Chapter 484: Kobe Bryant's call
Zhang Feng did not have the word 'fear' in his dictionary, and he said directly: "The matter has come to this, no matter what moves they use, I will take it all, and no one can stop me from bringing back a championship trophy for the king." ”
Hearing this, Brandon nodded with satisfaction: "That's good, I can rest assured that you want to do this, and at the same time, please rest assured that the management will do everything to ensure that the finals go smoothly." ”
"You tell Coach David that I need to go to Los Angeles to join my team, and they're sure to get the news and call right away."
"You go, I'll explain the situation to David."
Saying goodbye to Brandon, Zhang Feng left the new training base, called An Jiali to drive to pick him up, and the two went straight to the airport together, and on the way Zhang Feng told An Jiali the ins and outs of the matter.
"There shouldn't be much of a problem with investing in movies, your funds are endorsement income, and the $5 million I provided also has proof of legal income, but it is easy to have problems in the two stores in Beverly Hills."
"I believe in Harry, Steve, and Feng Yaoyao, but I really don't know the specific operation."
The two arrived at the airport while chatting, and as soon as they boarded the plane, Zhang Feng's face changed.
"TMZ has announced the news, and within 10 minutes, this matter has spread all over the world, have we reached all the people we need?"
"Wang Wanlu has arrived, she has contacted the people of Avdi Furniture Company, and the proof of funds will be done soon"
"Avdi Furniture? Was I the first company I endorsed? ”
"Yes, and Richie Paul has brought in a team of lawyers who have a lot of experience in dealing with foreign investments in the U.S., which is one of the best in California."
"That's good, let Harry and them gather together from the branch first, find out the financial details, and various quarantine certificates, so as to facilitate the work of the lawyer team."
"Do you want to suspend business? In extraordinary times, first make an attitude to show the people in the court. ”
"There's no need, we have a clear conscience, if we suspend business, it will make people feel like there is a ghost in our hearts"
After arranging several points in a row, the plane that Zhang Feng and An Jiali were on officially took off. During the trip, phone calls from all sides kept coming, and Zhang Feng simply set up a chat group to disclose all the information to everyone in the team at the same time.
In less than an hour, the plane landed at Los Angeles International Airport, and when I walked out of the VIP passage, I saw Rich Paul who was already waiting outside, and the three of them got in the car and went directly to the Dongsheng Hall.
"Actually, we knew about this for a long time, but considering that you were training behind closed doors to prepare for the finals, we didn't notify you at the first time. By the way, LeBron asked me to tell you if there's anything he can do to help, just ask. ”
"What's going on with Spike-Lee's movie? We only sold one story adaptation rights at the time, did that make a difference? ”
"That's not it, there is an assistant director in his team who was exposed to sexual assault, and was boycotted by the audience on a large scale, and it happened to be with you, but we were unlucky enough, and the money we made was gone."
"It's not that I just implicated him, did the lawyer team find any violations?"
"Time is too urgent, they haven't seen anything yet, and the informant I found hasn't gotten any useful information from the Los Angeles court, so I'll meet with everyone first."
The airport was not far from Beverly Hills, and Rich Paul drove the car as fast as it took to reach the entrance of the Dongsheng Hall in less than half an hour.
As soon as they got out of the car, Steve and Harry, who were waiting at the door, rushed up and bowed directly to Zhang Feng.
"What are you two doing here?" Zhang Feng was stunned.
"Feng, we're sorry for you, you handed over the store to us to take care of, but you made such a thing......"
"Steve, don't worry, someone is messing with me about this......"
"It's okay with Steve, I'm the one who should be responsible, and I'll bear all the fines......"
"Harry? What about you? ”
"I ...... I forgot to file my taxes and paid everyone directly......"
Although Harry's tone trembled, Zhang Feng still didn't know why, but it was Richie-Paul next to him who suddenly turned black and waved his hand to go in and talk again.
Walking into the hall, Zhang Feng greeted the lawyer team, and the lawyer led by him began to explain directly.
According to the lawyer, the tax filing and payment methods between China and the United States are different, China files first and pays later, while the United States pays taxes first and then declares. Originally, it was just a difference in order, but the American company only began to pay taxes after making a profit, and when Zhang Feng opened the store, he felt that it was a partnership between friends to do business, and the finances were not sound, and the people of the whole company knew this part too well.
After the start of the regular season, Dongsheng Hall needed to start paying taxes because of the profit from the 'Five Bird Opera' training courses, but Harry and Steve paid their salaries directly, which caused the current situation.
The key is that Kobe Bryant and Pierce, who are partners, did not ask about the affairs of the club at all, and everything was handed over to Zhang Feng to be responsible, but coincidentally, Zhang Feng himself did not take care of it.
"What will happen to you?" After listening to the explanation, Zhang Feng asked.
"Tax evasion is a very serious offense in the U.S. and can be punishable by up to five years in prison or fines of varying amounts." The lawyer emphasized.
"What are we going to do in this situation?" Zhang Feng continued to ask.
"FIRST OF ALL, WE NEED TO PROVE TO THE COURT THAT YOU ARE NOT DELIBERATELY EVADING TAXES, SO THAT WE CAN AVOID THE TRIGGER OF IMPRISONMENT, BUT THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE WILL NOT BE TOO LOW, FACEBOOK WAS REQUIRED TO PAY $5 BILLION IN TAXES, I JUST LOOKED AT THE TURNOVER OF YOUR TWO STORES, IF THE FINE IS AT LEAST $5 MILLION, BUT I AM AFRAID THAT SOMEONE WILL NOT ONLY WANT YOU TO PAY THE FINE, THE MATTER IS MORE TROUBLESOME" THE LAWYER SHOOK HIS HEAD, HIS TONE HELPLESS.
"I'm going to jail and I'll explain to the court that it's my fault," Harry was very anxious about hearing the lawyer say this, but Zhang Feng patted him on the shoulder and signaled him not to get excited.
"Since Richie invited you to come, and it's still one of the best teams in California, then I'm sure you can help me solve this matter, how much is it, you can make a price!"
Asking someone to do something, after the other party arrived, he said that it was very difficult, and it was undoubtedly necessary to sit on the ground and raise the price.
Unexpectedly, the lawyer waved his hand, laughed and said, "You misunderstood, we will not charge a penny for you in the lawsuit this time." We mainly focus on legal support for foreigners investing in the United States, as long as we can help you with this, in terms of the number of Chinese investing in the United States, it is not too easy to make money."
"Don't ink, just say the plan" Richie Paul and other impatient.
"Tax evasion is very easy to handle, when you first cooperated with Kobe Bryant and Pierce, they only invested money, and had no other rights, so you can say that you are the sole owner of this store, as long as you let all the employees in the club have shares, you can avoid court scrutiny with the concept of dividends, and the trouble is another thing." The lawyer was a little distressed.
"And where there are violations?" Zhang Feng's brows furrowed.
"Yes, when you were recruiting people for publicity, you used words such as 'strengthening the body and getting rid of diseases' in your advertisements, which violated the Advertising Law and was suspected of false advertising, especially in the treatment of diseases."
"Just say the solution!" Richie Paul was still impatient.
"There is really no ready-made solution this time, unless there is someone who has been injured and has just practiced your 'five fowl play' and stood up to prove it, it will be very troublesome" The lawyer shook his head.
"It's not easy! There are so many people in the training room, just find a few to testify, they didn't come to the training in good health, and now one is stronger than the other" Harry patted his chest and assured.
"It's useless, you need a famous person to do it, otherwise it will drag on for a long time, this kind of thing The jury believes in authority"
needs to be famous, has been injured, and has practiced the 'Five Birds Opera' directed by Zhang Feng to recover from the injury, which is indeed a bit difficult to find.
Just when everyone was worried, Zhang Feng's phone rang, he took out his mobile phone and saw that Kobe Bryant was calling!
It's really hard to find a place to step on iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it, isn't Kobe Bryant fully qualified?