But soon, Yu Yuan had no intention of caring about whether Mr. Lu pursued him or not—or rather, Lu Mingyuan himself encountered some problems.

After the season entered the autumn, Yu Yuan learned from Lin Ling last time that the Blazing Game Company, which had a holiday with Abyss Technology, also launched their new game "Adventurer of Another World".

As Lin Ling complained before, it is not difficult to see that the overall art style and world view of this game are similar to those of "Fantasy Journey", not to mention the details of the PVEPVP mechanism shown in the internal test, etc., and even exaggerated to say that it is Excessive imitation or even plagiarism is not an exaggeration, but the legal requirements in this area have always been relatively subtle. Yu Yuan, who was also popularized by Lin Ling, also popularized a law related to the holographic game industry. of.

"Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter, Yu Yuan, look at this." Lin Ling sent a video to Yu Yuan who was sitting across from him during a lunch break one day. Yu Yuan clicked it and found that it was the game video of "Other World" , the content inside is a... black cat?

The content of the video is spliced ​​out of a live game, but the main body of the video has always been a little black cat, but the cat looks a bit stupid. The things done in the video include but are not limited to jumping without knowing why Cliffs, passing by the yellow dog suddenly following the dog to learn how to bark, and swimming like a fish in the water, etc. The title of the video is "Counting how many bugs a cat in another world can have".

"The matter of our company's little black cat is no longer a hit. Speaking of which, it's up to you," Lin Ling held his face. "The Blazing Company must be jealous of our popularity, so we launched a limited-time event to give away free of charge. Black cats, the program was so badly written and ran a bunch of bugs, I laughed so hard, these cats have to stand up tomorrow and spit people out."

The operation mode of "Another World" is different from that of "Fantasy", which creates a complete virtual world. There is a legend in the industry that the NPCs in "Another World" are controlled by real people's consciousness, just like a grand but fake drama. , Out point BUG is naturally not regarded as an important thing.

However, the concept of Abyss Technology is completely different. They are not only the creators of the game world, but also the maintainers and participants of this world. Only lifelikeness is the hologram that absolutely meets the standard.

Lin Ling was still chattering here and there, but Yu Yuan was a little worried for some reason, "Their company won't have any impact on us, right?"

"Don't worry, what kind of storm can this cause? Sooner or later, it's just a small company that goes bankrupt, so it's just now jumping out to act as a demon." Lin Ling waved his hand disapprovingly.

But sometimes, the reality is often not as optimistic as expected, and there always seems to be a harbinger before something bad happens.

Shortly after the launch of "Otherworld", perhaps in order to bring enough heat to their game, Blazing Games issued a statement claiming to denounce Abyss Technology and its representative work "Fantasy Journey" on behalf of the game industry. The reason used is - "Fantasy Journey" copied the setting and game concept of a game released seventy years ago.

At first, this incident was regarded as a simple joke by many people inside and outside the industry. I wonder how even the computer game was just developed 70 years ago, so how come the "Fantasy" after 70 years has traced back so much time and space from the "antique pile" "Draw out an old game to plagiarize?

However, the next development is more and more unexpected - Blazing Games has released a video of the gameplay of an unknown terminal game running one after another, and even the public design draft released by the producer at that time on the Internet, The most exaggerated thing is that the name of the game from 70 years ago is called "Journey to the Fantasy World", and even the abbreviation is exactly the same as the fantasy.

When Lu Mingyuan took the demo of the game "Fantasy Journey" to demonstrate at game festivals around the world, he also stated in a public speech that his game was a tribute to an old game, but who would have thought at that time , no one picked it up, the so-called "salutation" turned into an upgrade of this old game to a holographic game? What about the original copyright?

The popularity of "Fantasy" has always been high, and now there is a blazing game to start to guide the trend of public opinion. It is still a step too late for Abyss Technology to try to publicize it. But most importantly - the two games are so similar.

One is the "Magic Way" 70 years ago, and the other is the "Magic Way" today, but from the perspective of the world view, art style, and PVPPVE gameplay settings, the latter is really like an upgraded holographic version of the former, but it has never been. Heard that Abyss Technology paid for any copyright purchases.

Afterwards, it was clear that Blazing Games, which had collected information for a long time and was prepared, also released a message: they had found out that the original R&D producer of this old version of "Fantasy" was publicly signed as "Taro" , is currently also checking whether the producer has any relatives alive, and will seriously denounce the responsibility of Abyss Technology on behalf of the game industry, and will also get back the benefits he deserves for this "Taro".

This time, Abyss Technology was pushed to the forefront. For several days, the hottest topic on the online platform is # Abyss Technology plagiarism or tribute? ##Flaming Abyss##The founder of the abyss I pay tribute to an old game# and so on.

As a member of the company, although Yu Yuan is currently not in a very important position, he will still be affected to some extent, and he can see everything that happens in the company. When this incident was the biggest issue, the downstairs of the company was often besieged by reporters, forcing employees to go to work sometimes through other channels.

After returning to the apartment building, Yu Yuan hadn't met Mr. Lu in the elevator for several days, and it was the same in the company during the day. He thought about it that night, and still sent a message to the other party.

[Yu Yuan: Mr. Lu, how are you doing recently? 】

There was no immediate reply from the other side, maybe it was busy. When he woke up the next day, he saw that Mr. Lu had replied to the message in the early hours of the morning.

[Lu Mingyuan: Fortunately, the company's affairs really need to be dealt with]

The other party replied, but Yu Yuan didn't know how to reply. It seems strange to say that the relationship between the two of them is purely subordinate, but if it is not... I don't know what it is.

If Lin Ling, who was watching the fun and didn't think it was a big deal, would definitely say something astonishing that "friendship is more than a lover", but Yu Yuan naturally couldn't leak this to anyone. He considered the wording, and after deleting, deleting, and revising, sent the message.

[Yu Yuan: Is it really serious? I see a lot of negative news on the Internet, how are you resting? 】

This time, the other side replied in a blink of an eye.

[Lu Mingyuan: Actually, it's not that serious, it's just a little pressure from public opinion, and this incident happened relatively suddenly, so don't worry about me ^_^]

[Lu Mingyuan: After all, we are in the game industry. To tell the truth quietly, in fact, many players only care about whether you have fun playing the game or not. The rest of the public opinion rumors are really not that many players care about]

Yu Yuan has been engaged in this industry all the time, and naturally he knows that Lu Mingyuan's words are in a good place to say that in fact, the fluctuations in stock prices caused by the impact exist.

As for the so-called "plagiarism" rumors, he also has his own judgment. You must know that the biggest factor in the success of "Fantasy" is the high level of technology. As for the world view game settings, etc., it really doesn't cost to copy an old game. , what's more, Lu Mingyuan himself was afraid that others would not know about the "self-destruction" tribute at that time. The logic before and after is contradictory.

But it's a fact that today's "Fantasy" uses the settings of the game 70 years ago, etc. However, it is estimated that except Mr. Lu himself, no one can think of why he did this when he did it. Does he really like that one? old game?

He wanted to ask, but couldn't find the direction and didn't know where to start. However, at this moment, Lu Mingyuan called, and Yu Yuan subconsciously connected.

"Yu Yuan."

It was early in the morning, but Mr. Lu's voice over there was very hoarse, as if he hadn't had a good night's rest, maybe even not at all.

"...Mr. Lu," Yu Yuan walked to the balcony holding the terminal equipment, as if he was holding something fragile, "did you rest last night?"

When he said it, he thought it was a bit of nonsense, but he couldn't think of anything else to say, so he had to add, "I'm worried about you too."

...the half sentence omitted is "same as other colleagues".

"I said it's not a big deal, it's just urgent," Lu Mingyuan over there smiled heartily and looked at the time again, "I'm not planning to go out to work, are you? Can you chat with me for a while, talking to you makes me feel More spirited."

The most common topic between the two of them seems to be related to the game.

"Mr. Lu, I'm a little curious, do you really like that old game?" Yu Yuan was referring to the old game that "Fantasy" was accused of "plagiarism". He said it was born 70 years ago, but He was also in that era, but he didn't have much impression of this game. I heard that it was not successfully released in that era, and what Blazing Games could provide was only the humble beta version 70 years ago.

A game that was not officially released in its full version seventy years ago, why would Lu Mingyuan be so obsessed with it, and even use this old game as a blueprint when making holographic games in the future?

Yes, compared to the so-called plagiarism rumors, Yu Yuan believes that Lu Mingyuan is really paying tribute, upgrading an ordinary computer game back then into a complete holographic game, and making this Western fantasy world accessible to more people in this way. Know.

"Yu Yuan, how long do you think a person's love for a game can last?" Lu Mingyuan was noisy for a moment, but soon became quiet again, "I really like that game, until now."

A game that has never had a full version, why?

Yu Yuan paused here, and Lu Mingyuan over there continued to say, "Anyone will have it. Maybe I saw this game when I was younger, and I just need a look and I can't forget it again."

"Since then, all my dreams have been scenes in fantasy games, and I hoped that the producer would finish it, but unfortunately it didn't. The producer didn't have the chance at that time."

Because this semi-finished product is left behind, even if it wakes up in a new era after 70 years of freezing, and the game industry has already undergone earth-shaking changes, do you still insist on making this old game that can no longer be old?

Yu Yuan absolutely believed every word. But he can also think that public opinion will never stop here. Abyss Technology is too big to attract wind, and now there is just a little loophole, and everyone will want to come over and step on it.

"Mr. Lu..."

The chaotic feeling in my heart seemed to come again, as if a rabbit was beating hard in my heart.

"It's almost work time, go out Yu Yuan, I won't delay you," Lu Mingyuan said with a light smile, "I still have some things to do here."

The noisy voice came again, and it sounded very close to Mr. Lu.

Yu Yuan couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter with you?"

"I have to hold an interview with the outside world today. Well, I have to hang up. Thank you for being willing to speak with me."

Thinking of the reporters who squatted downstairs to inquire about news every day, Yu Yuan could almost imagine that the interview would be aggressive. Hearing that someone reminded Mr. Lu that it was about to start, he could only say A "goodbye".

When he arrived at the company, many colleagues were watching the live broadcast around the virtual screen in the center of the hall. It seemed that the interview meeting Lu Mingyuan said was about to start.

Not long after, his figure appeared in front of the camera, and his voice was so sonorous and powerful in the opening speech. In the question and answer session, he was so calm when facing the reporter's series of questions and even some people's deliberately difficult questions, just like the night before. The person who was with Yu Yuan at the time, who looked like an intern college student, did not exist, but only this Mr. Lu.

Sometimes looking at each other, Yu Yuan would feel a little dazed, as if Lu Mingyuan, who dressed casually in private, was one person, and Mr. Lu, who was working or dressed in the company, was another person.

A sense of separation that can't tell the origin, sometimes even a little familiar...

During the interview, a reporter cut into a new question, and Lu Mingyuan's answer made Yu Yuan in front of the virtual screen return to his senses.

"...I like that game very much, in fact, there is another reason why I have an interview today, which is to make it public - I have a relationship with 'Taro', the author of the "Journey to Fantasy World" game, just It is inconvenient to disclose it now, but I will take measures when necessary. At the same time, Blazing Game Company's rumors and smears against our company..."

Taro.

In that era 70 years ago, an unfinished game, a game producer who never disclosed his true identity on the Internet.

Yu Yuan has been staring at the figure in the center of the screen, just at this moment, Lu Mingyuan looked straight at the camera, and the two seemed to be looking at each other at an inexplicable distance.

"...I believe that many friends in the game industry have their own original intentions to enter this industry. In fact, for me, Taro is such a special existence. He is like a beacon leading the way to me. He must not be who I am today."

"For various reasons, some information cannot be disclosed temporarily, but if the follow-up development really requires me to submit any proof of my relationship with Taro, I will also submit it to the relevant parties. All in all, our Abyss Technology does not accept 'plagiarism' and 'excessive tribute' Such sewage."

"Or let's put it this way, the world in the 'Fantasy' that everyone is seeing now, created by the team I led, is not so much a tribute to the predecessors in the game industry, but rather - this is what I gave Taro's game."

Lu Mingyuan demonstrated the front, and said solemnly: "I want to give him the whole world of illusion, so I made this game."

Because of this speech, the press conference was completely quiet for a moment, and even the hall where the broadcast was broadcast was quiet. After a while, colleagues began to discuss.

"It's a really early game, I haven't heard of it at all."

"Mr. Lu has family members who make games? I haven't heard of it, not that he..."

"It's not necessarily a family member, maybe a friend or a partner?"

......

All this was heard by Yu Yuan's ears and watched by his eyes.

Mr. Lu entered the holographic game industry without hesitation, and took a lot of risks to make many attempts that his predecessors had never dared to do. "Fantasy" is also an all-round tribute. This is the belief that this "Taro" brought him. ?

Then what kind of person can motivate Lu Mingyuan to make so much effort and go so far?

Why did he enter this industry in the first place, Yu Yuan couldn't help thinking about his answer to this question. However, all he could feel for the time being was the occasional headache, as if a nail had been chiseled in his temple.

The doctor at the thawing center reminded him that although he had completely recovered from his physical illness, some of the sequelae of the original brain damage might still take time to recover, or he might have forgotten all about it.

But after he woke up from the thawing center, he was alone like a normal freshman. He must have thought about the loneliness in the future when he decided to enter the hibernation cabin at that time, but he still made such a choice.

Maybe, a little less memory isn't that important?

He wasn't sure, didn't know, so he could only tell himself that.

In the scene projected by the virtual screen, the figure of Mr. Lu who spoke freely was still so dazzling, as if glowing, like a small, shimmering figure.

He said Taro was his beacon.

Regardless of the plagiarism storm or the rhythm brought by the Blazing Game Company, Abyss Technology chooses to resort to the law first and then many processes can no longer be disclosed to the public. As for whether the issue of "plagiarism" is judged to be true, it will take time. At a certain point, maybe Mr. Lu really has to disclose his relationship with "Taro", otherwise this will be an absolutely fatal blow to the company and the game.

But at least, until the biggest turmoil does not know whether it will come, the current public opinion has calmed down a little for the time being.

The company returned to normal, and Yu Yuan also returned to the normal commute rhythm. Occasionally, he would meet Mr. Lu in the elevator and take the initiative to greet him with a smile.

Shortly after get off work that night, there was a knock on the door. Yu Yuan walked over to open the door, and saw Mr. Lu, who had only met at the company half an hour ago, standing at the door.

"Are you interested in coming to my house for a meal? I just need someone to try the new dishes."

There seems to be no reason to refuse.

Yu Yuan nodded dumbly, as if the child who had been coaxed away just followed.

Mr. Lu lives in a house with two floors on the top floor. Naturally, the area is half the size of the single-person apartment downstairs. When he got to the door of the room, no matter whether Yu Yuan wanted to know or not, he just told him the password.

Once inside, the decoration style of the living room is relatively warm, but it is not the same as the external style that Mr. Lu has always displayed, but Yu Yuan noticed something else at a glance - I saw that there was actually a person lying on the sofa. Group of black cats.

Yu Yuan, who played the black cat for too long, was almost PTSD, almost thinking that the game was coming into reality.

"This is milk tea," Lu Mingyuan introduced to him, "I have a cat that I have raised for several years."

Yu Yuan walked gently to the side of the black cat. The cat was not afraid of people. He picked up the cat, looked at its size and said with emotion, "It's a round one."

In fact, it is fat, and it is heavy to carry. This black cat is completely different from the cat in the game. In the game, it is a cute little black cat with big eyes and big head, but this one in front of him is a "sumo-level" wrestler with a lot of weight. Like an idle uncle.

"Is there? I think it's okay," Lu Mingyuan said as he went to the kitchen to bring out the dishes, "You can help it lose weight if you want."

After touching the cat and washing their hands, the two sat down at the dining table. Today, Lu Mingyuan is cooking spaghetti bolognese and cheese-baked prawns. The dishes are not complicated, but they are good in appearance and taste.

Yu Yuan couldn't stop complimenting after only one bite, but Lu Mingyuan, who was always confident, was a little embarrassed to be praised, "I went to study abroad before, so the western food is relatively good, but I am not very good at Chinese food."

When it comes to studying abroad, it is inevitable to talk about university. Yu Yuan does not have much memory of the specific situation of his university, but he can know from the archives that his university chose a major related to games, and he also learned from Lu Mingyuan that the other party is in The first thing he learned abroad was computer-related, and he was once considered a real code farmer. The establishment of Abyss Technology was also a fortune in technology.

Eating together and petting cats together may be some of the things that can bring people closer together. Yu Yuan was very fond of cats, but he couldn't remember whether he had raised them before, and now that holographic games are so developed, it is still easier to raise cats in the cloud in the game.

The two also combed a cat for the black cat with milk tea. Yu Yuan accidentally asked Mr. Lu why the cat was called this name. He felt that it had nothing to do with black, and he saw Lu Mingyuan smiled and said: "Do you think, Taro Balls? , milk tea, it sounds like a family."

"..." Why do I suspect that you are temporarily changing the name of the cat.

I suspected that Lu Mingyuan was just Yu Yuan trying to call the black cat "milk tea", but he didn't expect that the big guy would actually respond.

It doesn't seem to be a temporary name?

"I expected you to appear in my life, so I named the cat a few years in advance," Lu Mingyuan pretended to be complacent and wanted to change his tail to the sky, "Isn't it wise?"

"It's hard enough for the cat to cooperate with your performance, remember to give it a snack."

Yu Yuan didn't believe the other party's joke.

And Mr. Lu could only laugh at this.

However, after going to work one day, Yu Yuan and Lin Ling received a temporary task, saying that there was an unknown bug in the upcoming autumn event, and Yu Yuan needed to go online and go to the corresponding location to try to investigate.

This event is an annual [Sacrifice to the Lord of the Dragon Clan]. Players participating in the event need to go to the place in the north that is said to be closest to the Dragon Cave to participate in the ritual activities of the local people. After the dragons and the dragons behind them offer various sacrifices, the entire northern region will be peaceful and blessed in the next year.

"Where is the bug, and it hasn't been checked out yet?"

At this time, as the temperature in the game plummeted at night, the rituals that had been prepared for three days would also be placed on the coast on this day, and dragons would cross the ocean to fetch them on the Dragon Island on that side. Yu Yuan had already gathered into the player group, but after walking around for several times, Lin Ling did not find any bugs.

"It is said that there is a bug in the scene, but now there are too many people and the data is too complex to be seen. Wait for me to try."

As the night gets darker, this festival is about to reach its climax. The players gathered here are called "outlanders" by the locals, and everyone is very excited, while the local residents light up and fly countless flying lanterns, illuminating the entire night sky bit by bit.

The annual event, the beautiful scene, is also a place where many couple players like to come. But Yu Yuan, who was at work, was not in the mood to appreciate the scenery, so he had to keep looking for bugs.

At this moment, the crowd suddenly exclaimed, "The dragon is here!"

From the clouds in the distance, the figures of many dragon-headed dragons slowly began to appear. Gradually, they were also illuminated by flying lights, but this faint light was too small compared to their size. .

It seems that it is easy for people to have some kind of reverence for the huge creatures, and everyone gathers on the port, keeping a considerable distance from the coast full of sacrifices. And some rituals that are fancy by the dragon group will be taken away or thrown into the ocean, and generally nothing will be left.

In a burst of exclamations, various flying dragons, either tall, mighty or agile, appeared, and then quickly left, making a roaring sound in the sky, which also made players feel that this was an exciting experience.

At this moment, Yu Yuan just walked to the position by the port.

It was at this moment that the figure of the largest black dragon suddenly appeared in the sky. The black dragon was waving its wings heavily, and every blow caused a huge wind, and the people on the port just watched the black dragon come here. come!

"Run! Run!" someone in the crowd shouted.

But someone was still a step behind.

It was just that Yu Mou, a tester who passed by because of work, felt his body lighten under the attention of a group of panicked players. Then, he flew up, and even the height suddenly rose to tens of meters.

Yu Yuan: "???"

What the **** is this!