Chapter 253 Penalty of 8 billion US dollars
Western Suburbs Branch.
“Shortly after our announcement was issued, several major film companies immediately went to Disney headquarters for a meeting. However, judging from the results, it seems that except Fuchs and Disney, In addition, the other four major film companies are ready to give in."
David was not surprised when he heard Lewis' report.
After he prepared to launch a tax audit on Hollywood, these movie giants first launched human rights organizations to engage him, and then pushed members of Congress to get involved, but in the end he defeated them one by one. .
Now it can be considered that Guizhou Donkey is at the end of his rope.
And these days, the stock prices of these major companies have fallen sharply every day, so it is normal for them not to dare to continue to struggle.
Disney is different. In addition to film and television, they are also involved in many industries. The boss behind it is said to have a complicated network of relationships, so it is understandable that he will not compromise so easily.
But...
Since you have to choose to toast or not eat as a penalty, you have to pay the due price!
There was a hint of coldness in David's eyes.
The next day, at 9 o'clock in the morning.
Because the Western Suburbs Branch issued an ultimatum to several major film companies yesterday, a large number of media reporters gathered outside the gate today.
Soon after, seeing David’s appearance, countless media came forward with microphones.
"Director David, your tax filing deadline for several major film companies is up today. What measures will be taken next?"
"Director David, according to the news I have received, Disney has not expressed its position yet. What do you think?"
"Director David, there are rumors that the three Pips had previously investigated the black tax. Is it true that the congressman who launched an attack on the bill stopped because he was threatened by you? "
"..."
The reporters were all talking. asked.
However, David had no intention of answering. He walked through the crowd and walked into the hall, preparing for a new day of work today.
And just half an hour after he walked into the bureau, four cars were greeted in front of the western suburbs branch, as if they had agreed.
When the car door opened and saw the people getting out, the media immediately went into a frenzy.
“That’s Warner CEO Irvine!”
“That’s the president of Columbia Pictures.”
“People from Paramount are here too. Already..."
"..."
After people from the four major film companies walked into the lobby, the news quickly spread throughout the western suburbs branch. Then these people were taken into the elevator and all the way to David's In the office,
"Director David, I am the CEO of Warner Films, and my name is Alvin."
"I am the president of Columbia Films, Ace Al."
"..."
With Aiwen taking the lead in the introduction, people from the other three major film companies also revealed their identities.
"Hello gentlemen, please take a seat!"
After shaking hands with these people one by one, David sat down, leaned back easily in the chair, and tapped his fingertips on the table in an orderly manner. , said lightly: "Since you are all here, let's express your attitude!"
The people from the four major film companies looked at each other, and finally Ivan said: "Yesterday I received your mail The notice from the suburban branch stated that our tax problem was found, which is very puzzling to us, because our company..."
David didn't have the patience to listen to him anymore. He knew that these people were not here either. Huang He was unwilling to give up, so he simply pushed the thick stack of documents on the left side of the desktop.
“Is this...?”
“Didn’t you say that your company has no problem? You’ll know if you take a look.”
These were collected by David through Goldfinger and then commanding his subordinates to collect them. evidence arrived.
Ai Wen and others did not dare to neglect, and immediately opened the documents and found the documents about their respective companies, and checked them carefully.
Soon, the faces of people from major film companies became ugly.
Although they could already predict it, since David could get the dirty information from Rice Cake, United Artists, and the previous Fuchs Film Company, he could also get them.
But when these confidential information were actually presented in front of them, they still couldn't help but feel trembling.
Fortunately, they are here today. If they really follow Disney's words and go all the way to the dark side, an extremely painful end will surely be waiting for them.
"Director David, first of all, according to your information, I admit that our Warner Film Company has indeed committed some tax violations over the years, and we are willing to be punished. But I hope you can be lenient!”
Aiwen was the first to speak out.
"We at Columbia Pictures are the same, and we hope to win leniency from Director David and the Western Suburbs Bureau."
"We are at Paramount Pictures too."
" Our Huanqiu Pictures is the same..."
Now that we have reached this point, the remaining three major film companies still have the guts to make excuses and can only work hard to obtain leniency.
“Very good!”
David was quite satisfied with the understanding of these people, and then said: "You are still aware of current affairs, so I don't want to do anything to you. After all, our IRS mainly collects taxes, so you can give us every Paying a tax evasion penalty of US$2 billion is enough!”
The heads of several major film companies were quite pleased to hear the previous words, but when they heard the latter amount, their faces suddenly changed. It turned into the color of liver.
Fuck.
We have all given up and accepted the punishment. Why do you, Director David, still punish us so harshly?
This guy is not so ruthless in killing pigs!
You know, the previous penalties imposed by Mikuamei and United Artists were only US$1.5 billion.
After calming down, Alvin said cautiously: "Director David, your amount... is a bit too huge. The film industry is also in a decline stage now. Can you reduce it as appropriate?"< br>
“Yes, yes, now affected by the economic downturn, the film industry is indeed not as good as before in all aspects, and the revenue of our film companies is getting worse and worse. Director David, please consider mitigating the situation as appropriate. Some.”
“…”
The rest of the people followed suit.
However, David seemed to have seen through them a long time ago and sneered: "Don't make me miserable here. In Hollywood, apart from Disney, your four major film companies are the most profitable."
< br>"The rice cakes are so beautiful, but they can still get 1 billion. Don't tell me that you can't get the money."
"If you can't get it, Okay, it’s not like we at the Internal Revenue Service don’t have appraisers. I’ll send people to your company to see what other high-quality assets there are, and I’ll help you deal with them!”
David’s words shocked the four major film companies! The people were speechless. Because Mi Gaomei's current financial situation is well known, and it can be considered very bad. And these major film companies are giants with a market value of tens of billions of dollars. There is no reason why they can't raise 2 billion.
But market value is market value, and cash is cash.
If they were to come up with these 2 billion in one go, their vitality would be severely damaged.
In addition, no one’s money comes from the strong wind. If they can get less and pay less, they will save more, so they continue to complain in various ways.
Ten minutes later.
David looked at his watch and said impatiently: "My time is limited. If I say 2 billion, it will be 2 billion. If I continue to waste my time here..."
"Okay, okay, if you say 2 billion, it's 2 billion!"
Looking at this posture, Ivan dared to continue to pester, just in case David got angry and added another 1 billion 800 million to them. Yes, it would be strange if he didn't vomit blood.
At first sight, Alvin flinched.
The other three major film companies naturally did not dare to continue to pester, and they all expressed their willingness to pay. After that, they left the office with a dejected look, went downstairs and walked out of the door of the Western Suburbs Branch.
"Mr. Irwin, have you finished negotiating with Director David."
"..."
Seeing a few people coming out, reporters who were already hungry and thirsty immediately came forward to ask questions, wanting to get the content of the conversation as soon as possible.
Ivan raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling everyone to quiet down, and then said: "After some discussions with Director David, we admitted that there were indeed some oversights in the previous taxation. We failed to declare in time, and we are deeply aware of the mistake. After Director David’s correction, we will comply with the tax evasion penalty of US$2 billion, and that’s it.”
The reason why he accepted the interview, The first is what David requested, and the second is to tell the market that the tax dispute between them and the Western Suburbs Branch has been resolved, and there is no need to worry about other issues.
“What, a $2 billion tax evasion penalty!”
Although the media reporters at the scene had already guessed that once the tax evasion of these major film companies is confirmed today, they will definitely be punished like Mi Gao Mei and United Artists before. But after hearing about the punishment I was still shocked after the gold was actually as high as 2 billion.
The viewers who were watching the live broadcast were also shocked
but before they could react.
The heads of the remaining three major film companies also stood up one after another and adopted the same rhetoric as Ivan.
When they heard that the three film companies were also fined US$2 billion, the reporters and the audience were stunned again.
But it didn't take long for netizens to react, and a heated discussion ensued.
“24 equals 8, which means that the combined tax evasion fines of these four film companies are as high as 8 billion US dollars!”
“8 billion US dollars, then That’s equivalent to three aircraft carriers. This is all the contribution of Director David!”
“With the addition of the previous Mijiao Mei and United Artists, the total has reached 9.5 billion U.S. dollars, and this is still It’s just a Hollywood movie company. If Director David goes to Silicon Valley and Wall Street, what will he gain?”
“Go to Wall Street and Silicon Valley, you can do this!”
"..."
Many netizens were still shocked by this amount.
But after some netizens brought the topic to Silicon Valley and Wall Street, everyone's attention was instantly drawn.
After all, most netizens are from the middle and lower classes of this country.
The life and death of rich people, consortiums, and capital companies has nothing to do with them.
The more taxes the IRS receives, the more budget it will have to spend on education, facilities, health insurance, relief funds and other benefits.
This is a more beneficial thing for the middle and lower class people in this country.
So of course they are extremely supportive.
"With the exception of the eight major Hollywood film companies and its subsidiary Fuchs Film Company, the other six major film companies have "surrendered". You guessed it, Disney is now What?”
“Disney can now be said to be a polished commander. Of course, even if it is a polished commander, Disney Film Company is backed by the Disney Group and has a strong foundation. It’s hard to say whether we will compromise on this.”
"Just wait, anyway, the deadline given by the Western Suburbs Branch is today, and we will know the result soon!"
Seeing that among the eight major Hollywood film companies, only Disney and its brother companies are left. , the people who eat melon are also looking forward to what will happen next.
Disney Films.
After seeing the four major film companies announcing that they had paid a tax evasion fine of US$2 billion, Okanji was extremely anxious at this time and was on the phone with the senior management of the group to discuss countermeasures.
At this moment, his secretary knocked on the door and came in, and said: "Mr. Okanji, someone from the Western Suburban Branch is here, saying that Director David wants to summon you."< br>
"Summon me over?"
Okanji was shocked at first, but his face soon darkened.
Although Disney does not intend to give in, if he dares not to go when Director David summons him, then the IRS auditors will probably rush in and tie him up by force.
Thinking of this, Okanji could only say: "Prepare the car!"
At the gate of the western suburbs branch, when Okanji with a gloomy face got out of the car, he suddenly It caused a media frenzy.
"Friends in the audience, now you can see that Okanji, the main person in charge of the Disney Film Company, is already here. Let's see if he will give in like other film companies?"
"..."
As the media reported it, discussions instantly started on the Internet.
Many people believe that since the other seven major film companies have surrendered, Disney must not be able to withstand the pressure, so it has no choice but to surrender.
However, many people believe that Disney is the leader in the domestic entertainment industry after all, with strong strength. The most important thing is that the boss behind this company is said to have a background of Yutai, so this time Coming here is just for 'negotiation' and there will be no real surrender.
As netizens continued to argue.
Some software platforms that smelled the traffic immediately started betting on it.
There are a total of four options in this quiz.
[1: Will Disney choose to pay a huge fine like the other seven major film companies? 】
[2: Disney will continue to resist due to its strong background! 】
[3: Disney chose to resist, but ultimately failed and was enforced! 】
[4: Disney successfully resisted and escaped the sanctions of the Western Suburbs Bureau! 】
As soon as these bets are opened.
In an instant, tens of thousands of people participated.
(End of this chapter)