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A: 王先生，幸會！我想註冊公司。
Wáng xiānsheng, xìnghuì! wǒ xiǎng zhùcè gōngsī.
Mr. Wang, pleased to meet you! I want to register a company.
B: 您好，潘先生，您想開什麼樣的公司？
nínhǎo, Pān xiānsheng, nín xiǎng kāi shénmeyàng de gōngsī?
Hello, Mr. Pan. What kind of company do you want to start?
A: 我打算在上海開一個文化交流公司，把中國文化介紹到我們國家。
wǒ dǎsuàn zài Shànghǎi kāi yī ge wénhuà jiāoliú gōngsī, bǎ Zhōngguówénhuà jièshào dào wǒmen guójiā.
We're planning on opening a 'cultural communications' company here in Shanghai. We'd like to introduce Chinese culture in our country.
B: 考慮到設立公司的流程比較繁瑣，所以我建議還是讓我們公司來代理比較好。你們只要準備好材料就行了。
kǎolǜ dào shèlì gōngsī de liúchéng bǐjiào fánsuǒ, suǒyǐ wǒ jiànyì háishì ràng wǒmen gōngsī lái dàilǐ bǐjiào hǎo. nǐmen zhǐyào zhǔnbèi hǎo cáiliào jiù xíng le.
Considering that the process of opening a company can be long and tedious, I recommend you let our company act as a proxy company on your behalf. You'll only have to prepare all the materials and we'll do the rest.
A: 我還是覺得親力親為會更好。一來能多瞭解中國的制度，二來能多認識一些人，拓展自己的人脈。順便提高一下自己的中文水平。
wǒ háishì juéde qīnlìqīnwéi huì gèng hǎo. yīlái néng duō liǎojiě Zhōngguó de zhìdù, èrlái néng duō rènshi yīxiē rén, tuòzhǎn zìjǐ de rénmài. shùnbiàn tígāo yīxià zìjǐ de Zhōngwén shuǐpíng.
I still think it'd be better if we did it on our own. For one, we can understand the Chinese system better, and second we can get to know more people and expand our social network. While we're at it, we can improve our Chinese abilities.
B: 哈哈，我很欣賞潘先生的DIY精神。
hāhā, wǒ hěn xīnshǎng Pán xiānsheng de DIY jīngshén.
Haha, I really admire your DIY spirit, Mr. Pan.
A: 您能不能介紹一下設立公司的流程？
nín néngbùnéng jièshào yīxià shèlì gōngsī de liúchéng?
Could you give me a simple introduction to the process of establishing a company?
B: 是這樣的。不同的企業類型有不同的流程。如果是獨資企業的話，先要把申請報告拿到當地政府審批。然後到工商部門進行查名，名稱預登記和開業登記。
shì zhèyàng de. bùtóng de qǐyè lèixíng yǒu bùtóng de liúchéng. rúguǒ shì dúzī qǐyè dehuà, xiān yào bǎ shēnqǐng bàogào ná dào dāngdì zhèngfǔ shěnpī. ránhòu dào gōngshāng bùmén jìnxíng chámíng, míngchēng yù dēngjì hé kāiyè dēngjì.
It's like this. There are different processes for different types of businesses. If you're opening a single-venture enterprise, first you have to submit your application to the local government office where it has to be reviewed and approved. After that, you have to go to the Ministry of Commerce where you'll check for available names, reserve a name and then register the business.
A: 這些需要多長時間？
zhèxiē xūyào duōcháng shíjiān?
How long do these things take?
B: 名稱預登記需要5到10個工作日，開業登記的話是15到30個工作日。
míngchēng yù dēngjì xūyào wǔ dào shí gè gōngzuòrì, kāiyè dēngjì dehuà shì shíwǔ dào sānshí gè gōngzuòrì.
Name registration can take anywhere from 5 to 10 business days. Registering the business takes from 15 to 30 business days.
A: 時間這麼長！
shíjiān zhème cháng!
That's a long time!
B: 這些都是法定的期限。如果我們代理的話，可以縮短時間。
zhèxiē dōushì fǎdìng de qīxiàn. rúguǒ wǒmen dàilǐ dehuà, kěyǐ suōduǎn shíjiān.
All of these time periods are required by law. If we act as a proxy for you, we can cut down the time.
A: 為什麼？
wèishénme?
How's that?
B: 我們有自己的渠道嘛。
wǒmen yǒu zìjǐ de qúdào ma.
We have our own channels.
A: 哦，那接下來呢？
ò, nà jiē xiàlái ne?
Oh, then what's next?
B: 接下來就是辦各種證，比如工商部門的企業代碼，稅務部門的稅務登記證什麼的。然後還需要法人代表資格證明，銀行的資信證明，註冊資金證明等等。
jiē xiàlái jiùshì bàn gèzhǒng zhèng, bǐrú gōngshāng bùmén de qǐyè dàimǎ, shuìwù bùmén de shuìwù dēngjì zhèng shénme de. ránhòu hái xūyào fǎrén dàibiǎo zīgé zhèngmíng, yínháng de zīxìn zhèngmíng, zhùcè zījīn zhèngmíng děngdeng.
Next is getting a few types of certificates. For example, a business code from the Ministry of Commerce, a tax registration certificate from the Tax Department, etc. After that, you have to get proof of qualification to act as a legal representative, proof of credit from the bank and then register the proof of capital, etc.
A: 看來我這個門外漢要搞定這些東西難度不小啊。王先生，我決定還是你們來代理吧。
kànlai wǒ zhè ge ménwàihàn yào gǎodìng zhèxiē dōngxi nándù bù xiǎo ā. Wáng xiānsheng, wǒ juédìng háishì nǐmen lái dàilǐ ba.
Okay... it seems to me that having us amateurs do these things won't be easy. Mr. Wang, I've decided it would be better if your company goes ahead and acts as a proxy after all.
Key Vocabulary
幸會 xìnghuì
註冊 zhùcè
文化交流 wénhuà jiāoliú
設立 shèlì
流程 liúchéng
繁瑣 fánsuǒ
代理 dàilǐ
親力親為 qīnlìqīnwéi
一來 yīlái
制度 zhìdù
二來 èrlái
拓展 tuòzhǎn
人脈 rénmài
欣賞 xīnshǎng
DIY DIY
類型 lèixíng
獨資企業 dúzī qǐyè
申請 shēnqǐng
報告 bàogào
審批 shěnpī
工商部門 gōngshāng bùmén
查名 chámíng
名稱預登記 míngchēng yù dēngjì
開業 kāiyè
工作日 gōngzuòrì
法定 fǎdìng
期限 qīxiàn
縮短 suōduǎn
渠道 qúdào
企業代碼 qǐyè dàimǎ
稅務部門 shuìwù bùmén
稅務登記證 shuìwù dēngjì zhèng
法人代表 fǎrén dàibiǎo
資格 zīgé
資信 zīxìn
資金 zījīn
門外漢 ménwàihàn
搞定 gǎodìng
Supplementary Vocabulary
抽空 chōukòng
擴展 kuòzhǎn
系統 xìtǒng
外資企業 wàizīqǐyè
合資企業 hézī qǐyè
中外合資 zhōngwài hézī
外商獨資 wàishāng dúzī
合夥人 héhuǒrén
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