Chapter 221: A few little things

Chapter 221: A few little things

Thater Zhang Shihao finished speaking, Zhou Wang was about to speak when his cell phone suddenly rang.

Because Zhou Wang's mobile phone was placed on the tea table, when the screen turned on, Zhang Shihao also saw it. After being startled, he couldn't help but smile:

"Oh, brother, you also know a man named Zhu Yunlong, who is also a lawyer... eh?"

Zhang Shihao suddenly felt that something was not right in the middle of speaking, but before he could think clearly, Zhou Wang had already answered the phone.

He didn't shy away and pressed speakerphone directly.

"Mr. Zhou, it's me, Lao Zhu!"

There was a burst of laughter on the other end of the phone.

"Hello, Lawyer Zhu, what can I do?"

"That's it..."

The other end of the phone was quiet, but Zhu Yunlong still lowered his voice unconsciously.

"Ahem, a celebrity named Zhang Dada contacted me yesterday. He wants to start a lawsuit with Wuyou Media, which involves a termination dispute. Mr. Zhou, you should know about this, right?"

Zhu Yunlong certainly knew that Zhou Wang was a shareholder of Wuyou Media. In fact, it could be said that he was one of the first people to know about it...

Because the original share acquisition was completed with his assistance, the original contracts of all acquisition agreements are still locked in the safe in his office.

"I just heard about it."

Amidst Zhang Shihao's stunned expression, Zhou Wang justsmiled.

"I can't make my own decision on this matter, so I just want to hear what you think, Mr. Zhou..."

"Have you talked to Zhang Dada?"

Zhou Wang asked thoughtfully.

"I just finished talking. Well, actually he is sitting in my office right now...of course, not next to me. I made the call to you in the secret room."

"What does he want?"

"His demand is that Wuyou Media repurchase his equity according to the current market value. In addition, he also requires Wuyou Media to compensate for the loss of his reputation and publicly apologize."

Zhu Yunlong briefly summarized it.

"Lao Zhu, if you really go all out, are you confident of winning the case?"

Zhou Wang asked curiously.

"Just give it a try...70% sure."

"Seventy percent?"

Zhang Shihao, who had been listening, couldn't help but speak, "Lawyer Zhu, I know you are very powerful, but are you talking nonsense?"

Under China's judicial system, lawyers have very limited room for flexibility. Therefore, if a lawyer says that he is 70% sure about a certain case, it is basically equivalent to saying, "I will definitely win."

As the other party who had just faced tit-for-tat, Zhang Shihao was of course dissatisfied.

Although Wuyou has not cooperated with Yunshangyun, their legal department is not a dry job. It handles many similar cases every year. Lawyer Qian who is in charge of the legal department is also an authority in the industry.

That's why Zhang Shihao felt that Lawyer Zhu was somewhat bragging...

"This is..."

Zhu Yunlong on the other end of the phone didn't expect that there was someone else next to Zhou Wang, and couldn't help but be stunned.

"Zhang Shihao, Mr. Zhang, you should know that he is... one of your own."

Zhou Wang added three words at the end.

Zhu Yunlong understood immediately. He was not angry because of Zhang Shihao's doubts. He just laughed and said: "It turns out to be Mr. Zhang from Wuyou Media. I have admired you for a long time. You are a man of the hour in the financial circles of Hangzhou!"

"Lawyer Zhu, what is the basis for the '70% certainty' you mentioned?"

However, Zhang Shihao still held on to what he had just said.

"I listened to Zhang Dada's description of what happened, and then read your company's announcement about the party incident. My judgment is... Zhang Dada actually did not commit any obvious breach of contract. His absence from work due to 'physical discomfort' is part of the contract. There are established exceptions, Mr. Zhang agrees with this, right?"

"But he's not really feeling unwell..."

"Who can prove it?"

Zhu Yunlong smiled and said: "He did go to the hospital that night. You should also know that. If we really want to be honest, which of us modern people is absolutely healthy? As long as he wants to be hospitalized, can the hospita ref,use him? In fact,, he I did spend one night in the hospital..."

"With the endorsement of the hospital, and the fact that your contract does not specify 'how sick you must be' to be exempted from work obligations, based on this alone, your reason for terminating the contract is no longer tenable."

Zhang Shihao was speechless for a moment.

"As for the so-called lack of morality, that is what public opinion nee,ds to consider... Unless you can make public opinion big enough to interfere with the judiciary, it will be useless."

Zhu Yunlong talked eloquently, "In addition, Mr. Zhang, you may not know that Zhang Dada still has some things that are beneficial to him. For example, he has also contacted some experts who are dissatisfied with Wuyou, planning to use it at a critical moment. Let's all stand up and speak out to tell them about the unfair treatment they received in Wuyou..."

"Is there such a thing?"

Zhang Shihao's face suddenly became serious.

"This is just one of his bargaining chips. There are others that I'm not comfortable talking about on the phone, but I'm sure Mr. Zhang doesn't know about it."

"Lawyer Zhu, no matter how much money Mr. Zhang gives you, I will give you an increase of 30%. Please leave this matter..."

After Zhang Shihao finished speaking, Zhu Yunlong never answered. Only then did Zhang Shihao realize what he had missed.

He patted his head, leaned back, and made a "please" gesture to Zhou Wang.

"Is it easy to solve?"

"Okay, Mr. Zhou, I've written it down."

Although he was a little confused, Lin Ran didn't question it out loud and just nodded.

"As for the treatment I'll give you, I won't promise your rank or salary. That's the company's consideration, but I can personally give you an extra bonus."

Zhou Wang pondered: "Well, how about one dollar per fan?"

"Ah, Mr. Zhou, this is too exaggerated, I can't have it!"

Lin Ran, who was startled, quickly waved his hand.

If you are an amateur with no foundation, one dollar per fan is really not that exaggerated. In the current era, as long as it can become popular, there are many people who are willing to pay a big price.

But given Zhou Wang's conditions and the popularity he already had, Lin Ran wouldn't dare say that he had a million fans, but three to five million would certainly be easy.

Lin Ran would feel that this money was a bit hot, no different from picking it up.

"No need to refuse, it's settled, but remember, there must not be any zombie fans among my fans. In addition, every time the number of fans exceeds one million, I will get additional rewards. Come on."

Zhou Wang made the decision in an unquestionable tone, and Lin Ran could only nod in agreement.

"Mr. Zhou, I will go back and help you register an account first, and at the same time put together a preliminary plan, and I will report to you then."

"Okay, go and do your work."

Zhou Wang waved his hand.

When Lin Ran was about to leave, she hesitated for a moment. She finally plucked up the courage and said again: "Mr. Zhou, um, have you followed Sui Sui's account recently?"

"I watch less short videos now, what's wrong?"

Zhou Wang was startled.

"No, it's nothing... Then Mr. Zhou, I'm leaving first."

Lin Ran waved his hands in panic and left with small steps.

Zhou Wang looked at her leaving back thoughtfully, then took out his mobile phone, opened "Someone", and found the account of "Hua Sui Sui" in the follow list.

If there is any difference, there is actually no difference. The only difference is that she changed her name.

From "Hua Sui Sui" to "Hua Sui Sui (love version)".

Zhou Wang is not sure if he remembered it wrong, but it seems that her number of fans has dropped a lot, maybe hundreds of thousands...

I clicked on her latest video. It was updated yesterday. The content of the video is "Girls and Flowers". It is a video with nothing special about her appearance, continuing her previous style. What is more interesting is the copy:

"She might not be able to let go, but she decided to be brave."

This video has only 400,000 likes, but an astonishing 600,000 comments.

Zhou Wang clicked on the comment area, and it turned out that there was already a commotion inside.

"Are you really in love? Wife, no!"

"Master Qingjie."

"I don't bless you, I don't understand you, so I'm going to quit."

"Damn, who is this hot man? I want to fight him to the death!"

Most of them were wails, mixed with jealousy and incomprehension. There were also blessings, but they were drowned out by more controversial voices.

Among all the comments, the only one Hua Sui Sui replied to was just a long comment of blessing. The reply was also very simple, just three words: "He is worth it."

The number of comments below is endless. Most of them are speculating on the other party's identity. It's not that no one thought of Zhou Wang. After all, the two walked the red carpet together. However, because of the lack of supporting evidence from Hua Sui Sui Rui, they are just Staying at guessing.

After more than ten minutes, Zhou Wang put down his cell phone. He thought for a while and then dialed the number of Dong Bingru, the company's vice president in charge of managing talent contracts.

...

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was August 21, 2024.

In the past two days, when most people were not aware of it, several small things happened in Wuyou Media.

First of all, Zhao Yan, a senior agent with a "notorious reputation" in the company, quietly resigned, and all her former experts were assigned to other agents.

And Wang Xiaoxiao, who had just signed a new cooperation agreement with "Cat Music" and became a potential stock for a while, was directly assigned to Lin Ran, which made other agents who had not yet had time to take action regret it.

But what gives them some psychological comfort is that among Lin Ran's experts, "Hua Sui Sui", a big internet celebrity who can be ranked in the top ten of the company's appearance track, is said to have peacefully terminated her contract with the company.

Although the official announcement has not yet come out, whether it is the change of Hua Sui Sui's account or the removal of Hua Sui Sui's original exclusive lounge label, it seems to support this rumor, and Hua Sui Sui is no longer in the company. Showed up.

At first, the lower-level employees would gossip about the inside story, but later it was discovered that the middle and senior managers were very secretive about the matter, and some smart people immediately chose to shut up.

In addition, "Endme", who has just signed with the company, has directly upgraded its original B-level contract to an A-level contract that can only be signed by tens of millions of Internet celebrities in theory. It is one step away from the exclusive S-level contract enjoyed by celebrity talents, which triggered another controversy. Hot discussion...

What surprised them most was that at this time, Endme directly took a week-long sick leave, and no management in the company expressed dissatisfaction with this matter.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Zhou Wang woke up on time from the soft bed in the master bedroom of the Soviet-style mansion.

First, he went to the gym to do his usual workout. After half an hour, he washed up and had breakfast. Then he came to the cloakroom, where a formal suit matched by Jiang Qingkui himself had been placed separately.

With Xiao An's gentle and meticulous help, he got dressed and briefly combed his hair. When the newly dressed Zhou Wang came to the garage, Miao Ying and Jiang Qingkui, who were also dressed more formally, were already waiting here.

The cleaned Rolls-Royce Phantom exuded a bright light in the sun. After getting in the car, Zhou Wang asked Jiang Qingkui: "All shareholders are sure to be present, right?"

"Yeah, everyone's attitude is more positive."

After Zhou Wang heard this, he nodded and signaled Miao Ying to start the vehicle.

The car drove out of the mansion, but did not drive outside the community. Instead, it drove along the internal road of Taohuayuan for 5 minutes, and then came to a helicopter landing pad with an "H" line painted on it.

Amid the roar of propellers, a Bell 407 seven-seater business helicopter worth 30 million yuan has been waiting here in advance.

Under the guidance of the random service personnel, Zhou Wang took Jiang Qingkui on the plane, the door was closed, and the helicopter took off vertically, heading towards the West Lake Golf Club located in the southwest of Hangzhou...