Starting with Genshin Impact, the whole world is going crazy for it.

What surprised Zhou Tiankuo even more was that the plagiarism criteria in this world were extremely strict.

They even analyzed game data and other aspects!

……

Many players were outraged by the design results announced in the Starlight Contest.

In Atomic Brother's live stream, everyone started criticizing him.

[Atomic Bro, aren't you a big fan of Tiankuo Studio? Why don't you comment on this?]

[Weren't you always bragging about Tiankuo Studio? Why are you so quiet now?]

I'm speechless. Tencent and NetEase have gone too far...

[Actually, if Tiankuo Studio weren't lacking in experience, these would all have been awards for him.]

As Atom looked at the comments, he stopped playing Plants vs. Zombies.

"Actually, what I'm saying... it's no use for you to say it here. This competition is always like this! Don't you understand?"

"I'm just a small streamer and an ordinary player. Even if I comment on this, what difference will it make? Only the boss of Tiankuo Studio can speak out."

Atom Bro is quite clear-headed about these things.

He is certainly not afraid of offending those big companies, because there is no conflict of interest between them.

But he just felt that these pointless arguments were unnecessary.

He was furious that Tiankuo Studio's game was plagiarized!

"When I saw the trailer for Elemental Continent, didn't I spend an entire afternoon cursing it out in my livestream?"

Atomic continued playing the game, saying, "Let's wait for the studio to speak!"

Chapter 69 Zhou Tiankuo is the biggest winner

Chapter 69 Tiankuo Studio Becomes the Biggest Winner

The meeting room of the "Starlight" team.

Everyone looked rather unwell.

Li You, who had been specially invited over, had a stern face: "In previous years, there were no problems with this kind of result, so why has this year's result sparked such a big discussion?"

Online, especially on Weibo, the comments from netizens and gamers almost drowned out his studio's official Weibo account.

"What else could it be? Tiankuo Studio only appeared this year," Zhou Yunpeng said from the side.

The voice didn't reveal any emotion, but Li You's irritation subsided somewhat after hearing it.

Zhou Yunpeng is, after all, a veteran in the game design industry. After achieving success, he went on to organize the "Starlight" design competition, and now he no longer makes games himself.

It's a selection process.

However, the games he made back then were all good games; it's just that the industry hasn't made much progress in over a decade!

Li You touched his head. "Is there really no way to turn things around?"

Lu Tianqi, the representative from the pig farm next door, shook his head: "If you're talking about room for maneuver, it's not that there isn't. We can just spend some money to suppress these trending topics and the like."

Ultimately, isn't Weibo all about traffic?

"And this popularity isn't entirely useless; it's quite helpful for our new game releases. The key issue now is that we're getting too much criticism, which is affecting the game's rating."

Lu Tianqi also looked worried.

Zhou Yunpeng didn't say anything, just kept looking at them, thinking about the results of this selection.

When Zhou Tiankuo came to their place for an interview last time, I was actually going to meet this young man, but I don't know why I canceled it in the end.

I just asked him to answer one simple question.

Then, a grand prize was promised to him—a specially designed and prepared game experience center for him.

Of course, this matter will not be implemented so quickly, but Zhou Yunpeng has been thinking about all the things Zhou Tiankuo proposed.

"You two stop arguing. To be honest, I think many players can see through the tricks of our current model."

Zhou Yunpeng finally spoke.

Several people nearby also looked up at him. They were the judges for this competition, and they actually supported Zhou Tiankuo.

"You can't do that again!"

Zhou Yunpeng said very seriously.

"Your games used to be quite good, and you got a lot of votes during the awards, but what about now?"

The games made by Tiankuo Studio have completely outshone everyone else, haven't they?

"Your games are definitely copied from others. You don't really think we can't tell, do you? And you think players are all idiots?"

This was also the first time Zhou Yunpeng had spoken harshly to them.

Previously, he turned a blind eye to the "cooperative relationship" and the fact that there was no obvious change in the player audience.

Li You and Lu Tianqi were both stunned.

"What should we do about this trending topic?" they asked.

Zhou Yunpeng replied, "You can only pray to God for protection. Tiankuo Studio won't make a fuss about it. Otherwise, I can't protect your game."

After saying that, he left the meeting room immediately!

I was still thinking that perhaps the gaming market was due for a revolution.

Could Tiankuo Studio be the key?

……

Meanwhile, the design award incident escalated overnight.

The passersby were tired of arguing.

Players are also somewhat helpless—because Tiankuo Studio has remained completely silent throughout this whole ordeal.

We've already said all this, why isn't the studio coming out?

[Tiankuo Studio doesn't even care about being plagiarized, so why are we in such a hurry? Let's all just go.]

They probably don't even care, so let's not nitpick here.

[Heh, a bunch of ignorant dogs. They're just using you to manipulate public opinion! You think you're the only ones genuinely doing this for your own good?]

Because Tiankuo Studio did not respond, a group of trolls emerged.

They're either mocking the players or saying the studio lacks responsibility.

Anyway, they've said everything they wanted to say.

However, at that moment...

Zhou Tiankuo posted a Weibo post.

Of course, they used the official account of Tiankuo Studio.

"I've been following this incident since last night. I don't want to say much. As for the plagiarism issue, just look at the pictures and judge for yourself! But for the fans who spoke up for me, I've already collected their data, and my studio will arrange to send them a gift via private message later!"

Includes a full nine-square grid.

Every image is proof of plagiarism by Tencent and NetEase.

Some games are judged as plagiarism by the official authorities even if it's just a trailer, based not only on trailer screenshots but also on data analysis.

In short, the plagiarism was thoroughly exposed.

This scarf quickly went viral!

The already heated public opinion was instantly ignited!

[Holy crap, the person in question has responded!]

[Bieber is awesome!!!]

[Guys, I'm so excited! This was such a perfect slap in the face!]

[Hilarious! Tencent was still hyping up their new game, and now they're all silent!]

[Tiankuo Studio, my superhero! Well done!]

[I'm crying. The studio just contacted me and asked what games I play. I said League of Legends, and they gave me 10,000 skin points to buy skins...]

Zhou Tiankuo arranged for the system assistant to distribute the benefits.

The previous raffles were the same.

The system is quite reliable!

In less than an hour, Tiankuo Studio's statement was forwarded 500,000 times, and many players praised it.

Zhou Tiankuo then posted another Weibo post.

"Thank you for your support. We can only repay you with better games. The latest game is Plants vs. Zombies. Welcome to challenge it! Tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM, we will update the mobile versions of League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, and Plants vs. Zombies. The games are great, but remember to rest."

Three mobile game versions updated at once?

All the players were incredibly excited!

Moreover, a large number of players who spoke up for Tiankuo Studio received benefits, and for a time, Tiankuo Studio became a hot topic on both Weibo and game forums!

They were all compliments and exclamations.

In this showdown, Zhou Tiankuo emerged as the biggest winner!

He looked at the studios below Tencent and NetEase, and realized that the trailers for their new game, which had just won a professional award, had all been deleted!

"Congratulations, host! You have received 500,000 in compensation!"

"20000 crafting points!"

"Please keep up the good work, host, and create an even better game."

Zhou Tiankuo looked at the backend data and felt incredibly satisfied.

This move not only cracked down on plagiarism but also earned them greater reputation and prestige.