There are many laws in the United States, and in order to define the interests of each other, there is a custom in Hollywood filmmaking, that is, for every movie made, a company is established under the name of the film, and this company is responsible for all the affairs of the film. For example, what is a 'small spy' company, the film has been released for six or seven years, and it is also responsible for remitting the subsequent income to the investors and main creators of the film according to the original agreement.

Today, Anne Hathaway suddenly received three checks worth $720,000, signed by 'Little Agents 1, 2, 3'. $720,000, which is also a lot of wealth compared to Anne, whose salary is not more than a million. She acted in three "Very Little Spy" that year, and the total salary was only 1.2 million, and the subsequent checks were only less than 400,000.

The truth that pies will not fall from the sky, everyone knows that there is something strange in this matter. Anne Hathaway couldn't figure out why, but she didn't dare to run to ask Leonardo as she had done before, but ran to ask Glass in her red Beetle. When he first filmed "Very Little Spy", Sun Ziming had already set up a personal studio as a subsidiary of the company, and Douglas was also the general manager of all the 'film companies' under his name.

Douglas was still as busy as usual, with several advertisers waiting outside his office, and "The Princess Diaries" must be a good film, and a fashion film, of course, with product placement. However, the film is not directed by China himself, and the two sides have to renegotiate a cooperation framework, and then let the negotiators on both sides negotiate again.

This time, though, Anne didn't wait, and when Douglas saw her coming, he immediately asked the advertisers to wait a moment and let her go into the office first.

"Excuse me, gentlemen, our heroine is here, and I have to let her cut in line."

"It's okay, you guys get busy first"

After Anne politely greeted everyone, she followed Douglas into the office, and before she forgot to close the door, she whispered, "Mr. Douglas, I want to ask what the check is?" ”

Douglas helped her get a bottle of water, and instead of answering the question, he asked, "You didn't ask anyone else, did you?" ”

Anne hurriedly said, "No, I was just afraid that you would make a mistake, so I came here to ask." ”

"Ok, then I'll rest assured", Douglas opened the drawer of his desk, took out a copy of the text that had been prepared earlier, and explained in a low voice: "Annie, in this circle, in addition to being clever, you must also have a tight mouth. You did a great job today, and if you went and asked someone else, this check would not have been relevant to you and will never be again. ”

2.2 million? Anne took Wen Jiàn and glanced at it, quickly covering her mouth, and looked at Douglas in disbelief, her eyes full of doubt. God, is this what China clearly said, the difference between oneself and outsiders? Don't?

"Don't get me wrong, we are a regular commercial company, and it is impossible to do illegal things."

Douglas took the paper and pen casually, handed them over, and whispered: "Write a receipt of 2.98 million, and then sign the paper." From now on, you are the owner of AN Company, and in the future, the profits from your movies will be transferred to your personal company account. ”

"This?"

Douglas smiled and whispered: "Annie, do you know why the actors' salary agreements are all box office shares, and only directors like boss get a profit share?" ”

Anne's eyes widened, her little head shook like a rattle, how could she know these things?

"Ok, let me explain it to you. Hollywood movies are not only released in the United States, but also distributed around the world. In the remuneration of your stars and general directors, the regulations on box office sharing only refer to our local box office. ”

These are well-known things in the industry, but Douglas has not answered the question about the check, but has avoided the question. Without asking clearly, Anne didn't dare to sign the document without going through the lawyer, and hesitated: "You mean, the check I received before was only a profit share for the domestic part?" But it's not like ah, our local market is the largest in the world, how is it possible? ”

The kid wasn't as big as he looked, and he didn't look away. Douglas smiled again, threw the prepared essay into the shredder, and teased: "Ok, then you can find a lawyer to set up an offshore company yourself, and then send me the company account." ”

"That?"

Douglas shook his head and said, "Annie, although I am the boss's assistant, I am not your assistant. There are some questions, if you don't understand, you can ask your agent Zimmer, or even the boss, but you shouldn't ask me, understand? ”

"Oh, thank you", Anne didn't dare to sign the paper, but she still dared to take the money and sign the receipt. Swiftly signing a receipt for $2.98 million, Anne carefully slipped the check into her bag and left Douglas's office and went straight to the special effects company.

The door of the post-production room was closed, and as soon as Anne wanted to knock on the door, she heard the voice of her agent from inside, and quickly withdrew her hand, and looked at no one next to her with a weak heart, so she leaned on the door and stole the sound.

"Boss, it's not fair. Natalie acted in "Star Wars Trilogy", and the first part was paid 3 million, which is not to say, who made her not famous enough. Now that she is a big star, the box office of "Star Wars Prequel 1" is also extremely high, why is the second part only 3.6 million? ”

"Zimmer, you should have gone to Lucas, not me, for this. "Star Wars Prequel" is a movie from his studio, you have a fart for me? You bastard just want to use Anne as an excuse to get some of the investment, right? ”

'Hehe', Zimmer inside sneered, "Otherwise, how can we call you the boss and call that old guy an old bastard?" Boss, I've been taking Natalie and Anne for eight years, and in addition to handing over the commission to the company, it's difficult to even support my family. For the sake of my years of hard work, you have to be a little more generous and allow me to invest a little bit in The Princess Diaries.

You see, the cars I drive now are still the same cars that the company awarded to me before, and I don't dare to change them after driving them for seven years! ”

Sun Ziming inside gave this poor guy a happy heart, 10% of the commission in addition to 1/3 of the company, this guy can now earn 300,000 or 400,000 a year, and he will only earn more in the future, and he actually came to himself to cry poor? , the annual salary of the president of the United States is less than 400,000!

"Boss, I can't say that, I'm an agent, and the expenses are very large. For those white-collar workers, it won't cost more than $500 to buy a piece of clothing, and I have to wear at least $1,500. ”

"Shit! Lao Tzu didn't add up to more than five hundred dollars! Get lost! ”

As soon as she heard that Sun Ziming was starting to get angry inside, Anne hurriedly stuck out her little tongue and hid in the office next to her. It wasn't until she saw Zimmer dejected through the crack in the door that Anne knocked on the door.

"Annie? What's up? ”

Sun Ziming, who was still angry just now, changed his smiling face and motioned for his new favorite little lover to sit.

"Ming, I went to Mr. Doug's today,......"

Who knows, Sun Ziming asked rhetorically: "Annie, do you know how much money James actually made when he filmed "Titanic"? ”