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

"Chairman, according to today's schedule, you are to personally call Chairman Han and others from China Film Group!"

Lin Bufan had just come out of the conference room when Chen Yu, who was beside him, reminded him.

"Okay, I understand!"

Lin Bufan nodded slightly and walked into the chairman's office with the script in his hand.

"Tian'ai, brew a pot of tea!"

Lin Bufan sat on the sofa, casually tossed the script onto the coffee table, and looked at Zhang Tianai.

Since Shen Lin, Meng Xiuwen, and Chen Yu were selected, Zhang Tianai's workload has decreased by almost 90%.

For Zhang Tianai, many tasks are very difficult.

Aside from taking care of Lin Bufan's daily life, her other abilities are not bad, but only average.

Now that Shen Lin and the others are helping Zhang Tianai with her work, she can focus on being a personal secretary.

"Yes, boss!"

Others address Lin Bufan as Chairman, but Zhang Tianai still prefers to call him Boss.

Lin Bufan picked up the phone on the table and called Han Sanping directly.

"Chairman Han, it's me, Lin Bufan!"

"Yes, that's right. Don't forget tomorrow, Mr. Han."

"Old Wang, there's a new project coming up in Kyoto tomorrow morning. Let's discuss it!"

"Old Yu, I have a big investment opportunity. If you're interested, come over tomorrow morning to discuss it!"

"Mr. Wu, tomorrow..."

Lin Bufan made the calls one by one, and by the time he finished, half an hour had passed.

"Boss, the tea's gone cold. Let me brew you a fresh pot!"

As Zhang Tianai spoke, she prepared to get up.

But just as she stood up, Lin Bufan hugged her from behind.

……

"Mr. Wang!"

"Is your boss here?"

After arriving in Kyoto, Wang Changtian looked at Shen Lin, who was waiting at the entrance.

"Mr. Wang, our boss is already waiting upstairs," Shen Lin said, beckoning a receptionist over: "Take Mr. Wang to the VIP lounge on the 30th floor!"

"Yes, Secretary Shen!"

Shen Lin is now Lin Bufan's chief secretary, and at times, she can even represent Lin Bufan.

"Mr. Wang, I'm sorry, I have to wait here for the others to arrive. Please go upstairs with our staff first!" Shen Lin said to Wang Changtian very politely.

"Okay, no problem!"

Wang Changtian nodded without saying anything more.

Following the arrival of Wang Changtian from Enlight Media, Yu Dong from Bona Film Group, Wu Kebo from Orange Sky Entertainment, Yang Shoucheng from Emperor Entertainment Group, Mr. Ren from Shanghai Film Group, and Mr. Han from China Film Group Corporation arrived in succession.

……

"President Ren?"

Lin Bufan was stunned when he saw Ren Zhonglun arriving with Han Sanping.

"Mr. Lin, I hope you won't be offended by my sudden visit!"

Ren Zhonglun looked at Lin Bufan and said with a smile.

Han Sanping, who was standing to the side with a rather unpleasant expression, was completely ignored by Ren Zhonglun.

"Mr. Ren, what are you saying? Please have a seat!"

Ren Zhonglun is the president of Shanghai Film Group, and in terms of status and position, he is no less than Han Sanping.

After everyone was seated, Lin Bufan waved to the staff, leaving only his two secretaries, Shen Lin and Chen Yu, in the reception room.

"Chen Yu, take the script to all the CEOs!"

"Yes, Chairman!"

After Chen Yu got up, he handed the scripts to Han Sanping, Wang Changtian, Ren Zhonglun and others one by one.

"Let's all take a look at the script first, then we can talk!"

As Lin Bufan spoke, his gaze swept over the crowd.

Aside from Han Sanping, who already knew, everyone else knew that Lin Bufan's sudden call for them must be for a project, and that project was the script they had in their hands.

In the blink of an eye, about ten minutes had passed, and everyone had roughly read through the script of the movie "Guixu: The Spirit Realm of Mountains and Seas".

I wouldn't say I watched it very carefully, but in terms of the plot, it immediately raised my expectations to the max.

"Mr. Lin, we've secured a spot in the film industry for this movie!"

After putting down the script, Ren Zhonglun looked at Lin Bufan and spoke with certainty.

"Mr. Ren, let's put the investment aside for a moment. Let me first introduce this movie to everyone." Lin Bufan smiled and looked at Ren Zhonglun.

After saying that, he looked at everyone and continued, "This movie is a large-scale immersive 3D film..."

Lin Bufan looked at everyone and slowly introduced the movie.

As everyone listened to Lin Bufan's introduction, their hearts were filled with mixed emotions. Clearly, this was another world-class blockbuster, comparable to "2012".

"Mr. Lin, what is the budget for this film, 'Return to the Ruins: The Spiritual Realm of Mountains and Seas'?"

Yang Shoucheng, standing to the side, looked at Lin Bufan and asked eagerly.

"The initial budget for this film is $5 million!"

Lin Bufan looked at everyone.

"5 million, in US dollars?"

Everyone present, except for Han Sanping who already knew, gasped in surprise.

They had seen many big-budget films, and even in Hollywood, they had heard of films with budgets of 1 million or even 2 million US dollars.

Moreover, the production cost of "2012," which just finished its global run recently, was as high as 2 million US dollars, but the film grossed more than 10 billion US dollars worldwide.

Based on the rate of return, the box office profit of "2012" alone could exceed 2 million US dollars.

However, the $5 million investment still startled everyone present.

"Mr. Lin, a $5 million investment? That's huge?" Wang Changtian looked at Lin Bufan in disbelief.

At this time, Enlight Media had only just entered the film production industry; they had previously worked in the television industry. Kyoto Animation's entry into the television industry was thanks to Enlight Media's connections.

The relationship between Lin Bufan and Wang Changtian is considered quite good.

"Mr. Wang, 5 million US dollars is just a preliminary budget. The final budget will only be higher than this, not lower!" Lin Bufan looked at Wang Changtian with a serious expression.

This answer was not only for Wang Changtian, but also for everyone else present.

"Regarding the investment, Hollywood's Extraordinary Pictures will take a 3% share, Kyoto Animation will take a 2% share, and the remaining 5% share is open to everyone. If you want to join, you can raise your hand now."

Originally, Lin Bufan planned to have Feifan Pictures take a 5% stake, but after calculating, he realized that it would take up too much capital.

The final decision was that Extraordinary Pictures would only take 3%, and Kyoto Animation would take 2%, together making a total of 5% share, which would be enough.

"China Film Group wants 10%."

No sooner had Lin Bufan finished speaking than Han Sanping spoke up.

Han Sanping had already calculated this matter. He knew that China Film Group couldn't afford too much, and a 10% share would amount to 50 million US dollars.

Fifty million US dollars, which is equivalent to 4 million at the exchange rate at the time, is a huge investment for China Film Group.