Chapter Forty-Eight: The Matrix
In the eyes of the American people, paying taxes is as natural as birth, old age, sickness and death, and it is also a matter that accompanies a lifetime.
U.S. tax law stipulates that all U.S. citizens, green card holders, and those who invest in and set up businesses in the United States must pay personal income tax. Tax evasion is also occurring, but it is small in number and extremely risky. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service adopts a random inspection system, and if you conceal part of your income and do not declare it, you will be lucky if you are not found, and once you find it, you will immediately face a heavy penalty of bankruptcy, and you will not get bank credit, and there will be jail time.
The U.S. tax code is commendable in terms of rigor and fairness. No matter who they are, they are equal before taxes. Former President Bill Clinton hastily pardoned a billionaire American tycoon who had committed a felony tax evasion and fled to Switzerland before leaving office, which attracted numerous criticisms, and finally Congress declared the pardon null and void. The strictness of the tax law can be seen.
After Donnie's layers of tax calculations, after paying, the first payment that can be obtained in the end will probably only be about 450,000 yuan.
Not only that, Chen Tiandu's contract with DreamWorks stipulates that as long as the box office does not let the film lose money, DreamWorks will pay his screenwriter, director, and starring salary according to the figures given by Chen Tiandu at the beginning, totaling 45o yuan, and 3.54 million yuan after tax. So what he got from the box office should be about 4.85o, which is close to half a billion.
The amount of hundreds of millions at the box office looks good, but in fact, there are not many that can really be collected into the hands of individuals.
But the figure of 4.85o is still a huge net worth in the eyes of Americans. But compared to what Chen Tiandu was going to do next, he still seemed a little nervous. Fortunately, there is also a 2o% share of dVd, TV on demand and other peripherals, which is the most profitable business.
If history doesn't change, then "The Sixth Sense" will have as many as 8ooo people on loan next year, and it deserves to be the most popular video and dVd of the year. This alone is comparable to box office revenues.
It's no wonder that when Lucas was filming "Star Wars", he would rather not have a box office share, or even a director's fee, but also take all the peripheral income of the movie. At that time, all the places where movies could generate profits were at the box office, and as a result, Fox watched Lucas sell all kinds of Star Wars peripheral products hotly, and more than $3 billion in peripheral income was all in his pocket, and they didn't get a penny.
But Chen Tiandu's contract is really incredible, is it true?
The reporter has already received a response from a DreamWorks manager, "The amount he gets paid from this movie alone is enough to rank among the top three in the annual income list of Hollywood stars, only behind Tom Hanks, above Bruce Willis." Even next year, he will have a ...... of the periphery of the movie."
"Wow~~"
As soon as this news was confirmed, it created a sensation greater than the box office of "The Sixth Sense" of more than 300 million, and directly sent Chen Tiandu to the front page headlines.
"A turn-of-the-century gamble! Do you dare to bet on the future, one bet will win half a billion! ”
This is the latest thriller headline given to Chen Tiandu by the New York Times. In the article, professional analysts were hired to assess that Chen Tiandu's worth has exceeded 45 million. And "The Sixth Sense" is very popular to win next year's Oscar, and classic horror films have always been a big collector's hit, and with the hot sales of the "Sixth Sense" dVd, his worth may double.
Charlize Theron was also staying, "It's really more popular than people, others have worked hard for more than ten years, and they may not have this value, but he has done it all." In this movie, who can make more money than Chen Tiandu? ”
Kate was very happy, her hundreds of thousands of salaries were invested, and she received nearly two million feedback, and she became a millionaire directly. As soon as she returned to the rental house, she was happy, "I don't have to work for a long time." Now when I think back to DreamWorks Fang's reluctant eyes, I feel happy. ”
Chen Tiandu hit her and said, "You are also pursuing this." ”
Kate was in a good mood, rolled over and leaned over and said, "Honey, can we go on a trip?" ”
"Didn't you just come back, where do you want to go?"
Kate thought for a moment and said, "China, I want to go there and see." ”
Chen Tiandu shook his head regretfully, "I'm afraid it's not right now, I can't leave for the time being." ”
The cover character of the latest issue of "Vanity Fair" is a handsome mixed-race guy, although mixed-race, it can be seen that he is a full Asian face - it is Chen Tiandu. This is a series of photos he took out to be interviewed by the magazine.
It's just that the editor-in-chief of the magazine doesn't understand why he must choose such a popular photo as the cover, and he can even post money to supplement the magazine.
On the cover, Chen Tiandu is wearing a long black cloak flying in the wind, his cheeks are as sharp as a knife, and his sunglasses are simple and cold. In the background is a rain of green figures, Chen Tiandu is in a white posture, his legs are staggered back and forth, and his hands are slightly separated up and down. "Punches are two doors, all rely on the feet to hit people", put on a posture of parrying in kung fu. This set of photos is simply so cool.
"This is the movie poster, when did "Vanity Fair" advertise the movie."
Not to mention, he looks good, and he is quite popular after this issue is published, and some people even ask what brand this one-piece trench coat is.
Chen Tiandu is also very pleased, this dress is one of the results of the affairs he has been busy with recently.
For this dress, he racked his brains, and there was a rain tie behind Neo's black trench coat in the first part of the original movie, which was unbearable. Sure enough, in the second sequel, there was no such rain.
Chen Tiandu could have predicted the future early on, and obviously would not let this kind of thing happen.
- That's right, the movie he downloaded early on was "The Matrix".
He didn't know when the Waljos brothers started planning The Matrix, but once he downloaded it, it meant that the future of this world changed. If he can't download it, it means that something in this world has already begun. This is the experience he has summed up in controlling the "artifact" for more than a year.
The future is changing all the time, and you see the future, and once you get involved, it's not really the future.
"The Matrix" has many flaws and flaws, but it can't hide its unique temperament and charm:
"A cyberpunk icon!" "Created a revolutionary expression of the concept of bullet time!" "Absolute Consciousness! "A makeover of the theme of Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters! "New science fiction with philosophical propositions! "An irresistible visual feast! ", "Science fiction films can also shock the heart", "Even after twenty years, "The Matrix" is still an insurmountable peak for all science fiction movies, including "Avatar"! ”……
No matter how many times fans watch it, how many loopholes and shortcomings it has been carefully examined, but when it is over, you will feel empty, because you don't know how long it will be before you can see the same temperamental movie in the future.
After Chen Tiandu downloaded this movie and watched it in its entirety, he was determined to make it the best it could be.
He made a lot of preparations for this, including traveling with Kate to collect scenery everywhere, and also preparing for the filming of the film. Different people will have different feelings when they watch movies.
Now that it is in Chen Tiandu's hands, of course, many changes will be made.
The success of the last "Sixth Sense" made him more confident.
So this time in the face of "The Matrix", he will no longer follow the script. Standing on the shoulders of giants, you can even see those film reviews that give low scores and have something to say, know the weaknesses of the film in advance, how can you not make some changes?!
(The Matrix, it seems that some classmates have already guessed it early, so do you dare to guess what the next movie will be?) Ha, take your time, it's definitely hard to guess now...... )
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