In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ran and the others had been back in Los Angeles for five days.
A lot happened in these few days.
As the day for the new president of the United States to take office draws closer, the fight between the two political parties in the United States has become increasingly fierce.
Everyone in the Donkey Party, from top to bottom, is like crazy. They are madly attacking Mr. Wang, hoping to send him to the eighteenth level of hell.
Knowing the king still has his usual tough style, with full firepower, spraying all opponents unscrupulously.
His die-hard supporters even clamored to storm into Washington again and occupy the Capitol Building again.
Xiao Ran, who stayed in Los Angeles, was enjoying life leisurely while handling company affairs.
In just two or three days, he completed the company's backlog of affairs.
Art transactions with many museums and collectors from all over the world are also continuing.
Four or five days passed, and he dealt with a lot of stolen antique art.
What was obtained through the transaction was a large number of Chinese antiques and artworks that were lost overseas.
In addition, there is nearly $200 million in cash.
Even so, he still has a lot of stolen antiques and artworks left in his hands, each of which is valuable and of top quality.
The ownership of only a few of these stolen antiques remains unclear.
To be precise, the museums and collectors who originally collected these stolen antiques and artworks have not yet made a decision whether to accept Xiao Ran's conditions and trade with him.
This part of the stolen antique art will be kept in Los Angeles, waiting for the museums and collectors to make a final decision.
In addition, the other stolen antiques and artworks all belong to Xiao Ran, there is no doubt about this.
After a few days, Xiao Ran plans to transport them all back to Beijing and display them in his private museum.
After handling the company's affairs and completing a series of transactions, Xiao Ran was completely idle.
While talking, it was already night.
Xiao Ran and the others were sitting on the sofa in the living room, laughing and chatting while watching the wonderful farce on TV.
At this moment, Fang Yufei's cell phone suddenly rang.
She immediately picked up her phone and took a look at it, then whispered:
"It's a video call from my mom. I'll answer it."
With that said, she was about to get up and leave the living room.
Xiao Ran quickly waved his hand and said jokingly:
"Don't bother me! Just pick it up here, you're not an outsider!"
"I really want to see Aunt Lin cry when she is so moved. It will definitely be interesting!"
Just this afternoon, the money Fang Yufei transferred back to her parents finally arrived!
That’s two huge sums of money! She transferred 200 million US dollars back to her mother!
Even though she had a bad relationship with her father, she still transferred 100 million US dollars back!
Because of this, her mother made a video call.
Hearing Xiao Ran's words, Fang Yufei immediately glanced at him angrily.
"Who are you! You want to see my mother cry, don't you?"
"Well, when I go back during the Chinese New Year, I'll let her hold you and have a good cry. I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"
Hearing this, Xiao Ran waved his hand quickly.
"Forget it then. I've learned a long time ago that your mother's nagging will definitely make people collapse!"
"Hahaha, virtue"
Fang Yufei said with a smile and rolled her eyes again.
After saying that, she took her mobile phone and went to answer the call.
Xiao Ran chuckled softly and continued watching the farce on TV.
Half an hour later, Fang Yufei came back from the phone call.
When she returned to the living room, her eyes were red and tears were shining in her eyes.
Obviously, the mother and daughter had a good cry when they called each other just now.
Seeing her look like this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but laugh.
"How's it going? Is Aunt Lin particularly touched now? Did she cry a lot?"
"Of course, she is also very happy. Her considerate little cotton-padded jacket can finally keep warm!"
Hearing this, Fang Yufei suddenly laughed.
"I don't know if it was particularly touching, but it was true that my mother was frightened! She was so frightened that she almost had a heart attack!"
"It's all your bad idea. Aren't we going back soon? Why do we need to transfer so much money back at this time?"
Xiao Ran pointed to the picture on the TV and explained a few words with a smile.
"The reason is very simple. It's not like you can't see what kind of chaos the United States is now!"
"No one can say what changes will happen to the policy when the new U.S. government takes office. We must respond early!"
"One more thing, the tax filing season in the United States is coming soon. If you put a large amount of cash in your bank account, don't you just wait to be robbed by the IRS!"
"Before we return to China, there are only advantages and no disadvantages to transferring these funds back to China. When you go back and slightly change the use of funds, you can save tens of millions of dollars in taxes. What a great thing!"
Fang Yufei suddenly smiled even happier when she heard that she could save tens of millions of dollars in taxes to the United States.
"So that's it, you guys are such a thief!"
"I can do this, why don't you let Elaine do the same?"
Xiao Ran looked at Elaine, shrugged helplessly, switched to English and said:
"There is no way, the tax burden in France is higher. If Elaine transfers the money back to France now, more than half of it will be robbed by the tax bureau!"
"Instead of being robbed by the French tax department, it is better to stay in the United States, where the tax burden is relatively low, so that you can pay less tax."
"I will find a way to solve Elaine's problem, such as setting up a leather bag company in a tax haven around France in Elaine's name, and then transfer the money there."
"Even transfer Elaine's nationality to a tax haven, so that she can avoid paying high taxes. Of course, this depends on Elaine's wishes."
"Even if Elaine keeps her money in the United States, she can reasonably avoid taxes through various means, such as investing in fixed assets, establishing a charitable foundation, etc."
"In a word, we have worked hard to earn money. Apart from the taxes we should pay, we must not let anyone loot it in vain."
Hearing this, the two beauties were stunned for a moment, and then nodded in unison.
Next, they started talking about this topic and no longer cared about the farce on TV.
When they had no money before, they didn’t care about filing taxes at all.
Even if the U.S. Internal Revenue Service wants to tax them, it can't levy them.
But it's different now!
Both Elaine and Fang Yufei are worth more than one billion US dollars, and they have a lot of cash in their hands.
As for Xiao Ran, he is a super rich man with a net worth of tens of billions of dollars.
As their net worth skyrockets, they all have to consider tax matters and how to reasonably avoid taxes!
Anyone who is crazily robbed will be in great pain!
What's more, they are all foreigners and have no sense of belonging to the United States, so they are even less willing to be robbed by the US Taxation Bureau!
For them, except for some taxes that must be paid and cannot be avoided at all, they do not want to pay a penny more.
While talking, they had been discussing for nearly half an hour.
Suddenly, the cell phone on the coffee table rang again.
What rang this time was Xiao Ran's cell phone.
It's a video call from dad.
Xiao Ran picked up the phone and looked at the display, then answered the call.
The next moment, dad appeared on the phone screen.
However, the background behind him was neither home nor work. It seemed to be in a courtyard.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Ran couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"Good morning, Dad, why did you remember to call me so early in the morning?"
"One more thing, where are you? Isn't it a day off today? Why aren't you at home?"
Dad smiled and nodded, and then continued:
"Yes, we are indeed not at home, but outside. We will talk about this later."
"The reason why I called you, kid, was because your Uncle Fang asked me to."
"He just came here in a hurry, asked about your situation there, and then asked me to call you."
"He probably has something to tell you. Let's talk. I'll go take a look at this courtyard house."
With that said, Dad handed the phone to Uncle Fang next to him.
The next moment, Lao Fang's big face appeared on the phone screen.
At this time, his eyes were slightly red and full of anxiety.
The first time he saw Xiao Ran, Uncle Fang couldn't wait to ask:
"Xiao Ran, tell me honestly, what happened to the $100 million that Yufei transferred to me today?"
"While having breakfast just now, I received a text message from the bank. I thought it was a scam message."
“As a result, the bank manager called me quickly to confirm, and I knew it was indeed the case.”
"Yufei's mother called just now and said that she had received the 200 million U.S. dollars transferred back from Yufei."
"What happened to the money? Three hundred million US dollars, this is too scary! Did your kid transfer it back?"
Seeing Uncle Fang's anxious and worried look, Xiao Ran couldn't help but laugh.
Then, he smiled and said:
"Uncle Fang, please be at ease! This 300 million US dollars is indeed transferred back by Yufei, and it is your little cotton-padded jacket that honors you!"
"This money all belongs to Yufei. Don't forget, Yufei is a shareholder of my exploration company. Her current net worth has steadily exceeded one billion US dollars!"
"You have worked hard all your life, and you are still far away from being worth a billion dollars. I guess you have never thought that you would be surpassed by Yufei so quickly? How do you feel?"
While he was talking, Uncle Fang, who was far away in Beijing, suddenly froze and was stunned.
Immediately afterwards, I heard him yelling and jumped up.
"What? Yufei's net worth has exceeded one billion US dollars? Is it true?"
Having said that, Uncle Fang was so excited that he was almost incoherent.
"Ask Yufei yourself whether it's true or not, she's right next to me!"
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
With that said, he handed the phone to Yu Fei, who was sitting next to her and snickering.
Fang Yufei fidgeted a few times, then took the phone and started talking to her father.
No need to ask about the result!
After receiving Fang Yufei's personal confirmation, Lao Fang on the other end of the phone instantly fell into a state of near madness.
Nearly ten minutes later, the phone was returned to Xiao Ran's hand.
As soon as he got the phone, Lao Fang immediately said with red eyes:
"Xiao Ran, thank you for taking care of Yu Fei. Uncle Fang will thank you forever for this."
"When you return to the capital for the New Year, we must have a good meal."
"Okay! It's all up to you."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
After chatting for a few more words, Uncle Fang handed the phone back to his father.
The next moment, Xiao Ran asked quickly:
"What's going on with this courtyard house? Dad, it looks very nice!"
Dad smiled and nodded, and said excitedly:
"It's more than good! This courtyard is simply amazing. There are not many courtyards in Beijing that can compare with it!"
"This is a courtyard with three entrances and a small garden, covering a total area of about 3,000 square meters."
"What's more important is the location of this courtyard. This courtyard is on Fuyou Street. No one else can buy it!"
"In view of the fact that you have recovered a large number of national treasure-level antiques, artworks and historical documents that were lost overseas, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage has decided to reward you with this courtyard house..."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran was stunned.
The Cultural Relics Bureau rewards itself with a three-entry courtyard house on Fuyou Street? real or fake?
That's Fuyou Street, where there's one post every three steps and one sentry every five steps!
Most people drive by that street and don’t even stop!
Ordinary people would never dream of buying a three-bedroom courtyard house on Fuyou Street!
Thinking of this, a smile suddenly appeared on Xiao Ran's face.
He instantly understood that the person who rewarded him with this three-in-one courtyard was by no means the Cultural Relics Bureau, but someone else!
As for the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, it is just a cover up!
