The network "Seal God" game or involved plagiarism "Dahua West Tour"

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May 29 morning, the police came to Guangzhou Optimus Network Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Optimus Prime Company") office, with its founder Wei Jianhong to talk, after that, Wei Jianhong was taken away by the police, Wei Jianhong once as the Vice general manager of NetEase Gaming division.

May 30 10 o'clock in the morning, 10 o'clock in the morning the whole is Optimus Prime company official working time, but Wei Jianhong failed to appear in the company.

An executive at Optimus Prime said: The police investigation may point to Optimus Prime Company "God" series of games suspected of plagiarism NetEase "Dahua West Tour" series of games.

Optimus Prime is ready to engage a lawyer to intervene in the case, the executive said.

Police conducted investigations in July 2012 but no

Guangzhou Optimus Network Technology Co., Ltd. was founded in 2010. Founder Wei Jianhong in April 2010 to leave NetEase, and with the original NetEase company "Dahua West Tour" project group original more than 20 backbone personnel founded Optimus Prime Company.

In the online games industry, a game product's core member is the master plan, the main procedure and the main art and so on the person in charge, but Wei Jianhong takes away the backbone personnel most holds these positions. "They have a product structure, mechanism, code, can easily copy another game," said the head of a game company in Guangzhou.

Dahua West Tour series of games for NetEase, the meaning of extraordinary, Optimus Prime executives said: Dahua West Tour game for NetEase Amoy to the first poke gold

December 2001, NetEase launched the first independent research and development of large-scale network role playing game "Dahua West Tour Online", and then on the basis of the original development of the "Dahua West Tour Onlineⅱ", August 15, 2002, "Dahua West Tour Onlineⅱ" Officially operating and become the first domestic successful operation of the domestic network game. At present, "Dahua West Tour Onlineⅱ" registered more than 170 million, the highest number of online people to break 1.26 million.

After the great success of the game of "Dahua West", Wei Jianhong team chose to leave NetEase. Talking about the venture, the senior executives said, "people can not only want to be a wage earners all his life."

Optimus has developed a new product is the "God" series game.

July 6, 2012, on suspicion of plagiarism "West" game, the company was investigated by the police. The police copied the prime company's servers and took all the people in for questioning. But the company personnel in the same day was put back by the police, and the police will "God" game and "Dahua West Tour" series of games, after the game, there is no below.

Tencent's massive stake in Wei Jianhong team after police investigation

After two years, NetEase and Optimus each take "impinging" potential, until May 29, 2014, Optimus again because the same reason for the police investigation.

Industry insiders believe that NetEase and Optimus Prime company dispute again, and by the police intervention, or with Tencent stake in Optimus Prime.

Industry and commerce data show that Optimus Prime Company was founded, the registered capital of 10 million yuan, of which Wei Jianhong capital of 5.1 million yuan, Wei Kunsong investment 4.9 million yuan.

October 2010, the company will increase the registered capital to 20 million yuan, of which Wei Jianhong a total of 6.5 million yuan, Wei Kunsong Capital contribution of 13.5 million yuan.

As a result of the development of game early investment, in July 2011, Wei Jianhong and Wei Kunsong will be the company's entire equity stake in accordance with the assessment price of 16 million yuan pledged to the Jiujiang bank Guangzhou branch. December 2012, the equity quality cancellation registration.

Tencent became the shareholder of the company in 2013, October 16. shenzhen Tencent Computer System Co., Ltd. in cash form to increase capital to Optimus Prime, the total capital increase of 13.5 million yuan. But only 216,216,1.8 of the registered capital, accounting for the proportion of the company's equity ratio of 9%. The remaining funds of 1,133,783,8.2 yuan are all counted into the capital accumulation.

In February 2014, Tencent again invested heavily in Optimus Prime. shenzhen Tencent Computer System Co., Ltd. about 11 times times the original price of the company acquired a portion of the shareholders, but also in cash to the company to increase the number of RMB 58500000 yuan, of which 5405405.4 yuan into the registered capital, the rest of the capital of 53094594.6 yuan all counted into the capital accumulation.

The registered capital of the company was 30.03 million yuan as at March 11, 2014 after various investors injected funds and transferred equity. According to industry and commerce data calculation, Tencent has invested 89.55 million yuan in prime company. Among them, the amount of registered capital is 9.19 million, which accounts for 30.6% of Optimus, becoming the second largest shareholder of the company after Wei Jianhong.

Wei Jianhong holds a 35.7% per cent stake in the company.

After the incident exposure NetEase statement said the network information false

The rumor that Wei Jianhong was arrested by the police was May 29. Rumors that NetEase CEO Ding Lei personally led the police arrested, including Wei Jianhong, the departure of 3 former employees.

Rumors also speculate that: the incident or with the Wei Jianhong when the separation of the business secrets to take away netease.

NetEase issued a three-point statement that day:

1, NetEase company CEO Ding Lei recently people in Hangzhou, it is impossible in Guangzhou, "led the police catch";

2, the report related to public Security law enforcement agencies relevant information, please consult the relevant departments of public security organs;

3, NetEase asked the vast number of media friends do not believe the rumor, delete the false news. At the same time, NetEase will retain the right to pursue the false reporting media and the relevant legal liability behind them.

The company's "God-given" series does not pose a huge threat to NetEase's "Dahua Tour", the prime executives said. The company believes that the "God" series is not successful and "is ready to be off the shelves recently".

The executive said Optimus Prime has shifted the focus of its products from "God" to other products.

Tencent shares in Optimus Prime company soon this time point, Optimus Prime Company is again referred to "seal God" copy NetEase "Dahua West Tour" series.

NetEase's online gaming is the most important source of revenue.

NetEase February 13, 2014 released the earnings show: NetEase 2013 total income of 9.771 billion yuan, of which online gaming services revenue of 8.309 billion yuan, accounting for its total income of more than 85%.

NetEase May 15, 2014 released the first quarter of 2014 earnings, netease revenue for the quarter of 2.519 billion yuan, online gaming services revenue of 2.156 billion yuan, accounting for its total income of 85.59%.

The data show that NetEase's gaming benefits will affect the company's development.

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