my return 2002

Chapter 262 From the minority to the public

Plagiarism has no effect on ordinary online games. How many online games in the mainland are completely original?Players actually don't care who invented the gameplay first, they only care about whether it's fun or not.

But [Ghost Blowing Lantern] is different. Because of the label of e-sports on his body, once he falls into the quagmire of plagiarism, the impact will be relatively large.

It can be seen from some posts in the special area of ​​[Ghost Blowing Lantern] in the multiplayer community that many players said that if [Ghost Blowing Lantern] is a plagiarized work, they will delete the account and uninstall the game.

And [Ghost Blowing Lantern]'s simultaneous online was indeed affected to some extent by the plagiarism incident.

At the same time, Shanda also announced in a high-profile manner that they have represented the purest side-scrolling action online game [Dungeon and Warriors] from Korea's Neople Company and will soon conduct an internal test to meet players.

This is where Shanda Chicken Thief comes in. He doesn’t mention whether [Ghost Blowing Lantern] is a plagiarism, but labels [Dungeon and Warriors] as the purest horizontal action online game. Players will naturally associate it in this direction. .

After Zhuang Yan heard the news, he hurried to find Shen Lang to discuss how to deal with it.

However, what made Zhuang Yan puzzled was that Shen Lang was still in the mood to make him a cup of coffee leisurely.

"Mr. Shen, I don't like coffee, and this is imminent. Why do you still have the heart to do this?"

Shen Lang smiled and handed the freshly brewed coffee to Zhuang Yan.

"The newly bought coffee machine is just right for you to try my hand at my craft."

Seeing Zhuang Yan's bitter face, Shen Lang couldn't help being a little amused: "Why do I think your face is more bitter than my coffee?"

"Mr. Shen, don't make fun of me. Shanda is an agent of [Dungeon and Fighter] and clearly wants to fight us. Are you not worried at all?"

Shen Lang was amused: "If Penguin is the agent of [Dungeon and Fighter], I really have to pay attention to it, Shanda? Just watch, if we don't need to take action, Shanda himself will play this game to death."

Zhuang Yan obviously didn't believe it. After all, Shanda is also an old game company in China, and has a lot of experience in representing Korean online games. How could he make such a mistake?
"Mr. Shen, even if you're not afraid of grand competition, Neople has already officially filed a lawsuit. If you don't deal with it well, it will be troublesome."

Shen Lang nodded, and said solemnly: "Well, the lawsuit still needs to be taken seriously, but there is no need to worry, [Ghost Blowing Lantern] and [Dungeon] are nothing more than some similarities in gameplay, and there is no substantial plagiarism. The source code of the company was typed out line by line by our employees, so they can't win this lawsuit."

Said Shen Lang paused: "But in terms of public opinion, we really need to fight back, or else we will really get the name of plagiarism."

Zhuang Yan nodded approvingly, the current public opinion trend is very unfavorable for [Ghost Blowing Lantern], and the entire project team is under great pressure.

"How about this, you find some [Dungeon and Warriors] stickers from Korean game websites, from character scenes to skill special effects, and then compare these pictures with the actual screen of [Ghost Blowing Lantern], netizens will naturally know plagiarism Your remarks are so ridiculous." Shen Lang pondered for a moment, then said to Zhuang Yan.

Zhuang Yan's eyes lit up: "That's right, if it's plagiarism or not, you'll know if you make a comparison."

The solemn action was very fast. That night, the [Ghost Blowing Lantern] section issued an official announcement. First, it severely refuted [Ghost Blowing Lantern]’s plagiarism from [Dungeon and Warriors], and stated that it would not rule out the right to pursue Neople’s rumors. , Below the announcement is a picture comparison of the two games.

Most players can't understand the data parameters, but the pictures can still be understood. When the real machine pictures of the two games are placed together, the comparison effect is obvious.

Especially the comparison between the scenes and the skill renderings, there is no similarity at all, and I am not afraid of not knowing the goods, but I am afraid of comparing goods.

In 2006, Neople was a small company struggling on the verge of bankruptcy before it was acquired by the wealthy Korean online game giant Nexon. [Dungeon and Fighter] was a pure 2D engine.

In contrast, [Ghost Blowing Lantern] uses the 3D engine of endless missions, whether it is character portraits, scene composition, or skill special effects, it is more than a little bit stronger.

"This is the rumored [Ghost Blowing Lantern] plagiarized game? What the hell is this broken screen?"

"Laughing, I was curious about what kind of game this [Dungeon and Fighter] is, just this picture? Is this company still alive in 2000?"

"This picture is really not flattering, I'm leaving, I'm going to brush up the copy."

Soon this announcement was reprinted by some media, and the wind direction of public opinion gradually reversed.

Grand headquarters.

Tan Qunzhao couldn't help sighing and said to Chen Tianqiao: "Building No. [-] really has two ways to control public opinion. This situation was reversed by his announcement."

Chen Tianqiao waved his hand nonchalantly: "This is also something that has been expected a long time ago. Our purpose is only to promote [Dungeon and Fighter]. At least many players already know this game now, and the closed beta will be carried out in the future."

Tan Qunzhao nodded and reminded: "Mr. Chen, what about the lawsuit between Neople and Dew Mountain Entertainment?"

Chen Tianqiao smiled: "Of course we must support it. No matter what, with this lawsuit, the development of [Ghost Blowing Lantern] will not be so fast. We just take advantage of this time to build our own e-sports event."

This was Chen Tianqiao's calculation. It would be best for Neople to win this lawsuit. Even if he lost the lawsuit, he would just lose a little money to hire a lawyer for Neople.

We can take advantage of this opportunity to launch our Haofang battle platform.

Originally, Chen Tianqiao didn't pay much attention to the Haofang battle platform, until the college league held by [Ghost Blowing the Lantern] this time, it made him think that the Haofang battle platform has so many events suitable for hosting e-sports events, and there are so many audiences, why can't we have one? What about the race?

Soon, Li Wanjun, the founder of Haofang Battle Platform, went to Shanda headquarters to be summoned by Chen Tianqiao.

Chen Tianqiao told Li Wanjun about his plan, and Li Wanjun couldn't help being overjoyed. Haofang sold himself to Shanda before, and originally wanted to use Shanda's power to grow.

But in the past two years, Chen Tianqiao didn't invest in Haofang's battle platform at all. Instead, he drew a lot of blood from Haofang. The advertisements on Haofang's homepage were basically taken up by Shanda Games. Originally, he planned to leave and start a new business.

Now it seems that Chen Tianqiao still values ​​him, so let's not leave now.

After returning from Shanda's headquarters, Li Wanjun immediately summoned the senior executives of the Haofang battle platform to discuss how to hold this e-sports event.

However, there is a problem in front of them, that is copyright, the popular games on the Haofang battle platform, such as CS, Warcraft 3, DOTA, and True Three, are all other people's games. authorization.

In this regard, Li Wanjun immediately contacted V Agency, but V Agency was very generous, accepting a symbolic fee of 1 US dollar to allow Haofang to hold the competition.

But Blizzard is not so easy to talk about. Among all game companies, Blizzard is undoubtedly the most greedy one. It has to intervene in everything from game production to event holding and broadcasting.

StarCraft is so popular in South Korea, with such a good mass base, it was originally the best market, but Blizzard refused to give up the benefits, so that after the launch of StarCraft 2 in South Korea, players are still playing StarCraft 1, and even Later, because the event organizer refused to include StarCraft 2 in the competition, the event organizer was sued.

The communication between Li Wanjun and Blizzard was also very difficult. Blizzard was very open-minded, not only asking Haofang to pay a licensing fee of 200 million US dollars, but also needing to hand over 30% of the advertising revenue. This is advertising revenue, not net profit. Generally speaking, Even if Blizzard wants to wipe it out, you should just be a laborer honestly.

"Fuck!"

Li Wanjun was so angry that he hung up the phone and burst into foul language, but the situation was stronger than others, so Li Wanjun could only report the situation to Chen Tianqiao.

Chen Tianqiao was so angry that he slapped the table straight: "Don't worry about it, you can still hold the game. If Blizzard wants to file a lawsuit, I will accompany you at any time."

With Chen Tianqiao's support, Li Wanjun's confidence was also sufficient, and he began to put aside Blizzard and directly hold the competition.

In fact, except for Warcraft 3, maps like Shin III and DOTA are not made by Blizzard at all. Blizzard just opened up the map editor, and they have to take all the profits. The food is really ugly.

Soon, the Haofang Battle Platform issued an announcement on the homepage, announcing the holding of the first "Shanda Cup E-sports Competition". The competition included five popular games on the Haofang Battle Platform, and the total prize money exceeded 100 million.

All of a sudden, the players' enthusiasm was fully stimulated, and e-sports began to gradually move from the minority to the general public.

Of course, there are also some students who like to play games and try to deceive their parents under the name of "e-sports", which makes many parents hate "e-sports".

On April 4th, in the Shanghai court.

Neople's lawsuit against Mountain Dew Entertainment was officially opened. Due to the relatively large social impact of this case, the court also allowed some netizens and reporters to come to the scene to watch.

This day Shen Lang also arrived at the court hearing in person. There were already a bunch of reporters waiting outside the court. Seeing Shen Lang get off the car, he quickly surrounded him. Lin Aiguo and Yao Jianguo originally separated them, but Shen Lang Wave your hand to indicate that you don't need it.

"Mr. Shen, what do you think of Neople's accusation of Mountain Mountain Entertainment's plagiarism?" the reporter asked.

Shen Lang shrugged: "This is the manifestation of a society ruled by law. Anyone and any company can sue the court. This is their right."

Zhuang Yan almost laughed out loud when he heard it from behind, the Tai Chi was played so well, the answer was irrelevant, as if he had answered, but he didn't say anything.

The reporters were naturally dissatisfied with the result and continued to ask questions.

"However, Mr. Xu Min said that you once took people to Jeju Island and had in-depth exchanges with them in the name of an agent, and then returned to China to make [Ghost Blowing Lantern], and there are indeed many similarities between the two games. , and [Dungeon and Warriors] is indeed launched earlier than [Ghost Blowing Lantern], how do you explain this?"

Shen Lang said with a smile: "I have indeed been to Neople, but at the beginning I was talking with Mr. Xu Minzai about the acquisition, but unfortunately the acquisition failed in the end, and then I led the team to play in Jeju Island for a few days and then came back. Oh, Mr. Xu Minzai was still my guide at the time. I don’t understand where this plagiarism comes from. The project of [Ghost Blowing Lantern] was established as early as 2005. We can provide the original author Tianxiabasing The signed original contract with the time stamped on it.”

The reporter was still not satisfied and wanted to continue asking questions. The company's legal counsel reminded Shen Lang: "Mr. Shen is about to start the court session, let's go in first."

Shen Lang nodded, and then entered the courtroom under the escort of Lin Aiguo and Yao Jianguo.

To Shen Lang's surprise, Xu Minzai also appeared in court, which can be regarded as a real court case.

During the court debate, Xu Minzai started to attack, listing many similarities between [Ghost Blowing Lamp] and [Dungeon and Warriors].

Shen Lang retorted directly.

"These are your so-called evidence? I want to remind everyone that there is a spirit in the patent law, which is to protect expressions, but not to protect ideas. How is it reflected in the game industry?"

"It's very simple. For example, the horizontal version of the action game is an idea. It is a type of game. Other game companies can produce this type of game. Another example is the division of occupations. It is also an idea, just like the classic battle of MMO games. Law and animal husbandry professions can be used by any game company, so why does it become plagiarism if it is placed on our company?"

The words made Xu Min's face flushed, and the reporters and audience at the scene also nodded.

Shen Lang continued: "Neople Company spread rumors without any evidence at all, which has greatly affected the reputation of Mountain Dew Entertainment. We will file a countersuit against Neople Company, request Neople Company to make a public apology, and pay 1000 million yuan in compensation. !"

"You!" Xu Min listened to the translator, and immediately stood up excitedly, pointing at Shen Lang.

Shen Lang made a frightened look: "Can I think Mr. Xu Minzai is threatening me personally?"

Xu Minzai's lawyer was so frightened that he quickly pulled him down.

Pfft, the reporters and audience at the scene couldn't help laughing out loud.

"quiet."

Although the court did not pronounce a verdict on the spot, it is clear that Neople's defeat has become a foregone conclusion.

Outside the court, the reporter still did not let Shen Lang go.

"Mr. Shen, what do you think of today's trial?"

Shen Lang shrugged: "You have all seen the process. Neople has no evidence at all to indicate that [Ghost Blowing Lantern] has plagiarized. They are making trouble out of nothing. I also believe that the law will eventually return our innocence."

After finishing speaking, ignore these reporters, get in the car and walk away.

This time Shen Lang's performance in court was quickly written by reporters and posted on the Internet. Many netizens also joked that Shen Lang had robbed the lawyer's job.

A week later, Shen Lang received the verdict, dismissing all Neople's claims, and the content of the verdict was also posted on the [Ghost Blowing Lamp] official website.

The notoriety of plagiarism is naturally self-defeating.

However, Shanda was not idle during this period. Just two days later, the national server of [Dungeon and Warriors] was tested internally.

(End of this chapter)