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

"What do you guys think?"

After Mao Xiaotong finished her performance and left, Lin Bufan looked at Gong Li and Leonardo DiCaprio.

"I'd give it a 8!"

Gong Li thought for a moment and said, "She has good looks, but her acting skills are flawed."

"7 points!"

Leonardo DiCaprio frowned: "Acting skills are one thing, but more importantly, she lacks that 'naivety' and 'innocence,' which can't be acted out."

After listening to their opinions, Lin Bufan made his own judgment.

"Tian'ai, how many people are outside?"

Lin Bufan looked at Zhang Tianai.

"Boss, there are seven more people outside."

"Okay, next one!"

Lin Bufan nodded slightly.

"Hello, director, my name is Yui Aragaki."

This time, it's Yui Aragaki, a rising star in the Japanese entertainment industry.

Several people from the Japanese entertainment industry came this time, but in the end, due to the strict age requirements, only she qualified and made it this far.

"Okay, let's begin!"

Yui Aragaki's sweet appearance seemed to fit the role, but as she continued acting, it became clear how unsuitable she was for the part.

"No need to rate it!"

After Yui Aragaki left the audition room, Lin Bufan shook his head at Gong Li and Leonardo DiCaprio on either side, then said to Zhang Tianai, "Next!"

"Yes, boss!"

Zhang Tianai responded and turned to leave.

With Shinichi Yui eliminated, there aren't many people left.

"Hello director, my name is Lin Yun'er!"

Lin Yun'er, who came in this time, is a member of Girls' Generation, just like Quan Youli who came in earlier.

Unfortunately, while Lin Yun'er is beautiful and has a good figure, and her appearance does fit the role, her acting skills are far from up to par.

"Hello, director, my name is Emma Watson."

The next one to come in is Emma, ​​from the original timeline, who gradually became a top Hollywood actress after Harry Potter.

However, because the Harry Potter series has been delayed, and she has lost her original figure, she is now only a third-rate star in Hollywood, or even worse.

She's just a minor actor.

If Lin Bufan hadn't been so strict about the age limit this time, preventing others from having a chance to audition, it would have been her turn to shine.

Hollywood rarely has young actors; they are mostly older.

Let's begin!

Lin Bufan looked at the other party and nodded slightly.

Emma's acting skills are passable, and her image is also quite good.

After the audition, Lin Bufan asked the other party to leave first. In the end, Gong Li gave him an 8.5, and Leonardo DiCaprio gave him an 8.

Lin Bufan also gave her 8 points, for a total of 24.5 points.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the second female lead will probably be either Emma or Zhang Jianing." Gong Li glanced down at the list.

So far, out of all the auditions, only five people are worthy of a score.

The highest score was Zhang Jianing with 25 points, followed by Emma Watson with 24.5 points. The other three scores were Song Tie with 22.5 points, Mao Xiaotong with 21.5 points, and Chen Yanxi with 21 points.

"There are still a few people left, let's check again!"

Lin Bufan said noncommittally.

"Hello director, my name is Tang Yan!"

"Okay, let's begin!"

Lin Bufan nodded to Tang Yan.

Today, Tang Yan was dressed very lightly, showing off her long, slender, and snow-white legs.

Her height advantage, however, became apparent.

However, she didn't know that the character of A'Ruo didn't require so-called long legs.

Even throughout the entire film, A'Ruo's image is that of a creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse, so height is not an advantage.

As for acting skills, those who know, know.

"Miss Tang Yan, wait a moment!"

Tang Yan left the audition room, feeling disappointed.

She had just seen Lin Bufan's and the other two people's expressions, and it was clear that this role had almost nothing to do with her.

"Secretary Zhang!"

Tang Yan stopped and looked at Zhang Tianai with a puzzled expression.

"Miss Tang Yan, the boss said that if you'd like, you can leave your phone number. He'll call you when he has the chance," Zhang Tian'ai said cryptically.

Although Tang Yan likes to play naive and innocent characters, it doesn't mean she's actually naive.

She instantly understood the meaning behind Zhang Tianai's words.

"Secretary Zhang, this is my phone number. Please give it to Director Lin!" Tang Yan hurriedly took out a pen and paper from her bag, wrote down her number, and handed it to Zhang Tianai.

"Take care, Miss Tang Yan!"

After taking the note, Zhang Tianai smiled and looked at Tang Yan.

"Then I'll have to trouble Secretary Zhang."

Tang Yan thanked them again before turning to leave.

"Boss!"

After returning to the audition room, Zhang Tianai nodded to Lin Bufan, indicating that she had taken care of the matter.

"Tian'ai, how many people are outside?"

"There are three more people."

When Zhang Tianai came back, she took a special look.

"Who's next?"

"Let me see..." Zhang Tianai said, taking out the notebook and glancing at it before looking up and saying, "Call her Liu Shishi."

Liu Shishi?

Upon hearing the name, Lin Bufan shook his head inwardly.

Blind Sister Yao, how famous she is!

Her acting skills were mediocre, and her eyes lacked expression, but her gentle temperament was very touching.

However, the main reason why her eyes look lifeless is because of her nearsightedness.

People who are nearsighted, especially those with high myopia, have dull eyes and are unable to perform well in many roles.

TV series are fine, they don't require much from the eyes, but movies are a completely different story.

"Let her in!"

That is, Liu Shishi, Lin Bufan made an exception for her.

Otherwise, if it were someone else, they wouldn't even need an audition; they could just let them go.

However, Lin Bufan still had some feelings for Liu Shishi, so he couldn't be so heartless.

"Okay, boss!"

After Zhang Tianai went out, he started calling out numbers.

"Hello, director, my name is Liu Shishi."

After Liu Shishi entered, she looked at Lin Bufan, Gong Li, Xiao Lizi, and the others with a restrained expression.

The Liu Shishi of today is not the one from later generations. She is a complete newcomer who signed with Tangren Media last year and played Xin Shisi Niang in a TV series called "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio".

It was through her role as Xin Shisi Niang that she began to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry.

In later generations, one thing is certain: Liu Shishi was able to rise to power so quickly because she used the title of "Little Liu Yifei".

This is undeniable.

It was precisely because of this that Liu Shishi in later generations had to go to great lengths to finally get rid of the name "Little Liu Yifei".

Even many of Liu Shishi's haters still sometimes use this name to criticize her.

"Okay, let's begin!"

Lin Bufan nodded to Liu Shishi.

Liu Shishi wasn't the kind of beauty that would stun you at first glance; rather, she was the type of beauty that grew on you.