Liu Yifei finally signed an actor contract with Legendary Pictures.

According to director Nolan's plan, the entire film industry will officially start filming next month, that is, in October. It is expected that the shooting period will be about three months, and the whole film will be completed in February next year, and finally leave it for another half a year to do some film and television special effects.

As an absolute proponent of live-action shooting, Nolan's entire film plan involves 6 countries on 4 continents, from Morocco and Paris, then to Tokyo, Brazil, and finally the United States and Canada.

Fortunately, Sun Yi made a small communication with Nolan and fought for some benefits for Xiao Nizi.

Her role basically follows the entire Inception team, so she doesn't need to run around so much, she just needs to go to the snowy mountains in Calgary, Canada in November to meet the crew.

It is also the location of the fourth layer of dreams in the movie, and then her scenes can be filmed relatively intensively, and it will be over in about 2 months, if nothing else, it will not delay returning to China for the New Year.

In this year's Spring Festival, Xiao Nizi must return to China, and there are several major events waiting for her.

Liu Yifei is very satisfied with this arrangement, she doesn't need to be so tired to run around the world, but then she thought that she would leave Sun Yi for 2 months during filming, and she was a little unhappy, and she actually regretted it a little.

In other words, since the relationship with Sun Yi was confirmed, this is the first time that she has been away for so long, and she was full of joy when she auditioned for casting, but she realized it after signing the contract, which made her a little unhappy.

I want Sun Yi to accompany her at that time, but I'm embarrassed to say it, after all, Sun Yi also has his own affairs, and he can't be busier than her at the end of the year.

I had no choice but to sulk there.

Did Sun Yi see it?

Of course I can see it.

The signing was also good, but after listening to the schedule, the little face collapsed immediately, and the little mouth pouted could hang the soy sauce bottle.

"Okay, okay, don't worry, I'll definitely come to see you then, as long as you miss me, I'll come to visit you, so it's okay."

Liu Yifei didn't admit it at first, tilted her head and muttered, "Who wants you." But I couldn't stop laughing in my heart.

Sun Yi was happy when he heard what she said, and followed her words.

"Okay, since someone doesn't want me, then I won't come then, so I won't be annoying."

"You dare!"

Hearing this, someone suddenly exploded like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

The matter of "Inception" can be regarded as a complete success, the role has been obtained, and the investment has been completed, which can be said to be a bumper harvest, but at the moment, the two of them cannot return to China, and the most critical issue of the citizenship tax has not yet been resolved.

Sun Yi originally arranged for John to help him consult, but this time he came to the United States to meet with him, and by the way, he reported his work in person.

That's right, it's the report, John is now the new CEO of Star Pictures in North America, and he has just taken office.

As for why he left the promising Touchstone Pictures and switched to Sun Yi, it doesn't take long to say.

It's very simple, it's backering.

John's father was a junior high-ranking player at Disney, and he was relatively low in the rankings, because he was a veteran of the former dynasty and the right-hand man of former Disney CEO Eisner, so he was ostracized at every turn in the new leadership.

Speaking of Michael. Eisner, the former CEO of Disney, has a mixed reputation.

He has a track record that cannot be ignored.

Under his leadership, in just a decade, Disney has grown from a company with a market capitalization of just $2 billion to an entertainment empire with a market value of more than $40 billion.

There are also flaws that are unforgivable.

Mr. Eisner was an individualist of sorts, to put it bluntly, an extreme authoritarian, and many of Disney's business decisions were based on his personal preferences, and everything was done in a word, even causing major corruption and division within Disney in the later years.

In August, there was another major disagreement within Disney, and the new CEO Robert . Iger plans to buy Marvel for a sky-high price of $4 billion.

If this deal is seen from the perspective of later generations, it is definitely a big deal to make money, and it only used $4 billion to acquire the rights of most of the Marvel characters, which was placed later, that is, the total box office of the two "Avengers 3".

But at the moment in 09, Marvel is still heavily in debt, with an overall market value of less than one billion dollars, its well-known comic book characters have been sold out, and the rest of the company is some leftovers, just relying on last year's "Iron Man" to get back a mouthful of blood, but no one can predict whether its second part will be successful.

At this time, to buy Marvel with the sky-high price of 4 billion, which has almost quadrupled, is either a madman or a gambler.

Apparently, the new CEO Robert . Iger's decision caused a huge controversy within Disney, which gave former CEO Eisner an opportunity to pull old courtiers, including John's father, to prepare for a wave of Napoleon's return to the French restoration from the exiled island of Elba.

He believes that in the current CEO Robert . Iger went crazy, and with his brilliant record many years ago, he could get back in charge of Disney.

Unexpectedly, the most dramatic situation appeared.

The current management fears him far more than the $4 billion wasted.

"Big brother, don't come back, this 4 billion, we recognize the flowers."

In this way, in the end, he did not succeed, but helped the current CEO Robert . Iger unified the views of the management and executed on this brilliant acquisition plan.

I have to say that even though Mr. Eisner is no longer at Disney, he is still working hard for Disney.

Then, John's father was purged from Disney's management.

Don't think that Americans don't talk about nepotism, it's all the same.

His father retired home, and John lost his way up at Touchstone Pictures, so he had to choose to join another family.

And Sun Yi's North American starry sky is undoubtedly the best choice.

At the beginning, North American Starry Sky was established for the production of the movie "Shelter", and in the days that followed, Sun Yi returned to China and had no time to take care of anything else, North American Starry Sky had no foundation in the Hollywood circle, basically hitting a wall everywhere, except for maintaining the copyright, he could do nothing, and later he could only do some film and television equipment business to help Sun Yi introduce some high-end equipment.

Sun Yi knows this situation, but there is nothing he can do, his main position is domestic, and he has no time to manage the starry sky image, let alone the United States.

What's more, the emperor is far away, and there is no trusted person to take charge, so it is better to leave it there.

John's appearance just met Sun Yi's requirements.

People who have worked together many times have a great foundation of trust in each other, and they are still insiders in Hollywood, and they have accumulated a lot of network resources in the touchstone before, and his success is inseparable from Sun Yi's support.

In this way, John became the new CEO of North American Star.

"Miss boss and Crystal, I have to say, you're a little more beautiful than the last time we met."

Liu Yifei brought John a cup of coffee, and then turned around and sat down next to Sun Yi.

"Oh, it's so sad, I thought I could give me a polite hug this time."

Liu Yifei didn't pay attention to him, but her eyes were a little playful, and she smiled lightly.

John was bored with himself, so he shrugged helplessly.

"Don't talk nonsense, please tell me what you think, the new CEO, I don't want the annual salary I pay you every year to be wasted."

Sun Yi took a sip of coffee and said to John.

"Boss, for the North American starry sky, I think we can take the path of independent films, acquire some independent films, and focus on the disc market, as for the theater chain, there are six major Hollywood players, and it is impossible for us to have a wide range of distribution capabilities."

Sun Yi nodded, at present, the forces on his side must not radiate to North America, but with the production of a large number of heavy industry films in the future, the American market will definitely be an indispensable part, so it is still necessary to reserve the North American star as a foothold in Hollywood.

As for the distribution ability, it is indeed the same as what John said, there are six major ones, and no one wants to get involved.

Just like Lionsgate, the new line, after so many years of struggle, didn't he break free from the shackles of the Big Six, Sun Yi would not be able to play a miracle in North America just because he was a reborn.

However, there are no absolutes.

"John, do you know Netflix?"

"Oh, of course, they used to be a DVD and Blu-ray rental provider, they were the first to develop an online business, and now they're the largest streaming subscription platform in the country, and I've dealt with them a few times."

"That's right, Starry Sky in North America, trying to make or buy a small-budget independent film, and then cooperate with Netflix to subscribe to watch it online."

"Then we're not going to do theatrical releases?"

"No, no, no, big-budget movies still need to be released in theaters today, but the Internet is the trend of the future, rather than each film being scraped by the six major distribution fees, it is better to walk on two feet, maybe, Netflix will bring us some unexpected surprises in the future."

"Alright, boss, if you wish, I'll find a way to work with them."

After chatting about the company, Sun Yi changed his posture and began to ask questions about the retirement tax.

"Boss, I have found many well-known lawyers and learned that there is also a corresponding reduction and exemption policy for this withdrawal tax, but the requirements are very high."

As soon as she heard about the retirement tax, Liu Yifei came to her senses, sat up straight, and listened without blinking her eyes.

"In the United States, there is a saying, you may have heard, that only death and paying taxes are inevitable, and the IRS is even more terrifying than the FBI. However, there are still a lot of loopholes that can be exploited in the relevant taxation, but these loopholes are specially formulated for the wealthy. ”

"For example, the citizenship tax, its nature is the same as the inheritance tax, the amount is very high, the review is very strict, but there are also various conditions for relief, and the most common method for the rich in the United States is to do charity."

Hearing this, Sun Yi understood.

Well, it's still the same way to play.

Once upon a time, we could always hear which rich man donated how much family property for charity or something, just like Mr. Bill Gates, the world's richest man at that time, was young and felt worthy of being the richest man in the world.

Look at people's consciousness, this moral standard, this courage.

When I grew up and understood, I found out.

All the bullshit, it's all a bunch of marketing accounts and banana people with the rhythm of fooling people, what to donate family property, it's nothing more than the left hand to the right hand, reasonable tax avoidance.

It's just that this charitable tax avoidance is not so easy to do, and it is not someone who says to donate.

John introduced to Sun Yi that this aspect of things has formed a conventional industrial chain in the United States, which are special services specially formulated by major financial fund companies on Wall Street for the rich, and the threshold for outsiders to participate is still very high, and he doesn't know anyone in this regard.

This is for sure, it involves the core essence of capitalist society, if you go directly with the money, maybe people will blow up all your property, and you can't say one, two, three, and want to sue the official, the IRS will be the first to check you.

However, in this regard, Sun Yi really knows people.

It just so happened that this time Xiong Xiaoge accompanied Sun Yi to sign the investment contract of "Inception", and before he returned to China, in Los Angeles, Sun Yi found a high-end place and directly booked a table and invited him to dinner.

"Mr. Xiong, brother, I have something to trouble you again."

At the dinner table, Sun Yi pulled Liu Yifei to toast Xiong Xiaoge.

Xiong Xiaoge is very bold and drinks it all.

"Brother Sun, don't worry, your business is my business, I will do my best if I can, and the little brother and sister, my relationship with Brother Sun is not ordinary, they are all their own people, you can drink as much as you want, you don't need to force it."

Seeing that Liu Yifei was also drunk dry, Xiong Xiaoge also comforted her a few words.

Sun Yi glanced at Xiao Nizi and thought.

If she lets go, we'll both have to lie down and get out.

Liu Yifei smiled sweetly and filled the wine glass again, "I know, Brother Xiong, I'll toast you again." ”

"Hey, that's right, I've always asked Sun Yi to call me that, and he has always been Mr. Xiong, Mr. Xiong, see you more, don't you say, oh, okay, come and do it."

Xiong Xiaoge scolded Sun Yi with a few words, and then touched the cup with Liu Yifei.

"Okay, okay, Brother Xiong, it's my fault, I'll admit a drink." Sun Yi also did it.

After a few glasses of wine, the scene opened, originally they were all familiar with each other, Liu Yifei had also experienced two weeks of life in Xiong Xiaoge's company in order to shoot "Untouchable", so she was also very familiar.

"Brother Xiong, in fact, I have something I want to ask you for help this time."

Before Sun Yi could speak, Liu Yifei herself talked about the purpose of this time.

Hearing that it was a question of the citizenship tax, Xiong Xiaoge was really a little unexpected.

"Little brother and sister, you have thought about it, there is no room for regret in this matter."

Liu Yifei glanced at Sun Yi lightly, then nodded firmly and said:

"Well, Brother Xiong, I thought about it, I'm going to change my nationality back."

Sun Yi also complained at this time: "Now that Qianqian has changed her nationality, the problem is almost finished, mainly because of the denaturalization tax in the United States, not the money, it is aggrieved." ”

Xiong Xiaoge frowned slightly, he could understand Sun Yi's mood, and then muttered:

"The Charitable Giving Deduction for Citizenship Tax is indeed not that simple, and the charity chosen must be certified by the IRS 501c, such as the National Veterans Foundation, religious organizations and social welfare foundations."

Speaking of this, he looked up at the two of them again, and said frankly: "None of us are outsiders, I'll tell you the truth, little brother and sister, donating to these charities, it's no different from paying taxes, donating is donating, unless a qualified personal charity fund is established." ”

Sun Yi nodded, that's what he was thinking.

"Brother Xiong, is there any way?"

Xiong Xiaoge also understood what Sun Yi meant, but he said with some embarrassment:

"Although our IDG is not mainly engaged in charitable funds, we also have this kind of business, and we do have qualified private charitable fund custody business, but it is not very suitable for my younger brothers and sisters, because I require that at least 20 million US dollars of funds be allowed to be established, which is not a small amount."

20 million US dollars, co-authored is nearly 150 million RMB, basically Liu Yifei's entire net worth, and there is nothing left.

Liu Yifei bit her lip, and suddenly asked Sun Yi without a head.

"Brother, you love me, don't you?"

"yes, yes."

Sun Yi was stunned when he was asked, and before he understood what was going on, he saw Xiao Nizi raise his wine glass and drink it up, and then wiped the corners of his mouth very chicly, and said categorically to Xiong Xiaoge:

"Brother Xiong, I donated it all."

(End of chapter)