Chapter 422: Tax Arrears

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In the bright and spacious office, Nicolas Cage sat on a sofa, not looking at the coffee on the coffee table next to him, and although his facial expression was still trying to maintain his calmness, the constant rubbing of his hands showed that he was in a hurry. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

But he came to ask for help, and he couldn't say anything, so he could only wait patiently.

Taking a sip of his coffee cup, Nicolas Cage sighed, and in order to continue to maintain a calm demeanor, he had to divert his attention, and his eyes looked up and down, left and right, in the office.

The office was simply furnished, and there was nothing to be found on the walls other than hardcover posters for Hard Candy, Saw, Planet Terror, Deadpool, Gone Girl, Game of Thrones, and Man of Steel.

Even so, Nicolas Cage still has some emotion, and with these films, Murphy Stanton brought a shell film company from a humble rental house into a luxury business building in Century City.

He had also heard that when Studio Stanton moved into the building next to Twentieth Century Fox last month, not only the news media were gathered, but even the board of directors of Twentieth Century Fox were almost all there.

All of Hollywood, who doesn't know the value of Murphy Stanton?

This director, who is only 27 years old, not only makes a lot of money from the film company that invested in him, but also amasses a large amount of wealth, which is said to be hundreds of millions of dollars, and is definitely a rich figure among Hollywood directors.

Nicolas Cage shook his head, even when he was at his best, he couldn't compare to Murphy Stanton, let alone now?

Now that he's in a difficult situation, after hitting a wall countless times, hopefully he can get a glimmer of hope from Murphy Stanton.

Thinking of this, Nicolas Cage looked at a large poster of "Man of Steel" hanging on the wall, he was standing on the side of Superman, the last time they worked together, he got along with Murphy very well, maybe these can help him.

The office door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and Nicolas Cage turned to see that Murphy had walked in.

Seeing Nicolas Cage, Murphy handed the file bag in his hand to the assistant and said with a smile, "Long time no see, Nikola." ”

Nicolas Cage quickly stood up and walked over, reaching out his hand, "yes, Murphy, long time no see." ”

Murphy shook his hand, pointed to the couch and said, "Sit as you like." ”

Waiting for Nicolas Cage to sit down, he sat on a sofa next to him, his face impassive, but he was more curious about the purpose of the other party's visit.

He and Nicolas Cage got along very well during the filming of Man of Steel, but this good relationship was limited to work, and the two sides were not friends.

It's true that he used to like Nicolas Cage and his films very much, but if you regard Nicolas Cage on the other side as a friend, well...... That's no different from an idiot.

Murphy has always liked to be simple and straightforward.

"Looking for me in such a hurry......" he looked at Nicolas Cage and asked, "Nikolai, is there anything urgent?" ”

Nicolas Cage is a little embarrassed, it is not easy to change to any Hollywood superstar and former 20 million club members, but the situation is urgent, and he has hit a wall everywhere in other places, and now he can only try his luck.

"That's right, Murphy." Nicolas Cage took a deep breath and said, "I've recently had some financial problems with shipping, and I'm having trouble working on cash flow for the time being......"

He raised his hand and coughed under his breath.

Murphy roughly understood what Nicolas Cage meant, and said, "When everyone is in trouble, I'll say hello to my accountant tomorrow and ask him to transfer you a million dollars first." ”

Although he is not a friend, Nicolas Cage still has great business value in his eyes, and there is no harm in maintaining a good relationship, and besides, this is just a loan, not a free offer.

"This ......" Nicolas Cage suddenly didn't know what to say, this money was simply not enough to fill his black hole.

He hesitated for a moment, his face was not as important as the reality of the situation after all, and he still said, "My funding gap is about tens of millions of dollars." ”

Murphy frowned slightly, "Tens of millions of dollars? ”

That's two different concepts from a million dollars.

Seeing Murphy suddenly fall silent, Nicolas Cage took a deep breath and said directly, "I have encountered great difficulties and need at least $20 million in funds to turn around. ”

Murphy looked at Nicolas Cage and didn't speak.

Nicolas Cage continued, "Murphy, I promise that I will return this money as quickly as possible, at a rate not lower than the interest on the loan from the bank......"

"Wait!" Murphy raised his hand to interrupt Nicolas Cage, "Nikolai, I don't know if you've heard of it, I just invested hundreds of millions of dollars, and I don't have so much liquidity in my hands for the time being." ”

Hearing this refusal, Nicolas Cage's face was gloomy, and he couldn't help but sigh at the reality of Hollywood, no one was willing to pull himself into the quagmire......

Murphy's brain is spinning rapidly, knowing that the salary of "Man of Steel" has not saved Nicolas Cage, the Oscar-winning actor must be in great difficulty now, maybe as he once understood, he is on the verge of bankruptcy.

He looked at Nicolas Cage, if he put it in five years, he would never care about these bad things, but now it is different, Nicolas Cage is not the king of bad movies later, he still has a large number of fans and considerable market appeal, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a Hollywood first-line actor.

Such a person undoubtedly has great value, which is the main reason why Murphy can seriously consider it, after all, Nicolas Cage is not a few people like James Franco and Robert Downey Jr.

Nicolas Cage looked at Murphy, probably feeling hopeless and ready to stand up and take his leave.

Murphy spoke, "Nikolai, two million dollars is not a small number. ”

Nodding subconsciously, Nicolas Cage's ass, which he just wanted to lift, returned to the sofa.

"Most of the working capital in my hands has been invested." Murphy said seriously, sincerely, "I need time to raise money. ”

He only talked about raising money, but he didn't say anything about borrowing money.

But these words have already given Nicolas Cage hope, and his face shows a little gratitude, "Thank you, Murphy!" Thank you very much! ”

"I'll need to think about it for a few days before I get back to you." Murphy said.

Nicolas Cage nodded busily, "No problem, I can wait." ”

After running in Hollywood for so long, Murphy was the first person to show that he was willing to lend tens of millions of dollars.

Subsequently, Nicolas Cage left with full hope, but whether the hope can become a reality depends on Murphy's wishes, this kind of thing involving a huge amount of money, he will not be idiotic enough to make a decision on the door of his head, and intends to let people do a specific investigation first, and then make a decision according to the actual situation.

In less than two days, a detailed investigative report was in the hands of Murphy, and Nicolas Cage's situation could not be described as bad.

To put it simply, the profligacy and investment failures have forced Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage into a situation of huge debt, following the frequent sale of some of his properties at low prices last year, his mansion in Bel Air, Los Angeles, was recently forcibly repossessed by the bank and put up for public auction.

Nicolas Cage initially intended to sell the property for $35 million, but no one bothered. Although he slashed the price to $19 million and $17.5 million, he never got a buyer, and as a result, the mansion was repossessed by the creditor bank and forced to auction off the debt.

In recent years, Cage's financial situation has deteriorated, and last year he was deeply involved in a tax arrears, and was pursued by the Internal Revenue Service for personal income tax of up to $6.257 million, and Murphy obtained investigation data showing that he owed as much as $14 million in taxes.

As a superstar in Hollywood, Nicolas Cage was once Hollywood's best "real estate owner".

In his heyday, he owned 15 palatial mansions around the world, including a Gothic castle and a small island in the Bahamas.

In addition, his personal belongings include four yachts, jet planes, 40 luxury cars, a large collection of jewelry and countless works of art. DiCaprio fought over a dinosaur skull and eventually bought it for hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he also invested heavily in comic books, with a collection worth more than $1.5 million.

At present, Cage is suing his former business manager, Sam LΓΆvin, for allegedly losing his assets, and he has taken the advice of the other party to avoid taxes by different means, and has also invested in high-risk investments at the instigation of the manager, which has been affected by the financial tsunami.

Of course, Cage's bad habit of earning more and spending fiercely is also the reason why he has no money now.

As a result, the Hollywood superstar has recently tightened his bank, and there have been constant tax arrears and bankruptcy turmoil, and his properties have been seized in various places, and several mansions in California and Las Vegas have been auctioned off by the courts to pay off their debts and cannot be redeemed at all.

At best, Nicolas Cage is saddled with huge debts, but tax arrears are a very fatal thing.

Tax evasion in a country born because of tax resistance is definitely a very scary thing, and anyone knows that there is nothing to provoke the tax bureau, once they target it, it will be super trouble.

Knowing this, Murphy personally called Nicolas Cage, and then asked the agent to talk to Nicolas Cage in detail, and he would provide the Oscar-winning actor with an interest-free loan of $20 million so that he could make up the huge amount of taxes he owed.

The huge amount of $20 million can be called Nicolas Cage's life-saving money, and he deserves to pay something. (To be continued.) )