Super Copy of Great Power Technology

Chapter 342 The trial begins

Netizens were having a lively discussion, but Qiao Ruida, one of the parties involved, had no idea that he was struggling to deal with these media reporters.

"Excuse me, dear journalists, I'm very sorry, the court is about to start, and we need to get in immediately. If you want to interview, you can make an appointment after the trial is over."

"Give way, make way. We will not accept interviews before the trial. We will wait until the trial is over."

"Sorry, sorry, no comment. We will be interviewed after we win the case."

Qiao Ruida and her group spent a lot of effort to force their way through the crowd of reporters. When entering the court, the first thing that catches the eye is the high-hanging national emblem, which symbolizes the authority of the country and the dignity of the law. The layout of the entire court is simple and solemn, and every corner reveals a sense of inviolable solemnity. In the center of the courtroom is the trial bench, with three tables and three chairs. That is where the judge sits, and the presiding judge is in the middle. Of course, it's not yet time for the court to start, and there's no one sitting there yet. There is a set of tables and chairs placed slightly lower in front of the trial seat, which is the seat of the clerk. Ahead are the plaintiff's and defendant's seats, separated to the left and right, with a few meters between them. The table in the plaintiff's dock is relatively long, leaving room for lawyers from both sides. On the side near the gate is the auditorium, which has forty or fifty seats. At this time, more than half of the people are sitting there, including reporters, enthusiastic citizens, and the accompanying persons brought by the plaintiff.

People from TSMC came earlier and were gathering together, exchanging words in low voices. They look and dress the same as Decheng locals, but their speaking voices are very unique. There is no retroflex sound, and they are all pronounced as flat tongue sounds. There is no distinction between front and back nasal sounds. They are often continuous, omit phonetic sounds, and like to use modal particles. , sounds cooing, which is commonly known as Wanwan accent. When Lin Mengsong first came to work in Decheng City, he spoke with the same accent. However, over time, he gradually became assimilated to the surrounding environment. Now he speaks Mandarin that is more standard than most Decheng people.

Perhaps they noticed the arrival of Qiao Ruida and his group. The group stopped talking and turned their heads to look over together. There was solemnity, disdain in their eyes, and a sense of superiority that came from unknown sources. Lin Mengsong seemed to have seen an acquaintance in the opponent's team, and walked up to say hello: "Kang Ping, I didn't expect you to be the leader this time. We brothers haven't seen each other in four or five years. I never thought we would meet again." It's so sad to see you in court."

In the TSMC team, a middle-aged man in his fifties and somewhat bald came out and answered: "Yes, Lin Mengsong, I didn't expect you to come to work in mainland China and betray TSMC. It seems like Mr. Zhang’s decision back then was right. You are a white-eyed wolf, born to be rebellious, and you will eat your master if you are not careful. "

Hearing the other party's remarks, Lin Mengsong frowned and said, "Shen Kangping, what you said is wrong. When I left TSMC, I submitted my resignation and left according to normal procedures. How can I talk about betrayal?"

"You violated the professionalism prohibition agreement you signed at TSMC, worked for your competitor Rockchip Fab, and helped them misappropriate TSMC's patented technology. What is this but betrayal?" Shen Kangping spoke with righteousness and righteousness. , it seems that what he said is the truth, the truth. Just paired with his cooing Wanwan accent, these words sounded ridiculous.

"Whether I violated the non-compete agreement or not, the judge will make his own judgment later. As for misappropriating TSMC's technology, don't you think it's ridiculous? Our Rockchip fab has mastered the 7nm advanced process technology, and you, TSMC, can master it." It’s just the 28nm process. What’s more, when I left TSMC, the R&D department was still working on how to implement the 40nm process. It is not from the same era as our current 7nm process, so there is nothing to steal.” At this time, Lin Mengsong, a technical boss, was also a little angry. The reason why he came over was just to see his former colleagues and remember the old friendship. He came over to say hello, but unexpectedly, he was pointed at and sprayed on the nose. After hearing it, I was really speechless.

"This man's name is Shen Kangping, and he is the current R&D director of TSMC. When I was the R&D director of TSMC, he was my subordinate. He was not very good at technology, and he was also very well-rounded. We got along pretty well at that time, and we often We went out to eat, sang and so on, and we became friends. Unexpectedly, when we met again a few years later, we would become enemies." Lin Mengsong was relatively familiar with Shen Kangping, and now he introduced his affairs in detail. Ichiban.

"Director Luo, Mr. Lin, the trial has begun. I went to take a seat in front." Seeing this, Lin Mengsong said hello to Qiao Ruida and Luo Yuankai, and then walked forward with barrister Duan Zhixing and sat in the defendant's seat. superior.

Time soon came to one o'clock in the afternoon, and the trial officially began. Three uniformed judges filed in and walked to the trial seat. Following the three people, a young man wearing thick glasses came in. He pushed up his glasses and walked straight to the clerk's seat. Shi Shiran sat down, turned on the computer, and prepared to record the trial process of the case.

"Humph, whether it violated the agreement or misappropriated our TSMC technology will be revealed in court."

There is a saying that "a thousand cups of wine is too little when you meet a close friend, and half a sentence is too much to talk without speculation." The two of them only exchanged a few words, then quickly separated and returned to their respective teams. Two former colleagues and good friends are now their own masters. For their own interests, they have to go to court. The changes in this world are really unpredictable.

"It turns out that he is Shen Kangping, and he is the plaintiff's representative in these two cases. He seems to be a difficult person to get along with. We must deal with him carefully in court later."

"Lin Gong, do you know this guy from the Mediterranean? What does he do?" Luo Yuankai stepped forward and asked curiously.

"Lin Gong, don't be nervous, just respond normally. We will win this lawsuit. Don't stand still, let's find a seat." Luo Yuankai encouraged Lin Mengsong, and then called everyone to take their seats in the auditorium. Qiao Ruida took Du Qingqing, found two adjacent empty seats, and sat down.

The plaintiff, defendant, defense lawyer, entourage personnel of both parties, and many reporters quickly found their seats and took their seats. After a few minutes of noise, the courtroom quickly became quiet. The presiding judge picked up the gavel on the table, knocked it, and said: "The court is now open. First, verify the identity of the parties.

Plaintiff: Shen Kangping, born in 1964, male, Gaoshan ethnic group, first worked at TSMC as the Minister of Technology. Is it true? "After that, the judge looked at the plaintiff's seat, waiting for the other party's answer. Mediterranean Shen Kangping replied with some nervousness: "The above information is true."

The judge nodded and continued to verify the identity of the defendant, "Defendant: Lin Mengsong, born in 1952, male, Han nationality, currently working at Rockchip Fab. Is the above information true?"

Lin Mengsong, who was sitting in the dock, replied calmly: "It's true."

"Well, this court has accepted the case of plaintiff Shen Kangping against defendant Lin Mengsong's illegal non-compete agreement in accordance with the law. Today, the case will be heard in public in accordance with the law.

This case will be heard by Judge XXX alone, applying ordinary procedures, and Clerk XXX will serve as court recorder.

According to the relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Law, the parties enjoy the following litigation rights in litigation: the right to state and defend the facts of the case; the right to entrust an agent, collect and provide evidence, conduct debates, request mediation, and apply for execution; the plaintiff The defendant has the right to waive, change or supplement the claims and reasons; the defendant has the right to admit, refute the plaintiff's claims and file a counterclaim; has the right to make a request for settlement at any time; has the right to ask witnesses and appraisers questions and request explanations of the evidence and appraisals The right; with the permission of this court, the right to inspect and copy court trial materials and legal documents. If you believe there are errors in the court records, you have the right to apply for corrections. Have you heard clearly about the above litigation rights? "

"Listen clearly!" The plaintiff, defendant, and their defense lawyers all responded.

After a regular trial process, the court investigation soon entered. Shen Kangping took out a document from his briefcase and said: "Defendant Lin Mengsong, while working at TSMC, was exposed to the company's various patented technologies and businesses. Confidential, in order to prevent the leakage of technology, a non-compete agreement was signed with the company. This agreement clearly stipulated that if the person resigned from TSMC, he would not be able to engage in chip production-related work in the future. However, Lin Mengsong joined Rockchip. wafer fab, and served as the chief engineer. This move clearly violated the relevant terms of the non-compete agreement. This document is the original non-competition agreement signed by Lin Mengsong and is now submitted to the court as evidence.”

A staff member took the documents from Shen Kangping and handed them to the three judges. After getting the document, the presiding judge called the other two judges and studied the document together. Then he showed the document to the defendant Lin Mengsong for inspection, and then asked: "Defendant Lin Mengsong, what is the document submitted by the plaintiff?" "This non-compete agreement is the original one you signed back then?"

Lin Mengsong glanced through the document at a glance and said: "This non-compete agreement is true, all the terms are consistent, and the final signature is mine. However, what the plaintiff said is not entirely true. The agreement is indeed There is a rule that after resigning from TSMC, you are not allowed to join other foundries, but this clause has a time limit. This limit period is four years. I joined Rockchip as the chief engineer last year, and it was already long ago. After the four-year period, there is no breach of contract.”

"No, you are lying. According to the information we learned from Four Star Company, the defendant left Bangguo, went to Decheng City, China, and joined Rockchip Wafer Factory. It happened in August of the previous year, not last year. It happened to be the fourth year since the defendant left TSMC, and he had not yet passed the period specified in the four-year agreement. "At this time, the plaintiff's defense lawyer stood up and chased and beat Lin Mengsong.

Not to be outdone, Lin Mengsong's defense lawyer Duan Zhixing stood up and responded: "Who said that when you come to Decheng City, you must do it for work? Can't we, Mr. Lin, come to Decheng City for tourism?"

"How is that possible? Decheng City is such a small inland city. There are no mountains or water, and there is nothing to travel about. We have evidence that Lin Mengsong was invited by Morris, CEO of Hong Kong Shengshi Investment Company, to come He went to work in Decheng City. Shengshi Investment Company was one of the two investors of Rockchip Wafer Factory, and it was the controlling shareholder. At the time when Rockchip Wafer Factory was first established, it was because of the lack of chip production talents. At that time, Lin Mengsong happened to be a top talent in the field of chip production. I don’t need to tell you what Morris meant by inviting Lin Mengsong to Decheng City at this time. "

After saying this, the defense lawyer also showed a photo of Morris and Lin Mengsong sitting opposite each other in a Bangkok cafe, having a cordial conversation. I don’t know who took this photo. The angle was quite good and the profiles of the two parties talking were clearly captured. The Asian man in the photo is Lin Mengsong and he didn’t run away.

Duan Zhixing frowned when he saw this photo. He never expected that the other party could even find old photos from two years ago. He really put in a lot of effort. What I said before was a bit too full, and I didn’t know how to refute the other party. Duan Zhixing was still thinking, but Lin Mengsong spoke at this time, "In August of the year before last, after I came to Decheng City, I did join a factory, but it was not Rockchip Wafer Factory, but Ruida Electronics Factory. Ruida Electronics Factory The wafer factory is a local foundry in Decheng City that is engaged in mobile phone production and assembly. Its business scope has nothing to do with chip production, so my joining Ruida Electronics Factory does not violate the non-compete agreement. In this regard, Ruida. Mr. Qiao Ruida from Da Technology can vouch for me.”

"Is Qiao Ruida here? Please appear in court to testify as soon as possible." After listening to the relevant statements of the plaintiff and defendant, the presiding judge already had a basic understanding of the case. The focus of the dispute between the two parties now is when the defendant Lin Mengsong joined Rockchip Wafer Factory, whether it was at the beginning of last year or in August of the year before last. Among them, Qiao Ruida's testimony is quite crucial.

"Come on, come on." Qiao Ruida stood up from the auditorium, walked to the front row of witnesses and stood in front of the witness seat.

A judge asked: "Qiao Ruida, in August last year, did your Ruida Electronics Factory invite Lin Mengsong to join the company?"

This was his first time testifying in court. Qiao Ruida behaved quite calmly, "It is true that Lin Mengsong was invited to join Ruida Electronics Factory. I can't remember exactly how many months ago it was. After all, it was two years ago. But this time I went to court and brought the temporary employment contract signed by Lin Gong and Ruida Electronics Factory."

(End of this chapter)