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

"Hello, Mr. Sebastian!"

Lin Bufan smiled and reached out to the other person.

"I've heard of Mr. Lin's great reputation for a long time."

Sebastian, too, shook hands with Lin Bufan with a friendly smile.

"Mr. Lin, this is Mr. Jonathan, an investment manager at Citibank!"

Bart Elvis then proceeded to introduce the next person.

"Mr. Jonathan, this is Mr. Lin Bufan!"

"Hello, Mr. Jonathan!"

"Hello, Mr. Lin Bufan!"

"This is Mr. Anthony, an investment manager at Merrill Lynch..."

After some introductions, Lin Bufan, despite having some face blindness with Westerners, was still able to distinguish who Sebastian, Jonathan, and Anthony were.

"Mr. Lin, I'm here to meet with you on behalf of Goldman Sachs, which wants to acquire your shares in Strong Wind Investments." After some pleasantries, Sebastian revealed his true purpose.

Despite being an internationally renowned director, Lin Bufan's reputation is not highly valued in Wall Street investment banks.

Even if Lin Bufan is a shareholder of Extraordinary Film Company, it doesn't matter to them.

However, Strong Wind Investment is different.

This is a potential stock that could rank among the top 300 out of thousands of investment banks on Wall Street. If they could acquire it, it would be a cause for celebration for both Sebastian and Goldman Sachs.

"Mr. Sebastian, how much is Goldman Sachs willing to offer?"

Lin Bufan looked at Sebastian with a smile on his lips.

He wanted to see how much Strong Wind was worth in the eyes of Goldman Sachs, a top-tier investment bank with a global reputation that ranks among the top three.

"It is said that Mr. Lin owns 5% of Strong Wind Investments." Sebastian looked at Lin Bufan and made an offer: "If Mr. Lin is willing, Goldman Sachs is willing to offer $5 million to acquire the shares of Strong Wind Investments held by Mr. Lin."

"One billion US dollars?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Bufan shook his head at Sebastian: "It seems Goldman Sachs lacks sincerity!"

$5 million means that, in Goldman Sachs' or Sebastian Stanford's eyes, Strong Wind's investment was worth only $100 billion.

Since its inception, Strong Wind Investment has invested in projects totaling no more than US$15 billion.

Normally, Goldman Sachs' valuation of Strong Wind at $100 billion is already an astronomical price.

However, Lin Bufan, who was well-versed in history, knew very well.

To put it simply, investments in just a few projects such as Tesla, SpaceX, Facebook, and Twitter are worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

Strong Wind held a 5% stake in Tesla, which later became a company with a market capitalization of $1.67 trillion.

A 5% stake would be worth over 800 billion US dollars.

SpaceX also holds a 5% stake. At its peak, the company's market capitalization reached $2.8 trillion when it went public, making this 5% stake worth $1400 billion.

Tesla and SpaceX alone could bring Strong Wind Investment more than $200 billion in profits.

Of course, these two companies are still a long way from going public and will continue to raise funds, with Strong Wind Investment continuing to invest.

Otherwise, the shares they hold will be diluted.

If you add in 1% of Facebook's shares and 35% of Twitter's original shares, how can it not be considered an asset worth hundreds of billions of dollars?

Now, Sebastian, representing Goldman Sachs, wants to acquire 5% of Lin Bufan's shares for $5 million. There's no way he'd agree to that.

"Mr. Lin, Citibank is willing to invest $8 million..."

Just then, Jonathan spoke up at the opportune moment.

Today, Sebastian, Jonathan, and Anthony all wanted to see Lin Bufan for one reason only: for the shares he held.

"Mr. Sebastian, Mr. Jonathan, Mr. Anthony, I reiterate once again that I will absolutely not sell the shares of Strong Wind Investment in my hands." Lin Bufan looked at the three of them with a serious expression.

"Well, that's really bad news!"

Upon hearing this, Sebastian and the other two shook their heads.

Since Lin Bufan was unwilling to sell his shares, they couldn't say anything more.

Afterwards, the group chatted for a while, briefly discussing some matters related to the listing of Extraordinary Film Company.

After seeing the others off, Lin Bufan stood on the roof of the manor, looking at the dark sea in the distance.

American capital, once it smells blood, will all pounce, but no matter what, he will definitely not sell his 5% stake.

This is not just a matter of market capitalization and profits.

As long as Strong Wind Investment has no other shareholders, Lin Bufan can remain hidden behind the scenes forever.

However, if other institutions are brought in, the risks he is exposed to will increase dozens of times.

This is something Lin Bufan doesn't want to see.

Therefore, no matter what price Sebastian and the others quoted today, he would refuse without hesitation.

The main point is that his refusal was justified.

To reiterate, even internationally renowned directors are merely tools in their eyes, allowing them to stand on equal footing with others.

They only think highly of Lin Bufan because he holds a 5% stake in Strong Wind Investment.

Even if it were Extraordinary Film Company, it wouldn't have this effect.

……

After Bart Elvis and the others left, Lin Bufan called Carter Dennis to his study.

"Boss, this is the company's filming schedule for the second half of the year."

Carter Dennis took out the documents and placed them on Lin Bufan's desk.

"kindness!"

Lin Bufan nodded and began to look through the shooting schedule.

As for the fact that Carter Dennis helped Liu Yifei cover it up, he didn't pursue the matter further.

Regardless, Liu Yifei was his woman, and Carter dared not refuse what she said. Also, Carter had actually sent him an email.

He didn't watch it himself, so if we really look at it seriously, we can't blame Carter Dennis.