Chapter 83 I Don’t Care About Money
Holding the note written by Lu Yiming, Li Quanwang read it again and again, and then he actually fell on the table and burst into tears.
This scared both Lu Yiming and Li Yiwen.
"What's wrong with you? Did you get a fish bone stuck in your throat? Or did you get a sore throat from drinking?" Lu Yiming patted Li Quanwang on the back, recalling the heroic way Li Quanwang drank liquor directly from the bottle when he was in his 50s. He was puzzled and said, "With your alcohol tolerance, you shouldn't be that bad. Besides, we're eating abalone today, which doesn't have bones."
Li Yiwen also advised: "Although you are the legal representative of the Internet cafe and you will be blamed if something goes wrong, the question is what can go wrong ? Relax and don't cry."
Although Lu Yiming and Li Yiwen took turns to persuade him, Li Quanwang couldn't stop crying, as if he wanted to vent all the grievances that his family had suffered over the years due to lack of money.
Although his family was not so poor that they could not survive, they were definitely not rich. If a slightly bigger wave hit them, their small boat would probably capsize in an instant.
In addition, Li Quanwang's academic performance was not good, and his family was very disappointed in him. If he was not satisfied with something, they would either beat or scold him. You can imagine the pressure on each family member.
It would have been better if Li Yiwen hadn't tried to persuade him, but after a few words of persuasion, Li Quanwang cried even louder.
Lu Yiming quickly waved his hand, asking Li Yiwen to stop persuading him, and then said to Li Quanwang: "Okay, it's not a sin for a man to cry. If you feel wronged or sad, just cry it out. No one has stipulated that men can't cry. Cheer up after crying. We are brothers and have good days waiting for us."
Li Quanwang cried for a long time before he calmed down. He raised his head and asked anxiously, "How should I explain this money to my family? How about I say I won the lottery and won five million?"
Lu Yiming shook his head and laughed, "Come on, winning the lottery is nothing compared to foreign exchange trading. You have to pay 20% of the incidental income tax just for buying lottery tickets, and when you claim the prize, a bunch of welfare organizations will come to you and ask you to donate. Basically, the most you can get is only 60% to 70%."
Li Quanwang immediately panicked: "Then how much tax do we have to pay for this money?"
Li Yiwen immediately explained: "Stock and futures trading are tax-free in many countries. For example, in our country, capital gains tax is exempted."
Even Lu Yiming didn't know this. He was stunned when he heard what Li Yiwen said: "Isn't this encouraging everyone to speculate and seize the opportunity to lose money? However, if you say that this is tax-free, that's not accurate. In my opinion, not only do you have to pay taxes for stock and futures speculation, you have to pay the heaviest taxes."
Li Quanwang asked curiously, "What kind of tax is that?"
“It’s an IQ tax.”
“…”
To put it bluntly, the purpose of stock trading is to let the investors run into the market willingly and without any burden. So how can you still charge them a "ticket" fee?
This is too heartless and not something a human being would do.
After hearing what Lu Yiming said, Li Quanwang perked up and patted his forehead in a serious tone: "Now I finally know what capitalism is. This is it."
"Besides, if you don't know how to explain it to your family, why don't you just not tell them? I'm giving you a check. You take it to the bank to go through the formalities, and the money will be transferred to your bank card. I'm not giving you five million in cash."
Li Quanwang thought about it and said, "That's right."
After dinner, they sent Zheng Zhiguang and Li Quanwang back first, and Lu Yiming and Li Yiwen took a walk in the moonlight.
After walking a few steps, Li Yiwen asked, "Is the issue of shares settled like this?"
Just now at the dinner table, Li Yiwen said that the five million was Li Quanwang's "taking the blame" fee, but in fact, if it was really just a simple taking the blame, there would be people who would do it for not only five million, but also 50,000 yuan.
Li Yiwen thought that Lu Yiming had just offered a random price because he wanted to find help in the early stage. Now that the foreign exchange speculation had been completed, he reminded Lu Yiming to pay attention to the issue of shares.
Secondly, Li Yiwen was also talking about himself. After all, he held 10% of the shares, and this time the profit was much more than Li Quanwang, more than 50 million!
Although he did provide some professional knowledge assistance and did a lot of errands, no matter how you look at it, the value of these things is not as exaggerated as 50 million.
After this incident, Li Yiwen is now very optimistic about Lu Yiming's future. Therefore, he does not want to have a conflict with Lu Yiming because of the Internet cafe shares, so he made a tentative statement.
As the saying goes, brothers should settle accounts clearly. Instead of having conflicts and falling out later, it is better to talk it out now.
If Lu Yiming has any objections , he can return all the 10% shares and the 50 million he earned.
After all, all this money was earned by Lu Yiming. He and Li Quanwang were basically doing odd jobs the whole time and did not play any key role.
Just think of yourself as an employee and get a salary.
If you really want to make a lot of money, just follow Lu Yiming. Are you afraid of not having the opportunity?
After all, in Li Yiwen's eyes, Lu Yiming's future achievements will surely be far more than this. If he follows Lu Yiming, even if he is a high-level worker, he will never worry about money in the future.
Lu Yiming smiled and said casually, "You can take the money. I won't change my shares. I have never cared about money. I tell you, money is not my goal, nor should it be my goal. Money is just a tool, a means for me to achieve my goal. I have always known this ."
Lu Yiming naturally noticed Li Yiwen's nervousness and uneasiness, and he also understood what he was worried about.
In the eyes of some people, perhaps Lu Yiming doesn't need to give shares to his cousin Li Yiwen or Li Quanwang. Wouldn't it be better to keep the money himself?
Why share it with others?
This is certainly true. If Lu Yiming was really ruthless, he would not have to give 5 million or 50 million. He could just take out a few hundred thousand to get rid of Li Yiwen and Li Quanwang.
But this approach, to put it bluntly, lacks a broad vision and can only lead to small businesses that are not presentable enough, and will never amount to anything big.
Lu Yiming couldn't help but think of Duan Yongping and Shi Yuzhu, two veteran business leaders.
When the former left Xiaobawang, the Three Musketeers followed him to the death. Later, the three of them founded BBK, Blue Factory and Green Factory respectively. Later, they created Pinxixi, which made countless users angry.
As for the latter, he was on the verge of bankruptcy, but the core sales team of 100 people still stuck with him and finally helped Mr. Shi make a successful comeback.
There is no doubt that these two are top business tycoons with full personal charm.
But their so-called personal charm, to put it bluntly, is actually built up with money. Duan and Shi are not only generous to the people around them, but they also have abilities themselves. How could such bosses lack followers?
There are not many people in this world who are truly fools, but many bosses are too smart. They only want to take advantage but are unwilling to suffer losses all day long, so that in the end they become hated by everyone and deserted by their friends and relatives.
In his previous life, Lu Yiming had seen too many stupid bosses like this. They only wanted to make all the money themselves, but as a result, when they encountered the slightest risk, they were immediately isolated and helpless and died quietly.
It is precisely because he has seen so many things like this that Lu Yiming will always take them as a warning after his rebirth. As a reborn person, he has no shortage of ways to make money, but what he lacks is the ability to protect himself.
As the old saying goes, it takes three to make a hero, and it takes three stakes to make a fence.
In order to gain a firm foothold in the turbulent business world, Lu Yiming needs to form cliques and cultivate his followers.
Instead of currying favor with others, it is better to support Li Yiwen and Li Quanwang, so that they can take care of each other and won't have to deal with problems alone when they encounter them. Life like that would be too tiring.
