Volume 7: Mr. Love, Elite Lawyer, and Two Conjectures about Marriage Chapter 476 Yuan Xudong and Wu Meiwei's Date
"Let's each take a step back and show mutual understanding, and at the same time..."
Before Luo Bin could finish his words, Mai Fei, who was sitting next to him, immediately refused:
"We won't retreat, not even a single step!"
Hearing Mai Fei say this, Luo Bin glanced at Wu Meiwei who was slightly dazed, then looked back at Mai Fei who had no expression on his face and smiled:
"Xiaomi, shouldn't you have a good discussion with your client, Ms. Wu, and listen to her opinions?"
Mai Fei looked at Luo Bin and said expressionlessly:
"No, we don't accept the settlement. See you in court!"
Hearing that Mai Fei was unwilling to accept the settlement of 8 million yuan, Wu Meiwei couldn't help but gently pull him and whispered a reminder:
"Mai Fei, what are you talking about, eight million?"
After taking a look at Yuan Xudong, Wu Meiwei, and Mai Fei who had a blank expression on his face, Luo Bin said with amusement:
"Excuse me, who has the final say?"
As soon as Luo Bin finished speaking, Mai Fei said on his own initiative:
"I'm a lawyer and I have the final say!"
Hearing Mai Fei say this, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but look at him. The level of this novice lawyer is really not that good. Not only is he suppressed by Luo Bin in every way, but he also likes to act on impulse and put his personal emotions above the wishes of the client. Wu Meiwei was obviously very satisfied with the settlement terms that Luo Bin had agreed to, but he actually objected. It was obvious that he was dissatisfied with Luo Bin and wanted to win Luo Bin through Wu Meiwei's case, but he did not consider the opinions of the client. Even if he really won the lawsuit, the court would not be able to order Ren Xiaonian's company to compensate Wu Meiwei 8 million yuan. In this intellectual property case, as long as the client Wu Meiwei is willing to accept 8 million yuan in compensation, it would be a win-win situation. Ren's Fashion avoided a lawsuit, and Wu Meiwei could also become rich overnight. With 8 million yuan in compensation, she, a young girl from Beijing, may never earn so much money in her life. So, why should she fight with Ren's Fashion to the end?
Just as Yuan Xudong was about to express his opinion, Dai Xi came over from the counter not far away and said :
"We are willing to accept the settlement. The infringed work was painted by Meiwei, so naturally Meiwei has the final say in this case!"
Hearing Dai Xi's voice, Yuan Xudong and the others looked at her. Mai Fei was so angry that he was overwhelmed. He said to Dai Xi who was walking over:
"Dai Xi, can you please stop interfering in my cases from now on? Are you the lawyer or am I the lawyer?"
"No, what's the situation now?"
Seeing Mai Fei getting angry at Dai Xi, Wu Meiwei was a little confused and said:
"We were talking so well, why are we arguing now? Did the talks break down?"
After looking at Wu Meiwei, Dai Xi looked at Mai Fei who was angry. She didn't know what kind of grievance and hatred Mai Fei had encountered when he was interning with Luo Bin, which made him hate Luo Bin very much. This hatred even began to affect his rationality. Dai Xi didn't want to argue with him, so she just said calmly:
“I think this is a win-win situation!”
Hearing Dai Xi say this, Mai Fei was unconvinced and said:
"They are bound to lose anyway, so why should we win against them?"
Unexpectedly, Mai Fei would say something so childish and irresponsible. Dai Xi patiently explained:
"Because suing is a very low-cost thing. You know Meiwei's situation. She doesn't have a stable job. Her works are meant to be sold. Eight million is really not a small number. Since Luo Bin and the others have agreed to a settlement..."
Hearing Dai Xi mention Luo Bin's name, Mai Fei couldn't help but said angrily:
"Why are you suddenly speaking for him?"
"I'm not speaking for him. I really think this settlement is very sincere. Meiwei needs this compensation!"
"This is the pit he dug, and you two fell into his trap!"
"I didn't fall into his trap. Isn't Meiwei filing this lawsuit just to get compensation?"
"This is different. If you win a lawsuit, it's called compensation. What you're doing is called bribery and compromise!"
"Will I definitely win the lawsuit? Even if I win, will the court order Ren Xiaonian's company to pay Meiwei 8 million in compensation?"
"Is money really that important to you? He can always catch other people's weaknesses because he knows what you want!"
"You mean to say that Meiwei and I were bribed by him, right?"
"That's not what I meant. I'm a very, very good lawyer. I'm a legal genius. We can win the case against him..."
"Okay, okay, you're a legal genius, but we don't want to go to court, okay?"
"you……"
"Excuse me for interrupting you!"
After watching a good show for free, Luo Bin looked at Mai Fei with some amusement. With such a half-baked level, he dared to say that he was a very, very good lawyer and a legal genius. But to some extent, this Mai Fei really deserves to be his intern. He could actually admit without batting an eyelid or heartbeat that he was actually a legal genius. Anyway, no matter whether others believed it or not, he seemed to be convinced of it. In this respect, he was very similar to him. They all believed that they were the best lawyers in the world, and others were just foils.
This is probably the most fundamental reason why Luo Bin looks down on Mai Fei, and Mai Fei also looks down on Luo Bin.
After interrupting the argument between Mai Fei and Dai Xi, Luo Bin said directly:
"I have something else to do later. Who of you can tell me the final decision?"
"Sue!"
"reconciliation!"
Mai Fei and Dai Xi said almost at the same time. Looking at the two people with different opinions, Wu Meiwei looked at Yuan Xudong again. Yuan Xudong said with a smile:
"Meiwei, just make your own decision on this matter. Don't worry too much about what others think!"
"But I don't know what to do."
Wu Meiwei looked at Yuan Xudong and said with some dependence:
"How about you help me decide?"
"are you sure?"
"Yeah, sure!"
Seeing Wu Meiwei looking at him with certainty and nodding, Yuan Xudong admired her confusion and said with a smile:
"Okay, since you believe me so much!"
"Yeah, I believe you!"
After taking a look at the somewhat silly Wu Meiwei, Yuan Xudong looked at Luo Bin and said directly:
"Lawyer Luo, we choose to settle. Do you have other contracts prepared?"
"certainly!"
After taking a look at Yuan Xudong and Wu Meiwei, who seemed to have a close relationship, Luo Bin took out another agreement from his briefcase, handed it to Wu Meiwei and said with a smile:
"Ms. Wu, Mr. Yuan, according to this agreement, Ms. Wu can get an investment of 8 million yuan. Of course, this is conditional. First of all, it must be kept confidential. Secondly, Ms. Wu and Mr. Ren Xiaonian must become a joint actor. To put it simply, Mr. Ren Xiaonian spent 8 million yuan to buy out Ms. Wu's work. This money is not compensation, but investment. Ms. Wu, do you have any questions?"
After listening to Luo Bin, Wu Meiwei looked at Yuan Xudong and asked:
"Mr. Yuan, do you think it's okay?"
"No problem, eight million is already a lot, and there's nothing wrong with the contract, we can sign it!"
"Okay, shall we sign now?"
Hearing Yuan Xudong say that there was no problem with the contract, Wu Meiwei said happily that the 8 million yuan compensation made her excited. She secretly decided to buy a house first, then a good car, and put the rest in the bank for backup. Of course, she would also treat Dai Xi and the others to a good meal, buy some gifts for Mr. Yuan, and...
Just as Wu Meiwei was thinking about how to spend the money, Luo Bin smiled and said:
"This agreement can be signed at any time, but you have to withdraw the lawsuit first. If there is no problem, then we can sign it tomorrow?"
"Okay, I'll withdraw the lawsuit tomorrow!"
"Okay, I wish us a happy cooperation!"
“It’s a pleasure to work with you !”
Seeing that Wu Meiwei and Luo Bin had really reached a settlement, Mai Fei could not help but snort coldly, and then left the coffee shop with an angry face. Dai Xi also looked a little unhappy, but her attitude was not against Wu Meiwei. Instead, she felt that her boyfriend was simply unreasonable. What he did was totally inconsistent with his identity as a lawyer. What kind of lawyer would ask his client to go to court because of personal grudges?
There are obviously better options, so why ask your clients to choose the most difficult path?
Are you using the client's lawsuit to settle your own personal grudges?
The matter came to an end here. Mai Fei left in anger, Dai Xi continued to work with a heavy heart, Luo Bin returned to his Quanjin Law Firm, Yuan Xudong and Wu Meiwei chatted for a while and agreed to meet after get off work in the evening, and then went back to work. Wu Meiwei also went home to continue her creation, waiting for Yuan Xudong to pick her up after get off work. She was looking forward to the date tonight and the 8 million yuan in compensation that was about to be received. No, it should be said that it was 8 million yuan in investment. Getting rich overnight makes people so happy!
…
Quan Jin Law Firm, in Luo Bin's office. After returning to the office, Luo Bin looked at Li Na who was following him and asked with a smile:
"What's the matter that calls me back so urgently? What's this?"
"I'll help you find resumes of recent graduates from major law schools on Liepin!"
Lina handed Luo Bin a stack of information and said with a smile. Luo Bin just glanced at it and did not take it.
"I don't need it!"
"you need to!"
"Why?"
"Do you want to go on duty by yourself, or under Jose's management?"
"He is not qualified to lead me!"
"He has it now!"
Giving Luo Bin a rather charming look, Lina placed the documents in her hand on his desk and said with a smile:
“The law firm has set up a public interest mediation center, and Jose is the person in charge!”
"When did this happen?"
"At the regular meeting this morning that you didn't attend!"
"They actually made the decision when I was away?"
Luo Bin smiled nonchalantly. Seeing him like this, Li Na couldn't help but roll her eyes at him and said:
"You are not a senior partner or a member of the law firm's management committee, so they certainly don't need to care about your opinion!"
"I will try my best to get it!"
Knowing that Lina has always wanted to climb to a higher position, Luo Bin couldn't help but smile:
"When I take office, I will definitely set up a position specifically for you, Chief Whip Master!"
“I am really looking forward to it!”
Giving Luo Bin a blank look, Li Na pushed all the documents on the table in front of him and urged him:
"But now you have to fill out this form first. It's the public interest lawyer duty table. Every lawyer has to be on duty once a month. Partners can have their assistants take their place. That's why I want you to find an assistant lawyer. You definitely don't want to waste time on this kind of thing, right?"
"Yes, you know me better!"
Luo Bin took the public interest lawyer duty list, glanced at it and said with a smile:
"Needless to say, this must be Jose's idea again, right?"
"Yes, although this idea was proposed by Jose, Feng Yin and the others all think it is a good idea. Doing charity work occasionally will help improve the public image of our law firm, so that people outside will not say that our law firm only serves rich people!"
"Aren't we?"
After listening to Lina, Luo Bin glanced at her and said with a smile:
"So they are all hypocrites, thinking about how to make money from the rich, and thinking about how to make the poor grateful to them. Don't they feel tired of this?"
"Just tell me these things, don't tell anyone else!"
"I'm not stupid. Do you think I'm Jose?"
Luo Bin believes that Jose's starting point for proposing public interest lawyers is good, and Feng Yin and other senior executives of the law firm also support him for the public image of the law firm. However, the lawyers who are responsible for the specific execution hate him in their hearts. Although everyone says that public interest lawyers serve the people, etc., how many of these lawyers are willing to really spend their precious time to help ordinary people who need legal aid for free?
Including Luo Bin, he cannot oppose the law firm's public welfare undertakings, but he will never use his precious time to help others for free. He can just pay for an assistant lawyer, which is an extra expense. Those lawyers who are forced to spend money will definitely curse Jose in their hearts for meddling in other people's affairs, but on the surface they will smile and say that they are willing to do public welfare undertakings, etc.
So Luo Bin thinks Jose is stupid. He thinks that others smile at him and are polite to him on the surface because they respect him. But is it really like that?
If he was not the only son of the legal giant He Jiayi, he would have been kicked out of the Quanjin Law Firm long ago based on what he had done. Everyone wants to make money, and it's fine if you are aloof yourself, but you want to drag everyone else to be aloof as well. Isn't this just asking for isolation?
Just as Luo Bin and Lina were talking about Jose, Jose came to Luo Bin's office, knocked on the door and asked:
"Can I come in?"
Seeing Jose, Luo Bin laughed and said without thinking:
"No, remember to close the door, thank you!"
"I don't like jokes!"
"I'm not kidding, am I?"
Looking at Jose who rushed in angrily, Luo Bin continued to smile:
"I'm serious, I really don't have time to chat with you right now!"
"What do you want?"
“I want coffee!”
"Luo Bin, I said I don't like jokes. I want to talk to you about public interest lawyers. Please cooperate with me!"
"Then why should I cooperate with you to get into trouble for myself?"
"you……"
"As a senior lawyer, my fee is between 5,000 and 100,000 per hour. If you want to take up my time, please go outside and pay the fee. Otherwise, please leave. Thank you for your cooperation!"
"snort……"
After glaring at Luo Bin, Jose walked out arrogantly. After he left, Lina looked at Luo Bin and advised:
"Actually, Jose is a good man. Why did you..."
Before Lina could finish her words, Luo Bin interrupted her and said:
"He and I were classmates in college. I know what kind of person he is better than you!"
"So what kind of person is he in your mind?"
After taking a look at Lina who was full of curiosity, Luo Bin smiled and said:
"Of course he's a good guy!"
Lina didn't expect Luo Bin to say that, and couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.
…
The sun was setting in the west. Yuan Xudong, who had promised not to work overtime, still worked overtime for more than an hour. This was mainly because the company's investment director Shen Mingbao was too resentful. She worked until about midnight every day, and her husband brought home a very rebellious half-sister from somewhere. Coupled with her nagging mother-in-law and her husband who suspected she was cheating all day long, she was almost driven crazy by work and life.
Seeing that Yuan Xudong wanted to sneak away as soon as he got off work, she suddenly had a brain storm and forced Yuan Xudong to talk about work for more than an hour before she was willing to let him go. When Yuan Xudong was about to slip away, Xu Le stuck to him again. Yuan Xudong had no choice but to send Xu Le back first.
After sending Xu Le home, Yuan Xudong drank Nutri-Express for more than an hour at her house to satisfy her. Then he drove to pick up Wu Meiwei in a hurry. Since they had agreed to a date tonight, Yuan Xudong would never go back on his word. When he drove to the downstairs of Wu Meiwei's house, it was already 8:40 in the evening. It was obvious what Yuan Xudong was thinking when he asked a girl out to play so late at night.
Because they had contacted each other in advance via WeChat, Wu Meiwei had already dressed up and was waiting. She was not wearing the beautiful skirt she wore yesterday, but blue and white denim shorts and a milky white knitted top. She had on quite delicate light makeup and her long straight black hair was draped over her shoulders. In short, young and beautiful girls look good no matter how they dress. Their youthful and energetic bodies are their most proud assets, which makes people's hearts beat fast.
Seeing Yuan Xudong staring at her intently, Wu Meiwei sat in the passenger seat, closed the door, gently gathered her long hair with her right hand, blushed and said shyly:
"Mr. Yuan, why do you keep looking at me?"
"No, I just think you're pretty and look good in anything you wear!"
"Thanks!"
Looking at the shy Wu Meiwei, Yuan Xudong took the initiative to help her fasten her seat belt. During the process, the two had a very brief physical contact. Seeing the girl's increasingly blushing shyness, Yuan Xudong almost couldn't help wanting to eat her. Fortunately, Yuan Xudong was not so reckless. He drove the girl to the nearby Hilton Hotel for a candlelight dinner, and then went to the cinema to watch a movie.
