past, since following Lin Bufan, Jessica Alba has found that her skin condition and overall mental state have been getting better and better, and she looks younger and younger.

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"Click!"

"This shot is good!"

As Lin Bufan made the announcement, the entire crew cheered.

Today is February 16th, and tomorrow is Lunar New Year's Eve. We were supposed to finish filming this morning and have a break, but because the actors weren't in good condition, we filmed all day before this scene was finally finished. So, around 3 or 4 pm, Lin Bufan announced that the crew would have a break.

"Xiao Bai, spread the word: the film crew will resume work on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year..."

After giving instructions to Bai Bing, Lin Bufan called Liang Jiahui and Dong Jie over.

"Director Lin!"

Liang Jiahui and Dong Jie stood in front of Lin Bufan.

"Once we resume work, we'll be filming the three most crucial scenes. During your break, think carefully about how to film them!"

In "Lust, Caution", there are a total of five scenes involving Wang Jiazhi's sexual desires.

Two of those matches were with Wang Jiazhi and Liang Runsheng.

The first scene is about Wang Jiazhi losing her virginity to Liang Runsheng. It mainly shows Wang Jiazhi's sacrifice and humiliation. This scene is relatively restrained and does not have any explicit content.

The second scene also features Wang Jiazhi and Liang Runsheng. This is mainly because Wang Jiazhi's role is the charming and alluring "Mrs. Mai," so she needs to have a lot of experience.

This kind of experience is unimaginable for beginners.

In the film, only two scenes are shot, just as a prelude, but in the plot, the two have repeated them countless times, just to improve Wang Jiazhi's experience.

Similarly, in this second scene, the camera work was restrained, with the footage flashing by in a fleeting moment and nothing particularly noteworthy.

However, the next three scenes between Wang Jiazhi and Yi Mochen really cannot be handled so hastily. Lin Bufan is not Li An, so naturally he will not use all the camera time to depict this aspect.

In "Lust, Caution," lust is merely an embellishment for Lin Bufan, not the main focus.

However, this does not mean that he wants to delete these three scenes. After all, without these three scenes, "Lust, Caution" would not be "Lust, Caution" and would not need to be called that.

Of course, when it is finally released, Lin Bufan will use editing techniques to cover up some important parts. He may reveal a little bit, but he will definitely not show them as unrestrainedly as in the original version.

In Li An's "Lust, Caution," lust is the theme, while in Lin Bufan's "Lust, Caution," abstinence is the theme.

"Understood, Director Lin!"

Liang Jiahui and Dong Jie nodded and went home as the film crew disbanded.

Liang Jiahui didn't care; he didn't mind this kind of scene. But Dong Jie was different. Even though Lin Bufan said that the film wouldn't be too explicit when it was released, there was no way to avoid it during filming.

"I'm back!"

When Dong Jie returned home, her room was pitch black. Just as she entered and was about to turn on the light, Pan Yueming's voice came from the sofa.

"Why didn't you turn on the lights!"

Dong Jie paused for a moment, her expression slightly hardening, then casually turned on the light, changed into slippers, and went inside.