What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Old Tang immediately laughed upon hearing this: "So, Director Wang's surprise is to make me a partner at Tengda Law Firm?"

Old Wang behind him spoke up: "Not just a nominal partner, but a registered partner, Old Tang. You've been in the firm for several years, so I'm speaking frankly."

"You don't need to pay the partnership fee; the firm will cover it. After you become a partner, Sister Guo is planning to retire, so our profit sharing will remain the same."

"After deducting the corresponding expenses, the income will be split among the three of us partners."

"And also..."

Old Wang was rambling on and on, while Old Tang was quite surprised on the side. Indeed, this was a surprise.

The title of a law firm partner can be quite impressive, but since different law firms have different management approaches, the situation of a partner varies as well.

In a narrow sense, partners are generally investors, those who share in the profits.

However, being a lawyer is a profession with a wider diversity than the gap between humans and dogs, so those lawyers with abundant cases and high revenue must earn more. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to keep them.

Therefore, many lawyers usually only hold the title of a partner. The real difference comes down to money, like profit-sharing arrangements with the firm, which are negotiable.

In fact, many veteran lawyers do not wish to become registered partners.

Because law firms are partnership enterprises, partners bear unlimited joint liability for the firm's debts.

This also means that law firms cannot operate the way limited liability companies do; no matter what you do, partners must always bear the responsibility.

And when it comes to those crafty managing directors, they have ways to prevent you from getting your dividends.

The management methods at Tengda are still very traditional, with no point system; salaries and commissions are separate.

While many law firms are already corporatized nowadays, Tengda's management seems a bit old-fashioned, but that doesn't mean it's bad. On the contrary, Tengda is thriving more and more each day.

Finally, Old Wang finished speaking: "Old Tang, think it over. Although Tengda is not as big as those law firms in The Capital or Magic City, but..."

"I'll join the partnership!" Tang Fangjing directly interrupted.

"Ah?" Old Wang didn't quite catch on.

So, Old Tang repeated it, and this time, he heard clearly.

"No need to consider, for the time being, Tengda is doing quite well. I'm in, prepare the paperwork!" Old Tang said with a beaming smile.

Old Wang and Old Song certainly meant it, with no fees to enter the partnership, and equal profit-sharing, there really was no reason to refuse.

Old Wang let out a breath of relief, feeling as if a weight had been lifted off his shoulders after many days.

By now, it was not about what Tang Fangjing could do but that Tengda could not do without him. This he saw very clearly.
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Therefore, if the other party wanted to be the managing director, Old Wang was already thinking about changing the LED sign at the door... that was the bottom line!

Outside the room, Wang Qingqing was brewing tea, and lawyers like Li Wanting were busy with their work, when suddenly, they noticed the firm's three partners walk out together, with Tang Fangjing among them.

What's going on, such a big crowd!

At that moment, Old Wang stepped forward and announced: "Everyone, please hold on for a moment. I have an announcement to make. Starting today, Tang Fangjing, Lawyer Tang, will become the fourth partner of Tengda Law Firm!"

Hearing this news, the lawyers looked at each other, then burst into applause.

Truthfully, it wasn't surprising at all. It would have been strange if Tang Fangjing hadn't become a partner.

Zhang Wei clapped the loudest, shouting: "Director Tang, say a few words!"

As his voice fell, Old Wang's face darkened, but he still managed a forced smile: "Tang... Old Tang, care to say a few words?"

He really couldn't bring himself to say 'Director Tang' — Tengda could only have one director.

"Forget it, everyone is busy, I won't say much. Tonight, I'm treating, hot pot downstairs!" Old Tang laughed heartily.

Cheers erupted throughout Tengda.

After the simple announcement, Old Tang returned to his office, which was noticeably kept clean during his absence.

Even the massage chair was wiped down to a shine, not a speck of dust to be seen.

He comfortably lay on it and inexplicably felt that the house in Yuefu Residential Complex couldn't really be called home, but Tengda Law Firm here had a sense of home.

After working hard for so long, the results were finally in, and now was the time to collect the reward.

First, he opened the system panel to check the completion degree - 400%, passable, but quite good already.

After all, the mission target was: "Teach the unscrupulous takeout company a lesson."

It did end up with sending the station manager of Fengyu Company to jail, which only happened due to the case's wide impact online, otherwise, it probably wouldn't have reached 400%.

"System, claim the reward!"

"Reward has been issued, please check."

A year of lifespan infused into his body, and that refreshing feeling made Old Tang involuntarily let out a sound. He didn't know where the system learned that from.

It seemed like last time he complained about the system not making enough of a show when granting lifespan... Can't overthink this, it's all a coincidence, definitely a coincidence.

Looking at the lifespan balance, it had almost reached four years, but since the last mission, he hadn't activated any new tasks, either substituting or slacking off, and it had dropped to two years and eleven months.

With this extra year, it was back to three years and eleven months, still not breaking through four years.

But Old Tang was content; he had slacked off for so long, yet his lifespan balance hadn't changed, which was quite good already.

The main event, of course, was the system's extra reward!