Chapter 21: The Life of a Rich Man
"Well, it looks like that's all there is to it." Gao Xi looked at the direction of China and sighed helplessly, who made the land over there so expensive, otherwise, as far as he was concerned, he really wanted to contribute to his motherland.
"Brother Xi, don't worry about those things, let's think about practical problems, you have so much money, don't you plan to take care of it yourself, right? You have to find someone, or find a team to help you manage it, including investment, use and other aspects, it will be better to have a professional team. "Dong Chen's suggestions are always to the point.
"You're saying I need a finance team?"
"Yes, including accountants, lawyers, etc., otherwise, you will not be able to move an inch in the United States." Dong Chen replied.
The car soon arrived at Dong Chen's house, and James called a taxi to go back to the gold shop, mainly to help Gao Xi deal with taxes and pasture land. And Dong Chen took Gao Xi into the villa.
At this time, there were no outsiders, and Dong Chen finally said: "Brother Xi, Americans are very cunning, even if we Chinese have joined the American nationality, our status is very low, which cannot but be admitted." You can trust James, but don't trust it too much, and that's why I asked you to find your own finance team. I'm good at this lawyer, but you'll have to find someone else for accounting. ”
"You still know the law? I remember that our major in college was business administration?"
"After I came to the United States, I studied law, and now I have a graduate degree, and I have also obtained a lawyer's license, so it is more than enough for you to be a lawyer." Dong Chen said with a smile.
"Even if that's the case, you kid should go and inherit your father's hotel, be a boss or something, and be a lawyer for me? It's too condescending, isn't it?" Gao Xi shook his head and said.
Dong Chen wanted to speak and stopped, and a touch of helplessness appeared on his face.
"Your car has changed, is there something wrong at home?" Gao Xi is not stupid, about a week ago, when Dong Chen went to the airport to pick him up, he drove a high-end sports car, but this time he drove a Ford sedan that is very common on American roads, and it was a relatively cheap one.
"Just kidding, what's going on in my house, don't think about it. By the way, do you want me as a lawyer, although I am not very experienced, but I will definitely not betray. Dong Chen smiled.
Gao Xi knew that he would definitely not be able to ask anyway, but it was estimated that Dong Chen's family really had something to do, otherwise with the character of this son-in-law, it would be absolutely impossible to work for others.
In fact, his guess is not wrong, Dong Chen's father was implicated in a corruption case and is now under investigation in China, this kind of case is really difficult to explain. After all, Dong Chen's father had asked others for help in business before, and he had also given gifts, but in the eyes of many businessmen, it was not considered a bribe, but perhaps only a courtesy.
But even so, in terms of the law, it is bribery, and it is also due to the fact that his father is not an official, but just a businessman, and it is estimated that even if he is guilty, the sentence will not be too heavy, but the problem is that in this way, Dong Chen's family's business is completely finished.
Originally, Dong Chen wanted to go back, but his family strongly objected, who knows if Dong Chen will be killed after he goes back.
Of course, the current Gao Xi doesn't know these things, this is what he only learned from Dong Chen's mouth later, as for now, he really has to lack a lawyer, if he hires others, it is either too expensive, or he is not familiar with it, and he is not at ease, but it is different to invite Dong Chen, absolutely rest assured.
"Okay, since you're going to do it, then it's you, but in the early days of the business, I wasn't familiar with anything in the United States, but it basically depends on you."
"Don't worry, even if I don't have enough experience, don't I still have teachers and classmates, and I haven't read all these years in the United States." Dong Chen looked very confident.
"Otherwise, Dong Chen, the accountant will also trouble you to help me find one, I don't know anyone here, I can't just ask for one, right?" Gao Xi thought to himself, since he has this friend, he has to use it, and it will be better to be a friend in the future.
"Okay, just leave it to me, but this salary ......"
"The salary matter is according to the general situation, in the early stage of my business, it is impossible to give you too high a salary, of course, it will not be too low, in short, I will not treat you badly." Regarding the matter of wages, Gao Xi is going to investigate it after settling down, and he has to have a standard in his heart, and he can't just mess around.
"Okay, then do it, just leave the accountant to me, I'll go out first, you can rest at home, alas, you won't live in this place for long anyway." Dong Chen looked at his villa, and his eyes showed reluctance, but in the end, he didn't say what he wanted to say, turned around and left.
Gao Xi looked at this luxurious villa, but his heart was mixed, such a place, the last time he came to live, he was a little uneasy. After all, there is not much money, let alone such a villa, even if it is a more luxurious hotel, you dare not live.
But then Dong Chen told him that although it is also a very dangerous thing to show off his wealth in the United States, it may even be dozens of times more dangerous than in China. Because guns are legal in the United States, this can lead to a lot of dangerous incidents.
But in the same way, flaunting wealth can also bring great benefits. That is, you can get in touch with a lot of people in the circle of the rich, such as barristers, big politicians, and so on.
In fact, this is very similar to what some scammers in China do, many scammers are dressed very high-end, which makes people think they are rich at first glance, but in fact they are not at all. But a lot of people eat that set.
In the United States, having money is equal to having power, in this country, the capitalist is the real master, you have money, not only can you live a stable life, but you can even control some political things, most of the small troubles can be solved by relying on money.
Green Franklin is perhaps more important than relationships.
"Maybe Dong Chen is right, since he has become a rich man, he must look like a rich man. In China, rich people are often considered to have unforgivable forgiveness, and it is believed that the money must not have come cleanly. And in the United States it is different, the rich are the rulers of the country! The government is nothing more than their puppet, a land that is best suited for the rich to survive. ”
However, these words, he is just ignorant, as a Chinese who has never been to the United States, most of his impressions of the United States come from books and film and television dramas.
Especially the United States depicted in some American blockbusters and TV series, there seem to be themes such as political donations.
For example, "House of Cards", Gao Xi likes to watch it very much, but he doesn't know whether the things in it are true or not. Anyway, he only has one feeling now, it feels good to be rich.
Because Dong Chen was not at home, he circled around Dong Chen's villa from front to back.
There is not only a private swimming pool in the villa, but also a tennis court, and there were originally seven or eight luxury cars in the garage, but now there is no one, and it is estimated that Dong Chen should have sold it to save the emergency. This kid still says nothing happened.
In addition to these, the decoration in the villa is even more luxurious, he has heard that it costs at least about 200,000 yuan to decorate a 200-square-meter house in their provincial capital, and he feels scared to death. However, the decoration of Dong Chen's villa cost at least tens of millions of dollars, not only because the decoration materials are top-notch, but more importantly, many antique vases used for decoration are real, not the kind of modern imitations of dozens and hundreds of dollars bought on the stall.
This is the luxurious life of the rich, and Gao Xi feels as if he is gradually understanding.