Although Germany is no longer the only country where Relativity Entertainment operates tax rebates, the advantages of its policy far exceed those of the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.

Some parliamentarians want to cancel the tax rebate policy for German films, which undoubtedly moves the cake of this part of the people.

In fact, it is not only them, but also involves all aspects such as attracting investment and financial operations, which can be said to affect the whole body.

In some ways, this is also positive for the German economy.

Otherwise, almost the whole world once knew that there were reasonable and legal loopholes in Germany's film tax rebate policy that could be exploited, but the German government was indifferent.

Ronan had met these people and had a general understanding, which, combined with his previous memories, expected that this policy would continue in Germany.

However, Relativity Entertainment cannot concentrate tax rebates in Germany, and with the increasing number of film projects initiated and produced by Shahai Entertainment every year, the number of places won in Germany is far from meeting the needs of Relativity Entertainment.

Hollywood's biggest advantage, in addition to industrial assembly, is undoubtedly internationalization.

Relativity Entertainment is also taking the international route, and many film projects are far beyond the limitations of the United States, such as Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, etc., which can become filming locations for film projects, and at the same time take advantage of local policies to operate tax rebates.

Tax refund amounts vary from country to country, but in general, Canada, which is close to the United States, is attractive.

As a non-historic tax rebate program in itself, the film tax rebate itself was still only a fraction of the cost of film production at that time around the end of the 80s.

However, as other countries other than the United States, mainly Canada and the United Kingdom, gradually increase tax rebates related to film production, in order to reduce costs, more and more American companies choose to shoot and produce films and television overseas.

Hollywood has developed so far that more than half or even two-thirds of a film's production budget is often financed by international financing, pre-sales and tax refunds.

Like Shahai Entertainment's films, the production cost is basically all from the financing of the Pacific Film Foundation.

The crew used the tax refund as part of the company's income, rather than calculating the cost of the film after removing the tax refund.

The benefit of this is that it can raise the cost of the film.

For studios, no matter how much money the film actually costs, the higher the legal cost of the film, the better.

Under the Hollywood system, members of trade unions, like unions, have a revenue share that is mandatory for the industry.

For example, after the 1988 Hollywood Screenwriters' Strike, the Writers' Guild signed a new 20-year agreement with the Producers' Union, which involved producers having to pay screenwriters a percentage of the videotape's revenue share.

Although the proportion is very low, the amount of income involved is still very impressive when calculated in billions of dollars.

In addition to traditional regions, including Germany, Relativity Entertainment is also actively developing new tax refund markets, such as Shahai Entertainment, which has a vice president of Puerto Rican descent who has returned to Puerto Rico several times to emphasize the economic stimulus that film shooting can bring to the upper class.

After years of lobbying and the support of Relativity Entertainment, Puerto Rico this month enacted a new policy aimed at attracting global film and television projects.

If a film and television project can be filmed in Puerto Rico, you will receive tax rebates and subsidies after the project is completed, and the amount can reach up to 40% of the cost depending on the number of scenes filmed by the crew in Puerto Rigo!

This amount is very substantial, and many projects that can be filmed in Puerto Rico immediately sent out relevant applications.

However, because of the surprise of the customs, even if Puerto Rico has an advantageous policy, it is unlikely that it will become a major overseas filming base for Hollywood.

In contrast, a large area from Germany to the east, the traditional Eastern European countries, is better suited to Hollywood shooting.

For example, Shahai Entertainment has established a connection with the Bulgarian government through Uwe Bauer's "Vampire Lane".

With Uwe Bauer as an intermediary, Ronan also took time to go to Bulgaria to inspect relevant policies and supporting conditions.

The Bulgarian government attached great importance to Ronan's arrival, and the prime minister met with him, made many promises, and accompanied him on a tour of a film and television production base on the outskirts of Sofia.

Previously, Uwe Bauer told Ronan that Bulgaria is a good choice for filming, with tax advantages, strong government support, low labor prices, supporting facilities, and guaranteed personnel quality.

In particular, the landform is rich, with sandy beaches, forests, plains, and both European, British, and Soviet ancient buildings, as well as modern buildings.

Ronan personally came to Bulgaria and also agreed with Uwe Bauer's statement.

Especially after visiting many ancient buildings that resemble castles, Ronan had an idea that this place seems to be perfect for filming Game of Thrones in a live-action way.

In some places, you basically don't need to set up a scene, you can just shoot in real time.

However, with local policies, Relativity Entertainment also needs the right response personnel.

This is to ensure that the production manager or executive producer of Shahai Entertainment has enough literacy.

Ronan made a special call to George Clint and Jessica Felton to ask for more relevant professional quality training.

Relativity Entertainment's film and television production projects will become more and more international in the future.

The crew and producer are in charge of the overall situation, but the production manager or executive producer needs to be familiar with the complex tax rebate and funding policies of each country, and be familiar with the English and professional level of local practitioners to make the most cost-effective choice for different projects.

For example, a lot of indoor shooting, a lot of special effects, and Hollywood blockbusters starring well-known British actors, the UK is a good choice.

If the film has a lot of ancient or modern European locations, requires a lot of sets, props, and a lot of related staff, then it is not cost-effective to choose the United Kingdom, because the cost of personnel is too high, and Bulgaria is a good choice.

Although he only spent two days in Bulgaria, Ronan was treated like a state guest, and the Bulgarian government apparently regarded him as a god of wealth.

Moreover, the two sides have cooperated once, and the Bulgarian government naturally has certain expectations for continued cooperation.

Before leaving Bulgaria, Ronan signed an agreement of intent with the Bulgarian government.

The Bulgarian government promises to give the greatest preferential policies to Relativity Entertainment's film and television projects, and Relativity Entertainment guarantees that no less than eight film and television dramas will be filmed in Bulgaria in the next ten years, and there will be at least two top Hollywood production projects.

For example, if the sequel to Uwe Bauer's "Vampire Lane" is filmed, the first place to shoot is definitely Bulgaria.

"Vampire Lane" directed by Uwe Bauer is about to be released, and the German director has been using Netflix as a platform since the beginning of August, constantly doing self-marketing under the direction of embassy film professionals, so that "Vampire Lane" has attracted a lot of attention.

Having said that, Uwe Bauer can be described as a star-level star, and when he punched film critics back then, he not only got the titles of "public enemy of film critics" and "film critic nemesis", but also great fame.

In the description of traditional media, Uwe Bauer is naturally a villain and a super bad director.

But on the Internet, there are a lot of people who support Uwe Bauer.

Times are different, movie audiences are different, and it is no longer uncommon for bad movie directors to attract a bunch of fans.

In a few years, this situation will become more and more common.

Even many directors will win the applause of fans no matter how bad the film is.

These situations are slowly showing up in Uwe Bauer.

Ronan is back in Germany, and here in Berlin, many film companies and financial institutions have formed a formal coalition of interests to deal with a possible industry crisis.

There was no need for Ronan to get involved, though.

After all, he is an outsider, and his relationship with the German film industry is more of a commercial partnership.

Even if the German government does remove the tax rebate, there are other markets for Relativity Entertainment to operate.

Bulgaria is also a pretty good replacement.

On Ronan's last day in Berlin, Tony Koch formalized an agreement with Hertha Berlin's shareholders to fully acquire Hertha Berlin.

The Berlin Bundesliga team will gradually change to the direction of the player's black shop according to the plan.

Toni Koch has been preparing for the move for Eastern European players to play in Germany, as he said.

He showed Ronan a list of winter transfer targets, most of whom were players in their mid-twenties and younger.

Ronan also saw a familiar name, Luka Modric, who was voted Bosnian Premier League Footballer of the Year at the age of 18 and is currently playing for Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia, and has just turned twenty.

The information in the appendix of the roster has a picture of the player on it, and Ronan looks at the young face, and he really doesn't recognize the wrong person.

Of course, Modric is too young now, and if Toni Koch can bring Hertha Berlin, it will also be in the sights of Manchester United.

If there is no way for Tony Koch, then let Manchester United buy people and go back on loan to practice.

Although Giggs has successfully transformed, he is old after all.

Scholes is also no longer young, with frequent injuries in the past two years.

This can be regarded as finding a replacement for the two in advance.

After Tony Koch's takeover of Hertha Berlin, Ronan did not stop in Germany and Europe, but returned to North America, staying in New York for a day.

Martin Scorsese is leading the crew of "The Departed" to shoot in New York.