Golden Years in the World of Film and Television

Seeing that her expression and mood were not right, Xu Huanshan felt a little distressed, but he still told the truth:

"I just contacted some friends, and they all said that the prospects for the tea industry are not very optimistic. The market competition is too fierce, and it is difficult for new brands to find good sales channels.

I understand your desire to continue investing. After all, you had high hopes and expectations for this tea factory. But what Lao Yang said also makes sense. Cutting losses in time is the best option to avoid getting deeper into trouble."

Seeing the resignation in Xu Huanshan's eyes, Gu Jia couldn't help but look away and said, "I understand what you mean, but I don't know why. I just can't make up my mind to give up, so I said I was very conflicted."

After saying that, Gu Jia put down the information in her hand and changed the subject: "By the way, husband, where is the village chief? I still want to ask him something."

"I asked him to go back first. Since you still refuse to give up, let's inspect this tea factory first.

If there's still hope, we'll try not to give up, but if there's no hope, or the risk is too great, closing the tea factory is the only option."

When Gu Jia heard that the tea factory was closing down, she felt mixed emotions. She was really unwilling to accept this, and she also felt frustrated by the failure. If she had always prided herself on being smart, she would have fallen flat on her face.

Thinking of this, she couldn't hold back her tears anymore. She looked at Xu Huanshan with tears in her eyes and said, "I'm sorry. Tell me why I signed that document back then. Why didn't I listen to your advice? Now I'm in a difficult situation and I'm heavily in debt."

"It's okay. If someone is determined to harm you, it's hard to defend against them."

Xu Huanshan looked at Gu Jia, who was full of loss, with some heartache, and couldn't help but hold her hand and comfort her:

"So, my dear, don't blame yourself too much, and don't dwell on it. Investment failure is normal, and it's really no big deal.

It's just a three million dollar bill, if you're worried you can't pay it back, I'll help you pay it back when the park's new payment comes in."

Hearing this, Gu Jia no longer cared about other issues and said with emotion: "Thank you, husband. Not only did you not blame me for this, you also took the trouble to accompany me on this trip, and now you are using the company's funds to help me!"

"Do we still need to be so polite? I know you're doing this for the good of our family. I don't blame you this time, but we can't take any more chances. Let's talk to the village chief tomorrow and tell him about the situation. We're leaving!"

This incident was just a lesson learned. From now on, please help me keep an eye on the company. If we don't make the same mistakes again, our lives will definitely get better and better."

After crying for a while, Gu Jia felt much better and regained some of her former shrewdness and ability. She nodded and said, "Well, let's check it out tomorrow and see what happens. If it doesn't work out, we'll withdraw."

Having said that, Gu Jia took a deep breath and continued slowly: "Actually, if there are no other problems with this tea factory, I really don't want to give up.

In the past few years, I have been looking for a way out for our family so that you can do what you like without worry. So tomorrow I will carefully investigate. I can't miss a good opportunity, but I will never invest blindly. "

"Okay, then go to bed early today. I'll accompany you tomorrow and see what happens. I'll support you no matter what the result is. If it doesn't work out, we can withdraw in time."

Xu Huanshan nodded and gave her a few reminders. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her nod, and the two of them went to the room to rest with their worries.

Of course, Gu Jia, who was tossing and turning in bed, reflected on her recent actions again. She felt that the tea factory was in such a state not because the tea factory had no prospects, but because she was used to taking shortcuts and thought that everything given by her wife was the best, so she was careless.

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Nothing happened that night. The next morning, after thinking all night, Xu Huanshan made a final decision, so he directly took Gu Jia to find the village chief.

Since the risk is too great, the most important thing is to stop the loss in time. Therefore, he doesn't even want to do the inspection, so as to avoid other problems that will cause him to get deeper and deeper into trouble.

However, after Xu Huanshan and Gu Jia opened the door, they found that the village chief was already waiting outside with many tea farmers.

After seeing the two of them come out, the village chief sincerely advised Gu Jia and Xu Huanshan to go to the tea garden to see it for themselves, and said that many tea farmers have been making tea for their entire lives, and once the tea factory is closed, it will be equivalent to cutting off their source of livelihood.

Gu Jia and Xu Huanshan looked at each other and could only nod in agreement. However, Gu Jia's idea was very simple. After all, the old village chief had said so much, and since he had suffered a loss and been deceived, he had to know where he failed.

Seeing this, the village chief was very happy to take them to the mountain, and Gu Jia and Xu Huanshan came to this ethereal tea garden for the first time.

What they saw was like a painting, with tea fields everywhere and a sea of ​​clouds around them. It was as if they were in a fairyland, which really shocked them.

Afterwards, everyone went to the tea factory, where Gu Jia, Xu Huanshan and others saw the most primitive planting techniques, hand-picking techniques, etc.

During this time, the village chief told Gu Jiadao: "Boss Gu, Mr. Xu, we suffer losses because of low production, but we make conscientious tea because we adhere to traditional production techniques and refuse to use additives in tea.

However, those large tea companies are highly mechanized and close to cities, where there are many people, cars and pollution. The real organic and pollution-free tea production must be in the deep mountains.

Because of this, we have been squeezed out by our peers who use additives, and our sales have not been impressive. This was the main reason why the previous boss gave up. "

Listening to the village chief's introduction and thinking of the waiting faces in the tea garden, Gu Jia's determination to give up wavered. Although the salary was not high, the tea farmers and children were still picking tea diligently to support their families.

In addition to not wanting to be defeated, she couldn't bear to let the tea farmers lose their only source of income, so Gu Jia discussed with Xu Huanshan that she would study in the tea factory for half a month before making the final decision.

Moreover, she has to go through every step from picking tea to finished product, in order to solve the basic living problems of tea farmers and revitalize the tea factory that she has high hopes for.

At the same time, she wants everyone to see that she is not so easily defeated, and also wants people to have a sip of clean tea and make this business bigger and stronger.

After hearing Gu Jia's decision, Xu Huanshan originally wanted to persuade her. After all, they couldn't even take care of themselves, so how could they have the strength and energy to help the poor.

However, just as he was about to open his mouth, his cell phone rang. After answering the call reluctantly, Xu Huanshan learned that something had happened at his good friend Shen Jie's fireworks factory. Shen Jie's production line suddenly exploded, and two workers were killed.

Upon hearing the news, Xu Huanshan and Gu Jia ignored everything else and could only explain the situation to the village chief. Gu Jia also said that she would come back after handling the matter, and the tea factory would remain as it is for the time being.

After that, the two booked plane tickets to leave Hunan and went to Shen Jie's house as soon as possible. At this time, Shen Jie had been taken away by the police, and Shen Jie's wife Xiaorui was in a mess at home.

When several people were discussing solutions, Shen Jie's wife cried and said that fortunately they had followed Shen Jie's arrangements before. They did not buy a bigger house, but bought a house in Australia in the name of her younger brother, so she planned to take her children to Australia to avoid it.

Of course, she also handed over all of Shen Jie's affairs to Xu Huanshan and his wife. Helpless Gu Jia could only seek legal assistance from Han Tao again.

Xu Huanshan, who was standing by, saw a photo of Shen Jie's family of three on the table, and felt sad for his friend. Shen Jie was also in the fireworks business. Once he saw that his factory was not doing well, he generously lent him hundreds of thousands of yuan. Now that the production line exploded, their family was broken up.

It really perfectly illustrates the saying that when people leave, the tea gets cold. The most important thing is that my good friend Shen Jie hasn't left yet, he was just arrested, and he can still get out by paying money.

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Chapter 538

The second largest CBD building complex in Beijing, the building where Quanjing Law Firm is located.

Han Tao, who had just met Luo Bin, had just walked out of the hall when his cell phone rang. He took out his phone and saw that it was Gu Jia, and answered directly:

"Gu Jia, you're calling at this time. Have you finished your inspection of the tea factory?"

"Han Tao, let's talk about the tea factory issue later. I have something urgent to discuss with you. Huanshan has a best friend named Shen Jie who also runs a fireworks factory. However, their fireworks production line suddenly exploded, killing two people. Since he is the legal representative, he has been taken away.

But among all the people I know, you are the only well-known lawyer. Please do me a favor. Shen Jie helped us when our family was in the most difficult time, so now that he is in trouble, we must help him.

The attorney fees will have to wait a few days, but please rest assured, if he doesn't have them, we will pay them and fulfill the contract."

"Don't worry about the money. I'll have someone from the law firm contact you later. The fees will be based on the standards specified by the law firm.

In fact, your case is neither difficult nor easy, because the legal person of the company must be responsible for the safety hazards in production.

If safety measures were not taken and an explosion resulted in casualties, then the fireworks factory owner, your friend Shen Jie, would definitely bear the corresponding criminal responsibility, as he was responsible for two deaths.

Hearing Han Tao's words, Gu Jia quickly responded, "Okay, I'll go to Mingtang Law Firm in a moment. We'll definitely be held responsible for the death, but based on your experience, can you try to get the best possible outcome?"

"I can only say we've tried our best. The exact details will depend on the lawyers at the law firm visiting and understanding the details before I can give a specific answer. According to Article 134 of my country's Criminal Law, anyone who violates safety regulations during production or operation, resulting in major casualties or other serious consequences, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention. If the circumstances are especially egregious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years.

So we need to analyze the production process, management systems, and other issues, and respond to specific situations accordingly. So there's no point in you worrying about this. Stay calm, cooperate with the investigation, and leave the rest to my people!"

"Okay, then I'll wait for your lawyer to contact me."

Gu Jia nodded. Han Tao's repeated help had already planted the seeds in her heart, so she continued unconsciously:

“After the handover here is completed, I may have to go back to Hunan. Although there are problems with the tea garden and the organic label has expired, there is also a large fine. Moreover, if I want to revive it and continue to run the factory, I estimate that I will have to invest another three to five million yuan.

But I still don't want to give up. After field research, I found that the tea here is really good, pure and natural, pollution-free, and can definitely reach the first-class level. It would be a pity to give up just like that."

"Gu Jia, I understand what you mean, but if your investment fails, shouldn't you cut your losses in time instead of continuing to pour money into it? No matter how good the tea is, what's the point? You're doing business.

I've read your contract. Mrs. Li has obviously cheated you. Although I can help you get some of the money back, the funding gap is so huge and the factory is in such a bad state. You have to start from scratch.

Even if you do it, the subsequent investment will not be small. Not to mention the production and processing and equipment, just the marketing and promotion will cost a lot of money. Three to five million is not enough. There are so many good teas on the market. Do you think this investment is really worth continuing?"

"It's worth it, Han Tao. This tea factory is really worth it. Let's not talk about the three million I've invested in it. Just looking at the background of this tea factory, I don't want to give up.

This tea factory has its own tea plantation, located deep in the mountains of Hunan. The surrounding villages all rely on it for their livelihoods. If I close the tea factory and declare bankruptcy, these people will lose their source of livelihood!

"It seems that your field trip has left a deep impression on you. What are your thoughts?"

"I want to hold on, but Huanshan can't help me right now. I want to borrow some money from you. I can give you 51% of my shares, and I can even use my house as collateral. Is that okay with you?"

"It seems you're determined. How about this, since you still want to go, then prepare a good investment report, research, and feasibility analysis. I can go over and take a look after I finish my work. Although three to five million isn't a lot, you can't invest blindly.

If after my investigation I feel that there is a possibility of success, I may consider helping you again, and I can increase investment to support farmers and help backward mountain villages to develop, which is also a meaningful thing.

Of course, as a conscientious entrepreneur, this is my obligation. I also have a dedicated poverty alleviation fund under my name, which can help build schools for children everywhere. "

"Thank you, thank you so much. They really need help there, and the tea there is really good. Although the villagers live in hardship, more than half of them have an annual family income of less than 80,000 or 10,000 yuan, and most have an annual income of around 5,000 yuan.

But they are very simple and hardworking. The children also pick tea leaves during their holidays to earn tuition fees. The production process is also very serious and responsible. It is definitely worth investing in. I will send you the address later. I hope you can come over as soon as you are done with your work.

"Okay, I'll be there in about ten days. The car rights protection case here won't be heard until next Monday at the earliest."

"I understand. I have something to do first. I'll wait for you in Hunan. I'll probably stay for more than 20 days this time. I want to learn all the processes of picking tea leaves, washing tea leaves, frying tea leaves, etc., and also explore the potential of tea leaves."

"Well, it's settled then. I'll be there as soon as I finish my work here. Bye!"

"Okay, thank you again from the bottom of my heart. I'm really sorry for bothering you constantly since we met. When you come, let me know in advance and I'll pick you up. Bye!"

After hanging up the phone, Gu Jia finally breathed a sigh of relief. Han Tao also got into Lina's car, and the two went to a very important place.

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At the same time, Zhong Xiaoqin also went to work early in the morning. However, after a day, she found that her colleagues were very polite to her and even took out their good things to share with her.

After being confused for most of the day, Zhong Xiaoqin finally figured out that she was going to be promoted to vice president of the marketing department, and her immediate boss was Mr. Xu, who had given her the opportunity before.

Although Han Tao had already told her about the result, Zhong Xiaoqin never expected that all her colleagues would know about her promotion in just one day. There was no negative news about her, and of course she didn't know what people were saying behind her back.

In addition, President Xu also announced a task, with Zhong Xiaoqin as the main person in charge. Even if she didn't understand the ways of the world, she understood that after this event was over, her promotion notice would come.

Wang Manni, who came back with them, was also very busy. As soon as she returned to the store, she received a notice that Amanda, the director from Hong Kong, was the one who promoted Wang Manni. Before leaving, she planned to prepare an internal purchasing meeting and a model show to reflect the new atmosphere of the company.

Wang Manni, the deputy store manager naturally could not refuse, so she got down to work as soon as she came back. During this time, Mrs. Wang came to the store angrily and said that she had not received any invitation letter. She had added Daiqing's WeChat before, so it was Daiqing's negligence.

However, as the new deputy store manager, Wang Manni knew that it was not the time to hold anyone accountable. Instead, she immediately calmed Mrs. Wang down and took her to a better viewing position.

But just as Mrs. Wang's anger subsided, a customer accidentally bumped into the mirror, and it was quite a big hit. Fortunately, Wang Manni had experience.

She did not accept Dai Qing's advice, but called an ambulance in time. In order to minimize the impact on the store, she, as the store manager, also personally followed the injured customer to the hospital.

This made Amanda, the director from the Hong Kong headquarters, very satisfied. She no longer thought that Wang Manni was acting solely because of the connections above her, so she expressed her appreciation for Wang Manni's actions.

Amanda felt that Wang Manni put the overall situation first and remained calm in emergencies to minimize the impact. She was indeed suitable for the position of deputy store manager and had a lot of room for advancement. If she worked hard, it would not be a problem for her to become the general store manager of the Magic City region in the future.

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Chapter 539 Car Case Opens

Time passed quickly. In the past few days, the news that Han Tao had taken on the most expensive car refund and triple compensation case in history had spread throughout the industry, especially since he had already been to Shanghai and now returned to Beijing to solve such a big case.

You should know that for this kind of case, most people will look for local law firms and local lawyers, because local lawyers are familiar with the interpersonal relationships in the local area and can communicate with the court more smoothly, so it is more beneficial to the case.

Of course, lawyers from other places are not entirely at a disadvantage, otherwise Lan Hong would not have agreed to let Han Tao take this case. Compared with local lawyers, lawyers from other places are not subject to interference from local governments and judicial organs, so they have greater autonomy.

What's more, Han Tao's situation is special. He used to be a well-known lawyer of Quan Jing. He has good connections in Kyoto, and he did not take the case alone.

After all, it was Luo Bin who introduced him, and Han Tao gave back directly to the law firm. Luo Bin is now the boss of Quan Jing, and he is the head of Mingtang. There is still a lot of room for cooperation between the two law firms.

During this period, Han Tao also received a call from the opposing lawyer, Liao Jiamin, director of Longke Law Firm. She mainly wanted to sound out the situation and discuss cooperation, but Han Tao still had some professional qualities. He refused to discuss anything before the lawsuit was over, and finally pushed the call away with a perfunctory attitude.

Because this case had a huge impact, and the lawyer lost the first and second trials, and now it has reached the High Court, the attention it received was unprecedentedly high, and Han Tao became a celebrity. Except for the first few days after he arrived, he was surrounded by reporters and media whenever he entered and left the hotel and Quanjing Law Firm.

There was no other way, Han Tao could only hide away, and he didn't even visit several of his senior brothers, including Brother Monkey and Sister Xiao Ai, as well as some other seniors.

The reason he did this was to avoid being too conspicuous. However, Jose, his co-lawyer, also became famous, so Han Tao let him handle all the external social events.

Of course, it was not just the defendant's lawyer who attracted attention. The plaintiff's attorney Liao Jiamin also received much attention. Longke Law Firm also took on several big clients because of this. After all, they won the first and second trials, and the car case of refunding one and compensating three was a very eye-catching lawsuit with a compensation of 16 million yuan.

Today, the case also ushered in the final trial. Outside the court, Han Tao and Jose, each with their own assistant lawyer and apprentice, were waiting.

This was He Xingyun's first time to appear in court for such a big case, so she was particularly cherishing and nervous. Not to mention that it would be a highlight in her resume, even if she just felt it, it would be a valuable experience.

He wanted to give her some advice, but Liao Jiamin also came over with her apprentice, so Han Tao could only greet her first and said:

"Director Liao, long time no see. You are still so radiant."

Hearing this, Liao Jiamin smiled and said, "Han Lu, how are you? You're being so generous right after coming back. Isn't that a bit too high-profile?

You are an undefeated general. During those years in Kyoto, your winning rate was 99%. I heard that after you went to Shanghai, your winning rate has reached 100%.

You have also handled several major cases. Hongyuan fell into your hands, and now you have taken the position of director of Mingtang. You are really a promising young man.

Aren't you afraid that losing this case will damage your reputation? You know, this case is trending right now."

Liao Jiamin's words had a deep meaning, so Han Tao also smiled tacitly and said: "Don't be afraid, lawyers win and lose in lawsuits, there is no such thing as a general who always wins.

All I have to do is live up to the client's trust and do my best to fight for it. You haven't forgotten, have you, Director Feng, what you and I said to me before?"

"Oh, you still remember what I told you. Back then, you just started working at Quanjing, right? Time flies! Now you're more mature and confident!"

"Director Liao, thank you for your praise. I'm just doing my best. Of course, I believe in myself and He Lu!"

Han Tao smiled slightly and did not continue the greeting. After all, the two sides were still opponents at this time, so a simple greeting would be enough. However, his performance made Liao Jiamin feel moved, and she felt that Han Tao must have found a breakthrough point.