Chapter 269: The Returning Lawyer Fang! (Seeking Monthly Votes)

After the question was asked, Lawyer Fang on the other end of the phone didn't speak, and Zhou Yi suddenly felt a bit nervous.

At this moment, he was like a student who had just finished answering a question and was waiting for the teacher's final assessment.

In Zhou Yi's understanding, the users definitely had at least the basic Right to Know in this matter.

But whether it was truly applicable, he wasn't quite sure, and could only count on Lawyer Fang.

On the other end of the phone, after a long silence, Lawyer Fang finally spoke.

"Zhou Yi, I really didn't expect that you could actually think of this level."

Lawyer Fang is... praising me?

That's unscientific; according to what he knew from chatting with Zhou Xinran before, being a student of Lawyer Fang was never easy, and once this person entered his state, he was completely indifferent to everything else.

Praising someone? Being able to get a "your level is passable" from him was already an extremely high evaluation.

In most situations, Lawyer Fang would only say: "Not quite good enough."

Paired with that very serious look of his, students with slightly weaker mental fortitude would have their mental state shattered.

"You aren't wrong; you can indeed sue the other party with this claim, but to put it bluntly, if you sue them with this claim, you won't gain a single bit of benefit."

"This is different from when you sued the Property Management last time."

The situation was different; at that time, Zhou Yi had already been made uncomfortable by the Property Management, and anyone who encounters things like water and power cuts would be very annoyed.

Coupled with the previous shady operations of the Property Management, Lawyer Fang had taken a different approach, starting from the Right to Know.

Another reason was that the previous Property Management of Yuefu Residential Quarter had done such a poor job with public disclosures that Lawyer Fang could be certain they definitely didn't have those preparations in place.

There might even have been fake accounting.

But this time, the bargaining rules of Pinduoduo were very different.

This is the difference between a brilliant lawyer and a rookie.

A brilliant lawyer encounters a problem—for example, if you cannot sue them for this reason, they will find other paths, and they guarantee it will make you very uncomfortable.

As for a rookie lawyer, when encountering such a problem, they can only flip through previous cases, see which one is more similar, and force it to apply.

Lawyer Fang made it very clear here: although the other party's logic doesn't seem to hold water at first glance, if you really have to say it, they did give you the item.

Therefore, you cannot file a Lawsuit for Infringement based on the activity itself.

So that was the reason, Zhou Yi smiled upon hearing this.

Lawyer Fang was indeed peerless in law, but he probably couldn't imagine even if he racked his brains that he himself was a man who used cheats.

Although there was no blessing of a System Task this time, but nothing...

Just as Zhou Mouren thought of this, he saw three familiar lines of text appear before him.

System Sun... System Grandpa is actually alive again?

How long has it been, I thought it was already gone!

He hurriedly looked at those three lines of text, and Zhou Mouren immediately began to stroke his chin.

Option 1: Forget it, forget it, the mobile phone has already been received, why be so serious, it's unnecessary.

Option 2: Go directly to Modu to find their company chairman and let him feel your iron fist!

Option 3: Use all legal means to let Pinduoduo get an education.

Oh my, ever since he started clashing with companies, these options no longer had specific methods, only saying everything must be legal, but a lawsuit is just one means, and Zhou Mouren had many shady operations in his heart!

"Hey Zhou Yi, what's wrong with you, why aren't you talking? International long-distance calls are very expensive, you know."

Lawyer Fang on the other side, seeing that Zhou Yi had stopped talking, hurriedly asked.

Zhou Yi, hearing this, looked up from the system interface and replied: "That... Lawyer Fang, you'll be back soon, right? Once you're back, we'll file the lawsuit, yes, that's right, the Right to Know, and I have some other things I'd like to discuss with you."

"Mm, okay, waiting for you to return!"

Impatiently hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi hurriedly said: "System, Option 3!"

Event started!

Event Name: Activity is not transparent, use legal means to educate.

Event Requirement: Through legal means including but not limited to lawsuits, let Pinduoduo get an education.

Event Progress: 0%

"One million has been credited to the Virtual Account!"

After hearing that familiar voice, Zhou Yi immediately breathed a sigh of relief; truthfully speaking, the lack of transparency in the activity rules is one thing, but the various types of inductive remarks in the activity are another.

For example, the classmate Zhou Yi had verified with clearly hadn't done any bargaining, but it just said so-and-so had already successfully bargained.

And then there was the fact that the bargaining activity he, Zhou Yi, participated in at the time kept saying that he, Zhou Yi, had already ranked first today or something.

But obviously, he, Zhou Yi, was also first when he bargained last time...

This makes no sense; it's impossible that his luck is so good that no matter when he bargains, he is always first, so lucky?

So Zhou Yi already had some ideas, it's just a pity he didn't have that much money before, but now, that's possible, but he still has to wait for Lawyer Fang to return.

And as for a lawsuit regarding the Right to Know, there's no need to necessarily wait for Lawyer Fang.

Zhou Xinran could also handle it, it's just that when it actually goes to court, they can just switch people.

Because from filing the lawsuit to the court hearing, there is a period of time in between.

Especially for this kind of lawsuit, you have to go to the company's location to file, and Pinduoduo's operating company, which is Xunmeng Company, is in Shanghai.

In this situation, they have plenty of ways to delay the trial of the case, so it's best to file as early as possible.

…………

On the other side of the ocean, in the United States, inside a hotel bedroom, Lawyer Fang quietly took out a notebook, a black-covered one, a notebook that looked very simple.

It was the kind you could buy at a stationery store for a few bucks.

Then he took out a pen, slowly flipped through the notebook, and finally, stopped.

"Pinduoduo, although it was established quite late, this kind of viral marketing is still very successful."

Fang Dazhuang sat there talking to himself.

"The market economy is free and encourages innovation. As long as the rules of an activity are within the framework of the law, it is a case of 'willing gambler, willing loser.' But information is different; information only has the distinction of being true or false, there is no room for interpretation. Using false information is already illegal, and this needs no debate!"

Yes, this was Fang Dazhuang's view.

The reason he praised Zhou Yi was mainly because this time, Zhou Yi was not only planning to be serious, but he also thought the same way as him.

As long as an activity itself is legal, then there is really no problem.

But you have to let people know what kind of activity this is; even if the probability is pitifully low, you must disclose it, disclose it truthfully!

Instead of using a bunch of rhetoric like "Free Take immediately," "Get it for free right now," or "Invite one more friend to slash the price" to induce customers.

These words are inherently false. How long is "immediately"? Many people will interpret it as "right now," meaning as long as I do this, I can get it for free directly.

But obviously, the activity planner at Pinduoduo must have had their language taught by a physical education teacher.

For example, for an activity, how would people choose between "Get it for free immediately" and "Invite five hundred more people to slash the price plus three new users to slash the price"?

People would shy away from the latter at first glance; human favors are not meant to be spent on things like this.

And Fang Dazhuang, that is exactly what he wants to do!

He slowly put a checkmark in a certain spot on his notebook and nodded with satisfaction. Since it is our right, we must strive to protect it.

After finishing writing, Fang Dazhuang picked up his phone again and dialed a number.

"Hello, I am returning to the country."

A woman's voice came from the phone: "Fang Xujing, what do you mean?"

"I mean exactly what I said. How is it that after all these years of being over here, you can't even understand what I'm saying?"

Fang Dazhuang said, still very naturally.

"I came to help you solve the problem, so naturally, I have to go back. I have another case over there, it's very important."

The voice on the phone said: "The case is more important than me, right?"

"Yes, we are just friends now. Friends also have different circumstances. Obviously, your importance really doesn't compare to the case."

"Alright, that's it then."

After hanging up the phone, Fang Dazhuang sighed. Time is truly an interesting concept. After all these years, he had originally thought that seeing the other person again would be different, but he didn't expect that there would already be not even a ripple left.

Or rather, during his time here, what he had been thinking about in his heart were still those two people in Jingzhou.

It is strange to say, but even though they hadn't known each other for long, at most half a year, the feeling was just different. Many people he had known in the past didn't give him this feeling.

Time to go back. Pinduoduo is not such a simple character. Fang Dazhuang had been in Shanghai for so many years, and he never felt that these companies were as peaceful as they appeared on the surface.

They are man-eaters. It is not something that can be covered up by calling a few pretty girls to dance, creating a cute avatar, or saying a few cute words.

Carefully placing his notebook into his suitcase, Fang Dazhuang began to pack his things.

…………

The Indictment had already been written; it was handled personally by Fang Dazhuang. Then, Zhou Xinran, as the authorized agent, headed straight to Modu with the Indictment and other materials.

She didn't go alone; Zhou Yi's newly appointed Secretary, Wang Weiwei, went along with her.

That's right, Zhou Mouren, under the repeated persuasion of the General Manager, He Ling, Yu Dajie, and others, finally "very reluctantly" found a secretary.

It was that assistant, Weiwei, who had been with Ling Jie before.

Ever since she joined Tengda, she had been doing a great job at the front desk. She had a clever tongue, was very smart, and was also very good at learning.

This was a very suitable candidate for a secretary, at least in the eyes of the General Manager.

Of course, he had already scouted many candidates for his boss, with the right looks and the right figure.

Yes, the General Manager still does not think he misunderstood...

Having a secretary felt pretty good. If there is work, the secretary does it; if there is nothing, then naturally there is nothing.

Zhou Mouren felt he had become much more relaxed all of a sudden. It seems finding this secretary was a bit late; he should have found one earlier.

The demands in the Indictment were very simple, consisting of three points.

The first, and most important, is to order the Defendant to disclose the true design rules of the "Bargain for Free" activity (including the calculation rules for users helping to slash prices, the calculation rules for user task completion rewards, and the user price-slashing ranking rules);

The second is to require the other party to disclose the sending records of the 3,600 mobile phones in the "Bargain for Free" activity;

The third is to order the Litigation Fee for this case to be borne by the Defendant.

There were just these three demands, and the second one was added by Zhou Xinran.

She felt that since the other party claimed they had them, then let them disclose them. Although Fang Dazhuang felt this demand was a bit difficult to realize, it didn't matter; they had already filed the Lawsuit.

And then there was the relevant evidence. This was actually a Lawsuit for Infringement, and what right was being infringed? The Right to Know, of course.

So, in terms of evidence, it was relatively less complicated. With Fang Dazhuang's remote guidance, collecting and organizing it went quite smoothly.

Time had quietly arrived at three days later.

It was another rainy day. The time had long since reached October. As the saying goes, each autumn rain brings a layer of coolness. Slowly, the sweltering, bitter summer was gradually coming to an end.

Although it was still a bit hot, a trace of coolness could already be felt in the weather.

Zhou Yi stood in front of the window watching the raindrops outside. He actually liked rainy days like this.

There wasn't much progress from Zhou Xinran's side, perhaps due to her own reasons; they were currently undergoing a review.

And now, Zhou Yi was preparing to go out. Today was the day Fang Dazhuang was returning to Jingzhou.

Driving all the way to the Jingzhou airport, Zhou Yi began to wait quietly.

On his phone, he could constantly see some news. Although there was still some time before Double Eleven, the major platforms and major merchants had already begun to warm up for the Double Eleven activities.

If it were in the past, Zhou Yi might have had the thought of participating in this activity, but now, forget it.

For no other reason than that in the early years of Double Eleven, you could really see big promotional activities.

But now, that damn thing is no longer Double Eleven; it has turned into a math problem, okay? Things like pre-sales, full-reduction red envelopes, deposit expansion money, direct discount red envelopes, rebates, and so on and so forth.

It makes you feel that you lose if you buy, and you lose if you don't buy.

So Zhou Mouren gave up directly. Let them do whatever activity they want; this master is not participating!

Besides that, there were all sorts of shopping Anchors and various splash screens, making Zhou Yi have the urge to uninstall his shopping apps.

He would reinstall them after Double Eleven.

While thinking about these inexplicable things in his mind, Zhou Yi suddenly saw a figure walk out.

He was still just as tall, still just as sturdy; Zhou Yi hadn't paid attention before looking at Fang Dazhuang's profile, but thinking about it now, a sturdy man over 1.8 meters tall like this, even if he hadn't learned free combat, would naturally have a very strong sense of oppression.

If this were in ancient times, he might just be the type of person like Confucius who could convince you with words, and could also convince you with force.

"Fang Dazhuang, over here!"

Zhou Yi shouted.

Fang Dazhuang was tall and always walked very fast, giving people the feeling that he was about to head to the battlefield at any moment.

"Hey Zhou Yi, I already told you there was no need to pick me up."

"It's been a while since we met, let me test you: Zhang San got into a dispute with Li Si while eating and injured Li Si; if it is a Slight Injury, what should be done, and if it is a Serious Injury, what should be done?"

Good grief! The brothers nearby who heard the two's conversation exclaimed "good grief."

This is an airport, and you two are just going to chat about such criminal topics?

Fang Dazhuang is back!

Chapter two of quenching thirst, thanks to book friends 1201, Wenchidage, Feimaowuyu, Tianlang, Zhinanzemeile, Yuefengying, Haidong123, thanks to the brothers for the tips.

Jiu Jian will rest tomorrow and the day after, nothing more to say, a guaranteed explosion of 16,000 words tomorrow, let's see if it can reach 20,000!

(End of this chapter)