Chapter 326: I Have a Similar Judgment Here, Let Lawyer Fang Come Out for a Walk

Originally, Zhou Yi was still debating whether this matter was worth a video, but since the other party had already made the first move, if he didn't have some sort of reaction, wouldn't people think it didn't fit his persona?

Because most of the events this time were handled with the help of Chu Lan, there was very little video footage.

However, because there were many phone calls, there was plenty of audio material, so he went straight for a stick figure animation.

He made a call to the Company's Self-Media Studio, sent over the relevant materials, and the workhorses at the studio began their work.

To them, this kind of stick figure animation was really not simple at all.

Very quickly, the finished video was sent over; Zhou Yi watched it carefully and then began the voiceover.

Pusa Xiong had already moved to Jingzhou to start a new life; he had been too much of a shut-in when he was a full-time writer, and he was very unaccustomed to it when he first started working.

However, his scripts were getting better and better now.

"Hello everyone, I am your old friend A Yi. I suppose you all know by now that I just moved house these past few days. Yes, that's the news you saw—I bought a luxury home."

"And then, I was accused of Skipping the Agent, so let's straighten this out!"

Zhou Yi then began to explain the situation he had encountered, emphasizing this point: if you find an agency to view a house, but don't buy it through them, is that Skipping the Agent?

Moreover, Zhou Yi really wanted to know now whether only these few agents thought this way, or if many agents held such ideas!

Later on, the evidence Zhou Yi presented included the Intermediate Contract signed with the second agency, as well as the transfer record for the agency fee payment.

This is reality: a skeptic can force you to jump off a building with just one sentence, while you, to prove your innocence, have to collect countless pieces of evidence.

Even if you prove yourself link by link, there might not be many people willing to look.

How bloody and unpleasant; Master Huang is kind-hearted and cannot bear to see such things.

Even though Zhou Yi is someone who "uses cheats," he still has to go through this process of self-proving innocence.

Afterwards, Zhou Yi added: "The other party said I was Skipping the Agent, said I was in Breach of Contract, but it's very strange—he didn't go through proper channels to address the issue; instead, he came to my door to block the keyhole."

"And he even made phone calls to threaten me. That young woman is an Employee of the Company; I asked her to help me with something, and now she has been threatened, so I must solve the problem for her!"

"So, just like before, I posted a Notice at the door, but he ignored it directly, so I won't show any more mercy!"

"Perhaps many people don't know, so I'll say it now: I have already kept enough evidence to call the police, and the person has now been arrested. I advise some people: when you enter society, knowing a little Criminal Law is really quite good."

There was nothing more to say about the aftermath of this video; he couldn't possibly get footage of the arrest process or the subsequent interrogation, so he would just post it as is.

He checked it over, saw no problems, and clicked upload.

At this moment, on the internet, everyone was already arguing incessantly because of this unconventional Up Master, A Yi.

Although the narrative had been steered off course and many people were talking about his donations, there were still many agents constantly questioning the other party.

A rich person actually Skipping the Agent and wanting to save that little bit of agency fee—this is a manifestation of the lack of quality among our countrymen.

Look at how things are in foreign countries, this and that...

Not long after the video was posted, it caught the attention of Yuan Jie.

She hadn't been in a hurry to join the online flame war before; in fact, many of Zhou Yi's viewers were like that.

Watching Zhou Yi's videos, they hadn't learned anything else, but they had learned one thing: don't be in a hurry to take a stand, let the bullets fly for a while.

Even Zhou Yi himself would only speak up after seeing the facts.

Yuan Jie then began to watch the video, and as she watched, she became a bit speechless.

"Where the hell did this twisted logic come from? You can't even compare goods from three different shops now? They take you to see it, and if you don't buy from them, it's Skipping the Agent?"

She was especially furious after hearing the words of that agency Manager in the relevant recording.

However, as she watched further, Yuan Jie felt relieved; it was indeed A Yi, this was his style of doing things.

Everything I do is reasonable and legal, but if you want to deal with me using underhanded tactics, then you'd better be prepared to go inside.

She finished the video quickly and couldn't wait to go to the comment section; she wanted to see everyone's take on this matter.

The two agents who were arrested were, at the very least, considered to have deserved it by everyone, because in the video, A Yi also said he had posted a Notice and given a Warning, but the other party simply ignored them.

Looking at the comment section, sure enough, the one thing everyone wanted to know was: if you view a house, or rather, when you sign a so-called "viewing contract," confirmation letter, or similar agreement with an agency containing "no Skipping the Agent" clauses, and you are dissatisfied with that agency's service and find someone else, does that count as Skipping the Agent?

Because similar comments from agents had already appeared in the comment section.

"Xiao Li Real Estate": Isn't this still Skipping the Agent? Could it be that this Up Master thinks it's fine just because he found another agency?

Come, come, come, do you need me to educate you on the law? Article 965 of the Civil Code clearly stipulates that if a principal, after receiving services from an intermediary, utilizes the transaction opportunity or intermediary service provided by the intermediary to bypass them and directly conclude a contract, they shall pay remuneration to the intermediary.

Tell me, were you able to find that house because you used that agency company's housing information? The agent later was clearly just picking up the ready-made fruit, needing to do nothing, just taking over the deal; naturally, they could give you a lower price.

This is the reason why many agents are so convinced that as long as they provide a viewing, the purchase must be made through them.

Just looking at this legal provision, you might have a feeling that it seems to be exactly like that—look, he utilized the transaction opportunity provided by the first agency.

And soon, this Netizen with the agency label also brought out a relevant case.

"You all think I'm talking nonsense, right? Fine, everyone take a look. This is a case, a Skipping the Agent case."

"It was also after viewing a house with the first agency that they found the second agency offered a lower price, so they chose the second agent. You all look clearly at whether this is Skipping the Agent!"

Yuan Jie naturally saw this case too; she clicked on it to look carefully and was suddenly a bit confused. It seemed that if you looked at it roughly, it really was like that.

"There are three situations for bypassing an intermediary to conclude a contract: one is signing a contract directly with the landlord, one is signing a contract with another agency, and the third is giving the information to relatives or friends and letting them sign the contract!"

"So, is there anything wrong with me saying now that he, A Yi, is a Skipping the Agent dog?"

This is what many Self-Media do nowadays.

You see this often in real estate and among Lawyers.

The cases they list are real, the legal provisions they cite are also real, and they seem to be reasoning with you, speaking very logically, but the content is not necessarily true.

However, now, many people, including Yuan Jie, had developed doubts, because as an ordinary person, very few can fully digest the content of those very, very long Judgments.

Today, with Judgments published on the China Judgements Online website, many people will go to look, but they often only scroll to the very bottom to see the result.

They won't look at the part of the Judgment where the judge makes the ruling—that is, the content before "In summary"—not knowing that is the part that most needs to be read.

The judge will explain to you, like peeling a cocoon, which arguments from the Plaintiff and Defendant are not accepted, as well as the reasons and legal basis for that.

Which content is accepted, likewise with the legal basis.

Then there is the determination made by the judge based on this content, as well as the legal basis; this is the essence of a Judgment.

In this, the account "Xiao Li Real Estate" only posted parts of the Judgment, the Plaintiff's claims, and the verdict.

"Now, that Manager is asking you for money normally, and since you won't pay, they have no choice but to block the keyhole to get the money; they have indeed committed a crime."

"But, isn't this crime of theirs forced out by you unscrupulous rich people? If one goes through legal channels, you, A Yi, think everyone is like you, right? How much time and energy do normal people have to go to court?"

"This is the current state of our society, and he, A Yi, is still trying to Setting a Persona of being a stickler for details, bah!"

These words were quickly pushed to the very top, and although Zhou Yi's audience members didn't believe them, they still wanted Zhou Yi to explain.

In an office in Jingzhou, Xu Shan looked at the comments whose popularity had soared in a short time and was very satisfied.

"Well done, Xiao Li, keep up the good work, post these remarks to other places, and try to make the popularity even higher!"

The young man in front of him was the operator of the "Xiao Li Real Estate" account; he nodded upon hearing this, with a trace of excitement on his face.

They had carefully studied that A Yi's videos and the rhythm, and they discovered that this person, A Yi, is very tough.

Upon discovering that rhythm had appeared online, he would definitely choose this method to respond, so they had already prepared this material on their side.

They were just waiting for the other party to post so they could counterattack; otherwise, how could a pure passerby cite legal articles and cases to counterattack directly so quickly?

If you ask if they understand the law, Xu Shan doesn't know much, and Xiao Li is a loser who has taken the Judicial Examination for several years without passing.

But he feels that his own level is very high, just not suited for exams, belonging to the category of buried talent, so he is bent on doing something big.

This time, he searched everywhere, and he really did find relevant cases.

Isn't your A Yi doing Case Interpretation? Then I'll give you a wave of it too.

Obviously, the effect of the rhythm this time is really quite good!

Soon, those who were attacking before have now found reasons: look, we have the same case here!

If the same case can be judged as Skipping the Agent, then why can't your A Yi's case be considered Skipping the Agent?

Finding another agent makes it okay? What are you thinking!

The rhythm came extremely violently, and even before Yuan Jie could react, it went straight to the trending searches.

This made Xu Shan very happy; if he was purely thinking about helping his girlfriend before, now, it was for himself.

For Self-Media, traffic means life!

His Self-Media Company is very small, and previously in Jingzhou it didn't count for anything, so everyone didn't bring up A Yi's rhythm, and it defaulted to not bringing it up either.

Didn't expect it to be so hot now!

Xiao Li also said it, we are not breaking the law at all this time, it's all a legal counterattack; no matter how big he, A Yi, is, can he be bigger than the law?

And then Xu Shan believed it...

And Zhou Yi's reputation was originally mixed; many people felt uncomfortable with his actions of being a stickler to the end and refusing to let go.

Don't find it strange, otherwise how did those moral kidnappings come about?

So under such circumstances, there were many sarcastic topics: knowing how to go to court but not donating money when rich, not forgiving others when one is in the right, etc.

Especially this time, you aren't even in the right!

This made many people excited, especially some Self-Media who had commented on A Yi's so-called persona very early on.

"Is a Good Person": I noticed him when A Yi released that video of backhand recharging one million, and I watched all the subsequent videos without missing one.

I said back then that A Yi's persona would become popular very quickly, but everything must be built on the premise that he is in the right, that is, standing on the moral high ground.

And once there is a matter where he is not in the right, the backlash will be incomparably swift. Honestly, I still can't figure out why he wouldn't pay the agent's fee. Where is Lawyer Fang? Such an awesome Lawyer isn't coming out to say a few words now?

There are many similar remarks, all saying "Look, I told you so." Watching him build a high building, watching his building collapse, many people would be so excited they couldn't sleep at night.

Strange? Not strange at all. Some people directly stated that they just like to see these internet celebrities who are "Setting a Persona" flip over, and just like to see those rich people being scolded in various ways.

This psychology is essentially similar to the psychology of hating the rich; the reasons are very complex, and you can't completely say it's wrong.

So, that old question was brought up again: shouldn't an Up Master like A Yi be banned?

Some busybodies even wanted to list A Yi's ten crimes, but were persuaded by their companions.

After all, A Yi is not like other internet celebrities and stars; for others, if you say it, you say it. After all, black-red is still red, and they rarely pay attention to you.

But A Yi is different; if you dare to say it, he dares to sue!

So, when Zhou Mouren woke up and came to the Company, he saw many Employees with strange expressions on their faces.

Finally, He Ling told him the truth.

"So, in the time it took me to take a nap, I was scolded onto the trending searches again?" Zhou Yi was between laughter and tears.

Before, when he was confronting Pinduoduo, he was praised by the whole internet; now he has become the target of the whole internet again.

"Fine, I'll find a way myself. It's okay, He Zongjian. I consulted Lawyer Fang about this matter at the very beginning. I trust him, just as he trusts me!"

Although the other party has already brought out some similar cases and it seems there are no flaws, Zhou Yi still trusts Lawyer Fang!

This is the trust accumulated over a long time!

But now, I really have to ask Lawyer Fang what to do. Fortunately, there is one point: even if I have become this situation, there are still few people who dare to spray directly.

They are all being sneaky there; those who are spraying are like speaking in riddles, just short of saying "that man whose name cannot even be mentioned."

Soon, Lawyer Fang, who was immersed in preparing for Wang Wucheng's divorce lawsuit, received the call.

"You mean, now someone online has brought out similar cases and legal articles, and then determined that yours is Skipping the Agent?"

"And someone said to let me come out and walk a few steps?"

Emmm, let me explain to everyone why I didn't write the second chapter yesterday and dragged it until now today. Because I usually like to browse various websites to find material, but yesterday, really, I was in an extremely bad mood because of various situations. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that my type of book is very close to reality. Why are many things attractive? Because of reality. So when I was writing, I felt very powerful, but yesterday, I couldn't write it out. It wasn't that I was stuck or lacked content, but that I felt what I was writing was very pale and had no feeling. Typing on the keyboard felt like just going through the motions, so I adjusted for a long time today. After all, if an author feels that what they write is pale, how can they make the readers happy?

Thanks to Infinite Ocean, murphuy, Another Newbie, Wen Chi, Fat Cat Story, Broken Feather Blade, Kiss Ask, Shallow Sing Heavenly Star, Love B Boy, Xiao Shufu, Book Friend 0809, Make Up, thanks to the brothers for the tips.

No need to discuss, I have already adjusted.

(End of this chapter)