125. The crown of the tongue, the fangs and the blue face are hard to hide
Lawyer Xie Zonglin shook his head and said: "It is not your business to arrest Bi Mingjun, that is the responsibility of the police. What you have to do now is to prepare for civil litigation."
Wu Yanqing couldn't help but interjected: "Barrister Xie, I feel confident from your tone, then we will ask you to represent us!".
Xie Zonglin smiled: "That's why I came here, otherwise even if Mr. Hua said hello, I wouldn't have made a special trip just to get bail pending trial.
Bi Mingjun took away 370 million yuan, involving 216 clients. The target amount is very large, so I am interested. Cheng Tianle, if you ask me to act as your agent, there are some formalities that need to be addressed first.
Make it clear."
They talked about the procedures for entrusting an agent on the road. Xie Zonglin made the matter very scary. If Cheng Tianle was really sued as a co-defendant, he might bear huge joint and several liability for damages, but if he was the agent, he would definitely win the case.
Of course, lawyers need to be paid for their work. Xie Zonglin generously expressed his willingness to accept risk representation, that is, he will only receive money after winning the lawsuit, which can be regarded as a face to Mr. Hua.
Lawyer Xie charged according to the amount of the case involved, and asked for 15% of the agency fee. This sentence made Wu Yanqing and Cheng Tianle's expressions change. What does it mean? For example, if someone
If Cheng Tianle is sued, the joint compensation demanded from him is 20 million. However, Lawyer Xie won the case and Cheng Tianle does not have to pay any compensation. So the amount paid to Lawyer Xie’s uncle is 15% of 20 million - 300
Thousands!●bb
After Cheng Tianle asked clearly, he was stunned and said: "How can I have so much money? Even if someone sues me, legally I don't have to pay a penny and I can win the lawsuit. I can't afford your lawyer fees!"
Xie Zonglin looked at Cheng Tianle with a faint smile and said: "Mr. Cheng, I have investigated and found that the period when you were the general manager of the trading department was the period when the business growth was the best and the stock of customer funds was the highest. Bi Mingjun ran away with the money, you
Hasn’t this general manager saved anything? Now he is trying to avoid legal liability, and he will bleed when it is time to bleed.”
Listening to what he meant, he actually thought that Cheng Tianle had made a lot of benefits in the foreign exchange trading department. Since Bi Mingjun did not engage in serious business, then Cheng Tianle, the general manager, should also have dirty income in private. But now Bi Mingjun has run away.
, there is no way to trace Cheng Tianle’s head.
Already. Moreover, the tone of his words was vaguely suspicious of Cheng Tianle and Bi Mingjun colluding. He clearly hinted that Cheng Tianle should also have a share of the money Bi Mingjun took away. He might have shared the benefits privately, otherwise Bi Mingjun would also
It's impossible to bypass Cheng Tianle's clean and beautiful work.
Cheng Tianle could only spread his hands and said: "Lawyer Xie, I'm afraid you have misunderstood! My monthly salary in the trading department is only more than 6,000, and I also received two bonuses, totaling 200,000 before tax.
I have no other income, and I haven’t taken any money that I shouldn’t have taken.”
Xie Zonglin still smiled and said: "Of course, Mr. Cheng, I understand! From a legal perspective, you only have legal income from Feiteng Company. Since I am willing to represent you in your case, I will not let anyone catch you in this regard.
"Although he made it clear, he still misunderstood. In short, he didn't believe that Cheng Tianle didn't make any money. He just thought that he did it cleanly from a legal perspective, but he used a tacitly suggestive tone and did not say it clearly.
Wu Yanqing said in a negotiating tone: "Lawyer Xie, are your agency fees too high? Can they be adjusted downwards? Everything can be discussed."
Xie Zonglin's expression was very reserved: "With my ability and influence and that of our firm, the ratio I charge is not high. Besides, I am still a risk agent. If I don't win the lawsuit, I won't charge any money. This is also because Chengdu is always the defendant.
, so I only charge 15%; if I accept the plaintiff’s entrustment to claim compensation from others, my agency fee will be 30%.”
The tone of this barrister was clearly telling Wu Yanqing and Cheng Tianle - I dare to charge this money because I am worth this price!
Cheng Tianle remained silent, sitting there expressionless and not knowing what he was thinking. Wu Yanqing still negotiated with a smile: "But the amount involved in these cases may be too large, more than 300 million in total! If each
If all the clients come to sue, even if the president wins all the cases, wouldn't he still have to pay you 40 to 50 million? He doesn't take a penny from the clients, so how can he justify giving so much to the lawyer?"
Xie Zonglin sighed and said: "Well, Chinese people just lack legal awareness! If we were in the United States, people wouldn't think like you do. This kind of thing is so normal! But don't worry about it.
He will never pay so much money. In fact, he can avoid all legal disputes at a very small price."
Cheng Tianle said again: "Oh? What's going on? How much does it cost me?"
Xie Zonglin explained unhurriedly: "Boss Wu's calculation method just now is wrong. You are jointly and severally liable at most. Even if the court rules that you lose the case, it is impossible for you to pay full compensation. On the other hand, from the perspective of judicial practice,
, this case cannot be a class action lawsuit. {If the third customer comes to sue you,
Other clients will wait and see. If he wins the case, others will rush to sue; but if the first person loses, other clients will not waste their efforts in suing you again. So we only need to file the first or first few lawsuits.
If you fight it, the problem will be solved, and the price you pay will not be high."
Cheng Tianle asked: "Lawyer Xie, from your professional perspective, who or which people will sue me first?"
Xie Zonglin replied: "Of course they are the clients with the largest amount of funds in the trading department. They have suffered the most serious losses. Moreover, they are also the most powerful and status quo and can afford the best lawyers to sue you."
Cheng Tianle lowered his head and said: "Every big client in the trading department has tens of millions of funds. Even if one or two come to sue me, if you win the case and avoid all legal risks, I will have to
I’ll give you a few million, won’t I?”
Xie Zonglin nodded: "Of course you still have to pay this price. You know, this is a very serious case! If you are not careful, your losses will be several times or dozens of times!"
Cheng Tianle suddenly laughed: "Lawyer Xie, thank you for your kind reminder. My current savings are only 200,000. Now that I have no job, I don't know how long this money will last. I really
I can’t afford a lawyer like you, so I can only say I’m sorry!”
Xie Zonglin's smile faded and he reminded meaningfully: "There is no law, and Mr. Cheng must carefully consider his own situation, gains and losses. I am here today because of Mr. Hua's face and because this case involves a huge amount of money.
Might as well tell you a fact #your transaction
Some of my clients have already contacted me, hoping to entrust me to claim compensation from Feiteng Company. You are now the only joint and several liability person I can find. If I were your attorney, you naturally don’t have to worry about these things. If I accept the other party’s offer,
Agent, does Mr. Cheng know the result?"
Cheng Tianle's eyes became clear and his expression became calm. He looked into Xie Zonglin's eyes and asked: "Lawyer Xie, do you think I am liable for compensation? Whether it is factually or legally."
Xie Zonglin smiled again: "If I were to represent you in your case, of course you wouldn't have it! But there are some things that are difficult to say in court. If I am not your attorney and the other party's attorney is excellent, no one will
We know what the verdict will be."
Threat, this is a naked threat! Both Wu Yanqing and Cheng Tianle understood what the barrister meant. Xie Zonglin asked for 15% of the contingency fee, and he was clearly telling Cheng Tianle that if
If he is not invited to represent him, he may accept the other party's entrustment and sue Cheng Tianle in turn. In that case, Cheng Tianle's losses will be more serious. The implication is that no matter whether he is on the plaintiff's side or the defendant's side in the same case, he will not be sued by him.
Everyone can win!
Cheng Tianle looked a little weird. To outsiders, it seemed like there was something wrong with him. He subconsciously blurted out: "Are you a vampire?"
This is not the first time that Cheng Tianle has made this mistake. During the Chinese New Year, relatives arranged a blind date, and he once asked the girl without any clue - "Are you a monster?" Now it happened again. Xie Zonglin was stunned.
He paused, his face darkened and he said, "What do you mean by this?"
Wu Yanqing and Cheng Tianle looked at each other. At this moment, the two people seemed to feel the same way. Wu Yanqing suddenly stamped on the accelerator and stopped the car. Xie Zonglin was so shaken that he almost knocked his head on the back of the chair. He thought it was the road ahead.
Something went wrong. As soon as he straightened up, the car door next to him had already opened by itself. Wu Yanqing turned around and pointed at the car door and said: "Lawyer Xie, please go away. I won't send you off!"
Not knowing what happened, the two cars behind also stopped on the side of the road. I saw Barrister Xie Zonglin get out of the car and shook his clothes in embarrassment, like a drowned dog trying to dry its hair, and then
He left in despair, with a look of resentment on his face, completely different from the confident and superior look he had when he first arrived today.
Wu Jiaming and others were about to get out of the car and ask what happened? The BMW in front started again, and they had no choice but to continue driving, still heading towards Guanqian Street.
While driving, Wu Yanqing explained to Cheng Tianle apologetically: "I did not find this lawyer Xie, but was introduced by Mr. Hua. It is said that he has a wide network of contacts in the public security, procuratorate, and judicial system and can smooth many relationships. But I didn't expect him to be
This kind of person dares to threaten you like this! Don't be angry, you don't have the same experience as this kind of person.
In fact, you don’t have to worry too much about legal issues. I also have a very good lawyer friend, but his status is a bit special, so I didn’t call him. Now that I think about it, I was a little too worried, so I will call him later.
Come and have dinner together. His name is Huang Shang. You are well-informed, so you shouldn’t be too surprised to see him."