Rong Yu's phone kept buzzing with notifications.
She picked it up and opened the screen, only to see that her forr talent show group chat had blown up.
The few of them who were close had created a private group chat. It included Rong Yu, Su Tian, Li Ying'er, Tian Tian... eight girls in total.
"Why is the song Qi Su wrote so similar to Tian Tian's lyric-writing style?"
"Tian Tian loves writing lyrics and has a lyric notebook. I rember most of her work is in this exact style."
"Although I don't want to think in that direction, how could anyone who clashes with Sister Yu be a good person? Just in case, right?"
"Tian Tian, co out quickly! What are you doing? Co out!"
Tian Tian: "I just looked at Qi Su's composition. It's not just like my style; it is exactly the sa as the song I wrote... Three months ago, I went to Qi Su's studio for an interview. The HR departnt asked to write lyrics on the spot, and this is the one I wrote. At the ti, the examiner's evaluation was that it had a fake premise, was pretentious, and lacked substance... Three months later, the lyrics that were harshly criticized have actually beco Qi Su's proudest work."
Everyone in the group chat exploded in an uproar.
"Isn't he supposed to be a genius creator? How could he plagiarize!"
"Could it be that he built his reputation as a genius entirely by copying others' works?"
"This guy is really worth digging into. Sisters, I'll go do so scouting first."
Rong Yu: "Tian Tian, can you produce any evidence on your end?"
Tian Tian uploaded a picture. It was a handwritten lyric sheet she had taken a photo of during her interview at Qi Su's studio. The bottom right corner showed the tistamp and location.
Rong Yu saved the picture.
She opened the piece written by Qi Su.
And compared them.
Out of the three hundred and sixty-one words in the entire song, only a dozen or so were different.
This was absolutely blatant plagiarism.
Ji Yanting was so angry he laughed.
He had recomnded that Great-Grandma sing this song for two reasons: first, it was a mainstream patriotic the song; second, the creator was the genius Qi Su. He felt that only a song like this was worthy of Great-Grandma.
He never expected it to be such a piece of trash.
Would soone who plagiarizes lyrics also plagiarize the composition?
Ji Yanting walked into the study, put on his headphones, and began the work of comparing the tracks...
At eight-thirty in the morning, Rong Yu and Ji Yanting arrived at the recording studio. As they walked to the door, they saw a large group of people standing there, arguing about sothing.
Qi Su was the first to see her. "Rong Yu is here."
The producer looked at Rong Yu critically. "You're just in ti. We're discussing the public relations risks associated with the the song."
Several people nearby chid in.
"The movie is going in for censorship review next month, and right now the whole internet is blasting us for unprofessional casting."
"If we insist on using Miss Rong, the estimated box office loss for the opening week during the National Day holiday will be at least a hundred million."
An investor spoke coldly, "Replace her. I don't care about vocal skills or image. In short, a mainstream patriotic movie does not need a controversial artist."
Qi Su chid in at the right mont, "I recomnd a female singer. She has been in the industry for over ten years, has a clean voice, and perfectly matches the vibe of this song. She will definitely be able to sing out the grand scale of a mainstream movie. Her na is..."
Ji Yanting whispered, "Great-Grandma, this female singer Qi Su is recomnding is his college classmate. The two of them are living together, but they don't publicly acknowledge their relationship."
Rong Yu understood imdiately.
It turned out he wanted to save this opportunity for his rumored girlfriend. So, no matter how she perford, Qi Su would always find a way to push her out.
She was just about to speak.
But Director Fang beat her to it, saying coldly, "That audio clip on the internet was maliciously edited to amplify conflicts and deliberately start a war. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Rong Yu. I do not agree to replacing her!"
The investors frowned. "Her problem is that she loves trending on hot searches too much. This is a mainstream movie; trending frequently is not a good thing!"
The cold wind from the air conditioner blew noisily.
Rong Yu stood in the center of the recording studio, her gaze slowly shifting from the investors to Qi Su's face.
She smiled. Her voice was very light, yet it made the entire room fall silent. "Trending... indeed isn't a good thing. But the question is, is it who likes to trend, or is there soone who insists on making trend?"
Her eyes locked straight onto Qi Su.
Qi Su's expression changed, and he glared at her. "Rong Yu! What do you an? You caused a controversy yourself, and now you want to shift the bla?"
Rong Yu said calmly, "Teacher Qi Su, the audio recording that caused the public uproar online was edited and uploaded by you. Yes or no?"
Qi Su froze all over.
Before he could even open his mouth to retort.
Ji Yanting had already opened his laptop and pulled up the Weibo tracking path. The final result showed that the person who uploaded the recording was Qi Su.
A few young staff mbers began to whisper among themselves.
"Teacher Qi Su actually secretly recorded and uploaded it. He's a genius creator, yet he would do sothing so low?"
"Just because he's a genius and can't accept being questioned, he maliciously edited it to get Rong Yu cursed at?"
"I really couldn't tell he was this kind of person..."
Director Fang's face was full of disbelief. "Qi Su, Rong Yu rely offered a small suggestion. Moreover, a professor from the Central Conservatory of Music also thought there was nothing wrong with Rong Yu's suggestion. As a creator, it's one thing not to humbly accept advice, but to maliciously edit this recording and upload it to the internet, causing a massive uproar... You really shouldn't have done this!"
Qi Su's face turned from red to pale, and fine beads of sweat seeped out on his forehead. "I, I just... accidentally clicked the wrong button."
"Fine, let's say you clicked the wrong button," Rong Yu's voice remained clear and lucid. "Then what about this? Did Teacher Qi Su make a mistake with this too?"
She pulled out a docunt. "This is the original work of rookie Tian Tian from her interview at Qi Su's studio three months ago. And this one is the lyrics Teacher Qi Su composed last month."
Director Fang took the two docunts, his frown deepening.
The sound engineer couldn't help but lean over to look, exclaiming, "This... this is almost exactly the sa!"
"Tian Tian debuted through Ji Entertainnt's talent show. Three months ago, she hadn't signed with any agency, so she went to interview at Qi Su's studio, hoping to get a training opportunity." Rong Yu's voice grew colder bit by bit. "But Teacher Qi Su did not give her this opportunity. Instead, without her consent, he took her work. Taking without asking is stealing; it's plagiarism. Is this how the title of 'genius creator' ca about?"
Qi Su flew into a rage. "Slander! This is naked slander!"
"Is that so?" Rong Yu took out her phone. "Everyone might as well listen to the voices on the internet."
Everyone present took out their phones and opened Weibo, only to see countless musicians speaking out.
Independent musician Xiaolin: "I am Qi Su's junior. He used to guide in music creation, but soon enough, my works would beco his works. I cut ties with him three years ago, but I was a nobody and didn't dare to say anything publicly. Today, the opportunity has finally co."
Arranger Chengfeng: "The work Qi Su released last year has an eighty percent similarity in composition style to one of my songs. I urge netizens to evaluate it."
Soloist Zhoushan: "A heavy tal song of Qi Su's that beca popular all over Asia five years ago shares a striking resemblance with an extrely niche Nordic song from ten years ago..."
Online, countless newcors spoke out. Their voices, like tiny streams converging into a mighty river, firmly dominated the top ten trending searches.
In the recording studio, the staff couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
"No wonder he always liked giving pointers to the rookies."
"No wonder his music style is so versatile. Turns out he was just copying a little from here and a little from there."
"I can't believe he's that kind of person. It's terrifying."
"..."
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