Chapter 619 Incentives from the Australian Government

The holiday was short-lived, and a week later, Ryan left Queensland on a private airliner and flew south to Sydney, while Nicole and Taylor stayed on the farm to continue their leisure life.

Tentatively named the first phase of the Marvel Universe, following the opening work "Captain America", Marvel launched the second work with a straight line, "Hulk" after a long period of preparation, after the Oscars, has been officially launched in the studio near Sydney.

Ryan won't stay in Australia for long, and after getting off the plane, he went directly to the Fox Studios where the crew was located.

"Hi, Ryan."

After entering the studio, Ryan met an old acquaintance, gave him a gentle hug, and said, "Long time no see, Annie." ”

"yes." James? Cameron's ex-wife sighed, "The little guy back then has become a handsome guy now." ”

"You're welcome to join Amazement." Ryan didn't answer her words, but said seriously, "We finally have a great executive producer. ”

"It's over, Ryan."

Annie? Hurd made a gesture of please, and led the way to the studio, "Louis?" Director Leterrier was filming, and we were talking quieter. ”

"No problem."

Nodding, Ryan looked into the distance as he walked, the studio was almost entirely covered with green curtains, and a somewhat unfamiliar actor could be seen faintly wearing motion capture equipment and making some angry movements.

Standing far on the periphery, Annie? Hurd introduced Ryan to some of the crew, "Our favorite actor is Andy? Mr. Serkis, but he's going to talk to Peter? Director Jackson filmed "King Kong", and we had to choose the current one. ”

"He also seems to be very experienced with motion capture." Ryan said with one hand on his chest, holding his chin.

"It's okay." Annie? Hurd smiled, "Of course, there is still a gap compared to Mr. Serkis. ”

This is not the time when motion capture is particularly prevalent. Want to find out with Andy in this area? Serkins' resemblance to an actor is not easy, and the other party's portrayal of Gollum is definitely the greatest computer-generated character of all time, and even before the Oscars, many media outlets agreed that he deserved a Best Supporting Actor nomination, but unfortunately the academy chose to be conservative in the end.

Andy? It's no surprise that Serkis would choose King Kong over the Hulk, after all, he and Peter? Jackson is an absolute good friend.

Also, the director chosen by the crew is the Frenchman in addition to Luc? Outside of Besson, one of the few directors who can make achievements in commercial films, Louis? Leterrier's "Very Human Trafficker" is average at the box office. But in terms of investment, it's not bad, this is also Jenkins Films and Luc? A collaboration with Besson's Studio Montage.

As early as a few years ago, when he was PR for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" at the Cannes Film Festival, Ryan worked with Luc? Besson finalized the cooperation plan.

After watching about half an hour of shooting, Ryan talked to Annie? Hurd went to her office, waited for an assistant to bring coffee, and talked about some things on the crew.

"We had an upfront budget of $100 million for this film." Annie? Hurd, the executive producer, apparently had a headache about the cost of control, "but we spent $30 million when the film was only a quarter of the way through." I am afraid that additional investment will be required in the future. ”

"You communicate with the surprise side about the situation." Ryan laughed, "Don't worry too much, this is Australia." ”

"Fortunately, the Australian government will pay for part of the investment in the film." Annie? Hurd nodded approvingly, "Otherwise." It's a real headache. ”

"So, except for the necessary exterior locations." Ryan took a sip of coffee, which was not quite to his taste, and simply put down the cup. "It's a must for us to choose a big production overseas."

"If the California government doesn't make some changes, the studios in the Los Angeles area will soon be in decline."

"Then it's up to our old friend Arnold to do it."

Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California last year, a position that is not easy to do. In particular, the outflow of the film and television industry is a very headache, and this year the state government has also introduced some new improvement measures, but the effect is not obvious.

Although the new California film tax incentive has increased the tax credit to $200 million in annual tax exemptions, it is better than nothing compared to Hollywood movies that often invest hundreds of millions of dollars.

Not only can the tax exemption only be used to pay for the film's offline costs – that is, it does not include remuneration paid to actors, producers, directors and screenwriters – but the film must be filmed within four months of filing the tax credit application, a restriction that in practice creates difficulties for the film, as the film's location, cast schedule and other details are often difficult to determine during this time.

People like Ryan who have a script, prepare quickly, and then start filming in a hurry are just a few of the few.

Compared to overseas and other states, the cost of each movie crew in California is significantly higher.

Not only the big productions, but also some independent film productions that rarely leave California, are gradually choosing to shoot in other places.

This is also related to the tax exemption policy, where the number of tax exemptions that independent films can receive from the big studios is 5 percent of the total quota, which means that the total tax exemption for all independent films is only 10 million US dollars.

While independent films have received very limited concessions elsewhere, they are better than those in California, and the multi-billion-dollar blockbusters have become a tasty delicacy that other regions are vying for.

Movies can turn humble places into gold mines, especially the role of "The Lord of the Rings" in stimulating New Zealand's economy, which has been fully seen by many overseas Hollywood locations.

Australia and New Zealand have learned valuable lessons from Hollywood over the years, and thanks to the influx of Hollywood money, Australian film and television production has tripled since the 90s, and more and more of the highest-grossing films in film history have been shot in Australia.

Since the opening of the 20th Century Fox's Fox Studios in the suburbs of Sydney in the 90s, it has immediately become a Hollywood filming mecca.

The skilled, well-skilled, and reasonable filming costs are the main reasons for attracting Hollywood studios, as well as the preferential tax rate of up to 12.5% for foreign-funded feature and short films, and even Hollywood film and television practitioners are worried about unfair treatment of local Australian crews.

Ryan has received a professional investigation report that in the past year, nearly 30 percent of the financing of the Hollywood film and television industry was invested in Australian filming, especially in the past two months, the investment from Hollywood has reached 220 million US dollars, an increase of 33 percent over the previous month.

The report estimates that the U.S. entertainment industry will lose 25,000 jobs this year and at least $15 billion to the U.S. economy due to increased Hollywood investment in Australia.

Hollywood studios don't care, and business opportunities are on the verge of expanding a Warner studio on the Gold Coast and a new studio is opening in Melbourne's Darklands.

Not only that, but the Australian government will also make some more preferential measures to attract investment.

For example, when the news of "Hulk" is being filmed in Australia came out of Amazement, the Australian Prime Minister's Office immediately issued a statement to secure an investment that could exceed $100 million in Australia.

"While the cast and location for Hulk Hulk have yet to be finalised, the film will undoubtedly provide Australian film talent with the opportunity to work alongside some of the industry's top professionals – both on camera and behind the scenes," the statement said. ”

In order to attract the film to Australia for filming, the Australian government will provide a one-time subsidy of 15 million Australian dollars to the producer, because the filming of this film will bring a large amount of new investment and create about 2,000 jobs in Australia, and it is expected that as many as 1,000 Australian businesses will provide goods and services for this film.

"Hulk" was filmed in Australia, which could save at least $20 million in money, and it is conceivable what choice the surprise side will make.

Although the Australian government's decision has been criticized by many domestic organizations, Ryan doesn't care about this, as long as the Australian authorities can provide discounts, Ryan doesn't mind moving all suitable films to Australia in the future.

I stayed in Sydney for a day and had a rough look at the shooting, which after all, was an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars.

"Hulk" is naturally no longer the street hit of Ang Lee in the previous life, and Marvel redesigned the plot according to the needs of the first phase of the universe plan, in which the blues were deliberately reduced? The plot of unscrupulous destruction after Banner's transformation, not many viewers will like a superhero who only knows how to rage, and at the end of the script, the Hulk will definitely fight to the death to maintain the stability and prosperity of the United States.

Of course, there are also other superhero cameos in the easter eggs, this time it will be Iron Man, and the surprise aspect has been with Robert Jr.? Downey negotiated a contract, and the two sides signed a contract for seven films at once.

I remember that Brother Hammer in his previous life was also an Australian, I don't know if I am going to Hollywood to develop now?

When he got on the plane back to Los Angeles, Ryan was still thinking about that, but Hollywood has never had a shortage of muscular men, and the right person is not hard to find.

The main thing is that the pair in the previous life left a deep impression, and Saul and Loki are simply ......

I abused my brother thousands of times, and my brother treated me like his first love! (To be continued......)