A few days after the incident, the company's management continued to meet.

Even An Feng can't avoid it, because now the discussion is about the distribution of "money", the new technology is highly competitive, and the money is in front of him, if he is still in the mood to be lazy...... How could it be! When it comes to money, An Feng is not ambiguous at all.

After discussion between the management and the shareholders, it was decided to apply for a patent for a "weakened version of the super battery", while the higher-tech super battery was completely confidential and did not apply for a patent, as a kind of "proprietary technology" that outsiders could never imitate - it was copied and could only cry by itself.

However, only a few people know how to make the complete version of the "super battery", and there is no way to start the copycat. The weakened version ramps up publicity to boost the GP's reputation. The most direct embodiment is that the original stock of one dollar is now more than ten times more expensive for foreign companies or individuals to invest.

Even if it is not listed, if the company's potential is sufficient, the price of absorbing investment can be crazy double, depending on how the two parties negotiate...... An Feng didn't pay much attention to these before, but listening to everyone's discussion, it really rose a lot, and now he can earn at least ten times by transferring equity.

However, he was not poor enough to sell his shares, and after many meetings, everyone unanimously decided to first increase internal investment, so that it would be expanded from the original 20 million shares to 40 million shares, and then set aside a part to absorb investment from foreign enterprises or individuals.

An Feng doesn't understand very well, I heard that shareholders don't want cats and dogs to squeeze in, and outsiders want to take equity, in addition to paying a high price, they also need to consider their ability and qualifications...... There were too many rules and regulations in this regard, and An Feng was confused, so he called his assistants and accountants in California.

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Two days later, all the directors of the company gathered.

The content of the discussion is aimed at the absorption of investment and the form and direction of future development.

There are many things that are very complicated, and An Feng summed it up for himself, that is: how to pit foreign investors; How to get out of the trick faster to cheat money.

At the meeting, the shareholders gathered and it was very lively. Anfeng, Mrs. Sinclair, Anthony, the representative of the Bruline family, and George, who had not been seen for a long time, sit, and the rest were standing assistants or secretaries. The shareholders of the company don't talk much, and most of the things are told by their respective assistants.

A boring morning passed, during the lunch break, An Feng also chatted with Mrs. Sinclair for a while, the old lady didn't seem to have much appetite, just drank a cup of tea, but when chatting with An Feng, I watched him eat dim sum with relish, and I tasted some of it.

When it comes to the issue of additional investment, An Feng has a lot of doubts in his heart, because Mrs. Sinclair will transfer most of the shares, only about 5% of it will be retained, and the rest will be mainly transferred to a company called "Xin's Energy", which is an American oil giant and enjoys a prestigious reputation in the world.

Mrs. Sinclair listened to An Feng's doubts and said: "The emergence of new energy will have an impact on traditional fields, such as automobiles, in the era of lithium-ion batteries, oil occupies a dominant position, but after the emergence of graphene batteries, it will inevitably take away the cake of the market from some people." ”

An Feng also knows that the nature of new energy is like this, but it will take a lot of time for graphene batteries to shake the automobile industry, and oil can not only be used in the automotive field. But no matter how you say it, you can't avoid the fact that batteries can slowly change the market pattern, so sooner or later it will become a market battle.

She looked at An Feng, knowing that he understood, and then said: "Competition will have a lot of impact on an individual's life, there are always people who find ways to pay attention to you, if you don't plan to be a technology star, then keep a low profile." People don't need to be too high-profile, and it is more free to live as an invisible rich man. ”

An Feng understood, it seems that he has reduced his shares, but in fact it is just a way to transfer, and he still has so much in his hands. Thinking about himself again, the absolute controlling shareholder of the company, if it was good to say in the past, when the company became famous, he was too conspicuous.

Mrs. Sinclair continued: "Stealth is also a way to avoid trouble. Of course, competition is about the rules of the game, no one can trample on the rules, and with our help, they are not worth mentioning. But you, young man, don't have what it takes to deal with these troubles. ”

The old lady's words made An Feng understand thoroughly.

She didn't attend the meeting in the afternoon, it was said that she was unwell, An Feng glanced at the empty chair, and didn't know what happened to her, but most of the cancer was scared to death, keep a good attitude and positive treatment, cancer is not too scary, at least he knows it as a professional.

Silently blessed her, and the meeting continued.

Everyone really showed their muscles, An Feng opened his eyes, I am afraid that in the past, it was only interested in investing in shares as individuals, and it can also be said that everyone basically maintained a wait-and-see state, until now it is really moving, shareholders have put on their armor, Mrs. Sinclair's shares will appear in the oil giant "Sinclair Energy", in addition, the new shares are divided by the "Western Investment Group" and "Sinclair Fund".

Listening to the explanation of assistant John Adams, it is said that in the industry, the "Western Investment Group" is very famous, and there are many enterprises involved in high-tech technology in the world that have its shadow, and although their share is not conspicuous, in the same way, the "Sinclair Fund" is also a shadow, so it is strong.

An Feng understood, these seemingly unrelated business organizations are actually a group.

The Brulane family held the original shares, and the new part was taken over by the "Brulane Fund" - this is only a private collective, in fact it is a combination of more than a dozen for-profit and non-profit foundations, and the old Brulane is also responsible for the company's cooperation with Amex Bank.

This is a bit subversive, An Feng had always thought that the Brulane family was just a minority shareholder of Yuntong, but since he knew that they had countless foundations under their hands, he vaguely understood that things were not so simple...... The official appearance of the giants is nothing more than announcing the territory and demarcating the territory.

An Feng is happy to hear that competition will be indispensable in the future, if he fights alone, he may not be eaten until there are no bones left, but now there are two big guys who have stood up, and anyone who will be a rat bogey. According to his assistants, Xin's Energy and the Brulane Foundation, an oil giant, a financial family, this is an organization with internal capital flow...... It is also commonly known as a consortium.

When they appeared as individuals, An Feng didn't feel how strong they were, but together, the shadows of various large enterprises and large companies overlapped and intertwined, although they were peeps in the tube, everyone remained silent, you don't say it, I don't pierce it, but I can't cover up the scene of rampant power.

So they're very strong. With this in mind, An Feng decided to give up part of the equity and keep 51% in his own hands, that is, control. The help of the giants is not given in vain, and they have to pay a little benefit so that everyone can cooperate better. And the giants also know that if there is no guidance from An Feng on the way to scientific and technological research and development, they will not get anything, not only the super batteries that have appeared, but also the super chips in research and development...... All need Anfeng's technical support. So everyone is mutually beneficial, and they all agree with this decision.

Then An Feng talked about the low-key problem, and John Adams, an experienced assistant in this area, gave advice: "The easiest way is to create a number of companies, spread the equity among them, and then consider the degree of confidentiality and future international operations, I recommend an offshore company." ”

Exclusive accountant Hardy Locke also agreed: "From the financial aspect, the offshore company is simple to register, the shareholder information, equity ratio, income status of the client company is confidential, and the offshore company has no income tax and stamp duty, in international trade, it can reasonably avoid a lot of taxes." ”

Anfeng had heard of offshore companies and was curious about their ways of avoiding taxes.

Hardy pushed his glasses and said as succinctly as possible, "Let's take an analogy." Reasonable and legal: If company A wants to sell 100 million US dollars of products to foreign company B, without considering other taxes and cost deductions, and only calculate income tax: A and B direct transactions, this 100 million US dollars need to calculate 35% income tax. ”

"Legal and unreasonable: if company A first sells the goods to its offshore company for 80 million US dollars, and then sells it to overseas company B for 100 million yuan through the offshore company, the difference of 20 million yuan does not need to be calculated for income tax, and only the 80 million yuan needs to be calculated for 35% income tax. In total, $7 million in taxes were avoided. ”

"I see." An Feng suddenly realized.

But Hardy cautioned: "This is just the simplest example!" Now the United States is very wary of offshore companies, and if they want to avoid taxes, the cost difference cannot be too large, and if you sell goods worth 100 million to offshore companies for 50 million, the IRS (Federal Internal Revenue Service) will pounce like a wild dog! ”

An Feng smiled: "I heard that many large international companies have offshore subsidiaries, and they also avoid taxes like this?" ”

Hardy nodded: "Of course!" According to information provided by certain US senators, Microsoft has eight offshore companies, Dell and IBM have thirty-eight, Hewlett-Packard has fourteen, and Apple is not clean, with more than one. Last time, a senator also accused Apple of offshore tax evasion of billions, but this is the default gray area, and it is difficult for a few senators to shake the interests of large groups. ”

An Feng thought about it, in the future, trade in the world will definitely be indispensable, offshore tax avoidance is everyone's default, before the United States has not introduced a specific law, there is no such thing as not breaking the law, only exposing himself and causing the tragedy of the IRS. But accountants eat dry food?

Thinking that overseas trade will also allow the United States to deduct so many taxes, An Feng is not happy, his uncle, Lao Tzu worked hard to make a little money, and you only open your mouth for 35%? Although it is a bit troublesome for offshore companies to transfer their funds to the United States for domestic use, the United States is not the only place where the world can spend dollars.

Therefore, An Feng made a decision and decided to set up an offshore company first, fully control it himself, and transfer part of the equity of the GP company through the offshore company, so that he no longer has the halo of absolute control, and turns into a low-key rich man.