America 1982

"Ka~KaKa~KaKa~"

Tommy cracked the joints of his finger bones and made a crisp sound.

Sophia, a graduate student at Stanford Law School who was speaking opposite, stopped, frowned slightly, and looked at Tommy's clasped hands: "I thought college students should learn the basic etiquette of keeping quiet when other people are talking, classmate Tommy Hawke .”

"Dear Miss Sophia O'Connor, you spent a week telling me that my software would still be identified as plagiarism, and you thoughtfully prepared a lot of information. I am grateful for everything you have done to help me. So I invite you to have lunch with me." Tommy Hawke raised his head and looked at Sophia:

"But none of those materials are related to the computer industry, let alone the software industry. Their reference is not high, and it makes me sleepy. At this time, I always have to do something to avoid the real situation. Go to sleep."

Sophia put down the fork in her hand, wiped her lower lip, and then said: "I explained to you that the software industry has just begun to develop, and there are no representative cases that can provide ideas..."

"As far as I know, there was a case in the software industry that ended in vain. I thought you should be able to collect relevant information in law school." Tommy took a sip of the soup with a spoon, and then sighed to Sophia: "But I obviously You guessed it wrong, even if you think about it, a case that ends in vain has no value worth recording."

"What case?" Sophia asked curiously after hearing Tommy's words.

Tommy put a piece of fish in his mouth: "In 1979, IBM, which has a market value of billions, sued a software company called Oracle that had just been established with only two thousand US dollars in start-up capital. Strangely, before the trial, IBM chose to withdraw the lawsuit, so to most people in the world, this case seems to have never happened, but I guess something must have happened in the middle, because Oracle almost completely copied IBM's database software, so to speak, two software The first version of the software has no difference except for the name. Oracle even copied the bugs of IBM's software, so I'm curious why IBM didn't stamp it out?"

"So you are actually in trouble, and you hope that your company will be immune from being sued by the other party like the Oracle company you mentioned?" Sophia stared into Tommy's eyes and asked slowly.

"No, we were just discussing the case that happened in 1979 while eating. I only knew so much. I originally thought that Stanford Law School would have relevant information and give me the answer, but obviously it didn't, so we went back to The original question, how to define plagiarism, that case could have become a precedent and laid down the rules for this emerging industry, but it chose to retreat just before it was born." Tommy scratched his head with his hands:

"I have been thinking about IBM's decision to withdraw the lawsuit for a long time, for about a month. In addition to studying every day, I am trying to find relevant information in the library, and thinking about this issue, why the elephant was not trampled to death. Ant, it’s just that there is too little information about this case, and both parties have not made any public remarks. Aren’t you curious why I am so bored? Because the information you have provided now that may be helpful, I have already I learned it all during that one-month thinking period.”

Sophia looked at Tommy in surprise: "You have always said that you majored in computer engineering, but your previous thinking sounded more like a lawyer who is persistent in collecting information or evidence."

"Because I couldn't afford a lawyer, I had to do these things myself. I could only keep thinking about it until I thought of a possible possibility, so I set up a company to verify my Is your conjecture correct? I can make some money on the way." Tommy looked directly at Sophia without any dodge and said.

Sophia couldn't stand Tommy's sharp gaze, so she used the action of lowering her head to eat to avoid looking at him any longer, and at the same time asked: "What's the inference?"

"Large companies in the computer industry have begun to consider the construction of an industry ecosystem." Tommy said with certainty.

"I think you may need to read more economic books. Remember, this is the United States. The larger the company, the greedier it will be to grab wealth." Sophia originally thought that Tommy could say something after thinking for so long. Astonishing words, I lowered my head and was ready to listen, but this guy actually naively dismissed IBM's lawsuit and attributed it to IBM caring about the development of the industry? So she couldn't help but smile, raised her head again, and taunted Tommy.

Tommy shook his head: "Miss O'Connor, this does not mean that they are not greedy. You are wrong to ridicule. The meaning of my words is exactly the opposite of what you understand. I mean that they are too greedy. By the way, in fact There is another reason for inviting you to dinner. Do you have a low-cost but adequate lawyer to recommend to my poor little company? The lawyer's level is at least slightly higher than your language understanding ability."

Sophia took off her black-rimmed glasses, rolled up her sleeves in embarrassment, and looked at Tommy with a threatening tone: "This sentence makes me want to spill coffee on someone." The impulsiveness on the face of a man who deserves a beating."

"Remember not to add three sugar cubes before pouring, just one. As far as I know, that person is used to low-sugar or sugar-free flavors." Tommy smiled at Sophia and said.

Sophia saw Tommy's open-handed expression, welcoming her to do it. In the end, she could only smile helplessly and said to him: "You are the most shameless computer science student I have ever seen. That major should not be Are they all taciturn boys who wear glasses, forget to comb their hair, wear clothes that never have any characteristics?”

"What makes you judge the thickness of my skin just because I like drinking coffee?"

Sophia shook her head slightly and spoke out the reason why she judged this guy to be thick-skinned: "No, because you always look at me directly and with greed. An aggressive boy like you should have no shortage of women." Friend, right?”

"I have never thought about dating you, Miss O'Connor. My greedy question is, would you be interested in changing your legal aid work from 1VN at the aid center to 1V1. I am missing someone with a lawyer, court or Professionals who deal with various groups, but I don’t have enough money to hire a separate legal consultant who can give me various legal-related suggestions or opinions at any time. I asked about the price, and the one with the lowest fee told me that the weekly salary is less. If it’s less than 500 yuan, there’s no need to negotiate.” Tommy sighed, smiled bitterly at Sophia and said, “So, are you interested? The weekly salary is about 80 yuan, which is the highest price I have given?”

Sophia was stunned by the figure quoted by Tommy, a bastard. It took a few seconds to come back to her senses and said with a smile: "You quoted a weekly salary of eighty yuan to a graduate student at Stanford Law School? Believe me, you don't deserve just a cup of coffee now, because you not only insulted me, but you also insulted Stanford and all the laws in the United States."

"How do you get paid for sitting in the assistance center and providing all kinds of weird legal advice to those students? Can you earn one or two hundred yuan a week part-time?" Tommy smiled self-deprecatingly, lowered his head and looked at his hands, then raised it and said to Sophia asked.

Sophia said naturally: "No, I don't have that kind of money, but it gave me a sense of social responsibility, as well as the communication skills and responsiveness to deal with different people."

"OK, as long as there is no money, everything can be negotiated. That's it, I can guarantee that if you are willing to provide me with 1V1 assistance, if nothing happens, no matter whether my company wins or loses, you will be recorded entering the United States. Study the history of legal rulings and precedents, and I guarantee that you will get the abilities you want faster." Tommy immediately became energetic when he heard that Sophia did not charge money at the legal aid center, and looked at Sophia with bright eyes again. said.

Sophia regarded Tommy's words as a joke to make her happy: "My father also said similar things. He would coax me and say that Santa Claus will come to help me put gifts in the socks prepared for Christmas. Tommy, coax the girls." I'm glad you have some more surprising jokes, although I'm surprised that you can actually say the word "judgment precedent" that most ordinary people don't understand at all."

"If you are willing to sign a confidentiality agreement, I can show you how Santa Claus named Tommy Hawke prepares gifts. By the way, I will tell you, Miss O'Connor, what a surprise is." Tommy put down the spoon and clenched his hands into fists Put it on the table, lean forward slightly, look into Sophia's brown eyes, and say slowly but forcefully:

"You can use your Stanford Law School graduate student's language understanding ability to judge whether what I am saying is a joke."

…

Dix Law Firm located in the heart of Palo Alto.

"Mr. Tommy Hawke, I am very happy that you are finally willing to use your company's money to hire legal professionals." Walter Dellinger, a partner at Dix Law Firm, heard Tommy introduce Sophia to him. , a face that wants to burst into laughter.

Dix Law Firm is the legal counsel of the SSD Stanford University Chapter. If he were not afraid of losing SSD's business, he would not do some legal work for Tommy's Actor Company. Moreover, it is obvious that Actor Company is in trouble and needs a lawyer. More and more work is being done.

Therefore, Walter has repeatedly suggested that Tommy find a legal professional to join the company as soon as possible to help Actor clarify his thinking during his legal crisis, and at least reduce the workload of his free lawyer.

After all, I just wanted to help the Actor do the most basic tasks such as reviewing contract terms for the sake of SSD, and I didn't want to be exploited by Tommy Hawke as free labor.

Seeing this Miss Sophia O'Connor, Walter had no interest in knowing whether she was a student or a major. He just left the work that Tommy Hawke had entrusted to him before to her. As for whether it was completed, it had nothing to do with him. Nothing to do.

"There are now a total of one hundred and seventy-six. Fortunately, there is plenty of time, which gives them enough time to come up with the summary topic. The contact information is also included, and the phone numbers and paging numbers are all sorted out. For the sake of confidentiality, these tedious documents are I did all the work independently, not even my assistants were involved." Walter opened his locked file box, took out a document from it, handed it to Tommy, and complained with a smile.

Without even looking at it, Tommy handed the folder to Sophia next to him: "In the short term, she will give me advice on Actor's legal affairs, or attend some necessary meetings for me."

"One hundred and seventy-six copies? One hundred and seventy-six copies!" When Sophia took the folder, her hands were shaking a little, and she asked repeatedly beside Tommy in a low voice.

Seeing Sophia's ghostly expression, Walter laughed: "Yes, one hundred and seventy-six copies, you are just a student, right?"

"Yeah, I haven't gotten my graduate diploma yet." Sophia said to Walter: "You mean, only students are shocked?"

"Absolutely. At the beginning, I was a little surprised, but I was just surprised that Mr. Tommy Hawke was so young, but his methods were like a middle-aged man. I was not surprised by the number of abstracts. For people like us, the employer is not Idiot, that's a good thing, at least now Tommy Hawke's methods prove that he is not an idiot." Walter smiled at Sophia and said, then stretched out his hand to Tommy, shook it and said:

"Tommy, my work is done. Don't bother me if you don't spend money next time. I know that if you win, you should be able to make a lot of money. So, if you need a lawyer to provide legal advice or any business after making money, please Remember to consider our Dix Law Firm immediately, but our firm declines free consultations.”

"I will, Lawyer Dellinger. I won't waste your precious time. See you next time." Tommy shook hands with Walter to say goodbye. He was still unable to hold back his curiosity after greeting Walter, and immediately flipped through the folder. Sophia: "It's time for us to go, Miss O'Connor."

After leaving the law firm and sitting in the passenger seat of Tommy's classic car, Sophia hugged the folder tightly to her chest, looked at Tommy, and asked in surprise: "One hundred and seventy-six copies? Oh my God! And just the first round?”

"These are the talismans that ensure that the Actor will not be knocked down in the first round. In the second round, we need to see whether big companies like IBM are as greedy as I suspected." Tommy turned the key and started the car: “Keep these materials safe, contact them, and make sure each summary is not repetitive or perfunctory.”

Sophia held the document, closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths, and then said: "After listening to your plan, I now believe that regardless of whether the Actor survives or not, I will indeed be recorded as a participant in the sentencing precedent."

She turned her head and looked at Tommy, who was driving expressionlessly, with excitement and anxiety in her voice: "Tommy Hawke, you are a madman."

"I know you like crazy people, right? Because I noticed that the way you look at me now is as greedy as when I looked at you in the restaurant." Tommy held the steering wheel, stared ahead, and said confidently:

"So, do you know what a surprise is?"

The first update ~ ~ 4,000 words ~ ~ The second update will be a little later, but I will definitely write it, don’t worry ~