My Wife is a Counsel Chapter 80: Traditional business partners

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There were four people sitting in a private room of a small restaurant, Wei Baozeng, Lu Ming, Bi Hanting and Smith.

But in a row of cars outside the restaurant, there were naturally many entourages, including Smith's stewards.

I heard Wei Baozeng say that if Bi Hanting is willing to reconcile, Baoyin Bank is willing to invest in Nadu Pictures and start up Nadu Pictures with his second uncle.

Bi Hanting sneered: "I spent more than 1.8 million to buy Nadu, but who would have thought that the copyrights of all his previous movies have been sold at a low price? There is not a penny left in the bank account, as well as photography He also sold the two best venues, leaving only the shabbiest one, and the good machines were sold for half as much, so what else can he do? Baozeng, in business, you still have to learn more from your father. , you can’t just get carried away and plunge into everything!”

"Lawyer Smith, what do you say?" Lu Ming saw that Smith was hesitant to speak.

Smith nodded: "As for photographic equipment, we sign the contract first, and the equipment is also in our hands, so it will not be taken away by others."

Bi Hanting immediately frowned and glared at Smith with dissatisfaction. This Western devil was very stubborn and honest. He followed the rules in everything he did, including when exchanging information. He never hid anything with the other party's lawyer. It was different from the lawyers I had seen before.

Smith continued: "So, Director Wei is right. This film company still has a chance to run well. In addition to having complete photography equipment and a pretty good studio, Nadu Pictures All the staff are still under contract, and there are more than 50 contracted artists, including several big stars with great box office appeal. Therefore, if we continue to operate well, there is still a lot to do. ”

After a pause, "However, my client, Mr. Bi Hanting, is physically and mentally exhausted from this transaction and has completely lost his enthusiasm for this film company. Therefore, if Baoyin Bank is willing to pay two million yuan to buy it Nadu Pictures, my client, is willing to settle!”

Lu Ming smiled, knowing that he was not simple and would not reveal Nadu's information without purpose.

Looking at Smith, "Lawyer Smith, what do you think is your chance of winning this lawsuit?"

"Eighty percent!" Smith said without hesitation, "Lawyer Lu, the three-point guideline for interpreting the neighbor principle you proposed is very interesting. However, economic disputes are different from criminal cases. The local court will not rashly accept the violation of the High Court's The new rules of jurisprudence, and I think Judge Christine does not have a very good impression of you. Of course, this will not affect Judge Christine’s fair judgment of this case, but Judge Christine does not They will favor you because you have punished evil people recently.”

In fact, his meaning is very obvious. Judge Christine will favor us, but naturally this cannot be said directly. Otherwise, the defendant may have grounds to apply for a mistrial.

Lu Ming shook his head: "Lawyer Smith, it seems that you don't have much confidence in winning this case now. You are an honest person and you should follow your good reputation. Bluffing is not suitable for you. I heard that, You have always said that you have a 50% chance of winning in a lawsuit. Now, you do not hesitate to say such exaggerated words as an 80% chance of winning. Do you think the chance of winning is very low?"

Smith frowned slightly, turned to Bi Hanting and said: "Mr. Bi, he is shaking your confidence. I think there is nothing to talk about, let's go!"

Lu Ming looked at Bi Hanting and said, "Dong Bi, the foreign devils still don't understand what we Zhongzhou people think!"

"Protest!" Smith was stunned and immediately stared at Huang Chengcheng.

"This is not a court, what are you protesting for? Later, you can go to the Bar Association to complain about my racial discrimination!"

Lu Ming spread his hands.

Smith never dreamed that a lawyer who was qualified to sit at the table and negotiate with him would be such a rogue. He had never dealt with this kind of thing before, and he was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to react.

Looking at Smith's defeat, Bi Hanting suddenly felt very funny. This strict foreign devil, yes, the word "foreign devil" is very good.

This strict foreign devil is no different from his Western partners in the business world. They all look very serious and professional, but in fact, deep down, they will keep you away from them. No matter how good you are, you will not be able to You can't enter their circle.

Western Coal is exposed to large companies, many of which are Western companies. However, the more contact there is, the more depressing it becomes.

"Director Bi, only we understand the idea of ​​our doing business. You and Chairman Wei have been friends for many years. He is now having a hard time getting up from his bed because of this lawsuit. He was beaten the day before yesterday. You can only come with a strong dose of strength. You can also see that he is here to save his business, so he has to come even if he is aggravated. You may still be angry. Why, he was able to show off the day before yesterday, but he didn't show up before. Because, He is really in poor health, and he is ashamed of you. Yes, the day before yesterday was a show, but he also meant his apology to you. He dragged his sick body to do this show in the hope of saving his business. In this way , he also has the ability to do something for you."

Bi Hanting drank tea from a teacup, with an uncertain expression on his face.

Lu Ming continued: "Lawyer Smith should know in his heart that we have a 60% chance of winning in this lawsuit. However, Judge Christine has a problem with me and thinks that I am pursuing her daughter..."

Wei Baozeng, Bi Hanting and Smith all looked over in surprise.

"Her daughter, is she pretty?" Bi Hanting suddenly became interested.

Lu Ming is helpless, my focus is not here, okay? "Probably, Guan Li wants to match us up... Guan Li is Judge Christine's master." Bi Hanting's career focus is in the west, and he is often in the west, so he probably doesn't know much about the situation in Beiguan.

Bi Hanting nodded and looked at Lu Ming: "Then the judge doesn't like you? I think you are quite good! Not long ago, you forced a Japanese pervert to commit suicide in fear of crime, right? You are young and promising!"

Lu Ming smiled and said: "Director Bi has given me the award, but this thing is not suitable for eyesight, and besides, I don't want to meet her daughter."

Bi Hanting nodded: "Yes, we still don't like her! What's the big deal?!" For some reason, he felt the same way and became the same enemy as Lu Ming.

Lu Ming shook his head, "Dr. Bi, that's not what I want to say. I mean, because Judge Christine is actually biased against me, although our new legal motion is well-founded, I can only dare to There is a 60% chance of winning, but if Judge Christine really rules against us, I will appeal on the grounds that she is biased against me, and this ground will definitely be established."

Bi Hanting then realized that he and the young lawyer opposite him were not on the same front now. He coughed and picked up his tea cup to drink water.

Lu Ming continued: "If it enters the appeal period, the lawsuit will drag on even longer. In the end, Baoyin will definitely be insolvent. Even if you win in the end, you, Mr. Bi, will get nothing. It's just that It’s just a loss with Mr. Wei.”

"Furthermore, although two million is not a small amount, for you, Mr. Bi, it is not an amount that can make you too strenuous. Of course, we all understand that this money is not for Mr. Bi. You invest alone, and you have people to eat with.”

"Now, Baozeng is sincerely coming to reconcile with you. He has a plan, do you want to take a look?"

Wei Baozeng took out a document with several pages and handed it over, "Second uncle, take a look."

Bi Hanting hesitated for a moment, then Smith whispered: "Mr. Bi, you can take a look."

Bi Hanting took it and looked through it, and was immediately startled.

The settlement agreement presented by Wei Baozeng is very sincere. The condition is that if Bi Hanting agrees to settle now, Baoyin Bank is willing to invest 2 million to buy Nadu Pictures, 500,000 will be paid immediately, and another 1.5 million will be paid immediately. It is paid in ten years, and the interest is one percentage point higher than the interest on the same bank loan.

This is almost the compensation condition originally proposed by Bi Hanting, but most of the money cannot be paid immediately, and the installment and interest are okay. Although cash flow is the most important thing for businessmen, this condition is not You can completely see the sincerity of the other party.

"This..." Bi Hanting hesitated.

"Mr. Bi, it seems that they are destined to lose. There must be some weakness that we don't know about yet. I will investigate carefully. We will definitely win this lawsuit, and I believe that the court may sentence the other party. Huge punitive fines! ”

Smith also saw the settlement agreement and immediately whispered in Bi Hanting's ear.

"Mr. Smith, don't make random ideas. Be careful and your cleverness may lead to mistakes!" Lu Ming reminded slowly. You can imagine what Smith was talking about.

Actually, I had a very good impression of Smith. This guy is disciplined and smart. If all lawyers were like this, the judicial world would be much cleaner.

However, he still doesn’t understand the people of Central China.

Actually, he did not agree with the settlement agreement proposed by Wei Baozeng, but he insisted.

It seems that the thinking of traditional Central Asians is still quite different from the modern one I have been influenced by.

When Smith saw such a generous settlement agreement, he immediately reflexively believed that his side must be at a huge disadvantage, must have hidden some key evidence, and might even be sentenced to an astronomical fine by the court.

For example, Chairman Wei may have deliberately set up a trap to deceive this old friend.

From a certain perspective, Smith's reaction is not to blame. He also abides by his duties.

"Second uncle..." Wei Baozeng looked at Bi Hanting eagerly.

Bi Hanting listened to Smith's whisper, hesitated, and finally stood up suddenly, "Baozeng, I can't sign this agreement, let's meet in court!"

Smith immediately stood up and followed Bi Hanting outside.

Bi Hanting didn't know if he was a little ashamed, but he never looked back at Wei Baozeng.

Lu Ming sighed softly in his heart. After all, years of friendship were no match for naked interests in reality.

Looking at the disappointed Wei Baozeng beside him, Lu Ming patted him on the shoulder.

Wei Baozeng turned around and smiled bitterly, "I should listen to you."

Lu Ming suggested that even if the bottom line of the final settlement agreement is such generous terms, don't offer them all at once, just increase the amount slowly.

But Wei Baozeng did not agree and wanted to impress his father's old friend with sincerity.

"It may not be a good thing!" Lu Ming smiled.

At this time, Park Souna hurried in: "Sir, the court called the firm and asked you to see Judge Christine in the afternoon!"

Outside, it sounded like Smith's clerk ran in and informed Smith that he was meeting Judge Christine in the afternoon. It seemed that he also called the office, and the office hurriedly sent someone to inform him.