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

Currently, "Night at the Museum" is still in preparation. Lin Bufan is waiting for the release of "Lurking" so that he can start filming after receiving the box office revenue.

It is expected to take about 3 months.

Lin Bufan was not in a hurry to film "I Am Legend".

This movie had a huge budget, estimated at $1.5 million, but its box office revenue was only $5.8 million.

Hollywood's revenue sharing system differs from that in China; it uses a tiered revenue sharing model, and the theatrical run typically lasts 5-12 weeks.

A film typically achieves around 60-80% of its box office revenue in its opening week, depending on factors such as the film's quality, the director's appeal, and the actors' influence.

Films with high quality and appealing directors and actors generally achieve around 70% of their box office revenue in their opening week, and some can even reach 80%.

Following this, the revenue share will decrease by about 10%-15% per week.

For example, if you get 70% of the box office revenue in the first week, you'll get 55%-60% in the second week, 40%-45% in the third week, and at most 30% in the fourth week and beyond, with the share decreasing as time goes on.

Four weeks later, they might only get around 10% of the box office revenue, which is the lowest they can get until the movie leaves theaters.

On average, a film production company can get about 45% of the box office revenue, depending on whether the film's box office is high enough in the first two weeks.

If the percentage is high enough, it could potentially reach 50%. However, if a film is one that becomes a late-stage hit, the box office share might not even reach 40%.

If we calculate based on an average of 45%, and the film "I Am Legend" had an investment of $1.5 million, its total box office would be $5.8 million.

The production company will receive $2.61 million, and after deducting production costs, will ultimately make a profit of approximately $1.1 million.

It seems like he's making a lot of money, but it depends on how you compare it. Compared to Lin Bufan's low-budget, high-grossing films, it's definitely not as good.

Take "Taken" as an example. Its global box office was $2.2 million, which is definitely less than that of "I Am Legend". If we calculate based on 45%, it would take $1 million, which is $1000 million less than "I Am Legend".

Most importantly, Taken had a low production cost of only $2000 million.

The budget for one "I Am Legend" is enough to make seven low-budget films like "Taken".

Most importantly, Lin Bufan has this low-budget film script, so the filming order of "I Am Legend" is definitely not that early.

Only when Lin Bufan has sufficient funds and no longer worries about having his funds tied up will he consider filming the movie "I Am Legend".

"Love is Not Blind" will soon be taken off the screens. After the box office revenue is secured, Lin Bufan will prepare to launch the "Final Destination" film series.

The heroine of the Bleach series, especially the first one, could easily be replaced by one of our own.

Moreover, the female lead in this movie doesn't need to have very high acting skills, and Yang Mi is just right for the role.

Yang Mi is more than just a childhood friend to him.

If these women were ranked in order of importance in his heart, Yang Mi would definitely be in the top three.

The only thing Lin Bufan didn't want was for Rong Xinda to benefit from making Yang Mi famous.

If Rong Xinda were to treat Yang Mi well, that would be one thing, but the main problem is that Rong Xinda treats Yang Mi the same way, and good resources never come her way.

According to Yang Mi's plan, she intends to take on fewer acting roles in the next few years and focus on her studies at school.

After graduating from Beijing Film Academy, my contract with Rong Xinda was about to expire.

"How much is the penalty for breach of contract?"

Lin Bufan looked at Yang Mi.

There are still four years left. Yang Mi can wait that long, but Lin Bufan can't.

300.

Yang Mi did some calculations.

Over the years, Rongxinda has invested a lot of resources in her, but she has also made a lot of money for Rongxinda.

When Yang Mi signed the contract, she wasn't very famous, so the penalty for breach of contract wasn't set high at the time.

The penalty for breach of contract was not high, and that was only true for Lin Bufan. This was in 06, and at that time, the salary of a top-tier star in mainland China was only around several hundred thousand yuan.

Moreover, Yang Mi is a third-tier actress, of course, before the release of "Love is Not Blind". Now, Yang Mi can be considered a second-tier actress.

With filming fees and income from various appearances and events, after deducting the company's cut, one can earn around a million a year.

"There are five million here."

As Lin Bufan spoke, he took out a check, wrote down a check for five million, and handed it to Yang Mi: "Take this first and terminate the contract with Rong Xinda."

"Thank you, Brother Bufan!"

Yang Mi held the five million yuan check and looked at Lin Bufan with some emotion.

"Don't be too happy yet. The remaining money is for you to open your own studio. Let me make it clear that I will take 60% of the shares in this studio."

Lin Bufan looked at Yang Mi, feeling that feelings were feelings, but interests were interests.

Making things clear beforehand won't affect the relationship between the two people later.

"good!"

Yang Mi nodded in agreement without the slightest hesitation.

Let alone 60% of the shares, even if Lin Bufan wanted 80% of the shares, she would be willing.

In later years, when Yang Mi, Zeng Jia, and Zhao Ruorao founded Jiaxing, she only held 18.75% of the shares.

"Bufan, can I bring others into the studio as shareholders?"

Yang Mi thought for a moment and looked at Lin Bufan.

Yang Mi is ambitious about setting up her own studio, but she is also a little apprehensive.

She's good at acting, but she really doesn't know anything about managing a company.

In that instant, she thought of someone: her agent, Zeng Jia. If she could win her over, she wouldn't have to worry about running the studio.

"Can!"

Lin Bufan nodded slightly.

He knew who Yang Mi wanted to win over; it was definitely Zeng Jia.

In terms of ability, Zeng Jia certainly has it. As for her kicking Yang Mi out of Jiaxing Media in the future, from the perspective of capital, she was not wrong.

Everyone has ambition.

Who doesn't want to maximize their own interests?

In this life, with Lin Bufan backing Yang Mi up, Zeng Jia has no chance even if she has ambitions, and can only obediently help Yang Mi handle the affairs of the studio.

"You can tell her that the studio is only temporary, and that when the time is right, I will help you turn the studio into a company and then go public."

Lin Bufan looked at Yang Mi with a serious expression and said.

In the past, Jiaxing went public through a backdoor listing. In this life, with Lin Bufan's help, it will definitely be easier to go public through a backdoor listing.