There were four people sitting in a private room of a small restaurant, Wei Baozeng, Lu Ming, Bi Hanting and Smith.
But in a row of cars outside the restaurant, there were naturally many entourages, including Smith's stewards.
I heard Wei Baozeng say that if Bi Hanting is willing to reconcile, Baoyin Bank is willing to invest in Nadu Pictures and start up Nadu Pictures with his second uncle.
Bi Hanting sneered: "I spent more than 1.8 million to buy Nadu, but who would have thought that the copyrights of all his previous movies had been sold at a low price? There is not a penny left in the bank account, as well as the filming location, and finally
He also sold the two good ones, leaving only the shabbiest one. The good machines were sold for only half as much, so what else can he do? Baozeng, when doing business, you still have to learn more from your father, and you can’t be smart.
When it gets hot, everything will be stuck in it!"
"Lawyer Smith, what do you say?" Lu Ming saw that Smith was hesitant to speak.
Smith nodded: "As for the photography equipment, we sign the contract first and the equipment is in our hands, so it won't be snatched away by others."
Bi Hanting immediately frowned and glared at Smith with dissatisfaction. This Western devil was very stubborn and honest. He followed the rules in everything he did, even when exchanging information. He never hid anything with the other party's lawyer.
The lawyers I met were all different.
Smith continued: "So, Director Wei is right. This film company still has a chance to run well. In addition to having complete photographic equipment and a pretty good studio, the staff of Nadu Pictures
They are still within the contract period, and there are still more than 50 contracted artists, including several big stars with great box office appeal, so if we continue to run it well, there is still a lot to be done."
After a pause, "However, my client, Mr. Bi Hanting, is exhausted physically and mentally from this transaction and has completely lost his enthusiasm for this film company. Therefore, if Baoyin Bank is willing to pay two million yuan to buy Nadu Film,
Ye, my client, is willing to reconcile!"
Lu Ming smiled, knowing that he was not simple and would not disclose Nadu's information without purpose.
Looking at Smith, "Lawyer Smith, what do you think is your chance of winning this lawsuit?"
"Eighty percent!" Smith said without hesitation, "Lawyer Lu, the three-point guideline for interpreting the neighbor principle you proposed is very interesting. However, economic disputes are different from criminal cases. Local courts will not rashly accept new rules that go against the High Court's precedents.
Rules, and, I think, Judge Christine does not have a very good impression of you. Of course, this will not affect Judge Christine’s fair judgment of this case, but Judge Christine will not because of you.
I have recently punished evildoers and favored you."
In fact, his meaning is very obvious, Judge Christine will favor us, but naturally, this cannot be said directly, otherwise, the defendant may have grounds to apply for a mistrial.
Lu Ming shook his head: "Lawyer Smith, it seems that you don't have much confidence in winning this lawsuit now. You are an honest person and should follow your good reputation. Bluffing is not suitable for you. I heard that you are particularly good at it.
You have always said that you have a 50% chance of winning in a lawsuit, but now, you do not hesitate to say such exaggerated words as an 80% chance of winning. Do you think the chance of winning is very low?"
Smith frowned slightly, turned to Bi Hanting and said: "Mr. Bi, he is shaking your confidence. I think there is nothing to talk about. Let's go!"
Lu Ming looked at Bi Hanting, "Dong Bi, the foreign devils still don't understand the thoughts of us Zhongzhou people!"
"Protest!" Smith was astonished and immediately raised his yellow eyes.
"This is not a court, what are you protesting for? Later, you can go to the Bar Association to complain about my racial discrimination!"
Lu Ming spread his hands.
Smith never dreamed that there would be such a rogue lawyer who was qualified to sit at the table with him. He had never dealt with this kind of thing before, and he was stunned for a while, not knowing how to react.
Seeing Smith slumped, Bi Hanting suddenly felt very funny. This strict foreign devil, yes, the word "foreign devil" is very good.
This strict foreign devil is no different from his Western partners in the business world. They all look very serious and professional, but in fact, deep down, they reject you thousands of miles away. No matter how good you are, you can't get in at all.
their circle.
Western Coal is exposed to large companies, many of which are Western companies, but the more contact there is, the more depressing it becomes.
"Director Bi, only we understand the idea of our doing business. You and Chairman Wei have been friends for many years. He is now difficult to get up from the hospital bed because of this lawsuit. The day before yesterday, he was given a cardiotonic drug to be able to do it.
You can also see that he is here to save his business, so he has to come even if he is aggravated. You may still be very angry, why, he was able to show off the day before yesterday, but did not show up before, because, he really
My health is failing, and I feel ashamed of you. Yes, it was a show the day before yesterday, but he is also serious about his apology to you. He drags his sick body to do this show in the hope of saving his own business. In this way, he also has
Ability to do something for you.”
Bi Hanting was drinking tea from a teacup, with an uncertain expression on his face.
Lu Ming continued: "Lawyer Smith should know in his heart that we have a 60% chance of winning in this lawsuit, but Judge Christine has a problem with me and thinks that I am pursuing her daughter..."
Wei Baozeng, Bi Hanting and Smith all looked over in surprise.
"Her daughter is very beautiful?" Bi Hanting suddenly became interested.
Lu Ming was helpless, my focus is not here, okay? "Probably, Li Guan wants to bring us together...Li Guan is Judge Christine's master." Bi Hanting's career focus is in the west, and his people are often in the west, so he is worried about the situation in Beiguan.
It's probably not clear.
Bi Hanting nodded and looked at Lu Ming: "Then the judge doesn't like you? I think you are quite good! Not long ago, you forced a Japanese pervert to commit suicide in fear of crime, right? You are young and promising!"
Lu Ming smiled and said: "Director Bi has given me the award, but this thing is not a matter of taste. Besides, I don't want to meet her daughter."
Bi Hanting nodded: "Yes, we still don't like her! What's the big deal?!" For some reason, he felt the same way and became the same enemy as Lu Ming.
Lu Ming shook his head, "Dr. Bi, that's not what I want to say. I mean, because Judge Christine is actually biased against me. Although our new legal motion is well-founded, I only dare to say that there are six
The odds of winning are high, but if Judge Christine really rules against us, I will appeal on the grounds that she is biased against me, and this ground will definitely be established."
Bi Hanting then realized that he and the young lawyer opposite him were not on the same front now. He coughed and picked up his tea cup to drink water.
Lu Ming continued: "If it enters the appeal period, the lawsuit will drag on even longer. In the end, Baoyin will definitely be insolvent. Even if you win in the end, you, Mr. Bi, will not get anything. You are just fighting with Mr. Wei."
The chairman loses both ways. Why bother?"
"Furthermore, although two million is not a small amount, for Bi Dong, it is not an amount that can make you too strenuous. Of course, we all understand that this money is not for Bi Dong alone."
Investment, and people to eat with you.”
"Now, Baozeng is sincerely coming to reconcile with you. He has a plan. Do you want to take a look?"
Wei Baozeng took out a document with several pages and handed it over, "Second uncle, please take a look."
Bi Hanting hesitated for a moment, then Smith whispered: "Mr. Bi, you can take a look."
Bi Hanting took it and looked through it, and was immediately startled.
The settlement agreement presented by Wei Baozeng is very sincere. The condition is that if Bi Hanting agrees to settle now, Baoyin Bank is willing to invest 2 million to buy Nadu Pictures, 500,000 will be paid immediately, and the other 1.5 million will be divided over ten years.
Once paid in full, the interest rate will be one percentage point higher than the interest rate on the same bank loan.
These are almost the conditions for compensation originally proposed by Bi Hanting. However, most of the money cannot be paid immediately, and the installment and interest are acceptable. Although cash flow is the most important thing for businessmen, this condition is completely negligible.
Show the other party’s sincerity.
"This..." Bi Hanting hesitated.
"Mr. Bi, it seems that they are destined to lose. There must be some weakness that we don't know about yet. I will investigate carefully. We will definitely win this lawsuit. Moreover, I believe that the court may sentence the other party to a large amount of punishment."
Sex fine!”
Smith also saw the settlement agreement and immediately whispered it into Bi Hanting's ear.
"Mr. Smith, don't make random ideas. Be careful and your cleverness may lead to mistakes!" Lu Ming reminded slowly. You can imagine what Smith was talking about.
In fact, I had a very good impression of Smith. This guy is disciplined and smart. If all lawyers were like this, the judicial world would be much cleaner.
However, he still doesn't understand the people of Central China.
In fact, he didn't quite agree with the settlement agreement proposed by Wei Baozeng, but he insisted.
It seems that the thinking of traditional Central Asians is still quite different from the modern one like me.
When Smith saw such a generous settlement agreement, he immediately reflexively believed that his side must be at a huge disadvantage, must have hidden some key evidence, and might even be fined an astronomical amount by the court.
For example, Chairman Wei may have deliberately set up a trap to deceive this old friend.
From a certain perspective, Smith's reaction is not to blame, he also abides by his duties.
"Second uncle..." Wei Baozeng looked at Bi Hanting eagerly.
Bi Hanting listened to Smith's whisper, hesitated, and finally stood up suddenly, "Baozeng, I can't sign this agreement, let's meet in court!"
Smith immediately stood up and followed Bi Hanting outside.
Bi Hanting didn't know if he was a little ashamed, but he never looked back at Wei Baozeng.
Lu Ming sighed softly in his heart. After all, years of friendship were no match for naked interests in reality.
Looking at the disappointed Wei Baozeng beside him, Lu Ming patted him on the shoulder.
Wei Baozeng turned around and smiled bitterly, "I should listen to you."
Lu Ming suggested that even if the bottom line of the final settlement agreement is such generous terms, don't offer them all at once, just increase the amount slowly.
But Wei Baozeng did not agree and wanted to impress his father's old friend with his sincerity.
"It's not necessarily a good thing!" Lu Ming smiled.
At this time, Park Souna hurried in: "Sir, the court called the firm and asked you to see Judge Christine in the afternoon!"
Outside, it sounded like Smith's solicitor ran in and informed Smith that he was meeting Judge Christine in the afternoon. It seemed that he also called the office, and the office hurriedly sent someone to inform him.