Because the court where Zhao still works is close to the competition and cooperation office, the two found a ramen restaurant under the competition and cooperation office to meet together during their lunch break.
Qi Xi was unfavorable in his studies, so he had a lunch appointment with Zhao Yiran at noon, so he vomited bitterness with her. It's a pity that Zhao was still completely immersed in the novel he had read a few days ago, so he took advantage of the opportunity to recommend it.
"The reality of working life is already so hard. I read novels and dramas during my lunch break to divert my attention and relax. The boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge."
As Zhao Yiran said, she couldn't help recommending the novel she was obsessed with: "You really must read this "Meeting the Immortal", it is Ai Xiang's famous work, it's no wonder that it became a big hit, although the writing It’s a little bit close, but the plot of the story is amazingly reversed, and the characters are very three-dimensional. The most important thing is that the whole concept structure is very grand and well-structured. I feel that the author himself should have a deep gap in his chest, and he made an overhead fairy tale. It can be written so grandly, and most importantly, although it is a male author, the female characters in the whole story are portrayed with flesh and blood, and there is no such thing as a male stare."
Zhao Yiran has obviously become a fan of Ai Xiang: "The most important thing is, the love between Ai Xiang and his wife is really good. He is a poor boy with only a high school education, and his wife is a rich and beautiful woman from a high-skilled family. As a result, Ai Xiang fell in love with her at first sight, wrote love letters every day, persisted in chasing her for five years, and finally kept the clouds open to see the moonlight, and now he and his wife have a son and a daughter."
Qi Xi doesn't care much about the entertainment industry, but even she knows the popularity of "Feng Xian". This TV series is currently on the air, so even the original work of the same name is frequently recommended, and it turns into hot searches every day.
Zhao Yiran is almost full of praise for Ai Xiang: "Ai Xiang's admirable thing is that he is very persistent, both in love and in career. He has actually been writing novels for five or six years, and he has almost no money in the early stage. This "Feng Xian" suddenly exploded, and now his career is in full swing, and the film and television copyright of the new serialized book was sold at a high price, and the transaction price is said to be 20 million!"
Speaking of this, Zhao is still quite regretful: "Why didn't I write a novel in college? Maybe I will persist in writing for a few years, and I will become rich and financially free. There is no future for studying law..."
Qi Xi was not too moved: "Then you have to have a wife like him, who has a good family background, loves him and tolerates him, and is willing to let your husband write there without a serious income for five or six years, otherwise you will write for a few years. Are you planning to drink the northwest wind to live?"
Zhao Yiran glared at Qi Xi: "Why don't you have any romantic cells? Love and marriage are two-way running and giving to each other. Now Ai Xiang has finally lived a life of a fairy couple with his wife through his own efforts. He Even after being married for so many years, he still insists on the habit of chasing his wife, writing love letters to her on Weibo every day."
Qi Xi pouted: "I only care about whether he will share the 20 million yuan with his wife. What's so touching about writing a love letter? If Gu Yan is willing to forgive me, let alone a love letter, even a confession letter, I will give it to him every day. Write! If he gives me 10 million, I will marry him on the spot!"
Qi Xi's words were also out of frustration, but he didn't expect Zhao Yiran to laugh at her as soon as he finished speaking, when the sound of someone choking and coughing came from the opposite cubicle.
Probably because the coughing was so severe that the nearby waiters were alarmed: "Sir, are you okay?"
The man in the cubicle coughed for a while before Qi Xi heard the other party's cold voice—
"It's all right. Thanks."
…
Damn it, it turned out to be Gu Yan!
Zhao Yiran also recognized the other party's identity, and only silently looked at Qi Xi, whose face was gradually losing hope of life.
At this moment, Qi Xi felt that she could no longer describe her life with simple unlucky luck.
Fortunately, Gu Yan probably didn't even bother to talk to her, so he paid the bill and left after eating the noodles, leaving Qi Xi in great embarrassment and unable to eat, realizing the importance of being cautious in words and deeds.
But as long as you have a thick skin, life can always go on, especially as long as you have work to fill the time, people don't have time to think about those messes.
After the lunch break, Qi Xi went back to the office and finally met her first client since working.
To be precise, it was Gu Xuehan's client, but during the reception, Gu Xuehan called Qi Xi and Gu Yan.
Gradually get in touch with clients and cases. This is also a normal way for senior lawyers to lead trainee lawyers. They start from auditing and occasionally cooperate with recording or recording work. There is no real pressure to handle cases, but they can gradually intervene in cases and finally transition into lawyers smoothly. character of.
Gu Xuehan's client this time is Chen Xiang, a woman with a gentle appearance and long hair. She looks 27 or 18 years old and is well-dressed. She seems to have known Gu Xuehan for a long time. When they met, she smiled and waved to Gu Xuehan .
Gu Xuehan was quite capable, and she didn't have any extra greetings: "What's the matter, Sister Xiang? What kind of contract dispute?"
"It's my husband's film and television contract dispute." Chen Xiang took out a copy of the contract from her bag. She thoughtfully prepared several copies and gave one to each of the three present. Film and television copyright licensing contract."
Film and television copyright licensing contract disputes
It sounds interesting.
As a result, as soon as Qi Xi picked up the contract and took a look, he found it even more interesting.
This turned out to be the film and television copyright contract of writer Ai Xiang!
So... the gentle and elegant Chen Xiang in front of me is the wife of the writer Ai Xiang
Chen Xiang smiled: "This contract was signed by my husband when the new book was just serialized. At that time, "Feng Xian" had not yet aired, so the contract amount for this new book "And the Wolf" was relatively ordinary, but now "Feng Xian" Fairy" was a big hit, and there are many companies who have come to ask him about the copyright of this new book "With the Wolf", and the amount is several times higher than the previous deal, so we want to claim that this old contract is invalid."
But didn't the serialized new book claim to be worth 20 million at the time? Is this a relatively common amount
It was only after Qi Xi flipped the contract to the terms of the transaction amount that he discovered...
"Five million? Isn't it said in the news that the deal was for 20 million?"
Faced with Qi Xi's shock, Gu Xuehan directly explained on her behalf: "The transaction price of film and television copyright is actually a commercial secret, and sometimes there is a little water, and some writers are willing to publicize the price higher to increase their own value and market; Some film and television companies, in order to make the market bigger and sell the whole project conveniently, or increase the production cost, will falsely report the purchase cost. Therefore, the price in the publicity caliber is often a little watery."
Chen Xiang nodded: "That's right, but for my husband's new book "And the Wolf", there are indeed companies that have already bid for 20 million."
Gu Xuehan raised her eyebrows: "So you want to terminate the contract? Do you think the previous five million was sold at a loss? Did the other party breach the contract?"
Speaking of this, Chen Xiang also showed embarrassment: "There is no breach of contract. But we have calculated an account. If we breach the contract, according to the contract, in addition to refunding the full copyright fee, we have to pay 20% of the film and television funds as liquidated damages. Both can afford it, but the other film and television company claims to be in development and is unwilling to terminate the contract... "
So it was Chen Xiang's husband who wanted to unilaterally breach the contract.
After all, if you cancel the contract and return 5 million, and then pay 20% liquidated damages, you will only have a total of 1 million liquidated damages. If you sign a new contract of 20 million, not only will you not lose money, but you will also make a net profit of 14 million.
Gu Xuehan nodded: "I understand. I will communicate with the other party on my behalf. Don't worry, I will help you resolve the contract termination under the best solution. But the licensor of film and television copyright is your husband after all, so he still needs to sign Look at the agency agreement."
Chen Xiang looked like he was relieved: "That's good, my husband is on a business trip this week, you guys prepare the electronic contract file, I will let him print and sign it and send it back. The other company is really... hard to communicate anyway, So I think it’s better to ask you professionals to connect.”
When Chen Xiang said this, he felt a little apologetic: "I'm sorry, I have to pick up the child. Please feel free to contact me if you have anything to do in the future."
…
As soon as Chen Xiang left, Gu Xuehan handed over the communication work of coordinating the termination of the contract with the film and television company to Qi Xi and Gu Yan: "This case is very simple, you can intervene, first communicate with the other party for a time, and make an appointment to come to the law firm. Let's talk."
As soon as Gu Xuehan left, Qi Xi looked at Gu Yan: "So is it you or me?"
"You go." Gu Yan said concisely, unwilling to pay more attention to Qi Xi's appearance, "I have other cases at hand."
"But..." Qi Xi was a little nervous, "It's entirely because Chen Xiang and the others don't respect the spirit of the contract, and they don't abide by the contract that has already taken effect for more money. How can I open this mouth to other film and television companies? It must be wrong to do this kind of thing." Beg for scolding, I'm afraid I'll be sprayed on the phone later..."
"That's your business."
Gu Yan dropped these words and sat back in his seat, not wanting to talk anymore.
Qi Xi had no choice but to bite the bullet and dial the number of the film and television company.
Sure enough, as soon as she mentioned the word "understanding the contract", the other party started yelling at her. Qi Xi finally understood why Chen Xiangning had to pay the lawyer's fee for such a simple contract termination matter, because the other party was so vulgar—
"Did you guys beg me to sign the contract at the beginning? You said you were in a hurry to get the money to get the down payment to buy a house. You haven't delivered the manuscript of "With the Wolf", so you haven't fulfilled the contract obligations. I gave you five million first to buy the house, and now the price of the house has risen, and you just caught up with "Feng Xian" to be aired, and you are out of luck, so you sit on the ground and raise the price, planning to terminate the contract and sell it to someone else gone."
Chen Xiang obviously tried to communicate with the other party before, so almost as soon as Qi Xi said that he was Ai Xiang's lawyer, the person in charge of the film and television company exploded, and took all his anger on Qi Xi: "I'm talking about it with you. I found the most front-line team in the industry to undertake this project, and Ai Xiang’s IP can explode once again, but your eyelids are so shallow, you want to terminate the contract with me, thinking that you will pay back 5 million and pay another 100 Can you get rid of me if you want? Then you have been playing me like a monkey for the past six months? You have taken advantage of everything? I just don’t agree to terminate the contract! You fucking stupid female lawyer!"
…
If Qi Xi could bear the other party's yelling at the beginning, she couldn't bear it when the countries with all kinds of dirty words scolded them later.
It is the newcomer who entered the workplace for the first time from the ivory tower. He has always grown up in a good, orderly and ceremonial environment, and always thinks that being a lawyer is a decent job. This kind of humiliation was never expected by Qi Xi before.
She wanted to hold back, but the sourness from the tip of her nose spread all the way, and soon occupied her eyes, and the sourness made her eyes quickly accumulate water vapor.
The other party's yelling and insulting was loud, probably everyone in the office area near Qixi heard it, but everyone seemed to be used to it, and they were still busy with their own affairs.
The other party on the other end of the phone was still furious, and when Qi Xi didn't know what to do, Gu Yan, who had been ignoring Qi Xi, stretched out his hand towards her.
His pretty eyebrows were slightly frowned, and he said concisely: "Bring it."
Seeing that Qi Xi was stunned and did not respond, Gu Yan glared at her, and then took the landline microphone from her hand—
"In business and business, since the contract stipulates the liability for breach of contract, our customer is willing to bear this responsibility according to the contract after breaching the contract. From a legal point of view, it is clear. Do you think your one million liquidated damages is too small? That is Your problem is that the lawyer you hired when you signed the contract was not good enough to write only 20% liquidated damages. There is no provision at all that once the 20% liquidated damages are not enough to make up for all economic losses, our client needs to Bear the liability for compensation for direct and indirect losses. Therefore, according to the contract, once we breach the contract, we only need to pay 20% of the liquidated damages.”
Gu Yan looked cold and calm: "If all contracts are not professional enough, there will be legal risks. If you hire a lawyer who is not professional enough, and you sign and perform the risky contract yourself, you should bear the corresponding consequences. As for your project You have already started to produce expenses, which is something you should prove by yourself, and it is meaningless to entangle with lawyers here."
"Finally, please keep your mouth clean in the future. If you insult and personally attack my colleagues in the follow-up communication, I will make a recording and defend my colleagues' rights."
After Gu Yan finished speaking, he threw out the last sentence: "At 10:30 tomorrow morning, Jinghe Law Firm, please attend on time, and we will negotiate the amount of compensation in a friendly manner."
He almost finished speaking these words in one go, and then hung up the phone without waiting for the other party's reply. This series of fluent behaviors made Qi Xi stunned.
"Is this the end?"
Gu Yan looked at her with a straight face: "Otherwise?"
"Then what if I offend the other party, what if the other party doesn't come tomorrow?"
"He will come." Gu Yan pursed his lips, "If he is not willing to cooperate with the termination procedures, it is almost predictable that his project will be entangled in lawsuits and it will be difficult to develop smoothly. After all, Ai Xiang has a lot of fans and is very effective. Amazing, he also took a fancy to this when purchasing IP, and wanted to follow the popularity of IP and the enthusiasm of fans, but now not only does he not get the help of fans, but he is also insulted by the huge fan group, and in the end even the 6 million funds are gone. It will take several years to get it back through the court process. No matter how unwilling he is, he understands the pros and cons, so he can only come."
Qi Xi was a little confused and complicated in her heart, she said a little uncomfortable: "Well... I just didn't expect that a lawyer would be scolded like this..."
"It is precisely because the client is unwilling to face and negotiate this matter that he handed it over to the lawyer as an intermediary. Being scolded by the other party is also part of a lawyer's life. Otherwise, how would you earn this lawyer's fee?"
After Gu Yan finished speaking, he glanced at Qi Xi: "And you weren't very good at scolding me at the graduation ceremony? Why didn't you say a word when he scolded you?"
"..."
After being said by Gu Yan, Qi Xi's embarrassment came back again, but she didn't want to cry or feel wronged at all, she said shyly: "That time was an accident, it was an accident, I'm sorry, Gu Yan, I'm sorry... Thank you this time, you are a good person and stand up for me."
As soon as the words fell, Gu Yan was not happy. He didn't look very happy: "Who will stand up for you? He scolded you for being too loud, so loud that I couldn't read the case file. Don't be too sentimental."
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Qi Xi's arm: "It's crossed the line, stay away from me."
ok ok, got it.
Qi Xi immediately followed the good advice, moved his chair to the side, and stayed away from Gu Yanlai as much as possible.
She swore that she would never violate the "airspace" on Gu Yan's desk again!