It is a publication of Time Warner, the most influential magazine in the United States and even in the world.

Don Eun, after the big hit, appeared on the cover for the third time.

This time the subject of the report was not a movie, and there was only one word on the cover, "tax".

Flipping through the magazine, the first article reported on the most controversial figure in the United States today - Done Walker.

The title of the article is very interesting -

"Donn Williams Walker, a young director who has not yet turned 22, has created one miracle after another in Hollywood in the past three years, both and still, this talented director has brought unimaginable visual shock to fans around the world. There is no doubt that he is the king of cinema in the new era!"

"But...... The director was not willing to be lonely, and after filming, he received a large box office dividend, nearly $100 million after tax, and he took out $80 million to buy Yahoo stock, which was in the limelight at the time. But this year, he made a decision that stunned everyone, selling all Yahoo shares at a time when high-tech stocks were in full swing, and at the same time, shorting a number of Internet companies in a row. ”

"As you already know, Don Walker made a lot of money, a sum of money that he couldn't spend in his lifetime! For this, he was investigated by the FBI, and he was criticized by a lot of media, as if he was a thief, a liar, a criminal, and he robbed the NASDAQ!

In this article, we will not talk about movies, stocks, Hollywood, or Wall Street, but we will only talk about one topic -- taxation! As we all know, Clinton is a Democratic president who advocates high taxes, and the current personal income tax in the United States is also the highest peak in history. But do the rich really pay their taxes?"

"According to the data of authoritative economic magazines, in the past tax year, the average tax rate paid by the top 400 top richest people in North America was only 27%! This is an astonishing statistic, such a tax rate is even lower than many stockbrokers, lawyers, doctors, professors, celebrities and other 'mid-range' income positions. This has to worry about our tax laws!"

However, there is one other person who is the exception, and yes, he is the protagonist of today's story - Done Walker! With the permission of Don himself, all the tax payment records of Donn and Done Pictures for the past three years will be attached at the end of this article. And this tax list is enough to break down all the unbearable remarks in the current media!"

In 1998, Tang paid $94,668,000 in taxes, in 1999, Tang paid $7,534,800 in taxes, and Tang Pictures paid $35,873,000, and in 2000, Tang Pictures paid $42,067,000 in taxes...... That's right, believe your eyes, you read that right, he paid more than $1.3 billion in taxes last tax season!"

"Maybe $1.3 billion is just an unimaginable number for many readers, but the next set of data is enough to illustrate the problem. Bill Gates, the richest man in the world and a fortune of $90 billion in 1999, paid $56 million in taxes, Larry Ellison paid $198 million, Warren Buffett paid $1.8 million, Paul Allen paid $219 million, Robertson Walton paid $32 million, and Michael Dale paid $5.46 million ......"

"In the last tax season, that is, half a month ago, Done Walker's total personal tax payment exceeded the total tax payment of the top 20 people on the Forbes North American Rich List in 1999! $1.327 billion, which will improve the lives of millions of families across the United States.

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This article in the magazine, in a wave of "anti-Tang", suddenly set off a frenzied whirlpool.

Many people with a sensitive sense of smell smell smell something strange.

Don, who has been silent all this time, is finally going to fight back?

……

In the afternoon of the same day, Warner Bros. held a grand press conference for the whole society, and no heavyweights attended, but a shocking piece of news was announced.

Warner Pictures and Down Pictures have reached a partnership!

The two parties will jointly invest in a new large-scale fantasy film project within this year——。

and announced the main producers, David and Lionel Wigram, and the director is Ann Lee, a Chinese-American director personally appointed by Done Walker.

Warner Bros. announced such a high-profile cooperation with Down Pictures, even under the premise that Down Pictures' funds have not been unfrozen, the meaning is self-evident.

After DreamWorks and Universal, Don finally found a true thigh that can compete with Disney and Fox - Time Warner!

Hollywood has been hyping this project for months, and the publicity of Down Pictures has always been very high-profile and unified, that is, to bring this classic fantasy masterpiece to the big screen at all costs.

Unexpectedly, after some hard work and setbacks, Tangen Pictures made a wedding dress for Warner.

Of course, Donn Pictures will get more benefits, because they have real capital to compete with Disney and Fox.

……

Don has never been a reluctant character.

He didn't expect that he and Disney would develop to the point where they are almost torn apart because of the initial little quarrel.

Now that his face has been torn, there is no need for Don to dodge and dodge, so he simply has a frontal attack!

The target Don has already been found, that is, Disney's traditional field and core asset - Disney Kids' Channel!

The current Disney Children's Channel has only 27 million family subscribers, and it has only been a few years since it was reorganized into a basic cable TV station, which is far from being invincible in the world in the future.

Start early in the embryonic stage, and break Disney's arm first!

In Donn's office, Bill McNick, Nina Jacobson, George Paxton, Andrew O'Haire, Ella Fisher, Reese Witherspoon and other henchmen sat down, and the topic of discussion was the counterattack to Disney.

"Now there are three main channels in the children's TV market in the United States, Cartoon Channel, Nick Rodeon, and Disney Channel. Both the Cartoon Channel and the Disney Channel focus on classic cartoons, while Nick Rodeon specializes in reality sitcoms. ”

Reese Witherspoon holds the folder and gives some basic introductions to the three children's channels.

The Cartoon Channel is owned by Warner, and its core assets are a number of MGM golden age cartoons, and Disney Channel mainly broadcasts Disney animation.

Nick Rodion is part of CBS Group, which was acquired by Viacom to form its children's channel television network. Because Paramount, Viacom's film company, is not good at animation production, resulting in Nick Rodeon lacking enough animation rights, so he started from another direction and chose a sitcom reality show.

After listening to Reese's description, Don said: "I mean that everyone must understand that Disney Channel is still in the stage of transformation and development, and they have seen the disadvantages of classic animation and turned to the comedy reality show market. Nick Rodeon's sitcoms are still aimed at younger children, and Disney is trying to tap into a teenage market, which is not what I'd like to see. ”

All of you here are Tang En's henchmen, and they all know his character, and they will definitely repay him!

At the moment, Don Pictures is still worried about acquiring Starz TV, and it is necessary to focus most of its energy on the operation, adjustment and user absorption of Starz TV, and it is impossible to buy a children's TV station and fight Disney.

There is only one feasible outcome now, and that is to help the Cartoon Channel, or Nick Rodeon, take on Disney!

What is this called?

Typical harm to others is not good for oneself!

But Don was happy, and most of the people in the room were happy to see it happen.

During this time, Disney's suppression of Down Pictures was too much, and many employees of Down Pictures even made high-profile statements that they would never watch Disney movies in their lives!

Bill McNick pondered for a while, and said slowly: "Actually, whether it's Nick Rodeon, Cartoon Channel, or Disney Channel, their object-oriented users are monotonous now, so there aren't many subscribers. The largest children's channel in the United States, Fox's family entertainment channel, has been in operation for 20 years, with more than 80 million users in North America, 10 million users in Latin America, and 24 million users in Europe. Because the class is aimed at teenagers, it is not included in the children's channel. ”

He used to be the CEO of Twentieth Century Fox and knew a lot about Fox.

Donne's eyebrows flickered, "Bill, you mean...... Will Disney gradually adjust the audience market?"

"They're already doing that, TV movies, it's not a children's film in the traditional sense. Bill McNick couldn't agree more.

Andrew O'Hare said meaningfully: "Yes, Disney's development is becoming more and more diverse, and teenagers are the largest consumer market, and they will definitely not miss it." ”

Don said displeasedly: "No, no matter what, we must disrupt Disney's deployment!"

"But...... What do we rely on?"

Before Reese's words fell, Donn, Bill McNick, and Nina Jacobson said in unison: "Marvel!"

"Marvel?"

"That's right!" Don smiled slightly, "Marvel has more than 5,000 ultimate heroes, we can't all put them on the big screen, and the future TV industry must be indispensable to the shadow of Marvel." ”

Nina Jacobson smiled, "It's too reluctant and inappropriate to let a seven or eight-year-old go to the cinema to watch a movie like this." We can cultivate children's enthusiasm for Marvel through cartoons, and when these children grow up in ten years, they will be the biggest pillars of Marvel movies!"

Bill McNick said slowly: "The reason why Fox bought the rights in the first place was because Fox produced a version of the cartoon, which had high ratings and was very popular in the market. ”

Reese Witherspoon muttered, "I see...... Marvel is a treasure!"