Crazy, You Call This a Trainee Lawyer

  Chapter 153 How much is the settlement fee? final battlefield

  Lin Yumeng's opening statement is finally over.

   Although it was only a ten-minute explanation, it left everyone in the courtroom unfinished.

  Lin Yumeng said a lot of content under Zhang Wei's instruction, and also revealed all the routines of Mo Mingchuan's next trial.

  You are going to attack the plaintiff's wife?

   No problem, I have informed the jury.

  You want to invite dozens of expert witnesses?

   No problem, I have told the jury the exact number.

   You want to fight a protracted war?

   No problem, we have even stated the attitude of both parties towards the trial.

   You can fight for a few months, but we just want to close the case quickly, next week if you don't interfere.

   What will the jury think when they find out?

   Do they want to accompany you in a war of attrition?

   Obviously impossible, they just want to go home quickly, end this trial soon, and go home to be with their family as soon as possible.

   At this moment, the jury and Zhang Wei are already on the same front.

   Once one side can unite with the jury during the trial, then this side has a huge advantage!

   All the moves that Mo Mingchuan could think of were predicted by Zhang Wei.

   And relying on Lin Yumeng's opening statement, he solved all these moves one by one.

   It can be said that Mo Mingchuan's next moves are useless.

   This is the result of Zhang Wei staying up all night to study Mo Mingchuan's previous litigation records.

   Faced with such a situation, the only thing Mo Mingchuan could do was one choice.

   And this, Zhang Wei has already guessed.

   in the dock.

   "Your Excellency, the defense requests that this trial be adjourned so that we can...have some friendly legal negotiations with the prosecution!"

   Mo Mingchuan got up immediately and made a request to the judge.

   His tone was a little hasty and a little flustered.

   "Extension, friendly negotiation, why don't you just say you want to reach a court deal with the prosecution?"

   Seeing Mo Ming Chuan calm down but unable to hide his panic, Zhang Wei almost couldn't help laughing.

   Well, he already laughed.

   "Mr. He, now I can finally tell you that the advantage is already on our side, and the next thing is the real good show!"

  Zhang Wei smiled and said something to He Qingnian, who was beside him.

   He Qingnian naturally doesn’t understand, but he also knows that the current situation seems to be beneficial to him.

   "It's up to you, lawyer Zhang, and I will definitely cooperate with you!"

   "That's not true, but you can rest assured that the next negotiation only needs to be handed over to us!"

   Zhang Wei comforted him and looked at the court.

The judge also expected that Mo Mingchuan would request to suspend or postpone the trial.

   "Plaintiff, what's your opinion?"

   "We have no opinion!" Lin Yumeng had Zhang Wei's instruction, so naturally he would not object.

   "Well, today is Friday. This court announced that the next court session will be on Monday. I'll give both of you a weekend, okay?"

   The judge struck the hammer and announced that the court was dissolved again.

   At the gate of the court, the two sides walked out one after another.

   But different from walking into the courtroom before, the faces of the two sides seemed to have exchanged when they came out this time.

   Before entering, Zhang Wei's face was solemn, while the inexplicable Chuan side was menacing.

   Now, Zhang Wei's side is relaxed and comfortable, while the inexplicable side of Chuan is frowning.

   The performance of both sides also made the media smell an unusual breath.

   But just before being chased and intercepted by the media, the two sides dispersed and did not give them a chance to ask questions.

  Zhang Wei asked Tie Ruyun to stay behind to deal with the media, while his party took Mr. He out of the court.

   After returning to the law firm in the afternoon, it was almost time for get off work.

   "You kid, why do you let me deal with the media again, I'm the leader!"

  Tie Ruyun finally came back, sweaty and out of breath.

  God knows how he handles the media.

   Anyway, in the interview scene, apart from the voice of the media, there was only his screams.

   Mo Mingchuan was escorted by more than a dozen people, but the media could not interview him, so he could only be surrounded in the end.

  Tie Ruyun, surrounded by countless media, made a **** path, it was really not easy.

Jingle Bell!

   But as soon as Tie Ruyun's forefoot arrived, Tie Cuilan's landline rang.

   "Hmm, okay, I see, I'll pass it on to the Criminal Division Office!"

After   Tie Cuilan finished speaking, she hurriedly shouted to Zhang Wei: "Harper Cigars called just now, asking us to make an appointment to sit down and negotiate, just today!"

   "My God, you were really hit by the master, are they going to compromise!"

  Lin Yumeng was very excited when she heard the news.

   This means that Harper cigars have to make concessions.

   As for how much to make concessions, it depends on the next negotiation.

   "Then do I want to reply to the other party immediately?" Tie Cuilan also asked.

   We are still waiting for news.

   "No, let them hang for a while and call back in 30 minutes!"

   Zhang Wei signaled Tie Cuilan not to worry, the other party should be worried now.

   After saying that, he sat down, then raised his hand and beckoned the little friends of the criminal unit to come over.

   "We should discuss it. If we go to the other party's company in 30 minutes, what will we talk about when we arrive?"

   "You kid is telling the truth, it's time to discuss it!"

  Tie Ruyun hurriedly took a sip of water, and finally came back to his senses.

   "I think they want to reconcile. As for the amount of reconciliation, it's hard to say."

  Tie Ruyun looked at Zhang Wei, "Didn't you read all the lawsuits before, is there any compensation?"

   Zhang Wei shook his head, "In the previous case, Mo Mingchuan has won, so there is no settlement amount!"

"This…"

   does not mean "0", Tie Ruyun has no idea.

   After all, he is the leader of the criminal team, not the business team and the civil team. It is difficult to make a judgment on the settlement amount.

   "Xiaomeng, what do you think?" Zhang Wei looked at his little apprentice, the hero of today.

   "Master, I don't know, but if you want me to quote a price, let me think about it..."

  Lin Yumeng made an appearance of thinking, but after a few seconds he shouted: "How about one hundred million?"

  Poof—

   Tie Ruyun, who was just about to take a second sip of water, spit it out unexpectedly.

   100 million, thanks to this girl really dare to say it!

   I know that your family is rich and that you are the eldest lady, but you don’t need to say one hundred million!

   "I'm just casually talking about it, anyway, there are houses in Dongjiang that are about the same size as my family, and almost every one is the same price, 100 million is not much!"

   Well, after hearing what Lin Yumeng said, Zhang Wei and others also felt that it was not so outrageous.

  Zhang Wei looked at the last little friend again.

   "Little Li, what do you think?"

"I?"

  Li Yueqin pointed at himself, with a confused expression, "I'm not involved in the case, you let me speak, okay?"

   "There's nothing wrong, everyone is in the same group, just say whatever you want, you can quote a price anyway!"

   "Then what do I think... 1 million?"

   After Li Yueqin finished speaking, she looked at Tie Ruyun and Zhang Wei, feeling a little embarrassed.

But she still lowered her head and explained in a slightly lower voice: "If it's too high, people won't reconcile, and if it's too low, it's not suitable for your customers. Before they gave 100,000, I think 10 times it should be about the same. It's gone!"

   Zhang Wei said that Xiao Li is really an honest child.

   Today is such a big advantage, and you have only added 10 times.

   "Where's your kid, don't ask us, make up your mind!" Tie Ruyun looked at Zhang Wei again.

   Now, who has the final say in the criminal group, it is naturally you Zhang Wei.

   But Zhang Wei did not answer, but instead asked: "Old Tie, let me ask you, what was the revenue of Jincheng Law Firm last year?"

  Tie Ruyun thought for a while, and recalled: "About 2 billion. This is the total income of a single lawyer's fee and consultant fee, without deducting the salary paid and the labor cost of the lawsuit."

   "Attorney fees are 2 billion yuan. Jincheng Law Firm has five major departments. Calculated, the legal fees of a single litigation department last year were around 400 million yuan?"

  400 million was allocated to 6 groups, and each group received an average of 66 million lawyer fees last year, which is 5.5 million per month.

   In other words, as long as it exceeds 5.5 million, the performance of the criminal group, especially the lawyer fees, will definitely win the business group 2, and even win the other groups.

  Because this figure is on the high side, in addition to the five major departments of the law firm, the performance of small departments such as the family department should also be included.

   After calculating, the monthly lawyer fees of each group are actually less than 5 million.

   Zhang Wei helped Sincerity Insurance win the lawsuit before, but this lawsuit has a lawyer fee income of 1 million, which means that it only needs 4 million to complete the goal.

   "We signed a risk agency contract with Mr. He, and the lawyer's fee is half of the settlement amount, which means that 8 million is enough to accomplish our goal!"

   Hearing this number, Li Yueqin was slightly taken aback, but Lin Yumeng didn't say anything.

   Maybe 8 million is not a lot of money for her.

   "Then raise the 10 million settlement fee. This amount is exactly the compromise between Xiaomeng and Xiaoli. 1 million is too little, and the small goal of 100 million is too big."

   "Really 10 million?"

Tie Ruyun was also a little surprised by this number.

   That's 10 million, he may not be able to earn so much money in his life.

   "More than ten million?" Zhang Wei spread his hands, speechless.

   The charges for a case in his previous life were several million and tens of millions. Ten million is really not much.

   Fortunately, you are still the leader of the criminal team. You are such a big person, and you can be so restless in a mere 10 million.

   "Stop talking, it's 30 minutes!" Tie Cuilan suddenly reminded.

   "Okay, Sister Cuilan, call them back and tell them we'll be there in an hour!"

  Since he has forgiven the other party for 30 minutes, Zhang Wei naturally urged his friends to prepare for the road.

  Zhang Wei told Li Yueqin and Tie Ruyun not to leave work, and accompany them to go there to strengthen their courage.

   But it was the evening rush hour, and they did not let Tie Ruyun drive, but the four authors took the subway to the Dongjiang business district.

   When they arrived at the office building where Harper's company was located, the three of Tie Ruyun became nervous.

   "What are you afraid of, it's not just going to negotiate, anyway, for me, you are a coward?"

  Zhang Wei took the lead and walked into the elevator. The four of them had different thoughts, but none of them spoke.

  As the elevator door opened, the reception assistant was already waiting for them at the door.

   Not long after, they came to the reception meeting room and met Mo Mingchuan and representatives of Harper Cigars and others.

   Both sides took their seats.

  The atmosphere in the conference room also became tense, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as tense.

   Li Yueqin and Tie Ruyun sat on both sides, while Lin Yumeng and Zhang Wei faced the inexplicable river.

  Mo Mingchuan was originally negotiating with the agent beside him. Seeing Zhang Wei and Lin Yumeng take their seats, he immediately closed the notebook in front of him.

   "Under the premise of unconditional confidentiality, signing a confidentiality agreement, and not admitting responsibility, Harper Cigars agrees to compensate your client Mr. He Qingnian in an amount of 5 million, which will be paid in installments within two years."

   "This is the condition we gave!"

   Hearing the amount, Li Yueqin's hand trembled, and Tie Ruyun also raised his head.

   There are only Zhang Wei and Lin Yumeng, and their expressions have not changed at all.

   Zhang Wei did not hesitate and directly rejected: "I'm sorry, Professor Mo, we reject this bid!"

Mo Mingchuan was very displeased with this answer, and narrowed his eyes, "Lawyer Zhang, you are not the chief lawyer of this case, right? You should ask Xiao Lin to make a refusal, and my offer is for your client, why don't you ask him? opinion?"

   "Master's opinion is my opinion, I have nothing to say!" Lin Yumeng hurried out to stand up for Zhang Wei.

"Professor Mo, you heard, Xiaomeng's meaning has been clearly expressed. As for your second question, I can also tell you clearly that we signed a discretionary agency contract, and the client trusts us unconditionally, so this quotation , we can reject you directly!"

   Seeing Zhang Wei's answer so indifferent, Chuan inexplicably folded his fingers together and clenched them into fists.

   "Lawyer Zhang, it seems that you haven't figured out what I mean. The reason why we bid this price is because sometimes it takes more effort to get rid of a mosquito than to kill it!"

"Professor Mo, although I'm not a professional lawyer who is proficient in civil compensation law, when I have to remind you that it's not a situation where you can smack us in the face, I suggest you face the reality, if you're not in a hurry at all , there will be no reconciliation!"

  Mo Mingchuan's proposal, Zhang Wei naturally refused, the rejection was neat and tidy, and even the threat was directly resolved by him.

The company representative on the side of    couldn't sit still, and immediately said: "We propose a settlement to avoid a long lawsuit, that's all!"

   However, Zhang Wei didn't respond when he heard this cryptic explanation, but looked at Mo Mingchuan.

   He knows that the representative is not the final decision maker, and the opinion of the inexplicable is higher than that of the representative.

"Professor Mo, I think my apprentice's opening statement has made you irrefutable. Your strategy of trying to blame the victim is also ineffective, because we have pointed out her responsibility. You want to overturn the nicotine addiction. Scientific evidence is also not going to work, we're not going to mention it at all. If you're going to make a medical-technical defense to prove your tobacco products are harmless, that's what we're asking for, and I'm looking forward to your opening The nonsense scene, I think this will be a very interesting scene!"

"you…"

   In the face of Zhang Wei's aggressiveness, Mo Mingchuan finally couldn't help it.

  Every point this kid said was almost a thorn in his heart, and all his means of resistance were resolved.

   "Professor Mo, don't be impatient, I'm just here to reason with you."

"Look outside, the environment is different now. Modern people pay more attention to health issues, because everyone has money and wants to live longer, and your products are expensive and cannot be given after purchase. Consumers bring health and shorten their lifespans.”

"In my opinion, Volkswagen just lacks an opportunity, and all potential consumers of your company are also waiting for this opportunity, an opportunity to completely get rid of your company's products for the rest of their lives, and I think this case is that opportunity! "

"As a matter of fact, we wish this case would last as long as possible, so that the attention we will get will get higher and higher. When we provide proof time and time again to prove that your company's products are harmful to health, do you think the public will What do you think?"

"Professor Mo, although there are only 4 of us, we are willing to bet on the attitude of the public and the jury community, they have regarded you as villains. You have already lost once during the day, I think the jury will want to use this opportunity to tell People, cigars are not a necessary consumer product, and when that happens, you can imagine what will happen to your company.”

   Mo Ming Chuanhe's face became even more ugly under Zhang Wei's words.

   This point, they have also thought about it, but they did not expect to be brought up by Zhang Wei.

   "Professor Mo, remember the data I asked my apprentice to tell in court before. Your daily revenue is 54 million. In my opinion, 1 million is not a punishment, and 5 million is not a punishment."

   "Once the jury decides and wants to teach you a lesson, what number do you think they'll give?"

"Is it 10 million, or 20 million, or your one-day revenue? Remember, your one-day revenue is 54 million. If the jury thinks that the pain you have brought to Mr. He Qingnian requires a day's camp It doesn't seem like an excessive request to me, right?"

   Hearing Zhang Wei's words, Mo Mingchuan's eyes were completely fascinated, and he stared at Zhang Wei, trying to see something on that calm face.

  Zhang Wei ignored him again and sneered: "Professor Mo, you should think about it clearly, then let me remind you again, if you really want to fight with us to the end, you have considered the outcome of failure."

"I believe that Harper cigars have consumers all over the world, and that means there are people all over the world who have died because of your products, and once they all know about the case, seeing that we only need 4 people, plus A victim's family can make you pay the price, even if it is not painful, it is enough to get the benefits, what do you think they will do?"

   "Would you dare to bet with me on human nature? Do you think it is safe and sound, or will there be a large number of victims who will initiate lawsuits all over the world, and will come to you like a tide?"

   "Looks like you have the chance to win?" Mo Mingchuan finally couldn't help it and interrupted Zhang Wei's words.

   "No no no, Professor Mo, you have misunderstood, and we are not sure. I admit that these are all my guesses, but if we guess correctly, can you really take any of the risks I mentioned above?"

   "Lawyer Zhang, since you said so, can you afford to fail?"

   "Of course, there are only 4 of us, so what if we lose the lawsuit, it's a big deal to start all over again~"

   At this moment, Zhang Wei, some dead pigs are not afraid of boiling water.

   But this trick is really effective, Mo Mingchuan was stunned by this answer and said nothing.

   "Professor Mo, that's all I've said, think about it for yourself. All in all, we will never accept the 5 million settlement fee!"

   After Zhang Wei finished speaking, he raised his hand to signal to the people around him.

"let's go!"

   He took the lead and left the conference room, and Lin Yumeng followed.

   Li Yueqin and Tie Ruyun froze for a moment in their seats, and then hurriedly chased after them.

  Mo Mingchuan watched Zhang Wei and others leave, and the representatives around him fell into silence.

   (end of this chapter)