跳转至内容
  • 发现了云居民的新东西?在这里分享

    85 主题
    96 帖子
    X

    After Silksong, Hollow Knight Fans Need New Hopes

    Nintendo Direct heartbreak persists as Hollow Knight and Metroid Prime 4 fans chase elusive announcements and new impossible dreams.

    The Nintendo Direct was once a stage for a very specific kind of heartbreak. For seven years, Hollow Knight fans tuned in with the same desperate hope: maybe this time, Silksong. Maybe this time, Hornet would appear. Maybe this time, Team Cherry would end the silence. In 2025, that hope was finally answered. Hollow Knight: Silksong arrived, real and playable, and the long wait collapsed into a strange new problem. When Nintendo announced another Direct for 2026, the Hollow Knight community discovered they had nothing left to beg for.

    Instead of relief, there was an odd emptiness. The Direct had been their annual ritual of disappointment, and now the ritual was broken. For years, the phrase 'Silksong at the Direct' had been a meme, a prayer, and a punchline all at once. Now it was just a memory. The fans had become so accustomed to hoping that they started hunting for a new impossible dream before the old one had even cooled.

    The Hopium Machine Needs New Fuel

    The search did not take long. Hollow Knight fans, like many Nintendo fans, have a mental list of announcements that feel permanently just out of reach. A new Kid Icarus. A new F-Zero. Nintendo acknowledging that Star Fox still exists. These are not realistic expectations so much as emotional insurance. They are the games that let fans feel the sweet ache of wanting something that will probably never come.

    Mother 3 finally getting a release outside Japan is the big one. It was the original hopium game before Hollow Knight even existed. Japanese Nintendo fans have been able to play Mother 3 for almost twenty years, yet despite Earthbound's popularity elsewhere, it has never been localized and made available in other regions. For many, that absence is a wound that never healed. Every Direct is a chance for Nintendo to finally do the right thing, and every Direct without Mother 3 is another small betrayal.

    Then there is Metroid Prime 4. The real hopium game heading into the latest Direct is Metroid Prime 4, and even though yet another rating makes it seem very likely that the game will finally get a release date, Metroid fans are starting to get nervous again. It has been nearly a decade since Nintendo revealed it was working on Metroid Prime 4. People have played it. The finish line has seemed visible for months. But if it does not get a release date soon, worry will spread like a virus. Metroid fans have been burned before, and they know that a rating is not a release date.

    A Wider Web of Worry

    The Hollow Knight community is not alone in this cycle. Across the industry, fans build shrines to games that have been teased, rumored, or simply imagined. Hopes are high for a Wolverine re-reveal at a State of Play that has not even been announced yet. Those waiting for news about Kingdom Hearts 4 are really starting to worry. At least they have something to worry about, unlike Final Fantasy 9 fans, who have been left in a quiet purgatory of remaster rumors and anniversary whispers.

    It is a strange ecosystem. A Nintendo Direct no longer needs to include Silksong, because Silksong is here. But the Direct still needs to include something. The fans still need a reason to gather, to speculate, to argue, to create elaborate charts, and to feel that familiar sting when the credits roll and their most wanted game is nowhere to be seen.

    The New Hopium Leaderboard

    Game
    Why Fans Still Hope
    Realistic Chance

    Mother 3
    The legendary untranslated sequel
    Low, but never zero

    Metroid Prime 4
    Rated, played, and still dateless
    High, if Nintendo is ready

    New Kid Icarus
    Nostalgia and Sakurai dreams
    Very low

    New F-Zero
    Captain Falcon deserves better
    Low

    Star Fox
    Nintendo remembering the franchise
    Medium-low

    Wolverine
    A re-reveal at an unannounced State of Play
    Medium

    Kingdom Hearts 4
    Square Enix silence is getting loud
    Medium

    Final Fantasy 9
    Remake rumors and anniversary energy
    Unknown

    The table is only half a joke. For many fans, the hope itself is the entertainment. The Direct is not just a marketing event. It is a shared story, a season finale, and a group therapy session. When one dream is fulfilled, another must take its place. That is how fandom survives.

    By 2026, Hollow Knight: Silksong is no longer a rumor. It is a game people have played, criticized, loved, and maybe even finished. Hornet has taken her place in the pantheon. But the Hollow Knight fandom has not learned how to be satisfied. It has only learned how to transfer its longing. The next Direct will arrive, and the fans will watch. They will hope for Mother 3. They will hope for Metroid Prime 4. They will hope for something impossible. And when the presentation ends, they will do what they have always done: pick a new dream, and wait for the next chance to be disappointed.

    While the waiting continues, the practical side of being a fan does not pause. Backlogs grow, wishlists stretch on for pages, and the games already released quietly compete for attention with the ones still years away. That is where a tool like [game price tracker]( from DealNest earns its place, letting players watch for drops on the titles they actually intend to play instead of paying full price out of impatience.

    It is a small shift in mindset, but a useful one. Instead of pouring all that energy into a Direct that may or may not deliver, fans can spend a little of it on the games sitting unplayed on their shelves, waiting for the right moment and the right price.

    https://dealnesthq.com

  • 一手的优惠信息

    3 主题
    5 帖子
    dogeD

    【华盛12月新人总额1500奖励】
    【送交易现金券+1股西方石油】
    【送港美股免佣,期货期权免佣】
    【打新优惠,高倍孖展,融资0息】

    434893e2-7fb5-4103-9c9f-e2d54443a5ea-0553bf55f6f01ae0e2ae77dc75073704.jpg

    首次入金达1w港币(或等值美金)

    400HKD交易现金券 US$25交易现金券 1股西方石油(OXY价值约400HKD)(首入金金额留存30天不出金) 两人同行,入金后组队登记,额外多拿HK$200交易现金券

    两人同行可以加 Telegram 一起组队 https://t.me/+LOEg4EQyFJZkZTFl

    提示:所有卡券都在卡券中心,免佣券从点击使用时开始生效

    开户条件:身份证+ 存量证明(2024年2.29日之前的非中国大陆地区银行或券商投资账户(证券,基金,期货账户结单或者开户证明))

    专属邀请链接:https://www.hstbroker.com/kh/apply/online?_scnl=AHWM

    老用户开户未入金,首次入金前在App我的-填写邀请码处输入 AHWM,亦可拿到奖励。
    有疑问可联系 Telegram 群

    另外:对于使用新加坡华侨银行(OCBC)首次入金达标的全新用户产生的手续费给予港币200HKD现金券补贴,请在此期间使用该银行入金的用户联系服务顾问或者在线客服提供入金凭证申请补贴。

  • 🇺🇸 讨论美国公司相关主题

    1 主题
    1 帖子
    dogeD

    “在这个世界上,只有死亡和税是逃不掉的。” ——本杰明·富兰克林

    由此可知,美国的税有多厉害,千万不要抱有他们不知道的、随便报报之类的幻想。
    再说了,人生这么长,说不定哪天你需要去美国呢。

    根据 Twitter 上 @Hawstein 的这个帖子,得到这样的结论:

    Single Member LLC 会把交税的义务穿透(Pass-through)到你个人身上,公司不需要。 假定你长期居住在中国,只对中国有交税义务,这个时候就需要根据中美的税收协定,在美国不需要交税,但在中国需要申报个人所得税(虽然实际上很多人没报,但有的人收到个税 App 提醒申报海外收入了)

    转载全文如下,原文链接在这里 https://x.com/Hawstein/status/1714157295419179120

    看到 @waylybaye
    问美国公司的财税知识,我来贡献一个数据点。我在美国有一家公司,在美国报了 3 年税,请的当地的一个 CPA。和八爷一样,我并不想丢给 CPA 然后就什么都不管。所以,虽然是 CPA 帮我报税,但税表我都会详细看,不懂的就问 CPA 以及看美国国家税务局 IRS 的官网文档。所以对于人在中国公司在美国的报税缴税知识大概了解一些。

    声明:我不是专业的 CPA,以下只是我的个人经验,很可能不适合你。

    那么我们开始吧👇

    公司类型。不同公司类型的报税要求不一样。对于非美国公民或绿卡持有者,一般能注册的公司类型就是 LLC 或 C Corp。LLC 无论是维护还是税务要求都比 C Corp 要简单很多,所以对于独立开发者,推荐注册 LLC。并且进一步地,推荐注册 Single Member LLC(SMLLC),报税进一步简化。下面的报税知识也是基于 SMLLC。不感兴趣的可以绕道了。

    SMLLC 是一个税收穿透实体(Pass-through Entity / Disregarded Entity),因此它不需要在美国交税。税务义务穿透 SMLLC 到达 LLC 的所有者(在 LLC 中叫 Member)身上。但是,不交税不代表不需要报税。对于 SMLLC,需要提交 1120 和 5472 这两个税表,向 IRS 报告你的 LLC 是一个 Foreign Owned U.S. Disregarded Entity。

    1120 和 5472 这两个税表的填写也很简单,不涉及任何公司收支数据,因为 SMLLC 是税收穿透实体,收支数据会在你的个人税表上填写。1120 表只需要填写表格开头的公司基本信息(公司名 / EIN / 地址 / 注册日期),其他全部留白。5472 表需要填写公司基本信息以及你的个人信息(姓名 / 国内住址 / 身份证等)。

    接着是个人税表的填写。如果你不是美国公民,没有绿卡,并且没有因为长居美国而导致自己变成美国税务居民,那么你就是一个 NRA(Non-Resident Alien),这个主要是填写 1040-NR 表格。通常来说,住在国内的独立开发者都是 NRA,这个一般没有问题。

    1040-NR 填写你的个人信息以及公司 pass through 给你的收入数据。这个收入是来自公司的商业利润。同时,需要填写以下几张附表:Schedule C / Schedule 1 / Schedule OI。这几张附表主要用于解释 1040-NR 上的各项数字是怎么来的。下面简单介绍一下这几张附表。

    Schedule C 记录公司的收入以及各个类别的支出数据(比如广告费用,软件服务费用,法务支出等等)。自然地,公司的利润(Profit)也是填写在这张表上。

    Schedule 1 记录你额外的收入和收入调整。由于我在美国只有商业收入,因此额外收入这里只填写商业收入。这张表里的重点是「收入调整」,根据中美所得税协定,我可以把所有的商业收入都作为免税收入。免税条件下面会讲。

    Schedule OI 主要填写你是哪国的税务居民(中国),以及你是根据哪个税务协定条款获得多少的免税额度(所有商业利润)。根据「中美所得税协定」的 Article 5 和 Article 7,在美国无 permanent establishment(固定的办公室或经营场所)的商业利润,无需在美国交税。这里附上 IRS 官网上的「中美所得税协定」链接:https://irs.gov/pub/irs-trty/china.pdf

    由于在 Schedule OI 中引用了 Article 5 和 Article 7 这两个条款,因此,你还要附上两份 8833 表格。Form 8833 - Article 5 向 IRS 说明你在美国没有 permanent establishment。Form 8833 - Article 7 说明你的收入中多少是商业利润。对于我的情况是,所有的收入都是商业利润。

    至此,所有要填的税表就简单讲完了。那么,你是不是真的 0 交税呢?其实不是。作为一个拥有 SMLLC 的 NRA,你只是可以合法合规地做到在美国 0 交税。但事实上,这些收入是需要在中国报税交税的。只不过由于中国的相关法律法规还不是那么健全,很多人不会主动去报税交税。

    那么你是否需要 ITIN 呢?如果只是为了报税,那是不需要的。上面说到的所有表格,公司税号填 EIN,个人税号填 None 就可以。但是如果你想持有一个 ITIN,好让你在美国可以以个人身份干些事情(比如申请美国个人信用卡),那么就可以申请一个 ITIN 并在报税时使用。拥有 ITIN 并不会改变你的税务身份。

    关于这一点,我问过我的 CPA,由于我们作为 NRA 依据中美税务协定豁免了税务,报税只是一个说明作用,IRS 并不要求我们使用 ITIN。我的 2020 和 2021 税表,没有使用 ITIN 填写了 None。2022 税表使用了 ITIN(因为我想持有一个 ITIN,并用它办了美国个人信用卡)

    那么身份证是在哪里使用呢?在 5472 表格里,填写外国人信息时,需要把你的外国税务识别号(也就是身份证号)写上。

    可以看出,为 SMLLC 报税还是相对简单的。不过毕竟你是在运营一家公司,所以建议还是正经地把它当一家公司来运营。运营一家 LLC 尤其是 SMLLC 的注意事项网上有很多了,我也不再赘述。这里我就讲两点自己认为比较重要的。

    第一是记账。所有和公司相关的收入支出,都走公司银行账户,我用的是 Mercury(http://mercury.com)。记账软件用的是 Wave(http://waveapps.com)。Wave 可以集成 Mercury,Mercury 中的每一条 transaction 都会自动同步到 Wave。你可以在 Wave 为它们标记收入类别与支出类别,并且根据你的记录,Wave 后面会自动帮你分类。记账就变得 so easy。每年报税时,可以很容易就拉出一张 P / L 表,收入 / 支出 / 利润,分门别类写得清清楚楚。填写税表时就很简单。

    第二是不要混用公司和你的钱。公司账户进和出的钱,一定是要和公司相关。不要把公司的卡当成你自己的卡那样去消费。用于个人的消费,一定是从个人的银行账户里出。你只需要多做一步而已,就是把公司银行账户里的钱转到你的个人账户,在 Wave 中就是一条 Owner Drawings(提现)的记录。SMLLC 提现到个人银行账户无需交税。至于个人如何申请美国银行账户,网上也有很多信息,这里不再赘述。

    我报税时的免税依据来自「中美所得税协定」,在美国无 permanent establishment(固定的办公室或经营场所)的商业利润,无需在美国交税。其实 NRA 还有一个免税依据,就是如果你不是 “engaged in a trade or business in the United States”,那么你的商业收入可以免税。这一条依据的难点在于,如何判断/证明你不是 engaged in a trade or business in the United States。所以,我觉得既然有税务协定可以用,那就用税务协定。

    关于独立开发者或说 Indie Hacker 如何合规地运营一家美国公司,以及这个过程涉及到的财税知识,肯定不只这么多。上面只是根据我自身的经验以及目前想到的,写了一些,绝对无法代表其他人的情况。

    最后,建议花钱请专业的 CPA 帮你处理这些事情。当然,你最好也学习一些相关知识。因为有的 CPA 主要处理美国税务居民的公司报税,对于 NRA 持有美国公司的报税是有知识盲区的。请专业人士办事,但不要迷信专业人士。

  • 🇬🇧 讨论英国公司相关主题

    6 主题
    17 帖子
    N

    @shiny 是的我已经看到,谢谢🙏🏻

    Micro company accounts made up to xx November xxxx

  • 仅限高质量、完整的出海教程帖子

    2 主题
    4 帖子
    L

    写的太好了,很受益!

  • 仅限此板块可以发布广告

    2 主题
    3 帖子
    shinyS

    继续上新:MEGABOX-PRO 45.68 美元/年 每月 2T 流量 https://bwh81.net/aff.php?aff=38936&pid=157

  • 有问题?可以在求助板块发帖

    0 主题
    0 帖子
    没有新主题