The sun was shining coldly in the sky and there was a chill in the air.
At about twelve o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Xun also got up, washed up, and then the three of them went to have lunch.
After dinner, we arrived at the meeting place. It was a large place. Although it was not magnificent, it was generous, spacious and bright! It was comparable to the size of a football field.
A stern-looking man in black stood in front of the door. Liu Xun handed the invitation to him. The man in black took a look and opened the door of the conference room. There was no expression on his face, like a statue without any emotion.
When I stepped into the conference room, I saw that it was thousands of square meters! The seats were all placed individually, with numbers written on them, from 0001 to 5000! Although there were a lot of seats, this conference room didn't seem crowded at all.
The ink paintings on the wall give people a sense of "the sunset has gone, the tide of Han is rolling. The ancient cotton is flying over Xiang Bridge, the spring water is rising, and the eighteen shuttle boats are locked on the painted bridge!"
At this time, many company CEOs had already come to the conference room, but since this meeting invited all medium and large enterprises in China, there was also a regional division.
For example, S City, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macau... and so on.
Liu Xun walked towards the seating area in City S. The family had planned it very carefully. For example, as a large international enterprise like Liu's, the seats were very close to the front, side by side with Chen's, and the distance between them was not too far.
"My dear nephew, are you here?" Chen Jiancheng had already arrived at this time. When he saw Liu Xun, he also greeted him.
"Just arrived. Uncle was here earlier?" Liu Xun responded to Chen Jiancheng with a smile.
"I just arrived too." Liu Xun's arrival also caused some business CEOs in City S to stand up and come forward to chat with him, and Liu Xun also started chatting with them casually.
They said flattering words, and Liu Xun listened calmly and responded perfunctorily! More and more people entered the meeting room, and time passed slowly. Finally, it was two o'clock in the afternoon! With the sound of a heavy hammer, the meeting began.
After the sound of the heavy hammer, representatives of the nine great families also walked out from the backstage. At this time Ye Tian was in a bad mood, because the representatives of the nine great families in this meeting were all from the side branches, and he was the only direct descendant. This was really a disguised insult to himself.
But there was nothing he could do about it. The Ye family had few direct descendants, and his main purpose of coming this time was not for this meeting, but to see if there was the ancient warrior that Ye Huiling mentioned around Liu Xun.
In fact, the fact that the aristocratic families only sent collateral branches to attend this meeting shows that they do not attach much importance to this meeting, because enterprises are just a drop in the ocean for the overall economy of a country, and there is no need for the direct members of the aristocratic families to take action.
"Mr. Ye." A member of the Wang family's side branch who represented the Wang family made a 'please' gesture to Ye Tian, meaning that Ye Tian should take a seat first!
The aristocratic families are clearly divided into different levels. Although the Wang family and the Ye family are not from the same family, Ye Tian is a direct descendant of the Ye family after all. So if Ye Tian doesn't sit, they dare not sit either.
"You are welcome." Although Ye Tian was very dissatisfied, he still had to save face and sat in the chief seat in the middle. Representatives from the other eight families also took their seats one after another.
"I believe that everyone has learned about our family before coming here, so I won't waste any more words! Starting this year, every company here, as well as small and medium-sized companies not here, will pay 15% corporate profit income tax to the family every year!"
A member of the Zhang family's side branch glanced at the densely packed crowd below. Although he concealed it well, Liu Xun still saw the disdain in his eyes. Although this man was only a member of a side branch of the aristocratic family, he also considered himself noble and not comparable to the secular people below.
"Fifteen percent?" Liu Xun frowned when he heard this and glanced at Chen Jiancheng. Chen Jiancheng was obviously having a headache! He originally thought that the noble family would charge at most ten percent, but he didn't expect it to be fifteen percent.
Although it is only five percentage points, this five percent of profit is not a small amount for these medium and large enterprises!
But Liu Xun also knew that there was nothing that could be done about it. Even if the aristocratic families wanted to collect 20%, these enterprises would have to hand it over. However, the aristocratic families obviously also knew that they could not collect too much.
Their comeback this time and their forced collection of taxes have already caused a lot of opposition. If they collect higher taxes, it will definitely cause stronger dissatisfaction, which will not be good for them, even though they don't care about the money.
"Let me tell you, now all Chinese companies have registered on the Internet, and your turnover is also displayed on the computer! You don't have to come and submit it every year, because the computer will automatically deduct it from your turnover!"
At this point, the Zhang family's side branch continued, "I have finished speaking. If you have no objection, please sign the contract on your desk!"
As the words fell, the table tops in front of each seat cracked, and then a contract floated up on it. After the contract appeared, the table tops returned to their original state.
"This... should we sign it or not?" a company boss from City S asked the boss next to him.
"We should act according to the circumstances and see what Chen and Liu mean first." After the CEO said this, all the companies in City S looked at Liu Xun and Chen Jiancheng, while companies in other regions also looked at the giant companies in their regions.
Liu Xun took out a pen from his briefcase and signed his name on the contract without thinking. Chen Jiancheng did the same. Neither of them even read the contract because they knew that even if they did, they would have no choice but to sign.
The giant companies in other regions also had the same idea and signed their names! When the medium-sized companies saw Liu Xun, Chen Jiancheng and other giants signed, they also followed suit and started signing.
After signing, the tabletop cracked again. Everyone put the contract underneath, and the tabletop returned to normal! The Zhang family's side branch coughed lightly and was about to announce the end of the meeting, but Ye Tian suddenly spoke.
"Who's Liu Xun!" Ye Tian said without raising his head. In fact, there was a name written on the table below, but Ye Tian was too lazy to look at it.
When Ye Tian's words rang out, the side branch of the Zhang family also looked down. Liu Xun? Who is this Liu Xun? He could even be asked by the direct descendant of the Ye family!
In fact, it was not just the Zhang family that was surprised. Other families also looked down and searched for Liu Xun's name on the name tag. When Liu Xun heard someone calling him, he also looked at Ye Tian, stood up and said: "My name is Liu Xun, what can I do for you?"
After Liu Xun finished speaking, Ye Tian frowned and looked down. The other branches of the family were also stunned when they heard his words. Liu Xun actually dared to talk back to Ye Tian like this!
Because the family hierarchy is strict, even if they talk to Ye Tian, they have to add "Mr. Ye" or "you" in front of him! (To be continued)