Chapter 593: Han Hong was moved to tears—this was the first time she fought such a wealthy battle!

Even online, netizens' discussion about Robots topping the global box office was extremely heated.

Lin Mo, however, was completely unaffected and continued to take care of the child at home.

Nuan Nuan has now started to learn to walk slowly, but she still has an unchangeable habit: she likes to put anything she sees into her mouth.

Look, Xiao Jiahuo was sitting on the crawling mat, grabbing a toy and about to stuff it into his mouth; Lin Mo swiftly snatched it away: "Baby, you can't eat this."

In the kitchen, Re Ba was cooking.

Although there was a nanny at home.

But usually in the evenings, Re Ba does the cooking, because Lin Mo comes home to eat dinner.

During the day, he has to go to the company, and he may not eat at home at noon.

Just then, the phone rang suddenly.

Lin Mo picked it up and saw that it was a call from the leader of the Broadcasting Administration.

He held Xiao Jiahuo with one hand and answered the phone with the other: "Hello, Director Zhang!"

"Director Lin, great news!" Zhang Ju's voice was still a bit excited: "Our State Administration just finished a meeting and decided to implement... for your film Robots..."

"Wait a moment, Director Zhang." Lin Mo suddenly interrupted, because Xiao Jiahuo had already crawled onto his leg and was patting his cheek with a drooly little hand: "Baby, don't fuss~"

On the other end of the line, Director Zhang could hardly fail to hear that Lin Mo was taking care of the child; he too was a father with a daughter: "Haha, Director Lin, you're not just ordinarily busy!"

Lin Mo also laughed and said: "There's no way around it; Xiao Jiahuo is too mischievous now—I can't take my eyes off him!"

"I understand, completely understand; my daughter was like that when she was little!"

Re Ba heard the commotion here and hurried over to pick up Xiao Jiahuo.

Only then did Lin Mo free up his hands.

"Director Zhang, go ahead!"

"Director Lin, you've brought great honor to our Huaguo filmmakers! The State Administration held a special meeting to discuss this, and we must fully support directors like you who both create cultural influence and are enthusiastic about public welfare!"

Lin Mo was still thinking of saying a couple of modest words, when Director Zhang continued: "The State Administration has decided to waive the entire film special fund for Robots, and the value-added tax portion will also be returned in the form of a 'Cultural Output Reward'."

"This..." Lin Mo felt a bit surprised: "Won't this be too special?"

"Special?" Director Zhang laughed heartily: "Do you know how many points your global box office championship has added to our nation's cultural soft power? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs over there says it's more effective than them holding a hundred press conferences!"

"Moreover, the Ministry of Finance has just issued a notice: from now on, your films can enjoy this policy!"

Finally, Director Zhang earnestly told Lin Mo: "Rest assured in doing charity; the state is your strongest backing."

After hanging up, Re Ba brought Nuan Nuan over, and Xiao Jiahuo was grabbing a strand of her hair and trying to stuff it into his mouth.

"What's up? Why is Director Zhang calling so late?" Re Ba asked curiously while rescuing a strand of hair from Nuan Nuan's hand.

Lin Mo took the daughter and let her sit on his lap: "He said the State Administration decided to waive Robots' entire film special fund and part of the value-added tax, saying it's to support charitable causes."

"What?" Re Ba exclaimed in surprise: "Completely waived? How much money is that?"

"It could be an extra nearly 1 billion." Lin Mo said lightly, while wiping Nuan Nuan's mouth drool with a tissue.

"One billion?!" Re Ba's voice rose considerably, startling Nuan Nuan; Xiao Jiahuo pouted and was about to cry, so Re Ba hurried over and kissed her little cheek: "Sorry, sorry, Mom didn't mean to."

Nuan Nuan then stopped crying and smiled, reaching out her little hand to grab Mom's earring; Lin Mo took the opportunity to recount the phone conversation in detail.

"Good heavens..." Re Ba still couldn't believe it after hearing: "So this 10% box office fund is real and solid? No tax deductions?"

"Yes, strong support from the state."

With Robots leaving theaters,

the question everyone cares about came up.

that is, Lin Mo had previously promised at a charity gala that a tenth of the box office from each of his films would be set aside as charitable funds.

Soon, the Nuan Nuan Children's Foundation website updated at midnight as scheduled: "According to Director Lin Mo's promise, 10% of Robots' global box office (2.9 billion RMB) will be deposited into the Nuan Nuan Children's Foundation..."

Although the film had just left theaters, the box office revenue would not arrive immediately.

But...

The authorities quickly released an announcement, which meant everything.

Weibo hot searches instantly shot to the top.

#Director Lin Fulfills Promise#

#What is 10% of a $4 billion box office#

#Nuan Nuan Foundation will add 2.9 billion RMB#

"2.9 billion— that's like spending a million a day for eight whole years... Warm Nuan Princess is set to become the youngest philanthropist in the world!"

"It's moving to tears; when Nuan Nuan grows up, she'll understand that the gifts her father gives her are not just toys, but the power to change the world!"

"What? 2.9 billion? 400 million USD? Robots' $4 billion box office—no taxes deducted? Where does all this money come from..."

"Right, I don't recall there being any special tax deductions on movie box office..."

"Me too, curious!"

"......"

Soon, these viewers discovered the highlight.

Normally, a film's box office would have all kinds of miscellaneous taxes.

This 10% couldn't possibly amount to 2.9 billion, no matter how you calculate it.

However,

Industry professionals also jumped into the comment section to explain.

"The National Film Administration's latest document states that Robots, as the top Chinese-language film on the global box office chart, enjoys the 'Cultural Output Special Contribution' policy: it exempts 5% of the National Film Industry Development Special Fund, and the original 3.3% value-added tax, specially approved by the Ministry of Finance, with 2% directly transferred to the Nuan Nuan Children's Foundation account, which amounts to indirect support for charitable causes...."

Blah blah a long explanation.

After netizens read it, they finally understood what was going on.

So that's how it is.

"In short: the government gives the green light + Director Lin isn't short of money = 2.9 billion actually deposited into the account!"

Soon, Lin Mo acquired another title.

Lin, the great benefactor!

Even the country expressed its strong support for Lin Mo's charitable work, so naturally others should also set an example, including the film distributors, and even several major overseas film distributors.

After all, when this 10% is spread out, it's not much.

Actually, there's no need for the higher-ups to say this; they will also contribute their own box-office shares as charity and donate them to the Nuan Nuan Children's Foundation.

Of course, this is just this one time; these people aren't dedicated to charity, they're merely setting an example at the outset.

Half a month later.

The Nuan Nuan Children's Foundation received its first transfer.

As the chairperson of the foundation, Han Hong looked at this number, her hands trembling slightly: 'ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten-thousands...' When she counted up to a hundred million, her voice choked up.

"Five hundred million..." She took off her glasses, wiped the corners of her eyes, turned to her assistant and said: "Xiao Zhang, get ready; we're heading to the mountainous area right away!"

The assistant, eyes red, handed over the clothes: "Teacher Han, how many children can we help this time?"

Han Hong counted on her fingers: "First, build 100 Hope Primary Schools in the west, then set up a special fund for children with leukemia..."

She opened her notebook, densely filled with projects that had been forced to be shelved over the years due to lack of funds:

"Shortage of 3,000 winter garments for orphans in Tibetan areas"

"Waiting list for surgery for children with congenital heart disease (47 people)"

"Barrier-free renovation of special education schools"

Now these characters have been blurred by her tears.

She couldn't help but recall the Tibetan children who had run barefoot in the snow a few years ago, the desperate mothers outside the ICU, and the families who had given up treatment because of a 50,000-yuan surgery fee...

Five hundred million!

After doing charity for half her life, she's never been this wealthy...

And there are still more than twenty billion to come!