This Chinese Association in the United States is known as the highest institution of overseas Chinese in the United States, and it has also temporarily served as a consulate. It is composed of 7 branch halls including Ningyang Zhaoqing, and its address is in San Francisco's Chinatown. Although several guild halls are the territory of eastern Guangdong, since he claims to be the highest institution of overseas Chinese, and although Xiao Yifei is not from eastern Guangdong, he still studied in eastern Guangdong for 5 years of college (explained later), and he can be regarded as half of eastern Guangdong, so Xiao Yifei is still ready to go to Baibai Wharf.

The other party also knew that Monterena was worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and Xiao Yifei was also a billionaire, so a staff member such as an officer on the other side learned that Xiao Yifei wanted to go to the pier, and the two sides immediately agreed on a meeting time.

Xiao Yifei rushed back to San Francisco from Napa in high spirits, who knew that when he walked to the door of the Chinese Federation Hall on Stockton Street in San Francisco's Chinatown, Xiao Yifei had just parked the car and had not gotten out of the car. He looked at the building in front of him, the red railing, the green cornices, and the stone lion at the door. A gate similar to the archway, the double fish at both ends of the main ridge, and the treasure top in the middle, is indeed a very authentic Chinese style.

But when his eyes followed the upward gaze, he suddenly stopped to understand the movement of the seat belt, stared at it carefully, waited for a while, he buckled the seat belt again, started the car, and left the place directly back to Napa.

After the appointed meeting, the officer called:

"Mr. Xiao, where have you gone now? I heard that there is a traffic jam on the bridge today. ”

Xiao Yifei replied directly:

"I didn't take the cross-sea bridge, I crossed the Golden Gate Bridge directly, in fact, I had already arrived at your door just now."

"Oh, Mr. Shaw......"

"I'll get it straight. The flag hanging on the roof of your building, I don't think it's better for me to come. ”

It turned out that he had just hung a flag on the roof of the guild hall. Americans like to hang flags, national flags, state flags, and even city flags, and Xiao Yifei felt that something was wrong when he saw this flag at first sight. Although it was windless. The flags are hung down and wrapped together, but Xiao Yifei can still see that he is not like the American flag, nor is it like the red flag of our country, nor is it the bear flag of California. With a gust of sea breeze blowing, the flag is unfurled in the wind. He finally made sure that he was not mistaken, it was indeed not those flags, but a banner with a blue sky and a red sky.

Xiao Yifei is under the red flag, and he looks like a red flag, although he wants to join the United States. But he basically disagreed with the flag of the Republic of China, this new China has been 60 years, why is this broken flag still hanging, so Xiao Yifei turned around and left.

The other party must have experienced a similar situation before, and persuaded a little bit to put aside disputes, traditions and the like, but Xiao Yifei replied directly, you really have to put aside the dispute. You fly the American flag, after all, this territory is American, and we recognize it. But you hang that flag. That Xiao Yifei still thanked Bumin. You must know that this association was established in 1854, when it was the Qing Dynasty, and if you want to say that the tradition should also hang the dragon flag.

For the Chinese Federation with the flag of the Republic of China, until May 25, 2013, when the monthly meeting was held, a business director temporarily put forward a motion to remove the flag of the Republic of China. In the subsequent vote, 21 votes were in favour. The motion was adopted by 20 votes against, with 1 abstention. It was finally successfully removed.

In fact, San Francisco can be said to be the base camp of the old Chinese conservative forces in the United States, and this Chinese Federation can be said to be their nest in the base camp.

During the reign of Li Gray and before, San Francisco was still full of the flag of the Republic of China. However, as he threw out the unpopular two-state theory, our red flags became more and more in this base camp of conservative forces, and gradually dyed this place red. Prior to this, 3 of the 7 associations that formed the Chinese Federation had already changed their red flags, and this time the General Association finally changed its banner.

Then, on June 3, Mr. Yuan, the consul general in San Francisco, visited the city, and he finally became the first new Chinese official to visit the 159-year-old Chinese federation after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

After returning to the winery, he checked again and found that in California, the place with the largest number of Chinese Americans, there are too many Chinese groups, including the Association of Fellow Villagers, the Educated Youth Association, etc., as well as economic chambers of commerce, as well as various political groups, many of which are contrary to the domestic group, and a small number of illegal immigrants who want to seek asylum will choose to join them.

But Xiao Yifei is here to do business, although he has no plans to sell wine back to China in the past two years, but he will definitely do it in the future, and it is definitely impossible for him to participate in any messy groups. So he decided not to join other groups until he understood the nature and political background of the other party.

But this time this Anhui Hui hometown association is a little different, the other party wrote that it is only the nature of the hometown association, and the members are all from Anhui Hui, that must be the authentic Chinese who grew up under the red flag like Xiao Yifei. Xiao Yifei, as a native of Anhui and Hui, will definitely have no problem joining such a fellow countrymen's association.

Xiao Yifei made a special phone call and contacted the other party, a lady surnamed Zhang warmly invited him to go to the hometown association to see, Xiao Yifei stayed in the winery for almost a month, and he was also very quiet, so he agreed with her to go to San Francisco tomorrow to have a look.

When I came to the door of the hometown association, a school that actually taught Chinese in the community. Xiao Yifei hurriedly called Ms. Zhang, and after a while, a middle-aged woman in her 40s walked out of the school.

"You are Xiao Yifei? It's really too young. ”

"Where, Sister Zhang, you are also very young, listening to your accent, it looks like you are from northern Anhui?"

"Yes, Xiao Xiao, where are you?"

After a period of greetings, Sister Zhang took him into the school.

"This school was run by our President Chen in '94, and it is the first Chinese school in the Bay Area to teach simplified characters."

Sister Zhang's words prove the strength of these conservative forces in the San Francisco Bay Area.

"Oh, the president started the school quite early."

"Yes, President Chen is really a capable person, she is the United States in 90, she moved to California from out of state in 91, initially this school was a parent mutual aid association, and then officially registered as a school, and now there are 4 branches."

I saw that this President Chen is indeed a strong woman.

"In 96 years, because there was a delegation from Anhui Hui hometown to visit the United States, the Anhui Hui Association was established, and Mr. Zhang Yizheng, the eldest son of General Zhang Zhizhong, served as the president. Today, our association has more than 20 directors and more than 300 members. ”

"When the Olympic flame was relayed in San Francisco last year, the president took all our members to cheer and cheer, and stood at the front of the starting point, and CNN also gave us a close-up."

When he met President Chen, Xiao Yifei realized that Chairman Chen did not look like a strong woman, but more like an ordinary housewife.

"Mr. Xiao, welcome home."

I'll go, this sentence is really a bit sensational.

"Thank you, President Chen."

Next, everyone chatted for a few words, and they registered Xiao Yifei's information, Xiao Yifei originally thought that he would have to pay the membership fee or something, but President Chen said:

"No, we are a fellow townsman association, we don't pay membership dues, but when we participate in some activities, if we need personnel and funds, just tell those who are performing arts, those who have money will have a money field, and those who have no money can hold a personal field."

"We've got a little party in Silicon Valley next week, so come and join us when you have time."

"Oh, what's the theme?"

"It's not a theme, it's a sister from Anhui Hui who celebrates her 60th birthday. When the time comes, you will also meet our other members. ”

I saw that this is indeed a fellow association, or it would not have been gathered on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the member.

"Okay, I'll definitely participate if I have time."

Now that he came to San Francisco, Xiao Yifei did another thing by the way. Ryan finally responded to Xiao Yifei's help find a tax lawyer.

In a café, Xiao Yifei waited for Ryan and them.

"Shaw, this is Vincent, one of the top tax attorneys in California. Vincent, that's what I'm telling you about Marshall. Shaw, a wealthy man who just came to the United States. ”

"You may be seated, Vincent."

Vincent is a middle-aged man in his 40s, and you can see that both eyes are glowing through glasses, typical of a lawyer. After saying a few words, Xiao Yifei asked the question he was most concerned about.

"Vincent, you should know about me."

"Ryan probably told me a little bit, and then you can tell me more specifically, so that I can have an accurate judgment."

So Xiao Yifei recounted the whole thing about his painting sale. After listening to this, Vincent carefully asked Xiao Yifei about some time nodes.

"Okay, Xiao, I have a thorough understanding of the whole thing, and I can tell you very clearly that you don't have to pay taxes on the more than 200 million dollars you have from selling paintings. But the IRS people are certainly not going to give up, this is more than 100 million taxes, and they will definitely have a hearing. ”

Once again, he was affirmed that he did not have to pay taxes, and Xiao Yifei was completely relieved. For the hearing, he is also mentally prepared, if you think about it, he is the head of the IRS and he will also hold a hearing, this is a large amount of taxes, and now the deficit of the federal government is so high, if you can get more, you have to get more, and more taxes are his achievements. Although the main officials at all levels in the United States are elected by the people, there are still a large number of appointed officials, and they still have a need to climb the ladder.

"Okay, then let's sign the agreement, and I'll hire you to be my tax attorney to handle this tax review."

"No problem, for the sake of old Walter's face, I'll give you a good price."

Xiao Yifei didn't break Vincent's thoughts, and said that it was not for the sake of Ryan's father's face that he hoped to sign a long-term contract with Xiao Yifei and serve as a tax lawyer for a long time, rather than only serving as a temporary tax lawyer to deal with this tax review as he is now.

The two parties signed the contract, and it was done.

"Well, when the IRS notifies you, you call me."

"Okay." (To be continued)

PS: Later updates will be updated at 12:45 p.m. and 19:45 p.m