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Chapter 414: Employment Gift

Chapter 414: Chapter 414: Employment Gift

Dane Studio is located in West City Art Garden.

The park is lush with greenery, the roads are spacious, and a watering truck comes at regular intervals every day to water the plants.

Walking into the art garden, a refreshing scent fills the air, invigorating the senses.

However, for the designers at Dane Studio, the beautiful scenery doesn’t warrant even a second glance.

Monday, nine o’clock in the morning.

The male designers are yawning.

The female designers check their makeup in the phone cameras while waiting for the traffic lights.

Then, with expressions of complete disinterest, they enter the elevator together.

It’s no use; nobody can remain full of vigor after working non-stop for half a month and commuting one or two hours every morning by car or public transport to work.

Yawns fill the elevator, and everyone is complaining about how far the studio is from home.

As they step out of the elevator and think about the high-intensity work facing them today, the lack of interest on their faces becomes even more apparent.

More coffee than usual is being consumed in the break room.

Dai Qingzhou hurriedly arrives at the studio after receiving a call from reception.

As she pushes the door open, the receptionist quickly stands and says, "Mr. Dai, Lawyer Tang is waiting for you in the small meeting room."

If you think carefully, Dane hasn’t had any disputes recently.

Where did this lawyer come from?

Dai Qingzhou, with her bag in hand, walks towards the small meeting room.

"Hello..."

Dai Qingzhou enters the room.

Standing up from behind a desk with a computer, dressed in a black suit, Tang Yanhui says, "Hello, Mr. Dai! I’m Tang Yanhui, a lawyer from the Fu Group’s legal department."

Fu Group?

Dai Qingzhou looks puzzled, "Dane doesn’t have any business collaborations with Fu Group."

"Indeed, there are none."

Tang Yanhui nods and pushes a paper with black text, a lawsuit, towards Dai Qingzhou.

Plaintiff: Qiao Li An

Defendant: Dane Studio

Content: The plaintiff and the defendant in a labor dispute case, and so on...

Dai Qingzhou is shocked.

The "Shaoguang" jewelry design competition in Mo Du is imminent, and the entire Dane Studio is intensively preparing.

Each designer submits a certain number of design proposals according to their job level, which are then evaluated through internal studio elections to decide who represents the studio in the competition.

Qiao Li An did not apply.

However, as a designer who has participated in international competitions like "Radiant" and successfully sold works, Qiao Li An is undoubtedly a proven seed player in Dai Qingzhou’s mind.

On the way back from the flight from Paris, Dai Qingzhou reviewed all of Qiao Li An’s designs since joining Dane.

She had to admit, he is indeed a talented player.

For this reason, Dai Qingzhou selected two decent works from Qiao Li An’s designs and displayed them at the election meeting as demonstration cases for critique.

Then, predictably, they were borrowed by her colleagues.

Qiao Li An was dissatisfied, and argued with Dai Qingzhou, but she downplayed the incident by saying it was "just borrowing."

"Okay, Mr. Dai, I understand."

Even now, Dai Qingzhou remembers the girl’s calm demeanor.

Thinking that was the end of it, unexpectedly, when Qiao Li An looked up again, his peaceful, introverted manner completely disappeared, "Mr. Dai, I resign! The resignation letter will be copied to your email later, please check!"

During the argument, when the sold jewelry set was mentioned, Qiao Li An coldly retorted, "I don’t need it, consider it as my tuition fee at Dane."

Ten minutes later, Dai Qingzhou received Qiao Li An’s resignation email sent to Lydia, with copies to her and the HR department.

On one hand, she felt sorry for losing a talented player.

On the other hand, she thought that a tuition fee of 1.5 million is enough to attract and train several designers.

Dai Qingzhou agreed.

To her surprise, it was approved yesterday.

Today, the Fu Group’s legal department lawyer came to visit.

"Lawyer Tang..."

Dai Qingzhou looked incredulous, "Does Fu Group take up charity legal aid cases now?"

"Miss Qiao is an employee of our Fu Group, serving employees of your own company is not charity, at most, it’s a welfare."

Tang Yanhui replied.

???

Dai Qingzhou was puzzled, "Qiao Li An started working at Fu Group?"

Tang Yanhui nodded, "Correct. As for which department, I can’t disclose that due to privacy concerns."

With that, Tang Yanhui opened the lawsuit in his hand, displaying an official attitude, "Regarding my client’s demands, does Mr. Dai have any comments from this side? If not, I will submit it to the court later."

Her temples were pounding.

Dai Qingzhou felt like she was about to explode.

She didn’t know who drafted the lawsuit.

But the demands were infuriating.

[1. The defendant must pay the plaintiff design commission for XX works: 1,643,220.00]

[2. The defendant must pay the plaintiff unused annual leave and overtime pay during the work period: 22,580.00]

[3. The defendant must pay the plaintiff for mental distress due to stolen creativity: 100,000.00]

"She said herself that she was giving up the design commission!"

"Oh? My client says she never said that. Or, Mr. Dai could provide relevant evidence."

???

Qiao Li An said those words in Dai Qingzhou’s office.

In the large Dane Studio, apart from the bathroom, only her boss’s office does not have surveillance.

Of all places, the conversation happened in her office.

Even if Qiao Li An regrets it later, she can’t produce evidence to counter her.

Dai Qingzhou was nearly fainting.

"Furthermore..."

Tang Yanhui pushed another document over, "I’ve reviewed your company’s labor contract, and I have questions about the studio’s agreed 80-20 split on design commissions. According to Article XXX of the Labor Contract Law, your company is suspected of fraud and hiding information from employees. My client will later seek labor arbitration on this issue!"

It felt like an awl was lodged in her head.

And now, the sharp tip of the awl was pounding on her temples.

With a stern expression, Dai Qingzhou said, "So, Fu Group intends to throw their weight around?"

Qiao Li An wouldn’t dare.

Nor could she find such aggressive lawyers from Fu Group’s legal department.

It’s clear that Ye Li wants to stand up for Qiao Li An.

As if guessing what Dai Qingzhou would say, Tang Yanhui stood up and began packing his briefcase, "Since the conversation hasn’t been fruitful, there is no need for private mediation. This lawsuit, please take care, Mr. Dai! You can also consult a lawyer and provide any supplemental comments. Of course, you probably won’t have any!"

Ignoring the angry face of Dai Qingzhou, Tang Yanhui headed straight for the exit.

Just as he reached for the doorknob behind him, Dai Qingzhou raised her voice, "Wait..."

....

Ye Li’s Studio.

Qiao Li An sat on pins and needles.

The spacious and bright workspace, wherever she looked, was filled with designers’ impromptu sketches on large boards and glass walls.

Full of design sense.

But it feels... not like a proper studio at all.

Some are wearing shorts and flip-flops.

Some are applying face masks.

Others are drawing while listening to Peppa Pig.

Dressed in a white-collar suit, having taken the trouble to put on makeup in the morning, she appeared particularly out of place in the studio.

She wanted to ask Ye Li: Mr. Ye, by industry regulations, I shouldn’t be able to join your studio as a designer within a year.

She also wanted to ask Wan Mingyi: President Wan, when is Mr. Ye arriving?

Her colleagues had offered her tea drinks, and she was full.

She had eaten so many snacks that her stomach felt like it was going to burst.

At that moment, President Wan entered, saying there’s a lunch gathering today to welcome her.

Amidst enthusiastic applause, Qiao Li An felt happy yet anxious, dreaming more vividly than before.

"Hello, Mr. Ye..."

A lively greeting from the receptionist, Tong Hua, echoed.

Qiao Li An shot up and went out to greet.

Ye Li, approaching her, handed over a file bag, "Xiao Qiao, welcome to Ye Li’s Studio. This is for you... a gift for joining!"