Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 282 798 Art District

"Brother, do you think my sister has hope this time?"

Sitting on the sofa, Li Xiuxiu asked while peeling the Xinjiang small fragrant pears that were in short supply in the market.

Li Tang, who was flipping through the script, said casually, "I don't know, it depends on luck."

The ex-girlfriend belongs to that kind of hard-working actor, in terms of talent, she is average.But as the second female lead who doesn't have many roles, Li Tang thinks it's enough, the main thing is to see if she can catch Lou Ye's eyes.

Li Xiuxiu has already learned about the specific situation from her ex-girlfriend, and what Li Tang can do to help is to get an audition opportunity.

"I have confidence in my sister, she will be able to do it."

Seeing his ex-sister-in-law cheering him up, Li Tang smiled and encouraged him: "I hope, I also think she is quite suitable."

Li Xiuxiu's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly climbed up the pole and said, "Brother, can you talk to Director Lou Ye well then."

"Don't worry, I will say what I have to say."

"Hee hee, I knew it. Brother, with you here, I have more confidence. Brother, eat pears!"

As he said that, he smiled and brought the peeled pears to Li Tang's mouth.

Li Tang didn't see him either, he opened his mouth and took a bite before catching it with his hands.

After all, the ex-sister-in-law was a reporter. Not only could she speak better than her ex-girlfriend, but she also had a thicker skin.In fact, the two sisters look quite alike. Li Xiuxiu looks slightly taller than her ex-girlfriend. Neither sister's skin is fair, and Li Xiuxiu is a little darker.And compared to her ex-girlfriend who was morbidly thin just to be photogenic, Li Xiuxiu looks obviously stronger and healthy.

Maybe it's Aiwujiwu, Yuanshen has always regarded her as her own sister.Li Tang, who has integrated the memories of his original body, naturally does not have the dirty idea of ​​sisters taking over.

Li Xiuxiu was not idle, she peeled two more pears, cut them into small pieces, placed them on a plate, carefully inserted toothpicks, and served them to her sister.The past two days may have been too lively, which made my ex-girlfriend's voice a little hoarse, so I ate pears to moisten my throat, so as not to affect the filming from time to time.

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On January 2, the box office share of "The Third Man" finally arrived. According to MK1000's statistics, the box office of "The Third Man" outside the Chinese-speaking region exceeded 2 million US dollars.Although this box office result is only ranked in the middle of the box office rankings of all the literary films represented by MK2 this year, but you must know that this is a Chinese film, which is already a very remarkable result.For this reason, the beautiful Ms. Juliet Schlamek of MK[-] specially called to congratulate Li Tang, and at the same time expressed her desire to continue cooperation in the future.

In fact, there is a very mature art film distribution system overseas, with dedicated art theaters, and has also cultivated a group of regular audiences.

For example, of the box office of "The Third Man" exceeding tens of millions of dollars this time, nearly one-third came from the North American box office, followed by France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and traditional European countries such as Italy.

However, this time the Japanese market also contributed 2000 million yen to the box office, which is equivalent to nearly one million US dollars, which is really unexpected.This probably has something to do with being in the Confucian cultural circle, and the suspenseful themes that I was already keen on when I was young.

Compared with money income, the biggest beneficiary is actually the screenwriter and director Cheng Er. The success of "The Third Man" has made the name of this young Chinese director remembered in the field of art films. One day, he may also become the successor to Lou Ye and Chief Jia, including Hou Xiaoxian, Yang Dechang and Wang Sunglasses in Hong Kong and Taiwan. There is a Chinese director who has a great reputation in the field of art films.

"Uh... Li, Brother Li, is it too much?"

Seeing the 500 million check on the table, Cheng Er, who has always been quiet and seasoned, inevitably became short of breath and spoke incoherently.

This is 500 million!At present, the first prize of the popular Shuangseqiu Welfare Lottery in Shanghai is only 500 million yuan, which has made countless citizens dream of getting rich.

Li Tang smiled and said: "Brothers will settle the accounts clearly. This is calculated based on your investment ratio, including the remuneration of the director and screenwriter. In addition, I would like to remind you that you'd better find a more reliable accountant. Here Part of it is your labor income, and part of it belongs to business income. The taxation standards of these personal income taxes are different, so don’t be taken advantage of and don’t pay less tax.”

"Is that so?"

Cheng Er didn't know anything about this. Before he helped people shoot commercials and MVs, he had no concept of paying taxes at all, or what Party A paid him was after-tax remuneration, although this possibility was unlikely.

"How much tax do you have to pay?"

"About 30.00% or so."

"So much?"

Cheng Er couldn't help but be speechless. Even if calculated at 30.00%, 500 million would have to pay 150 million in taxes. For a person who has no concept of taxation, this figure is painful enough.

"That's why I want you to find a more reliable accountant. Otherwise, if calculated according to the comprehensive income tax, you should pay 40.00% tax." Li Tang explained to him.

In view of the experience of the previous life, wanting to evade taxes in Laomei is nothing short of fantasy.There is a saying that roughly states that taxes and death are inevitable.

So Li Tang carefully studied the relevant domestic tax rates from the very beginning.Although the current tax system in the country is still far from perfect, he dare not take risks, and it is always right to pay taxes honestly.

"it is good!"

After some consideration, Cheng Er carefully put away the check.After all, with such a large sum, he was not at ease to let Li Tang's studio deduct taxes on his behalf.

Not only Cheng Er, but also Xiaopang, Xu Guangtou, and Jiang Qinqin had to be compensated. At the beginning, they all helped for free, so they couldn't make money by themselves.According to the number of roles in the show, everyone each wrapped a big red envelope, and everyone was happy.

Still the same sentence: Brothers settle accounts clearly.Especially Xiaopang and Jiang Qinqin had to figure it out more clearly, otherwise they would become ducks.

Since Jiang Qinqin had few roles, she wanted to make a 10 yuan offer.Because she said hello in advance, she also knew that the movie had made money, so she replied a "thank you" text message.

Fan Xiaopang's call of 50 was like nothing. It is estimated that this girl is busy with filming and can't take care of it for the time being, and with her mad personality, she may not always care about her bank account.

On Baldy Xu's side, the call came right after the money was called.

"Brother, are you rich?"

"I made a little bit of money. It's almost the Chinese New Year. Let's take it easy."

Xu Guangtou agreed to help at the beginning, in addition to his relationship with Li Tang, it was mainly because he liked the script and had the mentality that he could play a supporting role if he couldn't play the leading role.It's not that he didn't think about the reward, but Li Tang had no choice but to give up if he had no money.He didn't expect that such a big red envelope would inevitably make him feel itchy.

In his "simple" cognition, no matter how generous Li Tang is, since he can send him a red envelope of 20 yuan, it means that he has earned at least 200 million yuan or more.

"I'm in Hainan these days, but I can come back next week. Let's get together in Chenguang, how can I do it?"

"Oh, boss, I'm really sorry. I'm going to the capital in two days, and I may not be able to come back until the Chinese New Year. After the Spring Festival, I'll make arrangements for cutting?"

"Okay, brother, I'm not going to be polite, thank you."

It is said that the economic base determines the superstructure.Maybe even Xu Guangtou didn't realize that his attitude towards Li Tang was inadvertently more polite.

The ex-girlfriend has already reported to the crew, and Li Tang packed up and flew to the capital.

As usual, Zeng Jia came to pick him up at the airport, driving a brand new Buick GL8 commercial vehicle, the driver was still the old master Shen Lin Shen.

"Teacher Li!"

As soon as Li Tang got into the car, Fatty who had been waiting in the car threw himself into his arms.

"Why are you here too?"

Li Tang hugged him upright. Not seeing him for more than two months, Xiao Pang has obviously lost weight again. If he didn't wear a lot of winter clothes, he might be a little uncomfortable.

At the same time, he turned his attention to Zeng Jia in the passenger seat.

Zeng Jia turned her head and explained with a smile: "Bingbing said, I want to give you a surprise."

"That's right, it's been a long time since we met, and I want to give you a surprise!"

Fatty keenly sensed that Li Tang's response was not as enthusiastic as he had imagined, so he couldn't help but pouted his lips to express his dissatisfaction.

"Okay, let's talk about it when we go home."

In front of Zeng Jia and the driver, Master Shen, Li Tang couldn't help but push Xiaopang to the seat next to her and let her sit down obediently.

Xiaopang was holding back her words, such as her hard work in filming, she cried almost every day in the scene, and almost shed all the tears in her life.It's a pity that Li Tang suffocated him with a word.

"Humph!"

Fatty turned his head away in displeasure.

Zeng Jia, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked funny through the rearview mirror, and happened to make time for her to report to Li Tang on her recent work.

At present, the most important task of the studio is nothing more than recruiting people and finding an office location.Recruiting people is because it is the end of the year. At this time, most people will almost go home for the New Year, so it will be difficult to recruit people for a while.However, Zeng Jia suggested that in addition to some positions, such as important positions such as finance and publicity, it is necessary to find a few experienced people, and it is best to recruit some college students with corresponding majors for other positions.On the one hand, the salary is cheap, on the other hand, it is to observe and cultivate talents in practice.

Although Li Tang's answer was still "You can figure it out." But Zeng Jia noticed that he was actually listening very seriously, which also made Zeng Jia realize that in his heart, he might also belong to the kind of object that was observed and cultivated. .

But in any case, Li Tang's studio is the best platform for her to fully display her dreams and ambitions.

When talking about the office space, Zeng Jia suddenly said to the driver Shen Lin: "Master Shen, drive a little slower at the 798 ahead."

At this time, the car was driving on the airport expressway, and when he heard the name 798, Li Tang's heart skipped a beat.In the memory of his previous life, he knew that there was a famous 798 art district in the capital, and as a promising young man who loves art, he had gone to art exhibitions and art exhibitions many times, and he also went to the small theater there to listen to music Yes, I have seen a pioneer drama performance.

The theaters, art centers, office buildings, etc. that were transformed from old factories are comparable to the technological innovation centers transformed from those old industrial areas in Brooklyn, New York.

Sure enough, the speed of the car slowed down after a while, and Zeng Jia pointed to the dark factory building on the left: "Brother, this is the Beijing No. 798 Radio Equipment Factory, but everyone is used to calling it [-]. Because of the poor efficiency, production has been discontinued a long time ago." Yes. Now there are many factories and office buildings for rent. I came here a while ago and found that many artists’ studios are here. It’s also convenient to travel, so I just wanted to..."

Before Zeng Jia finished speaking, Li Tang interrupted: "Can I go down and have a look now?"

Shen Lin hurriedly said: "Yes, just go down from the North Fourth Ring Interchange in front, turn to Jiuxianqiao Road and come back."

"Then go down and have a look."

The traffic in the 798 factory area is indeed very convenient. It is adjacent to the airport expressway, and it happens to be stuck between the North Fourth Ring Road and the North Fifth Ring Road under construction. The Jiuxianqiao Street next to it is already quite lively.

The factory area of ​​798 is very large, but the road inside is full of potholes, and the street lights are also on and off. Against the dark and old factory buildings on both sides, it is a completely dilapidated scene.

Xiao Pang, who was still angry with Li Tang, stretched his neck and looked out of the car curiously. After a while, he pursed his lips and said, "What kind of broken place is this?"

Zeng Jia looked a little embarrassed. At the beginning, she mainly considered that the rent was cheap and the place was big.If you rent an office of [-] to [-] square meters in an office building in the city center, you may be able to rent a small building here for the same price.

The most important thing is that since last year, because of the cheap rent, it has successively attracted many artists' studios to settle here.

The so-called artists these days can be summed up in one word—poor!It seems that there are many places where painters' villages are popping up.

But one thing to note is that the capital city has always been known as a "cultural center". Artist studios, galleries, cultural media companies, etc. have not yet formed a large settlement center in the capital city, but are scattered everywhere.

And the venue here is large enough, the rent is cheap enough, and the transportation is convenient enough, maybe a landmark center with the theme of culture and art can be spontaneously formed.

Besides, even if it can't become an art center, the rent here is cheap anyway, and it's just a matter of finding a new place after getting through the initial stage of the studio.

Zeng Jia didn't open his mouth, but Shen Lin, who usually doesn't talk much, said: "There are not only 798, but also 708, 709, and 718 factories. In the past, when the profits were good, everyone was very envious. Now it's not good, the workers are almost When I am laid off, I rely on collecting some rent to maintain myself.”

When it came to the end, Shen Lin sighed deeply. He was also a laid-off worker himself, so it was inevitable that he would be emotionally affected by the situation.

Fortunately, we will reach the ground soon.

"Master Shen, pull over for a moment, it's the small building in front." Zeng Jia said.

The car stopped, Zeng Jia got out of the car, pointed to the small building next to him and said, "Brother, this is right here. This used to be the office building of the factory. It has three floors and a total area of ​​about [-] square meters, including the one in front of the door. One can park..."

Li Tang had a vague impression of this area, because it had already been developed when he came here in his previous life. He only remembered that the large factory building with a zigzag roof diagonally opposite was the most famous Ullens Local Art Center in the entire 798 Art District.

There is no reason why such a good location should not be taken down. Before Zeng Jia finished his introduction, he asked directly, "How much is the rent?"

"Well, the daily rent per square meter here is 12 cents. In total, the whole building costs about [-] yuan a year."

Zeng Jiasheng was afraid that Li Tang would think the place was too big, and then said: "Of course we can rent a floor for now, about 4 yuan."

Li Tang looked at the small building noncommittally, and walked to the intersection next to the small building. There were no street lights here, and it was pitch black, but he could vaguely see a long row of factory buildings behind the small building.

"What about the rent here?"

"what?"

Zeng Jia looked at the row of black and sloppy factory buildings not far away, estimated to be five or six hundred square meters in size, was stunned, shook his head and said, "I haven't asked about this, but it must be cheaper than the office building in front."

Li Tang nodded, and said: "You can ask the factory tomorrow. If the price is right, you can buy the small building in front and the row of factory buildings in the back. And the longer the lease, the better. 20 years or something."

Having said that, the factory is definitely not a fool, and it is estimated that it will be good if it can be signed for ten years.

(End of this chapter)