The strong never oppress the weak, but instead set a high enough threshold so that the weak can fend for themselves outside of it.
Three days passed in a flash. It was the height of summer, and the weather was hot and dry. Jiafeng's agents were no longer making a fuss. Various departments within the company began to establish and register branch companies in various industries. When the agent team gathered, they would talk about the recent changes in the company. Everyone was looking forward to another wave of wealth like before.
The negotiations between Lu Feng's newly registered company and Siemens are nearing completion. The finance department placed an application form in front of Lu Feng, which showed that all the company's cash, converted into US$1.2 billion, would be reviewed by various departments within 24 hours after Lu Feng signed it. Then, it would be returned to the foreign exchange account of the Ministry of Finance in China under the name of being handed over to the headquarters.
"1.2 billion!!"
Lu Feng looked at the numbers on the application form in front of him with a serious expression. He scoffed, signed the form, and handed it to the finance manager. He capped his pen and muttered to himself, "Damn, you guys are ruthless when it comes to making money. Nearly 10 billion yuan, and I can only take away less than a tenth of it."
This money was heavily taxed, nearly a billion dollars was taken by Harry/Bris, and there were various favors to be made, court fines, compensation, and the funds were taxed again after leaving the country. For the first time, Lu Feng felt how heavy the taxes in the Western world were, like a huge mountain.
There was a knock on the office door, and Manager Li pushed it open and walked in, saying to Lu Feng, "Mr. Lu, the Siemens team would like to invite you to dinner tonight. Here is the invitation. Elmi and Sean will be there. The business jet has been booked. Is the day after tomorrow okay?"
"Okay, are the passports and everything arranged? Is everyone here?" Lu Feng looked up and asked him.
"Of the people I brought, only four are willing to go back. The others don't want to go back, and I don't plan to go back to China either. I'll book a ticket and go directly to the United States. I'm especially grateful to President Lu for his guidance. This is my resignation letter. The positions of the four people who are willing to go back to China are already vacant. If you leave, it won't have a big impact on the company, and not many people will know." Manager Li said, placing a resignation letter on the table.
Lu Feng picked it up and glanced at it, then looked up at the embarrassed Manager Li. Clearly, he had already earned what he considered enough money, but the number of four people was somewhat hard for him to accept.
"You think that country is so impoverished and has no future? There are only four people there." Lu Feng smiled, a hint of sarcasm in his voice, and said, "I'd be willing to go back, but you wouldn't."
"Mr. Lu, to be honest, I'm quite surprised that four of them came here. They were all college graduates, majoring in English, all with the goal of going abroad. Now, ten of them have gone abroad, and none of them want to go back," Manager Li said frankly.
"Alright, I understand!" Lu Feng signed his name on the resignation letter with a flourish and handed it to Manager Li, saying, "Your resignation letter, from Mr. Li in the United States."
"Thank you!" Manager Li took the resignation letter, turned around, and left.
Lu Feng leaned back in his chair, lit a cigarette, and remained silent for a while before suddenly feeling relieved. In this era, not to mention the countryside, even wealthy families in the city would receive envious looks when they mentioned that their children had gone abroad.
"It's only human nature, only human nature!" Lu Feng sighed.
As evening approached, the convoy was already waiting downstairs. When Lu Feng came down, he saw several department heads still holding a meeting with their employees, emphasizing the need to strengthen corporate cohesion and strive to become one of the world's top 500 companies.
Inside a five-star hotel banquet hall, Elmi looked quite dignified in a black dress, with a blue belt around her waist that not only accentuated her slim waist but also added a highlight to the dress.
Seeing Lu Feng arrive, a smile unconsciously spread across Elmi's face. She walked over and said, "You're late. Tonight's banquet is your victory celebration."
"Then I must congratulate you. With such a powerful partner as Siemens, your future will definitely be even more promising." Lu Feng said with a smile, "I also need to work hard to achieve in-depth cooperation with Nokia, so that Jiafeng can catch up with everyone as soon as possible."
Sean, who was sitting to the side, saw Lu Feng arrive, picked up his wine glass, stood up, and walked over with the translator. He said to Lu Feng, "You're probably the only person in the world who can broker a cooperation between two such large companies."
"It's mainly thanks to you. I only made the connection. Jiafeng's development in Europe is still inseparable from you." Lu Feng raised his glass and clinked it with his.
Tonight, no matter who Lu Feng was with, all he talked about was how Jiafeng would develop in the future. He even discussed some collaborations, as if he wanted to increase investment and really do something.
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