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

It would be impossible for the crew members and actors from other groups not to feel envious when they saw this scene.

Who is Lin Bufan?

Even disregarding the fact that he is the owner of Kyoto Entertainment, he is also an international director who has won the Best Actor Oscar.

Who wouldn't envy a newcomer who gets such a detailed breakdown of their role by an international director?

Yuan Shanshan, in particular, felt a mixture of envy and jealousy, and even wished she could take her place.

On what grounds?

Everyone was a newcomer, and Director Lin was so kind and patient to her, speaking in a gentle tone.

When I make a mistake, they show no leniency and scold me in public.

"So what if she's a little prettier than me..."

Yuan Shanshan glanced at Jing Tian with some resentment.

Under Lin Bufan's tutelage, Jingtian's acting skills improved, and the number of times she had to film NJ decreased.

In the blink of an eye, it's July 1st. Today is the start of filming for "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame," directed by Tsui Hark and produced by Chen Zihan.

Originally, the male lead of this movie was Andy Lau and the female lead was Li Bingbing, but now the male lead has been changed to Zhu Yawen.

The male lead in this movie doesn't need to have very high acting skills; Zhu Yawen is definitely capable. As for box office carrying capacity, his first movie was "Love is Not Blind," so there's no need to worry about that.

Moreover, for Lin Bufan, whether a movie can be a box office success depends on the actors. If the movie is made like garbage, even the most capable actors are useless.

The key to a movie's box office success is its plot; even the director is more important than the actors.

The "Detective Dee" series is quite successful; this is the film series that Lin Bufan prepared for Zhu Yawen.

Li Bingbing is about to go to Hollywood to film "Resident Evil", so she naturally won't have the energy to film this movie, and the female lead has been replaced by An Yixuan.

The role of the Empress remains unchanged, as does the role of the other characters.

Because of the change of actors, the original cost of over 100 million yuan has been reduced to 70 million yuan, with the biggest expenditure being on special effects.

Fortunately, the special effects company was also his own; it was just a matter of transferring money from one hand to the other, and it all ended up in his own pocket.

"Tell Xu Ke that I won't be attending the press conference for the start of filming!"

In the crew of "How Long Will I Love U", Lin Bufan sat behind the monitor, holding a walkie-talkie, and gave instructions to Bai Bing behind him.

"Yes, boss!"

Bai Bing nodded slightly, then turned and left.

After Bai Bing left, Lin Bufan once again focused all his energy on filming the movie.

While everyone is still in the zone, he naturally wants to finish filming the movie as soon as possible.

……

"Miss Che Xiao, you should try this dish; it's quite delicious!"

Inside a private restaurant, Lin Bufan smiled and spoke to Che Xiao, who was sitting opposite him.

"Thank you, Director Lin!"

Che Xiao blushed slightly, picked up her chopsticks, gently picked up the food, and put it in her mouth.

After much deliberation since their last meeting, Che Xiao finally decided to sign with Kyoto Entertainment.

In the past, she would have signed with Huayi Brothers without hesitation, but now Huayi Brothers' momentum has been overtaken by Kyoto Animation, and it is no longer the best choice.

"After we finish eating, I'll take you somewhere!"

Looking at Che Xiao, who was looking down, Lin Bufan smiled slightly.

"Um!"

Che Xiao did not refuse, but simply nodded.

After dinner, Lin Bufan personally drove Che Xiao into a residential area.

"Director Lin, this is..."

As the car drove into the residential area, Che Xiao, sitting in the passenger seat, felt a little flustered.

"We'll be there soon!"

Lin Bufan turned his head and smiled at her while driving, but didn't say anything more.

After driving into the underground parking lot and finding a parking space, Lin Bufan led Che Xiao into the elevator.

With a "ding," the elevator arrived at the top floor.

Let's go!

As Lin Bufan spoke, he stepped out of the elevator first, followed closely by Che Xiao.

Stepping out of the elevator, you can see that there is only one private space, and there is another elevator next to it, which is obviously a two-elevator-per-unit layout.

Take out the key and open the door.

"Miss Che Xiao, please!"

Lin Bufan stood by the door, smiling as he looked at Che Xiao.

After entering the house, Lin Bufan showed Che Xiao around. This was a house he had obtained by signing in before, the Kunlun Apartment in Chaoyang Yansha.

A duplex apartment with an area of ​​over 700 square meters.

After the tour, Che Xiao stood in front of the large French windows and looked outside.

"How is it? Do you like it?"

Just then, Lin Bufan appeared behind Che Xiao, reached out from behind to hug her, and whispered in her ear.

"I like it..."

Che Xiao shuddered slightly. Lin Bufan was still somewhat unfamiliar to her, and she was not used to such intimate actions.

"If you like it, how about moving in here?"

"Really?"

Che Xiao turned around, her big eyes blinking as she looked at him expectantly.

Although she was born into a wealthy family, that was all she was wealthy about. She had heard of this Kunlun apartment; in those days, the opening price was as high as 5, and the price per unit for duplexes was even higher.

This 700-square-meter apartment costs at least 30 million yuan, which is an astronomical figure for her.

In this day and age, even top-tier celebrities only have tens of millions in savings. This is not the era of high salaries that came later, where anyone could earn hundreds of thousands or even tens of millions in film remuneration.

She would be so happy if she could wake up here every day.

"certainly!"

Lin Bufan nodded slightly, then looked at her and said, "However, I have a small request!"

"What are your requirements?"

"I'd like to stay here and watch the sunrise with you. What do you think?"

"Um!"

Che Xiao lowered her head slightly. She wasn't stupid; of course she understood the subtext in Lin Bufan's words.

Now that she and Lin Bufan had come here, she had already made up her mind.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Bufan grabbed the other woman's legs and headed towards the bedroom. Che Xiao gasped and quickly wrapped her arms around Lin Bufan's neck.

Today is August 5th, the premiere day of "Difficult Love," which is why Lin Bufan thought of Che Xiao.

A few hours later, Lin Bufan sat up against the headboard, with Che Xiao lying on his lap.

As the clock struck 8, "Difficult Love" began airing during prime time on Beijing TV.

Lin Bufan had watched this TV series before, and now, rewatching it, mainly because the female lead was right beside her, made the feeling completely different.

……

"Boss, good news!"

While Lin Bufan was filming, Bai Bing suddenly ran in from outside.

"Click!"

After taking off his headphones, Lin Bufan turned to Bai Bing and asked, "What news?"