She was about to go up and retort with her bare hands, but when she saw Ning Xin, she felt it was inappropriate.
"Lawyer Ning, come and express your opinion."
Ning Xin nodded and said: "Lawyer Tang, our current contract is just a letter of intent, not a formal contract. Both parties have the right to terminate the contract at any time, and it does not constitute a breach of contract."
"According to the characteristics of the letter of intent, this kind of contract is suitable for the early stage of filming, and when both parties think it is time to sign a formal contract, both parties can initiate it."
"But judging from the current situation, neither party has the intention to sign a formal contract, so the termination of the contract does not constitute a breach of contract."
"So, our request is that Ni Yireng should return 500,000 yuan in advance to the crew because he did not complete the scheduled filming tasks and was absent from work for many times without reason, causing actual damage to the crew."
The focus of Ning Xin's defense is to assert the validity of the letter of intent and that the crew's termination of the contract does not constitute a breach of contract.
In fact, from Ning Xin's point of view, this case is actually quite simple. As long as Ni Yiheng is willing to withdraw the 500,000 he swallowed, it will be solved.
One shot and two breaks, once and for all.
This is an acceptable result for Zhang Fenglan.
In fact, if Ni Yiheng hadn't insisted on provocation, Zhang Feng would no longer care about the wasted 500,000 yuan.
After all, Zhang Feng did not ask Ni Yibong’s team for 500,000 before Ni Yibong sent the lawyer’s letter.
Ni Yiheng overestimated his ability and jumped out to ask for money.
This fully shows that he is an extremely short-sighted person.
As soon as Ni Yiheng arrived, Ning Xin was happy from the bottom of her heart.
If today she only fights against the combination of Tang Youcai and Lao Lin, she will most likely not be able to gain much advantage.
These two people are old people, very oily.
The last compromise is that maybe the crew of the skin-changing film really won't get back the upfront remuneration, and it will just end with a handshake and peace.
"You still want me to pay back the money?"
"Dream!"
"What are you thinking about!"
"You owe me the salary for the film, and now you actually want me to pay it back?"
"Old Lin, tell me, is this fair?" Ni Yiheng pulled Lao Lin to strengthen his momentum. Lao Lin's smile was embarrassing.
Little brother, you don’t want to film, but you still want to get 500,000 for nothing. If it’s unfair, then it’s also unfair to the crew.
Although he thought so in his heart, Lao Lin still expressed his support for Ni Yifeng, although it was only verbal.
"Mr. Ni, it's better to leave all matters related to the lawsuit to me." Tang Youcai looked sad and almost pointed at Ni Yirong's nose and scolded him, "Stop saying a few words."
Ni Yiheng has no awareness of this. He became famous at a young age, accumulated a huge amount of assets at a young age, and is worth a lot of money.
In the past, wherever I went, I was not always surrounded by mountains and tsunamis, and was surrounded by people.
Where have you ever suffered such a loss?
Yes!
In Ni Yibeng's view, if you don't take advantage, it is equivalent to suffering a loss.
"Anyway, this is my request, one million!"
"At least one million yuan in compensation!"
"That is to say, there is still half a million left!"
Didn’t you say 1.5 million?
Why did it change again?
Lao Li looked at Ni Yiheng in confusion, but did not intend to remind him.
It’s better to order less!
"Director Zhang, what do you mean..."
From the beginning of the negotiation, Zhang Feng didn't say a word, he just kept looking at Ni Yiheng with that vicious look.
I really want to crack open his skull and see what’s inside?
It’s all paste!
No!
It’s rice cereal!
"Impossible!" Zhang Feng said firmly.
"You still have to return the money to the crew!"
Still want money?
What a thick skin!
While insisting on asking for another 500,000 yuan, and at the same time insisting on refunding the money, how can the negotiation be successful?
At this time, a sentence came to Ning Xin's mind.
Any dispute, in the final analysis, is an economic dispute.
Once money is involved, the lawsuit will spiral upward, and it cannot be easily settled no matter what.
"You two, it seems that we can't agree on the money matter for a while. Let's just confirm your intentions, okay?"
Zhang Feng was stunned and quickly looked at Ning Xin. Ning Xin understood and asked, "Our intention has always been clear. Lawyer Tang, what do you want to confirm?"
Tang Youcai smiled and said: "Of course I have confirmed my intention to terminate the contract."
He spread his hands: "Whether it's one million or two million, when we talk about compensation, the ultimate goal is to terminate the contract first, right?"
This... seems to be the case.
This truth is not complicated. Even Wu Di, who is not a professional legal professional, understands it.
In legal proceedings, the so-called claims of the parties can actually be divided into several parts, taking common divorce cases as an example.
Although people who go to court to sue for divorce are generally seeking divorce, they cannot be seeking marriage.
Although everyone knows that the purpose of coming to court is to fight for divorce, divorce must also become a formal lawsuit request and be written in the complaint.
Relevant property division must be based on divorce. Only when the court decides on divorce can other issues, including property division and child support, be discussed.
The same goes for today's case. Although it has never gone through court proceedings, the principles it follows are the same.
The basis for all other demands is to terminate the contract.
Only when both parties agree to terminate the contract can we discuss other compensation, whether it be the return of film remuneration.
For a moment, there was no sound at all in the noisy living room.
"Agree!"
"Termination!"
Zhang Feng and Ni Yiheng spoke almost at the same time, speaking in unison.
Ning Xin and Tang Youcai looked at each other and smiled.
It’s not easy, but we finally reached an agreement.
The people on both sides have been arguing for almost an hour. If they can't determine even this, isn't this a waste of time?
Then, the next step is inevitable.
We must talk about the key points.
That's the question of money.
"But if they are not willing to compensate one million, I will not agree to terminate the contract."
"What did you say?"
Just when everyone here breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that they had finally taken a big step forward, Ni Yiheng suddenly spoke.
This time, Zhang Feng was completely pissed off.
"Do you still want money?"
"You can't even film well, so why do you still have the nerve to ask for money?"
Zhang Feng was so angry that he couldn't care less about his appearance. Ning Xin frowned and couldn't stop him even if she wanted to.
She looked at Wu Di, who shrugged and said he was helpless.
He was on the side of the crew and felt that Ni Yiheng's appeal was unreasonable.
I already gave him 500,000 yuan, but instead of trying to be more conscientious and return the money, he wanted to ask for more money.
A little too thick-skinned.
Not to mention that Zhang Feng didn't agree, even Wu Di couldn't agree.
Meeting Ni Yibeng's requirements will inevitably squeeze the crew's few funds. Wu Di still has 1.5 million unfulfilled salary!