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

"I'd heard of Feng Dapao before, but I never expected he'd dare to mess with Director Lin."

"You can call Director Lin a womanizer or a scumbag, but with his talent, not everyone has the right to try and take advantage of him."

"I really don't know who gave Feng Xiaogang the audacity to try and frame Director Lin. Was it Liang Jingru?"

Despite Lin Bufan's bad reputation online.

The reason for this is that Lin Bufan has taken advantage of so many female celebrities, many of whom are women he desires but cannot have, which is a source of envy.

Because the difference is so great, it's impossible to feel jealous.

Despite netizens calling Lin Bufan "Lin Dog," the truth is that they genuinely admire him.

Who is Lin Bufan?

That was the man who won the Academy Award for Best Director with his very first film, and most recently he also won the Venice Golden Lion and the Berlin Golden Bear.

The three major European awards are just one Palme d'Or away from completing the grand slam.

As for other awards, such as the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, they mean little to Lin Bufan.

This is just his achievement in art-house film awards.

In the realm of commercial films, Lin Bufan is undoubtedly the most powerful commercial director in China.

Even Zhang Yimou, who has just been promoted to "National Advisor", is no match for Lin Bufan's appeal and influence in the business world.

Especially internationally, the film "2012" made Lin Bufan a world-class commercial director, ranking second in the global box office.

Just last month, "2012" was officially taken off the screens worldwide, with a total global box office of US$12.01 billion, exceeding the total box office of US$12 billion.

Second only to Titanic, he achieved legendary status with a single film, becoming one of the few international directors in the commercial film field, second only to Truck Driver and a few others.

As for other commercial achievements, they are not worth mentioning at all: Kyoto Entertainment, plus a 10% stake in Extraordinary Film Company.

A man like him, who is handsome, talented, famous, powerful, and rich, what right do you, Feng Kuzi, have to try to extort money from him?

Before Lin Bufan could even respond, Feng Xiaogang's Weibo post was flooded with criticism within half an hour of being published.

This left Feng Xiaogang in a very awkward position, and he had no choice but to delete the Weibo post, unable to bear the humiliation any longer.

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"Nizi, look at the news online, it's absolutely explosive!"

In the dormitory of the Department of Language Communication at Nanjing University of Media and Communications, one of Ni Ni's roommates, who lives on the bunk above her, is holding a laptop and shouting loudly.

"What news?"

At her desk, Ni Ni put down her book and turned to look at her roommate.

"Today is the day of the Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony, don't tell me you didn't know." The roommate on the top bunk put down her laptop and looked at Ni Ni.

As early as last year, the casting director of the film "The Flowers of War" came to their school, and she and Ni Ni both signed up.

Clearly, both of them aspire to a career in the entertainment industry, so they naturally pay more attention to entertainment news.

"Of course I know!"

Ni Ni nodded. The Hundred Flowers Awards are one of the three major gold awards in China, and they are very influential in this era. It's just that her family isn't as well-off as her roommate's, who has a laptop to watch the live stream.

"Let me tell you..."

Her roommate came down from the top bunk and sat next to Ni Ni, vividly recounting what happened at the awards ceremony.

"Let me tell you, Director Lin is really amazing. I wish I could act in one of his movies..." my roommate said, a look of longing on his face, as if he were already acting in a movie directed by Lin Bufan.

"Does Feng Xiaogang dare to mess with Director Lin?"

Clearly, she shares the same thoughts as the general public and netizens.

Moreover, as a woman, she didn't think there was anything wrong with Lin Bufan's womanizing. On the contrary, she fantasized that it would be wonderful if she could become Lin Bufan's woman.

"By the way, you mentioned Zhang Zilin and Director Lin, right...?"

As my roommate was talking, she suddenly remembered Zhang Zilin, who had first attended the red carpet with Lin Bufan.

"Do you think Zhang Zilin can escape Director Lin's clutches, given his personality?" Ni Ni nodded in strong agreement.

"Indeed, what woman in this world could resist Director Lin's charm?"

My roommate, with a lovesick expression, asked, "Girl, do you think if we enter the entertainment industry in the future, we'll be able to meet Director Lin in person?"

"I think it definitely will."

Ni Ni looked serious, with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

"I wonder when the 'The Flowers of War' production team will start casting..." my roommate said, sighing.

Her only thought now is to pass the audition for "The Flowers of War," become one of the lead actresses, and then enter the entertainment industry as a "Zhang Yimou Girl."

"It should be soon."

The Olympics have already ended, so they should be starting soon.

"However, with so many candidates, we don't know if we'll be selected."

The initial casting process for "The Flowers of War" involved the casting director of the production team traveling to major art colleges across the country to recruit actors.

Ni Ni and she were the ones selected in the preliminary round, but whether they can make it to the next round is unknown.

"Actually, there's another shortcut!"

My roommate's eyes suddenly lit up as he looked at Ni Ni.

"Shortcut? What shortcut? You don't mean..." Ni Ni said, then her expression suddenly changed slightly, and she looked at the other person with a hint of disdain.

"Oh dear, what are you thinking?"

Seeing the look in Ni Ni's eyes, her roommate knew she was thinking the wrong thing: "It's just a preliminary round, and you think you can get me to offer myself up? You're underestimating me."

If the final casting requires her to sacrifice herself, she wouldn't mind, since entering this industry means accepting many things.

Resources don't just fall into your lap for no reason.

However, it was just a preliminary selection, and she wouldn't let her sacrifice be so cheap.

"So what do you mean?"

Upon hearing this, Ni Ni looked at her roommate with some curiosity.

"Idiot, of course it's Director Lin's secretary!" My roommate looked at Ni Ni and said excitedly, "If we could become Director Lin's secretary, wouldn't that be much better than entering the entertainment industry?"

To put it bluntly, entering the entertainment industry is all about becoming famous, and becoming famous is all about making money, for fame, fortune, and status.

Let's take a look at Lin Bufan's first secretary, Bai Bing, who is a legendary figure in the world of secretaries.

From being a junior secretary to Lin Bufan to becoming the vice president and risk control director of Zhewei Capital, he is now a highly influential figure in the investment world.

Even the top female stars in the industry can only be subservient and humble in front of him.

Achieving this is far more promising than entering the entertainment industry.