"Chief Jia, you all are not willing to settle with us. Why are you asking for so much compensation?" John asked angrily.
Chief Jia leaned back in his chair and sipped on his tea. "Can't you let the lawyers handle the legal matters? I also don't know much about legal matters, and I will not interrupt. "
When Hardedef heard this, he became even more furious. Are you trying to say that I'm just randomly interrupting them?
The lawyers are only our representatives, and we are the ones making the decisions!
Wilson immediately said. "Mr. John, please don't use this attitude during the negotiations. If you are still like this, then we will reject the negotiations and meet you in court."
Lawyer Zhang gently tugged at John and shook his head at him. This was the situation, and they must not be impulsive. Settling out of court was the best outcome, and they will surely lose in court.
"Chief Jia, Mr. Wilson, since you all are willing to sit down with us, then we should settle this peacefully. The compensation amount of two billion USD is far beyond our ability. To be honest, if we really compensate so much, then our companies will go bankrupt, and all our workers will lose their jobs. "
"It's your problem to lose your workers. Your companies might not be able to afford the compensation, but your parent company can. Maybe we can try to get compensation from your parent company. I think we still have a high chance of winning. "Wilson glanced at Lawyer Zhang. Can't afford the compensation? Bankrupt? What does this have to do with us?
Wilson knew what his boss meant. He didn't want these companies to fall apart. In fact, in Wilson's opinion, it doesn't matter even if these companies fall apart. The factories and brands can be used to offset the losses. His boss might even be able to save more money.
Station Chief Jia saw that everything was settled and said. "Mr. John and the rest of you, have you all thought about this? Our CCTV had settled with you all, but those internet companies, Tai Hua Supermarket, etc. are still in court. How much are you all going to compensate those companies?"
John and the rest's faces changed. They did not expect things to turn out this way. Aren't all these companies involved in this case? Could it be that only CCTV is involved in this settlement? The other companies are still going to sue them?
"Why don't I be the peacemaker and settle this for you all? After all, you are international friends who came from afar to invest in Hua Xia. Although you are in the wrong, we still have to take care of you. "
"Asking you to take out two billion USD in compensation is a bit much. Even if it's divided equally among your companies, each of you will need a few hundred million USD. However, our compensation is reasonable and legal. If it's too low, we can't accept it. How about this? Each of your companies will compensate 200 million USD. Half of it will be from CCTV, and the other half will be from those internet companies and Tai Hua Supermarket Group. I am confident that I can help you persuade others. "
Chief Jia acted as if he was thinking for them, but his expression and tone were too infuriating.
"200 million USD each? This price was too high! Two hundred million RMB is more like it. "Someone underestimated.
"Tsk tsk … Mr. Wilson, I don't think there's a need to agree to this out-of-court settlement in the future. My time is also very precious. After all, our TV station has more than a billion viewers. It's the number one TV station in the world, far surpassing any other TV station. Let's settle this matter in court. You guys can win and help me get a reasonable compensation, right? "Chief Jia looked at Wilson with an impatient look.
"Don't worry, Mr. Jia. All of us here are confident we can win this lawsuit. Also, those internet companies and Tai Hua Supermarket Group are contacting us. I think they believe that we can help them get back what they deserve. "
John and the rest's faces turned black when they heard Chief Jia and Wilson talking to each other. Even if they were stupid, they knew these two were putting on a show to threaten them.
But this was a trap. They were telling you that if you all don't agree to this, then this matter will be more serious.
"Chief Jia, we really can't take out so much money. Even if we have fixed assets, we only have this much money. If we lose everything, we will surely go bankrupt. Hua Xia is suing a foreign company for bankruptcy, and this is not a good thing. Also, our company is planning to increase our investments in Hua Xia and contribute more to Hua Xia's taxes. "John discussed with the rest.
Chief Jia smacked his lips. Who the hell cares about your taxes? If you all lose all your companies, then all your taxes and profits will be ours in the future.
Chief Jia slowly put down his teacup. "What has all this got to do with me? I am only the Station Chief of a TV station. What's wrong? In your country, different departments can interfere with each other's affairs? "
John was speechless. He wanted to say that if the higher-ups of Hua Xia's government are not involved in this, he would drown in this cup of coffee in front of him!
Your higher-ups had already supported you all, and you still dare to say this has nothing to do with you all? If this has nothing to do with you all, why is CCTV the first to step out?
It was obvious that this was a self-directed act by the Chinese government. Now you're still pretending?! But now, they can only bear with it.
"Chief Jia, I believe that you should be able to help us. Can you talk to those companies and see if they can lower the compensation?"
"Mr. Jia, it is against the rules for you to interfere with other lawsuits. Also, we are only talking about this lawsuit now. We can talk about the rest next time. "Wilson purposely said.
John stared at Wilson angrily. This damn lawyer is trying to extort money from them. John knew many lawyers charge a certain amount, and Wilson does not want the compensation amount to be lowered.
"Eh … … Mr. Wilson, Hua Xia is a big country and should be magnanimous. Even those who had made mistakes should be given a chance to turn over a new leaf. But this also depends on the sincerity of the other party. If they are sincere, we can let them owe us a favor. If they are not sincere, we don't mind dealing with them according to the law. "Chief Jia replied.
John and the rest looked at each other. They had learned their lesson from Hua Xia and knew what sincerity meant.
"Chief Jia, we will treat you as our good friend. We will let our good friend … …"
"Are you hinting at me to bribe them?" Chief Jia interrupted them with a black face.
Lawyer Zhang quickly tries to smooth things over. "Chief Jia, you have misunderstood. What they are trying to say is, if you have any conditions, just tell us. We will try our best to agree."
Lawyer Zhang cursed in his heart. These idiots! How dare they hint at bribery in front of him? If this was recorded, he can forget about being a lawyer for the rest of his life!
Chief Jia smiled and said. "It's like this. I feel that since the joint venture is owned by Hua Xia, then Hua Xia should be the controlling shareholder. What do you all think?"
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