The group of lawyers in the United States with the name of 'vultures' is a very unique group, they are the litigants of the litigants, they will chase any litigation needs that may bring benefits, large-scale collective action lawsuits are their favorite way of attack, cultural and sports stars, large companies, government agencies, etc. are their favorite defendants, and victims whose families generally do not have deep social ties are their favorite plaintiffs.

They often sign contracts similar to VAM agreements with plaintiffs who are hungry for money but have little understanding of the law, and receive 1 million in compensation, 50 percent, 100 million, and 90 percent, and they are even willing to bear some or all of the high litigation costs for the plaintiff like venture capital.

This kind of behavior can sometimes be beneficial to society, such as the Ford Pinto car fuel tank fire case in '78, where vulture lawyers won a total of $127.8 million in damages from a jury for three victims. Although the final amount of compensation was far less than this figure, and the amount of the out-of-court settlement was also confidential, this move was a good deterrent to Ford, which caused it to solve the design problems on a large-scale recall, save the possible future life and property damage of the driver and passengers, seek justice for the victims, and make the passengers who were severely burned in this accident have enough wealth to survive the second half of their sick lives.

But most of the time, this kind of behavior is not beneficial, and it also adds to the already contentious social atmosphere in the United States. Or Ford's Pinto car, in 80 years, there was a group of lawyers who wanted to concoct the same method to eat big money, but under Ford's resolute counterattack, each plaintiff finally received 7,500 dollars, and all the huge upfront investment of the vultures was all in vain, and the plaintiff was also exhausted in the long-delayed litigation process, and left the court with double the pain.

Their probability of success with big companies is low, and their favorite is the reputation-focused big stars and government agencies, who often choose to settle privately in the face of false accusations, even if they are wronged, because the stars cannot afford the reputational damage caused by the public's doubts in the litigation process.

Of course, having said that, the celebrities themselves are not very clean, and without the deterrence of these people, I am afraid that the behavior will be even more out of order.

For example, the public subway company in New York has to accompany lawyers and plaintiffs for various reasons every year to pay a large amount of money, and these money are actually taxpayers.

This group of very contradictory aggregates is now eyeing Song Ya for the first time.

The 'die-hard' fan who had just had a good conversation with Hamlin before immediately changed his tune after being tempted by the vulture lawyer's show of 'money', what is an idol? Can you eat it? The lawyers also contacted his other friends who were physically unwell at the party to prepare for a class action lawsuit.

"I just talked to the opposing lawyer, and they asked for 10 million to settle privately."

"They threatened to enlist more victims across the country in this lawsuit if they didn't agree to the settlement, and they made a big deal out of it," Hamlin said. ”

"What are they suing me for?"

Song Ya laughed angrily, "They don't use my company's products!" ”

"You're not like someone who wants to go to law school."

Hamlin is serious, "They're going to sue you for deliberately using bad examples and ignoring your safety notification obligations in the Where Is The Love music video, you have 80 percent of the shares in Barn & Co., they're going to find out easily, and they're going to seek to define your music video as a commercial product." ”

"I'm playing in my own house, and I don't give any hints." Song Ya felt that something was wrong, "You didn't warn me either. ”

"Goodman and I didn't expect anyone to be that stupid, but it just happened."

Hamlin said: "Your motivation will be the key to the courtroom's offense and defense, and you have told a lot of people that you rely on this part of the music video to bring goods for your own fluorescent, right?" ”

Song Ya calmed down and thought about it carefully, she didn't take much precautions in this regard, at least she didn't cover it up, she said this kind of thing to the producer of Sony Columbia Records, to the director Larry, and to the photographer of the crew, and even more so to her own people......

"You're going to have a lot of holes as soon as the lawsuit is filed."

Hamlin said, "In the end, you won't lose much money, but if you keep fighting, it will damage your reputation, and if nothing else, will you sell clothes?" The term toxic fluorescent agent must not be associated with the textile industry......"

“Fxxk！ These damn scoundrels! ”

Song Ya scolded rudely, "What do you suggest?" ”

"We will definitely not be able to pay 10 million, so we must first show the strongest posture, lower their psychological expectations, and prepare for reconciliation in the future. I'd suggest trying not to go into a long litigation offense, but note that the New York prosecution system has always been biased in favor of Elephant Giuliani, and you were a high-profile supporter of Dingkins at the last New Year's Eve event. ”

Hamlin replied, "We also need to put warnings like "Do Not Imitate" under the music video for the first album and the fluorescent party clip of Where Is The Love." ”

"What about the ones that have already been sold?" Song Ya asked.

"Don't worry about that for the time being, wait for the other party's next reaction." "You bring Goodman and Eli, especially Eli, who is a professional in crisis communications," Hamlin said. ”

"Okay, you tell them for me, even if the lawsuit costs 20 million, I won't settle with them."

Song Ya gritted his teeth.

"If you don't say it, I'll say the same."

Hamlin hung up the phone.

It didn't take long for Goodman and the cars of Eli, Yeremov and others to drive into Highland Park.

"Mr. Motula, all right, thank you, I know that I will bear the money for the reproduction of the music video, yes, it's a minor nuisance, not a big problem."

Motura promised to stop the production of the music video over there and re-record the version with the word warning, and he relaxed a little and hung up the phone, "Is everything known?" What to do? ”

Eli scratched his head, "Let's do everything we can first, and for the time being, let's see what they say about your tough refusal, the lawsuit of 10 million claims, the vulture lawyer's capital will not be less, and they can't be prevented from making a move." ”

The other party's reaction was not long in coming, and the next day, the opposing lawyer, who was full of a sense of "justice", took the "victim fans" and gave an interview outside the local courtroom near his residence.

"The purpose of our civil lawsuit is to seek justice for the physical and mental harm suffered by the plaintiff and to stop the singer APLUS from inducing the general public, especially teenagers, to use fluorescent preparations in the music video for parties that pose a safety hazard. According to the evidence we have, APLUS owns about 80% of the shares of Bath, and he has used the company's products in the MV containing Where Is The Love, which has been broadcast many times on various TV stations across the country, and the specific data is still in the statistics, and the music tapes containing the MV have also sold more than 150,000 copies......"

Coming home from school and watching a short news scene in his study, Taragi turned off the TV, "What are we going to do?" Song Ya asked.

"Bad things can turn into good APLUS."

Eli shrugged, he didn't seem to think it was too troublesome, "You are a star, you ranked fourth on the Fujibee Singer List in terms of income last year, countless people want to get something from you, they are used to seeing this scene, there will be more and more similar things in the future, and you are not even worth investing too much energy into this kind of thing." ”

"But what if the other party associates 'Youbi fluorescent' with APLUS's clothing brand?" Goodman, lying on the couch, asked.

"Their methods are nothing more than that, and the general public does not have the patience to read the lawsuit carefully, and their brains simply cannot remember long sentences. So, APLUS, there is a fluorescent, he also sells clothes, APLUS, there is a fluorescent, he also sells clothes...... As long as they keep repeating these words in the media, it will definitely have an impact on people's buying psychology. They are smart people, and they don't dare to open their mouths without seeing this. ”

"It's war, and PR is war, and we need both rigorous, consumer-endorsed, long-winded responses, as well as memorable, catchy phrases like ......," Eli said

He thought for a moment, "Only Barn's fluorescent, harmless, only Barn's fluorescent, harmless......" As he spoke, he began to hum as he learned the rhythm of RAP.

Everyone in the room laughed, and Song Ya was amused.

"Also, the A+ T-shirt does not contain fluoresce, and the A+ T-shirt does not contain fluoresce......"

He said: "This is the heat, celebrities need these, and commodities also need these, and they are actively delivered to the door." We have to start repeating these phrases in the media right away, and then find a good opportunity to quietly settle with the other party for an acceptable amount, sign a hush agreement, and then ...... Things settled. ”

Yeremov slapped his face and exclaimed sincerely, "Bravo! ”

Eli bowed to him exaggeratedly.

"I hope so."

Song Ya felt that there was only that, "It's just cheaper for those vultures and that stupid 'fan' of mine, and this set costs a lot of money." ”

"You've got to get used to APLUS."

Goodman said: "It's all about buying clothes, think GAP, think Nike, think Converse, they spend a lot of money on this every year. ”

"By the way, my parity strategy won't cause the alarm of companies like Walmart or GAP, right?" Song Ya asked.

"You keep selling, sell to a certain size, for sure, but it's still early." Eli replied.