What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Chapter 847: Chapter 272: The Feeling of Having Someone Backing You, So Cool!

Jingzhou Youxin Law Firm, an obscure law office with a small number of lawyers, just a handful of people, and with assistants and all, there are less than twenty in total.

You could say it’s a very small firm.

And at this moment, in the meeting room of the firm, Director Liu Letian is chatting with Sun Yan and a bunch of clients.

In response to Sun Yan’s recent question, Liu Letian replied, “Ms. Sun, let me explain this to everyone. I had a talk with the representative of that company today. Their intention is, they have actually never given up on the idea of mediation.”

“Indeed, their business is in poor shape and can’t continue. Putting more money into it is just throwing it into a bottomless pit, so they want to transfer your memberships to other shops, but they have been unable to negotiate terms with everyone so far.”

“Now they’ve found a shop, so they want to start mediation again…”

Before Liu Letian could finish, Sun Yan interjected, “Other stores? Which ones? What are their names? Does that mean transferring the memberships without a refund?”

Next to Sun Yan, those joining in the consumer rights action looked at her, feeling that this neighbor seemed to be quite aggressive this time.

However, aside from people like Lawyer Tang, not many people like to advocate for their rights.

Talking about mediation, talking about negotiations, you go there, wasting time, spouting endless talk; going back and forth every time, those who never fought for their rights wouldn’t understand how tough it is.

Upon hearing this, Liu Letian was also slightly stunned, looked carefully at Sun Yan, and then said, “Ms. Sun, please don’t get anxious. The store in question does not teach dance, but, given the current situation, it’s quite good to have someone willing to take over, you know.”

“As for the matter of compensation, everyone is very clear. I specifically explained to everyone before that this case is of high risk. Winning is possible, but enforcing the judgment is really a problem.”

At this point, Liu Letian’s tone became a bit colder, “I’m working this out for everyone’s sake. Otherwise, it would be better for me to just fight it out in court, right?”

“I’m not responsible for enforcement. If you can’t enforce it later, that’s not my concern, right? So, I really do want to help everyone. Right now, getting the money is really difficult.”

The others defending their consumer rights began to nod. A man named Hu Ming spoke up, “Fellow neighbors, I think Director Liu makes a lot of sense. Indeed, we shouldn’t just keep going down one path blindly. He is also considering things for us.”

Because the dance class was near the residential area, the enrollees were mainly neighbors.

Another woman also chimed in, “That’s right, it’s better than not getting any money back at all.”

Immediately thereafter, Hu Ming looked at Liu Letian and said, “Director Liu, as for us, we are not opposed to mediation. However, the specifics still depend on your negotiations.”

Liu Letian nodded, “Of course, I will definitely try to negotiate a good deal for everyone.”

After Sun Yan asked the question, she watched with a cold eye. The consultation with Lawyer Tang last time was indeed fruitful, and on the second day after the consulting session, she had received the notes sent by members of the study group.

This was to prevent those who sought consultation from forgetting what was discussed.

For this reason, Sun Yan studied those notes many times, and now she felt that the approach of the lawyer in front of her was very similar to what Lawyer Tang had mentioned!

Seeing that the group was really considering mediation, Sun Yan spoke up, “Director Liu, please wait a moment, I still have a few questions. The first question is, what exactly is this shop, and how will our memberships be transferred? Will it be based on the original top-up amount or what?”

“The second question is, what is the operational status of that store, have there been any recent changes in ownership, how much longer is the lease?”

These were just some tips casually mentioned by Lawyer Tang.

To pull off a closed business operation, they definitely need to change the legal representative first. The operational status is a vague concept, and truth be told, professionals have countless ways to make it appear that the business is doing very well.

Even if you go check the books, you won’t be able to tell.

It’s like how people often find a small shop or supermarket up for transfer, claiming the business is booming but due to family reasons, they can’t continue it, and so forth…

You look at the books, and it seems really hot, the location is great too.

But once you take over, you immediately start hemorrhaging money to the point that your own mother wouldn’t recognize you.

This is another kind of modern scam, called “killing the pig dish”. They run a shop, fake a couple of months of good cash flow, then transfer it, get the money, and keep doing it, making a killing, while the unsuspecting buyer still thinks it’s just bad luck…

The simplest way to figure out the actual operational status of a shop is the old-fashioned method: you personally monitor it every day. Whether a shop is doing well or not, you’ll be able to identify the problems after watching it for a week or two.

Of course, as for the kind of takeovers mentioned earlier, nowadays they are more professional. People will specifically create a bustling scene for three days or about a week, and if you don’t watch long enough, you can’t spot the deception.

This is what is meant by “for every trick in the book, there is one to beat it”…

I digress, but the point is, operating conditions can be discerned through simple methods.

Other than that, there’s the rent, but the rent isn’t everything, because with the spread of legal knowledge, scam artists’ skill levels have been rising.

Knowing you’ll go check the rent, they really will arrange for a longer lease. Those who are not sophisticated will use a fake contract to deceive you; those who are meticulous will go with the real deal, and at that point, it’s just a matter of breach of contract or the loss of a security deposit. As long as the profit from the business is substantial, paying a little in breach of contract is nothing at all.

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