It had been 15 days since the loss of Lingyu Technology's data had shocked the domestic mobile gaming industry, but the industry still hadn't calmed down.
The perpetrator's behavior was extremely bad, and there was no room for negotiation.
No matter how Lingyu Technology's staff tried to rescue, they couldn't recover the lost user information. Based on industry estimates, Lingyu Technology's direct economic loss was as high as 1.4 billion RMB, and the indirect losses were even more difficult to estimate.
No matter what, the brand that had been in business for many years and had a good reputation among the players had been tarnished. Even if Lingyu Technology tried to separate the operation of the game from its business and change to the direction of game development, it was still futile.
There was no other reason, as long as it was from Lingyu Technology, no matter how good the game was, the players wouldn't buy it. If the players didn't buy it, which company would dare to take over?
Data was lost just like that, even if you were the victim, why didn't other people's servers get destroyed, but yours? Can't you spend some money to increase the security of the server?
In short, once the label was put on your head, it couldn't be removed. Even Lingyu Technology's long-term partner, 361 Corporation, maintained a cautious attitude towards their new games.
This malicious Internet crime didn't only shake the industry, the aftermath even spread to other levels.
The angry netizens obviously made the matter bigger, and when the incident within the industry escalated into a social incident, the related departments had to respond.
Internet security was once again placed on the table.
First, gave a headline, severely criticizing the disregard of the law and the malicious use of hacking technology. At the same time, the related departments were having a meeting to discuss how to improve the law …
At the same time, the investigation and arrest of the perpetrator was also in full swing.
A task force formed by network security experts was quickly formed.
The attacker's IP was quickly locked, and even with multiple layers of concealment, it still couldn't escape the tracking of the professionals. No matter how skilled the hacker was, as long as he came, he would definitely leave behind traces.
Zhang Hao, also known as Black Tiger, was quickly arrested. Although he was confused and said he didn't know anything, he still couldn't absolve his illegal behavior.
The computer used for the crime was found in his bedroom, and he was caught red-handed.
The ashen-faced Zhang Hao panicked and immediately revealed his deal with Lin Zhongtian and Xie Lei. He insisted that this was a false accusation and that it was definitely Xie Lei's doing. He was the third ranker in the Hacker Alliance, Green Bird. Only he had the ability to hack into Lingyu Technology's server.
However, it was useless. He could not produce any evidence.
When he found that the USB flash drive in the bookcase had disappeared, and the "evidence" stored in the computer was gone, Zhang Hao was completely dumbfounded.
That was because Xie Lei had already left the country. His reason was that he was taking his sister to Germany for medical treatment. Although the source of his medical expenses was a mystery, it was not enough to prove that he had committed a crime. There was no change in Xie Lei's personal account, but a confidential overseas account was used to purchase a plane ticket and pay for his medical expenses. Although this behavior seemed a little mysterious, it was clearly not enough to be evidence.
After some investigation, the investigators didn't find any connection between the case and Xie Lei, but they found a lot of interesting things.
A few days ago, Zhang Hao made an illegal transaction with Lin Zhongtian and attacked Future Technology's server …
However, the commission was canceled. It was Zhang Hao who took the initiative to terminate the commission. The reason was that the remuneration was too low. Of course, he didn't have this memory. The reason was simple. It was because Xie Lei used his computer to log into his account and cancel the commission.
The case was thus closed.
The perpetrator, Zhang Hao, had a "labor dispute" with Lingyu Technology's president, Lin Zhongtian, and terminated the contract. At the same time, he held a grudge against Lingyu Technology. Therefore, he used hacking skills to hack into Lingyu Technology's server and permanently destroyed its user data, causing an immeasurable amount of economic loss to Lingyu Technology. Due to the negative social impact and the large amount of money involved, the court sentenced Zhang Hao to life imprisonment.
Zhang Hao appealed, but the high court directly rejected his appeal and upheld the original sentence.
As to Lin Zhongtian, although he did violate the law, because it was an "attempt", it was difficult to determine the severity of the crime, so he was not punished.
But the matter did not end there. The news of Lin Zhongtian hiring hackers to attack Future Technology's server was quickly exposed online by "people". Lin Zhongtian's identity instantly changed from a victim to a villain who shot himself in the foot.
The netizens who originally sympathized with him and defended Lingyu Technology all turned from fans to haters as they joined in a new round of criticism against Lingyu Technology.
Of course, there was also a small group of voices that said this could be a conspiracy by Future Technology because they were the biggest beneficiaries of the collapse of Lingyu Technology. However, these voices were quickly labeled as conspiracy theories and drowned in the sea of words.
Did Future Technology's strength need to defame their opponents? Lingyu Technology's garbage games were not worthy of .
Interestingly, the people who stood up to defend Future Technology's reputation were the fans of Dota Epic and I Am ATM. The more they loved, the more they hated. When they were completely disappointed with Lingyu Technology, they tried Future Technology's out of boredom and instantly felt that the game they had been loyal to was a pile of sh * t.
Therefore, Future Technology successfully took over the users that originally belonged to Lingyu Technology. The number of registered users broke the 50 million mark and the estimated monthly revenue exceeded 400 million, setting two records in the history of mobile games.
Its dominant position was unshakable.
The battle on the front line was already decided, but the flames of war didn't stop there.
Due to the impact of the consecutive scandals and the plummeting performance, Lingyu Technology's stock price fell ten times in a row, dominating the monthly decline list and becoming the worst listed company on the growth enterprise market after the June stock market crash.
The total market value was slashed by almost 70% and fell below 1.5 billion. To avoid hitting the closing line of equity pledge, Lingyu Technology had to add additional assets as collateral. The nearing completion of the Lingyu Technology building was mortgaged to the bank with a value of 530 million RMB, which barely stopped the downward trend.
Profit was cut off and the company was insolvent. It could be said that Lingyu Technology was at the end of its rope.
But at that time, Future Technology began to make a move.
First, Future Technology released an announcement on their official website to officially respond to the public opinion. They strongly condemned Lingyu Technology's largest shareholder, Ling Zhongtian's illegal actions against Future Technology and sent a lawyer's letter to Ling Zhongtian.
Future Technology was going to sue Lingyu Technology in court? It didn't matter if they won the lawsuit or not. For Lingyu Technology's future, investors were completely hopeless.
The next day, Lingyu Technology's stock once again hit the limit. Four days later, Lingyu Technology closed with a market value of 980 million. In just four days, Lingyu Technology lost a building. To avoid hitting the closing line, Ling Zhongtian had to add additional assets to the bank. This time it was 33% of his shares.
He had to do this. If he didn't add additional assets, the company would be declared bankrupt due to the closing line. At that time, not only would he lose everything, but he would also have to bear a debt of no less than 300 million.
Because the 870 million Lingyu Technology building that was nearing completion was built with borrowed money from the bank. The development and promotion of the new game already consumed most of the profits, but from the current situation, the investments were all for naught.
The lawyer's letter was like a declaration of war, it only ignited the prelude to the war.
At the same time that Lingyu Technology recorded the largest decline in the next month, Future Technology's major shareholder, Jiang Chen, also began to increase his shares of Lingyu Technology on the secondary market. With 37% of the shares, he became the largest shareholder of Lingyu Technology. Because Jiang Chen completed the increase without raising his hand, he was fined 600,000 by a commission for illegal trading.
But compared to the 390 million he gained from shorting Lingyu Technology, this level of punishment was nothing to Jiang Chen.
Because of this, Lingyu Technology completely changed hands.
…
Lingyu Technology's building had yet to be renovated, but at the request of the new president, a conference room was specially organized with a long table and a row of chairs.
Also at the request of the new president, a special board meeting was held here.
As to the identity of the president, it was obviously Jiang Chen.
Every shareholder's expression was gloomy … Oh no, to be precise, other than the person sitting at the head of the table, everyone's expression was gloomy.
Jiang Chen leaned back in his chair and scanned the shareholders of Lingyu Technology with a grin. Other than the white-haired Lin Zhongtian, he was surprised to see a familiar face.
Zhang Jianfeng noticed Jiang Chen's gaze as he gave him a friendly smile.
Why is he here?
Jiang Chen had some impression of Zhang Jianfeng. He participated in the negotiations with Future Technology as the representative of 361 Corporation. Although the negotiations ended without any results, Jiang Chen had high praise for this talent.
Does 361 Corporation want to get involved?
Jiang Chen muttered in his mind, but his expression didn't change at all. He still maintained a warm smile and opened his mouth.
"Everyone, I think you should thank me."
Thank your ass!
All the shareholders couldn't help but curse in their minds, but no one dared to say it out loud. As to why-
"Because if it wasn't for me increasing my shareholding in your company and slowing the decline of Lingyu Technology, the shares in your hands would have become worthless paper." Jiang Chen shrugged and smiled.
Lin Zhongtian slowly looked over. His old face no longer had its usual high-spirited and vigorous look. He once aspired to be the Steve Jobs of the mobile game industry, but in his cloudy eyes, there was only a deep sense of fatigue.
"I'm the meat on the chopping block." The dry lips opened and closed as he squeezed out a sentence full of hatred.
"If you knew this would happen, you wouldn't have done it in the first place," Jiang Chen responded honestly.
Ling Zhongtian was speechless and didn't say anything else. He just stared at the documents on the table as if he was in a trance.
"Ahem, based on the fact that our company has been doing poorly, as the president, I think I should do something." Jiang Chen paused as he looked at the people holding their breaths with a smile on his face. However, what he said next caused the mood of all the shareholders present to instantly fall to the bottom of the valley.
"That's right, we urgently need to conduct asset restructuring … So first, I plan to sell the building-"
As to who to sell to, was there a need to ask?
It was time for Future Technology to change to a headquarters that matched its status.
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