Chapter 371: Old Tang: 2 Years Without Approval, Isn't This Negligence?
Li Zhongda was momentarily at a loss, what does "winning beautifully" even mean? Is it possible that Mr. Gao has a slight misunderstanding of the company's legal department?
After thinking for a bit, Li Zhongda hurriedly spoke up: "Mr. Gao, this... this we really can't be sure..."
Gao Wentang was genuinely angry now, at such a crucial moment, no one was giving him any face when he called!
Tang Fangjing is just that impressive?
So upon hearing Li Zhongda's words, he immediately said with a stern face: "What do you mean? Are you saying we can't win? We won the first trial smoothly, now in the second trial you're telling me there's a problem?"
The key point is, Gao Wentang himself is very aware that this trial livestream had gained too much attention.
If there happened to be any mistakes in the middle, not to mention his reputation as chairman would be completely lost, even his position might become unstable.
Because the whole matter is related to him.
In his perspective, after the loss on Su Yeping's project, he should have understood that the bonus was impossible to obtain; he should have proactively given up the bonus.
But no, not only did he not proactively give up the bonus, he came to the office multiple times asking for the bonus, and even argued about it.
This kind of subordinate with no sense should just get out early.
Who would have thought they would be pushed to this point, this was really unexpected for Gao Wentang.
A minor character he once utterly looked down upon, now hires a real authority, and surprisingly, this so-called authority is someone Gao Wentang equally disdains.
Also, this is why Gao Wentang is so agitated now; he really can't imagine what would happen if he lost the case.
Li Zhongda had nothing else to say, he could only turn his head to look at Director Liu and said: "Old Liu, in front of Mr. Gao, tell the truth, how much of a grasp do we have on this case?"
Director Liu heard this and responded directly: "Mr. Gao, Mr. Li, the chances of us losing this case is quite high."
He was being honest, the people in the legal department all knew that Li Zhongda was only in this position due to connections, plus his skill in flattery and bootlicking, that's how he became this vice president.
Director Liu was the genuine expert, truly capable.
So, normally these professionals simply didn't like Li Zhongda, who had no real skills, just knew how to take credit and pass the blame.
Previously, when the first trial went well, Li Zhongda directly said that it was due to his good leadership, all the strategies for the lawsuit were his ideas, Director Liu was just executing them.
Quite reminiscent of some civil officials from the Song Dynasty, if the battle is won, it's due to my sophisticated command, if lost, then it's because you bunch of soldiers were incapable.
In reality, there are many leaders similar to this; you might think they understand professional work, but in fact, they know nothing, yet somehow they end up being your leader, leaving you with no choice.
Before this, Director Liu was also cautious not to speak up, since he still wanted to continue working in the company.
But after the first trial, he felt he couldn't stay any longer, mainly because what the company was doing this time was too unethical.
It's like they say, legal practitioners, especially experts in this field, truly have the feeling of turning into a devil or becoming a Buddha with just one thought.
When they do good and help people, they can assist a lot of people, similar to old Tang.
But when they act maliciously, the threat they pose to society is far greater than from ordinary people.
Take for example the previous food delivery case that old Tang handled, and the case of the migrant worker that got burned, as well as the case of acquittal from rape charges.
These were all designed by professionals, ordinary people who don't understand the law could easily get trapped such that not even a scrap of bone remains...
And sometimes you don't even know who's trapped you, that's the most terrifying thing!
Director Liu spoke very plainly, and Gao Wentang's expression immediately turned very unpleasant: "Old Li, what's going on?"
Said this directly in front of the boss, even Li Zhongda felt his face couldn't hold up anymore, immediately he looked at Director Liu and said: "Old Liu, what do you mean by this? What do you mean by the probability of losing is high?"
"What is the legal department doing, is the company supporting you just to let you lose the case?"
Director Liu glanced at Li Zhongda, still with a calm expression: "Mr. Li, the opponent is Tang Fangjing, do you know what Tang Fangjing's name represents?"
"It represents that he's never lost!"
Of course old Tang has lost cases, but when the video is released afterwards, with experts analyzing them, those cases he lost were actually lost on purpose!
Because lawsuits for him are merely a tool, as long as he achieves his goals, winning or losing really doesn't matter.
Thus, really, speaking of it, old Tang has never lost!
After all, here it's about money, while for old Tang it's about life, for life, he would do anything.
Director Liu continued: "We earn just a little money, Mr. Li, do you know how much Tang Fangjing makes? The revenue from one of his cases might be something we can't earn back in five years, how can we compete?"
Clearly, the disparity between the two sides is too great...
Of course, there's a key point Director Liu hasn't mentioned, there's only three days left until the trial, and the appeal documents and other materials submitted by Lawyer Tang had already been received.
After seeing the materials, Director Liu was directly awed, the opponent's litigation level is truly much higher than his, he admits that come trial, the little evidence on this side would not suffice.
That's why Director Liu believes there's a high possibility of losing.
Unless the leadership is particularly competent and sways the Judge, then that's a different story, as the Judge does have discretionary power, but frankly speaking, if the Judge wants someone to win, they really will win.
But facing Tang Fangjing, probably no Judge would dare to do that...