"Jingle Bell."
Seeing Liang Binning's call back, Xu Xin answered the call immediately.
But he didn't ask any nonsense like "Who did you call just now?"
After being connected, he just smiled and said: "Sister Bingbing, haven't you rested yet?"
"No, you called me?... Just send me a message. I was chatting with someone from the company just now. I will definitely reply to you when I see your message.
I found a temporary excuse.
After saying that, she also chose to reveal it:
"You have something to do with me?...Are you anxious?"
"Well, I'm not in a hurry, I just encountered a situation and I can't figure it out. Sister Bingbing is well-informed, why don't I come and ask for advice quickly.
"Look at you~"
Liang Binning seemed a little unhappy:
"Are you trying to put me on the back foot with these words? You are so polite... Tell me, what is it? I know I will definitely answer you. I don't know if I can find someone to ask you clearly and I will answer you, okay?"
"Haha, thank you very much.
Xu Xin chose to express his doubts in the most relaxed tone.
"For example, Sister Bingbing, I mean for example. For example, I am filming a movie now, and then my investor asked me to add some product placement in the movie. The advertising contract cost me five million, but The actual talk is seven million...I don’t understand why it’s like this.”
As soon as he finished saying this "for example", Liang Binning frowned.
asked:
"Your investor? The contract he got you told you it was five million?" "Yes."
"Then how is the remuneration between you and him calculated? Share? Fixed? Fixed bonus?"
"Well…..…"
Xu Xin recalled Zhang Mo's words.
The old man has no shares in the new screen.
The old man is paid according to the box office share of the movie...
"Split."
...
After receiving Xu Xin's answer, Liang Binning immediately understood what Xu Xin was talking about.
but......
Crimson retreated, replaced by a thoughtful look.
After about two or three seconds, she said directly:
"Do you know what it means to change the nature of personal income?"
"Tell me in detail."
"Well, let me give you an example. For example, I have a leather bag company overseas, and I am active in domestic circles. Some people want to take advantage of me, like you. You want to invite me to attend for one million. A business activity. I agreed, but I will make a request. You have 900,000 of this million, and you have to pay it to my overseas company through another trade channel. Then pay 10 yuan to my domestic company. Just 10,000 is enough. Do you understand what I mean? "<2
"...Is this tax evasion?"
"That's right. Of the one million you gave me, I hid 900,000. Originally, this million should be paid entirely in China. After payment, I have to file a legal tax return and let the tax know my taxable income. , to make the payment. But in this way, I converted 90% of the funds into income and made a false declaration. I earned one million, but the tax was paid as if it were 100,000. This is the reason.
...
Xu Xin actually wanted to ask, "How do you know so clearly?"
But if he really asked, he would be being pretentious.
It's like picking up a bowl to eat and putting down your chopsticks to scold your mother.
Very unauthentic.
But...even though he got the explanation, his doubts about Liang Binning began to increase.
My...sister.
You old man, please don't...
Liang Binning seemed to have guessed what was going on in his heart. After explaining to Xu Xin, she added:
"The early years... I can't say the early years. As you know, I debuted relatively early, so
There are some things that I have experienced a lot. The situation you are talking about is a method derived from the time when... we just entered the era of the global village, and cross-border trade was only played by a few people.
It has existed for a long time, cross-border trade, international tax havens... just the offshore companies we see in movies.
Some people specifically eat this way.
The main thing is that you don’t have much contact with people in your circle. If you have more contact, you will find that... This situation can be described as "commonly seen", which is not an exaggeration at all. after all……"
She heard the sound of Xu Xin lighting up his cigarette.
The voice paused for a moment.
"Why do so many people want to be a star? Want to be successful? It's because as long as someone is famous in our industry, it's so easy to make money. If you dare to reach out, you can make money in many ways.
Think about it, before becoming a star, how many people had the same family background as you? How many people were just ordinary people.
When I had dinner with several company CEOs before, one of them described this mentality very correctly.
He said: When we are ordinary people, we suddenly make the first million in our lives. The feeling of getting rich overnight made me full of love for the whole world. But when I earn a lot of one million, I will cherish every penny I earn more and more. This is why the saying that the richer you are, the stingier you become.
Do you understand what I mean?" "I understand."
Xu Xin responded.
Holding a cigarette in his mouth, his eyes were also filled with thoughts.
"So what Sister Bingbing means is that the two million has actually been hidden by my investors in some way?"
"Yes."
"That's strange. If you want to hide it, why not hide it more? There's not much difference between the tax of five million and seven million, right?"
"Xu Xin."
Hearing this, Liang Binning suddenly said:
"Now look straight ahead and don't blink.
"...Well, okay." "What did you see?"
"TV, Premier League game recording."
"It's actually a recording???" <3 Liang Bingning was stunned. Xu Xin was also confused: "Ah?"
"…….it's okay no problem."
Liang Binning looked a little speechless and said quickly:
"Then please close your left eye first."
As a result, Xu Xin became a one-eyed pirate.
"What do you see now?"
"It's still a football game...oh~~~~-"
In an instant, a flash of enlightenment came to my mind.
"I understand. Turn a blind eye and let it go, is that what you mean?"
He couldn't laugh or cry.
I thought this example was vivid enough.
Liang Bingning responded:
"Yes, there should be more than one company looking for you for advertising placement, right? You can divide them according to brand awareness. You will find that the more famous the company, the more money it will make.
Do you know why?
Because it's a two-way accountability system.
It's just that advertisers have very little responsibility. They pay money according to the payment method issued by the other party.
The two million can be broken down into many tiny bits and pieces, such as certain equipment and equipment used in the movie. By doing it this way, they also turn a blind eye.
But if the amount is particularly large or ridiculously large, their closed eyes must be opened, and their nature will change from this to helping others. Therefore, large companies generally do not open their doors particularly wide. "
After she explained, Xu Xin immediately drew inferences:
"So according to this meaning, the profits are all on small advertisements?"
"It's not all... it actually depends on the trade-offs. There are also some, such as... Do you also need to consider where the money in your investors' hands comes from?
If someone else gave it to him,
So when he invests in your movie, is there a situation where he buys low and pays high?
And what is his purpose for doing this?
Why do so many large-scale funds flow into our circle every year? What is the purpose of investing in movies that are made but cannot be released? "
After asking a series of questions, her tone paused.
become soothing:
"Xu Xin, there are some things you shouldn't dwell on. You are a director, and you made your debut in China. But I have been in Hong Kong and I have seen a lot of things. Think about it, how has the Hong Kong film market shrunk?
Last year they produced a total of 49 films locally.
This is the first time that Xiangjiang's film output has fallen below the 50 figure, and the total box office is only a pitiful less than 240 million. But their output value is close to HK$4.5 billion. On average every movie is a big production...but where is the money for these big productions?
So many investors who have lost all their money can’t even see a splash? Do you think this is normal?” (Note 1)
...
With Liang Binning's own experience and data as evidence, Xu Xin knew that what the other party said was true.
Under this real premise, he thought about it and said:
"Okay, then I roughly understand this matter... I have nothing else to do, please bother Sister Bingbing."
Suddenly, Liang Binning asked:
"...Can you tell me what you want to do?"
Xu Xin suddenly became silent again.
After about five or six seconds, his smiling voice sounded:
"If I said that I suddenly wanted to end an era with my own hands, would you believe it?"
This laughter is full of fun.
It's like joking with a friend and saying, "Hey, you know, I'm actually the richest man in the world."
Playful, nonsense. It's so nonsense.
But Liang Bingning didn't mean to joke at all.
He just clutched the phone unconsciously.
His expression was full of tension.
It's not fear, it's not fear, it's genuine, instinctive nervousness.
She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something.
But it feels vaguely ridiculous.
It should...not be unexpected, right?
It should be...a joke, right?
It should be! It definitely is.
He... is smart.
How could you not know that no matter who does this kind of thing, he will end up with a fate that is difficult even for him to die?
Just like the reporter who exposed Sanlu’s melamine milk powder.
He reveals the inside story of an industry.
Then what?
What was greeted was not praise from others, but abuse from the sky and the ground.
Thinking of this, her expression became more and more nervous, but the moment she was about to speak out her words... in this pause of silence, it turned into a joke after a breath:
"Don't make trouble, you are such a big person."
Her tone was almost doting. "
It’s as if she hopes to make Xu Xin happy and make him forget these things:
"If you don't mention anything else, have you forgotten about the melamine issue? How did others treat the reporter who exposed the Sanlu milk powder incident?
Someone threatened to say who you are and why you want to slander an excellent company that produces "milk designated for astronauts".
Some people even directly used the development of the entire industry to convict him, saying that his behavior had broken his conscience, and said that this incident would set back the development of our country's dairy industry by 10 years. Tsk tsk..."
She didn't dare to say it too harshly.
I'm afraid that the person on the other end of the phone weighs more than 100 pounds and has 200 pounds of bones.
But I am afraid that he is ignorant and fearless, and thinks that he can become that hero without overestimating his abilities.
Hero? Stop being ridiculous.
Only the dead are called heroes!
There is no second fate for the living people except being abandoned.
Do not believe?
If you don’t believe me, look at the reporter named Jane.
Sanlu fell. What about him?
Quit the journalism profession.
"I'm just a reporter, I just did what a reporter should do!"
This is what he said.
But this heroic speech did not give him a heroic ending.
I said it, but it seemed like I didn’t say anything.
In a sense, he saved 300,000 babies and reshuffled the entire industry. Although many people still have inevitable shadows and fears about domestic milk powder.
But after that storm, a clear dawn always comes.
Liang Binning, who has been inexplicably paying attention to baby products recently, is naturally not unaware that China's current dairy industry standards can be said to be outrageously harsh worldwide!
I believe...as time goes by, domestic milk powder with stricter standards and more emphasis on safety will still occupy the top ranking in the hearts of Chinese people.
But all this takes time.
But during this time, every current and future family has gained sufficient security and benefits.
But the sad thing is that the hero has been tolerated by the sea.
The sea could no longer accommodate him.
All he got was to write the sentence on his blog: "All the joys and sorrows, all the dreams, all the endurance are because of that innocent ideal. Okay, I'll withdraw now, brothers." Take care!" After saying these words, he disappeared into the sea. (Note 2)
If it were anyone else, she would be happy to see this happen.
Because now she is no longer the lost lamb who pursues money persistently.
The world needs more heroes. This hero can be anyone. But it can’t be Xu Xin!
She thought firmly! (Note 3)
But what was Xu Xin's response to her "reminder"?
He just chuckled:
"Haha... Well, it's getting late. Sister Bingbing, I'm drunk today and very dizzy, so I won't talk to you now. Good night~"
...
I was on tenterhooks, but I got such a "perfunctory" answer from the other party.
For a moment, Liang Binning suddenly felt a kind of anger in her heart.
But... "Dudu."
The phone call was hung up in a very rude way.
"!"
She subconsciously wanted to dial it back.
But the moment his fingers hit the dial key, they stopped again.
no. Who am I?
Why should I... advise others? There is no reason. Can......
She was a little flustered. What if...he really does it.
Then...am I also one of the "inducements"?
Thinking of this, her panic turned into real panic.
No... no, no, no, you... Xu Xin... please stop making trouble!
She quickly called Xu Daqiang.
The call was quickly connected, and the other party's laughing voice came from the Bluetooth headset:
"Hey, are you done beating?"
"Mr. Xu...I...not...I...I'm sorry...Oh! Listen to me!"
"Hmm, why are you panicking? Don't panic, just say it."
Xu Daqiang's voice was unusually calm.
Then Liang Binning hurriedly recounted the conversation between the two of them in an almost non-verbal way, and then asked in a panic:
"Sanjin is joking, right? I really didn't let him take the lead. This thing... whoever touches it will be finished. Did he... say something drunk when he was drunk? Something about ending an era or something... I……."
...
The other end of the phone was equally silent.
"Mr. Xu...what should we do?" "....Mr. Xu?"
"Hello? No signal? Can't you hear me?"
"Hello?"
She fed her several times in a row, and then a voice came from over there:
"Oh, I heard it, I heard it, I heard it.
"Then you don't answer...what should I do now? I'm so afraid that he will be impulsive!"
"...What's the matter?"
On the other side of the phone, at some point, I walked from the sofa watching TV to the river-view balcony of Tomson Yipin.
The middle-aged man looked at the prosperity of the ten-mile foreign market under his feet. Although his eyes were solemn, there was more of a kind of...inexplicable relief and determination:
"Bingbing." He said:
"Here, baby, if you really do it, what will happen?"
"...What?" Liang Bingning was confused. What else can be done?
Death without a burial place. My good brother!
Xu Daqiang didn't intend to let her answer, but his eyes became more determined:
"Even if Sanjin really wants to do it, it is correct and right! What can they do?"
...
In Liang Binning's silence, Xu Daqiang suddenly became happy.
That glimmer of determination turned into unparalleled relief.
"Here, baby, you have to do the right thing. Then do it. It doesn't matter whether you are a hero or not. If he wants to do these things, let him do them. What can I do?"
He seemed to be asking Liang Binning.
But it’s more like talking to myself:
"The baby did not break the law. He is walking and sitting upright. Let's see who dares to move the baby! Let him try to move! What? Let's see what they can do!"
...-.
Ridiculous? Definitely.
After Liang Binning heard this, she felt extremely ridiculous.
But there are two sides to the argument.
After feeling the determination in this sentence, she suddenly shuddered again. !
Goosebumps came out all over.
Because she felt an unparalleled sense of security.
(Note 1: In 2009, the annual output of Xiangjiang films was 49, and the total output value was 4.5 billion. The first part is true, and the second part is made up by me in order to strengthen conflicts. In reality, it should be...not so exaggerated. Probably...and The data cited is "Document House Paper - Xiangjiang Film Market", a total of 8 pages, downloading fee.)
(Note 2: When I originally wrote this plot, my first reaction was that the gutter oil reporter was stabbed to death. But the timeline does not match up, otherwise in the face of death, this plot conflict may be more intense. The words quoted in the article, The ending of Mr. Jian and Mr. Jian are all true. However, according to the timeline, Mr. Jian published an article to withdraw from the media industry in 11 years. In the years before that, he moved around in various media magazines...)
(Note 3: Liang’s point of view is not that I am carrying personal information, but that on TIKTOK, on a message about a certain matter (which is inconvenient to mention), a netizen who is a mother left a message. The overall meaning is gratitude, reverence, tribute... …But as a mother, I really don’t want this to happen to my children. I don’t intend to start a discussion, please don’t take it seriously)
