Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 129 - 128: Distributing Flyers? Isn’t Getting Them for Free the Same as Making Money?

Chapter 129: Chapter 128: Distributing Flyers? Isn’t Getting Them for Free the Same as Making Money?

Dongfang Capital.

City center, Citizens’ Center Plaza.

The location of the Public Welfare Assistance Event was right here.

When the Jincheng Group’s shuttle bus arrived, a sizable crowd had already gathered.

Reception points had been set up in advance, and banners for the Public Welfare Assistance Event were stretched out.

Citizens’ Center Plaza was a vast area, and the Public Welfare Assistance Event only occupied a portion of it, but by this time, many citizens had already assembled in the square.

"Everyone assemble, assemble!"

Tian Bin, with a megaphone in hand, began issuing commands.

Organizing such an event naturally required preparation.

Moreover, the Public Welfare Assistance Event wasn’t held by a single law firm every year but was a joint venture among multiple firms.

Therefore, besides Jincheng, there were also numerous lawyers from other firms present.

"Chief, people from Baisheng Law Firm have arrived!"

"Those are folks from Xicheng Law Firm; they’ve shown up too!"

"There’s the bus from Yongjie Law Firm!"

In addition to Jincheng, Baisheng Law Firm, Xicheng Law Firm, and Yongjie Law Firm had also dispatched teams of over twenty people each.

Although this year’s Public Welfare Assistance Event might be time-consuming for the lawyers, it was more beneficial than detrimental for the law firms.

Because through this one week, they could boost the firm’s visibility and let ordinary citizens become familiar with the firm’s reputation.

Smaller law firms would be eager to participate in such a public welfare event to increase their notoriety, but they lacked the qualifications.

After all, the Lawyer’s Association and the Charity Public Welfare Association needed to host only a few charity events a year, and the person with decision-making power was Lin Xiangtian, the big boss of Jincheng.

"Let’s get moving, find a spot to sit down!"

After giving the instruction, Tian Bin shouted to Tie Ruyun, "Criminal Law Group, come over here!"

Although the two were at the same level, Tian Bin’s attitude toward Tie Ruyun was like that of a superior reprimanding a subordinate.

"Tie Ruyun, take your people to get the flyers and distribute them on the nearby streets later!"

"Chief Tian, you want my team to hand out flyers?"

Upon hearing Tian Bin’s order, Tie Ruyun was the first to object.

Distributing flyers was a task for assistants. Even though it was also suitable for newcomers, instead of instructing his own people, he asked my lawyers to do it. Wasn’t this blatant targeting against our Criminal Law Group?

"What, is there a problem with my instructions?"

Seeing Tie Ruyun dare to question him, Tian Bin’s eyes turned frosty, "This is the Public Welfare Assistance Event. What use is it for your Criminal Law Group to be here? You might as well go out and distribute flyers for us. If there’s a criminal case, I’ll inform you then!"

With that, he directly had his subordinates hand the flyers to Zhang Wei, Lin Yumeng, and Li Yueqin.

"Remember, even if you’re just handing out flyers, you have to do it properly. If I find out you’re being opportunistic and carelessly distributing the flyers, watch out. I’ll tell the director!"

After issuing the warning, Tian Bin didn’t care what Tie Ruyun thought and continued with his arrangements.

"This..."

Looking at the hefty stack of flyers in his hand, Zhang Wei was left speechless.

Although participating in the Public Welfare Assistance Event was already exhausting, at least one could sit down and receive people. But distributing flyers was different; it required running around on two feet.

Was Tian Bin not planning to give them any rest and genuinely intended for them to run around the nearby streets all afternoon?

"Old Tie, aren’t you going to put up a fight?"

"How can I fight? Although I’m at the same level as Tian Bin, he’s part of the Commercial Law Group, the direct line of Director Li. You know my situation, right?"

"Alright, I got it!"

With Tie Ruyun explaining it that way, Zhang Wei was left with no options.

"Alright, let’s split into two groups to be more efficient. You go left, I’ll go right. You take your apprentice, and I’ll take Xiao Li."

Tie Ruyun instructed, then took Li Yueqin and headed to the right.

"Xiao Meng, let’s set off. We’ll distribute all the flyers first, and then your mentor will treat you to a drink, okay?"

"Oh, okay~"

Zhang Wei, along with Lin Yumeng, went down the left street and began distributing flyers along the way.

From a distance, Tian Bin watched with a cold gleam in his eyes as Tie Ruyun and Zhang Wei split up and took action.

"You two, follow those two groups. If you catch them carelessly discarding the flyers, take a photo with your phones. I will report it directly to the director later!"

"Yes, Chief!"

Tian Bin had no intention of letting the criminal division off the hook. He specifically instructed two newcomers in the group to track the teams of Zhang Wei and Tie Ruyun.

As long as he could find evidence of them slacking off or neglecting their work, Tian Bin would go straight to Li Qingshou with a complaint.

By then, the criminal division would be in big trouble.

What’s more, the assistance campaign was an initiative from the big boss. Although such a minor issue was unlikely to disturb the big boss, if it did alarm Boss Shen, it would be enough to give the criminal division a hard time.

In Tian Bin’s view, distributing flyers was a thankless chore. Given the chance, he too would have looked for an opportunity to slack off.

It must be said, Tian Bin really was a petty man!

...

On the streets.

"Hello, we have a legal aid event here, would you like some free legal consultation?"

"No, thank you."

"Hello, beautiful, we’re hosting a legal aid event at the civic center. If you have any legal issues, you can get free consultation."

"You’re blocking my shot, move away!"

"Hello, sir, we’re currently holding..."

"Sorry, I’m not interested in your products, stop trying to sell me something!"

Zhang Wei walked down the street, passing flyers to all the pedestrians and shops he passed, but the results were actually far from ideal.

Lin Yumeng was having an even harder time, currently surrounded by a group of middle school students.

"Miss, do you have a boyfriend? If not, would you mind giving me a try?"

"Miss, if you already have a boyfriend, would you mind having one more?"

"Miss, do you need a bootlicker by your side? I’m really good at that~"

Zhang Wei watched as Lin Yumeng was harried by the students, his mouth twitching at their words.

Good heavens, is this how young people talk these days?

"You bunch of little brats, what’s this all about? At such a young age, all of you are thinking about becoming bootlickers? Do your parents know that you’re being so awesome outside? Which school do you go to? What’s your homeroom teacher’s name?"

Confronted with Zhang Wei’s onslaught of questions, the students immediately scattered.

It was a joke—the thing students feared the most was, of course, tattling to the teacher.

With just a few words, Lin Yumeng managed to scare off her harassers and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, her face still didn’t look very good.

"Master, distributing flyers like this is so inefficient."

"Of course, isn’t that what handing out flyers is all about?"

Zhang Wei muttered, then pointed to the opposite side of the street.

A few people dressed in mascot costumes were also passing out flyers.

Around them, surprisingly, quite a few people gathered, with children taking pictures, and parents who passed by would also take a flyer.

"Master, do you think our flyer distribution might work better if we wore mascot costumes?"

"Apprentice, we are lawyers, and dressing up as mascots would be beneath our dignity!"

Zhang Wei quickly waved his hand, dismissing the idea. Wearing a mascot costume was out of the question for him—it would be too humiliating.

Such an embarrassing task, he could never do.

"However, we could take advantage of the situation. There are a lot of people gathered over there, which is much better than distributing flyers door-to-door!"

Zhang Wei changed his tone, then led Lin Yumeng across the street.

Relying on the draw of the mascot costumes, plenty of people were around, and Zhang Wei and Lin Yumeng distributed flyers to everyone who passed by.

Initially, the mascot costume-wearing staff didn’t notice anything amiss, but as time passed, they too recognized there was a problem.

"Hey, you two, what are you doing? Don’t you know this is our turf?"

A man removed his mascot head and approached Zhang Wei and Lin Yumeng, his words filled with menace.

"Your turf, isn’t this a public area?" retorted Zhang Wei calmly, as he handed out another flyer.

"What the hell do you mean? This is our spot, you two need to get lost!"

The man became angry seeing that Zhang Wei had no intention of leaving.

Distributing flyers was already a tiresome job, and now this guy comes along, taking advantage of their crowd and stealing their spot and resources—this was absolutely intolerable.

They were out in broad daylight, dressed as mascots, playing the fool for others—did you think they enjoyed it?

Who would have thought, giving out a flyer could cause such a stir!

He stormed up to Zhang Wei, his face filled with a threatening look.

"Brother, I advise you to calm down, you’re still young, and you definitely shouldn’t resort to violence!"

Despite the tension, Zhang Wei remained unruffled and used the flyer in his hand as a shield.

"If you hit me today, and I don’t fight back, that won’t be considered a brawl but a unilateral attack on someone in a public place, which constitutes intentional injury. Plus, there are kids watching nearby; this could be deemed extremely malicious, and you could face up to three years of imprisonment, you know!"

His words instantly brought the man back to his senses.

Afterward, Zhang Wei continued to reason with him, "We’re lawyers, and we’re offering free legal consultations today at the Civic Center Square. If you have any legal issues, you can come over for advice."

"This..."

The man looked at the flyer in front of him, then at Zhang Wei and Lin Yumeng dressed in their work attire, finding it hard to believe that these two quarreling over a spot were lawyers.

Aren’t lawyers supposed to sit in offices and solve legal problems? Why would they be out distributing flyers?

Is this what it has come to with flyer distribution nowadays?

However, Zhang Wei’s wave of persuasion coupled with his timely promotional pitch was spectacularly effective.

The crowd around Zhang Wei suddenly grew.

"This lad is actually a lawyer?"

"Look at him, with just a few words he stopped that guy from getting violent, he really has some skills."

"No kidding, you dare to hit a lawyer, they’ll sue you into bankruptcy!"

"That’s true, offend anyone but not those who know the law!"

Seeing the increasing chatter around him and the growing crowd of onlookers, Zhang Wei suddenly had an idea.

Distributing flyers was already an inefficient job, even more so when you handed them out one by one.

With so many people gathered here, it would be a waste not to seize the opportunity.

Fortunately, the man in the mascot suit had backed off, giving Zhang Wei a chance to speak.

"Ahem, hello everyone, we are lawyers from Jincheng Law Firm, and today we have a legal public welfare aid event at the Civic Center Square, offering free legal advice to everyone!"

Zhang Wei shouted out, but when the surrounding crowd saw no more drama unfolding, they lost interest and were about to leave.

"Wow, talk about advertising and everyone wants to leave, huh?"

Seeing this, Zhang Wei muttered to himself that this wasn’t good and quickly racked his brains for a solution.

"Ahem, well, dear citizens, do you want to make money?"

"Do you want to freeload?"

"Lawyers who normally charge hundreds per hour, today you can get their services for free~"

"Think about it. Usually, if you consult a law firm, they charge you hundreds per hour, and you’d spend over a thousand on lawyer fees. But today, you don’t have to spend a dime and can freeload on their services. Isn’t that tempting?"

Zhang Wei switched up his pitch and shouted a few more times, immediately piquing the interest of those around him.

"Opportunity knocks!"

He looked toward a nearby couple, scanned them, and quickly approached.

"You two look like you’re of marriageable age. Have you considered hiring a lawyer to draft a prenuptial agreement?"

"We’ve already consulted a lawyer..."

"That’s great! How much did they charge you, and which firm are they from?"

"A smaller firm, they charged a flat fee of 200..."

"A small firm, charging 200, with a flat-rate fee?"

Zhang Wei’s eyes shone with an idea and then he exclaimed, "We are from Jincheng Law Firm. Are you all familiar with Jincheng?"

"Of course, Dongfang Capital’s most awesome law firm, who doesn’t know it?"

Upon hearing this, a nearby man immediately shouted out.

"That’s the reaction I’m looking for!"

Zhang Wei internally applauded everyone and then addressed the couple, "Today, our firm is offering free services. Regarding the prenuptial agreement, you two can consult with our firm’s lawyers again. Our Chief Tian charges 300 per hour, but today you can freeload off of him. Isn’t it better to have one more lawyer’s opinion?"

As he spoke, he handed two flyers to the couple.

"Remember, when you go, mention Tian Bin from Jincheng Law Firm, he’s the chief, the consultation fee is the highest, you won’t go wrong consulting him!"

Zhang Wei sent off the couple and then turned his attention to the man who had spoken up.

"Big Brother, have you encountered any troubles lately? Feel free to share; maybe our Jincheng Law Firm can help."

"Lately, yeah, I do have a troublesome issue. It’s about a house problem, some conflict with the real estate agency..."

"That’s great! You should see Chief Tian. He’s in the commercial division and highly skilled in dealing with such issues. He’s definitely the right choice!"

Zhang Wei promptly handed over a flyer and explained a few more things, directing the man to seek out Chief Tian.

"Ma’am, have you had any legal issues recently?"

"Oh, I don’t have any issues, it’s just that my ex-husband has been incommunicado recently, and he’s been dragging his feet on the child support..."

"Well, that’s great, go find Chief Tian Bin. Even if the child support is overdue by a single day, have Chief Tian go to the court to apply for a spending restriction order and enforce it. If your ex-husband doesn’t pay up, they’ll freeze his assets, directly deduct his salary. How brazen he is, to even dare to delay the child support!"

Zhang Wei said this, his face showing indignation as he handed a flyer to the older sister.

After hearing this, the older sister nodded seriously, feeling that Zhang Wei was making sense.

The ex-husband dared to withhold the child’s support, which was incredibly audacious and deserved a lesson.

Seeing the older sister also eagerly went to look for Tian Bin, Zhang Wei was very pleased with this effect and then stopped another passerby.

"Brother, you look so worried, what’s troubling you?"

"I..."

"Don’t be afraid, go find Chief Tian Bin at our Jincheng Law Firm. He charges 300 an hour and is a real professional lawyer. You can’t go wrong with him, and today it’s free, you can get a freebie~"

With Zhang Wei consulting and distributing flyers, more and more people gathered here, and he directed them to the Citizen Center Square to find Tian Bin.

Gradually, the crowd here turned into a line, heading directly toward the location of the Public Welfare Association.

Citizen Center Square.

Public Welfare Assistance event.

Things had already started to get busy here, and quite a few citizens had shown up for consultations, but the total number was still within a manageable range.

There were about a dozen people at each reception point, and with over a hundred lawyers, accommodating three to five hundred people at once wasn’t an issue.

However, at that moment, near the corners of the reception area, dozens of people appeared.

"We want to find Tian Bin!"

"Where is Lawyer Tian Bin?"

"Lawyer Tian Bin from Jincheng Law Firm, which one of you is Lawyer Tian Bin?"

After a few shout-outs, Tian Bin heard them and immediately came over.

"Everyone, I am Tian Bin!"

He didn’t need to call out, as soon as he did, the crowd immediately surrounded him.

"Lawyer Tian Bin, we want to consult about prenuptial agreements!"

"Lawyer Tian Bin, help me with this real estate agency contract, they’re trying to take my house!"

"Lawyer Tian, my husband isn’t paying my child’s support on time, please go to the court and sign a restriction order and enforce it!"

"Lawyer Tian, please help us..."

Goodness me, the people originally came for legal consultations with various issues.

But now, they came with demands and didn’t wait for Tian Bin to ask questions; they directly told him what to do.

"Citizens, I am a supervisor, and if you want to check these matters, you can find my subordinates, they are all excellent lawyers from our firm..."

"No, we just want you!"

"Today is free legal consultation, and it’s the same with anyone, so we recognize only you, Lawyer Tian Bin!"

"That’s right, other than you, Lawyer Tian Bin, we don’t trust anyone else. Today, we’re set on you!"

People always love a bargain, Tian Bin charges 300 an hour, and other lawyers charge 100 an hour—could the gap in service quality and professionalism be the same?

Of course, Zhang Wei just made up this charge, he didn’t know how much Tian Bin’s consultation fee was.

But it was probably around that figure, and regardless, to the common people, it was expensive!

And now that they could get a freebie, they also wanted the most expensive one.

After all, when it comes to taking advantage, nobody wants to come out behind.

"Citizens, I am a supervisor, I’m not responsible for..."

"Nonsense, the people handing out flyers said today was about serving the public, how can you refuse to serve us then? I don’t care, I want you to solve my problem!"

"That’s right, my spouse and I recognize only you. If you don’t help us, we’ll go to Jincheng Law Firm and complain about you!"

"Lawyer Tian Bin is neglecting his duty and doesn’t plan to help us. If so, what are you doing staying at the assistance event? Just roll back where you came from!"

Hearing the words of the crowd around, Tian Bin panicked.

This Public Welfare Assistance event was the big boss’s idea, and if he got into a conflict with the citizens, and the big boss heard about it, Tian Bin’s career in Dongfang Capital’s legal circle would be over.

"Citizens, I, I, I will do it, one by one, please, come one at a time..."

Tian Bin, out of options, was surrounded by dozens of citizens, finally agreeing to their demands.

In his mind, though, he was exasperated. He was a leader, so why should he be receiving citizens alongside his subordinates?

What vexed him even more was why these people were specifically looking for him and not other lawyers.