What's wrong with this lawyer?!-Chapter 1016 - 328: Old Zhou: So you guys have this day too!_3

Chapter 1016 -328: Old Zhou: So you guys have this day too!_3

“So as long as he doesn’t step forward, then there’s no issue. After all, we’re a joint venture; we can’t let him mess things up!”

Fu Shaofei paused and looked at CEO Zhang: “Old Zhang, head over to Jingzhou today. Tang Fangjing isn’t the type to go after benefits, but you can try persuading him in other ways.”

In any case, Fu Shaofei definitely wouldn’t go himself. Besides, sending a deputy CEO was already showing some decency.

CEO Zhang sighed internally—he hadn’t managed to dodge the bullet after all. He could only nod and say: “Alright, Director Fu, I’ll go today. But I can’t guarantee success.”

He needed to make things clear—if the expectation was absolute success, then he wouldn’t bother going.

What kind of international joke was this? This is Tang Fangjing—who could possibly guarantee a successful negotiation?

Having watched many of his videos before, Fu Shaofei now casually waved his hand and said: “Just do your best.”

“Oh, right, get those Handong dealers to think of something as well. Based on the ruling, the compensation distribution is fifty-fifty, and they have a shared responsibility.”

CEO Zhang nodded again. What a mess. Persuade him in other ways? What other ways could there possibly be? It’d just boil down to emphasizing that the company is a joint venture and technically counts as a state-owned enterprise. freёweɓnovel.com

Forget it, better to first get in touch with the dealers and see if they’ve got any ideas.

Before long, a fairly influential dealer in Jingzhou got a call.

“What? Persuade Tang Fangjing not to file lawsuits? CEO Zhang, how is that even possible? This is Tang Fangjing we’re talking about. Even if you pointed a gun at his head, he wouldn’t back down. And you want to persuade him?” the dealer’s boss said over the phone.

On the other end, CEO Zhang replied helplessly: “We’re out of options. If you can’t persuade him, then you’ll suffer too, got it? You should know full well how many cars were sold over those two years.”

The dealer sighed deeply as well: “Honestly, whose idea was this? Why go out of your way to provoke Tang Fangjing for no good reason?”

As for any “physical elimination” options, that was out of the question. Everyone’s doing fine in their business now—it hasn’t come to that.

CEO Zhang hung up the phone and, after much hesitation, decided to call Tang Fangjing directly.

After all, traveling from Modu to Jingzhou takes time, and he was worried that while he was still en route, the other party might upload the video.

Walking off to the side, he carefully prepared what he wanted to say before dialing the number.

The call quickly connected, and a woman’s voice sounded: “Hello, Tengda Law Firm, Tang Fangjing speaking. May I ask what this is regarding?”

It was Tang’s work phone, and in most cases, Wang Qingqing and a few assistants were the ones handling it.

Yes, Tang’s workload was too heavy, so whenever he was physically at the firm, additional administrative staff were temporarily assigned, managed by Wang Qingqing.

CEO Zhang promptly said: “Hello, I’m the deputy CEO of Modu Qiangsheng Automobile Co., Ltd., surname Zhang. I want to discuss something with Director Tang.”

“Sorry, do you have an appointment? Our Director is very busy today.”

“I don’t have an appointment, but you can report this. The matter involves up to thousands of cases, and I hope to speak with your Director as soon as possible.”

On Tengda’s end, the assistant who answered hesitated for a moment, but ultimately went to find Wang Qingqing.

“Sister Wang, here’s the situation. Do you think we should report this?”

Wang Qingqing took the phone, thought for a moment, and replied: “I’ll let Brother Tang know.”

Although she didn’t understand the law, she knew Tang had recently been locking horns with Qiangsheng.

The situation was quickly reported to Tang.

“He wants to talk to me? Alright, let’s see what he has to say.”

Not long afterward, the call connected. Tang spoke casually: “CEO Zhang, right? What would you like to discuss with me?”

“Director Tang, we’ve seen the video you posted. Our suggestion is that you don’t file large-scale lawsuits against us as you’ve done in the past.”

CEO Zhang had studied Tang’s videos and knew the latter disliked beating around the bush, so he got straight to the point.

“Oh? And why’s that?”

CEO Zhang immediately said: “Director Tang, our company isn’t like the others. We’re a joint venture, and the majority shareholder is a state-owned enterprise. So if you go for large-scale lawsuits, it’ll…”

This was the only argument Zhang could think of—using the state-owned enterprise angle.

But before he could finish his sentence, Tang cut him off.

“Millions of workers’ livelihoods at stake? Threat to national stability? Or is it something else?”

CEO Zhang frowned. As expected, when Tang Fangjing speaks, it’s always with the intent to make people choke.

But he still replied: “Director Tang, I’m speaking with you sincerely. This situation is different in nature.”

“And what does insincerity look like? A state-owned enterprise makes a mistake, and ordinary people aren’t even entitled to seek justice?” Tang responded bluntly.

“Director Tang, I’m not saying ordinary people can’t seek justice, but this kind of scale affects stability, you know? It will have a big impact on our company, and if…”

Again, Tang cut him off.

“And if something goes wrong, I become the scapegoat, right? I just don’t understand—how does an ordinary person seeking justice destabilize anything? We’re advocating for legitimate and lawful rights. Problem?”

“I’m not saying lawful rights advocacy is wrong, but if you don’t pursue lawsuits, others won’t even know they can seek justice. It’s been two years since the penalty decision, and it hasn’t impacted those people’s lives,” Zhang blurted out.

Tang appeared angered: “So you’re saying it’s wrong for me to show them the process for seeking justice? That only when something as bad as a failed housing project disrupts their lives can they seek justice?”

“Then tell me—to you, what’s the point of the rule of law? Should the law yield to lawlessness?”

CEO Zhang quickly clarified: “Lawyer Tang, that’s not what I meant…”

“Enough, I don’t care to discuss this with you anymore. I’m going to do this, and whatever you decide to do, I’ll take it head-on. As long as I’m alive, I’ll keep fighting for this!”