But the chief designer, a man over forty, was publicly humiliated by a younger colleague.
His face flushed red, and he said, "You'd better think this through! Lawsuits are long-term matters; let alone this year, there's no guarantee of a result even next year!"
The judge's expression darkened at those words.
The lawyer tried desperately to pull on the chief designer's sleeve, but he couldn't hold him back.
Enraged, he said, "Don't let your little studio go bankrupt before the lawsuit is even over! What League of Legends? What Minecraft? Bah! You'll be shutting down the servers sooner or later!"
Mingyan raised his eyelids slightly and said, "Oh. Then you must live to see that time."
Everyone: "..."
Wow.
Varian was stunned.
This chief architect, Ming, usually keeps a low profile, but when it really matters, his words can be incredibly sharp and insightful.
Finally, the defendant was so angry that his veins were bulging. He almost crawled over from behind his seat, rolled up his sleeves, and punched the person.
Mingyan remained calm and composed, seemingly oblivious to the murderous glint in the eyes of the person opposite him.
He then said to Varian, "Alright, that's enough with the tough talk. Now it's up to the legal team."
Varian nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice.
After venting all his anger, he transformed back into a big, docile sheep with a full beard.
By the way, their legal team was hired by the law firm downstairs.
Yes, that's right, it's the firm run by Crili.
Mingyan was quite surprised when he first heard about this.
Kerry returned the call, saying indignantly, "What! Just because I can't make games as well as you, doesn't mean I can't do other things? Our family business is so big, it can't compare to the likes of you poor folks!"
Mingyan thought to himself, "Why is this guy still so annoying?"
But large companies still have a strong foundation; the top lawyers that Clift recruited are all very capable.
Moreover, they live on different floors, so communication between them is very convenient.
Mingyan finally made the decision to hand over the infringement case to Kerry's legal team.
Although the lawsuit is expected to last one or two years, this is the longest the defendant has ever shamelessly delayed indefinitely.
But the final victory is a foregone conclusion, there's no need to ask any more questions, the only difference is how much compensation will be awarded.
So the next day at work...
Varian brought a bag of dried flowers, a rare hint of embarrassment appearing on his face behind his beard. He said, "Boss, my wife made these. We should thank you for running around so much for me over such a small copyright issue..."
Mingyan did not refuse. After accepting the dried flowers, he smiled and said, "It's still early. There will be another opportunity to make them apologize to you in person."
It's clear that Criri's legal team is truly highly skilled.
Because the case had only been accepted for a short time, the other party started to panic.
They even sent out public relations personnel to try and reconcile with Varian privately.
These past few days, Varian has been beaming with health at work, and he occasionally brings some local specialties to distribute to his colleagues on Earth.
"Old Wa has struck it rich!" Everyone laughed at him.
Varian chuckled and said, "Now some people are begging me. I'll just ignore them and keep them waiting. I'll still accept the gifts and eat at their feasts, just to spite them!"
He felt that Boss Ming had the best ideas.
Mingyan said to him, "It's just a sugar-coated bullet. You eat the sugar coating and then shoot the bullet back."
He's even more ruthless than a ruthless person; he's a werewolf!
On the other hand, the lawyer's letter had already been sent out, and the official account of League of Legends also released a clarification statement at the same time.
This was planned in advance, and the draft was written a long time ago.
The purpose of releasing this message now is twofold: to clarify the plagiarism rumors and to urge players and fans to treat this matter rationally.
Blue Star Studio is not a weakling to be bullied; they've already thrown their punches!
Therefore, players felt reassured after seeing the announcement because of the official's attitude.
Fans even started telling each other: "Don't post on other places randomly. One fan is worth ten haters. It will bring trouble to our planet."
"We won't give this trashy production team any publicity! No hype, no smear campaigns, no spamming, just a rational boycott to infuriate them!"
This incident shows that Blue Star Studio already has a certain number of fans.
The speed at which the studio built its official website couldn't keep up with the speed at which they became an internet sensation.
The official account has tens of millions of followers, and the official websites for Minecraft and League of Legends have hundreds of millions of favorites.
However, Blue Star doesn't even have its own user account system, and there's no official platform to connect its games.
You have to walk one step at a time, and eat one bite at a time.
Boss Ming is so busy he's practically slept for only three or four hours a day.