Recently, the official team of *Light and Night* issued an announcement setting a strict ceiling for fan-made merchandise: projects exceeding 10,000 RMB in sales will no longer be approved. This bombshell policy has sparked heated debate in the community.
According to community insiders, this swift policy shift was triggered by a massive scandal involving a million-yuan scam. Reports suggest a minor, acting as a group-buy organizer for fan-made plushies, allegedly absconded with over one million RMB. To make matters worse, the plushies infringed on Sanrio’s IP, drawing the attention of Sanrio’s legal department. With a flood of police reports from victims, the game’s official team was forced to intervene immediately.
The feasibility of a million-yuan group-buy has been a topic of debate. While some doubted such scale could be reached, veterans noted that as a top-tier domestic Otome title, the game’s fanbase is exceptionally wealthy. Furthermore, serial scammers operating across multiple fandoms have been known to exploit the trust within these group-buy communities.
For independent creators, the 10,000 RMB threshold is easily hit. Netizens argue that while this measure aims to mitigate 'pay-first-deliver-later' scams, it will inevitably squeeze out smaller creators and lead to a significant reshuffling of the fan merchandise ecosystem.
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