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"Boss, thank you very much for your trust." Asley was grateful.

Scold.

Tang Bao smiled and nodded. The first time he came into contact with Asley, he couldn't talk about trust at all, but Tang Bao believed in Kapus's vision, and Kapus dared to recommend Asley over, so he naturally felt that there would be no problem. And he expressed his strong support for Asley, which was forced by the situation, and before Asley took over the work, he was thinking about how to limit and guard against him, which would inevitably discourage the enthusiasm of the other party.

"Asley, what else is needed, just ask...... I have only one request, to try to expand investment in mineral resources and agriculture. ”

"It's gone."

Asley shook his head and said, "The boss has given me so much support, if I still can't control the situation, then I am really incompetent." ”

"Hmm."

Tang Bao hummed softly.

"Uh...... Boss, I want to figure out a little bit how much money I have at my disposal. This is very important and related to my development plan. ”

"Hehe, you can rest assured of that. Since I'm planning to expand Brazil aggressively, I'm not going to get stuck with you in terms of funding. For the first installment, you can get three billion dollars...... Remove the billion dollars lent to Vale, as well as the money that participated in the bidding for the national ferrous metallurgical company. You won't have less than $1.5 billion at your discretion! Tang Bao thought for a moment, then smiled.

1.5 billion dollars!

Asley suppressed the excitement in his heart and forcibly maintained a semblance of calm. He never expected to be able to dispose of so much money.

Looking at Asley, whose eyes were hot but pretended to be calm, the corners of Tang Bao's mouth couldn't help but smile. Asley is a venture capitalist, and in the past, investing tens of millions of dollars was considered a big investment, but suddenly having more than 1.5 billion dollars in funds will inevitably be a little excited.

Tang Bao can understand Asley's mood!

The acquisition of Universal Pictures cost $5.6 billion and injected $1.5 billion; borrowing $12 billion from Time Inc.; Invested in the establishment of East West Securities; Now another $3 billion has been dropped in Brazil without blinking...... Tang Bao returned from Japan in just a few months, and he spent more than $20 billion.

And that's just what the outside world sees, what about those who don't know about it?

"It's said that the boss made more money in the Japanese stock market than it was revealed, and although it's just speculation, it'......s really possible," Asley thought to himself.

At this thought, Asley's mind was a little trance-like.

on this.

Tang Bao naturally had no way of knowing, he just thought that Asley was at a loss when he took over so much money for the first time.

"Uh-huh."

Coughing lightly, Tang Bao said again, "That's all there is to it for the first stage. How much money you can get in the next stage depends on the results you make. Ugly things to say, if the progress is much lower than I expected, then unfortunately, I will replace you with someone else. ”

Right now.

Tang Bao has very sufficient funds, but there are too many places he needs to invest in, and it is impossible to let Asley squander the funds.

"I understand, boss." Asley's heart tightened, and he hurriedly reassured. "Don't worry, I won't disappoint you!"

Well.

Tang Bao replied lightly, whether he will not be disappointed, you can't just listen to the "guarantee", the most important thing is to look at the results!

……

"Kate, take the few initialed cooperation agreements to Asley, and let him see the familiarization situation in advance. In the afternoon, we will visit Akmin again! Tang Bao turned his gaze to Kate and commanded.

"Okay."

Kate hurriedly got up, took several documents from her handbag, and handed them all to Asley.

"Whew, it's okay! Contracts are written in both English and Portuguese, which saves a lot of time. Asley flipped through the papers a little and breathed a sigh of relief. He also knew a little Portuguese, but he was far from being able to understand the formal Portuguese contract, and if there was no English marking, he would have to find a translator.

"Boss, is the investment from Brazil directly under Phoenix Holdings, or is it a new company?" Asley asked.

This.

Tang Bao secretly weighed it, his investment in Brazil is to seize Brazil's mineral and agricultural land resources, and if he is too high-profile, he is asking for trouble. Although Phoenix Holdings is not famous now, due to the demonic performance of Phoenix Investment Group and several "Phoenix" funds, companies with the word "Phoenix" will inevitably be concerned by the outside world. What's more, with the successive launch of the projects invested by Phoenix Holdings, Phoenix Holdings is destined to be well-known all over the world. To be on the safe side, Tang Bao decided to register a new vest.

Seems like a hassle.

But.

Many tycoons, especially Chinese tycoons, are willing to do this, and they like to make assets and equities complicated and abnormal, and even see themselves in the clouds.

In this way, you can hide your wealth.

Right now.

Tang Bao's wealth is getting bigger and bigger, and he naturally doesn't want all his worth to be exposed to the public eye, so he hides more assets and makes it easier to deal with unexpected accidents.

"Phoenix Holdings and the investment in Brazil are separate, you go and register a new company. Well, it's called the Brazilian Investment Group......"

"Uh...... Boss, the audit process of registering a company with the word 'Brazil' is cumbersome and cumbersome. It's hard to do it in a short period of time. Coupled with our status as a foreign investor, it will be even more difficult. Asley hesitated for a few seconds, then patiently explained to Tang Bao.

Oh.

As soon as Asli said this, Tang Bao suddenly realized. There will be more or less restrictions when registering a company in each country, just like domestic private enterprises cannot start with the word "China", and new companies that want to start with provinces and cities must have a certain amount of registered capital before they can be used, etc.

"If the boss really wants to add the word 'Brazil' to the name of the new company, he can talk to the Brazilian government, and with the identity of the boss, the Brazilian government will not ......refuse," Asley advised.

"Forget it, there's no need for that. Let's change the name, well, it's called the Americas Investment Group! Tang Bao said.

"Okay. If that's no problem, I'll sign up. Asley said, if you want to sign a lease contract with Ackmin, you naturally need to sign it in the name of the Americas Investment Group.

"Hmm."

Tang Bao nodded.

……

Brazil's non-discriminatory approach to both domestic and foreign capital, coupled with the fact that the Americas Investment Group has a registered capital of US$3 billion, has allowed Asli to complete the registration of the new company without any problems.

So far.

Tang Bao has a new company, American Investment Group!

After the registration, Asley hired a well-known law firm in São Paulo as legal counsel, and he needed legal assistance from professional local lawyers due to the complexity of Brazilian law. After the agreement was reached, Asley's first task was to draft a formal land lease agreement based on the initialled land lease agreement, which would be beneficial to Americas Investment Group.

"Mr. Asley, the northern part of the state of São Paulo is very inhospitable, and the tax incentives for investment and development of such a place are definitely necessary, and you can even ask the state government of São Paulo to provide tax holidays for five years or more." When drafting the contract, the legal counsel advised:

"Oh? Are you sure......" Asley asked. He thought it would be a good idea to get a low tax advantage, but his legal counsel suggested that he ask for a tax exemption from the state of São Paulo.

"Of course. Investing heavily in such a wasteland requires the construction of all kinds of infrastructure, and the project is huge, which means that a lot of labor needs to be hired. Mr. Asley may not be aware that unemployment is very high in all parts of Brazil, and how to provide more jobs is a major problem for local governments. If you use this as a starting point, you can win more benefits. The legal counsel laughed.

After a little relief, he continued to explain, "Brazil has a complex and onerous tax system, with three tax systems: federal, state and municipal. Federal taxes aside, state and city taxes have a lot of room to maneuver. ”

"Hmm. Very good! Mr. Serra, it seems that my decision to hire your law firm as legal counsel was the right one! Asley said.

Let's be honest.

At first, Asley planned to hire Deloitte or the Brazilian branches of international accounting firms such as Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the accounting firm also provided legal services. However, considering the complexity of Brazil, I finally decided to choose a pure and professional local Brazilian law firm to work with. For now, he made the right choice.

"Mr. Serra, I hope we can get along well during our cooperation. If your firm performs well, there is an opportunity for us to develop into a long-term strategic partner. Asley said.

"Definitely! We at Prudential Law Firm are one of the best law firms in Brazil, and you won't be disappointed when you choose us. ”

Serra laughed. Having been involved in the drafting of the contract from start to finish, it is clear how huge Asley's investment in Brazil is, and it will be a leap forward for Prudential to develop into a long-term strategic partner. They are one of the most powerful law firms in Brazil, but they cannot compete with international law firms, or even the Big 5 accounting firms, which are developing as side businesses, and it is difficult to get large-scale legal cooperation projects.

Today.

Serra's acquisition of Asley's cooperation was a pleasant surprise, and he was eager to seize the opportunity. So, do things very carefully.

In the afternoon, it was about one o'clock.

Asley took Serra and took the drawn up land lease contract to see Tang Bao.

"Heh, Asley, looks like you're ready." Listening to Asley's introduction to Serra's lawyer, Tang Bao said with a smile.

"Yes. Boss! ”

Asley replied that although it didn't take much time, it was the best of the best to draw up the land lease contract. It is no exaggeration to say that this land lease contract is the hard work of the entire Xincheng Law Firm team.

"Well, let's go visit Akmin! Thinking about it, Akmin was also very tormented to wait......" Tang Bao said.

Forehead.

Serra, who originally thought that Asley was the big boss of the United States, was stunned when she heard Asley call Tang Bao "boss", and secretly wondered who this young man was. I'm curious...... However, Asley did not elaborate on Tang Bao's identity, and Sierra could only resist her curiosity.

……

The hotel where Tang Bao stayed was not far from the São Paulo State Government, only about fifteen or sixteen minutes by car.

Soon.

Lawyer Tang Bao, Kate, Akmin and Sierra rushed to the state government building.

"Hello, Mr. Tang, it's a pleasure to see you again." Akemin, who received the notice in advance, waited at the door with a few officials, and as soon as the car stopped, Akemin stepped forward and said with a smile.

"Hello, Governor Ackmin." Tang Bao stretched out his hand, shook it, and then shook hands with other officials in turn. "Oh, by the way, this is Asley, who will be the president of the Americas Investment Group. The Americas Investment Group is a new company that has just been registered in Brazil. ”

"Please also ask Governor Akmin to take care of me in the future!" Asley laughed.

"Hello."

Akmin knew that Asli was the head of the Brazilian region, and he was busy and enthusiastic. Suddenly, Serra was found standing next to Asley.

"Serra, congratulations on getting a big deal!" The firm is very famous in São Paulo, and Acmin naturally knows the boss of the firm, Serra. Serra came with Asley, naturally understanding what the other party was here for.

"Thank you."

Serra smiled and thanked his firm for getting a big deal out of it.

"Look at me...... Please, Mr. Tang, please come inside and talk. Aware of the omission, Acmin hurriedly invited everyone in to talk.

"Hmm."

Tang Bao smiled lightly and nodded in response.

Akeming arranged the meeting place in a large conference room, seeing that there were already many people sitting in the conference room, Tang Bao smiled secretly, it seems that the other party attaches great importance to it.

It's right to think about it.

Leasing 100,000 hectares of wasteland for 10 million US dollars is not a big investment, but when you think about the follow-up investment and the additional impact of Tang Bao's identity, it is not simple.

"Mr. Governor, this is the land lease contract that I asked Xincheng Law Firm to draw up, you can take a look, if there is no problem, you can sign it!" Asley handed the contract to Akmin, saying. "The detailed terms are all drawn up according to the agreement you initialed with the boss, but it is more standardized."

Well.

Akmin nodded silently, but he didn't dare to be careless. After reading carefully for a while, looking at the lengthy legal text, I suddenly felt a headache and hurriedly handed it to the lawyer. Tang Bao and Akmin hired lawyers, and the state government also hired lawyers, and the government was afraid that something would go wrong.

After all.

Leasing 100,000 hectares of land, although it is a wasteland that no one cares about, is not a trivial matter.

The lawyer spent more than half an hour reading the contract one by one, and said: "Mr. Governor, there is no major problem with the overall contract, just ......"

"Just say it!" Akmin urged.

"Okay, then I'll be blunt, this contract is a little different from what you said. The first contract provides for tax incentives for the Americas Investment Group for a five-year tax exemption and a five-year tax halving. Well, there's a lot of ambiguity on that. If the Americas Investment Group has only one project, if there are other investments, the other projects are also entitled to the same tax benefits under this contract. Second, during the development and construction period, if there is a workers' strike and other problems, the state government needs to be responsible for solving them, and if the state government ignores them, the American Investment Group has the right to unconditionally dismiss the employees. Thirdly, the wasteland surrounding the leased land, under the same conditions, the Inter-American Investment Group has the right of lease priority. Finally, the Brazilian government is not allowed to terminate the lease contract early for any reason before the lease expires, and the offender will be compensated for ten times the loss, which can simply refer to the loss of agricultural production at the time of repossession, or to the accumulated investment in development and construction, such as the construction of various infrastructures, etc., in short, it is very vague. After the expiration of the lease term, the Americas Investment Group has the right of first refusal under the same conditions! The lawyer said.

"This ...... Mr. Tang, the conditions we talked about at the beginning did not include these. Akmin frowned, and what annoyed him even more was that there were still pitfalls in the contract.

Fortunately, I kept an eye on it and invited a lawyer to assist, otherwise I am afraid that I will really be trapped.

"Uh. This is a contract drawn up by Prudential Law Firm based on our initialled cooperation agreement, and I think it should be fine! Tang Bao said.

But.

I was a little surprised in my heart, but I didn't expect Asley to quietly make such a contract with traps.

"Mr. Governor, the situation in Brazil is complex and the economic environment is very poor, and we need to protect our investments. Not to mention the large-scale development and construction of farms, which can help provide a large number of jobs in São Paulo. In addition, the news of the boss's investment in São Paulo can help São Paulo attract more foreign investment...... The Americas Investment Group should enjoy the tax benefits of the contract! Asli ignored Akmin's ugly face and emphasized.

"There will be no shortage of tax incentives that can be given. But it is limited to projects to develop 100,000 hectares of wasteland, not the entire Inter-American Investment Group. Moreover, it is not possible to provide a five-year tax holiday, only one year will be granted, and the time for halving the tax will be changed to two years. Akmin said.

"Nope."

Asley refused, "A world of 100,000 hectares of wasteland, no roads, no land, and just infrastructure would take three or five years, and you only give one year of tax holidays and two years of tax halving, just like nothing." Before you even had to build it, you started collecting taxes. ”

"This ......," Akmin was stunned, and Asley was exaggerating when he said that it would take three or five years to build infrastructure. However, such a large place cannot be developed overnight.

But.

The five-year tax holiday and the five-year tax halving add up to 10 years, which is a long tax period.

"Huh. Mr. Governor, if you don't think so, I can offer another package of tax incentives. You think that's good...... From the start of construction, two years of tax exemption plus five years of tax halving. Asley saw that Axmin was slow to make a decision, and spoke.

"It's too much trouble."

Akmin shook his head and said, obviously unwilling to agree to Asley's plan, if according to Asley's statement, the construction is completed and counted, then how to identify "completion"? If Asley keeps on building, doesn't that mean the government will never be able to collect taxes?

That's a big loophole.

After thinking about it, Akmin felt that this issue should not be entangled too much, and it was necessary to cut through the mess quickly, "a three-year tax holiday, and a four-year tax halving." This is the greatest sincerity shown by the São Paulo State Government. The implication is that Akmin will not make any further concessions.

"Okay."

Asley thought about it for a moment, then smiled. In fact, he had already smiled in his heart, and the result was much better than he expected.

"A few other ......," Akmin just wanted to continue.

Asley shook his head and said, "Mr. Governor, frankly, I don't think there is anything wrong with the other regulations, the Inter-American Investment Group plans to make large-scale investments in Brazil, but the business investment environment in Brazil is not good, we are just taking precautions in advance." ”

Hear the words.

Akmin was embarrassed again, and hurriedly looked at the other officials. However, how could other officials think so much about Akemin, they just wanted to keep Tang Bao's investment, and naturally hoped that the sooner the contract was signed, the better, so the other officials all agreed.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Akmin did not insist. After slightly modifying the contract, it was readily signed, and Asley also signed on behalf of the Americas Investment Group.

Duration.

Tang Bao and Kate both acted as spectators and did not interfere.

……

"Happy working together!" Akmin Road.

"Happy working together!" Asley replied.

Witnessed by many officials and lawyers on both sides, Asli and Akmin exchanged contracts with each other, signed them again, and then shook hands, and the matter was settled.

Well.

Witnessing the whole negotiation process, Tang Bao was very satisfied with Asley's performance, at least so far exceeding his expectations.

"Mr. Tang, Mr. Asley, the state government is going to hold a small celebration banquet tonight, please be sure to attend!" Akmin sent out an invitation.

"Okay."

Tang Bao readily agreed, he naturally knew that Akmin intended to use tonight's banquet to spread the news of his investment in Sao Paulo. Akmin needed to use Tang Bao's reputation to attract investment. After tonight, Tang Bao's traces in Brazil will no longer be able to be hidden. (To be continued.) )