Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 298 Returning to Beijing
With the official wrap-up of filming for "Mulan," Hu Xiaobei and his two companions ended their nearly six-month stay on set and returned to Beijing in their RV.

Unlike before, this time they came to their new home—a newly built luxury single-level apartment within the Third Ring Road.

Hu Xiaobei bought a unit on the 28th floor, the top floor, where Liu Xiaoli and her daughter lived downstairs.

The elevator only goes up and down one floor, which is very close, but the building has 28 floors, so sometimes waiting for the elevator can be a bit of a hassle.

It can take tens of seconds at a time, or several minutes or even longer at a time.

But it doesn't matter, they live on the top two floors, so it's more convenient to visit each other by taking the stairs, and there's basically no need to worry about running into other people.

In fact, he had considered whether to connect the upper and lower floors in advance, but after careful consideration, he gave up the idea.

While not connecting the two channels might make daily life a bit more complicated, it could save you a lot of unnecessary trouble.

After all, they don't live here permanently.

Moreover, once the connection is established, it will be difficult to keep the news a secret.

The top floor is a spacious 400-square-meter flat with a bright and airy feel. Through the specially designed bulletproof floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see the entire view outside, including a large park area below. It's a very pleasant place to look at!
In addition, Shunyi District also purchased two adjacent plots of land in a villa area that are currently under construction.

Large apartments in the Third Ring Road area will be used for short-term work and living in Beijing, while large villas in Shunyi District are more suitable for long-term living.

The villa land purchased in Shunyi District is located on the edge of the villa area. There are other land plots available for purchase nearby, which can be expanded into farmland in the future.

By building tall and sturdy walls and using fully automated equipment to grow various fresh fruits and vegetables in the fields, one can easily achieve a self-sufficient life.

It is worth mentioning that the policies for the use of farmland differ from those for commercial land.

As long as it doesn't involve buying or selling and the land's agricultural use remains unchanged, there's generally no problem with building walls to enclose land for agricultural planting.

The two villas have a total area of ​​50,000 square meters, which is about 200 to 250 meters in length and width.

Including the nearly 100 acres of agricultural land enclosed in the surrounding area, the total area has reached nearly 12 hectares.

Actually, if you just want the land, turning it into a horse farm or resort would actually make the area larger, but that would be too conspicuous.

These places are large enough, and the villas also have specially built basements that can be used for storing supplies, and there are nearly 100 acres of enclosed farmland outside.

Regardless of whether the future will be as he has experienced, as long as the capital is safe, this place can at least guarantee them a certain quality of life.

Of course, this villa area is still under planning and construction and cannot be completed in a short period of time.

But that's okay, there's plenty of time.

That night, Hu Xiaobei secretly flew to Mount Fuji to retrieve the Three Sacred Treasures, brought them back to his penthouse, and stored them in a specially made safe.

With these three items, even in the age of psionic energy, they could attack or defend, and would be able to protect themselves in the capital.

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截止2007年4月3日午夜，胡小北的影子能力已经增长到了【影子lv3】：54.36%。

Due to the auxiliary role of Shadow Eater, the evolution efficiency has been continuously increasing, and the growth rate is faster as time goes on.

Some time ago, his evolution efficiency had already increased to the current limit of 0.01%/hour, which is 0.24%/day and 7.2%/month.

As for strength, his current individual snatch strength has reached over 1110KG.

This is only his own strength. If we include the 80% enhancement data, his maximum strength has reached 2000 kilograms.

Needless to say, his speed is unparalleled. He had already reached the speed of sound before, and now he is flying at Mach, with speeds that rival those of various supersonic fighter jets.

Based on the current rate of evolution, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Hu Xiaobei should be able to advance to Shadow Level 4 by mid-October this year.

All in all, this advancement took just over sixteen months, which is incredibly fast. Keep in mind that the evolution requirements for Shadow level 3 are ten times that of Shadow level 2.

This demonstrates the auxiliary effect of Shadow Devouring ability in accelerating evolution.

It is foreseeable that this ability will continue to grow as the level increases.

Based on the current pattern, barring any unforeseen circumstances, with the assistance of Shadow Devourer, it will take approximately one and a half years to advance one level on average.

This means that within ten years, Hu Xiaobei's shadow ability will reach the peak of level nine, or even level ten or higher.

Uh... if there are levels 10 and above, then is there also level 99?

I dare not think about it, I really dare not think about it...

But if you really think about it, your future... is actually quite terrifyingly strong!

Uh… maybe it’s the special nature of the shadow, or maybe it’s because of the empowerment, but anyway, Hu Xiaobei has never experienced the existence of an evolutionary bottleneck!
After returning to Beijing and resting for a few days, Liu Xiaoli began to get busy with company affairs.

Although the company doesn't have much business and there's basically nothing important, management is handled by professionals.

However, as the only one of the three who knows how to manage things, Liu Xiaoli's main focus is still on the company.

More importantly, the new collaboration project with Disney is almost ready, and she needs to be responsible for making some decisions.

This project was started around the same time as "Mulan," but it was temporarily suspended because Hu Xiaobei was unable to attend to other commitments.

Hu Xiaobei and An Xiaoqian returned to the Beijing Film Academy together, partly to check in at the school. After all, they were just trying to get a degree, so they couldn't just sit around and not go to school.

Secondly, some post-production work for "Mulan" needs to be completed, and this work can be done well at school.

Hu Xiaobei mainly edited the film and produced the song of the same name for "Mulan".

An Xiaoqian's job was much easier; all she had to do was do the voice acting, learn the new song, and record it with Hu Xiaobei.

After finishing this task, they basically have no work left to do.

After nearly half a year of filming, it's time to give myself a good rest.

In fact, Hu Xiaobei had also considered whether to film another period drama for An Xiaoqian as a fun project.

For the time being, there really isn't much good to film in the period drama genre. We've already filmed martial arts, fantasy, time-travel, historical, and military dramas.

In particular, in the "Dialogue Between Ancient and Modern Times" series, An Xiaoqian portrayed historical figures and masters from different dynasties, almost covering every era.

The characters wear exquisite costumes from various dynasties, including the Qin, Han, Tang, Song, and Ming, and subtly promote Chinese culture and customs such as tea ceremony, dance, and cuisine.

So, if we're going to make TV series, we can still make modern dramas for fun, but there's no need to make period dramas for the time being.

As for modern dramas, only romance dramas have any potential and are worth making.

Hu Xiaobei genuinely dislikes being on camera and acting, and he has no penchant for filming his girlfriend dating other men.

Therefore, he completely ignored romance dramas and the like.

So, after going around in circles, domestically, we should just stick to making movies.

He did have some ideas about movies, well... well, he didn't really have any other choice.

Once An Xiaoqian was chosen as the lead, the film had no choice but to follow the path of a strong female protagonist.

That's good too. As soon as the audience sees An Xiaoqian, they'll know that this is a female-centric movie.

(End of this chapter)