I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 514 512.Untitled·Part 2

"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 a message. I was chatting with people in the company just now. I must have replied to you when I saw 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?"

"Look at you~"

Liang Binning seemed a little unhappy:

"Are you trying to put me on the back foot? You're so polite... Tell me, what's the matter? I know I'll definitely answer you. I don't know if I'll find someone to ask you clearly and I'll 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 In fact, we are talking about seven million...I don’t understand why it is like this.”

As soon as he finished saying this "for example", Liang Binning frowned.

asked:

"Your investor? The contract they got you told you it was five million?"

"right."

"Then how is the remuneration between you and him calculated? Share? Fixed? Fixed plus share?"

"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 more about it."

"Well, let me tell you this, some things are actually feasible. For example, for the same price of one million, nine hundred thousand can be sent to a foreign company, and then a contract of one hundred thousand can be signed and discussed in advance... Understand what I mean What?"

"..."

"Actually, this is a type of false declaration. Just start a small company by yourself. You don't need to hire an accountant. You only need to find an accounting company that will pay you a handling fee of one or two hundred a month. They will help you declare every month. That’s the truth. There are some things... I can’t explain, but this situation happens all the time. And I can’t explain it in too much detail, because I’m not particularly clear about these processes, but at least I know how some things are done.”

"..."

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:

"In the early years... I can't say early years. As you know, I debuted relatively early, so I experienced a lot of certain things. The situation you mentioned belongs to when... we just entered the era of the global village, and across the Cross-border trade is just a way that a few people have fun with.

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 stars? Want to gain a position? It's because as long as someone in our industry becomes famous, it's so easy to make money. If you dare to stretch your hand, 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 are 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 earn 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.

See what I mean? "

"understood."

Xu Xin responded.

Holding a cigarette in his mouth, his eyes were also filled with thoughts.

"Then 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."

"……okay."

"What do you see?"

"Television, Premier League game recording."

“It’s actually a recording???”

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.

"Now what do you see?"

"It's still a football game...oh~~~~~"

In an instant, a flash of enlightenment came to my mind.

"understood."

He couldn't laugh or cry.

I thought this example was vivid enough.

With two eyes, it's a football match. But looking at it with one eye, it's also a football match... On the surface, it's all a football match...

But is it really the same?

no the same.

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, then when he invested in your movie, did he buy low and repay 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... 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 want 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?

should be!

Definitely.

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?

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 joking joke after a breath:

"Don't make trouble, you are such a big person."

Her tone was almost doting.

It was as if she really wanted to make Xu Xin happy and make him forget these things:

"You are drunk, what nonsense are you talking about? What is final is not final, live a down-to-earth life, we abide by the law, although we may not say that we are too noble, but at least we live in peace."

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?

Give me a break.

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 it, throw it away.

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!

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 rude way that said, "I'm sorry."

"!"

She subconsciously wanted to dial it back.

But the moment his fingers hit the dial key, they stopped again.

no.

Who am I?

I...why should I advise others?

No reason.

Can……

She was a little flustered.

just in case……

He's really going to do it.

Then...am I also one of the "triggers"?

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 finished?"

"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 manner, 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 like ending an era... 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 can hear it, I can hear 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 stunned.

What else can be done?

Death without a burial place.

My good brother!

And 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. Who is a hero or not? Don't think about it. 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:

"Didiwa did not break the law. He is walking and sitting upright. Let's see who dares to move Diwa! Let him try! 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.

The sense of security that comes from being a father.

(Note 1: In 2009, the annual output of Xiangjiang movies 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 to strengthen the conflict. 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.)

This chapter has been revised, and all the previous remarks have been deleted. Sorry to the readers who just saw this.