You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 509

Qin Shaoyan's original intention was not to put Chen Yuanzong in jail, but since things had come to this, it would be a good thing to let him stay in the Immigration Bureau's detention center for a night to sober up.

The next day, Edward brought a lawyer to rescue Chen Yuanzong.

Chen Yuanzong looked haggard. After walking out of the iron gate, he hugged Edward and almost cried.

He was so frightened in there that he didn't dare sleep all night.

Edward patted Chen Yuanzong on the shoulder and consoled him, "It's okay, it's okay. I came to get you after receiving a call from President Qin. There was a problem with the procedures at the Immigration Bureau, so they kept you in custody overnight."

Chen Yuanzong said gratefully: "Thank you."

"If you hadn't come to rescue me, I don't know how long I would have been imprisoned."

Edward shrugged. "The immigration department said it was a misunderstanding. Should we sue them and make them apologize?"

"No need, no need." Chen Yuanzong shook his head quickly, "The people should not fight against the officials, so forget it."

He didn't want to cause any more trouble at this moment, and it was very troublesome to sue, especially in the United States, a foreign country. He didn't have the time and energy for that, and he was not Qin Shaoyan.

Others can guarantee that they will win the lawsuit, but I don’t have that ability.

According to domestic customs, Edward found a Chinatown restaurant to serve wine to Chen Yuanzong to calm his nerves, then sent him back to the hotel and left.

Chen Yuanzong thought wildly and felt that he really shouldn't have come to the United States.

After a confused sleep, Chen Yuanzong called all his men over and began to ask them what had happened during the days he was away.

In order to reassure Chen Yuanzong, Fang Ziwei said, "Boss, we are living well here. Facebook has made very thoughtful arrangements."

"We were picked up and taken to Facebook headquarters every day, and an office was set up for us to work in. We had good meals three times a day, and they hired a chef from a Chinese restaurant for us, fearing that we might not be used to the food."

"On Saturdays and Sundays, they would take us to shopping malls and tourist attractions. Every day was quite fulfilling."

Other employees nodded in agreement, constantly praising Facebook's thoughtful benefits.

Chen Yuanzong nodded when he heard this. "I'm relieved if you guys get used to staying here. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to adapt to the unfamiliar environment in a foreign country. You might have problems with the local climate or something."

After sending the other employees away, Chen Yuanzong kept Fang Ziwei alone and asked after a moment's hesitation, "Has Facebook done anything strange recently?"

Fang Ziwei was stunned for a moment, not understanding what the boss meant. "Mr. Chen, what do you mean?"

"Did Facebook ask you for any additional requests?" Chen Yuanzong asked carefully. "Did they have any special administrator privileges to operate the program? For example, can they change the order of dealing cards in the game in the background?"

"No, no." Fang Ziwei shook his head. "The requests they raised are all very normal."

“For example, administrators can intervene, pause, and disband a game, monitor private chats between users in the background, and adjust player data.”

Chen Yuanzong nodded, "Did anyone from Facebook contact you alone, or chat with you or anything like that?"

"No, absolutely not." Fang Ziwei said quickly, "We are together during working hours. We discuss any problems together. We are never alone together."

Chen Yuanzong asked again, "What about privately?"

"Privately?" Fang Ziwei was stunned for a moment. "Mr. Chen, we are mostly together in private, and the brothers don't know much English, so it's difficult to communicate with others."

"Yeah." Chen Yuanzong finally felt relieved, and then explained, "We are unfamiliar with the place, and we need to think twice before cooperating with a big company like Facebook. We can't be fooled by these foreigners."

Fang Ziwei was a little confused. "No way. Americans are very business-oriented."

"What do you know?" Chen Yuanzong snorted coldly, "Foreigners are very cunning."

He felt that Fang Ziwei was just a nerd who had become stupid from reading too much, so he stopped talking and let him go back to rest.

……

The next day, at Facebook headquarters, Chen Yuanzong was received by Chris Hughes, Director of Operations.

After a few pleasantries introduced by the translator, Operations Director Chris began to discuss the details of the cooperation with Chen Yuanzong.

Chen Yuanzong didn't say much during the whole process, he just listened to Chris. In the end, Chris took out a contract and handed it to Chen Yuanzong.

"This is the operational cooperation agreement. You can give it to your lawyer to take a look. If you think there is no problem, we can sign it." Chris said casually, "How long will it take for Mr. Chen to give us a reply?"

Chen Yuanzong hesitated for a few seconds and said, "Let me find a lawyer first."

Chris nodded, "Okay, who is your lawyer, and is he here today?"

"Well, I don't have a lawyer yet," Chen Yuanzong replied.

Chris was stunned when he heard this, "You don't have a lawyer?"

"It will be available soon."

Chris looked at Chen Yuanzong with a strange expression, and then said, "Then I suggest you find a lawyer as soon as possible. Time waits for no one, and we have more important things to do later."

Chen Yuanzong didn't say anything, just nodded, took the agreement and left.

Liu Yuanrui, who was present, frowned and asked, "Boss Chen, why didn't you bring a lawyer with you?"

"If I had known this I would have brought my own lawyer."

"It's useless to bring a lawyer to the United States. Domestic lawyers don't understand American laws." Chen Yuanzong said confidently, "Don't worry, I will make the arrangements. We have to find a lawyer locally."

"Then hurry up and find one." Liu Yuanrui warned, "Don't save money on this. Lawyers are very important in the United States."

"I know. I have asked my fellow villagers to help me contact them." Chen Yuanzong said casually.

After returning to the hotel, he began to study the agreement. There were two copies, one in Chinese and one in English.

He could understand Chinese to some extent. After all, he graduated from high school and was not illiterate.

But he had finished reading it, but whether he could understand it was another matter. He could only look for any obvious loopholes.

How could Facebook leave obvious bugs in the agreement? It was a standard contract drawn up by professionals.

I didn't understand the Chinese version after reading it, and I don't recognize the English version at all.

I asked a translator, but he was also confused. He said with embarrassment that there were a lot of professional legal terms in the text and he didn't quite understand them, so I should ask for help from someone else.

After much deliberation, Chen Yuanzong finally made a decision to ask his fellow villagers for help.

Two days later, through the introduction of my cousin, I found a Chinese lawyer.

This Chinese lawyer, who is in his thirties, wears glasses and a suit, and at first glance looks very genuine.

"Hello, my name is Pete Huang, you can call me Pete." The lawyer spoke fluent English and shook hands with Chen Yuanzong with a professional smile.

"Can you speak Chinese?" Chen Yuanzong asked.

Peter Huang shook his head. “I understand Chinese, but this is America. In America, we have to speak English. I am not used to speaking Chinese anymore.”

"Okay then." Chen Yuanzong didn't want to get hung up on such details, so he took out the agreement and handed it to the other party, "Mr. Huang, help me take a look at this contract." Before the translator could speak, Peter Huang immediately corrected him in English: "NONO, just call me Peter, don't call me Mr. Huang."

After hearing what the translator said, Chen Yuanzong was stunned for a moment and thought to himself, "You seem to understand Chinese. I thought you didn't."

Why do you need translation if you obviously understand Chinese? Isn't it a waste of time?
Peter Huang picked up the agreement and began to read it very seriously. Chen Yuanzong had no choice but to wait patiently.

It was not until half an hour later that Peter Huang put down the contract and pondered for a moment. "On the surface, there is nothing wrong with this agreement."

"Then can this contract be signed?" Chen Yuanzong asked tentatively.

"No, on the contrary, this contract cannot be signed." Peter Huang shook the agreement in his hand, "This agreement is full of various unequal and overbearing clauses. As a partner, many of your rights and interests cannot be guaranteed."

"You should ask the other party to modify the contract and add more clauses that are beneficial to you."

Chen Yuanzong frowned and hesitated for a moment, "This...is not easy to do."

"NONO, this kind of thing reflects the ability of a professional lawyer." Peter Huang raised his head proudly, "You should be glad that you hired me. I am professional in fighting for the rights of my clients."

"I'll go talk to the other party tomorrow, and you don't have to worry about the rest."

"You don't need me to intervene?" Chen Yuanzong was a little unbelievable, "You can handle it yourself."

"I'm a professional lawyer." Peter Huang said confidently, "You just need to prepare the check."

"How much do you want?" Chen Yuanzong asked.

"One thousand dollars." Pete Huang raised a finger.

"Oh, it's so cheap." Chen Yuanzong breathed a sigh of relief and took out a thousand dollars from his bag and handed it to the other party.

Peter Huang's eyes lit up when he saw the cash, but after taking the money, he added, "This thousand dollars is just the fee for your consultation. Please prepare a check for another hundred thousand dollars."

"What?" Chen Yuanzong was so shocked that he almost jumped up. "You charged me a thousand dollars in less than an hour?"

"This is my price, no discount." Peter Huang said proudly, "If it's less than an hour, I'll charge you for the entire hour."

Chen Yuanzong almost burst into a curse, but he finally said patiently: "One hundred thousand dollars is too expensive, can it be cheaper?"

"My charging standards are very flexible. If you feel that the fixed fee is unreasonable, you can change it to hourly charging." Peter Huang said with a smile, "You can pay me part of the bonus afterwards."

Chen Yuanzong frowned and said, "Then let's charge by the hour."

"Then let's sign a power of attorney contract first." Peter Huang took out an agreement.

Chen Yuanzong was stunned, "This..."

"Don't worry, this is the standard contract of the law firm. It is absolutely fair and just." Peter Huang said gently, "If you feel it is inappropriate, you can terminate the commission at any time."

Chen Yuanzong hesitated again when he held the agency contract. He had done nothing but deal with contracts since coming to the United States.

You can ask a lawyer to look at Facebook’s contract, but you can’t ask another lawyer to look at the lawyer’s contract, right?

What if the new lawyer asks him to sign a contract again?
Seeing that he was hesitant, Peter Huang finally said something that Chen Yuanzong could understand.

Peter Huang said in Chinese: "We are all from the same hometown. I will not harm you."

After hearing this, Chen Yuanzong picked up the pen and signed the contract.

……

Facebook headquarters.

In the conference room, Peter Huang was the first to speak. He took out an agreement and began to say, "My client believes that this cooperation agreement of yours with Facebook is extremely unfair. There are too many unfair clauses in it. We demand that the agreement be modified."

"Among them, Article 2, paragraphs 3 and 4, Article 3, paragraph 5, and Article 6, paragraph 1 ..."

Pete Huang listed more than a dozen suggestions for revisions, which confused everyone at Facebook.

They have cooperated with many companies, but this is the first time they have seen such an arrogant party B.

Listen to their demands, is this human language?

Why does the other party have the right to terminate the commission at any time, require to check the background operation data at any time, require monthly payment, and also require a royalty?

If you don’t know, you might think Facebook is working for you?
Chris, the director of Facebook, was so angry that he laughed. He said directly: "Our contracts are all standard contracts and will never be modified. If you think it is unreasonable, you can refuse to cooperate."

Peter Huang said straightforwardly, "Then let's talk again after you have revised the content of the agreement."

After saying that, he threw down his business card and left. Chen Yuanzong was stunned for a moment and then quickly followed him.

After two unsuccessful communications between the two parties, the cooperation was shelved.

Facebook notified Qin Shaoyan directly. Qin Shaoyan did not dare to complain to his boss and could only say in a tactful way that Chen Yuanzong's lawyer seemed to have mental problems and suggested changing lawyers.

Qin Shaoyan was completely confused, so he called Liu Yuanrui and scolded him directly: "What on earth is Chen Yuanzong doing? Didn't I ask you to keep an eye on him? How come another lawyer showed up?"

Liu Yuanrui was also confused at this time, and he didn't know why things turned out like this.

Isn't it just finding a lawyer? Why are the negotiations at a stalemate?

"Chen Yuanzong found a lawyer through his fellow townsman, Peter Huang, who he said was very professional." Liu Yuanrui said helplessly, "He insisted that there was a problem with the agreement and that it had to be modified before it could be signed. We didn't understand, so we had to leave it to him to handle."

"Peter Huang? Why doesn't he sound like a foreigner?" Qin Shaoyan frowned, "Where is he from?"

"He's Chinese. I heard he immigrated from China more than a decade ago. He speaks authentic English."

"Are you guys crazy?" Qin Shaoyan was almost laughing out of anger, "How could you hire a lawyer like this?"

With Gao Hua and the lawyer, the BUFF is almost maxed out.

"The fee is not cheap, one thousand dollars an hour, and it looks quite professional."

Qin Shaoyan didn't say anything. After a moment, he said, "Tell Chen Yuanzong that if he wants to cooperate, he should sign the agreement immediately. If he doesn't want to cooperate, get out! I will find someone else to cooperate with."

"I'll give him a day to think about it."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Shaoyan found Zhang Pingyi and said, "You have to go to Facebook."

Zhang Pingyi was a little surprised, "What's the problem again?"

"That Chen Yuanzong hired Gao Hua as his lawyer and refused to sign the agreement." Qin Shaoyan sneered, "I just wanted to teach him a lesson. Since he did this, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"What are you going to do?" Zhang Pingyi asked.

"Take Niu Jie with you, and pick two other capable programmers." Qin Shaoyan pondered for a moment, "Tell Facebook directly that if Chen Yuanzong refuses to cooperate, then we will switch to another chess and card team."

Zhang Pingyi frowned, "Are you really planning to kick Chen Yuanzong out like this?"

"He's out, so who's going to take the blame?" Qin Shaoyan smiled faintly, "I'm just playing a trick on him."

(End of this chapter)