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

"speech?"

Upon hearing this news, Lin Bufan paused for a moment, then looked at Han Sanping: "Chairman Han, could you please help me cancel this speech? You know I'm very busy right now..."

What do you think?

Han Sanping glared at Lin Bufan with annoyance: "Let me tell you, this symposium is of a very high standard."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Bufan looked at Han Sanping with curiosity.

"With Director Tian personally overseeing things, what do you think?"

Lin Bufan perked up upon hearing this; the Director of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television was a vice-ministerial level official.

"Chairman Han, I understand!"

Lin Bufan took a deep breath and began to make plans in his mind.

To be honest, he doesn't like these kinds of socializing and formalistic meetings, but it depends on the situation.

"By the way, you just said you're very busy. What have you been busy with lately?" Han Sanping suddenly changed the subject and looked at Lin Bufan.

"Well..."

Lin Bufan hesitated.

"Is there a new project?"

Looking at Lin Bufan's expression, Han Sanping suddenly had an idea and then said, "Bufan, China Film Group has never participated in Kyoto Entertainment's projects, but for your project, you must give China Film Group a certain share."

"Chairman Han, it's not that I want to hog all the profits, but I'm not very confident about this project!" Lin Bufan gave a wry smile.

He certainly knew that in any industry, once you've grown big, the worst thing you can do is to hoard everything.

Once a person's wealth reaches a certain level, to put it bluntly, money is just a number, the most useless thing.

If you can turn money into influence, that's the most useful thing.

Kyoto Entertainment has always been solely responsible for investing in its own projects, and the reason why others don't say anything is because everyone is waiting for Lin Bufan.

Every film Lin Bufan makes, unless it's an award-winning film, is a commercial film, and he always collaborates with others.

"Oh? Now that you put it that way, I'm even more interested."

Han Sanping was even more curious now. He really wanted to know what kind of project it was that Lin Bufan was talking about without certainty.

"This project is a 3D movie..."

Seeing Han Sanping's curiosity, Lin Bufan briefly recounted the plot of "Guixu: The Spirit Realm of Mountains and Seas".

"Because 3D filming technology was used, and most of the footage was created using computer-generated imagery (CG)..."

As Lin Bufan narrated, Han Sanping's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

He thought the story was excellent, and with the added computer effects and 3D technology, the movie definitely had great potential.

"Nothing more needs to be said, China Film Group has invested in this movie!"

Before Lin Bufan could finish speaking, Han Sanping made the decision immediately.

"Chairman Han, please reconsider. This is a big-budget film, with a budget of about 5 million." Lin Bufan shook his head slightly and looked at Han Sanping.

"It's just 5 million, I..."

"It's 5 million US dollars!"

"What?"

When Han Sanping heard that the budget was 5 million US dollars, he was stunned and stood there.

Based on the current exchange rate, with a budget of approximately 40 billion, it would definitely not be able to break even if it relied solely on domestic box office revenue. Therefore, this film is definitely aimed at a global audience.

Even so, with a budget of $5 million, the box office profit target is $13.2 billion. If the box office is lower than that, it will lose money.

To date, only one film has grossed over $13 billion worldwide: Titanic.

After Lin Bufan left, Han Sanping was still thinking about his $5 million film, "Return to the Ruins: The Spiritual Realm of Mountains and Seas".

According to Lin Bufan, the production cost of Truck Driver's Avatar was US$2.3 million, the publicity cost was about US$1.5 million, and the final cost was close to US$4 million.

However, one thing is certain: Avatar took four years to make.

The first Avatar movie is scheduled for release next December, which is only 23 months away.

To achieve the best results, "Return to the Ruins" needs to be released before "Avatar" to claim the title of the first 3D movie.

Only in this way can we possibly defeat Avatar.

This means that Lin Bufan will only have a maximum of 22 months left.

Furthermore, the film's script is not yet complete, and many other things are still unprepared.

If "Return to the Ruins" wants to be released before "Avatar," it needs to increase its investment, both in terms of shooting time and special effects.

He only has one year to film, so the filming budget must exceed that of Avatar.

The budget of 5 million US dollars was just a figure calculated by Lin Bufan.

The exact amount will be estimated after the script is completed, but the difference is estimated to be no more than fifty million US dollars.

Because the investment was so large, Lin Bufan couldn't guarantee whether it would be successful.

After all, this is something that has no precedent.

If it were just his own investment, he would accept the loss; it's only 5 million US dollars, he can afford to lose it.

However, for many entertainment companies, and especially for China Film Group, this investment is simply too large.

Han Sanping is the head of China Film Group. If he insists on investing in "Guixu", it will be fine if he wins, but if he loses, or even loses too badly, he will be lucky to avoid being removed from office, let alone be re-elected.

……

Lin Bufan walked out of the China Film Building, shook his head slightly, and stopped thinking about these things.

Lin Bufan is willing to accept co-investment from China Film Group and other companies, and he is also willing to accept it if they do not.

After all, he chose to make this movie regardless of whether there was external investment.

As one of the reborn, I'm certain I'll have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of my life. Since that's the case, I should naturally have a higher dream.

What's the difference between a person without dreams and a salted fish?

Zhang Tianai went to America with him and was busy on the plane, so she didn't have time to adjust to the time difference. She also doesn't have the same physical condition as Lin Bufan.

So Lin Bufan simply sent Zhang Tianai back.

He himself drove his Land Rover to Ziyu Villa.

"Honey, you're back!"

Gao Yuanyuan looked at Lin Bufan who had suddenly come over, and happily rushed over, jumping directly into his arms.

"Have you missed me?"

Lin Bufan grabbed her bottom, carried her into the villa, and sat her on the sofa.

"Of course I want to!"

Gao Yuanyuan buried her head in Lin Bufan's shoulder, a happy smile on her lips.

"What were you thinking?"

Lin Bufan pressed his ear close to Gao Yuanyuan's and gently blew on it, while his large hands began to do something mischievous.

"Hate!"

Gao Yuanyuan straightened up and glared at him.