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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 290

P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导

Upon drawing the new contract which was to include this entirely voluntary and liberal advance on my part, beyond the terms of the original agreement, Miss Lind’s lawyer, Mr. John Jay, who was present solely to put in writing the new arrangement between Miss Lind and myself, insisted upon intruding the suggestion that she should have the right to terminate the engagement at the end of the sixtieth concert, if she should choose to do so. This proposition was so persistently and annoyingly pressed that Miss Lind was finally induced to entertain it, at the same time offering, if she did so, to refund to me all moneys paid her up to that time, excepting the $1,000 per concert according to the original agreement. This was agreed to, and it was also arranged that she might terminate the engagement at the one-hundredth concert, if she desired, upon paying me $25,000 for the loss of the additional fifty nights.

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定位:Additional excerpt 290 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

巴纳姆主动给林德更优厚条件,重写合同时,林德的律师约翰·杰伊坚持加了一条:她可以在第60场后选择终止合作,但要把已收的钱退还,只保留每场1000美元的原定报酬。双方还约定,她也可在第100场后终止,但需赔2.5万美元。巴纳姆接受了。这说明谈判中,对方律师会为委托人争取退出权;接受这种条款,是用灵活性换合作。今天签长期合同时,可以预设退出机制和补偿标准,让双方都有退路,反而更容易达成合作。

上下文

巴纳姆自传讲述他与珍妮·林德重签合同时,林德律师加入终止条款的经过。

今日一问

你的长期合作合同里,是否设置了双方都能接受的退出和补偿机制?

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