Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 130 Petition



Chapter 130 Petition
Three days later, Ronald received a $[-] check from Roger Coleman, the largest single check he had ever received.

It is expected that there will be a lot of checks received from the advertising project, so Ronald went to see his personal lawyer Lindsay Dole again.

Lindsay called and told him that he needed to sign for the registration of the company, and the newly hired accountant had to talk to him to see if his tax returns for this year were complete.

"Here is your business registration document, named Ronald Lee Film and Television Productions. This is the document for the taxpayer identification number, and this is the application for the employer identification number, so that your employees can file taxes, including yourself. This is a document for applying to the New York City government for a business license..."

Following the lawyer's instructions, Ronald signed a large stack of documents one by one.

"Then my paperwork here is done, and Lawrence will take you to the bank to open an account, and then help you sort out last year's tax returns."

"Okay, thank you, Lindsay. You're getting busy now. I need to make an appointment to see you."

"Yeah, I'm too busy, my skin has become rough, and I have to go to take care of it with my friends later." Lindsay Dole began to complain about too many things.

"Well, ladies' grooming is an overriding need. I will call you if there are other things." Ronald said goodbye to the lawyer lady.

"Which bank do you like?" asked Lawrence Wang, Ronald's new accountant.

After seeing several accountant candidates introduced by Lindsay Dole, Ronald picked a Chinese.His father came to New York after World War II and has been working as an accountant for several wealthy Chinese families.Lawrence, who inherited his father's business, is in his 30s. Since marrying a white man as his wife, he has become independent from the family business of several brothers, and is not limited to Chinese customers.

Because of his ethnicity, he can't get many clients of other races, and he is still acting as a tax agent for many small businesses.

After Ronald talked about several candidates, Lawrence still had the most professional knowledge, simple and direct speaking, and high efficiency.His business would have been better if it hadn't been for ethnic reasons, in the Chinese-American world and the white world.

Coupled with the ethnic factors of his previous life, Ronald decided to hire him to handle his own and the company's tax issues.

"My personal account has always been with Wells Fargo."

"Then we'll go to Wells Fargo and open an account."

Lawrence accompanied Ronald to open the business account, and then returned to Ronald's apartment to start sorting out his accounts for the past year to facilitate the tax filing season in April next year.

"Your information is very complete, and the checks you issue are also photocopied. This is a good habit. In the future, the company's accounts will also be handled in this way. It will save a lot of trouble in the future. Many small business owners are reluctant to make copies There will be some problems when filing tax returns. The IRS checks it, and it is troublesome to distinguish, but the check with a balance is easy to deal with.”

"It's also a good habit for you to post the receipts by category. If I hadn't seen your camera, I would have thought I had met a colleague."

Lawrence was full of praise for Ronald's good habits.

"This...is just my habit." Ronald didn't know where the habit came from, maybe I often had to be reimbursed in my previous life? "

"Your income from the photography business in Los Angeles is handled very well. I will handle it for you when you file a tax return in New York next year. It is unlikely that the IRS will check you because of this. But starting next year, it is best not to handle your business income in New York State like this. Yes. Cash is the biggest tax loophole. The IRS hires undercover agents every year and accepts reports from company employees. We can have other legal methods to deal with it.”

"I don't know what you mean by Los Angeles business."

"You are cautious, Ronald. But my father, two brothers, and a sister are all accountants, and after dinner, the family discussion is all about tax law and company accounting. You can trust my professional ability , and I hope that in the future I can use time to prove that I am worthy of your trust."

"Okay, as you say, Lawrence."

Ronald likes Lawrence's style of handling things very much. Whether he is trustworthy or not can be tested by time.wait and see.

Ronald gave Lawrence a cup of coffee, turned on the TV and watched the program himself, and waited for Lawrence to process the receipts and accounts.

"I've read them all, and there are no other problems. Remember to collect the receipts for the remaining two months, and I can help you file your taxes next year." Lawrence took a sip of coffee.

"At 4:6 a.m. local time in Tehran on the 66th, hundreds of militants supported by the Grand Ayatollah stormed into the US embassy and took the staff hostage. It is reported that a total of [-] US citizens were present at the embassy. Detained during the incident..."

"My God, are the Persians crazy? They actually attacked an embassy protected by an international treaty." Lawrence said.

"Grand Ayatollah delivered a speech, praising this operation as a brave act against the 'Great Satan' (referring to the United States). The Grand Ayatollah also called on America to extradite the exiled former king Pahlavi back to Persia for trial. And promised , as long as Pahlavi returns to Persia, release all hostages."

Live photos appeared on the TV, a hostage was blindfolded, and a bearded Persian next to him was holding his leather bag.

"According to a Persian TV report, documents shredded by shredders were found in the US embassy. After careful puzzles, the Persian side pointed out that these documents belonged to the US State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency. They tried to conspire with the opposition in Persia to overthrow the The nascent new Persian coalition government headed by the Grand Ayatollah."

Ronald was also shocked enough, these Persians are kind enough, and they are not afraid of facing America at all.

……

"Ronald, will you sign it?"

A few days later, Spike Lee came to him.

"Sign what?"

"I appeal to New York University, and Columbia University, not to give in to the pressure of those white racists and to expel the statement of Persian students from the film department. At the last party, Amir who came with Catherine Bigelow was Persian. The students at their school were beaten up."

"Uh, this is something the commander should deal with, right? Why do you want to repatriate the Persian students? They have nothing to do with the Grand Ayatollah and those who took the hostages, right?"

"That's right, you're so right." Spike said to a few classmates who came with him, "I said you will definitely sign, his fraternity does not discriminate against blacks, Latinos, and other minorities .”

Ronald scribbled his signature on the petition, "It's useless for us to sign this matter. People speak lightly. You have to find someone who is famous to sign."

"Yeah, we're going to Martin Scorsese, who happens to be in New York editing the new film."

"Yeah, go get Scorsese to sign."

A group of people impulsively ran into a minibus, which made a U-turn and drove out of the campus.

"Who are they? Why are they so impulsive?"

"A group of affirmative action organizations have grabbed me and won't let me go. Fortunately, you coaxed them away cleverly. Let's go and see Amir, he is at Catherine's place."

……

"Where's your beard? Amir?" Spike called out when he saw Amir studying in Persia at Catherine's house.

Ronald also found out that Amir had shaved his Persian beard clean.

"It's unlucky, I was beaten because of this beard." Amir, who still had some bruises on his face, said.

"According to sources who did not want to be named, the Grand Commander is considering signing an executive order to stop oil imports from Persia, freeze the $80 billion property of the Persian government in the Bank of the United States, and expel all Persian college students staying in the United States to return home."

A report from a CBS special came on the television.

"Oh my God." Amir covered his face, "I don't want to go back."

"Don't worry, Amir, people from the affirmative action organization have spoken out for you today." Someone comforted him.

But everyone knows that the pressure of some racial elements is one thing. This is the commander of one of the two hegemonies in the world today. If he speaks, he will be under great pressure if he stays in Amir's school.

"What should I do? My uncle was working for the Shah. They broke his head in Persia and put him in prison. Now America wants to deport me again. What did I do wrong? Both Persia and America think I'm an enemy .”

There was fear in Amir's voice. It turned out that a son of an official who came to the United States to learn how to make movies suddenly became an enemy of the whole world.

"You can consider finding a lawyer and suing the US government." Someone gave Amir an idea to fight against the executive order that the commander-in-chief is about to issue.

"It won't work, the executive order can be challenged, but Amir was deported before going to court."

Some college students are still discussing ways to help Amir, and Amir is even more frightened when he listens to his various endings.

"If the order is really given, you might as well run." Ronald said to Amir quietly.

"run?"

"America is such a big place and there are so many illegal immigrants. As long as you leave Columbia University, who will find you?"

As soon as this sentence was said, Amir calmed down miraculously, "Yes, my ancestors ran from Armenia to Persia, and they didn't start from scratch. It's nothing special."

"The Persian side released all the women and African-Americans. The whereabouts of 6 other diplomatic personnel from the embassy are unknown. The Persian side denies that it has detained or executed these 6 diplomatic personnel. The White House and the State Department are expected to issue a statement on this."

CBS was still broadcasting the latest developments of the hostage incident, Ronald had no intention of it, and pulled Spike Lee back to Tisch College.Spike heard the news that all the black hostages had been released, and he didn't have much desire to continue to participate in this matter.

"Did you see that, Spike?" Ronald pointed to the window twice.

"Yes, many store windows have a large American Stars and Stripes on them."

"The world is in chaos..."

(End of this chapter)


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