028 Legal Advice

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Before 9 o'clock in the morning the next day, Chen Wenhao took the elevator to the hotel lobby, and Zhao Mingyu was already waiting here in advance.

"Good morning, Mr. Chen, how was your rest last night?" Zhao Mingyu got up from the sofa and greeted him with a smile.

"It's nice, it's like sleeping in the clouds. Has Facebook's hospitality standards always been so high? ”

"The company values every partner, not to mention that you are now Facebook's most important partner."

The car and driver are already in place downstairs. Zhao Mingyu turned slightly sideways in the passenger seat and introduced the next trip:

"At your request, we have booked an appointment with Henry Barrister of Norton Rose LLP. He is a partner in the law firm and is a client of many large listed companies in Hong Kong. Originally, Henry's lawyer had a full appointment recently, but fortunately, our company had a lot of cooperation with them, and the other party deliberately squeezed out the schedule. ”

Yesterday, Chen Wenhao had already heard him mention the name of this law firm, and Chen Wenhao did his homework in the evening, only to know that this law firm is international, but its reputation is not small.

It is a long-established legal service organization in the United Kingdom, with nearly 40 offices in different countries around the world, more than 2,500 lawyers and more than 20,000 staff working at the same time, and is also one of the top ten law firms in the world.

In its huge team of lawyers, there are only more than 200 people in the world who can achieve the partner level, considering that there are only about 30 lawyers in the Xiangjiang office, Facebook is really attentive when providing help, and the barrister contacted is at the partner level, so he is naturally the best among them.

The office buildings where the law firm is located are not far from the hotel and are all high-rise buildings along the Victoria Harbour. After accompanying Chen Wenhao and the front desk clerk of the office to confirm the appointment information, Zhao Mingyu took the initiative to say goodbye, "Mr. Chen, I am not suitable to participate in the next meeting." You can always contact me if you have something, the driver and the vehicle are left to you, just on standby in the underground garage. ”

The appointment was confirmed, and the front desk lady took Chen Wenhao through an open office area. According to her, general lawyers and other service staff are based here, and the senior lawyers who lead the team have independent offices.

At a glance, Chen Wenhao saw a row of independent offices distributed on the inner side, separated by a glass curtain wall, with a total of about 10 rooms of different sizes. And the office he was about to enter was obviously the larger of them.

"Great, your appointment has arrived." The front desk lady knocked on the door, and after getting a response, she pushed open the door and invited Chen Wenhao to enter.

A white foreigner who looked to be in his forties stood up from behind his desk, dressed in a well-fitting black suit and meticulously combed hair, and he took two steps forward and extended his hand to Chen Wenhao, "Welcome, Mr. Chen, you can call me Henry." ”

After introducing each other a few words, Lawyer Henry directly put the topic into the topic, "I heard that you want to consult on company registration and equity adjustment, I don't know if I can help you?" ”

Regarding these, Chen Wenhao began to think about it after he made up his mind to make a big career. From the point of view of secrecy, there is only one company, and all the alien technology obtained from Xiaoka is controlled by himself, and then all the business is run through this company, and the possibility of leaking secrets is reduced a lot. However, from the perspective of enterprise operation, such a crude and simple structure is not conducive to attracting foreign funds to expand the alliance, and is also a waste of alien advanced scientific and technological resources.

His initial assumption is that the status of Infinite Future Technology as the parent company will remain unchanged, and it will only be responsible for technology research and development and technology licensing in the future, and the specific business will be handed over to its subsidiaries.

For example, at present, you can register a subsidiary, first transfer the business of Xiaoka translation software, and the subsidiary will operate and account independently, and the business income generated in the future will be shared with the parent company.

The advantage of this is that people from all walks of life who are currently greedy for the growth space and interests of Xiaoka translation software have the opportunity to get a piece of the pie, and they can also share the funds, contacts and other resources of these institutions. Moreover, when the business authorization is transferred, there is no need to transfer the full set of technical core data, so that there is no need to worry about technical leakage, and the initiative is still in your own hands.

As for whether the investment institution will dislike the subsidiary, it is not necessary to refuse to invest because the subsidiary does not have all the technical information. What is the biggest driver of capital? It's not about pushing science and technology or anything like that, it's about profit! Profit! Profit! (Important things are said three times). Capital is profit-seeking, as long as the subsidiary can make money, especially a lot of money, how can capital give up.

At the same time, considering the issues of taxation, foreign exchange control, information disclosure and independent listing in the future, Chen Wenhao feels that it is more suitable for subsidiaries to choose to register offshore companies.

The so-called offshore company refers to the establishment of a company in a foreign offshore jurisdiction (most of the world's famous offshore jurisdictions are former colonies of the British Commonwealth), the local government does not have any tax on such companies, and the management rules are very lenient, only a small annual management fee is charged, and the major international banks recognize this kind of company and support its account and financial operation.

Nowadays, it is very convenient to register an offshore company, and there are countless agencies that can do it for you. However, he thought that the offshore companies to be established may not only gradually increase, but also involve business authorization with the parent company, profit distribution, and if there is a venture capital institution entering, there will be corresponding equity changes.

These things are interlocking and highly professional, and they must be entrusted to a professional law firm by relying on an ordinary agency company. That's why Chen Wenhao's trip to Xiangjiang was born. For historical reasons, law firms in Hong Kong are better at handling such matters.

Chen Wenhao and Henry spoke in detail about their needs and thoughts. Henry held a leather notebook and jot down points quickly, asking questions about details from time to time.

Finally, he pondered for a moment, "Your idea of a corporate structure is legally achievable, but it is cumbersome in practice, and according to your description, you may need a team to serve you for the long term." ”

He suddenly smiled and looked at Chen Wenhao, "I am very fortunate that I happen to have such a professional team under my command who can complete your request." Would you like to entrust this business to me? ”

"I believe in the good reputation of Norton Rock, and with the recommendation from Facebook, I naturally have confidence in you. However, before committing to the commission, I need to be shown a workable plan of operation based on the requirements I just mentioned. ”

"No problem, and you can rest assured that Norton Rose's professionalism is among the best in the industry." Henry made a gesture of waiting and picked up the phone on the table, "Daisy, please come to me." ”

He put down the phone and explained to Chen Wenhao: "Each of our lawyers usually takes on cases independently, but there is also a fixed team to serve clients. Daisy is the best lawyer in my team, and she is good at handling company registration, equity restructuring, etc., which is more in line with your current requirements. Moreover, she is from Beijing and has systematically studied the civil law system of the mainland, so if your company encounters legal problems in the mainland, you can also consult her. ”

"And which part are you responsible for?" Chen Wenhao asked casually.

"I am a solicitor ad litem who mainly handles clients' litigation cases and court advocacy. If your company has a lawsuit with another company in the future, I will serve you directly. ”

The two said a few more words, and there was a soft knock on the door.

"Please come in."

Henry stood up and introduced, "This is the Daisy I just introduced to you. Daisy, this is Mr. Chen, and his company is a very important partner of Facebook. ”

The woman who came in the door smiled and stretched out her right hand, "I know you, Mr. Chen." I am a loyal user of Xiaoka translation software, and your company is now a new legend in the Internet industry. ”

Chen Wenhao shook it lightly and took the opportunity to look at the woman in front of him, wearing a set of black suits and skirts with good texture, tall, fair-skinned, beautiful face, and simple and capable short ear-length hair, which set off the mature temperament of professionals. The first impression is that the standard workplace "white bones" (white-collar workers, backbones, elites).