Business in the United States is prosperous and developed, and the efficiency of handling and registering companies is even more staggering; of course, the speed at which companies declare bankruptcy and bankruptcy at the same time is also staggering.
In fact, according to the U.S. Company Registration Act, the registration fees charged by state governments vary, ranging from tens to hundreds of dollars. Take registering a limited liability company in Utah as an example: the initial registration fee is 52
USD, annual renewal is USD 12, name verification is USD 22, and trademark registration is USD 22. Including other miscellaneous expenses, the total cost is approximately USD 150.
The issuance of a business license by the registration agency marks the establishment of the company. It usually takes two or three weeks from application to completion of registration. In California, if you pay an expedited fee of US$75, all registration procedures can be completed within one week. You can also purchase it from a lawyer.
Pre-registered shell companies are relatively expensive to purchase, but they can be delivered for use immediately.
After a company is registered and established, it needs to obtain a commercial signboard license from the city's construction and housing management department before it can hang or display its company signs publicly. Neon lights or light boxes used as signboards generally need to apply for a license first.
Of course, for Yi Feiyang, who is extremely pressed for time, in order to quickly enter the actual combat and shoot the hot horror movie in his hands, no matter what method is used, as long as he can start the company as soon as possible, this is the first thing to consider.
So, Louis Carr, an American lawyer, took action. First, he directly spent more than 50,000 US dollars to purchase a registered shell entertainment company from the lawyer, and then spent 3,000 US dollars to obtain the business directly from the city's construction and housing management department.
The signboard license came and went, costing nearly 60,000 US dollars, and only took two days!
time is money!
For Yifeiyang, although he spent an extra US$50,000, he saved himself more than half a month of time. It was worth it!
October 10, 1998.
On this Double 10 day, the "Dream Pictures" company founded by Yi Feiyang announced its establishment after receiving an official license from the United States.
It is a must to set off firecrackers covered in red.
It is also necessary for dragon and lion dances to gather some popularity.
After all, we are in Chinatown, and these customs and habits should be inherited.
Big Bird Luqi and others came to congratulate and sent wreaths... Oh my God, the ringed flower baskets were indistinguishable? Fortunately, Yi Feiyang, who learned about the situation, was alert and changed the wreaths to large flower baskets to make up for them.
The old man Tuoye also sent a kumquat tree, which means that the ground is full of gold and silver. According to the rules of the world, if someone gives you kumquats, you have to give a red envelope, but Yi Feiyang's wallet is very cheating, so he has no choice but to make a white note.
It is said that during this period of time, Mr. Tuo has already paid for the "professional account", Dream Pictures registration fee, listing fee, daily miscellaneous expenses, etc., which totaled nearly 100,000 US dollars, and most of them were borrowed from him by the tall fat man in charge of the finance.
Organized.
Although Mr. Tuo had already made up his mind to join the pirate ship Yi Feiyang, someone spending money so lavishly made Mr. Tuo burst into tears while holding the coffin. This was just the beginning, and everything was ruined in just seven or eight days.
Over 100,000 US dollars... What if this meat bun beats up a dog?!
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Ignoring Mr. Tuo’s worries, the establishment of Dream Pictures, a small film company, has not caused any waves in Hollywood. Hollywood is as calm as a smooth and calm lake without even a breath of wind.
; Of course, it is not accurate to say this. At least on the premise that Yi Feiyang did not create any hype, a small entertainment newspaper still published a small piece of news, a small piece of news in the cracks... China Yi established Fantasy Pictures, and the future development is worrying...
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A short sentence explains a big problem.
The first question is that this small film company was founded by Chinese people. It feels very ridiculous and funny. You know, in the minds of Americans, the best business for Chinese people is to open restaurants or help people.
People wash dishes but make movies? Who else do you have besides BruceLee?!
The second question is that the name Fantasy Pictures sounds like a "fairy tale" and it is too unreal. You are a Chinese who is like a nouveau riche. You have made some money through speculation. If you don't go back and stay at home, you will marry.
A wife gives birth to a child and then runs out to start a company. Isn’t this “daydreaming”? Isn’t this dreamy enough?!
The third question is that the reason why I am worried about this small company is that Hollywood is a famous crocodile pond, where there are many extremely ferocious crocodiles who eat them alive. People like Yi Feiyang risked a lot of money to set up a company.
Yes, it can be said that it is really rare. You have no experience, no strong capital, and no backing. Are you looking for death?!
In any case, this little piece of news spread out in the cracks, floating in the wind, but it was met with sneers and silly and bold ridicule from the Chinese people. Of course, most of them were waiting to watch the excitement and laugh.
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"I heard that this Chinese company was set up by Yi to make movies to compete with Lionsgate's The Witches 2. Haha, God, there's something good to watch!"
"Didn't China Yi cooperate with Lionsgate? Why did they break up?"
"It's not because Lionsgate wants to make the original "The Witch" that China Yi, a second-hand dealer, has to step down!"
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"I heard that upstart China Yi is planning to shoot three horror movies in one go to show his dissatisfaction with Lionsgate!"
"Three movies? If he can successfully shoot one, I will twist off my head and play it as a ball for him! God, he really thinks that filming is like playing tarot cards, and he can play whatever he wants!"
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Various comments, various discussions, disdain, disdain, disbelief, and ridicule of Chinese people making movies, all expressed the "dislike" of this group of Hollywood people towards Fantasy Pictures.
Even if everyone in the United States is not optimistic about the newly established Fantasy Pictures, the company still has to open as usual.
There was no huge crowd to congratulate, no enthusiastic media coverage, no enthusiastic fans, and cheering audiences. Just like this, Fantasy Pictures opened in an atmosphere of beating gongs and drums and entertaining themselves.
In any case, under the management of Yi Feiyang and others, the prototype of Fantasy Film Company has been roughly formed. According to rough calculation, there are still 20 days until Halloween.
Within these 20 days, Yi Feiyang, who is described as "silly and bold" and "upstart" by Hollywood people, must recruit people and start filming "Terror Cruise", "Buried Alive" and
The "Grudge" version of "Records of Ghosts" that has been heavily tampered with by his hands.
In other words, once you have a company, the next step is to hire someone.
If you don’t have anyone, who will do the work for you? Who will film the movie? Who will take charge of all the affairs of the company?!
Of course, you can ignore the management personnel for the time being, but filming requires a crew. The crew includes photographers, lighting engineers, makeup artists, and recorders, etc., but these people are necessary.
Fortunately, Yi Feiyang also has a friend with a background in underground movies in Hollywood... Rabbit Bill.
Hollywood.
The film capital of the world.
The cornerstone of a movie empire.
Many years ago, this place was originally a large farm purchased by a businessman named Harvey. When his wife was traveling, she heard a woman next to her say that she was from a place called Hollywood in Ohio, and she thought of the word "Hollywood".
The name was good. After returning home, she brought a large number of holly trees from Scotland and planted them in her husband's farm, and named the farm "Hollywood". In fact, the word originally meant holly tree in English.
In 1887, Harvey took advantage of the government's loophole to plan to build a small town here, and officially registered the name "Hollywood" with the regional government. By 1900, the place had begun to take shape, and Hollywood already had a post office.
, a newspaper, a hotel and two markets, with 500 residents, this place was upgraded to a city in 1903.
In 1907, director Burgess led his camera team here to shoot "The Count of Monte Cristo". They found that the bright and abundant sunshine and varied terrain were suitable for filming movies. In 1910, the great director Griffith also came here.
Here, this workaholic fell in love with this place immediately. Under his influence, more and more filmmakers flocked to Hollywood, and soon the big film companies also moved here.
In 1911, the first movie studio officially opened. In the same year, a total of 15 studios settled here. In 1923, 75 years ago, the line of white characters that later became the symbol of Hollywood: hoLLyood was erected in Hollywood.
On the hillside behind, this originally dilapidated town became popular because of the movie.
Paramount and MGM, these major film companies, are located on both sides of Hollywood Street. It is the most prosperous place in Hollywood, where celebrities gather, cars and BMWs, feasting and entertainment, and those who work hard to squeeze in.
The poor actors who cannot enter can only choose another path near Hollywood and shoot underground adult movies in order to buy bread and beer and make ends meet.
These people live in the underground world of Hollywood. For the sake of their dreams, some of them bury themselves. For the sake of their dreams, some are like mackerels, striving to swim upstream even if they are hungry.
Among them are some who will become famous in the future, such as today's Hollywood action star... Stallone.
When Stallone was in his 20s, in order to break into the film industry, he bravely acted in the A-movie "The Party at Kitty and Stud's" (Italian porn) with the heroine naked and "fighting for real", starring in sex scenes and showing all kinds of outrageous behaviors.
posture.
In the film, Stallone plays Stud, the boyfriend of the heroine Kitty. He is the more important of the two male actors. Except for him and another male star, most of the actors in the film are women, and there is even one scene that is quite long.
A lesbian sex scene, Stallone watched from beginning to end.
Of course, most of the people were naked when they were in the camera. The audience could clearly see Stallone's front and back, including the "key points." When Stallone became famous in "Rocky" in the future, the pornographic film was immediately renamed "
"Italian **" is on the market again.
In fact, many big stars had a career of selling their flesh before becoming famous: Steve McQueen worked as a call boy, and Sean Connery once worked as a nude model. However, they did not leave any records.
Sylvester Stallone's performance in the pornographic film cannot be forgotten.
When he took over the filming of this film, he was still a 23-year-old young man waiting for a career breakthrough in the slums of Hollywood. During the day, he worked as a movie ticket collector and other jobs. He only had time to film at night. His salary was only 200 US dollars.
Rabbit Bill's experience is similar to that of the famous star Stallone, except that his dream is to become a great director, not an actor.
It's a pity that Rabbit Bill was unlucky and could only show his "artistic talent" in the underground adult film market. And because his artistic talent was too "artistic", he frequently lost money until he got lucky and met
Yi Feiyang started his real "artistic life" after pursuing his debt.
Rabbit Bill is extremely grateful to Yi Feiyang. The main reason is that everything Yi Feiyang does is so incredible, like a magician, it brings miracles to people.
For Rabbit Bill, Yi Feiyang is now more than just a "buddy" and a "friend", it is already mixed with admiration and adoration, which is why he calls Yi Feiyang "boss" with such respect.
Now "Boss Yi" wants to ask him to make some friends from the underground adult film market to help with the filming. He also explained that at least three filming crews must be set up to film "Terror Cruise", "Buried Alive" and "Ghost Story"
》, the demand for personnel may be more.
After receiving the order, Rabbit Bill immediately called his best friends without saying a word.
In fact, Rabbit Bill's staff is very good, especially when he was working in the small film industry, he made many friends who shoot AV, including photographers, lighting technicians, makeup artists, etc., to name a long list.
Those AV photographers, lighting engineers, makeup artists, etc., only make small movies on weekdays.
To be honest, people like them are on the fringes of Hollywood. Although they are talented, they are buried underground and belong to the people who live at the bottom of Hollywood. The prosperity of Hollywood in people's eyes has nothing to do with them. Their biggest
The hope is to be lucky enough to be noticed by a big director, and then make a fortune from this dream-making place, and live a glorious life.
But such an ideal is very difficult to realize. The reason is that there are too many people working underground in Hollywood!
More monks and less rice!
Overcrowded!
They, this group of people, lived like a zombie. Gradually, their dreams became numb, and they no longer believed in any shitty luck they would have.
Therefore, after receiving the news about Rabbit Bill, a very surprising scene immediately occurred.
And Yi Feiyang's move of asking Rabbit Bill to poach employees also caused turmoil in the underground adult film market in Hollywood, so much so that the guys who would make a fortune in small movies in the future said:
