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

Bart Elvis's job was to be responsible for Strong Wind's project investments and evaluations.

Gold Lister, as the CRO (Chief Risk Officer), is responsible for the overall management of various risks of the company, such as market, credit, and operational risks. He is independent of the business, i.e., the investment department, and has the authority to monitor and stop transactions or roles deemed too risky. He is not under Bart Elvis's command and reports directly to Lin Bufan.

Butler Miles's role as CCO (Chief Compliance Officer) is to ensure that all of the company's investments comply with laws and regulations. Most importantly, he has the authority to review the company's major decisions, products, and operations. He reports directly to Lin Bufan and does not need the approval of CEO Gold Lister.

These two men were used by Lin Bufan to check Bart Elvis. There was no other way; he wasn't in America, so he had to find a way. Strong Wind Investment Company could only have one voice, and that was himself.

The two of them were only responsible for overseeing Bart Elvis's review of investment projects. In addition to them, there were also Charlie Reginald and Euphemia Nancy.

Charlie Reginald is the COO of Strong Wind Investments, responsible for the company's day-to-day operations, such as coordinating and managing internal functions to ensure the company operates efficiently.

He was Bart Elvis's second-in-command, but he knew very well who he should be loyal to.

Euphemia Nancy is the CFO of Strong Wind Investments, responsible for the company's overall financial planning, cash management, financial reporting, and risk control.

Besides CFO Euphemia Nancy, Strong Wind Investment's finance department also has a fund finance director and a capital finance director who are Chinese, and more than half of the finance staff in the entire finance department are Chinese.

For any company, finance is the most important thing.

It was precisely because Lin Bufan divided the power of Strong Wind Investment Company into five parts that he was able to ensure his own say in the company.

Otherwise, even if he were the actual owner of the company, if he were to give all the power to Bart Elvis, the latter would only need to maintain a facade of respect while secretly engaging in fraudulent activities such as transferring funds.

For example, selling overvalued stocks at a low price to a private company they've established to profit from the difference is just one example among many.

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Led by Liu Chao, Bart Elvis, Charlie Reginald, Gold Lister, Butler Miles, and Euphemia Nancy entered the mansion.

"Mr. Lin!"

As Lin Bufan's subordinates, they knew very well that their boss was Chinese, and they would definitely have to learn Chinese, not for any other reason than to gain Lin Bufan's trust.

"Please sit down!"

Lin Bufan nodded to the group, and after speaking, he suddenly looked at Liu Chao, who was about to turn and leave, and said, "Perfect timing, let me introduce someone to everyone."

"His name is Liu Chao, and he is the head of the soon-to-be-established Black Ice security company."

"Hello everyone!"

Liu Chao paused for a moment, then nodded to Bart Elvis and the other four without saying anything more.

He himself had only just learned about this, let alone Bart Elvis and the others.

"The safety of America is truly worrying. I only arrived yesterday and today I learned that there have just been two shootings in Los Angeles. For the sake of safety, I'm preparing to set up a security company called Black Ice Security Company. Liu Chao will be the person in charge of the company. I will instruct Liu Chao to provide protection services for you and your families, and the money will be deducted directly from the company's account..."

Lin Bufan spoke slowly and calmly, looking at Bart Elvis and his group of five with a smile, as if he were thinking of their best interests.

Despite his various methods of maintaining a clear separation of powers within the company and preventing himself from being sidelined, anything can happen when it comes to money.

What if all five of them reach an agreement and conspire to harm you?

He had to be wary of this kind of thing, so it was absolutely necessary to establish a security company. Of course, the company's employees could not be white people; they could be selected from retired special forces soldiers from within the country.

Then, they placed them around these people, ostensibly for protection, but secretly for surveillance.

If they harbor any ill intentions, Lin Bufan can directly perform a physical exorcism to protect his rights. If any of them are unhappy, Lin Bufan will simply replace them.

They are all intelligent people; they must know what they are thinking when they do this.

If they are unhappy, it is obvious that they have ulterior motives, and he will definitely not keep such people around.

"Charlie, you need to assign someone to handle all the formalities for the establishment of Black Ice Security Company and get them done as soon as possible." Lin Bufan looked at Charlie Reginald.

He's the company's COO, so this kind of thing is definitely a piece of cake for him.

"Don't worry, Mr. Lin. Give me three days, and all the procedures and licenses for Black Ice Security Company will be completed!" Charlie Reginald knew very well that now was the time to show his loyalty.

Even a second's delay in replying could lead Mr. Lin to doubt your loyalty.

The rest of the time, after listening to the reports from the others, Lin Bufan suddenly turned to Euphemia Nancy and asked, "Euphemia, if Extraordinary Film Company wants to go public, is it possible?"

"able!"

Euphemia Nancy thought for only a few seconds before giving an affirmative answer.

Extraordinary Film Company's reputation in Hollywood is growing stronger. With the profits from the films currently in theaters, if it can continue for another year, and if its performance continues to improve rather than decline, it could take Extraordinary Film Company public within a year and a half at most.

"I'm leaving the IPO of Extraordinary Film Company to you. You and Carter can have a good talk about it later."

If Extraordinary Pictures can go public, Lin Bufan can make money in the US stock market.

Compared to the money earned in the stock market, box office revenue is actually not that important.