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

The first photo and information is of Song Jia. Although Song Jia, who is 27 years old this year, has been in the industry for several years, she still hasn't shaken off the image of the previous Song Jia. People call her "Little Song Jia".

In later years, Lin Bufan was once very attracted to Song Jia's looks, but now he feels somewhat indifferent.

It can only be said that Lin Bufan, who is used to good food, does not want to change his taste right now.

So Lin Bufan simply tossed Song Jia's photo and information aside and picked up the second document to look at.

"Zeng Li..."

Looking at Zeng Li in the photo, this Qingyi actress, known as the most beautiful Qingyi actress at the Central Academy of Drama, is a bit of an exaggeration to say that her acting skills are terrible. Even later on, she was only barely passing.

Moreover, Zeng Li is the type of actress who plays leading roles in traditional Chinese opera. Although she has an artistic flair, she is not the type of woman Lin Bufan wants.

"Let's put it aside for now..."

Lin Bufan shook his head slightly. He wasn't particularly satisfied with the casting, but if there was really no other way, he could use it.

When the next person's photo and information appeared, Lin Bufan nodded in satisfaction.

"Yuan Quan!"

Although she is not among the "Four Dan and Two Bing" (referring to four top actresses and two top actresses in China), it does not mean that she has a low status. In fact, she is a representative of actresses with strong acting skills.

Of course, Yuan Quan's appearance is the kind that if you like her looks, then she is a great beauty, but if you don't like her looks, then in your mind, she is just average-looking.

Unfortunately, Lin Bufan wasn't attracted to her looks.

But that doesn't matter. Yuan Quan's acting skills are undeniable, and she's also well-suited for art-house films.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this role should be hers.

With this thought in mind, Lin Bufan casually picked up the last photo and glanced at it.

Li Xiaoran

Compared to Yuan Quan, Lin Bufan was much more attracted to Li Xiaoran's looks, and her skin in the photos seemed to glow.

This put Lin Bufan in a difficult position.

First, Zeng Li and Song Jia were eliminated by him. Whether it was their appearance, acting skills, or even Lin Bufan's preferences, they were the first two to be passed over.

Lin Bufan picked up the pictures of Yuan Quan and Li Xiaoran and examined them carefully.

"Tian'ai, who do you think is more suitable between the two of them?"

Lin Bufan was undecided for a moment and turned to look at Zhang Tianai beside him.

"President Lin, I don't know either..." Zhang Tianai looked troubled and hurriedly waved her hand.

What a joke! Even if she did understand, she wouldn't say such things.

"Fine, I'll do it myself!"

As Lin Bufan spoke, he took out an A4 sheet of paper from the drawer and placed it on the table. Then he took out a pen from the pen holder and began to write on the paper.

First, Lin Bufan wrote down Yuan Quan and Li Xiaoran's names.

Then, under the two names, three options were listed: appearance, acting skills, and preferences, and a scoring system was implemented.

First, there's Yuan Quan. Although Lin Bufan isn't attracted to her looks, from a third-party perspective, Yuan Quan's appearance would definitely score 86 out of 100.

Secondly, there's her acting skills. Among female celebrities, her acting skills are definitely top-tier among her peers, and in some aspects, she's even on par with Zhou Xun.

Therefore, Lin Bufan gave his acting skills a score of 95.

Finally, there's the matter of personal preference. This is purely about Lin Bufan himself. As a director and investor, why can't he choose according to his own preferences as long as it doesn't affect the quality of the film?

"I'd give it a barely passing 82 points!"

Lin Bufan carefully considered the matter and did not give the other person a low score just because he didn't like their looks.

The total score is 263 points.

After the calculations, Lin Bufan began to calculate Li Xiaoran's.

In terms of looks, Lin Bufan objectively gave her a score of 90, placing her among the ranks of great beauties, but only just reaching that threshold. She's not like Liu Yifei or Fan Bingbing, who she would give a score of 99. The missing point is because there are no perfect people in the world.

In terms of acting skills, this is a weakness for Li Xiaoran, especially compared to Yuan Quan, she can only be rated 81 points.

Of course, whether it's Yuan Quan or Li Xiaoran, either of them has enough acting skills to play the role in "Black Coal, Thin Ice". The focus of this movie is not on the female lead.

If the acting requirements were extremely high, Li Xiaoran would have been rejected long ago.

Finally, regarding liking, Lin Bufan gave Li Xiaoran a score of 92, far exceeding Yuan Quan's 82, a full 10 points higher.

As it turned out, Lin Bufan calculated that Li Xiaoran's total score was also 263 points.

"What's this...?"

Lin Bufan was stunned when he saw the score he had calculated.

To be fair, he really did score from an objective perspective. The only difference was in personal preference; Li Xiaoran scored 10 points higher than Yuan Quan, but even so, it was still a tie.

It can only be said that Li Xiaoran is far inferior to Yuan Quan in terms of acting skills.

"Giving Li Xiaoran a 91 out of 100 for her looks is actually a stretch..."

Lin Bufan held Li Xiaoran's photo and examined it carefully for a moment. In the end, he gave her an extra point in terms of appearance.

"264 points, the winner is decided now..."

Lin Bufan nodded in satisfaction at his own fairness, then looked at Zhang Tian'ai beside him: "Tian'ai, inform the people below to contact Li Xiaoran..."

"Yes, Mr. Lin!"

Zhang Tianai took the list, her expression seemingly calm, but as she walked out of the office, she couldn't help but think to herself: Ha, men!

…………

"Sun Donghai, I've already told you, we're not compatible, we're breaking up!"

On a street in Houhai, Li Xiaoran shook off Sun Donghai's grip on her wrist and glared at him angrily.

"You just say you want to break up? You didn't even ask if I, Sun Donghai, agreed?"

Sun Donghai looked at Li Xiaoran with a cold expression.

What a joke! It's always Sun Donghai who breaks up with women, never the other way around. That would be a slap in the face for Young Master Sun.

"you……"

Li Xiaoran glared at him angrily, about to speak, when suddenly the phone rang. Li Xiaoran picked up the phone and glanced at it; it was an unfamiliar number.

Normally, she would have died long ago.

However, today she wanted to get rid of Sun Donghai, so she answered the phone directly.

"Hello!"

"Hello Ms. Li Xiaoran, this is Kyoto Entertainment..."

The call was made from Kyoto.

"Really? Okay, I'll be right there!"

Upon hearing the news on the other end of the phone, Li Xiaoran was overjoyed and prepared to leave after hanging up.

"Stop right there! Where are you going?"

Seeing that Li Xiaoran was ignoring him again, Sun Donghai was furious.

As a young master of his status, he didn't necessarily need to cling to a woman. To him, beautiful women were at his beck and call. What bothered him was that Li Xiaoran dared to dump him, which he couldn't tolerate.

If this gets out, how will Young Master Sun ever be able to maintain his standing in the capital?