"It's just a part-time job. Why are you still hesitating? Are you that lazy? Can't you work a little overtime? Griffin is actually just giving you a way out."
At this time, Zhang San's wife, like most housewives, started to complain with some disappointment.
After all, working as a part-time legal consultant is not a difficult thing. It is not as labor-intensive as working as a part-time lawyer occasionally. By doing this, you can earn some extra income and solve the issue of your son's dowry and wedding house. This is simply a pie in the sky.
"Griffin, if you had told me earlier I wouldn't mind having another part-time job, but now I can only reject your kindness."
Zhang San gave a helpless smile.
Originally he thought Griffin was asking him to sue or consult on legal issues, which was already very embarrassing for him.
Unexpectedly, Griffin's "request", which he thought would not cause him any trouble, made him even more helpless.
Just recently, he found a new job and received an advance of 1.2 million in salary.
The price of the salary advance is that he has been completely tied to the new company. He is not allowed to change jobs during the year of the advance. He will serve as a full-time legal advisor for Xinghai Venture Capital and is not allowed to provide legal advice and assistance to anyone else.
The most annoying thing is that he drafted this contract himself, so it is impossible to find any loopholes. In addition, in order to show his gratitude and sincerity, he set the cost of breach of contract extremely high.
To some extent, this is a real-life, literal example of "shooting oneself in the foot".
But at that time, these treaties seemed to be extremely reasonable, and could even be called merciful.
What boss would give an advance of millions of dollars in salary to an employee who hasn't even started work yet? Isn't it natural that the employee cannot change jobs within a year after receiving a year's salary in advance
It is also reasonable for the company's legal director not to provide legal assistance to outsiders in order to prevent risks.
In fact, he still thinks so even at this moment.
However, acknowledging the rationality of this cannot eliminate his current dilemma - it is foreseeable that he may face this situation many times in the future.
But a contract is a contract. He can find loopholes and criticize its rationality and legality, but he cannot allow himself to breach it, nor does he dare to breach it.
Leaving aside any other factors, if a law professor blatantly breaches a contract, he will be ruined even without legal sanctions, and at the very least he will be unable to continue in the academic world.
"Why?"
Griffin Jones was surprised to hear Zhang San's reply.
Because of the information gap, he simply couldn't understand why Zhang San rejected him.
He was full of confidence just now. After all, he had played the emotional card for so long and extended a helping hand at the critical moment. Even if Zhang San was unwilling to agree, he had to reluctantly agree under the instigation and nagging of his wife.
Not only Griffin Jones, but even Zhang San's wife was a little stunned, and then anxious.
"I'm sorry, Griffin, I just said that I have raised the money I need, but this is actually an advance salary I accepted from a company."
Zhang San looked a little apologetic and explained, "I signed a contract to get an advance on my salary. I can no longer provide legal assistance to anyone else, let alone be your part-time legal advisor."
"You promised other companies? When did it happen?"
Zhang San's words were undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Griffin Jones.
He realized that Zhang San's personality was not easy to deal with, so he took another approach and played the emotional card through his wife and children.
And you tell me that you were easily dealt with by other companies
And when did this happen? Could it be this afternoon? You were all still worrying about the betrothal gifts just now.
“On the way back just now.”
Zhang San confirmed Griffin Jones's guess with an apologetic look on his face, and stabbed him in the heart invisibly: "So I said Griffin, you are too late. Even if you told me this this morning, I would have agreed to it."
“Can… can you tell me which company it is?”
Griffin Jones' mentality and thoughts were completely messed up.
"Sorry, the boss specifically told me not to tell anyone for now."
Zhang San shook his head and smiled bitterly again.
He was now wondering if his new boss had anticipated this and was doing all this to trick him.
Of course, all this was obviously just a coincidence or a scene that was bound to happen, so it was just a joke that flashed through his mind.
"Then can you tell me what kind of benefits the company offered to Mr. Zhang?"
Even though he knew that the matter was a foregone conclusion, Griffin Jones still felt a little unwilling.
How could he be willing to do that? In order to win over Zhang San, he had been serving his wife and children like a caring neighbor for many days.
"The annual salary is 1.2 million, and they promised to let me advance one year's salary in advance."
Zhang San breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He finally had an answer. Otherwise, he would have felt embarrassed to keep refusing like this.
"One million and two hundred thousand? And an advance payment?"
Griffin Jones' breathing paused, and then he was in disbelief.
An annual salary of 1.2 million just to hire a lawyer is too much.
What's more, he was asked to take a year's salary in advance, which was simply unheard of. Why didn't he encounter such a good thing when he was working before
However, in this sense, his defeat was not unfair.
There was no need for Zhang San to lie to him about such a matter, and he might be able to offer an annual salary of 1.2 million, but he was used to being thrifty and would not do such a stupid thing as paying several times the salary for no reason.
What's more, Zhang San was given a year's salary in advance. If he absconded with the money, wouldn't it be a waste? This is 1.2 million, not 120 yuan.
Even if he didn't take these into consideration, he couldn't really give Zhang San more than one million right now. After all, he had just started not long ago and the total funds on hand were only a few million. He still had to set up Tianshen Venture Capital and continue investing. It was a great determination for him to be able to lend three or four hundred thousand to Zhang San.
So, the clown is actually me
"Since Mr. Zhang has already raised the money, I won't worry about it any more.
But if you resign from your current company, Mr. Zhang, you can come to me anytime. The door of Tianshen Venture Capital is always open to you."
Griffin Jones' face turned a little pale, but he still managed a smile and said a few polite words before saying goodbye and leaving.
The moment he turned his back, his face became completely gloomy as water, and he was filled with gloom and hostility.