Chapter 395 I must have owed him in my previous life (5300)
Chen Qingrong didn't bring anyone with him. He drove to Qianbian by himself. However, he was turned away when he first arrived at the front desk.
After hearing his purpose, the receptionist smiled and said, "Sorry, Mr. Li is very busy and only accepts appointments. If you don't have an appointment, I can't inform you."
Chen Qingrong took out his business card and slapped it on the table. "I am Chen Qingrong, the general manager of Chen Tangguan Design Co., Ltd. Your company sent a so-called lawyer's letter to our company accusing us of infringement. I came here specifically to discuss this matter."
"I'd like to trouble you again to talk to your CEO Li about this matter. This is a very important matter."
The lady at the front desk still refused with a smile, "I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, I understand your feelings, but you should contact our company's legal department for this matter."
"Um, then how do I contact your company's legal department?"
"If you receive a lawyer's letter, whether it is an electronic or physical copy, you can contact our legal team via the email or phone number above, and then make an online appointment with them."
"..."
Frankly speaking, Chen Qingrong even wanted to curse someone.
If he were the hero in a new media novel, he would have already started cursing and exerted his domineering power by grabbing the receptionist's hair and beating her half to death.
You idiot, I asked you to report something but you are still complaining, you are just a small fry.
Unfortunately he is not.
He is a civilized and well-mannered person. It is not a good thing for him to do that.
Just as he took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down, a man walked in from outside.
"Xiao Bai, this gentleman looks a little unfamiliar. Who are you looking for?"
When Chen Qingrong heard the voice, he looked back and found that the person was about meters tall, with a fair and clean-looking pretty face, and looked to be about 21 or 22 years old.
"Hello, young master." The receptionist called out politely first, then explained, "Young master, this Mr. Chen claims to be the general manager of Chen Tangguan Design Co., Ltd. He wants to see the chairman and said he is here to discuss our company's lawsuit against them for infringement."
"Oh?" The pretty boy smiled and took the initiative to come over and hold out his hand to Chen Qingrong. "Hello, my name is Li Ping, and the chairman you are looking for is my biological mother."
"Hello, Mr. Li." Chen Qingrong stretched out his hand and shook it. "My last name is Chen, Chen Qingrong. I came here with questions and sincerity to negotiate with you, but the receptionist of your company is too stubborn. She won't let me see your chairman no matter what."
"That's the rule, and she's also following the rule." Li Ping pulled his hand back and continued, "Since Mr. Chen wants to talk, then come with me. I'll take you to see my mother in person."
"Okay, thank you very much."
"You're welcome, please."
Chen Qingrong followed Li Ping to the elevator.
On the way here, Chen Qingrong had already checked the background of Li Qianhua. The Qianbian company was not founded by her, but was co-founded by her and her ex-husband.
Later, her ex-husband divorced her and hid from his debts, leaving the company in a mess and with a lot of debts. Li Qianhua relied on her own abilities to build the entire company. It can be said that she is very capable and is a typical strong woman.
When Chen Qingrong saw this information, she was thinking, logically speaking, an independent and strong woman like this should not be manipulated by others, so why did she suddenly jump out and sue their company for infringement?
And it's a false accusation.
Chen Qingrong kept thinking in his mind and quickly took the elevator to the top floor. After getting out of the elevator, under the guidance of Li Ping, he met this business woman.
Unlike the elite person she had imagined, Li Qianhua did not look like a boss at all, but rather like an ordinary housewife.
She didn't wear any jewelry or put on any makeup. Her skin was a little dull and her face looked tired. She was just over meters tall and a little bloated.
She doesn't seem like the big boss who can sit in the office and make deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars while chatting and laughing. Instead, she is more like a housewife who will do the laundry, cook, take care of the children at home, and run around for the daily necessities of life.
However, to be honest, Chen Qingrong still admired her very much.
After her husband ran away, he left the mess of the company and the child to her. As a woman, she was able to stand up again from the trough, which was already worthy of Chen Qingrong's admiration.
Although she may be an opponent, it does not prevent Chen Qingrong from thinking that she is a great woman and a great mother.
"Hello, Mr. Li, I am Chen Qingrong, the general manager of Chen Tangguan Design Co., Ltd., and I am glad to meet you."
"Mr. Chen, hello, please take a seat."
After a few pleasantries, Li Qianhua asked Chen Qingrong to sit down.
As for Li Ping, he did not dare to act rashly in front of his mother. He just sat obediently beside her, like a little kid ready to be taught a lesson by an adult.
Li Qianhua spoke with a strong Sichuan accent, "Mr. Chen came to our company this time, probably because of the lawyer's letter?"
Chen Qingrong nodded and laughed, "Mr. Li, you are very smart. I am indeed here for this matter."
"Oh?" Li Qianhua smiled and said nothing.
Chen Qingrong continued, "We have received a letter from your lawyer. Your company said that our company's logo is suspected of plagiarizing the logo of a health product that you removed from the shelves two years ago, right?"
Li Qianhua nodded. "Yes, I heard about this from the people in the marketing department. I didn't know about it at first, but then they showed me the pictures. To be honest, I also thought there was a suspicion of plagiarism."
"After all, our health care products sold very well before, and we were the first to come up with the concept of the logo. You came later and copied our logo, which is definitely not acceptable."
Chen Qingrong frowned slightly. "Boss Li, please forgive me for being frank. I don't think our company plagiarizes. I am a designer myself, and I know how painful it is to have my hard work plagiarized by others. I will never allow such a thing to happen in our company."
"Besides, the logo was designed by me and my wife, Tang Xiaoru, the president of our company. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the background image is a combination of several designs. It's not a very high-profile or eye-catching design."
"We originally only wanted to use this logo as a transitional period and then change to a new logo later. Your company is now accusing us of plagiarism just because the background image is slightly similar. Isn't this a bit too bullying?"
Li Qianhua was not angry. She smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, what you said is a bit harsh. We didn't accuse you of plagiarism. We just said that there is suspicion of plagiarism. In the lawyer's letter we sent you, we only asked you to remove the logo and make corrections. Anyway, Mr. Chen just said that this logo is only used as a transitional period. If you remove it now, then everything will be fine, right? Don't you agree?"
"No." Chen Qingrong shook his head seriously. "We can download it, but we can never download it after being accused of plagiarism. The concepts are different. If we didn't plagiarize, we didn't plagiarize. We won't admit to something we haven't done."
Li Qianhua's expression gradually turned cold. "If Mr. Chen keeps this attitude, then we don't need to talk about it. We can just go to court and let the judge decide whether there is plagiarism or not."
Chen Qingrong sneered, "Haha, Mr. Li really wants to sue?"
Li Qianhua said coldly, "I just said that as long as you change the logo, this matter will be over. You don't want to do it, but you force me to go through the rights protection process. Then I have no choice but to file a lawsuit."
"Ridiculous." Chen Qingrong stood up. "A person with a clear conscience has nothing to fear. Why should we admit to something we haven't done? If I do what you say, wouldn't that be the same as admitting it out of guilt?"
"If Mr. Li wants to sue, then come on. We will accompany you. Whether it is a mule or a horse, we will take it out for a walk. Goodbye."
"Then I won't send you."
Chen Qingrong turned and left.
After driving back to the company, he went to find Tang Xiaoru to tell her the result.
After hearing this, Tang Xiaoru was also a little angry and said, "This is ridiculous. How can you force us to admit something we didn't do? You are right, husband. We can change the logo ourselves, but we can never change it just because we are accused of something. This is not a logo issue, this is about our dignity."
"People fight for their dignity, Buddhas fight for a stick of incense, how can a good person be pointed at with a gun? You want to sue, right? No problem, I will contact the best lawyer right now, and we will fight them."
Chen Qingrong changed the subject at this time, "Don't be so anxious to find a lawyer. I think we can study it further."
Tang Xiaoru was stunned. "What are you still researching? Do you want to make peace with them?"
Chen Qingrong shook his head. "No, knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in a hundred battles. Most of what we know about Qianbian and Li Qianhua is based on the news we can find on the market. We don't know anything about their company's operating ideas, including their previous products, etc. We should first find out their background, and then there is no rush to sue them."
"Also, don't ask my father-in-law's friends for help. Didn't we cooperate with a law firm before? Just find an ordinary lawyer. I don't want to rely on my father-in-law and his friends to solve everything for us."
Tang Xiaoru smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have no intention of asking my father's lawyer friend for help. If I did, it would be too much of a compliment to Qianbian. This time, we will rely on our own strength and compete with them in an upright manner."
"Ah."
Chen Qingrong nodded.
……
Before getting off work at night, Chen Qingrong went to the toilet first. When he came out of the toilet, he happened to meet Li Lingling coming out of the women's toilet next door.
"Mr. Chen." Li Lingling glanced at him with sparkling eyes and chuckled, "You lent me your umbrella yesterday. I didn't even have time to thank you after I arrived at the company today. I don't think you caught a cold yesterday, did you?"
Chen Qingrong shook his head and smiled, "No, no, you don't have to be polite. We are all colleagues in the same company, and we should help each other."
Li Lingling hesitated for a moment, "Can I treat you to a meal to thank you? Just the two of us?"
Chen Qingrong said, "Let's not use this. Don't spend money. After all, it's not easy to make money these days. If you really want to thank me, just buy me some milk tea tomorrow."
"Well, okay." Li Lingling smiled awkwardly and changed the subject, saying, "By the way, Mr. Chen, there is one more thing I want to tell you. Actually, I shouldn't say this behind your back, but I think you should know."
Chen Qingrong was stunned for a moment, "Just say whatever you want to say."
Li Lingling looked outside, then blinked and whispered, "It's our group's Mini sister. I feel like something's wrong with her."
"You mean Fangyuan?"
"Yes, it was her. Today, when I passed behind Mini, I found that she was chatting with a person marked as a creditor on WeChat on her computer. I passed by at the time, and Mini noticed it and quickly closed it, so I didn't see anything."
"Mr. Chen, I know it's not good to gossip behind people's backs, but I personally think that Mini should not work in the Finance Department anymore. After all, she is in debt, and the Finance Department is closely related to cash flow, so..."
She didn't finish, but the meaning was clear.
Chen Qingrong frowned after hearing what she said, and after a few seconds he said seriously, "Li Lingling, don't you think you are meddling too much?"
"Ah?" Li Lingling's expression froze, and she smiled awkwardly, "Boss Chen, don't be angry, I, I was just saying it casually, I'm also doing it for the good of our company, so I won't say anything more, you go do your thing, I, I'll get busy too."
After she finished speaking, she quickened her pace and left.
Chen Qingrong glanced at her back and felt very unhappy.
When it was time to get off work, the employees left one after another. Chen Qingrong especially noticed that Li Lingling and Gao Qiang were talking and laughing as they walked out, and his brows furrowed even deeper.
"Ahem." Xiao Yuan came to his side, patted his arm gently, pointed at the closed door of Tang Xiaoru's office, and said meaningfully, "Mr. Chen, Mr. Tang is still here, you'd better restrain your gaze."
Chen Qingrong came back to his senses, rolled his eyes at her, and without further explanation, he just asked, "Did you owe any debts outside?"
Xiao Yuan was stunned and shook her head like a rattle. "I don't owe you any debt. I did borrow money from you to pay for my mother's medical treatment, but I paid you back a long time ago."
Chen Qingrong told her what Li Lingling had said to him.
After hearing this, Xiao Yuan's face turned red and green. She took out her phone and opened WeChat to show him, "That creditor is him. You don't recognize this WeChat avatar, do you?"
Chen Qingrong took a look and asked, "Why did you note Mr. Liang as your creditor? Do you owe him money?"
Xiao Yuan's face turned even redder, and she muttered softly, "I don't owe him money, but I must have owed him money in my previous life, otherwise how could I have met him in this life?"
"Oh?"
"Li Lingling is teasing me behind my back, do you believe what she says?" Xiaoyuan asked back.
Chen Qingrong shook his head decisively, "I have known you for much longer than I have known her. If I don't even have this little trust in you, then our friendship over the years has been in vain."
After hearing this, Xiao Yuan felt warm in her heart, "I knew you would believe me, Brother Chen. Also, don't blame me for being harsh, Brother Chen. Li Lingling doesn't look like a good person. I actually heard what you said to her at the entrance of the company yesterday. I even questioned her. She must have fallen in love with you."
"You fancy me?" Chen Qingrong was shocked. "Don't talk nonsense. If Xiaoru comes out and hears it, we'll be in trouble."
Xiao Yuan stuck out her tongue and whispered, "I'm really not talking nonsense. I liked you before. I can feel it. The way she looked at you was exactly the same as the way I looked at you at the beginning. But who knows whether she likes you as a person or your money?"
Chen Qingrong's face darkened.
"Anyway, please be more careful, Brother Chen. I always feel like she's a rat."
"I understand." Chen Qingrong nodded. "Observe for another two days. If it doesn't work out, I'll fire him directly on the grounds of poor performance during the internship."
"Uh-huh."
……
When they returned home in the evening, Chen Qingrong and his friend took a shower one after another. When Tang Xiaoru finished her shower and blew her hair and returned to the bedroom, she found Chen Qingrong busy working on his laptop.
Tang Xiaoru came behind him and hugged his neck, with almost her whole body lying on his back.
"What are you looking at?"
"Look up the information."
"Oh?" Tang Xiaoru glanced at the computer screen and frowned, "Are you looking up the brand Qianbian?"
Chen Qingrong nodded. "Yeah, I was thinking, since they can use such a shameless trick, why can't we do the same?"
"Well, do you want to sue them for copyright infringement of their company's logo as well?"
"That's not the case." Chen Qingrong shook his head and said, "I'm still thinking, I guess I'll go to bed late tonight, if you're sleepy, go to bed first, baby."
Tang Xiaoru smacked her lips, "If you don't hold me to sleep, I can't sleep."
Habits are terrible.
Take Tang Xiaoru for example. She is used to sleeping in Chen Qingrong’s arms. Now, she finds it difficult to fall asleep unless Chen Qingrong holds her.
Chen Qingrong had no choice but to take his hands off the keyboard, turned back and kissed her lips, "Then go up and lie down first, I'll be ready soon, and after I finish reading these public materials, I'll go to bed and hold you to sleep."
"Okay." Tang Xiaoru nodded in satisfaction, stood up and stretched, "Then I'll rely on you, my husband. It's great to have a husband. I don't have to do anything, hehe."
Snapped.
Chen Qingrong slapped her on the butt and said, "Go to bed and warm the bed for me."
"Hateful!" Tang Xiaoru rolled her eyes at him and said arrogantly, "When you get on the bed later, you'll see how I'm going to treat you."
Chen Qingrong shook his head and chuckled.
Little kid, so funny.
Tang Xiaoru didn't argue with him anymore and went into bed to chat with Yang Bingbing on WeChat.
When Chen Qingrong's eyes started to hurt from reading, he turned off the computer and went to bed.
I gently lifted the quilt and crawled in, only to find that Tang Xiaoru was already asleep.
"Heh." Chen Qingrong laughed, then carefully lay down behind her and hugged her small waist, "Good night, baby."
The night passed.
The next day, when Tang Xiaoru opened her eyes, she found that Chen Qingrong was not around. She sat up with a start, looked around and didn't see him in the bedroom, so she shouted outside.
"Chen Qingrong! Qingrong! Rong!"
"I'm coming." Chen Qingrong pushed open the door wearing an apron and said helplessly, "Why are you practicing soprano right after waking up? It's still early. Do you want to sleep a little longer?"
Tang Xiaoru scratched her hair, "I'm not sleepy anymore, are you making breakfast?"
"Yes." Chen Qingrong said again, "If you are not sleepy, then get up. I have some news to tell you. I have found a way to deal with Qianbian."
"Hey?"
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(End of this chapter)
