Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 242 Preparations Before Graduation
"Sissi's Dog" has few filming locations, a simple content, and no special effects needed.

The most difficult part is training and getting the dog to cooperate, but for Hu Xiaobei, these are also the easiest things.

Therefore, with more than two months of advance preparation and the old working team, the filming was completed in less than ten days.

The voice acting work was also quite simple. Since the main character was Ah Huang, a stray dog, the other actors had relatively few lines.

More often, it uses superb acting and filming techniques to present the plot effect.

Considering the upcoming Berlin Film Festival, Hu Xiaobei specially invited several of the main actors to do the dubbing together.

Although the Berlin Film Festival does not have a strict language requirement for films, they do not necessarily have to be in English or German. Even Chinese or dialects are acceptable for submission.

All that's needed is high-quality English subtitles to ensure that international audiences and judges can easily understand the plot.

However, Hu Xiaobei still decided to produce three versions of the dubbing: a Chinese version, an English version, and a German version.

After all, the actors had very few lines. Apart from An Xiaoqian, the other four actors had an average of no more than twenty lines.

All you need to do is read the English and German lines aloud in Chinese; you don't even need to memorize them.

To prepare for this, Hu Xiaobei even spent a few days learning German in advance to facilitate post-production.

The English is simple; the actors are all highly educated and can basically speak a few words of English.

German is a bit more complicated. Hu Xiaobei needs to communicate with them in advance and point out pronunciation and intonation issues to ensure that the foreign language is authentic.

In addition, Hu Xiaobei will handle all the post-production work himself, including editing and music composition.

Even though he is known for his speed, he still meticulously refined the design to accommodate the exhibition.

He didn't finish making his first film until mid-December.

After passing the official review, I paid the registration fee of 175 euros and submitted my application to the Berlin Film Festival's official platform.

In this way, I finally caught the last train to the 2006 Berlin Film Festival.

Next, I will accompany An Xiaoqian to work on her graduation project.

The reason I was accompanying him was because Hu Xiaobei was also preparing to graduate.

However, both he and An Xiaoqian chose to pursue graduate studies at the Beijing Film Academy.

Academic qualifications are of little use to them, but they can continuously enhance the school's reputation and deepen their bond.

Actually, it's just a formality.

After all, given their current situation, what would others think if they couldn't even pass the postgraduate entrance exam?
An Xiaoqian will graduate in six months. As a graduate of the Beijing Film Academy, her class teacher hopes that they can have their own graduation project.

Whether it's writing a stage play or acting, there are basically no restrictions on the subject matter or content.

In addition, the teacher also hoped that they could make a graduation yearbook and proposed to raise funds to solve this problem.

In the original timeline, An Xiaoqian's family directly sponsored 3 RMB to make five graduation yearbooks for each person, with the cover titled "Those Flowers Bloom 2002-2006".

She also treated her classmates to a buffet and barbecue, and even arranged for a band to perform.

The reason for preparing these things a semester in advance is that it is difficult for most students to get together in the second semester of their senior year.

In light of this, at Hu Xiaobei's suggestion, Liu Xiaoli still sponsored a beautiful graduation yearbook and specially filmed and produced a video to commemorate the occasion.

As a result, the related expenses were directly increased to 100,000 RMB, not including expenses such as entertaining guests.

There have been some changes in this regard. Although it is still a barbecue and buffet, the band is gone, and the venue has been changed to a horse farm.

Under Hu Xiaobei's arrangement, a three-day horseback riding course was arranged for the students and teachers, and their food and accommodation were taken care of.

The video was made as a memento, and most of the footage was filmed at this time.

In addition, gifts were also given.

Boys give designer watches as gifts, while girls give designer handbags.

These students are now seniors, and having more designer accessories on them is at least somewhat helpful to them.

After receiving the gifts, the students were filled with exclamations of surprise and disbelief.

It's safe to say that this is likely the first designer accessory worth tens of thousands of dollars that most of them will ever own. One can imagine the sensation it will cause on campus when they return tomorrow.

The teachers also gave gifts, but there's no need to go into details.

Hu Xiaobei spent over a million RMB on graduation expenses alone.

However, it's all worth it.

If they had remembered anything good about An Xiaoqian, they wouldn't have ended up like that architect Jiang, deliberately trying to stab her in the back.

Finally, there's the issue of filming the graduation project.

This is not only An Xiaoxi's class's graduation project, but also Hu Xiaobei's own graduation project.

This graduation project is based on "The Hundred Blades Manual". Hu Xiaobei doesn't remember the original content very well, but with his current skills, he can easily reconstruct the plot and scenes himself.

The reason I chose "The Hundred Blades Manual" is because I found it interesting and wanted to soothe the audience.

He hadn't watched many episodes of the animated series "Hundred Blades Manual," and only vaguely remembered parts of the "Qing Ji" and "Floating" chapters.

To accommodate most of the students in the same class, the main characters and content of the story will be adapted.

The content, which originally focused on individual characters, has now included many more interesting characters.

The filming content is not extensive, divided into two parts: "Qing Ji" and "Floating," yet the plot is perfectly connected, quite different from the original.

It only uses some interesting settings, but the content is still just as heartwarming.

(P.S.: I recommend everyone check out this animated film; it's very heartwarming and therapeutic.)
Because it was a graduation project, it wasn't very long, only 45 minutes long.

Although the filming method was based on that of a movie.

However, due to various reasons, the cost was extremely low, and the expense was less than 100,000 yuan.

After the short film is produced, it will be recommended by the school and broadcast directly on Princess 6.

After deducting the costs advanced by Hu Xiaobei, all proceeds from the short film will be donated to the Beijing Film Academy without any compensation.

After all this commotion, time flew by.

Winter vacation started in the blink of an eye.

Hu Xiaobei has made a considerable profit during this period.

2005年10月版税收益1268万，2006年1月版税收益1582万，合计2850万软妹币版税收入。

In addition, the completed TV series "Dialogue Between Ancient and Modern Masters" earned a little over 2000 million yuan.

2005年7-12月《等你归来》彩铃收入530万、《安小茜》专辑彩铃2720万，合计3250万软妹币。

Of this, 3000 million was used for dividends, and the company account balance was 250 million.

Based on shareholding, Hu Xiaobei earned 1200 million, An Xiaoqian 1200 million, and Liu Xiaoli 600 million.

An Xiaoxi's self-titled album "An Xiaoxi" sold over 2 million copies between September and December 2005, surpassing Lin JJ's sales during the same period.

In 2005, JJ Lin's album "No. 89757" sold 150 million copies in three months. Although the profit was good, the sales volume could not compare with the high sales volume of "An Xiaoxi".

Based on a profit of 10 yuan per album, Qianbeifeng Entertainment could earn nearly 2000 million RMB.

However, if you deduct costs and taxes, it's nothing.

2006年1月，三人分别支取分红600万、600万、300万软妹币。

In other words, Hu Xiaobei's net profit after tax reached 6650 million RMB during this period.

An Xiaoqian received 1200 million RMB in ringtone revenue, around 200 million RMB in the "Master's Biography" series, and 600 million RMB in early album revenue, totaling around 2000 million RMB in after-tax income.

Liu Xiaoli received 600 million RMB in bonuses from ringtones, over 100 million RMB from the "Master's Biography" album, and 300 million RMB in early bonuses from the album, for a total after-tax income of over 1000 million RMB.

If you have money, saving it will only cause it to depreciate, so you will naturally want to find a way to spend it. Investing is the best way to preserve the value of your money.

Currently, the best investment options in China are stocks and real estate.

(End of this chapter)