"Ms. Chen, you don't want Xinghai Biopharmaceuticals to go bankrupt, do you?"
As soon as Xia Xu arrived at the reception room of Xinghai Venture Capital, he heard Griffin Jones' words.
This tone always reminds people of some not-so-good developments.
However, after pushing open the door, you can see that as the threatened party, Chen Leyao looks completely calm and composed. She just crosses her legs and watches Griffin Jones' performance with amusement.
It's like... watching a clown.
"I wonder how you can bankrupt my Star Sea creatures?"
Xia Xu's high-pitched voice interrupted him forcefully, and he walked into the reception room leisurely.
"Are you the boss of Xinghai Venture Capital?"
Griffin Jones' expression froze, he frowned and turned to look at Xia Xu.
"That's right."
Chen Leyao took the initiative to stand up and give up the main seat. Xia Xu sat down and asked with a smile: "Who are you?"
"You don't know me?"
Griffin Jones looked stunned.
"I need to get to know you?"
Xia Xu pretended to be confused.
Griffin Jones said angrily: "I am the boss of Tianshen Investment, and I was the one who told you about the Tonghe Pharmaceutical project!"
"Oh, I haven't heard of it. It turns out he's a little punk."
Xia Xu raised his eyelids lazily.
He had no good feelings towards Griffin Jones at all, not to mention that the other party had clearly come to him to find trouble and show off. Sooner or later, they would fall out, so he naturally did not intend to pretend to be nice to him.
"very good."
Griffin Jones took a deep breath and laughed in anger: "I wanted to give you a chance, but since you don't want it, don't regret it. Let's wait and see."
"Turn right when you get out of here, and walk away slowly."
Xia Xu lazily spread out one hand and made a gesture of invitation.
Griffin Jones, in a state of despair, slammed the door and left.
That afternoon, Xinghai Biomedicine’s new drug production was forced to stop.
As for the reason, of course, he was sued.
Griffin Jones had asked the Changlong Research Institute, which he secretly acquired, to sue Delong Pharmaceuticals, which licensed the patents to Xinghai Biotechnology, half a month ago.
It is also not known whether Griffin Jones did something or the senior management of Delong Pharmaceuticals were worried about the loss of interests due to breach of contract. The other party chose to conceal such a big thing in the hope of getting away with it and did not communicate with Xinghai Biomedicine at all.
This resulted in Xinghai Biomedicine knowing nothing about the matter until the court was about to open. If Changlong Research Institute controlled by Griffin Jones had not applied to stop the production of the new antihypertensive drug, no one would have been kept in the dark.
If someone else had this kind of brainless and devastating teammate, he would probably have lost everything.
However, Xia Xu was obviously not among them. He had already known Griffin Jones' plan clearly, so it was impossible for him to fall into the trap. He was also well aware of Delong Pharmaceutical's concealment.
So, Griffin Jones, who originally wanted to watch the good show, was dismayed to find that Xinghai Venture Capital and Xinghai Biomedicine were still doing peacefully after the incident and did not cause any waves at all.
Oh, there is still a little bit.
That afternoon, Chen Leyao approached Delong Pharmaceutical to demand accountability. The disputes over responsibilities and interests were temporarily put aside, and at least the agency rights of the case were taken over.
Then on the next day, which was the day of the trial, Xia Xu became interested and logged into his Weibo account, which he rarely used, before going to the court.
"Come on, Director Zhang, smile."
Xia Xu raised his cell phone and aimed the camera at the middle-aged man who was half a step behind him carrying a brown briefcase.
And this person was naturally none other than the law professor whom he had spent a huge amount of money to hire from Griffin Jones, and now the legal director of Xinghai Venture Capital—Zhang San!
He is wearing a suit, carrying a briefcase and narrow-framed glasses. At first glance, he looks gentle and ordinary. But when he smiles and squints unconsciously, he suddenly reveals a strange bandit-like aura. The picture is frozen in time with the sound of the camera shutter.
Alas, life is hard, and making money is even harder. The company was sued because of a patent dispute, and could only ask the legal counsel I hired randomly on the street to help. I don’t know if they are reliable.
Xia Xu casually posted a Weibo with pictures and text.
He rarely uses his Weibo account, but this account was still actively authenticated by Weibo officials.
The top scorer in the college entrance examination incident a while ago brought him a lot of exposure, so his account has quite a few fans, as many as hundreds of thousands, and replies came in within a few minutes.
"Hiss, is this the Versailles of the academic god? He responded to the previous speculation in a veiled way and revealed that he really started a company right after graduating from high school."
"It's better to be cautious about this kind of thing. How can you just find someone randomly? Try to find a well-known lawyer."
"I am a well-known top-tier lawyer with extensive experience in handling cases. Please contact me..."
"Haha, you deserve it. Just because you got lucky and made some money, you really think you are a business genius? A high school student is trying to learn how to do business. It would be strange if he doesn't lose a lot of money."
Some people made jokes and played memes, some helped to give ideas, some took the opportunity to solicit business, and some made sarcastic remarks. There were all kinds of people, and there were all kinds of attitudes in the replies, but in general, most of them were concerned about asking for advice, while others were just there to have fun.
But when the population base is large, there will always be some wonderful coincidences.
According to the theory of six degrees of separation, a person only needs to go through six people to get to know anyone he wants to know. Many of the fans who follow Xia Xu recognized Zhang San.
"Fuck, isn't this our law exam professor?"
"Professor Zhang, why didn't you come to class? It turns out you went to work for Xia Xueba as the legal director? I'll pay you double what Xia Xueba gives you!"
"Although Mr. Zhang is a law professor, he seems to have been engaged in teaching work. It seems that he does not have much experience in handling cases. Really, I suggest that you find someone else, Mr. Xia."
"What the hell! What the hell! What the hell! Damn, you know nothing. Xia Xueba has invited the god of law! Who is the colleague on the other side? I suggest you run away."
"What's the story upstairs?"
"Old Zhang hasn't taken many cases in recent years, but that's because he was notorious in our circle. A few years ago, when he took over a case, the defendant and his lawyer were often sent to jail together. Even those sitting in the audience suffered. He was nicknamed the lawless maniac."
"I seem to have an impression of this. I seem to have seen a similar entertainment report before. It seemed to say that a lawyer sent everyone in the audience to jail."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention immediately shifted to Zhang San. Some curious people searched on the Internet and actually found several "glorious resumes" of his.
After all, Zhang San's main job is a professor, so he does not take on many cases, which does not seem surprising among the many cases.
But if you look closely at the final outcome of the case, it's really scary. All the sentences were based on the highest regulations, and "innocent" people were implicated at every turn. From the judges to the audience, everyone was sent to jail.
Not to mention the small-scale ripples that this caused on Weibo, at least when Xia Xu and Zhang San arrived at the court and met with Griffin Jones, the party to the lawsuit, the other party's lawyer's face turned green when he saw Zhang San.
"Zhang... Zhang... Zhang San?"
What a coincidence, this lawyer also knows Zhang San.
"Well, hello, my name is Zhang San. The defendant in this case has authorized me to act as his full agent."
Zhang San smiled gently and nodded in greeting.
"I'm sorry, I can't handle this case. Please ask someone else for help."
The opposing counsel turned to Griffin Jones without hesitation.