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At the moment inside a hotel in the capital, Alexander and the bald guy Cohen are greedy for a reason why the movie about investment would invite the Asian Ye Ming.

The problem is that kung fu movies ask Ye Ming to forget it, Chinese kung fu stars are much better than European and American ones, this is not wrong, the key is that European and American action stars grew up eating beef and drinking milk, and they can't endure hardship, so naturally there is no real kung fu.

said that Bruce Lee is not as tall and tall as Arnold, there is no doubt about this, but if it is said that it is real kung fu at this time, then Brother Long will blow up Arnold, and even blow up Europeans and Americans, which is estimated to be whether it is a Chinese person, or those guys in Europe and the United States, there are few doubts.

But the key is that this time the performance is a road movie, this European and American stars are more likely to grasp the essence of road movies, at this point, Cohen actually has complaints, but now the problem is no longer a question of complaining or not complaining, but that the problem of money laundering is involved in such a thing, which is not a problem that he should not care about as a director, or even a problem that a director and producer should know.

Well, maybe it means that the producer may know, but as a director, it is estimated that there are not many opportunities to know this kind of news, or it is better to say that it is better not to know. Money laundering must mean that the money doesn't come well, right?

That's the black money that needs to be laundered. And the director who shoots the movie is just a working boy, which is not necessarily a good thing to know so much.

But curiosity kills cats, although Cohen said that it might be better for him to not know such a thing as a director, but no matter what it is, he is still very curious about such a question: "Money laundering, what is this problem about, why does Universal become a tool for others to launder money." This is illegal, and Universal is said to be guilty of such a thing. ”

Alexander hesitated for a moment before saying: "Well, well, it's not money laundering like you think, these money, these investments, are actually very normal investments, and the money comes from very clean, otherwise, do you think that Hollywood's old film company will do such a stupid thing and launder money stupidly?"

This is almost impossible to do, therefore, on such a question, in fact, what is the meaning of the scab, that is, some people hide from the government, specifically, there is a rich man, in order to let his money to his children inherit, but he does not want to pay inheritance tax or something, at this time, you know how high the US government is in terms of inheritance tax and inheritance tax, right?"

The highest inheritance tax in the United States even exceeds 50 percent, and the highest can reach the 55 percent threshold, that is, if you inherit 10 million property, you have to pay 5.5 million inheritance tax, which is equivalent to paying more than half of the inheritance.

Of course, the higher the inheritance, the more you pay, and the maximum 55% is the upper line. The children and grandchildren of U.S. President Heathford had no money to pay inheritance taxes, so Heathford's mansion is now a public museum.

Anyway, in the United States, the richer the person, the higher the inheritance tax or something. Cohen, of course, knows why the U.S. government has set this rule, and of course it doesn't make much sense to let those who have money pay, and it doesn't make much sense to let ordinary people pay.

The current tax exemption line in the United States is 1 million, which means that if you inherit no more than 1 million US dollars, you do not need to pay inheritance tax, and the excess part needs to be taxed according to the regulations.

Therefore, speaking of which, this is not very beneficial to the rich, and at this point, it can be seen that this is a very good inheritance tax regulation, but for the rich, it seems that it is not a good regulation.

Cohen was stunned for a moment before he said, "Is this method feasible? Investing in movies, this seems a little unreliable?"

Indeed, one of the most common methods used by the rich in the United States is to set up a foundation or something, let their children work in the foundation, and then have a steady stream of salaries.

Anyway, you don't have to pay taxes or anything, and if you donate it, you can also offset the inheritance tax. But when it comes to making movies, this is just not very popular with ordinary people. Even though Cohen himself is a director, he has never heard of a similar example.

Alexander said slowly: "You don't know about this thing, in fact, it is a very normal thing, or I am the producer of this movie, which does not need to be known."

Do you know the last road movie, the cost of 50 million, the box office is less than 40 million, so it will be a loss of 10 million. "If this is calculated in this way, it is indeed a loss of 10 million.

At this time, Cohen thought for a while and said: "If you add the peripheral income of CDs and movies, it may mean that you don't have to lose money, but it may be impossible to say that this movie makes money, but if you keep the capital, it is estimated that there is no problem." ”

As a director, he is naturally very familiar with the process of films, and on such a question, he is very clear about what these movies rely on to make money. Generally, movies in Hollywood can make money at the box office, about less than one-tenth of the scale.

That's right, you're not wrong, Hollywood movies, if you want to make money at the box office, it's already good to have one out of ten movies of this kind. More movies rely on box office plus peripherals, plus the advertising revenue of the movie to achieve profitability.

These are all ways for Hollywood to make money.

Hollywood is an industrialized film industry, and in such a thing, it is not just the box office that wants to make money. There is a lot of money around, such as Transformers toys, cartoon toys, props, etc., these are all ways to make money, if Disney is not supported by the image of Hollywood movies, can Disneyland welcome guests one by one?

Therefore, whether watching a movie in Hollywood is to make money and lose money, it is a bit immature to just say that watching the box office of a movie.

And Cohen also didn't think that the box office of a movie determines everything, of course, it is better to make money at the box office, but if it is said that the box office cannot make money, then on such a problem, it is to look at some extensions such as peripherals to make money.

Therefore, the cost of 50 million, the box office of 40 million, whether this is necessarily a loss of money, is really hard to say, if it is good to say that the hype is good, then it is not necessary to say that it is impossible to protect the capital on such a problem.

The key is that it depends on how you operate, and Universal, as a veteran film company, naturally has its own way to deal with the aftermath of such a problem.

Therefore, Cohen thinks that this road movie is not necessarily like what everyone sees, and it must have lost money.

Of course, at the box office, it is indeed said that it lost money. Alexander was very sure of it: " This is definitely not losing money, let me tell you the truth, our Universal is just a name, the real investment in this movie is a predator in Hollywood, a super predator, with its own theater, therefore, this box office has no theater share, except for the payment to the government, the rest are people's own, almost 40 million, and this movie advertisement is about 18 million, and the surrounding of the movie, there are more than 5 million, it can be said that there is no loss of money, but definitely earned.

The next movie-related peripherals, that's all money-making. And the investor's children are several shareholders of the offshore investment company that benefited, that is to say, his 50 million was easily given to his children, and he did not lose money, and he also earned more than 10 million. This is the means of the plutocrats. Although the U.S. government says that it has enacted many laws to collect taxes, in fact, if it wants to avoid taxes legally, then it is not possible to say that there are people who can do it on such a problem. Hollywood is actually a place where such a thing can be done. ”

Hollywood is a good place to make money, but it is also a good place to launder money, of course, this is a place that the US government pays attention to, and it is very close to watching, and most of the money collected by this thing is here.

Of course, this is actually a disguised cause of Hollywood's prosperity. At this point, in fact, no matter what kind of thing you say, on such a problem, this is quite a good character.

And it is said that in such a thing, the difference between Hollywood heaven and hell is basically just a moment, that is, a line of heaven and a line of hell is a standard.

Cohen said with some emotion: "These rich people are really powerful, but this kind of method, the first time the people on the side of the US government were caught off guard, and they didn't expect such a method to happen, but in such a matter, if it is said to continue to use such a method, then you say, will the US government be willing? Is the Federal Tax Service an idiot? Will it allow the same thing to happen twice?"

This is almost an impossible thing, and the federal tax officer is not a dry meal, and this method of money laundering is not illegal to put it bluntly, but it is definitely not legal, it is just a gray area.

So, on a question like this, it's a matter of whether the federal tax commissioner really cares about such a thing.

If the Federal Tax Collector really loses attention to such a matter, then on such a question, those who want to cut corners will have to wonder whether they are going to bear the wrath of the Federal Tax Collector.

Alexander laughed and said, "You are right, people who can be tax officials are not idiots, and tax collectors in California are not idiots." In fact, they are starting to pay attention to this kind of problem.

Therefore, at this time, if we say that we are sole proprietors, it will definitely be cleaned up by the tax officer, and the US government is trying to make an example of the monkeys, so on such a problem, we cannot be sole proprietors, and investors cannot pump their own money. Because the tax officer has already said hello, if you say that you will play this set again, it will definitely be polite, and you will directly attack the crew. ”

In the United States, if a tax officer wants to do something, it is absolutely very easy. Therefore, at this time, it is impossible to invest in road films like this. Otherwise, it is a challenge to the U.S. government, or a challenge to the federal tax officer, and this kind of behavior is definitely an act of seeking death.

Therefore, on such a question, Alexander's words made Cohen immediately understand the key: "Therefore, Universal gave the protagonist to Ye Ming, it doesn't mean that he wants to pull James over through Ye Ming and let Murdoch's son invest in this movie, no, James is playing [The Day After Tomorrow] by himself at this time, and he doesn't have the heart to invest in our movie at all." ”

At this time, it is quite a great thing to be able to understand the relationship. And on such a question, the answer given by Cohen is almost close to the truth.

Alexander thought about it, as the director of the movie, if he didn't know the background of the movie, he might mean that he would offend people casually.

Therefore, on such a matter, it is definitely not to say that on such a question, Alexander hesitated for a moment and still said Universal's plan: "James is impossible, it is impossible to involve Murdoch, they have their own film company, Fox is their own play, we Universal will not let Fox get involved."

Therefore, at this time, in fact, our goal is not James, but Ye Ming, so that Ye Ming can participate in such a thing.

Of course, James said hello and said that he recommended Ye Ming to participate in this movie, and we thought that choosing Ye Ming was also a good result.

Think about it carefully, if it is said that Ye Ming is also involved, then on such a question, it is almost said that it meets the standards of a federal tax officer.

In this way, if the movie has a global one, an investor, and Ye Ming's brilliant film and television, it is not an investment, and the US government can't say anything. Ye Ming is the protagonist, who do you say you want him to do?" )