Chapter 304: Maki's thoughtfulness makes people feel at a loss
As soon as he saw the other person's knowing smile, Sawayama Haruno knew what was going to happen next.
As expected, the other party took advantage of the loophole and included overseas travel as necessary expenses for writing and field research.
Although this reason is far-fetched, whether it can actually succeed still depends on the subsequent financial and tax statements and application reports.
As a talent from Tokyo's top tax firm, Nami Yano should have the corresponding working ability in this area. Therefore, Sawayama Haruno was only a little worried and soon stopped taking the matter to heart.
"It's still too little. Mr. Zeshan has to pay a lot of tax these past two months, but due to his work time and annual expenses, there are too few places where he can be reasonably reimbursed."
After reading the entire form, Yano Nami said with some regret: "This is all we can do at the moment. If we want to get more tax back next year, we have to think of a way in advance."
"I understand. I will pay more attention to it next time." Sawayama Haruno nodded.
It is a remarkable achievement to have achieved such results, and the remaining money almost recovered half of the taxes.
The tax rate for writers in the island nation can be as high as 14 percent. This is because the tax on royalties itself is much higher than the normal labor tax rate. In order to avoid financial and tax issues, general publishing houses will collect an additional portion and will only return the refundable portion in the following year.
For a writer of Sawayama Haruno's level, the tax is not just 14%. He also has to pay additional taxes, not to mention a large amount of copyright fees that are about to arrive.
At this critical moment at the end of the year, this fiscal and tax expenditure will be a considerable sum for him.
But now with the help of Nami Yano, he will be able to get more money back.
"No wonder the warden tried every means to keep Shawshank here," he thought to himself.
You have to know that the tax policy in the United States is much more complicated than that of the island countries, and there are more places where taxes need to be paid. It is very important to be able to avoid taxes with a reasonable excuse these days.
"Then let's stop here today?"
Yano Nami continued to look through the report in her hand and said casually: "I can take these things with me. I will need them when I write materials later."
"Please feel free to do so."
Sawayama Haruno agreed without hesitation.
After politely seeing the other person off, he returned to the sofa still looking a little unsatisfied.
He calculated in his mind the copyright fees he could probably get and the taxes he could get back.
Although it is not yet over 100 million, in terms of Japanese yen, his wealth is still in the tens of millions, and this is based on the fact that he did not receive any dividends from the cooperation.
When the book sales increase again and the movie version is released, the dividends he can get will be even greater than now.
If he hadn't considered that he already had a girlfriend in pairs and the number was still to be increased, I'm afraid that just one book "Norwegian Wood" would be enough for him to achieve financial freedom and not have to worry about the rest of his life, right?
It's about time to think about buying a house and a car.
Sawayama Haruno remembered what Yano Nami had just said, and his eyes couldn't help but move slightly.
The royalties will be deposited in next week at the latest. Although it is not enough to cover the cost of selling the copyrights in one go, it is more than enough to buy a house or even a car.
After all, buying a car in an island country is relatively cheap. What really stumps most people is the fact that they need a parking space to buy a car.
But for Sawayama Haruno, who plans to buy a villa, he certainly doesn't have to worry about parking spaces.
What's more, Nami Yano made it very clear. As long as the household registration is not registered under the name of the house, these assets can be reasonably taxed in the coming year. The remaining money will be more than the money for a parking space, so it is not a loss to buy it.
He doesn't need to worry about whether his household registration is registered or not. After all, he has a cooperation contract with Kodansha. Even if his household registration is not registered, it will not affect his work. He can make other plans after his future babies are born.
"Finally, we are reaping the fruits of our hard work." Sawayama Haruno couldn't help but sigh.
"Where is the fruit?"
The bedroom door was opened from the inside with a "click". Miyazawa Maki, who looked confused, was scratching her belly without any ladylike manners, and did not forget to repeat the question.
"What fruit?"
"Well that's what it means to describe it."
Zeshan Haruno twitched the corner of his mouth and reminded: "Your hair is blown up."
"Oh"
Miyazawa Maki subconsciously reached out and played with her hair, then curled her lips and said, "I thought there was some fruit."
"Would you like some fruit? There are some oranges in the fridge, would you like some?"
"No. Eating oranges in the morning gives me a weird feeling."
Maki Miyazawa sighed as she walked to the sofa. As soon as she sat down, she couldn't help but throw herself into Sawayama Haruno's arms, humming and coquettishly saying, "I kind of want to eat strawberry milkshake."
"It's even more unhealthy to have a strawberry smoothie in the morning."
Sawayama Haruno gently helped her comb her hair.
"Suguha has signed up for driving lessons. How about we go out for lunch at noon? Is there anywhere you want to go?"
"Eh"
Feeling the gentle touch of her lover, Maki Miyazawa closed her eyes in enjoyment.
"It's all right." She yawned and muttered to herself, "But it's better to eat salmon, right?" "Then let's go to Ginza?"
Sawayama Haruno said patiently, "I remember there is a two-star Michelin restaurant there."
“Is it okay without a reservation?”
"Let's try it."
Sawayama Haruno shrugged, picked up his phone and prepared to look for the restaurant's contact information.
He was talking about the Aozora Sushi restaurant in Ginza, which is considered to be a leader among Tokyo's many top restaurants. The reason is very simple. The chef of this sushi restaurant is a disciple of Jiro Ono, who is also known as the "Sushi God" of the island country.
If you want to eat the food of the "God of Sushi", money alone is not enough, you must rely on luck to make a reservation.
But if you just go to eat the food of the disciples of the "God of Sushi", there is no problem.
Fortunately, although it was the weekend today, there were still extra seats in the sushi restaurant. Perhaps because the weather had turned cold, fewer people were willing to come out to eat. Sawayama Haruno didn't have to spend too much effort to make an appointment for a time and seat with the staff of the sushi restaurant.
After giving his phone number and last name, he hung up the phone with a smile, but when he lowered his head, he saw Miyazawa Maki's dazed expression.
"How about it?"
"No, I just didn't expect you to be serious?"
Miyazawa Maki blinked and said bewilderedly, "Won't it be very expensive?"
She had only heard of that kind of high-end sushi restaurant.
Even though I live in Tokyo, it doesn't mean I have been to all the expensive restaurants in Tokyo. You have to know that there are so many people in Tokyo, and rich people are not everywhere.
As far as she can remember, the only time she had been to a relatively high-end restaurant was when she graduated from junior high school, when her father took the whole family to a Chinese restaurant in the port area for dinner.
"Is it expensive?"
Sawayama Haruno pinched her little nose mischievously.
When he saw that Miyazawa Maki was having trouble breathing and was about to open her mouth to bite him fiercely, he smiled and let go of his hand.
“Being expensive is one thing, wanting to eat it is another.”
Sawayama Haruno paused and added, "And my royalties are coming soon. The copyright has been sold, and it will be credited to my account next week or next month."
"Am I finally going to be a rich lady?"
Upon hearing this, Miyazawa Maki's eyes lit up.
She grabbed Sawayama Haruno's collar without any hesitation and said excitedly, "Can you buy the video game store? I want to be the boss of the store manager sister!"
“Ahem, this is still a bit difficult.”
Sawayama Haruno coughed several times to hide his embarrassment.
It's not that I can't afford it, but I've asked the store manager to do so many things for me, and now I'm coming back to buy her store. I have an indescribable weird feeling.
"Tsk, I was just joking."
Miyazawa Maki pursed her lips and whispered, "I don't want those things, as long as you can accompany me a little longer."
"Maki."
Hearing this, Sawayama Haruno subconsciously hugged the other person in his arms.
His movements were very gentle, as if he was afraid of accidentally hurting Maki. The two people who loved each other snuggled up to each other tightly until the text message alert sounded, causing them to reluctantly separate.
It was a reminder of the time and place sent by the sushi restaurant that I had just made a reservation for.
Looking at the contents of the text message on her mobile phone, Maki Miyazawa embarrassedly straightened her clothes which had become messy at some point.
She turned her gaze back to Sawayama Haruno and said hesitantly, "It's not possible during this period. You said it last time. If you really want it, go find Suguha."
After saying that, she jumped off Sawayama Haruno's body and walked quickly towards the bathroom without looking back.
Only Sawayama Haruno, who looked confused, was left sitting on the sofa.
“It’s just a normal reaction.”
He lowered his head hesitantly and said uncertainly: "I'm not the kind of person who doesn't care about the situation or the occasion."
You should be this kind of person, Maki!
But if you look for Zhiye.
No, it always feels a little weird.
And it felt even weirder when he thought about Maki sleeping alone in another room while he was being so close to Suguha.
Even though the window paper between them was completely broken after the threesome incident in Macau, he and Suguha were still a little embarrassed to act too intimate in front of Maki.
Especially since the indoor sound insulation of this house is not very good, and the two rooms are close to each other.
I'd better wait until I buy a new house.
Zeshan Haruno rubbed his eyebrows, his expression a little complicated.
(End of this chapter)
