The interns are becoming more and more accustomed to the work and life of the law firm. From being nervous at the beginning to being calm now, they can see a lot of growth.
Of course, this would not be possible without the guidance of teachers and the help of seniors.
On this day, Cai Junfeng, who has always been at the top among the eight people, proposed that everyone AA invite the seniors and teachers to have a meal to thank them for their help in the past half month.
However, they are all freshly graduated students with little money. Except for a few capable family members, the rest are in a bit of a dilemma.
Treating so many people to dinner, even if they are divided evenly, is not a small sum of money.
You can’t treat everyone to K and M, right?
Because of this matter, the interns had a lot of conflicts.
In Cai Junfeng's opinion, this money should be spent rather than saved, but he ignored his cash-strapped colleagues.
And what about people who don’t have money? I think Cai Junfeng is pretending to be a wolf. If you want to show off in front of teachers and colleagues, then just treat them to dinner yourself. Why bother to involve the big guys?
Early that morning, the interns waiting for Zona in the conference room all had stiff faces and a gloomy atmosphere.
In the end, Xiang Ming, the oldest and more responsible person, stepped forward to smooth things over:
"How about this. Instead of going to a high-end restaurant, let's order some clean and nutritious bento boxes, and then have lunch at the restaurant. The price is not expensive, it's probably about 100 per person."
Cai Junfeng is very eloquent:
"How can that be done? We treat you to a meal to express our gratitude and sincerity. How can we make do with a bento?"
Xiang Ming said helplessly:
"Then what do you think we should do? This won't work, and that won't work either."
"I think we should just eat Japanese food. 500 per person is enough, which is not much money."
"That's because you think it's not much. My monthly living expenses are only 800. I'll be hungry for half a month if you treat me to this meal. I'm sorry, but I won't participate anymore." The person who spoke was Lu Feng, whose family conditions were average.
"Yes, Cai Junfeng, or else I won't let you go, please." Another person stood up.
However, most of them still have an indifferent attitude. If you want to be invited, pay for it. If you don’t want to be invited, it doesn’t matter.
At this time, Zuo Na pushed the door open and came in. She glanced around and said:
"What's going on? You look so ugly."
Xiang Ming hesitated for a moment and then said truthfully:
"Cai Junfeng suggested that AA invite teachers and seniors to dinner, but there are differences in this standard."
Zuo Na understood and chuckled:
"I accepted the favor on behalf of the teachers, but there is no need to treat you to a meal. Most of you are still students and don't have much money. Don't spend your money on this."
Cai Junfeng has different opinions:
"Sister Zuo Na, this is a way of expressing our gratitude. Besides, a few hundred yuan per person is not much."
Seeing that he still had such an attitude, even the good-tempered Xiang Ming couldn't help but frown.
Zuo Na thought for a moment and changed her method of persuasion:
"Well, let's do this. If you insist on treating us, then wait until the internship is over and get your salary. Then you will be able to have more money."
This method is acceptable to everyone, and expressing gratitude is not about this moment anyway.
Seeing that no one had any objections, she began to announce today's tasks:
"Everyone, I would like to ask first, how do you feel after doing the project for a few days?"
You looked at me and I looked at you, but neither of them had the intention to speak first.
Zuo Na had no choice but to name:
"Lu Feng, please tell me first?"
"My biggest impression is the paperwork. I didn't expect that being a lawyer would require so much paperwork."
"Well, it is true that a large part of a lawyer's work is on paper, and there is very little room for error." Zuo Na recognized his words
"Sister Zuo Na, I feel tired." Xu Ling said embarrassedly.
These words resonated with everyone, and they couldn't help laughing, and the atmosphere suddenly changed.
"Yes, but I feel tired and happy. Every day is fulfilling." Xiang Ming agreed.
After everyone finished expressing their thoughts, Zuo Na seemed not to hear what she wanted to hear, so she said:
"Do you think lawyers are doing projects every day?"
Seeing that everyone was silent, Zuo Na smiled and said:
"I know you are all embarrassed to say, it doesn't matter, today is the time for actual combat.
After a while, we will work in pairs and follow the lawyers to meet the clients.
Based on your performance when facing clients, each lawyer will give an objective evaluation.
Remember, two people must ensure unity and cooperation, but they must still compete with each other.”
Cai Junfeng raised his hand and asked:
"Sister Zuo Na, how to determine the grouping?"
"The grouping has been completed. A lawyer will come to you later, just wait."
At 9:30 in the morning, Gao Bin appeared in the interns' office area. Without any nonsense, he pointed at Xiang Ming and Xu Ling and said:
"You two, come to my office."
The two women immediately stood up and quickly came to Gao Bin's office with the envious eyes of others. Pan Yan was already inside.
"Hello, senior brother~" they greeted Pan Yan.
"Hello fellow juniors, don't be nervous, the teacher is not a cannibal."
Gao Bin pointed to the coffee machine next to him:
"Don't be idle, pour them coffee."
"Hey! Look at my fate." Pan Yan laughed at himself.
He was also joking, letting the two girls relax in this way.
"Sit down, Zuo Na should have told you about today's mission just now." Gao Bin said.
"Yes, Gao Lu, so are we a team?" Xiang Ming asked.
"That's right, you two work together. In the next period of time, you will be both competitive and cooperative. You must understand this." Gao Bin reminded.
Pan Yan poured four cups of coffee, divided one cup for each person, and sat next to Xiang Ming.
"You go and prepare in a moment. I will take you to meet the client at 11 o'clock and eat out at noon."
They took out their notebooks and started recording. Gao Bin motioned to Pan Yan:
"Tell them about the customer's situation."
"Good teacher."
Pan Yan responded, turned to the two of them and said:
"Our client is the defendant, and the subject matter of the case is 1 million.
Last year, the client underwent surgery at a plastic surgery hospital, and subsequently developed incomplete eye closure, dry eyes, and decreased vision. After that, he failed to defend his rights many times.
The plastic surgery hospital claimed that it had always wanted to solve the problem, but the communication between the two parties was not smooth. It believed that the client was trapped in emotions and refused to communicate, so it had no choice but to sue.
But our client has not always refused to communicate. She had just finished the surgery last year. She had negotiated with the hospital many times, hoping to identify and repair it, but she was accused of making a fuss out of a molehill. The plastic surgery hospital refused to admit that there was a problem with the surgery.
In the following year, the other party repeatedly delayed the decision. Now, the plastic surgery hospital is suing the client for infringement of reputation.
If the other party wins the lawsuit, the parties involved will not only have to bear the pain of failed plastic surgery, but also have to compensate the hospital 1 million yuan."
After Pan Yan finished speaking, Gao Bin added:
"Because you are all girls, when communicating with clients, you must give full play to your gender advantages and try to ease the client's emotions;
In addition, I will give you one hour to check relevant cases and articles and prepare some questions.
When the time comes, I will let you ask questions to the client first, so don’t be nervous."
After hearing Gao Bin's instructions, Xu Ling and Xiang Ming looked at each other, feeling extremely stressed.
It's impossible not to be nervous. This is the first time to meet a client. It's inevitable that there will be some things that you're not sure about. What will happen if you make a mistake?
...
Near noon, Gao Bin drove them to a club. Pan Yan had booked the tea room here in advance to create a quiet, comfortable and private environment for her customers, so that she could talk as much as possible.
Soon, they met the client, Ms. Lu. She was wearing a cap and a mask, and even covered her eyes with sunglasses, covering her face tightly.
Everyone understands her thoughts, and they don’t ask her to take off her glasses.
"Ms. Lu, I am Pan Yan. I have communicated with you before. This is our lawyer Gao." Pan Yan acted as the introducer.
"Hello Ms. Lu, these two are my interns. I have communicated with you before. I hope you don't mind."
"It doesn't matter, just mosaic it for me."
"Don't worry, the program team will take care of it. Please sit down, drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat, and then we will start."
Ms. Lu hesitated for a moment, then pulled down the mask, took a quick taste, and then quickly pulled the mask back.
"Let's get started." She said.
Gao Bin nodded:
"Say it again first and start from the beginning."
“I saw a poster in their beauty consultant Xiaomei’s PYQ about the hospital’s recruitment of double eyelid surgery cases.
I was very excited when I saw in the poster that a girl with single eyelids and small eyes, like me, had delicate and smart big eyes with double eyelids in just 37 days.
Xiaomei told me that if you meet the case recruitment conditions, you don’t have to worry about the cost at all.
Before this, I had just spent 1,680 yuan to get a face-lift injection at this hospital. This medical beauty institution left a good impression on me.
I believed in them at that time, not because the face-slimming needle was effective, but because I thought it was very professional.
The consultants wear professional attire, the doctors have more than ten or twenty years of work experience and have beautiful resumes, and the hospital is well-decorated and warm.
A week later, I came to the hospital for a consultation. Under the guidance of the consultant, I met the chief surgeon Wei Ming.
Wei Ming writes on the promotional website that he has focused on plastic surgery for more than 20 years and is the director of plastic surgery. He specializes in eye plastic surgery, autologous fat shaping and liposuction shaping.
Looking back on the scene during the consultation now, I still think that Wei Ming maintained a very professional image at that time.
The whole meeting only lasted a few minutes. Dr. Wei explained to me why my eyes were not suitable for European-style double eyelid surgery. He also said that my eyes were droopy and needed a muscle lift, but he did not discuss the specific surgical plan.
I'm not worried about double eyelid surgery, it's mainly the levator that makes me murmur.
Before paying the fee, I expressed this concern to the consultant, and the consultant said - if I don't do muscle lift, my right eye will keep drooping.
By the way, no one mentioned the recruitment from the beginning to the end. Although I was puzzled, I was too embarrassed to ask.
The surgery fee of 12,000 yuan was within my affordability. I paid a deposit of 500 yuan and made an appointment for the surgery in the afternoon a week later.
It was also out of trust that on the second day of the eye surgery, I injected more than 20,000 hyaluronic acid in this hospital."
While Ms. Lu was narrating, Xiang Ming and Xu Ling had been taking notes on the computer. This serious attitude made Gao Bin very satisfied.
At this time, I don’t know if Gao Bin’s eyes gave Xiang Ming a lot of encouragement, so she asked:
"Ms. Lu, can you tell us about the situation on the day of the operation?"
This is a good question, Gao Bin secretly gave Xiang Ming a point.
Ms. Lu nodded:
"I remember very clearly that after get off work at noon that day, I came to the hospital and made an appointment to undergo muscle lift and double eyelid surgery.
Under the leadership of another assistant, the entire process of paying money, drawing blood, and taking photos of the eye condition from all angles before surgery was quickly completed.
The process was very fast. Before the hospital had time to carefully verify my identity information, there were obvious errors in the patient information on the medical record.
During the whole process, I hurriedly signed the surgical risk notification form and was then hurriedly ushered into the operating room.
The operating room is one connected to another, with two rows and a corridor in the middle.
In the operating room, the doctor is constantly operating.
Between about 1:30 and 2:00, I walked into the operating room.
There is an operating table, a shadowless lamp, a table, and an ordinary household hand-held round mirror placed on the table.
When Wei Ming saw me, his first words were - Girl, what do you want to do?
I felt at the time that Wei Ming seemed to have forgotten the communication during the previous face-to-face consultation, and the next ten minutes of communication was almost a repeat of the face-to-face consultation.
He told me the same thing, saying that my eyes were not suitable for European-style double eyelids, and they would not look good with double eyelids, so I had to have parallel eyelids.
At that time, I felt like I was being sent to the operating room like a product on the assembly line. It was only after I arrived in the operating room that the doctor designed a surgical plan for me.
But I had already signed the contract, and I didn’t want to leave. I just expressed my concerns about the muscle lift surgery again and asked if I could not do it.
Wei Ming's reply is - if you want your eyes to be big and bright, just do it.
Of course, it is not accurate to say that communication in the operating room is a complete reproduction of face-to-face consultation. Wei Ming discovered a new problem when he repeatedly simulated the shape of the postoperative double eyelids with toothpicks.
He suggested that I open the inner corner of my eye. If I don't open the inner corner of my eye, I would have to forcefully fold my double eyelids.
When I heard this, I was a little scared. What would it look like if I forcibly folded it up, so I agreed on the spot to add an inner canthoplasty project for RMB 5,700.
Later, I carefully recalled the operation process. I felt that the operation time of the right eye was much longer than that of the left eye, and the progress did not seem to be smooth.
After the double eyelid and muscle lift surgery on my right eye, and when it was time to open the canthus, I heard Wei Ming mutter, why are the inner canthus of the left and right eyes so different?
During the operation, I obviously felt that my right eye was very tight and very uncomfortable.
I think it was Wei Ming who re-adjusted the surgical plan without consent.
Because the right side was particularly tight, he opened the corner of his right eye wide and reached the bridge of his nose.
At that time, I thought Wei Ming was a senior doctor who had been practicing for 20 years, so there should be nothing wrong with him.
I still remember that on the operating table, Wei Ming sighed to the assistant many times - they are so beautiful, this person's eyes are so suitable for this surgical plan.
Just two days after the operation, I felt that the operation was very successful."
Xu Ling interrupted and asked:
"Ms. Lu, when did you realize there was something wrong with the operation?"
"On the third day after surgery, I remember clearly that as soon as the swelling in my eyes subsided and the outline was revealed, I realized that something was wrong.
The corners of the left and right eyes are completely different, one opens inward and the other opens outward, and the eyelids of the two eyes are also different.
A week later, when I was sleeping, I noticed that there was light coming through the eye mask. I thought it was a problem with the eye mask at first, but then I realized that it was because I couldn't close my eyes.
I collapsed at the time and went to the hospital immediately.
But the consultant told me that there was no problem with the surgery, but I just couldn’t adapt to the recovery period. Then he later changed his mind and said that it needed repair.
Wei Ming also told me that there was no problem with the surgery and it would definitely be fine. He even took a photo of me with my eyes closed after the surgery and then blamed me for making a fuss out of a molehill.
I went to find their dean, who also said that there is no problem with my eyes at all. If there are still problems with my eyes after 6 months, he asked me to go to him."
Xiang Ming asked:
"Then you didn't take further measures? For example, ask to see the video of the operating room, or seal the medical records!"
Ms. Lu suddenly became very excited:
"Yes, I asked for the case to be sealed, but they said that the case had been taken away by the director for inspection. After that, I went to the hospital many times to communicate, but their attitude was very tough. Once, they asked security to drag me from the fourth floor to the first floor.
”
Gao Bin saw that she couldn't control her emotions and her body was trembling slightly, so he gave Pan Yan a wink.
Pan Yan knew what to do, got up, poured a cup of tea for Ms. Lu, and then handed over a tissue:
"No rush, we have time to talk slowly. You have a cup of tea first."
But Ms. Lu didn’t drink, sobbed and said:
"I was so angry that I left negative reviews on their official website, including the group buying website.
As a result, they made my personal information public and claimed that I was exaggerating. It was because of this issue that I refused to communicate with them."
"Have you ever filed a claim?" Xu Ling asked.
"At the end of last year, after I complained to the relevant departments, they contacted me and said they could compensate me 40,000 yuan.
But this amount of money is simply not enough for my repairs, and the mental trauma I have suffered.
I made a request for 2 million in anger, and then I didn’t communicate with them again.”
Seeing that they had no problem, Gao Bin said:
"If you have no problem, just go out and wait for us, and I will communicate with Ms. Lu."
After they went out, Gao Bin asked Pan Yan to turn off Go Pro, and then asked:
"Ms. Lu, there are no outsiders or surveillance now. Please tell me everything. What is your final demand in this lawsuit?"
"Compensate!" Ms. Lu said firmly.
"How much?"
"The more, the merrier."
"Don't you need them to apologize to you?"
Ms. Lu sneered:
"I'm afraid they would rather lose money than apologize?"
"After all, it is not good for their reputation. Although they are the plaintiffs, their ultimate goal is to maintain their reputation."
The implication is that as long as your reputation can be maintained, it doesn't matter whether you want to file a lawsuit.
As for the amount of compensation, this needs further communication.
"How much can we pay?" Ms. Lu hesitated.
"Between 60-100." Gao Bin gave a general atmosphere.
Ms. Lu whispered:
"Lawyer Gao, if I promise to give you 30%, you will definitely find a way to maximize the compensation figure, right?"
Gao Bin and Pan Yan smiled meaningfully:
"Of course, we will do our best to meet the needs of our customers."