Does It Pay to Advertise - Ask China's Rail Minister

“BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) – The Ministry of Railways is facing accusations of corruption once again following the exposure of alleged kickbacks from an expensive advertisement used to promote the country’s railways…”

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/7892853.html

Seems to have nothing to do with railroading nor advertising but with greed and politics…somebody short changed somebody and somebody else is angry about it.