Chapter 403: Target: The Clipper
As the saying goes, there is food in the heart, and there is no panic in the heart, with the benefits brought to Zhao Xing by "Fast and Furious", and now Zhao Xing's pockets are bulging again. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
However, just when Wu Nan's money was not hot, the tax department of the United States came to the door.
The personal income tax of up to 40% in Los Angeles made Zhao Xing almost spurt out a mouthful of old blood.
Although the box office in the United States only accounts for one-third of the total box office, it can't stand such a deduction, nearly half.
In a perfunctory way, Zhao Xing began to think about digging into the corners of American capitalism.
After finding a lawyer and inquiring in detail, Zhao Xing also had a bottom in his heart.
It's actually quite simple, as long as you invest in the United States, then the tax rate will be reduced by 80%.
As for the reduced tax rate, Zhao Xing is still barely acceptable.
However, Zhao Xing's only concern now is that he doesn't know what to invest in.
It wasn't until Zhao Xing saw Avril looking at the NBA with excitement on her face that a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Zhao Xing's heart.
Although the NBA basketball league is only the second of the four major leagues in the United States, its influence is world-class, especially in China, and the NBA basketball league is much more popular than the first football league in the United States.
When he didn't cross over, Zhao Xing was also an avid basketball fan, and he also practiced hard for a while in order to make his sister.
It wasn't until after graduating and working on the set that I gradually forgot about it because of various busy work.
And with Zhao Xing's crossing, every day is to make money and make movies, and he has long left his original hobby behind.
If it weren't for Avril watching this NBA game and shouting, Zhao Xing really couldn't think of it.
Before, when Zhao Xing was crazy about basketball, he had a wish, that is, one day when he had money, he would buy an NBA team, spend money to form a dream lineup, and win the championship......
At first, it was just a beautiful conjecture, not an extravagant hope.
But now it's different, with their current strength, there is no pressure to buy an NBA team, even if it is to form a dream lineup, the legendary "Big Five" is not impossible.
In this way, you can not only realize your dreams, but also avoid taxes, no matter how you think about it, it is a way to get the best of both worlds.
At that moment, Zhao Xing asked Avril Lavigne's opinion.
"What? You're buying an NBA team? ”
Avril looked at Zhao Xing in surprise, she really couldn't figure out why Zhao Xing had such an idea.
Seeing Avril's surprised look, Zhao Xing could only tell her the idea of avoiding taxes.
Knowing that Zhao Xing was to avoid taxes, Avril also expressed her understanding, after all, as an American, she hated the US tax rate more than Zhao Xing, but she still gave reservations about Zhao Xing's purchase of the NBA team.
In Avril's heart, Zhao Xing spent hundreds of millions of dollars or even hundreds of millions of dollars to buy an NBA team just to avoid taxes, which is not cost-effective at all.
"It's not a good deal, you must know that the current NBA team is not cheap, if you want to avoid taxes, you can do something more meaningful, such as setting up a charitable foundation to help more poor people in the United States."
Regarding Avril's suggestion, Zhao Xing's eyebrows suddenly raised.
And to finance Americans in a capitalist society with their own money? This is completely fantastical, you know, how many Chinese people don't have money to eat, how could Zhao Xing choose to fund them.
At that moment, Zhao Xing resolutely shook his head and rejected Avril's proposal, of course, the reason can't be explained, just that the acquisition of an NBA team is his wish since he was a child, and now that he has the ability, he just wants to realize this wish......
Zhao Xing's reason, although a little ethereal, but I have to say that it is still very convincing, seeing Zhao Xing's resolute appearance, Avril no longer encouraged Zhao Xing to set up a foundation.
As a basketball enthusiast, Avril turned around and analyzed with Zhao Xing the teams that are now available in the NBA league to buy, and the head of the analysis is Dao.
After some discussion, the two finally set their sights on Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
If Huaxia Magic is Zhao Xing's base camp in China, then Los Angeles, which has Hollywood, is Zhao Xing's base camp in the United States.
Therefore, the team in Los Angeles is the most suitable choice for Zhao Xing.
In Los Angeles, there are two teams, one of which is the most famous and hottest team in the NBA league now, and its name is Los Angeles Lakers.
Kobe Bryant, the star of this team, is now the No. 1 player in the NBA league, and the ball market is very hot, and it will not be sold unless their owner gets kicked in the head by a donkey.
So this team is completely hopeless.
And at the beginning, Zhao Xing didn't have hope for this team, after all, even if people wanted to sell it, Zhao Xing couldn't afford it now.
Zhao Xing and Avril discussed another NBA team in Los Angeles, which has been established longer than its neighbors, but its fame and market value are far from the Lakers, and even the team's stars are a few streets away.
This team is called: Los Angeles Clippers.
Speaking of this Clippers, it can be described as the most tragic character in the league.
Not only does it have an owner who is known for picking on doors, but it's also the only team in the NBA league to share a stadium with other teams.
And the arena shared with it is the Lakers, which can be called a star team.
Compared with the hot ball market of the Lakers, every time I go to the Clippers game, the ball market is extremely bleak.
After all, the Clippers basically have no stars, and their results are considered to be at the bottom of the league.
Naturally, the market value of this team is also pitiful, and Zhao Xing learned from the Internet that the current valuation of the Clippers is only 80 million US dollars.
Even if the acquisition premium, it will be 100 million in the end.
This made Zhao Xing can't help but sigh, the clippers team in this world, the clippers team in your own previous life was even worse.
The only concern now is whether Donald, as the owner of the Clippers, has any intention of selling.
In the end, Avril gave an answer to Zhao Xing's concern, and in Avril's words, Donald is not only a famous iron rooster, but also a realist through and through.
The Clippers have become a complete broken ship because of their bottom-up finish for several seasons, and Donald has long had the intention to make a move, but no one is willing to accept it.
Hearing Avril's words, Zhao Xing's heart that was originally a little lifted instantly settled down.
As long as you are willing to make a move, for Zhao Xing now, as long as you can solve it with money, then it is not a thing.
Although this is a bit suspicious, it is indeed true.
Through Avril's matchmaking, Zhao Xing, Avril and others went straight to Donald's company the next day......