Zhang Long looked at the group of young people who were listening intently and smiled: "You don't need to worry about that. It's just a small amount of money for me."
"As long as you can achieve results, I can still earn it back from other places."
"Putting everything else aside, I pay nearly a hundred million dollars in taxes every year, so the little salary I give you is nothing at all."
"I'd even love if each of you could earn a net worth of tens of millions. If you can help me win the S-series championship, I'll give each of you a Lamborghini sports car!"
"Yes, that includes Redmi too."
Seeing that everyone's morale was high, Zhang Long added another sentence.
Doinb, as the team's mid-laner and translator, translated Zhang Long's words to Peanut and Redmi.
Their hands trembled, and their fighting spirit instantly soared.
He hurriedly got up and rattled off a bunch of things, then picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Doinb quickly translated for his boss, Zhang Long, who waved his hand and said, "To integrate into the HL family, you need to learn some Mandarin."
"I don't have high requirements, at least I need to know everyday spoken English."
"I will find you a few language teachers to be stationed at the team's base."
Doinb went on and on, and Peanut and Red Rice nodded repeatedly.
Just kidding, this is an incredibly generous boss, the kind who's got plenty of money to burn!
Learning a language is no big deal if you want to make a lot of money in the future.
Then he said to Redmi, "The team needs to find a few more promising substitutes, especially for the ADC position. Uzi has a hand injury, and we need to ensure that he can play in the playoffs and the World Championship in good health."
Uzi was deeply moved after hearing this. He picked up his wine glass, but swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and drank it all in one gulp.
The meal was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests.
A few days later, HL team's official Weibo account was launched, and the first message it posted was announcing the completion of the formation of HL team.
They also posted the official photos of the five initial models on their official Weibo account.
This caused quite a stir. HL's official Weibo account was immediately ignited. Uzi is a superstar, and his fans were on high alert. Overnight, HL's official Weibo account gained more than three million followers.
This is why Zhang Long used a huge contract to tie the puppy down.
The group with the most traffic in the e-sports circle right now is the Pig and Dog group.
Meanwhile, Principal Wang was also busy; he wanted to sign the live streaming contracts of several professional players from the HL Club to the Panda TV platform.
But now the pandas have a big problem: they're out of money.
Despite the seemingly glamorous success of the Panda platform, he is actually the only one struggling to keep it afloat.
So he decided to seek funding, but who should he turn to?
The 360 team has been trying to contact him recently, but Principal Wang always felt that the other party's motives were impure, and the wolfishness in their eyes made him very uncomfortable.
It always feels like looking at a big piece of fat meat.
He quickly thought of Zhang Long, a man with ample funds and considerable influence in Shanghai. (Officially)
Once he had an idea, he immediately took action.
When Zhang Long received Principal Wang's call, he looked completely bewildered.
He initially thought that Panda TV was doomed to fail sooner or later, but then he thought about it again. He had been reborn, and Shark TV, which was doing very well, was now half dead. Looking at Panda TV, it didn't seem like it was going to fail at all.
After thinking it over, he decided to ask Hu Xinxin for her opinion.
Hu Xinxin knew that Zhang Long was going to develop an MCN agency, and the Panda platform was the perfect entry point.
Therefore, she is in favor of investing.
So Zhang Long sent his own inspection team to value the Panda platform.
After a week of investigation and back-and-forth exchanges between the two teams, they finally compromised and the final valuation was set at 2 billion.
Zhang Long invested 650 million yuan in Panda TV at a valuation of 2 billion yuan, successfully acquiring 24.53% of the shares. He also sent financial personnel to Panda TV to conduct financial supervision.
This made Principal Wang extremely happy. He couldn't wait to announce in a high-profile manner that the company's Series A financing had been successfully completed, raising a total of 650 million yuan in cash!
This has caused some panic among the other two platforms, especially Shark, which was already in a precarious state. After Panda secured funding, Shark felt its situation was getting even worse.
Those investors who had been eyeing the live streaming industry were filled with regret when they saw Panda announce the end of its Series A funding round so publicly, feeling like they had missed out on a fortune.
Among them, 360 Company was the most frustrated, as they were the ones who arrived first.
But they couldn't worry about that now, so they turned their attention to another company, hehe, Shark Live.
Although the Shark platform is currently in a state of semi-death, as the saying goes, even a lean camel is bigger than a horse.
It still holds a 20% market share, firmly ranking behind Tiger Platform and Panda Platform.
Putting that aside, something big happened at Honglong Company: the financial statements for the previous quarter were released, and they were audited half a month ahead of schedule before being reported to the tax bureau.
Zhang Long was very satisfied after reviewing the report.
Last quarter, Honglong Company's total revenue reached an astonishing 14.76 billion yuan, and after deducting Bailong Company's purchase price, the gross profit was still 10.332 billion yuan!
After deducting the expenses of the two system factories, as well as employee wages, utilities, rent, and other costs, there is still a net profit of 8.19 billion (including Bailong Company, HL Club, and HL Network Entertainment Company)!
The taxes alone would amount to (14.76 billion × 9%) 1.3284 billion + (8.19 billion × 25%) 2.0475 billion = 3.3759 billion.
When he saw this report, his heart almost jumped out of his chest. No wonder so many people evade taxes; it's terrifying!
When Zhang Long's company submitted its tax report, the tax bureau in Shanghai was completely baffled.
Brother, the reported turnover, profit and tax do not match!
After rounds of audits by auditors, they came to the conclusion that since Honglongguo Industry is a privately owned sole proprietorship, its total turnover must be consolidated at the Pengcheng headquarters. They only need to pay a small amount of urban surcharge locally, while the bulk of the revenue goes to Pengcheng.
This made them unhappy. Why should your company, which makes money in Shanghai, have to pay taxes in Shenzhen?
Isn't this bullying honest people?
In the end, they had no choice, but fortunately, it's only a pre-application now, so there's still room for maneuver.
The tax bureau had no choice but to report the matter up the chain of command.
The matter was reported around 10 a.m., and the person arrived at 1 p.m.
The executive vice mayor of Shanghai (Sun Li's father), who is in charge of finance, led a group of leaders from the Finance Bureau, Industry and Commerce Bureau, Tax Bureau, and other departments to Honglong Company for research and to extend their regards.
I'll add an extra chapter this weekend!
So that you won't keep saying I'm being pretentious!
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