I was reborn and stayed in school to lie down. I really don’t want to roll anymore!

A few minutes after Manager Zhuo left, Xu Qingqing appeared outside the door.

She has returned from Hong Kong City these two days.

The work of listing of Gangcheng will continue to be coordinated by Su Qingqing and Goldman Sachs.

Xu Qingqing's study period is almost over, and she is back to work as an assistant to Jiang Hao, conveying some of Jiang Hao's opinions on Su Qingqing's listing work.

"Mr. Jiang, Lawyer Dong has arrived."

"Oh! Bring him in."

……

In a blink of an eye, a man in a formal black suit and a purple tie walked into the room.

The man had a slicked-back hair and wore a pair of rimless glasses. He walked towards Jiang Hao with a gentle look on his face.

"Lawyer Dong, long time no see!"

Jiang Hao also stood up and shook hands with the man, while looking him carefully.

After all, he is a middle-aged man, and his appearance doesn't change much from a few years ago.

His temperament is as calm and rigorous as ever.

"Boss Jiang, I'm different. I often see you on the Internet!"

"I also communicate with friends privately, and they often ask me about you!"

Lawyer Dong spoke in the same humorous way as always.

Although he looks serious, he is actually quite talkative when communicating.

At the same time, he also has strong professional ethics. It was Lawyer Dong who was in charge of the options and employee stock ownership work before Totoro went public.

It was really a huge pressure, which left a deep impression on Jiang Hao.

"Really? You guys were communicating privately, and you were discussing my topic? You're not trying to find fault with me together, are you?"

Jiang Hao also started joking. When several lawyers talked about him privately, it was really hard to imagine this scene.

"Haha! How could that be possible!"

"You are already a celebrity in our Jiangnan Province!"

“There has been a lot of discussion about Haijing being sanctioned by the United States before, but I personally don’t have much experience in foreign affairs, so I don’t have any good solutions.”

It turns out that people are talking about the Haijing sanctions incident, no wonder.

"Thank you!"

Lawyer Dong said as he took the tea handed to him by Jiang Hao.

"Dong Lu, when did you resign from Totoro?"

"About half a year after you left."

...

"May I ask why you left?"

Jiang Hao didn't make many arrangements for Dong Lu back then.

After all, there are only two people in Totoro's legal department, and Lawyer Dong works as a professional lawyer, so Jiang Hao really has no arrangements.

You couldn't let him, who had only a dozen people at the time, be in charge of legal affairs at the Whale startup company, right?

That's a bit of an exaggeration. Generally, companies with hundreds or thousands of employees don't have legal departments, and start-ups are even less likely to spend money on legal affairs.

Moreover, Jiang Hao was quite polite to Dong Lu in the year when the company went public. Dong Lu's share of Totoro's options was only slightly less than that of senior executives, but higher than that of many middle-level managers.

The cash raised from the listing would be at least several million or even tens of millions, so in this case he really doesn't need to make any extra arrangements.

The reason why I contacted Lawyer Dong again today is because of the current scale of Haijing Technology. I want to bring back Lawyer Dong, who is trustworthy and with whom I have had a pleasant cooperation.

Although Haijing currently has an old senior named Cui, who was introduced by Principal Wang, to provide remote services in Shanghai, the major work will be outsourced to top red-circle law firms.

But this is not as comfortable as the company having its own legal team.

Just like the previous acquisition of Totoro Technology, with the company’s own legal team, it would never happen that they didn’t even pay attention to the company’s lawsuits.

At this moment, I was also asking about Lawyer Dong's recent situation, including asking about the reason for his resignation that year.

"Haha! Of course, there's nothing to hide."

"In order to save company expenses, Mr. Zhang set up a legal team at Tencent headquarters, and their strength and professional level are indeed stronger than the one I am in charge of."

"The entire Totoro legal department was eliminated by your successor, Mr. Zhang."

"The compensation was discussed with me privately, and it was a hint for me to resign voluntarily."

"I was earning enough at Totoro, and I didn't want to make a fuss, so I took the initiative to resign."

Jiang Hao finally understood what was going on after hearing this.

Although he resigned voluntarily, he was actually forced to do so by Mr. Zhang who had already joined the company.

The so-called compensation discussed privately is most likely to be less than the compensation for formal layoffs.

Lawyer Dong probably didn't bother to care about these things. Considering the profits made by Totoro, he simply left on his own initiative to save face for both parties.

"Lawyer Dong, is your current work at the firm going well? Or are you satisfied with it?"

Hearing Jiang Hao's question, Lawyer Dong, who was already smiling, smiled even more.

"The firm I'm currently working for was opened in partnership with my senior brother."

"We don't have a lot of business. We just do some legal aid or cases recommended by acquaintances."

"So there is no such thing as smooth or not. It's actually similar to retirement."

When Mr. Jiang heard about the other party's current condition, he felt a little worried.

He was not afraid that Dong Lu would ask for anything, but was worried that he would ask for nothing. If he was really planning to retire, it would be difficult for him to invite him.

Of course, the other side was also considering whether Lawyer Dong had seen through his intentions and said this deliberately to raise the price?

But before he could open his mouth, Lawyer Dong started talking with a smile.

"Boss Jiang, you want to recruit me to Haijing?"

...

"Yes."

"With Haijing's current size, there are only two lawyers drafting contracts, which is really a bit thin."

"After working with you, Dong Lu, for a few years, I feel more confident in you, so I wanted to invite you to Haijing."

"Don't worry, the income is guaranteed to satisfy you, and Haijing is currently busy going public, so I can promise to give you some of the stock options."

Jiang Hao acted quickly this time. Since he discovered that the legal team was weak before the IPO, he quickly made up for it.

He also sincerely hopes that Lawyer Dong will come to Haijing and form a new legal team for him.

I wouldn’t say I’m that great, but at least I can handle the business well. Anyway, the really complex and large businesses are still outsourced to the red circle law firm teams.

"Boss Jiang, I've actually wanted to come to Haijing to find you for a long time."

Lawyer Dong was outspoken and took the initiative to express his intentions.

It seems that he was not talking nonsense just now, and he did not intend to take advantage of Jiang Hao's invitation to earn a high income.

This made Jiang Hao's favorable impression on Dong Lu increase again.

"Then why did you...?"

"I heard that Haijing handled the international dispute case on its own, and I thought your company must have a senior person, so I was embarrassed to come here."

...

"Haha! The sanctions case was actually helped by the superiors."

"Currently, the company's legal team consists of only two people, who are responsible for drafting general contracts. Almost all other work is outsourced."

"I would like to invite you, Lawyer Dong, to join us and build a new legal team to avoid and resolve the company's legal risks, while also meeting the company's needs for going public."

"As for the treatment, it's just like what I said. We can discuss the stock options."

...

"Boss Jiang, I'm willing to come."

"But forget about the options. I didn't contribute to the development of Haijing at all. I don't think it's justifiable to take the options."

"Just give me your normal income!"

"As for the legal team, if you don't mind, the law firm I'm currently working in partnership with my senior brother has a total of 7 people..."