China Entertainment’s rescue plan is hard to come by

Chapter 510 Netflix and Charity [-in-]

Liu Yifei finally signed an acting contract with Legendary Pictures.

According to director Nolan's plan, the entire film industry will officially start shooting next month, that is, October. The filming period is expected to be about three months, and the entire film will be completed by February next year, with another six months left to do some film and television special effects.

As an absolute fan of live-action shooting, Nolan's entire film shooting plan involves 4 continents and 6 countries, from Morocco, Paris, then to Tokyo, Brazil, and finally the United States and Canada.

Fortunately, Sun Yi had a small communication with Nolan and secured some benefits for Xiao Nizi.

Her scenes are basically with the entire Inception team, so she doesn't need to travel so much. She only needs to go to the snowy mountains in Calgary, Canada to meet the crew in November.

It is also the filming location for the fourth level of dreamland in the movie. Then her scenes can be filmed relatively intensively and can be completed in about 2 months. If nothing else happens, it will not delay her return to China for the New Year.

During this year's Spring Festival, Xiao Nizi must return to China, and there are several major events waiting for her.

Liu Yifei was very satisfied with this arrangement. She didn't need to be so tired with the whole world following her around. But then she thought about having to leave Sun Yi for a full two months while filming, and she felt a little unhappy. She even regretted it. .

By the way, this is the first time that she has been away for so long since she and Sun Yi confirmed their relationship. When auditioning for the role, she was so happy that she never thought about it. But after signing the contract, she realized that she I couldn't help but feel a little unhappy.

She wanted Sun Yi to accompany her when the time came, but she was embarrassed to say it out loud. After all, Sun Yi also had his own things to do, and he might not be even busier than her at the end of the year.

I have no choice but to sulk there.

Did Sun Yi see it?

Of course I can see it.

He was fine when he signed the contract, but after hearing that the schedule was over, his face immediately fell down, and his pouty mouth could hang from a soy sauce bottle.

"Okay, okay, don't worry, I will definitely come to see you when the time comes. As long as you miss me, I will come to visit you. That's all right."

Liu Yifei refused to admit it at first, tilting her head and muttering, "Who wants to miss you?" But she couldn't help laughing in her heart.

Sun Yi was delighted when he heard this and continued speaking as she said.

"Okay, since someone doesn't want me, I won't come then to avoid annoying people."

"you dare!"

Hearing this, someone suddenly felt like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

The "Inception" matter can be regarded as a complete success. The role has been obtained and the investment has been secured. It can be said to be a bumper harvest. However, the two of them cannot return to the country yet, and the most critical issue of the refund tax has not been resolved yet.

Sun Yi originally arranged for John to consult with him. This time when he came to the United States, he happened to meet him and listen to his work report in person.

That's right, it's reporting work. John is now the new CEO of North American Star Film and Television Company and has just taken office.

As for why he left the promising Touchstone Pictures to join Sun Yi, this is not a long story to tell.

It's very simple, the backer has collapsed.

John's father is a junior high-level executive at Disney, with a relatively low ranking. Because he is a veteran of the previous government and the right-hand man of former Disney CEO Eisner, he is ostracized by the new leadership.

Speaking of Michael Eisner, the former CEO of Disney, he has mixed reputations.

He has achievements that cannot be ignored.

Under his leadership, Disney has grown from a company with a market value of only US$20 billion to an entertainment empire with a market value of more than US$400 billion in just ten years.

There are also unforgivable flaws.

Mr. Eisner is an individualist to a certain extent. To put it bluntly, he is an extreme authoritarian. Many of Disney's business decisions are derived from his personal preferences. All actions are decided by words, which even caused internal problems within Disney in the later period. of major corruption and division.

In August, another major disagreement occurred within Disney. New CEO Robert Iger planned to acquire Marvel at a sky-high price of US$8 billion.

If you look at this deal from the perspective of future generations, it is definitely a huge deal. It only spent 40 billion US dollars to acquire the copyrights of most of the Marvel characters. Later, it was the two "Avengers 3" Total box office.

But now in 09, Marvel is still heavily in debt, with an overall market value of less than one billion U.S. dollars. All its well-known comic characters have been sold out, and all that is left in the company are scraps. It only relies on last year's "Steel" "Xia" made a comeback, but no one could predict whether its second part would be successful.

At this time, using 40 billion, a sky-high price that has nearly quadrupled, to acquire Marvel is either a lunatic or a gambler.

Obviously, this decision of new CEO Robert Iger caused huge disputes within Disney. This made former CEO Eisner see the opportunity and roped in old ministers, including John's father, to prepare for the disaster of Napoleon's exile from the land of exile. Alba returns to French Restoration.

He believes that when current CEO Robert Iger goes crazy, he can return to the helm of Disney based on his brilliant record many years ago.

Unexpectedly, the most dramatic situation occurred.

Current management has far more to fear from him than wasting the $40 billion.

"Brother, don't come back. We'll keep the 40 billion for free."

In this way, he did not succeed in the end, but helped the current CEO Robert Iger to unify the opinions of the management and implement this extremely wise acquisition plan.

It has to be said that even though Mr. Eisner is no longer at Disney, he is still working hard for Disney.

John's father was then purged from Disney's management.

Don’t think that Americans are all the same if they don’t talk about nepotism.

When his father retired and returned home, John lost his way up the ladder at Touchstone Pictures and had no choice but to join another company.

Sun Yi's North American Starry Sky is undoubtedly the best choice.

At first, North American Starry Sky was established to produce the movie "Shelter". In the days that followed, Sun Yi returned to China and had no time to take care of other things. North American Starry Sky had no foundation in the Hollywood circle and basically hit a wall at every turn. Apart from maintaining copyright, what else could it do? He couldn't do it either. Later he could only do some film and television equipment business and help Sun Yi introduce some high-end equipment.

Sun Yi knew this situation, but there was nothing he could do about it. His main position was at home, and he didn't even have time to manage Starry Sky Image, let alone the United States.

More importantly, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. If there is no one you can trust to take charge, it is better to just leave it there.

John's appearance just met Sun Yi's request.

People who have worked together many times have a great foundation of trust in each other. They are also Hollywood insiders. They have accumulated a lot of network resources in Touchstone before, and his success is inseparable from the support of Sun Yi.

In this way, John became the new CEO of North American Star.

"Boss and Miss Crystal, I have to say that you are more beautiful than the last time we met."

Liu Yifei brought a cup of coffee to John, then turned around and sat next to Sun Yi.

"Oh, that's so sad. I thought I could give you a polite hug this time."

Liu Yifei ignored him, but looked a little playfully and smiled softly.

John was asking for trouble and could only shrug helplessly.

"Stop talking nonsense, please tell me your thoughts as the newly appointed CEO. I don't want the annual salary I pay you every year to go to waste."

Sun Yi took a sip of coffee and said to John.

"Boss, for North American Starry Sky, I think we can take the path of independent films, acquire some independent films, and focus on the disc market. As for theaters, with the six major Hollywood companies, it is impossible for us to have extensive distribution capabilities." Sun Yi nodded. At present, his power must not reach North America. However, with the production of a large number of heavy industry movies in the future, the American market will definitely be an indispensable part, so North American Starry Sky will serve as a foothold in Hollywood. , it is still necessary to reserve.

As for the distribution capabilities, it is indeed the same as what John said. With the six major players, no one can get in.

Just like Lionsgate and New Line, they have struggled for so many years and have not broken away from the shackles of the six major players. Sun Yi will not be able to perform miracles in North America just because he is a reborn player.

However, there are no absolutes in this world.

“John, do you know Netflix?”

"Oh, of course, they used to be a DVD and Blu-ray rental provider. They were the first to develop an online business. Now they are the largest streaming media subscription platform in the United States. I have dealt with them several times."

"That's good. North American Starry Sky will strive to produce or purchase low-cost independent films, and then cooperate with Netflix to provide online subscription viewing."

"Then we won't do theatrical distribution?"

"No, no, no, big-budget movies still need to be distributed in theaters now, but the Internet is the trend of the future. Rather than having each film be slapped with a distribution fee by the Big Six, it's better to walk on two feet. Maybe, Netflix will bring us some unexpected surprises in the future.”

"Okay, boss, as you wish, I will find a way to cooperate with them."

After chatting about the company, Sun Yi changed his posture and started asking questions about the refund tax.

"Boss, I have found many well-known lawyers and learned that there is also a corresponding exemption policy for the refund tax, but the requirements are very high."

As soon as Liu Yifei heard about the subject of rebate tax, she perked up, sat upright, and listened without blinking.

"In the United States, there is a saying that you should have heard, which is that only death and taxes are inevitable. The IRS is a more terrifying existence than the FBI. However, there are still many loopholes that can be exploited in tax-related matters. Yes, it’s just that these loopholes are specially designed for rich people.”

"For example, the refund tax has the same nature as the inheritance tax. The amount is very high and the review is very strict. However, there are also various exemption and exemption conditions. The most common method used by wealthy Americans is to do charity."

Hearing this, Sun Yi understood.

Well, it’s still the same gameplay.

Once upon a time, we could always hear about which rich people donated how much of their family property to charity and so on, just like Mr. Bill Gates, the former richest man in the world. When he was young at the time, he still felt that he was worthy of being the richest man in the world.

Look at their awareness, their moral standards, their courage.

I didn't realize it until I got older and understood things.

It's all bullshit. It's all a bunch of marketing accounts and banana guys using their rhythm to fool people. Donating family property is nothing more than using the left hand and the right hand to avoid taxes reasonably.

It's just that this charitable tax avoidance is not that easy to do. It's not just anyone who says donating.

John introduced to Sun Yi that this aspect has formed a well-established industrial chain in the United States. They are all special services specially developed by major financial fund companies on Wall Street for the rich. The threshold for outsiders to participate is still very high. He didn't know anyone in this area either.

This is for sure, and it touches on the core essence of capitalist society. If you just bring money there, people may wipe out all your property. You still can’t tell me why you want to sue. Officer, the IRS will be the first to check on you.

However, Sun Yi really knows people in this regard.

It just so happened that this time Xiong Xiaoge accompanied Sun Yi to sign the investment contract for "Inception". Before he returned to China, in Los Angeles, Sun Yi found a high-end place and directly booked a table and invited him to have dinner.

"Mr. Xiong, brother, I have something to trouble you with again."

At the dinner table, Sun Yi took Liu Yifei to toast Xiong Xiaoge.

Xiong Xiaoge was very generous and drank it all in one gulp.

"Brother Sun, don't worry. Your business is my business. I will do my best if I can. And my younger brothers and sisters. My relationship with Brother Sun is unusual. We are all our own people. You can drink as much as you can. Use Don’t force it.”

Seeing that Liu Yifei also drank it all in one gulp, Xiong Xiaoge even gave her a few words of comfort.

Sun Yi glanced at Xiao Nizi and thought to himself.

If she lets go, we both have to lie down and go out.

Liu Yifei smiled sweetly and filled the glass again, "I know, Brother Xiong, I'll toast you with another glass."

"Hey, that's right. I've always asked Sun Yi to call me that, and he's always been Mr. Xiong. Mr. Xiong, if you see more people, don't you think so? Okay, let's do it."

Xiong Xiaoge laughed and scolded Sun Yi, and then clinked glasses with Liu Yifei.

"Okay, okay, Brother Xiong, it's my fault, I'll accept a drink of punishment." Sun Yi followed suit.

After a few glasses of wine, the scene unfolded. They were all familiar with each other. Liu Yifei had experienced life in Xiong Xiaoge's company for two weeks before filming "The Intouchables", so they were very familiar with each other.

"Brother Xiong, actually I have something to ask you for help this time."

Before Sun Yi could speak, Liu Yifei talked about the purpose of this time.

Xiong Xiaoge was really surprised to hear that it was an issue with the refund tax.

"Little brother and sister, you have to think about it carefully. There is no room for regret in this matter."

Liu Yifei glanced at Sun Yi gently, then nodded firmly and said:

"Well, Brother Xiong, I've thought about it. I want to change my nationality back."

Sun Yi also complained in a timely manner at this time: "Now the problem of Sissi changing her nationality is not big. It has almost been dealt with in China. The main thing is the U.S. citizenship refund tax. Not only is this money short, but it is embarrassing to pay."

Xiong Xiaoge frowned slightly. He could understand Sun Yi's mood, and then said in deep thought:

"The tax deduction for charitable donations is indeed not that simple. The charity you choose must be certified by the IRS 501c, such as the National Veterans Foundation, religious organizations and social welfare foundations."

Having said this, he looked up at the two of them again and said frankly: "We are not outsiders. Let me tell the truth. My little brother and sister, donating to these charities is no different from paying taxes. If you donate, you donate. Unless a qualifying personal charitable fund is established.”

Sun Yi nodded, that's what he was thinking about.

"Brother Xiong, is there anything you can do?"

Xiong Xiaoge also understood what Sun Yi meant, but still said with some embarrassment:

"Although our IDG is not mainly engaged in charity funds, we also have business in this area. We do have private charity fund custody business that meets the requirements, but it is not suitable for younger siblings because my requirement is that it must reach at least 2000 million US dollars. The establishment is only allowed with the amount of funds, and this amount of money is not a small amount."

2000 million US dollars, co-authorship is nearly 1.5 million RMB, which is basically Liu Yifei’s entire net worth, and there is not much left.

Liu Yifei bit her lip and suddenly asked Sun Yi without knowing anything.

"Brother, you love me, right?"

"Yes, yes."

Sun Yi was confused by the question. Before he could understand what was going on, he saw Xiao Nizi raising her head and drinking the wine. Then she wiped the corners of her mouth very coolly and said decisively to Xiong Xiaoge:

"Brother Xiong, I donated it all."

(End of this chapter)