I am not an artist when I am reborn

Chapter 290 I'm Back
Chapter 53 I'm Back

Seoul Central District Court, Criminal Division.

Cui Yongha, Director Cui, Quan Taimin, Qian Hongzhu, Zhang Zhixun and other representatives of the Soviet faction from various forces arrived one after another and took their seats on the right side.

Song Yuqi looked uncomfortably at these rare dignitaries sitting on both sides.

Kim Taeyeon on the side looked normal and did not feel too uncomfortable.

As people from all parties to the trial arrived, Su Jinxing, who was wearing prison uniform, appeared in everyone's eyes. Those watching the trial on the right had their eyes firmly fixed on Su Jinxing, and reporters on both sides also quickly took notes. Next scene.

This is a case with extremely bad influence and high public attention. Naturally, it will be tried in public, and reporters will follow the entire case to record the trial.

Kim Taeyeon looked at the indifferent Su Jinxing with a strange expression. She wondered if it was an illusion. Why did she feel that Su Jinxing had gained weight after being in the game for several months?

A man in a suit in the last row on the right held a mobile phone openly in his hand and wore a Bluetooth headset in his ear, but no one came to stop him. They all acted as if this person did not exist.

After all parties were seated, the presiding judge of the case entered the court and announced the start of the trial.

After reading out some basic information, Chief Yin, who served as the prosecution representative and was prosecuting Su Jinxing, stood up and read out the indictment and evidence presentation.

(Many details are different from the domestic court trial process. You can just watch it for fun. If you are interested, you can check it out. I won’t go into detail here.)
"Your Honor, we apply for witnesses to enter the court for cross-examination." The defense's chief defense lawyer, the lawyer brought by Li Dongjun, said to the judge.

"allow."

Bang.

The door at the back of the courtroom opened, and the witness, Li Chengzhu, entered.

Lee Soo Man in the center of the first row on the left stared closely at Lee Sung Soo. Lee Sung Soo caught Lee Soo Man's eyes as he passed by. He recalled the answer that Lee Soo Man told him when he came and nodded towards Lee Soo Man.

Arriving at the witness's seat, he then read out the testimony statement.

"Defender, please ask a question."

The defense lawyer bowed to the judge and then came to the center of the courtroom with the materials.

"Ask the witness to describe his name, workplace and position."

"Lee Sung-soo, executive director of SM Entertainment." Lee Sung-soo looked at the defense lawyer with contempt in his eyes and a faint smile in his tone.

"Are the materials submitted by the witnesses true?" the defense lawyer asked.

"Of course it's true."

"Witnesses should be aware of the consequences of perjury."

"Of course." Li Chengzhu smiled disdainfully, "If the lawyer just asks such a question, then I choose to refuse to answer. You are questioning my character!"

Bang.

The judge knocked down the hammer, and the muffled sound spread throughout the courtroom. Everyone looked at the judge.

"A witness may not refuse to answer questions from counsel."

Li Chengzhu: "..."

The defense lawyer saluted the judge and then looked at Li Chengzhu again.

“The witness’s testimony stated that these evidences were compiled from what the witness saw and heard in the company, but SM Entertainment is a joint-stock company and shareholders have no right to inspect the company’s accounting books, and the witness’s position is that of executive director rather than Financial Director, where did the witness get the evidence?" the defense lawyer continued to ask.

"What the lawyer doesn't know is that our company's financial director and former president were dealt with internally by the company due to job embezzlement. Until now, a new financial director has not been elected. Therefore, I am temporarily acting as the financial director." Li Chengzhu replied.

"Why didn't the witness mention the acting financial director when he introduced himself?"

"This is the default behavior of our company's senior management, and there is no explicit designation for me to act as the agent."

Li Xiuman's heart skipped a beat in the audience, he was about to suffer!

As expected, the lawyer on the stage smiled slightly when he heard this.

"According to the provisions of the Company Law, the acting position of the company shall be held by the deputy leader of the position without express provisions of the board of directors. The witness is the executive director, not the financial director, let alone the deputy financial director, so the tacit behavior mentioned by the witness is It’s not true.”

The defense lawyer then looked at the judge on the stage.

"Your Honor, I request that this evidence be reviewed for legality and that illegal evidence be excluded."

"Representative of the prosecution?" The judge did not give an answer, but looked at Section Chief Yin.

"Your Honor." Section Chief Yin stood up, greeted the judge and said: "The source of the evidence itself does not affect the evidentiary ability and probative power. Even if the source is illegal, it should not be excluded as illegal evidence."

Li Xiuman in the audience breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Section Chief Yin was there.

If this evidence is really eliminated, the chain of evidence will no longer be complete and Su Jinxing will be acquitted.

Qian Hongzhu and others on the right frowned, and their eyes towards Section Chief Yin gradually became unkind.

This person is really annoying.

"Court cross-examination continues." The judge banged the hammer and continued.

A look of disappointment appeared on the defense lawyer's face.

Min Xizhen almost lost her composure when she saw it.

Where did Su Jinxing find all these movie stars?
Stop being a lawyer and become an actor.

"Witness, do you guarantee the authenticity of this evidence to the Constitution?" After the defense lawyer asked a few more questions, he repeated the original question.

Li Chengzhu, who was a little annoyed by the question, nodded impatiently.

"I swear to the Constitution that the evidence and witness statements I submitted are true."

"Okay." The defense lawyer nodded and looked at the judge, "Your honor, please change the witness."

"Please call witness number two."

offstage.

Li Xiuman's uneasiness gradually rose.

Why does this defense lawyer repeatedly emphasize the authenticity of the evidence? Does he know that this evidence was forged based on his misappropriated information?

It's impossible. Li Chengzhu has already given him that information. Even Li Chengzhu doesn't have it in his hands. It's impossible for Su Jinxing to have it.

but……

Li Xiuman looked at Su Jinxing who said nothing on the stage and looked on coldly like an outsider from the moment he entered.

If it were him...

Now that things have happened, no matter how uneasy Li Xiuman feels, she can only continue to watch.

Witness No. [-] is the tax officer who came to investigate Su Jinxing, and witness No. [-] is the police officer from the Seoul Police Department who arrested Su Jinxing.

The defense lawyer asked the two men the same questions as Lee Sung-soo.

"Whether the witness guarantees and confirms the authenticity of this statement and evidence."

Both the tax officer and the police confirmed.

After all the witnesses left, the defense lawyer had a faint smile on his face.

"Your Honor, I also have a piece of evidence here. It is similar to the evidence submitted by the witness to the prosecution. The amounts of data misappropriation and tax evasion are surprisingly similar. The only difference is..."

The defense lawyer took the document handed over by another lawyer, presented it to the judge with both hands, then turned to look at the audience, smiled and said the last words.

"This evidence does not point to my client, Mr. Su Jinxing, but to the chairman of the board of directors of SM Entertainment, Mr. Lee Soo Man."

As soon as he said this, everyone in the audience turned to Li Xiuman, who was sitting in the first row on the left.

Li Xiuman's face was expressionless, but there was already a storm in his heart.How can it be!

When did Su Jinxing obtain this evidence?

How could he have this evidence?

How could he have this evidence!

Li Xiuman's heart was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.

When he saw the new evidence submitted by the defense being delivered to Section Chief Yin, Li Xiuman looked at Section Chief Yin expectantly.

Now his turning point lies with Section Chief Yin, and he can only rely on Section Chief Yin.

Director Yin carefully flipped through the evidence materials that he had read countless times.

Then stood up.

"The evidence submitted by the defense is highly consistent with the evidence submitted to us by Witness No. [-]. The evidence is doubtful, and the prosecution proposes to suspend the trial."

As soon as this statement came out, there was an uproar at the scene.

Min Xizhen and others who knew the inside story were okay, but had a faint smile on their faces, while Song Yuqi, Kim Taeyeon and others who did not know the situation were stunned on the spot.

One more piece of evidence?
And it’s highly consistent evidence?
"In addition, this case involves evidence forgery and state officials. The prosecution proposed that the National Supervisory Office move in to investigate the case."

Li Xiuman slumped on the chair.

it's over...

The Korean Inspectorate, a department dedicated to investigating public officials, is also one of the few departments that is completely controlled by the inspection system. Whether it is the Cheong Wa Dae or the chaebol faction, there are no high-ranking personnel in this department, at least Lee Soo Man does not know.

How could Li Xiuman not know that she had been cheated when Section Chief Yin suggested that this department intervene.

Section Chief Yin and Su Jinxing are related!
This court trial is just a trap, a deep pit that Su Jinxing has laid out long ago, waiting for him to jump into it.

Both the prosecution and the defense are Su Jinxing's people, how could he win?
Li Xiuman could no longer hear the rest of the trial, and sat in the court in a daze. After the trial, the people watching the trial left one after another, and Li Xiuman sat there blankly alone.

Da da da.

The sound of footsteps was particularly harsh in this quiet court.

Li Xiuman's eyes gradually focused and he did not look back, but Li Xiuman somehow knew the identity of the visitor.

The sound of footsteps gradually approached, and a figure that was so familiar to Li Xiuman appeared in front of him.

Li Xiuman looked at Su Jinxing, who was still wearing prison uniform, with a complicated expression.

"When did you get the evidence?"

"The time when Li Chengzhu betrayed him." Su Jinxing replied warmly as he saw Li Xiuman, whose demeanor had changed drastically and who had aged a lot in an instant.

"Although he is stupid, he probably won't hand over this kind of evidence to you." Li Xiuman looked at Su Jinxing and said.

"Just because he doesn't give it, doesn't mean I can't get it."

Li Xiuman laughed to himself.

"You were already plotting against me at that time?"

"From the moment I stepped into this company, my goal has been you from beginning to end." Su Jinxing revealed the truth to others for the first time after his rebirth.

"Why?" Li Xiuman looked at Su Jinxing in confusion, "What did I do wrong? SM is thriving in my hands. Even before you came, it was already number one in the industry."

"That was all in the past." Su Jinxing shook his head, "You are old and no longer have the ambitions of the past. Your heart has also changed from opening up new territories to guarding this foundation. , turned into his own private territory, constantly squeezing artists and plundering profits."

"The most important thing is that you are old and you can no longer control the monsters in the company."

"What about you? Can you suppress them?" Li Xiuman looked at Su Jinxing sarcastically, "You are just Samsung's dog now. Samsung itself cannot protect itself. How far do you think you can go?"

Li Xiuman said that he was Samsung's dog, but Su Jinxing was not angry.

“In this bloody battlefield of capital, if a person like me who was born without resources wants to climb to a high position, the only thing he can rely on is to be a dog for others.”

"The only difference is that I am changing from a dog to a human step by step, and you, a dog, are still a dog."

Li Xiuman was silent.

He also thought about resisting, but it was no use.

And they gave him so much that he gradually became addicted to it, completely sinking into it and becoming a part of them.

"How long do you think you can maintain in such an environment? Your people-oriented philosophy will only shake your rule."

"When I lost my original intention, I was no longer who I was at that time." Su Jinxing laughed, and this smile was so dazzling in Li Xiuman's eyes.

"Ideological enlightenment is never achieved overnight. It requires the joint efforts of several generations. I will keep moving forward on this correct path, and success does not have to be mine!"

"When I am no longer me, my descendants will inherit my ideas, step on my bones, and continue to move forward."

"You will regret it." Li Xiuman said after being silent for a while.

"Maybe." Su Jinxing smiled, "Maybe I will regret it in the future, but at least for now, I believe that people are people, artists should not be dispensable commodities, and the voices at the bottom should not be ignored."

Li Xiuman suddenly understood something at this moment.

Why was Su Jinxing able to get signatures of support from more than [-]% of SM employees and artists?

Every move he made after taking office was very rewarding, but more importantly, he treated these people as people, not livestock or commodities at his disposal.

Identity.

From Su Jinxing, they gained an unprecedented sense of identity.

When there is such a sunny figure in your life, people will always instinctively approach him.

From the moment Su Jinxing's label plan was implemented and he gained a good reputation, he was already in an invincible position.

Su Jinxing cheered up, and SM Company would only be left with an empty shell. He could completely start a new business based on this.

But he didn't.

Li Xiuman raised his head, his expression becoming increasingly complicated.

"What are you going to do with me?"

Section Chief Yin is also Su Jinxing's man, and there is still evidence that he can't escape.

"You are the founder of SM, your demise should not be so early." Su Jinxing glanced at Li Xiuman, turned and walked away.

Li Xiuman stared blankly at Su Jinxing's back until he reached the door of the court, where Su Jinxing stopped.

"Plead guilty. When you are released from prison, I want to bring a brand new SM and hear you say it at the company gate."

"I am back."

Li Xiuman stared blankly at Su Jinxing's back. Su Jinxing was bathed in the light that penetrated into the courtroom outside the door and formed a line with the darkness on Li Xiuman...

The intersection of light and shadow.

　Thanks to Lao Qin for the 2 reward, and an additional [-].

　　Thanks to Myljj book friend for the reward of 500 starting coins.

　　Still owe 2.1w.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)