Pang Wen's back was drenched in cold sweat!
Xiang Dahai, Xiang Dahai, you really ignored trouble on the ground just to provoke trouble from heaven.
Don't blame me for being disloyal.
Wu Wei wasn't someone a small fry like me could afford to provoke...
Five in the afternoon!
A letter of apology from Zhiyou, along with its disciplinary measures, was published on Zhiyou's official homepage!
Explanation and Apology Regarding Serious Violations at the "Zhiyou Cup" University Game Expo
Following an investigation, Sun Bin, the company's former Deputy Director of Marketing and the person in charge of this Game Expo, was found to have violated regulations and acted with malicious intent.
This resulted in a major layout error in Platinum Games Studio's Dance of Ice and Fire.
Furthermore, he colluded with a certain game company to privately give Music Master advance promotion, causing an extremely negative impact.
Following a strict investigation by our company, former Deputy Director of Marketing Sun Bin was found to have seriously undermined the competition rules.
The nature of the matter was exceptionally vile, and its impact was exceptionally severe.
Effective immediately, former Deputy Director of Marketing Sun Bin is dismissed.
Du Hua, head of the event planning team, is issued a serious warning; Li Changhong, deputy head of the event planning team, is issued a serious warning; all members of the planning team are issued warnings.
Music Master is also disqualified from the competition.
The game's designer has been handed over to the joint organizing committee for a separate investigation.
Our company deeply apologizes for the impact this incident has caused among players, and we will actively work to remedy the situation.
We once again apologize to Platinum Studio, designer of Dance of Ice and Fire, and its lead designer, Mr. Wu Wei.
Lastly, thank you to all players for your continued trust and support in Zhiyou.
Zhiyou Gaming Platform, respectfully.
The moment the news broke, the entire gaming world exploded!
Since the founding of the Zhiyou Platform, it had never issued a notice with such harsh wording and such decisive punishment!
Yet this time, Zhiyou's official announcement repeatedly used phrases like "serious consequences" and "exceptionally vile"!
That alone showed just how furious Zhiyou was over this incident!
It could be said that once this announcement came out—
That Deputy Director Sun Bin was completely finished in the gaming industry.
Why?
Because Zhiyou was a top-tier domestic gaming platform!
An industry flagship!
A colossal giant!
At a company like that, you could earn a lot, hold a high position, and enjoy great prospects.
But conversely, if you were publicly fired by a company like that, your career in the industry was basically sentenced to death.
What's more, Zhiyou had made it very clear.
Personal reasons.
What did "personal reasons" mean?
Zhiyou was practically one step away from writing "accepting bribes" outright!
What company would dare hire someone like that in the future?
'Damn, this announcement is brutal.'
'Of course it is. If they weren't harsher, Zhiyou's stock price wouldn't survive.'
'Forget the stock price, even their reputation probably wouldn't survive.'
'Brothers, awesome! We took Zhiyou down head-on!'
'People like this are rotten apples. Big companies really have guts—firing an executive just like that.'
'You're way too forgiving, man. If they didn't fire someone like that, were they supposed to keep him around for New Year's?'
'I'm sick. We actually guessed right—it really was connected to that trash game Music Master.'
'Serves him right. I wish people like that would die tomorrow.'
'That's so disgusting, I can't help but say it—Xiang Tianming, get out of the gaming industry.'
'No need to hold back, brother. Xiang Tianming, get out of the gaming industry!'
'Xiang Tianming, get out of the gaming industry! Mingye, get out of the gaming industry!'
'Xiang Tianming, get out of the gaming industry! Mingye, get out of the gaming industry!'
'...'
Line after neat line conveyed the players' fury, while also venting their excitement and joy over this major victory!
This was one of the rare times players had pressured a game company into apologizing.
At that moment, the players also realized that as long as everyone stood united, domestic games would one day rise!
Bang!
The phone displaying the formation of players' insults was smashed heavily onto the desk, its screen shattered!
Xiang Dahai stood in the president's office, not daring to even breathe loudly!
"Speak!"
President Zheng of Mingye Game roared at Xiang Dahai!
"What do we do now?!"
"I... I was wrong, President Zheng..."
Cold sweat streamed down Xiang Dahai's face.
"Wrong?"
President Zheng stared at Xiang Dahai for a full five seconds!
"So saying you were wrong makes everything fine?"
"Will our reputation go back to normal just because you were wrong?"
"Or will saying you were wrong make Zhiyou lift its targeted blockade against us?!"
That was right!
This incident had shaken the entire gaming industry!
At the same time, it had alerted the core management of the colossal giant that was Zhiyou!
The chief executive officer and board of directors hated Sun Bin and Mingye so much their teeth itched!
Firing Sun Bin was the only punishment they could impose—firing him and completely kicking him out of the gaming industry!
If killing were legal, next year's anniversary of this day would probably be Sun Bin's death anniversary.
And Zhiyou certainly would not let Mingye off either—the chief culprit behind this incident!
A complete blockade!
All Mingye games removed from the platform!
All business dealings with Mingye Game canceled!
Zhiyou looked determined not to rest until it had destroyed Mingye!
When President Zheng of Mingye learned the news, he nearly passed out!
It was all because of Xiang Dahai!
President Zheng was utterly furious!
A perfectly good company had been completely ruined by one rotten apple!
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