Golden Years in the World of Film and Television

"These are two different things. Favors are favors, and customers are customers!"

As he spoke, Feng Yin guided Han Tao to sit down and said, "Besides, we didn't even receive the lawyer's fees after winning the car case. And I heard from Jose that you and he represented Lan Hong in her inheritance case?"

"Yes, Lan Hong's husband, Sun Haohan, passed away suddenly. Sun Chaoyue planned to leave Lan Hong with nothing to inherit. He Lu and I happened to run into her when we went to ask for the money, so we took it."

"That's just right. Luo Bin also knows this news. If I hadn't stopped him, he would have probably reached Lan Hong by now. You stay with me and wait for him. Let's study it together."

"it is good!"

Han Tao nodded, picked up the teacup and drank the tea, then talked to Feng Yin about the details of further cooperation. Half an hour later, Luo Bin also walked into Feng Yin's office.

Even his expression was not right. Feng Yin knew that the deal was not done, so he changed the subject and said, "Jose and Han Tao have taken over Lan Hong's inheritance case. You have experience in this kind of case. Tell me your thoughts."

Hearing this, Luo Bin glanced at Han Tao, pondered for a moment, and said, "I don't have any ideas. After all, I don't know the details yet. How about I go find Lan Hong?"

"I've already learned the details. Jose is over there dealing with Sun Chaoyue's people, and I've asked my assistant and Lina to file a case."

Hearing Han Tao's words, Luo Bin frowned slightly and said, "Has the case been filed? How come no one told me about such a big case? After all, I am the director of Quan Jing now!"

Seeing that she was a little excited, Han Tao smiled slightly and said, "I don't want you to know at all, let alone get involved."

"why?"

Luo Bin looked at Han Tao in confusion. He was now the director of Quan Jing, and informing him of any case was the minimum procedure.

Han Tao glanced at him and said directly, "Because your status is not suitable for interfering in this case. You and Lan Hong were almost married, so it is even more inappropriate for you to appear in Lan Hong's house, unless you want to put Quan Jing and yourself in the spotlight again."

Feng Yin agreed with Han Tao's words. It was indeed inappropriate for Lan Hong and Luo Bin to meet at this time. After all, one was the widow of a billionaire and the other was her ex-boyfriend. What would netizens be more willing to believe?

The fact that Lan Hong abandoned Luo Bin and soon married a wealthy man fifteen years older than her was itself a source of much speculation. Luo Bin also realized at this time that his intervention would only make the problem more complicated.

But he was still a little worried, so he sighed and asked, "How far has the situation developed now? Do I need to do anything, behind the scenes?"

Han Tao shook his head. "No, just pretend you don't know anything about this and don't get involved. Just leave everything to me and Lawyer He. I've also made all the necessary preparations, so there's no problem winning this case."

"That's good. I believe you. However, this case involves tens of billions of assets, and I guess a lot of people are paying attention to it. If you need my assistance, please feel free to ask!"

"Thank you, Boss. I won't hesitate if you need me."

"That's it, then. I know you won't be staying in Kyoto for long this time. I guess you'll go back once this case is over, right?"

"Yes, I'll invite everyone to get together before we leave. You and Brother Peng can't be absent."

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Chapter 553

When Han Tao left the law firm's lobby, He Xingyun was already waiting for him at the door. Lina went to pick up Jose. When she saw Han Tao, she hurried over and said,

"Master, Sun Chaoyue has started the second phase. They've spread the news that there's a will. People are discussing this online, and someone even revealed Lan Hong's home address."

Han Tao had expected this, so he nodded without surprise and asked, "Anything else?"

"Yes, everyone is saying that Lan Hong is greedy for wealth and fame, calling her shameless, and some even go to throw garbage at her door."

"It's as expected. Fortunately, Lan Hong has already moved out. Does anyone know who Sun Chaoyue's lawyer is?"

"One is Gu Jie, who recently left Quan Jing, and the other is Wang Li, both of whom are famous lawyers in Kyoto."

"No wonder!"

Han Tao nodded. Having read the original plot, he knew very well that this was Gu Jie's best method of bewitching people. Luo Bin looked down on her method, and the two even had a quarrel at the senior partners' meeting over it.

With a certain degree of confidence, Han Tao did not intend to argue with them. This matter must be resolved quickly. After all, there were still a lot of things to do in the Magic City, including Lian Chuang's affairs. He did not have time to waste here.

Thinking of this, Han Tao looked at his watch and asked, "How long has Lina been gone?"

"Sister Lina has been gone for a while, she should be back soon!"

As soon as He Xingyun finished speaking, the voices of Jose and Lina came from behind them. Without any nonsense, the four of them went straight to Jose's office.

After sitting down, Han Tao introduced to Jose what he knew. Jose also showed Han Tao the information he got from Lan Lan and Lan Hong, as well as the imaging materials Lan Lan brought back from the hospital.

"Lawyer He, let me handle the public opinion. You have extensive connections in Kyoto. I need you to investigate Sun Haohan's condition from the time he was hospitalized to his death. It would be best if you could get substantial evidence."

Jose was very happy to be recognized by others, and he was more happy as a partner with Han Tao, so he nodded with a smile and said, "No problem, leave this matter to me."

Han Tao reminded him, "Lawyer He, this is a very important step. You must not be careless. We signed a risk agency contract, and the amount involved is tens of billions. Winning this case will bring more than just financial gains."

"I know this very well. If I win, I'll gain both fame and fortune. I can't afford to be careless!"

Jose nodded, then stood up, told Han Tao something, and left the office to go to work. Han Tao also left with him, taking Lina and He Xingyun to the hotel.

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The next afternoon, after a day of settling down, online rumors that Lan Hong married Sun Haohan for money and abandoned her ex-boyfriend before getting married intensified.

What deserves it, the tricks are exhausted, the gold diggers, etc. don't need to bring the rhythm, and they start to abduct naturally.It was also at the moment when public opinion reached its peak that Han Tao's arrangement started.

In addition to some news media, some self-media also began to hype the incident, including the young nurse who served as Sun Haohan's hospitalized nurse, and released a video of Lan Hong being stopped from visiting him in the hospital and later being kicked out of the house.

There was nothing more comforting than this, which made the tone of the painting suddenly change. Half of the people began to sympathize with Lan Hong and sympathize with her for being kicked out of the house with her two-year-old child.

During this period, Lan Hong also testified and uploaded a short video, explaining how she was denied visits, kicked out of the house, suspended from work, etc., and because she beat her daughter when she was very young, she immediately stood on the moral high ground.

Therefore, some remarks such as the brother-in-law bullying the orphan and widow, the brother-in-law usurping the widow's inheritance, etc. began to become one-sided and even became a hot topic. However, Han Tao also stopped at the right time to avoid pushing Sun Chaoyue into a desperate situation.

Seeing that the situation was leaning towards their side, Lan Hong and her sister Lan Lan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Sun Chaoyue did not bring up the will in the end because of public opinion and Han Tao's application for appraisal, because he and his lawyer Wang Li and others were also afraid.

You know, giving false testimony is illegal and will result in imprisonment. Lawyers dare not take the risk of such a thing. Once it is discovered, their legal career will be over.

Therefore, the initiative fell into Han Tao's hands. Since the notary office and the appraisal department did not get the will, the will in their hands could not appear in court, let alone be used as a basis.

What's more, Han Tao has evidence in his hands that the equity transferred from Sun Haohan to Sun Chaoyue was not in compliance with regulations, because it was handled while Sun Haohan was in a coma.

But during this period, Lan Hong went to the hospital every day, and she, as a legal couple, could not see her. So how did Sun Haohan handle the equity transfer? Sun Chaoyue said in person that her brother had been in a coma.

What's more, Sun Haohan holds a 60% stake and is a controlling shareholder of Haohan Chaoyue Group. As the first legal heir, Lan Hong must obtain her consent for all procedures while Sun Haohan is incapable of action and has a clear mind.

Even if Sun Haohan wants to give it to others, he can only give half of it (30%). The remaining half belongs to the common property of the couple and cannot be given to others.

So the series of operations by Sun Chaoyue and others seem flawless, but in fact they are full of loopholes. If it were an ordinary lawyer, it would be fine, but Han Tao is a person with a cheat, so this is like showing off his sword in front of Guan Gong.

It can be said that everyone was caught off guard by Han Tao's sudden arrangement. In addition to the will appraisal and public opinion, Han Tao's most ruthless move was to apply for property preservation, and it was double insurance.

These included inheritance cases and debt-avoidance cases where one refunded three times the amount, which made Sun Chaoyue very helpless because this application meant that he could not touch all the assets of Sun Haohan and the company.

Sun Chaoyue had no other choice but to think of a crooked trick. He went directly to Quan Jing Law Firm and made two preparations. One was to bypass Han Tao and start from the root and go directly to Quan Jing. The second was a financial offensive.

Sun Chaoyue wanted to use the previous 16.5 million lawyer fees as a stepping stone to get Quan Jing to cancel the contract signed by Lan Hong before, so that he could pay the money for the car case. He was also willing to hire Luo Bin as his legal advisor, and this money would be used as his legal advisory fee.

At this moment, He Sai walked in and rejected him. Lan Hong was already Quan Jing's client. Although they were co-representing this case with Han Tao, professional norms required that their law firm could not accept Sun Chaoyue's commission.

Seeing this, Sun Chao, who was angry and embarrassed, started to speak sarcastically and even brought up the relationship between Lan Hong and Luo Bin, saying that Lan Hong had looked for Quan Jing because of their improper relationship.

This made Luo Bin very angry, and he almost had a fight with Sun Chaoyue. Finally, Jose agreed to help negotiate with Han Tao, and the matter came to an end.

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Chapter 554

Two hours later, Han Tao and Lina arrived at the law firm. While greeting acquaintances who came to greet them, they walked towards the door of the sealed office.

At this time, Jose had just persuaded Luo Bin to stop. Seeing Han Tao coming, he hurriedly said, "I've been waiting for you. If you don't come soon, Luo Bin and Sun Chaoyue will definitely fight!"

"As a man, it's normal for him to risk his life for his beloved!"

Han Tao smiled slightly and walked into the office first. Sun Chaoyue had just finished communicating with his lawyer and was staring at Luo Bin.

Sun Chaoyue also did nothing. The current situation was not favorable to him because the will could not be used as evidence, which meant that he had lost his biggest bargaining chip.

Moreover, the video of Lan Hong being stopped by his own people when visiting his brother was also spread, and the public opinion became more and more intense after fermentation, so he had to make this trip.

After Han Tao sat down, Feng Yin said, "No need for me to introduce you guys, you all know each other, so just be frank!"

"No problem, I like to talk directly!"

Han Tao picked up the teacup and took a sip, then got straight to the point: "Lawyer He just called me. I personally feel that Mr. Sun is not here with sincerity. I am the attorney representing the car case, and Lawyer He is assisting. What do you mean by coming directly to Quan Jing?

And that 16.5 million is what we deserve. The case is closed, and the beneficiary is your Haohan Chaoyue Group, not Lan Hong. She also represents your company, so using this as leverage won't work."

"That's right, then let's put the car case aside and talk about the inheritance. Lawyer Han, feel free to state any conditions you have and we can discuss them. I hope you can understand..."

Although Sun Chaoyue was so angry that his teeth were itching, he had to bow his head under the eaves. He had to control his emotions and lower his posture. After all, it was related to the ownership of hundreds of billions of family assets.

At this time, Luo Bin also adjusted his mentality. After listening to Sun Chaoyue's statement, before Han Tao expressed his opinion, he interrupted and said:

"It's difficult for a judge to settle family disputes. I understand what Mr. Sun means. As the saying goes, a good judge avoids litigation. I think it's best not to go to court. Settlement is the best option, so..."

"I'm sorry, Luo Lu, I don't agree with you!"

Han Tao interrupted Luo Bin and said seriously, "I don't care about Lan Hong's character, or whether she's with Mr. Sun Haohan for money, or whether she didn't take good care of Mr. Sun. It has nothing to do with me.

What I want to tell you is that since Lan Hong is Mr. Sun Haohan's legal wife, they have a daughter, and their relationship is intact, this inheritance is what she deserves."

"Lawyer Han, I know what you mean, but don't you think this is unreasonable? Haohan Chaoyue is a company that was built by me, my brother, and my ex-sister-in-law. Should Lan Hong just take advantage of it?"

Sun Chaoyue said anxiously, and what he said was true. The Sun family's wealth was indeed worked hard by the three of them, and Sun Chaoyue has not married yet and has been raising his brother's son.

However, Han Tao was not too naive. If the will was not fake, would it be reasonable for Blue and Red to inherit nothing? So he said directly:

"Actually, this matter still lies with Mr. Sun Haohan. He should have considered this before marrying Lan Hong. After all, there's a fifteen-year age difference between them. It's too late to say anything now. As practicing lawyers, our moral bottom line is the law!"

"Law is nothing but human nature, I think..."

When Luo Bin heard what Han Tao said, he proposed reconciliation again, which Han Tao could not understand.

As a professional lawyer, Luo Bin still had this idea when he knew that the will in Sun Chaoyue's hand was fraudulent and Han Tao had the recording as solid evidence. Sun Chaoyue would definitely lose the lawsuit and Lan Hong would get all the family property.

In fact, Han Tao didn't know that this had a lot to do with the hurdle in Luo Bin's heart. Sun Chaoyue had just opened up to Luo Bin and others, and his reasonable words had touched him.

Haohan Chaoyue was created by Lan Hong's husband Sun Haohan and Sun Chaoyue, with the hard work of his former sister-in-law day and night. However, Lan Hong has not made any contribution to the entire enterprise since she joined.

Therefore, it is understandable that Sun Chaoyue is unwilling to hand over the family business created by his brother and ex-sister-in-law to Lan Hong, who has a bad reputation!

Sun Chaoyue's words also made Luo Bin realize the complexity of this family inheritance dispute and made him re-recognize Lan Hong's character.

This is just as Dai Xi told him, Lan Hong and her sister Lan Lan are both smart people, how could their property be stolen by others?

These words made Luo Bin even more suspicious of Lan Hong. He thought that his ex-girlfriend might really be a materialistic and scheming woman with bad conduct. She abandoned him and married a rich man because she was greedy for wealth and money!

Because of this, Luo Bin realized that justice and truth might not really be on the blue and red sides, so he thought about agreeing to persuade Han Tao to agree to reconcile.

On the other hand, Luo Bin couldn't help but consider Lan Hong. After all, Lan Hong did not have the ability to manage a company with hundreds of billions of assets. By reaching a settlement, Lan Hong got the property she deserved, and Sun Chaoyue also got the right to manage the company, which was the best of both worlds.

But Han Tao has already laid out so much, how could he agree to do this? The market value of Haohan Chaoyue is 28 billion, and Sun Chaoyue and his nephew Sun Ran each own 20%, which is 112 billion. The remaining 168 billion is owned by Lan Hong, the first legal heir.

In other words, Han Tao can get nearly 1.7 billion yuan in legal fees, and Quan Jing can get 800 million yuan. This is not a small amount. He is not like Luo Bin, who is generous to others.

Seeing Han Tao's indifference, Sun Chaoyue said indignantly, "Lawyer Han, besides the law, don't you consider the human nature and social etiquette? Do you have to watch our family go to court?"

Hearing this, Han Tao smiled slightly and said, "What Mr. Sun said is ridiculous. It was you who first planned to let Lan Hongling inherit, so it came to this.

Moreover, you were the one who approved the equity distribution of the Haohan Chaoyue Group before. Don’t talk so noble. Now you are fighting for the share that belongs to your brother, isn’t it?

Just because Lan Hong married your brother and gave him a daughter, does that mean she should be kicked out of the house? Should she inherit nothing? Why didn't you consider family harmony when you changed Mr. Sun Haohan's equity in advance?"

As soon as Han Tao's words came out, Sun Chaoyue's last fig leaf was torn off, and he was speechless for a moment. Han Tao was telling the truth. Lan Hong would take at most 60%. After all, he and his nephew Sun Ran already had 20% each.

Therefore, Sun Chaoyue had no choice but to leave after the negotiations failed. He wanted to go back and discuss with his lawyer to see how to get the greatest benefit, even if he went to talk to Lan Hong calmly or compromised.

After Sun Chaoyue left, Luo Bin still held Han Tao back. He still wanted to persuade him, one for Quan Jing's reputation, and the other for the case itself.

Han Tao certainly knew what he was thinking. In fact, the issue of the will was not the most critical. Putting this aside, there was another important node in Lan Hong's inheritance, which was the time of her marriage to Sun Haohan.

However, this issue cannot change the overall situation. At most, it will have some impact on the final judgment. After all, in statutory inheritance, parents, children, and spouses are the first-order heirs of the deceased and enjoy the right of inheritance first.

Lan Hong and her daughter, as her husband's spouse and children, will inherit her husband's property first.

Think about it from another perspective. The joint property between Lan Hong and her husband during their marriage was very scarce. Even Sun Chaoyue wanted to take back the house. So at this time, for Lan Hong, inheriting her husband's property was her top priority.

As Lan Hong's lawyer, Han Tao should strive for the greatest interests for her without violating the law or going against his conscience, instead of doing what Luo Bin did, which only exists on TV.

The strange thing about this matter is that Sun Haohan did not do a pre-marital property notarization, which shows that he still likes Lan Hong. He probably doesn't want to see Lan Hong and his daughter have no inheritance.

If they meet a stingy rich husband, they will separate their pre-marital property from their post-marital property.

So, a materialistic girl may still have nothing after sacrificing herself, just like some big guys in reality who promote themselves and receive zero salary during their tenure, such as the one who pays herself one dollar, how can there be common property?

Is this fair to the girl? It's true that she worships money and covets wealth, but she has also sacrificed her youth and years. It's a consensual thing, so it's hard to say who is at the end of the day!

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