Star Sky Technology made a move.
Technically speaking, the first to make a move wasn't Star Sky Technology, but the state security department.
After a three-day investigation, through a series of clues such as bank statements, chat records, and web browsing records, the investigation team in charge of the case quickly gathered enough information.
One day after that, on her way home from work, a plainclothes officer found Yang Feifei and politely invited her to the office. He said that he wanted to chat with her over some tea.
"… What do you want?"
Yang Feifei had a nervous expression on her face when she saw the plainclothes officer.
On one hand, she was afraid of the law, and on the other hand, she felt guilty.
However, perhaps because the plainclothes officer's attitude was too "polite," it gave her the illusion that the relevant departments did not have enough evidence to do anything to her. So, until now, she was still playing dumb with a fluke in her heart.
"Don't be nervous, we just want to understand the situation." The plainclothes officer sitting across the table saw through her thoughts at a glance, and he didn't care. He just smiled and said, "We will not wrongly accuse a good person, and of course, we will not let a bad person go."
Yang Feifei's eyes widened, and she said emotionally, "What do you mean? What good person, I'm just defending my rights! "
"Of course you can defend your rights. Your legal rights are also protected by the law, but the premise is that the means you use is legitimate. Then, Miss Yang, I want to ask you something. You posted on your personal account that 'the Phantom system is a brainwashing tool for evil organizations', 'the so-called closed beta test is just a human experiment by Star Sky Technology to achieve evil purposes', 'using the Phantom system will cause severe visual and auditory hallucinations, which will seriously affect your daily life' … A series of false statements, are they legitimate means of defending your rights? "
"Is there a problem?" Yang Feifei changed her sitting posture and said nervously, "Not to mention, I'm just expressing my own feelings. I have the right to speak freely."
"Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom to spread rumors. Of course, you have the right to speak freely, but Star Sky Technology also has the right to speak freely. Both are protected by the law. As far as we know, after the closed beta test, Star Sky Technology arranged a professional examination for you, and the results of the examination were normal. You also agreed with the examination report and signed it. Am I right? "
Yang Feifei's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly explained, "At that time, I thought everything was normal, but when I got home, I realized that it was not the case at all —"
The plainclothes man raised his eyebrows. "Hallucinating?"
Yang Feifei quickly nodded. "Yes."
The plainclothes officer smiled and said, "And you're still working as usual today?"
Yang Feifei: "I'm just an ordinary person. I need a job too. I need a life too."
Hearing this, the plainclothes man smiled.
"It seems like Miss Yang still thinks of herself as an ordinary person. Interestingly enough, according to our understanding, Star Sky Technology has already offered to pay 100,000 yuan in compensation, but you still insisted on filing a lawsuit. You even posted a large number of false rumors on the Internet to create a victim persona. At the same time, you slandered Star Sky Technology's corporate image and the image of China."
"With all due respect, ordinary people wouldn't do such a thing."
Yang Feifei said nervously, "Why can't I? I … I just want an explanation! "
The plainclothes officer ignored her and continued to speak.
"After Star Sky Technology submitted the relevant evidence to us, our intelligence workers immediately realized that this was quite abnormal.
"Then, it was up to the professionals. The investigation team conducted an investigation on your financial account and found some very interesting things, including a large amount of unknown money and an overseas financial account. "
As he spoke, he waved the copy in his hand and placed it on the table. "The most interesting thing is that the overseas account that provided you with the funds has business dealings with a well-known overseas anti-China force. In another case, our people have been watching them for a long time, and most of their funds came from NED. I don't know if you've heard of this name, but it's not a charity organization. "
This time, Yang Feifei's expression completely changed.
Obviously, she underestimated the influence of Star Sky Technology. She didn't expect the relevant departments to take this seriously.
She originally thought that she was just suing a technology company. Even though this company was indeed powerful, she didn't expect it to be this powerful.
This was the national security bureau, and this was the investigation department. She was really scared.
"I, I confess, someone did find me and said that they would help me seek justice, and they said that they would give me money. Can, can I apologize? "
A slightly younger policeman, who was sitting next to him and taking notes, teased him with a smile.
"If an apology worked, why would we need the police?"
Yang Feifei was on the verge of crying. She wanted to slap herself in the face.
Being associated with overseas anti-China forces was not as simple as being detained.
Even if they didn't prosecute her for espionage, just having her name on the file would be more than enough.
"I … I'll give the money back, okay?"
"The law is not a game, this is a matter for the judge to decide." The plainclothes officer said in a serious tone, "However, if you are willing to repent, we can give you a chance to make amends."
When Yang Feifei heard that she had a chance to make amends, she immediately nodded and spoke in a hurry.
"I'm willing! I'm willing to do anything! "
If I knew this would happen, I wouldn't have done it.
The plainclothes man sighed in his heart, looked at her seriously, and continued to speak.
"Use your account to publicly admit your mistake and the fact that you were bribed, and clarify the false rumors.
"We will work with Star Sky Technology. If the mediation goes well, they will not sue you.
"As for your illegal gains, we will confiscate them according to the law."
…
In fact, long before the Phantom system was officially released, Chen Yushan had already prepared a crisis response plan.
After all, if Star Sky Technology wanted to make the virtual reality network independent of the Internet, there would inevitably be resistance in the real world.
Chen Yushan already knew this would happen.
Once the Phantom system made a key technological breakthrough, or showed strategic value in the field of commercialization, the neighbors across the Pacific would definitely try to label it as "illegal", "dangerous", "evil", etc., in order to buy time for their high-tech companies to develop.
Even so, what could they do?
In fact, Star Sky Technology wasn't in a hurry. After weighing the risks and future economic expectations, the North America market was relatively low on their priority list.
It was almost impossible to come up with a virtual reality technology comparable to the Phantom system in a year or two.
Therefore, Chen Yushan wasn't in a hurry at all.
Even Star Sky Technology wasn't in a hurry.
The ones who were in a hurry were the people who coveted this technology, the people who were ready for this technology …
Jinling high-tech zone.
Chen Yushan was in the CEO office of the Star Sky Technology headquarters. She received a call from the State Security Bureau.
"Ms. Yang has withdrawn her lawsuit and expressed her willingness to cooperate with our work to deal with the aftermath of the stupid thing she did on impulse."
Although it was expected, after confirming this, Chen Yushan still sighed softly.
"I don't understand why someone would do such a stupid thing."
"… After all, it's a million dollars, and it's in USD. Most people can't handle this. Speaking of which, do you still plan on suing her? "
Chen Yushan thought for a bit and said, "She already paid the price for her impulsive actions. I don't think there's a need to sue her. We believe the state will make a fair judgment."
The staff member from the State Security nodded.
"… That's what we're suggesting. Even if you sue her for compensation, she won't be able to afford it. Also, we need her cooperation."
Chen Yushan smiled and said, "Yeah, thanks for the trouble."
"You're welcome."
"When it comes to matters of right and wrong, we share honor and disgrace together!"
…
Yang Feifei, who claimed to be the victim, took the initiative to admit on her social media account that she had distorted the facts. She also attached evidence such as chat records and money transfer records. The public opinion completely changed from being against the Phantom system to denouncing the organization that bought the rumor mongers.
After Yang Feifei posted an apology and saw the announcements from major media outlets, she knew that there would be countless people scolding her. She dejectedly logged off her Weibo account.
As for Star Sky Technology, they weren't going to argue with a small fry like Ms. Yang. They generously announced that they wouldn't sue Ms. Yang because she realized her mistake in time. Suddenly, Star Sky Technology gained a lot of fans.
The public opinion storm in China came to an end for the time being.
As for the international public opinion …
In the beginning, Star Sky Technology didn't care too much.
First of all, the international market was something they would consider in the future.
Second of all, they weren't the ones who should be worried.
In this precarious moment, a product launch conference, or rather, a bidding conference, which gathered more than 500 companies and people from all walks of life, was officially held at the Shanghai International Convention and Exhibition Center …
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