Chapter 3151 Rogue Tactics

The purpose of Jimmy's visit to China this time is to claim a portion of the shares of Smith Law Firm.

It would be best to force Paul and his mother to split the firm into two, giving all the North American business to him and leaving the Asian business to Paul himself.

In his opinion, Paul and his mother Han Meiqing would settle down in China anyway, and he would not be able to control the North American business if he kept it in his hands, so giving it to him would be like returning it to its original owner.

Of course, he knew very well that although the Smith Law Firm was named after the Smith family, it was indeed built up bit by bit by Han Meiqing and his brother. The old man naturally provided some help, but that was far from an investment both from a moral and legal perspective. If he really sued to divide up part of the shares of the Smith Law Firm, no judge in the world would support him.

So after he learned that Han Meiqing was going to get married, he thought, why not take advantage of the opportunity of Han Meiqing's wedding to come to China and make some trouble. If he could force this orphan and widow to spend money to avoid disaster, that would be perfect. Anyway, they are an orphan and a widow, and there is no use for them to have so much money.

Han Meiqing naturally knew his intention. In fact, the fundamental reason why she chose to bring Paul to China after her husband's death was because after her husband's death, the Smith family was always thinking about their law firm.

The people of the Smith family did not think that there was anything wrong with their mentality of eating up the entire family. They felt that this was their family's property, and now that their eldest brother had passed away, it could not be taken away by a woman from another family or even from another race.

More importantly, although Paul is a descendant of the Smith family, he chose to stand with his mother. Naturally, he did not want the foundation built by his parents with great effort to be divided up by his uncles, so he resolutely chose to move from the United States to China with his mother, and even moved the law firm from the United States.

Paul did not tell the Smith family about his mother's marriage, but the news leaked out somehow, and as a result, Uncle Jimmy flew over at the right time.

Han Meiqing saw that he had been making a fuss for a while, and finally brought the topic back to the equity of Smith Law Firm, so she said coldly: "Since you keep talking about the equity of Smith Law Firm, I will have a good talk with you about this matter;"

At this point, Han Meiqing cleared her throat and continued, "Smith Law Firm was established by my late husband and I after decades of hard work, and the equity structure is also very simple;"

"We each held 50% of the shares at first. Later, as the law firm grew bigger, many lawyers joined us. So we took out a total of 30% of the shares to motivate outstanding lawyers who made great contributions to the firm and were promoted to partners. "

"Now that 30% of the equity is in the firm's option pool. Apart from that 30%, my late husband and I each hold 70% of the remaining 35%;"

"According to his will, after his death, his shares will be held by me and my son Paul in half, so the current equity structure of Smith Law Firm is: the option pool has 30%, I hold 52.5%, and Paul holds 17.5%. We have never received investment from any investment bank, fund or individual throughout our development."

"So, none of these shares belong to the so-called Smith family, so how these shares are disposed of has nothing to do with you or the so-called Smith family."

Jimmy didn't expect Han Meiqing to explain the matter in such detail. Feeling a little embarrassed, he immediately said loudly, "Sister-in-law, you are too heartless to say that. When you and my eldest brother started a business, my father gave you one million US dollars. It was agreed that it would be a family investment. In order not to affect your decision-making power in starting a business, this one million US dollars only accounted for 49% of the shares of Smith Law Firm. You can't deny this, right?"

Han Meiqing was furious when she heard this, and she scolded him coldly, "Jimmy, you are talking nonsense! Your eldest brother borrowed the one million dollars from your father, and the loan period was three years. But your eldest brother returned the money to your father in just one year. I was afraid that this would cause suspicion among you brothers, so I asked your eldest brother to return the one million dollars in cash to your father in front of you. How come it became an investment in your case?"

Jimmy immediately said, "Sister-in-law, you said my eldest brother paid back the one million. Do you have any evidence? Our whole family can testify that the money has never been paid back!"

Han Meiqing sneered, "You're starting to act like a rogue, aren't you? When your brother took the one million, he didn't leave a loan agreement, and when he returned it, he didn't leave a repayment agreement. He just thought that we were all family, so he borrowed it in front of you and returned it in front of you, so he could naturally prove his innocence. I didn't expect you to be so despicable!"

Jimmy said seriously, "Sister-in-law, let's just talk about the facts. I hope you won't escalate it to personal attacks. I won't say much else. The one million has not been returned. Everyone in the Smith family can testify. If you want to deny it, we can meet in court. It doesn't matter even if we lose the lawsuit. After all, we used to be a family. If you don't want it back, just regard it as a wedding gift from our Smith family to you."

In fact, Jimmy knew very well that the one million yuan had been returned by his brother a long time ago, and there was no written agreement for the loan or repayment, so it was impossible for him to sue. The reason he said this was to retreat in order to advance, and to deliberately disgust Han Meiqing in public.

He also knew that Han Meiqing herself was an expert in law and could see at a glance that he had no chance of winning this lawsuit, so he flew over from the United States specifically to expose her shortcomings in public in order to force Han Meiqing to give up some of her interests in exchange for his own concessions.

A few days ago, another top law firm in the United States approached him and proposed to directly acquire all of Smith Law Firm's businesses and teams in the United States for $800 million in cash. The reason for the acquisition was that they knew that Paul had moved the law firm to China and wanted to take this opportunity to directly become the strongest law firm in the United States.

But when the acquisition offer was first sent to Paul, he rejected it.

The other party could only seek other breakthrough points and found other members of the Smith family, hoping that they could persuade Paul to agree. If Paul disagreed, the Smith family would definitely be tempted by the large amount of the acquisition target and would then take the initiative to find a way to take the law firm back and then sell it to themselves.

In order to get a share of the 800 million US dollars, Jimmy is determined to play rogue to the extreme and grab as much as he can.

Han Meiqing also guessed his tactics, but he obviously misjudged his character. Even if he continued to make trouble for the rest of his life, she would never compromise with him even a little bit.

So, she said firmly: "Jimmy, since you said we'll see each other in court, I don't think there's any need for us to communicate. If you have any objections, just say it in front of the judge."

At this point, Han Meiqing added: "Today is my wedding with my second husband. You are not welcome here. Please leave, immediately, right now!"

Seeing that Han Meiqing had no intention of settling down the matter, Jimmy sneered and said, "Han, you are such a vicious woman. Our Smith family has paid so much for you and my eldest brother, and now you are turning your back on us, and you even want to kick me out of here. Do you really think the Smith family will let it go? No, it won't! We will do our best to pursue fairness and justice, and we will never let you succeed like this! And I tell you, my father has kept the contract that my eldest brother borrowed money from back then, and it will be the most powerful evidence in court!"

After saying that, Jimmy turned around and was about to leave.

What he said just now was a threat to Han Meiqing. In fact, he didn't have any contract at all. He also knew that Han Meiqing was well aware of this, but he came to China this time with a rogue mentality and strategy.

He just wanted to tell a lie and throw dirty water on Han Meiqing in public.

When someone says something like throwing dirty water on someone, even if it is completely false, the other person will be humiliated.

He said it so clearly because he wanted Han Meiqing to know that if Han Meiqing did not compromise and make concessions, he and the Smith family would keep biting her. Even if they could not force her to hand over all of the Smith Law Firm's business in the United States, they would at least let her get a piece of the fat meat. If they could not get the meat, they would let her, Han Meiqing, and the Smith Law Firm be ruined. In short, she could not get away with it so easily.

Han Meiqing knew that the other party was threatening her, so she said coldly: "Get out!"

Jimmy nodded, and as he left, he was still shouting, "Then we'll see you in court!"

After that, he looked around at everyone and said loudly: "Everyone, please pay attention to the lawsuit between the Smith family, Han Meiqing, and the Smith Law Firm. This case will definitely become the most watched classic case in the American judicial field!"

Everyone was whispering to each other. Some said that Jimmy was talking nonsense, but others felt that since he spoke so firmly and confidently about this matter, it must be true. Maybe Han Meiqing really brought the family business to China as her and her son's private property, so it was reasonable for her to come to him now.

Some even say that if a woman marries a man and he dies, it is enough for her to take away the child and her dowry, but she should never take away the family business. Isn't this just profiteering? After all, the man's family has already lost an elder brother, so why should he be left penniless?

Ye Chen, who had been silent, saw Jimmy was about to leave, so he hurried forward and said with a smile: “Mr. Smith, please wait a moment.”

Jimmy subconsciously stopped and frowned and asked him, "What do you want?"

Ye Chen smiled and raised his hand to signal him not to worry, and then said to Han Meiqing: "Aunt Han, Mr. Smith has come so far to attend your wedding. If you drive him out directly, he will think that we Chinese are not hospitable. It is better to let Mr. Smith stay and attend the wedding."

Han Meiqing didn't understand why Ye Chen wanted to keep Jimmy. After all, he was obviously here to cause trouble, and he had already made the scene very ugly. The confused guests were just watching the fun. After today, no one knew how they would comment and spread this matter.

But what is certain is that they will not all stand on his side, and someone will definitely be influenced by Jimmy's lies.

If Jimmy were left here at this moment, who knows what nasty things he would say.

Jimmy didn't expect Ye Chen to keep him, but his intuition told him that this guy definitely didn't have any good intentions. What if he wanted to find someone to beat him up? Wouldn't he be alone in this foreign country and helpless?

So, he said without hesitation: "Since my sister-in-law is guilty and wants to drive me away, there is no need for me to stay here and make things difficult for her. After all, today is her wedding day, and it is not appropriate for me to tell too much truth and save her some face."

Ye Chen said quickly: "Mr. Smith just said that there are no big names among the guests coming today. In fact, we have a big name on the way. He is a good friend of the groom, Professor He. I just told him about the matter on the phone. He asked me to keep you for a while no matter what. He will come here right away to talk to you in person."

Jimmy frowned and said, "Why, you're threatening me? Do you think I'll be scared if you just find some people to scare me? Even if you guys beat me up, I won't be scared!"

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Look at what you said. We in China are a society ruled by law. And unlike in the United States, everyone carries a gun. If anyone dares to hit you here, just lie on the ground and call the police. At that time, the person who hits you will be detained for 15 days at the very least, and it might even be enough to go to jail."

Ye Chen then added: "I asked you to wait for a moment, not to scare you, but I think you may underestimate Professor He's connections. Although he is just a professor at an ordinary university, his connections are so great that even Bill Gates would be impressed."

"Fuck..." Jimmy was amused by Ye Chen and asked him, "Young man, do you know what kind of person Bill Gates is? Even the President of the United States has to be polite to him. You said that this teacher's connections are more powerful than his. Are you stupid or am I stupid?"

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Look, you are here now. He will be here in a few minutes. You might as well wait for a few minutes. When he comes, you will know when you meet and talk."

After that, Ye Chen said: "Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't want to wait, wait for him to come, and I will let him go to your room to see you."

Jimmy knew that Ye Chen was unwilling to give up, and although he was unhappy, he didn't take it seriously.

He thought, what kind of connections could He Yuanjiang, a mere teacher, have?

After all, he was the son of a legendary American lawyer. Although he did not make much money, he had strong connections in the American judicial field. There was no way he could be outdone by a teacher.

So, he simply said, "You don't have to scare me. As the old saying goes, if I'm upright, I'm not afraid of my own shadow. Besides, I'm not a coward. With so many people here to witness this, I want to see what tricks you can come up with. If you think I'm a lone foreigner and want to bully me, you'll lose face if this gets out!"