America's Road to Fame

Chapter 15 Alicia's Background

Then William Chen checked the news about the "New York Observer" on the Internet, and found that the current owner of this newspaper is Robert De Niro, a well-known Hollywood movie star.

He bought the newspaper for $800 million two years ago from its founder, the famous banker and sculptor Arthur Carter.

"Uncle Tom, my stock has been sold, and the proceeds have arrived in my account." Chen William called Tom, knowing that although he has been holding back and not asking for a while, he must be under a lot of pressure, so the money arrived today. Notified him as soon as possible after the payment.

"How's the situation, William?" Tom asked after hearing Chen William said that there was a benefit, and he felt a little relieved.

"I have earned more than ten times, haha, don't worry, the 7000 million loan at the end of this month will definitely be repaid."

"Why, so many? More than ten times?" Tom even suspected that he had heard it wrong, and reconfirmed.

"Yes, one of the stocks I bought is DryShips. You can check the recent trend of this stock. I bought it half a month ago. The main reason is the money I made from this stock." Fortunately, William Chen bought it Among the stocks, there is such a demon stock as DryShips, so when the funds he can let Tom know are only 2000 million US dollars, it is still easy to explain his gains.

"Oh my god, it's great, William. But this time it's luck. After all, stocks are still relatively risky. Don't take such risks again in the future."

Knowing that William Chen really made so much money, Tom was naturally very happy, which also meant that they were able to keep the building left by William Chen's parents.But now that he thinks about it, he still has some fears. After all, this time, in his opinion, William Chen is too risky, betting almost all his chips. Once the investment fails, the consequences will be disastrous.So I couldn't help but advise him not to take such risks in the future.

"I see, Uncle Tom, I will only invest part of the funds at most in the future. By the way, please help me check the information of the New York Observer. The more detailed the better."

Chen William called Tom this time, besides telling him about the investment income and reassuring him, he also had another purpose, which was this.

"What? Do you have any ideas?"

"I'm just interested in this newspaper. I want to know more about it. If it's suitable, I want to see if I can buy it." As the person he trusts the most, William Chen naturally has no need to hide from Tom.

"Okay, if that's the case, it's best for those survey companies to do this kind of thing. I can find a trustworthy survey and consulting company to do this."

Regarding the "New York Observer", Tom also knew something about the situation, knowing that the value of this newspaper would not be particularly high, so he didn't say much about William Chen's idea of ​​acquiring it.

"By the way, there is one more thing, Uncle Tom, I have made so much money this time, and I need to plan for future investments. After all, if I just keep these funds, I will definitely have to pay a large amount of taxes when I file my taxes next year. So I needed to find a professional to do those things for me."

April of each year is the tax filing deadline for American personal income tax. Before this time, you need to fill out your income and report it to the IRS (Internal Revenue Service of the United States), and then pay the tax. Otherwise, once you are found out, you will face a high fine. even punishment.

You must know that the IRS can be said to be the most deterrent existence in the United States. Everyone may have no intersection with other departments in their lives, such as the CIA, FBI or the military, but they must definitely deal with the IRS.

The IRS in the United States has its own special law enforcement agency, and its combat power is even higher than that of the police or the FBI. There is a joke that those drug lords may not care about the police, FBI, or CIA, but they definitely dare not provoke the IRS. There was once a big The drug lord, who was traced by the previous agencies, has been safe and sound, but because of tax evasion, he was arrested by the IRS and brought to justice.

Therefore, for all people living in the United States, the most important thing every year is to be careful about paying taxes.Chen William directly earned more than [-] million US dollars this time, and he believes that there will be more income in the future. Therefore, how to make reasonable tax arrangements is already a matter that he needs to treat carefully now.

The tax rate for the rich in the United States is still very high. At this time, the highest personal income tax rate is 35%, but this is a national tax, and each state has a different amount of state tax, so the total sum will be more than 40%.

However, the tax regulations are very complicated, there are many tax exemptions, and items or items that can be deducted, such as losses, consumption, donations, and industries encouraged by policies, etc. Therefore, William Chen now needs a professional to help him make reasonable investment planning.

Because the ridiculous thing is that because his predecessor has been in debt all the time, he miraculously didn't have too many entanglements in this area, so he didn't need to hire such a tax consultant, which also made William Chen very speechless.

"This is also a very important matter that needs to be considered in advance. However, why don't you consult Alicia about tax matters?"

The Alicia mentioned by Tom is the female lawyer he introduced to William Chen before, who helped him draft the contract and non-disclosure agreement with Joss' team.

"Alicia? Is she an expert in this field?" William Chen asked a little strangely.

"She has also been a tax lawyer, and she is also very professional. More importantly, William, you may not know her background, which is why I introduced her to you at that time."

"Background? What's her background?" William Chen asked curiously.

"Alicia's full name is Alicia Frolick, and her husband is Peter Frolick." Tom just answered Chen William.

After hanging up the phone, William Chen immediately searched the Internet for information about Pete Frolick, and finally understood what Tom said.

Pete Frolick, 38 years old, was elected governor of New York State last year. A governor of this age can be said to be a very bright new star in the political arena.And this person, like William Chen's uncle and grandfather, belongs to the Donkey Party, so it's no wonder that Tom hopes that he will have a good relationship with him through Alicia.

In this case, William Chen also agrees with Tom's judgment. As long as Alicia is professional enough, it is also a good choice to let her do it.So he contacted Alicia, and after getting a general idea of ​​William Chen's situation, Alicia realized that this was a big order, and was also very surprised that William Chen could have such a high income in such a short period of time. It overturned her perception of William Chen.

So Alicia and William Chen made an appointment to meet. After William Chen finished his studies in the afternoon, he would come to Building 666, his office, and have a detailed discussion on his affairs.

The time schedule at noon today was very full, so William Chen took out a document to read.This is the information on the current U.S. technology stocks that he asked Joss to help sort out.

After repaying the loan from Future Bank, Chen William still has 4.252 million US dollars in his account. He left 2520 million US dollars as a backup, the remaining 4 million US dollars, and another 1 million borrowed from Future Bank U.S. dollars, a total of 5 million U.S. dollars, ready to continue investing in U.S. stocks.

But this time, he didn't have the exact information about the Eye of the Future, but although this world is somewhat different from William Chen's previous life.

But at least 80% of the cases are still very similar. For example, the company with the highest market value in the world at this time is still Microsoft, and companies such as Apple, Google, Cisco, and Amazon are still on the list. The iPhone 3GS was released in the month, and it was roughly the same as the world's development node in the previous life. Therefore, based on the memory of the previous life, it is still possible to roughly determine which companies have more development potential, and their stocks are more valuable for investment.

William Chen also had his own thoughts on this. Even though the two worlds are slightly different, they are both at a similar stage of development, so those industries that will develop rapidly in the future can also be laid out in advance, such as online shopping, video Industries such as video-on-demand, smartphones, and mobile Internet are destined to become popular industries in the future. The layout of these tracks will still yield rich rewards.

Therefore, after reading the current US stock information compiled by Joss, William Chen chose Amazon, Netflix, Apple, MasterCard, and Nvidia among the more promising stocks in the future industries.

In fact, there are two other stocks, Facebook and Tesla, which William Chen wants to invest in, but the stocks of these two companies have not yet been listed, so William Chen called Joss and asked him to transfer the shares in the current stock account. 5 million US dollars of funds to buy the five stocks he selected.

Fortunately, these stocks are currently stocks with relatively high market capitalization and relatively large liquidity. The investment of 5 million US dollars cannot afford too much splash.

It's just that William Chen can't be sure what kind of income this investment can get, but fortunately, this time, he won't be too worried about the partner who will be bound to the bank in the future, even if Paris makes something wrong , was judged as a deviation by the system, resulting in the forced repayment of his $1 million loan, and he would not suffer too much loss.

"Come here first today, William, we will continue tomorrow." Erica said to William Chen with a smile.

Uh, it’s about continuing to study, let’s make it clear, okay?Chen Weilian felt that what she said was really...or maybe he was thinking too much.After seeing Alicia away, William Chen saw Alicia waiting outside the office.

"Ms. Alicia, sorry to keep you waiting."

"It's okay, William, I just came here according to the time."

After the two entered the office and signed the entrustment agreement between the two parties, William Chen told Alicia about his previous operations and earnings in the stock market.In this case, the client definitely needs to trust the entrusted lawyer, so that the other party can understand the whole picture of the matter and serve him better.

A profession like a lawyer relies on the trust of clients to survive, and no lawyer would make fun of his professional life, so now that he has signed the entrustment agreement, William Chen naturally does not need to hide the specific income from Alicia, otherwise There is no need to hire her at all.

(End of this chapter)