America’s Big Hero

To be honest, Sean actually didn't do as badly as he did.

After all, Sean is not a demon either.

He just didn't lend a helping hand after the other party was arrested by the police.

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

Now this guy has been arrested, Sean... Jonas immediately ordered someone to take over the private lottery business, and opened sales outlets in bars in several surrounding cities.

How high is the profit of the private lottery?

Let's put it this way, regular lotteries are actually welfare in nature. They first appeared during the Civil War and were used to raise military expenses. In the later period, most of the lottery betting amount actually 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 out of 55 white balls, and then choose 1 out of 42 red balls. If all 6 numbers are matched, you can win the jackpot. The probability of winning is 146 million One-tenth, even if Xiao En loses one white ball, the probability of winning is still terribly low.

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

In terms of personal income tax, it is divided into six grades, 10% of the tax below $6,000; the part of $6,000-$27,950 is taxed at 15%; the part of $27,950-$67,700 is taxed at 27%; The part is taxed at 30%; the part between $141,250 and $307,050 is taxed at 35%; the part exceeding $307,050 is taxed at 38.6%.

Even if New Jersey no longer collects a state tax, the proportion that the lottery winners need to pay is 20%-63.6%.

Therefore, when the private lottery itself has a higher winning rate and does not need to pay taxes, people who like to play lottery will of course be more interested in buying private lottery.

Of course, the probability of winning the lottery is high, and the highest prize is gone. Everyone understands this.

And in the eyes of many people, since private lottery owners cannot intervene in the specific lottery draws, this is obviously more fair.

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

Although Sean did not stand up for this private lottery platform, due to the sudden expansion of the scale and the blatant sales of all the 'underground bars', the sales amount of the private lottery has doubled several times in one fell swoop.

After the first draw on Wednesday, those who got the money safely made such a publicity, and Jonas used his strength to fuel the flames. Before the draw from Wednesday to Saturday, the sales scale reached a new level again.

In Dart's bar, due to the sale of private lotteries, there were many more people than usual on the night of the lottery on Saturday. When a ball is driven, there will be a burst of cursing and cheering in the bar.

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

Of course, he was not the only one who won the lottery. Many people won the lottery, no matter how big or small. Watching this group of people go to claim the prize one by one, it would be a lie to say that they are not envious.

In the voice of "I invite everyone present to have a drink", the sales of the next lottery ticket have once again turned to a higher level.

It's just that everyone didn't know that the lucky winner returned the money back after he went out and got in the car. This sneaky scene happened in almost all bars...

Playing a private lottery, Sean didn't forget to ask for it.

With more and more lotteries involved, there are lottery draws in bars every day. Although the gangs below didn't get any money, more people came to the bars, and the sales of alcohol and drugs went up to a higher level. It can be regarded as sharing profits.

Of course, doing private lotteries is also risky. If you are really unlucky and often give out big prizes, the speed of losing money will definitely be beyond imagination.

The rest is the severe crackdown by the police and the lottery company, but this has nothing to do with Sean. After several layers of skinning, someone will take the blame if he is caught. body.

The private lottery business has expanded here, and Norris has also completed the preliminary work of the film project, so Sean also flew to Hollywood with his people.

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Considering that he will often visit Hollywood in the future, Sean bought a villa directly north of Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills. The villa has three floors and a basement, with an area of ​​more than 600 square meters, 12 rooms, and 16 bathrooms. 6 parking spaces, a garden and a full sized swimming pool for easy pool pairing... yuck, party!

In the hall of the villa, Sean was sitting on the sofa, and Knowles introduced a thick stack of documents beside him.

"We need to decide on the director first. After all, we still need to listen to the director's opinion when choosing a role." Norris took out a stack of director materials and put it aside.

Small companies are different from big film companies. Big companies are much more complicated. They have their own considerations when it comes to casting, and they rarely consider the director’s opinion. Even editing rights have nothing to do with the director, because the choice of roles often does not match the director’s, and editing is even more important. Everyone has their own ideas, so don't end up losing too much money.

The most famous one is Warner. Zha Dao is not the first person to be cheated to death. It is normal for a small company like Sean to make such a mistake.

Sean flipped through the documents in his hand, shaking his head all the time, not because he was picky, but because he never found a name that he was slightly familiar with. "Is that all? There is no better one?"

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

Sean slammed his mouth, flipped through the information in his hand again, and finally came up with a name that felt slightly familiar, "John McTiernan, how is this guy?"

"This guy has never made a movie, has no experience, and is a commercial shooter." Norris has no idea why Sean chose this guy.

"Those of you who have made movies here, tell me, is there any one that makes money? No, you don't need to make money, even if it's popular or not!" Sean spread his hands, everyone is losing money, you Let me choose.

Norris has nothing to do, he can't afford to hire a great director, and a good director will not lower his own value, that would be a kind of harm to himself.

More importantly, even if people are willing to lower the price, the production requirements for the film are higher, and the desire for rights is stronger, which may conflict with Sean.

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