Chapter 186: Burn it all down! (Requesting guaranteed monthly tickets)_4
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"The remaining game props in the contested gaming account were acquired by Ju Haiqing during the gameplay process, and even if the game continued to operate, these props could not be directly exchanged for Renminbi."
"Considering that these props possess property value, the cessation of the game's operation has infringed upon Ju Haiqing's legal rights and interests, and Meitian Company is legally obliged to compensate."
"Taking into account the game enjoyment that Ju Haiqing already experienced, the court will not adopt his demand for full compensation. The court, based on Ju Haiqing's historical recharge records and Meitian Company's compensation scheme, will determine an appropriate amount of compensation..."
"In conclusion, the court rules as follows: within seven days of this judgment taking effect, Meitian Company shall compensate Ju Haiqing five hundred eighty yuan for the relevant losses, publicly apologize to Ju Haiqing, and reject Ju Haiqing's other litigation requests."
Upon hearing the ruling, Tang Fangjing's lips curled into a smile, whereas Wang Qingqing shook her head. The case had been truly tough, requiring a great deal of effort, only to end in compensating a mere five hundred-plus yuan.
However, the rationale of the internet court made sense; it's indeed hard to quantify the extent of enjoyment received, but surely there was some enjoyment, so full compensation was out of the question.
Thus, the court granted twenty percent of the historical recharge record as compensation, added to the refundable three hundred twenty yuan, making a precise five hundred eighty yuan.
Upon completion of the judgement, Zhou Xianying declared directly, "Judgment Chief, we will appeal this decision."
They were bound to appeal; even for just over five hundred yuan, they wouldn't let it go without a fight.
Old Tang didn't care much about it. In fact, at this moment, Ju Haiqing had already posted the freshly issued judgment online.
"Victorious in the first instance, this wasn't about the money for me, the main thing was to get an explanation!"
If the party involved didn't mind broadcasting it online, then Old Tang cared even less and eagerly forwarded it to fuel the fire.
Many online were indeed following the situation, but due to the rapid news cycle of the internet age, it was impossible for everyone to keep up with updates.
Now that the results were out and shared personally by Old Tang, netizens immediately started to gather round.
Upon reviewing the judgment, Du Junfeng began calculating his own situation. He had poured at least four hundred thousand yuan into the game, with several thousand yuan worth of unused diamonds. By the twenty percent calculation, that would be close to eighty or ninety thousand yuan!
This sum was enough to prompt him to sue!
Others like Du Junfeng, the big spenders, might not care about the money, but when it comes to lawsuits that can surely recoup some funds, everyone would be eager!
Those who invested less money didn't share this idea; having charged only tens or a few hundred yuan, they felt it wasn't worth the bother.
So the comments section turned into this:
"Lawyer Tang, can you represent me in court, or even just handle my case after the second trial? I can't believe I can get back so much!"
"Say no more, right now I really want to see the expressions on those Meitian folks."
Yet outside of these groups, there was another set of people who were feeling a bit sour now: those who had already moved on to a new game and started claiming compensation.
"What expression could they have? Surely no one thinks such a big company can't afford to pay five hundred or so yuan, right? No way, no way."
"You guys are really laughable, I actually think their compensation scheme was quite fair..."
Well, that's easy to say, but these people were genuinely feeling sour now because this so-called compensation was also based on twenty percent of your historical recharge record...
In other words, if you switched games, you got virtual currency from another game, while those who didn't switch might now receive twenty percent in Renminbi...
At least Wu Yanzhe really felt bitter now; he was the one jeering "no way" online. Even as he kept reassuring himself that "anyway, you'd have to spend money to play this game," it didn't stop the sourness.
Finally, after clashing with Ju Haiqing online, he started contacting Meitian's customer service again.
"If I refuse the compensation now, can I get a refund instead...?"
The obvious answer was no, and so Wu Yanzhe began to lash out more intensely, labeling those who wanted that bit of money as cheapskates, saying that nobody asks for money back after spending it on games...
The internet was a buzz with these discussions, while Meitian maintained its calm. They had anticipated this scenario and would adhere to the contingency plan. Their previous refund move had already won them a wave of public approval.
Later, the PR department sprang into action to cool things down. With time, people would forget about this incident.
After all, the company didn't take it too seriously; as a gaming company, their focus had to be on the game. And so, time passed slowly.
While waiting for the second trial to begin, Old Tang didn't wander around aimlessly; on the other hand, Wang Qingqing wanted to try local delicacies. As for Old Tang, who had lived in The Capital for many years in his past life, he had no desire to go out.
In The Capital, eating at famous old restaurants was less about the food and more akin to tourism, which he couldn't accept; he'd rather play at the hotel.
Of course, he couldn't neglect the serious work. After much effort, Old Tang finally identified his targets, assured that these big spenders wouldn't have a problem with attorney fees.
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As it turned out, the whales were only too willing to throw their money his way.
After an online spat, Du Junfeng's post went viral because that person had been saying things like "if you dare, sue them" and "even if you do sue, it's useless, the company isn't worried" among other comments.
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