National Tide 1980.

Chapter 1370 Wrestling

As the saying goes, gangsters are like springs, the weaker you are, the stronger they are.

Although theoretically, thugs are the kind of people who bully the weak and fear the strong.

When faced with a tough problem that is too hard to chew, they will definitely choose to seek benefits and avoid harm. This is the nature of dirty things.

But the problem is that there is a difference between a gangster and a hooligans.

The little gangster's face is nothing, he can just throw it away.

It’s different for big gangsters. If they have reached a certain level, face is very valuable, and if their face is damaged, the loss will be huge.

Just like Ikuo Suho, he is used to dominating the entire Japanese entertainment industry.

Especially in recent years, he, who believes himself to have become the leader of the entertainment industry, has rarely encountered opponents who dare to resist and are capable of competing with him.

This time, an opponent who dared to resist his tyranny appeared. Everyone, whether friends, enemies, or those oppressed by him, was watching to see how he would respond.

Therefore, even if it was not for the benefits promised to him by the Guo family, it was for the sake of maintaining his own dignity and authority.

Without clearly realizing the gap in strength between them, it would be impossible for Ikuo Suho to do nothing and give up so easily.

On the contrary, in order to save face and maintain his position, he wanted to let people know that he is not to be offended.

He will inevitably launch more ferocious attacks and retaliations, and must convince his opponent.

  Otherwise, how can you continue to intimidate and intimidate others?

So soon, on September 9th, Michael Jackson's team arrived in Tokyo, Japan for the "BAD" world tour.

Suho Ikuo's second wave of attack also arrived.

This guy actually used his political connections to get people from the IRS to check the accounts at Matsumoto Office and Kiri Studios.

Even Ning Weimin's Tan Palace Restaurant was not forgotten by him.

You know, when he met Akira Okamoto, Ikuo Suho expressed full malice.

As a matter of course, on September 9, Tan Gong Restaurant also faced a surprise inspection by the IRS.

At the same time, there will naturally be people to help assist in public opinion.

In fact, on the day when the IRS came to investigate, several tabloid reporters ran to the doors of these companies in advance, waiting for the IRS people to arrive, take pictures and post articles.

Then they exaggerated the facts and continued to exaggerate the troubles encountered by Matsumoto Keiko and Ning Weimin in newspapers.

By the way, it can also achieve the effect of "whitewashing" Suoh Ikuo's burning system.

After all, people who don't know the truth are easily led by others.

If a misunderstanding could arise and people believed that Keiko Matsumoto and her husband were tax evaders, then naturally people would also believe that the accusations made by the tabloids and artists before were not groundless.

To be honest, Suho Ikuo's move was quite ruthless.

If it were an ordinary person, he would have been knocked down by this sudden attack.

Because Japan's tax laws are extremely strict, the consequences of tax evasion or tax arrears are extremely serious.

Those who are caught in this regard may not only be subject to heavy fines, but may also face criminal prosecution and property seizure.

Especially foreigners like Ning Weimin, who do not understand the situation in Japan, are likely to make mistakes.

If the situation is serious, the offender will inevitably be sentenced to jail and fine, and then directly deported.

Even though he is now the spouse of a Japanese, he still has no chance to regret and make amends.

But then again, no matter how hard a fly tries, it can't lay maggots in a seamless egg.

First of all, the time-travel plug-in allowed Ning Weimin to understand more about all aspects of Japan than any other foreigner of that era.

Apart from legal tax avoidance, he has done nothing with taxes.

He would not be like most people who would lose sight of the big picture for the sake of small details and affect their grand plans.

In addition, he also spared no expense in hiring excellent financial personnel and senior tax accountants from well-known firms.

And as the assets grow, the investment in legal support also increases.

Now, he not only has dedicated financial personnel and lawyers to handle daily business, but the tax accountants and law firms he cooperates with overseas are also among the top institutions in Japan.

Therefore, there was no problem with his accounts.

Keiko Matsumoto did not have the bad habit of tax evasion. She had always abided by the law, paid all the taxes she was supposed to pay for her personal income, and the firm's accounts were also clean.

The safest one is Fog Studio, because the film industry itself is a good way to launder money.

What's more, "Li Xianglan" filmed by Wu Film Studio was a co-production with the mainland of the Republic.

The crew is there, so even if they blatantly inflate the expenses, they won’t be able to tell there’s a problem.

  Who knows how much each burned set and destroyed artifact cost?

It's impossible. Even the people who were involved at the time might not be able to figure it out clearly.

It is even less likely that Japan's National Tax Agency will send people to the Republic to verify.

So the reality is that even if the tax investigator brought in by Suho Ikuo nitpicked, it would be impossible for him to find any problems in the accounts, unless he engaged in shady manipulation and framed someone.

But this one is also unrealistic, because let's not talk about whether the tax investigator has the courage to do so, or whether he is worth working so hard for Suho Ikuo.

Take Suho Ikuo's report, for example. There is no actual evidence.

Although he was able to buy several film studios and studios with unreasonable financial resources simply by relying on the rapid rise of Keiko Matsumoto in recent years, he suspected that there were insider trading and unknown sources of funds.

But the IRS cannot make a conclusion and impose penalties so easily.

According to the law, the IRS must first find a breakthrough and obtain certain evidence before conducting a criminal investigation.

Therefore, the personnel dispatched by the Tokyo National Tax Bureau this time were only from the Investigation Department, not the Inspection Department responsible for criminal investigation.

To put it bluntly, what they are conducting this time is only an administrative investigation, which is a non-compulsory investigation, and both the scope and means of the investigation are relatively limited.

That is, the tax investigator will only investigate accounting books and books that record inventory and daily transactions.

However, forced searches cannot be conducted on the residences or production and operation sites of the persons under investigation, nor is there the right to seize or seal up evidence, much less to destroy door locks to forcibly collect evidence.

Of course, the tax investigator may also inquire about the contents of the declaration and the account book information of the person under investigation.

If necessary, third parties such as banks and the parties to transactions with the subject of investigation may also be questioned.

However, if the person being investigated refuses to cooperate, investigators may not use physical force or compulsory searches.

The person being investigated can only be prosecuted for crimes such as obstructing public service or refusing inspection.

In this case, it is not easy for tax investigators to verify evidence of tax evasion, let alone do anything tricky.

In addition to this, the most important thing is that neither Matsumoto Keiko nor Ning Weimin are helpless and isolated.

People like Yamaguchi Yoshiko, who was a senator at the time, and Sanae Takashiro, the president of the Japan Women's Association, both became acquainted with Matsumoto Keiko because of the movie "Li Xianglan" and became good friends with her.

Therefore, after receiving Keiko Matsumoto's pleading call and receiving her assurance that there was indeed no problem with the accounts, they all called the Tokyo National Taxation Bureau and expressed their concerns about the matter in a serious manner. You know, Japanese senators have supervisory power over government departments, which is equivalent to the Disciplinary Committee of the Republic in the future.

Although the United Women's Association is a purely non-governmental organization, if it causes a stir it will involve a wide range of people and have a great impact on public opinion.

Therefore, facing the pressure exerted by these two ladies, the Tokyo National Tax Bureau was naturally afraid and did not dare to overstep the line. They could only follow the rules and do their work honestly according to the regulations.

Ning Weimin was even more outrageous. He didn't even say hello to the embassy, ​​nor did he call anyone for help. It can be said that he did nothing.

They simply had all the accounts and shareholder information submitted to the Japanese tax officials, allowing them to check and review them at will.

  what's the result?

He actually managed to scare off the Japanese tax officials by relying solely on the qualifications of two state-owned enterprises, the Beijing Cultural District Service Bureau and the Temple of Heaven Park, and the semi-official status of the Tan Palace Restaurant.

It turns out that in this era, against the backdrop of Sino-Japanese friendship, the two countries have signed a special agreement on taxation since 1983 to avoid double taxation and tax evasion.

Whether it is Japanese companies investing in China or Chinese companies investing in Japan, there are many places where special considerations are given in terms of taxation, and they cannot be blindly applied in the same way as for general companies in Japan.

In this situation, let alone the fact that there was no problem with the Tan Palace Restaurant itself, even if there was a real problem, the tax investigator would not dare to make a decision on his own and would really dare to find his sore spot.

Because the consequences are serious and unpredictable.

If things go wrong, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be involved, turning a small administrative investigation into a major event involving diplomacy.

Putting aside other things, just talking about this agreement, the Japanese are the ones who benefit in the end.

Because the Republic has no money, the main purpose of signing this agreement is to attract Japanese investment and technology. On the contrary, the official investment of the Republic in Japan is very small.

  How many Chinese companies are there in Japan?

And most of them have Japanese as shareholders.

Therefore, there are even fewer Chinese enterprises like Tan Gong Restaurant that have no Japanese investment and are of an official nature.

  On the other hand, how many Japanese companies are doing business in the Republic?

In this case, who would dare to do it easily?

Once you mess with someone, what will they think? Will they mess with you?

That would be a bad precedent, and you would be stabbing yourself in the back.

What's more, the tax investigator is not very familiar with how the specific bilateral tax regulations are formulated and how to implement them, and is very unsure.

Because this kind of situation is so rare, no one has ever encountered it.

  Then why doesn't he retreat when things get difficult?

Only a fool would continue to hold on to the Tan Gong Restaurant. This is called being afraid of the consequences.

Therefore, the few tax investigators sent down just took a look at the situation, flipped through the account books for two days and returned empty-handed.

With just this one move, the situation was easily resolved, and Ikuo Suho did not cause any harm to Keiko Matsumoto and Ning Weimin at all.

On the other hand, Yukiichi Hamada, the political backer of Ikuo Suho, was quite dissatisfied with this matter. He scolded Ikuo Suho on the phone for causing him such trouble.

He was warned not to provoke his opponents recklessly, and at least to do due investigation to find out where the opponent came from and what kind of background he had.

For this, Suoh Ikuo was hit on the head again. He apologized repeatedly and was very depressed.

To be honest, he did make the mistake of underestimating the enemy and took action without doing much investigation.

I never thought that Matsumoto Keiko would have a political backer, and that she made a fortune and expanded her career through stock speculation. There was no insider trading at all.

Of course, he never expected that a restaurant could actually involve the Chinese government and cause diplomatic repercussions.

But to be honest, there are limitations to the times these days, and we can't blame him entirely for being careless.

After all, it was not yet the information age, and it was really difficult to fully investigate a person's background and social relations.

This is not just a matter of money, it also requires a large investment of time and manpower.

Even if Suho Ikuo used his connections in the industry and even spent a lot of money to hire a private detective, it would not be accomplished in a short period of time.

It can even be said that this is a difficult, low-cost, and not worthwhile undertaking.

It is relatively easy to investigate a person's living habits and whereabouts, just send someone to follow him.

Otherwise, it would be so convenient if we could just check everything online decades later.

This week, Fang Yuxiong will see the news related to Ning Weimin in Japan, France and the Republic. He may not be willing to take the job assigned to him by the Guo Group.

After all, from the perspective of strength, although Ning Weimin cannot compare with the Guo family, the fact that they can spend 500 million US dollars in France is enough to scare him.

Because even though he is known as the "leader of the entertainment industry," his total net worth is only about 10 billion yen.

Moreover, from the perspective of interests, Ning Weimin is more in line with his business scope and will definitely bring a lot of benefits to the combustion department.

On the contrary, the Guo family is engaged in heavy asset industry.

Although they are strong, the sugar making, grain and oil, planting, real estate, finance, commerce, shipping and hotel industries have much less overlap with the business of the artists in the Burning Department.

In short, as long as he was not really stupid, Suoh Ikuo would understand that a fight between gods was not something a little kid like him could get involved in.

  But the question is, how could he know in this era?

To put it bluntly, he wanted to find out what negative information Matsumoto Keiko had been reported by the media in the past, and how many times Ning Weimin had been in the newspapers when he came to Tokyo and founded the Dangu Restaurant. It would take several days to search in the library by manpower.

  How can he check other situations?

And who could have imagined that there would be a monster like Ning Weimin with cheats in this world?

So, everything is destined.

It can only be said that this guy was unlucky. He had a conflict with Ning Weimin in this era and made a wrong choice at the wrong time.

But even so, we have to admit that Ikuo Suho's long-term status in the Japanese entertainment industry is not achieved simply by bragging.

And this name is not just nice to hear, it also has real value.

Even though the tax investigation he initiated did not play the desired role, it almost angered his own political backers and he was scolded for it.

But his intimidation and control over many artists in the Japanese entertainment industry are real.

In fact, it was precisely because of his tyranny that even though the crew of "Black Leather Notebook" re-issued a public recruitment announcement for actors to the industry, there were almost no artist agencies that dared to arrange for artists to apply.

Not only the weaker agencies, but also several major artist agencies that are known as the Burning Series are keeping a wait-and-see attitude.

It's probably not because she is afraid of him, but she probably just thinks it's not worth it to be hated by him for such a small amount of "sauce".

But no matter what, it means that the Burning Group has actually used artists to block the Mist Studio.

That’s not all. Suho Ikuo also had a backup plan and continued to cut off the source of the trouble, starting to create trouble for Kirigashi Studios from the existing main actors of "Black Leather Notebook".

In addition, Ikuo Suho also had a private meeting with the president of Taurus Palace, Minoru Funaki.

He used both kindness and force to propose that he hoped Minoru Funaki could persuade Theresa Dunn to voluntarily withdraw from the cast of "Crazy Rich Asians" and terminate the cooperation with Fog Studios.

If they are willing to agree, the Burning System is happy to accept Taurus Palace as a member of its system. In the future, neither the media nor the awards will discriminate against Taurus Palace and its artists.

If they don't agree, they will also face the revenge of the Burning System. Taurus will probably have to be careful every day from now on, as the few artists they have are being stalked by the media and their negative information is being dug up.

To put it bluntly, these actions are just Zhou Fang Yuxiong using a hoe to dig out Ning Weimin's roots.

As long as all the artists are cut off, no matter how talented they are, they will be unable to make a living.

But the problem is that although these tricks have always been Suho Ikuo's way of defeating the enemy.

But this time, when it is used on Fog Studio, will it really be so smooth and will it really be as they wish?

(End of this chapter)