Chapter 299 Infringement (3)

"I told you, sister!" The fat girl sat down again, her tone returning to its previous state. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Zhen Zhen said that this batch of Hanfu is very important to her. If she wants to gain a foothold in a big company, she can't do without works. She needs the "Yuehua" series.

But my sister used these works to open an online store and made a lot of money. How can she continue to work in the company? How will others view her?

"So, are you planning to snatch the copyright of my work from me and use it as the foundation for Zhen Zhen's foothold in the company? Or are you trying to take advantage of the opportunity to make a quick buck?"

Tian Xin leaned back in her chair and asked calmly.

"What do you mean by robbing? What do you mean by making a fortune from it?" The fat girl suddenly exploded, pointing at Tian Xin and shouting, "Let me tell you, Zhen Zhen only asked us to come here to talk to you properly because you and she participated in the design together.

Do you know what the court hearing means? You're a village official, and you're involved in business with the villagers. Chang'an Street is so popular right now. If everyone knew you were selling fakes and stealing other people's works to make a profit, do you know what the consequences would be?

"You must know!" She talked to herself, with an arrogant expression on her face that seemed to be overflowing.

Without waiting for Tian Xin to respond, she continued, "I'm giving you two options now. Either you write a statement telling everyone that this is Zhen Zhen's work. You saw it was profitable, so you took advantage of Zhen Zhen's trust in you and stole her work for commercial sales. Now that the work has become popular, you feel guilty and want to return it to her in exchange for forgiveness."

Or, you can pay her 300,000 yuan in one lump sum to buy out the copyright to the design. Then you can modify it however you want and sell it however you want, and no one will bother you anymore."

"What do you think? Write a statement of apology or pay to buy the copyright? You choose one!" said the fat girl.

"Oh? Is that so?"

Tian Xin sneered and turned her gaze to the plump girl, her eyes full of sarcasm: "What you mean is that this was originally my work, but Zhen Zhen needs to gain a foothold in the company now and urgently needs a work to prove herself. It just so happens that 'Yuehua' has set off a craze online, and it is a perfect choice to use it as her 'first work'. But all the works on this website are signed by me, Tian Xin. If you want it to be signed by Zhen Zhen, you need my approval. You expected that I might not agree, so you took a risky move and thought of 'suing me'. If I agree, you will achieve your goal. If I don't agree, you will use 300,000 yuan to threaten me to achieve your goal. Is that right?"

After she finished speaking, she smiled faintly, her eyes once again revealing a hint of sarcasm: "If I can't come up with the 300,000 yuan, the website and the copyright infringement will be your bargaining chips to coerce me. You knew I would definitely choose this, so you did your research in advance!"

Tian Xin sneered again, her eyes filled with disbelief and surprise. "It's truly difficult for you to go through all this trouble with such good intentions. In my opinion, wanting 300,000 yuan is just a pretext. Your real goal is to get me to agree to transfer the copyright of 'Yue Hua' to Zhen Zhen."

"Am I right?" She turned her head, her eyes swept over the few people, and smiled faintly: "Hmm? Little sister? What do you think?"

"Haha, your guess is really accurate, you got it all right..."

One of the people looked at the younger girl and felt frightened by her sharp gaze. He shuddered and replied timidly.

When the fat girl heard this, she was shocked and interrupted her immediately: "Shut up!"

"oh……"

"What are you talking about? How can this be possible? This is clearly..."

"This is clearly the truth, why wouldn't you admit it?" Tian Xin interrupted her, "In my opinion, you're not wrong to do this. If you want to blame someone, blame myself. I was blind and misjudged the person. On impulse, I agreed to help Zhen Zhen with her fashion show. I didn't expect to end up getting myself into trouble. Tell me, am I being wronged?"

After saying that, she smiled and shook her head, her expression full of helplessness.

Seeing her like this, the fat girl sneered: "What's wrong with you? You made money and became famous! But what about Zhen Zhen?"

She stood up and walked over to Tian Xin, her face showing three parts viciousness, seven parts jealousy, and ten parts unwillingness. She said, "Just because you said at the show that this was her design, she was poached by Rumeng's design director and joined the company as the chief designer. But what kind of place is Rumeng? What's the level of the designers there? Zhen Zhen has been there for half a month, and she's been scolded by the director all day long, and ridiculed and humiliated by those designers! She hasn't had a single happy day!"

You, on the other hand, used her to get on the runway, showcasing your designs, misleading others into thinking they were hers. You then capitalized on the hype to launch a business, creating a buzz online. If she hadn't co-designed for you, it would have been fine; at least those famous designers wouldn't have laughed at her. But she chose to participate in the design process for Yuehua. Now, everyone thinks she's a knockoff, shoehorned in to take advantage of Yuehua's reputation. She can't design anything new, and she has to endure all this gossip, abuse, and humiliation. I just want to ask you, why?

"Why do you get fame and fortune while she has to endure abuse and humiliation?"

The fat girl's face was ferocious, and her hands were involuntarily clenched into fists, her knuckles were pinched white, accompanied by a "cracking" sound.

Tian Xin took a look, her face showing no reaction, but her heart began to stir. She shifted her gaze from the fat girl's hand upwards, finally stopping at her face, which was still filled with anger and had a somewhat ferocious expression.

He said calmly, "So, you admit that 'Moonlight' is my original work?"

"So what if I admit it?"

The plump girl responded, "Just tell me what you'll choose? Write a statement? Or pay the 300,000? You're a smart woman, sister. With your talent, even without 'Yuehua,' you can still design other works and advertise them on the website to sell them! In that case, why not give her a hand, considering you two have worked together before? That way, I can report back to my boss, don't you think?"

"Go and dream your dreams!"

Tian Xin rolled her eyes and cursed, "Stop pretending to obey me, I'm not going to choose any of them!"

"Not choosing? Fine," the plump girl smiled faintly, "then wait for the lawsuit! Let's see how long your website can last. Your villagers' investments will be wasted! Oh, and..."

"No need to threaten me!"

Tian Xin stood up, her tone and eyes firm at the same time: "I'm telling you, I never accept coercion. When this matter goes to court, I have plenty of ways to win this case. Anyway, the original idea of ​​'Yuehua' is my idea. If we really want to discuss it, I don't think any of you can say it.

Don't even mention that Zhen Zhen wants to sue me. Even after this is over, I still have to sue her. What's this 'infringement'? Who infringed whose rights? You know better than me! Stop talking nonsense here. Go back now and tell Zhen Zhen to come see me. Otherwise, this matter will never end! I want to see who will have the last laugh!

After saying that, she sat down again, took a sip of the coffee on the table slowly, glanced at the people opposite her, and said lightly: "Get lost!"

“Hehehe…hehe…”

The fat girl suddenly laughed for no reason: "Tian Xin, you really are so soft-hearted and don't want to be accepted. You have a lot of personality! Fine, fine. Since you refuse my toast and insist on drinking the penalty drink, then I will explain it more clearly so that you know what it means to overestimate your own abilities."

She paused, her expression suddenly sinister: "Do you really think you can defeat Zhen Zhen? Do you know who is behind her?"

“…”

The person behind it?

Tian Xin was stunned, and then shocked: "What do you mean?"