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

"Mr. Lin, tomorrow is the wrap-up day for 'Emperor Yongle.' Director Zhang asked if you'd like to come. Also, Ms. Jiang called to ask if you'd be coming."

Standing in front of Lin Bufan, Zhang Tianai, after a few days of getting to know him, was becoming increasingly adept at her role as his personal secretary.

What's the date tomorrow?

Lin Bufan looked up at Zhang Tianai.

Lin Bufan has been quite busy these past few days, mainly working on his next film.

The editing for "How Long Will I Love U" is complete. As for its release, there are no good release dates this year, so it is expected to be released in May next year.

He's the kind of person who can't stay idle. He might be able to relax for a while, but if he's too idle, he won't feel comfortable.

Just as "Lust, Caution" won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, the system notified Lin Bufan that he had obtained one [Green Wood Regenerating Pill].

The effects of the Qingmu Shengji Pill are very powerful. Although it cannot bring the dead back to life or add ten years to one's life like the Qingmu Yangming Pill, the Qingmu Shengji Pill can regenerate severed limbs.

The domestic box office of "Lust, Caution" is currently 4.83 million yuan, and the daily box office has fallen to less than one million yuan. The final box office of the film is estimated to be around 4.85 million yuan.

"Lust, Caution" has been showing in North America and other places for three weeks, and its total overseas box office has exceeded US$5240 million, equivalent to RMB4.2 million. All of this brings the total box office to RMB9.05 million.

The combined box office of the three films, "Manchester by the Sea," "Love is Not Blind," and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate," plus Lin Bufan's total box office, now amounts to 21.2 billion yuan.

With the addition of 9.05 million yuan from "Lust, Caution", the total box office has successfully surpassed 3 billion yuan, reaching a total of 30.25 billion yuan.

Lin Bufan currently possesses a total of three [Green Wood Life-Nourishing Pills], one [Green Wood Muscle-Regenerating Pill], and one [Qi-Replenishing Pill].

【Aoki Regenerating Pill】 won the Golden Lion for Best Film at this year's Venice Film Festival, while 【Qi-Boosting Pill】 won the Academy Award for Best Director, which Lin Bufan received.

During this time, Lin Bufan had already chosen his next film to shoot, which was "Black Coal, Thin Ice," the movie that won the Golden Bear for Best Film and the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Before watching this movie, Lin Bufan had never appreciated Gwei Lun-mei's beauty. It was only after watching this movie that he came to know her, and after watching her starring role in "Touch of the Light," he finally understood her cool and artistic style, her quiet sense of brokenness, and her restrained wild beauty.

Without a doubt, Lin Bufan has already redeemed the script for "Black Coal, Thin Ice," and he is definitely going to make the film and participate in the next Berlin International Film Festival.

The next 58th Berlin International Film Festival will be held in February next year, which is 2008. If you want to compete in the festival, you need to submit your film to the Berlin International Film Festival no later than January 10th.

It's already the end of September, and there are only three months left until January next year.

For other directors, shooting an art film in three months is quite difficult, or even impossible, unless it's an underground film specifically made to win awards.

But Lin Bufan is no ordinary director; he already had a clear idea of ​​how to shoot this film.

For the male lead, Lin Bufan undoubtedly chose Liang Jiahui. He had said at the Venice Film Festival that he wanted to give him an international Best Actor award, and obviously "Black Coal, Thin Ice" was a perfect fit for him.

Undeniably, Liao Fan's ability to win the first Chinese award is enough to demonstrate that his acting skills in "Black Coal, Thin Ice" were highly competent.

However, in Lin Bufan's opinion, Liang Jiahui was no worse than Liao Fan, and his acting skills were even better.

As for the female lead, Lin Bufan is still considering whether to continue using the original actress, Gwei Lun-mei, or to choose a new female lead.

Because he was so busy with these things, Lin Bufan even forgot about time.

"Mr. Lin, tomorrow is the 28th!"

After Zhang Tianai finished speaking, she added, "President Lin, the day after tomorrow, September 29th, is Miss An Yixuan's birthday."

"Tell Director Zhang that I will come over on the day filming wraps up."

Lin Bufan thought about it and decided to go and take a look. Of course, his purpose was not the film crew, but to see the Miss Jiang that Zhang Tianai had mentioned, namely Jiang Qinqin.

After returning to China, Lin Bufan learned from gossip news that Jiang Qinqin and Chen Jianbin, who were originally preparing for their wedding, had broken up, and he didn't know why.

Thinking of the great beauty Jiang Qinqin, Lin Bufan felt a little itchy inside.

"By the way, it's my baby's birthday the day after tomorrow. Can you prepare a birthday present for me?" Lin Bufan instructed Zhang Tianai.

Wawa is An Yixuan's nickname. Because she is pretty and cute, and her family treats her like a precious jewel, they gave her the nickname Wawa, hoping that she could be cared for and carefree for the rest of her life.

Moreover, in the Minnan language context, elders often call their well-behaved and beautiful daughters "Wawa," which is a very gentle and affectionate term of endearment.

As Lin Bufan spent more time with her, he also started calling her "Wawa" (meaning "doll").

"Yes, Mr. Lin!"

Zhang Tianai nodded upon hearing this, then took out a pen and paper and wrote it down.

……

Before he knew it, it was the next day, and Lin Bufan arrived at the film set of "The Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty" early in the morning.

"Director Lin!"

As Lin Bufan entered the film crew, the lead actors Wang Xueqi, Liang Guanhua, Ding Haifeng, Luan Yuanhui, Zhu Yawen, Deng Jiajia, and Jiang Qinqin came over to greet him. As for the other supporting actors, Lin Bufan could only stand behind these people and did not dare to step forward.

Although the entertainment industry in mainland China is not as hierarchical as the Korean entertainment industry, they still wouldn't dare to act recklessly in front of their seniors.

Lin Bufan nodded to Jiang Qinqin without saying anything more, then walked up to Zhu Yawen and punched him on the shoulder: "You brat, you haven't called me in so long! Let's have a good drink tonight when filming wraps up!"

"There was nothing I could do. Director Zhang was too strict with the filming, so I didn't dare to go out."

Zhu Yawen replied helplessly, "Actually, it's mainly because Lin Bufan is too busy, and I don't want to bother him."

"Oh right, give Lao Huang a call and ask if he's free tonight. We can have a drink together after the wrap party." Lin Bufan thought of Huang Bo.

He's been busy with the movie lately and hasn't had a drink with his two good buddies in a long time, so tonight's the perfect time to go together.

"No problem, I'll let Lao Huang know!"

Zhu Yawen nodded and said with a smile.

Seeing the interaction between Lin Bufan and Zhu Yawen, it was impossible for the others not to feel envious. Who wouldn't want a good brother like Lin Bufan?

Unfortunately, they didn't have that chance. Zhu Yawen and Lin Bufan had known each other since they were both nobody, so their friendship was naturally different.