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Chapter 379 Using Force

Du Hongxue replied, "Yes, he is my second cousin. He is now an actor and a singer, and he is quite famous."

"Hongxue, can you get in touch with your cousin?"

"OK!"

"Okay, do you know any lawyers?"

"A lawyer? I'll have to think about it."

Zuo Jinyue reminded him, "Hongxue, go call Hongzhi first. They should know lawyers, since they're celebrities."

"Yes, yes, I'll go make the call first."

"Hongzhi, I'll go with you."

After a while, the two returned. Zhao Man hurriedly asked what had happened. Her brother had experienced a lot, and when it came to lawyers, she could only guess a little bit.

Zhao Yong explained to them: "Du Hongzhi is a celebrity, so if his privacy and portrait rights are violated, you can sue him in court. Once you sue, both the school and the photo studio will be forced to hand him over under pressure."

According to the relevant provisions of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China, no organization or individual may infringe upon the portrait rights of others by means of defamation, damage, or forgery using information technology. Without the consent of the person whose portrait rights are being depicted, no one may create, use, or publicly display their portrait.

At the same time, the law clearly stipulates that natural persons enjoy the right to privacy, and no organization or individual may infringe upon the privacy rights of others by means of spying, harassment, disclosure, or publication. Therefore, the act of secretly taking photos first infringes upon the privacy rights of the person being photographed. If the portrait is further used for public display, publication, reproduction, distribution, rental, exhibition, or other similar purposes after being secretly taken, then the portrait rights are also infringed.

Zhao Man voiced everyone's thoughts: "Xiao Xiangquan? The right to privacy? Brother, is this even acceptable?"

"That depends on Du Hongzhi's reputation and the lawyer's ability. Of course, we can't just sit idly by. We don't need to worry about whether the lawsuit goes through or not. As long as it's filed, Ting Nan and your two senior brothers can spread the word at school and get those involved to admit it or report each other."

Xiaoman, you and Teacher Zuo should go to those photo studios, chat a bit, and see if they'll admit it. People are afraid of being investigated by officials; I bet they'll come forward and confess on their own." Zhao Yong, having been in the business world for so many years and handled countless disputes, was naturally more capable than these young people. He assigned tasks to everyone.

Zhao Yong then turned to ask, "Hongxue, your city's leaders seem to value our project quite a bit, right?"

Du Hongxue nodded hurriedly, "Yes, the government attaches great importance to economic development. They will naturally value your project and support you through the green light. They also instructed my father that if you need a loan, it must be the fastest and at the lowest interest rate."

“That’s fine. After Du Hongzhi takes action, have someone from above send down to accompany me and President Yao (the two ‘male bosses’) to Tingnan School to meet their school leaders.” Zhao Yong said with an air of confidence.

"Brother, are you trying to intimidate me by taking advantage of my position?" Zhao Man was still as blunt as ever.

"What? We're just using someone else's strength against them. We can create a media storm too!"

"Uncle Zhao, Mr. Zhao, you're amazing!" Du Hongxue hurriedly got up to pour tea for Zhao Yong.

"Haha, bro, you're really something! When others try to discredit our Tingnan, we'll show them our strength!" Zhao Man said proudly.

"Junior sister, we've been busy for so long. If we had known, we should have asked Uncle Zhao for help. Uncle Zhao, you finally cleared away the fog. We admire you greatly." Li Yuxuan was also very supportive.

"You flatter me, Tingnan. Don't worry, things will be resolved soon." Zhao Yong patted Tingnan on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Tingnan, you must remember, don't try to shoulder everything yourself. It's not shameful to ask for help from those around you."

Especially for us older folks, although we may not be as highly educated as you, we still have more experience. You need to understand—true friends and family are about mutual help; this reciprocal relationship deepens the bond.

"Thank you, Uncle Yong. I shouldn't have kept it from you." Song Tingnan lowered her head. She was indeed used to solving problems on her own, but it turned out that true friends and family could be of 'need'.