Why didn't you tell me earlier that my little sister is still waiting for me?

Just when Lin Bufan was about to discuss with Qu Xiaoxiao whether Nana's surname was Zhang or Wang, bah, they should be discussing the script, there was a knock on Qu Xiaoxiao's office door!

The person who came was Li Chao!

He pushed open the door and saw Lin Bufan there. His eyes lit up immediately: "Oh, is this Brother Bufan? What a rare visitor!"

Lin Bufan walked over to him with a smile, and the two of them high-fived and bumped shoulders. Their movements were so skillful as if they had rehearsed them countless times: "Brother Chao! You are getting fatter and fatter, can you still play basketball?" As he said that, Lin Bufan patted Li Chao's slightly bulging beer belly!

Li Chao pushed Lin Bufan away in anger, feeling hurt. "Damn! Do you think everyone is like you, a pervert? You've been graduating for so many years and you're still acting like a college student!" Seeing that Lin Bufan seemed to be getting more and more handsome, Li Chao said sourly, "Did you secretly take preservatives?"

The two of them laughed and joked for a while before Lin Bufan remembered the important matter: "By the way, Brother Chao, what brings you here?"

Li Chao then remembered the purpose of his visit, and looked at Qu Xiaoxiao with an embarrassed expression: "Mr. Qu, I'm really busy lately. I'm afraid I don't have time to take on the project of "Battle of the Forbidden City". Do you think you should find someone else?"

Before Qu Xiaoxiao could say anything, Lin Bufan jumped up first: "Wait, Brother Chao, are you saying that Qu Xiaoxiao asked you to be the director of "Battle of the Forbidden City"? "

Li Chao didn't detect the shock in Lin Bufan's words and nodded as if it was a matter of course: "Yes, Mr. Qu just told me that yesterday. What's the matter? Is there a problem?"

Lin Bufan suddenly turned his head to look at Qu Xiaoxiao, who was peeling grapes as if nothing had happened. She blinked innocently and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Lin Bufan slammed his fist on the table, sending Qu Xiaoxiao's freshly peeled grapes tumbling to the floor. "Even though Xiaofan Entertainment is a new entertainment company, we can't afford to hire a makeshift crew like this, right? 'Battle of the Forbidden City' is a billion-dollar production. How can we entrust it to someone like that?"

Qu Xiaoxiao calmly picked up another grape and said, "The company has just been established, so there aren't many directors. According to your previous investment advice, all the other directors have gone to film, and now only Director Li is idle."

Li Chao gradually reacted at this time, and pointed at Lin Bufan with wide eyes: "Wait! This lousy script of the final battle on the top of the Forbidden City, could it be that you were the one who came up with it?"

Lin Bufan and Li Chao stared at each other, and there seemed to be crackling electricity in the air.

"What a lousy script?" Lin Bufan snatched the script from Li Chao's hand. "This is a billion-dollar production! Do you understand what commercial value is?"

Li Chao scoffed, pointing to the "Five Tiger Generals Combined" setting in the script: "That's it? Forget ten billion, even with a 10 billion investment it's still a crap movie! I'd be surprised if the audience didn't curse after watching it!"

"You know shit!" Lin Bufan slammed the script on the table in anger. "While I was filming a short film at school and winning an award, you were still filming your campus scenery film!"

Li Chao's face flushed crimson instantly. "You know nothing! That's called artistic pursuit! It's better than your 'Top Ten Campus Beauties Falling in Love with Me' show that won first place based on your looks!"

"Bullshit!" Lin Bufan slammed the table and stood up. "That's what I call the talented idol route! You can't even draw a storyboard, so you definitely can't understand the excitement here!"

"Haha..." Li Chao sneered, then turned to Qu Xiaoxiao: "Mr. Qu, if this kind of film is made, my career will be ruined!"

"Ruin it!" Lin Bufan said disdainfully, his hands on his hips. "With your skills, you'd be lucky to be able to make a billion-dollar production, right? Besides, who said they wanted to use you? With your skills, I'd rather let you direct than do it myself."

Li Chao sneered, crossed his arms, and glanced at Lin Bufan. "Then I really have to thank you! For a crappy movie like this, the bigger the investment, the more losses there are, and the more losses there are, the more the director gets criticized. After filming this movie, how am I going to survive in the industry in the future?"

Seeing that Lin Bufan and Lu Chao were getting angry at each other, Qu Xiaoxiao quickly stood up to smooth things over: "Hey, both of you calm down~"

She turned to Li Chao first, blinking her big eyes and saying, "Director Li, Nana personally participated in writing this script. She told me yesterday that she's really looking forward to seeing your work as a director!" Then, Qu Xiaoxiao took out her phone and showed it to Li Chao: "Look, she just sent me a message asking if you've accepted this project."

Li Chao's expression visibly relaxed, but he remained stubborn. "You can't joke about my career... If I win the Golden Broom Award, will I still be able to survive?"

Seeing that Li Chao's attitude had softened somewhat, Qu Xiaoxiao took a step closer and lowered her voice, "The director's fee for this play is five times the market price! Don't you and Sister Nana want to have a child? You know, raising a child is very expensive these days. Can you bear to let your child lose at the starting line right from the moment he's born?"

Li Chao's Adam's apple twitched noticeably, but he was still struggling desperately: "Well... actually... this isn't a question of pay..."

Qu Xiaoxiao naturally saw that Li Chao was a little embarrassed, so she agreed on his behalf: "Okay, it's settled! Director Li, this play is now in your hands!"

After dealing with Li Chao, Qu Xiaoxiao turned to Lin Bufan. She put her arm around Lin Bufan, blinked her big eyes and said coquettishly, "Handsome Bufan, don't be angry! Director Li may not be very good, but you two are old classmates, so you will definitely work together well!"

Then, Qu Xiaoxiao stood on tiptoe and leaned close to Lin Bufan's ear, whispering, "Besides, with a genius like you in charge, even if the director is a fool, he can still make a good movie~"

Lin Bufan was a little flattered by Qu Xiaoxiao's flattery, but he still said harshly: "Him? Maybe he is not even as good as a pig..."

"Oh~" Qu Xiaoxiao shook Lin Bufan's arm: "You can make a good movie with a pig. Doesn't this further demonstrate your strength, handsome Bufan?

Don't worry, if Li Chao dares to disobey you, I will dock his salary!" He made a fierce gesture of wiping his neck towards Li Chao.

Li Chao rolled his eyes as he listened: "Hey, hey, I'm still here!"

Qu Xiaoxiao's expression changed as she turned around, glaring at Li Chao fiercely: "Shut up! Can't you see I'm trying to coax our eldest young master?"

Lin Bufan couldn't help but twitch his lips when he heard this!

Qu Xiaoxiao turned around and almost hung on Lin Bufan: "Handsome Bufan is the best~ just agree!

Just think about it, if we change the director now, it would take months just to find the right person. We would then have to re-coordinate the location and actor schedules, and filming might not start until next year!

I've even decided what dress to wear to the premiere. Can you bear to make me wait another year?"

Lin Bufan's ears were itchy from Qu Xiaoxiao's hot breath, and he subconsciously dodged to the side: "Don't try this on me..."

"Oh my!" Qu Xiaoxiao suddenly raised her voice and cupped her hands together like Xishi holding her heart: "I read the script every night before going to bed. Even my dreams are of the battle scene in the Forbidden City! If I wait any longer, I'll get lovesick!

Look at how brilliant the ending Sister Nana wrote is! The whisk! Wei Zhongxian's whisk! This is clearly foreshadowing the sequel!" Qu Xiaoxiao exclaimed, dancing with joy. "I've even thought of the name for the sequel—'The Final Battle of the Forbidden City 2: The Mystery of the Whisk'!"

Li Chao couldn't bear it any longer and complained, "Mr. Qu, could the name of your sequel be any more earthy?"

"What do you care!" Qu Xiaoxiao turned her head and glared at Li Chao, then immediately put on a sweet smile and hung on Lin Bufan's arm: "Handsome Bufan, you see, all the departments are already in place, and the costumes and props are also working overtime. If we suddenly stop, it will be a waste of money~"

Then, Qu Xiaoxiao looked around, as if afraid that others would hear her: "Also... I have already told Sister Nana to add a lot of intimate scenes for you later~ Not only with Qin Yumo, but also with Lin Wanyu, Tang Youyou, and Hu Yifei~"

Lin Bufan's eyes lit up, but he immediately frowned again: "Ahem, am I that kind of person? But since you beg me so sincerely..."

Before Lin Bufan could finish, Qu Xiaoxiao immediately raised her hands and cheered: "Yeah! I knew that handsome Bufan was the most generous!" Qu Xiaoxiao turned around and gave Li Chao a victory sign: "Done!"

Li Chaosheng covered his face with his hands in despair: "My career..."

Qu Xiaoxiao skipped over to the desk and picked up the phone. "Hello, Finance Department? I'll transfer a 500,000 yuan deposit to Director Li's account!" After hanging up, Qu Xiaoxiao winked at Li Chao. "No excuse now, right?"

Lin Bufan touched his chin and suddenly thought of something: "Wait, since we want to shoot, you have to do it according to my requirements." Lin Bufan put his arm around Qu Xiaoxiao's shoulders: "First, change my role back to the city lord!"

Qu Xiaoxiao stuck out her tongue. "Well... Sister Nana said the City Lord's Wife setting is particularly cute and contrasting..."

"Cute as hell!" Lin Bufan pinched Qu Xiaoxiao's cheeks and pulled them apart: "Do you believe I can give you the role of a fool?"

"It hurts, it hurts!" Qu Xiaoxiao slapped Lin Bufan's hand away and rubbed her face aggrievedly: "Just change it, why are you so fierce..."

After coming out of Qu Xiaoxiao's office, Lin Bufan and Li Chao changed their previous attitude of dislike for each other and became good brothers again!

"Brother Chao, if we join forces, we'll be absolutely invincible!" Lin Bufan patted Li Chao's shoulder, his eyes sparkling with excitement. "Think about it, you have the professionalism of a director, and I have a keen sense for commercial films. Add to that my funding and your talent, and I'm just asking, who else can compete?"

Li Chao chuckled and took over the conversation, "With your billion yuan investment, this "Battle of the Forbidden City" will definitely become a phenomenal production!" Li Chao counted on his fingers, "We'll hire a Hollywood team for the special effects, Ye Jintian for the costumes, and Hans Zimmer for the music..."

"It's too small, too small!" Lin Bufan waved his hand and said proudly: "What about Hollywood, what about Ye Jintian, what about Hans Zimmer? With me, I will definitely be a hundred times stronger than these people!"

Looking at Lin Bufan's confident look, Li Chao's mouth twitched involuntarily!

You really dare to brag!

Why don’t you go up to the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun?

Just when Li Chao was thinking about how to calm Lin Bufan down without hurting his self-esteem, Lin Bufan spoke again!

"Brother Chao, do you know why I dared to spend 1 billion to make this movie?"

Li Chao was thinking about something, so he subconsciously said what was in his mind: "Because you have too much money to burn!"

"Superficial!" Lin Bufan slapped Li Chao on the head, then said proudly, "Have you forgotten the mecha press conference I held earlier? Think about it, I can even create holographic projections, so how can the special effects of our "Decisive Battle at the Forbidden City" be any worse? What's the point of watching science fiction movies? Isn't it just to see the special effects? With our special effects as a foundation, how can this movie be bad?"

After Lin Bufan's reminder, Li Chao also thought of the previous mecha launch conference. Recalling the amazing mecha show, Li Chao's eyes suddenly lit up!

Damn, if this movie is well made, won’t my brother be shoulder to shoulder with the sun?

After realizing what was happening, Li Chao became even more attentive. "Brother Fan, I really didn't recognize you before! With your skills, why would you still want to hire a Hollywood special effects team? They'd have to be your apprentices!"

With these high-tech special effects, our "Battle of the Forbidden City" will be the biggest hit of the year at best, and it will even rewrite film history! When the audience sees it, they will be on their knees and shout "Amazing!"

Lin Bufan pushed Li Chao away and said disdainfully, "Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense and hurry up to prepare for the shoot. Polish the details of the script and don't let it fall apart later."

Li Chao patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, Brother Fan, I will definitely make it clear for you!" After that, he took the script and went to prepare in a hurry.

Lin Bufan straightened his clothes, strode out of Xiaofan Entertainment, and headed straight for Love Apartment.

Along the way, Lin Bufan couldn't help but smile, his mind full of the scene after the movie was released, "The female audience shouted, Brother Fan, I want to marry you"!

As soon as Lin Bufan opened the door of Love Apartment 3601, he was swept away by the lively atmosphere.

Lu Ziqiao was posing in front of the mirror with a selfie stick, and a glittering golden crown of "Best Actor" was photoshopped onto his phone screen;

Chen Meijia was curled up in the corner of the sofa, holding a bucket of potato chips, her cheeks puffed up like a hamster;

Zhanbo was typing code on his tablet, the blue light from the screen making his dark circles even more obvious;

Zeng Xiaoxian slumped in his rocking chair, his headphones emitting screams like a pig being slaughtered. He was probably watching another melodrama.

Lin Wanyu was practicing the playlist Lin Bufan gave her with headphones on, her head swaying back and forth, looking quite intoxicated;

Zhang Wei...

Lin Bufan looked around and found that except for Hu Yifei, Qin Yumo and Guan Gu, everyone else was there!

Lin Bufan cleared his throat and deliberately raised his voice: "Stop, everyone! I have some breaking news!"

After everyone looked over, Lin Bufan said, "The script for "The Battle of the Forbidden City" is done!" As soon as Lin Bufan finished speaking, the living room exploded.

"Is this true?!" Lu Ziqiao rushed forward and said, "I've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time! Junior Lin, look at my eyes, aren't they filled with the radiance of a movie emperor?" As he spoke, he blinked his eyes deliberately, pretending to be affectionate.

Chen Meijia came close to Lin Bufan, pulled his arm and shook it: "So is my role the most beautiful woman? If not, I may not participate in it!"

"Ahem..." Lin Bufan smiled and patted Chen Meijia's hand. "Don't worry, something this important needs to be announced after everyone is gathered! The most important thing now is to call Hu Yifei, Qin Yumo, Guan Gu, and the others over so we can hold a formal preparatory meeting!"