Chapter 257: Between Men, One Should Still Talk About Something More

Zhou Yi believes that regarding the money in an account, whether it is WeChat, Alipay, or something else.

The money inside, even though it is just a number, absolutely no one would dare say it is not, there is no need to doubt it.

So the question arises, Zhou Mouren thought about it with his not-so-clever brain, you say that according to the user agreement, the ownership of these accounts belongs to them.

Then, the money in these accounts also belongs to others, right?

Because you open your wallet and look, where your pocket money is displayed it says "Top-up," doesn't that look familiar? You open a game, then look at the account, doesn't it also display "Top-up"?

The only difference is that in the wallet there is also a withdrawal option, and the money you top up is presented in the form of money.

So for the time being, it seems there is no problem.

But in a game, it is different; the money you top up will be transformed into another form.

Such as Ingots, such as Diamonds, such as Crystals.

And this process is irreversible, except for some exceptional cases, such as a minor using their parents' phone to top up.

Zhou Yi feels something is wrong, but he doesn't know what is wrong, and Zhou Xinran in front of him has no way to explain it.

Because the issues involved here are not something you can clarify just by reading a few legal articles.

"So what do you plan to do now? Sue the Intertainment Company behind the Feimei Studio Group?" Zhou Xinran hesitated and asked.

This again involves a complex structure.

The pesticide game Zhou Yi is currently playing is produced by the Feimei Studio Group, and the Feimei Studio Group is a studio group under the Intertainment Company.

And the Intertainment Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Xunxun Company, one of the current domestic internet giants.

The Intertainment Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary, and a subsidiary is an independent legal person, so it can become a qualified Defendant in law.

However, the studio group is different; it is just a structure under the Company, so it cannot become a Defendant.

Facing Zhou Xinran's inquiry, Zhou Yi shook his head and said: "I'm not too sure right now."

It's not about the money; after the previous few rounds of expansion, there is now some spare money on hand.

Even without triggering a System Task, one could still have a big battle.

The key is that the people are not very helpful. Zhou Xinran is a very traditional Lawyer, and Fang Dazhuang is also a traditional Lawyer, but the two of them are completely different.

When encountering a problem, Zhou Xinran will ask you if you want to file a Lawsuit, if you want to sue them.

Sounds normal, right? A normal Lawyer would ask that.

And they will tell you how high the risk of this case is, what the chances of winning are, as well as their own suggestions, and so on.

But Fang Dazhuang is different!

When facing similar problems, Fang Dazhuang will directly ask you: "I have four legal ways to kill the other party here, do you want to know about them..."

This is of course an exaggeration, but this is the gap between the two.

"Alright then." Zhou Xinran let out a sigh of relief without leaving a trace; she wants to fight a lawsuit now, but she is not yet prepared to face such a big opponent.

After finishing the coffee and chatting about other things, such as "Are you still not being pursued by anyone?" and "Are you going to be single for the rest of your life?" and other friendly topics, they each went home.

It only made Dong Shu want to laugh; being young is truly great.

Of course, Zhou Xinran had already taken out her little notebook.

Returning to the Company, Zhou Yi hesitated for a long time, but still called Fang Dazhuang.

This is like how you are usually used to the 998 Traffic Package taking off directly, and suddenly you switch to 298; what kind of feeling would that be?

Not long after, the call connected.

"Hey Zhou Yi, what's wrong? Something again? I've only been gone for a few days, your speed at causing trouble is a bit fast!"

Fang Dazhuang's deep voice came through the phone, carrying a bit of teasing.

Being able to joke means that the situation on Fang Dazhuang's side is good.

"Sigh, Fang Dazhuang, I have no choice either. You say I just wanted to play games to pass this time, but who would have thought that playing games would also lead to problems."

Zhou Yi sighed and said.

"The problem I'm encountering now is like this..."

He recounted what he had consulted Zhou Xinran about earlier, and after finishing, Zhou Yi asked: "So Fang Dazhuang, what is the essence of a game account? Is the money we topped up still our money?"

"That's a good question!"

Fang Dazhuang on the other end of the phone laughed: "This is actually a problem ignored by many people. To tell the truth, it is also a blank area in the law right now."

"Actually, Xinran is right. The new Civil Code has provisions for Virtual Property, which means that Virtual Property is recognized by law."

"That means no one can deny the existence of Virtual Property, so you don't have to worry; the money you topped up into the game account is definitely yours."

Here, it needs to be emphasized that it is a normal phenomenon for the law to have no provisions for a problem, or to have a blank space.

Because anyone who studies law or has come into contact with legal knowledge knows that the law has a lag.

This is not to say that our law is simple; from the day the law was born, it has been lagging.

The reason some scholars in other countries oppose a unified Civil Code is that once a Civil Code is designated, it is already behind.

This is of course too exaggerated, but it also has its logic.

So here, Judicial Interpretation is needed, the judge's Free Discretion is needed, and Guiding Case is needed.

In fact, if you carefully observe many of our annual judgments, the citation ratio of the Judicial Interpretation of the two high courts is very large.

So in a sense, the Judicial Interpretation of the two high courts is very important!

Therefore, although there are no specific provisions for game accounts and Virtual Property, it does not mean there is no way to interpret them.

"The process of a game player logging in through a game account is essentially a process of identity verification."

"In my view, you using a game account to log into a game is not much different from you using your bank account to log into online banking, etc. It is a legal controller used to identify whether you are the person who controls those Virtual Properties of the character in the account."

"Yes, at the very least, that is what I think. The ownership of the game account belongs to the game company, but the Virtual Property inside is legally controlled by the game player."

"Just like the game account trading you mentioned before, from the current situation, what you bought for five hundred yuan is actually those Virtual Properties within the game."

"It's just that because of the legal requirement that online game accounts must have Real-name Registration, there is a risk of being easily retrieved."

Fang Dazhuang explained it in great detail, breaking down and dissecting things like game accounts and Virtual Property for Zhou Yi.

Don't worry, Virtual Property is protected by law!

This isn't something his Company can restrict just by using a Bully Clause.

For example, a certain Company doesn't just claim ownership of the game account; they even claim that all Virtual Property, such as all characters within the game, belongs to them.

This is a pure Bully Clause.

A game account can be seen as an "ID card," but the Virtual Property inside it does not belong to the Company.

"But if you want to file a Lawsuit, this case will be a tough fight. According to the principle of territorial jurisdiction, you have to file the Lawsuit in Shenzhen. If I were there, it would be easy to talk about, but other people..."

Fang Dazhuang didn't finish that sentence, but Zhou Yi understood.

He wasn't targeting anyone in particular, but rather saying that everyone present was trash.

For this kind of case, what he says right now sounds very reasonable, but once it actually reaches the courtroom, it depends on how the Lawyers for both sides argue it out.

Those without the skill might not even be able to last a single round.

Moreover, that place isn't Jingzhou; this is the key point, and it will be on the test.

"How about you first go to the Market Supervision Department to file a complaint, and then wait for me to come back? I should be done here soon."

That was the only option. Zhou Yi hung up the phone; if even Fang Dazhuang says a case is hard to win, it really can't be handled by just finding anyone.

Should he post a video?

Bang, bang, bang!

Just as he was hesitating, there was a knock on the office door.

"Please come in."

The person who entered was He Ling, who said, "President Zhou, the hospital notified us that Yuan Jianhua's condition has stabilized, but he needs to undergo surgery."

"Fine, you can arrange it yourself. Besides, there is insurance for everything, so it's no problem; the Company will pay the advance."

While speaking, Zhou Yi flipped through the documents; these were the ones Fang Dazhuang had sent him.

Just at this moment, his phone rang.

"President Zhou, it's an unrecognized number," He Ling said.

"It looks like a scam call."

Scam call or not, Zhou Mouren hasn't received many scam calls to this day.

Those girls from the rumors who help their grandfathers sell tea have never looked for him.

"Fine, put it on speakerphone; let's see what the situation is. I'm a bit busy here."

He Ling answered the phone and turned on the speakerphone.

"Hello, may I ask if you are the King of Glory user, 'Silk is not silk, socks are not socks'?"

He Ling: "..."

She looked at President Zhou with a blank expression, only to see that the President had the same blank expression.

There was silence in the room; Zhou Mouren remained calm, but there was already a hint of embarrassment on his face.

Just as He Ling was about to say they had the wrong number, the person on the other end spoke again.

"Um... hello, sir. I am a senior customer service representative for King of Glory. You were previously dissatisfied with the customer service response and filed another complaint, so we conducted a re-evaluation."

"We discovered that your account was mistakenly banned and there were no violations, so I am calling to inform you that your account has been unbanned."

Zhou Yi: "???"

It's unbanned just like that?

I was just... no, wait, I was just preparing to wait for Fang Dazhuang to return so we could work together from the inside and outside to pull off something big, and you just chickened out?

Subconsciously, he shouted: "That's not right! Didn't you say before that it was confirmed the system detected records of third-party software usage? How come it's gone now?"

After shouting, he realized it was too late. Although He Zongjian had no expression, it was clear she was forcibly holding back.

"Uh, He Zongjian, listen to my explanation. This account isn't mine; it's a friend's. That friend of mine is quite flamboyant and just likes these..."

He Ling nodded with a serious face and said, "Oh, it's your friend, President Zhou. It's fine; who doesn't have a few bad friends?"

Why does it feel like there's a hidden meaning in your words? Is it just my imagination?

Now I feel like everyone is being sarcastic!

"Sir, we are truly sorry. It was a system error. For the trouble caused to you, we will give you a free skin..."

Finally waiting for the other party to finish speaking, Zhou Yi hurriedly hung up the phone.

There was no help for it; he really didn't want to say anything more. The other party's attitude compared to last time was truly like heaven and earth.

Not to mention all the apologies, they were especially sincere. If one skin isn't enough, that's fine; they can provide other compensation.

If all else fails, we can compensate you with some Diamond, and you can go buy it yourself.

That attitude was incredibly good.

What is going on?

He Zongjian had already fled the chairman's office, leaving only Zhou Mouren completely baffled.

Of course, Zhou Mouren didn't know that at this very moment, on the other side, in Shenzhen, the senior customer service representative was providing feedback.

Was it a mistaken ban? Of course it was a mistaken ban, but when have you ever seen their feedback carry such weight?

There is only one reason: they discovered Zhou Yi's identity.

This is nothing to be surprised about; it's very easy to find out.

Usually, they wouldn't investigate in such detail here, but this time it was because of an accidental reason that they found out, and thus it was taken seriously.

There's no way around it; Zhou Mouren's previous track record is just too good!

There were always people who didn't believe it, always people who thought he wouldn't fight to the end or be stubborn, but look at it now.

The tourism industry is being rectified to the point of collapse, not to mention the courier industry; Chengdu, Ah Huang, and Xiao Lan were directly knocked down and never recovered.

Furthermore, many competing rivals have appeared.

Penguin has experienced the era of the Q War, so they know better than anyone that if they want to make money now, they must keep a low profile.

A low profile to an extreme degree.

Moreover, after a careful investigation, this matter is very clear; it was simply an accidental ban, and there is absolutely no reason to continue being stubborn about it.

Therefore, a result was reached very quickly: unban, apologize, and provide compensation by the way.

As for the other party wanting to post a video, that is up to them; we will not interfere.

This happens to showcase our customer service's attitude; from now on, who would dare say that only those who spend money here get customer service!

And then came that phone call for Zhou Yi.

No one knows what the consequences would be if they stubbornly held out, although they felt their side had a better chance of winning.

But if it can be solved simply, why complicate it?

They thought this way, and as a result, Zhou Mouren was miserable.

Damn it, the video isn't even easy to film; he did think of the possibility that because of his status as an internet celebrity, the other party was worried about causing a public opinion storm.

That won't do; this episode of the video still has to be filmed!

Soon, Zhou Mouren had written the title: See what real service attitude is; after my account was accidentally banned, I actually received so much!

I am absolutely not humble-bragging here!

In the future, everyone, if you get accidentally banned, just use my standard for compensation.

The other party chickened out too quickly; continuing to be stubborn would be too forced.

I can only make do and add a little annoyance.

Of course, those remarks by Fang Dazhuang regarding the game account must be edited in.

"Hello, my dear audience lords, I am your old friend A Yi; today's video is a bit special."

"To be honest, I didn't expect this kind of result either..."

While he was recording, the office door was knocked on again.

It was He Ling again; she walked in and placed a resume on Zhou Yi's desk.

"General Manager Zhou, you really need to hire a Secretary; our Company is developing better and better, and there are more and more people."

"Alright, I know, hey, what is this..."

"General Manager Zhou, this is our newly recruited legal counsel; the situation is complicated now, and Xiao Liu's team needs a slightly more senior legal counsel."

"This Mr. Huo Pengfei used to be a Lawyer; his qualifications are good, and his level is high. He has already passed the screening; would you like to conduct the final interview yourself?"

Huo Pengfei? Wait, Zhou Yi was a bit dazed; this name sounds a bit familiar. Isn't this the person who went up against Fang Dazhuang during that travel Company incident before?

Why did he stop being a Lawyer and come to the Company to be a legal counsel?

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PS: All companies in this book do not involve reality.

PS2: Because of well-known reasons, game account... should have written something else.

Today's throat-soothing chapter; I am away on a business trip, please understand. I only realized just now while typing that the higher-ups at our China Literature seem to be the ones I was preparing to roast in my book... Sigh, how should I put it, I should have roasted WY instead of writing about Honor of Kings, so the game account part is temporarily anticlimactic.

Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival holiday; I will take the train home tomorrow morning, and then start updating in the afternoon. The monthly votes for the new month are very poor, mainly because my updates are poor. I won't say anything else, just watch my updates!

(End of this chapter)