Chapter 255 David's 'Money Ability'
When they saw a large number of inspectors coming out of the western suburbs branch, the media reporters on the scene were stunned, but it only took a moment, and they reacted.
"Friends in the audience, now everyone has seen that almost all the inspectors from the Western Suburbs Bureau came out. Let us see what will happen next!"
Media reporters After a brief announcement, they got into their respective vehicles and followed the convoy of inspectors from the Western Suburbs Branch.
“Come on, come on, Director David’s action is here, it’s really fast!”
“With so many inspectors being dispatched, I think they must be going after Disney!”
“With so many inspectors being dispatched, it’s definitely not to arrest some of Disney’s top executives. No... to seize the Disney property, right? "
"No, my wife works at Disney. If this happens, she will lose her job? "
Such a huge scene naturally aroused heated discussions among netizens online.
When it comes to shutting down all Disney properties, many netizens are both shocked and worried.
Disney has hundreds of thousands of employees in the United States alone. If they really want to do this, then why shouldn't these employees who have lost their jobs start a fuss?
Can David or the IRS really tolerate such consequences?
Same time, Disney Studios building.
Because he was caught in the middle and was afraid of becoming cannon fodder, as soon as Okanji returned here, he decisively chose to resign to protect himself.
The person taking over the company now is CEO Bosvido, who rushed back from Europe.
At this moment, he was sitting in the conference room, and sitting on both sides of him were the heads of various departments.
"Don't panic, everyone, listen to me. The Western Suburbs Branch is definitely coming to arrest us. We will not do any obstruction or resistance. However, the employees of each department must be well 'comforted' It’s great to explain to them, do you understand?”
Posvedo almost said it directly, as long as people from the Western Suburbs Branch dare to cause trouble, you will incite the employees to death. Let them make trouble for me!
"I understand, Mr. Postvedo."
Although the departments did not want to go against the Western Suburbs Bureau, they did not want to lose their jobs, so they all agreed.
"Okay, let's go!"
The heads of various departments turned around and left the conference room without much ink.
About twenty minutes later.
Bucky has brought his team of inspectors to the Disney Film Company building.
“Action!”
"Yes!"
With his order, 20 inspectors immediately rushed to send it.
“I’m sorry everyone, because Disney is suspected of tax evasion and refusal to cooperate, the building now needs to be sealed. Please cooperate, thank you everyone!”
After entering the lobby, the inspection The officers quickly explained the situation.
Although the employees on site were very dissatisfied, due to the "power" of the IRS, they could only pack up their belongings and walk out of the door.
"Everyone in the audience has seen that, as everyone thought, our Director David is indeed going to seal down the Disney building. So many employees have been kicked out. Now there is a good show. ! ”
“Breaking news! The Western Suburbs Bureau has officially seized the Disney Studios building. It seems that the Western Suburbs Bureau has evidence of Disney’s tax evasion, otherwise it would not be so decisive!”
"..."
As soon as they saw that what they had imagined before actually happened, the media reporters at the scene immediately started salivating.
There was also heated discussion on the Internet.
Amid the discussion among the people, half an hour passed unknowingly.
At this time, it can be seen that not only ordinary employees have been kicked out of the entire building, but also executives such as Persvedo.
"Is there anyone else?"
"No more."
"Okay, close the door!"
After confirming that the building was empty, Bucky immediately asked someone to close the company's door.
Immediately afterwards, he personally took two special seals from the IRS and pasted them crosswise in the middle of the door.
"Close the team!"
The mission was completed, and Bucky left with a group of his men.
Only the media reporters, passers-by, and Disney executives and employees who were still catching the hot spots were left.
At this moment, Bosvedo stood up and pretended to be helpless and said to the employees: "We are very sorry that the company has encountered such a situation. Although we don't know how long we will be closed, everyone can rest assured. Well, Disney is a big company and we will give everyone a certain amount of compensation for business suspension!”
“But since the company has been seized by the Internal Revenue Service, this compensation will probably have to wait until the end... …”
It was fine in the beginning. After hearing that there would be compensation for business suspension, the employees were relatively accepting of it, but at the end of the day, many people started to feel a little uneasy.
Many employees present have various mortgages, car loans, and living bills to pay. It is okay to be closed for three to five days. If the business is closed for ten days and a half, who the hell can stand it? Can you live there?
And the most important thing is.
If things continue like this, even if Disney is a big business, there is no guarantee that it will not go bankrupt or, er, have its capital chain broken or something.
Not only will they receive suspension compensation, but whether they will receive their previous wages is a matter of debate.
“Mr. Postvedo, how long will we be closed this time!”
“Yes, Mr. Postvedo, you also know that we are under a lot of pressure, and there are also I have a little one."
"Mr. Postvedo, you must give us an accurate answer..."
The employees became more and more panicked as they thought about it. They didn't care what kind of conflict there was between the Western Suburbs Branch and Disney. They only cared about whether their own interests would be damaged.
“The suspension of business does not depend on us, it depends on the Xijiao Branch. As for how long... I can’t guarantee it, but don’t worry, we will definitely do our best to negotiate with the Xijiao Branch. . ”
Persvedo still looked helpless.
“Well, if we could negotiate, we would have negotiated long ago. It’s hard to say now.”
“Who says it’s not the case? Even if the negotiation is successful, the stock price has plummeted and the Western Suburbs Bureau has All funds are forcibly taken away, fearing that the company will have no choice but to lay off employees.”
"Vice President Okanji's attitude was already very sincere before, but Director David of the Western Suburban Bureau is acting aggressively. He is trying to force us to death!"
Posvedo said After that, the heads of various departments below carried out the conversation in the previous conference room and began to pretend to sigh and complain in an attempt to incite the emotions of the employees.
Sure enough, after being incited by these people, the employees who were already very uneasy became even more uncontrollable.
"This is not an option. I think we need to go to the Western Suburbs Branch to ask Director David for an explanation and see when this matter will be resolved!"
"No. That’s wrong, the Western Suburbs Branch collects taxes, but it can’t destroy our jobs, we still have to live!”
"You're right, the Western Suburbs Branch can't just close down the company. If there is any need, we can negotiate, instead of just closing down the company all at once. This is unreasonable!"
Uneasiness and anxiety began to spread among the employees. It spread among them, and many people began to question the practices of the Western Suburbs Branch.
Coupled with the various push-ups from Persia Vido and the senior officials.
The awe of the employees towards the Xijiao Branch was gradually dispelled, and instead they became dissatisfied. Finally, under the organization of thoughtful people, they headed towards the Xijiao Branch to ask for help. statement.
Because David’s instruction was to seize all Disney properties, when the Disney Film Company was seized, other subsidiaries, brother companies, amusement parks and other places were also seized. .
And these employees, under the instigation of their respective senior management, were gradually affected by this trend, and began to take to the streets in groups to protest, or went to the western suburbs branch to prepare for an explanation.
What’s even worse is that this trend soon spread across the country.
Because Disney’s properties are spread all over the United States, and David’s previous idea was to seize all Disney’s properties.
This naturally includes amusement parks, subsidiaries, etc. in other cities.
So when the Western Suburbs branch was operating, the IRS branches in other cities also received instructions from senior officials to cooperate. Disney's properties across the country were seized by all major branches almost at the same time.
After being incited by Disney managers from various places, these employees began to take to the streets to protest and march.
Although Disney Group is contributing to this, more importantly, it is the actions that ordinary employees must take in order to safeguard their own interests.
Of course, both David and the General Administration of Washington had already anticipated and countermeasures for all this, and did not show any signs of panic.
New York, in a villa near the southeastern Atlantic coast.
“Humph, this David wants to use this method to force us to submit, and now it seems that he may have suffered a backlash!”
"He is still too young. Our more than 100,000 to 200,000 employees are making a fuss. Not to mention the IRS, I think the White House has to come out to appease him. Just wait, I want to see how he ends up!"
In the hall, Bennett was sitting on the sofa, and two men were sitting on both sides of him.
The two men are named Tuttle Disney and Zachary Disney.
Yes, they are also members of the Disney family. They are two brothers from the same mother as Bennett. They are also one of the three bosses behind Disney.
“What’s wrong, brother?”
Tuttle, the second oldest, couldn't help but ask when he saw that Bennett was silent and seemed to be thinking about something.
“It’s a bit strange...”
The more Bennett thought about it, the more something was wrong. He had read David’s information and knew that although this person was a bit ruthless, he didn’t seem to be Pure recklessness.
But now they have actually closed down all walks of life under their banner, causing hundreds of thousands of employees to complain and even launch denunciations. Do you really not want to consider the impact and consequences of this? ?
Or...what's the backup plan?
If there was a back-up, what would it be?
“Why are you surprised, brother?”
The two of them looked at Bennett with some confusion.
“Forget it, let’s continue to observe the development of the situation!”
……
Western suburbs branch, gate.
“Cancel the seizure, cancel the seizure!”
“We demand resumption of work, we demand resumption of work!” “Director David, we still need to support our children and parents, we also need this job. Support yourself, please cancel the seizure!”
Disney employees throughout Los Angeles who were forced to close due to the seizure order came here one after another to launch protests.
Without keeping them waiting, David walked out surrounded by Nissenbaki and others.
As soon as they saw him coming out, the protesting crowd became even more excited, and the media reporters also became excited and started snapping photos at him.
“Everyone, please be quiet and listen to what our director has to say. I guarantee that we will get an answer that satisfies you!”
As soon as Nissen’s words came out, the people at the scene did become quiet. .
“Ahem.”
David moistened his throat and said: "First of all, I want to make it clear that we have obtained evidence that Disney was suspected of tax evasion when it acquired 20th Century Film Company. The amount was as high as billions of dollars, and the person in charge of Disney refused to Cooperate, so I ordered the closure of all Disney properties, which is absolutely in compliance with the law!"
As soon as these words came out, the media reporters at the scene and the netizens finally understood.
It turns out that Disney’s suspected tax evasion case is really related to the original acquisition case.
But billions of dollars in taxes have been evaded. If penalties and penalties were imposed together, it would not reach tens of billions...
When I think of such a huge amount, the whole country is shocked. Countless people suddenly felt dumbfounded.
"Secondly, before we shut down Disney, we had already made follow-up plans for our employees. We know that Disney's tax evasion has nothing to do with you employees. Once it is really shut down, your interests will be seriously affected. "Therefore, we will provide a compensation plan, and we will allocate a sum of money from the tax treasury, which will be distributed to the Ministry of Labor during this period of business suspension." br>
“You can apply for a business suspension compensation amount from the Ministry of Labor. This compensation will be based on your previous daily income!”
After saying this, the scene suddenly became quiet. , countless people had blank looks on their faces, and they were seriously thinking about David's words in their minds.
But in just a minute, these employees became ecstatic.
Disney also promised to give them closure compensation, but this money will not be released until the company solves all the troubles.
To put it in a nutshell, the eight characters have not been written yet.
Whether you can get it or not is a matter of debate.
But the IRS is different. The IRS has plenty of money.
And David also promised that a sum of funds would be immediately allocated from the tax treasury and then distributed to the Ministry of Labor.
According to what is being said now, they will definitely be able to get the compensation as soon as they apply.
But this is not the most important thing.
David also said that the compensation will be based on their wages.
In other words, although they are temporarily unemployed, as long as they can receive the same salary, wouldn't it be a matter of people lying at home and their wages coming from the sky?
Who can not be happy about such a good thing?
"Damn it, there are hundreds of thousands of Disney employees across the country. If we really want to pay compensation as Director David said, how much will it cost?"
"Director David is just Nearly 10 billion US dollars have been collected from several major film companies. Now this compensation seems to cover a large number of people, but in fact, as long as the business is not suspended for a year and a half, it will not cost hundreds of millions. "
"I finally understand why Director David is so confident and dares to seize a company with more than 200,000 people. It turns out that he relies on his 'money ability'!"
At this time, the Internet was also exploding.
Countless netizens are even more envious of the suspension compensation that Disney employees can receive.
This is like a paid vacation, it’s so cool!
Except here in Los Angeles.
At this moment, countless Disney employees across the country have changed from their previous state of indignation to an attitude of ecstasy.
But as the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad.
New York, in the villa near the Atlantic coast in the southeast.
"Fuck!"
"Damn!"
Tuttle and Zachary, who originally thought David was going to be in trouble this time, almost died after hearing David's announcement. He was so angry that he vomited blood.
The reason why they were not panicked at all when all their properties were seized was because they wanted to capitalize on the dissatisfaction of employees after the closure, so that David and the Western Suburbs Branch would not be able to survive.
But now it’s better. The Western Suburbs Branch directly announced that it would spend a sum of money to provide business suspension relief to these employees.
It's no wonder these employees are unhappy.
And their plan is naturally considered bankrupt.
Now they not only have to accept the losses caused by the group's closure, but they have also not caused any harm to the western suburbs branch of Dai He. This can be said to be a loss to grandma's family.
At this time, Bennett's expression was not much better. He finally understood why David was so confident. It turned out to be this.
David was sure that they would not be closed for too long, so he dared to openly pay furlough pay to these employees. This was too insidious!
"Wait..."
Tuttle seemed to have thought of something, turned to look at the two people and said: "Logically speaking, the tax money from the tax treasury cannot be used by the Internal Revenue Service without the permission of Congress and the Ministry of Finance. Now, can we accuse them of exceeding their authority?"
In the United States, every department has its own responsibilities.
The responsibility of the IRS is to collect taxes.
But logically, they have no right to allocate the tax collected. The tax money can only be used with the permission of Congress, the Ministry of Finance, or the White House.
That's why he wanted to make a fuss here.
Hear the words.
Zachley Bennett’s eyes also lit up.
But within a short while, Bennett's face darkened, he shook his head and said: "I guess that his suspension fund was not allocated from the tax treasury. This fund should be The nearly 10 billion U.S. dollars in penalties obtained through David's squeeze on several major film companies"
"In other words, this fund is for both Congress and the Treasury. It’s all ‘windfall’, and they didn’t have any plan.”
"So, neither the Ministry of Finance nor Congress will stand on our side in this matter. I'm afraid we can't do anything!"
Bennett's words were like a basin of cold water poured on both sides. The top of a person's head.
But it seems right if you think about it carefully.
If this money was taken out of the original planning budget of the Ministry of Finance, then it would be strange for the Ministry of Finance not to fight against the IRS, let alone allow it.
But this money was "squeezed" out of several major film companies by David's own efforts. To the Ministry of Finance, it was like pie in the sky.
No matter how stupid the Ministry of Finance is, they will not bother with the Western Suburbs Bureau for such a small amount of money.
After all, the funds David received from several major film companies amounted to nearly 10 billion.
How much suspension payment is required?
If you count it as 1 billion until you die, there is still close to 9 billion.
As for this money, the Ministry of Finance is probably looking at it eagerly now.
If they dare to make a fuss about this matter, it will simply give the Ministry of Finance an opportunity to be courteous to the IRS.
In a nutshell, the gain outweighs the loss!
"Then what should we do? Are we just going to watch it? Look at how our stock price has fallen now. From the time the Xijiao Branch seized us to now, our market value has evaporated by 5 billion. , If this continues, how big will the loss be?"
Hearing this, Bennett had to look up at the stock market screen hanging on the other side, but saw the drop on it. Finally, his face became a little gloomier.
Although the Disney family has many industries, Disney is currently their most profitable and important industry.
If this continues, their core enterprise will have to shed its skin even if it doesn't change.
But in the current situation, there are basically only two options left.
First, surrender to the Western Suburbs Branch. In this case, although the loss is not small, it will not be a serious loss of vitality.
But in this case, everything you did before will become a joke.
As for the second, continue to resist.
In this case, they can only win!
Otherwise, if they lose, they will face the crisis of corporate collapse, and may even be used by David to scare the monkeys and be thrown into prison.
No matter which choice it is, for the three Bennett brothers now, they cannot make up their minds at once.
Western Suburbs Branch.
“Okay everyone, we will give you the compensation you deserve. Also, we will resume work at Disney as soon as possible so that you can get back to work as soon as possible. Don’t worry!”< br>
David's comfort work has come to an end.
"No, no, no, Director David, there is no need to be in such a hurry, you can check it slowly, and don't miss out on accounts because of us."
"Yes, yes, We are not in a hurry to resume work."
"Disney's business is huge, and it will take some things to find out. Director David, please do it carefully and take your time, and don't make any mistakes!"
< br>These employees are not stupid. After returning to work, they will receive a salary of no more and no less.
But now people go home every day and still receive the same salary.
Then why not lie comfortably at home, play games and catch up on TV dramas every day?
Wouldn’t this be more enjoyable?
Of course David knew exactly what these people were planning, but he did not point it out. Instead, he waved his hand and said: "Okay, everyone, go back, don't hinder our inspectors' work here. ”
“Okay, okay, since Director David said so, let’s all go back to our homes!”
The employees are quite knowledgeable.
After receiving the promise of due compensation, they stopped entangled too much and dispersed one after another.
Soon, only a few media reporters were left at the scene.
At the same time.
Disney employees in various cities across the country also stopped marching in the streets and returned home with smiles on their faces, enjoying their paid vacation.
In this way, this massive demonstration ended.
It is worth mentioning that the entire process took less than an hour, which can almost be said to be the shortest demonstration in American history.
(End of this chapter)