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

Originally, the daily box office of "Love is Not Blind" had dropped below one million, but after this news came out, the daily box office reversed and exceeded ten million for two consecutive days, with a total box office of 2.37 million.

Two days have passed in the blink of an eye.

"Is Lin Tao nominated for an Oscar?"

Today, January 19th, the Academy announced the nominees for the 78th Academy Awards.

Domestically, the most attention is focused on Lin Bufan and Li An.

"Holy crap, Director Lin is awesome."

Inside an internet cafe, a netizen suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"Look, the Oscar nominations have been announced, and Lin Tao is among them."

The 78th Academy Awards nominations: *Manchester by the Sea*, nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director (Lin Bufan), Best Actor (Casey Affleck), Best Supporting Actor (Lucas Hedges), Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams).

Compared to the Golden Globe nomination for "Menchester by the Sea," it received one less nomination for an original screenplay.

"Director Lin has been nominated for an Oscar?"

On the island of Taiwan, Lin Zhiling looked at the news online and was somewhat shocked.

Lin Chih-ling has been very busy lately, so she only just found out that Lin Bu-fan won the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture.

At this moment, Lin Zhiling felt particularly regretful. She should have been more proactive back in Beijing.

She was confident that with her figure and looks, Lin Bufan would definitely not refuse if she took the initiative.

Like Lin Chih-ling, Chiang Yi-yen also regrets her decision.

"Lin Bufan..."

Upon learning this news, Jiang Yiyan was filled with remorse. If she had known, she would not have left no matter what unpleasant things Lin Bufan said. She would have persisted in her efforts to make him accept her.

Jiang Yiyan couldn't help but imagine that if she could get close to Lin Bufan, she wouldn't have to deal with those ugly and fat old guys anymore.

Some people regretted it, but many more were happy.

.........

The cast and crew of "Liaozhai".

"Honey!"

Yang Mi had just finished filming when Li Bingbing walked over with a smile on her face.

"Sister Bingbing!"

Seeing Li Bingbing approaching, Yang Mi hurriedly went to greet her.

Since the release of "Love is Not Blind," Yang Mi, who was originally an unknown in the entertainment industry, became an overnight sensation. In today's terms, she is now a top star.

Of course, Yang Mi is well aware that her sudden rise to fame is only temporary, and if she doesn't have any good works in the future, she will fall from grace again.

The Li Bingbing in front of me is one of the "Four Dan and Two Bing" actresses, and one of the top A-list actresses in China.

Since joining the cast of "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio," the two have developed a fairly good relationship thanks to Li Bingbing's deliberate efforts to befriend each other.

"The Oscar nominations have been announced, and Director Lin has been nominated for five awards. Director Lin is truly amazing."

After chatting for a while, Li Bingbing brought up the topic of Lin Bufan.

"Really?"

Mimi looked at Li Bingbing with a look of surprise and delight.

She had been filming the whole time and hadn't had a chance to go online, so naturally she didn't know about this news.

"Look, the newspapers are already out."

As Li Bingbing spoke, she handed the entertainment newspaper in her hand to Yang Mi.

Yang Mi took the newspaper and saw the news. She was happy for Lin Bufan. His film "Manchester by the Sea" was nominated for five awards. Even if he didn't win the last one, Lin Bufan's position would be solidified.

If Lin Bufan's rise to the top of the director's status in the industry with "Love is Not Blind" was still somewhat unsettling, then this nomination for five Oscars instantly solidified his position as a director on par with top domestic directors like Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou.

"Honey, when is Director Lin coming back to China?"

Li Bingbing looked at Yang Mi and asked indirectly.

"I don't know either."

Yang Mi shook her head.

Even if she knew, she wouldn't tell Li Bingbing so easily.

She wasn't stupid; of course she understood that Li Bingbing had taken the initiative to befriend her because of Lin Bufan.

"By the way, Mimi, I heard you're going to the Oscars with Director Lin?"

Li Bingbing looked at Yang Mi with envy.

"Sister Bingbing, how did you know?"

Yang Mi looked at Li Bingbing with some surprise.

"The director over there called me. Let's get together again sometime."

Li Bingbing smiled but didn't answer. She patted Yang Mi on the shoulder and turned to leave.

How did she know?

Yang Mi frowned slightly; she had only told her agent, Zeng Jia, about this matter.

Thinking of this, Yang Mi walked to a corner, took out her phone, and called her agent.

"Feed?"

"Sister Zeng, how could you gossip about Director Lin to others?"

Yang Mi's tone was somewhat unpleasant.

"Mimi?"

Zeng Jia was taken aback for a moment, then came to her senses: "Mimi, I'm doing this for your own good."

"You need to know that Director Lin is currently nominated for an Oscar. Countless female stars in the industry are eyeing him, do you understand?" Zeng Jia said earnestly.

In Zeng Jia's view, Lin Bufan is different from before. He is now nominated for an Oscar, and countless female celebrities in the industry are eyeing him and throwing themselves at him.

What if Lin Bufan gets lured away by another female star and doesn't bring Yang Mi to the red carpet?

That's why she spread the news, hoping to discourage others and prevent Lin Bufan from suddenly changing his female companion on the Oscar red carpet.

"Sister Zeng, I know you mean well, but Director Lin is different from others. This is a one-time thing, and there will be no next time."

Yang Mi frowned slightly, her tone somewhat forceful, and hung up the phone immediately after speaking.

"Silly girl, what are your childhood friends in the entertainment industry anyway?"

Zeng Jia shook her head.

In the entertainment industry, she has seen too many people turn against each other for fame and fortune. There are even countless cases of broken relationships between husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, let alone you who are just childhood friends.

Yang Mi knew that Zeng Jia's intentions were for her own good, but she didn't know about her relationship with Lin Bufan, and she didn't want Lin Bufan to misunderstand her.

……

"Brother Bufan, I'm sorry about this..."

Yang Mi called Lin Bufan directly to explain the situation.

Perhaps, even if she didn't say anything, Lin Bufan wouldn't know, and even if he did, he wouldn't care. But deep down, she didn't want Lin Bufan to misunderstand her, not even the slightest misunderstanding.

"Okay, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Bufan shook his head with a smile. Yang Mi was just overthinking things; to him, it was nothing at all.

"Let's continue our conversation!"

Lin Bufan turned to Carter and said, "From now on, the Oscar PR matter is in your hands."

"Boss, there are five awards. Which one should our PR team promote?"

Carter looked at Lin Bufan. "Manchester by the Sea" was nominated for five major awards. The cost of public relations would naturally vary depending on the award.