Out of Berlin International Airport, Ronan saw Tony Koch who came to pick him up, he hadn't seen him for a year, I don't know if he was in charge of a company alone, this guy looks much more mature.

Ronan hugged him and gave him a brief introduction.

"This is ......" Tony Koch's eyes fell on Priyanka Chopra.

A beautiful face and a sexy body that can't be covered by winter clothes are too easy to attract.

Ronan introduced: "Tony, this is Yaka, Priyanka Chopra, a very promising Indian actor, is now my female companion. ”

Tony Koch simply greeted Priyanka Chopra, and the meaning of the latter sentence was clear, this is just a female companion, not a girlfriend.

The airport is not the place to talk, and Tony Koch led the group out of the airport, put the others in a business car, and pulled Ronan into another Mercedes sedan.

Telling the driver to drive, Tony Koch shook his head at Ronan and said, "You're so unpursuing." ”

Ronan knew he was talking about Priyanka Chopra and said, "This is a gift from the Indians, an Indian girl, who has no one to go to Los Angeles and is safe. ”

"You're not going to come, are you?" asked Tony Koch, surprised.

Ronan shrugged: "How is it possible? No matter how simple a person enters Hollywood, it won't be long before he becomes a human spirit, and then it's time to say goodbye." ”

Tony Koch got it: "You're just looking for a nice and sexy temporary bed partner. Ronan, you're kidnapping an ignorant girl. ”

"Ignorance?" Ronan smiled, "You're underestimating her too much." ”

He didn't want to discuss it too much, so he changed the subject: "Send us to the hotel, I booked the hotel." ”

The last time Ronan came over, he often stayed at Helen Koch's house, and this time there were five people, so it would be inappropriate to bother again.

"Mom asked me to invite you to dinner. Tony Koch said.

Ronan looked at the time and said, "Let's go straight over." ”

Turning on his phone, he called Connie and asked her to take the others to the hotel first.

Arriving at the Koch family's mansion, Ronan met Helen Koch and hurriedly stepped forward a few steps to hug her, anyway, this is his elder.

"Aunt Helen, you're getting prettier. Ronan genuinely complimented.

"It's been a year. Helen Koch deliberately said: "You didn't say that you came to Germany to see me." ”

Ronan hurriedly said, "Am I not here?"

Helen Koch smiled and said, "Count you to talk." She led the way towards the restaurant, saying, "Are you hungry? ”

Ronan went to the bathroom first, and when he returned to the restaurant, typical Westernized Chinese food was already on the table.

There were only three people dining, and they chatted while eating.

"Your company has grown very fast this year. ”

Because of Koch Films' relationship, Helen also has a certain understanding of the film industry: "Last time you called and said that you had acquired two companies?"

Ronan explained, "It's a company, Embassy Pictures, a small distribution company that has the ability to distribute films in North America. In addition, it is not the company that I acquired, I dug up the distribution department of Polygram Pictures, and I am preparing to establish an independent overseas distribution channel. ”

Tony Koch is already a professional: "In other words, you don't need to rely on other companies to distribute the films you shoot and produce in the future?"

Ronan swallowed a piece of chicken and said, "At present, North American distribution is not a problem, and overseas distribution channels are still under construction, and it will be three to four months at the earliest before the film can be released overseas." ”

Helen exclaimed, "Ronan, your career is getting bigger and bigger, and your father must be very pleased to see it." ”

Ronan smiled, but didn't say anything.

"Look at me. Helen shook her head: "Always talk about these sad things. ”

Ronan didn't really care, and said calmly, "It's okay, Auntie." ”

Tony Koch interjected at the right time: "Did this trip to India go well to raise money? Didn't the new project require a $50 million budget?

"I basically have an investment agreement with the Mountain Foundation in India. Ronan said truthfully: "They will invest $40 million in the project of "Spy Shadow", and Shahai Entertainment can raise another $10 million, the funds are enough." ”

Tony Koch didn't know much about India and asked, "Indians are rich?"

"There are some people who are very wealthy," Ronan said. ”

In many seemingly poor countries, wealth tends to be very concentrated.

"That's right, Tony. Ronan turned to ask, "How's the financing on your side?"

Speaking of financing, Tony Koch was a little excited: "It wasn't very smooth, and the financing amount never exceeded $20 million, but after you sent the relevant information of "Spy Shadow" and the insurance contract of Allianz Group, those who were on the sidelines immediately became active, and the financing amount soon reached $40 million. ”

Ronan nodded slightly, this is the benefit of a third-party guarantee.

In many cases, an insurance contract can even be used as collateral.

Helen then said, "I have about $10 million on my side to invest again." ”

Of course, we can't give up the legitimate tax exemption method, otherwise the 51 percent income tax can make people vomit blood.

Ronan remembered something else and asked, "Tony, I asked the company's finance to settle the $10 million of the previous project with you, did you receive the funds?"

"Yes, I've returned it to all the investors, including my mom, and they want to continue working with me, and I have $20 million at the moment, because I worked with Koch Films once, and the money is ready to come at any time," Tony Koch said. ”

Ronan did the math, it seems like $70 million, and the "Spy" project, only $50 million is enough.

This time, he didn't bring a project like "Human Removal Plan 2" over, and the investment was less than 10 million US dollars, and he couldn't pass the tax refund review at all, and it is estimated that in the eyes of the Germans, the driving role is slightly stronger than that of literary films.

"You're amazing, Tony. Ronan praised sincerely: "I admire you very much for finding so many investments." ”

Tony Koch said in a stinky way: "I didn't know before, but once I get serious......"

Helen interrupted her son's words: "The main thing is that this tax avoidance channel has no worries, this is not a legal loophole, but a policy of the government, don't worry about the sudden liquidation of the tax bureau in the future, and then let you make up for it." ”

Tony Koch shrugged: "Paying back taxes also means fines. ”

Ronan took a sip of his glass and said, "I hope this policy can continue for a few more years." ”

In the previous life, many film and television companies in the indescribable country used the preferential tax policies of a certain city to avoid taxes, but later they all became tragedies.

Facts have proven countless times that tax evasion must not be allowed.

It seems that this German policy was still in use until he came to Los Angeles, but I have heard that the German parliament has discussed it several times to cancel it.

"As far as I know. Tony Koch continued: "It will not be canceled in the short term, and this policy has a certain pull effect on the financial industry. ”

Ronan asked, "Do you want to find a middleman this time?"

Tony Koch is confident: "No, Koch Films is enough to handle it." He further said: "I've had people apply for 'Spy Heavy' based on the information you've sent me, with a budget of $50 million, which is the most widely used spy action movie, with an expected revenue of $70 million, a 10 percent tax rebate, and $7 million." ”

"Is it okay?" Ronan was a little uneasy.

Tony Koch said: "Rest assured, it will definitely pass. We sign the contract as soon as possible and get approval as soon as the middle of the month. ”

Ronan nodded: "I'll sign a contract with you tomorrow." ”

The two briefly chatted about the contract, basically the same as last time, Koch Films bought the "Spy Shadow" project for $50 million, and Shahai Entertainment leased back all the rights, including the production of the sequel, and the rent was still paid in two installments in the name of investment shares, $40 million and $10 million respectively.

Of the $7 million tax refund, Ronan paid Koch Films 10 percent of the handling fee, or $700,000, according to the contract with the middleman last year.

Although the two sides have a relationship, the business accounts must be calculated clearly.

Ronan knew that it was important to work together for the long term.

"I still have $20 million on my side. Tony Koch asked, "Ronan, do you have a film project in your hands that you can invest in? Not this kind of operation, but a real investment." ”

He admired Ronan's vision very much, but the two of them had watched "Blair the Witch" together at the St. Denis Film Festival, and the film was so bad that it couldn't be worse, Ronan actually ran a box office of more than $150 million in North America.

What is this? It's a miracle!

Ronan thinks about it, the sequel film is less risky, the profit is almost guaranteed, he will not accept foreign investment, and for several other projects, the screenwriting team is writing scripts......

Tony Koch is clearly not looking to invest in Shahai Entertainment's project, saying: "I came across a film project where the producer was lobbying Konstantin Film in Germany, and I talked to the producer and director a few times, and it felt good. Do you want to meet them? Koch Films is an empty shell, with no production capacity, and this project is not as good as your Shahai Entertainment, and the two of us will cooperate?"

Ronan thought for a moment and said, "I'll meet them first." ”

"Okay!" said Tony Koch, "There's a party in the German film industry tomorrow night, so will the two of them go, and we'll go too?"

Ronan nodded, "Yes." ”

After dinner, the three of them left the dining room and went to the living room to continue talking about cooperation.

It wasn't until nine o'clock in the evening that Ronan said goodbye and left, and Tony Koch drove him back to the hotel, and the two agreed to meet at the hotel tomorrow.

Ronan called his assistant Connie, asked about the room he was staying in, took the elevator upstairs, took the room key card and opened the suite door, and just took off his coat when there was a knock on the door.

Opening the door, Ronan saw a delicate face: "Yaka?"