Chapter 1263: Unlucky Egg
Standing on top of the mound, Digin Winery could already be vaguely seen, but what was on his mind at this time was not what he would eat, what he would drink, what he would talk about, or what he would get out of this lunch called 'Justicef Lunch', because Nick was still struggling with the court summons he had to face.
Two years ago, he resolutely and decisively gave up his student status at the University of California, Los Angeles and began his entrepreneurial journey.
By turning an idea into a product and bringing a product to the market, a small company will gradually have the possibility of becoming a large company.
When Nick's company was favored by venture capital and given a $30 million angel round investment, he felt that his dream was about to come true, and wealth, social status, the affirmation of the Internet, and the enthusiasm of financiers were already beckoning to him.
Success seems to be within reach and achievable.
Unexpectedly, at this time when the company was about to achieve leapfrog development, he was jointly sued by 29 Hollywood companies, including the Motion Picture Association of America, the Recording Industry Association of America, and the National Music Publishers Association.
Oh, my God!
Two hundred and fifty billion dollars!
That's the equivalent of Sweden's GDP for the whole of last year!
How can you offer such a high price, is it really that the loss caused by your own company is really so big?
Nick couldn't believe that he had caused such a big loss.
Although he admits that the company he founded is indeed negligent in the protection of copyright, the problem is that he just made a program that can realize peer-to-peer data transmission, and based on this program, he has made a software that can solve the problem of slow download speed for all netizens. didn't drive a Ferrari either, but became the boyfriend of Alina, a rich girl!
If the court really ruled against him in the end this time, let alone a punitive fine of $250 billion, even if it was only $250 million, he would not be able to afford it......
Nick was distressed, struggling, thinking.
And Alina, who was sitting next to him, also had a straight face.
It cost the company a million dollars just to have a meal with Justicef, which made Alina, who is his girlfriend, one of the founders of the company, the chief financial officer, the compliance officer, and also an investor, and also an investor, not understand at all, even if she is about to arrive at her destination and is about to meet the mysterious rich man Justicef, she still thinks that Nick is messing around, so she finally can't help but push him and say. "Nick, what are you thinking?"
"I'm wondering how much money I can have left to continue to develop if this lawsuit is won......
Alina sighed. "Nick, you're going to lose this lawsuit, you know, if you lose this lawsuit, you're going to have to file for bankruptcy. ”
"Bankruptcy, no, I'm not going to file for bankruptcy!" Nick finally withdrew his gaze and turned his face. "Alina, don't worry, point-to-point data transmission technology will definitely bloom in the Internet industry, although the company provoked this time seems to be an opponent that we are powerless to resist, but we really didn't do anything wrong, the only thing we missed is that we did not take corresponding measures in time to avoid legal risks, this is what I need to reflect on and consider, but this lawsuit will not lose ......"
"Nick, it's this time, don't you feel like you're negligent in your management and your study of the law?"
Nick Dow. "No! It's really not my fault! I just provided a software developed based on peer-to-peer data transmission, and the behavior of users sharing genuine videos and music on the Internet with such a tool cannot be completely blamed on the software itself! Our company's software is just a tool, and those users who use this software to violate copyright protection laws should be defendants, and I am only angry and punished! Those cultural industry bigwigs are because they can't sue a large number of netizens. That's why it's unfair and incorrect to blame me personally and our company, and I believe that once I go to court, the judge will take my opinion, and the lawyer will defend me, and I will be exonerated ......"
Alina withdrew the arm that was holding his arm, and said with some annoyance. "Nick! If you are wrong, you are wrong! If you admit your guilt and compromise now, you can still seek forgiveness from the prosecution! But if you insist on going your own way, insisting on not admitting guilt, and want to fight this lawsuit, not only will you lose very badly, but you will definitely need to file for bankruptcy in the end! If you fall down, it will be difficult to get up again, even if the venture capital and my father do not need you to take responsibility, but the loss of tens of millions of dollars will make you lose the possibility of being favored by venture capitalists again in the future, do you understand this series of problems?"
"No! I won't lose! I will never lose! Everyone worked so hard and worked so hard to make the company grow and grow, what we did was to subvert the hegemony of the Internet, we are pioneers, warriors, our team is the best, and the best, I will definitely let everyone in the team get the rich rewards they deserve for their hard work......
The car drove into the courtyard of Dijin Winery, Nick saw Ran Ying who greeted him, he got out of the car and was about to take Alina's hand to meet him, but his hand was empty, and he turned his face to find that Alina did not get out of the car with him, but closed the car door, lowered the window and looked at him.
Nick was a little weird. "What's wrong?"
"Nick! I feel like I'm getting more and more different from you, even to the point where I can't communicate! I have no interest in meeting a mysterious rich man and listening to him tell you about the glorious and glorious process of starting a business, and I go back. I need to apologize to my father for not only misjudging the wrong person, but also overestimating my own abilities......"
The slowly rising window was like a barrier separating the world, and the car that had gone away made Nick's whole heart ache, as if it had been crushed by her all at once.
Seeing that the car left like this, Ran Ying was a little inexplicable and had to walk over. "Mr. Nick? Are you just going to participate? eBay said there will be two people's ......"
Taking a deep breath, Nick forced himself to endure his distress. "I'm sorry, maybe it's just me!, is it okay?" Find this site and search for "Biquge CM" or enter the URL:.