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Chapter 214 The Gambler!

The court hearing is about to begin...

Zhao Gang truly didn't believe that the other party would dare to make the client plead guilty and go to jail without facing imprisonment!

Of course, this confidence is not solely due to this point.

First, as mentioned before, lawyers' fees include not only fixed fees but also a revenue-sharing model.

For example, in this defense, Xu De's second-instance defense fee was about 130,000 yuan. He would receive less if he lost and all if he won. If Gao Yu is really sentenced, according to the contract, he will most likely not even receive 100,000 yuan.

After a month of hard work, I only received less than 100,000?

Even if it's 100,000, it sounds like a lot, but don't forget, the law firm isn't just Xu De's. There are other people coming to investigate the case besides Xu De.

Wang Chaolin and Yue, three people, worked for a month, earning an average of more than 30,000 yuan each.

They only make around 500,000 a year... This earning efficiency is definitely considered low for them.

Instead, they secured a victory that seemed within their grasp...

"Patents, pharmaceutical company legal counsel, a three-million-dollar investment in legal advisors, winning lawsuits... all of these cost money!"

Inside the meeting room.

Zhao Gang murmured, slowly recounting his strategic maneuver.

Nobody turns down money.

Even if Gao Yu really wanted to fight them to the death.

In theory, lawyers, in order to earn more money, would secretly help Tianhe Pharmaceutical and actively persuade the company.

As for why I think this way...

Zhao Gang himself is a lawyer, so he knows himself all too well back when he was a lawyer!

He looked up.

Looking at the exquisite clock hanging on the wall of the conference room, staring at the constantly turning second hand inside, finally...

Only one sentence echoed in the meeting room.

"Nobody turns down money!"

Unfortunately.

Zhao Gang is willing to endure it, but... some people are not.

......

4 month 30 day.

The day before the court hearing, Tianhe Pharmaceutical Company.

9:30 a.m.

Zhao Gang had just stepped into Tianhe Pharmaceutical Company with his briefcase when, unexpectedly, his female assistant, who had been waiting for him, approached him and whispered something in his ear.

"What? The board of directors!?"

Upon hearing this, General Counsel Zhao Gang's heart sank slightly, and his expression turned serious as he looked at the person in front of him.

The female assistant nodded. "That's right, Mr. Zhao. A board meeting has already been held in the conference room on the fifth floor. Mr. Zhang and the others asked me to wait until you arrive at the pharmaceutical company before informing you of the meeting."

"What was the content of the meeting?" Zhao Gang asked.

"I don't know." The female assistant shook her head.

Upon hearing this...

Zhao Gang remained silent for a moment, then finally took a deep breath.

"Okay, I understand."

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the elevator.

He stepped into the elevator and immediately pressed the button for the fifth floor.

"Hiss~"

The elevator doors closed, and a force propelled Zhao Gang upwards.

During this short period of growth, countless chaotic thoughts flashed through Zhao Gang's mind.

"The board of directors...is that the reason Novartis is holding them accountable this time? Yes, that must be it."

"Novartis acted too quickly, gathering most of the evidence for their claim in just a few days. Even if they had a lawyer from Beijing, the pharmaceutical company might not have won..."

"If anyone's going to be held accountable, it should be the R&D department."

『......』

Zhao Gang tried to reassure himself until the iron gate in front of him opened, at which point he collected his thoughts and walked out.

The fifth floor of the pharmaceutical factory was very empty.

The corridor was quiet, with only transparent glass walls and clean floors. Looking down, Zhao Gang's slightly haggard face was clearly reflected in the floor tiles.

He didn't stop, and walked straight to the deepest part of the pharmaceutical factory, to its largest conference room.

A short while later, he stood at the door, put his hand on the doorknob, and then gave it a slight push.

"Squeak~"

The door opened.

The moment the crack opened, the dozen or so people sitting around the table inside all turned their gazes toward Zhao Gang at the door.

These gazes came from men and women, young and old, some thin, some overweight, some with questioning eyes, and some with angry stares.

This is......

All shareholders of Tianhe Pharmaceutical Group attended the meeting, even those who couldn't attend in person.

Zhao Gang braced himself and opened the door, stepping inside.

"Please take a seat, Mr. Zhao."

The person at the head of the group, Mr. Zhang, the founder of Tianhe Pharmaceutical Company, nodded upon seeing that everyone had arrived and began to speak:

"Now that everyone's here, let's get straight to the meeting."

话落

Mr. Zhang abruptly changed the subject and said:

"I'm sure you all understand the purpose of this meeting."

"In Beijing, Novartis has filed a lawsuit against our Tianhe branch. The matter is progressing slowly."

Novartis has filed a lawsuit...

The moment the words were spoken.

The expressions on the faces of the people present varied.

Some looked expected, some frowned, some were surprised, and some were shocked.

Sitting to the side, Zhao Gang's heart sank, and his breathing gradually became heavier.

Mr. Zhang, however, did not let him off the hook. Instead, he turned his gaze to Zhao Gang and slowly said:

"Mr. Zhao, please give a report to the shareholders about this matter."

All eyes turned to Zhao Gang.

Zhao Gang was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath and slowly said:

"The infringement... occurred to the R&D department, which infringed on Novartis's drug [Imatinib] by performing analysis without obtaining any approval, which ultimately came to Novartis's attention..."

Research and Development Department?

The moment the words were spoken.

Before the shareholders could say anything, the head of the R&D department suddenly turned angry and immediately yelled at Zhao Gang:

"fart!"

"The R&D department has no right to act on its own. The research on imatinib was conducted with the unanimous consent of everyone. The root cause of this issue with Novartis is purely a problem with the legal department's capabilities!"

"Four months, nearly half a year, and we still couldn't acquire Qinghe Pharmaceutical Company. We couldn't even reach an agreement on formula acquisition or investment intentions. In the end..."

"The lawsuit was filed to hold Qinghe Pharmaceutical Company accountable for infringing on data from its R&D department!"

"That's why Novartis was dragged into this, and Tianhe left behind a fatal mess."

"Furthermore, their attitude became even more lax, allowing the other party to report them without anyone noticing, which led to the rights protection case!"

"If it weren't for that..."

talking.

The head of the R&D department pointed at Zhao Gang, his tone full of anger.

"Tianhe Pharmaceutical could have completely avoided this rights protection incident!"

This is true.

only......

"The legal department isn't here to clean up your messes. The pharmaceutical companies unanimously decided to research [imatinib], but they never said it was research involving infringement!"

Zhao Gang retorted angrily, clearly annoyed, and immediately pointed at the other party and retorted.

Damn R&D department.

They always manage to cause some kind of trouble. If it weren't for those crazy people in the R&D department, how could the legal department have encountered such a thing?

And yet, they still want to shirk responsibility...

"Heh heh, so what happened next?"

"Mr. Zhao, I've looked into the case. In this rights protection incident, Novartis hasn't been able to prove anything substantial about our 'subjective intent to infringe'."

The head of the R&D department said coldly:

"But what about you?"

"The Ministry of Justice holds the patent for imatinib on legal grounds, claiming that Qinghe Pharmaceutical infringes on Tianhe's patent."

"They just dumped such a huge loophole on Novartis!"

"Even now... the day before the trial, there has been no response to this."

"Mr. Zhao, was this incident caused by negligence on the part of the R&D department, or by incompetence on the part of the legal department?"

This is......

Gao Yu's case.

The moment the words were spoken, everyone present froze, their expressions turning grim, and their needle-like eyes pierced Zhao Gang.

"Mr. Zhao, what do you mean the case is scheduled to go to trial tomorrow, and the legal department hasn't done anything yet?"

One shareholder couldn't help but speak up.

Novartis... The lawsuit filed by Yanjing is against Novartis. The compensation for this legal battle will be at least tens of millions, and it's not impossible that it could even exceed 100 million.

If it were any other company, they would just accept the loss.

But Tianhe is different.

They are shareholders!

It was all their money that was being compensated!

"President Zhao, what exactly is the legal department doing?" someone questioned sharply, their tone filled with barely suppressed anxiety.

Others looked annoyed, saying, "Now that things have come to this, we need to figure out how to mitigate the impact, instead of constantly escalating the conflict!"

"Qinghe Pharmaceuticals? Why would Qinghe Pharmaceuticals use data related to imatinib to sue for patent infringement? Wouldn't it be better to just sue for counterfeit drugs?"

"Why hasn't the Ministry of Justice dropped the charges yet? It's been almost half a month..."

"..."

Each word was like a sharp sword, piercing Zhao Gang's heart and weighing heavily on his shoulders.

Zhao Gang felt heavy-hearted, but inwardly he was cursing.

"Why not just report counterfeit drugs, but also sue for copyright infringement? Because you need to have a stronger voice in the case; otherwise, what can you use to threaten them?"

"Minimizing the impact...everything he does is aimed at minimizing the impact!"

"A research and development department that's like animals..."

The R&D department was shifting the blame, but he was powerless to do anything about it.

At this point, all they can do is grit their teeth and defend themselves, acting as a shield against contradictions.

"The Ministry of Justice has already contacted Ching Ho Pharmaceuticals to mitigate the impact."

Someone angrily shouted, "What about the results? Since negotiations have been conducted, why are there still no results?!"

"Qinghe Pharmaceuticals is making exorbitant demands!"

Zhao Gang began to defend himself.

"The other party is demanding tens of millions in compensation alone!"

"Furthermore, the pharmaceutical companies will be responsible for the medication treatment of all patients involved... and this responsibility will be long-term, estimated to be at least ten years!"

Millions in compensation, and the entire course of drug treatment for dozens of people suffering from leukemia for ten years...

Adding the two together, it's at least 15 million, and most likely 20 million!

After all, even the cost-effective drugs from Tianhe can lead to drug resistance. Once the drugs become ineffective, it will naturally be necessary to purchase other targeted drugs, such as 'imatinib', at market price.

As for playing word games and only providing drugs from Tianhe Pharmaceutical Company? Xu De isn't stupid; he can see through that!

so......

"Twenty million!"

"A full twenty million!" Zhao Gang said.

After he finished speaking, everyone hesitated.

Twenty million! That's no small sum.

In later generations, their purchasing power would exceed 100 million!

Tianhe Pharmaceutical has money, but it's not at the point where it can spend tens of millions of yuan as pocket money at will.

Paying compensation to Novartis was a last resort.

Giving compensation to Qinghe Pharmaceutical...that's a bit unfair.

Seeing this, Zhao Gang pressed his advantage and revealed all his psychological maneuvering to the shareholders.

At last.

One shareholder, with a look of utter disapproval on his face, crossed his arms and appeared quite dissatisfied.

"I disagree!"

"You're a gambler, gambling with our shareholders' money!"

One shareholder hesitated before speaking up, saying, "Yes, the risk is too great. What if the other party changes their mind and offers several years in prison in exchange for the pharmaceutical company's funds..."

"I'm neutral. Saving money is definitely a good thing, but the problem is, the risk is a bit too high..."

"..."

Inside the meeting room.

The tense atmosphere had turned into chaos.

Although they were still denouncing Zhao Gang, their attacks were far less sharp than before.

Zhao Gang's heart pounded, and his breathing became heavy.

He had ulterior motives.

As the R&D department stated.

The Ministry of Justice is indeed at fault for filing an infringement lawsuit using imatinib.

Because of this, Tianhe Pharmaceutical was forced to pay 20 million yuan by Qinghe... and it's all the legal department's fault!

Zhao Gang will be in deep trouble then.

So... we have no choice but to gamble!

They bet that Xu De was greedy for fame and money, and that Gao Yu would quit while she was ahead; the original cost of 20 million could be reduced to 3 million.

Then, they can shift all the blame for Novartis's problems onto the R&D department, thus protecting themselves.

Unfortunately, the shareholders aren't fools.

This is a good thing for Zhao Gang, but for the shareholders, it's a real money-losing deal!

"No, I disagree!"

Someone's eyes sharpened, and they immediately spoke:

"Let's vote by raising hands. Those who agree with Mr. Zhao's proposal, please raise your hands."

The words were spoken.

Everyone present raised their hands in unison, but when it came to the final shareholding, it was a 50/50 split.

See here.

Mr. Zhang, who had been sitting in the main seat without saying a word, made a move.

"Alright, what's done is done, there's no use going back on your word."

General Manager Zhang turned his head and looked at Zhao Gang with a sharp gaze.

"Director Zhao, you have full authority over this matter. Any unusual developments must be reported to the board of directors!"

The words were spoken.

Zhao Gang clenched his fists, his heart pounding in his throat.

He said in a deep voice:

"it is good."

......

Half an hour later.

End of the meeting.

Zhao Gang dragged his tired body back to the office. He slumped into a chair, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and felt the nicotine fill his lungs, calming his anxious emotions.

In a daze.

His gaze sharpened as he looked at the hanging bell.

Xu Deyi pleaded guilty, and he will bear enormous responsibility.

If Xu De's side negotiates with him, he will also have to bear responsibility.

Therefore, Zhao Gang is gambling.

I'm betting that the other party will curb their greed and allow me to extricate myself!

"I don't believe it..."

Inside the office.

Zhao Gang's eyes were unfocused, his fists were clenched, and he was muttering to himself.

"I don't believe there are any lawyers in this world who aren't greedy for money!"

until......

......

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5 month 1 day.

The day of the court hearing!

In the case of "Punatinib", the first instance was pronounced by the Wutong City Basic People's Court.

According to procedure, the second instance is handled by the people's court at the next higher level, namely the intermediate people's court.

The prosecutor remains the same.

The trial is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. in the third courtroom.

Noon.

There was one and a half hours before the court hearing.

The prosecutor's representative had already arrived at the court and was waiting in the waiting room.

"You beast, Zhao Gang is such a beast!"

"The whole case is in complete chaos now. Novartis is playing a game of power, Tianhe Pharmaceutical is playing a game of power, and Qinghe Pharmaceutical is at the heart of the case... In this three-way power struggle, Zhao Gang still wants to profit for himself..."

Inside the waiting room.

Sun Qiao, the civil litigation agent, looked at the documents in her hand, a look of anger on her face.

"That gambler!"