my return 2002

Chapter 291 See you in court

Hearing that Shen Lang was back, Liang Han and Wang Xing came to Shen Lang's office immediately.

Seeing how excited the two were, Shen Lang couldn't help but tease.

"What? Can't wait to close the net?"

Wang Xing and Liang Han looked at each other and laughed out loud.

Wang Xing couldn't help but said angrily: "Mr. Shen, you don't know that during the ten days you have been in the United States, Penguin has gone too far. When we updated twice, they just changed the stickers and took it." Going to use it, we simply didn’t pay attention to us.”

During the period when Shen Lang went to the United States, the update of YY Farm did not fall behind. This was a plan that Shen Lang had made before he left. A small update was carried out every week, trying to dispel Penguin's desire to do independent research and development.

Of course, QQ Farm also made a tentative original update to increase the cultivation of some fruit categories, but the effect was not very good, which also hit the enthusiasm of the Pengda team.

Shen Lang sneered for a while: "Then close the Internet cafe, you will always have to pay it back when you come out to hang out, and it's time for Brother Ma to wake up from his sweet dreams!"

Wang Xing and Liang Han excitedly went to make arrangements.

Soon, YY issued a fierce announcement. In this announcement, it described QQ Farm's plagiarism of YY Farm in detail, and stated that it would initiate an infringement lawsuit against Penguin and Pengda Technology.

This announcement immediately caused great repercussions on the Internet.

"I'll go, did YY's management just connect to the Internet in the village? How long has it been before they started to fight back?"

"Finally going to clean up the penguins? It's time to do it, it's so fucking disgusting, and it's nothing but plagiarism."

"Support YY, originality must be respected, shameless thieves cannot be allowed to go unpunished!"

"Hey, isn't YY's reaction too slow? They have made money, so what if it shuts down?"

"Hehe, I'm afraid you don't know how powerful Nanshan Pizza Hut is. Just wait and see, it's not certain who will win or lose in this lawsuit."

Netizens almost overwhelmingly support YY. On the one hand, Penguin’s reputation has not been very good. On the other hand, it is also because Penguin’s business line has expanded too widely in recent years, which will inevitably affect the interests of its peers. If there is a chance to make things worse, these competitors will naturally Will also work hard secretly.

For a moment, it felt like everyone was pushing the wall down, and the overwhelming accusations made Xiao Ma feel great pressure.

Brother Xiaoma hastily held a meeting of Penguin's internal executives.

"Everyone should have seen that the current trend of public opinion is very unfavorable to us. You can put forward any ideas on how to change the public opinion. It doesn't matter if you are wrong." Zhang Zhidong was really a little panicked.

There was a murmur among the executives.

One of the executives pointed out: "In fact, the opinions of netizens can be ignored too much. What we need to do now is to say hello to various media. YY will definitely not just incite netizens. As long as the media shows some bias towards us Netizens are easily guided by the article.”

"Well, that's a good idea." Zhang Zhidong nodded approvingly. In 2006, the self-media was still in the incubation stage, and its influence was relatively small. As long as we grasp the opinion orientation of some mainstream media, not to mention reversing public opinion, at least it can effectively alleviate the problems faced by penguins. pressure of public opinion.

Immediately afterwards, several executives proposed some countermeasures, and Zhang Zhidong accepted all the solutions that he thought were good.

However, Brother Xiao Ma kept silent until after a quarter of an hour of the meeting, Brother Xiao Ma suddenly knocked on the table.

"Public opinion is only one aspect, the key is litigation!"

Brother Xiao Ma knows very well that the impact of public opinion wars on penguins is actually limited. What he is really worried about is litigation. Once the court decides that QQ Farm is plagiarism and infringement, it will not only be as simple as shutting down QQ Farm, but the entire penguin will be labeled as plagiarism , This is the most fatal blow.

For a moment, everyone's eyes were on Jiang Bo, the person in charge of the legal department.

Seeing this, Jiang Bo sighed: "This matter is very troublesome. After all, our QQ farm is indeed very similar to YY farm. Moreover, I heard that Shen Lang is back. YY must have done a good job in suing us at this time. Prepare, it may be very difficult to win this case in court."

Hearing Jiang Bo mention Shen Lang's name, Xiao Ma and Zhang Zhidong both frowned. Before Shen Lang went to the United States, they were secretly glad, especially when some foreign media saw Shen Lang bringing beauty to a charity dinner. Subconsciously, she felt that Shen Lang was on vacation.

As a result, as soon as Shen Lang came back, YY directly fired at the penguins, which inevitably gave them the illusion that Shen Lang actually went to the United States to numb them.

Brother Ma said to Jiang Bo with a stern face.

"Mr. Jiang, I know this lawsuit is difficult to fight, but we can't lose. This is not just an issue with QQ Farm, it is more related to the reputation of the entire company. No matter how much it costs, it's fine! Please!"

Jiang Bo was also infected by Brother Ma's sincere tone, sat up straight, and said seriously.

"Don't worry, Mr. Ma, I will do my best. However, my opinion is that it's best not to go to the final stage of litigation. It's best to reconcile, even if you have to pay some price for it!"

Hearing what Jiang Bo said, Xiao Ma knew that this lawsuit should be difficult to win, and he believed in Jiang Bo's professional judgment.

"Well, reconciliation is naturally the best, but I don't think Shen Lang will let us go so easily, we still have to prepare for the worst!"

Jiang Bo nodded: "So my suggestion is to make two-handed preparations. On the one hand, we can actively discuss with YY, and we can also test the other party's attitude from it. On the other hand, we must do everything possible to fight for the right to handle the case to Peng. city."

Zhang Zhidong's eyes brightened: "Well, what Mr. Jiang said makes sense, so follow Mr. Jiang's plan and everyone will fully cooperate with Mr. Jiang."

Jiang Bo also made a point: "Just in case, we must also be prepared to draw a line with Pengda."

Brother Xiao Ma sighed: "I hope, I won't get to that step."

Zhang Zhidong cleared his throat, and said sternly: "Ahem, the content of today's meeting is not allowed to be circulated outside, but if any rumors are spread, don't blame me for turning my face and denying people!"

The executives present looked at each other in blank dismay, and they couldn't help but feel a little bit sad. It was obvious that they wanted to use Peng Da's group of people as scapegoats.

After the meeting, Jiang Bo immediately contacted the person in charge of the legal affairs of Zhulang Technology. Work such as lawyers and legal affairs is basically a small circle. Everyone knows each other more or less.

The person in charge of the legal affairs of Zhulang Technology has also met Jiang Bo a few times. In terms of status in the world, Jiang Bo is still slightly better.

Jiang Bo asked about the possibility of reconciliation between the two sides in the way of friends chatting on the sidelines.

As a result, the other party threw three conditions in a row. First, Penguin issued a public apology statement and admitted plagiarism. Second, it immediately shut down QQ Farm and promised that it would never launch similar games again. Third, it paid 1.5 million yuan in compensation.

Jiang Bo almost vomited blood when he heard it: "I said you are too cruel, right? Even if you win the lawsuit, it is impossible to get such a heavy sentence!"

The attitude of the other party is also very firm: "This is what our boss means. If you disagree, then we can only meet in court."

"See you in court!" Jiang Bo hung up the phone and gave up all his fantasies at the same time.

After listening to Jiang Bo's report, Xiao Ma couldn't help sighing, although he was prepared in his heart.

"It seems that Shen Lang is really going to kill us this time!"

It was the first time Jiang Bo saw brother Ma showing such a bewildered expression, and he couldn't help comforting him.

"President Ma doesn't need to be too pessimistic. As long as we can get the authority to hear the case to Pengcheng, we won't necessarily lose the lawsuit."

"Then I'm counting on you! If it's really not possible, the second and third items are not unacceptable, but we absolutely cannot admit plagiarism, this is the bottom line!" Brother Ma patted Jiang Bo's shoulder and said earnestly.

Under the offensive of Penguin throwing a lot of money, many media have begun to change their outlets and excuse Penguin.

Of course, plagiarism is definitely untenable, and it is impossible for these media to go shirtless for Penguin. The strategy they adopt is to secretly change the concept.

First of all, they cited the example of QQtang and BNB. The lawsuit between QQtang and BNB was a sensation at the beginning, but in the end it was decided that there was no plagiarism in QQtang, so as to prove that two similar games are not necessarily plagiarism. .

Secondly, they also cited the examples of [Ghost Blowing Lantern] and [Dungeon]. You can see that Shen Lang is not as simple as everyone imagined, and his company is also suspected of plagiarism.

In addition, some ground-clearing articles also pointed out that the characteristic of the Internet is sharing. As long as users can get a better experience, there is no need to worry about plagiarism or not.

Needless to say, under the guidance of these articles, many netizens have really begun to waver, and the verbal criticism of penguins on the Internet is much less than before.

Of course, there are also many netizens with discerning eyes, and they refuted these media arguments one by one.

"First of all, anyone with eyes knows whether QQtang plagiarized BNB. You can't define whether there is plagiarism by winning or losing a lawsuit. It can only be said that Penguin's legal department has a very high level of litigation."

"Secondly, the only similarity between [Ghost Blowing Lantern] and [Dungeon] is that both sides are horizontal action games. This is not the first creation of [Dungeon and Warriors]. It is not protected by intellectual property rights, so it does not exist. Plagiarism."

"As for those unscrupulous media who confuse black and white and say that the characteristic of the Internet is sharing, and there is no plagiarism, it is completely nonsense. If all Internet companies are like Penguin, relying on their large number of users to plagiarize everywhere, then who will work hard? Do you work hard to create original content?"

With the fermentation of the incident, the debate among netizens reached its peak.

At this time, news came that Zhulang Technology had formally submitted a lawsuit application to the Shanghai Municipal Court, and the other content did not attract much attention to netizens who eat melons.

However, the three lawsuits of Zhulang Technology caused an uproar on the Internet.

Regardless of the apology and admission of plagiarism and the fact that similar games will no longer be launched, the compensation of 1.5 million yuan definitely broke the record for the highest litigation amount of a mainland Internet company in history.

As a result, Zhulang Technology's lawsuit was quickly spread by the media under the title of "sky-high price infringement case", which shocked the entire Internet industry for a while.

Together with the Hong Kong stock market, Penguin's share price once again plunged sharply.

Brother Xiao Ma was in a state of distress, and investors called him one after another, asking him to handle the lawsuit. It was a matter of real interests, and the investors were going crazy.

As a last resort, Xiao Ma could only continue to put pressure on Jiang Bo.

Jiang Bo thought for a long time, and came up with a trick: "Just, let's countersuit Zhulang Technology."

"Counterclaim? How to counterclaim?" Xiao Ma seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw.

Jiang Bo explained: "We can countersuit Zhulang Technology for spreading false statements, which has greatly affected Penguin's reputation, and ask them to stop the infringement and make a public apology!"

"But this won't help the overall situation!" Brother Ma hesitated.

But Jiang Bo shook his head and said, "A lot of times in lawsuits, it's just a matter of arrogance. Let's strike first, and we can at least increase our bargaining chip by taking advantage of them!"

"Also, if we sue Inspur Technology, we can directly hear it in Pengcheng, which is very beneficial to us!"

"Okay, just do as you say."

Soon, the news that Penguin sued Zhulang Technology and demanded compensation of 1.6 million for reputational infringement hit the headlines of major media, which was definitely a blockbuster.

Before Zhulang Technology’s 1.5 million infringement compensation, Penguin turned around and raised the amount to 1.6. lively.

Wang Xing and Liang Han were furious.

"It's really shameless to sue us for defamation!"

Shen Lang was not surprised by Penguin's tricks, and said with a smile.

"This shows that Penguin has no other better solution. You don't need to worry about this matter. The more violent the public opinion is, the more embarrassing the decision will be. Our attention should still be on this lawsuit."

"How is our evidence gathering going?"

Wang Xing and Liang Han looked at each other, and said with a wicked smile.

"Mr. Shen, don't worry, we have already done the code comparison between YY Farm and QQ Farm, and the undercover agent from Pengda has also sent all the data back. I don't believe they can find anything like this!"

Shen Lang nodded, stood up, and walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows: "This time, you will have to shed your skin if you don't die!"

Due to the huge social impact caused by this lawsuit, the judiciary also quickly filed and tried the case. Xiao Ma's hope of putting the trial venue in Pengcheng was dashed, and the final trial venue was in Beijing.

Originally, Zhulang Technology required an open trial, but Penguin strongly requested that it not be made public, and in the end it could only hold the trial behind closed doors.

However, on the day of the court session, there were still many media interviews at the gate of the court. When Xiao Ma appeared, a swarm of reporters stepped forward and surrounded him.

"Mr. Ma, what do you think of Zhulang Technology suing Penguin for plagiarism?"

"Mr. Ma, if the court judges Penguin to pay 1.5 million yuan, how will you pay it?"

Brother Xiao Ma's face was so dark that he couldn't see it. He has lost before the verdict has been pronounced?
(End of this chapter)