novelslam 73. Leave Russian affairs to Russia.
73. Leave Russian affairs to Russia.
Viktor transferred personnel from the Moscow tax office to conduct a surprise inspection of Shopee.com, without informing the local authorities in St. Petersburg.
"Don't tell me that a company as big as yours doesn't even have a finance person?" Victor said, looking shocked.
"Our company is just starting out, and there are so many things to do. We've outsourced everything that can be outsourced." Uyungerile handed a business card to Victor. "We usually just keep simple records, but we outsource the bookkeeping and tax filing to this accounting firm."
"If you're going to outsource, at least hire a big company." You can tell from the business card that it's a small workshop.
Uyungerile explained again, "We initially approached them, and the cooperation has always gone well, so we didn't switch."
Victor remained expressionless.
I've learned a lot today.
Other people who falsify accounts try to make it flawless so that they won't be discovered. But yours is full of problems; there are no accounts at all!
Anyway, I wasn't really expecting to find out anything, so this is fine. At least the back taxes, late fees, and fines have been successfully collected.
"You actually trust the accounts made by this small workshop? I know without even investigating that there are a ton of problems. Just wait for the deadline to rectify and the fine."
Victor didn't know much about tax matters, but he did know the basics. Before the operation, he consulted his colleagues at the tax office and did his homework.
Uyungerile said with a forced smile, "We'll change it, we'll definitely change it properly, just don't make us close down."
The tax bureau team leader said, "We'll look into the bookkeeping services. Let's check your database first; you must have order records, right?"
"The transaction data is there, but it's not in the database." Seeing everyone's confused expressions, Wuyun Gerile quickly added, "Our server room was recently extorted by hackers who emptied the database. We've only recovered a portion of it."
"But the original documents are still there, the paper ones, they're all in the warehouse."
Victor said, "Take us to see it."
"it is good."
Uyungerile led the tax bureau personnel to the warehouse where the documents were stored.
The receipts are well preserved, but they haven't been organized.
"These cardboard boxes are full of them."
Wu Yun randomly opened one of the documents to show the tax bureau.
"Just piled up like waste paper?" Victor was not giving up and opened a few more boxes to take a look. Every box was a mess.
"Why is this handwritten?"
Uyungerile: "It's possible the printer ran out of ink that day."
The tax team leader pulled Victor aside for a private talk.
"Victor, with all these bills in this room, going through them one by one by eye, how long will it take to finish? If it were just a couple of days, I wouldn't say anything, but this will take at least a month or two."
"We also have our own jobs in Moscow."
Victor asked, "So what do you mean, handing it over to St. Petersburg?"
"No way, you can't just give away the credit you've already earned." The tax bureau team leaned forward and whispered, "Given their situation, they don't even have any accounts, there's no way to prove anything, so investigating money laundering is definitely hopeless."
"We'll treat this as tax evasion and punish it severely, to the maximum extent allowed. I'll fine you more, so what? They'll have something to hide and won't dare to appeal."
"There has to be a procedure, right?" Victor felt a little uneasy.
The tax team leader said, "Let them enter the information from these forms into the computer themselves. After they're all entered, make a copy and send it to Moscow. Then we'll issue the fines. That should be about right."
Victor suggested, "You guys go first, I'll have someone keep watch here."
The tax leader worried that Viktor was only giving a superficial agreement and that once they returned to Moscow, he would call over the tax officials in St. Petersburg to steal the credit.
He chuckled and agreed, "You're right, we really need to keep an eye on things. Even if we can't keep an eye on them, it can still serve as a deterrent."
"We'll also keep one person here, so the two of us can take turns working shifts."
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SoftBank Asia sent people to Russia to check on Shopee's operations, but they haven't reached the stage of discussing financing yet; they're just gathering information.
Yong Ge and his daughter Zhang Baizhi also came along.
There's also Xia Dongyuan, Zhang Baizhi's good friend.
The three have formed an alliance, and their sole purpose in coming to St. Petersburg is to secure a share of Shopee's Series A funding.
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Li Xiang had just finished drinking with Yong Ge and dozed off at the table for a few minutes until the effects of the alcohol wore off. Then he turned on his computer and started working.
"I see you have a water heater on your roof, can you take a shower there?"
Zhang Baizhi knocked on the door and came in.
Li Xiang frowned and asked, "What does it taste like?"
"You have the nerve to ask? You finished drinking and left, while my dad was acting crazy and vomiting all over the house." Zhang Baizhi was also covered in sticky stuff, but he was holding clean clothes in his hand.
"I didn't force him to drink; he was the one who kept trying to force me to drink and challenge me to a drinking contest."
"I'm going to take a shower."
Li Xiang continued with his work, and after some time, Zhang Baizhi came out wrapped in a bath towel.
"I noticed you brought clothes."
"It smelled too, so I washed it all." Zhang Baizhi walked over to Li Xiang, looked down at the computer screen, and asked, "What are you so busy with that you're so focused on?"
"If you do the math, the price of iPhones dropped, and we bought a bunch of overpriced ones, so we lost over 700,000 yuan."
The iPhone 4GB has been discontinued, and the 8GB version has dropped to $399.
Scarcity drives up prices; the discontinuation of the 4GB version has led some to buy it as a collector's item, while the 8GB version has seen a significant price drop.
However, Apple's price adjustment this time is an attempt to quickly seize the market by taking advantage of the smartphone boom, which is a major positive development, and the stock price has risen significantly.
"You've already lost money, so don't be upset."
Zhang Baizhi gently nudged Li Xiang, drawing Li Xiang's attention to himself, and then complimented, "I have a good figure, don't I?"
"She's alright, but she has no breasts and no butt."
Zhang Baizhi pointed at Li Xiang's nose and said, "You deserve to be single."
Li Xiang gave them the order to leave, saying, "Go back and take care of Brother Yong."
"I'm requisitioning this place. After you finish your work, you can go and take care of my dad." Zhang Baizhi didn't stand on ceremony at all and immediately crawled into bed.
I took off the bath towel in bed and threw it on the bedside table.
"Turn off the light, I can't sleep if it's too bright."
Li Xiang closed his laptop, turned around and looked at Zhang Baizhi, saying with a serious expression, "My dear niece, you're really going all out. You even used your honey trap to get some shares in Shopee."
"That trick won't work on you. My dad already told me you're... gay." Zhang Baizhi even gestured with his finger. "How can I go out with my clothes wet? Go to my room and get my clothes, then I'll leave."
Li Xiang took off his shirt and said, "You've already taken your shirt off like this, if I don't give you some feedback, it would be a bit disrespectful."
"I'm already married." Zhang Baizhi still remembered what happened in the sauna last time.
Li Xiang couldn't help but smile. "Last time we went to Hong Kong, Brother Yong specifically emphasized to me that of your family's four children, only your sister is married."
Zhang Bai stared intently at Li Xiang's abs, biting his lip. After a few seconds of thought, he said, "Let him stay in Russia, okay? If you don't say anything, I'll take that as your agreement."