A turn-based online game that hadn’t been updated for half a year, had a development budget seven times that of its competitors, yet only made a tenth of their revenue—a total failure. A game t...
Chapter 320: You Can’t Just Stand By and Watch
“So why?”
Lin Yao sat in her seat, drawing the next setting map, and asked Zhong Xiu.
“He resigned from Cossi Entertainment.”
Zhong Xiu explained: “It seems that the resignation was not very pleasant, and then the author Kang Yi complained about his experience at Cossi Entertainment in his fan group, saying that the other party asked him to be the chief planner, and wanted to copy "Hero" from the beginning, and then after "DOTA" came out, they wanted him to modify it and copy "DOTA" to complete the online game first. In short, it was very bad... Many players care about this matter. After all, players who have played the map of "Lone Hero" are old "Warcraft" players. Many players also remember the leak that Cossi Entertainment colluded with the Korean company, so this matter spread.
The players sprayed them in the face, and Cossi Entertainment’s reputation became worse. Then they thought that the author was slandering and directly sued him.”
“Ah, this…”
Lin Yao paused.
"It's really shameless."
Zhong Xiu shook his head, somewhat helpless: "They did this to a student... and they also led the situation to a serious direction. You may not have paid attention recently. The map of 'Lone Hero' has updated a very interesting mode. The author Kang Yi redesigned some supermodel skills, and then allowed players to freely choose hero models, freely combine and match skills, and then fight... The main focus is entertainment. I played it a few times and it was very interesting.
Then, now Cosi Entertainment said that this is the gameplay they designed... Kang Yi is leaking secrets."
"...OMG!?"
Lin Yao immediately put down her pen, turned around, and said in surprise.
"...What OMG?" Zhong Xiu looked at her strangely.
Lin Yao was silent for a moment and shook her head gently.
OMG is a magical version of a DOTA-like battle map.
The gameplay is similar to what Zhong Xiu just said, and the main focus is entertainment.
But now she can't explain it.
"This author is quite creative..."
Lin Yao lowered her head and thought for a while, then suddenly asked: "This Kang Yi, he is also a student of the university in Pengcheng, right?"
"Yeah." Zhong Xiu responded, but he didn't know why Lin Yao asked this.
"That's my junior, so he should be considered, anyway, it doesn't matter."
Lin Yao nodded, then thought for a while: "He is the author of our Vaporwave game platform creative workshop, so he should be considered a half-employee of Linmu Studio, right?"
"... Yeah." Zhong Xiu responded again, vaguely guessing something.
"Okay, please ask Miss Mu to come over."
Lin Yao clapped her hands and said confidently: "Let our legal team help that junior Kang Yi deal with Kexi Entertainment. It's not a real leak, so it should be easy to deal with. He is both a junior and an employee, so we can't just watch.
In addition, I'm going to post some posts on the forum, saying that Linmu Studio launched "DOTA" this time to retaliate, retaliate against Kexi Entertainment, and expose the last incident."
Zhong Xiu: "..."
...
Luohu People's Court.
Toilet.
Kang Yi looked in the mirror, a little dazed.
He had thought that after leaving Cosi Entertainment, he would be out of the sea of suffering.
He could go to school well and then update the map of "Lone Hero" well...
But things did not go as he wished.
Some people did not want him to go to school well and make maps well...
At that time, he complained about his experience in Cosi Entertainment in the group, just speaking out of his feelings.
He did not blame the players who spread it.
After all, anyone who heard such a thing would be angry
. But he really did not expect that Cosi Entertainment would sue him for defamation because of this.
Isn't this... the truth?
What made him feel even more incredible was that Cosi Entertainment
actually said that he... leaked information.
The new combination skill gameplay of "Lone Hero" was not mentioned by him when he was in Cosi Entertainment, nor did he see other planners mention it, and it was not written in the plan book at all.
This was an idea that occasionally popped up when he was playing games and chatting with his roommates after he left.
They actually said that he leaked information...
Kang Yi felt really wronged and angry when he heard those words.
He really regrets it now.
He regretted agreeing to join Cosi Entertainment...
He really didn't expect that he would encounter such a thing.
He didn't dare not come to the court, for he was afraid of being tried in absentia.
But as a poor student, he couldn't afford a lawyer.
In the end, he could only watch the lawyer of Cosi Entertainment speak eloquently.
He was anxious and angry, but could only make pale excuses.
And just when the other party was about to win a great victory.
Cosi Entertainment suddenly asked for mediation outside the court.
Kang Yi originally thought that things would take a turn for the better.
But when he heard the request of Cosi Entertainment.
He was so angry that he laughed.
They want all the hero designs and hero names in "Lone Hero", they want gameplay, even the name "Lone Hero",
they don't need Kang Yi, they want to change the skin themselves.
As long as Kang Yi stops updating "Lone Hero" and returns these "leaked" contents to them.
Then they can stop pursuing him for defamation and leaking secrets.
Stop pursuing...
"Hehe..."
Kang Yi slowly raised his head, looked at the mirror, and smiled.
But as he smiled, his eyes turned red.
These bastards!
But he really had no choice... He
was so unwilling...
Click.
At this time.
The door of the toilet was pushed open.
Kang Yi looked back, and then froze.
It was the project boss of Cosi Entertainment.
He raised his belt, walked in slowly from outside, and then glanced into Kang Yi's eyes, with a smile on his square face: "Crying?"
"..."
Kang Yi stood up straight abruptly, gritted his teeth, stared at him, and said nothing.
"Do you still remember what you said to me at the beginning?"
The project boss looked at Kang Yi leisurely, and said playfully: "If it was more than ten years later, I might compromise, but I am still young, my knees are stiff, and I can't kneel down for the time being... What do you say now?"
"..."
Kang Yi clenched his fists tightly, and wanted to punch him in the face.
But thinking of where he was.
He held back.
"Self-righteous."
The project boss sneered, mocked, and turned away.
Just like Kang Yi turned around and left that day.
He came here deliberately to mock.
Kang Yi also saw it.
He was furious, looking at the other person's back, suddenly walked forward quickly, came to the door of the toilet, suddenly opened the door, and was about to chase him.
But just after taking a step,
he stopped.
Even if he hit him...what can he do.
Kang Yi held the door handle tightly, and his shoulders suddenly fell, and he lost all his energy.
Then.
He leaned against the door, slowly slid down to the ground, and buried his head in his arms.
He regretted it.
Regret accepting that invitation...
At this time.
The mobile phone in his pocket rang.
Kang Yi didn't move, he didn't want to answer the call now.
But the other party was very stubborn.
After the phone was automatically hung up.
It rang again.
Kang You had no choice but to pick up the phone.
It was an unfamiliar number.
"Sorry, I don't need any package or loan."
Kang Yi whispered, and then hung up.
But the person on the other end of the phone was not selling.
"Wait, what package? I'm Zhang Ya from the legal department of Linmu Studio, and you're Mr. Kang Yi, right? I represent Ms. Lin Yao..."
"..."
The other party was still talking.
But Kang Yi was stunned.
...
half an hour later.
"What do you mean by return it to you? Do you have any shame? That's the additional content of "Warcraft" under our company. What qualifications do you have to make this request to us? Where do you get the nerve to do that? Return it to you? Huh!? Speak!"
A lawyer in a suit and tie sat next to Kang Yi, his eyebrows flying, spitting at the opposite side.
The faces of the people opposite were very ugly.
Linmu Studio was finished.
But why?
And on the other side.
Kang Yi looked at the lawyer next to him, then looked at the person opposite, and suddenly wanted to cry.
(End of this chapter)