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That being said, Sean actually didn't do that well.

After all, Sean is not a devil.

He just didn't help the other party after he was arrested by the police.

Under normal circumstances, when those gangs pay money and really encounter something that cannot be solved, Sean will lend a helping hand to help communicate.

Now that this guy was caught, Sean...Jonas immediately ordered people to take over the private lottery business and opened sales points in bars in several surrounding cities.

How high are the profits of private lottery?

Let’s put it this way, the formal lottery is actually a welfare one. It first appeared during the Civil War and was used to raise military expenses. In the later lottery, most of the actual betting amount went to the government, and a small part was used to enter the prize pool.

Take the most popular Powerball in the United States as an example. Choose 5 white balls from 55, and then choose 1 red ball from 42. If all 6 numbers are correct, you will win the jackpot. The probability of winning is 146 million.

One percent, even if Sean reduces one white ball, the probability of winning is still horribly low.

Moreover, the U.S. federal government stipulates that bonuses above US$600 need to pay 10% national tax, and bonuses above US$5,000 need to pay 25% national tax.

In terms of personal income tax, there are six levels: 10% tax on the amount below US$6,000; 15% tax on the amount between US$6,000 and US$27,950; 27% tax on the amount between US$27,950 and US$67,700; and 27% on the amount between US$67,700 and US$141,250.

The portion between $141,250 and $307,050 is taxed at 35%; the portion exceeding $307,050 is taxed at 38.6%.

Even if New Jersey no longer levies a state tax, the proportion that lottery winners need to pay will still be 20%-63.6%.

Therefore, when the winning rate of private lottery is higher and there is no need to pay taxes, people who like to play lottery will certainly be more interested in buying private lottery.

Of course, as the probability of winning increases, the highest prize is gone, and everyone knows this.

And in the eyes of many people, because private lottery owners cannot interfere with the specific lottery results, this is obviously more fair.

After all, in the lottery... ahem, it's the same all over the world.

Although Sean did not stand up for this private lottery, due to the sudden expansion of the scale and the blatant sales in all the "speakeasy bars", the sales amount of the private lottery doubled several times.

After the first lottery was drawn on Wednesday, those who got the money safely promoted it like this, and Jonas used his power to fuel the situation. From Wednesday to Saturday before the lottery was drawn, the sales scale reached a higher level again.

In Dart's bar, due to the sale of private lottery tickets, there were many more people than usual on the night of the Saturday lottery draw. When the lottery draw was broadcast on the CCTV, the originally noisy bar became audible, and everyone could hear the draw.

When a ball is kicked out, there will be a burst of curses and cheers in the bar.

When the last red ball came out, one person suddenly jumped up from his seat, stood on the table, raised his arms and cheered, "I won the prize, I won the prize!"

Of course, he was not the only one to win the prize. Many people had won the prize, no matter how big or small. Looking at these people going to claim their prizes one by one, it would be a lie to say that I was not envious.

Amid calls of "I'll buy everyone here a drink," the lottery sales for the next period once again climbed a level.

But what everyone didn’t know was that the lucky winner returned the money after going out and getting in the car. This secret scene happened in almost all bars...

Playing a private lottery, Sean did not forget to reveal it.

As more and more types of lotteries were involved, prizes were drawn every day in bars. Although the gangs below did not get any money, more people came to the bar, and the sales of drinks and drugs reached a new level. They

It can also be considered as profit sharing.

Of course, there are risks in running a private lottery. If you are really unlucky and win big prizes frequently, you will lose money at a speed that is definitely beyond imagination.

The rest is a severe crackdown by the police and the lottery company, but this has nothing to do with Sean. There are several layers of skin, and if he is caught, someone will take the blame. Even if someone is not strict, at most it will bite Jonas.

On the body.

The private lottery business has expanded here, and on the other side, Norris has also completed the preliminary work of the movie project, and Sean also flew to Hollywood with others.

…

Considering that he would frequently visit Hollywood in the future, Sean directly bought a villa north of Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills. The villa has three floors, a basement, an area of ​​more than 600 square meters, 12 guest rooms, and 16 bathrooms.

6 car parking spaces, a garden and a full sized swimming pool which can be easily paired with pools... ugh, party!

In the lobby of the villa, Sean was sitting on the sofa, and Knowles was holding a thick stack of information and introducing it next to him.

"We need to decide on the director first. After all, we still have to listen to the director's opinion when choosing roles." Norris took out a stack of director information and put it next to him.

Small companies are different from big film companies. Big companies are much more complicated. They have their own considerations in casting and seldom consider the director's opinions. Even the editing rights have nothing to do with the director, because the choice of roles is often inconsistent with the director, and the editing is even more difficult.

Everyone has their own ideas, so don’t end up losing money too much.

The most famous one is Warner. Director Zha is not the first person to be deceived. It is common for a good hand of cards to be played poorly. This kind of mistake is definitely not something a small company like Sean can make.

Sean flipped through the information in his hand and kept shaking his head. It's not that he was picky, but he never found a name that was slightly familiar to him. "Is that all? Isn't there anything better?"

"This..." Norris looked embarrassed: "There must be good ones, but the problem is that we can't afford them."

Sean kept talking, flipping through the information in his hand again, and finally pulled out a name that seemed slightly familiar, "John McTiernan, how about this guy."

"This guy has never made a movie, has no experience, and is a commercial guy." Norris couldn't understand why Sean chose this person.

"Of the movies you've made here, tell me, are any of them profitable? No, you don't have to make money, even if it's well-received or not a box office hit, that's fine!" Sean spread his hands, everyone was losing money, you

Let me choose.

Norris had no choice. He couldn't afford to hire a big director. A good director would not lower his worth. That would be a disservice to himself.

More importantly, even if they are willing to lower the price, they have higher production requirements for the film and a stronger desire for rights, which may lead to conflicts with Sean.

"Okay, just him, let's make an appointment to talk about it tomorrow." In fact, Sean chose him because he had a vague vague impression, but more importantly, because he had a background in photography.