-82- Big Face
"These aren't Wanfeng's designs." Ji Anya and Xinren Fanqie came over to ask what was going on after hearing this. Lu Kai and Zhao Jinghuan weren't in the mood to explain. Zhao Jinghuan said, "Could it be that some elements were extracted from Wanfeng's other designs?" Lu Kai shook his head and said that he had seen all of Wanfeng's work: "I've seen it many, many times, and the designs of these dolls aren't even Wanfeng's style." The more Lu Kai thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. After much hesitation, he called his mother and asked her to ask Wanfeng's mother about pixz3: "Please ask my aunt where the designs of these dolls at the back came from." Half an hour later, it was Wanfeng's mother who called back directly. Lu Kai turned on the speakerphone, and Wanfeng's mother sounded a little confused. Speaking of the design of Pixz, she said, "Auntie doesn't know. Xiao Hu only sent me the proof of one of them. I only saw the rest because your mother sent me photos..." Zhao Jinghuan asked her, "Auntie, isn't Wanfeng's computer with you? Did you send Hu Mingyuan other designs of Wanfeng?" Auntie said, "No, I also said at the time that I would send him some for reference. Xiao Hu said he didn't need it and just took away the design drawings of the six dolls." Lu Kai and Zhao Jinghuan looked at each other, obviously figuring out what had happened. Auntie's voice was a little anxious: "But this...this is not Lecheng's work." Lu Kai didn't rush to express his opinion, but asked Wanfeng's mother: "Auntie, can you send me the contract between you and Hu Mingyuan?" Wanfeng's mother said yes again and again. She was still a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, Lu Kai. Because of my selfishness, I caused so much trouble, and in the end I have to trouble you." Lu Kai kept saying it was fine. After hanging up the phone, the new tomato was still a little confused and hurriedly asked several people, "Why didn't that guy surnamed Hu use Teacher Wanfeng's design?" Ji Anya replied, "He just wanted to take advantage of Wanfeng's death and looked down on Wanfeng's designs." The new tomato exclaimed, "Ah!" and said that this was too much. As they spoke, Wanfeng's mother took a photo of the contract and sent it to him. Lu Kai no longer said that reading the contract was a headache. He forwarded the picture to the studio group and then clicked on it to take a closer look. Lu Kai flipped through it again and again. Although he had clearly reached a conclusion, he seemed unwilling to believe it. He looked up at several people and asked for their opinions. The new tomato and Ji Anya were reluctant to make a final conclusion. In the end, it was Zhao Jinghuan who said, "Hu Mingyuan should have been planning to overthrow Wanfeng from the beginning..."
"These are not Wanfeng's designs."
Ji Anya and Xin Ren Fanqie heard this and came over to ask what was going on. Lu Kai and Zhao Jinghuan were in no mood to explain. Zhao Jinghuan said, "Could it be that some elements were extracted from Wanfeng's other designs?"
Lu Kai shook his head and said that he had seen all of Wan Feng's work. "I've seen it many, many times, and the designs of these dolls are not even Wan Feng's style."
The more Lu Kai thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. After much hesitation, he called his mother and asked her to ask Wanfeng's mother about pixz3:
"Please ask Auntie where the designs for these kids at the back came from."
Half an hour later, it was Wanfeng's mother who called back.
Lu Kai turned on the speakerphone. Wanfeng's mother sounded a little confused. Speaking of Pixz's designs, she said, "Auntie, I don't know. Xiao Hu only sent me a sample of one design. I only saw the rest when your mother sent me photos..."
Zhao Jinghuan asked her, "Auntie, isn't Wanfeng's computer with you? Have you sent Hu Mingyuan any other designs of Wanfeng?"
Auntie said, "No, I told him I would send him some for reference, but Xiao Hu said he didn't need them. He just took the design for the six dolls."
Lu Kai and Zhao Jinghuan exchanged a glance, clearly figuring out what had happened. Auntie's voice was a little anxious: "But this... this wouldn't be a successful work."
Lu Kai didn't rush to express his opinion, but asked Wan Feng's mother: "Auntie, can you send me the contract between you and Hu Mingyuan?"
Wanfeng's mother said yes repeatedly, she was still a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, Lu Kai, because of my aunt's selfishness, I caused so much trouble, and in the end I have to trouble you."
Lu Kai kept saying it was fine. After hanging up the phone, the new Tomato was still a little confused and asked a few people hurriedly, "Why didn't that guy surnamed Hu use Teacher Wanfeng's design?"
Ji Anya replied: "He just wants to take advantage of Wan Feng's death. He doesn't think highly of Wan Feng's designs at all."
The new Tomato exclaimed, "Ah!" This was too much. As she spoke, Wanfeng's mother took a photo of the contract and sent it to him. Lu Kai no longer complained about the headache of reading the contract. He forwarded the picture to the studio group and then clicked on it to take a closer look.
Lu Kai flipped through the book again and again. Although he had already reached a conclusion, he seemed unwilling to believe it. He looked up at several people and asked for their opinions.
Neither Xinren Fanqie nor Ji Anya were willing to make a definitive statement, but it was Zhao Jinghuan who finally spoke: "Hu Mingyuan must have been planning to overturn Wanfeng's design from the beginning. He deliberately avoided many of the wording in the contract. He kept saying 'use the image and derivative images in the image,' but the image used in his contract only used the basic image of the IP."
This obviously goes against Wanfeng's mother's original intention.
Lu Kai called Hu Mingyuan, but no one answered. He put the phone down and discussed the next step with Zhao Jinghuan. Before they could come to a conclusion, the phone rang again. It was Tomato calling.
Lu Kai answered the phone and heard Fanqie crying and saying he was sorry to everyone. When he asked him what he was talking about, he stammered and couldn't explain clearly. Lu Kai was upset and told Fanqie to organize his words before trying again.
"Or type it."
Then he hung up the phone. Tomato didn't contact Lu Kai again that night, so Lu Kai forgot about it.
The next day, Wanfeng's mother came in person and said she was going to see Hu Mingyuan. Lu Kai and Zhao Jinghuan decided to accompany her, but like Lu Kai, Wanfeng's mother called Hu Mingyuan countless times but was unable to get through.
The three of them went straight to Mr. Hu's company and shouted several times at the door before a male employee came out. He said impatiently, "Mr. Hu is busy now. Please come back another day."
Zhao Jinghuan ignored her, reached out through the access control fence, pulled out the employee card that the male employee had tucked outside his trouser pocket, and swiped the card to open the door.
Lu Kai was stunned for a moment, but soon caught up with Zhao Jinghuan's pace, took half a step forward, blocked the male employee, and let Zhao Jinghuan take the aunt inside.
The male employee was shorter and not as strong as Lu Kai. After a few shoves with Lu Kai, he felt a bit at a disadvantage. Lu Kai said to him:
"It's just a crappy class, not that serious." The man gave up and stopped arguing with Lu Kai.
Lu Kai walked a few steps inside when his phone rang. He took a look and saw it was a message from Tomato:
"Lu Kai, I'm sorry...but I have no choice. I'm leaving now, so don't come looking for me."
Lu Kai was stunned for a moment. For a moment he thought that Tomato was going to commit suicide, but the following words "Don't come to me" helped him dispel his worries.
Looking up, he saw Zhao Jinghuan and Wanfeng's mother had already reached the door of Hu Mingyuan's office. He no longer cared about Tomato and quickly followed them.
When Zhao Jinghuan and Wanfeng's mother pushed the door open and entered the room, Hu Mingyuan was playing games with a controller in front of his desk. When he saw the two of them come in, he was obviously a little nervous. His first reaction was to stand up and put away the water cup on the table, as if he had a premonition that Zhao Jinghuan would splash it on him.
Wanfeng's mother's tone was as gentle as ever: "Xiao Hu, Auntie saw the blind boxes you sent for Lecheng. Except for the one you mailed to me, the others didn't use Lecheng's design."
Hu Mingyuan put down the controller and said confidently: "Yes, not only did I make blind boxes for him, I also designed them for him for free. Where else can you find a partner as good as me?"
Evening Breeze's mother said, "But that's not Evening Breeze's work."
At this time, Lu Kai came in from outside. He didn't rush to speak, but Hu Mingyuan pointed at him and asked, "Auntie, ask Lu Kai if Wanfeng's designs are qualified to appear in this market?"
Lu Kai frowned and didn't respond. Zhao Jinghuan said, "Hu Mingyuan, don't change the subject. You promised Auntie that you would make Wanfeng's design a reality."
Hu Mingyuan shook his head. "We're all adults now. What's the point in arguing? If you think I'm doing something wrong, you can use the contract as a tool to prove it."
Lu Kai reminded him that taking that step wouldn't be good for him either: "If we really go online and talk about it, do you think your Pixz will still sell?"
Hu Mingyuan shrugged: "That will definitely not sell. But I bet you won't do that." He was obviously well prepared. He took out the contract signed by him and Wanfeng's mother from the drawer, spread it out and showed them Article 3 on Party B's responsibilities.
Hu Mingyuan said, "Let's not even talk about how much damage this would do to Wanfeng's reputation if it were to get out online. According to the contract, if Pixz doesn't sell and we lose money, Auntie will have to cover half of the initial costs."
Lu Kai and Zhao Jinghuan had actually seen this before they arrived. Zhao Jinghuan was so angry that she was about to curse, but Wanfeng's mother suddenly said, "That's it. Auntie will compensate you for whatever amount you pay."
The three people in the room were stunned.
Wanfeng's mother smiled bitterly: "Xiao Hu, I don't know what the conflict is between you, but I haven't done anything to let you down. I'm just a mother who lost her son. I hope that this world can leave a little trace of success, so I agreed to cooperate with you, but what you are doing now..."
Wanfeng's mother pointed to a corner of the room where Pixz boxes were piled up. "Those are your trendy toys, not Lecheng's. What you're doing is erasing the traces Lecheng left in this world."
Her eyes suddenly turned red. "I can't cooperate with you and erase all traces of my son. So I will compensate you with whatever money you have, and I only ask you to stop."
Hu Mingyuan suddenly felt a little guilty: "Auntie... I, I didn't mean that, I..." He was obviously a little at a loss. He pointed at the pixz in the corner, pointed at the desktop, and then randomly pointed at Lu Kai and Zhao Jinghuan. Finally, he squeezed out a sentence, "Isn't there another one with the evening breeze design?"
Wanfeng's mother stopped arguing with him and pulled the angry Lu Kai and Zhao Jinghuan out of Hu Mingyuan's office.
After the three of them got in the car, Wanfeng's mother kept turning her head to look out the window. After the car drove away for a long way, she suddenly said, "I'm so stupid. I'm the worst mother." Then she covered her face and cried softly.
Zhao Jinghuan tried to persuade her dryly, but Wanfeng's mother waved her hands and said she was fine, but she couldn't stop crying no matter what, which made Lu Kai and Zhao Jinghuan in the car heartbroken.
The car drove forward a few intersections, and the phone connected to the car stereo suddenly rang. It was Hu Mingyuan calling.
Lu Kai asked, "It's Hu Mingyuan, do you want to take it?"
Zhao Jinghuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Take it and listen to what he has to say."
She had been expecting Hu Mingyuan to call her at this time, thinking that maybe he had come to his senses. But what came out of the car speakers was Hu Mingyuan's scolding:
"Lu Kai, I was just feeling a bit guilty and was about to discuss what to do with you, but you did this to me? You want to torture me to death, right? Fine, then forget it. Just wait and see how I do the accounting and how I find you an invoice. You're willing to pay me, right? Then pay! I'll show you how I can bankrupt Wanfeng's mother."
Lu Kai was puzzled: "What did I do?"
Zhao Jinghuan also said, "Hu Mingyuan, please explain yourself clearly and stop going crazy here."
Hu Mingyuan said, "You're still pretending! His face is all over the video. Are you telling me this has nothing to do with you?"
Lu Kai asked: "Whose big face?"
Hu Mingyuan shouted hysterically:
"Tomato! Tomato! Tomato!!!"
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