Later generations know that there are four big accounting firms on the planet, PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Deloitte and Ernst & Young.
Each of these big four accounting firms is a well-deserved behemoth in the industry, with a turnover of more than $20 billion a year and a giant accounting firm employing as many as 100,000 people worldwide.
Ten years later, in 1989, the accounting firm of Ernst Whitney, which Yang Jing came to today, will merge with Arthur Young Accounting Company, another accounting firm ranked sixth among the top eight accounting firms, and finally become the famous Ernst and Young, that is, Ernst & Young.
But now in 1979, Ernst Whitney, which is still headquartered in Cleveland, is far less famous than Ernst & Young.
However, in this era, Ernst Whitney, one of the world's eight largest accounting firms, still has numerous branches in major cities around the world.
As a global tax haven that emerged in the 70s, George Town, the capital of the Cayman Islands, has attracted many accounting firms to set up branches here early on.
After all, even in the 70s, Canadian, British, American and Swiss banks, insurance companies, trust companies and other institutions involved in finance, including Citibank, settled in Cayman.
Even some companies, banks, trusts and other institutions originally established in the Bahamas have moved to the Cayman Islands to join in the fun.
According to the survey, in the seventies, the 25 largest banks in the world had subsidiaries or branches in Cayman.
The total assets of the island's financial and trust industries have exceeded $250 billion, accounting for 7% of the total Eurodollar transactions.
On average, around 4,300 companies are incorporated here every year.
More than 700 banks around the world have branches in the Cayman Islands.
How can such an emerging financial center be without those accounting firms?
Yang Jing came here today to prepare to find Ernst Whitney Accounting Company to do things for himself.
Yang Jing's dress is incompatible with the environment here, this is the Georgetown branch of the famous Ernst Whitney accounting company, and all the people who come and go are in suits and leather shoes, but Yang Jing, whose face has changed greatly, actually walked in in such a casual and extremely casual outfit.
But fortunately, as a world-renowned accounting company, the reception lady at the front desk did not have the legendary clothing discrimination, but after being stunned for a while, she immediately received Yang Jing with a smile on her face.
Those who can be the receptionist at the front desk in this kind of company are not ordinary people, and their eyes have long been sharpened.
Although the man in his thirties in front of him was dressed in fancy clothes, the lockbox he was carrying in his hand was a rather rare box.
People who can come here with such a box must not be treated with appearances.
The most important thing is that this man's smile is so charming, and he is so handsome.
Isn't that nonsense!
It took another three years for Pierce Brosnan, who just emerged from TV, to be a handsome guy, and it wasn't until 1995 that he began to play the fifth "James Bond", and was recognized by fans as "the most handsome 007 agent in history".
At this time, although the 27-year-old Pierce Brosnan has not yet started to appear in the first TV series, Yang Jing, who adjusts his appearance according to his appearance, is not an ordinary reception lady at this time The charm is not something that the average receptionist can resist.
"Hello sir, can I help you?"
The reception at the front desk showed excellent professionalism, and of course, Yang Jing could clearly see the look of "I want to date you" in the eyes of the reception lady at the front desk.
"Hello, I want to find your person in charge here."
Yang Jing replied with a smile, which made the front desk reception lady jump wildly.
"Do you have an appointment with Mr.
Ale?"
"Appointment?"
Yang Jing was slightly stunned, then smiled and shook his head, "No, I haven't made an appointment with anyone, but I have a business here that costs two million dollars just for remuneration, and I need someone who can be responsible to talk to me personally." ” As soon as these words came out, the reception lady on the opposite side was stunned for a moment, and there was a look of disbelief in her eyes.
This is not 2017 after 38 years, but now it is 1979!
Even in 2017, $2 million was a lot of money, but in 1979, it was a huge number.
At this time, the United States, the most developed country in the world, had a per capita annual income of only $10,000 or $2 million, which was equivalent to what an American worker could earn for 200 years without eating or drinking.
Well, well, it seems that it is a little difficult to compare the salary of this kind of ordinary worker with the two million dollars, so is it good to compare our sports stars?
At this time in 1979, the highest annual salary of players in the NBA league was the super center "Sky Hook" Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers, and Julius Irving, the "Dr.
J" of the Philadelphia 76ers, and the annual salary of the two of them was only $650,000 a year before taxes!
Two million dollars, which is equivalent to three years of salary for each of them!
One can imagine how powerful these two million dollars are now.
And what Yang Jing said just now is very clear, this is not a business of two million dollars, but a business that reaches two million dollars just for remuneration!
Two million dollars!
Now, even if you look at the whole of the United States, that's rare.
Although those accountants are worth a lot of money, and they handle tens of millions, hundreds of millions, or even billions of dollars in business, it is really extremely rare for a single business to be paid up to two million dollars.
The receptionist at the front desk also knew very well, not to mention a single accountant, even if it was the Georgetown branch of Ernst Whitney Accounting Company, hundreds of accountants were busy for a year, and the total profit in a year was only more than 10 million US dollars.
And this man in his thirties is paid two million dollars in one mouth, what a deal does this have to be?
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How could such a person wearing beach pants and a big T-shirt provide such a large business order to the company?
Of course, Yang Jing also saw the confusion in the eyes of the reception lady at the front desk, so he smiled, put the lockbox in front of the reception lady, and then tossed a few passwords on the lockbox, and then gently pressed the unlock button, accompanied by a crisp "click" sound, the black lockbox that looked extremely delicate was opened.
The reception lady at the front desk looked into the open lockbox, and immediately gasped involuntarily.
In this lockbox are neatly stacked boxes full of green "Franklin" (100-dollar bills of US dollars).
It's just that the reception lady at the front desk only glanced at it, and the incomparably eye-catching banknotes were locked again.
"Now, beautiful lady, can you introduce me to the person in charge of your place?"
The reception lady nodded a little flusteredly, grabbed the phone on the table and dialed out.
When the phone was answered over there, the receptionist at the front desk stammered a little and said, "Mr.
Ale, there is a gentleman here at the front and front desk, this gentleman wants to meet with you, and he, he said that he has a business with two million dollars just and wants to talk to you." ” Although there was still a table across the table from the front desk lady, the phone with a good conversation still made Yang Jing clearly hear an anxious shout from the phone microphone: "You bring that gentleman up right away, oh, damn it, forget it, you ask that gentleman to wait a while, and I will go down to meet him." ” Yang Jing didn't even wait for a minute before he saw a white man about fifty years old quickly running down the stairs and walking briskly towards this side.
The receptionist at the front desk called out "Mr.
Ale" very respectfully, and Yang Jing knew that this white man in his fifties, a little bald, should be the top person in charge of the Georgetown branch of the Ernst Whitney accounting company.
Sure enough, although the man was a little out of breath, he still showed a rather respectful smile on his face, stretched out his hands to hold Yang Jing's hand and shook it, and then said: "Hello this gentleman, I am the supreme person in charge here, Mike Ale, do you need my help?"
” Yang Jing nodded and said, "Mr.
Ale, can you find a secluded room and we can have a good talk?"
” "Okay, please follow me."
On the third floor of this office building, Yang Jing followed Mr.
Mike Ale to his general manager's office.
Once inside, Mike Aller called his secretary to bring him two cups of steaming coffee, then closed the door and pulled the blinds down.
"Well, sir, now we can talk quietly about the deal you just mentioned.
But I don't know what you call it, sir?
Mike Aller said very graciously.
Yang Jing smiled, didn't speak, and directly opened the lockbox in his hand, and the two million dollars were presented in front of Mike Ale again.
"Mr.
Aller, you can call me Smith.
You can verify the two million dollars first, and if you think it's okay, we can move on to the next topic. ” Mike Aller's breathing became a little rapid.
Although the funds he handles every year are hundreds of millions, most of them are some numbers on the books, cash, and it is rare for him to touch two million at once.
The most important thing is that if you can take over the business of this handsome gentleman, all this money will be turned into your own remuneration!
That's two million dollars!
Although he is a senior accountant and the general manager of the Georgetown branch, he only has an annual salary of 200,000 yuan after a busy year.
If the $2 million salary can be won, it will be equivalent to his total salary for ten years.
As a senior accountant, he doesn't use a money detector to check the authenticity of the money, he only needs to touch it with his hand to know that all the money is genuine.
Mike Aller closed the box, took a deep breath and asked, "Mr.
Smith, what do you need me to serve you?"
” Yang Jing nodded slightly, the guy in front of him was quite calm, he was quite satisfied.
"Mr.
Aller, if you want to earn these two million dollars, you need to do a few things for me.
But I assure you that these things are not difficult for you in terms of your current status and abilities. ” Mike Ale nodded and motioned for Yang Jing to continue.
"First of all, I need a legal status in the Cayman Islands, I don't care how you get it, I need to get a legal citizenship of the Cayman Islands within three days, as for my name, you can write whatever you want.
This incident can be used as a test for me.
If you can complete this task within three days, we can continue to work together.
Oh, of course, I'm not going to let you work in vain, and if you can do it, I'll pay you $200,000. ” As soon as Mike Ale heard this, his body, which was still a little tense just now, suddenly relaxed.
The current Cayman Islands has not been developing its financial industry for a few years, and unlike later generations, there have been a large number of foreign immigrants, at its most known as 106 nationalities.
There are less than 40,000 people in the Cayman Islands today, and it is not difficult for someone like Mike Aller to get a legal identification.
"Mr.
Smith, since you are willing to pay me $200,000 just so that I can get you a legal identity, then why don't you just do investment immigration?
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You should know that the Cayman Islands only needs to invest 50,000 US dollars to obtain a legal citizenship. ” Yang Jing smiled and said, "I don't want to reveal my identity, so, you understand what you should do, right?"
” Hearing Yang Jing say this, Mike Ale was shocked.
As a senior accountant and the top head of the Georgetown branch of Ernst Whitney, he knew that many of the rich had some quirks that they could not help with.
However, this kind of quirk looks quite vulgar in the eyes of outsiders, but these rich people can't get tired of it.
Of course, there are also some rich people who will do some unbelievable things in order to avoid taxes.
For example, the Mr.
Smith in front of him, as soon as Mike Aller heard his request, he basically knew what this rich man was thinking.
I don't want to reveal my identity and offer such a high salary, these obviously unreasonable requirements are obviously preparing for what this rich man is going to do in the future.
Obviously, this wealthy man came to a tax haven like the Cayman Islands for only one purpose, and that was to find a way to avoid high taxes.
If it weren't for that, this guy wouldn't have made such an incomprehensible move.
"Well, if you wish, I'll get you a secure ID tomorrow."
Mike Aller has seen a lot of this situation, and he naturally knows how to do it.
Yang Jing nodded with satisfaction and said, "Remember, it's best to be the kind of identification that only exists on paper, I don't want others to know my whereabouts." ” "As you wish, Mr.
Smith.
I thought if you had time tomorrow morning, you could come to me, and I promise you will have a legal Cayman Islands citizen by then. ” PS: Bow and thank you for the tip of "Iced Octave" 100!