Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 270 Rumors stop with wise men

In fact, Huang Bin, the general manager of Hongxingwu at the time, also denied such news: "A friend called me and I said no, so I checked online and sure enough, it was all over the place. Maybe it's just media speculation because many artists have changed agencies recently. An Xiaoqian will still be an artist of Hongxingwu for a long time."

On the same day, Red Starwood publicly refuted the rumors through media outlets such as China Daily and Global Times, stating that "An Xiaoxi will sign with William Morris Agency, one of the three major Hollywood talent agencies."

She will be the second Chinese female artist to sign with the company, following Zhang Ziyi.

The first big gift William Morris Company gave to An Xiaoxi was "The Forbidden Kingdom".

It is understood that the film's producer, Casey Silva, is a contracted producer with the company.

An Xiaoqian has already quietly entered Hengdian World Studios to prepare for "The Forbidden Kingdom".

It is clear at a glance who truly has the ability to decide the roles.

It's perfectly logical that An Xiaoxi signed with William Morris Agency and landed the lead role in "The Forbidden Kingdom".

If it weren't for this, would Hongxingwu have so directly revealed the real information?
So, although there are twists and turns involved, it should be quite clear that it's obvious who is playing tricks.

It is estimated that a certain company used the so-called investor status and the female lead as bait to attract the attention of a lot of capital and to negotiate contracts with many domestic female stars.

However, a fake is always a fake.

The truth will eventually come out, and it's understandable that you'd be furious, but no one is obligated to pay the price for your lies.

This also explains why, after the poor box office performance of "The Forbidden Kingdom," certain forces shifted all the blame onto An Xiaoqian and imposed a long-term soft ban on her.

An Xiaoqian once said something very good: Rumors stop with the wise!
Of course, if someone is stupid enough, any explanation will be futile.

When you encounter someone like that, it's best to keep your distance.

There's no need to force yourself to lower your IQ to the same level of intellectual disability as him, because he will use his rich experience of intellectual disability to defeat you!

Although "The Forbidden Kingdom" was a terrible movie, it was a rare opportunity for An Xiaoxi at that time.

However, for An Xiaoxi, who is now a Best Actress winner at one of the three major international film festivals, the weight of her award has diminished.

In fact, as early as May of this year, Li An's film "Lust, Caution" had sent An Xiaoqian an audition invitation.

An Xiaoqian has been incredibly busy this year, so she has no time or inclination to audition and naturally declined.

Although Hu Xiaobei didn't know Li An, after hearing that he had sent an audition invitation to An Xiaoqian, she couldn't help but ask someone for his contact information and then called him to scold him.

Li An thought Hu Xiaobei wanted to discuss filmmaking with him, but instead he was met with a barrage of insults.

Although he was unhappy, he was somewhat self-aware and felt guilty, lacking confidence.

In addition, he wanted to film in China and was afraid of making things worse, so he could only pretend that nothing had happened.

An Xiaoxi would definitely not make a movie like "Lust, Caution," even without Hu Xiaobei.

The Forbidden Kingdom is different.

Hendrik Willem Van Loon and Li Lianjie are so famous that collaborating with them is probably what every Chinese female celebrity dreams of.

Given An Xiaoqian's current fame and status, if she wanted to play the role of Golden Swallow, the production company would most likely offer her the role without hesitation if she just expressed this idea.

Even though Hu Xiaobei knew it was a bad movie, he still didn't really want her to make it.

Despite how bad the movie was, the sheer gimmick of having JJ Lin co-starring with the lead actor had an unparalleled impact.

Hu Xiaobei let out a long breath, shook his head, and stopped thinking about the problem.

As the saying goes: "Where there's a will, there's a way; where there's a will, there's a way."

There's no need to overthink things that haven't happened yet. We can offer suggestions when the time comes and let An Xiaoqian make her own choice.

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Therefore, it will not clash with Hu Xiaobei's "Dialogue Between Ancient and Modern Times: The Qin Empire".

Actually, although both dramas are about the Qin Empire, their themes and styles are completely different.

Therefore, some content can be filmed together without worrying about incompatibility issues.

On the surface, this drama was invested and produced by Xi'an Qujiang Daqin Empire Film and Television Co., Ltd., but everyone knows what the real situation is behind it.

Hu Xiaobei's drama "Dialogue Between Ancient and Modern Times: The Qin Empire" is similar.

Actually, he didn't really want to film it. This kind of drama is thankless and difficult to produce. Even with CCTV backing it up, the probability of losing money is still very high.

Therefore, Hu Xiaobei will only film scenes related to An Xiaoqian and large-scale war scenes in this drama.

Apart from these two parts, the rest of the scenes will be filmed by CCTV.

Due to some unknown reasons, "Dialogue Between Ancient and Modern Times: The Qin Empire" and "The Qin Empire: The Rise" will share some filming resources.

Uh… and Hu Xiaobei’s fourth movie will also be filmed here, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

This was a lucky break; otherwise, the props and costumes alone would have required a long time to prepare.

Since returning from the Venice Film Festival, An Xiaoqian has been constantly showing off her outfits and having fun, almost to the point of forgetting about home.

Fortunately, Qianbeifeng Entertainment is now financially strong, with more than fifty employees.

An Xiaoqian has been provided with eight assistants, drivers, and security guards, so there's no need to worry about her safety.

Not all of these employees are responsible for film and television-related work. Some of them were specially recruited by Hu Xiaobei to handle various fan-related matters for Xixi.

Since the broadcast of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" on satellite TV, An Xiaoqian has won three Best Actress awards, and her fans at home and abroad have sprung up like mushrooms after rain, numbering in the countless.

To avoid future occurrences such as profiting from fans or disbanding fan sites.

Hu Xiaobei then established a special fan coordination team within the company for Xixi. This team is responsible for all activities, benefits, websites, and other work related to Xixi's fans.

In 2006, Qianbeifeng Entertainment invested 500 million RMB specifically to provide various benefits related to Qianqian to her fans.

Examples include: autographs, posters, albums, customized gifts, movie tickets, etc.

(PS: With proper supervision and management, there's no need to worry about internal corruption, ensuring that benefits are delivered to fans.)
An Xiaoxi's official personal website, XiXi.com, was also established to facilitate communication and exchange among her millions of fans both domestically and internationally. (PS: Modeled after Renren.com, blogs, and microblogs.)
At this time, Renren.com was also emerging and had more than 30 registered users. However, due to the rapid growth of users, it faced financial difficulties.

After failing to secure funding, Wang Xing's team approached Qianbeifeng Entertainment and accepted their $200 million offer, resulting in a full acquisition.

Wang Xing's 14-person team retained 20% of the shares, while Qianbeifeng Entertainment held 80%.

Unlike Sisi.net, which is purely student-oriented, Xiaonei.net is more geared towards student groups.

However, most of An Xiaoqian's fans are students, so with shared data, both achieved rapid and synchronized growth.

In the original timeline, by early 2007, the number of users on Renren.com had rapidly grown to several million. By the end of 2007, Renren.com had covered 2200 universities and had a user base of over 1800 million college students.

In August 2009, Xiaonei.com was renamed Renren.com, expanding its user base from campuses to the entire society.

It successfully listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011, with a market value exceeding $70 billion on its first day of trading. It once had approximately 1.17 million active users and reached a peak market value of $94 billion.

It wasn't until the rise of social media platforms like Weibo and WeChat that Renren.com began its gradual decline.

Hu Xiaobei had no particular feelings or interest in this school intranet; he simply thought that since it had come to him, why not take advantage of it?

Moreover, leveraging the rapid growth model of Renren.com can expand the number of fans for Xixi.com, so why not!
(End of this chapter)