In the brightly lit office, Helen sat at her desk, looking at the lawyer opposite.

Although emotionally, she is willing to believe the words of Ronan Anderson, but as a businessman, especially a business that may involve tens of millions of dollars, she can't be careless.

The opinion of a more professional and trustworthy person is important.

"Ms. Koch, we've done a lot of research and actual investigation over the last two days. It was a middle-aged, balding man with eyes, probably with the wisdom to cut off his hair, and the Mediterranean Sea was exceptionally bright: "There is no problem with the law, this is the government's policy to attract foreign capital, encourage investment, and prosper the economy." ”

Helen nodded slightly, Ronan was as reliable as she thought she was.

The bald lawyer added: "In terms of actual operation, there are currently several film companies engaged in related business in Germany, which have contributed to a number of successful cases, such as Hollywood's Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, New Line Pictures and Dimen Pictures, all of which have enjoyed this preferential policy. In addition, TMG is working on Tolkien's magical epic Lord of the Rings trilogy for New Line Pictures, which is said to be approved soon. ”

Helen asked, "Will there be any follow-up troubles, such as recovery?"

"No, it won't. The bald lawyer said with a smile: "This is a legal regulation, and similar operations have been going on for many years, and it is completely legal tax avoidance." ”

He added: "The government launched this policy to encourage investment in films. ”

With a large number of success stories to be found, and policies introduced by the government, the operation is not a problem at all, and Helen asks instead: "What about the middlemen?"

"This policy has given rise to some intermediary agents. The bald lawyer replied: "Some lawyers and accountants with extensive connections and operational capabilities have also entered the industry to help foreign film projects obtain this preferential policy in order to extract a lot of commissions." ”

He smiled, "The intermediary agent hired by Mr. Anderson is a colleague of mine, but they specialize in entertainment rights and have run two film projects in the past, both of which were successful. From my personal point of view, the success rate is still very high. ”

Helen nodded slowly: "So it's feasible to legally avoid taxes?"

The bald lawyer is very sure: "It's completely doable, provided that you need a film partner." ”

Helen thought for a moment and decided: "You assist Tony in registering a company as soon as possible, and at the same time contact Ronan and his team of intermediary lawyers to prepare for the relevant matters. ”

"Good. The bald lawyer was ready: "I'll do it." ”

After the lawyer left, Helen sat in her office, thought for a while, and picked up the phone.

"Heidi? yes, it's me, Helen. Do you have time this afternoon? Shall we go to afternoon tea together? Okay, I'll have a few friends. ”

"Louise, I'm Helen, and I made an appointment with Heidi for tea in the afternoon, okay, we'll wait for you. ”

"Manina......

Helen knew many wealthy people, many of whom were troubled by onerous taxes.

Legal tax avoidance is always a topic of great concern for the wealthy.

With the help of professionals, Ronan and Tony were busy for a while, and a company affiliated with Tony, Koch Films, was quickly registered.

Ronan's Sand Sea Entertainment also signed a rights transfer and lease agreement with Koch's film company, and a team of intermediaries at Muller lawyers began to apply for tax refunds.

The main reason why Germany's tax rebate is targeted by Hollywood is that you don't have to wait for the end of the film, but you can get the tax refund funds according to the estimated income of the comprehensive assessment before the project starts.

The tax refund amount is one-tenth of the expected income of the film, and this expected income cannot be reported casually.

This is not the first time that Mueller's team has done this kind of thing, and there is a well-established way of operating, which is basically a budget cost multiplied by a coefficient of about 1.2 to 1.3.

There are ready-made cases in this regard, Tom Cruise's "Mission Impossible" also went around Germany, with a budget of $80 million, an estimated revenue of $104 million from the German company, and successfully received a $10.4 million tax refund.

Of course, the expected income amount cannot be reported casually, and it will be a tragedy if it cannot pass the audit.

The team of middlemen bundled "Here Comes the Dead" and "Ace Agent" into a single package, with a combined estimated revenue of $50 million.

In addition, Mueller's team is actively lobbying for public relations.

In some ways, this team of intermediaries is Ronan's professional brokers in his previous life.

Connections and channels, and even family history, can sometimes really be directly realized.

Ronan This is the first time to come to Germany, although there is a lot of theoretical knowledge, but never practiced, the first was to cooperate with the German film company, and then chose the backup plan, the real operation still depends on the German middleman.

In this strange country, he is more likely to follow the middleman, see more and learn more.

And, of course, Tony Koch.

Tony temporarily took a leave of absence from the company in Munich to work with Ronan on tax rebates for the two films.

"If this can be done, the withdrawal fee alone ......"

As one busy morning passed, Tony said to Ronan as he ate his lunch, "Just top my salary for several years." ”

Ronan looked up at him and asked, "After finishing these two projects, quit my job and dedicate myself to this industry, I still have many film projects in the future." ”

Tony nodded repeatedly: "I think so too." Ronan, you have opened the door to a new world for me!"

Ronan stretched out his right hand and said, "I wish us a happy cooperation in the future." ”

Tony shook his hand heavily: "Happy cooperation." He withdrew his hand and asked, "I don't know how many years this tax refund policy will last." ”

Ronan shrugged: "I don't know either. ”

Anyway, in his last year in his previous life, this policy seemed to still exist.

The German government's original intention of formulating this tax rebate policy was good, but now Hollywood and even some European film companies, cooperating with German film companies, are also exploiting policy loopholes to a certain extent.

Many countries have film tax rebates, but the restrictions are very strict, such as New Zealand, Canada and Australia, which require that the films eligible for the tax rebate must be shot in their home countries at least 80% and so on.

Even in the United Kingdom, where restrictions are more relaxed, it is required that some scenes of the film be filmed in the United Kingdom, and British actors must be used in the crew, etc.

All in all, Germany is definitely one of the most relaxed tax rebate conditions, which does not require filming in Germany, nor does it require the use of German actors or behind-the-scenes staff.

With these words alone, Germany can be regarded as the work of Hollywood films.

Of course, not all submitted projects will pass the review.

This game can only be played by commercial films with relatively high investment, and the market, economic and even financial driving role that small-budget literary films can play is really limited, and the expensive lawyer fees and intermediary fees are not something that ordinary small companies and small-production films can afford.

"How's it going on Aunt Helen's?" Ronan asked.

Tony shrugged: "It went well. Mom persuaded several friends and business associates, and legal tax avoidance was what they wanted, and the $40 million would soon be in place. ”

Ronan deliberately lowered his voice and asked, "How many points do you smoke?"

Tony opened a hand: "The first time, it's my mother's friend again, it's not good to take more." He shook his head and said: "If you don't enter an industry, you really don't understand this industry, and a tax rebate policy actually allows the film company to play flowers." ”

Ronan smiled, "It's just a loophole that can be used to play the sidekicks." ”

"How should my company grow in the future?" Tony asked seriously, "Can you make a few comments?"

Ronan thought about it, Tony's career did not conflict with him, and it would be a boost after it was done, and said: "Use your Koch Film Company to set up a film fund to raise funds from the society within the legal scope, and in our future cooperation, you can withdraw a higher handling fee...... Well, if your foundation actually participates in my film investment, you can also enjoy a share of the film's profits. ”

He also has a conscience: "Later, when you have time, you will go to Los Angeles to witness the operating rules of Hollywood." ”

Hollywood's sexy charm for overseas financiers is eternal, and this batch of retreats in the face of difficulties, and the next batch will still step on the "bones" of the "predecessors" and rush forward.

Tonymo rubbed his chin and said, "Sounds good." ”

Ronan smiled, if this thing can be done, there will be a stable source of funds for investing in films in the future.

There is a consensus in the Hollywood industry that the film financing structure is set up to let the person who pays the money bear the biggest risk, Hollywood gets a "subsidy", and the distributor makes a steady profit, so the overseas financiers who invest in Hollywood are out-and-out wronged.

Tony asked again, "Are there many people who are interested in film investment?"

Ronan said directly: "Hollywood is like a lamp, there will always be moths pounced. It's not that hard to attract moths. ”

(Germany's policy is pre-tax refund, and there are too many real cases in reality, and many movies co-produced by the United States and Germany are actually beneficiaries of this policy, and it is said that it will be revised in the past two years, but it seems that it has not been changed for the time being.) ）