Chapter 484: Crying, Really Crying

Fang Dazhuang's words were resolute; when this advertisement appears along with the TV booting up, whether it is connected to the internet or not does not affect its existence.

And when the user cannot directly close it, then you have bound it together with the hardware that is the television set.

After all, it belongs to the realm of the internet; because of the special nature of boot advertisements, such as the need to download, it makes them distinct from TV program advertisements and traditional posted flyers.

So many people, including some of Zhou Yi's viewers, felt before the court session that this thing seemed different from the elevator advertisements mentioned in the examples.

But now, after being analyzed by Fang Dazhuang in such a meticulous way, they suddenly got the feeling.

"Additionally, the Defendant argues that in a state where it is connected to the internet, the TV's audio, video, and other services generate costs..."

"As a well-known law professor, I believe the Defendant's Lawyer has already... *ahem*, setting aside that the paid content itself is provided by third-party platforms, even if there were costs, shouldn't they be clearly marked with a price?"

"I feel that because I provide such a service, there are costs, so I must force a fee? Is there such logic in this world?"

Zhou Yi was already holding back laughter on the side; it was clear that during the Debate, Fang Dazhuang could not help but unleash verbal mockery.

Based on his understanding, that sentence should have been followed by mockery such as "the opposing lawyer has already started talking nonsense."

However, what Fang Dazhuang said made many viewers watching the live stream feel that he had spoken to their hearts.

As a consumer, what you actually want most is not whether it is free or not; you might have been able to trick people with the word "free" in the beginning.

But now, who doesn't know that what is free is the most expensive.

And the result? Many Companies, at every turn, claim to be free, and then they cry poverty and play the victim in all sorts of ways, "Look, we are losing money every day and can't go on..."

So why are you nitpicking about being forced to pay a little money elsewhere!

Are you saying that consumers forced them to be free?

The TV Manufacturer here is the same; look, we provide you with this audio and video service for free, we have costs, so we need to collect this advertising fee.

So Fang Dazhuang retorted straightforwardly: setting aside whether you actually have costs, even if you do, you should list all the charges and such; let's have clear pricing.

Professor Tong was naturally unhappy that all his viewpoints were refuted and started to hit back again, but what Zhou Yi did not expect was that this Professor Tong actually started to get flustered first!

"I believe the Plaintiff's Lawsuit has no practical significance whatsoever; it is just grandstanding, including the opposing Lawyer, for the sake of personal reputation..."

A very classic Debate, so classic that even many Netizens thought they were arguing with another troll online.

The classic "if you can't win the argument, start a personal attack," setting aside the facts of the case, "you are just grandstanding..."

Then, Zhou Yi saw a look of relief appear on Fang Dazhuang's face, followed by even more excitement.

With this sentence from Professor Tong, the scene of the court trial changed completely.

Fang Dazhuang was still presenting facts and reasoning, but this man, in the process of reasoning, could mix in all sorts of sarcasm and mockery.

"With this level of skill, you're learning to litigate?" and "If I were you, I'd find a piece of tofu to smash my head against early on," such words were already considered very mild.

Fang Dazhuang launched attacks on Professor Tong from three different angles.

Your level, your knowledge, your cultivation...

It had quite the feeling of Zhuge Kongming scolding Wang Lang to death back in the day.

"Professor Tong is considered a well-known law professor in the country; is this all your understanding of the basic principles of Civil Law? I even feel like I'm sitting across from an intern Lawyer who just joined my firm..."

The situation was completely chaotic, and Professor Tong knew he had said the wrong thing after finishing that sentence.

But there was no help for it; seeing that man across from him talking eloquently, he just couldn't suppress the fire in his heart.

As a result, now, he was truly and genuinely being rubbed into the ground.

If he had only said that one sentence, it might have been a personal attack.

But before Fang Dazhuang said this, he also gave examples and cited various legal provisions to explain that Professor Tong's arguments had many problems, some of which were extremely childish...

This is the awesomeness of a master like Fang Dazhuang; not only are their own words as rigorous as a machine, but they are extremely adept at finding loopholes in the other party's words.

Then, by breaking the whole through a point, they magnify a mistake, and then through various attacks, they make you lose your composure directly.

Beside the Presiding Judge, the People's Juror looked at the leader and opened his mouth; he actually wanted to say, should we stop this.

After all, it is a public trial and is being live-streamed; if this is seen by Netizens, the impact will be very bad.

However, he could only see the Presiding Judge next to him looking enthusiastic...

At this very moment online, the Netizens were already boiling over.

Debates between Lawyers easily turn into repeating the same things over and over, or give people the feeling of going through the motions.

So many people are unwilling to watch court trials; that is the reason, it is too boring, damn it, you could fall asleep watching it.

But now, good heavens, this is what a Debate is, okay? If a Debate has no passion, then what kind of Debate is it!

As for some of the aggressive remarks from this bald Lawyer, that is what made the whole trial even better to watch, okay!

Just like when everyone watches the League of Legends finals, do you like watching fist-to-flesh fighting, or do you like watching ten people just farming away in a bladder-testing game...

Too exciting!

"Damn, this is what a Court Debate is. What I saw before was nothing. Reasonable, evidence-based, and passionate; I'm starting to like this bald Lawyer..."

"Damn, it's too brilliant. It lets everyone learn something and watch the spectacle. Can we have these kinds of trials often in the future..."

"Brother above, what are you thinking? I am a law major; both of these are big shots. It is basically impossible for them to litigate on a daily basis..."

There were still experts present; if it weren't for the atmosphere reaching this point, you basically wouldn't be able to see such a trial.

Under such circumstances, Professor Tong was directly rendered speechless; there was truly no room for any rebuttal.

Even when it was his turn to speak, he could only "you" for a long time without saying anything; he had to save some face, and if he kept repeating the same things here, his reputation would basically be ruined in the future.

But he really couldn't debate!

Professors who stay in school for a long time without going to court often see their combat level drop faster, even faster than those non-litigation Lawyers and legal affairs staff.

Because every day, besides facing students, they face school leaders; students basically won't debate with teachers, and whatever the teacher says is what it is.

School leaders... that is even more impossible.

Fang Dazhuang, on the other hand, has been in actual combat for years and years.

Unable to win the argument and not wanting to listen to the other party continue, under the watchful eyes of everyone, and in the bewildered gaze of the person in charge of Hai Li Company, this big shot turned and left the scene...

Because it was an online trial, this departure meant leaving the Camera.

Fortunately, the Legal Director was still by Professor Tong's side, and as one of the agents, they quickly stated that Professor Tong was feeling unwell.

Although they rushed to save the situation, anyone could see that this Professor Tong's face was beet red, as if they were about to cry...

Truly, arguing until one cries!

Fang Dazhuang finally stopped, feeling a little regretful inside; it was a pity it wasn't face-to-face, as his effectiveness was reduced by at least thirty percent...

The juror brother finally couldn't help it and gave a low-voiced signal.

The Presiding Judge, who had been wearing a look of fascination, finally snapped back to reality, coughed twice, and said, "Court Debate is concluded!"

"We shall now begin the Final Statement..."

What else was there to say? He had even bullied the other side's Lawyer until they cried.

Finally, the Presiding Judge announced a recess, and on the Hai Li Company side, Ma Peng went straight to find Professor Tong.

However, what he saw was Professor Tong sitting to one side, with several graduate students running around.

"Professor Tong, what is going on?"

Professor Tong didn't speak, but a person beside him glared and said, "What are you shouting for? Our teacher said before that if we lost, he would take responsibility. What is there to shout about!"

Ma Peng felt a fire surge straight up, and he even wondered if the person in front of him had been in school the whole time, to be speaking like that?

Your teacher takes responsibility? How can he take responsibility? The amount in controversy for this case isn't large, but the impact is far too great!

"What do you mean 'what is there to shout about'? You talked so big before the trial started, why did you run away halfway through?" Ma Peng didn't hold back any face.

The two sides had no conflict of interest; he said what needed to be said. Here, you are just a Lawyer hired by Hai Li.

Professor Tong said nothing, sitting there staring at the sky.

The Legal Director dared not speak at all; by now, even a blind person could see that they had definitely lost this lawsuit.

As for the Second Instance... Heh, with things as they are now, the Second Instance definitely won't change anything.

Zhou Yi, of course, didn't know that Hai Li Company was already having a civil war, and he laughed: "Fang Dazhuang, do you think that Professor Tong cried?"

Fang Dazhuang shook his head: "I wouldn't know, and what do you mean by that? Am I really that twisted, that I must make someone cry to be satisfied?"

Zhou Yi and Zhou Xinran exchanged a look and said nothing; whether he was twisted or not, he knew it in his own heart...

Since you started, you've made who knows how many lawyers change professions and how many students have their confidence shattered. If you call that not twisted, then there probably isn't anyone twisted in this world.

After shaking his head, Zhou Xinran looked at Zhou Yi again. Heh, the crow calls the pig black; both of you are quite something.

The recess was still quite long, but after returning from the recess, the Beijing Internet Court delivered the First Instance judgment in court.

"In summary, the judgment is as follows:"

Zhou Yi listened quietly; they basically supported their claims, only making adjustments to the advertising fees.

The advertising fee for a television needs to be calculated, and it must be calculated based on time; this time is the time the television was purchased.

Zhou Yi had only bought the television a few months ago; regardless of how many times he watched it, the advertising fee was based on the contract from the Hai Li side.

Through calculation, the annual advertising fee for this model of Smart TV from Hai Li is about one hundred yuan, and considering the time, Hai Li Company needs to pay Zhou Yi forty yuan in advertising fees.

It seems like the annual advertising fee isn't much, but you need to consider that the advertising promotions of television Manufacturers are carried out in units of years or even decades.

Because many families don't change their televisions often after buying them, unlike mobile phones, which update and iterate very quickly.

Furthermore, the advertising fees are different for different models.

Of course, the Litigation Fee for this case is borne by the Defendant.

For such a high-profile Litigation, the result was only forty yuan in compensation, leaving many Netizens watching the live stream a bit dumbfounded.

However, considering this was A Yi, they didn't say anything; this guy often did similar things in the past.

The key point of this case is not in the amount of compensation, but in the core principle; it made many people realize that, at the very least on this issue, they enjoy relevant rights!

It is not up to the television Manufacturer to say whatever they want.

Thinking from this point, many Netizens typed "Thank you A Yi" in the live stream chat.

Because without A Yi, it is very likely that no one would have stood up to conduct such a Litigation, and there would not have been such a result.

The judgment was out, and there was silence within Hai Li Company. After a long while, the Vice President of Marketing finally spoke:

"President Ma, I think we don't actually need to worry. Even if we lost the lawsuit, we only have to pay a little money."

Ma Peng raised his head to look at the other person: "What do you mean?"

"Look, President Ma, I just looked at the comments from these people online. They expressed that although it is satisfying to watch others be pedantic, individuals won't go and file a Lawsuit over this matter because the cost outweighs the gain."

"They all heard the content of the Judgment; after such a lawsuit, at most, after a long time, you get a few hundred yuan, so there won't be many people doing this..."

Ma Peng looked at those comments; it seemed that was indeed the case.

He was just worried that this case would become a breakthrough point, and then a bunch of people would file Lawsuits, which would be trouble for Hai Li.

For a Company like theirs, cash flow is life!

Thinking of this, Ma Peng suddenly laughed: "So the other side went to all that trouble, and actually only won a few dozen yuan? Then let him win it!"

"Pedantic? He really thought everyone was like him."

Hai Li did not post any news online, nor did they mention an Appeal, as if they had just brushed it aside.

In the Customer Service Department, Zuo Anmei, Zhang Jing, and others who had been following the case also felt relieved; what could happen even if the lawsuit was won?

In this atmosphere, Li Xiang, the Self-Media "A Law Student" who became popular because of exposing the previous case, once again found other cases through the Internet Court.

They were all Lawsuits from Jingzhou; the plaintiffs were different, but it could basically be inferred that they were Employees of Tenda.

There was no help for it; A Yi often did this in the past, and now everyone was used to it.

And the targets of the Defendants were basically those other Companies on the market that had Boot Advertisements.

Li Xiang excitedly posted the relevant content online; the last time he went viral, it gave him the idea to do Self-Media full-time.

It's just... after posting it, he felt a bit strange. Even with the boost from the case that had just ended, the popularity this time was not high.

Looking at the comments again, many people were saying that A Yi would indeed do this, and it was not strange at all, but even if he won, what could it do?

If you don't sue, others won't give you this money out of thin air; if you do sue, this little bit of money is completely not worth it.

In an instant, Li Xiang was dumbfounded.

But that was not the end of it; those Defendant television Manufacturers also had no reaction at this moment, as if they had already seen the situation clearly.

It was nothing more than you, A Yi, waving flags and shouting over there by yourself; even if you could win them all, so what? They would just pay you what they owe.

If things continued to develop this way, it would be nothing more than a typical case.

However, under these very circumstances, Li Xiang suddenly received a video.

He did not recognize the person who sent the video; they just told him there was a big scoop and asked if he dared to publish it.

Li Xiang said directly that in this day and age, what is there not to dare to publish? As long as it is true, then he would certainly dare to publish it.

As a result, when he opened the video to look, it was indeed a bombshell!

That video actually featured Ma Peng of Hai Li Company and several executives chatting, and the key was that the content made anyone who watched it instantly explode!

First update. Some classmates reacted that the two-in-one was too late, so I am posting one chapter first. The advertising fee calculation was not made up by me; it was stated by the president of Honor. Honor is the one without advertisements. The other party said that the annual advertising fee for one Smart TV is several dozen yuan, generally calculated over ten years, so the loss per television is several hundred yuan. I even specifically wrote a bit more in the book...

Additionally, do not think this is little. I checked slightly; the sales volume of the Smart TV market in 2020 was 44.5 million units, and this was still during the pandemic when it was much lower, so you can imagine the profits involved here...

(End of this chapter)