"I know that some people may doubt the authenticity of this document!" Boss Jia continued, "If anyone is interested, you can send someone to the United States' intellectual property management agency to check it out. Our records are there, and everyone is free to look at them without any restrictions!"
"Even if I can forge the records in my hands, I can't forge the records in the United States!"
"In fact, it's not just the relevant institutions in the United States. In China, in 12 countries in Europe, and in 6 countries in Asia, the intellectual property rights of Resident Evil have been filed and applied for. Moreover, the time of application was basically between November and December 1991."
"All the character designs, story synopsis, gameplay, and other related information are all in the records and can be found."
"Even if I have the ability to forge records for the United States, I can't possibly forge records for more than 20 countries!" After Boss Jia finished speaking, he threw the documents in his hands onto the table and stared at the pitiful, seemingly dead Kenzo Yamamoto.
Now that Kenzo Yamamoto was done for, Capcom, an old game company with more than 20 years of experience, was going to suffer a huge disaster.
That was the thought of everyone in the gaming industry who saw this. The evidence that Jia Yapeng threw out this time was irrefutable.
Just like what Jia Yapeng had said, they had filed for intellectual property rights for the game in more than 20 countries around the world, including the United States. How could that be fake?
All the game records were clearly dated in 1991. However, in the game development records that Kenzo Yamamoto had just shown, it was written in black and white that the game was developed in October 1992. This was also confirmed by Kenzo Yamamoto himself.
Even if the date could be moved back a little, how could it be moved back to 1991, which was a year ago?
Therefore, the truth was very obvious. Capcom had taken a fancy to the design of Resident Evil and shamelessly plagiarized it. It was a disgrace to Fusang in the gaming industry. It was shameful to stand with such people!
Of course, there were some smart people who thought that Capcom wouldn't do such a thing.
If it was really plagiarized, then Kenzo Yamamoto wouldn't have been able to argue with Jia Yapeng from the beginning until Jia Yapeng brought out the evidence, which completely defeated Kenzo Yamamoto.
Of course, the possibility of Jia Yapeng forging evidence was very low. After all, the media would definitely go to the relevant institutions to verify it. If it was exposed that Jia Yapeng was lying, then the Daqian's reputation would be ruined.
Therefore, these documents must be real. Capcom's plagiarism was also real, but not Kenzo Yamamoto.
Kenzo Yamamoto was probably deceived by one of his game designers. This game designer inadvertently found information about Resident Evil. In order to get a promotion and a raise in the company, he shamelessly plagiarized the entire game. He even kept Kenzo Yamamoto and Capcom in the dark.
This was actually very normal. After all, the Internet was still too weak. The data on the Internet might not even be as much as the internal data of a hospital. It was even more impossible for those government agencies to move all the data to the Internet so that everyone could easily and quickly find it through the Internet.
If you want to find the intellectual property information of the game, you have to personally go to the intellectual property institutions of various countries to inquire. Kenzo Yamamoto probably never thought that his game designer would plagiarize someone else's game. He didn't send people to the intellectual property institutions of various countries to inquire, so he unknowingly plagiarized the Daqian game.
This was the first guess of many people in the gaming industry. However, this guess was also based on the fact that Capcom plagiarized. This was a fact that no one could refute.
"President Yamamoto, do you have anything else you want to say?" The host looked at Kenzo Yamamoto with a hint of disdain.
"…" Kenzo Yamamoto didn't say anything because he didn't know what to say at this time. His brain was already in a mess.
"It seems that President Yamamoto is very tired. Today's program ends here. Goodbye everyone!" Under the director's command, the host ended the program as quickly as possible. Then, the TV station directly played the commercial.
Although the program ended, the discussion that caused a sensation in Fusang did not end.
That night, after watching the program, many people directly scolded Kenzo Yamamoto as a beast and a plagiarist!
The next day, various media outlets in the country began to follow up on this news. There were constantly popular magazines that used large pages and words to report this world. Some magazines also clearly explained the significance of cultural institutions being able to inquire about the filing.
Some magazines even asked their special reporters in various countries to go to cultural institutions to inquire about it. This proved that Jia Yapeng's words were true. The Daqian had indeed completed the filing of "Resident Evil" in 1991.
Then, the entire Fusang's opinion was completely unified. No one blamed Boss Jia for beating people up. Instead, they felt that Boss Jia was right. He was shining the light of justice.
Naturally, Capcom instantly became notorious. Even its name became a plagiarist. Countless people ran to Capcom's building to scold them.
Some people even took Capcom's games and ran to the entrance of Capcom's building to burn them. These people cried crazily as they burned them. This was because most of them were loyal fans of Capcom. They couldn't accept the fact that the game company they loved was a plagiarist. They felt that their beliefs were destroyed. Naturally, they could only burn the game cartridges and cry in remembrance of their lost youth.
Capcom's fans weren't the only ones who were affected. Many of Capcom's internal staff members were also starting to feel uneasy. Although the game was indeed developed by Capcom themselves, the truth was only known to a few big shots and the relevant planning staff. Most of the people in the company actually didn't know the truth.
When the Daqian presented such concrete evidence, they felt extremely ashamed of themselves as Capcom's employees. It was said that within a month, more than 20% of Capcom's employees left. Many of them directly chose to leave. They all said that they couldn't accept that they were working in a game company that made a living by plagiarizing.
After two or three days of silence, Kenzo Hashimoto gave an internal speech. It was said that he even knelt down and apologized to all the employees. Then, he quickly fired the main planners of "Resident Evil". These planners wanted to cut their own blood to prove that they didn't plagiarize. They really thought of these things on their own. God knows how it clashed with the Daqian's "Resident Evil".
However, Kenzo Hashimoto didn't believe it at all. Even if the game's creativity was very similar, even if the game's character design was the same, the game's name was also the same. It was called "Resident Evil". Who was he trying to fool?
Couldn't a plagiarist like you change the name and plagiarize again?
Anyway, there was a huge earthquake at Capcom. A few days later, Kenzo Hashimoto apologized to the public again. He said that Capcom was blinded by a few game planners who were blinded by profit. They had withdrawn the "Resident Evil" development project. At the same time, they sincerely apologized to the public and asked for the Daqian Group's forgiveness.
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"Chairman, do you really want us to withdraw the lawsuit? This is a good opportunity to get a large amount of compensation! " Seeing that Jia Yapeng actually wanted the company's legal department to withdraw the lawsuit against Capcom, the relevant personnel asked in surprise.
"It's useless. Capcom's game is only in the research and development stage. It hasn't made any actual profits yet. Even if it's determined that it was plagiarized, it won't compensate us a single cent. There's no need to waste time!" Boss Jia said lightly.
Of course, this was only a nominal excuse. No one knew that Boss Jia was feeling guilty. In the end, the real plagiarist was Boss Jia himself.
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