Gu Meimen stood up from the dock and walked to the middle of the court. He looked cool and composed, and his demeanor was clearly evident. He bowed slightly, and there seemed to be a spotlight shining on him in the entire court, as if a major event was taking place.

The speech was about to be delivered. All the spectators present held their breath involuntarily.

Gu Meimen's final statement is about to begin.

"Chief Judge." The barrister's voice sounded.

"This case is undoubtedly a blackmail lawsuit."

"Although on the surface, the pillars of the defendant Akagi Hotel Group occupy two square meters of the plaintiff Takai's land. However, please note that the construction project of the hotel was based on the land boundary measurement conclusion of a third party, that is, the land registration office.

Construction has started. The hotel has no subjective intention to commit infringement."

"After the hotel construction was completed, for more than 20 years, the plaintiff and his father never raised any objection to the boundary and land use status. According to the acquisition statute of limitations, the land in dispute in this case passed through the Akagi Hotel Group for 20 years.

The peaceful public possession of the year has been converted into the land owned by him."

"Leaving aside the issue of obtaining the statute of limitations, the plaintiff has now changed its silent attitude in the past and suddenly filed a lawsuit against the hotel. Moreover, even though it knew that the column involved in the case was a load-bearing column of a skyscraper, it still filed one and the only one in this case.

The lawsuit requests that the load-bearing pillars occupying the plaintiff's land be removed."

"The sinister intentions behind it can be seen at a glance. The plaintiff's intention is very obvious, which is to use the possibility of demolishing the entire skyscraper to blackmail my defendant, Akagi Hotel Group, into paying an extremely high compensation."

"So the real question in this case is whether we should tolerate this kind of blackmail."

Gu Meimen took a step forward and looked around at the audience in the court. "There is no doubt that the plaintiff in this case, Takai, is exercising his private rights. However, should there be certain limits to the exercise of such private rights?"

.When the exercise of private rights has obvious blackmail purposes, should we still tolerate the exercise of such private rights?"

"The answer to this question is closely related to our contemporary society and must be treated with caution."

"We must frankly admit that the human nature of pursuing self-interest has played an indispensable role in promoting the development of society. Entrepreneurs do not set up companies out of charity, but see the possibility of pursuing profits. They

The monopoly system of patents and franchises has stimulated more funds to be invested in technology research and development. In the morning, the stall owner who set up a stall on the street provided us with breakfast, not because he was kind-hearted.

, but because we would pay for the breakfast he made.”

"However, everyone, the progressive nature of human civilization does not lie in bringing the pursuit of self-interest to its extreme, but rather in the domestication of the pursuit of profit."

"From the earliest tribal taboos, to religious precepts, to later legislative norms and ethics. The birth of civilization lies in the continuous development of more sophisticated and detailed rules to restrain our pursuit of self-interest."

"The so-called civilization lies in the coordination between the pursuit of private interests and the overall public interests. When the pursuit of private interests conflicts with the overall public interests, it is necessary for us to guide them and coordinate them so that individual profit-seeking activities can

Consistent with the interests of the whole. This is civilization."

"In this case, we are facing such a problem."

"Even after the plaintiff Takai's land is recovered, according to the "Construction Land Statutory Open Space Law", it can only be used as open space and cannot be used for other purposes. However, once the land is recovered, the defendant Akagi Hotel Group will be forced to demolish a 76-story building

of skyscrapers.”

"Among them, how much manpower and material resources have been invested in building such a skyscraper. The cost of the skyscraper involved is as high as 72 billion yen. It is an unparalleled attempt by the Akagi Hotel Group to revitalize the Oriental hotel industry. Our country's hotel industry has this world

The most amiable service attitude in the world, with a meticulous and rigorous spirit, however, under the industrial impact of modern Western hotel chains, it is crumbling and in danger."

"The General Hotel is an attempt to combine Eastern service traditions with modern entertainment needs. It is no exaggeration to say that the General Hotel is a shining pearl in the hotel industry!"

"At this moment, all the hotel companies in Dongyang Island are watching the success or failure of the General Hotel. If the General Hotel can operate successfully and generate enough profits, it will be a beacon for the Dongyang hotel industry to move towards the forefront of modernization.

It will guide the direction of reform for other hotel companies in the East."

"At this moment, not only Eastern hotel companies are paying attention to the General Hotel. Western hotel groups are also paying attention to the General Hotel. They are almost paranoid in terms of manual services and do not pay attention to the modern cost-benefit business efficiency concept.

Whether the Oriental hotel industry, which does not pay attention to the entertainment needs of modern people, can break its complacency and break away from outdated business concepts, the General Hotel is an important window for observation."

"Whether Dongyang's hotel industry can grow into an opponent that is feared by the world's hotel industry depends on this."

Gu Meimen's speech became more and more sensational, like a magic power, gradually capturing and guiding the emotions of many citizens in the courtroom. He continued to say:

"The Shogun Hotel is still a landmark building in Shinjuku City, condensing the fond memories of many Shinjuku City citizens. After the renovation is completed, the Shogun Hotel is still an important engine driving the tourism and cultural industry in Shinjuku District, Tokyo."

"Perhaps you don't know that the construction of the Shogun Hotel has even set off a historical craze for the Warring States period in the world. Every day, tourists from all over the world stay at the Shogun Hotel. They are fascinated by the Ukiyo-e style paintings in the hotel.

, I was amazed when I saw the samurai armor in the hotel, and I realized the different cultural style of our country when I saw the hotel employees wearing ancient Oriental kimonos. The sales of books about Oriental history on Amazon increased by 16%."

"However, now you can see that such a bright pearl is about to be destroyed."

"Just because of the two square meters of land."

"It's about to be destroyed."

Gu Meimen's generous tone suddenly dropped. It was as if there was a beautiful thing in front of him that had suffered a terrible disaster. The audience seemed to have witnessed a tragedy. They couldn't help but grab their clothes and didn't dare to open their mouths.

breathe.

The next second, Gu Meimen's voice was heard again, and her tone was full of determination and fortitude:

"Are we going to destroy the attempt to modernize the hotel industry in Japan just because of two square meters of land?"

"Are we going to destroy the collective beautiful memories of Shinjuku City citizens because of two square meters of land?"

"Are we going to waste a total of 720 yen of manpower and material resources just because of two square meters of land? Oh, no! If we demolish and rebuild, we will have to spend tens of billions of yen unnecessary."

"The exercise of private rights must take into account the costs and benefits it brings to society. When the costs seriously exceed the benefits brought by the exercise of private rights, we must impose corresponding restrictions on private rights. This is not to restrict people's rights.

Private rights, on the contrary, are respect for civilization and submission to higher and more holistic interests."

"So, the issues in this case are clear." Gu Meimen suddenly raised his voice. The emotions that had been foreshadowed by the previous talk were instantly ignited by this raised voice at this moment.

"In this case, the plaintiff Gao Jing, despite getting no obvious benefit from the two square meters of land, still asked the hotel to remove the load-bearing columns and demolish the 76-storey skyscraper. This is a naked blackmail lawsuit. He has gained from exercising his rights.

The benefits are obviously out of proportion to the costs incurred. Once the load-bearing columns are removed, society will suffer huge losses in manpower, material resources, and financial resources. The court should reject such lawsuits that are obviously filed for blackmail in the clearest manner."

“To sum up, the defendant’s attorney requests the court to dismiss the plaintiff’s claim!”

Gu Meimen's passionate voice echoed in Courtroom 607. This lawyer with a 100% winning rate gently brushed his bangs with his fingers. After completing such a magnificent speech, he walked back as elegantly as a gentleman.
Chapter completed!