Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 202 Let them come and never return! [2 more]

Chapter 202: 202 Let them come and never return! [2 more]

The accompanying picture is the copyright registration image from the World Copyright Center’s registration department.

The picture shows that these patterns were already registered for copyright three months ago.

Even though Saint Leys Company made some minor changes to the design, it still measures a 95% similarity.

In addition, there’s evidence of Shi Yongxin leading a core team out of Pulling the Sky Company and immediately joining Saint Leys.

In front of these pieces of evidence, the "Originality Never Dies" slogan officially claimed by the Saint Leys Shenzhou Division became a complete joke.

Even if there were still paid posters setting the tone, the direction of public opinion has completely reversed.

[Laughing out loud, Saint Leys, after all, is a brand established in the mid-last century and is an internationally known light luxury brand. How could they commit such despicable and demeaning acts?]

[Shi Yongxin is too wicked, right? After learning Su embroidery at Pulling the Sky Company, he didn’t even take a break before leaving and joining a competitor’s company—and that would have been enough, but how could he even help a foreign brand steal our culture?]

[I’ve always felt that the founder of Pulling the Sky Company must be versed in military strategy. Every move they make catches Saint Leys off guard. Just when Saint Leys thought they were winning, little did they know they’ve already fallen into Pulling the Sky’s trap, admirable.]

[Who exactly founded Pulling the Sky? I heard it’s a businessman from Global Center? Urgent, has no one uncovered any clues?]

[Where are those keyboard warriors from before who claimed Pulling the Sky was plagiarizing? Specifically like to boost others’ morale and destroy their own prestige, right? Our culture, of course, is something that the People of Shenzhou handle more adeptly, and others can’t steal it!]

#SaintLeysPlagiarism#

#AskSaintLeysToFollowThroughAndWithdrawFromTheShenzhouMarket#

#ManyShenzhouEnterprisesSupportPullingTheSkyCompany#

In just a brief half-hour, the official Weibo comment and repost sections of Saint Leys have been completely overrun.

At this time, the Blonde Man was still drinking tea in the office and reviewing the financial revenue from the last quarter.

"Boss, something has happened!" The door was knocked and the secretary was more panicked than ever, "The other party doesn’t lack evidence, they’ve just been hiding it and not releasing it."

"What?" The Blonde Man spat out the tea in his mouth, somewhat puzzled, "Hiding it and not releasing it?"

"Boss, look." The secretary wiped off sweat, voice trembling as he spoke, "I just pulled up the information from the World Copyright Center’s official website too, those patterns Shi Yongxin gave us, they were already registered for copyright three months ago!"

Upon hearing this, the Blonde Man’s hand trembled, and he suddenly looked up: "What did you say?!"

The secretary dared not speak and just passed over the tablet.

The Blonde Man took it and quickly browsed through it.

Su embroidery is an intangible cultural heritage, a skill, which doesn’t inherently imply copyright.

But that doesn’t mean that when Su embroidery comes down to specific patterns, there’s no copyright.

"Where’s Shi Yongxin?" The Blonde Man only felt darkness before his eyes, unable to speak clearly, "Get him in here for me!"

A month ago, he had started contacting the core team at Pulling the Sky Company, hoping to bring them over to Saint Leys.

The person he valued the most was, of course, Jiang Xulin, Pulling the Sky’s chief fashion designer and director.

Unfortunately, Jiang Xulin couldn’t be tempted, so the Blonde Man had to lower his standards and focused his attention on Shi Yongxin, enticing him with benefits.

Before the employee turnover, Shi Yongxin had given him the drawings, and he had those drawings quickly turned into finished products in the factory, aiming to release them before Pulling the Sky.

Who could have imagined that these patterns had already been copyrighted so early on?!

"Shi Yongxin, what were your guarantees when you did this?" The Blonde Man grabbed an ashtray from the desk and hurled it straight at Shi Yongxin’s forehead, "You said you were in charge of these designs from start to finish and nothing would go wrong. Now look at what’s happened! Do you see? Huh?!"

Shi Yongxin was scolded mercilessly and also hit on the forehead by the un-dodged ashtray, leaving a bloody mark: "Boss?"

"Don’t call me boss!" The Blonde Man was so angry he nearly vomited blood, "You said you oversaw everything from the design to the final product. How did you not know that these patterns had been copyrighted?"

Shi Yongxin was equally at a loss: "I... I didn’t register the copyright..."

"If you didn’t register, then it must have been your boss." The Blonde Man took a deep breath, "We’ve been played; they’ve been waiting for us to do this all along!"

He could now be certain that even Jiang Xulin’s coming to negotiate with him was definitely a move by Pulling the Sky Company.

He had been complacent because he trusted Shi Yongxin too much, and after seeing that Pulling the Sky had only released some equivocal statements, and seeing Jiang Xulin’s rage was not feigned, he had let his guard down!

"Bo... Boss, it’s really not my fault." Shi Yongxin was also panicking, "What... what should we do now?"

With the internet full of criticism against him, how would he face people in the future?

"Get out!" The Blonde Man yelled, breaking out in a cold sweat on his forehead as he urgently instructed the secretary, "Get me in touch with the chairman of Pulling the Sky immediately."

At this point, he could only swallow his pride and dignity to apologize.

Otherwise, a storm of retribution awaited him.

**

Here, at the headquarters of Pulling the Sky Company.

"Sister Lan, just as you expected, Saint Leys is in a hurry," Fang Qingli felt a surge of satisfaction, "They are now calling to get in touch with you."

"Don’t answer, don’t deal with it," Ye Wanlan stretched languidly, a rare bit of slackness in her demeanor, "I’m hungry, let’s go out to eat."

She booked a private room and also invited Yan Tingfeng and Rong Yu.

Jiang Xulin looked at Jiang Zhengxue without expression: "Why did you come too? Children should stay away from adult meals."

"How dare you speak to me this way?" Jiang Zhengxue clung to Ye Wanlan’s arm, "Be careful or I’ll have Sister Lan deal with you and have all your year-end bonus given to me as pocket money."

Jiang Xulin sneered coldly: "You talk as if your pocket money didn’t used to come from me."

After the meal, Ye Wanlan turned her head.

This time she had yet to speak when Yan Tingfeng had already reached out his hand voluntarily.

Rong Yu couldn’t help but click his tongue, "Not bad, you’ve developed a conditioned reflex."

Yan Tingfeng just smiled, unhurriedly saying, "Miss Ye and I have always been in sync."

After Ye Wanlan inserted a silver needle into his wrist, she asked, "How is it?"

Yan Tingfeng shook his head slightly, "I don’t feel anything."

"Your body really is..." Ye Wanlan frowned, and rarely sighed, "I’ll go ask Sister Yingxia for some medical books and study them."

She had been prescribing medicine for Yan Tingfeng for over two months now, and she still hadn’t been able to completely diagnose his ailment.

It seemed as though any drug in his body sank like a stone into the sea, disappearing without a trace soon after.

Although Lin Weilan’s condition was also tricky, it could be repaired with medication.

But Yan Tingfeng’s body could be described as riddled with holes.

What on earth had he gone through?

Ye Wanlan’s eyes narrowed.

"No rush," Yan Tingfeng blinked and smiled faintly, "Each person has their own fate, and sometimes what’s meant to stay can’t be kept."

Three hundred years ago, when he had decided to become the focal point for harnessing the Beiming Arts and Penglai Magic to erect a barrier to protect Shenzhou and repel the enemies, he knew his life could only hold on for so long.

Ye Wanlan paused her hand, slowly raising her head, her voice cool, "But what if I insist on keeping it?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Tingfeng was slightly startled and then smiled wryly, "As long as it’s something Miss Ye desires, I will try my best to achieve it."

If only he could witness this worldly life a bit longer.

**

While the internet opinion was reversing, Saint Leys Company was in turmoil, unable to turn around the public sentiment, they received a subpoena from the court.

Charged with plagiarism and breaches of trade secrets, it had now become a criminal case.

This turn of events left Shi Yongxin completely pale, almost tumbling and scrambling his way to the headquarters of Pulling the Sky Company.

After waiting a day, he finally ambushed Jiang Xulin as he came to work.

Jiang Xulin saw him but didn’t give him a glance, continuing straight up the steps.

"Director Jiang! Director Jiang, wait!" Shi Yongxin hurriedly shouted, "Director Jiang, I know I’m wrong, I’m willing to come back, I can forgo my salary, work overtime for free! Please don’t sue me, I really made a mistake!"

He knew clearly that Pulling the Sky Company was currently short-handed.

Instead of training a new Su embroidery artist, why not rehire him?

Doing so would be killing two birds with one stone, so why not?

"Shi Yongxin, it seems you still have much to learn," Jiang Xulin turned his head and smiled, "Is this your first time in the workforce? What makes you think that without the restriction of a non-compete agreement, you could take the company’s secrets to a competitor?"

Having made such a grave mistake and his name pinned to the column of shame, even if Shi Yongxin came out of prison, no company would hire him.

Shi Yongxin was at a loss; his face turned red, "I, I really didn’t, I..."

Jiang Xulin no longer paid him any attention, but another voice stopped him.

"Director Jiang!" The Blonde Man was far from the arrogance he had shown a few days earlier, bowing his head, "I would like to ask for your help to contact your chairman. This matter is really our..."

Jiang Xulin stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled, "Certainly, it just so happens that our Chairman Ye, also wishes to see you. Come with me."

The Blonde Man hadn’t expected things to go so smoothly and was somewhat pleased.

Finally, he could meet the legendary Chairman of Pulling the Sky.