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It took Yan Ruxin two seconds to realize who she was referring to.

—the passenger of the black car that killed her.

The driver died at the scene, and Aaron Durst survived as a passenger, but suffered severe fractures all over his body and remained unconscious.

As for the Durst family, it seems that it is not a simple real estate family.

"In my opinion, it doesn't seem to have much to do with me. It's probably not appropriate to say it's good news or bad news, right?" Yan Ruxin raised her eyebrows.

"Do you still remember what I said before that all the evidence at the time proved that the driver caused the accident on purpose, so the other party is fully responsible?"

Yan Ruxin nodded, so she won a high amount of compensation.

"Aaron contacted the police after waking up, saying that the car suddenly lost control, and the driving system may be controlled externally...

The reason why it is said to be bad news is because the Durst family has exerted tremendous pressure, forcing the New York police to investigate.

It's good news because Ms. Yan Ruxin, one of the parties involved, has died, so it probably has nothing to do with you. "

Yan Ruxin already knew what her sister said, she went through it in her mind, frowned, and said seriously: "Is it possible for the police to find out my account?"

do you remember?

Her will was worked out by her younger sister Yan Ruyue using some shady methods, and after being reborn as Angela, she inherited her own property. Although the path she followed was legal, it could not withstand deliberate suspicion and scrutiny.

"Zha must have found out. Although a large part of the police are rotten under the * system, no matter what part they are, they still have a little bit of ability. Once the Durst family puts pressure on it, they will pretend I have to investigate it..." Yan Ruyue said harshly.

"...Your words have stabbed a lot of people." Yan Ruxin said speechlessly, "Don't be a fool, have you settled it? I don't want the police to come to the door one day, and the media will be happy , I didn’t agree to so many interviews with me, but in the end, such a big news came out in one go.”

"Heh, don't underestimate your sister, okay? When I asked you to sign and transfer the money, I've already put the money in the washing machine for four or five rounds, and even the bank's printing factory can't recognize it. "Yan Ruyue half joked half hinted.

What she was referring to was actually money laundering.

This is naturally not a legal business, but it is no stranger to Yan Ruyue, who made so many of her clients are thieves, drug lords, killers with unknown sources of income...

Naturally, Yan Ruyue had to light up a few hidden skill points, so as not to be caught by so many prosecutors and police officers who hated her to the bone throughout the United States.

……

After Christmas, Yan Ruxin visited Warner Bros. headquarters in Burbank.

This visit is for the final signing of the movie "The Hangover".

In the end, Yan Ruxin invested US$1300 million, accounting for 37% of the total investment.

But this is only the proportion of her investment, not the proportion of the final income.

The movie box office is divided into several parts in simple terms, one is the producer, the other is the distributor, and sometimes the producer, and the third is the cinema.

In Hollywood, the general box office adopts a flexible distribution method.

The first is that after deducting operating expenses from the total box office, the producers and distributors account for 90% of the film in the first week, and then gradually decrease from week to week. After the film is released for eight weeks, it will probably drop from 90:10 to 35:65.

The second method is to divide directly in the box office, which is also the total box office, but does not calculate the operating cost of the theater, which is usually 70% for the producer and distributor and 30% for the theater.

Generally, the producer and distributor will take the higher income of the two methods.

In both the producer and the distributor, even the same company represents different departments, not to mention that in most cases in Hollywood, production and distribution are basically separated.

So the two have to be separated.

Here, the general producer will take 1% to 2% more revenue than the distributor, which is also to stimulate creation and encourage the reproduction of excellent films.

Strictly speaking, the role of ya capital is not any one of these three, and it probably also has a bias towards the role of the producer, but they are not the same.

Because she is not representing Summit Entertainment this time, she is representing Ya Capital.

One is an independent production company and the other is an investment company.

Which side does this seem to be a simple multiple-choice question, but when you think about it carefully, it is a knowledge worth savoring.

Yan Ruxin sat firmly on one side of the negotiating table. On the opposite side of her were the producers of Warner Bros. and Legendary Films. On the two sides were the director of "The Hangover", Todd Phillips, and the screenwriter Jon Lucas.

But the focus of the negotiation is not her for the time being.

"Mr. Phillips, please take a look at this contract, you will get a salary of 200 million US dollars, and Mr. Lucas, the copyright fee for buying out the script is 150 million US dollars, please check if there is no objection, here... Your names are signed here, respectively," Warner Bros. producer Scott Moore said.

Todd Phillips has also directed four small-budget comedy films before this, none of which had great influence, but he has obviously accumulated a lot of loyal fans, which is enough to prove his directing ability. Producer of seven or eight film and television works.

And Jon Lucas, who also proved his deep knowledge in the field of hilarious comedy lines in the comedy movie "Four Happiness" ("Four Christmases") written by the previous screenwriter.

Before "Four Happiness" was released at almost the same time as "Twilight", Yan Ruxin bought tickets at the cinema and watched all the movies of the same period, so she still had some impressions of it.

Neither the director nor the screenwriter had any objection to the contract. After having their agents review the contract, they signed their names one after another.

"Ms. Mellon, based on your investment ratio, the final share is about 30% of the total box office after deducting the theater share. Do you think it is appropriate?" Producer Scott Moore faced Yan Ruxin's request. The time is obviously more pleasant.

Yan Ruxin accepted the contract noncommittally, and read it quickly and accurately.

It seemed sloppy, but all the sensitive contract terms had already been etched into her mind.

Although Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures invested less than Yan Ruxin, Warner Bros., as the main producer and distributor, received 45% of the income after deducting the theater share. Legendary Pictures, as the co-producer, A 20% share was obtained, and there were some other share fees, accounting for 5%.

"It's a very reasonable share, I don't have any objections." Yan Ruxin nodded, it didn't make much sense to this contract.

Warner Bros. is worthy of being the world's leading film giant in both fame and scale, as can be seen from its professionalism in terms of contract terms.

After signing the contract, she was invited by producer Scott Moore to participate in the casting audition for "The Hangover" this afternoon as one of the investors.

……

"The one who is auditioning now is Phil among the three male leads." The casting director carefully introduced to Yan Ruxin.

Perhaps the media magazines have exaggerated Angela Mellon, a young investor who is not yet 21 years old.

When the directors and people in charge of the film crew knew that the young and charming girl with seaweed-like long hair in front of them was the Ms. Mellon who bought the top, not only that, but also a college student studying in the film department. Can not help but feel a little complicated.

Most people are actually very curious about her, because the major media and newspapers report on it, but no magazine or TV talk show has asked for an exclusive interview with Yan Ruxin.

There are also some people who feel disdainful, thinking that in the same situation, they are much smarter than her and will do better, Yan Ruxin is just lucky.

There are even some who say that the grapes are sour when they can't eat grapes, and they are thinking darkly, thinking that she doesn't know what means to get so much money.

Yan Ruxin has never lived for other people's evaluations, so she doesn't care about other people's dark thoughts, and she doesn't care at all.

The audition actors came up one by one, and went down one by one...

Yan Ruxin discovered that she had seen many of them in TV dramas before, but she could tell the names of the characters, but she couldn't tell the real names of the actors.

The actors were also very curious about who this young woman who was sitting beside the director and producer wearing sunglasses and keeping silent had been, but they had no time to figure it out.

Many actors have entered the dream-making world of Hollywood with the dream and determination of being on the big screen and winning an Oscar.

But among millions of people, how many are really successful?

"The next one, please come in..."

As the staff's voice fell, a curly-haired, tall, handsome actor walked in.