Chapter 155 Judgment Day
On the verdict day, Chen Qiaoen picked up Du Hanwen downstairs. It was hot and he was wearing a shirt and a suit. He couldn't help but sigh that it was not easy to be an artist, but it was even more difficult to be an artist who had to go to court. It was even more difficult to be an artist who not only had to go to court but also had an idol. Seeing that Du Hanwen was not sweating, he was also very impressed. If you have the ability, don't let me turn on the air conditioner first and continue to stand outside.
"Hey, let's go, wear this outfit and stop under the sun. I will melt later." Du Hanwen said to Chen Qiaoen, who was still standing outside the car.
Chen Qiaoen rumbled to the side, Du Hanwen followed, and Zhang Junning came over with his schoolbag on his back. Looking at the time, it was less than eight o'clock, this girl was a little too active in studying.
"Go to go to cram school." Du Hanwen really didn't want to go out, so he rolled down the car window and asked. A place without air conditioning is hell, and wearing this outfit is a sin.
"Um." Zhang Junning nodded and touched Du Hanwen's head, "I'm going to the court, it's going to go smoothly, and I have to learn it well in the future."
"Ha, I'll lend you a good word." Du Hanwen looked at Zhang Junning walking away and looked at Chen Qiaoen, "Learn to learn, you will be like this to your boyfriend in the future. In fact, she is caring about you."
"Are you sure she didn't really go to cram school." Chen Qiaoen got into the car and started the car.
"Of course." Du Hanwen closed the car window and enjoyed the air conditioning. "I went to investigate the cram school time. She had to wait until the honor guard game was over before going."
The district court adopted a closed trial, so the reporters surrounded the door, one was to find out the news, and the other was to block several parties at the door after the verdict was over. They went to the company to change their cars and went to the court with Chai Zhiping. Today, they could show up in public together and there would be no legal issues.
A hundred meters away from the entrance of the court, a reporter trotted on the side of the road with his body blocking the car. Waiting for the car to slow down, he took photos through the front window glass. There are few artists, thanks to these desperate paparazzi. Chai Zhiping wore big sunglasses and looked serious, whispering to Du Hanwen, "Try to speak as little as possible. No matter what the situation is, he must look like a broken heart."
"I understand." Du Hanwen nodded slightly.
When he got off the car at the door of the court, Du Hanwen couldn't get off the car. The reporters wanted to stuff the microphone into their mouths. Fortunately, the court was prepared and immediately had security efforts to separate the crowd, which allowed the two parties to enter the court gate.
As soon as he felt relieved, he found that the paparazzi blocked the door again. When he looked back, Brother Wei Zhong arrived. The three parties met at the door of the court with some embarrassment. It was also the first time Du Hanwen had seen Brother Wei Zhong in two months.
Chai Zhiping touched Du Hanwen in seclusion, and took a step back. Du Hanwen listened to the sound of his voice and went up to him. He bowed deeply to Brother Wei Zhong, "Hello Brother Wei Zhong."
"It's still pretty good." Brother Wei Zhong smiled lightly, walked past Du Hanwen, ignoring Chai Zhiping, and leading the Venus man into the court.
Chai Zhiping walked to Du Hanwen and laughed. "Uncle was so angry with me."
"Brother Wei Zhong is still straightforward." Du Hanwen nodded, "Let's go, sister."
After a somewhat awkward meeting, we quickly met again in court, but the audience was deserted and there was no sense of hot fighting. There was no open trial. There were only accompanying staff and relevant public opinion representatives. The stage was the lawyer's business. As a party who had been fully entrusted, he could not answer any questions, so naturally there was no hot scene of confrontation. The lawyer representatives on both sides were more like a professional law teaching class. It was just that the cases were a bit special.
The lengthy court session made Du Hanwen a little difficult to concentrate. In fact, most of the things the lawyer said did not know where they came from. For example, where the profits they created for Venus, and whether they could steal Venus' account book? The ratings of the time period were accurate to the five decimal places, in order to prove that their ratings were even more than Brother Xian, who was ten times higher than his pay.
Of course, the bills on Venus are even more terrifying. Du Hanwen feels that he is extremely guilty of some things he said. He eats more than 10,000 yuan in a meal, and the transportation fee is at least 30,000 yuan a month. Not to mention the fees for training teachers, now he knows that all the training teachers are elites in the industry, and at least they are doctoral students. Oh my God, it turns out that he has received higher education again.
The almost tragic cross-examination on both sides really opened Du Hanwen's eyes. Not to mention that those accounts can stand scrutiny, there is a source, but Du Hanwen himself doesn't know it. It still understands from some accounts that it is not easy to train a star in the agency, and it can also make a clear account. In this day, to cultivate a fairly successful artist, the cost of a year is at least one million. Is it a lot? It's not too much, but I'm asking you to lose one million for me for no reason. I said I can create wealth for you. Do you believe it?
Put yourself in mind, and the agency invests manpower, financial resources and channels to help you become an artist, so you naturally have to make money. In the industry, this is a natural thing. Whether it is reasonable or not, it is not advisable to cultivate an artist and become a slave to squeeze him out. However, before Venus is ready to start making money, at most it is to recover the cost, Du Hanwen terminated the contract. He is also one of the artists who terminate the contract quickly in the Baodao entertainment industry.
In fact, not only Du Hanwen heard a little bit of a trance, but Brother Wei Zhong and Sister Chai couldn't concentrate. In fact, they all knew that the trial was a formality. The confrontation between the two sides was actually decided at the moment when Venus filed a lawsuit. When the matter of his artists had to be filed before the resolution was resolved, the company had already lost. Brother Wei Zhong understood this fact, Sister Chai also understood it, but she would not celebrate. Being a person stayed on the front line and met in the future. Everyone was in the same circle. It was best to be able to keep a layer of affection and not be tearful.
Not only was the parties involved a little bored, but the judge was also a little bored. How could the judgment be made in his mind? These lengthy procedures are really annoying. Finally, I waited for a break in the court, and the judge came back to announce the recession and hid in the lounge first.
Looking at the time, I found that the boring trial lasted until early in the morning and I missed lunch. However, in the lounge, the staff had already prepared snacks thoughtfully.
"After the verdict is over, it should be fine." Du Hanwen felt a little weak, just like the feeling after he did a set of math problems that he could not understand at all in his senior year.
"If Venus doesn't appeal." Chai Zhiping was not very confident about this. Of course, even if he appealed, it would not delay too long.
The recession did not take too long, and neither party had the intention of reconciliation, and there was no turning point, so they naturally entered the verdict directly.
After Venus counterclaimed, the court also pronounced the verdict. Du Hanwen stood in the dock for the first time in his life, which was a brand new feeling. The two bailiffs standing behind him looked at the star with some jealousy. It was rare that the defendant was taller and more powerful than him. Du Hanwen was not idle yet to take care of the emotions of the people behind him. When the judge announced his standing up, he put on his suit and stood up. He was focused for the first time in the morning.
"This court believes that the defendant Du Hanwen's unilateral termination breach of contract, and also believes that there are unreasonable clauses in the Venus Entertainment Artist Agency Contract. The defendant Du Hanwen's unilateral termination is clear and the evidence is sufficient, and the charges are established. Given that the Venus Entertainment Artist Agency Contract does have unreasonable clauses and fails to provide sufficient evidence of the amount of the penalty for liquidated damages. The defense lawyer's relevant defense will be adopted by this court and will also adopt the application for the Venus Entertainment Ban Act. According to the provisions of the Labor Law, the judgment is as follows: the defendant Du Hanwen breached the contract and sentenced to pay the Venus Entertainment three million penalty for liquidated damages. During the old contract period, he shall not participate in the recording of variety shows." The judge continued to say something, Du Hanwen was no longer listening, and turned his head to look at Brother Wei Zhong not far away.
The line of sight was focused, but there was no spark, and it was peaceful like the scene when the two met on TV for the first time.
"Defendant, have you heard it clearly?"
Hearing the presiding judge's question, Du Hanwen nodded, "I heard it clearly."
"There is a notice of the closing of the court."
The sound of knocking on the cone sounded, the judge left the table, and the bailiff opened the fence for Du Hanwen. The two of them were curious in their hearts. So far, the most popular new variety show was sentenced to not be able to participate in the recording of the variety show within three years. The news was reported to be outside, and it would probably be worth tens of thousands of yuan.
Chai Zhiping frowned slightly, and the amount of the liquidated damages was still somewhat unsatisfied with him. The only benefit was that since Venus had applied for the prohibition law, it basically means that they had no possibility of continuing to make lawsuits. However, they were still unhappy. Although three million was not a large amount, it was difficult to make themselves happy.
He gave Du Hanwen a hug, with a bright smile on his face, "From now on, you are born again."
"Thank you." Du Hanwen patted Chai Zhiping on the back, let go of his hand, and smiled, "Suddenly, he became an actor."
"Give me the Golden Bell and the Actor back." Chai Zhiping stretched out his hand, not knowing whether he wanted to pay three million or was full of anger or his fighting spirit. Sister Chai had a rare look of grimness.
Having high fives and holding hands, Du Hanwen looked at the court gate in front of him, "Life has never been as full of fighting spirit as it is at this time."
The staff on the side pushed open the door, and Du Hanwen couldn't walk out after one step because the paparazzi had covered all the space. There was only the clicking sound of the camera, and no one asked a question, and it was as quiet as if it was turned on silently.
Du Hanwen bowed deeply and waited for a few seconds before raising his head, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry to all the fans who like me, I'm sorry to all the audiences who like me to host the program, I'm sorry to all the members of the production team of "Two Days and One Nights" and "Come to Go to the Countryside for One Night". Starting from today, due to the ban, I officially withdrew from the recording of the program and will not participate in the recording of any variety shows in the local area for three years." (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!