In the conference room of Kaiwen Law Firm, nearly 10 leading lawyers gathered together. And Smith is recounting the situation: "...... It's a bit quite unfavorable, so far since the launch of the Blue Star network, among all the hot news, there is only one news about China, and it is about pandas. There is no need to bribe insiders at all, and an experienced lawyer can frame a satisfactory answer through questioning skills and getting witnesses to answer 'yes' or 'no'......"

“...... From the existing legal provisions, there is no violation of the law at all. It is also common for media bosses to make their news tendentious because of their likes and dislikes. Therefore, it is certainly impossible to sue because it is a sure defeat. The biggest possibility is a congressional hearing. Mr. Bramble, I have to apologize for the fact that this is a trivial question, but at a time of political turmoil in China, especially when the United States and Western public opinion are one-sided, you will be quite passive......"

Jing Jian nodded and sighed: "I wanted to avoid politics and not get involved in any political topics, but I didn't expect that I couldn't avoid it after all." ”

"Bramble, forgive me for being blunt. You may not realize it yourself, but you're already a big man. Kevin smiled.

"Do you have any good suggestions?" Jing Jian asked.

A lawyer who specializes in government public relations replied, "Mr. Bramble, the issue now is not to win the lawsuit or any hearing. According to your narrative, some people want to completely discredit you and the Blue Star Network. Even if you win the lawsuit or the hearing, even if you successfully go public and raise funds, Bluestar will be labeled as 'tendentious' in the future, this image is almost irreversible, forgive me, I didn't use the word 'plummeting'. The public image and market value of Bluestar will also be greatly affected. In particular, the crime of 'controlling public opinion in the US media' can undoubtedly win the opposition of a majority of congressmen with just one suspicion. Your identity as a 'communist China' is very unfavorable, and if you touch on this, it is a pity that the United States does not pay attention to press freedom, legal justice, and conclusive evidence. ”

In this regard, Jing Jian can understand that his country's online new media cannot be controlled by citizens or companies of other countries, especially potential enemy countries. Just look at the future of China, no matter what the capital structure is, it is all Chinese Internet companies that occupy the market. And those foreign Internet giants who entered the country eventually retreated because of the competition? That's a joke, and it must be because of the government behind it.

And vice versa, Chinese Internet companies can go public in the United States, and even e-commerce can be, but if you want to buy a website like AOL or Facebook that controls public opinion?

Lighting a cigarette, Jing Jian smiled slightly, and continued to ask Kevin, "Do you have a solution?"

Kevin replied, "First of all, we must form a team of lawyers to show our strength and determination. It is useless to compromise everything, it will only increase Wall Street's ambitions, and it will be very detrimental to future negotiations. ”

"You mean...... Or is it a negotiated settlement?"

"That's true. As your lawyer, I only think about your interests, mainly financial interests. Kevin smiled, "Obviously, judging from the previous roadshow, once Bluestar is listed, the total market value will be about $400 million." I'm not an investment expert and the data here may be a bit inaccurate, but in general, it's definitely Wall Street predicting that Bluestar has a good outlook. That is, they predict that the total market capitalization will rise to between 800 million and 1 billion. Getting a 30% stake in it would make a short-term profit of about $150 million. ”

"And what did they give? It's just some political resources, some media connections. It can be said that there is no loss in the listing if it is really yellowed. So the passive place is here. No matter how much money you spend fighting them, they won't make any money at most. ”

Kevin is a senior lawyer and has a thorough analysis. Jing Jian pondered at once, in fact, although those predators on Wall Street saw the bright prospects of the Internet, at this time, they definitely did not expect that such Internet stocks would soar, so their eyelids were still very shallow, and they were very satisfied if they could make hundreds of millions of dollars. If this is the case, an appropriate compromise is not unacceptable.

Jing Jianjian made a decision: "Kevin, form a lawyer team, we should fight." First, to ensure that the board members and management of Bluestar are all American citizens, and I personally will not participate in the company's decision-making and management; second, Bluestar's news channel is openly outsourced, and major media are welcome to form strategic cooperation with us. Before the outsourcing agreement is reached, the news channel of Bluestar is temporarily terminated, and thirdly, official users of Bluestar are welcome to apply for the management of major chat rooms. Our slogan is 'let netizens manage themselves, Bluestar will provide a communication platform', and within four or five years, I will give up my voting rights in the company and can file with the Securities and Futures Commission. Claiming to the outside world, 'It's just my investment, what I want is profit.'" I don't want to control the Blue Star Network'. ”

Kevin thought about it for a moment and found that such a crisis PR was pretty good. As long as Jing Jian arranges for Kent and Jim to join the board of directors and management through companies such as White Lotus and Bingshan, he can still indirectly influence the decision-making and management of Bluestar.com. And the second article of "news outsourcing"? That is even more of a joke, Bluestar itself does not have the ability to gather and edit news, all news comes from outsourcing, and now it is openly outsourced, but it is throwing away a big burden. As for the third article, it is even more speechless. In fact, this is the "business rule" of the major forums in the future, and all volunteers will be used as moderators.

As for the fourth question, Kevin still has some questions: "Bramble, isn't your announcement implying that you will be publicly cashed out after listing?

Jing Jian smiled: "There must always be chips in your hands." ”

Smith and the other lawyers listened in a fog, and Kevin seemed to understand what Jing Jian meant, and thoughtfully: "I hope their appetite won't be so big, we can't afford to wait for time." ”

Jing Jian helplessly spread his hands: "I don't want to get nothing, they can't afford to wait for time either." I'm sure I'll be contacted soon, and if it gets to the negotiation stage, I'll leave it to you. ”

"Rest assured, Bramble. Kevin assured, "We'll get ready now." ”