Reborn in America, I'm serious about making money.

Kochi on Russell Street in Hong Kong is the best-selling store of all in the world. Of course, if you factor in the rent, then there's no profit. The main reason is just to play GG!

Zhang San went there to check on the sales situation; that evening, he took all the employees to Lan Kwai Fong for team building, but he ordered some fruit platters and snacks for each of the pretty ladies, spending more than HK$600,000, which was not much.

Then he arranged for a car to take me home.

He couldn't possibly have a relationship with them, or choose a few to take back, otherwise something bad would happen.

For the rest of the time, he inspected his properties in Hong Kong and checked the accounts; then he left the auditing team behind and went to Guangzhou for the Lunar New Year.

In the past six months, when the Asian financial crisis reached its peak, overseas banks' branches in Southeast Asia saw a surge of funds. Some people exchanged US dollars for large amounts of local currencies, such as Thai baht and South Korean won, effectively buying up the currencies at rock-bottom prices.

In particular, the South Korean won was exchanged for two billion US dollars.

Zhang San, who was on the mainland, visited He Meitian's family and stayed there for the New Year.

As the saying goes, some people are happy while others are sad. Zhang San is having a very pleasant time, but some people are not having such a good time during this Chinese New Year.

March 1, 1999, the fourteenth day of the first lunar month in mainland China, a Monday, marked the beginning of a period when life gradually became less pleasant for many people.

First, the uniformed lady received a lawyer's letter with a simple message: "Madam, your children's novel 'The London Potters' is suspected of copyright infringement. Please cease publication and sales, pay $100 million in damages, and publish an apology."

"Ha~ There are always people who want to get something for nothing from me."

The woman in uniform threw the lawyer's letter into the trash can without even reading its contents. If she had, she probably wouldn't have thought that way.

She didn't earn a hundred million dollars; otherwise, she might have gone bankrupt.

Meanwhile, Scottish Press, Funeral Flower Press, and Hua Brothers all received lawyer's letters demanding that these publishers remove their books from shelves and pay compensation.

Moreover, the total amount of compensation sought has reached one billion US dollars.

"Ha... There are always people who are obsessed with money. Hundreds of millions of dollars? Are you kidding me?"

Many people shared the same thought as them and hadn't paid attention to this. Although they didn't understand it yet, the lawyer's letter was just a routine matter. Since no one had contacted them, let alone come to discuss a settlement, this was a sign of non-cooperation, so they shouldn't blame the lawyers.

The Global Group has the most powerful legal team in the United States. Although they haven't even started this infringement lawsuit yet, they're already popping champagne.

An infringement lawsuit slowly began, and it didn't take long; the defendant surrendered and admitted defeat in a very short time.

When the woman in uniform received the court summons, she was somewhat bewildered. It was a summons from a Los Angeles court for a lawsuit involving a billion dollars.

She had to take it seriously and immediately consulted a lawyer.

"Madam, could you be frank with me and tell me whether there was any plagiarism?" The lawyer was very serious. He was also a fan of "The London Potters" and therefore wanted to know the truth of the matter.

The woman in uniform thought for a long time before saying, "No, absolutely not."

"Well, before you created this, did you know this person named Stephen?" the lawyer asked, pointing to the screenwriter's name on the summons.

The woman in uniform said, "I don't know this guy at all."

The lawyer frowned and said, "Before coming here, I called to inquire about this matter. I suggested that you try to reach an out-of-court settlement, otherwise you are very likely to lose."

"Could you explain that?"

"First of all, you don't know the other party and have never had any contact with them. The evidence they provided is very clear... Moreover, if you don't settle out of court, you may end up with nothing and a bad reputation."

This reminded her of a lawyer's letter from a few days ago, but she had thrown it away; her husband, who was sitting next to her now, had been close to her, but now they were a little further apart and not as intimate.

Similarly, all related publishers and bookstores worldwide have received court injunctions prohibiting them from selling books or related merchandise of "The London Potters".

This matter did not escape the notice of reporters, who began to conduct an in-depth investigation, and it quickly spread around the world.

The copyright infringement controversy surrounding "The London Potters" has sparked heated discussions worldwide. People are shocked and confused by the incident, and have expressed their opinions and views.

"If you only read the beginning of this novel, no one would read it, but the later parts are quite good. I didn't expect it to be for this reason; it's very disappointing."

"A copyrighted novel, I never expected it to become so popular, and now there's even a sequel."

"Let's see what the rest of the report says."

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Parents are concerned that their children's favorite novels involve copyright infringement, fearing that such actions will negatively impact their children's values.

"If my children find out that infringing novels can make so much money, won't they have bad feelings about it?"

"We should resist this kind of abuse of power by the public."

"We need to set a good example in the minds of children."

……

Readers engaged in heated discussions on social media, with some expressing disappointment and anger at the author's actions, deeming it disrespectful to the original author; while others questioned the definition of infringement, prompting deeper reflection on copyright law.

Legal professionals also joined the discussion, analyzing and exploring the legal consequences of infringement and how to protect the rights of original works.

The major publishers, distributors, and booksellers all felt like they'd been screwed. At this moment, someone suddenly jumped out and made them lose so much money, which made them very upset.

The main reason is that the company suing them is Global Entertainment Group, the parent company of Global Films, a giant in the world. It's not that they can't afford to offend such a group, but there's no need for them to, since they've cooperated before.

Of course, if it's an ordinary person or a relatively unknown author, then they can solve the problem themselves; but for a global multinational corporation like this, they wouldn't dare.

They can talk; everyone here is a decent, civilized person.

In fact, they already knew that if they wanted to reconcile, they could only sacrifice the interests of some people. They had already decided on this person: the author of this novel, the woman in uniform. For no other reason than that of all these profiting organizations or individuals, she was the easiest to bully.