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

"Director Lin!"

As Lin Bufan arrived, everyone present took the initiative to greet him.

If he were just a director, no matter how famous he was, he wouldn't have so many people supporting him. The main reason is that Lin Bufan completed the transformation from director to investor.

He's both an international director and a bigwig in the industry.

Nowadays, anyone in the industry who meets Lin Bufan will respectfully greet him as "Director Lin".

"Director Lin, hello!"

Just as Lin Bufan was patiently smiling and nodding to greet the people around him, a figure appeared and blocked his way.

"Hello, Ms. Li Jiaxin!"

Lin Bufan looked at Li Jiaxin, who had suddenly appeared, and nodded with a smile.

He had been to Hong Kong several times, but had never met the other person before. This was the first time they had met.

"I've heard of Director Lin before, but it's a pity I never had the chance to meet him during his several trips to Hong Kong. I'm so glad to finally meet him this time." Li Jiaxin smiled sweetly at Lin Bufan.

"Ms. Li Jiaxin, you're too kind."

Lin Bufan smiled.

"I won't bother Director Lin any longer."

After chatting for a few minutes, Li Jiaxin took the initiative to say goodbye, shook hands lightly with Lin Bufan, and turned to leave.

"This woman..."

Lin Bufan watched Li Jiaxin's departing figure, then glanced down at the note in his hand.

I opened the note and glanced at it; it was a room number.

This note was handed to him by Li Jiaxin when they shook hands just now.

Those familiar with Hong Kong entertainment circles will definitely know Li Jiaxin, who is known as the most beautiful Miss Hong Kong.

Li Jiaxin, who is of mixed Chinese and Portuguese descent, perfectly embodied the phrase "beauty with ruthlessness" in her youth.

It could be said that she was the public enemy of wealthy wives at the time.

Being mixed-race has its advantages, but it also has its disadvantages. Li Jiaxin, born in 70, is only 37 years old now, but her appearance has already begun to decline.

As seen in the 03 film "Du Shiniang, the Courtesan," Li Jiaxin, who played Du Shiniang, already showed signs of fatigue on her face.

"interesting!"

Lin Bufan looked at the note in his hand, smiled, and with a flick of his wrist, put it directly into his dimensional space.

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"Director Lin, let me introduce you. This is Director Liu Zhenwei..."

Xu Ke brought Lin Chaoxian to Lin Bufan and personally introduced him to him.

"Director Lin, hello!"

Liu Zhenwei stood somewhat reservedly in front of Lin Bufan.

Although he is now a director in the Hong Kong film industry, there are many directors in Hong Kong who have directed many classic films, such as "A Chinese Odyssey" and "The Eagle Shooting Heroes".

But Liu Zhenwei is currently experiencing the lowest point in his life.

In 05, the mainland China-Hong Kong co-production "A Chinese Tall Story" was a complete box office flop.

After that, Liu Zhenwei never recovered and no one invested in him to make movies anymore.

It wasn't until 09 that he directed a movie called "Metallic Attraction: Kung Fu Cyborg," which wasn't very well received, but at least he had a movie to make.

After that, they started to rely on their past achievements, and in 10, they tried to piggyback on the classic movie "A Chinese Odyssey" with "Just Another Pandora's Box".

The 2011 film "East Meets West 11" was still relying on its own past successes, as was the 14 film "The Fairy Tale".

Until the very end, after the 16 film "Havoc in the East China Sea", Liu Zhenwei almost never appeared in public again.

To put it bluntly, Liu Zhenwei came to see Lin Bufan hoping to find out if there were any good opportunities in Kyoto.

Now that Kyoto's entertainment industry is thriving, Liu Zhenwei is also interested in going north. He eventually contacted Xu Ke, with whom he had previously made dealings, hoping that Xu Ke could help him get an introduction.

After Xu Ke introduced Liu Zhenwei to Lin Bufan, he disappeared without a trace.

He was already grateful for the introduction, as it was a way of repaying their past favors. As for whether Kyoto Entertainment would sign him, he wouldn't say anything casually.

From Lin Bufan's conversation with Liu Zhenwei, he could see that Liu Zhenwei's ideas were outdated and couldn't keep up with the times.

No wonder, his subsequent films all flopped spectacularly.

After a brief chat, Lin Bufan politely dismissed the other party, as Kyoto Entertainment doesn't sign just any director.

After Liu Zhenwei, several other people came to greet Lin Bufan.

"Brother Lin!"

As soon as the previous person left, Cheng Long approached Lin Bufan with his signature laugh.

"Big brother!"

Lin Bufan smiled and looked at Cheng Long.

Although Cheng Long has been the subject of much controversy, it has mainly concerned matters of love and relationships, which are minor issues. On matters of principle, Cheng Long has never been ambiguous.

Moreover, it's normal for men to be attracted to women.

If someone else were in Jackie Chan's position, they might have played even more ruthlessly and were even better at it.

"How about we get together after the premiere?"

Cheng Long looked at Lin Bufan and extended an invitation: "Bring Liu Yifei along."

"Brother, is something wrong?"

Lin Bufan looked at Cheng Long.

If it were just a simple reminiscing, Jackie Chan would never have mentioned Liu Yifei.

He's such a fun-loving person; everyone knows what the routine is after a party, and he definitely won't bring any female companions.

"In the end, I couldn't hide it from you, Brother Lin."

Jackie Chan smiled and then said, "This one... I recently took on a film project, and the investors contacted me, wanting to help find a female lead..."

"Are you talking about the movie 'The Forbidden Kingdom', brother?"

Lin Bufan nodded slightly, and a movie instantly came to mind.

"That's right, it's 'The Forbidden Kingdom'."

Jackie Chan nodded and excitedly introduced the plot of the movie to Lin Bufan.

The plot of the movie "The Forbidden Kingdom" can be described as very mediocre, or even terrible. The main focus is the fight between Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

From the day the project was first announced, Lin Bufan had heard Carter say that this film was a collaboration between two independent Hollywood production companies and Huayi Brothers.

The film had a total investment of US$6000 million and a final global box office of US$1.28 million, with North America being the main source of revenue.

In mainland China, the film was a box office loss.

Overall, the film's total box office revenue should be enough to break even, with the real profit coming from DVD sales, which is the biggest source of revenue.

However, Hollywood will basically make all the money; Huayi Brothers will definitely lose money, but not by that much.

Aside from its box office performance, the biggest failure of this film was its critical reception.

In the West, the film received relatively good reviews, considering it featured a fight between Jackie Chan and Jet Li. However, in mainland China, its reputation plummeted.

The entire plot was a complete mess, and having a foreign boy save the Monkey King was an insult to him.