Chapter 148: Men are boys until the day they die!

If one were to speak of what Zhou Yi learned from Fang Dazhuang, the first thing is that one must leave a paper trail when doing things.

The second is that one must not sign contracts recklessly!

Perhaps due to various current reasons, many people do not look at contracts at all when signing them, harboring the thought that since everyone else is signing this way, it will be fine if I sign it too.

Surely you wouldn't dare to scam so many people.

Moreover, since everyone else has the same contract and others can sign it, it feels like losing face if you spend a long time looking at it and then don't sign.

In short, all these reasons combined lead many people to sign contracts directly without even looking when they get membership cards at places like gyms or barbershops.

The consequence is that when they want a refund, they discover one trap after another in the contract, and then end up in a mess of a dispute with these places.

Because they really do dare to scam this group of people...

To put it simply, the problem Fang Dazhuang pointed out in this contract of Zhou Yi's is that a refund requires their review, and the review period is one month.

In any case, they use every possible method to keep your money in their account for as long as possible.

And the review can only be approved under two conditions.

First, the Company goes bankrupt; second, the client has a stamped certificate issued by a Grade A hospital stating they cannot continue exercising; only then will they give you a refund.

And the processing fee is still thirty percent.

Fang Dazhuang's assessment that the contract was drafted by a dog is obviously a bit too subjective; could a dog really do such a thing?

Although, legally speaking, illegal or grossly unfair clauses in a contract are invalid.

But the topic returns to the starting point: you have to file a Lawsuit, and then let the Court rule your contract invalid.

Otherwise, you won't be able to get your money back, leaving you physically and mentally exhausted—no need to exercise anymore, just go straight for a "heart-cise."

So Zhou Yi looked at the coach and Manager who were urging him to sign the contract quickly and said, "It's not that I'm complaining, but your contract is a bit too outrageous, isn't it?"

"Let's not even talk about other things; this processing fee of yours, ah, thirty percent, and this, and this, what is going on here?"

The coach and Manager in front of him exchanged glances, and the Manager said, "It's not what you think; these are all useless, and everyone is signing them..."

"Absolutely not. This is a contract; how could it be useless? Furthermore, just because everyone is signing it, does that make it right?"

"And what do you mean 'not what I think'? It's as if I made this up; your contract, in black and white, is right here."

Perhaps feeling that this client should not be easily missed, the Manager hesitated and said, "Mr. Zhou, I can guarantee that this contract is really useless."

"The day you say you don't want to come anymore, we will refund your money at any time."

Verbal promises, verbal promises again.

"No, if this is the contract, then I cannot sign it."

Although he had recordings and videos and wasn't afraid of going to court, this did not mean Zhou Yi wanted to look for trouble for himself.

If a problem can be solved simply, then it is definitely better to keep it simple.

"Mr. Zhou, you are making it very difficult for us; the key is that these contracts are fixed, and you..." the Manager opposite said, looking very troubled.

"There's no need to be so troubled. You are open for business; if I can't agree now, then I'll just leave."

Is this illegal? How should I put it? Regarding a contract, if it contains grossly unfair clauses, you certainly can't say it's illegal.

So that is what Zhou Yi thought as well; there are so many gyms, I'll just go find another one.

After speaking, Zhou Yi stood up and intended to leave, but the coach opposite suddenly became anxious.

"No, Mr. Zhou, look, we've been talking to you for so long on this hot day, and everything was settled, but now you aren't signing."

"I even called the Manager over and asked the leadership for instructions in all sorts of ways..."

"Brother, I can understand your feelings, but I can't sign this contract because it's not right. If a dispute arises later because of this contract, who will compensate me? Are you responsible for compensating me?"

You might not even be here by then.

This is also a point for which many salespeople are criticized, especially in the insurance industry.

They promise the moon and stars, and they aren't just promising randomly; it's just that they won't explain the specific situation clearly to you.

Of course, it's also possible that they themselves aren't very clear about that thick contract...

Then you sign it, and when it comes time to need a payout, you find it cannot be paid out, so you feel others have cheated you, which is how the insurance industry got its reputation for "two things they don't pay for."

Actually, they are all acting according to the contract, right? Right? Actually, right my ass!

Zhou Yi turned to leave, and the Manager on the side hurried forward and said, "Mr. Zhou, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry. Your case is relatively special; please wait a moment, I will call our store manager over."

This has become like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather, one after another.

Since that's the case, then he would wait. He definitely wouldn't sign here; he just wanted to see what other tricks these people had.

Not long after, a middle-aged man who looked a bit older walked over.

As usual, they shook hands and introduced themselves; he said he was the store manager of this shop.

"Mr. Zhou, I just heard them say that you are worried about our shop's contract, right? There is really no need for that."

"Here I need to clarify, Mr. Zhou: our shop is a chain, we have many shops, and we have many clients. We have always used this contract; you can be completely at ease."

He had originally wondered what this store manager could say, but he didn't expect that after arriving, he was still saying those same canned lines.

"But I am not at ease, so what now? What does it have to do with me that your chain store has many clients? I have already asked my Lawyer; your contract has problems!"

Asked a Lawyer? The three of them looked at each other in dismay. Are you kidding me, asking a Lawyer? Do you think this is the United States!

"Mr. Zhou, your... that Lawyer, what the Lawyer says isn't necessarily all correct, is it? Our contract has no problems..."

The store manager's words were interrupted by Zhou Yi before he could finish.

"I said, can none of you understand what I'm saying? This contract has problems, and I cannot sign it. Why must you force me to sign? Can I just leave or not?"

It's truly sick. Let alone anything else, this look of wanting to make someone sign a contract regardless of everything feels terrifying.

It's not like you are the only gym.

Zhou Yi stood up and was about to leave, but the coach or whoever that ground-promoter was got a bit anxious and stepped forward, intending to grab Zhou Yi.

"What are you doing? Can't I choose not to sign the contract now? Can't I even leave? If you do this again, I'm calling the police!"

That ground-promoter said quite indignantly, "If you aren't signing, then you've been talking to us for so long, wasting time!"

"What's the matter? Is your contract wrong? What do you mean? Are you blaming me now? Or are you planning to force a sale, intending to keep me here if I don't sign the contract?"

The commotion on their side was too loud, causing some people nearby who had already started working out to look over.

Seeing this, the manager hurriedly said, "Xiao Fang, stop talking."

"Mr. Zhou, we are a legitimate gym, so it is definitely impossible for us to force a sale. It's just that you can go ask other gyms; everyone is the same. Changing the contract is absolutely impossible."

Since things had reached this point, Zhou Yi simply left.

He didn't know if he just had bad luck or what the situation was, but the first gym he encountered was such a sorry sight.

This made Zhou Mouren interested in the gym industry.

It was like beating a child on a rainy day—since he was idle anyway, he might as well conduct a social survey.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Yi dialed a number.

"Hello, Lawyer Fang, are you free? I plan to go around the gyms nearby, and I need to look at those contracts one by one."

"It's troublesome to keep sending them back and forth. If you have time, you can come; if not, I'll call Lawyer Zhou."

Inside the office, Lawyer Fang had originally prepared to meet a client. That client's case was not small, but it really wasn't a case Lawyer Fang liked.

What Lawyer Fang liked was that kind of unusual, very rare matter or case.

In the past, he only wanted to make money, but now, having basically achieved financial freedom, Lawyer Fang wanted to do some things he liked.

So, upon hearing Zhou Yi's words, his heart rate immediately accelerated!

Gyms were full of pitfalls; he certainly knew that.

But something like this—going to the scene with the client to look at a contract—was very rare!

This was also the current situation in the country; many people, when signing contracts, wouldn't think to let a lawyer take a look.

Not to mention anything else, even for major events like buying a house or a car, very few people would do this.

A big shot like Lawyer Fang had of course looked at contracts on-site for people; he had even looked at the divorce agreements of certain celebrities on-site.

There was no help for it; what is called status in the industry, this is what is called status in the industry!

In Modu, there wasn't much else, but there were many celebrities and many disputes.

But something like these very small contracts, where the subject matter of the contract wouldn't even exceed a few thousand yuan, had never happened before.

This was an extraordinary experience!

"No problem, where are you? Send me your location, I'll be there soon!"

Hanging up the phone, Lawyer Fang shouted toward the outside, "Xinran, Xinran, you call that someone and say I can't take his case, I have something to do."

Huh? Zhou Xinran, who was preparing materials, was stunned.

In the morning, Lawyer Fang had told her that a client would come to visit in the afternoon. Reaching his level, basically, a visit meant they wanted him to take the case.

So he told Zhou Xinran the basic facts of the case, and Zhou Xinran started preparing the materials.

As a result, after preparing for half a day, Lawyer Fang said he had something else to do!

What kind of case could be more profitable than this one!

"Teacher Fang, do you... have something to do?"

By rights, she shouldn't ask like that; Lawyer Fang could now be considered her leader.

It was just that Zhou Xinran felt aggrieved. How did things change so suddenly? Are men all this fickle?

"Mm, Zhou Yi is calling me to look at a contract. It's very interesting, and I'm thinking of going to take a good look."

Zhou Yi... looking at a contract...

How much money can you make looking at a contract? Zhou Xinran couldn't quite wrap her head around it.

Could it be just because it was Zhou Yi?

"Oh right, if you want to take it, you can go try, though it's not very likely. Anyway, I'm leaving now."

After speaking, Lawyer Fang slipped away in a flash. With such a fun thing to do, why would he stay here?

Watching Lawyer Fang's departing back, Zhou Xinran silently put down the prepared materials and sighed.

That level of case—it wasn't just "not very likely," it was fundamentally impossible. People wouldn't hand such a case to a rookie.

Whenever Zhou Xinran thought she understood Lawyer Fang, this person would do some inexplicable things.

This was what Zhou Xinran didn't understand.

Lawyer Fang had simply passed the time when he needed to make money; what he was doing now was following his heart.

And men, until death, are still boys!

The dreams of the past had probably all been forgotten, and that heart from the past was also slowly turning cold, but it didn't matter.

Even though my hair is slowly thinning, I can still chase back my dreams!

This was something Zhou Xinran couldn't understand, so she could only think that there existed some relationship between Zhou Yi and Lawyer Fang that she couldn't comprehend...

Hmm, very normal thinking, no problems there.

Just then, Zhou Xinran suddenly took out her phone.

"Teacher Fang, I don't have anything to do either. How about I go with you?"

She wanted to understand Lawyer Fang well; otherwise, as the other party's disciple, not knowing what her teacher was doing would certainly not work.

She was going to become a top-tier lawyer like Lawyer Fang in the future!

She was going to Modu, to roam far and wide there!

In Guangming District, Zhou Yi had already marked the gyms he would visit later on his phone.

You wouldn't know until you looked, but it was shocking; there were really quite a few gyms nearby, and the rent here wasn't cheap.

It made Zhou Yi wonder, with so many gyms clustered together, could they really earn that money back?

While waiting, Zhou Yi found a place to drink a cold beverage.

By the way, he looked at some gym pitfalls on Baidu.

There are truly so many pitfalls here that it's frightening; do you think everything is fine once you've signed up for a membership?

Look into personal trainers, look into buying classes.

Just as Zhou Yi was reading with great interest, his phone rang; Fang Dazhuang had arrived.

"Right, I'm right here. There's a parking lot nearby. I'll wait for you at the entrance of the parking lot. Alrighty."

Not long after, he saw the familiar figure of Fang Dazhuang walking out of the parking lot; despite the heat, Fang Dazhuang's attire remained meticulous.

However, when Zhou Yi saw the person beside Fang Dazhuang, he felt a bit puzzled.

"Fang Dazhuang, is this necessary? We're just going to get me a membership, not crashing a venue, yet you even brought Lawyer Zhou along."

Zhou Yi looked at Fang Dazhuang and teased.

Fang Dazhuang shrugged: "She insisted on coming, saying she was idle anyway, so it just so happens someone can drive."

Fine, so she's a free driver, I see.

Zhou Xinran was very calm; yes, I don't want to kill these two men at all, not at all.

"Let's go, Fang Dazhuang. There's one right next door. Let's go over and teach that boss a lesson. Let's move!"

The three of them quickly arrived at the building next door; this gym was inside the building, as gyms usually don't open right on the street.

Because there is no need; storefronts facing the street are much more expensive than other storefronts.

Once inside, they took the Elevator up; the gym was on the fifth floor, called something like "Jian Chu Fengcai," a very ordinary name.

After exiting the Elevator, they quickly found the gym, and Zhou Yi had already taken out his Sports Camera, planning to record a video.

I adjusted the plot slightly today, so there is only one chapter at this point. I was afraid everyone would be waiting anxiously, so I posted it first, and the rest will be posted as soon as they are written. Thanks to LIVE Qingqi, LOVE Xiaoxuesheng, Yeyu Xiaobaigu, Chi Zhishi, Book Friend 2019, Faze zzz, Bingji 007, Yin Sheng, Dahe Xiangdongliu, Lianlian Yueguang, Yangcong, Fanyou Suifeng, Motoucun Cunguan, CHx, Antianming, Luoyu, and De Na A Ka. Thank you to these big brothers for the tips, thank you.

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