Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 402 This country bumpkin bites my hand

"???" The staff of Handong Provincial TV Station were all a bit confused.

This rehearsal process didn't include a segment where games were recommended, did it?

The heads of the several television stations present immediately looked at their station director.

Seeing their station director smiling, the officials breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the station director isn't angry, let's just leave it at that. Anyway, the finals have already come to a successful conclusion.

Besides, the relevant departments only prohibited them from advertising games, but they did not restrict the guests' speeches.

Even if the relevant departments really do take it seriously, they will have their reasons.

To have achieved this level of success at such a competitive television station, their ability to read people and situations is top-notch.

They could tell that the station director was deliberately doing Cheng Yi a favor.

"For the next month, as long as you play 'Primordial Era' at Momo Internet Cafe, your internet access will be completely free!"

"Next, I would like to invite Mr. Jay Chou, our game recommendation officer for 'The Legend of the Primordial Era,' to sing a song for everyone."

The grand finale, which was nearing its end, was once again brought to a fever pitch when Jay Chou took the stage.

It was a huge success.

That night, the ratings of Hantong TV completely crushed those of Hunan TV.

Compared to the successful conclusion of the campus beauty and hunk competition, what shocked the IT industry the most was that Momo Group independently developed an online game.

When they first heard the news, their first thought was that it was impossible.

They don't believe Momo Group possesses this technology.

Developing a game independently requires the involvement of a highly experienced industry professional; it's not something that can be done simply by having high programming skills.

But Momo Group didn't invite any game development experts from the US, Japan, or South Korea. Isn't that the same as developing games behind closed doors?
Is this kind of game really playable?
Many people have doubts about the Legend of the Primordial Era.

At this moment, in the conference room of Shengda Group, Chen Tianqiao was receiving one man and two women.

The man and two women were none other than Xue Man, chairman of Yanjing Time and Space Culture, Cai Rou, vice chairman, and Mi Jing, president.

Momo Group had just announced the closed beta test of "Primordial War Chronicles" when Xue Man couldn't sit still.

They had already selected locations in various cities in Handong Province, and the computers had already been transported there. They were planning to take over Momo Group. How did this happen?
"Chairman Chen, Momo Group was well-prepared," Xue Man said. "We need to speed things up. When exactly will our funds arrive?"

Chen Tianqiao smiled and said, "No rush, wait a little longer. I have already sent people to Momo Internet Cafe in Handong Province to study the Primordial War Chronicles. I suspect that this is just a product of their hasty work and should not affect our plans."

Xue Man said somewhat anxiously, "Chairman Chen, what do you mean by this? Are you saying that if Momo Internet Cafe's 'Primordial War Chronicles' wasn't a product of hasty development, you're planning to back down?"

“Of course not,” Chen Tianqiao said, “but it will affect our investment amount.”

Xue Man, who was now focused on securing investment from Shengda Group, immediately said, "Chairman Chen, since that's the case, how about you give us the initial investment of 500 million yuan? With this money, we can open a thousand internet cafes in Handong Province. Combined with the popularity of our Legend game, even if we don't wipe out Momo Internet Cafe, we can at least share the Handong internet cafe market, right? Besides, their game, Primordial War Chronicles, hasn't even been tested in the market yet. How can it possibly compete with Legend?"

Chen Tianqiao was not swayed by Xue Man's words and chuckled, "Don't rush, stay for a couple of days, and you can also discuss strategies with our marketing colleagues."

When Xue Man saw Chen Tianqiao making excuses to avoid it, his face turned ugly.

Just as Xue Man was about to try again, Zhai Hui, the marketing director of Shengda Group, strode in. Zhai Hui smiled politely at Xue Man first, then placed a document in front of Chen Tianqiao and said, "Chairman, Momo Group just released an announcement saying that the player database of Momo Legend has been successfully connected to their new game, and all player data will be transferred to the new game."

"How is this possible?" Chen Tianqiao stood up abruptly and said, "Call Chen Danian over."

“Okay.” Zhai Hui also realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately ran to the next office to invite Chen Danian over.

"Brother, what's wrong?" Chen Danian walked up to Chen Tianqiao and asked curiously.

"Take a look at the announcement from Momo Group." Chen Tianqiao handed the printed document to Chen Danian.

Chen Danian picked up the document and glanced at it, his brows immediately furrowing.

"Is it possible?" Chen Tianqiao asked Chen Danian with a nervous expression.

Chen Danian slowly said, "It's theoretically possible, but extremely difficult. The two games must be highly overlapping. If they can achieve this, it means that the game is still our Legend!"

"!!!" Chen Tianqiao's pupils suddenly contracted. He slammed his hand on the table, stood up, and roared, "Damn it! They're really taking a risk! Are they trying to open a private server?!"

Chen Danian said, "Momo Legend is their lifeline, and they're probably going to have to put up a fight with us."

Chen Tianqiao originally planned to first see what Momo Group's new game was like before determining the investment amount. As a leader among Zhonghai people, Chen Tianqiao never wasted money. If a problem could be solved with 100 million, he would never spend 100 million and 1 million.

Of course, the campus beauty and campus hunk contest is a special case, because although they seem to have spent hundreds of millions, the return on investment is ten or twenty times.

Although Chen Tianqiao had considered the possibility that Momo Group might resort to private servers, it was just a thought. He did not believe that Momo Group would dare to openly defy the law.

Looking at it now, the people at Momo Group really went crazy. Chen Tianqiao turned to Xue Man and said, "Chairman Xue, go back and prepare. I will transfer the initial 500 million yuan into your accounts within two days."

"Okay." Xue Man was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately stood up, saying, "In that case, we'll take our leave now and go back to make preparations as soon as possible." "Yes." Chen Tianqiao nodded and said, "You must erode Momo Internet Cafe's market share as quickly as possible."

"No problem," Xue Man said with a smile. "We will definitely do our best."

After Xue Man left, Chen Tianqiao said with a grim expression, "Once our people return, notify all departments to hold a meeting!"

“Okay.” Chen Tianqiao’s secretary immediately responded; he had never seen Chen Tianqiao so angry before.

Their chairman has always been known for his gentle and refined manners.

The next afternoon, the personnel sent by Shengda Group to Handong Province to investigate the truth of the Honghuang War Chronicles returned.

These individuals are all members of the technical department of Shengda Group and are very familiar with Legend.

As soon as they returned, Shengda Group urgently convened a high-level meeting.

The three technicians brought back a lot of materials this time, including pictures and documents of game screens, login interface, and gameplay.

"You guys go first." Chen Tianqiao was the kind of person who acted decisively. He didn't waste any words and directly asked the three technicians to start speaking.

The lead technician said, "We played for a total of 10 hours, and from what we can tell, they did use the source code of our legendary game. As for how much they used, we'll have to get their game's source code to find out."

The technician glanced at Chen Tianqiao somewhat timidly, then forced a smile and said, "In terms of graphics, Honghuang Zhanji completely crushes our game. Whether it's the controls, the level of detail in the graphics, or the innovation in the gameplay, we are far from being their match."

"?" Chen Tianqiao was surprised that the technician would make such a remark.

If this were wartime, this technician would have been dragged out and executed for disrupting morale.

He frowned slightly and said, "Can you find any evidence that they infringed on our rights?"

The technician shook his head and said, "There's absolutely nothing wrong with the art assets and game settings."

The technician picked up the picture in his hand and said, "Our game features three classes: Warrior, Mage, and Taoist. However, it is a single class with only one Warrior. But this Warrior class is further divided into three branches: Warrior Saint, Warrior God, and Warrior Demon. They pursue an ultimate sense of impact and control."

"What's so fun about just one profession?" Chen Danian couldn't help but say.

The technician said, "Although they only have one class, the gameplay is very diverse, almost incorporating our warrior, mage, and Taoist elements. In each map, there are several monsters that can be lured. Some of these monsters use fireballs, some use lightning spells, and some use soul fire talismans. Even a low-level warrior, if lucky enough to summon three monsters with lightning spells, can sweep across the entire map."

"Moreover, their combat feel is really good. Their PK pace is even faster than the previous Momo Legend. There are fights everywhere on their test server. We also PKed for several hours. It was really addictive." Another brainless technician chimed in.

"Let's not talk about these trivial things." Chen Tianqiao's face darkened.

"Ah, yes." The technician realized he had misspoke and quickly shut up.

"These are their professions." The lead technician handed a profession chart to Chen Tianqiao and said, "Their War Saints are similar to our Warriors, but they have a new skill called Swift Step, which can increase their running speed for a short time. Their War Gods can teleport. Their War Demons are somewhat similar to our Taoists, and they can summon divine beasts and have a skill that makes them invincible for 5 seconds. As for the Mages, they have been dismantled and put into the summoned monsters on various maps."

"Are they trying to prevent infringement of their professional characteristics?" Chen Tianqiao muttered.

Chen Danian, who was standing nearby, took the class chart and said, "I think it's not just that. They're solving a century-old problem: class balance. The two biggest factors causing the loss of Legend players are PvP loot drops and class imbalance."

Chen Danian said, "Moreover, our game has a major flaw, which is that the PK is not exciting enough. If one side in a PK keeps trying to escape, then they can only give up. It always feels like they can only foolishly chase after the other side, and the chase is also very bumpy."

Chen Danian is a veteran gamer and the head of the back-end department of Legend. His understanding of Legend is more thorough than anyone else present.

Looking at the picture, Chen Danian said, "Swift Step increases movement speed by 50% for 10 seconds after activation, and Shadow Step allows you to instantly teleport behind the enemy. These two skills have been changed so beautifully. And this War Demon's Golden Bell Shield makes you invincible for 5 seconds after use. This is simply a beacon of hope for ordinary people."

"???" Chen Tianqiao was completely dumbfounded. Were they discussing countermeasures or praising their opponent?
Chen Tianqiao's face darkened, and he said, "The purpose of this meeting is to come up with a solution."

Chen Tianqiao didn't say that, but as clever as Chen Danian was, he naturally sensed his elder brother's dissatisfaction.

Chen Danian said, "Brother, you can only win every battle if you know yourself and your enemy. If we want to discuss countermeasures, we must analyze the strengths of our opponents and then use those strengths to our advantage."

Holding up the photos, Chen Danian said, "Take these for example. Even if we ignore them, they are still real. If we don't make changes, we will lose the market we worked so hard to build within a year."

Chen Danian's words were harsh, but Chen Tianqiao listened. He looked at Chen Danian and said, "Our first step now is to use legal means to make Momo Group pull back from the brink! You said yesterday that they were able to migrate the data of Momo Legend, which means they used the source code of our Legend."

“Yes, but it’s very difficult to determine copyright for source code,” Chen Danian sighed. “It’s like when we’re running. Our strides may be different, but we can all reach the finish line. Source code is the same. They may have borrowed from our source code, but I guess they wouldn’t dare to copy it directly. If they didn’t copy it, then our lawsuit with Momo Group will just be a long-winded argument. It’s normal for such lawsuits to last for ten or eight years. By then, both of our games will probably be outdated.”

"Isn't there any other way?" Chen Tianqiao asked.

Chen Danian stroked the photo and sighed, "Look how exquisite the game graphics are. This shows that they have been preparing for a very long time. I suspect that their research and development began as soon as they spent 250 million to buy our stripped-down version of the source code."

Chen Danian's words made Chen Tianqiao feel like he wanted to vomit blood.

He thought he had just taken advantage of a rich but foolish country bumpkin, but he never expected that the country bumpkin would bite his hand.

Chen Danian said, "Regarding the source code, we can only file a lawsuit first. As for the game UI, let's just give up. Their graphics are ten times more exquisite than ours, so there is definitely no infringement. As for the class gameplay, their class skills and gameplay are different from ours, so we can't even try to rip them off."

Chen Danian knew the legend too well, and he recounted it in detail, casting a shadow over everyone's hearts.

Even Chen Tianqiao remained silent for a long time.

He looked at Chen Danian and said, "Since you were able to discover this problem, you must have a solution, right?"

(End of this chapter)