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

When Lin Bufan's private jet landed, Guo Fan, the assistant director of "Guixu: The Spirit Realm of Mountains and Seas," came to pick him up along with Zhang Tianai.

"director!"

Guo Fan stepped forward.

"kindness!"

Lin Bufan nodded slightly to Zhang Tianai, then turned to Guo Fan and patted him on the shoulder: "I've seen the footage, you did a good job, I'm very satisfied."

"Yes, Director Lin!"

Guo Fan suppressed his excitement.

For him, nothing was more important than Lin Bufan's approval at that moment.

Previously, he took the crew to Gansu to film scenes of a future city ruin. He spent a whole week filming just one shot that was only a dozen seconds long.

Lin Bufan had already seen that shot on the plane, and the quality was excellent.

This was Guo Fan's first time directing a camera solo, and it had already exceeded Lin Bufan's expectations.

…………

"What is this?"

After getting on the bus, Lin Bufan looked at a gift box on the seat and looked at Zhang Tianai with some confusion.

"Boss, Miss Che Xiao is here."

Zhang Tianai looked up at Lin Bufan and said, "June 12th is Miss Che Xiao's birthday, so this is a birthday gift I prepared for the boss."

If Zhang Tianai hadn't mentioned it, Lin Bufan would have almost forgotten about it.

"Tian'ai, thank goodness for you!"

Lin Bufan placed the gift box aside, leaned back in his chair, gently placed one hand on Zhang Tianai's head, and closed his eyes slightly.

To get to Weizhou Island from here, you need to take a boat.

More than an hour later, the car stopped at the ferry terminal.

After the car stopped, Lin Bufan got out first, and Zhang Tianai followed behind him, quietly taking out a tissue from her bag to wipe the corner of her mouth.

Let's go!

After boarding the ferry, we headed towards Weizhou Island.

"How's the set setup going?"

Standing on the boat, Lin Bufan looked at Guo Fan.

"Director, most of the scenes have been set up..." Guo Fan said, standing next to Lin Bufan.

The scenes on Weizhou Island are very important, such as the "Guixu I" drilling platform in the Mariana Trench, which definitely cannot be filmed on location.

Filming on location was too risky, so this scene was set in the waters near Weizhou Island.

There is real footage of the Mariana Trench, but the footage used here is mainly taken of the sea surface and sea area to represent the drilling platform.

In addition, the scene where the Gate of Return to Nothingness first appears was also filmed here.

There are also scenes of children being carried across coral reefs by a yellow horse, scenes of a Qilin being captured by humans and having its soul crystal extracted, and scenes of the silver storm of the Wenyao ray.

However, the last shot was filmed at Detian Waterfall.

The filming on Weizhou Island this time doesn't involve many scenes for the actors, and the filming time is expected to be about two months.

Upon arriving at Weizhou Island, Lin Bufan saw Che Xiao as soon as he disembarked.

"husband!"

Upon seeing Lin Bufan, Che Xiao rushed over.

"When did you get here?"

Lin Bufan hugged Che Xiao, who was running over, and looked at her.

"I came here last night!"

As Che Xiao spoke, she nestled in Lin Bufan's arms: "I missed you, so I came."

There was something she didn't say: she knew Lin Bufan was quite busy, and the only way she could get him to spend more time with her was when he came to visit her on set while he was filming.

Fortunately, she wasn't too busy with work on weekdays, but even when she was busy, nothing was more important to her than being with Lin Bufan.

"Director Lin!"

At this moment, the other members of the crew came up and greeted Lin Bufan.

……

After Lin Bufan arrived at Weizhou Island, the crew of "Guixu: The Spirit Realm of Mountains and Seas" got busy again.

Because the actors involved had relatively few scenes, there were also relatively few NJ scenes.

Lin Bufan's temper wasn't that volatile.

The actors in the film crew were comfortable, but the cameramen were in trouble.

It took three whole days to film just the scene of the first appearance of the Gate of Return to Nothingness. During those three days, the entire camera crew was thoroughly scolded by Lin Bufan.

The angle and speed of the shot are all essential and must be coordinated. If they are even slightly off, the shot will not be able to be presented perfectly.

If there's even the slightest flaw in the footage, Lin Bufan will definitely demand a reshoot. Even if it's a perfect 100, he won't let it pass even if it's only 99.

"Old Wu, your role in this scene isn't big. The main thing is to portray that kind of obsession, which isn't difficult for you."

The next scene to be filmed is about humans capturing a Qilin and preparing to extract its soul crystal.

The main focus of this scene is on the doctor played by Wu Zhenyu, while many others are just background characters, including Lei Lie played by Leonardo DiCaprio.

"Understood, Director!"

Wu Zhenyu took a deep breath.

This shot wasn't difficult for him, but with Lin Bufan present, the pressure on him increased significantly. He didn't want to be scolded by Director Lin.

After mentally preparing himself, Wu Zhenyu gave Lin Bufan a thumbs-up and nodded affirmatively.

"The crew, lighting, and camera are all ready..."

"Action!"

Lin Bufan held the walkie-talkie, his eyes fixed on the monitor.

"Click!"

"Passed!"

A few minutes later, Lin Bufan called out.

Upon hearing "cut," Wu Zhenyu breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, he hadn't messed up the performance, otherwise Director Lin would have scolded him again.

Next, the crew resumed their busy filming schedule.

Before we knew it, it was July 1st.

"Boss, it's Bart Elvis on the phone!"

During a break in filming, Zhang Tianai approached Lin Bufan with her phone.

"BOSS!"

Bart Elvis's voice came through the phone.

Extraordinary Film Company's stock price has now risen to $128.33 per share, giving it a market capitalization of $128 billion.

Besides the fact that Extraordinary Film Company had just gone public, the box office success of the movie "World War Z" also boosted the company's market value.

Extraordinary Film Company issued a total of 40 million shares, not including those subscribed by company executives.

In the end, the company raised more than $18 billion.

"Boss, the stock price is about to fall, and the company is preparing to conduct a share buyback..." Bart Elvis asked Lin Bufan over the phone.

The hype surrounding "World War Z" is about to die down. Extraordinary Film Company's business is too singular and cannot support such a high stock price, so a subsequent drop in stock price is inevitable.

Calculations suggest that the stock price may eventually fall to between $40 and $50, effectively halving its current market value.