However, the moment the advertisement and promotional CG of the game "Star Romance" came out, the Starnet game forum exploded!
According to common sense, at this moment, Tang Tang should be very angry and indignant, even Tang Tang himself thinks so.
If it was just inspired by her game, Tang Tang wouldn't think there was anything wrong with it, but the game "Star Trek" in front of her was a blatant combination of the popular "Star Trek" and her "Xianxia Romance".
They didn't even bother to think about adjusting the design of the fantasy pets, they just copied the prototype directly. Even the architectural modeling design of the five major sects was almost copied without any changes, and then modified it into 'their' five major military camps.
But this is not the funniest thing. The funniest thing is that the imitator clearly hasn't figured out the game system of "Xianxia Qiyuan", so the game map design and game mode are almost exactly the same as "Star Trek". As a result, in Tang Tang's view, the whole game is simply out of place and terrible, like a "hodgepodge" cobbled together.
However, at this moment, Tang Tang had no time to get angry, because the contact number on her computer started to blow up first, beeping non-stop.
The first person who contacted him anxiously was not someone else, but Tang Sheng, who happened to pass by and saw the promotional advertisement of "Star Romance" which was very similar to "Xianxia Romance". His face suddenly turned not so good, and he did not care that he was still in the training ground with the main force, and quickly contacted Tang Tang.
He asked Tang Tang what was going on? Was he being bullied again? He seemed to see a familiar name again, and asked who was "Lin Ke". Was it the "Lin Ke" who bullied Tang Tang last time and locked him out?
It can be seen that his elder brother Tang Sheng is really angry this time, and he is so furious that he can't wait to rush over and settle the score with someone.
Tang Tang could also hear Geng Zhiqiu yelling in the background, asking his brother to be gentler and gentler. The peripherals of the mecha he had just repaired were almost broken by Tang Sheng!
Tang Tang's head was buzzing after hearing this, and she was confused and led astray, coaxing her brother not to be angry, not to make herself upset, and to let go of Geng Zhiqiu's mecha peripherals. After coaxing him for a long time, Tang Sheng ended the conversation with a curse.
It was just not long since the contact with the eldest brother was cut off, and Geng Zhiqiu, Lao Liu and others also sent private messages to ask about the situation. The people from the third and fourth mecha teams also gathered together. Lao Liu from the second team sent messages to ask about the specific situation.
After all, after Tang Tang went to the military area last time, the Mecha Teams 3 and 4 also became familiar with the people in Team 2. They also knew that the currently popular "Xianxia Qiyuan" game was made by Tang Tang. Later, they also used their personal accounts to support Tang Tang, so when they saw almost the same fantasy battle pet design, they couldn't help but come to Tang Tang to ask.
There were just too many people asking questions, and Tang Tang's hands and brain were almost overwhelmed. He almost didn't know what he had replied.
But before Tang Tang could finish replying, a new contact number came in from the optical computer. It was Senior Wen Changping and his grandson Wen Xiaole who were looking for him. There were also many other seniors nearby who were talking about something.
Apparently, when senior Wen Changping and his companions were working on a game copy together, they accidentally saw the promotional push for the opposing team's game. They were so angry that their beards almost stood up, and they couldn't help but complain about it.
To be honest, the scene of the old seniors arguing and talking together was not much better than when Tang Tang received a call from his elder brother.
Tang Tang felt like his head was about to be confused by the noise, and he didn't react at all. He only knew that Senior Wen Changping and the others probably meant:
"What the hell is that weird 'Star Romance' game over there? Can you fix it yourself, Tang Xiaoyou?! If not, these old guys are going to come out and destroy that disgusting game over there! They're so pissed off! They've finally made their 'eldest son' look 'pretty' and will be able to show him off to the public soon. Now someone is so blatantly imitating their 'eldest son'. They must be disgusted with their own comfortable lives, right?!"
Yes, you heard it right. Ever since that group of retired seniors treated "Xian Xia Qi Yuan" more attentive than Tang Tang, Tang Tang almost thought that he was the one hired from outside and the seniors were the real designers of "Xian Xia Qi Yuan".
So, now that they have encountered such a bad thing, the old veterans who have been straightforward on the battlefield for most of their lives are a little restless.
Tang Tang was terrified when he heard this. He almost thought that the seniors had lost their minds and were going to rush to the military district to launch a warship! How could this be possible?
Tang Tang was so frightened that he had to spend a lot of time to appease the group of emotional old seniors. When the call was hung up, Tang Tang broke out in a cold sweat.
But this was not the end. In addition, Tang Tang also received greetings from Lin Lin and her agent, as well as senior gamers such as Niuren and Xingkong. During this period of time, the Star Network contact number and private mailbox basically never stopped ringing, and they kept beeping non-stop, making Tang Tang and Zhang Shang overwhelmed and completely busy.
Because of this, Tang Tang and Zhang Shang, who should have been very angry, calmed down all of a sudden. They even had to coax the players who were more excited than them, asking them to calm down, be more rational, and not be impulsive.
In short, it was quite funny. Even Tang Tang, the chief designer, did not expect such a situation to happen.
What does that saying mean? It means that when others become more nervous and anxious than you, you become less anxious and are able to think calmly.
Even Zhang Shang was no longer as emotional as he was at the beginning. Instead, he calmed down and thought about solutions.
"They're being too blatant. Do they really think they can do whatever they want just because they have the support of the people at the Federation Center? It's as if they think we're easy to bully and that we don't have anyone backing us up. Sister Tang, why don't we spend a little more money and get that disgusting game pushed down? They're really crying thief, daring to monopolize prime time for promotion with a plagiarized game like that. How dare they? Such a poorly done copycat!"
"They really dared to do that. If I'm not mistaken, they were bullying us because "Xianxia Qiyuan" is a 'small game'."
After thinking about it, Tang Tang said:
"Also, Xiao Zhang, have you noticed? They didn't dare to launch this game directly before. They only dared to launch it after smearing Star Trek and accusing the designers of plagiarism. But when it came to our Xianxia Qiyuan, they came straight to us without even saying hello... So I think the main market for their game might not be in our secondary star zone. The advertising in our secondary star zone might just be incidental. The main market might be in other star zones. So, they are not afraid of our Xianxia Qiyuan anymore?"
In fact, Tang Tang had encountered many similar incidents in his previous life, and he probably knew how to deal with them. However, there was one thing that Tang Tang couldn't quite understand: why did the game dare to be so blatant?
It's definitely not as simple as having the support of the people at the Federal Center. Games also need players. Just having a background doesn't mean players will buy into it.
They are all businessmen who are looking for profits. Since the other party dares to take such a big risk to plagiarize the design of her "Xianxia Qiyuan", it must be because the other party thinks that the profits are big enough and that their "Xianxia Qiyuan" cannot affect the other party, or the other party even intends to sue them first and bite back at their "Xianxia Qiyuan".
Tang Tang believes that such a situation is unlikely to occur in the secondary star zone. Her "Xianxia Qiyuan" has already taken a certain advantage in the secondary star zone battlefield. Although the current publicity is not strong enough and the popularity is not high enough, it will not end up being retaliated against.
So, after thinking about it, Tang Tang could only think of the only difference that "Star Trek" was a very popular game throughout the Federation, while her "Xianxia Qiyuan" had only been online for a short time and had not been promoted much, so its current popularity was only limited to the secondary star zone.
Could it be that... this "Star Trek" game is primarily marketed in the Federation Center, above the secondary star sectors? That's why they've been so high-profile in targeting "Star Trek"? Aren't they worried about "Xianxia Qiyuan," a game known only within the secondary star sectors?
The more Tang Tang thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible.
After thinking about it, Tang Tang contacted Lin Lin's agent, who was more knowledgeable about this aspect, learned about the situation, and asked him if he could help find out about the promotion of "Interstellar Romance" in the Federal Center.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Tang Tang opened his mouth, Lin Lin's agent across from him already knew what Tang Tang wanted to ask, and spoke directly:
"I know what you want to ask, Miss Tang. You're right. The main market for the game 'Star Romance' is indeed in the Federation Center. Well, that's not quite right. This game was launched on the star networks of all major star regions. It's not limited to the Federation Center, but also to several secondary star regions next to us. They were all launched at the same time, and the promotional model was the same. They all chose prime time to promote it. That's why I wanted you to stay out of the spotlight before..."
"But we didn't expect Star Trek to be such a game. It's so similar to Star Trek and Xianxia Romance. If we had known it was such a plagiarized game, our company might not have accepted the deal. Now our company is being criticized to death, and the bosses are even considering whether to refuse the deal. You know, Miss Luo's Star Trek and your Xianxia Romance, Miss Tang, both came from our secondary star sector..."
After hearing this, Tang Tang roughly understood what was going on.
As the largest agency in their secondary star zone, they naturally have first-hand information from other star zones. Therefore, the agency "Zaoxing" has long known that the other party has a powerful background. Under normal circumstances, they actually welcome the other party to buy the expensive advertising space. From a business perspective, there is no big problem.
The problem is... it just so happens that both the games "Star Trek" and "Xianxia Qiyuan" came out of their sub-star zone, which can be regarded as a little pride for the residents of their sub-star zone.
So now that this game is like this, even their agency has been criticized by the residents, causing the company's reputation to decline a lot.
This is not a good sign for an agency, and can even be said to be fatal. In order to avoid greater losses, I heard that the management of the agency is already considering whether to stop advertising this game. Even if they have to pay compensation according to the contract, they cannot let the company's reputation continue to decline.
"So, Ms. Tang, if you still want to air it during prime time, you can wait a little longer. Our company might be able to make that spot available, and we might even make an exception and allow 'Xianxia Qiyuan' to air during prime time without charging any extra fees. However... we can't do anything about other secondary star regions or the Federal Center."
The situation was a little more serious than Tang Tang had expected, but he also understood what the agent meant.
Their secondary star zone can arbitrarily protect the game "Xianxia Qiyuan", but I am afraid that "Xingxia Qiyuan" has already taken the lead in other star zones or even the federal center. If "Xianxia Qiyuan" wants to develop from their secondary star zone to other star zones in the future, it will probably be difficult.
After all, once preconceived notions are established and people in other star regions believe that "Star Romance" is the original work, then the true original "Xianxia Romance" will most likely be labeled as a fake or imitation, and will not be able to open up the market in other star regions.
To be honest, how long has "Xianxia Qiyuan" been online? It has only been online for about a month. How could Tang Tang have thought about such a long-term issue of opening up the market in other star regions?
All she had always thought about was making good games in the star zone where she currently lived, making her life better and living the way she wanted. She had never thought about opening up the game market in other star zones, especially the federal center.
But the problem now is that if she doesn't take action, she will be beaten passively, which is really not Tang Tang's character.
Especially the game "Star Romance" and its game producer, in some aspects, have touched Tang Tang's bottom line. How could he let himself stand there and be beaten?!
Moreover, after listening to what the agent on the other side said, Tang Tang thought of a very good idea, which was to spend some money. He was afraid that even if he spent all his own small treasury, it would not be enough.
Thinking of this, Tang Tang turned around and said to the agent opposite:
"Actually, I have an idea that would allow your company to avoid paying out of pocket and paying compensation, while also preserving your reputation. My funds might be a bit limited, so could you help me out a bit and borrow some of your resources?"
"What do you mean?"
Hearing this, the agent on the other side couldn't help but feel a little confused. However, after listening to Tang Tang's entire specific plan, the agent's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he couldn't help but say excitedly:
"This idea might actually work! I just bought 'Star Romance' to try, and I can confirm that it's absolutely no match for 'Xianxia Romance'. It's even a pretty big gap. If this thing works, I think our agency will make a ton of money along with it!"
"Tang Tang, please wait here for a moment. I'll contact our management right now! Immediately!"
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