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

"Congratulations to Director Lin! '2012' has surpassed $1 billion at the box office, joining the global club of directors with over $1 billion in box office revenue..."

After AMC Theatres released yesterday's box office figures for "2012," the film's total box office reached $10.19 billion.

Reporters in China who were waiting for news immediately posted their prepared press releases online after hearing the news.

At this moment, major media outlets across the country are reporting on this matter.

That's a billion-dollar box office, which is equivalent to over 80 billion at the current exchange rate.

A movie can achieve such high box office returns. In the A-share market, there are countless companies that, let alone make a profit, don't even have a market value as high as a movie.

At this moment, countless people must be envious of Kyoto Entertainment.

"Is making movies really that profitable?"

Domestically, the owners of various large companies were shocked upon learning this news.

Fortunately, they reacted quickly.

It's not the film industry that makes money; it's Lin Bufan who makes money.

Currently, most mainstream film companies in China are still striving to break the 100 million yuan mark at the box office.

Unlike Lin Bufan, whose box office performance has been steadily increasing since his first film, until this moment, when the global box office of "2012" broke 10 billion US dollars, it completely ignited the domestic audience.

This film, in particular, is not a purely Hollywood movie; it also contains many Chinese elements.

When the end of the world comes, Westerners build Noah's Ark, with a ticket costing at least one billion euros. Meanwhile, on the land of China, the idea that man can conquer nature has been fully utilized to create the "Sky-Supporting Project".

The movie doesn't reveal much about the "Sky Pillar" project, but everyone was shocked when they saw the pillars, like towering jade pillars, spread across the land of China.

This kind of shock is absolutely no less than that of Noah's Ark, and may even be more so.

The movie "2012" in later generations didn't even reach 10 million US dollars in total box office, let alone 9 billion. The fact that this movie was able to achieve such a sensational box office in this era is definitely largely due to this towering jade pillar.

More importantly, this film is a Sino-US co-production.

Regarding the investment, it had already been announced to the outside world that the total investment was US$150 million, and later, during the pre-release publicity, another US$50 million was added.

Ultimately, the total investment for this film was $2 million.

Hollywood accounts for 60% of the market share, Kyoto Entertainment accounts for 20%, and China Film Group and Crystal Entertainment each account for 10%.

Does anyone know what kind of company Crystal Entertainment is?

Just as "2012" surpassed $10 billion at the box office, a post suddenly appeared on Baidu Tieba and Tianya Forum.

Everyone is curious: which company is Crystal Entertainment?

Previously, it seemed that they had never appeared in front of everyone. As for Kyoto and China Film Group, everyone was naturally very clear about them, and no one would ask.

"Same question from the top floor!"

"This Crystal Entertainment, to be able to participate in the investment of the movie '2012,' seems a bit unusual!"

"Could it be a company owned by a second-generation heir?"

"It's not impossible..."

In this era, there are almost no restrictions on speaking online; everyone can speak freely without worrying about being banned.

"I, an employee of Crystal Entertainment, can tell you very clearly that our boss at Crystal Entertainment has never been some kind of second-generation rich kid, but rather Liu Tianxian..."

Just as everyone was discussing enthusiastically, a piece of news suddenly appeared before their eyes.

"What?"

"Is Liu Yifei the boss of Crystal Entertainment?"

"No way, surely everyone knows Liu Yifei's English name is Crystal..."

Crystal means crystal.

I thought that the discussion would subside after everyone found out that Liu Yifei was the boss of Crystal Entertainment, but to my surprise, the discussion became even more heated.

"Spending a fortune just to win a smile from a beauty... Director Lin is awesome!"

"I originally thought that Lin Bufan was the one who benefited from Liu Yifei giving birth to a son and a daughter, but now it seems that Liu Yifei is the one who benefited."

"Here's a scoop: it's rumored that Director Lin gives his girlfriends over 100,000 yuan a month in pocket money, and each of them is provided with a luxury car and a mansion..."

"Holy crap, really? A monthly allowance of 100,000? My monthly salary is only 800!"

"100,000 a month? I don't earn that much in a year."

At this time, apart from some first-tier cities, the average person's salary is basically between 600 and 1200, mainly depending on the city's prosperity and population size.

If they knew that Lin Bufan actually gave his woman at least 500,000 yuan a month in pocket money, not counting all the other gifts, it would definitely cause an uproar on the internet.

"As a professional analyst, Lin Bufan's decision to have Liu Yifei's Crystal Entertainment invest in the movie '2012' is most likely aimed at getting the company listed on the stock exchange..."

On Tianya Forum, a senior analyst suddenly began to analyze this matter based on some case studies.

His analysis seemed to gain widespread acceptance.

"Going public? Really?"

"Of course it's true. Crystal Entertainment not only invested in '2012,' but according to some publicly available information, Kyoto is a major shareholder of Crystal Entertainment. Currently, the outside world values ​​Kyoto at several billion."

"Billions? No way, that's outrageous!"

"Exaggeration? That's because you underestimate Kyoto. The movies and TV dramas Kyoto has produced in the past two years... In conclusion, once Kyoto chooses to go public, its market value will definitely exceed 10 billion."

"So, does that mean Director Lin is worth billions?"

"You could say that!"

The internet was buzzing with excitement that day.

First, everyone was excited about the movie "2012" breaking the 10 billion US dollar mark, then Crystal Entertainment was brought into the picture, and finally, professionals analyzed Lin Bufan's net worth.

Previously, the public's understanding of Lin Bufan was limited to his identities as an international director and a romantic talent.

And now, in the blink of an eye, Lin Bufan is actually a tycoon with a net worth of tens of billions?

Although Kyoto is not listed yet, after some professionals explained it to everyone, they all understand that if Kyoto chooses to go public, the minimum size will be 10 billion yen.

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Lin Bufan paid no attention to the online discussions; he was more focused on the script for the movie "Guixu: The Spirit Realm of Mountains and Seas".