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

"President Lin!"

"President Lin!"

As Lin Bufan entered the conference room, all twelve screenwriters present stood up.

"Please have a seat, everyone!"

After Lin Bufan sat down, he gestured to the crowd to sit down, and then continued, "I heard that the first draft of the script is finished?"

"Yes, Mr. Lin!"

Wang Jinhai, as the leader of the screenwriting team, stood up and reported to Lin Bufan.

"Sit down and talk!"

Lin Bufan waved to him.

"Yes, Mr. Lin!"

After Wang Jinhai sat down, he continued to report to Lin Bufan, and at the same time, he sent the completed first draft to Lin Bufan through Zhang Tianai.

Lin Bufan listened to Wang Jinhai's narration while flipping through the script in front of him.

Since it was a first draft, it wasn't very long, only about 20,000 words. Although it was called a first draft, it was actually just the outline of the movie.

Half an hour later, Lin Bufan closed the first draft of the script, looked at everyone present, and suddenly smiled and said, "I am very satisfied with this first draft. Let's proceed with this setting."

"Yes, Mr. Lin!"

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Before we knew it, it was January 23rd.

"2012" officially ended its theatrical run yesterday, grossing $11.42 billion worldwide. However, because the film is still able to achieve a daily box office of over $300 million in the global market, many theaters have extended its run.

Ultimately, it remains to be seen how well this film will perform; it may very well surpass $12 billion.

Domestically, the box office performance of the film "2012" was somewhat disappointing, ultimately stopping at 9.89 million yuan, failing to break the 10 billion yuan mark.

Perhaps, if the project is extended, it could very well exceed 10 billion. Han Sanping had also discussed this matter with Lin Bufan, but Lin Bufan refused.

The daily box office of "2012" in China has fallen to less than 60 yuan.

Ideally, if the season is extended by a month, based on the current box office figures, it could gross 1800 million yuan, and the film would definitely surpass 10 billion yuan at the box office.

But what if it doesn't reach that goal?

That would be too embarrassing.

Extending the screening time didn't even break the 10 billion mark; instead, it would be embarrassing.

Rather than doing that, it would be better to pull the film from theaters now, at least then people won't gossip about it.

This movie has already grossed over $10 billion worldwide, and its reputation is already solid, so there's no need to leave any flaws.

"Chairman Han, I've discussed the celebration banquet with Extraordinary Pictures. There will be two events: one in Hollywood, mainly hosted by Extraordinary Pictures, and the other in Beijing, which will be handled by China Film Group." Lin Bufan called Han Sanping.

"2012" has grossed over 10 billion US dollars, ranking third in the global box office charts, so a celebration banquet will definitely be held.

It wouldn't be suitable to hold an event there, whether in Hollywood or in mainland China.

This is a co-production, and it is led by Extraordinary Pictures. If they choose to hold the celebration banquet in mainland China, it would be tantamount to cutting themselves off from Hollywood.

As a beneficiary of the existing system, Lin Bufan would definitely not agree to do this.

He wanted both money and fame.

Therefore, it was ultimately decided to hold two celebration banquets, so that neither Extraordinary Pictures nor China Film Group would have any impact.

"Alright, I'll handle the domestic situation!"

Han Sanping's voice was somewhat excited.

Before meeting Lin Bufan, Han Sanping knew very well that he didn't have such a strong backing, and the position of chairman of China Film Group was already his limit.

However, Han Sanping now felt that he might as well give it a try, just in case he could make it up.

Even if he can't get promoted, it would be good if he could serve another term.

Once a person gains power, no one will willingly relinquish it.

It is said that beauty is captivating, but in reality, for men, what is always more alluring is the power they hold in their hands.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Bufan looked at the fax sent by Carter Dennis.

Right now, the world's attention is focused on "2012," but few people know that the movie "Home Alone" is ending its run almost simultaneously today.

However, compared to the dazzling success of "2012", "Home Alone" only achieved half the box office, with a total global box office of US$5.45 million.

However, although this movie did not perform as well at the box office as "2012", it actually earned just as much money.

The filming cost of "2012" was US$150 million, and later the marketing and distribution costs were increased by US$50 million, bringing the final total cost to US$200 million.

The total box office was $11.42 billion, and after deducting various expenses, the share of revenue was $4.34 million.

One-tenth of that belongs to China Film Group. After deducting US$4340 million, US$3.9 million is left. Since they are all Lin Bu-fan's businesses, they can be combined for calculation.

After deducting the $1.8 million cost, the final box office profit was $2.1 million.

The movie "Home Alone" was initially budgeted at $30 million, but after detailed estimation, the cost was reduced to $18 million.

Because at this time, the world's attention was focused on "2012", "Home Alone" did not receive any additional investment in promotion and distribution.

After deducting various fees from the total box office of $5.45 million, Extraordinary Pictures will ultimately receive $2.07 million in revenue share.

After deducting the $1800 million cost, the final box office profit was $1.89 million, only $2100 million less than "2012".

It's a pity that Extraordinary Pictures is not currently listed on the stock exchange; otherwise, these two films alone could have increased the company's market value by at least several billion US dollars.

However, Lin Bufan has already ordered people to prepare for the listing of Extraordinary Pictures.

The company is expected to go public no later than September next year.

If things go smoothly, it might be able to go public this year. That depends on whether we've secured the necessary connections, and also on the company's shareholders.

Once a company goes public, it must disclose the shareholding percentages of its shareholders.

Lin Bufan ostensibly holds 10% of the shares in Feifan Pictures, but the remaining 90% are held through various offshore companies. This kind of operation can be handled very clearly by Bart Elvis.

As long as Lin Bufan doesn't want to be exposed, at least in the eyes of many people, they would never associate this company with Lin Bufan's 100% ownership.

Previously, Lin Bufan thought that once Hollywood declined, he would give up Extraordinary Pictures and focus on running his domestic entertainment company.

But later, he suddenly felt that preserving Extraordinary Pictures could become a bridgehead for Chinese-language films to go international.

Therefore, it is natural to want to develop this company better.