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

This year's Hundred Flowers Awards were broadcast live online, especially the red carpet segment.

The moment Lin Bufan led Zhang Zilin onto the red carpet, netizens watching the live stream online immediately erupted in discussion.

"What's going on? When did Director Lin get together with Zhang Zilin?"

"Director Lin is indeed Director Lin; he won the Miss World global title right away."

"I still envy Lin Gengxin every day!"

"That scumbag Lin Bufan has nothing to do with any female celebrities in the entertainment industry anymore."

"Pshaw, if I were Director Lin, I swear I'd be even more of a womanizer than him."

"That's true. The entertainment industry has no shortage of beautiful women. If I were Director Lin, haha..."

"Wasn't Zhang Zilin exposed online a while ago for submitting a resume to Kyoto for a life assistant position? What's going on here?"

"Dude, still haven't figured it out? This is clearly a special kind of 'pay-to-win' game that Zhang Zilin is playing with Lin Gou, understand?"

"That's right, we should have seen through Lin Gou long ago."

The moment Lin Bufan and Zhang Zilin walked together, many negative rumors about Zhang Zilin on the internet almost immediately disappeared.

It can only be said that Lin Bufan's reputation is known throughout the entire internet.

Even though Lin Bufan and Zhang Zilin have no relationship now, in the eyes of netizens, they are already one.

"I'm so angry!"

At this moment, Zhang Zilin's best friend was grinding her teeth in frustration as she looked at the comments on the live stream.

Back when Zhang Zilin wasn't famous, they could have been best friends, but now that Zhang Zilin has become Miss World and far surpassed her, she's naturally resentful.

She thought that by setting a trap for her, she could ruin her reputation and then they could become best friends again.

But unexpectedly, it helped her get involved with Lin Bufan.

……

Lin Bufan had no idea about what was going on online.

Amidst the flashing lights of numerous media outlets and the cheers of fans, Lin Bufan led Zhang Zilin inside.

"Director Lin!"

As Lin Bufan entered, many familiar faces rushed up, greeting him with smiles.

Despite his young age, Lin Bufan held the highest status in the industry throughout the entire awards ceremony.

It's not just because he's a world-class director, but also because he's the owner of Kyoto Entertainment, which is a huge asset in the industry.

His position was naturally the middle seat in the first row.

"Director Lin, it's been a long time!"

Zhang Zilin was just Lin Bufan's female companion on the red carpet; once inside the venue, she would naturally have her own designated spot.

After Lin Bufan sat down, Cheng Long was to his left.

"Brother Long, long time no see!"

Lin Bufan turned to look at Cheng Long and greeted him with a smile.

"Director Lin, do you have some time to chat after the ceremony?" Jackie Chan looked at Lin Bufan and extended an invitation.

"Brother Long, I'm sorry!"

Lin Bufan looked at Cheng Long with a hint of regret: "After the ceremony, I have to go back to filming."

Originally, the crew had already moved to Zhangjiajie, but Lin Bufan discovered that a few shots hadn't been filmed well in Qinhuangdao.

So, they took a group of people back to Qinhuangdao to film a few more scenes.

After we get back tonight, we'll have to continue filming early tomorrow morning. It will take about three days to finish filming, and then we'll have to go back to Zhangjiajie to continue filming.

"Brother Long, what's on your mind? We can talk now."

"Well, I heard that Jia Hui is filming in Hollywood. I wonder if Director Lin..." Cheng Long looked at Lin Bufan somewhat embarrassedly.

Jackie Chan knows exactly what Hollywood is all about.

So far, all he knows is that Lin Bufan has established himself in Hollywood, but he does so as a director and a shareholder of Extraordinary Film Company.

The listing of Extraordinary Film Company has also attracted attention in China.

When Lin Bufan's identity was revealed to be that he owned 10% of Extraordinary Film Company, everyone finally understood why he had such a great deal of influence in Hollywood.

They said that anyone you recommend to act in a film can become a director.

Yang Mi, Liu Yifei, and Li Bingbing have been receiving so many resources that they've had no time to spare, and they've all started their Hollywood careers as leading actresses.

Even Leung Ka-fai was recommended to play the male lead in "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Nowadays, who in the industry doesn't envy this?

Everyone wants to get involved with Lin Bufan, including Jackie Chan.

Although he has a large market overseas, he is well aware that his image in Hollywood is already fixed, and he can no longer make films of other genres.

So he withdrew in time and left Hollywood.

But now he realizes that if he talks to Lin Bufan, they might be able to switch tracks.

"This matter..."

After a moment of silence, Lin Bufan looked at Cheng Long and said, "Brother Long, I need to discuss this matter with the other shareholders of the company."

"Understood, understood!"

Cheng Long smiled broadly and nodded hastily.

In Cheng Long's mind, Lin Bufan was talking about talking to other shareholders, which must have been about Extraordinary Film Company.

Everyone knows that Kyoto Entertainment Group is a one-man show run by Lin Bufan, with no other shareholders.

With Lin Bufan's words, he felt relieved.

……

At 7:35 p.m., the awards ceremony officially began.

The first to appear on stage were the hosts of the awards ceremony, Tu Jingwei, Hou Peicen, and Xu Jinglei.

After some lighthearted banter among the three, the awards ceremony officially began.

The first award presented was the Best Newcomer Award.

"Let's welcome our award presenters, Mr. Wang Baoqiang and Ms. Yan Ni..."

As the host introduced them, Wang Baoqiang and Yan Ni walked out from backstage, each holding a card.

"Hello everyone, I'm Wang Baoqiang (Yan Ni)!"

The two first introduced themselves, then exchanged a few jokes before officially beginning the awards ceremony: "The nominees for the 29th Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Newcomer are: Xu Jiao (CJ7), Lei Qingyao (Invisible Wings), Huang Bo (Crazy Stone), Yuan Wenkang (Assembly), Liang Luoshi (The Knot), and Yu Ailei (Black Coal, Thin Ice)."

As soon as he finished speaking, the performances of the nominees in the film were shown on the big screen.

"Next, I announce the winner of the Best Newcomer Award is...!"

After the screen froze, Wang Baoqiang and Yan Ni declined each other's invitations, and then Yan Ni took the cue cards and made the announcement.