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

"Sasha, what brings you here?"

Lin Bufan had just seen An Yixuan off when Chen Zihan arrived.

"What, can't people come?"

Chen Zihan replied irritably.

"Of course you can come!"

Lin Bufan chuckled, stepped forward, and hugged Chen Zihan, speaking softly and gently, "Aren't you currently producing 'iPartment'?"

Since Chen Zihan entered the film and television industry, with the support of Lin Bufan, her career has become increasingly successful.

He has personally led several projects.

In the past, she became a producer simply to prove herself, but now that she has proven herself, she no longer needs to keep an eye on those big projects.

She only accepts projects that interest her.

Clearly, she is quite interested in the "iPartment" project.

The filing of "iPartment" already indicates that it is a modern urban sitcom.

After the success of the sitcom "My Own Swordsman", who would dare to say that sitcoms have no future?

Furthermore, after being revised and adapted by the Kyoto Animation's scriptwriting department, much of the content has been optimized.

Furthermore, some of the storylines that are very similar to those in American TV series have also had their adaptation rights purchased overseas.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about any plagiarism controversies arising from this TV series later on.

"iPartment" is a phenomenal urban comedy, and all the main characters in it became famous in the industry because of this TV series.

It can be said that this TV series represents the youth of a generation.

In his past life, Lin Bufan was a loyal viewer of this TV series, but the later Love 5 was a huge disappointment, leaving people feeling somewhat unsatisfied.

Among the reasons are the reputation of the TV series, the actors, and the passage of time.

The "iPartment" series has five parts. The first part was filmed in 08 and released in 09.

The second season was filmed 10 years ago and aired 11 years ago.

The third season was filmed 12 years ago and aired 12 years ago.

The fourth season was filmed in 13 and released in 14.

It can be said that the filming time for the first four seasons was very close, with almost no long intervals between them, and all the actors were still in the show.

After the airing of "iPartment 4", filming for "iPartment 5" did not begin until 2019. Although there was a feature film in between, the number of attendees was limited.

Moreover, during this period, many people, having already become famous or burdened by their idol image, were no longer able to create effective comedies.

From 13 to 19, a span of 6 years, everything has changed.

If we consider "iPartment 5" as a TV series on its own, it is acceptable, and its quality is even above average.

However, if you consider it as part of the "iPartment" series, then this TV series is a complete failure.

"Have all the roles been finalized?"

Lin Bufan snapped out of his reverie and looked at Chen Zihan.

"Basically, everything has been finalized."

Chen Zihan nodded.

This time, Lin Bufan acted almost without any interference, except for Sun Yizhou and a few others.

He wanted to see if anything would change if he didn't step in.

First of all, the role of Lu Ziqiao has already been decided to be played by Sun Yizhou, and the role of Tang Youyou has also been decided to be played by Deng Jiajia.

In the original story, Tang Youyou was supposed to appear in the second season.

However, the original plot was adapted and compressed, so Tang Youyou's appearance was moved to the first season.

"The actor who plays Zeng Xiaoxian is named Chen He..."

The character Zeng Xiaoxian remains unchanged.

However, the original reason is unclear, but this time Chen He got the role through Chen Kaige's connections.

"Sister Hong said she'll personally treat you to a meal sometime to thank you for taking such good care of her husband, Lao Chen."

As Chen Zihan spoke, she looked at Lin Bufan with a hint of suspicion in her eyes.

Chen He is Chen Kaige's nephew. Because of this relationship, and because Chen He's performance during the audition was indeed quite good, Chen Zihan agreed to the role.

"What kind of look is that?"

Lin Bufan looked at Chen Zihan with a puzzled expression.

"I just remembered the look in Sister Hong's eyes every time she mentioned you..."

Chen Zihan couldn't help but recall it.

"Alright, what is there? It's just a thank you. You know Chen Kaige, he was in a lot of trouble because of 'The Promise'..." Lin Bufan hurriedly interrupted Chen Zihan.

Only Bai Bing knew about his relationship with Chen Hong.

He didn't want so many people to know about this, since it wasn't exactly something to be proud of.

Moreover, he had absolutely no feelings for Chen Hong; it was all because of some special reason, which is why he didn't want anyone to know.

"Speaking of Director Chen, he really is..."

Chen Zihan couldn't help but mentally complain about Chen Kaige.

Lin Bufan mentioned it several times, so she naturally learned about Chen Kaige's problem.

She also heard that Chen Kaige almost got into arguments with the production team several times while filming "Night at the Museum 2".

The production company is naturally Extraordinary Film Company.

In Chen Kaige's words, the success of the first "Night at the Museum" film has already proven his ability.

Therefore, he expressed to Extraordinary Film Company that he wanted the editing rights to Night at the Museum 2.

What a joke! Even if Chen Kaige asked for more money, Lin Bufan would agree.

Editing rights?

Lin Bufan would absolutely not agree to that.

Based on his understanding of Chen Kaige, if he were given the editing rights, he would definitely make a huge mess of things for Lin Bufan.

The "Night at the Museum" series, if filmed well, can be continuously produced. As long as it can still make money, it can continue to be made.

He certainly didn't want this film series to ultimately fail in Chen Kaige's hands.

Because of this, Chen Kaige even called Lin Bufan several times, hoping that he could help talk to Extraordinary Film Company about it.

This is why Lin Bufan did not reveal that Extraordinary Film Company was his business.

He could act as an intermediary and refuse Chen Kaige on behalf of Extraordinary Film Company.

"Have the roles for the others been finalized?"

Lin Bufan shook his head slightly, no longer thinking about Chen Kaige, and looked at Chen Zihan to continue asking questions.