America may not be a hell for the poor, but it is definitely a paradise for the rich.

Wharton, Larry's college classmate, with Li Jiaming's annual lawyer's fees of hundreds of thousands, can handle the employer's affairs properly and provide him with a lot of business advice.

For example, when Li Jiaming inadvertently became an ally of the two forces vying to win over, there was a lot of room for maneuver and huge profits could be made in the meantime. For example, secretly selling shares to acquiring companies at a high price, and then turning around and absorbing a large number of new shares. In any case, Li Jiaming is only a shareholder and not a director, and any transfer or acquisition of shares is not restricted.

But Li Jiaming is very difficult to make up his mind, because if he makes up his mind, he will certainly make a lot of profits, but his hardcore horse boy Nakamura Uei will definitely be sent to prison by the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission). You must know that the SEC is pervasive in the securities market, and it can be investigated based on suspicion alone, and once the investigation on insider trading is launched, if Li Jiaming wants to get out, he can only lose his car and protect the handsome.

"President, please agree, for the sake of our common cause, please agree. ”

The manor was quiet, the sun was everywhere, and Li Jiaming, who was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, still couldn't make up his mind for a long time. Nakamura's affairs are easy to choose, for this Japanese man, loyalty to himself is true, but he will also be richly compensated, and it is not a loss to be a scapegoat.

What is difficult is Owen's reaction, he has been fighting with Lao Zhang in Sohu without breaking, that is because the fundamental interests of the two are the same, and they speak with one voice when they are external. If he used this opportunity to make a profit, would that old guy of Owen bounce back? That old bastard is really an old bastard, and an old bastard with a Ph.D. and a professor, and there is no such thing as compromise in his head.

Last time, I took the initiative to seek cooperation, and if I also don't like to compromise, I will definitely bargain fiercely, but I will definitely not be so rude to the guests who are very likely to become partners. But that's what people did, and now they are seriously ill and have not recovered, and if they are angry again, they will lose more than they gain.

But if you don't show it at all, you will definitely be looked down upon by that old boy. The culture of Americans is different from that of the Chinese, so what does it matter if a has no ability, let alone a capable person like himself?

It's difficult, and what's even more difficult is that Li Jiaming's appetite is bigger than Wharton imagined. Owen has regained his senses, and Qualcomm's chances of rising again have increased dramatically, and Qualcomm is facing a difficult situation, which is an excellent opportunity for control. What does it mean to take control of a company that has the potential to set industry standards for 3G, 4G, or even 5G communications?

Li Jiaming, who had been silent for a long time and had been thinking for a long time, turned around and patted Nakamura's shoulder, but beckoned to Wharton, who was sitting at the bar and drinking red wine, and motioned for the two to go out for a walk.

The two came to the sun-drenched outdoors and walked along the path between the lawns, and Li Jiaming asked, "Andre, what if the merger company sues us?"

Wharton shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently: "There are several cases like this every year, and there has always been no substantive evidence. As the final adjudicator, the SEC will be in a dilemma and can only drag it out until the parties reach a settlement agreement."

This person who is a lawyer is not good, he always likes to say when the other party asks, instead of taking the initiative to explain, Li Jiaming reminded with a smile: "Andre, there is no one else in my manor, and I don't have recording equipment!"

Wharton, who was answering in the standard tone of a lawyer, realized that the Chinese American in front of him, who could speak fluent English, did not know the United States, and even if he did, it was quite superficial. It was only because this young man was extremely precocious and steady that he gave himself the illusion that he knew the United States very well.

This is an opportunity, this young client is a big man, and if he gains his trust, maybe he can also start a big law firm himself, and not just a partner in a law firm.

"Okay, it's all about Mr. Owen."

Suppressing his excitement, Wharton motioned for the two to go out for a walk and into the flower-filled garden.

"You made an appointment with Owen, only you, Metta, Bruce, and himself knew. If Mr. Owen doesn't say it, the SEC doesn't know that you intended to work with Qualcomm in advance. Then, they don't have any evidence of our behind-the-scenes dealings, but Metta has to be investigated by the judiciary and has to go to jail with the SEC's proof. ”

If you don't sue Nakamura yourself, you must also go to jail?

"Yes, you're a big man, and you can't put your hopes in the loyalty of others. ”

Loyalty is because the price of betrayal is not enough, Li Jiaming nodded lightly.

"How many years?"

"Eighteen months, he can be bailed, as long as he stays in prison for a month, I will find someone to bail him out. Rest assured, he won't be mistreated in prison. ”

After suffering a loss, Li Jiaming will not be fooled again, and asked: "I don't have the habit of treating my friends badly, do you have any constructive suggestions?"

The matter has been settled, and Wharton is not so conservative, explaining directly: "Simple, after he is imprisoned, even if he finds other evidence, he can no longer investigate the matter, which is stipulated in the constitution, and the public power cannot investigate the same incident again." ”

It means that as long as someone carries the crime and the court recognizes it, the matter will be completely closed, even if the prosecutor finds ironclad evidence. Just like a dozen years ago, a football star killed his ex-wife, because the evidence was illegal, even if everyone knew that he killed someone, he admitted it afterwards, but the judicial authorities could not convict him. This is the judicial principle of the United States, which would rather let a hundred bad people go than wronged a good person, let alone let public power override the rights of citizens, giving the government the possibility of persecuting citizens. In other words, as long as he walks down the process, Nakamura can be released on bail quickly. The premise is that his feet are on the land of the prison, and it is confirmed that this is only an illegal operation of a professional manager, and has nothing to do with the employer.

, America is really a paradise for rich people, as long as you have money, you can play with the law.

Wharton laughed at himself and laughed at himself: "This is the meaning of the existence of us lawyers, can the poor afford to hire a lawyer?"

It is also true that the senators and representatives of the National Assembly are elected by the people with their votes, but the campaign funds are provided by the patrons, and they must also strike a balance between the two. The best way is that the law must be fair, so that the people can see their selfless side, but they must also protect the interests of the rich and let the family pay for it next time.

Wharton, who was deeply proud of his country, didn't want to go any further, so he diverted the topic and said, "Ming, are you still going to hire Metta?"

After giving a generous compensation, the matter was settled, but the man in Nakamura was really useful. It's really hard to find another employee who is loyal to his employer in the United States.

"This is also my right?"

"Yes, it's a matter between you and him, and no one has the right to intervene, but I suggest you don't hire him again.

Laws are made by people and are enforced by people. After a long time, the investigator in charge forgot that this matter is over forever? No, this matter will not be over forever, and if you succeed, the reporter will dig everything out.

Ming, Metta is highly educated, and he has a master's degree from Stanford, he knows all these things. ”

"Owen, that old boy understands, maybe it's a fake stroke?"

Wharton didn't keep up with Li Jiaming's leap in thinking, but he could also deal with it, and immediately stopped and asked, "Ming, do you think he is pretending to be sick?"

"If I were him, I would have feigned illness. ”

God, there is such a big cultural difference between the two countries? Wharton stroked his neat blonde hair in annoyance and explained, "Ming, the Mayo Clinic is the best private hospital in the world, and it is impossible for it to cooperate with others to cheat. Moreover, the United States is a society with a complete integrity system, and Mr. Jacobs, as the chairman and CEO of a listed company, must also truthfully disclose his health condition. ”

"And you just now?"

"Ming, there are many kinds of strokes, and if Jacobs is sane, he can put pen to paper to the investigators at the SEC or he can remain silent. This initiative is in his hands, and if Nakamura doesn't go to jail, this is your handle, and he can use it to make a deal with you. ”

Things went back to square one - Nakamura had to go to jail.

"Yes, that's why I say: you are a big man, and you can't put your hopes in the loyalty of others. ”

As soon as the success is done, Li Jiaming smiled helplessly, he has been trying to act uprightly, even if it is a conspiracy to make a snack, he just wants to try his best to avoid using friends, partners, and subordinates as pawns, but in the end he still has to come to this point.

Shaking his head with a wry smile, Li Jiaming let go of his untimely emotion and said with concern: "Andre, after Nakamura serves his sentence, can we immediately start the acquisition of Qualcomm?"

This time, Wharton kept up with Li Jiaming's thinking and asked rhetorically: "Yes, after the SEC case is closed, are you sure you want to do this?"

“hy?”

Knowing that the employer does not know the United States, Wharton can only explain one by one, the first of which is the issue of nationality. Li Jiaming is Chinese, and if he wants to control Qualcomm, he must first bypass the provisions of the Wassenaar Agreement. The rogue agreement, which inherited most of the provisions of the Paris Coordinating Committee, still restricts Chinese companies from investing in certain industries in the United States.

"You mean, I have to change my nationality?"

"Yes, chips are strategically important high-tech products, and you have to change your nationality. The FBI is less incompetent and will consider the LJ Foundation to be an American foundation. ”

This answer is not good, Li Jiaming immediately frowned, Kyle is his deputy, can he understand the importance of this matter?

People who are lawyers have extremely high emotional intelligence, and Wharton saw that Li Jiaming's face was not good, and quickly explained: "No, no, you give us the impression that you know the United States very well, if you didn't ask some very simple questions one after another, I don't know that you don't actually know." ”

, I'm suspicious again, in Kyle's eyes, maybe changing a nationality is a very simple thing. How many Chinese apply for U.S. green cards every year, and how many want to become naturalized?

But this is also troublesome, it is impossible to change nationality, this is not a matter of national feelings, but a matter of family affection. In his previous life, the fourth brother was so good, he didn't dare to tell his uncle that he wanted to become an American citizen, nor did he dare to let his children become American citizens. For their older generation, the government is unreliable, but the ancestral bodhisattvas cannot be offended.

Even the nationality can be changed, do you want ancestors?

But this reason was not explained to Wharton, and Li Jiaming could only use his career as a reason.

"No way, dre, my career is far bigger than you expected, and I can say without humility that if I were given ten years, I would be the richest man in the Chinese world. ”

"Ok, Taiwan is an ally of the United States, you can invest in Taiwanese chip manufacturers and buy Qualcomm's patents through them. ”

Fucking ideology, Li Jiaming scolded a few times and invited: "Andre, are you interested in becoming our company's legal counsel?"

Finally caught it, Wharton hurriedly reached over and said excitedly: "Boss, it's my pleasure." ”

"This is also our honor, I need to remind you that the past few years have been a period of rapid development of the company, maybe the salary will not be very high. ”

"It's okay, what we need is the future!"

Yes, everyone has to look forward, but Li Jiaming has to look backwards.

Since you can't control Qualcomm, you can't sacrifice Nakamura for maybe hundreds of millions of dollars, maybe Nakamura is willing, but that's not how to be a qualified leader. Today you can give up a hardcore subordinate for the sake of profit, and for the sake of profit, who can you give up tomorrow?