when we are no longer young

"What did you say? Why can't the contract be terminated peacefully?"

Huang Zitao questioned his lawyer, Wu Yifan won the lawsuit before, and Lu Han also terminated the contract with StarMuseum peacefully, why he can't do it, didn't everyone sign the same contract back then?

"Mr. Huang, it's not my ability to work, but your contract."

"Mr. Lu's contract is for five years, from 2012 to 2017. When he left, nearly half of the contract period had passed, and he only won the case in China, but lost the case in the Korean court."

"What?" Due to the control of the company's information, he didn't know these things that even outsiders could know casually, "Then he settled instead of winning the lawsuit in the end?"

"Yes. Mr. Lu negotiated with StarMuseum and voluntarily gave up some things. For example, he can only conduct activities within China, and the annual profits from his activities must be shared with StarMuseum, etc.

In fact, from a legal point of view, Mr. Lu is still an employee of StarMuseum. They did not terminate the contract, but changed the contract. "

This was a big blow, he didn't know about these things before, he thought it was the company that let Lu Han go, and he thought that Lu Han was sorry for the company, at least he trained him, but he sued the company to the court with a lawsuit .

But now it seems that this is not the case.

"Then what about Wu Yifan?"

"I don't know much about Mr. Wu Yifan's case, but he should be the same as you, with a ten-year appointment."

"Then why did he win the case?"

"He is a Canadian citizen."

"..." Well, he forgot that Wu Yifan is of Chinese Canadian descent.

"So, lawyer, what should I do with my case?"

"The best way at present is to negotiate like Mr. Lu, and we have only one way to reconcile, which is also the unanimous opinion of our entire legal team.

Because according to this contract, we are unlikely to win the lawsuit, and there is basically no need to fight this lawsuit. "

"How could this be? Is there something wrong with this contract?"

"Yes, and it's a big problem." The lawyer pointed to the clauses in the contract and said,

"First of all, there are a lot of them. According to Chinese law, they are all illegal and restrict the personal freedom of citizens. In other words, if in China, there is no need to go to court, this contract is basically not valid. This is an invalid contract. But unfortunately, it is now in South Korea, it is legal.

There is also the most important one, the exclusive brokerage right, which is the key point of this contract.In other words, if we can't win this one, then everything else is useless, and you will still be controlled in SStarMuseum.

In short, this is a contract that is extremely unfair to Party B. "

"If we negotiate, what's our best and worst outcome?"

"The best result, at present, is impossible to be better than Mr. Lu's result. First of all, your age is twice as long as his, and you are now popular, and they will not let you go easily.

Mr. Lu was able to negotiate successfully, partly because of the problem of time. Anyway, his contract only has more than two years left. At worst, even if he doesn’t succeed, he will drag on with SM. When he returns to China, he might turn red again.

Procrastination is not good for everyone, it is better to give in to each other, StarMuseum can still make money from him, even if they terminate the contract in name. "

"And your current situation is a bit difficult. Apart from the time issue, StarMuseum has filed two lawsuits to send away two people last year. Now their attitude must be angry, and maybe they will not accept negotiations.

The worst-case scenario is that the negotiation fails and you go directly to court, and there is an 80.00% chance that we will lose the case, and then you will not be able to leave StarMuseum, and will be frozen until the end of the contract in 2022. "

"This year is 2015, and there are still seven years left. You can consider buying a house in Korea to settle down, because I thought that StarMuseum would not treat you so well and keep you in their own dormitory."

"...Stop joking, lawyer. We're talking business. I really don't feel like laughing right now."

"Are you kidding me? I'm not kidding you. The worst result is what I just said, so where do you plan to live in the past seven years? Live in a hotel? Or rent a house? In terms of market value, I think it's more cost-effective to buy a house, After you leave, you can rent it out or sell it. Recently, housing prices in South Korea have been trending well. Maybe there will be profits without losses.

By the way, in addition to being good at labor contract disputes, I am also good at housing sales contract disputes. If you have any problems when you sell your house in the future, you can come to me. "

"..." Is it too late for him to change his lawyer now?Why do you suddenly feel that this guy in front of you is not very reliable?

The lawyer regained his composure for a second, because his client was looking at him suspiciously, well, he didn't want to be fired.

"That is to say, after we have made a lot of trouble, it is very likely that all our previous efforts will be wasted.

If this is the case, it would be better to just pay the liquidated damages directly. Instead of being hidden in the snow for seven years, I would have earned back the liquidated damages I paid out. "

He really wasn’t joking when he said this. Although he has been keeping a low profile, his family’s financial situation is generally reasonable. Although he doesn’t want to use the family’s money during the struggle stage, he can pay in advance and pay it back when he makes money. Not too old.

"Well... Mr. Huang, I admire your confidence, if you can still be so confident after seeing the amount of liquidated damages."

"My dad also taught me some things. No amount of liquidated damages for this contract will exceed... What? I'll go! One, two, three, four, five, six, seven... How many zeros are there? Why are there so many! Isn't it the overlord's contract!"

"Congratulations, Mr. Huang, you have finally realized the seriousness of the problem. I know that your family's finances are very strong, but the money must not be easily available to your family, and..."

"And absolutely can't just give it directly!"

Huang Zitao finally realized that the company he had always trusted was actually like this, abusing artists, depriving privacy, controlling personal freedom... He actually signed the Overlord contract!It is not an exaggeration to put yourself on yourself and count the money happily.Huang Zitao, you are so stupid!

"Fight a lawsuit, go straight to a lawsuit!"

"What? Don't be impulsive, you know, our winning rate..."

"I said go straight to the lawsuit!" Huang Zitao exhaled,

"I'm not impulsive.

There is a high chance that the negotiation will collapse, and as far as I know, the company's top management is very angry, because I am the third, they are probably already mad, and they also have a team of lawyers, knowing that there is a big chance of winning, they should not be at all will talk to us.

Instead of begging for help with a low profile, admitting defeat first, and then being kicked out, it is better to stand up and face the enemy head-on. "

"Actively requesting negotiations means that we admit that we are wrong and that we are the party that breached the contract. We all lose. I would rather stand up and be knocked down than kneel down and be kicked down.

And resolutely not negotiating, at least we can win public opinion, and also have some impact on the stock price of StarMuseum, causing them to bleed.Although it is a palliative but not a permanent cure, it is somehow helpful. "

"Well, anyway, you are the boss, and I'm just a lawyer, following orders." The lawyer smiled,

"Then I will go and prepare the documents for the lawsuit with my team, but do you plan to stay in Korea for a while, or come back to China with me?"

"..." Huang Zitao was silent for a while, and just when the lawyer wanted to leave quietly, he said, "I'll go with you tomorrow."

"Okay, Mr. Huang.

But now your assistant and agent should be on strike, do you need me to bring you a plane ticket?Help for free.Because I am a warm hearted person, especially with my clients. "

"..." He suddenly felt that the lawyer was a little underwhelmed.

The lawyer wisely left the scene quickly before being beaten and closed the door behind him.

Huang Zitao leaned on the sofa as if exhausted.He raised his head and slowly closed his eyes.

Wu Yifan, I'm sorry, I apologize for my ignorance, for my impulsiveness, and for my lack of trust.

When my brother was in trouble, I chose to betray him and stand behind his enemies.

Wu Yifan, you... must be very chilling...

Luhan said, there are some things, when I reach his age at that time, I will understand, he said he doesn’t blame me, it’s just that I haven’t reached the time to understand.

Now I finally understand, understand your helplessness, understand your difficulties.

When I really experience these things, when these choices are really pressed on my head, I can feel its weight.

In the past, even if I said I understood, I just stood and talked without pain in my back, but now I am willing to stand on the same front with you. Do you still want this belated support?

Huang Zitao who repented too late, can you still forgive him?