Golden Years in the World of Film and Television

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At 11:30 am, Chen Ran and Xu Jie walked out of the court gate. They both clapped their hands and said in unison:

"Perfect!"

After saying that, the two of them looked at Liu Fang behind them, smiled at each other, and then Xu Jie drove, and the three of them had lunch together near the court.

After lunch break, Xu Jie drove Chen Ran and Liu Fang back to Mingtang, ready to start a new journey.

As soon as she entered the law firm, Chen Ran greeted her colleagues one by one with a smile on her face.

"Good afternoon, Lawyer He."

"Good afternoon, Lawyer Chen"

"Good afternoon, Lawyer Song!"

"Good afternoon, Lawyer Chen!"

"Good afternoon, Lawyer Bai."

"Good afternoon, Lawyer Xu."

"good afternoon……………………"

He Gang and Bai Ning, who had just returned from lunch break, were both confused. They hadn't seen each other for the whole morning, so what happened to Chen Ran and Xu Jie?

Especially Chen Ran's assistant Liu Fang, the smile on her face was so brilliant.

Bai Ning looked at Chen Ran's back and couldn't help but complain, "What's wrong with our young lady? How could she be like this after not seeing her all morning? She hasn't smiled in a month!"

"I heard that the case against Haohuodao went to court this morning and it might have been resolved. After all, the other party is a large company like Haohuodao. Fang Pu is not easy to deal with, so it won't be easy for him to win the case!"

He Gang on the side curled his lips, glanced at Bai Ning, and analyzed the situation.

Upon hearing this, Bai Ning rolled his eyes and said dismissively, "It's just a worthless case. Is it worth offending such a big company because of this? I really don't understand. What's there to be happy about?"

Without caring about their colleagues' comments, Chen Ran and Xu Jie also walked into Li Gongming's office with smiles on their faces.

"Director Li, good afternoon!"

"Director Li!"

"You two just came back from the court, right? How's the case going?"

Looking up at Chen Ran and Xu Jie, Li Gongming put down the documents in his hand and asked with concern.

"Don't worry, there's basically no problem. Chengtai has played all their cards today, and Haohuodao has even made a foolish move without any bottom line, almost forcing an employee to commit perjury, but I've already seen through it!

Finally, they applied for a recess and will probably come to us for negotiations soon. We have enough evidence to bring the good guys to their knees. Victory is just around the corner!"

"Excellent! This case was handled beautifully. The issue of working women being forced to leave their jobs due to pregnancy has been a hot topic lately.

Because pregnant women enjoy certain rights and interests in the workplace, for example, the company cannot maliciously dismiss them, and their working hours are set lower than those of ordinary employees, etc., including during the delivery and postpartum recovery period, they are paid.

Therefore, some companies inevitably discriminate against women in the workplace, especially those who have reached senior management levels and still want to go home to have children, who will inevitably become targets for elimination.

This is why I gave you this case. Although it's not a big case, it can be a good start for you and can also help you hone your abilities. Moreover, this type of group is very large in the workplace and is a good source of cases."

Director Li Gongming looked at the two of them with a smile, and explained and analyzed in earnest the arrival of the good goods and the benefits brought by winning the case.

"I understand. You told us a long time ago that as professional lawyers, we don't discriminate between big and small cases, only between those who have fulfilled their responsibilities."

Xu Jie nodded and used this text-style answer to express her understanding of Director Li's arrangement of An Zi for them.

Knowing that Chen Ran had been having a hard time recently, it was inevitable that she would be emotional, so Li Gongming did not continue the topic, but asked with concern:

"Now that the good stuff case is basically settled, do you have any other cases on hand?"

"Yes, Director Li, there is a case that has just been contacted!" Liu Fang answered the question for Chen Ran at the right time.

Li Gongming looked at Chen Ran, his loyal and capable assistant, and said:

"A new case so soon? Excellent, did you contact the source yourself?"

"The out-of-date internet celebrity Zhang Hui wants to divorce. Eight years ago, Director Chen helped her handle the prenuptial agreement, and now he has appointed my master to represent her in this case!" Liu Fang replied proudly.

"Internet celebrity? Zhang Yu?" Li Gongming was a little confused. He had no influence on this person!

"Here's the information. Please take a look at it first. We'll go meet the person involved later."

Chen Ran took the information and handed it to Li Gongming, then glanced at Xu Jie, and the two exchanged glances.

"Okay, you guys decide!"

Li Gongming nodded, took the information, and then thought for a moment and said:

"From now on, Team 2's cases can be reported directly to Han Lu. After all, he is now the lead attorney for Team 2."

"I understand, Director Li. If there's nothing else, we can go prepare for the new case!"

"Okay, get to work!"

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Chapter 17 Coin Toss

After returning to the office, Chen Ran found that he and Xu Jie got along very well, so he no longer rejected her and felt from the bottom of his heart that the two of them could be good partners.

Xu Jie took advantage of Chen Ran's good mood and tried to ask about Chen Wenguang's case, but Chen Ran helplessly said that she didn't know much, and her father didn't agree when she wanted to defend him. However, she always believed that her father would never do such a thing.

Hearing this, Xu Jie suddenly thought of Han Tao and his powerful intelligence channels. She said hello to Chen Ran and went straight to Han Tao's office.

"Han Lu, I want to talk to you about Chen Wenguang. Do you have time?"

Xu Jie entered Han Tao's office and found that he was the only one there, so she stopped being polite.

"About Director Chen? Tell me when you have time." Han Tao nodded and motioned Xu Jie to sit down and talk.

"I've been busy with Chen Ran's case these past two days and haven't had time to think about it. If you have any discoveries or intelligence, please tell me!"

Xu Jie sat on the chair opposite Han Tao and looked up at him.

Han Tao smiled, looked directly into Xu Jie's eyes and said, "I thought you would find out by yourself. I do know some clues about Director Chen Wenguang's secrets. According to my investigation, Director Chen has a lover abroad, and their child is already 20 years old.

I also found out that the account Director Chen Wenguang used to accept bribes was opened in 1995. The regulations at the time had a loophole that didn't require personal registration, so Chen Wenguang likely didn't know about the account's existence.

Hearing that Chen Wenguang actually had a lover abroad and a 20-year-old illegitimate child, Xu Jie looked at Han Tao with boldness.

After a long pause, she finally let out a long sigh and said, "But these don't prove Director Chen Wenguang's innocence. His lover and illegitimate child have nothing to do with the case, and the 2000 million yuan in so-called bribes is in his account. How can he prove that he didn't know?"

"These clues certainly can't prove Director Chen's innocence, but they can give you a direction for investigation and a breakthrough point. And I remind you, don't talk too much to Director Li until the case is fully resolved!"

After hearing Han Tao's words, Wu asked without hesitation: "What do you mean?"

Han Tao smiled slightly and said meaningfully, "It's nothing special, I'm just helping you analyze it.

There are two lines of inquiry into this clue. One is the issue of collecting payments from old accounts. At that time, only people around Chen Wenguang were able to obtain his identity information.

Judging from the age of his illegitimate child, Director Chen Wenguang was already with his lover Zhang Qinglan at the time. So the lover who seems to have nothing to do with the case may have some connection that we are unaware of.

The second clue still revolves around the receiving account. In addition to the relatives I just mentioned, people inside Mingtang who know Director Chen Wenguang’s account are also highly suspected.

So, besides Chen Ran, who else is close to Director Chen Wenguang at Mingtang? You can probably guess that. The two were classmates in college and later founded Mingtang together. Their relationship is incredibly close, so it's highly likely he knew about this account.

Xu Jie suddenly felt enlightened and nodded in response, "I agree with what you said. I've always felt that this bribery case was not simple. Although I can't rule out the possibility of being framed by others, there's also a sense of self-entrapment."

When I first arrived in Shanghai, I chatted with Song Xiu. His master's behavior puzzled me. He was a good friend of Chen Wenguang and the director of Mingtang Law Firm, but he had no prior knowledge of this and had no awareness of it at all. This is very unusual."

At this point, Xu Jie looked at Han Tao seriously and hypothetically said:

"Is it possible that Chen Wenguang already knew about this and was just taking the blame for someone else? As for the person he wants to protect, it must be someone close to him. But who exactly is that? That requires careful consideration and investigation."

"Haha, what a coincidence! This is all I know right now. You'll need to investigate further on your own..."

Han Tao smiled slightly, glanced at Xu Jie, and didn't continue.

Xu Jie nodded in understanding, threw a wink at Han Tao and said:

"Thank you, Lawyer Han. I've found you to be truly amazing. Whether it's at home or at work, you can always surprise everyone! I'll go back and think about this carefully. I have to meet a client with Chen Ran this afternoon. So, off I go!"

Seeing Xu Jie, who was trying to run away after flirting with him with a double entendre, Han Tao stood up and grabbed her fair wrist. He looked into her eyes seriously and said, "What do you mean? Can I take it as a compliment?"

Xu Jie smiled knowingly and said in a charming voice, "It means exactly what it says. Otherwise, what do you think it means?"

"I also think it's meant literally, but Lawyer Xu, you're leaving after getting the benefits. Don't you want to show some appreciation?"

Xu Jie smiled, took out a coin and said, "Sure, if you guess right, how about I cook for you myself today?"

"Making soup with bare hands? But isn't this method a bit hasty?"

Han Tao couldn't quite keep up with her pace. Could this be handled as a joke like guessing a coin?

"Stop talking nonsense. Do you want it?" Xu Jie asked directly without giving Han Tao a blank look.

Han Tao smiled knowingly and said, "Yes, why not? Come on, I'll choose the words!"

Xu Jie raised the corners of her mouth, threw the coin up, and reached out to catch it.

"Open it, no cheating!"

Xu Jie glanced at her hand and said, "Congratulations, you guessed it right!"

After saying that, she walked out of the office with her slender legs, leaving Han Tao with a proud back view.

"This annoying little devil, why do I feel like I've been tricked!"

Han Tao shook his head and smiled, then sat behind his desk, complaining in his heart.

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Xu Jie returned to Chen Ran's office in a hurry. Liu Fang took the opportunity to tell her the reason why internet celebrity Zhang Hui wanted to divorce. Then the three of them set out to meet and understand the situation while chatting.

When they arrived at the place, Zhang Yu had to be helped downstairs by a servant. During the conversation, Xu Jie said that she could let the public know about this matter so that she could get the greatest benefit for herself.

However, Zhang Hui disagrees with the public intervening in her family affairs, saying that she has no future, but she only wants to give her daughter maternal love in the limited time she has.

In the car, Chen Ran analyzed that since Zhang Yu was diagnosed with ALS a year ago, it would be difficult to win custody of the child. Furthermore, this case was a bit hot to the touch. Haobo Group was a large company, and offending them would mean offending an entire group of interests.

However, Xu Jie thinks it is an acceptable option. Many people are unwilling to take the job as they are afraid of offending a large group and having trouble getting along in the circle in the future.

But this case is a good opportunity for them. They may become famous because of this case and open up a better situation.

Chapter 18 Deep love

After sending Liu Fang and Chen Ran home, Xu Jie did not return to the law firm, but went straight home to buy groceries and prepare dinner.

When Chen Ran got home, she found her husband Jian Peiran packing up the house. When Jian Peiran saw her back, he told her that the company leader asked him to go to the Northeast for some training and he would be promoted when he came back.

But Chen Ran has been very busy recently, and her father's affairs have had a great impact and pressure on her, so she is not willing to let her husband Jian Peiran go on a business trip so far. However, Jian Peiran feels that it is not easy for him to have such an opportunity.

In the end, the two parted ways unhappily, and Jian Peiran was also called out for dinner by his colleagues. When he came back in the evening, he was already drunk. He took advantage of the alcohol and said that he did not want to rely on his father-in-law for a gigolo. Chen Ran told Jian Peiran that difficulties can always be overcome, and asked Jian Peiran to make some sacrifices.

Jian Peiran has been making sacrifices since he married Chen Ran, so he has been depressed for a long time. Therefore, he firmly stated that he would stick to his own ideas and said that this was his last chance and he did not want to give up.

At the same time, after returning home, Xu Jie unexpectedly received an engagement invitation from her ex-boyfriend Sun Zhewei. She had just separated from Sun Zhewei not long ago, and Sun Zhewei got engaged right away. Xu Jie was naturally very angry.

She also remembered that she had taken the blame for him and was fired by the company. She felt very bad. As her boyfriend, Sun Zhewei said that he was helping Xu Jie, but his real purpose was to let her take the blame. Xu Jie was very angry at the time and slapped him before leaving.

As she thought about it, Xu Jie lost all mood. She sent a voice message to Han Tao, saying that she had not finished her work today and they could only have dinner together another day.

Then she poured herself a glass of wine with a lost look on her face, sat down in front of the computer, and checked all the case files of Lianchuang Group and Chen Wenguang.

Han Tao, who received the message, had just gotten off work. He could hear the melancholy in Xu Jie's tone, so he didn't go home. Instead, he bought some special foods and asked Yang Dongxu to drive to Xu Jie's place.

Twenty minutes later, Yang Dongxu drove the car to the destination. After parking the car, Han Tao went straight upstairs and knocked on Xu Jie's door.

"Why are you here? Didn't I send you a message..."

Looking at Han Tao at the door, Xu Jie tightened her pajamas and asked about the situation in surprise. Thinking about the fact that she had broken the appointment because of her ex-boyfriend, her voice became lower and lower.

"Are you planning to chat with me right at the door without inviting me in to sit down?"

Hearing this, Xu Jie embarrassedly pushed the door open and said:

"come in!"

Han Tao smiled, walked into the house, put the bag in his hand on the table and said:

"You said in your message that you didn't have time to cook, but you didn't say you didn't have time to eat!"

"You're trying to change the subject. I'm in a bad mood today. Don't mess with me..."