As usual, Zhang Yingfang arrived at the company just after 8 o'clock.
Although the negotiation with the Germans ended unhappily, there was still a contract to negotiate with the French, and she did not dare to be careless. Although negotiations can be tough, toughness is only a means and not an end. In the end, she still has to make a deal. While she was thinking about how to re-engage with the Germans, she was also thinking about how to talk to the French in the afternoon, so as to be tough and avoid another breakdown in talks.
As soon as she opened the office door, she saw Zhang Quanfu sitting behind her desk with a dark face and full of anger.
Zhang Yingfang didn't know what was going on: "The negotiation with the French is in the afternoon. Why are you here so early?"
Zhang Quanfu had a sullen face and reached out to push a newspaper on the table towards her: "Read it yourself."
Zhang Yingfang put down her bag and picked up the newspaper with a suspicious face. The first thing that caught her eye was the name of the newspaper: "Frankfurt Entertainment News".
I saw a shocking headline written in big black bold letters at the bottom of one page: "The Chinese company maliciously breached the contract, and the German company suffered heavy losses." The photo under the bold title was Zhang Yingfang's photo yesterday. A series of angry expressions in the corridor, the photo is not very clear, it seems to be taken from a video.
Zhang Yingfang hurriedly read through the entire article. The report described in a serious way how the "little white rabbit" of Lewis Company was deceived by the "big bad wolf" of Meite Bear and Whale Company, especially emphasizing the "big bad wolf" The breach of contract caused considerable economic losses to "Little White Rabbit". The article is full of conjectures and slander. Although it does not directly say that Meite Bear Whale is a scam company, the various negative words are obviously not kind and they definitely do not want readers to have a good association.
After reading, Zhang Yingfang gently put the newspaper on the table and said in a disdainful tone: "Entertainment tabloids like Germany are all like this. They like to make some exaggerated and sensational headlines to attract readers, but in fact there is no real content. You don't need to be angry or care. .”
"What did you say? Don't care?" Zhang Quanfu couldn't believe his ears. He grabbed the newspaper and his hands shook with excitement, "I have asked Che Lizi to translate this article for me. Here is the article. I wrote so many bad things, but you said you don’t care?” After saying that, he slapped the newspaper on the table, stood up, his face twitching with anger, and he shouted: “This is What nonsense! False accusation! Spreading rumors and slander!"
"Then what do you want to do?" Zhang Yingfang looked at her father and asked calmly.
"Go find them! Ask them to withdraw the article and publish an apology to our newspaper!" Zhang Quanfu said angrily, "If they don't withdraw, I will sue them for defamation! Make them pay for it!"
"But it's a fact that we breached the contract, and it's a fact that we paid Louis Company money. Although what they said is ugly, it did happen." Zhang Yingfang said in a gentle tone, "Even if we sue them, we don't have a suitable reason. Newspapers like them know it. How to avoid risks. Maybe they will use the lawsuit against us to make this matter even bigger, then we will be fooled by them, which is equivalent to helping them make this matter known to everyone."
Zhang Yingfang's words were like a hammer hitting Zhang Quanfu's chest, and he sat back on the chair dejectedly.
He pondered for a moment and said in a serious tone: "But kid, you have to think clearly, we use a German company to do business with Louis' company. But if their tabloids say this, we will become a Chinese company. If we If we don't explain clearly, doesn't it mean that so many Chinese compatriots who are diligent, honest and trustworthy in running companies in Germany will also be blamed? Have you ever thought about this? It's okay for us to lose money, but the matter must be made clear. Otherwise, who will do business with you in the future?"
Zhang Yingfang was stunned by Zhang Quanfu's words. She really didn't think that much just now.
She nodded: "You are right. Then I will ask the company lawyer to contact the newspaper now and ask them to withdraw the article and apologize. If it cannot be resolved, we will have no choice but to file a lawsuit."
Zhang Quanfu sighed: "We must try our best to minimize the impact. We must not let this incident affect our compatriots' companies. If so, we will be sinners."
Like other public German comprehensive universities, the University of Sidesheim has no walls.
After walking 1,000 meters from the motel and passing through a crosswalk, Lu Wei entered the university.
The entire University of Sidesheim is like a big garden, surrounded by various plants and flowers surrounding the teaching building.
Lu Wei followed the address on the exam notice forwarded to her by Yu Jianghai and walked along the corridor between the buildings to find the teaching building where the exam classroom was located.
After walking around a few times, a blue-gray building with 7a written on the building appeared in front of her.
Lu Wei slightly adjusted his hair in front of a glass window next to him, then took a deep breath and walked into the building.
Following the signs in the building, Lu Wei easily found the exam room. There were still ten minutes left before the exam. Lu Wei stood nervously in a corner, silently recalling the content he had reviewed.
She passed the university entrance exam probably more than two years ago, and then began to take basic courses, exams, advanced courses, and exams step by step.
Although the content of the university entrance exam was relatively simple for her, she had not experienced it in more than two years, so she was a little nervous.
Outside the classroom, candidates gathered in twos and threes, chatting and laughing, or reading. Lu Wei saw other Chinese students. After a rough count, there were about a dozen people. It seemed that there were quite a few people coming here to take the exam.
A person who looked like a study abroad agency was telling several Chinese students what to pay attention to.
Lu Wei turned off his phone and relaxed as much as possible.
Among the three, Lei Lanting was the first to arrive at the Hanover State Court, followed closely by Tong Lele, who was the second, and Dong Qiangqiang, who was the last to arrive.
The state court had not yet opened its doors. The three of them stood at the steps outside the court. They first confirmed the order of events that day, and then went through the manuscript again to ensure that there would be no low-level mistakes in the description. Finally, the three typed They clapped their hands and encouraged each other's morale.
At nine o'clock sharp, the three people entered the door of the state court on time.
There were two medium-sized guards standing at the main entrance of the state court. Apart from that, there was no security equipment such as metal detection gates, and no more guards were seen.
After showing their passports to the guards, the three filed into the lobby of the state courthouse.
There was silence in the hall, and the sunlight shone warmly through the windows onto a bronze statue of a figure in the center of the hall. Dong Qiangqiang guessed that he might be a legal figure. There were some introductory boards under the statue, but none of the three of them were there. Interested in researching.
After filing at the registration office, the three people sat quietly on the bench waiting for the notice to enter the court hearing hall.
