I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

It was already evening, and there was no one in the law firm, yet Li Guang had not gone home.

I haven't closed a deal in over a month, and when I go home, my wife just complains. I'd rather stay at the company.

The thought of his disappointing daughter after returning to China filled Li Guang with rage.

I finally found her a job at a securities company, but she made an excuse to switch companies after working there for a short time.

When asked which company she wanted to work for, her daughter Li Yuqing actually said she wanted to be a live streamer, which infuriated him.

He spent so much money studying abroad, and if he comes back and flaunts himself in front of the camera every day, how will he ever face his relatives again?

Although China's legal system is becoming more and more comprehensive, the legal profession is still not easy to succeed in.

Those law firms that make money are well-known firms with long-term partnerships with large companies.

Ordinary lawyers like Li Guang can only handle divorce cases.

Actually, it can't be said that business has always been bad; Li Guang took on several lawsuits last year.

Because the government has implemented a credit system and said it will crack down on debtors, there are more and more cases of debt disputes.

Although Li Guang received the order and won the lawsuit, he didn't receive much money.

Currently, even if the court orders the other party to repay the money, if the debtor has no assets, the borrower cannot get the money and therefore cannot pay the lawyer's fees.

So the lawyers in Jiangcheng changed their fee structure, requiring a partial consultation fee upfront, with the remaining amount paid after the borrower received the money following a successful lawsuit.

Unfortunately, many people felt that this behavior was a waste of time and money, so fewer and fewer people came to the authorities for legal assistance.

"Oh dear, what should I do?" Li Guang was scratching his head in worry.

His wife, He Aihua, spends her days playing mahjong. Unless he gives her a sufficient amount of living expenses each month, they inevitably argue when he gets home. He's also keeping a mistress, and now they're living on loans.

An hour later, Li Guang checked the time and realized it was getting late.

Just as he was about to get up and go home, his phone suddenly rang.

"Hello, is this Li Guang, the lawyer from Hankou?" A sweet female voice rang out after the call was connected.

"It's...it's me." Li Guang was a little confused by the way the lawyer addressed him.

"I want to file a lawsuit."

"What lawsuit?"

"A huge lawsuit! The kind with lots and lots of money..."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Li Guang perked up completely.

Back home, Li Guang dragged his tired body to sit on the sofa.

From the direction of her daughter's room, she could faintly hear a phone conversation: "Are we going to a nightclub tomorrow? But I've never been before. I'm a bit socially awkward because of my upbringing..."

Upon hearing these familiar words, Li Guang's lips twitched.

Whenever Li Yuqing interacts with boys, she uses excuses like having a bad family background or being socially anxious to explain herself.

"Oh, so you know how to come back after all." Just then, his wife's voice rang out from behind him.

He Aihua dragged her bloated body over, which disgusted him greatly.

He Aihua was quite pretty when she was young, but after getting married, all she did was sit there and play mahjong, sometimes all day long. Without exercise, she gained a lot of weight.

In addition, his wife was not highly educated, while he was an intellectual, so the two basically had nothing in common after marriage.

He Aihua always had the temperament of a stock market tyrant, and sometimes she would act without warning, leaving him covered in injuries.

Because Li Guang is a lawyer, he habitually uses rules and regulations at home. However, women are not very reasonable, which makes He Aihua and Li Yuqing dislike him. It's like a scholar encountering a soldier—reasoning is useless.

"This is my home, why shouldn't I come back?" Li Guang said, pursing his lips.

"This is my living expenses for this month." He Aihua held out her hand.

"Didn't I already give you five thousand?"

"Five thousand isn't enough! There are three mouths to feed at home. You've never run a household before, you don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil, and salt are!"

"I don't usually eat at home."

"So it's my fault then? You're probably going to say I lost money playing mahjong, right? But I won two thousand yuan this time!"

"Then why did you ask me for this?"

"You're a man, isn't it your job to support your family? Are you going to use all your money to support your mistress?"

He Aihua knew that Li Guang had a woman outside, but as long as Li Guang paid her living expenses on time, she didn't care.

This can be considered an unspoken agreement between the two in recent years.

Seeing that the man remained silent, He Aihua launched into a verbal attack: "You've been coming home really late every day lately, and I haven't seen you earn any money. I really don't know what you've been doing outside. When people ask me what your husband does, I'm embarrassed to tell them he's a top lawyer!"

"Hehe, I got a big order today!"

"Big order? Bullshit! I've never seen you make a lot of money since I married you." He Aihua's face was full of disdain.

"If we win this lawsuit, we can probably get several million," Li Guang said calmly, leaning back on the sofa.

This appearance convinced He Aihua somewhat.

"What?! Millions! Dad's going to be rich! Looks like I won't have to work at that lousy company anymore. I've got my eye on a Mercedes, I'm going to pick it up soon..." The sharp-eared Li Yuqing excitedly ran out of her room as soon as she heard about money.

Overjoyed at having just caught a new fish, she even took He Aihua's hand and started dancing.

Looking at this lively mother and daughter, Li Guang couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.

There isn't a single normal person in this family; he doesn't want to stay here for another second.

We must win this lawsuit!

Although he had arranged to meet the other party the next day, he knew nothing about the specific details or the plaintiff, but this did not affect Li Guang's enthusiasm for taking the order.

Since I haven't won many lawsuits anyway, why not give it a try?
Three days later, in Xinlu City.

"The blind box model launched by Starlight Fantasy is selling like hotcakes now. Some small factories along the coast deliberately copied a lot of products in an attempt to ride the wave, but we sued them all. We've received so much in compensation that we're overwhelmed..." Zhang Youting shared some good news.

"And the bad news?" Chen Xi asked, smiling as she sat in her chair. Zhang Youting always brought both good and bad news when he gave a work report.

"The bad news is that the government has stopped the trade-in subsidy, which means we won't get the money," Zhang Youting said, shrugging.

Ultimately, he's not from mainland China, and there are no trade-in subsidies in Taiwan. He feels that stopping these subsidies will greatly impact the future of the entire home appliance industry.

"The total amount of subsidies for the trade-in program is quite large, and the government has more than one subsidy policy. The allocation of funds is still limited. Consumers' purchasing power also has cycles. Who will keep buying and buying forever? As long as we can get through this period of time, the subsidies will reappear!" Chen Xi waved his hand to reassure him.

"Do you even know what I'm saying? The home appliance market isn't very optimistic right now, and if the subsidies stop, sales will plummet. But the factories are still producing, and countless goods will pile up. Look at how many stores Su Ning Appliances has across the country; their monthly employee salaries are astronomical. If their cash flow runs into trouble, we won't be spared. I only realized after coming to the mainland that issuing IOUs is common here. Just imagine, if Su Ning uses IOUs to exchange for goods, and then can't pay on time, all our money will be gone!" Zhang Youting laid out the worst-case scenario.

"I came back this time to resolve this matter." Chen Xi handed him a cigarette.

"How to deal with it?"

"The higher-ups just finished a meeting, and they want us to strengthen the development of the Silk Road. The price of electrical appliances in China is getting lower and lower, so there's not much profit to be made. But it's a different story when we transport them to less developed regions. Southeast Asia has its own small workshops that produce home appliances, but in the past, competing for market share wasn't very profitable. I think it would be better to open up markets in Africa, the Middle East, Russia, and other countries. The model would be similar to that in Australia; we could just assemble the components locally."

"The plan is good, but I always feel that it's too chaotic over there."

“I’ve dealt with that area before. It’s a bit chaotic, but as long as you’re bold, you can still make money. After all, there are Chinese people all over the world. With a little money and some connections, there’s nothing you can’t do.” Chen Xi stroked his chin.

Although he spoke lightly, he was actually quite worried.

Especially in that godforsaken place like Africa, there are so many scams out of people that it's impossible to count them all.

Inside the office building on the other side.

"Yue, how about we merge the two companies? Anyway, the employees are still the same, it's just another factory." Leo sat in his chair, not in the mood to drink his tea at all.

"Why doesn't Chen Yifeng come and negotiate himself?" Chen Caiyue asked with a smile.

"You know he's a very proud person..."

"I don't know, I still don't know what kind of person he is. One minute he's acting all pitiful in front of me, and the next he's cursing at me, haha."

"Uh..." The business conversation had turned into casual conversation, and Leo was now having a real headache.

“Xinde is doing quite well now. With Lao Zhu rejoining, it’s only a matter of time before they catch up with Huade. The fact that they’re asking to merge at this point means they must be unable to continue operating. As someone from Deutsche Bank, are you planning to terminate the cooperation?” Chen Caiyue asked slowly, reclining in her chair.

“Feng is indeed not focusing on Huade anymore, but I heard that his financial company has recently run into some problems, so…”

"Ha, men are all like that, fickle and easily bored. Now that the new ones aren't good enough, they come back to the old ones. There's no such thing as a free lunch. Why would I merge with Huade? What would I gain? Am I supposed to wait until he kicks me out later?"

"Ahem, the shareholding will be readjusted after the merger. I've come up with a few options. One is a complete merger, and another is for Xinde to become a subsidiary of Huade, with us providing you with technology..."

"Wait a minute, isn't this pretty much the same as before? You've known Chen Yifeng for so long, and he's the kind of person who likes to kick you when you've served your purpose. I don't think this little bit of leverage will sway me at all." Chen Caiyue held up a finger and shook it.

Chen Xi, who was eavesdropping outside the door, was covering her mouth and chuckling.

If Chen Yifeng had run over, knelt on the ground, and recounted some past events to gain sympathy, Chen Caiyue would probably have fallen for his trick.

But if you bring up the benefits, his mother definitely won't buy it.

After a long while, just as Leo got up to leave, there was a knock on the office door.

"Oh, Uncle Leo, what brings you here?" Chen Xi greeted him with a smile and shook hands with him.

"I heard you're doing quite well these days... If you have time, help me persuade your parents." Leo exchanged a few pleasantries and left with a wry smile.

"Were you eavesdropping outside the door just now?" Chen Caiyue asked, hands on her hips, after the door closed.

"I only listened to a little bit." Chen Xi held up two fingers to indicate.

He thought for a moment and then said, "Why not cooperate directly with Germany? We can offer even higher terms than Waldner can."

“Hey, you don’t understand. Terminating the contract isn’t that easy. Huade used to be nominally a foreign company, and its early structure was quite complicated…” Chen Caiyue shook her head.

"How's the tension between you and Uncle Fang going?" Chen Xi asked cheekily as he leaned closer.

"Why are you asking this? He's abroad, we rarely see each other, we usually just talk on the phone." Chen Caiyue grabbed his ear.

"I need his help with something."

"Don't go looking for him, or he'll think I'm doing this for personal gain..."

"It can't be that exaggerated, can it?" Chen Xi scratched his head, intending to contact Fang Haoran privately.

His mother is the same way; she's quite concerned about saving face.

"Where's my cousin? I didn't see him, nor did I see Chen Fu or Uncle Hu." Chen Xi suddenly remembered this after sitting down.

“He’s out organizing trade shows. Right now, the equipment in Xinde is in short supply, and production can’t keep up. We have to thank your dad for this. If it weren’t for the problems on his end, we wouldn’t have any big clients visiting us at all. I heard he’s very busy now. People outside have given him a nickname: the painter who takes care of his child.” Chen Caiyue spoke with a sense of triumph.

"Hahaha, he should be called the bastard who takes over the burden."

"What do you mean?"

"nothing."

Chen Xi waved his hand.

Chen Caiyue is currently unaware of Zhang Xuan's relationship with her male best friend.

This woman has definitely already swindled a lot of money; she'll have to make her pay it all back eventually.

"Hmph, he's the kind of person who won't listen to a single word of the truth. If I were to act like that woman and whine and whimper, I bet he'd be completely swayed." Chen Caiyue pouted.

Zhang Xuan isn't even as pretty as her, let alone in business. All she does is act coquettishly all day long; she's utterly useless.

Why do you say that?

"Today I opened my phone and watched some short videos, and they were all just a bunch of women whining and whining. It feels like times have changed; nowadays young girls are making money by acting cute." Chen Caiyue said, then opened an app.

The screen was filled with suggestive videos and live streams featuring girls.

Chen Xi took the phone and fiddled with it for a bit, muttering curiously to herself, "Huh, what kind of app is this? I've never seen it before?"

Chen Caiyue shrugged: "I don't know, it just suddenly appeared on my phone. There are all sorts of links online now, and clicking on them automatically downloads..."

On the phone was an app called "Xuanwu Video". Chen Xi thought for a long time but couldn't remember having this app in his previous life. Moreover, there were quite a few streamers on it, and he could even see streamers from other platforms.

Is this a live broadcast?
No one has sued him for copyright infringement?

Chen Xi's mind was filled with question marks. (End of Chapter)