"Mr. Lin, according to procedure, the court has arranged for a mediator to ask us if mediation is possible?"
"Participating in pre-trial mediation can avoid court hearings and some troublesome procedures."
"But the other party may not be able to agree to the conditions we put forward, and it may just be a waste of time."
Inside the villa.
Lin Chu glanced at the three little ones playing by the pool in the yard, with Ge Lan and Huang Yiyi carefully guarding their safety, and several nannies watching over them at all times.
At this moment, listening to the lawyer's report on the divorce case, he sighed with a hint of helplessness.
"Sometimes I really envy Yang Lin and Li Shuang."
"We parted amicably, without any disputes. Everything was done according to procedure, and all the formalities were completed smoothly and quickly."
"Only when it comes to me, not only does it frequently make it to the trending topics, but it also creates a complete mess."
As he spoke, he smiled wryly, picked up his wine glass, turned around his chair, and looked at the lawyers in the living room who also looked helpless.
"You're the professionals, we'll do whatever you say."
"In your opinion, is this pre-trial mediation meaningful? Can it achieve a better outcome than a trial?"
Upon hearing Lin Chu's question, Attorney Jiang offered his professional advice.
“After the trial begins, the judge has a certain degree of discretion. Based on the principle of protecting women and the weaker party, it is difficult for us to attribute all the illegally transferred marital debts to Su Lin alone.”
"Conservatively speaking, even if we have the upper hand in the court hearing, the assets that need to be allocated to Su Lin's side may exceed ten million."
"But don't worry, as you instructed, Su Lin will not get any of the copyrights to the new songs."
"The music company has prepared all the necessary paperwork and evidence perfectly, ensuring everything goes smoothly!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Chu frowned slightly and gently swirled the wine glass in her hand.
"Over ten million? That many?"
"Over the years, most of the cash I've earned has been transferred by Su Lin and her brother. What's left are just a few villas and houses, which add up to more than 30 million yuan."
"I only have a few million in cash left."
"Even so, how could she still take so much?"
Seeing the collective helplessness on the faces of the legal team, he realized for the first time just how powerful Su Lin's ability to exploit others truly was.
For so many years, she didn't even need to do housework or take care of children.
Even so, they can acquire tens of millions of assets without working after the divorce, directly transcending social classes.
How ironic.
On the contrary, she, who worked herself to the bone for this family, was neither the weaker party nor the main beneficiary during the divorce.
I have this inexplicable feeling that it wasn't worth it...
At this moment, all Attorney Jiang could do was try to reassure his client and analyze the most favorable situation possible.
"The worst-case scenario is that we'll have to give up tens of millions of assets."
"In fact, if we operate properly, or if we seize upon obvious loopholes and mistakes on the other side, we might be able to recover more losses."
“Our team has analyzed the more than 40 million yuan of assets that were transferred out one by one, and there is still a lot of room for action.”
"The opposing lawyer is a rather difficult character, and he certainly won't let any loopholes slip by."
"When you give your testimony, they may try to frame some of the transfers as joint debts of the couple, saying that you verbally admitted to it and that she verbally notified you."
"If none of these can be proven, the judge will, in principle, choose to believe that it is a joint debt and try not to let one person bear all the losses."
"Therefore, the conclusion we have reached is that we accept pre-trial mediation!"
"By taking advantage of the mediation opportunity, we can offer some tempting benefits to the other party to reduce their losses!"
Over the past few days, Lin Chu had been subtly exposed to the legal team's explanations of the intricacies of the matter.
I was actually prepared for this, and it didn't surprise me anymore.
The most difficult thing to deal with were those old songs that she had personally composed and which were already quite commercially successful, because Su Lin had served as the legal representative of the company and had taken on some work tasks.
Therefore, Su Lin will inevitably receive a share of the copyrights and subsequent revenue from those old songs.
Even if Su Lin needs to repay the debts for her brother's illegally transferred assets, the judge cannot allow her to directly offset the debts with these copyrights and profits. Instead, she must repay them in installments.
Once the debts are paid off, those old songs can still serve as Su Lin's retirement insurance, providing her with an inexhaustible amount of money.
Thinking of this, Lin Chu frowned slightly and subconsciously looked at the legal team to speak.
"Do you think there's any way to prevent me from giving Su Lin a single penny?"
"Does the only way to completely sever ties with her be to make painful sacrifices?"
Upon hearing this, the legal team looked at each other in bewilderment and shook their heads with troubled expressions.
Attorney Jiang summarized the team's opinions and could only sigh helplessly.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Lin, but these are conventional methods, and we really can't change the existing legal environment."
"And for the sake of your future career development, as well as your personal freedom and safety, there are also considerations."
"We also do not recommend that you use any unconventional methods."
"Losing money can avert disaster"—this saying from the ancients has always held some truth.
Upon hearing this, Lin Chu essentially gave up completely and immediately nodded slightly.
"Okay, then let's do it your way."
"After all, you are already the top legal team in the country. If you can't make Su Lin leave with nothing, then I'm afraid no one else can either."
Attorney Jiang was also very ashamed at this moment, and looked embarrassed.
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Lin."
"In fact, successful people like you usually don't choose to get married to a stranger without any precautions during the peak of their careers."
"In order to avoid the woman dividing the property after marriage, the only way is to take a series of legal measures before marriage."
"After handling this case, our team can assist you in redistributing and protecting your assets, ensuring that you will never encounter any adverse situations again."
At this point, Lin Chu had nothing more to say.
After all, he wasn't the vampire who used every trick in the book to squeeze other people's assets dry; he was just passively protecting himself.
Being able to minimize the losses is already a stroke of good fortune amidst misfortune.
After the discussion, Attorney Jiang immediately submitted a letter of intent to agree to pre-trial mediation.
However, the response from the other side was somewhat unexpected.
Upon receiving the news from the court mediator, Song Yuhong merely smiled dismissively, then looked at the somewhat hesitant Su Lin with the notice in her hand.
"Pre-trial mediation?"
"I don't think it's necessary."
"They just want to use some tricks to trick us into signing some deceptive terms."
"Refuse mediation, let's go straight to court!"
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