Chapter Fifty-Seven: Using Retreat as Advance

  (On the 22nd, the first update was sent out, and it seems that we are going to return to our normal page. Yesterday, after a whole day, the number of recommendations finally reached one thousand votes. I hope everyone will continue to work hard, even if there is no new high, we must keep it up...)

  The other side can't figure out Liu Yifei, and Liu Yifei doesn't know the specific situation on their side either. So Liu Yifei is also not daring to act rashly, the more he says, the more mistakes he makes. Adapting to changes without changing himself is what Liu Yifei needs to do now, while carefully observing the reactions of both of them.

  "Alright! Liu brother, let's get straight to the point and not beat around the bush. We've all read the letter you sent us, and we were surprised to find that its content coincides with our game. That's why we want to know the true origin of the content in your letter. Although copyright is not a big deal on the mainland, it's still something we take seriously in Taiwan. Whether it's you infringing on our rights or us infringing on yours, we need to get to the bottom of this."

  Zheng Zhi Chen's words were sincere, but if Liu Yi Fei was an ordinary high school student, he might have been misled. However, Liu Yi Fei is a seasoned old hand in his thirties who often encounters people who appear sincere but are actually deceitful when doing business. At this time, he naturally wouldn't be swayed, but still had to put on a show of attitude. Moreover, he now wanted to use his current identity to probe from their mouths the extent to which the game has been developed and how much benefit he could still gain.

  "Brother Zheng said that, so I also have something to say. This is just a story I thought of a long time ago and wrote out for my own amusement. Recently, one of my classmates had a relative come from Taiwan who brought back a promotional poster from your company. It just happened that I saw it, and I didn't expect that your game actually has some similarities with my story. So I wrote you a letter, originally not thinking much of it, but unexpectedly you sent someone over."

  "Oh? Have you shown your story to others? How much have you written?" Zheng Zhi Chen asked again.

  "I didn't show it to anyone, just wrote it for fun. I finished writing the story and even if I sent it to you as a letter, I would have been bold enough. You came straight to my doorstep, which gave me quite a fright. It's all because Big Brother Wang always has a bad temper when he sees me. That's just how I am - if others treat me well, I'll treat them well too; but if they try to bully me, I won't be afraid and will even fight back."

  Zheng Zhi Chen and Wang Tian exchanged a glance, feeling somewhat depressed in their hearts. Liu Yi Fei didn't seem to have been frightened at all, but with what Liu Yi Fei just said, it was indeed Wang Tian who had forced him into this situation.

  "Have you finished writing?" This is what Wang Tian and Zheng Zhi Chen are most concerned about.

  "Yes, I finished writing it more than a year ago, but I don't know where I threw it." Liu Yifei shook his head with apparent regret.

  "Can't find it?" Zheng Zhi Chen and Wang Tian both exclaimed in surprise.

  Liu Yifei was overjoyed in his heart, he had thrown out a brick and finally brought out a jade, their reaction proved how important the things he gave them were to themselves, nodded and said: "Hmm, that thing is something I wrote myself, now let me write it again, I can still write it out, throw it away, no big deal."

  The two of them secretly let out a sigh of relief, but Wang Tian immediately said lightly: "That thing is useless even if it's written, we'll just take a look at what you've written to see if anyone has used it before. Since no one is using it now, we can rest assured that there won't be any copyright disputes."

  "Oh, I see. I was wondering why you flew all the way from Taiwan. I heard you can't come directly here and have to transfer in Hong Kong, it must be very tiring. I won't bother you anymore, or else I'll be late for class." Liu Yifei said as he stood up again, with a faint smile still on his face.

  Wang Tian and Zheng Zhi Chen couldn't help but hear the implication in Liu Yi Fei's words that they were not being truthful, so Zheng Zhi Chen hastily said: "Liu brother, don't be in a hurry to leave, this game is our company's painstakingly crafted game, after spending countless days on planning and finally setting the version, you can actually match our settings without even discussing it with us. So we want to see your story, is it completely the same as ours? How about it? Of course, we will also give you a certain amount of manuscript fee, and when our game is released, we will definitely not forget to include you in the planning, this is a great opportunity to make a name for yourself."

  Liu Yifei secretly smiled to himself. If he were truly a high school student at this time, he would definitely be thrilled by this sugary cannonball. At that time, for students, whether it was publishing an article in the newspaper or leaving their name somewhere, they would all be overjoyed. But how could Liu Yifei care about such fame? What he wanted was benefit, a real and tangible benefit.

  "Sorry, I'm very busy studying now and don't have time to write that story. I'm afraid this will disappoint you." Liu Yifei found a decent excuse to refuse, then directly opened the door and walked out, not even giving them a chance to persuade him.

  Liu Yifei was in such a hurry to leave, naturally he had his reasons. The fact that Wang Tian and Zheng Zhi Chen, two important figures from the Dayu Corporation, came here to find him on their own initiative was enough to show that they attached great importance to what Liu Yifei had given them. It wasn't just about verifying some copyright issue. Moreover, if they didn't take something away from Liu Yifei, how could they leave so easily? For the time being, he wouldn't talk to them. Firstly, it was to let himself gather his thoughts, secondly, it was also to make them not underestimate him. At the same time, it would be good for them to reveal more of their bottom line. Only then could Liu Yifei know what they really needed, and then he could determine how much benefit he could negotiate for himself according to their needs.

  Now Softstar Entertainment has released a poster, under normal circumstances, they should have entered the final stage of game production and will be on the market soon. But delaying the release for one year must still have reasons. Technically, Liu Yifei doesn't think this is a reason because at that time computer technology was not advanced yet, and the game "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" was originally very simple, a professional game company like Softstar should be able to handle it easily.

  The problem is obviously that the storyline and game settings are not yet satisfactory to the company, so it's being dragged on. Seeing that the first half of the storyline has generated interest, they've come to find their own. Now, using retreat as a way forward can't be considered the best approach.