Chapter 375 You Will Become the Most Famous Person in the Mediterranean
"Xiao. Are you crazy?" Fabian ran over hurriedly.
Xiao Peng was stunned: "Why am I crazy?"
Fabian asked, "How do you expect my company to file taxes this year? Are you asking the tax bureau to investigate our company?"
Xiao Peng blinked: "Why are you investigating us?"
Fabian said helplessly, "They won't believe that some idiot would give out that much money as a reward to their employees! Are you crazy? Do you know how much we spent on these bonuses? The accounting firm quoted a total of 41 million, including their salaries, bonuses, and taxes! Adding in all the miscellaneous expenses that came up during our trip, we've spent nearly 100 million! Xiao, we're spending money like we're drinking water!"
Xiao Peng said speechlessly, "Brother, let's not cry poor and still be good friends. Why don't you tell me how much you earned this time? I understand. Do you think that the fact that I didn't sell those cultural relics and kept them for myself has reduced your income a lot? Otherwise, I will take out my income this time and split it with you and Pascal? That way, you won't have any complaints, right?"
Fabian glared and said, "Xiao, if you say something like that again, I'm really mad at you! The thing men fear most when they get along is 'fighting'! I admit that Pascal and I both have our fair share of little flaws, but that doesn't mean we're stupid! Our company says we're all responsible for one thing, but Pascal and I both know that without you, we're nothing! A professional manager could do the job we do better than all of us combined. You're helping us! I'm not telling you this to compete with you! It's because if we let the tax authorities take notice of this, it would be more trouble than it's worth!"
Xiao Peng was now feeling helpless: "I really don't understand what you countries are thinking. Is it my fault for being so kind to my employees?"
Fabian smiled bitterly and said, "There are companies that treat their employees well, but they only give them original shares or something like that. No one gives them money directly like you do. You even gave the kitchen workers a 200,000 bonus. You're too generous. What if they take so much money and don't return it?"
Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "If you don't want to come back, then don't come back. These days, we're in short supply of everything except people! Besides, we don't need any people anytime soon. Deep-sea salvage is a 'three years of no business, three years of profit' business. We've just been lucky in the past two years, so we've been able to accumulate so much wealth so quickly! But good luck can't always be with us. We need to calm down and settle down."
"So we really won't salvage shipwrecks anymore?" Fabian asked. "Wouldn't that mean we'd have no income?"
"Can you go into investment?" Xiao Peng asked, "Hasn't Zhang Qikun been helping you with investment?"
Fabian shook his head. "The Bank of France didn't take the gold this time, and Zhang Qikun is a little depressed."
"Why is he depressed? Let him go find Chen Zetao!" Xiao Peng said.
Fabian smiled bitterly and said, "He went to look for it, but it seems the result was not very good."
Xiao Peng patted Fabian on the shoulder and said, "Alright, don't overthink it. Zhang Qikun isn't short-sighted. He won't worry too much about these things. Besides, don't think I don't know you made a fortune in Turkey."
Fabian laughed and said, "I just took advantage of the time difference to earn some information fees. Isn't that how all wealthy people make money? No matter the situation, intelligence is always the best weapon!"
Xiao Peng smiled bitterly and said, "I once heard that billionaires can quickly rebuild their wealth even if they lose everything. I didn't believe it at first. Making money is so hard these days! Now I understand it's true. A billionaire's connections and intelligence are their greatest asset! You've made hundreds of millions just by casually playing around in the Turkish stock market."
Fabian grinned. "I'm gambling my entire fortune. Actually, I think there's still room for further appreciation, but I don't dare to gamble any further!"
Xiao Peng nodded. "That's a wise choice. Ivan called me and said the sea is about to calm down. Once the silver coins are retrieved, the share price of Istanbul United Mining will plummet... but you can profit from it if the situation warrants."
Fabian was stunned: "Xiao, since you know everything, why don't you go and make some money?"
Xiao Peng shook his head. "I don't want to be a profiteer. It's the same as losing money. Even if you lose 10 or 8 million, you can still handle it. But what about the poor? If they lose 18,000, they might not be able to make ends meet! So even though you're profiting more from the rich, you're hurting countless poor families!"
"Damn it! You make me sound like I'm the worst offender!" Fabian said angrily. "Everyone's making so much money, why am I the one getting scolded?"
Xiao Peng spread out his hands: "I don't make money that way! I earn money through honest labor with my own hands!"
Fabian said helplessly, "Alright, I have nothing in common with you. By the way, I've already arranged the charter flight. All our Chinese employees can take the charter flight back home. Are you supporting a bunch of employees? You're supporting a bunch of bosses, right?"
Xiao Peng laughed and said, "You stingy guy, how much money did they make for us? Can you fly an HOV? Can you operate an ROV?"
Fabian coughed twice and said, "Alright, alright. I don't know anything. I just eat, drink and have fun! Oh, and I have another question."
"What's the problem?" Xiao Peng asked in confusion.
Fabian asked, "What about Natalia and Anna?"
"Who?" Xiao Peng was stunned.
Fabian gave him the middle finger: "I pour you coffee every day, don't you know her name?"
Xiao Peng suddenly realized: "Oh, I really don't know their names, Fabian, don't get me wrong, this time these two were not brought back by me, they were brought back by Walter. What to do is also Walter's problem."
Fabian asked, "Didn't you say everyone on the ship gets a bonus? How about these two?"
"Uh..." Xiao Peng was stunned by the question. Anna was too young to talk about it, but Natalia at least made coffee and washed clothes every day, so it was not like she didn't do any work.
"Give Natalia 100,000 before tax. We are not short of money! It's not easy for them to stay on the ship with us for more than a month!" Xiao Peng said.
Fabian gave a thumbs up: "You're really good! Never mind, I've already paid so much money, so another hundred thousand won't hurt!"
Xiao Peng patted Fabian on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, buddy. I'll make you awesome soon!"
"Let me become powerful?" Fabian asked in confusion, "Are you going to give me all your wealth?"
Xiao Peng raised his middle finger. "You're my grandson, and I love you so much? But you've suffered such a huge loss for the company in Istanbul, and it's time to settle the accounts! In a week at most, you'll be the most famous person on the Mediterranean coast!"
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