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Chapter 145: The Second Employee

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In Hong Kong, as long as you have money, things can be done very quickly and conveniently.

Huang Boyi took Huang Xiaochuan to an agency that specializes in company registration services.

The other party simply had Huang Xiaochuan fill out a few forms and sign them. Huang Xiaochuan used the English name "Jason" as his name in Hong Kong. After verifying Huang Xiaochuan's identity, the agency promised to register the company within three days.

Huang Xiaochuan was stunned. So fast? Having lived two lives, this was his first time registering a company in Hong Kong. He had only heard that registering a company in Hong Kong was very simple, but he didn't expect it to be this simple.

However, the forms were written in traditional Chinese characters and English, but this was no problem for Huang Xiaochuan. As a Chinese, Huang Xiaochuan naturally recognized traditional Chinese characters, and English was his second language. Otherwise, how could he have made it in the foreign trade industry?

Huang Boyi felt that Huang Xiaochuan surprised him in every way. When the people from the agency communicated with Huang Xiaochuan in Cantonese, Huang Xiaochuan, who could not understand Cantonese, communicated with them in fluent English. His English level was even more fluent than that of the agency that handled his company registration.

So after leaving the agency, Huang Boyi praised, "Mr. Huang, your English is excellent!"

Huang Xiaochuan smiled and replied, "Thank you!"

Then Huang Boyi took Huang Xiaochuan to the HSBC bank in Central, which was Huang Xiaochuan's designated location.

The account opening went smoothly. The bank teller quickly opened Huang Xiaochuan's personal account according to his request. Huang Xiaochuan's overseas funds could then be transferred from this account. The account holder's signature was still "Jason".

After leaving HSBC, Huang Xiaochuan checked the time and decided to cross the border back to Shenzhen.

Huang Boyi wanted Huang Xiaochuan to stay in Hong Kong for one night before leaving.

"Mr. Huang, how about I arrange for you to stay here for a few days while we wait? Tonight I'll take you to experience Hong Kong's nightlife!"

Huang Xiaochuan politely declined Huang Boyi's invitation: "Boss Huang, no need. I need to go back to Shenzhen to make an appointment with the bank for the transfer. Also, you need to give me your bank account number as soon as possible."

"I never expected Mr. Huang to be so decisive and efficient despite his young age!"

Huang Xiaochuan simply chuckled at Huang Boyi's compliments.

After Huang Xiaochuan returned to Shenzhen, he needed to negotiate with the bank to convert part of his deposits into promissory notes. After he and Huang Boyi signed various agreements and contracts in Hong Kong, Huang Boyi would transfer the money to his personal account and company account. After confirmation, Huang Xiaochuan would hand over the promissory notes to Huang Boyi and accompany him back to the mainland to deposit them in a bank.

In today's world where electronic information is not as advanced, this is the fastest way. Nowadays, it takes several days to confirm bank accounts. It's okay if it's within the same city, but it's even slower if it's across provinces or cities. However, a promissory note is very fast because once the money is transferred from the original bank to the promissory note, the money follows the note. Wherever the note goes, the money is transferred there as well.

This was the first time either of them had collaborated like this, so being cautious was essential.

Huang Xiaochuan brought a total of four million in funds this time, of which two and a half million was to be transferred to Huang Boyi. Huang Boyi was to divide the equivalent amount of Hong Kong dollars into two parts and transfer them to Huang Xiaochuan's company account and personal account respectively.

Of the funds, 757,500 yuan will be deposited into Huang Xiaochuan's company account and will be frozen until the cooperation between the two ends. The funds will be unfrozen after the guarantee is lifted. Huang Xiaochuan's personal account will also have 3,030,000 yuan deposited into it.

On his way back to Shenzhen, Huang Xiaochuan asked Huang Boyi for a favor.

"Boss Huang, there's something else I need your help with."

Huang Boyi quickly asked, "What does Mr. Huang need me to do?"

Huang Xiaochuan said politely, "Please help me find a lawyer. He doesn't need to be a big name; preferably someone who has just obtained his license or isn't very well-known. I have a lot of things to do in Hong Kong that I need a lawyer to handle, since I won't be staying here often."

Upon hearing that it was about hiring a lawyer, Huang Boyi patted his chest and said, "Leave this to me! Hong Kong may not have many other things, but it has plenty of lawyers! Apart from the senior barristers, junior and new lawyers are as common as dogs! Every year, many undergraduates pass the bar exam, but it's very difficult to make it in that field. Only a few can reach the level of senior barristers, while the rest can only make ends meet, and some even have trouble eating."

Huang Xiaochuan laughed. He knew a little about what Huang Boyi was talking about, since there are many undergraduate graduates in Hong Kong now, but society doesn't pay much attention to them.

Unlike in mainland China now, undergraduates are still highly valued. Upon graduation, they are given cadre status in their personnel files, and their work units are assigned based on their school and their usual performance. If they are assigned to national or provincial-level units, their future is a golden road!

Moreover, given Hong Kong's current economic level, undergraduates are basically cheap labor. But Huang Xiaochuan likes such employees. After all, Hong Kong undergraduates can speak both English and Cantonese. Once he recruits such people, Huang Xiaochuan can put them to good use with a little training, saving him a lot of trouble.

This person will be frequently traveling between mainland China, Hong Kong, and overseas. Huang Xiaochuan believes that as long as the salary is right, there is no reason why they cannot find someone.

On the morning of July 12, Huang Xiaochuan received all the documents for registering his company. Huang Xiaochuan named the company "Hong Kong Dadao Trading Co., Ltd." The name comes from the phrase "The beginning of all things is simple, but it evolves into complexity" in Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching".

Meanwhile, Huang Boyi's company's HR department, in accordance with Huang Xiaochuan's requirements, helped him find several lawyer candidates, and the interviews were conducted at Huang Boyi's company.

A total of seven people were interviewed, most of whom were newcomers. Although Huang Xiaochuan was younger than them, he interviewed four people in a row but did not find one who satisfied him.

When they interviewed the fifth person, a man in his thirties came in. Huang Xiaochuan couldn't tell at first glance that this guy was a lawyer. The previous young lawyers were at least dressed in suits and ties and were very proper. What was this guy up to?

His hair looked like it hadn't been styled in a while, although it was combed quite neatly. His beard was also freshly shaved, but there were quite a few cuts on his face. It seems that his shaving skills are not very good.

He was wearing a short-sleeved white shirt, but it must have been washed many times, as the shirt was a bit yellow. The observant Huang Xiaochuan also noticed that one of the buttons was different from the others, and he was also without a tie.

The HR person who accompanied Huang Xiaochuan to the interview looked at Huang Xiaochuan with an embarrassed expression. Seeing that Huang Xiaochuan didn't mind, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. These people were all people she had found by placing a small recruitment notice in the newspaper according to her boss's instructions. She had never met them before.

Huang Xiaochuan gestured to the chair and said in English, "Please sit down! My surname is Huang, what's your name?"

The man replied in English, "Thank you, Mr. Huang! My name is Charlie Cao."

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan realized the man's spoken English was quite good, so he continued in English, "Attorney Cao, I'd like to ask what kind of law you specialize in?"

Charlie Cho gave an awkward laugh: "I usually handle divorce cases."

Xiao Yi, the HR person sitting next to Huang Xiaochuan, was so embarrassed that she almost wore a hole in the floor with her toes.

Huang Xiaochuan was also taken aback for a moment, but then asked with a smile, "I guess you lose more cases than you win, right?"

Cao Charlie awkwardly wiped the sweat from his brow with the back of his hand. The office air conditioning was on full blast, but even so, Cao Charlie was still sweating profusely from nervousness.

However, he still admitted honestly, "I've basically never won!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan mentally gave the guy a boost. He was quite honest and basically usable. What he needed was an obedient person, not an outstanding but self-righteous one.

He can simply follow his instructions regarding what to do and what not to do; he doesn't need to use his brain much.

However, Huang Xiaochuan still followed the rules and asked him for his graduation certificate and lawyer's license to take a look.

Lawyers in Hong Kong are different from those in mainland China. Their practicing licenses are issued by the Law Society. Lawyers like Charlie Cho are solicitors, who can do anything, much like doing odd jobs.

Upon closer inspection of his diploma, it turned out to be from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Wow, this guy is something else! Huang Xiaochuan was puzzled as to how this guy had ended up in such a miserable state.

Since it's an interview, there are some questions that need to be clarified.

Do you know how to register an offshore company?

Charlie Cao paused for a moment, then stammered, "It seems this isn't a lawyer's matter. Mr. Huang, you should ask the agency."

Huang Xiaochuan continued, "Then do you know who to contact to handle it?"

If you don't know this, then Charlie Cho's time at the Chinese University of Hong Kong was wasted. He was just unlucky, not lacking in intelligence.

"Of course I know that."

"If I entrust you with the entire process, can you handle it well?" This was an easy question, and Huang Xiaochuan had already taken a liking to this guy.

Charlie Cao was no fool; he must have sensed it too. He looked at Huang Xiaochuan with gratitude and said sincerely, "I will do my best to handle every matter Mr. Huang has entrusted to me."

"Welcome to Dadao Company. You are now the second employee of Dadao Company."

Charlie Cao looked puzzled.

Who was the first?

However, Huang Xiaochuan had no idea what he was thinking. He simply told him that his monthly salary was temporarily set at HK$15,000 and agreed on a time to sign the employment contract.

Meanwhile, the HR person at Huang Boyi's company had her mouth agape in a big "o" shape. Could it be that these mainland rich kids have such unique tastes when it comes to choosing people? In her heart, she was envious of Cao Charlie's incredible luck—06 Hong Kong dollars! She herself only earned 039 Hong Kong dollars a month.

Dazed and confused, Cao Charlie arrived downstairs and finally came to his senses. He had been hired? At this thought, tears welled up in Cao Charlie's eyes. He had been struggling to make ends meet for a long time, and he had been trying to find a new job, but no one had any faith in him. Now, he finally had a well-paying job.

What Charlie Cao didn't know was that from this day forward, his life's destiny had changed, and his luck had arrived!