Today, Bella Anderson came prepared, and since these people need persuasive reasons on the outside, she gives them enough reasons.

These reasons aren't just that American Sniper can provide more jobs.

In fact, most of the taxes and subsidies provided by the United States and even overseas countries fall on commercial films.

In order to win this preferential policy, she also looked at many cases and summed up a set of effective arguments.

Looking at the few people across the table, Bella Anderson said, "If the state government is funding the subsidy, the source of the funding must come from California's taxes, and the taxes are paid by the majority of taxpayers, and what is subsidized by taxes should also represent the needs of a wide range of taxpayers." ”

She didn't speak quickly, "And what about independent films? Most of them are a kind of intuitive feeling films from a very personal point of view, such as the "Hypocritical Life", which tells the process of a person struggling to death after falling into the water, these things only belong to them, and if they can find investors to shoot them, that is, they agree with the views of these projects, and from the audience's point of view, these types of projects are always a niche of niches, which proves that there are too few people who can resonate with them. So, if you subsidize such a program with a wide range of taxpayers, isn't that tantamount to taking the money of the majority of taxpayers and serving the wishes of a very small number of people?"

The four men looked at each other, still unclear.

The middle-aged man with glasses smiled, exchanged opinions with the nearest person, and said, "Miss Anderson, let's stop here today, we will give you a clear reply as soon as possible." ”

"Okay. ”

Bella Anderson stood up and said goodbye and left.

Dealing with the state government is like this, the procedure is quite cumbersome, but it is very frustrating.

This is to pick money out of their hands, and passivity is inevitable.

Leaving Burbank and just returning to Century City, where the studio is located, Bella Anderson received a call from the middle-aged man with glasses, and they had agreed that "American Sniper" would definitely get a preferential slot, but it would take about a week to approve it at the earliest.

The news was passed on to Matthew, and then it took a full ten working days for the crew of "American Sniper" to receive an official notice that the project would receive tax rebates and financial subsidies from California next year, of which the tax rebate credit was $6.7 million, and the financial subsidy was much less, only $2.3 million.

Compared to some projects in other states that invest more than $10 million, you can get more than $2 million in tax rebates, which seems to be very ordinary, but Matthew is already satisfied.

Preparations for "American Sniper" are going well, and an extensive audition is about to begin to pick a suitable actress for the film.

The character cannot be exactly the same as the prototype, at least there must be a certain resemblance.

Matthew has not dealt with Chris Kyle's wife Taya Kyle once or twice, and it is natural to see that this is not the kind of woman who is as tender as water, I don't know if it is a relationship that has been in Texas for too long, and she exudes a cowgirl-like shrewdness and wildness.

But the imperceptible wildness is almost completely covered by the beautiful appearance.

People who don't deal with Taya Kyle very often don't notice it at all.

Matthew spoke to Clint Eastwood about this, and the two quickly agreed that the kind of sweetheart type actor was not suitable for the role of Taya Kyle.

Because of the character setting, Matthew rejected many female stars who took the initiative to call him, including Lily Collins.

"Lily, your appearance is too sweet. ”

In the office, facing Lily Collins, Matthew said directly, "This kind of cowgirl-like character in the bones is really not suitable for you." ”

I don't know if it's because of makeup, Lily Collins' eyes are very big, "But, Matthew......" She hesitated for a moment, but still said, "I want to act with you, I've been looking forward to this day for a long time." ”

Matthew knew that Lily Collins had always admired himself very much, and comforted, "There will be a chance in the future." He thought for a moment and then said, "I'm planning a sci-fi project about a Martian rescue, and there's a young female astronaut in it, and if you're interested, you can go to Bella Anderson and ask for the original book and the first script." ”

"Okay. Lily Collins stood up and was about to go to another office to find Bella Anderson, and before heading out, she asked, "Do you have time for the evening? ”

Matthew also stood up, shook his head, and said, "Another day, I made an appointment with Chris Kyle today." Seeing that Lily Collins was still looking at this, he explained simply, "I made an appointment yesterday, I have been under the guidance of Chris Kyle recently, conducting professional sniper training, and this afternoon he also brought two retired soldiers, and I want to learn more about the war in Iraq from them." ”

Lily Collins nodded, "I'll call you another day." ”

She was the first to leave, and Matthew then left the office, got into a new Mercedes Big G, and headed straight for Neborah's shooting club.

Since Chris Kyle's company in South Los Angeles is more of a service to the military, most of his sniper training is placed here.

However, meeting Chris Kyle today is more for the sake of those two veterans.

The two had spoken over the phone before, and if the right fit was made, Matthew would hire them as consultants for the crew's war scenes.

Coming to the club, Niebora was not there, Matthew asked, and learned that this guy went to Las Vegas, and it seemed that he wanted to spread the business over there.

Matthew entered the indoor shooting range, probably on a weekday, there were not many people in the shooting range, only four or five people, and Chris Kyle was sitting alone in the lounge at the back of the shooting range, seemingly reading a newspaper.

This lounge is large, with a dozen round tables in it, and the chairs are also wooden, which looks beautiful and is not very comfortable to sit on.

The lounge is separated from the shooting range by a large glass curtain wall so that the sound of shooting does not disturb the rest of the lounge.

"Over here, Matthew. ”

Seeing Matthew come in, Chris Kyle beckoned, "I'm over here." ”

Matthew went over to say hello to Chris Kyle and pulled out a chair to sit across from him, and Brown Williams sat at another table nearby, as before.

Chris Kyle asked Matthew for a glass of water and said, "Those guys are going to be late." ”

Matthew knew he was talking about the veterans and said, "There's no hurry. ”

The two sides made an appointment at 3:30 p.m., and it was only two o'clock now.

He picked up the water cup, took a sip, and then glanced at the white porcelain teacup, which was not used last time, and it was estimated that it had just been changed.

The cup is a bit heavy, but it feels very sturdy to the touch, and it also bears the imprint of a British porcelain company.

Matthew remembered that he had heard Niebora mention that a fitness club and a shooting club had ordered a new batch of porcelain from England, and that the other party was an established company that provided utensils to the British royal family.

The two spoke a few words, and the conversation quickly turned to the movie "American Sniper".

Chris Kyle still has some doubts about Clint Eastwood, worried that an old man like him will not be able to make this film, and Matthew told him that the crew will take the subject very seriously and do everything to tell the story well......

Chatting and chatting, the two talked about the two veterans who came over.

"One was Chad Littlefield, one of the directors of the War Psychological Trauma Foundation, which I founded. Chris Kyle briefly described the background of the two men, "He also fought in the Iraq war, and in some things, he has more experience than me. ”

Matthew nodded, Chris Kyle's foundation was established in conjunction with the military contracting company to provide physical rehabilitation, personal training, psychotherapy and other services for traumatized veterans.

Chris Kyle added, "The other guy is Eddie Rouse, who was also involved in the Iraq War, and his situation is a bit complicated, with long-term unemployment after leaving the military and a bit of traumatic stress syndrome. ”

Matthew thought for a moment and said, "If his professionalism and experience can help the crew, I will offer him a job as a shooting consultant." ”

He is not a saint, he will not help people indiscriminately for no reason, since he is a soldier who participated in the Iraq War, it should not be a problem to play his professional expertise in the filming of war scenes by the crew, right?

"I was back in Texas some time ago and met Eddie's mother, who asked me for help. Chris Kyle sighed and said, "I couldn't refuse the same experience, and I brought him to a physical therapy center here in Los Angeles to get a job that helped him recover." ”

He said very solemnly, "Thank you, Matthew. ”

Matthew had never been a soldier, and he didn't know much about the kind of comradeship between soldiers, so he just nodded and didn't say much.

After chatting with Chris Kyle for a while, Matthew went to the shooting range, got his guns and magazines, went to the target position, and practiced shooting.

He is also a veteran gunner, with a ten-meter fixed target, and the ten-shot burst is basically stable at about 90 rings.

There were not many people on the shooting range, and the gunfire was sparse.

There was no one on either side, and the nearest one was also three spots away, and it was what appeared to be a young woman wearing a cowboy hat, and only a golden ponytail could be seen hanging from behind the cap.

Matthew raised his gun and aimed it forward, pulling the trigger continuously, and the gunfire rang out rhythmically.

Bang - bang - bang ......

After ten rounds of ammunition, Matthew withdrew from the magazine, put down the pistol, and before he could look at the monitor next to him, a woman's voice with a hint of exclamation sounded, "Wow, ninety-seven rings!"

Matthew turned his head to look over and said casually, "Good luck." ”

The woman in the cowboy hat had just come to his target, and she was the one who made the sound.

"Hello, Matthew. I'm Margot Robbie. The woman lifted the brim of her hat and stretched out her right hand, "Your marksmanship is too good." ”