Chapter 595: Acting Lawyer
Before it is actually signed, the content of the contract must be faxed to the headquarters, and it can only be signed with the consent of the CEO, that is, Zhang Yunfei.
Zhang Yunfei thought about it, but he really couldn't remember it. He called the front desk and said, "Xiao Ren, you check the faxes of the last two months, and bring Mr. Xie to me to see." ”
All faxes are backed up at the front desk, and because faxes are not easy to save, they will be photocopied and archived as copies after receiving the faxes.
About five minutes later, Ms. Ren sent the fax to Ms. Zhang's office.
Zhang Yunfei flipped to the last page, and there was no sign on it.
According to the company's system, if he agrees with the content of the contract, he will sign the copy. Now he doesn't sign it, is he not approving it, Xie Baiqiang signed the formal contract without his consent, or did he agree to this matter without reading it?
"Is this the only one?" Zhang Yunfei confirmed by phone Ren Aiying.
"Yes, Mr. Zhang, there is only this one. Ren Aiying is definitely authentic. Document archives are saved by sender and date, and Xie Baiqiang only has this one, and there is no mistake.
Zhang Yunfei looked at the date, July 2nd, and then thought about Meng Ziyu and Meng Guoqing during that time, they often looked for him for comfort during work hours, and couldn't help but caress their foreheads, it was very likely that the documents were placed on the table, he didn't have time to read them, and finally mixed them with other documents, and he also forgot about it.
If that's the case, the fax shouldn't be handed over to Ren Aiying for archiving.
But he didn't agree, how could Xie Baiqiang sign the contract?
Niu Lei was still there and asked, "What's going on?" There is no list of materials attached to this contract, and it is basically impossible to sign it.
Zhang Yunfei shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It was my mistake." ”
He put the last pass, something really happened, wasn't it his mistake?
Niu Lei flipped through the contract again, and said suspiciously: "You didn't sign, why did Xiao Xie sign it?"
Even if Niu Lei doesn't say it, Zhang Yunfei has to ask clearly.
Xie Baiqiang received the call, recalled it, and said, "I called Mr. Zhang, and you said it was okay." ”
Zhang Yunfei really doesn't remember anything about it. He said to Xie Baiqiang: "I will let the lawyer read it and then decide whether to sue or not, and let the decoration company stop work first." ”
When Lao Zhao heard about the stoppage, he jumped up all of a sudden: "Stop! How can I do it? How much wages will I lose if I stop for one day?"
Xie Baiqiang said toughly: "Wait for the court to decide, the delay in our company's time and the 60% fee and interest charged by our company must be returned." ”
So far, Balariri has paid 60 percent of the total cost of the renovation.
"What?" Lao Zhao was stunned.
Zhang Yunfei began to realize the role of understanding law and contracts, and Niu Lei also knew that before this, he had also studied accounting hard, and he was not ashamed to ask questions at work, but fortunately, Zhang Yunfei recruited Yu Yuxian, an accountant with rich work experience, and gave him the opportunity to learn from Yu Yuxian.
Yu Yuxian is an experienced and enthusiastic old accountant, she knows everything about Niu Lei's questions, she has endless words, and she has not even hidden her experience for many years. It can be said that Yu Yuxian is his teacher in accounting.
As the old saying goes, it's true that interlacing is like separating mountains.
Not to mention Zhang Yunfei, he only graduated from high school, and he is still a general high school.
The most convenient and fast way to find a trustworthy lawyer is to let Shen Yejun introduce him, but Zhang Yunfei is unwilling to find Shen Yejun for everything, and finally forms a dependence inertia. It is one thing for him to volunteer, and it is another for Zhang Yunfei to speak.
As for Zhong Zishan, who became famous in a battle for Zhang Yunfei's defense last year, because he lost the lawsuit, the law firm lost face, and was punished, and went to City B to develop in a fit of anger. Of course, the legal adviser is good in the headquarters M city, if there is really anything, it is not convenient to deal with it.
Zhang Yunfei flipped through the M City Evening News for a while, picked up the phone and dialed a number: "Zhengcheng Law Firm? I, Zhang Yunfei of Barariri Technology Company, want to consult about hiring legal counsel, I don't know if you provide this kind of service?"
The legal counsel may hire a lawyer and sign an agreement with the lawyer himself/herself, or may sign an agreement with a law firm stating the requirements, and the firm will appoint a practicing lawyer who meets the requirements. Zhang Yunfei called the office, apparently the latter. If introduced by the legal counsel of C&D Real Estate, it will be the former.
The person who answered the phone was a girl with a very nice voice, who had business to come to the door, asked Zhang Yunfei to wait for a while, and immediately transferred the phone to a lawyer surnamed Zeng.
Lawyer Zeng Weiqiang, a partner of Zhengcheng Law Firm, Zhang Yunfei flipped through the announcement that he published in the name of a corporate legal counsel. It's not that he is famous in M City, but that Zhang Yunfei has been looking through the newspapers for nearly a month, and this company has appeared a total of five times, including three times as a lawyer Zeng.
All three times as legal counsel.
Zhang Yunfei doesn't know whether serving as a legal adviser is the company's main business, but he thinks that the company should have a good reputation in the industry. The reason is very simple, if the reputation is not good, how can so many companies hire it?
In less than five seconds, a mellow male voice said, "Hello." I'm lawyer Zeng Chuanqiang. ”
Zhang Yunfei explained his intention, and Zeng Chuanqiang said with a smile in his voice: "Hello Mr. Zhang, I have admired my name for a long time, I don't know when you are free, I will visit you." ”
It's so refreshing. Zhang Yunfei said: "I am free now. ”
After hanging up the phone, Niu Lei asked, "Why did you choose this one?"
He always felt that Zhang Yunfei didn't take the usual path, and when everyone went to the back door to climb the relationship, he didn't play this game, but not only did things not go wrong, but did it unexpectedly. Like this time, he, like Xie Baiqiang, thought that Zhang Yunfei would let Shen Yejun introduce him, and Zhang Yunfei's solution was much simpler, just flipping through the newspaper.
In this era, many people are indifferent to the law, and there are very few companies that hire legal counsel, and some are also listed companies and large enterprises, so in order to reduce unnecessary troubles, they will hire lawyers and hand over the litigation to them. Like this time, if it weren't for the negligence of the contract, Zhang Yunfei wouldn't have thought about it. He thought like this for more than ten years ahead of his time, let alone others?
Niu Lei was worried that he would settle down after flipping through the newspaper, which was too hasty.
"Because they're in the newspapers. Zhang Yunfei raised the evening newspaper in his hand.
This reason is so simple. Niu Lei was speechless, saw that there was nothing wrong, and went back to his office.
Half an hour later, Zeng Chuanqiang arrived. He is in his early forties, his hair is neatly combed back, there is no messy hair, he is wearing a high-end white long-sleeved shirt, a blue tie, black trousers, and black leather shoes.
Shaking hands with Zhang Yunfei and sitting down, Zeng Weiqiang spoke first: "I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to be so young, it's really terrifying." ”
Last year, Zhang Yunfei's lawsuit against the evening newspaper caused a stir, and when the lawyer's exposure to him increased greatly, Zeng Chuanqiang regretted why Zhang Yunfei didn't look for himself. Later, when he heard that Zhong Zishan was resigning for this, he secretly shook his head. The circle is so big, what can you hide? Isn't it just that you didn't win? Make money and free publicity, and make sure you don't lose money. Lao Ji's vision is small.
Lao Ji is the former boss of Zhongzi Mountain.
Zeng Weiqiang remembered the name Zhang Yunfei for this reason. I just received a phone call, and I didn't make an appointment with the person concerned in the afternoon, so I didn't need to go to the detention center, so I rushed over immediately.
Zhang Yunfei smiled: "Lawyer Zeng is polite. I was young and inexperienced, and I didn't hold the last hurdle before this happened. "I told the problems encountered in the renovation of H City, and at the same time handed over the contract.
Zeng Weiqiang saw that Zhang Yunfei was straight to the point, no longer noisy, picked up the contract and looked at it, and said after reading it: "Mr. Zhang, this contract is a standard contract, but it is not rigorous, and the other party has a lot of room for operation. Pointing to a few places, he said: "Even if the customer is fooled with these terms, the chance of winning the lawsuit is not great." ”
Zhang Yunfei said: "So, you can only admit slaughter?"
"Not really. If you really want to sue, it's not that you can't win. The terms used in clauses 3, 4 and 7 have many different meanings and can be used as a point of discernment, and the odds of victory are relatively large. I think the person who drafted the contract didn't understand the law and just wanted to fool the customer. Otherwise, there would be no such loopholes. ”
People who understand the law really look at the contract differently. Zhang Yunfei invited Zeng Weiqiang to come over, sat down and went straight to the point, naturally he had his intentions. Zeng Ziqiang is not as strong as Zhong Zishan, everyone has cooperated, what is the ability, he has the bottom in his heart. Well, Zhong Zishan didn't have a chance to show his ability, but his professional ethics were good. Zhang Yunfei thought to himself.
"If I sue, will Lawyer Zeng be Barariri's lawyer?" Zhang Yunfei would say, apparently having initially recognized Zeng Weiqiang's ability to deepen his understanding through such a small case.
Zeng Weiqiang is clearly well-informed. On the phone, Zhang Yunfei said that he wanted to hire a legal adviser, and he rushed over for this, and now Zhang Yunfei does not mention the matter of the consultant, only the lawsuit, if he is replaced by a fledgling lawyer, even if he does not slam the door on the spot, he will be very unhappy. But Zeng Weiqiang did not have a trace of displeasure, but smiled: "Yes." It's just that it takes at least three months to complete the process, can you afford to wait?"
Three months, this would have ruined his plans, after all, the chances of getting the renovation done in three months were too low.
The reason why this is the case is that Xie Baiqiang was too cautious when he negotiated the decoration company in the early stage, and later under the reminder of Zhuo Huafeng, he found that he wasted too much time and may not be able to complete it within the three-month probation period.
If it is delayed for another three months, not to mention paying three months' rent in vain, the opening date will have to be postponed for three months. Three months later, the end of the year is approaching, and customers are busy collecting money for the New Year, which is the most difficult time of the year to start business.
Zeng Weiqiang smiled slightly and said, "Or there is another way." ”
"Huh?" Zhang Yunfei raised his eyes to look at him, and at the same time placed a cup of hot tea on the coffee table in front of him.
"I have a few friends in H City, or I can ask to see if they are familiar with this company, and I can ask them to help talk about it. ”
Looking for an intermediary to be a peacemaker? Zhang Yunfei said: "Lawyer Zeng has a friend who can talk to him in H City?"
Zeng Chuanqiang said with a smile: "In our business, we often have to go on business trips, and we have some friends. ”