After the work has been assigned, it is time to seize the time to act - there are still more than two months and less than three months before the Lunar New Year, which is not short or long, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the preparatory work, every link needs to hurry, and the 'determining the list of actors', which is particularly important in the whole process, will naturally be no exception.

However, there is another thing that needs to be done before you go.

That is to register an entertainment company first.

It is not an entertainment agency that trains trainees and provides services to debuting artists, as is the case with S.m., but a company that mainly deals with the organization and preparation of various festivals.

The reason for the establishment of such a company was also Catherine's suggestion - for the time being, the organization of this celebration could be left to the government. However, with the implementation of the 'Las Vegas Plan', various commercial activities on the island will inevitably usher in a big explosion. The official institutions under the jurisdiction of the government are always involved in commercial activities, which does not seem to be appropriate.

There is never a shortage of smart people with keen eyes, and when the market is about to mature, someone will definitely form a new company to share this big cake. It was precisely because of this that Catherine proposed to Lin Zhicheng that he should set up an entertainment agency first to take the lead before others started to act.

Advice is one of Lin Zhicheng's great advantages.

Of course, the more important reason is that it doesn't cost much to set up this new company, and the procedures are very convenient.

To put it bluntly, the whole process was even so fast that Lin Zhicheng was a little incomprehensible - it only took less than three hours for him to complete the whole set of procedures.

"Is it because of who I am?" After going through the formalities and holding the registration materials of the new company, Lin Zhicheng was still a little confused, and couldn't help but confirm it with Catherine again.

"A little bit." Using her thumb and forefinger to pinch out a small gap, Catherine said with a smile: "The point is that this matter is not so troublesome in the first place." ”

"That's not going to be that fast, is it? I mean, doesn't it need to be reviewed first? Lin Zhicheng's face was still a little wrong. Well, at this moment, he thought of another thing - if other people are so 'sloppy' when applying for a new company, then will it affect the interests of his own owner?

"Censorship? Of course you do. Catherine smiled suddenly, she had already guessed Lin Zhicheng's thoughts, and took the opportunity to give an explanation: "That's why I just said a little bit." If you're not the owner, how can you gain their trust so easily? In fact, according to the normal process, it will take about a day or two to review before the whole process can be completed. ”

"A day or two......." Shaking his head, Lin Zhicheng still felt that he was not careful enough.

"Don't worry, you don't have to worry about your interests being violated. In fact, it's the opposite, and it's because the whole process is fast enough that you get a lot of benefits. ”

"Huh?" Catherine's words surprised Lin Zhicheng very much, and also made him very incomprehensible: "How do you say this?" ”

"Ever heard of the Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, and Bermuda?" Catherine started with a question.

"You know, tax havens, right?" Recalling the plot he had read in urban novels before, Lin Zhicheng nodded.

"That's right. Since you know, then I won't explain, phew, it saves me a lot of trouble. Catherine laughed and joked, but for the sake of business, she patiently explained: "Why are those places called tax havens?" The fundamental reason is that in order to attract foreign capital inflows and promote domestic economic development, they have provided more convenient services for foreigners, as well as lower tax rates, and even implemented a zero-rate policy in some places. ”

"We have a similar policy in the Naran Islands, although it is not completely tax-free like the Virgin Islands, but compared to other countries and regions in the world, we still set a very low tax rate. Let's put it this way, if the tax rate of the Cayman Islands of the Virgin Islands is 100% attractive to the wealthy, the low tax rate of our Nalan Islands can also be 70% attractive. ”

"In addition, our Naran Islands are a U.S. territory, and companies registered with us can have a U.S. background to a certain extent, and they can get a little convenience when investing abroad. This part of the attraction can probably be worth 10 to 15 points. In short, it is because of the preferential policies in this area that we have attracted the injection of capital, so we can receive so much tax every year. ”

After listening to Catherine's explanation, Lin Zhicheng fell silent.

I didn't know that the Nalan Islands could also be regarded as a tax haven, but now that I learned this fact, Lin Zhicheng was a little surprised, this is one of them.

The second is the tax that Catherine just mentioned.

I didn't think about it before, but now that I analyze it carefully, isn't that what is going on - according to the proportion of 10% that can be shared every year, Lin Zhicheng's 20 or 30 million dividends mean that the total tax revenue on the island can reach as much as 200 million or 300 million US dollars every year.

What is the population of the island? Including residents with local household registration and migrant workers, there are only more than 200,000 people.

First, there are no industrial projects, secondly, the business is not very developed, third, the import and export business is also pitiful, and then throw away those who have no personal income or whose income is not high enough to collect taxes, to sum up in one sentence, there are really not many objects available for tax collection on the island.

In this way, you can still receive two or three billion dollars in tax revenue every year.

If it weren't for the support of these companies registered by foreign capital in order to enjoy tax avoidance policies, let alone two or three hundred million, whether they could collect $100 million in taxes a year would have to be a question mark.

At present, this kind of tax policy is indeed quite good, not to mention that there are no shortcomings, but at the very least, it is the result of the advantages outweighing the disadvantages.

But what about later?

With the implementation of the 'Casino Plan', the island will usher in a wave of development, and at that time, the existing policy will still be maintained, will it continue to apply? Or to put it bluntly, the easing of the policy will inevitably bring some chaos, and this part of the factors will make those who are interested in investing in the industry have concerns?

When you have time to go back, you must think about it carefully, relying on your own ability, you obviously can't see the context clearly, and you can't make accurate judgments, so you have to find Carter and them to study it carefully. Lin Zhicheng thought secretly.

Of course, even if there is a meeting to study, it will be a matter for the future, at the very least, until the end of the New Year.

For now, it is better to focus on the preparations for the celebrations.

After another day on the island and taking care of the trivial matters at home, Lin Zhicheng and Catherine finally set off for the United States and China respectively to start the work of inviting artists.

Let's not mention the progress on Catherine's side, let's just talk about Lin Zhicheng.

The reason why he returned to China first was not because he wanted to get in touch with those groups of artists in China first, but for personal purposes, he planned to meet with the two sisters Cao Lingling and Cao Lili, and then talk about their affairs first.

This arrangement is made because the transfer of the two sisters needs to be handled as soon as possible, after all, the object of contact in this work is Dongguk University in South Korea, and they are not like entertainment agencies that can come to the door at any time to discuss cooperation. To put it bluntly, Lin Zhicheng and the two sisters are standing in the position of asking people to do things, so they naturally have to be positive.

Second, it's because Lin Zhicheng still has some stage fright.

Without Catherine's help, Lin Zhicheng was still a little worried about whether he could successfully complete the contact with his own ability. For the sake of insurance, he planned to go to South Korea first and ask Luo Yingshi, who had worked with him, to do him a favor. With Luo Yingshi's face, the contact with those brokerage companies in South Korea should be smoother.

After doing a good job in South Korea, Lin Zhicheng can also gain some experience. Looking back, when approaching those groups of artists in China, these experiences may come in handy and make it easier for me.

On December 15th, Lin Zhicheng returned to the magic capital.

got off the plane, took the luggage, pushed the car out of the exit, and within a few steps, a familiar greeting came from Lin Zhicheng's ears.

Looking in the direction from which the voice came, Lin Zhicheng soon saw the two cousins standing behind the cordon.

Cao Lili was waving her right hand, jumping and shouting, like a lively little hamster, and her sister Cao Lingling was calmer, standing quietly beside her, with a happy smile on her face.

"Why are you here? Didn't you say you should wait at home? stepped forward to say hello, and Lin Zhicheng naturally reached out and touched Cao Lili's little head.

"Touching someone's head again~!" One second she was still elated, but the next second she pouted, Cao Lili slapped Lin Zhicheng's hand away, and protested in a low voice: "The hairstyle that people only got in the morning is really~." ”

"Yo, do you know it's stinky?" I know that my cousin is not really angry, but she is just coquettish in this way. Lin Zhicheng not only did not withdraw his hand, but rubbed it a few more times.

"I hate it, Mud Kai~!"

"Huh? I don't. ”

You come and go, the brother and sister make a fuss for a while, and this can be regarded as expressing the enthusiasm of 'long time no see'.

One is not careful, which has attracted the attention of many people. The two who were fighting didn't notice it, but Cao Lingling, who was standing next to her and didn't speak, was a little embarrassed.

"Lily, stop making a fuss. Cousin, let's go out first. ”