Chapter 406: Return of Goods and Compensation of Tens of Thousands
Chapter 406: Return of Goods and Compensation of Tens of Millions
The elderly want to take their baby to the grave, but their children pretend not to obey them. It is inevitable that some people will criticize them for being unfilial.
But the words came back again.
Even though its reputation has been damaged and its halo has dimmed due to being rented out many times, this shroud used to bury Emperor Qianlong is still worth around 40 to 50 million RMB. It is truly a rare treasure that "one in the Forbidden City is mine" and there are very few of them left in the world.
Once Mr. Ma is buried with it, it is only a matter of time before his grave is dug up. It will be remembered by people for decades to come, and the probability of it being stolen is close to 100%.
After all, it is equivalent to burying a sum of money that most people cannot earn in several lifetimes. The temptation is too great.
If Fan Wumian was at his lowest point, he would probably have wanted to come here with a shovel and play the role of a tomb-raider. Not to mention blowing out the lit candle, even if he had blown the candle away, there would still be people who dared to commit crimes against Mr. Ma.
So although his children's original intention was not kind, they did something right in an invisible way. At least now everyone knows that Qianlong's shroud was not buried in the tomb.
It's a good thing for Mr. Ma, but it will be quite troublesome for his children.
The reason is that inheriting the Qianlong shroud is equivalent to inheriting a large sum of money. Mr. Ma has been gone for more than three months, but his children have no intention of declaring and paying the inheritance tax.
I don’t know if someone in Thailand has set their eyes on this treasure.
Less than 24 hours after the news broke, a Thai police officer wearing a uniform similar to a tights went to the home of Mr. Ma's eldest son, Ma Chenghan, and publicly declared that he would confiscate the Qianlong shroud, and would sue Ma Chenghan and others and conduct a thorough investigation of all their family businesses.
Ma Chenghan and his brothers and sisters were all dumbfounded after hearing the news.
After asking someone, I learned that a certain celebrity with a high status in Thailand, who was wearing a robe with one shoulder exposed, had specifically requested to receive the "Banner of Ten Thousand Souls" and take it to the temple to suppress the souls and pray for the souls to be reborn, and to treat it as the temple's treasure.
The treasure they bought with their own money was about to become someone else's treasure. Ma Chenghan's brothers and sisters were so angry that they wanted to vomit blood, but they had no idea what to do. They only regretted that they had not immigrated to a country with no inheritance tax and better order while their old man was still alive.
After calling people everywhere to find a solution, Ma Chenghan discovered that his family's connections had become wolves eyeing his assets. His uncle, who had good connections, openly snatched clients and threatened to teach Grandpa Ma a lesson for his unfilial children.
In just two or three days, it felt like a year.
After much thought, Ma Chenghan and his colleagues discovered that the root of the problem was the Qianlong shroud. Losing some money and throwing it away would only cause trouble for a while, but if it was not resolved quickly, it would easily lead to more trouble.
So several children of the Ma family sat down to negotiate again, and unanimously listened to the arrangements of lawyers and consultants. They decided to find a buyer as soon as possible to sell the property. At that time, they would only need to pay part of the inheritance tax according to the transaction price, and they could have some money left over to pay the inheritance tax on other assets. This is better than getting nothing at all.
For example, the man in the robe only cared about the fact that Qianlong's shroud had been blessed by a high monk and had the Dhula Sutra embroidered on it. As for money and other things, he had no shortage of them.
The problem is that once you decide to take action, there may not be anyone willing to take it.
Just when Ma Chenghan was worried about this, it happened that the legal team of Bandit King Media communicated with him and asked how to withdraw the lawsuit against Huang Bo.
I had already stopped caring about this little thing and was planning to just let it go.
However, thinking that this Qianlong shroud was bought by his old man from Fan Wumian, Ma Chenghan suddenly had an idea and even proposed to return it for 5000 million Hong Kong dollars.
Fan Wumian is still resting in Shenzhen.
After Bank of China Hong Kong asked a third-party company to appraise the raw materials of the Big Jade King Jade, it gave a total valuation of HK$12.5 billion, while Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Company offered a purchase price of HK$13 billion. Both pieces of news made him feel refreshed.
He was originally worried that it might be difficult to find a market for this batch of raw materials if he kept them on hand. However, he found that his worries were a bit unnecessary and was no longer in a hurry to ship them out.
The appraisal company gave a valuation of HK$12.5 billion, and after working with the bank, a mortgage loan of HK$10 billion would most likely be possible, with an interest rate lower than that of an unsecured credit loan.
As for Zhou Dafu Jewelry Company, he only said that he had no intention of selling it for the time being, and he would be willing to give priority to selling it to this company when the time comes.
With Fan Wumian's current strength and influence, even the grandson of the Zheng family, one of the four largest families in Hong Kong, was quite polite when approaching him, and suggested that they meet for a meal when they were free.
Since Fan Wumian was in the entertainment industry and knew countless female stars, there were many rich young men who wanted to make friends with him, and some even wanted to cooperate with him to invest in some movies.
now.
Agent Jiang Shixi said to Fan Wumian through the phone:
"I was in charge of contacting the auction house at the time. The person selling the Qianlong brocade Dharani Sutra left my phone number. Mr. Ma's son came to me and said he wanted to return the product at a low price. I found that although he was Thai, his Chinese was quite good."
"?" Fan Wumian thought about the focus and it seemed that it was a bit off. Many overseas Chinese grew up in a bilingual environment, so communication was naturally convenient for them.
He asked Jiang Shixi:
"What exactly does it mean? Just sell the shroud to me and I'll give him 5000 million Hong Kong dollars?"
"Well, I thought about it. Boss, you have already paid a large amount of taxes. If you return the goods, you may be able to get a refund of several million in personal income tax. Other bosses are worried that tax refunds will be checked, so many retained tax refunds are simply not accepted. You don't need to worry about it. You can get a refund when it's due."
What Jiang Shixi meant by not retaining tax refunds only refers to the fact that many business owners, in order to avoid tax audits, simply give up part of the pre-paid taxes to prevent their tricks from being discovered and having to pay more taxes, which is not worth the loss.
As a celebrity, Fan Wumian earns so much that he is always worried about being caught, so he pays every penny of tax and avoids it as much as possible legally. He is not afraid of tax audits.
Therefore, it is obviously feasible to return part of the personal income tax paid after selling the Qianlong Shroud last year in the name of return of goods.
This means that you only need to spend more than 40 million Hong Kong dollars to get the Qianlong brocade Dharani Sutra quilt back in your hands, and earn more than 30 million in profit in the whole process.
He had originally thought of taking back the "Ten Thousand Souls Banner" and putting it in the Di'anmen Special Exhibition Hall, but Mr. Ma's children actually took the initiative to sell it at a low price, which made Fan Wumian worry that there was a trap.
I pondered it for a few seconds, thinking that I would have to ask an expert to authenticate it before paying for it, so I would not buy a fake.
Fan Wumian touched his chin and said over the phone:
"It was a good item when I sold it to them, but who knew they would rent it out for a living, causing the collection value to plummet. It's okay to return it, but I have to give a discount. I think 4000 million Hong Kong dollars is reasonable. They want to sell it for 5000 million. If they send it to an auction house, not only will they have to pay commission, but they will also have to wait a year or two to receive the money. My offer is already very good."
At that time, Fan Wumian sold it at a lucky price of RMB 8888 million, and the repurchase price offered was less than half of that.
After both transactions were completed, the items were still in Fan Wumian's hands, which meant that he made a net profit from the difference between the two transactions in just a few months.
Jiang Shixi thought that the collecting circle was indeed deep, so he asked tentatively:
"Then I'll call him back now and ask him if he agrees."
"Okay, tell me when you're done."
Since he was not aware that the children of the Ma family were under tremendous pressure, Fan Wumian only quoted a price that he thought was quite appropriate.
This wave of popularity of the "Banner of Ten Thousand Souls" has greatly increased the fame of Qianlong's shroud. If it is displayed in the special exhibition hall of the Di'anmen Museum for one or two years, it may still be worth hundreds of millions of yuan, and it can also attract traffic and earn ticket revenue during this period.
Putting aside other things, young tourists may not want to see the Four-Ram Square Tripod or mistakenly see the Bronze Rhinoceros Tripod with Gold and Silver Cloud Patterns, but the "Ten Thousand Souls Banner" should be able to make them spend a few dozen yuan on tickets and go specifically to visit it.
Bringing it back can also completely eliminate the impact of "reselling national treasures out of the country", so as to prevent a bunch of black fans from finding reasons to point fingers and make emoticons to blacken him everywhere on the Internet.
I thought there would be some bargaining, but the eldest son of the Ma family agreed directly and only asked for the payment to be made as soon as possible within three days after the transaction was completed.
The acquisition of 28.5% of Penguin Group’s shares has not been finalized yet. With the increase in the price of Dayuwang, the down payment will not be a problem. This amount of money is no pressure for Fan Wumian.
Upon learning that the shroud had been removed from the exhibition and would be shipped directly from Tokyo to Yanjing, Fan Wumian arranged the transaction location in the museum, hoping that experts would examine it carefully.
He didn't want to touch this thing last time, and now Fan Wumian doesn't want to touch it even more. By the way, he is also considering whether to ask Feng Shui master Li Mingfo to come out again and set up a plan to "purify" it to prevent those who originally rented the shroud from continuing to cause trouble.
Even if the property is not resold in the future and used as collateral to continue borrowing from the bank, it will not occupy cash flow.
Just after finishing these, Fan Wumian took the time to deal with other things.
During the filming of "Detective Chinatown", he mentioned to Uncle Tat that he wanted Uncle Tat to guide Silly Old Fan to shoot a police and gangster detective drama similar to "Trident".
Uncle Da just called and asked about this matter, and said that he happened to meet Silly Old Fan during the filming, and was playing a couple with Liz, and it was Liz who pursued Silly Old Fan.
I haven't paid much attention to this cheap dad recently, but after hearing about him, Fan Wumian exclaimed, "Wow, this guy! His status is obviously rising rapidly."
After filming "Beauty's Rival in Palace", Riz became popular again. In her early years, she was the goddess in many people's minds because of her good looks. Her representative works include "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", "Happy Ghost Summer Vacation" and so on.
In the drama, she pursued silly old Fan, and the thought of that scene made Fan Wumian have a strange expression.
To be honest, this successfully aroused his curiosity and he really wanted to take a look.
(End of this chapter)