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

An hour later, Lin Bufan came out of the bathroom, feeling refreshed.

"This body enhancement fluid is really good!"

After using two bottles of body enhancement liquid, Lin Bufan's physical fitness increased by more than two times.

After wiping them clean, Lin Bufan took the two scripts back to his room and placed them on his desk.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Bufan put away the script for "Lust, Caution" and kept the script for "Manchester by the Sea," which he then read carefully.

The script given by the system is not just a script; it also comes with storyboards and even the soundtrack of the movie.

As long as you have the script and the director isn't too bad, making the movie shouldn't be a problem at all.

Moreover, Lin Bufan's directing skills at this time are at a master level; if not the best in the world, they are close.

Three hours later, Lin Bufan closed the script and made a decision in his heart.

Manchester by the Sea is an award-winning film, which is very suitable for Lin Bufan now.

Given his current situation, even if he were to shoot a commercial film, it would be difficult to get it released. After all, in this industry, ability is the foundation, but the most important thing is connections and relationships.

He is currently a directing student in the class of 02 at Beijing Film Academy, and his only connection is his mentor, Tian Zhuangzhuang.

If Lin Bufan wants to quickly make a breakthrough, the best way is to make himself famous overseas.

"The budget for this film, *Manchester by the Sea*, was $500 million..."

His account currently only has 1100 million, which he received from checking in today. At the current exchange rate of 8.3, that's only 130 million US dollars.

"Thank goodness, we have this!"

Lin Bufan took out the property ownership certificate for the courtyard house.

It's 05 now, and the price of courtyard houses in Beijing isn't too high yet. But this courtyard house I got through the system check-in has an area of ​​over 1500 square meters. At the current price, mortgaging it to a bank should be no problem getting a loan of tens of millions.

……

The next day, early in the morning, Lin Bufan drove his old Santana to the airport to pick up Wan Qian.

"Extraordinary..."

Upon seeing Lin Bufan, Wan Qian smiled, her eyes crinkling into crescent shapes.

"Have you missed me?"

Wan Qian threw herself into Lin Bufan's arms and looked up at him with her little face.

"Of course I want to!"

Lin Bufan looked down at Wan Qian in his arms and kissed her lips.

"We'll talk about it when we get back!"

With that, Lin Bufan led Wan Qian into the car and headed straight for the hotel.

Lin Bufan had already booked the hotel before Wan Qian arrived.

"Wait a minute, I'll go wash up first!"

Upon entering the hotel room, Wan Qian rolled her eyes at Lin Bufan, who seemed rather impatient, and turned to walk towards the bathroom.

"Together, together..."

During Wan Qian's protest, Lin Bufan carried her into the bathroom.

Lin Bufan had been eating vegetarian food all this time and had been waiting impatiently for a long time.

……

"You jerk, are you on your meds?"

A few hours later, Wan Qian gently punched Lin Bufan, lay there recovering her strength, and gave him a charming glare.

In Wan Qian's memory, Lin Bufan's fighting ability was only half an hour, but in the battle just now, the two sides fought for three hours.

"This is my second puberty."

Lin Bufan looked down at Wan Qian with a mocking expression.

"I never imagined that someone in their twenties could experience a second growth spurt..."

Wan Qian glanced down and had to admit the truth.

"How many days will you be staying in Beijing this time?"

Lin Bufan lay down and pulled Wan Qian into his arms, gently placing his left hand on her smooth back.

"I'm going back tomorrow."

Wan Qian frowned slightly, raised her head, and angrily punched Lin Bufan: "It's all your fault!"

"What's it to my fault?"

Lin Bufan was clearly taken aback.

What do you think?

Wan Qian snorted, "I don't dare to move now, it burns even with the slightest movement, don't you think it's your fault!"

"hey-hey!"

Lin Bufan smiled, his smile brimming with confidence.

"Leaving tomorrow? So soon?"

After laughing, Lin Bufan looked at Wan Qian with a puzzled expression.

"yes……"

Wan Qian nodded somewhat helplessly.

There was no other way; the drama troupe was rehearsing for their play, and this was the time she had squeezed out.

Lin Bufan was silent for a moment, then looked down at Wan Qian: "I'm going to America in a few days."

"Go to America? For what?"

Wan Qian looked up, somewhat puzzled.

"You'll find out in a while."

Lin Bufan shook his head slightly.

"How long will it take?"

Seeing that Lin Bufan didn't say anything, Wan Qian didn't press him further.

"It is expected to take about 2-3 months."

Lin Bufan estimated that if things went quickly, two months should be enough, and if things went slowly, three months would be enough.

Perhaps knowing that Lin Bufan was about to depart for America and that the two of them wouldn't see each other for the next two or three months, neither of them left their hotel room for an entire day, and even their meals were delivered by the hotel.

The next day, Wan Qian, though somewhat weak, had a rosy and radiant complexion and leaned on Lin Bufan as they walked out of the room.

Looking at the energetic Lin Bufan beside her, Wan Qian felt like she had seen a ghost. Was he a robot? He wasn't tired at all?

Wan Qian made a decision: this would be a one-time thing, and she would never be this crazy again.

After seeing Wan Qian off at the airport, Lin Bufan drove to the vicinity of Shichahai, where the three-courtyard house he received as a system sign-in reward was located.

Taking out his key, Lin Bufan unlocked the large lock on the door and pushed it open, walking inside.

"The yard isn't small, but it's rather dilapidated!"

Lin Bufan walked into the courtyard, which was about 100 square meters in size. He then entered the second courtyard through the hanging flower gate.

The second courtyard is the main courtyard of the siheyuan (traditional courtyard house). The main house is in the middle, with the east and west wing rooms on the left and right sides. There are two side rooms on each side of the main house. Passing through the passage next to the side rooms, you will reach the third courtyard, which consists of a row of rear buildings.

"Hey, there's another door here!"

Lin Bufan walked into the three-courtyard house and discovered a moon gate behind the rear building. Curious, he went over to it.

To Lin Bufan's surprise, there was a small garden behind the back building, covering an area of ​​about 300 square meters, but it was somewhat dilapidated.

"This courtyard house needs to be renovated before we can move in."

Lin Bufan did a quick estimate and found that renovating this courtyard house would cost at least 500 million yuan, and possibly even tens of millions.

For Lin Bufan now, every penny is useful.

"We'll talk about it when we have more money!"

After closing the door and leaving the courtyard, Lin Bufan went straight to the bank.

According to the bank's assessment, this courtyard house is valued at 5500 million yuan, and the mortgage can only obtain a loan of 7%, which is 3850 million yuan, or 460 million US dollars.

"That's enough!"

Lin Bufan calculated that, including the cash from the sign-in bonuses, the total came to nearly 600 million US dollars, enough to make the movie.