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

TIANGONG Special Effects was originally the special effects department of Extraordinary Film Company.

Initially, the special effects department of Extraordinary Film Company was responsible for producing "Kung Fu Panda". Later, they simply made dumplings for "2012" for the sake of a plate of vinegar.

When TIANGONG Special Effects was first established, it didn't have many employees. After poaching people from DreamWorks, it began to expand slowly.

The CEO of TIANGONG Special Effects is Bel Malediz.

"BOSS!"

Bell Malediz had already received news of Lin Bufan's arrival and was waiting at the elevator entrance.

With a "ding," the elevator doors opened, and Bel Malediz hurriedly stepped forward upon seeing Lin Bufan emerge.

Like Carter Dennis, Bell Malediz also referred to Lin Bufan as "BOSS".

"kindness!"

Lin Bufan nodded slightly and walked into the company first.

TIANGONG Special Effects is a technical company, and Lin Bufan doesn't care too much about formalities for such companies.

Therefore, when Lin Bufan walked into the company, all the employees were busy at their workstations and no one cared about his arrival.

If it were Strong Wind Investment Company or Extraordinary Film Company, Lin Bufan would definitely be dissatisfied, and might even remove Bart Elvis and Carter Dennis from their positions.

But in TIANGONG Special Effects, he felt that everything was reasonable.

"Is Kung Fu Panda finished?"

As Lin Bufan walked toward the company, he asked Bel Malediz, who was a step behind him.

"Yes, Boss!"

Bell Malediz nodded, and then gave Lin Bufan a detailed report.

The Kung Fu Panda project has been in operation for nearly two years. Initially, the project was slow to progress due to funding issues. Later, with sufficient funding, the department was reorganized into a company.

At first, because things weren't clear yet, it took some time. Later, the production speed of "Kung Fu Panda" increased dramatically, and finally, half a month ago, the entire animated film was completed.

"Let's take a look at the finished product first!"

As Lin Bufan spoke, he was led to the projection room by Bel Malediz. After some adjustments, the familiar screen appeared in front of Lin Bufan.

"Wow!"

Liu Yifei, standing to the side, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise as she saw the familiar animal images appear before her.

She didn't know the plot of the animated movie yet, but she liked it immediately because of the characters' appearances. Besides, it was a project of her husband's company, so it was naturally different.

"good!"

Two hours later, Lin Bufan had a satisfied smile on his face.

Lin Bufan had watched this animated film at least twice in his previous life, and he was certain that the film was even slightly better than the original in terms of production.

Of course, the production cost also exceeded that of the original.

The original Kung Fu Panda had a production cost of only $1.3 million and grossed $6.32 million worldwide.

Now, the production cost of "Kung Fu Panda" is as high as 1.5 million US dollars, and the extra 2000 million US dollars is entirely due to the cost of time.

As for the final box office, after deducting distribution costs, Extraordinary Film Company can get 40%, which means that as long as the box office exceeds 3.75 million US dollars, it can break even.

The distribution of Extraordinary Film Company has always been handled by its own distribution department and Jingxing Media.

The shares of AMC Theatres were registered under the name of Zhewei Capital by Lin Bufan and held on his behalf by Jingxing Media.

This is why Jingxing Media's distribution capabilities, relying on AMC Theatres, can easily distribute in mainland China, North America, and Europe. Its only weakness lies in Southeast Asian countries and countries like Japan and South Korea.

For films produced by Extraordinary Film Company, they handle distribution in Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and even Taiwan and Hong Kong, while Jingxing handles distribution in other regions.

Jingxing is responsible for distribution, so it can get 5% of the box office revenue.

The main reason why Lin Bufan believes that Jingxing Media will be the first of his companies to go public is precisely this.

If it's a film distribution project by Kyoto, involving Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asian countries, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, then Kyoto Golden Harvest and Emperor Entertainment will be responsible for it.

"Boss, what's your suggestion regarding the release date of this movie?"

Bell Malediz looked at Lin Bufan.

"It's scheduled for global release on February 6th next year!"

Lin Bufan thought about it for a moment and set a date.

February 6th next year is the first day of the Lunar New Year. Following the success of "Lost in Thailand" last year, Lin Bufan plans to continue developing a new year film lineup this year.

Once the New Year's film season is developed, the public will think of Lin Bufan or Kyoto Entertainment when the New Year season arrives.

Just like the Lunar New Year film season is to Feng Xiaogang.

Whenever the Lunar New Year film season is mentioned, the first director that comes to mind is Feng Xiaogang, which represents his financial backing.

As long as the movie isn't too bad, and it's released during the Lunar New Year holiday season, Feng Xiaogang won't fail.

Therefore, there is great benefit to Kyoto developing the New Year's film season.

As for the potential of the New Year's film season, "Ne Zha 2" alone is enough to prove everything.

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Where is the "2012" project?

Lin Bufan walked out of the screening room and looked at Bel Malediz.

"Boss, this way!"

As Bell Malediz spoke, he led Lin Bufan to the special effects production team of "2012".