Episode 2
You read my thought from my face.
There is the word Merger on it.
Then please read me again, and see if there is a word win-win inside me.
How?
We agree with the five million, and you withdraw the lawsuit, and promise
you will never take legal action under the same cause.
We both step back and forgive each other.
At the same time, I am offering you a job.
We'll not give way, nor a step back.
Shouldn't you negotiate it with your client?
No need.
We'll not reconcile, and let's see in court.
Please, who makes the decision?
I am the lawyer and I make the decision.
This agreement is valid till we get off work today.
We're off work at half past six.
Could you stop meddling with my case?
What? What happened?
Did the negotiation fail?
Don't give me this. I don't understand them.
I listen to you.
I think
it's win-win.
They're bound to lose.
Why we need a win-win?
Because the price-performance ratio is low for a lawsuit.
Why you suddenly speck up for him?
I didn't.
I just think the reconciliation I heard that. I heard that.
What did you hear?
He will offer you a job.
Doesn't he ask you to work for his law firm. Am I right?
He always sees through your weakness.
Because he knows what you want.
Did you say that he buys me over?
I'm not that kind of person.
Stop. I didn't say that.
I said he is such kind of person.
What did you mean?
I told him nothing.
What did I want?
Did my face betray me?
I am a very very good lawyer, because I am a genius of law.
Please stop fighting each other.
What's going on?
You competed with him because you want to attract his attention and interests.
It's obvious for me Yes, yes, yes.
That's what I was contriving.
Exactly.
Excuse me.
A cup of cappuccino. Takeout. Thanks.
Lawyer Luo, you come just in time.
Could you please explain it to me?
Very happy to.
Okay.
Well.
Under this agreement, you will receive a five million investment, provided that
the agreement shall be confidential and you and Mr. Ren must act in concert.
What did you mean by acting in concert?
You can't sue him.
He gives you a five million investment instead of an infringement fee.
That's great.
I don't care about whether it's infringement fee or an investment.
Will I receive the money once I sign on it?
Firstly, you should withdraw the lawsuit.
No problem.
When shall we execute it?
We will sign it first and send it to you via FlashEx.
How about tomorrow at the latest?
It's fine.
May I have your contact?
Surely. My pleasure.
My pleasure.
I need to go now.
See you later.
Actually, I was hoping to be a barista.
Who's stopping you?
No one.
Lawyer Luo, Goodbye.
Goodbye.
I mean being a barista is not my only wish in my life.
And I guess it's not your only wish, either.
Are you showing off yourself that you have too many choices
for you to pick one?
Why I get a feeling that you're not friendly toward our jobs.
I can't respect the one compels me to walk out of the elevator.
It's not compelling.
Not at my freewill.
Okay.
I'm sorry for my colleague.
You're there,
why didn't you stop them?
If it's my fault, I do apologize for that.
And that could well be the shame of my life.
Dai Xi, Dai Xi.
My sister just got the Notice of Court.
She said the trial would begin next Thursday.
That's great.
Thank you very much indeed.
That's what I should do.
Could you do one more thing for me?
Represent my sister.
No. I can't help with that.
We'll pay you.
I'll transfer to you right now the money for writing the demand letter.
No, Fangfang. It's not money.
Only lawyers are qualified to appear in court.
People like me,
are not qualified.
I cam help you with a demand letter or something.
It's fine.
But this is not my field.
Well.
Then can we win without a lawyer?
Justice is with us.
Let me make you a cup of coffee.
What is Robin doing?
Come in to speak.
I'm sorry. I have to go to work.
What's going wrong to make you get me back in a haste?
What is this?
I found on the BitJob, for you.
All major law schools'
current year's graduates' job resumes.
I don't need that.
You will need.
Why?
Do you want to go on shift by yourself?
And under He Sai's management.
He's not qualified to lead me.
He does now.
The law firm set up a philanthropic mediation center.
He Sai is in charge.
When?
Just this morning.
On the meeting you didn't attend.
They just made a decision in my absence.
You're not a senior partner,
neither a member of the firm's management committee.
I'll fight for it.
You remember that the day I take office I'll set a special position for you,
the chief motivator.
Chief motivator.
Really looking forward to it.
But now,
you have to fill out this form.
What is this?
Philanthropic lawyers work schedule.
Every lawyer shall be on duty once a month.
Partners may ask their assistants to be on duty.
Tell them to fire me.
Go BitJob and find me a job.
I just in time want another job.
Such as Being a barista.
Why a barista?
Ren Xiaonian is He Sai's client.
He kicked off He Sai.
And you have him now.
You mean I shouldn't have his case.
What I mean is that He may think you're taking it personally.
So he made a work schedule to deal with me.
You are revenging each other.
No.
I am turning to him my other face.
He is returning evil for good.
Should I come back some other time?
Indeed.
I don't like jokes.
I'm not kidding.
The law firm set up a philanthropic center.
I'm in charge.
Congratulations. And keep moving on.
I need you to cooperate.
Why should I cooperate with you to make trouble for myself?
This is for public good.
Public good?
I think you're abusing public power.
A petty man is suspicious of a gentleman.
You missed the word hypocritical.
Hypocritical gentleman.
Suspicious of a hypocritical gentleman.
I am not a hypocritical gentleman.
I've come to reason with you.
I don't serve all clients.
I gave Ren Xiaonian to you.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Can you leave now?
I'm not finished.
How long are you going to talk?
I'm just warming up myself.
Okay.
Let me tell you.
I'm a senior lawyer.
My hourly rate is between 60 and 100,000
and it depends on the nature and complexity of the case,
factors such as the time required for the work.
For nonlocal civil, economic,
and administrative case without involving property
the consulting fee shall not be less than 50,000 Yuan.
Please pay first.
I'm a senior counsel.
My legal advice is also expensive.
I don't ask that from you.
Li Na.
Take Lawyer He out and pay the fee.
Give him a 2% discount as a special offer.
I am not here to counsel you.
I am telling you.
You've made a mistake.
I never make mistakes.
If I were you My prized possessions.
Would be the ones I'd hold so close.
First, you're not me.
Second, sometimes you need to let things that doesn't belong to you go.
Third, a fist has no room for new things.
I'm not talking to you about making a fist or letting go.
I'm talking If I were you My prized possessions.
Would be the ones I'd hold so close.
If I were you My prized possessions.
Would be the ones I'd hold so close.
It's My prized possessions, not Your prized possessions.
My prized possessions.
It's My, not Your. You put it wrong yesterday.
You mistook My for Your.
I was right.
It's you.
There are things you should hold fast to.
And don't like me, I have too much in my hand so I can give up on some.
So if you need clients, feel free to let me know.
I can give you some.
I'm talking about the lyrics.
You put it wrong yesterday.
This is by Celine Dion.
Peiken and Roman wrote the lyrics.
If I Were You, If I Were You, Right, all right.
When will you finish with that?
Can't you be more mature?
Isn't it just some words?
It's been a struggle for days.
You are not in court, don't need to win or lose.
Did you hear he's pestering me.
No, no, no.
You confuse pestering with reasoning.
I didn't.
Or what if it's confused?
Isn't that the basic skill of you lawyers?
Isn't that how you make money?
It's him, not me.
Did you see that?
Lawyer He has demonstrated it perfectly what is pestering.
Either you pay, or get out of here.
In fact, He Sai is a good guy.
He and I went to college together.
Have you been fighting each other since college days?
I told you He and I went to college together. What I meant is that
I know who he is better than you.
What kind of person is he?
A good man.
Lawyer He, what?
No, no. I just need to copy some documents.
Then why you called me?
Hi, boy, can I treat you to night snacks?
I have been waiting for you here for a long time.
What if I didn't take the subway?
If you didn't want me to find you, you should turn off your location.
Now I know what a client is.
A client
is a human when things happen to her, or she is an inhuman.
Hello Allen, I'm out now.
I know. I know.
I just wanted to ask you
the evidence and materials you asked me to prepare I have them in position,
but will copies be enough or must they be the original ones?
Copies will do.
Send them to my store tomorrow.
Okay.
See you.
Don't ask me. I don't care.
All right, I'll get him another legal aid.
Why you need to find one for him?
He can do that himself.
He doesn't know where to find one.
Surf the Internet.
There are a lot of swindlers on the Internet.
Under the banner of legal aid.
But actually they're legal illiteracy.
Can't we learn some lessons from the last time?
What do you have to do with Allen?
Didn't he just pick up some food at your store?
Why do you trust him?
What if he gets out of his mind?
Just like that Wu Meiwei.
That's enough of you.
Don't be angry.
I won't call you, no matter who comes to me, Okay?
Don't bring you into any troubles, right?
You can't bring yourself to any troubles.
Let's not meddle in other people's business.
I'm not meddling.
You are not?
Then what about Wu Meiwei?
Didn't you ask me to help her?
Yes, it's me.
But isn't everyone happy now?
Everyone is happy.
You call that a happy ending.
You didn't even discuss it with me.
Then you surrendered.
This was my first case.
I want to beat Robin.
I want to see him get yelled at by his client.
The thing I hate most is that they always end things with money.
What they should do is apologize instead of giving some money.
And the whole thing has passed.
Right, right, all right.
But you have to think about Meiwei.
She and I share the room.
I often paid her rent.
For her, she would like to see the case settled and get her money as soon as possible.
A lawsuit goes on for years.
What does it matter if we win?
Money is the same.
Maybe it's less money than we get from the reconciliation.
Why bother yourself teaching me?
I wasn't as thoughtful as you.
Yes, I wasn't as thoughtful as you.
I'm not as clever as you.
Okay, I'm reviewing the case for you.
No.
If you want a review, you might as well review yourself.
Think about it, how did you lose the game with all good cards in your hand
and became a social loser.
You can't get any job that requires a diploma.
You can't even participate in the judicial qualification examination.
Dai Xi, Dai Xi.
I am offering you a job.
Hello.
When can I go to work?
Who is that?
This is Dai Xi.
Dai Xi.
At anytime.
Okay.
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Morning, Lawyer Luo.
Morning, Sir.
Good Morning.
What? I am doing massage.
If you want a massage, too, you can borrow it from me,
or I can buy one for you.
What did you say to Bai Jinghong about me?
She's not your client yet.
I am asking what did you say to Bai Jinghong about me?
We're just talking.
Not me. I was going to an event.
It happened that we were sitting together.
Just a few words.
She asked me why are you still single because you're handsome and capable.
So I told her it's because
you have so many women following you.
It's true, isn't it?
You can gossip me, but what to do with Li Na?
She asked me which women like you I, at that time, couldn't remember others.
You were mean to.
What does it matter if I meant to?
You did no good.
Did you think if you would ruin my reputation, she would make the deal with you?
As long as she doesn't deal with you, I will be very happy.
I don't care if she cares me or not.
I am not like you.
You do everything to your advantage.
I warn you.
If you dare to talk nonsense again, I promise I'll crack your head
just like this walnut.
Sir.
The boss is in your office.
Boss.
You and He didn't go along.
You're undermining each other.
Boss.
It must be made clear that Ren Xiaonian's case, I was trying to save him,
and as for Bai Jinghong, he was undermining me.
The result of saving him, we have Ren Xiaonian as well as
a lot of important clients from him.
The result of undermining, neither of you has Bai Jinghong.
Am I right?
Then this is He's fault.
You should talk to him.
I'll talk to you first.
You and He must get along.
I can't let people think two tigers are fighting each other in our law firm.
He is not a tiger.
So you can't say us two tigers against each other.
That's Snipe and Clam.
He's the Clam.
You don't get much better.
I'm not thinking of taking advantage of anyone.
I don't want to take advantage of anyone.
May I ask who you are calling?
Robin.
Do you have an appointment?
No.
I'm sorry, an appointment is needed with Lawyer Luo.
I'm here to work.
You'd better give him a ring.
Okay.
I will try my best to cooperate.
But the shift
Get an assistant.
I didn't put you on duty.
Get an assistant.
I don't like to boss people around.
Did you mean I like to?
You are my boss.
Okay.
Take the call.
And
you and He Sai
Hello.
Lawyer Luo, this is Dai Xi.
I've come to the front desk of your firm.
Okay, wait a minute.
I'll be right over.
Xiao Mei.
You haven't got your benefit, the royal oil of Spain.
Thanks.
Hi.
You come like this.
What?
Have you seen the Beauty and the Beast?
No, what' s up?
Come on.
Sorry.
Who is that girl?
I don't know.
Don't you arrange for Robin's agenda?
Yes. It's Me.
It seems I've met her before.
Somewhere.
You have face blindness. Everyone is same to you.
I can tell you from her.
That's brilliant.
No educational history.
Master's degree or doctor's degree?
Bachelor?
Not even a bachelor?
Are you self-taught?
I went to a law school, but in the last year of my internship,
something happened, What happened?
I don't want to say.
You should know that for our law firm
the minimum requirement is a master's degree or above.
But you said it yesterday you'd give me a job.
And you did not tell me you want a master or above.
It's not too late to say it now.
Wu Meiwei hasn't signed on the agreement.
Are you threatening me?
A friendly reminder.
Then what can you do?
Anything a assistant lawyer can do, I can do.
Can you write the demand letter?
Yes.
You wrote this?
Could you please Could you please issue it in my name?
Yes.
And with the law firm's seal.
These are all the stuff needed.
And applicable materials.
They can prove
the injury occurred between the workplace to the department on the way back from work
It shall be the occupational injury.
Is it a gift for me?
I hope you like it.
Okay.
I'll let Li Na find you a seat.
You come in here.
About your lack of a degree, don't tell anyone.
What if someone asks?
You just say
I don't like to let you know.
Dai Xi, my assistant.
Li Na, my secretary.
All assistants are under He Sai's supervision.
No.
Except for mine.
Then you need to I'll tell Feng Yin.
Come with me.
And
please change the hairstyle.
Come on.
There are two empty seats here.
Just pick one.
Thanks.
Sister Li Na
You first.
Fan Xiaotian,
you idiot and crap,
look at this.
What is this?
Wrong character.
Proofread it again.
Each word and punctuation mark.
Now.
All of you.
Understand that
If you want to stay in Quan Jing, you must be careful about your work
and try your best.
We don't keep waste here.
Back to work.
Who are you?
Dai Xi.
When did you come?
Today.
Who recruited you?
Why I didn't know?
Did you fill out the form? Who gave you the form?
I didn't interview you.
But I might see you before.
Dai Xi.
Robin's newly arrived assistant.
She just arrived today. An intern.
According to the company's rules,
the entry formalities should be after the internship.
I am He Sai.
All Interns and assistants are under my supervision.
Including Robin's intern.
I remember you're the delivery girl.
She is not.
You've got the wrong person.
But the hair.
Robin has told her to change her hairstyle.
No, I meant You meant Robin recruited a delivery girl as his assistant.
That's can't be.
I didn't mean that.
Sorry.
Hello.
Julie.
Right, right, all right.
Okay.
Call me if you have any questions.
Thanks.
He Sai often misidentifies people.
Never mind.
It's time to go.
Yes.
Thanks.
What's going on with that child?
You all said I should get an assistant, so I found one.
Where did you find her?
Dustbin.
Don't kid me.
You can fool others but not me.
I have seen her before.
She was delivering the food.
She has a twin sister.
The two look exactly alike.
That's how you're going to explain it to He Sai?
Why I need to explain it to him?
He Sai has seen her before.
He has not.
Yes, I was there, too.
Then please tell him he's mistaken.
Exactly what I have told him.
Thanks.
And thanks to your assistant's perfect cooperation.
How did she cooperate?
Neither deny nor admit.
Very good.
What did you mean by very good?
You two are meeting for the first time, and you can fit perfectly.
He Sai is not that easy to fool.
I am sure you can handle.
You are too good for him.
What about your assistant?
She is even better off.
She can match eight He Sai.
Why on earth did you hire her?
Isn't that like laying a mine on yourself?
I don't like a life without challenges.
Does that mean in my future work I also need to do demining?
Are you putting it mildly for asking for a raise?
Lawyer Luo, I can't drive for you.
Why?
That day I picked you up and sent the pregnant woman to the hospital
I ran the red lights all the way and got shot.
Twelve points were deducted.
I lost driver's license now.
No worries.
I'm going to court now and wait for me to get your license back.
Fine. A trial is a big thing.
I'm in no hurry.
But who is taking you?
Myself.
That's very kind of you.
Dai Xi.
This is Driver Ma.
You help him draft an application for administrative review,
and gives it to Robin when he comes back.
Okay.
Driver Ma, I just got out of court.
Where are you?
It has been settled already.
Your assistant helped me out.
Everyone knows that.
The traffic cop explained it to me.
And they also looked into it.
I did take a pregnant women to the hospital.
I'm famous now.
Tonight's article has caused a stir.
The article is written by an intern associate of a law firm.
The article discusses about
Whether a driver taking a pregnant woman to the hospital and running the red lights
should be punished or not.
I am now in the Law Firm of Quan Jing.
Today is your first day at work.
Yes. No.
To be accurate, She hasn't gone through the formal entry formalities yet,
so it's not her first day at work.
The lawyer is precise about the fact.
We have been trained professionally for a long time.
I often talk with our young lawyers at the Law Firm of Quan Jing
that we must be concerned with the charity and use our legal knowledge
to help the society,
serve the society, and contribute to the society.
The star lawyer is back.
Change the hair style.
It's pretty.
You guy talk. I'm gonna pack up.
You have a nice haircut.
Your face looks smaller than before.
I heard you went to work for Quan Jing, right?
Congratulations.
Thanks.
Oh, that
This is to you.
What?
Alan's father's.
Demand letter. I wrote it.
Thanks.
No. That's what I should do.
Sorry.
Anything else?
I was wrong.
I've been thinking it all day.
I was so angry back then.
But I think
you should have talked it with me.
But you two just stood there engaging in your discussion. Never thought of me.
Could I not be angry about leaving me alone?
You better leave me now.
Have you forgiven me?
Will I be better after take the medicine?
No.
No, I have a headache right now. I I need a rest for a while.
Go.
No. Don't shake. Leave me.
Don't shake. My head aches.
Go away. Focus on your work. Leave me.
Just for a while.
Go away.
President Ren, Lawyer Luo,
Take a look.
Please.
That's it.
I just want a result.
But Lawyer He Sai kept bothering me with your legal terms.
It made my head get big.
His fault.
Come in.
Let me introduce you Lawyer Luo, my counsel.
This is my son Ren Qiao.
Lawyer Luo, Nice to see you.
Nice to see you.
Better not disturb you, I'd come back later.
No need, they are our people.
What are you going to say?
It's this.
The advertisement for the new product.
For your review.
There is no better but the best.
You can't say the best.
Why?
If you use the best, it could bring litigation risk.
I've seen a similar case which was fined five hundred thousand yuan.
Five hundred thousand yuan.
The cost is not so high that we can afford it.
But if plus the cost of litigation, lawyer and time,
and the company's reputation and any uncertainties in the future,
It would be more than half a million.
Well, if I want people to know I am the best and the strongest
What should I do?
You just can't use the word best.
What do you mean I can't use the word best anyway?
Girl, I pay you to be my counsel.
You can't just tell me what can't be done.
You have to tell me what can be done.
President Ren, we may change the order.
Change the order?
There is no best but the better.
Okay. There is no best but the better.
Use the comparative instead of the superlative. Go.
Fine.
Where were you studying law?
How did you get into this law firm?
Have you ever been to a school?
President Ren, better trust our law firm.
Could you please keep me away from Ren Xiaonian?
Could you?
I can do anything else.
Such as writing lawsuit documents,
putting a record, or searching for some materials, or work all night.
Reason?
He has no respect for the law.
He was showing respect in his own way.
What way?
Money.
He is the most generous client of us.
Also the rudest and most boorish.
That means you're not good enough.
If you satisfy him, he'll give you a lot of money to show his respect.
If you fail him,
he doesn't feel the need to respect you.
No.
I don't understand how can you bear such bastards?
I hire you to help me,
not to question me with such stupid questions.
I can understand now why you and Ren Xiaonian appreciate each other.
You used the wrong term.
There is no appreciation between us.
What is between you?
I take his case and I shall be loyal to him.
All right. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you for taking your time to come.
Mr. Zhang Ke,
I am engaged by your boss, Mr. Zheng Kaixuan
He used to be my boss.
We have nothing to do now.
You do have.
You two have a non-compete agreement.
I have already paid the penalty.
Dai Xi, tell Mr. Zhang about it.
Pursuant to the applicable judicial interpretation,
after the employee breaches the non-compete agreement
and pays the penalty to the employer,
And if the employer asks the employee to continue
to perform the non-compete obligations as agreed by,
the people's court shall side with the employer.
Then you can't start a business, but after two years, it's fine.
Two years. Then you go ahead.
I have other business to deal with.
You really pick your time.
She had already decided to invest me.
If she invests you,
and then discovers that you have a non-compete agreement to abide by,
you'll get yourself into bigger trouble.
You talk about yourselves as saviors.
I'm flattered.
Boss Zheng welcomes you back to work at any time.
That is to let me die.
Do you know what he did to me?
Whatever I wanted to do, he won't agree.
He looked down on me.
I had been in his company for two years, and I'm on the verge of depression.
Sorry, Mr. Zhang.
I get other things.
If you wish to repair the relationship with your boss, contact me freely.
I don't think it's fair for us to do this to him.
When he worked there, he didn't value him.
Now he has started his own business, doing well and getting attention,
but he brings up the non-compete agreement Need I remind you
that you draft the demand letter?
I didn't know he was mistreated in Zheng Kaixuan's company.
That's only one side of the story.
Haven't you seen his eyes?
He's desperate. He couldn't pretend that.
There is a saying hope lies in the desperate circumstance.
I don't understand.
Why we have to force them to be desperate?
I gave him the way.
Get him back to work.
It is a blind alley.
Hope lies in the desperate circumstance.
What if you were he?
How could he go back?
He could have done something for himself, but now he's forced
to go back to the boss that despises him.
Isn't that a real insult.
A real man shall be flexible.
He can learn from Han Xin.
I think it's wrong and unfair.
It's not your job to remind me.
Remember we're lawyers.
Zheng Kaixuan's lawyers.
You can't save people for their money.
Did you mean we should upset people for their money?
I
You guys are really dedicated.
Stabbed someone with a knife and came back to see how hard it stabbed.
I was thinking How much did Zheng Kaixuan pay you for such a wicked thing?
Fine.
He just wants me back to have me under his foot, bow to him and follow him.
I won't accept that.
You tell Zheng Kaixuan I'll rather die than go back.
You don't have to die.
Do you have any relatives?
I mean the non-compete agreement only works for you.
As for your wife or parents, your brothers, it doesn't work.
I can get my wife to run the business,
and I will be her chauffeur.
Let her see the investors.
Why did you do that?
Because it's the right thing to do.
Where is right?
You are selling our client.
When Zhang Ke put his name on the non-compete agreement,
he thought he would be taken seriously
and be given an opportunity to show his ambition.
But he did not expect Zheng Kaixuan If this makes sense,
all those signed the non-compete agreements but didn't want to comply
could claim for exemption because they felt wronged.
Then what's the meaning of such an agreement?
But if we have a little sympathy You thought you're clever, didn't you?
I warn you.
Your so-called sympathy has seriously damaged our client's rights.
And because of your smart plan, I will have to take tougher legal actions
to bring Zhang Ke to ruin.