The Ultimate Revelation of the "Sea Palace" Case — Foreword (Serial 1)

[2] This article is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the promulgation of the Administrative Procedure Law and its first major revision!

Preface

On March 12, 2015, the Southern Metropolis Daily first reported, and the story was subsequently republished by media outlets such as Phoenix Net, rumors that Mr. Guo, the former owner of the "Sea Palace," had purchased a luxury villa in Australia and hosted an extravagant party attended by numerous celebrities, including Zhao Wei and Xu Zheng, as well as a gathering of beautiful women. The report employed sensational terms such as "nouveau riche," "house party," and "champagne flowing like a river," maximizing dramatization and reader appeal, which once again thrust Mr. Guo into the spotlight of public opinion, threatening to reignite the media storm reminiscent of the "Sea Palace" case from a few years prior. Moreover, the reporter who compiled the story claimed to have verified the authenticity of these rumors with Attorney Zhiming, who had served as counsel in the "Sea Palace" case. In response, Attorney Zhiming promptly issued a public statement to prevent the spread of misinformation and confusion.

Indeed, the public uproar surrounding the "Sea Palace" case has long faded away, but the memories it left in people's minds are like stone carvings or wood engravings, far from being easily worn away by the sandwheel of time. Just last week, during a business trip to Beijing, Lawyer Zhiming met with several figures from the political and business circles, and inadvertently sparked the exclamation, "So it was you who represented the 'Sea Palace' case?!" For his role in the "Sea Palace" case, Lawyer Zhiming earned the reputation of a "Legal Prodigy" and was also honored by his peers in the legal profession with the nickname "Victorious Fighting Buddha."

Objectively speaking, regarding the "Sea Palace" case, aside from being deeply impressed, most people are left with one mystery after another. How was the "tycoon" Guo, whose surname is Guo, forged? How did the "Sea Palace" come into being? Was the "Sea Palace" legal or illegal? If it was illegal, how did Guo dare to take the government to court? And how could Zhiming lawyers possibly represent the "Sea Palace" side and win the lawsuit?

Starting today, we will bring you "The Ultimate Revelation of the 'Sea Palace' Case" in a serialized format. If you are an entrepreneur, you can uncover the secrets to wealth from the entrepreneurial journey of the "nouveau riche" Guo; if you are a government official, you can grasp the true essence of law-based administration from the causes and effects of the "Sea Palace" case; if you are a media professional, the media storm surrounding the "Sea Palace" incident can reveal the complex interactions and fascinating maneuvers among the public, public opinion, government, and judiciary; if you are a legal professional, the process of Zhiming lawyers handling the "Sea Palace" case will let you appreciate the highest realm of litigation artistry; if you are just an ordinary person, merely a member of the public, the "Sea Palace" case is a vivid story of the rule of law, teaching you directly and intuitively the first principle of survival in a law-based society: fight for your rights!