Chapter 172: Transnational Hype

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[In addition, some readers hope that I can finish writing yu wang before writing a new book - I'm dizzy! Yu Wang has already finished writing!! Yu Wang has already said that the whole book has been posted, and now the VIP has been all posted, but because of the publication, I can't lift the ban all at once! In that case, the publisher will get me in trouble. At the current rate, the lifting of the ban in one chapter in two days is already very fast, so don't force me anymore...... Helpless ......]

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In fact, I never knew what Yang Wei and Chen Yuan talked about that day, and I didn't know what Yang Wei said to Chen Yuan. It turned out that I always thought that when Chen Yuan found out about my relationship with Yang Wei, he would be furious, and then forbid my contact with Yang Wei from now on. But the truth was very surprising to me - that the old fox had suddenly become blind or deaf - and that he had paid no attention to me and all that had happened.

I stayed one night in Chen Yuan's mansion in Yanjing.

She stayed with me in her room for one night, and she leaned against me all night. She didn't cry, but coaxed me in a different way, giving me warmth and all her tenderness - I think this may be the difference between Juju and Siqi. If it was Si Qi and saw me come back from a single injury, I am afraid that I would cry half to death. She just sat beside me, gently stroked my forehead with her hand, and whispered softly in my ear.

Throughout the night, she said a lot to me, but I only remembered one sentence.

She said, "Take me away." ”

Yang Wei didn't come to see me again for a night.

The next day I insisted on going back to Nanjing. I still have a lot to do.

Chen Yuan saw me, and although his face still didn't seem to be very happy, he didn't say anything more. There was something in his eyes, and while I couldn't tell what it was, I knew that he had a lot to say, or that he had decided not to say anything.

I calmly proposed, I want to take the vibe away. I thought that Chen Yuan would be furious, or rush up and slap me twice, or scold me and kick me out. But unexpectedly, Chen Yuan only thought about it for a few seconds, and then nodded silently. I looked at Yang Wei, but found that Yang Wei had a shallow smile on his face - it was a standard "Yang Wei-style" smile.

So, I flew back to Nanjing from Yanjing with Yang Wei and Yang Wei, the mother and son, and Hansen, a loyal bodyguard, in a wheelchair.

A few hours ago, when I came out of Nanjing Lukou Airport, looking at the surrounding buildings and the crowds around me, I suddenly had a feeling in my heart that I would be left after the catastrophe.

I thought to myself, and to God, "I'm back." ”

I went straight back to the company, ignoring Sun Yanran's surprise at coming back in a wheelchair. The first thing I did was to ask Sun Yanran to help me find a lawyer – I offered a very high price, and I found the best lawyer.

Money buys a lot of things, including time. So just a few hours later, Sun Yanran walked into my office with a man about forty years old.

I sat behind my desk with a blank face, playing with a paper cutter in my hand, and carefully looked at the lawyer in front of me. My gaze was critical.

The man looked very well-dressed, well-faced, and had a very composed expression - I was very pleased with that. Only a person with a confident heart can guarantee a calm attitude at all times.

He didn't seem to be affected by my gaze at all, with that very calm expression on his face, and said lightly: "My surname is Liu, Liu Yanzheng." He is a lawyer at Grand Law Firm. ”

I smiled, motioned for him to sit down, and said lightly, "I'm sorry, I'm not physically fit enough to stand up." ”

"Is there anything you need my services for?" After Lawyer Liu sat down, he said quietly.

"Well......," I pondered for a while, "I have a case and would like to entrust you with a lawsuit for me - transnational. ”

I gestured to the stack of materials on the table. Lawyer Liu took the information and did not look at it directly, but asked, "Before reading the information, I would like to hear some brief introductions from you." ”

"It's very simple." I laughed and said, "I was the CEO of Henkel AG in Germany. But not long ago, the company suddenly fired me before my contract expired, so I would like to entrust you to file a claim against them on this issue. ”

"Please continue." Liu Yan's face remained unchanged and said lightly.

I nodded, pleased with his attitude. President of the German company Henkel - this title is enough to surprise many people, and Liu Yanzheng does not even have a little surprised expression on his face, so there are only two possibilities - first, he has no idea what the German company Henkel is, and this is of course unlikely. Because of such a famous company, it is impossible for a person like him not to have heard of it. The second possibility can only be explained by the fact that he has a kind of calmness and composure that surpasses ordinary people when encountering things -- this is undoubtedly a very good quality.

"It's a little bit more complicated." I said lightly: "Henkel itself is controlled by two other companies, namely Yuanda Group and IBB in the United States, and I am from IBB, and they occupy a small half of the shares in Henkel, and I am considered their employee, and they appointed me to be the president of Henkel in Germany - of course, this appointment was also agreed to by another holding company, Yuanda Group. But a few days ago, I was suddenly informed by my IBB company that they had fired me and dismissed me from all my positions in their company, and accordingly, my position at Henkel in Germany was naturally dismissed - I was fired, and I was fired for breach of contract. And I'm ready to file a claim against them. ”

"It's a little bit complicated, really." Lawyer Liu thought for a moment and said, "So how do you plan to fight this lawsuit?" How much compensation do you want to receive? ”

I laughed a little, a little slyly: "I am ready to file a five-million-dollar financial claim against the American company IBB." ”

Lawyer Liu nodded and said, "Then let me ask, when you signed the contract, did the contract stipulate how much liquidated damages would be compensated once one party breached the contract?" Is there a clause in this regard? ”

"Nope." I replied lightly. What I'm saying is the truth, the appointment was originally arranged by Yang Wei at that time, and I also knew that it was just a show, so I didn't care about the terms of the contract - anyway, I took advantage of it.

"It's a little bit difficult." Lawyer Liu's face showed a little embarrassment, he thought for a while, and said: "Because the contract does not stipulate a clause on liquidated damages, then about the amount of the claim, um...... IBB is a U.S. company, so I had to look up some of the relevant U.S. laws. It's going to take some time, and it's ......," he said, pausing and seeming to hesitate.

"It's okay, please say anything." I smiled faintly.

"IMHO." Lawyer Liu sat up straight and said, "Personally, I think that the amount of your claim is a little unlikely to be realized. According to a number of other cases, in the case of a breach of contract claim by a senior executive of an international company of Henkel's level, there will generally be some relevant breach of contract clauses in the original contract. Generally speaking, the amount of liquidated damages is about two to three times the annual salary......"

"My annual salary at Henkel is about $1.5 million, and my claim for $5 million is almost three times as much, which should be reasonable."

"It's different." Lawyer Liu smiled: "The situation I said was under the condition that the original contract between the two parties stipulated a liquidated damages clause - the problem is that in your case, there is no liquidated damages clause in the contract you signed with them, so they have every reason to reject your claim......

I nodded, "Please continue." ”

Lawyer Liu thought for a moment, as if considering what kind of wording would be more appropriate, and he said slowly: "I personally suggest that you can set the claim amount within one million US dollars - IMHO, because there is no liquidated damages clause in your contract, and now you are in a relatively disadvantageous position, and it is difficult to win this lawsuit." Five million dollars, the other side will definitely refuse. But if it's a million dollars, for a big company of IBB's level, they're likely to agree to accept that condition, and we can reach an out-of-court settlement and avoid going to court – if you do go through the legal process, you ...... You're at a loss, and you're at a disadvantage when it comes to contracts. ”

"Thank you for your advice." I nodded and smiled, "But I'm still insisting on five million dollars in compensation." ”

Lawyer Liu looked at me and did not speak.

I said slowly: "I will give you the highest fee and hire you to help me fight this lawsuit." ”

Lawyer Liu still didn't speak, just smiled bitterly.

With a strange smile on my face, I took out a pack of cigarettes from a drawer and whispered, "Do you smoke?" ”

"No, thanks, I don't want to smoke it right now."

I immediately said, "Can you please lock the office door, they always don't allow me to smoke, saying that I am not in good health, but in fact, smoking has no effect on trauma......"

Lawyer Liu had a strange smile on his face, but he still got up and locked the office door.

"Thank you." I took a pleasant puff on my cigarette and slowly exhaled it. Then I said in a brisk tone, "Let me be clear with you - I know this lawsuit is very difficult to win." ”

"Then why are you ......?"

I waved my hand and motioned for him to listen to me.

"What I want is an effect - I ask you to help me fight this relationship, and the bigger the movement, the better! I want everyone to know about this lawsuit and let everyone know the name of me and my company...... Do you understand? I'm using the lawsuit to hype! ”

"Hmm......" Lawyer Liu nodded, his face thoughtful.

"I guess it's not hard to understand. Many people in China are using lawsuits to hype, not to mention that I believe that the media will be interested in my lawsuit. First of all, I am a senior executive of a large international company, and in the words of a very popular phrase in China, I am the 'emperor of part-time work', just like the lady who used to be a senior executive at Microsoft, and was later hyped up by the domestic media as a star. The second point is that I am suing a large and internationally renowned company, which always attracts media attention. Finally, I'm a Chinese, and I'm suing an American company -- the media will be more interested in that. ”

"Makes sense." Lawyer Liu smiled bitterly.

"So......" My face changed, and I said in a serious tone: "I pay you the highest standard of remuneration, not so that you can win this lawsuit, but I need you to hype this lawsuit as famous as possible!" Make it as loud as possible! I'll even pay to find some media to work with you if you need it! ”

After thinking about it for a moment, I suddenly said something that surprised him even more.

I said, "This is a show, and my budget for doing this show is $400,000!" ”

What is the concept of $400,000? More than 3 million yuan! It only costs 80,000 yuan to fight a lawsuit in China, and even some of the more famous lawsuits, the lawyer's fees plus litigation costs are only hundreds of thousands of yuan. is ready to spend millions to fight a lawsuit with someone, and it is definitely the only one! -- And it's a lawsuit that you're almost certain to lose.

And what made Mr. Liu smile even more was that I actually used the word "budget". I really took this lawsuit as a show!

"That's the approximate situation." I smiled and said, "More detailed information is available in the information I gave you, including a power of attorney I gave you, entrusting you with full authority to represent me in charge of this case." You go back and look into it, and then you get to work. ”

"Okay." Lawyer Liu put the information away, and his face returned to that calm expression. There was no further objection to this absurd act of mine.

He stood up and said, "At the latest, early the day after tomorrow, I will send you a formal letter of claim to IBB to file a claim for five million dollars as you requested." He shook hands with me, walked to the door and stopped.

"Although that situation is unlikely, I still want to ask...... Lawyer Liu said, "I believe that you are definitely not fighting this lawsuit for money, but what if...... I mean, if IBB accepts your offer to claim $5 million, won't your plan for hype fall through? ”

A smile appeared on the corner of my mouth, and I said lightly: "You can rest assured that the current person in charge of IBB will never agree to the terms of my claim." ”

I bite the word "absolutely" very hard.

Lawyer Liu didn't say anything more, turned around and walked out the door.

I calmly snuffed out my cigarette and leaned back in my chair, the smile on my lips unchanged.

This lawyer seems to be a very competent man - the kind of person I need so much. Because I'm not just going to fight a lawsuit, I'm probably going to need his services in many ways in the future.

When I returned to Nanjing, my self-confidence was unusually high. I went back to my own turf, everything in the company was under my control, and it was developing in an orderly manner according to my pre-planned plan - and more importantly, I brought back a super capable talent - Yang Wei.

It can be said that I have now occupied the right time, place and various conditions.

What's more, I am now in the United States, and I also have a strong foreign aid - the Dawson family.

Although there are many instability factors in this foreign aid, at least in the short term, I am confident that I can still keep things under my control.

Some people say I'm walking a tightrope, and I don't care. I firmly believe in one sentence: wealth and danger are sought! The greater the risk, the greater the benefit! It's all about your control!

Just when I was immersed in my smug emotions, Sun Yanran pushed the door and walked in from the outside.

After she came in, she frowned and said softly: "You smoke again, be careful that Miss Yang Wei knows!" ”

Her second sentence was: "Now we have a great opportunity that allows us to make a lot of money, but ...... It looks like we're having some difficulties at the same time......"

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