"Jiang Xinya was planning to use Li Yeming's studio to negotiate with Zitai Fashion, trying to get some shares in Zitai Fashion."
Xi Quan said, "That's why Jiang Xinya and Yang Zi were able to reach a consensus: after Jiang Xinya got the shares, she would give money to Yang Zi so that Yang Zi could deal with her son's affairs."
Ye Qing frowned: "But I still don't quite understand, what is the relationship between Jiang Xinya and Li Yeming's studio?"
"It's not Li Yeming's studio, it's Li Yeming's current clothing brand Jin, which was founded by Li Yeming's father. The trademark is like all time-honored brands, everyone knows it when it's mentioned."
Although Jiang Xinya's maternal grandmother was driven away by Li Yeming's mother, in that era, Jiang Xinya's maternal grandmother could still be considered Li Yeming's father's legal wife. This was because Li Yeming's father met Jiang Xinya's maternal grandmother when he went to Hong Kong and they registered their marriage there. At that time, Hong Kong recognized the status of concubines.
In other words, legally, she has inheritance rights. To put it another way, since Li Yeming's father has passed away, not everything he owned is inherited by Li Yeming. In fact, while Jiang Xinya's maternal grandmother is still alive, her grandmother is the primary heir.
After Xi Quan said that, Ye Qing understood.
Let alone TV dramas, the entertainment industry is so developed now that you can see gossip news from Hong Kong in the South City. Many wealthy people, especially the older so-called "tycoons" who have lived through the old era, almost all have three wives and four concubines.
Ye Qing hadn't expected that Li Yeming's father would be so "trendy" back then. However, these were Li Yeming's family's private matters, and Ye Qing wouldn't comment on them. But now that their family's private matters were related to Ye Qing and involved his interests, Ye Qing couldn't remain indifferent.
After figuring this out, Ye Qing asked Xi Quan, "So Jiang Xinya is thinking of discussing with Li Yeming about enjoying all the benefits of the Jin brand?"
"Do you think Jiang Xinya will discuss this with Li Yeming? Even if she did, Li Yeming already told you that she wants to terminate her contract with Zitai Fashion. Obviously, she doesn't want to, which is why she's thinking about terminating the contract. In reality, terminating the contract won't solve any problems." After Su Zhe told Xi Quan about the relationship between Li Yeming and Jiang Xinya, he started thinking about this matter.
Ye Qing also agreed with Xi Quan's words. It was obvious that Li Yeming could not accept Jiang Xinya, otherwise he would not have kept quiet about the relationship between her and Jiang Xinya.
Although Jiang Xinya was determined to win, it wasn't so easy for her to share all the profits of the Jin brand with Li Yeming. Although the relationship between her grandmother and Li Yeming's father was legal at that time, decades had passed, and Li Yeming's father was no longer alive. Moreover, he was still in Nancheng, so even if they went to court, it wouldn't end immediately. Such lawsuits often dragged on for a long time.
Ye Qing became increasingly agitated as she thought about it, but suddenly she remembered something: "Li Yeming hadn't registered the 'Jin' trademark before. When Jiang Xinya contacted Li Yeming recently, I told Xi Yue to register the 'Jin' trademark as soon as possible. So, in this situation, what are Jiang Xinya's chances of winning if she goes to court?"
Xi Quan looked at Ye Qing in surprise: "Xi Yue registered?"
Ye Qing nodded and recounted the situation to Xi Quan. Then she said, "When I asked Xi Yue to register the trademark, I didn't know about the relationship between Jiang Xinya and Li Yeming. I just heard from Li Yeming that the trademark hadn't been registered yet, and I felt a little uneasy, so I asked Xi Yue to register it."
Xi Quan remained silent for a long time before saying, "I'll ask the lawyer, and I'll also call Xi Yue and ask her who the trademark registration entity is. Is it registered under Li Yeming's studio, or something else?"
“Okay.” Ye Qing blinked and understood Xi Quan’s meaning. Although everyone knew about this trademark, it had never been registered before, which made things different. Even if they went to court, there was nothing to be afraid of.
After speaking with Li Yeming, Xi Yue did not leave. She remained in her office. Her words to Li Yeming about starting to work seriously were not just empty talk.
She wanted to stop Li Yeming from terminating his contract because, in Xi Yue's opinion, if Li Yeming terminated his contract with Zitai Fashion, everything would be for nothing, and Li Yeming wouldn't be able to make any money on his own.
Although Xi Yue was confident and determined, she was also very clear that she was still lacking compared to Ye Qing.
When Xi Yue received Ye Qing's call, she happened to find some documents she had prepared for registering the trademark according to Ye Qing's instructions. As she said before, although she didn't study law, she still had some basic legal knowledge. After all, she was a college graduate. It was only 2000. Back when Ye Qing and Xi Yue went to college, universities hadn't expanded their enrollment yet. Being able to get into college was really something.
Xi Yue was unintentional when she registered the trademark, because Li Yeming didn't care about these things at all. Sometimes Li Yeming was even lazier than Xi Yue. Li Yeming was the kind of person who would only open her mouth to eat when everything was prepared and placed right in front of her.
Just like how her studio is now, it can be said that it is entirely thanks to Ye Qing and Zitai Fashion's planning.
This strengthened Xi Yue's resolve to not allow Li Yeming to terminate the contract.
So when she received Ye Qing's call, before Ye Qing could even speak, Xi Yue looked at the documents in her hand and said, "Ye Qing, I have a way to stop Li Yeming from terminating the contract."
Ye Qing, who was about to ask Xi Yue about the trademark, didn't rush to ask after hearing what Xi Yue said. Instead, she listened to what Xi Yue had to say first: "What method?"
"Didn't you ask me to register the 'Jin' trademark back then? It required providing the applicant's information and such. During that time, Li Yeming was not paying much attention to many things because of Jiang Xinya. When I went to her, she told me to handle it as I saw fit, so I applied for the trademark in my own name. I didn't think much about it at the time. I just thought that since Li Yeming and I were partners, we didn't plan to break up. I was just worried that Yang Zi and Jiang Xinya might have some shady dealings. I didn't expect that it would give me leverage now."
Ye Qing originally wanted to ask about this matter, but she didn't expect that Xi Yue herself had also realized the importance of trademarks.
Ye Qing was on speakerphone when she made the call, so Xi Quan heard it. He asked Xi Yue, "So you're the current owner of the 'Jin' trademark, right?"
Xi Yue nodded, and then, remembering that she was on the phone, said, "Yes, I own the 'Jin' trademark. If Li Yeming terminates her contract with Zitai Fashion, I will stop her from using the 'Jin' trademark. Although it's a bit underhanded, it's better than her messing around recklessly."
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