Xiao Heng also learned that the first phase of negotiations was held in China, and Quicksilver Resources sent a delegation to contact domestic companies that were interested in investing, and after the final screening, there were only two left, namely Tianhe Group and Longyue Group.

At the end of this phase, the two companies will arrange for a negotiation team to travel to the United States to conduct final negotiations with the actual senior management of Quicksilver Resources, which will be scheduled between mid-October and Christmas Eve, which means that by Christmas, it will be revealed who will win the big deal.

Xiao Heng thought that this would be a long process, but he didn't expect that the time left for himself was less than two months.

And with two weeks to go, the venue for negotiations will be shifted to the United States, so what you can do is even more limited.

During the eleventh holiday, the employees of Longyue Group also took a holiday, but there was a special department, that is, the investment department. Because there is no such thing as a holiday in the United States, there is no reason for the Quicksilver Resources delegation to take a holiday.

Originally, this kind of thing should be done according to the local customs, but because of the urgency of time, the investment department of Longyue Group also worked overtime.

As the president, Xiao Yuelong is very concerned about this investment project, so he often runs to the company these days.

On the third day after the end of the eleventh holiday, at dinner time, Xiao Yuelong frowned, Xiao Heng saw it in his eyes, there should be something bad about it.

As usual, Xiao Heng began to knock on the side again, probing the tone.

It turned out that when the company conducted a spot check on the accounts of various departments in the previous quarter, it was found that there were some problems in the accounts of the chemical products trading department.

The chemical products trading department is a sub-department of the trading department of Lingyue Group, and it is also one of the earliest trading departments established. At the beginning, before the company had a formal plan, the chemical trade department was under the chemical products department, which was the department brought by Lujiang.

Later, after the chemical production line was sold, the trading department below it was incorporated into the newly established group trading department, but Lu Jiang was mainly responsible for it.

Now the general manager of the chemical trade department is Lu Jiang's younger brother, Lu Hong.

This financial spot check is a routine spot check within the company, Xiao Yuelong is from the army, so he attaches great importance to discipline. He created the company's internal disciplinary department, whose main function is to check the financial status of various departments, a bit like the inspection bureau of the state tax department.

Every quarter, the discipline department will conduct departmental spot checks on the company's internal financial situation, because Xiao Yuelong is strict, and there has been no problem in the past ten years. But it was at this time that the problem in the chemical trade sector was identified.

Fortunately, it was only the company's internal investigation that the problem was found, not the tax inspection bureau, otherwise this matter could have unintended consequences.

The problem found out this time was an account in July. The actual amount of accounts is nearly 70 million, but in terms of the actual tax declaration amount, it is only more than 30 million, that is to say, 40 million of them have not paid taxes in accordance with the regulations, and there is tax evasion.

With Xiao Yuelong's character, this kind of thing will never be allowed to exist in the company, in the past, he would have taken the initiative to report the actual situation to the relevant departments, and took the initiative to pay taxes, needless to say the punishment of the relevant personnel within the company.

But this time is different, because the company is now in the stage of talking to Quicksilver Resources about investment.

The main purpose of the domestic delegation sent by Quicksilver Resources is to inspect the cooperative companies. As we all know, integrity is the most important thing in business, especially in the West.

If there is tax evasion and tax evasion, it is dishonest, which will cause great damage to the company's image, and of course, it will also affect the evaluation of Longyue Group by the inspection team of Quicksilver Resources Company.

Although it does not directly affect the final result, the proportion of integrity in the inspection project is certainly not low.

So now that this thing happened, Xiao Yuelong was very distressed.

As an honest businessman, Xiao Yuelong told himself that he had to be honest with the tax authorities. But in the face of the current actual situation, he had to keep the company's secrets.

If Xiao Yuelong decides not to report this matter, then through financial accounting, the 40 million tax payable can also be wiped out, and when the inspection bureau comes to investigate, he will not see any problems, but he will leave a pimple in his heart.

During the conversation, Xiao Heng saw that Xiao Yuelong had chosen to compromise for the sake of this investment, which was the reason why he was worried today.

If Xiao Heng was now in his father's position, he would also make such a choice, thinking from his point of view, the long-term interests of the company must not be affected by this matter.

So Xiao Heng didn't say much and silently supported, but this matter made him feel that he could use it.

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The next day, it happened to be the day when Lu Wei arrived at the company, and according to the previous agreement, Xiao Heng was going to meet him.

Lu Wei has returned to China in a few days on the eleventh day, and his studies in the United States have been completed, with the aura of financial investment returnees, and it is natural that he will enter the investment department of Longyue Group.

Nepotism is an unavoidable custom for any domestic enterprise, even Xiao Yuelong. In his previous life, Xiao Heng also entered Longyue Group after graduating from university and became a deputy manager.

If you want to talk about the starting point, Xiao Heng is still higher than Lu Wei, but the two are in different departments.

If you want to enter the company, an interview or something is inevitable, but Lu Wei's interview is just a formality, and a few days of chatting are over, and today is the day of reporting.

After dinner last night, Xiao Heng was called out by a friend to get together, which was near the school, so he slept in the school later. As for Lu Wei's matter, he had already forgotten everything, so when Xiao Yuelong called, he was still lying on the bed.

After answering the phone, Xiao Heng remembered what he said before the holiday, got up to wash and scrub, changed his clothes and went out.

As soon as he arrived at the company, Xiao Yuelong was talking to Lu Jiang in the vice president's office, thinking that it should be tax evasion, Xiao Heng didn't want to bother, so he went to the investment department.

As soon as I arrived there, I happened to meet Lu Wei and Zhang Yaowen chatting in front of an empty desk.

Xiao Heng had met Lu Wei a few times, and that was before Lu Wei went to study abroad, a very long time ago.

Seeing this time, Xiao Heng found that Lu Wei was completely different from the person in his impression, not only in appearance, but also in a completely different feeling, perhaps because he had received Western culture for several years, and he felt much more confident with others in his every move.

"Hi, Xiao Heng. At the same time that Xiao Heng saw Lu Wei, Lu Wei also saw Xiao Heng, a very Western-style greeting, with a bright smile on his face, opening his arms and facing Xiao Heng.

Xiao Heng also stepped forward with a smile, he was not used to hugs between men, so he just politely stretched out his right hand: "Hello, hello, long time no see." ”

Lu Wei was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he was now in China, and stretched out his right hand to shake Xiao Heng: "It's been a long time, it's been more than four years." ”