assistirfilmes Chapter 66 Cowardice
Chapter 66 Cowardice
"Even if I become a famous behind-the-scenes director, no one will ask me to make GG movies or do endorsements."
And yet, the money from GG's endorsements is so easy to make!
I worked hard for more than half a year to finally make a movie.
These celebrities in front of the camera can easily earn back their money in just a day or two by filming a short video!
It must be said that human nature is complex.
Just two days ago, Wang Xiaohao was still thrilled about suddenly becoming rich.
But now, comparing myself to Zhen Liang, I feel a bit uneasy.
"Damn it! I'm going to get into talent management too, and make a couple of stars to make money for me!"
Wang Xiaohao hardened his heart.
Talent agency business is not a core business in the film and television industry. As long as you don't want to grow too big, like those huge and monopolistic talent agencies in the United States, there shouldn't be any problems!
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaohao became happy again!
After all, celebrities are just idols created by people.
But directors are the ones who can create idol stars!
Although it may seem that celebrities like Zhen Liang are glamorous in front of the camera, the real power lies with the creators behind the scenes!
Wang Xiaohao received a warm welcome from Yang Jianzhong as soon as he returned to China.
Yang Jianzhong hosted a welcome dinner for Wang Xiaohao, congratulating him on his triumphant achievement in a foreign land.
He was in a good mood. Originally, the Rubik's Cube Company wouldn't have made much money from taking over the movie "Beautiful Legend".
It's nothing more than doing Wang Xiaohao a favor!
However, thanks to this international copyright issue, Rubik's Cube has already earned tens of millions of yuan.
Uh... actually no!
You need to pay taxes!
When Wang Xiaohao chatted with Yang Jianzhong, he learned that he would have to pay a large amount of tax on his copyright income.
He has to pay the tax not only in the country where he is located, but also when he returns to his home country.
In short, the final amount received will probably be around 30 million!
This was heartbreaking for Wang Xiaohao.
Now I understand why celebrities like to evade taxes.
That knife cut way too hard!
Yang Jianzhong suggested that Wang Xiaohao leave the money abroad and not bring it back, which would save him a large amount of taxes.
This money can be transferred back later through other means.
For example, Wang Xiaohao transferred the money to Yang Jianzhong abroad.
Then, Rubik's Cube Company offered Wang Xiaohao a reward of tens of millions of yuan under the guise of labor fees.
In this way, they could legally and legitimately avoid this large sum of tax.
Of course, this is just an example.
In practice, you won't see something so crude!
Fortunately, Wang Xiaohao comforted himself by telling himself to be a law-abiding citizen so as not to get caught in the act later.
More importantly, this means that Wang Xiaohao has left Yang Jianzhong with leverage over him.
If you get along with them in the future, you might suffer a loss!
This is a case of trying to gain a small advantage but suffering a big loss, and Wang Xiaohao definitely won't do it!
Besides, Wang Xiaohao is self-aware.
This world is often a place where officials are allowed to set fires while ordinary people are forbidden to light lamps.
They have powerful connections, so they dare to do this. You, Wang Xiaohao, are just an ordinary citizen with no connections whatsoever, and you dare to do this too?
So Wang Xiaohao should just honestly spend money to avoid trouble!
Consider it a contribution to the economic development of remote areas in China.
After all, the government needs to make transfer payments when it collects taxes!
When Yang Jianzhong saw that Wang Xiaohao had no way to persuade him to agree to his plan, a slight disappointment appeared in his eyes. However, at the same time, he couldn't help but think more highly of Wang Xiaohao.
The two then discussed the distribution and release of "Beautiful Legend".
Although Zhen Liang can't come back for the time being, she has entrusted everything to Wang Xiaohao.
Wang Xiaohao and the Rubik's Cube company can discuss it!
Yang Jianzhong believes that the film should be released as soon as possible, taking advantage of the buzz it generated at the César Awards, and should not be delayed for too long.
Wang Xiaohao also expressed his approval!
However, problems arose during the film's release.
The review process that was in progress has suddenly been stalled!
The Rubik's Cube company contacted someone to inquire about the situation and said that there was a problem with the storyline, which needed to be modified.
The storyline portrays the local people as too bad. They're worried that airing it would cause complaints from the local population, so they asked Wang Xiaohao to revise it.
However, this is clearly just an excuse!
It's highly likely that because this movie has been so popular recently, other film companies have been sabotaging it by sending people to file complaints or something similar.
However, since the censors have already issued their opinions, Wang Xiaohao must make changes to the film.
But how do we change it?
It can't be changed at all!
In the movie, the heroine's beauty makes men covet her and women jealous. In the end, forced by life's circumstances, she falls into prostitution and is beaten and humiliated by those women.
This is the main plot of the movie. Can Wang Xiaohao really cut these parts out?
If it's really cut, this movie is basically finished!
This is the most frustrating thing about making movies in China. Without enough background or connections, anyone can make things difficult for you. Just getting approved is incredibly difficult.
Don't think that just because you're harmless, there won't be any problems with the movies you make.
To put it bluntly, if you write a novel that becomes popular online, a lot of people will criticize you and report you.
Even if an animated film becomes popular, a lot of people will still report it.
If you want to add a crime, why don't you have any trouble?
You can always find a bone in an egg.
Wang Xiaohao's version of "Beautiful Legend" is clean enough, with no erotic content at all.
On the contrary, the foreign versions still have some of these elements!
At this point, Rubik's Cube Company was at a loss.
They probably didn't want to expend too much effort and influence, since Magic Cube was just the distributor for this movie, only earning 10% of the distribution fee.
Now that a problem has arisen, it is definitely Wang Xiaohao and Zhen Liang, the two major shareholders, who need to find a solution.
Wang Xiaohao, a newly appointed director, has absolutely no connections.
He wasn't even formally trained at one of the two major film academies in China.
If you're a graduate of a film academy, you can go back to your school and try to find a solution!
Therefore, the only one who can truly step forward and come up with a solution is Zhen Liang.
Wang Xiaohao remembered that Zhen Liang had vaguely mentioned that she knew a leader from the Film Bureau!
This is also Zhen Liang's biggest advantage in daring to partner with Wang Xiaohao to make a movie.
However, this relationship seems to be too heavy, and under normal circumstances, Zhen Liang is unwilling to use it.
Zhen Liang went out for several days in a row, returning drunk every day, clearly without solving the problem.
Then one day, she suddenly said to Wang Xiaohao, "Come with me to a dinner party tonight to meet a leader!"
Wang Xiaohao asked, "The one from the Film Bureau?"
Zhen Liang said, "No, I've been transferred to the Ministry of Truth now, as the deputy minister!"
Wang Xiaohao was taken aback; this was quite a big shot.
Zhen Liang actually knows a high-ranking official of this level!
"What's so strange about that!" Zhen Liang lit a cigarette and began to puff away, slightly drunk.
She knew Wang Xiaohao didn't smoke, and even if he did, she would always avoid him.
My mood is definitely off today.
Wang Xiaohao guessed it was related to his experiences running around trying to build connections these past few days.