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

"Now, are you satisfied?"

Inside the Huayi Brothers office, Wang Zhonglei looked at Feng Dapao sitting on the opposite sofa with a somewhat unpleasant expression.

"Mr. Wang, I don't understand what you mean."

Feng Dapao immediately looked at Wang Zhonglei with a serious expression.

"If it weren't for you..."

"That's enough!"

Before Wang Zhonglei could finish speaking, Wang Zhongjun sternly stopped him.

"Big brother, I..."

"I told you to shut up."

Under Wang Zhongjun's stern gaze, Wang Zhonglei muttered something under his breath and reluctantly shut his mouth.

"How's the post-production for Xiaogang's 'The Banquet' going?"

Wang Zhongjun looked at Feng Xiaogang with a smile.

Huayi Brothers has already offended Lin Bufan, and they can't afford to lose Feng Dapao as well.

"The Banquet" is a major project for Huayi Brothers, with an investment of tens of millions of yuan. It is the comeback masterpiece that Huayi Brothers has been longing for.

"It's currently in production and is expected to be completed by the end of next month."

Feng Xiaogang did not dwell on the previous topic.

"Mr. Wang, when is the film 'The Banquet' scheduled for release?" Feng Xiaogang asked Wang Zhongjun expectantly.

Currently, Feng Xiaogang has fallen out of the top three among domestic directors, and he urgently needs this film to vindicate himself.

Lin Bufan is one thing, but he just won the Best Director award in Hollywood this year, and his film "Love is Not Blind" topped the domestic box office.

Zhang Yimou ushered in the era of domestic blockbusters with "Hero," something he knows he can't match.

But why does Chen Kaige have the right to be superior to him?

Yes, he did win the Palme d'Or in Cannes, but that was so many years ago.

However, since "Farewell My Concubine," Chen Kaige seems to have run out of creative ideas and has not made any particularly classic films. In particular, last year's "The Promise" caused a sensation online with the story of "A Bloodbath Caused by a Steamed Bun," which ruined Chen Kaige's reputation online.

Just then, Hollywood announced that Chen Kaige would direct the big-budget film "Night at the Museum," which cost over 100 million US dollars. After that, Chen Kaige's reputation instantly turned around.

Feng Xiaogang was unconvinced. He felt that he lacked opportunities, which was why he was overshadowed by others. He believed that if someone were willing to invest in him, he would be no worse than anyone else.

It's common knowledge in the industry that Chen Kaige was able to land a Hollywood film mainly because of Lin Bufan.

For this reason, Feng Xiaogang once complained about this matter in front of the two CEOs, roughly saying that Lin Bufan was also a shareholder of Huayi Brothers, and with such good resources, why not give them to his own people first, but instead give them to outsiders? This was a drunken complaint.

He had also witnessed the conflict between Kyoto Entertainment and Huayi Brothers in the past few days.

He wasn't stupid enough to agree to Wang Zhonglei's attempt to shift the blame onto him.

"Go back and finish the post-production of 'The Banquet' first. As for the release date, I'll arrange a better release date."

After watching Feng Xiaogang leave, Wang Zhongjun looked at Wang Zhonglei with a serious expression: "What's wrong with you?"

"Brother, I just wanted to mend my relationship with Lin Bufan..."

Wang Zhonglei also felt somewhat aggrieved.

Just as Feng Xiaogang guessed, Wang Zhonglei was trying to shift the blame to Feng Xiaogang and take this opportunity to see if he could ease his relationship with Lin Bufan.

In fact, the whole process was very simple.

Because of Feng Xiaogang's drunken rant, the Wang brothers, Zhongjun and Zhonglei, wanted to give Lin Bufan a warning. After all, he was the third largest shareholder of Huayi Brothers, and if there were any good resources, they would definitely be shared internally.

The two brothers mainly thought that Lin Bufan was young and that he was easy to bully and manipulate.

Furthermore, with Director Liu from the broadcasting department as an "excuse," he would definitely give in.

They weren't unaware of the rumors between Lin Bufan and Chen Zihan, but in the eyes of the two brothers, it was just a woman; even if they couldn't get her to cooperate, it shouldn't have escalated to this point.

But who could have imagined that Lin Bufan's attitude would be so intense?

After the falling out, they went to extremes, giving their brothers no chance to reconcile.

"I understand, but now is not the time."

Wang Zhongjun shook his head, his expression somewhat serious.

Huayi Brothers' reputation in the industry is getting worse and worse, and its prestige is declining. It urgently needs a movie to rebuild its brand.

"The Banquet" cannot afford to fail, and as he just said, Huayi Brothers is now facing off against Lin Bufan, so they can't afford to lose Feng Xiaogang.

Feng Xiaogang is Huayi Brothers' biggest asset to the outside world.

As for the conflict with Lin Bufan, it's not a good time to ease it now. Let's wait and see if there's an opportunity in the future.

"Big brother, should we...?"

Suddenly, a fierce glint flashed in Wang Zhonglei's eyes. He raised his finger and pointed upwards.

"No!"

Before Wang Zhonglei could finish speaking, Wang Zhongjun sternly refused: "The struggle between Huayi Brothers and Kyoto Entertainment can only be confined to the industry, understand?"

He has received a stern warning from his backer that he is absolutely not allowed to use any other connections.

Lin Bufan is unlike other directors; he is an Oscar-winning director and a renowned director both domestically and internationally. The official authorities will absolutely not intervene in his conflict with Huayi Brothers.

The Wang brothers have powerful backers, but they also have rivals. If they cause trouble and their secrets are exposed, the losses will be even greater.

Sometimes, the struggles above may seem calm and collected compared to their own, but they are a thousand times more dangerous.

……

"Boss, Miss Chen Hong just called and invited you to a family dinner at the Mei residence tonight."

Lin Bufan had just returned to the company when Bai Bing knocked on the door and came in to report.

"Okay, I understand."

Lin Bufan nodded slightly, thought for a moment, and then instructed Bai Bing, "You'll come with me tonight."

"Yes, boss!"

Bai Bing pursed her lips, and suddenly remembered what happened at the Mei family banquet last time.

Sometimes, she wondered if her boss had some other ulterior motive besides compensating Chen Kaige by recommending him to direct "Night at the Museum" in Hollywood.

For example, to make it convenient for him and Chen Hong...

After all, it's highly unlikely that Chen Kaige would take Chen Hong with him when he goes to Hollywood to film a movie.

"By the way, boss!"

Just as Bai Bing was about to turn and leave, she suddenly remembered something: "This afternoon, a director named Ning Hao wanted to see you. You weren't at the company at the time, so he left a phone number and left."

"Ning Hao!"

Lin Bufan's eyes lit up as he looked at Bai Bing: "Where's the phone number?"

Ning Hao is practically unknown in the industry now, so it's normal that Bai Bing doesn't recognize him.

However, Ning Hao will become famous overnight after "Crazy Stone".

Lin Bufan recalled that "Crazy Stone" was released this year. Could it be that the other party came to him to ask for investment?