Chapter 1036: Global Taxation

"Don't 999, just 99, the money for a meal, you can get it, one, two, three, four, five……"

A live broadcast sales event, Catherine's live broadcast room, created a miracle of fifty million US dollars.

Lao Jieke's long-term efforts finally paid off, and it was an astonishing return.

Catherine herself couldn't believe it.

"Jieke, is this what I sold?"

"Fifty million, just these few hours?"

Lao Jieke was also extremely excited.

In just one night, he went from a poor guy who could barely afford a meal to a millionaire?

This is just one event; if there were one every day,

Jieke couldn't believe how much money he now had.

He looked at Catherine and said hopefully.

"Catherine, why don't you switch careers and become a product-selling host?"

To be honest, Catherine was very tempted; making money was really too easy.

But she quickly came to her senses; she wasn't someone who had never seen the world, and she wasn't poor either.

Her pursuit wasn't money either.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be studying sociology and international relations.

So after she came to her senses, she firmly refused Lao Jieke.

"This is impossible, Jieke; doing product sales is just my way of repaying you, but I won't sell to you, and I certainly won't sell my soul for money."

"Money is just a part of life, not the whole."

"Jieke, I hope you don't let money blind your eyes."

"Remember, every product you select must live up to everyone's trust."

"Otherwise, later you might rise because of the live broadcast, but you could also lose everything because of it."

"Otherwise, you say, why does Kickstep require you to come to Qiongzhou?"

"Because you're here, they can completely control you."

"When you cause a big disaster, they won't let you escape."

"If you were in Yingjiang, dealing with you might take a long process, after all you have money, you could drag a case out for years."

"But Qiongzhou is not like that; they have a rapid response plan for crimes committed by product-selling hosts."

"They have already dealt with many people."

Lao Jieke's fervent heart was doused with cold water.

If he continues, he might truly lose his conscience, because that would earn him more money.

He lacks confidence that he can withstand the temptation of money.

Now, as soon as Catherine speaks, Lao Jieke immediately puts away those improper thoughts.

"Alright, Catherine, we are friends; besides our agreement, I won't force you to do anything else you don't like."

"As for quality, there definitely won't be a problem; my dream is to sell the world's high-quality products to everyone who needs them."

"Today we bring Daxia's products; tomorrow we bring good products from around the world."

"We are the intermediary station for mutual understanding of the world."

"As for the quality issue you mentioned, naturally there is no problem."

"Our selected products have all been through thousands of selections; there is absolutely no problem."

"Moreover, this is Qiongzhou; inferior products cannot survive here at all."

Afterward, he also said somewhat guiltily.

"By the way, has Qiongzhou really dealt with many product-selling hosts these past few months?"

Catherine wondered.

"You don't know this?"

"This is totally related to you!"

Lao Jieke felt embarrassed to say.

"I've been too busy lately to keep up with the news."

Catherine was a bit speechless; could this be what the Daxia people call 'being oblivious to what's right under one's nose'?

"Jieke, you should set up relevant important news alerts on the Life Assistant."

"Otherwise, the knife will already be at your neck before you notice; then it's too late!"

Lao Jieke, ultimately, set up a reminder under Catherine's supervision.

He also saw those news.

"Holy crap, not only did they lose everything, but they all ended up in prison."

"Does Qiongzhou enforce things that strictly?"

He wiped away a cold sweat; just moments ago he was still a bit angry at Catherine for making a fuss over nothing and speaking harshly, but now it's completely gone.

This old lady, what she said is correct.

He himself really needs to take this seriously, because he could indeed make such a mistake.

Weiweian, upon seeing the sales figures, also fully understood everything Lao Jieke had done.

He was right; I was too narrow-minded.

After she decided, she no longer cared how much money Catherine spent.

Because they can make money.

Two days later.

Lao Jieke saw an acquaintance.

His tax official.

Nice to see you, Mr. Jieke.

Congratulations on your recent great success.

This is the tax you need to pay.

Please pay your taxes on time.

Paying taxes on time is the Obligation of every Yingjiang person.

Chasing taxes across ten thousand li?

Global tax collection?

Damn, this is a Daxia company, what tax should I pay?

The tax official isn't angry at all.

Mr. Jieke, as long as you are a Yingjiang person, you cannot escape taxation.

Whether domestically or abroad.

Every bit of your income should have a portion belonging to Yingjiang.

Lao Jieke said in a displeased tone.

This is the company's money.

The tax official was leisurely.

The company is yours, isn't it, Mr. Jieke?

Lao Jieke had never encountered such a thing before, feeling it was bullying.

How come I've never heard of this, and why haven't others experienced this?

The tax official scoffed.

They? Who? We don't even know what they're doing.

But we know every move of Mr. Jieke very well.

Lao Jieke felt vexed.

Why?

Why target him like this?

Tax official.

I believe Mr. Jieke understands very well, after all, you know what you've done better than I do.

Lao Jieke understood, he had been targeted.

Because of what he and Catherine did.

Otherwise they wouldn't have come so eagerly to collect money.

Having figured this out, Lao Jieke knew saying anything to the tax official was useless.

In front of the tax official, he called his cooperating financial company.

He explained the whole thing.

After listening, the other side comforted him.

Mr. Jieke, you don't need to worry, these are minor issues.

We have a full plan; without your consent, he definitely won't get a cent.

Of course, if possible, Mr. Jieke had better pay some money, which is beneficial to you, after all you will eventually live in Yingjiang.

After all, social benefits and welfare are tied to taxation.

We'll be there soon, Mr. Jieke can use this time to think.

With the reassurance from the financial company, Jieke felt much better.

Seeing him call the financial company, the tax official's smile disappeared.

These people are the most troublesome.

Although they should pay a lot of tax, after their calculations, much of the tax disappears.

They are openly evading taxes.

But they have no way.

Mr. Jieke, you had better pay taxes honestly.