The deposit is 150,000 US dollars, and the liquidated damages are double this amount, and the liability is determined by the terms of breach of contract by all parties.

For example, Han Chudong simply didn't want to buy it, and he didn't want to pay the rest of the final payment.

Then you have to pay a total of $300,000 including the deposit.

But if it is a problem between Ron and Serhi, such as not wanting to sell, not truthfully informing the company details, taking away the company's employees, etc., Han Chudong has the right to give up the transaction and receive double the compensation of the deposit.

$300,000 is not a small amount.

Since both the buyer and the seller are more sincere, and there is a large amount of liquidated damages, both parties can feel more at ease.

In addition to this, Ron and Serhi also signed a non-compete agreement.

The contract stipulates that from the day after the settlement of the final payment, if they change jobs, they will not be able to enter the same type of company, including starting a business or acting as a consultant, for two years.

Han Chudong was worried that they would have other R&D products, so they would put themselves together afterwards and go out to start a business again after reselling the company, so it seems that the non-compete avoidance agreement is very useful.

These two are not very old.

During the negotiations, it was discussed that he would continue to work in the laboratory, changing from a shareholder to an employee, with an annual salary of 12,000 US dollars before tax, plus performance appraisal bonuses and insurance.

According to the previous income, it is a little low now, but don't forget that when the two of them get the money, they can invest and manage their finances, even if they are deposited in the bank, the annualized rate of return of about 10% alone is enough to live well in San Francisco.

Han Chudong felt that the two of them should not be working for long.

From a boss to an employee, there is no shortage of money to spend, and it is more likely to leave the company and enjoy happiness.

Not everyone is like him, who is still not satisfied with earning tens of millions of dollars, and others can't see through the future, let alone run for the title of "super-rich" just after starting a business.

is ambitious because he has confidence, Han Chudong is different from normal people, his advantages are too obvious, and he always thinks that he is sorry for himself if he doesn't fight.

Anyway, I didn't plan to dismiss the two of them for the time being, which was very helpful to unite the R&D members, and after signing the contract memorandum, I wrote a check and handed it to Ron and Serhi respectively, and I felt a lot more relaxed.

At the beginning of the year, many things were waiting for Han Chudong to deal with, and finally another major matter was solved.

In order to sign the contract, he didn't even go to the opening ceremony of Baofeng Electric's No. 9 and No. 10 stores today, which are located in East Los Angeles and Hollywood areas respectively.

The next expansion plan will also follow, and strive to open two to three new stores every month, and then consider accelerating after accumulating strength, and the perfect chain model is being formed, which is more convenient to copy.

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Mr. Clifton Nate is still there.

After signing the memorandum of contract, he first received half of the commission, totaling more than 13,000 US dollars.

It's not completely cost-free, round-trip air tickets, the relationships required to find information, and manpower are all expenses.

Whenever he saw the two founders, Clifton Nate couldn't help but look at them with the eyes of a fool, mainly because neither Ron nor Serhi thought about tax avoidance.

It has been clearly introduced, saying that it can be paid in installments, give them a sum of money every month, and find a way to pay less taxes.

It was good for both parties, but the offer was rejected by both of them.

It seems that he intends to pay more than 30 percent of the tax rate, and if the operation is not good, there may be more, what can Mr. Nate say about this? He can only look at the two of them with this kind of eyes, and they deserve to lose tens of thousands of dollars.

Accountant Wang was handing over the account books and invoices with the original accountant, and Kiko Mochizuki went to help him deal with them, and put the documents in a brown paper bag in case they could be used someday in the future.

All the employees returned to work, a total of more than 10 people, half of whom have master's degrees in chemistry, and the rest have graduated from prestigious universities.

Han Chudong and the others were busy from noon to evening, and these researchers had nothing to do, so they spent a day in vain to sign a new employment agreement.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, some employees were ready to pack their things and go home.

Go to work at 9 a.m. and leave work at 5 p.m., set aside half an hour for lunch to eat and rest, and work 40 hours a week including lunchtime.

Treat these people, don't expect how efficient it can be, just develop a good enough product.

Before leaving work, Han Chudong sat on the table and told them:

"There are a few things to inform you, after that, let's go home from work, tomorrow I will officially work, help me develop a few new products, and tell you the specific content tomorrow morning."

The name of this laboratory will be changed and merged into my original Mason Lab, you belong to the beauty R&D department, and there is also a toy R&D department and a battery R&D department, there are currently three in total, and there will be a chance to organize your party again in the future. Ron is also the head of the department, and I will select an assistant director according to the progress of the project, and the salary will increase by at least $3,000 a year. ”

It's really short, and it's a bit unreasonable to delay the end of work just after the acquisition, and after introducing these things first, he asked everyone present to go home and rest.

Han Chudong also rested himself, found a restaurant and invited Accountant Wang, Mochizuki Kiko, Mr. Nate and others to have a meal, in addition to the two newly recruited executives, who will be responsible for the management and sales of Rainbow Beauty Company, as well as contact with the laboratory, take over the original business, and bring it over to familiarize all parties with it first.

In the future, the production plant will be located in Los Angeles, Rainbow Beauty is also headquartered in Los Angeles, and the parent company is a shell company registered in Puerto Rico, which is renamed Mason Associates.

It exists to avoid taxes, and last year it helped Han Chudong save nearly a million dollars, and now major companies are running to the American Free Federation, knowing that opening a company in Puerto Rico can save money.

Some small countries are poor, and they make money by attracting these companies to settle in, keeping corporate tax rates extremely low.

Everyone knows what is greasy inside, but no one dares to offend these companies, and they just turn a blind eye and pass like this.

Acquire the laboratory, and the rest is R&D and production, and then go public.

Han Chudong hopes to be put into production in the second quarter of this year, and needs to buy more ready-made marketing channels, the production line of Mason battery has not yet been completed, and the procurement of raw materials and processing parts is about to be put on the agenda.

On Christmas Eve last year, I met an animator maker.

Thinking about starting to sell four-wheel drive racing toys in the second half of the year, so I also have to deal with the matter of custom animation or comics as soon as possible, and it will definitely be more cost-effective to ask someone to draw comics, and I haven't thought about it yet, so he is not in a hurry to contact the other party.

Tonight the meal was more enjoyable, with a little red wine.

Full of wine and food, Kiko Mochizuki drove and went to the hotel where they stayed last time to rest......

I thought that after the dealers sold most of last year's goods, they would usher in another wave of sales at the beginning of this year, but the fact is that only one batch of goods was ordered in two days.

According to them, the goods that Zhao Dajun and Zhou Nan took from the company were not easy to sell when they were sold out, and some retail stores and toy merchants were reluctant to continue to take the goods.

There are many reasons for this situation, mainly because there are too many sales before the holidays, and dealers have stock in their hands, and so many interesting products are launched at one time, and children will also be aesthetically fatigued, and if they feel that it is no longer novel, they will not have the urge to buy.

This has a bit of an impact on Han Chudong's plan, after all, the majority of the current profit is still in Mango Toy Company.

The sales volume of Baofeng Electric at the beginning of the year also declined, and the little money earned was invested in the expansion and development of Baofeng Electric and its daily operations.

The cash in hand only decreases but does not increase, of course, it is a worrying matter.

However, it is not a big problem for the time being, it has not yet reached the point where Han Chudong is in a hurry, and taking a step back, he can still take a loan from the bank.

The poor put money in the bank at the same amount of interest per year, and the purchasing power of wealth decreased as the currency depreciated.

The rich take out loans from banks, and as the currency depreciates, it means that less money can be repaid, and more money can be earned with borrowed money, which is also one of the secrets of the rich getting richer.

I am sure that Han Chudong is not afraid of borrowing money at a high interest rate, but the money in his hand is still enough, and even if he buys this laboratory, he will still have almost four million US dollars left.

Before the holiday last year, I received a sum from Fisher Toys, and although the recent profit has declined, it is not that I can't wait for a penny, and I didn't earn much at the end of last year, so I may be able to recover soon.

Overall, the situation is okay, and there is no way to be in a hurry.

Learning to sell clothes in a fast-moving store, buying an insurance company for sales, or operating a 24-hour convenience store is more likely to make money, but Han Chudong really can't spare the energy to continue tossing, and he has to invest in the initial stage, which may lead to the risk of breaking the capital chain, at least until Mason Battery and Rainbow Beauty make money, he will not blindly enter new fields.

It's okay to invest some money in shares and take a hitchhike to make money.

The money will not be earned by him, but Han Chudong may be tired to death first, and he is tired from doing physical work, so it is good to rest for a few days, and his brain moves too much, and this sense of oppression from psychology is even more uncomfortable.

Just after the holiday, things are piled up all at once, in addition to the immediate troubles, but also to think about the long-term, it is really not easy.

The Silicon Valley of the San Francisco Greater Bay Area is not the Silicon Valley of the future, Stanford University has just emerged, and the overall ranking is not too high.

IBM, HP, Intel and other companies have already been incubated in this area, and Los Angeles has Hollywood and more population, so San Francisco is currently not as strong as Los Angeles in the south, and has more growth potential.

The infrastructure near Golden Gate Park is relatively new, and middle- and high-income residents live here.

At this moment, Mochizuki Kiko helped drive, and she asked Han Chudong, "It's okay at night, I won't go out again, right?" If so, I want to buy something first, is there anything you need?"

"Water, toothbrush, razor, better to buy another cigar. ”

Soon after.

Next to the cashier of a grocery store, Han Chudong saw her holding a bag of things in her hand, and she didn't let herself see it, but wanted to see it more.

When I saw what it was, I went to her at night to look at the stars and talk about the ideal of life at night, and the idea of talking about the ideal of life was swept away in an instant, and only the common Gaojiesi advertising slogan on TV sounded in my mind - "Use the best sanitary pads to be the most beautiful urban woman, I buy, you buy, everyone is buying!"

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