The court hearing was held today. All the actions of Zheng Zhihe and Wen Ying were only to prove one thing: "Fish Against the Current" had no subjective intention to delay the manuscript submission and terminate the contract. The termination statement published in "Aige" and Han Qin's revelations in the forum were all because "Fish Against the Current" signed the novel publishing contract with Rongcheng Publishing Group. This move caused the magazine to lose profits, which made the magazine and Han Qin choose to retaliate against "Fish Against the Current" in anger!
What Lawyer Xiong did was the opposite.
At the moment, Zheng Zhihe and Wen Ying have the upper hand, while Lawyer Xiong and Han Qin are at a disadvantage.
Lawyer Xiong lost his composure when the recorded evidence was used.
When the judge asked for new evidence, Lawyer Xiong was unable to produce it. Instead, Zheng Zhihe had already compiled all the critical reports about "Fish Against the Current" in the print media into a book and submitted it together with a summary of the explosive posts on the Tianya Forum. This was the reason why Zheng Zhihe dared to demand 300,000 yuan in mental compensation.
Lawyer Xiong tried his best to prove that the recorded evidence was illegal. After questioning Wen Ying herself, the young judge announced the end of the trial. Civil lawsuits are rarely pronounced in court, and although this case is not complicated, it has certain special features. The judge will not make a judgment easily and needs to consider it carefully.
After the trial, the thin man in the gray suit left. Except for Wen Ying who paid special attention to him and Zheng Zhihe who knew the truth, no one else paid attention to him.
The departure of her mentor also disturbed Wen Ying's mood.
Until Xie Qian asked her:
"You don't look happy? Even though I'm not a lawyer, I can tell you and Lawyer Zheng worked very well together today. This case isn't a foregone conclusion. It all depends on how much compensation the court will award."
300,000 is definitely impossible.
This is asking for an exorbitant price and then paying it back on the spot.
However, Xie Qian felt that the compensation should not be less than 50,000.
The hot sales of "Teenage Idol" made the "fish against the current" famous. This idea may cause controversy, but it is indeed the case - the reputation rights of ordinary people are not that valuable, but the reputation rights of celebrities are different. Celebrities make a living by their fame, and the economic losses caused by the infringement of reputation rights are greater.
"I'm not unhappy!"
Xie Qian was too perceptive, so Wen Ying dared not be distracted anymore. Of course, Wen Ying was very happy that she could make Han Qin's lawyer lose his composure.
On the other side, Lawyer Xiong was struggling to hold Han Qin.
The trial was over and Han Qin was filled with anger.
She had so much to say to Zou Weijun and Xiao Niu, and if she didn't scold these two shameless people, Han Qin would not be able to calm down.
Lawyer Xiong certainly couldn't let Han Qin do whatever she wanted:
"You're being awful. You seem like you're just angry and embarrassed. You can't win or lose the lawsuit, so you shouldn't lose your basic manners, right?"
You can’t curse or fight, this is the Chengdu Court!
After the trial, it is not uncommon for the plaintiff and the defendant to fight each other, but what are the qualities of those people and what is the quality of Han Qin? How can they be compared?
Han Qin is a cultured person, and cultured people should pay attention to grace when doing things.
Han Qin shook off Lawyer Xiong's hand: "Didn't you say there's at least a 50% chance of winning?"
As a result, he couldn't even win the argument against a little girl in court!
Lawyer Xiong was speechless. "The 50% chance of winning I mentioned was based on your information. You didn't say the other party would have audio evidence."
Lawyer Xiong’s professional skills are not bad.
He felt that the judge was likely to accept the recorded evidence.
The situation is really unfavorable.
This is the disadvantage of suing someone on their own turf. You can never tell if they have any personal connections. Fortunately, Ni Sisi's case will be heard in Shandong Province.
Thinking of Ni Sisi's case, Lawyer Xiong asked Han Qin with lingering fear:
"Ni Sisi was fired for 'taking bribes', right? You have to promise me this. I'm your lawyer, the only person you can't deceive. If Ni Sisi produces any more recorded evidence..."
Han Qin bit her lip. "The author who gave Ni Sisi the gift has already agreed to testify in court. It's a fact that Ni Sisi 'took bribes'!"
At this point, Lawyer Xiong has no choice but to continue the lawsuit for Han Qin and the magazine.
There are both witnesses and material evidence, which is enough to prove that Ni Sisi is "accepting bribes".
In addition, there is commercial competition between Rongcheng Publishing Group, where Ni Sisi has jumped to, and Aige Magazine. Lawyer Xiong does not believe that he can lose the lawsuit in Shandong Province!
As for today's trial, Lawyer Xiong had already prepared for the worst and offered Han Qin some advice: "The verdict won't come out so quickly. Even if someone is behind the scenes and we lose the case, we can appeal. The first and second trials will take more than half a year, and the heat on this matter will fade."
Han Qin nodded mechanically, but she was not very optimistic in her heart.
Lawyer Xiong said that if it is delayed for a year or two, the heat will fade. This is a good idea, but he is afraid that Zou Weijun and Xiao Niu, the two villains, will disagree.
They will definitely seize this great opportunity and work hard to hype up "Teen Idol"!
Han Qin heard from her colleagues that the first print run of 100,000 copies of "Teenage Idol" has been sold out, and an additional print run of 200,000 copies is being rushed to bookstores across the country for sale.
It’s only been on the market for half a month!
A bestseller that no bookstore would refuse.
Now the largest chain bookstore in the country is Xinhua Bookstore, which belongs to Huaguo Publishing Group and is an official bookstore with outlets all over the country. It is not under the management of Shandong Publishing Group. If the Xinhua Bookstore in Shandong Province wants to sell "Teen Idol", neither Han Qin nor the magazine can stop it... "Teen Idol" has been urgently reprinted, which will definitely attract the attention of Shandong Xinhua Bookstore. "Teen Idol" can no longer be stopped in Shandong Province!
Han Qin's face turned pale.
As soon as she walked down the steps of the court, reporters carrying cameras and microphones rushed to Han Qin.
First, I quickly took a few photos of Han Qin's dark face, and then asked if I could interview Han Qin.
These reporters are so mean. Han Qin and Lawyer Xiong don't look like they have won the lawsuit at all, but the reporters smile and want to interview Han Qin, asking what chances they have of winning!
"My client won't be interviewed!"
"Yes, no comment."
"We are waiting for the court's verdict and believe that the judge will give a fair and just decision."
Lawyer Xiong stood in front of Han Qin to protect her from harassment from reporters.
Han Qin glared fiercely at Wen Ying and her group who had already walked down the stairs.
He is indeed a villain, who actually arranged reporters to ambush at the door of the court!
In order to create hype, they will do anything.
Zou Weijun and Xiao Niu were completely confused.
Neither of them arranged for reporters.
However, the fact that there were reporters covering the trial wasn't bad for Teen Idol, and sure enough, some reporters were already walking towards this side.
Zou Weijun's first reaction was that the interview would be beneficial to the promotion of "Teen Idol", but then he remembered that Wen Ying did not want to be exposed, so he quickly turned to look at Wen Ying, but found that Wen Ying had already jumped behind Xie Qian with agility.
Xie Qian is taller than Wen Ying.
No matter how thin a boy is, he is always bigger than a girl.
In a hurry, a corner of Wen Ying's clothes was still exposed. Xie Qian calmly moved it and hid Wen Ying tightly behind him.
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