Chapter 342: Chapter 229: Coming to Find Us! (4000-Word Chapter)
Chapter 342: Chapter 229: Coming to Find Us! (4000-Word Chapter)
"This is outrageous!"
In the lounge of Sailing Tower, Youyou exclaimed indignantly.
Her lips were pursed tightly, her face tensed and enveloped by a layer of anger; even the frequency of her breathing through her nose had quickened.
Her anger stemmed from this advertisement.
The main subject of the advertisement was indeed the "Arms Tycoon."
But!
In the top right corner of the advertisement, in a very conspicuous position, there was the mark of 'Fries Novel' along with its QR code.
It was blatant copyright infringement, and they were using it to promote their novel website!
"Try to calm down a bit."
Chu Wanning gently patted Youyou's hand, trying to comfort her.
"They're completely shameless. This isn't the only one, is it?"
Chu Wanning nodded, "Just the ads put out on the streets are no less than twenty, and there are plenty of flyers as well."
It was evident.
This time, Fries Novel from Southeast Asia wanted to use Lin Chuan's Arms Tycoon to attract new users.
"Is there anything that can be done about them?" For the moment, Youyou couldn't calm her indignation, and all she wanted was to grind Fries Novel into the ground.
"Same old routine, gather evidence, sue." Chu Wanning too felt somewhat helpless.
Dealing with such overseas infringements, the cost of defending one's rights was incredibly high.
The success rate was also quite slim.
"Isn't there any other way?" persisted Youyou.
"None."
Chu Wanning sighed softly.
Youyou took a deep breath, sipped her coffee, and then fell into thought for a long while, "It looks like I'll have to talk to Lin Chuan about this."
Chu Wanning thought for a moment and then reminded her, "If Lin Chuan gets involved, he should be careful too."
Youyou had just taken out her phone but then put it down again.
She heard that Lin Chuan had started a new company and should be very busy now. It was getting late; it would be better to talk to him tomorrow, to let him have a good night's sleep.
Otherwise, she would have to battle with Fries Novel tonight and definitely not sleep well.
As for Fries Novel.
She would spare them just for tonight!
...
Elsewhere.
On the streets of Southeast Asia.
Leo of the Hass Armed Forces looked up at the advertisement on the LED screen for a long time and smiled at himself in self-mockery, "Arms magnate."
The bright lights of the LED fell upon his well-defined face, revealing a hint of loneliness.
Somehow.
Leo took out his phone and scanned the QR code above the advertisement.
Ding, download 'Fries Novel'.
Back at his place, he reported the day's negotiation outcomes to the leader of the Haas Armed Forces, who said they would have professionals re-evaluate the 'Remote Box-type Rocket Launcher' from Morgan Group to determine the room for negotiation.
The leader also told Leo to get a good night's rest.
But how could he sleep when today's negotiation results were so poor?
Half-reclining on the couch, he rarely opened the newly downloaded app on his phone—Fries Novel.
This man, who struggled amidst war, unprecedentedly began to read a novel.
He wanted to check out that "Arms Tycoon."
'My name is Mr. Lin.'
'In this turbulent and chaotic world, I have been given the name "Arms Tycoon".'
'The name Mr. Lin, in the eyes of many, represents power, wealth, technology.'
'It also represents legend.'
'...'
The contents of the "Arms Tycoon" novel fell into Leo's eyes.
He often dealt with arms suppliers and was quite familiar with the profession.
However, he did not feel much empathy.
So he did not read as carefully as Yu Qin did, word for word.
Instead, his reading pace was fast.
This was his first time reading an online novel.
The last time he read a novel dates back to his high school days,
Back then, he had little time for reading, and if he read every word, he probably wouldn't have gotten through much content.
Therefore, he would often skip around.
—Choosing only the parts he liked to read.
It might have been a while, but the habit of reading novels from his youth still had a significant impact at this moment.
In the "Arms Tycoon," he liked the conversations between the arms dealers and the buyers the most.
As for the other parts, he just skimmed through them.
'Until one day, one of my toys caught the attention of an arms activist.'
'His name was Karl, a major general of the Arak Armed Forces in Southeast Asia, which means he was the leader.'
'I remember clearly the toy he was interested in was the 'SIG Sauer P365-AXG pistol', which I produced as a real weapon at the time, and this toy gun was no different.'
'...'
'Karl placed an order with me, and I began the production of the 'SIG Sauer P365-AXG pistol'.'
'This pistol is quite classic.'
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'Even now, I can recite its detailed specifications one by one.'
'...'
As he read.
Leo noticed something odd.
In the novel, he saw the detailed specifications of the 'SIG Sauer P365-AXG pistol,' and even the manufacturing process.
He sat up from the sofa, mumbling in confusion, "Is this how they write online novels?"
This was completely different from any novel he had read before.
He could never have imagined that contemporary web novels would detail the specifications and data of firearms so precisely.
—It could even pass for a military factory's weapon production manual.
However.
Leo didn't give it much thought.
It was just a gun, after all; he had seen many, and there was nothing particularly remarkable about including some data.
He continued reading.
"Holy moly! There's 'MP5 submachine gun' and 'HK433 assault rifle' too. Is he writing a novel or a manual on weapon manufacturing?"
Leo was taken aback.
He encountered the production methods for two more types of firearms!
If it weren't for the absence of some critical steps, he might even be able to start his own weapons factory with these methods!