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

"Let him in!"

Lin Bufan nodded slightly, asking as they walked, "What's the progress at the filming studio in Qinhuangdao?"

"We're 67% complete now, and the rest should be finished within a month," Chen Yu replied quickly after glancing at the documents.

"One month!"

Lin Bufan nodded slightly.

There's enough time. This month, the actors also need to undergo group training, both about their roles and about action sequences.

Since much of the filming relied on motion capture and included a lot of fighting scenes, he specifically sought out martial arts instructors from the Sammo Hung Stunt Team.

During this period, although the Yuen Clan was still considered number one, many of their moves had become outdated.

On the contrary, the martial arts choreography of Sammo Hung's team is very well-suited to the movie "The Return of the Ruins". To show their sincerity, Sammo Hung's team was personally led by Hung Kwan-po, who brought his strong team to the project.

"Boss, Director Zhang Xiaoguang is here!"

Not long after Lin Bufan entered the office, Chen Yu brought Zhang Xiaoguang in.

"Chairman!"

Zhang Xiaoguang walked in.

"sit!"

Lin Bufan gestured for the other person to sit down, then asked, "I heard that 'Struggle' has wrapped up filming?"

"Yes, Chairman!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaoguang stood up and said, "The filming of 'Struggle' wrapped up yesterday, and now we'll move on to editing, which will take about a month..."

Zhang Xiaoguang reported to Lin Bufan in detail.

Tell me your plans!

After Zhang Xiaoguang finished speaking, Lin Bufan looked at him and asked directly.

"Chairman, I wanted to inquire about the next steps..." Zhang Xiaoguang hesitated before speaking.

He was a C-level director under contract with the company, meaning he could only receive the basic director's fee and not a share of the profits.

He also wanted to get a 5% share of the profits, just like Zhang Ting and Shang Jing.

There are ways to upgrade from a C-level contract to a B-level contract. As long as you film five TV series and bring enough profit to the company, you can upgrade from a C-level contract to a B-level contract.

After obtaining a B visa, the company will give you the opportunity to try filming movies. If you succeed, you will be upgraded to an A visa and will be able to film movies.

"Struggle" is his second TV series. If he films three more TV series and achieves good results, he can be upgraded to a B-level contract.

As for leaving the company, he hadn't even considered it.

Once he goes outside, he might not even be able to get his hands on a good script, and even if he does, he'll still have to consider getting people to invest.

Of course, he could also invest his entire fortune.

If a TV series becomes a hit, you'll make money; if it doesn't sell, you could go bankrupt.

Every year, countless directors want to start their own studios.

But Zhang Xiaoguang didn't want to. He knew very well how risky it would be to go out on his own, with significant limitations in terms of both scripts and funding.

Even if you have a good script, but lack investment, and then a big investor comes along wanting a role in it, do you agree or refuse?

If I refuse, I won't get paid; if I agree, it might affect the creation of the storyline.

Staying in Kyoto was actually the best choice for him.

This place offers the best career advancement opportunities. As long as you can upgrade to a B-level contract, you can get 5% of the revenue from the subsequent TV series. Moreover, this revenue is for life unless you resign one day.

For example, Zhang Ting and Shang Jing.

Zhang Ting was filming the Ming Dynasty series. As long as he remained in Beijing, he would receive 5% of the profits generated from each year's Ming Dynasty series television dramas.

There are also three TV series produced by Shang Jing: "My Own Swordsman", "My Lucky Star", and "Boss & Me".

If we're talking about the most profitable one, it has to be Shangjing.

The TV series "My Own Swordsman" made him incredibly wealthy. He didn't have to do anything else; the profits from the reruns and other revenue streams alone brought him at least a million yuan a year.

Zhang Xiaoguang wanted to do the same.

Moreover, the biggest advantage of staying with the company is that you don't have to worry about the TV series not selling after it's finished filming.

Now, everyone in the industry knows that dramas produced by Kyoto Animation are all top-quality series and never have to worry about selling.

Whenever a new TV series is released, the purchasing directors of major TV stations across the country gather in Kyoto.

Looking at Zhang Xiaoguang's expectant face, Lin Bufan thought for a moment, then pretended to open the safe and took out two scripts.

"Take these two scripts and go find Kang Xiangwen yourself."

As Lin Bufan spoke, he handed the script to Zhang Xiaoguang.

He no longer interfered with the filming of the TV series; Kang Xiangwen handled everything himself.

"Yes, Chairman!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaoguang excitedly picked up the script and glanced at it.

A Beautiful Era for Wives

The Eldest Daughter Should Get Married

Both of these TV series are urban dramas, which is exactly the field that Zhang Xiaoguang is best suited for.

Furthermore, both of these TV series received very positive feedback in later generations.

……

"Is there anything else today?"

After Zhang Xiaoguang left, Lin Bufan looked at Chen Yu.

"Chairman, Director Hong Tao would like to meet with you in an hour. You've also been invited to be a presenter for the Best Director award at the Hong Kong Film Awards..."

"Award presenter".

Lin Bufan frowned upon hearing this: "This Golden Horse Award is truly absurd."

Who is he?

He is the number one Chinese director, and this is not a self-proclaimed title, but a view held by the whole world.

The Hong Kong Film Awards are a small local award, and to put it bluntly, just an award for the Hong Kong entertainment industry. It would have been fine if they hadn't invited him to be the chairman of the jury, but they actually invited him to be an award presenter.

That's definitely on his face.

Just like Li An is to Taiwan, if the Golden Horse Awards invites Li An to be a presenter for the Best Director award, it would be a slap in the face to him.

"Is Chen Jiashang the chairman of the judging panel this year?" Lin Bufan asked Chen Yu.

"no!"

Chen Yu shook his head.

No?

Lin Bufan was taken aback and asked, "Who is that?"

He had assumed that Chen Jiashang would be the chairman of the judging panel this year, since the chairman of the judging panel had the authority to invite the award presenters.

"It's Cheung Kin-ting."

"It's him!"

Lin Bufan frowned upon hearing this, then looked at Chen Yu: "Make it public that, starting now, any actor who has worked with Zhang Jianting will no longer be considered by Kyoto Entertainment."

Lin Bufan knew very well who he was.

Anyone who dares to trip him up will be made to understand the consequences of offending him.

"Yes, Chairman!"

Chen Yu responded.

Offending Kyoto is not a big deal, but don't forget that Kyoto also has many allies.

To put it bluntly, if you offend Kyoto, you'll almost certainly find it impossible to gain a foothold in the mainland entertainment industry, whether you're a director or an actor.