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

"I've heard that Director Lin is very handsome. Is that true?"

At this moment, inside a private room at the club, a group of actresses from Huayi Brothers were discussing something with curiosity.

"Well, you'll have to ask Xiao Jin. She's from the Beijing Film Academy, and she's in the same year as Director Lin," Li Xiaolu said, glancing at Xiong Naijin.

To win over Lin Bufan, CEO Wang went to great lengths, bringing together several of Huayi Brothers' top public relations personnel.

Huo Siyan, Li Xiaolu, Xiong Naijin, and some other lesser-known but still quite beautiful actresses are also included, as is An Yixuan, who recently signed with Huayi Brothers.

"Yes, Director Lin is very handsome."

Xiong Naijin nodded; she was well-qualified to speak on this matter.

As Li Xiaolu said, she and Lin Bufan were in the same year at the Beijing Film Academy, but the difference was that she was in the acting department and he was in the directing department.

Lin Bufan started dating senior Dong Xuan right after starting his freshman year, which caused quite a stir at the Beijing Film Academy at the time.

Later, rumors about Lin Bufan, his senior Huang Shengyi, Wang Luodan, and her classmate Jiang Yiyan circulated on campus for a while.

At that time, Xiong Naijin wondered what good qualities he had besides being handsome.

In terms of family background, he was just an ordinary person, and as for talent, Lin Bufan had not yet shown it at that time.

At this moment, Xiong Naijin felt extremely regretful. If she had known that Lin Bufan would end up like this, she would have used every means to get close to him back in school.

Right now, her relationship with Lin Bufan is simply that of classmates from the same year; they don't even talk to each other.

"Handsome and talented..."

Huo Siyan, Li Xiaolu, and the other girls began to feel a surge of emotions.

……

"Is Director Lin going to invest in Huayi Brothers?"

After exchanging a glance, the two bosses looked at Lin Bufan and asked with some surprise.

"Does the King not welcome you?"

Lin Bufan smiled and looked at President Wang.

"Not at all. I'd be more than happy to welcome Director Lin's willingness to invest in Huayi Brothers."

The king responded with a smile.

Since Wang Jinghua and her team left last year, Huayi Brothers has been in a slump. However, Wang Jinghua is ambitious and wants to take Huayi Brothers public.

If Lin Bufan could invest in Huayi Brothers, it would undoubtedly be a shot in the arm for the company at this moment.

Of course, this is on the premise that Lin Bufan can maintain this level of performance, rather than it being a flash in the pan.

If Lin Bufan wins an Oscar a month from now, the impact on Huayi Brothers will be even greater.

"How many shares does Director Lin want?"

"10%"

"10%?"

The king frowned slightly.

Huayi Brothers no longer belongs to him alone. The two Wang brothers together hold 70% of Huayi's shares. If they give Lin Bufan 10%, the two brothers will only have 60% left.

"5%, 100 million, what does Director Lin think?"

After considering it over in his mind, the King looked at Lin Bufan seriously.

"10%, 500 million."

Lin Bufan shook his head slightly, looking at President Wang with the same serious expression.

Lin Bufan understood the king's intentions very well. He needed to invest himself, but he didn't want to own too many shares, so he was willing to transfer 5% of the shares. The price he asked for was not high; it was just a symbolic 100 million.

But in Lin Bufan's view, what he is fighting for now is not 5% of Huayi Brothers' shares, but 50 billion yuan in the next few years.

As for the price of 500 million, it's not considered high.

Just half a month ago, Ma Yun invested in Huayi Brothers, acquiring 7% of its shares for nearly 200 million yuan.

Ma Yun's investment is very important to Huayi Brothers, as it means that Huayi can use Ma Yun to negotiate with capital investors about investing in and producing movies.

Otherwise, where would Huayi Brothers get so much money to make movies?

Lin Bufan is no match for Ma Yun at present. Ma Yun has a lot of capital behind her and can be called a representative of capital, while Lin Bufan's current identity is just a well-known director in the entertainment industry.

"Director Lin..."

Mr. Wang, who was standing to the side, still wanted to offer some advice.

"Since Director Lin is so sincere, we welcome him to join Huayi Brothers."

The eldest brother interrupted the youngest brother, looking at Lin Bufan with a big smile: "I'll toast Director Lin with tea instead of wine. From now on, we're all family."

"That's right, we're all family now."

Mr. Wang was slightly taken aback. Although he didn't know what his elder brother was thinking, he still agreed on the surface.

……

The deal regarding Lin Bufan's investment in Huayi Brothers has been finalized. As for the other details, they can be handled by the staff below.

So, the two Wangs led Lin Bufan to the private room in the dining hall.

"Director Lin, let me introduce you."

As he spoke, Mr. Wang waved to Huo Siyan and looked at Lin Bufan: "This is the manager of our company's public relations department."

As he spoke, Mr. Wang gave Lin Bufan a knowing look that any man would understand.

"Yanzi, let me introduce you properly. Director Lin will be the third largest shareholder of Huayi Brothers in the future."

As for Lin Bufan's intention to invest in Huayi Brothers, CEO Wang naturally wouldn't hide it from him.

The decision to allow Lin Bufan to invest in Huayi Brothers was essentially a move by the two kings to leverage Lin Bufan's current fame and demonstrate Huayi Brothers' strength to the entertainment industry.

"Director Lin, hello. I've heard so much about you. I didn't expect you to be so young and handsome."

Huo Siyan smiled and leaned against Lin Bufan, her shoulder partially exposed, and said in a soft, sweet voice.

She was very surprised. How could the other party become the third largest shareholder of Huayi Brothers just because the two CEOs invited him to dinner?

The largest and second largest shareholders of Huayi Brothers are undoubtedly the two CEOs, Wang and Wang, while the third largest shareholder used to be director Feng Xiaogang.

Now that Lin Bufan has joined Huayi Brothers and become its third-largest shareholder, I wonder if Director Feng will cause trouble for the two Wangs if he finds out.

These thoughts only flashed through Huo Siyan's mind; for her, who the third largest shareholder was was completely unimportant.

"This is Li Xiaolu..."

"Director Lin, hello."

Li Xiaolu may look thin, but she's actually quite well-endowed.

Especially in front of Lin Bufan, she deliberately squeezed hard, while giving Huo Siyan a defiant glance.

In Li Xiaolu's opinion, Huo Siyan is just a little less attractive than herself, but her figure is better than hers.

Next, Mr. Wang introduced Xiong Naijin and An Yixuan to Lin Bufan.

Lin Bufan simply nodded slightly to Xiong Naijin, his classmate from the same year.

"Your portrayal of Xiao Yanzi was very good."

Lin Bufan looked at An Yixuan in front of him and nodded with a smile.

Of these female celebrities, only An Yixuan could catch Lin Bufan's eye, according to her aesthetic standards.

The "Little Swallow" that Lin Bufan mentioned refers to Pei Yuyan, a rich girl played by An Yixuan in the TV series "The Outsiders," whose nickname in the show is Little Swallow.

An Yixuan rose to fame quickly thanks to "The Outsiders," and then received the script for "Chinese Paladin," where he played Lin Yueru.

"Thank you for the compliment, Director Lin!"

An Yixuan's smile was almost overflowing.

This made Huo Siyan and Li Xiaolu, who were standing nearby, very unhappy.

They had never considered An Yixuan a rival, but unexpectedly, Lin Bufan, who had been indifferent to them, actually praised him.

"Director Lin, please take a seat."

After giving An Yixuan a deep look, Xiao Wang, who was standing to the side, invited Lin Bufan to sit down.

Lin Bufan was an important guest, so the two CEOs naturally invited him to sit in the head seat. If they hadn't invested in Huayi Brothers, Lin Bufan would have taken the head seat without hesitation.

But now, by investing in Huayi Brothers, he's at least giving the other party, President Wang, some face.

Moreover, Lin Bufan didn't care about these things at all.

After several rounds of drinks and several dishes, Lin Bufan was chatting and laughing with An Yixuan beside him when suddenly a woman walked over with a wine glass in her hand.

"Hello Director Lin, my name is Li Xue."

Li Xue, dressed in a white suit and holding a wine glass, stood gracefully in front of Lin Bufan.

Those familiar with Huayi Brothers will know that Li Xue is Li Bingbing's younger sister, and in terms of both looks and figure, she is almost on par with Li Bingbing.