The next day, with conclusive evidence, Zhan Cheng Court quickly delivered its verdict in the patent infringement lawsuit between Xingtu Technology and Zhisu Technology.
Zhisu Technology was found guilty of patent infringement. Its illegal gains were confiscated, it was fined five times its unlawful profits, and it was ultimately ordered to pay 60,000 yuan to Xingtu Technology, which had suffered serious economic losses.
It could be said that Zhisu Technology had suffered a crushing defeat this time. Not only had it failed to profit from the Handwriting Robot, it had also inexplicably lost more than a million yuan!
Naturally, this left Zhisu Technology's president, Su Da, so frustrated he wanted to cough up blood, and his eyes grew redder and redder.
After court adjourned, more than a dozen self-media reporters and content creators surrounded both sides and began asking questions.
"Hello, does Zhisu Technology accept this ruling? Will you continue with an appeal?"
A bespectacled young self-media reporter asked his question, holding a small microphone directly toward Su Da.
Having his wound rubbed raw, Su Da naturally did not look pleased as he replied:
"No."
"What is your opinion of Xingtu Technology, then? And what do you think of the so-called research genius Lin Feng?"
The young self-media reporter continued digging into Su Da's wounds, making his expression grow increasingly ugly.
Glancing at Lin Feng's mother, He Xueqing, who was also looking at him, Su Da, full of resentment, sneered on the spot:
"What opinion could I possibly have? Xingtu Technology is just some tiny township business. It merely got lucky and strutted around for a while. I guarantee they won't survive three years.
"As for the so-called research genius Lin Feng?
"I think you've praised him far too highly. Lin Feng is no research genius. He's a petty man, a thief who stole the patent for our One-stroke Writing and Drawing Robot!"
The self-media reporters and content creators present all lit up at Su Da's mocking words.
Because this was exactly the explosive news they wanted.
However, on the other side, He Xueqing could no longer hold herself back after hearing Su Da's sarcastic remarks. She stepped forward a few paces and demanded with a frown:
"How can you speak like that? You infringed on our patents, manufacturing and selling products containing more than eighty of our patents for illegal profit, yet we never called you patent thieves.
"And now you're turning the tables and falsely accusing my Lin Feng out of nowhere. Isn't that going too far?
"My Lin Feng endured the misunderstandings of relatives, neighbors, and so many people in Xiaohe Town. He worked hard at home for three months before developing the Handwriting Robot. Haven't you heard about that?"
"Heh."
Su Da laughed disdainfully, his face full of mockery.
After picking at his ear, Su Da looked at Lin Feng's mother, He Xueqing, as if she were an idiot, then sneered:
"Your mouths are on your own faces. Naturally, you can make up whatever story you want.
"But you won't be smug for much longer. According to the call I received from the handwriting examination agency, they notified me to collect the test report from them tomorrow morning. When the time comes, I'll naturally expose the truth.
"Heh. Damn patent thief Lin Feng, damn Xingtu Technology, you won't be arrogant for much longer."
After cursing furiously, Su Da noticed He Xueqing's angry glare and continued mocking her:
"You seem to be Lin Feng's mother. Heh, you really are good at teaching—raising a fame-seeking thief. I'm truly ashamed for you, damn it!"
After cursing, Su Da, in an extremely foul mood, left without looking back, leaving everyone staring at one another.
It had to be said that Su Da's indignant tirade and self-righteous demeanor made the self-media reporters and content creators present hesitate.
Could Lin Feng really be a patent thief? Otherwise, why would Su Da be so self-righteous?
After all, Su Da's expression and tone did not seem fake at all.
If Su Da had really been lying just now, then his acting was far too terrifying.
If he truly had acting skills like that, he could become a Best Actor by filming movies.
Thus, everyone present was intimidated by Su Da's words and demeanor, and they could not help but begin doubting Lin Feng, wondering whether he really was a patent thief.
Soon, as people gradually left, the conversation between the two sides quickly appeared on websites and apps such as Bilibili and Youku.
When the self-media reporters and content creators wrote their articles and posted their videos, they also used plenty of eye-catching titles.
Those titles read, "Qinghua University Graduate Lin Feng Is Actually a Patent Thief?" and "One-stroke Writing and Drawing Robot Patent Under Suspicion!"
As all kinds of news articles and videos were released, people who watched what had happened at the scene could not help but fall into doubt.
Could Lin Feng really be a patent thief? Otherwise, why would Zhisu Technology's boss, Su Da, be so confident?
After all, Su Da's self-righteous appearance did not seem fake.
With such doubts in mind, many people went back to review previous videos. The more they watched, the more they felt that something suspicious was going on with the One-stroke Writing and Drawing Robot patent.
Naturally, this excited many content creators, making their eyes gleam green—the green light of people who could finally take revenge on someone they disliked.
In truth, many people on Bilibili had long been unhappy with Lin Feng and had long wanted to see him make a fool of himself.
First, they were ordinary people, while Lin Feng was a somewhat successful boss who could earn hundreds of thousands every month. Naturally, that aroused jealousy.
Second, Lin Feng was clearly just a newcomer with a new account, yet he had gained four hundred thousand followers in a single day by riding the news trend.
How could content creators who worked hard making videos and slowly accumulated followers possibly feel balanced about that?
If a famous celebrity had gained four hundred thousand or even a million followers in one day, they would not have felt so bad.
But the problem was that Lin Feng's social standing was not much higher than that of ordinary people. He merely earned a little more money, and both sides still belonged to the common class.
As the saying went, being one step ahead invited jealousy, while being ten steps ahead earned respect. Lin Feng was only one step ahead, so the content creators were naturally quite unhappy with him.
Now that Lin Feng finally seemed to have exposed a weakness, many Bilibili content creators, especially the ten who had once been bribed to smear Xingtu Technology, became excited.
This time, Su Da did not need to pay them. Driven by jealousy and resentment, they, along with other content creators who disliked Lin Feng, began editing videos based on the available footage.
Some content creators wanted to imitate the two classic parody videos between Zhuge Liang and Minister Wang, "Loyalty So Great It Seemed Treacherous" and "This Thing Is an Unmatched Wonder Under Heaven," and make similar mashup videos.
Some content creators imitated the storytelling pace of the television program Into Science, editing together the story of the Handwriting Robot patent dispute.
Other content creators kept things simpler, directly making many malicious speculations based on Su Da's words and mannerisms from that day.
Among them, on the following morning, Su Da uploaded a series of images and videos of examination result documents to Bilibili and Youku, directly pushing such malicious speculation to its peak.
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