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

"Huayi Brothers wants 20%!"

No sooner had Lin Bufan finished speaking than the King couldn't wait to speak up.

"If Huayi Brothers wants 20%, what about China Film Group?"

Han Sanping glared at Boss Wang: "China Film Group wants 20%, and the remaining 20% ​​can be divided between the two of you."

Just kidding, Han Sanping is known as the Mountain Eagle. When he speaks, even if the Great King is dissatisfied, he doesn't dare to refute him.

"Mr. Wang..."

The king looked at Wang Changtian.

"I'm offering 7.2 million for a 10% stake."

Before the King could finish speaking, Wang Changtian said decisively.

The normal price for a 10% share is 6 million, but as he just said, he was willing to pay a 20% premium, so he got an extra 1.2 million.

Looking at Han Sanping and Wang Changtian's expressions, Boss Wang knew that there was no room for negotiation and he could only reluctantly accept it.

As for asking Lin Bufan for more shares?

The CEO knew very well that even if Lin Bufan invested in Huayi Brothers, it didn't mean they were family.

The share allocation was decided in just a few words among the four people: Kyoto Entertainment would take 60%, China Film Group 20%, and Huayi Brothers and Enlight Media 10% each.

"Regarding the actors?"

After the share was settled, Boss Wang looked at Lin Bufan with hopeful eyes.

As for the cast, China Film Group naturally didn't care, and Wang Changtian also knew that Enlight Media didn't have many artists under its wing.

On the contrary, Huayi Brothers has a much larger roster of stars.

"The female lead, third female lead, fourth female lead, and second male lead have already been cast. I'm preparing to hold auditions for the other roles."

Lin Bufan looked at President Wang with a serious and unquestionable expression.

He's fine with getting them to invest and making money together, but he absolutely won't allow them to interfere with his film roles or try to force people into his films.

The reason he promised the role of the fourth female lead to An Yixuan was because the role of "Su Huirong" did not require very high acting skills.

In the Xu Ke version of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", the role was played by Fan Xiaoxuan.

Compared to Fan Xiaoxuan, An Yixuan's acting skills are more suitable, and she is also more beautiful, so it won't affect the quality of the movie.

The same applies to the third female singer, Shu Chang.

Needless to say, the female lead is Dong Xuan's own woman, and the role is a perfect fit for her.

As for the second male lead, Yu Huatian, Lin Bufan thought about it for a long time before finally deciding on the role.

Chen Kun's portrayal of Yu Huatian is considered a classic, but Lin Bufan doesn't believe that anyone other than Chen Kun could not play the role of Yu Huatian well.

Zhu Yawen's performance in "Love is Not Blind" is enough to prove that he is capable of playing the role. In addition, his performance in the later "Ming Dynasty" was also remarkable.

The role of Yu Huatian is entrusted to Zhu Yawen; he certainly won't let himself down.

Another reason for choosing Zhu Yawen is that Lin Bufan dislikes Chen Kun.

Regardless of how Liu Yifei joined the crew, she was ultimately just a 14-year-old girl at the time, and his aggressive behavior towards her was somewhat excessive.

He said he looked down on Liu Yifei because she brought her own investment to the production, but the real reason was that Liu Yifei's appearance had taken away the role of the person he was going to recommend.

Liu Yifei is now his woman. He's already refrained from causing trouble for him, so how could he possibly let Chen Kun act in his movie?

Currently, the roles in the movie "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" are not yet confirmed, except for the male lead Zhao Huai'an, the third male lead Ma Jinliang, and the second female lead Gu Shaotang.

The character Gu Shaotang was originally played by Chris Lee.

Ma Jinliang, the third male lead, is the top expert in the West Depot besides Yu Huatian, the chief supervisor, in the movie.

The most important role is Zhao Huai'an, originally played by Li Lianjie, making the casting quite difficult.

Lin Bufan would definitely not choose Li Lianjie. The other party's salary is too high, and the risk of using him is too high. The domestic box office would definitely not be recovered.

Internationally, Jet Li's influence is only significant in Southeast Asia; he doesn't have much box office appeal in other countries.

Lin Bufan had already made his point clear, so President Wang naturally understood that there was no way to squeeze Huayi Brothers' actors into the production team, and they had no choice but to give up.

……

"Boss!"

Lin Bufan had just returned to the company when Bai Bing knocked on the door and came in: "An hour ago, Mr. Yu from Bona and Mr. Wu from Orange Sky called to ask you to meet."

"Let's just push it down!"

Lin Bufan waved his hand.

Lin Bufan knew exactly what the two of them wanted: to get a share of the profits from his new movie. But now that the cake had been divided, there was naturally nothing left for them.

Needless to say, China Film Group is another story. Lin Bufan chose Huayi Brothers because he is currently a shareholder of Huayi Brothers, and he can make a fortune when Huayi Brothers goes public in the future.

In addition, Huayi Brothers' connections and influence within the industry qualify them to be its allies.

The light was an accident.

Later, Lin Bufan considered that Enlight Media started with variety shows, and this collaboration would be a good opportunity for him to learn about the production process of variety shows from Enlight Media.

The variety show "The Voice of China" is a cash cow.

However, in later years, Zhejiang TV made too many questionable moves, which ruined the program.

Now that Lin Bufan is in charge, he definitely won't resort to those underhanded tactics. Not only will it not make much more money, but it will also damage the show's reputation. In the long run, it will definitely be a losing proposition.

"Yes, boss."

Bai Bing nodded and prepared to go out.

"Oh, right, announce the casting auditions for 'Flying Swords of Dragon Gate' to the outside world."

"yes!"

The news from Kyoto Entertainment immediately shocked the entire entertainment industry.

Lin Bufan's third film has been launched. If he can land a role, he could become the next Zhu Yawen and Yang Mi.

Before "Love is Not Blind," Zhu Yawen was just an acting student at the Beijing Film Academy who hadn't graduated yet, and was practically unknown in the entertainment industry.

However, in just over a month since its release, "Love is Not Blind" has become a sensation throughout mainland China.

He went from an unknown nobody to a second-tier celebrity.

In other words, Zhu Yawen's foundation was too shallow. If it were any other established star, this role could have made him a first-tier or even a super-first-tier star.

Yang Mi was in the same situation, only slightly better than Zhu Yawen at the time, but only to a limited extent.

Now that the opportunity has arrived, who wouldn't want to seize it?

However, the actresses in the entertainment industry were soon disappointed. The audition for "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" announced by Kyoto Animation did not include the female lead, which meant that the female lead had been pre-selected.

"Could it be that Yang Mi got the lead role again?!"

In the entertainment industry, almost all female stars have become resentful.

"What's so great about you, Yang Mi? You're just relying on being childhood friends with Director Lin..."

Yang Mi, who was being ridiculed by many female celebrities in the entertainment industry, was also completely confused at this moment, especially when Zeng Jia came to find her.

"Mimi, when does Director Lin's new movie start filming? I'll help you arrange the time." Zeng Jia looked at Yang Mi excitedly.