Chapter 41: Evenly matched
On Monday, Shu Tinglan returned to the law firm to report on her work. After listening, Director Xiao ordered:
"You are going to Qining City this week."
"Qining?"
"Yes, a foundry of Sunprei Intelligent is in Qining City. It involves a land issue and employee equity issues. You need to verify and give legal advice. You are from Qining and are familiar with the local area.
Now you are the only one our team can dispatch."
"Okay, I'll leave today."
Because of the last food company project, she had already returned to Qining once, so she didn't have much anxiety or discomfort going back this time.
When we arrived in Qining, Cheng Chen came to pick us up. Cheng Chen was relatively introverted and not as open as Lin Zhiqian. When he saw Shu Tinglan, he just smiled.
"Go and stay at my house. The room has been packed for you."
"No, I've booked a hotel. I may be busy at work and it's not convenient to live at home. Say hello to my uncle and aunt for me."
Cheng Chen knew her temper and didn't force her. He sent her all the way to the hotel.
"How many days will you stay this time?"
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"It's hard to say. It will take at least a week to see the progress of the project. It involves employee equity issues, which is more difficult."
"Did Zhuo Yu'an take care of you when you were working on Zhuoyuan Technology's project? If he dares to be harsh on you, tell me and I'll let Lu Kuo teach him a lesson."
Shu Tinglan smiled
"He is the big boss of Zhuoyuan Technology and the father of Party A. How can he care about such a specific matter?" Shu Tinglan thought about Zhuo Yu'an, who always kept a clear distinction between public and private affairs. Even if he asked him to take care of him, he would not pay attention.
"That's true. I heard from Lu Kuo that you had contacted Zhuo Yu'an several times after the last party."
"Did he tell Lu Kuo?" Shu Tinglan was confused. She thought Zhuo Yu'an didn't want people to know about their relationship, especially acquaintances.
"Probably so. Lu Kuo said that he is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and is not as cold as he appears. I told you before that in Senzhou, you should make more use of your connections to get resources for yourself. This society is very realistic, and there are
Only with relationships and resources can people reuse you."
Cheng Chen and Lin Zhiqian have completely different styles. Every time they meet, they always persuade her to pursue a career.
After listening to her words, Shu Tinglan couldn't help but laugh at himself:
"It's very realistic, so we need to be evenly matched. Otherwise, why would Zhuo Yu'an help me? What's the benefit to him?"
After spending this time together, Shu Tinglan has already recognized the fact that Zhuo Yu'an is more realistic than anyone else and would never give her preferential treatment at work just for the sake of their relationship as bed partners.
And she is not willing to ask him for resources, otherwise what is the difference between selling them? That is what her mother calls not self-love. Therefore, she will never sell her body in exchange for resources.
"You, sometimes you just think too clearly. How can there be so much black and white in the adult world? There are more gray areas."
"There's nothing wrong with being sober."
The two of them said they had arrived at the hotel and had a simple meal. Cheng Chen was called away by the client, and Shu Tinglan also started preparing for the Shengprei foundry.
The factory is in the suburbs, and she had already researched the relevant information before coming here. The issue of land ownership is not complicated. There are clear ownership materials. She only needs to go to the relevant government departments to confirm. However, the issue of employee equity will be more complicated.
Are employees willing to transfer their equity? If so, at what price? The risks behind these issues require her to issue legal opinions, which is also the purpose of her trip.
She made an appointment with the general manager of the factory for a detailed discussion. When the manager saw her, his attitude was cold and unwilling to cooperate.
"The headquarters just says it will be sold. Do you think we are easy to bully?"
"The factory is sold, and we employees are going to drink from the northwest wind."
"In Qining, it's not their turn to give orders."
The person in charge probably saw Shu Tinglan as a little girl and didn't take her seriously at all.
Shu Tinglan just listened quietly. As a lawyer, she was not suitable to make any remarks in this situation. Moreover, in her opinion, the person in charge was just complaining. After all, this was the decision of the Shenprei headquarters.
The factory can only obey.
However, it was her first time to come into contact with such a factory, and she underestimated the gangsterism of the factory personnel. Different from the last food project, this factory was just a processing plant of Shenprei in Qining. It was originally set in Qining.
Just for the sake of cheap land and cheap labor, Gao Huanghuangyuan has already broken away from the control of Shengprei headquarters and has privately taken orders from many other companies. If the factory is also acquired by Zhuoyuan Technology along with Shengprei headquarters, it means that
The way to make money is cut off.
Shu Tinglan learned this fact from some workers at the factory after five days of contact with the factory. She had not expected this. She originally thought it was just a simple factory due diligence work, and employee stock ownership was more complicated at most.
, but I never thought there was such a chain of interests behind it.
She used Qining dialect to talk to the workers. The workers did not know her true identity and only persuaded her to
"The water here is too deep. Girl, please stop meddling in other people's business. In fact, the Shengprei headquarters has turned a blind eye in the past two years. These people are no different from local snakes and cannot be offended."
"Thanks."
Shu Tinglan recalled that when she was in Qining when she was a child, she felt that Qining was the most livable city in the world, with a good environment, beautiful scenery, simple people, and a city with rich heritage. Then with the sudden death of her father, her encounter with her mother began to change.
Knowing that there is a turbulent undercurrent hidden under all the peaceful appearances, this city has long been rotten from the foundation.
She reported the situation in the factory to Director Xiao. She originally thought that Director Xiao would be as anxious as her, but after all, she had rich experience. Director Xiao was not surprised at all after hearing this, and spoke calmly and authentically.
"In that case, you should come back early."
"Then at the factory..." Shu Tinglan couldn't let it go. Leaving like this while the matter was unresolved was not in line with her style of doing things.
"I'm not asking you to ignore it, but after investigation, I have a factual basis and write it all and in detail into your report, and issue a legal opinion, do you understand?"
Director Xiao's words made Shu Tinglan enlightened. Yes, their M&A lawyers are not there to solve the problem, but to discover the problem and write it into the report truthfully. How to solve the problem is a matter for Shenprei or Zhuoyuan Technology.
"I understand. Thank you, Director Xiao. I have made an appointment with the head of the factory's labor union for a meeting today. I will go back after the meeting."
"Okay, please pay attention to your own safety in Qining."
On Friday afternoon, Shu Tinglan met with the union leader. She thought it was at the factory headquarters, but the leader called her alone.
"There are some things that are inconvenient to discuss in the factory. Lawyer Shu came to Qingyun Teahouse to discuss them in detail."
Shu Tinglan acted with a responsible attitude and wanted to have a more comprehensive understanding of the current situation of the factory, so he agreed to attend the appointment. It was not that he was uneasy, he just thought about what could happen in a teahouse in broad daylight???????
Chapter completed!