Feng Xingxian heard Lin Fuhao's exaggerated request, smacked his lips, and said bitterly and embarrassedly:
"Mr. Lin, stop joking. That courtyard over there, that…"
Lin Sanqi said with a half-smile:
"Mr. Feng, let me be honest, this Longyu sedan chair is my personal property, and I spent a huge amount of money on it.
When I got the sedan, this century-old item had already fallen apart. I restored it using traditional methods. I spent a total of 10 million US dollars on this sedan.
Now you want to collect taxes just because you say you want to collect taxes? You want to donate just because you say you want to donate? Do you think this is appropriate?
This is 2015, not 1965. You should remember that private property is protected by law. My family's belongings are not the state's property; the two should never be equated.
So don't use national justice to morally blackmail me, and I don't need the 500 yuan.
You want to take this sedan chair, and that's all I ask. If you agree, you can take the sedan chair and the ceremonial guards. If you don't agree, then so be it."
Lin Sanqi actually didn't have a very good impression of the museum. It was just that these people were so good at stealing from the museum.
Not to mention far away, let’s just talk about Huadu. Xiao X, director of the Guangzhou Art Museum, abused his power to swap 143 national treasures of calligraphy and paintings, involving a sum of over 100 million yuan.
If this "switch scheme" that lasted for more than ten years had not been accidentally exposed at an auction, it would be unknown how many cultural relics would have been swapped. Of course, it is also possible that the number involved is far more than that.
This incident exposed deep-seated regulatory loopholes and a crisis of trust in the cultural relics circle.
Otherwise, how did the famous saying "Everything the Forbidden City has is mine, and if the Forbidden City has not built it, I will build it" come about?
It is because someone inside the museum is swapping cultural relics, and it is quite rampant.
Even most museums exhibit fake antiques, and the real ones are hidden from the public, with the excuse of protecting cultural relics. God knows if they have any ulterior motives.
Therefore, in order to break the halo of the museum, Lin Sanqi is very wary of this group of people and will not make any donations without thinking.
When Feng Xingxian heard this, he knew that he would return empty-handed today.
However, facing a billionaire and celebrity entrepreneur, the Palace Museum could not expropriate the property by force, so it was at a loss.
"Director Lin, okay, I understand what you mean. I'll go back and discuss this with my superiors and do my best to complete the task you assigned me."
Seeing that the other party had stopped pestering him, Lin Sanqi also stood up with a smile:
"Then Mr. Feng, I won't see you off."
"Stay, stay."
After the Forbidden City staff left, Yin Lianyi said in surprise:
"Since they want Empress Longyu's sedan chair, why don't you just sell it to them? They won't need it in the future anyway."
Yin Lianyi is not very interested in antiques, or rather, modern young people are not interested in antiques and cultural relics and do not realize their value.
Lin Sanqi smiled and shook his head:
"Sell it to them? Believe it or not, they'll only offer a few million at most, and I won't even be able to recover my costs.
Don’t forget how our Lingnan Building came about?
It’s because the Dongguan Museum wanted to buy our antiques but had no money, so the superiors exchanged them for a piece of land.
The museum is very poor and has little money, so I have to be firm in my refusal, otherwise they will come to persuade me countless times, which is annoying.
By the way, pack your luggage later. We're going on our honeymoon tomorrow. I need to meet with Section Chief Song now."
Yin Lianyi knew that Section Chief Song was special. Although he was only the head of a small department, he was a person who had direct access to the top and could not be neglected.
"Okay, got it. Go ahead."
Chairman’s Office, 88th Floor, Lingnan Building.
Section Chief Song was touring the place while muttering:
"Fuck, you rich bastard, this whole floor is your office? You really know how to enjoy it. Do you know how big my office is? It's only 12 square meters. When it's full of documents, I can hardly even turn around."
Lin Sanqi laughed and said:
"You're a public servant, why do you need such a large area? We're just the lowest class of merchants, and our status is worlds apart. If you don't agree, let's switch offices and jobs."
"Oh, it seems you're quite clear-headed. You know that the people shouldn't fight the government. Haha, how's it going? Have you been involved in any lawsuits lately?"
After hearing what Section Chief Song said, Lin Sanqi immediately thought of Han, the lawyer from Zhangzhou Pharmaceutical Factory.
"Brother Song, every company has its share of lawsuits. This isn't a big deal. You've already thoroughly investigated our Lingnan Group. You should know that we operate legally and pay taxes according to regulations. We absolutely haven't violated any laws or regulations."
The two walked to the entertainment area, and Section Chief Song picked up a golf club and hit a shot at a mini golf course.
"You have to be careful about the lawsuit involving Zhangzhou Factory. I've heard rumors that someone behind the scenes has set their sights on the big piece of fat meat that is Lingnan Hall.
If the other party is pursuing a normal business approach, we won't interfere too much. But you can't lose the first lawsuit, because if you lose, there will be countless lawsuits later."
Lin Sanqi was silent for a while, thinking for a long time, but couldn't figure out who he had an enemy with.
Even with the three major Cordyceps companies, they would avoid it if possible and never compete with others. They are very low-key.
"Song Ke, are you saying that Zhangzhou Pharmaceutical Factory is just a tool? What's the background behind it? Can you tell me a little bit about it?"
Section Chief Song looked around, not taking it seriously.
"I can't tell you who the other party is even if I tell Qidian. The only thing I can tell you is that he's from Beijing, has a lot of capital, and deals in Chinese medicinal materials. It's not an exaggeration to say he's a leading stock.
Competitors are enemies. Although your Lingnan Group is small in scale, its sales volume is high. Those tricks you play to pretend to make losses may fool ordinary people, but for top capital, there are no secrets.
So if you make too much money, people will definitely be jealous, so just be more careful."
Lin Sanqi held his chin and thought for a long time, but he couldn't figure out where the weakness of Lingnan Group was now.
You mentioned that his flagship products such as ginseng and cordyceps were all brought here by him during his travels through time, and he established a nominal breeding base for musk himself.
It is absolutely impossible for the opponent to cut off his supply of raw materials.
In addition, one of the favorite tricks of big capital is to suddenly ask banks to withdraw loans or cut off loans, thereby cutting off your cash flow and forcing you into bankruptcy.
However, Lingnan Group has not borrowed a penny from the bank so far, and all of its funds are self-used. Now Lin Sanqi has so much money that he wants to lend money to the bank.
The last trick is to check your tax, fire protection, drug supervision, etc.
But as he said before, Lingnan Group has absolutely no tax evasion. All tax amounts are fully checked by the Huadu Tax Bureau, and there is absolutely no possibility of any problems.
The problem is that your tax department is not proficient in its business, and they should be held accountable.
Thinking about it this way, Lingnan Group is now like a hedgehog with no way to attack it.
Of course, big capitalists are shameless. They may fabricate false charges, carefully list so-called evidence, and then use public power to lock him up.
If it really came to this, what else would Lin Sanqi say? He would just abandon everything in China and leave.
He had a contingency plan for this and an evacuation route for his family, and Section Chief Song in front of him had promised to help him smuggle himself across the border.
Then why are you afraid of a bird?
Thinking of this, Lin Sanqi felt relieved:
"Okay, Brother Song's reminder is good. I should also be mentally prepared. After all, a lawsuit is nothing more than a waste of money, so let's just take our time. Besides, our Lingnan Group doesn't manufacture or sell counterfeit goods, so there's nothing to worry about."
Don’t be fooled by the fact that Section Chief Song has been looking around as if he is particularly interested in the 88th floor.
In fact, he had been secretly observing Lin Sanqi's expression.
As a staff member of a special department, Section Chief Song doesn't even trust the person next to him. He has to keep one eye open when sleeping. How can he easily trust others?
When he saw that Lin Sanqi looked calm after thinking it over, without any panic or tension, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Only if he is honest and upright in his heart can he help Lin Sanqi at the critical moment.
If he helped and it was finally confirmed that Lingnan Group had committed many illegal activities in secret, he would inevitably be implicated, which was something he did not want to see.
Song Taichu is indeed selfless and upright.
But he has a big family behind him. If there is an "ally" with sufficient funds and strong power outside, it will be a great help to the family business. (End of this chapter)
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