Marcus looked up at Song Yang in front of him, and in his mind he had already raised Song Yang's level to the highest. No, looking at Song Yang's age, Marcus felt that this might be the most valuable person he had worked with in all these years, perhaps the only one!
Marcus didn't know how big a stir these financial documents would cause if they were leaked, especially the America Movil project. Marcus had never heard any news about it, but it was a huge project worth 300 million US dollars, which was really too shocking.
"Song," Marcus put down the financial documents, "To be honest, these are beyond my expectations. It will take some time to sort out these finances. Maybe you should have come to me earlier to avoid a lot of trouble!"
Marcus said to Song Yang that he felt some of Song Yang's expenses were not worth it, not to mention the sports cars and villas. Just take Double Click Company and America Movil as examples. If Marcus were to operate them, he could not only avoid taxes, but also get some financial subsidies from Texas and other places through operations.
"So, I came to you today Marcus!"
Song Yang said to Marcus, "I hope you can help me deal with these financial issues. Not only these, but also the financial issues of DoubleClick, America Movil, Hotmail, ICQ and other companies in the future may also require you to be a consultant!"
Marcus's calm heart began to waver at this moment. As a personal financial consultant, he could only earn a few hundred thousand US dollars a year at most. But being a financial consultant for a company was different. The larger the financial scale he handled, the higher the salary he would get.
For example, if America Movil's financial advisor can sell the Chicago-New York line to Wall Street after it is completed next year, it will be a financial management worth billions of US dollars. If Marcus handles it, the salary will start at at least one million US dollars!
"Song, I will take care of these financial matters! " Marcus Bird showed his willingness to take over the role of Song Yang's personal accounting and financial advisor.
Hearing that Marcus was willing to take over, Song Yang negotiated his contract with Marcus. Marcus did not ask for an exorbitant price. On the contrary, the price he asked for was a bit "low".
Marcus asked for an annual financial advisory fee of only US$240,000, which is the fee for helping Song Yang declare taxes, handle financial issues, and avoid taxes. It seems expensive now, but compared with other big accountants and the future net worth that Song Yang may have, it is not too high.
But Marcus also has other requirements, which is to deal with issues such as Song Yang's investment. He needs additional fees. For example, for projects like America Movil, or acquisitions, investments, etc., he needs additional fees.
Song Yang thought about it for a moment, then extended his hand to Marcus, agreeing to his request.
Apart from anything else, Song Yang is looking for a sponsor to take over Hotmail this year, which will involve a large amount of financial transactions that will need to be handled by Marcus.
In addition, when America Movil deals with Wall Street next year, Marcus will also be needed. Even if there is a professional accounting firm, there needs to be someone to keep an eye on it. Otherwise, if you run into a swindler like Andersen, you won’t even have time to cry…
Marcus became Song Yang's personal accountant. If nothing unexpected happens, Song Yang's finances will have to go through Marcus' hands for many years to come. In a sense, he may know Song Yang's worth better than anyone in the Bruno family!
"Are you also managing the finances of the San Francisco Giants baseball team?" Song Yang asked Marcus when he signed the agreement.
If someone else came to ask about Marcus' other employer, it would be a bit taboo, but in the future they will be tied to Song Yang, and even at special moments, they will have to take some blame for Song Yang, so Marcus just chuckled when he heard this.
Marcus, who had done his homework, knew the inspirational story that Song Yang had boasted about, about a talented baseball player who died unexpectedly and then entered the Internet industry and got back on his feet. Marcus didn't know whether it was true or not, but it was definitely true that Song Yang came from a baseball team.
Marcus did not find it strange that Song Yang asked about the San Francisco Giants baseball team. "If, Song, you want to become a small shareholder of the Giants, I can help you make it happen!"
Many wealthy people in America who love sports will invest in some sports teams and become a small boss. They often go to the stadium to watch games and have close contact with the team stars. The teams also like to use those celebrities to increase their popularity.
As for those with higher net worth, like Paul Allen of Microsoft, he bought two teams, the NBA Trail Blazers and the American football Seahawks, to use as large toys. Marcus also thought that Song Yang wanted to become a small shareholder of the Giants or something like that.
"NO," Song Yang said to Marcus, repeating what he had said to Gallo, "If I want to join a baseball club, I'm going to buy the New York Yankees!"
Marcus smiled and shook his head. “Song, if the fans in San Francisco heard this, I’m afraid they wouldn’t be so happy!”
As for Song Yang's plan to buy the New York Yankees, Marcus thought that Song Yang was just joking and didn't take it too seriously. Not to mention whether Yankees owner George Steinbrenner would sell it, even if Song Yang cashed out all his net worth at this moment, he probably wouldn't be able to buy the Yankees.
Song Yang just laughed and didn't explain much, but if there was a chance, Song Yang would definitely try to defeat the proudest team in the Big Apple City!
"Marcus, I need you to deal with these financial issues as soon as possible and report them to the federal tax department. I don't want to be targeted by the IRS!"
Song Yang doesn't want to be messed with by those mad dogs in the IRS. Even the smallest loophole could be made into a big deal by those people.
"Also, next, I need you to handle some financial issues. You need to keep an eye on America Movil's finances. Hotmail may also see some investment or acquisition this year!"
Hearing this, Marcus' eyes narrowed. Song Yang was revealing some information to him so that Marcus could prepare early.
Even if you are not an Internet professional, in recent days, media outlets large and small in San Francisco and Silicon Valley have been reporting news about Hotmail.
Through these reports, Marcus could also imagine the potential of Hotmail, but now he heard that Song Yang was vaguely thinking about selling Hotmail. If this came true, Marcus could predict that this would probably be a shocking deal.
But after being slightly surprised, Marcus quickly regained his composure, "Don't worry, Song, there won't be any problems here!"
Marcus is indeed dedicated. After signing the agreement with Song Yang, he immediately began to handle the financial matters and used various means to help Song Yang avoid taxes as much as possible. The role of the Bruno Foundation in Marcus's hands can be played to the fullest.
After coming out of ICQ's San Jose office building, Song Yang did not rush to report to San Jose University, but drove to Fortinet.
ICQ’s office building was not far from Fortinet. It took only half an hour’s drive for Song Yang to reach Fortinet’s office.
After entering Fortinet, I immediately felt that it was different from other places, because the faces here are almost all Asian, and the voices coming out of the office are all in Chinese. This is almost the first company in Silicon Valley composed entirely of Chinese people!
Fortinet's office is not very large and is divided into two parts, a software development office and a hardware department. What Fortinet wants to do is to integrate software, hardware and the Internet, which is unprecedented in the network security industry, so naturally it needs to develop hardware products.
Seeing Song Yang coming in, a young man in his twenties with glasses looked at Song Yang and felt vaguely familiar with him. He asked Song Yang in confusion, "Excuse me, who are you?"
Song Yang said in Chinese, "I'm looking for Xie Qing!"
As soon as Song Yang's accent was heard, the office suddenly became noisy again. A tall, dark-skinned man sitting in the office shouted to the small office inside in Sichuan dialect, "Old Xie, someone's looking for you!"
"Please come this way." The young man smiled apologetically at Song Yang and took Song Yang to Xie Qing's office.
After looking at Song Yang for a few times and about to enter Xie Qing's office, the young man said in distress, "You look familiar to me, as if I've seen you somewhere before."
"Song Yang," Song Yang smiled kindly at the young man, "Perhaps you have seen another name reported in the media, Bruno Song!"
After saying that, Song Yang nodded at him, then entered Xie Qing's office, leaving only the stunned young man. The whole office was silent. The person who had just called Xie Qing also had a wooden chicken look on his face.
The founder of DoubleClick, an Internet genius, and now also the founder of Hotmail, the creator of the Internet viral marketing concept, and of course, the largest investor of Fortinet, has now appeared in front of them!
Not to mention how influential Song Yang is among Chinese Americans, just the fact that he has unparalleled influence among the yellow-skinned people working in Silicon Valley and the Internet industry.
Maybe other people in Silicon Valley want to be the next Bill Gates, or the next Marc Andreessen, but for the yellow-skinned people working here, they definitely want to be the second Song Yang, not anyone else.
Xie Qing, who was busy in the office, was also stunned when he suddenly saw Song Yang coming in, and then stood up hurriedly, "Boss Song, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming?"
Looking at the messy office, Xie Qing looked embarrassed, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you!"
Song Yang waved his hand, found a chair from the pile of documents, and sat down casually. "We all got here this way. If you've been to Yahoo's former office, and of course the small garage where DoubleClick was first established, you'll know that we're all the same!"