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

Watching Lin Bufan, who was sitting in the main seat, speak eloquently, Fan Bingbing rested her chin on her hand and looked at him with a hint of admiration in her eyes.

Fan Bingbing's skills are truly high. Lin Bufan knew perfectly well that Fan Bingbing's expression was an act, deliberately put on for his benefit.

However, Lin Bufan couldn't deny that the way the beautiful woman looked at him was really comforting, and it instantly boosted her emotional value.

What Lin Bufan didn't know was that Fan Bingbing was also in an awkward situation.

On the surface, she is one of the "Four Dan and Two Bing" actresses, but in reality, her position in the industry is quite awkward, neither high nor low. Good resources won't reach her, and she doesn't want to accept bad resources either.

Last year, when Wang Jinghua led a group of people to leave Huayi Brothers, they contacted her, but she refused and chose to stay at Huayi Brothers.

However, she didn't expect that Li Bingbing didn't leave either, and just last month of this year, Zhou Xun also signed with Huayi Brothers. She even heard that Huayi Brothers was preparing to sign Lin Xinru.

This makes Fan Bingbing's position at Huayi Brothers even more awkward.

Among the "Four Dan and Two Bing" actresses, Zhou Xun, who has the best acting skills and the most talent, will definitely not be the first choice for good resources at Huayi Brothers.

Li Bingbing has her younger sister Li Xue behind her, and the two sisters hold even more stable positions within Huayi Brothers than she does.

If Huayi Brothers successfully signs Lin Xinru in the future, it will have a significant impact on her image, given that she once played a maid for them.

Fan Bingbing wanted to break the deadlock, but didn't know how.

Later, Fan Bingbing met Mu Xiaoguang, which led her to terminate her contract with Huayi Brothers and embark on the path of becoming a controversial but popular celebrity.

Now, when Fan Bingbing learns that Lin Bufan's new film has started shooting, she knows that this is an opportunity for her.

Even if she's not the female lead, so what?

If it wasn't this time, who says it won't be next time?

The important thing is not the movie, but Lin Bufan himself. He is not only a big director in the industry, but also the boss of Kyoto Entertainment, and even the third largest shareholder of Huayi Brothers.

If she could win over Lin Bufan, Fan Bingbing wouldn't have to worry about resources in the Chinese entertainment industry anymore.

Therefore, she took the initiative to approach Lin Bufan and offer to play the role of Consort Wan, doing him a favor.

She hasn't made a complete decision yet about whether to align herself with Lin Bufan, but of course, she won't stop using some underhanded tactics in the process.

The intelligent Fan Bingbing understands very well that while beauty is a prerequisite for a man, what is even more important is providing him with emotional value.

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There were two martial arts choreographers for "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate": Yuen Bun and Sun Kin-kwai, both of whom were highly experienced.

After careful selection, Lin Bufan chose the Tianmo Film and Television Base in Huailai, Hebei Province, as the filming location. Most of the filming will take place there.

After Lin Bufan made some revisions to the script, he added some palace scenes, which could only be filmed in Hengdian.

On February 23, the crew of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" held a launch ceremony at Hengdian World Studios.

This time is different from the last time.

When Lin Bufan was making "Love is Not Blind," he was just an unknown director, and even if he held a launch ceremony, there might not be any reporters present.

Therefore, Lin Bufan skipped this process.

But it is different now.

Lin Bufan's "Love is Not Blind" is currently the top-grossing film in mainland China, making him an instant star. In the realm of commercial films, "Manchester by the Sea" has also won four Golden Globe Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Original Screenplay.

That's why, when the outside world learned that Lin Bufan's new film "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" was holding its opening ceremony, all the entertainment media arrived at the scene.

The host of the opening ceremony for "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" was Xie Nan, one of the three treasures of Enlight Media.

The audience was already filled with hundreds of reporters from dozens of media outlets, including Sina.com, NetEase, Sohu, Tencent, and Dragon TV.

"Let's welcome the crew of 'Flying Swords of Dragon Gate'."

After Xie Nan briefly livened up the atmosphere on stage, she got straight to the point.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Bufan led Zhao Wenzhuo, Dong Xuan, Zhu Yawen, Wang Zhi, Shu Chang, An Yixuan, Fan Bingbing, and Xie Miao onto the stage.

As far as Fan Bingbing's role is concerned, it doesn't matter whether she comes to this press conference or not.

But as I said before, she's already done so much, so making one more trip isn't a big deal.

"Hello everyone!"

After Lin Bufan led everyone onto the stage, each person introduced the role they were playing.

"Hello Director Lin, I'm a reporter from Southern Metropolis Daily..."

During the Q&A session, Xie Nan called on a reporter, who stood up and looked at Lin Bufan: "First of all, congratulations to Director Lin on 'Love is Not Blind' becoming the highest-grossing film in mainland China."

Since "Love is Not Blind" topped the box office charts in mainland China, all media reporters have been frantically searching for Lin Bufan, wanting to interview him.

However, Lin Bufan seemed to have disappeared, and Kyoto Entertainment declined all interviews with outsiders.

This time I finally met Lin Bufan in person.

"Thanks……"

"I heard that 'Love is Not Blind' did poorly at the box office in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. What are your thoughts on this, Director Lin?"

Before Lin Bufan could finish saying "thank you," a reporter from Southern Metropolis Daily spoke up again.

Since reaching a verbal agreement with Emperor Entertainment Group, Emperor Entertainment Group has begun arranging for the release of "Love is Not Blind" in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia.

As of today, "Love is Not Blind" has been showing in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia for three days. It has grossed HK$1320 million in Hong Kong, HK$890 million in Taiwan and HK$1140 million in Southeast Asia, for a total of HK$3350 million.

This number has exceeded Lin Bufan's expectations.

Emperor Entertainment expects "Love is Not Blind" to gross over 100 million HKD in total from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia by the time it leaves theaters.

After deducting theater and distribution costs, Lin Bufan's Kyoto Entertainment is expected to still earn around 2500 million yuan.

"First of all, 'Love is Not Blind' grossed over 3,000 yuan in just three days, so I don't think it's a box office flop. Secondly, I want to tell everyone that this is the press conference for the start of filming of 'Flying Swords of Dragon Gate,' and I will not answer any questions that are unrelated to this film." Lin Bufan looked at the reporter from Southern Metropolis Daily with a serious expression.

"Director Lin..."

The reporter from Southern Metropolis Daily wanted to ask more questions, but Xie Nan quickly pointed to a reporter next to him: "Next."

"Ms. Dong Xuan, hello, I'm a reporter from Sohu Entertainment. There are rumors that you and Director Lin are in a romantic relationship. Is that true?" This time, the Sohu Entertainment reporter targeted Dong Xuan.

Originally, the story of Lin Bufan and Dong Xuan was only circulating within the Beijing Film Academy.

However, after the female lead of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" was announced, the news was dug up by reporters.