Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 215 The Champion of Holding His Urine
Although the kitchen area inside the RV is not large, it is fully functional.

The light pink integrated cabinet, with its uniquely shaped handles, gives it an extremely refined feel.

The mini-fridge is built into the cabinet to keep food fresh at all times, and the compact induction cooker paired with a mini sink with a folding faucet can easily meet simple cooking needs.

At the rear of the vehicle, a pink bed measuring 1.3 meters wide and 2 meters long is quite eye-catching. The soft mattress paired with warm pink bedding makes you feel like you're in a dreamy princess world.

Above the bed, there is a row of small hanging cabinets, which are enough to store everyday clothes and are very convenient to access.

An Xiaoqian leaped onto the bed and rolled around happily: "This bed is so soft and comfortable! Xiao Bei, you should try it too!"

Faced with her invitation, Hu Xiaobei's face was full of eager...but also a hint of refusal: "If you like it, I won't try it..."

Perhaps fearing he might not be able to control himself, he quickly changed the subject: "That's the restroom over there, so you won't need to hold your pee when you're filming on location anymore."

An Xiaoqian's eyes lit up, and she forgot all about rolling around on the bed and got up to look towards the door.

The bathroom is fully equipped with a washbasin, a touch-sensitive vanity mirror with lights, a toilet, and a shower.

The walls and floors are made of high-quality waterproof materials, which are not only practical but also easy to clean, ensuring safety and convenience in use.

"Great! I don't have to be the champion at holding my pee anymore!"

This RV was specially customized by Hu Xiaobei for An Xiaoqian several months in advance.

To this end, they even rented a company office space and hired six employees, including a driver and an assistant.

Fortunately, with these few employees, we were able to keep busy this month.

The deposit for this custom RV was one million, and it cost a little over two million RMB to finally get it.

Qianbeifeng Entertainment Company's account initially had a balance of 100 million yuan for ordering cars, and later received 1000 million yuan in royalties.

After deducting the 500 million yuan from the anti-rumor special fund and the remaining 100 million yuan from the RV payment, the company's account only has 400 million yuan available for use.

In addition, there was a principal of 268 million yuan from the earlier filming of "The Glory of China", of which 18 yuan was allocated to the company for daily use, and the remaining 250 million yuan was used as a reserve fund for filming.

The actual expenditure for "Dialogue with Masters of the Past and Present" is estimated at 300-350 million yuan, not including the costs of Hu Xiaobei, An Xiaoqian, and Liu Xiaoli.

Assuming the actual expenditure of this drama is 350 million, with a reserve fund of 250 million, the total investment amount reaches 600 million.

Of course, reality is reality and the books are books, but the money still needs to be deposited into the account.

As a result, Qianbeifeng Company's account balance was reduced to less than 70 RMB.

It's enough to cover company rent, employee expenses, and emergencies, but it can't be any less. (PS: Available funds, excluding tax deductions.)
Fortunately, Hu Xiaobei still had a balance of over 50 yuan in his personal account. Although he wasn't worried about running out of money, he was still a little panicked.

The next royalty payment won't be until October, and it should be no less than ten million.

In addition, there's the filming of "The Legend of the Grandmasters," and with post-production included, it's highly likely that we won't get paid until November or December.

Yes, this show is basically guaranteed to make money.

Moreover, its speed of payment collection far surpasses that of most TV dramas.

Hu Xiaobei, beaming with joy, returned to the Fangfei Garden Hall and sat down at the family table, chatting and eating with An Xiaoqian's family.

In the Chinese entertainment industry in 2005, such a high-profile coming-of-age ceremony was unprecedented.

That evening, details of the coming-of-age ceremony were reported online, and the following day, major print media outlets also reported on the news.

When reporting on the organizers of the coming-of-age ceremony, Qianbeifeng Entertainment made a strong splash.

According to reports from well-connected reporters, An Xiaoqian holds 40% of the shares in Qianbeifeng Entertainment, Liu Xiaoli holds 20%, and Hu Xiaobei holds 40%.

Qianbeifeng Entertainment is the company that produced An Xiaoqian's self-titled album.

According to professionals, the initial release of 20 copies of this album alone would have cost 200 million yuan, not including other investments in album production.

According to industry insiders, the total investment in this album is estimated to be around 600-800 million yuan.

In other words, this coming-of-age ceremony and album launch already cost approximately 800-1000 million RMB.

Given the album's price and current market conditions, how many albums would it take to break even? Even if the album sells over a million copies, it probably still wouldn't break even.

Goodness, this calculation basically confirms the rumors of losing money to gain publicity.

Does this person own a mine?

Considering the previous offensive from the powerful legal team, any company or celebrity with a modicum of sense knows that Qianbeifeng Entertainment is not to be trifled with.

Or perhaps, the hidden forces behind Qianbeifeng Entertainment... are not to be trifled with.

This kind of hidden force, with its immense resources and penchant for harming others, is something that very few private entertainment companies can afford to offend.

In the Chinese entertainment industry in 2005, most private entertainment companies were in the tens of millions or less in size, and had not yet reached the hundreds of millions.

Even the thriving floristry company at this time only managed to barely enter the 100 million yuan club through financing.

At the end of 2004, TOM Group and China Renaissance invested US$1000 million in the floral company, acquiring a 30% stake.

At the end of 2005, the floral company underwent another round of financing, but no public information was available regarding the amount raised.

This shows that the current floristry company has already burned through most of its $1000 million funding.

Part of that money was used to acquire Tianyin Media and bring Big Beard under his wing.

After The Condor Heroes finished filming, the florist immediately recruited Big Beard.

This is similar to how Huang Xiaoming immediately signed a contract with a florist after his contract expired.

The two situations are almost identical, indicating that a consensus has already been reached.

In 2006, Jack Ma acquired a 15% stake in Tom for $1200 million.

In 2007, Jiangnan Chun, Yu Feng, Lu Weiding and others invested US$2000 million in the floral company, acquiring 24.9% of its shares.

This includes shares purchased by some directors and celebrities.

At this point, the floristry company had very few shares left to use.

However, the funds are burned up very quickly, which is a major reason why floral companies are eager to go public and make money.

Moreover, the floristry company is currently facing numerous problems, including the departure of Wang Jinhua.

Where would they find the strength and courage to confront a large company like Qianbeifeng Entertainment, which is notorious for not being interested in making money and for using its capital to hurt others?

It's important to know that during this period, singers would typically hold album signing events to expand their influence and sell more albums, sometimes even traveling to multiple cities for signing sessions.

Hu Xiaobei himself never holds book signings, so naturally he didn't want An Xiaoqian to suffer like that.

Anyway, the plans for the "Biographies of Grandmasters" have been finalized, the actors have been selected, and the preparatory work has been completed long ago, so there's no need to stay in the capital any longer.

Simply out of sight.

Hu Xiaobei, An Xiaoqian, and Liu Xiaoli are planning to take a flight to Bali for a vacation.

Considering the time constraints, the three of them first flew from Beijing to the province of soup making at noon, where they could rest for a while during their layover at the airport.

We set off again at 6:30 pm, and arrived in Bali at around 11:30 pm.

Fortunately, hotel staff will pick you up from the airport and help with the necessary procedures, so there's no need to worry about anything else.

Compared to his anxiety when he flew to Jiuhuang last time, Hu Xiaobei was full of confidence this time and was not worried about anything going wrong.

With his current strength, even if the plane crashes, he can easily ensure the safety of himself, as well as An Xiaoqian and her daughter.

Of course, there are some prerequisites.

Unless it's hit by a missile, explodes instantly, or experiences an incident like the MH370 incident, other problems are generally not a big deal.

Even if someone hijacks the plane, Hu Xiaobei is confident that he can resolve the trouble discreetly without revealing his own abilities.

(End of this chapter)