Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 947 Premiere Scene (33)

Shen Yan recently checked the company's accounts...

It mainly includes tax payment records.

good…

Both Xinghuo Studio and Shenyan Film Production have excellent tax payment records, especially Xinghuo Studio, which is a leading enterprise in the Youth Road 4.0 Cultural Industry Park…

Its business performance is at a benchmark level.

Uh, Ji Xiang had previously advised Shen Yan to register a company in Khorgos…

Horgos, a tax haven, is known as "Hollywood"!
At its peak, over 1600 film and media companies were registered here…

Almost every celebrity has registered their personal studio here…

Khorgos, a small city in northwestern Xinjiang, faces Kazakhstan across a river. Due to the "Belt and Road" initiative, Khorgos has been designated a special economic zone, and the government offers significant incentives to companies located there to attract investment. One major benefit is lower tax rates; companies in Khorgos pay far less tax than they normally would, sometimes by as much as half.

Second, tax reduction and exemption: corporate income tax is exempted for five years starting from the tax year in which the first production and operating income is obtained.

For example, in 2017, Horgos Youth Light Pictures Co., Ltd. achieved an operating profit of 4.18 million yuan, while the operating profit of Huace Film & TV's three subsidiaries reached 4.23 million yuan in the same period.

In regions without tax incentives, media companies are generally taxed at 25% of their profits, meaning both companies would need to pay more than 1 million yuan in taxes.

However, according to the data provided in the annual reports of listed companies, the net profit and operating profit of these subsidiaries are roughly equivalent, which means that they have saved more than 1 million yuan in taxes.

To be honest, it's not very useful...

After the policy tightens, back taxes will be required!
It is fair to say that the demise of Horgos's film and television industry and the dreams of celebrities to open tax-avoidance companies was inevitable.

Because the film and television industry in Horgos is all just a shell, never actually taking root.

These companies enjoyed local tax benefits but never brought any real benefits to Khorgos. As this illusory bubble grew larger and larger, it was only a matter of time before it burst.

Later, the authorities issued a notice stating that either a certain amount of back taxes should be paid, or the preferential treatment should be returned proportionally for investment in the local area.

What should we invest in?

For example, raising sheep or cattle!

To be honest, look at how much money the film and television industry has lost in the past two years; raising sheep and cattle might actually be more profitable than the film and television business…

Anyway, Shen Yan didn't agree, but he did register a branch company in Xiangshan...

—There are also preferential policies!
Unlike Horgos, Spark Studio has a real, permanent project in Xiangshan Film and Television City.

Back to the audit...

Shen Yan glanced at it and saw no problems…

It's pretty good!
You absolutely have to see this! May is almost here—Wu Yue is so happy!
This is really a brain-dead move...

One netizen's comment was quite interesting: "After being a mount for so long, it thinks it's a god and gets cocky..."

Actually, this is just her style: as long as there is a hot topic, she will try to capitalize on it, as if she is afraid that others will not know that she exists!

Moreover, she was very confident that nothing would happen, after all, it was Feng Xiaogang and Huayi Brothers!
This won't have a significant impact on Shen Yan, but the withdrawal of capital and the deterioration of the overall environment will definitely affect the film and television industry itself...

The promotion of the movie "Us and Them" utilized almost every means of publicity!
When you open Weibo's trending topics, it's all about "Us and Them". When you open Douyin, Kuaishou, and even Maoyan short video, the promotional videos for "Us and Them" are still the first thing you see.

The promotional campaign included four segments: "Friends I've Loved for a Long Time," "Us," "Us After," and a final wave of nostalgia with a joint performance of "Later" by various universities.

They mobilized almost every connection they could!
Many of Liu Ruoying's friends, including Zhou Xun, Wang Baoqiang, Ning Hao, Gu Changwei, and Hai Qing, came to support and promote the film.

This 2D romance film, with a production cost estimated at only tens of millions, has neither big-name stars nor amazing special effects. It achieved its box office success of 1.3 million yuan through a month-long campaign of extensive publicity, promotion, and hype, as well as extensive marketing on various online media platforms. It won the support and praise of many film critics and influential figures.

There are indeed a lot of film critics and influential figures who are giving it their support and positive reviews…

Shen Yan really disliked Liu Ruoying...

To be honest, I was quite surprised when I first read about her and her master's story.

I assumed the comments would all be saying that Chen Sheng has a family and Liu Ruoying shouldn't do this, but after opening the comments, I found things like, "This is truly madness for love...", "Milk Tea Sister is really brave...", "Daring to pursue her own love..."

No, Chen Sheng has a wife!
The issue of "giving money to a married man" has been transformed into "bravely pursuing love"...

Is this the right way to market it?

It can only be said that in the early days, the media was singular, and public opinion was well controlled...

This behavior was marketed as a milk tea business...

There's also the line, "Huang Lei called her before his wedding!"—"She said at her concert, 'A while ago, a guy called her and said he was getting married, and if Liu Ruoying didn't agree, he was willing to give up their relationship for her.'" And then there's the line, "She waited for Chen Guofu for ten years..."

A cultured goddess persona!

The key point is that Chen Guofu had a girlfriend at the time—Su Huilun!

Huang Lei later married Sun Li and they had a happy family—they even released a press release saying that Huang Lei and Sun Li had a "fourth kind of relationship." Damn it, if Huang Lei knew, he'd definitely be cursing. The "fourth kind of relationship" is actually an academic term that Huang Lei used to describe his relationship with his students, but Liu Ruoying's team marketed it as a relationship exclusively between her and Huang Lei…

"Us and Them" is coming on strong, with Taopiaopiao taking the lead in publicity and distribution...

However, it still can't compare to "How Long Will I Love U" - with 2.1 million in pre-sales!

That's right, pre-sales reached a staggering 2.1 million!
The pairing of Shen Yan and Liu Shishi has a strong appeal. From "Introduction to Architecture" to "Our Times," these two works are already recognized as classics!
……

At the premiere, Shen Yan talked about the filming process.

"It's an urban romance film, and a light comedy at that... Generally, a shooting period of about 20 days is enough, because my script is very complete..."

“We filmed for 45 days, and I wanted to spend more time with her, so I wrote this script and deliberately filmed for an extra twenty days... Anyway, I was the director!”

“We didn’t waste the investment. Our film has already made a profit from product placement and brand sponsorship alone. Moreover, Tencent Video signed a box office performance guarantee with us… Once it surpasses 2 billion, they will exclusively import it for 200 million!”

"How many points would you give 'How Long Will I Love U'?"

Shen Yan thought for a moment: "I think it should be between 7.8 and 8.2. After all, 'How Long Will I Love U' involves time paradoxes, and time paradoxes are very difficult to understand..."

(End of this chapter)