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

Han Sanping's investment of US$50 million on behalf of China Film Group also comes with risks.

However, in Han Sanping's view, this risk was worth taking, not for any other reason than that Han Sanping believed in Lin Bufan.

In terms of commercial film achievements, Lin Bufan is in no way inferior to his award-winning achievements.

The film "2012" grossed over $10 billion, ranking second in the global international box office charts.

"Shanghai Film Studio, 10%!"

No sooner had Han Sanping finished speaking than Ren Zhonglun, who was standing to the side, couldn't wait to speak up.

Previously, Lin Bufan's films rarely had any distribution rights leaked out, since the production costs were not high and the films were usually divided among two or three companies.

This time, having finally managed to get on the bus, Ren Zhonglun certainly couldn't give up.

Because Shanghai Film Group is located in Shanghai, it has even more funding than China Film Group.

With Han Sanping and Ren Zhonglun speaking up, only 30% of the content for "Guixu: Mountain and Sea Spirit Realm" remained.

Also present were Wang Changtian of Enlight Media, Yu Dong of Bona Film Group, Wu Kebo of Orange Sky Entertainment, and Yang Shoucheng of Emperor Entertainment Group.

"Light, one-tenth!"

Wang Changtian thought about it carefully, and finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

The current state of Light is not like that of later generations. The entire Light has less than 500 million in internal liquidity. This time, it directly withdrew 50 million US dollars, which is equivalent to 400 million in funds.

For Wang Changtian, it required a great deal of determination.

If "Guixu: Mountain and Sea Spirit Realm" loses money, it will have a huge impact on the development of Light Source.

Once this $50 million is spent, many of Enlight Media's developments will come to a standstill.

"Emperor, one-tenth!"

After careful consideration, Yang Shoucheng made the same decision.

Fifty million US dollars, at the fixed exchange rate between Hong Kong dollars and US dollars, is nearly 4 million Hong Kong dollars.

Now, only 10% of the market share for "Guixu: Mountain and Sea Spirit Realm" remains, but two companies, Bona and Orange Sky, have not participated.

All eyes turned to Yu Dong and Wu Kebo.

Seeing everyone's gaze, Yu Dong and Wu Kebo's expressions were somewhat solemn. It was an investment of fifty million US dollars, and they only accounted for one-tenth of the shares.

With a production cost of over $500 million, the film needs to gross over $13 billion worldwide to break even.

Currently, only one film has grossed over $13 billion worldwide: Titanic. Even 2012 did not reach that milestone.

The threshold for recouping costs in "Guixu: The Spirit Realm of Mountains and Seas" is simply too high.

If the movie doesn't do well at the box office, the money lost could be enough to make several more movies.

For both Bona Film Group and Orange Sky Entertainment, $50 million is an absolute gamble.

To put it bluntly, both Wang Changtian and Yang Shoucheng harbored the idea of ​​taking a huge gamble.

Yang Shoucheng's idea was simple: as long as he didn't lose too badly, he could make back the money in the stock market alone, and if the movie became a box office hit...

If Emperor's market value takes off, it won't just be a matter of a few hundred million.

Meanwhile, Wang Changtian is also preparing for the IPO of Enlight Media.

According to the filming schedule, the earliest release of "Guixu: The Spirit Realm of Mountains and Seas" will be next year. If the film's box office performance is satisfactory, the company's path to going public will be opened.

"The remaining ten percent, Bona wants it!"

After a moment of silence, Yu Dong raised his head with a solemn and serious expression.

Like Wang Changtian, Bona also aimed for an IPO, but Bona planned to list on NASDAQ.

If "Guixu: The Spirit Realm of Mountains and Seas" really becomes a global hit, Bona Film Group could take advantage of this momentum and list on NASDAQ.

Wu Kebo didn't utter a single word after Yu Dong finished speaking.

Unfortunately, unlike in later generations, Orange Sky did not acquire Golden Harvest, so naturally it did not have any listed companies under its umbrella.

The risks of "Guixu: The Spirit Realm of Mountains and Seas" are too high; it's not worth Orange Sky's gamble.

"Farewell, everyone!"

Wu Kebo stood up, apologized to Lin Bufan, and then turned and left.

He knew very well that with Orange Sky not investing this time, Lin Bufan would never approach Orange Sky again for any future projects.

Even with these consequences, Cheng Tian accepted them. He had a boss behind him, so he couldn't act recklessly. What if he lost money?

With Wu Kebo gone, the reception room was now filled with investors from "Guixu: Mountain and Sea Spirit Realm".

"The Ruins: The Spirit Realm of Mountains and Seas" has an initial budget of US$500 million. Extraordinary Pictures will invest US$150 million, Kyoto Films will invest US$50 million under the name of Kyoto Films, Kyoto Golden Harvest will invest US$30 million, and Crystal Entertainment will invest US$20 million.

China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, Enlight Media, Emperor Motion Pictures, and Bona Film Group all invested US$50 million.

Kyoto Golden Harvest is a listed company. If the box office is a huge success, having Kyoto Golden Harvest participate in the investment will greatly help increase Kyoto Golden Harvest's market value.

As for Crystal Entertainment, it's a company that Lin Bufan opened for Liu Yifei.

水晶娱乐成立的时间是06年的6月份，按照36个月的时间来计算，最快的速度只需要09年6月就能上市。

If the company can go public before the movie is released, and the movie becomes a box office hit after the movie is released, the company's market value will take off.

Moreover, since "Guixu: The Spirit Realm of Mountains and Seas" is a co-production with investment from Hollywood and China Film Group, it has a significant advantage in being released in mainland China.

"Regarding the roles, the auditions will begin in a week. I will notify you of the roles available at that time. If any of you are interested, you can arrange for someone to come and help with the auditions." Lin Bufan looked at the people present.

Currently, he hasn't decided who to choose for the role in the movie "Guixu: The Spirit Realm of Mountains and Seas".

For Lin Bufan, it didn't matter whether someone was a top-tier celebrity or a nobody in the industry.

Even if the audience is still students, it doesn't matter. This movie is going international and doesn't need any stars to carry it.

……

"Chen Yu, notify the manager of the Kyoto cinema chain to come over."

"Yes, Chairman!"

Less than an hour after Lin Bufan returned to his office, Shen Guodong, the general manager of Kyoto Cinema, arrived.

Shen Guodong, male, 40 years old, graduated with a master's degree in management from Renmin University. He once served as the regional general manager of China Film Group Corporation. Later, he was poached by Lin Bufan to Kyoto Cinema Circuit with a high salary.

The fact that Kyoto Cinemas was able to expand so rapidly speaks volumes about his capabilities.

"Chairman, you wanted to see me!"

Shen Guodong knocked on the door and came in.

"You're here, have a seat!"

Lin Bufan stood up, walked out from behind the table, and looked at Zhang Tian'ai: "Tian'ai."

"Boss!"

Zhang Tianai responded and brought over the tea that had already been brewed, placing it on the coffee table.

Since the three secretaries took office, Zhang Tianai's workload has decreased by almost 99%.