National Tide 1980

As the saying goes, hooligans are like springs, they become stronger when you are weak.

Although in theory, hooligans are bullies who only bully the weak and fear the strong.

When they encounter a hard bone that they cannot chew, they will definitely choose to seek benefits and avoid harm. This is the nature of low-level things.

But the problem is that there are differences between hooligans.

The face of small hooligans is nothing, and they can just throw it away.

It is different for big hooligans. If they get to a certain level, their face is very valuable, and they will lose a lot if their face is damaged.

Just like Suho Ikuo, he has been domineering in the entire Japanese entertainment industry.

Especially in recent years, he who thinks he has become the leader of the entertainment industry has rarely encountered opponents who dare to resist and have the ability to compete with him.

This time, an opponent who dares to resist his tyranny has emerged. Everyone, whether friends, enemies, or people oppressed by him, is watching how he will respond.

So even if it is not for the benefits promised to him by the Guo family, it is for maintaining his dignity and authority.

Before he clearly realized the difference in strength between them, Suoh Ikuo couldn't just do nothing and give up so easily.

On the contrary, in order to regain his face and face, he wanted to let people know that he was not to be offended.

He must present a more vicious attack and revenge, and he must convince his opponent.

Otherwise, how can he continue to intimidate others?

So soon, on September 5, the day when Michael Jackson's team flew to Tokyo, Japan for the "BAD" world tour.

Suoh Ikuo's second wave of attacks also came.

This guy actually used his political connections to find people from the National Tax Bureau and went to Matsumoto Office and Mist Studio to check the accounts.

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

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

So it was natural that on September 6, Tangu Restaurant also welcomed a surprise inspection by the National Tax Bureau.

And at the same time, there would 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 to arrive, take photos and publish articles.

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

By the way, they can also achieve the effect of "whitewashing" the burning system of Suo Fang Yuxiong.

After all, the public who do not know the truth are easily led by the rhythm.

If they can create a misunderstanding and think that Matsumoto Keiko and her husband are tax evaders, then they will naturally think that the previous accusations of those tabloids and artists are not groundless.

To be honest, Suo Fang Yuxiong played this hand very ruthlessly.

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

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

Those who are caught in this regard will not only be subject to high fines, but 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, he will be imprisoned and fined if he is found out, and then he will be directly deported.

Even if 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, Ning Weimin knows more about all aspects of Japan than any foreigner of this era because of the plug-in of time travel.

Except for legal tax avoidance, he has never done anything about taxation.

He will not lose the big picture because of the small, which will affect his grand plan like ordinary people.

In addition, he also spent a lot of money to hire excellent financial personnel and senior tax accountants from well-known firms.

And as the assets are huge, the investment in legal assistance has also increased simultaneously.

Now he not only has financial personnel and lawyers who serve him exclusively to take charge of daily business, but also the tax accountant firms and law firms he cooperates with are also among the top institutions in Japan.

Therefore, there is no problem with his accounts.

Matsumoto Keiko didn't have the bad habit of tax evasion. She has always been law-abiding. She paid all her personal income, and the accounts of the firm were clean.

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

What's more, Wu Studio's filming of "Li Xianglan" is a co-production with the mainland of the Republic.

The crew is there, and even if they openly falsely report the expenses, they can't see the problem.

Who can know how much each burned set and destroyed utensils cost?

It's impossible. Even the people who handled it at the time may not be able to calculate it clearly.

It's even more impossible for the Japanese National Tax Bureau to send someone to the Republic to verify.

So the reality is that even if the tax investigator brought by Suo Ikuo is nitpicking, it is impossible to find any problems in the accounts, unless they do some secret operations and frame others.

But this one is also unrealistic, because let's not talk about whether the tax investigator has the courage to work so hard for Suo Ikuo.

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

Although he can suspect that Keiko Matsumoto has insider trading and unknown sources of money just because she has risen rapidly in recent years and spent a lot of money to buy several studios and production houses with unreasonable financial resources.

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

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

So the personnel dispatched by the Tokyo National Taxation Bureau this time are only from the Investigation Department, not the Investigation Department responsible for criminal investigation.

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

In other words, tax investigators will only investigate accounting books and books that record inventory and daily transactions.

However, the residence and production and business premises of the subject cannot be searched compulsorily, nor are they entitled to seize and seal evidence, let alone destroy door locks to forcibly obtain evidence.

Of course, tax investigators can also inquire about the content of the declaration and the book materials of the subject.

If necessary, they can also inquire about third parties such as banks and the trading parties of the subject.

However, if the subject refuses to cooperate, the investigators shall not conduct personal coercion or compulsory search.

The subject can only be prosecuted for obstruction of public service or refusal to inspect.

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

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

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

Therefore, after receiving Matsumoto Keiko's pleading call and getting her assurance that there was indeed no problem with the accounts, they all called the Tokyo National Tax Bureau and expressed their concern about the matter with a serious attitude.

You know, Japanese senators have the right to supervise government departments, which is equivalent to the future Discipline Inspection Commission of the Republic.

Although the United Women's Association is a purely civil organization, it involves a wide range of people and has a great impact on public opinion.

Therefore, facing the pressure exerted by these two ladies, the Tokyo National Tax Bureau is naturally afraid and dares not to cross the line. It can only follow the rules and do things honestly according to the rules.

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.

He simply asked someone to submit all the accounts and shareholder information to the Japanese tax officials, allowing them to check and look at it at will.

What was the result?

He actually frightened the Japanese tax officials away with the qualifications of the two state-owned enterprises, the Beijing Chongwen District Service Bureau and the Temple of Heaven Park, and the semi-official status of the Tan Palace Restaurant.

It turned out that in this era, under the background 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 that have special care in terms of taxation, and they cannot be applied rigidly in the same way as ordinary companies in Japan.

In this case, let alone the fact that there is no problem with the Tan Palace Restaurant itself, even if there is really a problem, the tax investigator dare not make a decision on his own and really dare to catch 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 diplomatic matter.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about this agreement. After all, the Japanese are still taking advantage.

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

There are only a few Chinese companies in Japan in total?

And most of them have Japanese as partners.

So there are even fewer Chinese companies like Tan Gong Restaurant that have no Japanese shares and are official in nature.

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

In this case, who dares to do it easily?

Once you do it to others, what will they think? Will they do it to you?

That would be a bad start, not just a knife to yourself.

What’s more, even the tax investigator is not very familiar with how the specific bilateral tax regulations are set and how to implement them, and he is very unsure.

Because such situations are too rare, no one has ever encountered them.

Then he doesn’t know how to retreat?

Only a fool would continue to hold on to the Tangong Restaurant. This is called "throwing the mouse before the weapon".

Therefore, the several tax investigators sent down took advantage of the situation and returned empty-handed after flipping through the account books for two days.

With this move, it was easily resolved. Zhou Fang Yuxiong did not cause any harm to Matsumoto Keiko and Ning Weimin.

On the contrary, Yuichi Hamada, the political backer of Zhou Fang Yuxiong, was quite dissatisfied with this matter. He scolded Zhou Fang Yuxiong on the phone for causing such trouble for him.

He warned him not to provoke opponents recklessly, and at least he should do due investigation to see where the other party came from and what kind of background he had.

For this, Zhou Fang Yuxiong was hit by another club on the head, and he apologized for it repeatedly, and was very depressed.

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

He never thought that Matsumoto Keiko would have a political backer, and that he actually made a fortune and expanded his 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 impact.

But to be honest, there are also limitations of the times these days, and he can't be blamed entirely for being careless.

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

This is not a matter of money, but also requires time and manpower.

Even if Zhou Fang Yuxiong uses his connections in the industry and even spends a lot of money to hire a private detective, it cannot be completed in a short time.

It can even be said that this is a difficult, low cost-effective, and not worth the loss.

It is only easier to investigate a person's living habits and whereabouts, as long as someone is sent to follow.

Otherwise, it would be so convenient if everything could be checked online like decades later.

If Zhou Fang Yuxiong saw the relevant news about Ning Weimin in Japan, France and the Republic, he might 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 he can spend 500 million US dollars in France is enough to scare him.

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

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

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

Although they are strong, the sugar, grain and oil, planting, real estate, finance, trade, shipping and hotel industries have little intersection with the business of the artists of the Burning Department.

In short, as long as he is not really stupid, Suho Yuxiong can understand that the fight between gods is not something that a little ghost like him can get involved in.

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

To put it bluntly, if he wants to check what black materials Matsumoto Keiko has been reported by the media in the past, and check how many times Ning Weimin came to Tokyo to establish the Dangong Restaurant and appeared in the newspapers, it will take several days to search in the library by manpower.

How can he check other situations?

And who can think of this world There will be a monster like Ning Weimin who has opened a plug-in?

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, it must be admitted that Suho Ikuo's long-term status in the Japanese entertainment industry is not achieved purely by bragging.

And this title is not just as simple as it sounds good, it still has some gold content.

Although the tax investigation he initiated did not play the role it should have, it almost angered his political backers and was scolded again.

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

In fact, it is precisely because of his power that even if the crew of "Black Leather Notebook" re-issued the public recruitment announcement for actors to the industry, there are almost no artist agencies that dare to arrange artists to apply.

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

It should not be because they are afraid of him, but they may just think that it is not worth being hated by him for such a little "stir".

But no matter what, it means that the Burning Group has in fact used artists to block Mist Studios.

That's not all. Suho Ikuo himself has also kept a backhand, and is still cutting off the firewood from the bottom of the pot, and began to create trouble for Mist Studios from the existing main actors of "Black Leather Notebook".

In addition, Suho Ikuo also met with Taurus Palace's president Funaki Minoru alone.

He used both kindness and force to propose that Funaki Minoru could persuade Theresa Dun to voluntarily withdraw from the "Crazy Rich Asians" crew and stop cooperating with Mist Studios from then on.

If they are willing to agree, the Burning Group is very willing to accept Taurus Palace as a member of its system, and in the future, no matter the media or awards, they will no longer discriminate against Taurus Palace and its artists.

If they don't agree, they will also face the revenge of the Burning Group. Taurus Palace may have to be careful every day from now on, and the few artists who are already there will be stalked and tracked by the media to dig up black materials.

To put it bluntly, these actions are Suho Ikuo using a hoe to dig Ning Weimin's roots.

As long as all the artists are cut off, no matter how capable they are, they will be unable to do anything.

But the problem is that although these tricks have always been the way that Suho Ikuo has tried and tested to defeat the enemy.

But this time, when they are used on the Mist Studio, will it really be so smooth and can it really be as he wishes?