As Qiao Wen expected, Zhong Kevin hit this matter, in the police side of the so no follow-up, today's law is not perfect, in the end are for the rich service, the police to accident closed the case, Zhong Kevin let a person send a sum of money to compensation over the matter, even an apology is not.
Tang Xingwei was not the poor boy who was beaten in the bar and did not dare to say anything, looking at his grandmother lying in the hospital bed to bear the pain, he could not be angry in any case, looking for the media, some rebuke, vowed to go to court to seek justice for his grandmother.
In the seventies, private cars were still far from being popular, but they were the exclusive property of the rich, and the traffic rules were not so strict. Probably influenced by the hippie trend in Europe and the United States, a lot of rich young people, often drink and get high on drugs and racing, the public was deeply disturbed, and a car accident would happen every three days.
In the end, it's all about money to seal the deal.
Ordinary people have already done their utmost to make a living, so how can they still have the strength to seek the so-called justice, and they can only accept their own bad luck after taking the money and continue to lead a miserable life.
This time, someone finally stood up more than not, the media is naturally willing to arch the fire, the bigger the fuss the more interesting.
People envy the rich, but they also hate the rich.
It was a big deal for a while, and Kevin Zhong is a shareholder of Lin's group, and Lin's image has plummeted because of it, and several of its businesses have been affected.
"Jeffrey, you wanted to see me?"
Lin's chairman of the office, Zhong Kevin pushed the door, his face is somber, looks like a very bad mood - indeed not good, Hong Kong City reporters are simply pervasive, the past few days, but wherever he went out, the car can be suddenly appeared reporters blocked, so that he wanted to go to the cabaret for pleasure are not convenient.
The newspapers and tabloids were full of reports about him killing people, which made him very gray. Originally, his unlucky brother-in-law passed away, and he was finally able to come back openly, he was so happy that he could not wait to set off firecrackers to celebrate, how could he imagine that within a few days of being happy, this kind of thing happened.
It's just a hit and run, isn't it? An old lady with half her leg in the dirt.
He headed to Lin Zi Rui's table opposite to take a big seat, his eyes fell on the newspaper on the countertop, his face became more and more bad, he reached out and said: ''Jeffrey, you don't have to care, that old woman's family is just trying to ask for money, I've already paid for the medical expenses and nutritional expenses, is it still not enough? How much does an old woman in her seventies want to be worth? It's a fool's errand. Let him sue, I'll hire the best lawyer, he won't get a penny, and he'll get the lawyer's fee for nothing."
Lin Zi Rui looked up and smiled at him in a gentle manner, saying, "Uncle, in the past two days, because of your incident, our department store piece has begun to be boycotted by the public, and sales have dropped dramatically, and a few patriarchs have called me and asked me to fix it."
Zhong Kaiwen was unimpressed and said, "These old things have the most to do, when we give them money it's heavenly, when the business is a little bit worse, then they pop up and point fingers, take a little bit of shares and treat themselves as ancestors, sooner or later they will be kicked out."
"Uncle," Lin Zi Rui sighed slightly, "I've just come back to take over the Lin Clan, and many of the people below me don't obey me, if even you pull my leg, I'm afraid that our Lin Family's Zhong Family's industry will fall into someone else's hands before too long."
Zhong Kevin was slightly stunned, "How can that be? With uncle around, who would dare to hit you over the head?"
Lin Zi Rui stood up, walked around the table, stood behind him, put his hands on his shoulders, and said in a warm voice, "Uncle, with dad gone, the only people I'm closest to are you and mommy, and there's no one in the world that's closer to me than us. So, don't get me into trouble."
Kevin Chung looked up at him, as if he was suddenly a little confused, and asked, "What am I going to do?"
Lin Zirui said, "Later, I'll call up two media outlets, and I'll accompany you to the hospital to apologize to the old man, and write a check for twenty thousand dollars."
Kevin Chung nodded, "Okay, Jeffrey whatever you say."
Lin Zi Rui smiled and rubbed the top of his head, "That's my good uncle."
Zhong Kaiwen didn't seem to feel that being treated like this by a junior was an offense, instead he even grinned, "Of course, you're my only nephew."
"May I come in?"
In the evening, Qiao Wen and Chen Canaan, came to the ward to visit Granny Tang, and before they could chat with Tang Xingwei for a few words, there was a knock on the door.
Tang Xingwei frowned, got up and walked to the door, opened it, saw Zhong Kevin outside, and frowned, "What are you doing here? Waiting for the court summons."
Zhong Kevin only son of the mansion, since childhood is a flamboyant playboy, at this moment was an ordinary youth such cold treatment, den face collapsed, said: "You do not just want money? Give you another twenty thousand dollars enough, not enough words ......"
Before he could finish, he was already interrupted by Lin Zirui beside him, "Mr. Tang, I'm Lin Zirui from the Lin Group, accompanying my uncle to check on the old man's condition. Uncle, don't you want to apologize to the old man?"
He reached out and patted Zhong Kevin on the shoulder, who immediately changed his tone as if he had woken up from a dream, "That's right, I'm here to apologize, can you let us in to see the old man?"
Tang Xingwei shot him a suspicious glance, but in the end, he still stepped aside and let the line of people outside into the hospital room.
After a few days in the hospital, Granny Tang has recovered her sanity, but she is still not quite able to speak, and is still lying down and unable to move.
Lin Zi Rui saw Qiao Wen and Chen Canaan beside the hospital bed and greeted them in a low, polite voice, "Ah Wen and Ah Nan, you guys are here too?"
Qiao Wen and Chen Canaan nodded.
Zhong Kaiwen looked at the disfigured old man on the bed and frowned, obviously not much sympathy, but instead some disgusted resistance. Until Lin Zi Rui reminded, "Uncle--"
It was only then that Zhong Kaiwen spoke, "Granny, it was my careless driving that injured you like this, I apologize to you in front of everyone today. I'm sorry, you take good care of your injuries, the expenses and compensation that I should be responsible for, I will definitely not be less."
Saying this, he bowed and took out another check, handing it to Tang Xingwei, "Mr. Tang, this is 20,000 yuan, for Granny's nutritional expenses and your lost wages, if it's not enough, just open your mouth, I'll definitely be responsible to the end for what I should be responsible for."
Tang Xingwei suspiciously looked at the murderer, previously he contacted each other many times, but the other party refused, and even arrogantly said that he went to sue, can sue to win counted him powerful.
The present one hundred and eighty degree change in attitude was really unbelievable to him.
But regardless, the apology was real, and the $20,000 on the check was not a forgery. His claims in court were nothing more than that.
Of course the heart is still reluctant, after all, the pain that his grandmother endured there is no way to write off, he took the check and said, "I hope Mr. Zhong, can publish an apology in the newspaper for his behavior, and to ensure that in the future will never drink and drive again."
Zhong Kaiwen's expression sank when he saw him give an inch, and before he could say anything, Lin Zirui had already said, "Don't worry, Mr. Tang, your request will definitely be met by my uncle. This is also not just an apology to you and your grandmother, but also a warning to others, hoping that such a tragedy will not happen again in the future. Right, uncle?"
Kevin Chung: "That's right that's right, I'll be sure to apologize in the paper and urge all drivers to drive safely."
Tang Xingwei nodded, "Okay, when I see Mr. Zhong's statement, I'll withdraw the case immediately."
Kevin Zhong said, "Thank you, Mr. Tang, for your understanding."
Tang Xingwei said angrily, "I have no understanding and will never forgive you for this behavior, it's just that this matter can only be brought to a close with this."
Zhong Kaiwen was clearly annoyed again, but after being patted on the shoulder by Lin Zirui, he once again endured it.
Qiao Wen watched a group of people leave, his brows couldn't help but knit up, turning his head to look at Tang Xingwei, who was still full of indignation, "Wei, take good care of your great-grandmother, we'll leave first and come back when we have time."
Tang Xingwei busy said: "Ah Ma has nothing serious, you are busy working, do not have to think about this side. When the great-grandmother a little better, can rest assured that the caregiver care, I will immediately return to work."
Jovan said, "There's no need to rush, just come back a few days before the awards show and help out."
"Okay."
The two came out of the hospital, Zhong Kaiwen was still being interviewed by reporters in front of the hospital, mouthing off and gushing, Lin Zirui was sitting in a car waiting for him, after a while, he raised his hand and gently knocked on the window, and Zhong Kaiwen immediately stopped and said, "Today's interview will end here, and I will formally apologize in the newspaper tomorrow."
Saying this, he walked over to the car and the driver opened the rear door for him and he quickly got in.
The black Mercedes-Benz, quickly breaking through the press, went on its way.
Chen Canaan laughed, "This Zhong Kevin even came to the door to make amends and apologized, and even published a statement in the newspaper, Wei is also considered slightly relieved."
Qiao Wen looked thoughtfully at the distant vehicle through the front windshield. Zhong Kevin in the original world, is considered an important character, because the only son of a wealthy family, people in the world is very domineering, and blackened Chen Canaan, a natural pair. According to his character, when encountering this kind of thing, it is absolutely impossible to come to the door to apologize and also publish a statement in the newspaper, in fact, it is also true that the previous attitude is arrogant and full of care.
If he had just read it correctly, in fact, Zhong Kevin was not genuinely willing to apologize, several times he was a bit impatient, it was only when Lin Zi Rui spoke out at the right time that he was able to collect himself.
Originally, he had thought, just like the newspaper reports, that when Lin Zi Rui came back from abroad, he was afraid that the power of the Lin Clan would have to fall into the hands of Zhong Kai Wen. But today's scene made him change his mind.
It wasn't that Lin Zi Rui relied on Zhong Kai Wen as his uncle, but Zhong Kai Wen obeyed his nephew. Of course, it's possible that it's just that the nephew and uncle have a good relationship.
Lin Zi Rui has just returned to China to take over Lin's, the major shareholder made such a scandal, is bound to affect the company's image, Zhong Kevin in order to nephew's seat to sit firmly, and ultimately chose to apologize, but also reasonable.
Seeing that Qiao Wen didn't say anything for half a day, Chen Canaan eeped, "What's on your mind?"
Qiao Wen looked back and turned his head to look at him, "Nan, you don't want to get too close to Zhong Kevin."
Chen Canaan was confused, "I don't even know him, what's the point of approaching?"
Well, indeed.
Jovian: "...... I'm just saying, this kind of person is not a good thing at first sight, stay as far away as you can."
Chen Canaan became more and more puzzled, thinking that Xiao Qiao was really worrying more and more out of the ordinary now. He suddenly thought of something and said with a bad smile, "Xiao Qiao, you think so much, have you ever thought about how to tell our family about us?"
Qiao Wen said, "Let nature take its course, when we reach thirty, if our families see that neither of us has married a wife, they will probably think that it is the life of a bachelor, and they will definitely approve of the two of us partnering up for life with both hands and feet."
Chen Canaan: "That's true."
Qiao Wen glanced at him and asked with a smile, "Brother Nan, you really don't intend to get married and have children?"
Chen Canaan said righteously, "Isn't that harmful? I've already made a wish with Wong Tai Sin earlier, I just want to live with you in this life. I'll leave the matter of passing on the family name to the Chen family to Howie. Don't say, this bad boy seems to be in a situation lately."
Qiao Wen expressed his satisfaction with his answer and laughed again, "You just realized that? He's been dating for three months and he's been dating his girlfriend in the ice room every day!"
Chen Canaan was shocked, "How come I don't know? How dare he only tell you and not me?"
Qiaowen: "Silly boy is so shy and didn't tell me, I'm the one who saw it, you're incompetent as a brother!"
Chen Jiannan angrily stepped on the gas and blasted home with one throttle.
Jovian thought to himself that tonight Howie's date would probably be a bust, and in all likelihood he would have to suffer a severe beating from his own cousin.
He silently prayed in his mind for poor Howie.
The finalists of the Golden Dragon Awards, which are published one after another in the partnering film magazines, also have a special audience-voted award for the most popular film, and the finalists are several of the year's hits.
Because Wen Nan Film is one of the initiators, only a token two films were sent for selection, in order not to be criticized for insider manipulation.
In addition to industry insiders, the movie awards naturally had to invite a lot of celebrities in the city, in order to thank Lin Zi Rui for his help at the beginning, Qiao Wen also personally called to invite him, and the other party agreed without saying a word.
Lin Zi Rui was the chairman of the Lin Group, and in terms of financial strength, he could be ranked in the top ten in the city, a serious celebrity. Qiao Wen had specially reserved the front guest seat for him.
The first time to organize such a grand event, to say that it is not nervous is false, thousands of people participate, but also invited a live TV station. Organized successfully, Wen Nan Film may be famous in the history of film, if something goes wrong, it is estimated that it is basically impossible to invite a few Tarzan bigwigs again.
"Wei, everything checked out?"
Tang Xingwei, who had already resumed work for a few days, nodded, "It's all been checked properly, no problem."
Qiao Wen said; "Instruct the security guards to be alert, tonight the stars are gathered, other things are not afraid, I'm afraid of crazy fans mixing in and causing trouble."
Since the movie industry had been on fire in the past few years, the fans were getting crazier and crazier, and there were numerous examples of female stars being stalked and male stars being pestered. Several stars under their Wen Nan banner had encountered it.
Watching the guests enter one after another, Qiao Wen was inexplicably a bit distracted, always feeling that tonight would not go so smoothly.
His eyes searched for Chen Canaan, this guy was wearing a tufted suit tonight, and he even broke the mold by putting on a bow tie, a very formal and elegant outfit. His looks were deceptive, as long as he didn't open his mouth, he was completely a genteel nobleman, but as soon as he said a few more words, he would spit out his fragrance and his rogue nature was obvious. But the good thing is that he is now more interviews, has long since learned to pretend, beautiful words that is also easy to come by.
Although he still didn't know who would win the Best Martial Arts Director award tonight, he had chosen the two films he had entered, one of which had a mediocre reputation for quality, but the martial arts action was considered a masterpiece, just so that Chen Canaan could win the award.
He had already checked with the jury in advance, and it was no surprise that it should be Chen Canaan.
In the past two years, he has bled and sweated and probably even quietly shed tears for the movie, and this award is well deserved.
It was kind of a gift from myself to him as a boyfriend.
Seeing Chen Canaan, the corner of Qiao Wen's mouth hooked down, his slightly agitated mood slowly calming down.