Me! A disgraced celebrity! Starting by seeking justice for impoverished students.

Compared to Chen Qiaowei's solemn expression, Jiang Chen's face was relaxed.

"We don't need to respond; the more we explain, the worse it gets."

"Once the court obtains the settlement documents and exposes the solid evidence of their arbitrary cost deductions and dual contracts, it will be more effective than issuing a hundred statements!"

Chen Qiaowei pondered for a moment before nodding, "That's true..."

"They only dare to play the media game; when it comes to evidence, they chicken out!"

Once the evidence is laid out before us, no matter how much public opinion is manipulated, it will be of no use!

Just then, Jiang Chen's phone on the table suddenly rang.

The caller ID notes were displayed on the screen.

Zhou Guilan

She was Han Zihe's mother.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen immediately answered the phone, softening his tone: "Auntie?"

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Guilan's voice was hesitant and a little hoarse with difficulty, as if she had been struggling with it for a long time.

"Attorney Jiang... there's something I'd like to discuss with you."

"This morning, people from Star Entertainment came to my hometown with a lawyer and a check for five million."

Hearing this, Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow slightly.

He just handed over a check for five million?

Star Entertainment is really generous!

However, compared to the benefits Han Zihe brought to the company, five million seemed like a small amount.

"And then?" Jiang Chen asked, his expression turning serious.

"They said...it's not good for anyone if this gets out of hand, and it'll damage Zihe's reputation too."

"If I sign a letter of understanding acknowledging that Zihe fell to his death due to personal depression and withdraw all lawsuits and accusations, I will receive the five million."

Her voice trailed off, trembling with sobs: "My relatives all advised me, saying that since she's already gone, fighting for those titles is useless. They said the money can help me get medical treatment and pay off my debts."

"But I... I always feel that if I sign that document, Zihe... will really become the kind of immature child they talk about."

"I can't make up my mind, so I thought I'd call you secretly."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qiaowei, who was standing next to him, was stunned.

Five million is an astronomical figure for a family burdened with debt and medical expenses.

It's no wonder the family members wavered.

Jiang Chen paused for two seconds, not immediately offering any advice, but instead softly asked, "Auntie, what do you think?"

"Me?" Zhou Guilan choked up. "I just want to know how my son died."

"When he was alive, he would tell me every day how good the company was, how good the boss was, and that he didn't dare to cause trouble for fear of losing money."

"I'm not willing to die with the reputation of being depressed and rebellious."

"But I'm also afraid... I might not win the lawsuit, and I'll lose all the money, ending up with nothing."

"Auntie, let me tell you the truth," Jiang Chen said calmly, "Five million is indeed a lot for your family. With this money, you can pay off your debts, get medical treatment, and live a much better life."

"But you need to think this through. If you sign the letter of understanding and admit that it is your own depression, it is equivalent to nailing Zihe to the reputation of being 'rebellious and suicidal'."

"He worked himself to the bone his whole life and suffered so much injustice, but in the end it all came down to 'his bad mood'."

"Starry Sky Entertainment spent five million, not to buy forgiveness, but to silence you all!"

"Besides, the fact that they can come up with five million right now proves that if they lose the case, they'll have to pay even more!"

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, with only the old man's soft sobs.

After a long while, Zhou Guilan took a deep breath, her voice trembling with tears, yet resolute.

"Attorney Jiang, I understand."

"We'll fight the lawsuit, I don't want the money, I just want justice!"

"Zihe came into this world with a clean conscience, he can't leave with a clean conscience and be burdened with a bad reputation!"

After hanging up the phone, the office was quiet for a few seconds.

Chen Qiaowei sighed: "It must have been tough on Auntie. Five million! Anyone would hesitate in that situation."

Jiang Chen looked at his phone screen, tapped the table lightly with his fingertips, and his eyes darkened.

"The other party is starting to panic."

From this point, he saw more.

"They dragged things out with jurisdictional objections, used public opinion to smear us, and even tried to settle things privately with money."

"They're using all three tactics at once, just to try and quell this whole thing."

As he spoke, he looked up at Chen Qiaowei, a faint smile curving his lips.

"But this is just the beginning."

"They make the moves, we'll respond!"

"I'd like to see how long Star Entertainment can keep its secrets hidden!"

……

The following morning.

Not long after the law firm opened, Chen Qiaowei, clutching a court express mail package, rushed into Jiang Chen's office.

Her face beamed with undisguised joy.

"Attorney Jiang! Good news! The court's ruling is in!"

She placed the civil ruling on the table, her voice becoming noticeably louder.

"The jurisdictional objection raised by Star Entertainment has been rejected by the court!"

"The ruling clearly states that this brokerage contract is a labor contract with personal dependence, and the place of performance of the contract is local, so this court has jurisdiction over it according to law."

"and……"

She paused, then pulled out a document stamped with the court's official seal, her eyes gleaming: "The court also issued an investigation order, allowing the retrieval of settlement details, cost expenditure vouchers, and corresponding bank statements for all of Han Zihe's acting projects."

"I just confirmed with the assistant of the judge in charge that the enforcement bureau has applied for off-site evidence collection and sent their local colleagues to Xingchen Entertainment's headquarters. They will be there this morning to retrieve all the financial documents!"

Jiang Chen was flipping through the brokerage contract marked with red circles when he heard this. He glanced at the ruling and chuckled.

"As expected."

"The jurisdiction clause in the standard contract was neither highlighted in bold nor separately confirmed, failing to fulfill the obligation of notification and explanation, and is therefore untenable."

"They're trying to drag things out for two or three months with these tricks, but the court won't play these procedural games with them."

As he spoke, he put down his pen, his gaze falling on the investigation warrant, his tone becoming more serious: "The real show is just beginning."

"If we really pull out the details and transaction records, this debt will only be bigger than we anticipated!"

Chen Qiaowei nodded emphatically, her eyes full of anticipation: "Once we get the transaction records, we can calculate exactly how much money they withheld from Zihe! Let's see how they can still deny it then!"

Meanwhile, at the headquarters of Star Entertainment.

The atmosphere in the office plummeted to freezing point.

The public relations assistant stood in front of Li Xue's desk, her head bowed low, her voice trembling.

"Director Li...the person he sent to Han Zihe's house has returned."

"Zhou Guilan refused to sign the letter of understanding, saying... saying that the lawsuit should continue, that she didn't want a single penny of money, and that she only wanted justice for her son."

"What?!" Li Xue slammed her coffee cup on the table with a thud, spilling a few drops of brown coffee.

"Five million yuan can't even win over an old woman from the countryside? What kind of business are you running?! Can't you add some more conditions?"

"Arrange retirement for her, cover her medical treatment, what's wrong with that?"