A Tale of Two Cities Supporting Xinjiang

"Let Mr. Li speak out! On what grounds are you falsely accusing students?"

"Give back the design fees and copyrights to the children!"

Company security guards quickly arrived and tried to disperse the crowd: "You all need to leave now, don't cause trouble here and disrupt the company's normal operations!"

"We're not here to cause trouble, we're here to demand an explanation!"

One parent became emotional and rushed forward two steps, accidentally bumping into a security guard.

The collision instantly ignited the conflict, with several security guards pushing and shoving the parents, causing chaos at the scene.

In the chaos, an elderly parent was pushed to the ground, scraped his arm, and grimaced in pain.

Some people immediately called the police, while others filmed the incident and posted it online.

To everyone's surprise, the self-media report went completely off-topic, with the headline proclaiming, "Students' parents besiege a company and cause trouble, resulting in clashes with security guards and injuries." The content made no mention of the company's infringement and the lawsuit, only exaggerating the parents' "violent blockade" and "disruption of order."

Netizens, unaware of the facts, left numerous comments criticizing: "Parents these days are so unreasonable! They start a disturbance just because their child is in the wrong?"

"They'll do anything for a little profit, and they don't even know how to teach their children to follow the rules?"

The overwhelming criticism from the public has made things even worse for the already vulnerable team.

Taking advantage of this wave of public opinion, the company issued a statement claiming that the student team, together with the parents, maliciously caused trouble, seriously damaging the company's reputation, and even hinted at demanding additional compensation.

The evidence that Guzalinur had finally obtained brought hope, but the conflict triggered by the parents' petition put them in an even more difficult situation to defend themselves.

"What do we do now?"

Everyone's accusing us of causing trouble; even if we had evidence, I'm afraid no one would believe us.

Guzalinur gritted her teeth and said, "No matter what, we have the evidence, and the case must continue. As for public opinion, we'll explain slowly; eventually, someone will believe the truth."

As soon as Guzalinur finished speaking, several more glaring comments popped up on her phone screen.

"The students are probably trying to extort money, yet they dare to cause trouble at the company's gate."

"It's disgusting to incite parents without providing concrete evidence."

At this moment, Lin Wei sent a WeChat message: "I've helped you sort out the design notes you organized before into three core directions. Now let's turn them into a complete chain of evidence."

"Okay, I'll bring up the document on my computer right now, and we'll check it together."

Guzalinur checked the words in the document on the screen three times. "Teacher Lin, are these three parts really enough? I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it clearly..."

Lin Wei pushed the newly printed list of evidence over, "From the first draft you drew last October, you marked the date of every revision record, and even included screenshots of your supervisor's comments. Who can say that you added it later?"

Looking at the evidence this company altered, the original image on their website didn't even change a small mistake you made. That's irrefutable proof.

She paused, then flipped to the last page comparing counterfeit and copyright infringement designs. The details circled in red were particularly striking: "Look, they changed the outline of the Xinjiang Bridge in your design to a straight line, but forgot to delete the silhouette of the seagulls you specifically added next to it. Isn't this blatant plagiarism?"

Guzalinur looked at those familiar patterns, and her eyes suddenly welled up with tears: "But they are big companies, and I'm just a student..."

"What's wrong with the student?"

"You didn't steal or rob, you made the design with your own skills, so why should they take it and make money from it?"

Even if no one reads this article today, we still need to make our point clear!

Spurred on by Lin Wei's words, Guzalinur took a deep breath and clicked the publish button. She added a small fist emoji after the title, "A Xinjiang Student's Journey to Protect His Design Rights."

At first, the page only had a few views, and she stared at the refresh button, her palms sweating profusely.

Half an hour later, the phone suddenly started vibrating wildly.

Some netizens commented, "This counterfeit is too obvious," and others tagged several well-known design bloggers.

Lin Wei quickly contacted her, "Look! #XinjiangStudents'CulturalAndCreativeArtifactsInfringedOn# is trending! It's already reached number 23!"

To her surprise, her private inbox was flooded with messages.

An ID named "Old Chen Design" sent me a message: "I work in cultural and creative design. The color scheme of your original draft is particularly professional. Do you need me to compile industry reviews for you?"

Immediately afterwards, someone with the nickname "Attorney Zhang" left a message: "I specialize in intellectual property cases. After reviewing your chain of evidence, the chances of winning are very high. If you need help reviewing contracts or drafting lawyer's letters, feel free to contact me anytime."

Guzalinur looked at those warm words and suddenly burst into tears.

As the situation continued to develop, it also attracted the attention of the Education Bureau, which launched an investigation.

On the day the Education Bureau's investigation results came out, Chang Peng was in his office checking the final data for the first season of cultural and creative products when the principal personally delivered the documents to him, his face beaming with joy.

"Teacher Chang, the Education Bureau has clearly determined that Teacher Li and her group made a malicious report and deliberately obstructed educational reform. Your leadership has been completely restored!"

A cheer erupted in the office.

Chang Peng took the document and quickly scanned it. "Is there legal support?"

"Yes! The Education Bureau has ordered the school to fully cooperate with you. No matter what disputes arise later, the school will help you find the best lawyers."

Furthermore, there's news about the company that sued you for copyright infringement. The police have opened a case, stating that they engaged in malicious infringement and a fraudulent lawsuit. The original shareholders couldn't withstand the pressure and agreed to pay compensation, return the copyright, and issue a public apology.

"Serves you right!"

They used counterfeit products to frame us before, almost causing us to lose our education reform project. Now they've finally gotten their just desserts!

Chang Peng took a deep breath and raised his hand to calm everyone down: "Don't get too excited yet. Let's finish the work and then focus on advancing the cultural and creative plan for the second season."

The reputation of "Cotton Field Silk Road" has already been established; the second season must achieve even better results.

Meanwhile, Guzalinur also received a call from her lawyer.

"Guzalinur, good news!"

That company has been placed under investigation for malicious infringement and fraudulent litigation.

Unable to withstand the pressure, Mr. Li agreed to pay the full design fee, return the copyright, and issue a public apology on the official website and in local media!

"real?"

Guzalinur could hardly believe it.

"I have sent the contract to your email. Please take a look."

This time they've really lost.

After hanging up the phone, Guzalinur relayed the news to her team.

The small Cotton Field Silk Road studio erupted with the first real cheers in months.

"We won! We really won!"

Azgul hugged Guzalinur, crying and laughing at the same time.

Turhong excitedly pumped his fist: "Now let's see who dares to plagiarize us!"

Even the members who had wavered before looked ashamed: "Guzalinur, I'm sorry, we almost..."

"It's all in the past, it's all in the past."

The important thing is that we persevered.