Chapter: 6445

"Our law firm's purpose is to make every high-level partner commit a mistake, leaving behind evidence of the mistake, like buying a remote-controlled bomb and detonating it at any time, completely dependent on the board."

As he spoke, Nate brainwashed Jimmy, saying, "Jimmy, don't overthink this. You'll be a member of the board later, and you'll know that those high-level partners are actually tools for us to make money. As long as they work diligently and create more revenue and value for our law firm, we can rest easy with our large cash payouts every year. In other words, they are our oxen, and we will definitely use the best harness to keep them tied up, so they won't escape."

Jimmy nodded, saying, "I understand what you're saying. Now I want to see their specific black materials."

Nate said, "You're eager, but I'll give you all this information now. However, Jimmy, please remember that these files must be kept confidential, and you cannot let outsiders know about them. If they find out, it will be a huge loss for us."

As he spoke, Nate continued to send some documents to Jimmy.

After Jimmy looked at these materials, his expression became increasingly difficult to look at.

Those high-level partners who were similar to him in daily life had actually been manipulated and left behind large amounts of illegal evidence over the past few years. Almost every person's black material was enough to send them to prison for more than 5 years, and if it were exposed, they would not only suffer from imprisonment but also permanently lose their qualification to practice law.

Jimmy looked at these materials and then opened his mouth to speak to Nate, saying, "You're willing to let me join the board. I'm indeed very grateful, but personally, I feel that even with 10,000 stock options, it's still lower than what I had expected."

As he was speaking, Jimmy added, "Moreover, you underestimated my loyalty. You only prepared a 5-year contract for me, but I hope to be able to work with Ellis for another 10 years!"

Jimmy's thoughts were very clear. Originally, Leaf didn't give him any money, let him go to Hua Xia to help, and it would mean cutting off his entire income source, leaving himself and his family with no choice but to sit in a state of financial uncertainty. But later, Leaf did open up an opportunity for him, allowing Steve to endorse him, ensuring that Ellis Law Firm would continue to pay him a salary and leave 30% of the share for him.

In other words, if he wanted to earn more money in the future, he had to increase his income base at Ellis as much as possible and make it bigger.

It's exactly because of this that he intentionally expressed his desire to continue working with Ellis for another 10 years. After all, he was bound to go to Hua Xia for 10 years anyway, and from a legal perspective, he was still an employee sent out by Ellis, earning a salary paid by Ellis. So, he decided to use this opportunity as a bargaining chip.

This time, Jimmy also realized that this society is like a huge food chain, where even someone like Steve Rockefeller would be treated as prey by Leaf, let alone someone of his own caliber.

So, Leaf treats him as prey, and he treats Nate Ellis as prey.

Nate listened to Jimmy's declaration with mixed emotions - half pleased and half worried.

He was pleased that Jimmy had agreed to stay with the company for 10 years, which would not offend Steve Rockefeller. However, he was worried that Jimmy was not satisfied with the annual dividend of 500,000 shares, which meant he would have to bleed further.

After a moment's thought, he spoke up: "Jimmy, how about this? If you're willing to sign a 10-year agreement with the group, I can increase your stock options to 150,000 shares."

"Jimmy waved his hand dismissively: 'Five years to ten years, that's a doubling. You must at least double my offer, twenty thousand shares of stock options, and also increase my basic salary by a factor of two. If there are no issues, we can draw up the contract now, and I'll sign it on the spot. If there are issues, then we don't need to chat anymore, and you can just handle my resignation. I'm leaving!'"

Nate listened to this speech, feeling extremely troubled in his heart.

The stock options doubling would imply that at least $10 million would be allocated to Jimmy each year, not to mention the additional $20 million if the basic salary was doubled. It would add up to over $30 million each year!

Jimmy was also mentally calculating his future income at this moment. He thought to himself: 'If we calculate based on an annual dividend of $2 billion, twenty thousand shares of stock options should be allocated around $12.2 million. If the basic salary is doubled, it would be another $4 million. After deducting performance bonuses, I would have around $18.8 million.'

"This $1.88 million, Leaf will take seven-tenths, leaving me three-tenths, and also having over half a million dollars. It's enough for my family's daily expenses.'"

As he thought about this, he suddenly realized something else: 'No! If I were to bring ten senior partners from Ellis with me, Ellis' core would be hollowed out. Next year, it's uncertain whether they can still make a profit, and if so, how much money could be allocated? In that case, it would only be $400,000 of basic salary left, and only $120,000 per year!'

Nate didn't know yet that Jimmy had already made other plans.

Although he was unwilling to give up the twenty thousand shares of stock options, as soon as he thought about the Rockefeller family behind Jimmy, he could only grit his teeth and agree: 'Alright! Twenty thousand shares of stock options! Twenty thousand shares of stock options will still bring in $12.2 million each year, which is quite stable. As our business grows, the annual dividend will undoubtedly increase further. Jimmy, your future at Ellis Law Firm has no limits!' JrNovels.com