Chapter VII: Lawyers

(Thanks to the thin and thin, book friend 160324121852984, Zhen Zhennan Er, love to fight to win zy, broken sword, pink boar reward.) ⊙, my friend's child has a birthday, so the old demon will have a banquet tomorrow, but I've set a scheduled release for the update, but I have to wait until tomorrow night's update to thank the book friends who gave the reward. )

"Mr. Zhou, why didn't you come back at noon?" This handsome Spanish guy is still very enthusiastic, and he doesn't see any bad intentions behind him.

Zhou You took out a twenty-dollar bill and said, "Please help me find a small cart to come, I found a little treasure in the sea......"

His mouth opened wide in surprise, and his eyes unconsciously looked at the box in the cabin, which was forty centimeters long, about thirty centimeters wide, and forty centimeters high.

It's a pity that Zhou You wrapped it in a nylon bag, and he couldn't see anything inside.

Although this box of gold is mostly hollow, it also weighs a hundred kilograms. Zhou You can move, but he can't spare his hands to face any accidents.

There is still a few hundred meters from here to the front desk of the hotel, and you don't want to carry it directly like a fool.

Zhou You handed over the deposit slip again. "I only used two oxygen cylinders, and you can help me return the remaining two bottles, the deposit and the money returned, and you can also use it as a tip......"

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou." Two tanks of oxygen didn't cost much, but the deposit for renting equipment was a few hundred dollars, which was equivalent to two weeks' income.

A hotel luggage cart was quickly pulled over by him, Zhou You put the box of treasures in the car, politely refused his service, and pulled the car to the hotel by himself.

After arriving at the hotel's service desk, Zhou You retrieved his passport and dialed directly to the law firm he had written down yesterday.

The person who answered the phone was a woman, who heard that Zhou You needed to introduce a lawyer in private rights, and quickly transferred the call to a lawyer named Demosa.

He got a notice from the front desk and already knew the purpose of Zhou You's consultation, and asked, "Mr. Zhou, how can I help you?" ”

"I was diving in Ibiza and found a treasure chest, and now I need professional legal support for the ownership of this box and all the items inside. ”

"Does the box have an owner?"

"Maybe there were more than 1,000 years ago."

He groaned for a moment and said, "I see what you mean, this is an ownerless treasure chest, you salvaged it from the sea, and because it is worth a lot, you need legal support." ”

"Yes."

"Our firm charges a lot of money on this, and if it's just for proof of property, we have a couple of different fees. If you need to provide door-to-door service, you will also need to pay an additional transportation fee. ”

Zhou You said with a smile: "I was able to travel to Spain from as far away as Asia, and now I have a windfall, so I don't think money is a problem for me." He looked at the time, and it wasn't even twelve. If you can get to my hotel in half an hour, I can treat you to a delicious seafood meal. ”

After hanging up the phone, Zhou You has become a star in the hotel, and almost everyone will run to his side, take a look at the tightly wrapped box, and guess the value inside.

However, Zhou You did not answer any of their questions, and after a while, most people lost interest.

Demosa hung up the phone, couldn't help but groan, and after a while, he told the front desk: "Celia, you go to the airport to check if this Evan Week is from that country in Asia?" Valeria, you come with me on a trip to Cape Roach, maybe it's a big business. ”

Valeria smiled and asked, "Where does the big business come from on the island, the most we receive is the inheritance case and the case of tourist complaints." ”

He laughed and said: "You don't understand, if he really salvaged the treasure in the sea, he will definitely not bother with the lawyer's fees, maybe, just by listing a property certificate, we can quote 500,000 pesetas." ”

"You're crazy, this offer will scare him and push him in front of our competitors."

Demossa shook his head, not arguing with his secretary, and stood up to clean up his desk. "You also go and prepare, bring a copy of the property rights regulations, and we'll go right away."

Just as they were driving to Point Roach, Celia's phone called. "Demosa, Evan Zhou entered the country with a Singapore passport, you won't believe it, this lucky man is only 19 years old this year."

"Young ......," he laughed. This is even better, young people have a less concept of how much money is. Singapore, it's a rich country, I think I'm going to like this Singaporean kid. ”

At half past twelve, Demossa appeared punctually in front of Zhou You with an assistant. He was a middle-aged man in his forties, and although he did not wear a suit, he wore a long-sleeved shirt, tie, and shiny leather shoes.

And Zhou You came out of the water, although he had changed his clothes, but he was still a pair of beach pants, a T-shirt, and wearing hard-soled sneakers specially brought over his feet.

The styles of the two men seemed very incongruous, but no one paid attention to this for a while.

After shaking hands warmly, Zhou You pulled the luggage cart in one hand and led them into the restaurant.

Not only Demosa and Valeria, but almost everyone's eyes were drawn to this sealed package, but alas, there was absolutely no idea of propaganda in the tour.

At least before the notarization of the property, Zhou You will not let others know how much you have gained.

Sitting down in the restaurant, Zhou ordered a lot of seafood, which made Demossa and Valeria both jaw-dropping at Zhou You's generosity. Today's lunch meal is enough to eat 100,000 pesetas, which makes Demosa feel that his offer of 500,000 pesetas does not seem to be much at all, and it is a little less.

When Zhou You finished ordering, Demosa couldn't wait to ask, "Is this your catch?" ”

"Yes, but before that's sure, let's fill our stomachs. There are some things I don't know much about your Spanish laws either, so I'd like to get your help. ”

Demosa smiled and said, "Looking at this sumptuous lunch, I will waive your consultation fee." ”

He laughed, feeling that he had a good sense of humor, but unfortunately, there was no hint of amusement on the other party's face.

Zhou You asked directly: "I saw the introduction of your firm in the phone book, your headquarters is in Madrid?" You're just a branch here, aren't you? ”

Now that we're down to business, Demosa also said solemnly: "Yes, in fact, my family has been living in Madrid. ”

"Is there anything special about Spain's policy regarding artifacts found in Spanish territory by foreigners? I'd like to start by looking at it systematically. ”

"In Spain, we don't distinguish between foreigners, tourists like Mr. Zhou, we generally distinguish between non-resident individuals."

Demossa glanced at Valeria and said to Zhou You: "Let my assistant introduce some specific terms to you." ”

Valeria had done her homework on the way here, and explained to Zhou You: "There are generally two kinds of cultural relics found in Spain, one is owned and the other is unowned. There are artifacts of the Lord only if they are ......"

Zhou You directly interrupted her and said, "I just need to introduce the processing mode of the ownerless cultural relics." ”

Demosa asked, "Are you sure it's ownerless?" ”

Zhou You nodded and said, "I'm very sure, because these artifacts are Arabic artifacts. ”

He nodded, glanced at the box next to him, and said, "That's a lot easier." ”

Valeria felt that her task was easier, and continued: "For orphan artefacts, the Spanish government will hire a third-party appraisal agency to evaluate your finds, and if you do not sell them, you will also have to pay 24% personal income tax. ”

Zhou You asked curiously, "Isn't it forty-three percent?" ”

The two of them looked at each other curiously and said with certainty: "The tax rate in Spain is not so high, even for local residents, the top tax rate is only 35 percent. ”

It seems that in the past few years, Spain's taxes have risen a lot! In the memory of Zhou You, the main reason why those stars were willing to play in Spain was that Spain had a low tax rate of 43 percent. And in the United Kingdom and Germany, the tax rate even exceeds fifty percent.

It was another mistake made by memory, and Zhou You decided not to interject and motioned to Valeria. "Please continue."

Valeria nodded and continued: "If Mr. Zhou doesn't want to keep this wealth, he can sell it in Spain or abroad, but if he sells it abroad, he must go through the guò auction, and he must sign an auction with the government, and the tax rate you have to pay will be directly deducted from the auction company's account. ”

"What if I ship it abroad and sell it privately?"

"Then you have to pay the tax directly according to the amount assessed by the Spanish government when you leave the country."

Zhou You didn't find any loopholes, and he couldn't come up with so much money now, so it seemed that he could only sell this treasure in Spain.

He thought for a moment and asked, "If I need you to issue a notarization of property for me, how much do you charge?" ”

This time it was Demosa who answered, he glanced at the box again, and said tentatively: "If it is only a notarization of property, we will charge a notary fee of 500,000 pesetas, and if the amount is huge, there will be a certain fluctuation, but generally it will not exceed one million pesetas." ”

Zhou You asked curiously, "Can it be converted into dollars?" I have no idea at all about the Peseta exchange rate. "In a few years you'll be switching to euros, who knows what the hell is a peseta!

Demossa laughed: "That's about three thousand to six thousand dollars." ”

Zhou You was stunned, it's not that the fee is too high, but it's too low, who said that Western lawyers say that vampires, such a fee is completely a conscience price!

Of course, this is also because Zhou You now has money in his hands, and the per capita income in Spain is less than 1,000 US dollars, and they charge thousands of dollars for a notary, which is not a low fee.