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

"After this trip to the capital, I don't know when I'll be able to come back."

In the penthouse duplex of Tomson Riviera in Shanghai, Hao Lei looked at Wan Qian with some reluctance.

"Oh dear, I'm just going to live in the capital, it's not like I'm going to some far-off place." Wan Qian looked at Hao Lei with a helpless expression.

Over the years, Wan Qian has not made many friends. Many of them are just nodding acquaintances, or they come to curry favor with her because of her current status.

Hao Lei is the only one I can truly call my best friend.

"That's true. When I come to the capital to find you, you can't refuse to see me!" Hao Lei chuckled, teasingly.

She realized that she had indeed been being a bit too sentimental.

"Let's not talk about me, let's talk about you!"

Wan Qian put down the clothes and looked at Hao Lei seriously.

"What did you say about me?"

Hao Lei's gaze flickered, and he didn't dare to look at Wan Qian.

What do you think?

Wan Qian looked at Hao Lei seriously: "I'm asking you, are you absolutely determined to divorce Li Guangjie?"

"yes!"

After a moment of silence, Hao Lei replied with a single word.

In 02, she and Deng Chao fell in love while filming "Young Emperor", and eventually they reached the point of discussing marriage.

However, the release of the film "Summer Palace" led to their complete breakup.

When Hao Lei took on this role, she was aiming for the director's potential to win awards overseas, which is why she was willing to take the plunge.

Even though Deng Chao threatened to break up with her and forbade her from filming the movie, she was willing to break up with him to continue filming.

As a result, the film was shot, and everything that was supposed to be shown was shown, but not only did it not win any awards, it was also a banned film in mainland China.

So many years have passed, and Hao Lei also regrets it. If he hadn't insisted on making this movie, perhaps he and Deng Chao would have gotten married long ago.

In 06, she and Li Guangjie developed feelings for each other while filming "Secret Order 1949", and the two got married at lightning speed the following year.

"You, can't you still forget Deng Chao?"

Wanqian looked helplessly at her best friend.

Back when Hao Lei wanted to marry Li Guangjie, she advised him to think it over carefully, because you can't just get married because you've developed feelings for someone while filming.

Filming is filming; once a film is finished, you have to step out of the film.

But Hao Lei wouldn't listen and insisted on getting married.

"I divorced him, not because of Deng Chao." Hao Lei hurriedly shook his head, but Wan Qian could still discern something from her evasive gaze.

Just as Wan Qian said.

Back then, when Hao Lei was with Li Guangjie, wasn't he just a substitute in her heart?

"However, more importantly, he cheated on me," Hao Lei said, looking at Wan Qian with a serious expression.

There are many reasons, which are undeniable, but if she chose to be with Li Huan simply because of this, then she wouldn't be Hao Lei.

The main reason she chose to break up with Li Guangjie was that he cheated on her.

Are you sure?

"Yes, I've received all the photos."

As Hao Lei spoke, he took a stack of photos out of his bag and placed them on the table.

The photo shows Li Guangjie with his arm around the waist of a young woman, chatting and laughing as they walk into a hotel.

"I bought these photos from paparazzi."

When paparazzi take photos, they don't immediately post them online or report them in the media. If they can get money from the person who took the photos, they can earn far more than just expose the photos.

Hao Lei spent 10 yuan on this stack of photos.

After all, Li Guangjie wasn't a very famous actor, much less so than Hao Lei; otherwise, the photo wouldn't have ended up in her hands.

It's obvious that the paparazzi know who they can get the money from.

"I used to try to persuade you, but now it seems that all men are the same. No man with money is without a womanizer." Hao Lei smiled bitterly.

Back when Wan Qian was with Lin Bufan, and the latter was exposed for being a womanizer, Hao Lei advised Wan Qian to break up with him decisively.

It can only be said that back then, Lin Bufan was not only a womanizer, but his strength and influence were also far from what they are now.

"Thank goodness you didn't listen to me!"

Looking at it now, what does it matter that her husband, Li Guangjie, and she got their marriage certificate?

If a man has money, he will definitely prefer younger women.

In comparison, men like Lin Bufan, who openly flirt, are more trustworthy, at least they don't boast about themselves.

Moreover, Lin Bufan has always been very generous to women.

Those who are willing to be with him are never stingy with money, houses, luxury cars, or even monthly allowances.

She had never heard of a man who gave his woman a monthly allowance starting at 500,000 yuan.

That's 500,000!

In 2008, the average salary was less than 2,000 yuan. Even for top-tier actresses, the highest price for one episode of a TV series was only a few hundred thousand yuan. For a whole series, they might only earn two or three million yuan in remuneration.

However, these funds are subject to taxes, and the filming of a TV series can take a long time, ranging from three or four months to half a year.

In comparison, it's not even as much pocket money as Lin Bufan gives women.

"I... ugh..."

Just as Wan Qian was about to speak, she suddenly felt nauseous and rushed to the bathroom to dry heave.

Are you alright?

Hao Lei followed closely behind her to the bathroom, gently patting Wan Qian's back.

"It's nothing, I don't know what happened. Maybe I didn't eat a good breakfast. I felt nauseous for a while and then it passed."

Wan Qian waved her hand and turned on the tap to wash herself.

"Disgusting... Sisi, are you pregnant?!"

A thought suddenly flashed through Hao Lei's mind, and he realized this possibility.

"Pregnant?"

Upon hearing this, Wan Qian paused for a moment, then couldn't help but think about it.

Could it be that she really is pregnant?

As Wan Qian thought to herself, she couldn't help but recall the somewhat crazy days she had spent visiting the film set a while ago.

It's fair to say that she rarely got out of bed during those days; while Lin Bufan was filming, she would catch up on sleep at home.

Apart from three meals a day, she has been working to regain her strength.

"Let's go to the hospital for a checkup, then we'll know."

As Hao Lei spoke, he pulled Wan Qian straight to the hospital.

Along the way, Wan Qian felt both excited and apprehensive.

She was excited because she was going to be a mother and would soon have a child with Lin Bufan; she was also anxious because she wondered what would happen if she didn't get pregnant.

Two hours later, when Wan Qian received the blood test results, she was filled with excitement.

"Hurry up and tell Mr. Lin that you're pregnant," Hao Lei said, standing to the side and reminding the somewhat agitated Wan Qian.