Chapter 23: We Can't Be Intimidated!

Zhou Yi and Lawyer Fang left without the slightest hesitation, while inside the Mediation Room, Manager Sun looked at Judge Li with a bewildered expression, saying, "This... he... what is the situation here now?"

Judge Li spread his hands: "There is no situation; the mediation was unsuccessful, and the Plaintiff side refused to mediate, so I suggest you can go back and prepare for the court hearing."

For a case so simple that it doesn't even require the Court to conduct any further investigation, it can be tried directly using the Summary Procedure.

Judge Li also wanted to complain; it would have been fine if the mediation had just gone well, but it ended up causing such a scene.

However, he couldn't be bothered to say anything, and after finishing his sentence, he stood up and left directly.

Only the three people from Manager Sun's side remained, looking at each other in dismay, especially the legal assistant, who had not yet recovered from the situation that had just occurred.

Helpless, Manager Sun walked out of the Mediation Room, took out his phone, and began to make a call.

"What? They were pleasantly surprised, even said there are many good people in this world, and then they just refused the mediation? Are they not afraid that we will sue them?" Chairman Liu on the other end was completely speechless.

Moreover, he was very puzzled as to why those two people would be pleasantly surprised!

What the hell happened for them to be pleasantly surprised!

The other party's reaction simply made Chairman Liu think the Court was run by their family.

These days, apart from the special group of Lawyers, not many people enjoy going to court.

Because for many people, going to court is too troublesome; not to mention the cost, the key is that it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and sometimes it often leaves you physically and mentally exhausted.

Even those professional consumer rights activists use going to court as a last resort.

Chairman Liu had truly never seen such a reaction before...

"Then Chairman Liu, should we still sue them?" Manager Sun asked.

"Let's not talk about this for now; you all come back first, and we will discuss it in detail when you return."

Hanging up the phone, Manager Sun felt a bit helpless; judging by his years of experience working with that Chairman Liu, the other party should be backing down now, not wanting to fight that Right of Reputation lawsuit with the other side.

Manager Sun guessed correctly; Liu Qingyuan really did not want to dwell on this matter anymore.

For one thing, this kind of lawsuit involves too much bickering; for details, one can look at the many Right of Reputation dispute cases involving celebrities. Often, people will wonder, "Eh, why did a Judgment regarding such-and-such celebrity suddenly pop up?" That is because they were sued a long time ago.

A lawsuit like this can easily drag on for a year or two!

Secondly, he knows in his own heart what he has done.

"He infringed upon my Company's Right of Reputation and caused huge losses to my Company!"

"Ah? How did he infringe upon your Company's Right of Reputation?"

"He repeated what my Company did!"

He didn't even need to look to imagine these words; given that guy's situation, he would definitely film another video, use these exact words, and even if the Company won the lawsuit, its reputation would be ruined... although it is already ruined now.

The most critical thing is that that guy has money, and he is really tough...

Unaccountably, Chairman Liu thought of a saying: when you're out in the world, you must admit your mistakes when you're wrong, and stand at attention when you're being beaten...

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Zhou Yi actually did not know that his departure had indeed caused a certain impact on his former Company.

In fact, many laborers now know that in that Company, every position is strictly filled; as long as it's enough, the Company will absolutely not hire one extra person!

Whenever the Company suddenly starts hiring, there is no need to think; it must have decided to fire a batch of people...

After all, the work of ten people was being done by five.

Zhou Yi did not resign himself but was suddenly dismissed, so there was no buffer time in between.

And if it were a proper dismissal, preparations would have started in advance.

In the current situation, no matter how skilled a replacement you find, it is impossible to take over the previous work instantly; there must be a period of adaptation.

So during this period, Director Wang had to shoulder the tasks; there was no way around it, as he was the one who made the decision to fire the person.

What's more, Zhou Yi used to be so diligent, working overtime and staying up late for all sorts of things; suddenly missing such a big gap, it had to be filled.

And just as Director Wang was busy to the point of exhaustion, the office door was knocked on.

"Come in!"

"Director Wang, the Chairman wants you to go over; he has something to discuss with you."

It was the Chairman's Secretary who came in and said.

"I know, I'm coming right over."

Director Wang put down the work in his hands and went all the way to the Chairman's office upstairs, and without even knocking, he pushed the door open and walked in.

"Brother-in-law, what's the matter, calling me over and even sending Secretary Qian to fetch me?"

Behind the desk, the Company Chairman Zhao Youde raised his head, looking at Director Wang in front of him with a bit of a headache.

This brother-in-law of his was not entirely useless; he was truly attentive to the Company, but sometimes his methods and means of handling things were truly poor.

But after all, he was his brother-in-law, so he couldn't say much.

"There is a matter; you look at this first."

Zhao Youde said as he handed over some materials.

Director Wang took them and glanced at them: "Eh, Manager Wu is here too."

Manager Wu next to him nodded and said: "Director Wang, look at the things in your hand first; that Zhou Yi really went to the Arbitration Commission!"

What? Hearing this, Director Wang was a bit surprised: "He really wants to sue us?"

With surprise, Director Wang took those materials; sure enough, it was a series of notifications sent by the Guangming District Labor Arbitration Commission, including the Acceptance Notice, Evidence Submission Notice, and Hearing Notice.

At this, Director Wang became a bit uneasy; his brother-in-law's Company had actually been around for a while, ten years, which is not short, and in between, they had encountered many people who were suddenly fired.

Among those people, quite a few were very angry at the time, saying they would definitely file a Lawsuit, but in the end, truly no one took the path of legal rights protection, not a single person!

Why does the Labor Law exist? This is actually the same as the Consumer Rights Protection Law; the reason is very simple: in the market, the relationship between the Laborer and the employer is inherently unequal!

Just as the status between a consumer and a seller is also unequal.

That is why special legislation is needed for protection!

Of course, it is inevitable that there are a few tiny problems in the specific implementation.

"I've finished reading it. Tell me, what should we do? Fight the Lawsuit or pay the money?" Chairman Zhao Youde asked.

Director Wang put down the stack of notices, a hint of mockery on his face as he said, "Brother-in-law, there's no need to hesitate. That kid is just trying to scare us with this kind of method."

"Since he wants to fight a Lawsuit, then let him. Arbitration, First Instance, Second Instance—once that's over, we can drag things out with Compulsory Execution. It's not that I'm lecturing you, Brother-in-law, but look at those other Companies; they have plenty of ways to deal with these people, guaranteed to make them fall right into line!"

"Besides, even if we lose the Lawsuit and are forced to pay, we'll just accept it. We absolutely cannot be intimidated. If we were, how would we operate in the future? Everyone else would just follow suit."

This is also the approach of many Companies; they know full well they should pay you compensation, but they simply refuse, insisting that you go fight a Lawsuit. "Going through legal channels" has already become a catchphrase for many Companies.

"Fine, then let's do whatever needs to be done!" Zhao Youde decided.

No one took a dismissed Employee to heart; at most, they would just pay a little money in the end—it was nothing at all!

Meanwhile, back home, Zhou Yi had finally finished editing most of the content for the second video he planned to... release.

It mainly concerned his negotiations with the platform's customer service, as well as hiring a Lawyer to file a Lawsuit directly and then proceeding to Mediation; the transitions between the segments were very quick.

As for the content of Liu Xu's parents cursing him, Zhou Yi thought about it and decided to put it in the third video, together with the Judgment; he believed it would surely form a stark contrast.

Everything was taken care of, and he was just waiting for the two cases to go to court for trial, but Zhou Yi felt a bit hesitant looking at another folder on his computer.

That was the footage he had filmed regarding his labor dispute, and it was also a test Zhou Yi was conducting on the System.

The result was obvious; perhaps it was because the first event hadn't been completed yet, but in any case, there was currently no movement at all.

If it weren't for the fact that the glaringly obvious event and progress could still be checked, Zhou Yi would have thought this System was already dead.

Just as he was preparing to go to sleep, Zhou Yi received a phone call.

"Huh? Liu Xu's case is going to be heard in court the day after tomorrow?"

Oh, well, plans can't keep up with changes; it feels like the second video could completely encompass everything now!

Second update, thanks to Socialist Successor Kangkang, Evening Mist Hidden Heart, Snow Mountain Flying Deer, and several other big brothers for their tips, especially thanks to Book Garden Eighteen Buildings for the tip, thank you very much!

Two updates, and both are big chapters!

(End of this chapter)